civil war Crossword Puzzles

English Civil War 2013-03-12

English Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A government that is controlled by the people who lived under it.
  2. An order requiring that a prisoner be taken to the court to decide if he or she is being imprisoned lawfully.
  3. Strict laws
  4. A country without a monarch.
  5. False and malicious statement against the monarch,which are treasonous.
  6. To differ in opinion, disagree;refuse to conform to the established church.
  7. A great religious movement in the 16th century to reform RCC
  8. The crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
  9. A king or queen
  10. A follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the protestant reformation
  11. A king,queen,emperor or empress with unlimited appearance.
  12. A German religious reformer
  13. People that belong to the Christian congregation that separated the RCC
  14. A Protestant church governed by presbyters.
  15. Citizens who are not regular soldiers, but who are trained to act as soldiers in times of emergency.
  16. To combine with for a special purpose.
  17. A very large and powerful group among the dissenting Protestant. They were totally opposed to the ceremonies and decoration of the Anglican Churches.
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  1. A war between citizens of the same country.
  2. The belief that powers as ruler come directly from God, and that they are God’s representative here on earth.
  3. To settle in and control the lands of others
  4. The action of killing a king.
  5. a medieval association of craftsmen or tradesmen which upheld standards and protected its members.
  6. a monarchy in witch the monarch rules according to the constitution and the laws of the nation.
  7. A cruel and unjust ruler or person.
  8. In earlier times, coastal towns had to supply the king with ships, or the value in money.
  9. To give up or renounce
  10. An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions.
  11. The rights of a citizen.
  12. The great guaranteed the English people certain civil rights
  13. A rebirth or revival

30 Clues: Strict laws • A king or queen • A rebirth or revival • To give up or renounce • The rights of a citizen. • A German religious reformer • A country without a monarch. • The action of killing a king. • A cruel and unjust ruler or person. • To combine with for a special purpose. • A war between citizens of the same country. • A Protestant church governed by presbyters. • ...

The Civil War 2012-12-09

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Sometimes during the war, Lincoln suspended _____, which gave everyone the right to a trial before imprisonment.
  2. _____ was a nurse during the war and founded the American Red Cross.
  3. Soldiers fighting in the war fought for the_____, not completely because of animosity toward people on the opposite side.
  4. The North _____ Southern ports, making it difficult for the Confederacy to be provided with necessary goods and supplies.
  5. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at _____
  6. During the war, the North and South both suffered from high _____, the general increase in prices.
  7. The _____ was an African American regiment which showed immense bravery during an attack on a Confederate fortification.
  8. The Union Army was called the _____
  9. The Union tried and failed many times during the war to attack and capture the Confederate capital in _____, Virginia. The North had more means of raising _____ during the war than the South.
  10. The ___ Amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the U.S.
  11. The _____ stated that America would be given a "new birth of freedom."
  12. The Northerners were usually the ones who went on the _____ during the war.
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  1. _____ assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
  2. The North had a larger _____ than the South.
  3. _____, also called Copperheads, believed that the Union should negotiate with the Confederacy instead of continuing in its war efforts.
  4. The _____ of the South suffered greatly during the war.
  5. Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s army was called the ______
  6. Lincoln’s top priority during the war was to save the _____
  7. The Confederacy acted on their belief in _____
  8. The ______ Proclamation freed all enslaved people in Confederate-controlled areas on January 1, 1863.
  9. In addition to serving as spies and nurses, _____ during the war also provided their respective armies with ammunition, blankets, and bandages.
  10. The _____ that Grant gave Lee at the end of the war were not severe.
  11. This woman informed Confederate generals of Union troop movements in the Shenandoah Valley.

23 Clues: _____ assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • The Union Army was called the _____ • The North had a larger _____ than the South. • The Confederacy acted on their belief in _____ • Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at _____ • The _____ of the South suffered greatly during the war. • The ___ Amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the U.S. • ...

Civil War Era 2013-05-28

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
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  1. person who wanted emancipation for slaves at once
  2. Constitutional Amendment prohibiting slavery
  3. Southern Democratic candidate of 1860
  4. place where Lee surrendered to Grant
  5. name of Confederate general who was successful in the early parts of the war
  6. nurse during the war who founded the American Red Cross
  7. law about escaped slaves that many abolitionists refused to follow
  8. black abolitionist who published the North Star
  9. Northern Democratic candidate of 1860
  10. antislavery novel that played on people's sympathies
  11. belief that blacks couldn't care for themselves with whites' guidance
  12. name for slave states that fought for the Union
  13. person against slavery
  14. first federal fort the South attacked
  15. name for military draft
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  1. Confederate general from Virginia who was the commander of the army
  2. woman who helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad
  3. last attempt by Southern leaders to negotiate before the war
  4. first major battle in which the South's win shocked the North
  5. Union's war strategy to defeat the South using blockades
  6. writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  7. battle that the North won, turning the tide in the war
  8. leader of the Confederacy
  9. abolitionist who published the Liberator newspaper
  10. Confederate economic problem during the war that made its money practically worthless
  11. Southern farmer who owned a little land and few slaves
  12. Constitutional Union Party candidate during 1860 election
  13. organization to help blacks find work, shelter, and education
  14. when businesses charged the government extra for war products
  15. people who criticized Lincoln for destroying the South during the war
  16. Republican president who won the election of 1860
  17. name of General Sherman's destruction of Atlanta to the sea

32 Clues: person against slavery • name for military draft • leader of the Confederacy • writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin • place where Lee surrendered to Grant • Southern Democratic candidate of 1860 • Northern Democratic candidate of 1860 • first federal fort the South attacked • Constitutional Amendment prohibiting slavery • black abolitionist who published the North Star • ...

The Civil War 2013-06-02

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A large group of soldiers usually led by a brigadier general.
  2. New soldiers.
  3. Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.
  4. Freedom from slavery.
  5. Paper currency.
  6. States The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri.
  7. African Americans were owned by whites and forced to do hard work.
  8. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
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  1. To rush towards the enemy.
  2. Cannon or other large firearms.
  3. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  4. Resisting or protecting against attack from someone.
  5. Loyal to the Confederacy.
  6. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  7. Also called the South.
  8. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  9. Round container used to carry water.
  10. A ship protected by iron armor.
  11. short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket.
  12. Also called the North or the United States.

20 Clues: New soldiers. • Paper currency. • Freedom from slavery. • Also called the South. • Loyal to the Confederacy. • To rush towards the enemy. • Cannon or other large firearms. • A ship protected by iron armor. • Round container used to carry water. • Also called the North or the United States. • Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort. • ...

The Civil War 2014-03-09

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. What started the Civil War?
  2. Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
  3. Which was the bloodiest one day battle?
  4. What did the 13th amendment abolish?
  5. Who was the South's best general?
  6. What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write about slavery?
  7. Who invented the cotton gin?
  8. What Union general captured Atlanta?
  9. What were the northern states called?
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  1. What were the southern states called?
  2. Which side had better generals like Lee?
  3. What was the capitol of the Confederacy?
  4. What is the name of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech?
  5. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
  6. Which general was very cautious?
  7. What was the first battle?
  8. Who was the President of the South?
  9. What was the South's main source of income?
  10. Who made the first factory?
  11. Who was President during the Civil War?

20 Clues: What was the first battle? • What started the Civil War? • Who made the first factory? • Who invented the cotton gin? • Which general was very cautious? • Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? • Who was the South's best general? • Who was the President of the South? • What did the 13th amendment abolish? • What Union general captured Atlanta? • What were the southern states called? • ...

The Civil War 2014-03-20

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Blocking supply routes and escape routes of a city forcing them to surrender
  2. A military officer
  3. To exit/leave
  4. A mixture of flour, water, and salt
  5. A section of an army that is mounted on horses
  6. A type of gun that was used at this time
  7. The President at the time
  8. Small, sharp pieces of metal, wood or other material
  9. A calvary general who fought in the battle of Gettysburg
  10. Cannon or firearms
  11. A famous general for the North
  12. A war within a country
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  1. A rough line of men who are posted to keep watch for enemies so the army has time to react
  2. A famous general for the South
  3. An important city in the South
  4. A battle that was thought to be the turning point of the war
  5. A general who led a march through the South
  6. Another name for a person who lives in the North
  7. Another name for the South
  8. Another name for the North

20 Clues: To exit/leave • A military officer • Cannon or firearms • A war within a country • The President at the time • Another name for the South • Another name for the North • A famous general for the South • An important city in the South • A famous general for the North • A mixture of flour, water, and salt • A type of gun that was used at this time • ...

The Civil War 2014-03-11

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. covered with protective iron plates.
  2. Not favoring either side.
  3. A tax on the money people receive.
  4. Northerner who was affected by the Fugitive Slave Act, who published Uncle Tom's Cabin.
  5. Was an enslaved man who had been owned by a U.S. Army doctor, who was then brought to live in the Wisconsin Territory, where slavery is illegal.
  6. A military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it.
  7. Withdraw
  8. Was put as General after the Union's defeat at Bull Run. His army trained for seven months, but didn't attack.
  9. An attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender.
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  1. Passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, eager to develop lands in Illionois, and debated against Abraham Lincoln.
  2. The president during the Civil War
  3. Another Union army General, who advanced toward Atlanta, and was a tough soldier. Believed in total war and the Confederates couldn't stop his advances(middle name too).
  4. A system of required military service.
  5. Runaway enslaved people.
  6. A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
  7. Meant that people in the territory or state would vote directly on issues, rather than having their elected representatives decide.
  8. Took over for George McClellan, and led the most successful Union armies.
  9. A general rise in prices.
  10. Slave states that did not secede.
  11. All-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight.

20 Clues: Withdraw • Runaway enslaved people. • Not favoring either side. • A general rise in prices. • Slave states that did not secede. • The president during the Civil War • A tax on the money people receive. • covered with protective iron plates. • A system of required military service. • A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country. • ...

The Civil War 2014-05-15

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. to practice marching
  2. a leave from duty
  3. to admit defeat
  4. army with cannons
  5. lowest army rank
  6. soldiers food bag
  7. soldiers on foot
  8. message or mail carrier
  9. military with ships
  10. US Military Academy
  11. soldier standing guard
  12. knife mounted on a gun
  13. carries water
  14. crushing defeat
  15. soldiers on horseback
  16. to rush towards enemy
  17. a stretcher
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  1. flag identifying a regiment or army
  2. supply officer
  3. shoulder fired smallbore firearm
  4. group of soldiers stationed to a post
  5. weaponry and ammunition
  6. killed or wounded soldier
  7. to formally approve or sanction
  8. ship protected by armor
  9. to lie in wait to attack
  10. new soldier

27 Clues: new soldier • a stretcher • carries water • supply officer • to admit defeat • crushing defeat • lowest army rank • soldiers on foot • a leave from duty • army with cannons • soldiers food bag • military with ships • US Military Academy • to practice marching • soldiers on horseback • to rush towards enemy • soldier standing guard • knife mounted on a gun • weaponry and ammunition • ...

Civil War Crossword 2015-02-24

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Abraham Lincoln's famous two minute speech
  2. Robert E. Lee's almost unbeatable army
  3. A general in the war for the Union
  4. A village in Virginia where Robert E. Lee surrendered
  5. Confederate general from Virginia
  6. Wilderness When thousands of soldiers burned to death at the end of the battle
  7. The battle in Mississippi when the North gained control of the whole river
  8. The south's capitol
  9. The 16th president
  10. The Unions iron-clad ship
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  1. A former slave and a strong abolitionist
  2. Where the first official Civil War battle took place
  3. A document that freed all slaves in the Confederacy
  4. Where the North suffered a huge loss under general Burnside
  5. President of the Confederate States of America
  6. The famous Confederate general that won at the Second Battle of Bull Run
  7. When Confederate troops marched into a hail of gunfire and less than half of the 12,000 soldiers died
  8. The single bloodiest battle of the war
  9. The Union general from West Point
  10. Founded the American Red Cross

20 Clues: The 16th president • The south's capitol • The Unions iron-clad ship • Founded the American Red Cross • The Union general from West Point • Confederate general from Virginia • A general in the war for the Union • Robert E. Lee's almost unbeatable army • The single bloodiest battle of the war • A former slave and a strong abolitionist • Abraham Lincoln's famous two minute speech • ...

The civil war 2015-05-17

The civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. lowest rank in the military
  2. the north
  3. someone who does not like slavery
  4. to formally enroll in the army
  5. new soilders
  6. the south were known as
  7. cannon or other large weapon
  8. to practice marching
  9. to run at the enemy
  10. a branch of the military using ships
  11. used to compact the powder in a musket
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  1. a surprise attack
  2. a group of 50-100 soilders
  3. rebels screamed this when in battle
  4. the strongest ship in the north
  5. manufacturing goods
  6. a branch of the military
  7. the gun that was used during this time
  8. the material that lit the powder in a gun
  9. a place where weapons are kept
  10. a ship protected by armor
  11. crop: cotton and tobacco are known as

22 Clues: the north • new soilders • a surprise attack • manufacturing goods • to run at the enemy • to practice marching • the south were known as • a branch of the military • a ship protected by armor • a group of 50-100 soilders • lowest rank in the military • cannon or other large weapon • to formally enroll in the army • a place where weapons are kept • the strongest ship in the north • ...

The Civil War 2015-04-20

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The first battle in Tennessee where the Union won
  2. A Northerner who opposed the war effort
  3. Freedom from slavery
  4. Crops that are grown to be sold for cash
  5. The cruel killing of a number of harmless people
  6. The action of withdrawing from something
  7. A battle that involved the largest number of casualties; the Union won
  8. The 16th president of the United States
  9. This Amendment granted African Americans the right to vote
  10. A firearm fired from the shoulder
  11. A fort in South Carolina attacked by the Confederacy
  12. The term for a wounded or killed soldier
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  1. Manufacturing goods from raw material
  2. The Southern forces
  3. An unrecognized band of states that succeeded
  4. A ship protected by iron armor
  5. Paper currency that began to circulate in the North
  6. Someone who hopes to abolish slavery
  7. The commander of the Confederate forces
  8. This Amendment granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S. including African Americans
  9. A pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  10. He assassinated President Lincoln
  11. Where General Lee surrendered
  12. The ownage of African Americans for unpaid labor
  13. Amendment This amendment outlawed slavery
  14. The Northern forces

26 Clues: The Southern forces • The Northern forces • Freedom from slavery • Where General Lee surrendered • A ship protected by iron armor • He assassinated President Lincoln • A firearm fired from the shoulder • Someone who hopes to abolish slavery • Manufacturing goods from raw material • A Northerner who opposed the war effort • The commander of the Confederate forces • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-03

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Name given to the loyal states in the United States. This group was also called the North.
  2. the Northerns used this term to describe their rivals (the South).
  3. The southern states that no longer wanted to be part of the United States chose to do this.
  4. A soldier that gets wounded, is missing, or has been killed.
  5. This Slave Act let slave owners bring back their slaves that tried to escape to their freedom.
  6. Name for the South or Confederate States of America.
  7. A war that occurs between citizens of the same country.
  8. Name of the most popular rifle during the Civil War.
  9. Being owned by another person and doing labor and chores for them.
  10. Worn by Civil War soldiers, a cap.
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  1. The Southerns used this term to describe their rivals (the North).
  2. To bring together for a purpose or action in a situation
  3. A collection of guns and weapons.
  4. Places where battles are being fought.
  5. A small infused explosive that can be released and exploded on enemy troops.
  6. An area controlled by a state.
  7. A person that tries to eliminate slavery.
  8. To move something from one place to another.
  9. An artillery gun that is large and is usually on wheels.
  10. Trying to stop supplies or people from going out or into port.
  11. A safe place that protects you from the enemy.

21 Clues: An area controlled by a state. • A collection of guns and weapons. • Worn by Civil War soldiers, a cap. • Places where battles are being fought. • A person that tries to eliminate slavery. • To move something from one place to another. • A safe place that protects you from the enemy. • Name for the South or Confederate States of America. • ...

Civil War Battle 2021-05-19

Civil War Battle crossword puzzle
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  1. How many soldiers were killed,wounded in the summer of 1864?
  2. Who was an American Confederate general?
  3. Who was "an instrument of God¨?
  4. What is the other flag americans didnt use in war?
  5. Who was a hero against slavery?
  6. Who won the battle of Shiloh?
  7. What another name for Cedar Creek?
  8. The Battle of Gaines'Mill.
  9. Who was the most honored women in American history?
  10. What was Stonewall´s real name?
  11. what battle lasted from june 25 to july 1st?
  12. There are alot of __ Happening in the Civil War.
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  1. Whats the another name for the Battle of First Manassas?
  2. Who was the 16th president of the united states?
  3. who was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army?
  4. What battle was happening during September 17, 1862 and was going on in the Southern United States?
  5. What battle fought on September 18–20, 1863, between U.S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War?
  6. What was a very bloody war?
  7. What was the warships they used to battle against their enemies?
  8. What did soldiers build to keep warm?
  9. What is the american battle flag?
  10. Who helped supply soldiers in battle, they worked as spys,and medical care?

22 Clues: The Battle of Gaines'Mill. • What was a very bloody war? • Who won the battle of Shiloh? • Who was "an instrument of God¨? • Who was a hero against slavery? • What was Stonewall´s real name? • What is the american battle flag? • What another name for Cedar Creek? • What did soldiers build to keep warm? • Who was an American Confederate general? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-06-02

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An act signed by Senator James Mason that required escaped slaves to be returned to their masters, regardless of circumstance.
  2. The first battle in the Civil War and the first shots fired.
  3. One of the best Union commanders, to whom Robert E. Lee surrendered.
  4. A person in favor of the abolition of a system, especially slavery.
  5. The Union president during the Civil War (1861-1865).
  6. One of the most famous Confederate generals who led during the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, eventually surrendering to Ulysses S. Grant.
  7. The presidential election that jump-started the secession of the Confederacy.
  8. The states located in between the Union and Confederacy, aligned with the Union but also in support of slavery.
  9. A battle ending in a Union win and crushing confederate defeat they never recovered from, killing ⅓ of Confederate soldiers.
  10. The southern states of America in support of slavery who seceded from the US.
  11. The president of the Confederacy (1861-1865).
  12. The vice president of the Confederacy (1861-1865).
  13. The northern states of America, in support of the abolition of slavery.
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  1. A compromise that restricted slavery in northern states but allowed it in southern territories below a certain line.
  2. A battle in which the North halted Confederate forces in Maryland. Known for the Confederate plans being found wrapped around three cigars.
  3. An executive order approved by President Abraham Lincoln.
  4. A member of the US party in support of a system of government under a central authority.
  5. An act passed to repeal the Missouri Compromise which created two new territories with popular sovereignty and a new Republican party with a goal to prevent slavery’s spread to the west.
  6. The murder of a person by another person.
  7. A simple long distance code, made up of short and long notes or lines.

20 Clues: The murder of a person by another person. • The president of the Confederacy (1861-1865). • The vice president of the Confederacy (1861-1865). • The Union president during the Civil War (1861-1865). • An executive order approved by President Abraham Lincoln. • The first battle in the Civil War and the first shots fired. • ...

Civil War Assignment 2021-09-03

Civil War Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. To have widely developed industries.
  2. Last name of the first president of the South. "Jefferson _____"
  3. The early government party opposite of democrats.
  4. Later government party that is opposite of democrats.
  5. "The articles of _____," First writen form of US government.
  6. The city where Fort Sumter is located, in South Carolina.
  7. The state where former President Lincoln was from.
  8. Agriculture based part of the nation, emphasis on slavery.
  9. The political party opposite of republican.
  10. Industrialized part of the nation, opposes slavery.
  11. "The era of good ______" 1820-30
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  1. The only state aside from New Jersy that
  2. Person who is in charge of the executive branch of government.
  3. "Fort ______" The place where the South secured their first win.
  4. Amount of presidents before the civil war.
  5. The early United States. Another name for the north.
  6. First republican president. Only his last name.
  7. Document of supreme law in the United States.
  8. The act in which 7 states broke from the Union
  9. The experienced military personel that the South had many more of.
  10. in favor of voting Douglas for president.

21 Clues: "The era of good ______" 1820-30 • To have widely developed industries. • The only state aside from New Jersy that • in favor of voting Douglas for president. • Amount of presidents before the civil war. • The political party opposite of republican. • Document of supreme law in the United States. • The act in which 7 states broke from the Union • ...

Civil War Review 2022-04-11

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the Union General who replaced McClellan and should have won best facial hair.
  2. The battle where Lee was forced to surrender to Ulysses S Grant
  3. The turning point of the Civil War and bloodiest battle. This will be the last battle where General Lee and the Confederate Army attacks on Union soil
  4. The main general for the Confederate Army. Will surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthhouse.
  5. This proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states.
  6. South Carolina decided to do this after Lincoln became President of the United States. Other southern states will follow after the attack at Fort Sumter
  7. These states had slavery but did not secede with the Confederate states
  8. The Union General who was fired after defeating Lee at the battle of Antietam and defying Lincoln's order to pursue him
  9. Caused the prices of goods to go up, especially in the Confederacy.
  10. the name of the U.S. General who would win the war for the Union
  11. People from Washington D.C. show up to this battle with picnics to watch the first battle of the war. They initially believed the Confederacy would be run off the battlefield and the war would be over quickly. This battle proves them wrong.
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  1. This battle secured the Mississippi for the Union and cut the Confederacy in half
  2. The battle at this Fort was the first conflict of the Civil War
  3. President of the Confederacy
  4. Single bloodiest day of the Civil War. Lee's first attempt to attack the Union
  5. The name of the Union plan to win the war
  6. the type of ship used in the Battle of Hampton Roads. This battle will change navy warfare forever, because now wooden ships are seen as useless.
  7. The Union General who adopted a scorched earth policy as he Marched his men through Georgia to Savannah
  8. The nickname of the Confederate General who is fatally wounded by his own man at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
  9. this event happened in New York as working class men were angered that they were being forced to serve in the army.

20 Clues: President of the Confederacy • The name of the Union plan to win the war • This proclamation freed all slaves in the rebelling states. • The battle at this Fort was the first conflict of the Civil War • The battle where Lee was forced to surrender to Ulysses S Grant • the name of the U.S. General who would win the war for the Union • ...

civil war causes 2021-12-10

civil war causes crossword puzzle
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  1. Repealed the Missouri Compromise - allowing popular sovereignty.
  2. Movement to get rid of slavery
  3. 1787 law that kept slavery out of the territories
  4. Tried to arm slaves for a uprising against their masters - Harper’s Ferry
  5. Leave - The south began this after Lincoln’s election
  6. Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  7. The Liberator publisher
  8. The Great Compromiser
  9. His cabin is the setting of a book about the horrors of slavery
  10. Compromise that make the 36º30’ slavery line
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  1. Kansas nickname due to fighting over slavery.
  2. Political party started to stop the spread of slavery
  3. Slave Law (Act) to return runaway slaves to their owners.
  4. John Brown’s raid of this arsenal (gun storage) was to start a slave uprising.
  5. Newspaper for immediate abolition
  6. Free state according to the Compromise of 1850.
  7. Self rule - squatters/popular--- means voting on slavery
  8. servants who worked for 5-7 years for a trip to America
  9. “A nation divided cannot stand” statement in debate
  10. Debate view supported voting over slavery (squatter sovereignty)

20 Clues: The Great Compromiser • The Liberator publisher • Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Movement to get rid of slavery • Newspaper for immediate abolition • Compromise that make the 36º30’ slavery line • Kansas nickname due to fighting over slavery. • Free state according to the Compromise of 1850. • 1787 law that kept slavery out of the territories • ...

Civil War Review 2022-05-03

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A slave named _________ sued for his freedom, but the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property, not citizens.
  2. Some states were allowed to vote on whether to be free or slave; allowing citizens to vote on decisions is known as _____________.
  3. One major advantage of the North was it's _____________ network.
  4. For years, the addition of slave and free states was difficult because the South wanted to make sure they had equal government representation in the _________.
  5. This deal, proposed by Stephen Douglas, would allow California as a free state and let Utah and New Mexico vote on slavery or free.
  6. This radical abolitionist planned a series of slave revolts in the south, but he didn't get any support after raiding a federal arsenal in Virginia.
  7. This was a continuous debate between North and South; how much power should states have
  8. This forced human labor had been outlawed in the North for many years, but was still used in the South to produce mass amounts of crops
  9. This general was put in charge of the Union army, and eventually forced the Confederate surrender.
  10. Kansas was referred to as this because of the violence between abolitionists and pro-slavery settlers.
  11. The __________ and Merrimack were examples of the first iron-clad battle ships.
  12. One major advantage of the South was it's ___________ leadership.
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  1. This executive order from Pres. Lincoln freed all slaves in the rebelling states.
  2. This term describes the divide that took place in America, where people took more pride and identity in their regions than their country as a whole.
  3. General Lee eventually surrendered to Gen. Grant at ______________ Court House.
  4. He was elected president in 1860 and the Civil War began shortly after.
  5. The first shots of the Civil War were fired here.
  6. This general led the Confederate army, but eventually surrendered to Union forces to end the war.
  7. This state was the first to secede from the Union
  8. ______________ means to leave or officially withdraw

20 Clues: The first shots of the Civil War were fired here. • This state was the first to secede from the Union • ______________ means to leave or officially withdraw • One major advantage of the North was it's _____________ network. • One major advantage of the South was it's ___________ leadership. • He was elected president in 1860 and the Civil War began shortly after. • ...

The Civil War 2022-05-05

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  2. union general
  3. on April 9, 1865 this was where lee and his troops surrendered to grant it is located in a small Virginia village.
  4. a method of destroying everything that your opponents own to make it hard for the war to continue
  5. payments to encourage volunteers to enlist for the union
  6. know as the first "modern" war
  7. a certain number amendment passed in 1865 to abolish slavery
  8. helped dozens escape slavery and spied for the confederates
  9. a right that guarantees individuals to a hearing before being jailed
  10. set up in a strong position/ what confederates were in the battle of Fredericksburg
  11. iron war ships
  12. a battle that started because of union surprising the rebels while they were looking for shoes
  13. "the great hesitator"
  14. another name for the confederate army
  15. another name for the union soldiers
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  1. union naval forces leader
  2. confederate president
  3. replaced Burnside as union general
  4. this generals main goal was to protect Washington and Baltimore from confederate attack
  5. leader of the anaconda plan
  6. a general increase in the level of prices
  7. A union army in the east
  8. a peace democrat name given by the republican's.
  9. unions president
  10. a reformer who was concerned of the conditions for prisoners' that organized women as army nurses.

25 Clues: union general • iron war ships • unions president • confederate president • "the great hesitator" • A union army in the east • union naval forces leader • leader of the anaconda plan • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • know as the first "modern" war • replaced Burnside as union general • another name for the union soldiers • another name for the confederate army • ...

Civil War Terms 2022-05-09

Civil War Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  2. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  3. - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War, many of the workers on plantations were slaves.
  4. Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  5. - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  6. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  7. - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers were made from flour, water, and salt.
  8. - A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  9. - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
  10. - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
  11. - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
  12. - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  13. Scott decision - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  14. - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  15. - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  16. - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  17. - The rebuilding of war-torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
  18. - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
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  1. - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  2. - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  3. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  4. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during a battle. (wounded + killed = casualties)
  5. Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  6. - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  7. - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
  8. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  9. - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  10. - putting the nation ahead of all other nations and to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
  11. Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
  12. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  13. - A nickname for the South.
  14. states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  15. - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
  16. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  17. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.

35 Clues: - A nickname for the South. • - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • - An army of citizens used during emergencies. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-12

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of days Lincoln called in soldiers for.
  2. First state to secede from the union.
  3. A term used to describe someone that supported the union.
  4. Process used to get into the military
  5. A long gun used in the war that soldiers shot for their shoulders.
  6. A person who escaped or ran away from slavery to not have to do labor for a master.
  7. What was the main issue dividing the nation?
  8. Who was the 16th president?
  9. Side in favor of slavery.
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  1. The battle that started the civil war.
  2. Who was the commander of the confederate states?
  3. What was the main reason for soldiers death?
  4. A soldier who is wounded or killed by a war.
  5. Side in favor of getting rid of slavery.
  6. Person who fought to abolish slavery
  7. The bloodiest war out of all wars that took place.
  8. How many confederate states were there?
  9. Green paper money issued by the government.
  10. First strategic plan by the North.
  11. The battle known as the turning point in the war.

20 Clues: Side in favor of slavery. • Who was the 16th president? • First strategic plan by the North. • Person who fought to abolish slavery • First state to secede from the union. • Process used to get into the military • The battle that started the civil war. • How many confederate states were there? • Side in favor of getting rid of slavery. • ...

Civil War Review 2022-05-17

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the war turned into a war to ____ slaves
  2. who won the battle overall?
  3. what was the first state of the 11 to leave the union to form the Confederate States of America?
  4. what did Robert E. Lee do on April 9, 1865?
  5. who had the better advantage of stronger motivation, better leaders/soldiers, and good shooters and horseback riders?
  6. where did the war end in Virginia?
  7. what state did the battle of Gettysburg take place?
  8. what did lincoln threaten would be free if they did not join them again?
  9. Who won the election of 1860?
  10. what did the emancipation proclamation want the states to do with the union?
  11. what was the first union battle "victory"(tie) called?
  12. andrew johnson was a slaveholder, democrat, and a _______
  13. after lincolns death, andrew johnson became the what?
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  1. what was the thing called lincoln issued after the victory?
  2. after abrahams reelection,he chose andrew _______ to be his vice president
  3. what general tried to invade the north twice?
  4. what month did the battle of Antietam start?
  5. on April 15 Abraham Lincoln was ___________
  6. who had the advantage of more people, money, wepeons, schools, and factories?
  7. whos strategy was it to fight a defensive war and get help from Britain and France
  8. the winning of the union _____ slavery
  9. what was the union strategy that involved surrounding the south and cutting off all of its trade

22 Clues: who won the battle overall? • Who won the election of 1860? • where did the war end in Virginia? • the winning of the union _____ slavery • the war turned into a war to ____ slaves • what did Robert E. Lee do on April 9, 1865? • on April 15 Abraham Lincoln was ___________ • what month did the battle of Antietam start? • what general tried to invade the north twice? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. became famous for her work with injured soldiers
  2. the person who became president after Lincoln's assassination
  3. leave
  4. warship
  5. The confederacy's capital
  6. union general who was known for his hesitation
  7. confederate soldiers
  8. approve
  9. states that were inbetween the north and the south
  10. where did lee's final surrender take place
  11. an increase in prices
  12. Emancipate
  13. gives accused individuals the right to a court hearing before being jailed
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  1. The union general known for his hesitation
  2. people who were wounded or injured in battle
  3. the general who was known for his unconditional surrender
  4. set up in a strong position
  5. abolitionist and spy known as the conductor of the underground railroad
  6. close
  7. "the bloodiest day"
  8. the location where general Lee surendered
  9. refuse; not pass
  10. General known for his "unconditional surrender" terms
  11. president of the confederacy
  12. Union soldiers
  13. a female spy who told the confederacy what the union was doing in Shenandoah Valley

26 Clues: leave • close • warship • approve • Emancipate • Union soldiers • refuse; not pass • "the bloodiest day" • confederate soldiers • an increase in prices • The confederacy's capital • set up in a strong position • president of the confederacy • the location where general Lee surendered • The union general known for his hesitation • where did lee's final surrender take place • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Northern manufacturers that charged the government excessively for the goods that it desperately needed.
  2. A long slow process of changing the way goods were produced and where many people lived and worked.
  3. A military encirclement of an enemy position.
  4. The right to be charged and have a hearing before being jailed.
  5. Best known African American abolitionist. Traveled the country and spoke to people about the issue of slavery.
  6. Someone who is willing to give up their own life for their beliefs.
  7. The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
  8. African americans who had escaped slavery.
  9. People that worked to end slavery.
  10. The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.
  11. Huge outdoor religious meetings that could last for days and attract thousands of people.
  12. Tax on people’s earnings. First one established in 1861. Also required a new federal agency to be established (IRS)
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  1. The right of the people to create their government.
  2. Law requiring all able bodied males between the ages of 20 and 45 to serve in the military.
  3. Pro-slavery settlers that crossed the border between Missouri and Kansas to make attempt to keep slavery alive by voting illegally.
  4. An amendment to the constituion that could not be changed.
  5. To free something or someone.
  6. Northerners that opposed using force to keep the South in the Union.
  7. To remove yourself from something. In this case, slave states removing themselves from the United States.
  8. A social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.
  9. A rise in prices, and a decrease in the value of money.

21 Clues: To free something or someone. • People that worked to end slavery. • African americans who had escaped slavery. • A military encirclement of an enemy position. • The movement of people from rural areas to cities. • The right of the people to create their government. • A rise in prices, and a decrease in the value of money. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-08

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. paper money issued by the United States government
  2. to make stronger
  3. an alternative or replacement
  4. a strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military
  5. a warship equipped with iron plating for protection
  6. state on the border between the North and South
  7. a legal writ, or order, that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court
  8. to go in the opposite direction
  9. to hand out, spread around
  10. the side or edge of a military formation
  11. to leave behind or give up
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  1. refusal to give in
  2. a soldier who is killed, wounded, or captured
  3. to place within a trench, or ditch, for defense
  4. stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river
  5. livestock
  6. events that occur one after another
  7. reward or payment
  8. a carful plan or method
  9. to come face-to-face with
  10. to compare with respect to differences
  11. to formally join a military force
  12. a system of selecting people for required military service

23 Clues: livestock • to make stronger • reward or payment • refusal to give in • a carful plan or method • to come face-to-face with • to hand out, spread around • to leave behind or give up • an alternative or replacement • to go in the opposite direction • to formally join a military force • events that occur one after another • to compare with respect to differences • ...

Civil War Puzzle 2022-05-06

Civil War Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union general famous for hesitating
  2. Abraham Lincoln's wife
  3. The US president at the time of the war
  4. act abolishing slavery
  5. states in between the North and South
  6. the southern army
  7. The confederate president
  8. general that rebuilt union army
  9. started an office to identify missing men
  10. the random drawing of names for soldier
  11. when John Brown lead the raid on harpers fairy
  12. a woman who became a nurse in the civil war
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  1. the act of keeping people for unpaid labor
  2. court case making slavery protected by the constitution
  3. blocking a law in a certain state
  4. the northern army
  5. people who wanted to abolish slavery
  6. put in place against the south
  7. served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
  8. escaped slave abolitionist leader
  9. a nickname for the confederates
  10. nickname for the union

22 Clues: the northern army • the southern army • Abraham Lincoln's wife • act abolishing slavery • nickname for the union • The confederate president • put in place against the south • general that rebuilt union army • a nickname for the confederates • blocking a law in a certain state • escaped slave abolitionist leader • Union general famous for hesitating • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-02-07

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President Lincoln's executive order to free enslaved African Americans.
  2. This person was successful with a Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
  3. The first battle of the Civil War occurred at this Naval fort on April 12-13 1861.
  4. This battle was a crucial success for the Union Army led by Ulysses S. Grant
  5. He was Robert E Lee's second in command during the battle of Gettysburg.
  6. This event gave the Union control of the Mississippi River in the Civil War.
  7. The 16th president of the United States.
  8. The Cherokee general who was the last Confederate general to surrender.
  9. The ironclad warship of the Union Navy.
  10. The Union's plan to "coil" the South by blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River.
  11. The Union admiral who captured New Orleans in April 1862.
  12. Who introduced Abraham Lincoln as President-Elect in 1861?
  13. Union General defeated at the Battle of Fredericksburg famous for his facial hair.
  14. This person commanded the calvary wing of Robert E. Lee's army.
  15. This person is very famous for his command at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
  16. This campaign marked the final battles of the Civil War.
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  1. This was a huge battle in Pennsylvania in 1863.
  2. The commanding general for the Union Army from 1861-1862.
  3. The site of a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp.
  4. This Union general lost to Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
  5. What Confederate general's reckless commands lost the battle of Gettysburg?
  6. This Confederate general led a disastrous infantry charge on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
  7. What Union General received Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox?
  8. This event was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
  9. This person led Union forces in chrushing campaigns.
  10. This battle allowed President Aberham Lincoln an opportunity to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
  11. The president of the Confederate States.
  12. This city is the capital of Georgia and was the major railroad hub of the South.
  13. The ironclad warship of the Confederacy, aka CSS Virginia.
  14. His nickname was Stonewall.

30 Clues: His nickname was Stonewall. • The ironclad warship of the Union Navy. • The 16th president of the United States. • The president of the Confederate States. • This was a huge battle in Pennsylvania in 1863. • The site of a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp. • This person led Union forces in chrushing campaigns. • This campaign marked the final battles of the Civil War. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-06-07

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kansas and Nebraska territories to choose to have slavery in their territory or not
  2. Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri.
  3. A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.
  4. secret routes to escape to freedom
  5. against slavery
  6. a novel published by harriet beecher stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral
  7. southern states that seceded in 1861
  8. southern states were reintegrated into the U.S
  9. forced servitude
  10. proclamation saying all slaves are free
  11. to leave or withdraw
  12. a state for slavery
  13. general of the union army
  14. power held by individual states
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  1. missouri entered as a slave state
  2. president of the confederacy
  3. made it a crime to help runaway slaves
  4. abolished slavery
  5. union war plan by winfield scott
  6. address by Lincoln at the national cemetary for the battle of gettysburg
  7. refuse to do something
  8. person wanting to end slavery
  9. marked the start of the civil war
  10. slave who sued his master
  11. leader of the confederate army
  12. where the end of the war took place
  13. 16th president of the U.S

27 Clues: against slavery • forced servitude • abolished slavery • a state for slavery • to leave or withdraw • refuse to do something • slave who sued his master • 16th president of the U.S • general of the union army • president of the confederacy • person wanting to end slavery • leader of the confederate army • power held by individual states • union war plan by winfield scott • ...

The civil war 2023-09-15

The civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what state became free in december of 1860?
  2. people who did runaway slaves
  3. freeing slavery on foot at night.
  4. the republican party
  5. favoring slavery
  6. opposed to slavery
  7. the side that was more flourished.
  8. a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
  9. led 21 white and black into harpers ferry VA.
  10. to remove or takeaway.
  11. work that is done by enslaved people or by people who are treated though they are enslaved.
  12. who won the 1860 presidental election.
  13. the brawl in kansas between pro and anti slavery
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  1. what is the abbreviation for fugitive slave law?
  2. he worked a compromise
  3. the rights of a state.
  4. helped the slaves escape.
  5. party that emerged in the 19th century.
  6. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or formerly slavery.
  7. served as a significant stop in Atlantic trading routes, supporting an empire that trafficked enslaved individuals and traded goods consumed and produced by enslaved labor
  8. large property or land holding dependent on the labor of enslaved people.
  9. conflict between nations or states in this case.
  10. what was the war that fought over the moral issue of slavery?
  11. what were african amercans once called?
  12. not under the control or power of another.

25 Clues: favoring slavery • opposed to slavery • the republican party • he worked a compromise • the rights of a state. • to remove or takeaway. • helped the slaves escape. • people who did runaway slaves • freeing slavery on foot at night. • the side that was more flourished. • who won the 1860 presidental election. • party that emerged in the 19th century. • ...

Civil War Review 2023-11-02

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Orleans Which Battle gave the Union access to all major forts along the Mississippi River with a victory in 1862?
  2. “Malice towards none and charity for all” was the main point of the ___ ___ of the Union at Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address.
  3. First shots of the war; started when Lincoln sent supplies, and ended with a Conf victory and control of the Charleston harbor.
  4. This was to re-establish the principles and ideals for which our government was founded on.
  5. Geography played a factor in this battle because the city was surrounded by steep hills and rugged terrain, and the Union had the high ground and it helped them win.
  6. Lincoln wanted ___ to be the commander of the Union army, but he decided to fight for the Confederacy and his state of Virginia.
  7. Significance of the South’s loss at which Battle was it cost the South any hope for support from Britain and France
  8. Union siege and victory in this city gave the Union full access and control of the Mississippi River
  9. The Union’s plan for a naval blocking of all ports in the South was called?
  10. With this Battle, Lee hoped that an invasion of Union territory would significantly weaken Northern support for the war effort.
  11. Whose strategy was to capture Washington D.C., gain support of Britain and France, and attack in Union territory when there was an opportunity to decrease their morale?
  12. Established that slaves in states rebelling against the United States were free.
  13. Lincoln suspended this during the War to prevent known Confederate sympathizers from leaving the Union or sabotaging the Union war effort.
  14. Which Battle was the bloodiest day of American History and the victory for the North convinced Lincoln it was time to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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  1. By continuing to fight until the South ran out of men, supplies, and will, General Grant waged
  2. Run The first major Battle of the Civil War, and was a Confederate Victory.
  3. Sherman considered this necessary to defeat the south. It targeted civilians and the economic resources so they could not fight or “survive”.
  4. Most troops lost their lives from infections and ___.
  5. Which Battle was important to Sherman because it took out a major Southern railroad terminus.
  6. He eventually became Grant’s “right hand man”, and led the Union at the Battle of Atlanta and subsequent March to the Sea using total war.
  7. Besides the loss of Jackson, this Battle was Lee’s most brilliant victory because he took a chance and divided up his troops to attack the Union from two sides.
  8. One of the Union’s first African American regiments, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, was noted for leading an assault on a Fort outside of ___.
  9. As President of the CSA he had little power because the states had the power to not send money to the government or send troops to fight.
  10. Lee’s “right hand man” that was brilliant at the First Battle of Bull Run, but then was shot by his own men and later battle and died a few days later.
  11. A seige, by the Union of what city took place because it was the Railroad center of the south, and Grant could cut off Confederate supplies to Richmond?
  12. Who was chosen to take over the Union army in the spring of 1864 after his many victories in the west?
  13. - Monitor v. Merrimack was a naval first as it was the first battle ever of what kind of ships; and the Monitor won?

27 Clues: Most troops lost their lives from infections and ___. • Run The first major Battle of the Civil War, and was a Confederate Victory. • The Union’s plan for a naval blocking of all ports in the South was called? • Established that slaves in states rebelling against the United States were free. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-10-23

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
  2. To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds.
  3. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  4. The crackers all soldiers ate that were simple and were rock solid when it became stale
  5. Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers.
  6. Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments
  7. A state of bondage in which African Americans were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf.
  8. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresistant people.
  9. To formally approve or sanction.
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  1. The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War.
  2. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducted this to destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort.
  3. Resisting or protecting against attack from someone.
  4. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
  5. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
  6. Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort
  7. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  8. Freedom from slavery
  9. Actively attacking someone.
  10. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
  11. A handheld firearm with a chamber to hold multiple bullets

20 Clues: Freedom from slavery • Actively attacking someone. • To formally approve or sanction. • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War. • Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort • Resisting or protecting against attack from someone. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-10-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abe Lincoln was also a skilled
  2. banned Europe from further colonizing Western Hemisphere
  3. Case that made Missouri compromise unconstitutional
  4. banned slavery north of 36N
  5. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  6. Where was Battle of Gettysburg fought
  7. Social reformer, Quaker, suffragist, and abolitionist
  8. state in south that seceded first
  9. was an author and abolitionist
  10. Won battle of Fredericksburg
  11. white, aggressive abolitionist
  12. Taught to read by his owner
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  1. social reform effort to end slavery in US
  2. Idea that the nation was meant to take possession of western land
  3. established popular sovereignty in new states
  4. Who led women's suffrage movement
  5. What number of president was Abe Lincoln
  6. how was General Thomas Jackson killed
  7. harsh punishments for any infractions
  8. Won battle of Vicksburg

20 Clues: Won battle of Vicksburg • banned slavery north of 36N • Taught to read by his owner • Won battle of Fredericksburg • Abe Lincoln was also a skilled • was an author and abolitionist • white, aggressive abolitionist • Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Who led women's suffrage movement • state in south that seceded first • how was General Thomas Jackson killed • ...

Civil War: Weaponry 2016-05-12

Civil War: Weaponry crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cheaper and less effective than riffles
  2. a hollow object shot from a cannon
  3. military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition
  4. a wounded, killed, or missing solider
  5. to practice military formations
  6. when artillery ran out, people...
  7. A musket that requires a cap to fire.
  8. popular for personal defense.
  9. the long metal tube on a gun
  10. an object shot from a cannon
  11. place where weapons and military supplies are stored.
  12. used for rare hand to hand combat.
Down
  1. killed more men than guns.
  2. a firearm with a chamber to hold multiple bullets
  3. float below the water and explode when a ship pass
  4. fires with one hand and repeats 10x
  5. a branch of the military mounted on horseback.
  6. riffled firearms are also called
  7. gun named after their designer, Robert Parrott
  8. cannon or other large firearms

20 Clues: killed more men than guns. • the long metal tube on a gun • an object shot from a cannon • popular for personal defense. • to practice military formations • cannon or other large firearms • riffled firearms are also called • when artillery ran out, people... • a hollow object shot from a cannon • used for rare hand to hand combat. • fires with one hand and repeats 10x • ...

The Civil War 2019-02-17

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is left after buildings fall to pieces or are blasted
  2. people who find out or carry secret information in wartime
  3. injured or hurt
  4. set to fight
  5. the strongest place
  6. declare that the enemy has won and the fighting can stop
  7. union states on the border with the Confederacy
  8. supplied with the things needed
  9. beaten or lost
  10. relating to the armed forces
  11. points events that change the way things are going
  12. ran away from
Down
  1. led an army into a land to take it over
  2. deaths
  3. difficulties, problems
  4. strengths someone else doesn't have
  5. fierce, like an animal
  6. the idea that states had joined together freely and had power in government
  7. said firmly; called for
  8. the states that left the Union
  9. a war between parts of the same country
  10. known
  11. the state, or condition, of business activities
  12. say no to

24 Clues: known • deaths • say no to • set to fight • ran away from • beaten or lost • injured or hurt • the strongest place • difficulties, problems • fierce, like an animal • said firmly; called for • relating to the armed forces • the states that left the Union • supplied with the things needed • strengths someone else doesn't have • led an army into a land to take it over • ...

Civil War 2 2020-03-26

Civil War 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. U
  2. F
  3. W
  4. S
  5. G
  6. X
  7. C
  8. J
  9. A
  10. Q
  11. L
  12. Y
Down
  1. M
  2. B
  3. R
  4. Z
  5. V
  6. E
  7. H
  8. N
  9. T
  10. D
  11. P
  12. I

24 Clues: M • B • U • R • Z • V • F • E • W • H • N • T • S • G • X • C • D • P • J • I • A • Q • L • Y

Civil War 1 2020-03-25

Civil War 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 22
  2. 14
  3. 2
  4. 9
  5. 12
  6. 6
  7. 13
  8. 25
  9. 26
  10. 4
  11. 19
Down
  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. 1
  4. 21
  5. 10
  6. 3
  7. 24
  8. 16
  9. 15
  10. 8
  11. 11
  12. 20
  13. 23
  14. 18
  15. 17

26 Clues: 5 • 7 • 1 • 3 • 2 • 8 • 9 • 6 • 4 • 22 • 21 • 14 • 10 • 24 • 16 • 15 • 11 • 12 • 20 • 23 • 13 • 18 • 17 • 25 • 26 • 19

Civil War Crossword 2020-12-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cheater
  2. used to perform surgeries
  3. ________ unchained
  4. the surgeon of the regiment
  5. General _______ E. Lee
  6. bullets
  7. most injuries involved this
  8. major cause of death among soldiers during the war
  9. confederate soldiers term for a union soldier
  10. dice
  11. a soldier who cooks for everybody
  12. criminal
Down
  1. to search for food in nearby farms
  2. a hat/cap
  3. a lazy solider
  4. new recruits
  5. tough
  6. very hard crackers
  7. a buddy or friend
  8. the fullest of knapsacks weighed this much
  9. food or rations
  10. union soldier's terms for a confederate soldier
  11. the battle of _________
  12. common term for a Southern soldier
  13. a soldier with bad luck

25 Clues: dice • tough • cheater • bullets • criminal • a hat/cap • new recruits • a lazy solider • food or rations • a buddy or friend • very hard crackers • ________ unchained • General _______ E. Lee • the battle of _________ • a soldier with bad luck • used to perform surgeries • the surgeon of the regiment • most injuries involved this • a soldier who cooks for everybody • to search for food in nearby farms • ...

Civil War Review 2024-05-15

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a way for slaves to escape
  2. Plunderers and militant abolitionists
  3. boosted morale in the north
  4. when slaves cross Union lines they are property
  5. restricted black rights to own property
  6. 23,000 soldiers were killed or missing
  7. opening the civil war
  8. very bloody battle in which South lost
  9. slaves were dispersed
  10. major battle that Robert E. Lee won
  11. has the events of April 1865
  12. a Southern victory in texas
Down
  1. British army won over Lieutenant Capmbell
  2. A campaign led by General Sherman
  3. General Winfield Scotts strategy
  4. all slaves are free
  5. U.S did not know what to do with freed slaves
  6. bloodiest battle in the Civil war
  7. battle lasted 5 days
  8. a servant in a noble household or a freeholder
  9. supporting the needs of natives more than immigrants
  10. confederates lost and Union controls Mississippi

22 Clues: all slaves are free • battle lasted 5 days • opening the civil war • slaves were dispersed • a way for slaves to escape • boosted morale in the north • a Southern victory in texas • has the events of April 1865 • General Winfield Scotts strategy • A campaign led by General Sherman • bloodiest battle in the Civil war • major battle that Robert E. Lee won • ...

English Civil War 2024-05-07

English Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Removal of MPs who opposed trial of Charles I
  2. Military and political leader of the Parliamentarians
  3. Period between the monarchy's abolition and restoration
  4. Supporters of King Charles I
  5. military force created by Sir Thomas Fairfax
  6. Reestablishment of the monarchy under Charles II
  7. Decisive victory for the Parliamentarians
  8. Execution of King Charles I in 1649
  9. Supporters of the Parliament against the King
Down
  1. Son of Charles I who was restored to the throne
  2. Period of Charles I's rule without Parliament
  3. Controversial tax levied by Charles I without Parliament's consent
  4. Belief in the monarch's God-given authority
  5. Period of republican government after Charles I's execution
  6. Legal proceedings against the King
  7. King of England during the Civil War
  8. Period of Cromwell's rule as Lord Protector
  9. Nickname given to the Royalist supporters
  10. First major battle of the English Civil War
  11. Nickname given to the Parliamentarian supporters

20 Clues: Supporters of King Charles I • Legal proceedings against the King • Execution of King Charles I in 1649 • King of England during the Civil War • Decisive victory for the Parliamentarians • Nickname given to the Royalist supporters • Belief in the monarch's God-given authority • Period of Cromwell's rule as Lord Protector • First major battle of the English Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous for his nickname-He was standing like a stonewall
  2. Convinced Lincoln to form the U.S. Sanitary Commission
  3. Releasing of slaves which became a different issue
  4. Escaped slaves given the ability to fight in the Union Army
  5. Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
  6. Admiral for Union Army
  7. First shots fired to begin Civil War
  8. Ended up getting his wish when he wanted to be in the attack part of the war
  9. Dedication speech given by Lincoln on the battlefields
  10. Lincoln grew impatient with him-he took much time to start his attack
Down
  1. Southern general who put Lee in charge on the third day to attack the Union Line
  2. Demolished civilian and economic resources
  3. Led troops at Harpers Ferry
  4. Angel of the Battlefield and founded the American Red Cross
  5. Made a two-part strategy to destroy South's economy
  6. Constitutional defense against illegal imprisonment
  7. Peace Democrats ememies and against abolition and war
  8. Three-day battle that ended the South from winning the Civil War
  9. Slaves states that did not join the Confederacy
  10. Ships armored with iron

20 Clues: Admiral for Union Army • Ships armored with iron • Led troops at Harpers Ferry • First shots fired to begin Civil War • Demolished civilian and economic resources • Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history • Slaves states that did not join the Confederacy • Releasing of slaves which became a different issue • Made a two-part strategy to destroy South's economy • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-02

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that supported slavery but did not join the Confederacy
  2. Last name of the women known as the Angel of the Battlefield
  3. Admiral who led 700 men and 18 ships to New Orleans
  4. Strategy practiced by Sherman to stop the South's ability to fight
  5. Idea that Great Britain would support the South because they needed raw cotton
  6. 15th President of the United States
  7. Last name of Confederate General who controlled the largest unit
  8. Northern general who was always very cautious to fight.
  9. Confederate General who stepped in for Stonewall Jackson
  10. Short speech give by Lincoln
  11. Southern General given famous nickname
Down
  1. Protection against unlawful imprisonment
  2. Ships heavily armored with iron mused by the Confederacy
  3. Were escaped African Americans who joined the Union war
  4. Union general who made a strategy to blockade Southern ports
  5. Order to free Confederate slaves
  6. Last name of the first women to get a medical license
  7. Last name of Union General who was asked to lead the defensive unit
  8. Means to set free
  9. Midwesterners that opposed the idea of abolition

20 Clues: Means to set free • Short speech give by Lincoln • Order to free Confederate slaves • 15th President of the United States • Southern General given famous nickname • Protection against unlawful imprisonment • Midwesterners that opposed the idea of abolition • Admiral who led 700 men and 18 ships to New Orleans • Last name of the first women to get a medical license • ...

Civil War Vocab 2024-09-13

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle won by Union nut over 23,000 Union soldiers died
  2. Union Naval Officer who captured New Orleans
  3. a military attack of 15,000 confederates soldiers up Cemetery Ridge
  4. Did not know if they wanted slaves or not
  5. What the south was fighting for
  6. Union President
  7. The name of the North
  8. Confederates surprised attacked Grant
  9. The Union wanted to gain control of the mississippi river
  10. Union stays as it is
  11. Important federal outposts
Down
  1. First woman to receive a license to practice medicine
  2. town in Virginia where General Lee Surrendered to General Grant
  3. Main Union general in the west
  4. Main Union General in the East
  5. In northwestern Arkansas and Union won
  6. targeting civilian and military resources to destroy their opponent’s economy and ability to fight
  7. Who won the First Battle of Bull Run
  8. Gave the Union advantages in its efforts to control the Mississippi River
  9. of Vicksburg Gave Union Complete control over the Mississippi River

20 Clues: Union President • Union stays as it is • The name of the North • Important federal outposts • Main Union general in the west • Main Union General in the East • What the south was fighting for • Who won the First Battle of Bull Run • Confederates surprised attacked Grant • In northwestern Arkansas and Union won • Did not know if they wanted slaves or not • ...

Civil War 36 2024-06-07

Civil War 36 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Inciting or causing people to rebel.
  2. - Advocate for ending slavery.
  3. - Military weapons and equipment.
  4. - Sailors, especially those serving in the Civil War navy.
  5. - A distraction used to mislead the enemy.
  6. - Mercy given to a defeated enemy.
  7. - Artillery units supported by horses.
  8. - Escaped slaves who fled to Union lines.
  9. - Intense fire, often describing battle scenes.
Down
  1. - Government license authorizing a privateer.
  2. - Type of bullet used in rifled muskets.
  3. - Confederate general notable for a failed charge at Gettysburg.
  4. - A battle or conflict.
  5. - Attack continuously with bombs or artillery.
  6. - Early term for naval mines.
  7. - Type of ammunition used in cannons.
  8. - To assemble or revive strength.
  9. - Boat used to transport soldiers or supplies across water.
  10. - Emerged without injury or damage.
  11. - Cluster of small iron balls used as cannon ammunition.

20 Clues: - A battle or conflict. • - Early term for naval mines. • - Advocate for ending slavery. • - To assemble or revive strength. • - Military weapons and equipment. • - Mercy given to a defeated enemy. • - Emerged without injury or damage. • - Type of ammunition used in cannons. • - Inciting or causing people to rebel. • - Artillery units supported by horses. • ...

Civil War 37 2024-06-07

Civil War 37 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Important facility for producing war materiel, such as fortifications.
  2. - Solemn promise, often taken by soldiers.
  3. - Tool used for pushing the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm.
  4. - Ammunition for a cannon.
  5. - Civilian military force.
  6. - Training exercise for soldiers.
  7. - Move forward, especially in a military context.
  8. - Person who vigorously supports their country.
  9. - A shout uttered by soldiers going into battle.
  10. - Backpack used by soldiers.
  11. - Group of troops stationed at a specific location.
  12. - Strong place of defense.
Down
  1. - Insolent or raiding soldier, often a guerrilla.
  2. - Existing in name only, referring to titular commands or titles.
  3. - Foot soldiers in an army.
  4. - Military storehouse for food and supplies.
  5. - Skilled marksmen used in specialized missions.
  6. - Massive, powerful force.
  7. - One who frees others from slavery.
  8. - Combined spear and battle-axe used in earlier times, sometimes seen in Civil War officer staff.

20 Clues: - Ammunition for a cannon. • - Civilian military force. • - Massive, powerful force. • - Strong place of defense. • - Foot soldiers in an army. • - Backpack used by soldiers. • - Training exercise for soldiers. • - One who frees others from slavery. • - Solemn promise, often taken by soldiers. • - Military storehouse for food and supplies. • ...

Civil War 40 2024-06-07

Civil War 40 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Severe bleeding, often a battlefield risk.
  2. - Defensive barrier.
  3. - Conical bullet used in rifled muskets.
  4. - Celebration, particularly related to emancipation.
  5. - Minimum number of members required for a meeting.
  6. - Oven for firing, drying, or baking.
  7. - Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
  8. - Act of joining the military.
  9. - Small bomb thrown by hand.
  10. - Fence of stakes forming a defense.
  11. - Soldiers marching and fighting on foot.
  12. - Soldier armed with a lance.
Down
  1. - Military constructions and buildings designed for defense.
  2. - Movement to end slavery.
  3. - Survey or scout an area for military purposes.
  4. - Agreement between enemies to stop fighting temporarily.
  5. - Compulsory enlistment for military service.
  6. - Act of interring the dead.
  7. - Smoothbore gun for firing small shot.
  8. - Send off to a destination promptly.

20 Clues: - Defensive barrier. • - Movement to end slavery. • - Act of interring the dead. • - Small bomb thrown by hand. • - Soldier armed with a lance. • - Act of joining the military. • - Fence of stakes forming a defense. • - Oven for firing, drying, or baking. • - Send off to a destination promptly. • - Smoothbore gun for firing small shot. • - Conical bullet used in rifled muskets. • ...

civil war 26 2024-06-06

civil war 26 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Fast-paced marching order.
  2. - Foot soldiers.
  3. - Identification worn by soldiers.
  4. - Surprise attack from a concealed position.
  5. - Unconventional warfare with small, mobile groups.
  6. - Commands issued by a superior officer.
  7. - Type of musket used in the Civil War.
  8. - Unit of artillery pieces.
  9. - Explosive devices used to damage enemy personnel or equipment.
Down
  1. - Surrounded by difficulties, often used to describe troops.
  2. - Individuals drafted into the military.
  3. - Nickname for a Confederate soldier.
  4. - Key fort captured by Grant.
  5. - Type of rustic home associated with Lincoln.
  6. - To pull back or retreat from a position.
  7. - Court or meeting for judicial purposes.
  8. - Term for African Americans during the Civil War period.
  9. - Small bag carried by soldiers for food and personal items.
  10. - Defensive walls of a fort.
  11. - Temporary promotion for valor.

20 Clues: - Foot soldiers. • - Unit of artillery pieces. • - Fast-paced marching order. • - Defensive walls of a fort. • - Key fort captured by Grant. • - Temporary promotion for valor. • - Identification worn by soldiers. • - Nickname for a Confederate soldier. • - Type of musket used in the Civil War. • - Individuals drafted into the military. • - Commands issued by a superior officer. • ...

Civil War 28 2024-06-06

Civil War 28 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Nickname for Union General Sheridan.
  2. - Mounted infantry soldier.
  3. - Feeling of love for one’s country.
  4. - To dig defensive positions.
  5. - Vehicle used for transporting wounded soldiers.
  6. - Celebration marking the end of slavery in Texas.
  7. - To declare null and void.
  8. - Extensive system of trenches.
  9. - Period of leadership acting in absence of the formal leader.
  10. - Non-explosive cannonball.
  11. - Clause used to exempt certain people from new legislation.
Down
  1. - Junior officer rank.
  2. - To roll up, as in a flag.
  3. - Simultaneous discharge of firearms.
  4. - Temporary camp without tents.
  5. - Ammunition package for a firearm.
  6. - Without obstruction.
  7. - Armored naval vessel.
  8. - Type of firearm loaded from the open end.
  9. - Distant military station.

20 Clues: - Junior officer rank. • - Without obstruction. • - Armored naval vessel. • - To roll up, as in a flag. • - Mounted infantry soldier. • - To declare null and void. • - Distant military station. • - Non-explosive cannonball. • - To dig defensive positions. • - Temporary camp without tents. • - Extensive system of trenches. • - Ammunition package for a firearm. • ...

Civil War 31 2024-06-06

Civil War 31 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Soldier positioned on the side of a formation.
  2. - To spur into action, often used in motivating troops.
  3. - Object taken as a prize in battle.
  4. - Command center for a military leader.
  5. - Point where transport routes meet.
  6. - Ammunition package for a firearm.
  7. - Temporary military promotion.
  8. - Remote military station.
  9. - Rebound of a projectile off a surface.
Down
  1. - Temporary camp without tents.
  2. - Allegiance to a cause or government.
  3. - Search for food or provisions.
  4. - Measurement of a firearm's barrel diameter.
  5. - Act of attacking or plundering.
  6. - About to happen, often describing impending battles.
  7. - Close-quarters combat.
  8. - Bravery displayed in battle.
  9. - Cause of widespread suffering, often describing the impact of war.
  10. - Increase in the intensity of conflict.
  11. - Weapon capable of firing a projectile.

20 Clues: - Close-quarters combat. • - Remote military station. • - Bravery displayed in battle. • - Temporary camp without tents. • - Temporary military promotion. • - Search for food or provisions. • - Act of attacking or plundering. • - Ammunition package for a firearm. • - Object taken as a prize in battle. • - Point where transport routes meet. • ...

Civil War 33 2024-06-06

Civil War 33 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Military unit of several hundred soldiers.
  2. - Militia members ready to fight at a moment's notice.
  3. - Communication or cooperation between units.
  4. - Pertaining to Confederate General Stonewall Jackson.
  5. - Line of soldiers maintaining a position.
  6. - Member of a small independent group taking part in irregular combat.
  7. - Source of widespread destruction and suffering, often describing war.
  8. - Fortified position dug into the ground.
  9. - Storage box used by soldiers for personal items.
  10. - Restricting maritime access to limit the enemy’s resources.
  11. - Item kept in memory of someone.
  12. - Northerner who moved to the South post-war.
Down
  1. - Period before the Civil War.
  2. - To remove military forces from an area.
  3. - Unable to be appeased or pacified.
  4. - Clergyman attached to a military unit.
  5. - Officer responsible for supplies and logistics.
  6. - Additional troops sent to support military operations.
  7. - Severe suffering or privation.
  8. - Supervisor of slaves on a plantation.

20 Clues: - Period before the Civil War. • - Severe suffering or privation. • - Item kept in memory of someone. • - Unable to be appeased or pacified. • - Supervisor of slaves on a plantation. • - Clergyman attached to a military unit. • - To remove military forces from an area. • - Fortified position dug into the ground. • - Line of soldiers maintaining a position. • ...

Civil War 13 2024-06-06

Civil War 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Military unit consisting of several brigades.
  2. - Alabama town significant for Union control of the Tennessee River.
  3. - Early type of machine gun used in the war.
  4. - Temporary ceasefire agreement.
  5. - Major battle in Tennessee in 1862.
  6. - Important Union victory in Tennessee.
  7. - Confederate naval commander and inventor.
  8. - Irregular soldiers engaging in unconventional warfare.
  9. - Confederate general who commanded the Trans-Mississippi Department.
  10. - Minor battle or encounter between troops.
  11. - Confederate general who fought in many major battles.
Down
  1. - Sustaining with difficulty, often used in the context of survival.
  2. - Disease that caused many soldier deaths.
  3. - Common type of ammunition used during the war.
  4. - Chancellor House was at the center of the Battle of Chancellorsville.
  5. - Side of a military formation.
  6. - Tough biscuit eaten by soldiers.
  7. - Coordination and movement of troops and supplies.
  8. - Act of entering a place to conquer or plunder.
  9. - Term for naval mines used during the war.

20 Clues: - Side of a military formation. • - Temporary ceasefire agreement. • - Tough biscuit eaten by soldiers. • - Major battle in Tennessee in 1862. • - Important Union victory in Tennessee. • - Disease that caused many soldier deaths. • - Confederate naval commander and inventor. • - Term for naval mines used during the war. • - Minor battle or encounter between troops. • ...

Civil War 16 2024-06-06

Civil War 16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Highest military decoration awarded for valor.
  2. - Low defensive barriers built by troops.
  3. - Intense fire, often describing battlefield scenes.
  4. - Communication link between different units.
  5. - Warhorse.
  6. - Secret system of communication often used in wartime.
  7. - Holiday commemorating the end of slavery in Texas.
  8. - Military unit typically composed of two or more squads.
Down
  1. - Vessel loaded with combustibles to set an enemy fleet aflame.
  2. - To get away from captivity or danger.
  3. - Suicide mission consisting of volunteers.
  4. - Place where weapons are stored.
  5. - Young soldier who played the drum.
  6. - Soldiers on horseback.
  7. - Duty shift for soldiers during nighttime.
  8. - Temporary camp without tents.
  9. - Instructions given by superiors in the military.
  10. - Repeating rifle used by some Union troops.
  11. - Taking control of enemy forces or territory.
  12. - Small, armed naval vessel.

20 Clues: - Warhorse. • - Soldiers on horseback. • - Small, armed naval vessel. • - Temporary camp without tents. • - Place where weapons are stored. • - Young soldier who played the drum. • - To get away from captivity or danger. • - Low defensive barriers built by troops. • - Suicide mission consisting of volunteers. • - Duty shift for soldiers during nighttime. • ...

The Civil War 2023-02-23

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  2. derived weapons became the most commonly used firearms in the Civil War.
  3. A term meaning "before war"
  4. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  5. An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.Federal
  6. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  7. joined by an agreement or treaty.
  8. economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
  9. A large farm in the southern United States.
  10. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
Down
  1. A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  2. a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  3. A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War
  4. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  5. A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862.
  6. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  7. A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
  8. strong enough to resist the effects of blast from a bomb.Union The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government
  9. the freeing of someone from slavery.
  10. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish

20 Clues: A term meaning "before war" • joined by an agreement or treaty. • the freeing of someone from slavery. • Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. • A large farm in the southern United States. • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish • A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-03-06

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. time period when the U.S was recovering from the civil war
  2. president during the civil war
  3. the governor of texas after the reconstruction
  4. a group that terrorized African Americans
  5. A Union general
  6. is a person who punishes criminals without military authority to do so
  7. people that opposed Davis as the governor over Texas
  8. a tax placed on imported or exported goods
  9. the enlisting of people for a required service
Down
  1. is a party that wanted the unions to come into texas
  2. signer of the official surrender of the Trans-Mississippi area
  3. a party that wanted to stop the western spread of slavery
  4. the president of the Confederacy
  5. rule by an army instead of the civil authorities
  6. the first ad interim governor of Confederate Texas
  7. an official order
  8. People who encouraged the western expansion of slavery
  9. A confederate general
  10. part of a state marked off for a purpose
  11. A fort used by the confederacy to protect Galveston

20 Clues: A Union general • an official order • A confederate general • president during the civil war • the president of the Confederacy • part of a state marked off for a purpose • a group that terrorized African Americans • a tax placed on imported or exported goods • the governor of texas after the reconstruction • the enlisting of people for a required service • ...

civil war terms 2023-02-15

civil war terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. anothother name for the confederate states of america or the south. The confederacy was a group of states that left the united states to form their own country
  2. this was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army.
  3. the nothern states of the united states, also called the union.
  4. when the southern state chose to leave the united states and no longer be a part of the country.
  5. a nickname for the confederate states of america
  6. putting the loyal intrests and costoms ahead of the country
  7. the side of an army or military unit
  8. a nickname for the south
  9. an attempt to stop people and supplise from going in or out of port
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  1. a person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
  2. a nickname for the people from the north and union soldiers
  3. a large farm in the southern united states.
  4. a long gun with a smooth bore
  5. a term meaning "before war". it was often used to describe the united states before the civil way
  6. the rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the union after the civil war
  7. a nickname for the southern whites who supported the republican party.
  8. when a person is murdered for political reasons
  9. a nickname for notherners who were against the civil war
  10. name given to the states loyal to the government, also called the north
  11. a nickname for people in the south supporting confederate states

20 Clues: a nickname for the south • a long gun with a smooth bore • the side of an army or military unit • a large farm in the southern united states. • when a person is murdered for political reasons • a nickname for the confederate states of america • a person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • a nickname for notherners who were against the civil war • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-06-01

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a freed slave who was beaten
  2. bill made it much harder for southern states to rejoin the union
  3. vice president that was forced to take over the reconstruction
  4. He became a Methodist minister and served as a chaplain in the Union army
  5. This act provided African-Americans with the same legal rights as white americans
  6. the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing to a public official
  7. Gradually these Democrats took control of the state governments in the south they were called
  8. These laws divided the south into five districts
  9. ran under a slogan “Let Us Have Peace” He left the plantation
  10. This panic marked the beginning of a severe economic downturn that soon put an estimated 2 million people out of work
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  1. law that limited the rights of African americans
  2. They wanted to change the southern states
  3. Another word for an official pardon
  4. Southern Democrats cared even less for Southern Republicans they often referred to them as
  5. person who killed President Lincoln
  6. He became an important Republican in Mississippi and was the first African American to serve full time as a U.S senator
  7. purpose was to relief poor people white and black in the south
  8. This Amendment defined all people born or naturalized within the United States, except American Indians, as U.S citizens The Fourteenth Amendment
  9. Compromise Democrats agreed to accept Haye’s victory
  10. Many white people called these Republicans
  11. Louisiana was elected a new state under the
  12. process of reuniting the nation
  13. In 1866 a group of white southerners in Tennessee created this infamous group

23 Clues: a freed slave who was beaten • process of reuniting the nation • Another word for an official pardon • person who killed President Lincoln • They wanted to change the southern states • Many white people called these Republicans • Louisiana was elected a new state under the • law that limited the rights of African americans • ...

Civil war crossword 2023-05-19

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Something that comes before
  2. The three-day battle
  3. 15,000 men charge against center on Union line
  4. Law passed in 1863
  5. Right to be charged, or hearing before being jailed
  6. Freed people enslaved in Confederate-held territory
  7. First battle of civil war
  8. Battle that Burnside got relieved
  9. Union didn’t want to hot on offensive
  10. Union captured railroad crossing at Corinth
  11. Lee withdrew his army to a small Virginia town
  12. Near Charleston, South Carolina
  13. Tax on people’s earnings
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  1. Very important
  2. To suggest without saying
  3. Lincoln’s speech on November 19, 1863
  4. Circling enemy forcing them to surrender
  5. New name of the USS Merrimack
  6. Battle that General Jackson got shot
  7. Accepted African Americans from all across the north
  8. Summaries most important aspect
  9. The Union’s own ironclad
  10. Rise in prices and decrease in value of money
  11. Opposed using force to keep the south in the Union
  12. The Virginia showed the advantages of ironclads
  13. Bloodiest day in American military history

26 Clues: Very important • Law passed in 1863 • The three-day battle • The Union’s own ironclad • Tax on people’s earnings • To suggest without saying • First battle of civil war • Something that comes before • New name of the USS Merrimack • Summaries most important aspect • Near Charleston, South Carolina • Battle that Burnside got relieved • Battle that General Jackson got shot • ...

Civil War Review 2023-04-16

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Call troops together for inspection
  2. A local law or piece of legislation
  3. What group of men did John Bell Hood lead?
  4. How were the 4 border states different from the other states in the union?
  5. Who was the President of the Confederacy?
  6. Clay The Missouri Compromise was created by who?
  7. Who as the radical abolitionist that attacked Harper’s Ferry?
  8. As a whole or in general
  9. To break apart of fall down
  10. What was the Northern economy based on?
  11. A coarse, loosely woven handmade fabric?
  12. Of central importance
  13. How many states seceded total
  14. To make a payment for something
  15. The civilian war time
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  1. Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
  2. In what 2 cities in Texas were factories opened to help manufacture weapons and ammunition?
  3. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
  4. What port city in Texas was captured by the Union and later recaptured by the Confederacy?
  5. What were MO, KY, MD, DE known as?
  6. To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
  7. Free from outside control; self-governing
  8. What was the South’s economy based on?
  9. What group of men did Benjamin Franklin Terry lead?
  10. On what side did California support?

25 Clues: Of central importance • The civilian war time • As a whole or in general • To break apart of fall down • Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? • How many states seceded total • To make a payment for something • What were MO, KY, MD, DE known as? • Call troops together for inspection • A local law or piece of legislation • On what side did California support? • ...

Russian Civil War 2025-02-06

Russian Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The political ideology that was inspired by Karl Marx
  2. The policy of taking grain from the peasants to feed the working class
  3. The secret police force that was created by the Bolsheviks
  4. The large famine that resulted for collectivization
  5. This was outlawed and as a result priests died and the Orthodox Church almost completely shut down
  6. The major railroad system USSR
  7. The system of forced labor camps established under Stalin.
  8. Stalin's plan to rapidly industrialize Russia
  9. The art formed used in propaganda that glorified Stalin and the workers
  10. The three things were promised by Lenin after pulling out of WW1
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  1. Stalin's policy where farmers had to give up their farms and join collective farms
  2. The name of the treaty that pulled Russia out of WW1.
  3. Stalin's campaign that brutality eliminated any opposing forces
  4. The Russian family that ruled for a long time and was executed by the Bosheviks
  5. Stalin used a lot of this to create the image that he was a paternal figure to the USSR
  6. The man that saw the fate of the Romanov family
  7. The policy, established by Lenin, that introduced limited capitalism
  8. Lenin actually wanted this man to take over the USSR after him, but was assassinated by Stalin
  9. The opposing side to the Bolsheviks in the Civil War
  10. Army The name of the Bolshevik army

20 Clues: The major railroad system USSR • Army The name of the Bolshevik army • Stalin's plan to rapidly industrialize Russia • The man that saw the fate of the Romanov family • The large famine that resulted for collectivization • The opposing side to the Bolsheviks in the Civil War • The political ideology that was inspired by Karl Marx • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-05-05

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Confederate general of Northern Virginia
  2. The political debate between Lincoln and Douglas in 1858
  3. Official name of the South
  4. People who wished to get rid of slavery
  5. Lincoln-_____ debates
  6. Another name for American Civil War
  7. Battle fought on January 8, 1815
  8. Had a wife named Morning Mist
  9. Gave union control of Mississippi River
  10. States States laid between North and South
  11. derogatory term Southerns used to refer to Northerners
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  1. Conductor of Underground Railroad
  2. canon imitations made from painted logs
  3. Battle fought in Pennsylvania
  4. Slave Revolt, crucial event in lead up to Civil War
  5. Was also named the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
  6. First clash between ironclad warships
  7. Decided slavery through popular sovereignty
  8. The 18th president
  9. piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority
  10. North and South fought for this
  11. Strategy to defeat enemy by destroying resources
  12. What granted freedom to slaves
  13. Leader of movement for African American Civil rights

24 Clues: The 18th president • Lincoln-_____ debates • Official name of the South • Battle fought in Pennsylvania • Had a wife named Morning Mist • What granted freedom to slaves • North and South fought for this • Battle fought on January 8, 1815 • Conductor of Underground Railroad • Another name for American Civil War • First clash between ironclad warships • ...

Civil War Vocabulary. 2025-05-14

Civil War Vocabulary. crossword puzzle
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  1. Someone against slavery
  2. The act of troops running away from battle
  3. A union solider
  4. A food that can be stored for years
  5. Battleships made with metal plates
  6. the winner of the 1860 election
  7. To shut off the Confederacy's access to the outside world.
  8. The act of sending in more troops
  9. Modern soldiers that fought on horseback
  10. A state where slavery was not allowed
  11. The side that didn't support slavery
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  1. The states between the North and South
  2. A way to make money in the south
  3. Where the battle takes place
  4. Extended military operation
  5. A soilder killed/wounded in battle
  6. The name of the states that left when Lincoln was elected in 1860
  7. The war between the Union and Confederacy in 1861-1865
  8. The founder of the American red cross and a nurse during the Civil War
  9. To leave

20 Clues: To leave • A union solider • Someone against slavery • Extended military operation • Where the battle takes place • the winner of the 1860 election • A way to make money in the south • The act of sending in more troops • A soilder killed/wounded in battle • Battleships made with metal plates • A food that can be stored for years • The side that didn't support slavery • ...

Civil War/Reconstruction 2023-01-19

Civil War/Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Name of the president of the confederacy.
  2. Single bloodiest day of the Civil War.
  3. Name of the City in Georgia that Sherman burnt to the ground.
  4. Name of the people against Lincoln and the war effort.
  5. Name of the place on the Mississippi that gave the Union full control of it when they surrendered.
  6. Lincoln's goal was to ___ the union.
  7. Name of the man who took over as president after Lincoln's assassination.
  8. This act issued a common currency of paper money for the first time.
  9. Constant bombardment of your enemy. Used At Vicksburg.
  10. This bill's purpose was to punish the South. It was devised by radical republicans in congress.
  11. Rules/laws local towns/cities would pass to limit African American's rights.
  12. Name of Lincoln's plan to bring the South back to the Union.
  13. This allowed African Americans to join the Union Army.
  14. Used by the Union to blockade the south.
  15. Name of the battle that horrified both North and South early during the Civil War.
  16. Where Lee Surrendered to Grant
  17. Last name of the Union general who ran against Lincoln in the 1864 election.
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  1. Last name of the man who "Marched to the Sea" using total war.
  2. Group in congress that wanted to punish the south.
  3. Amendment that gave African American males the right to vote.
  4. Amendment officially banning slavery.
  5. Lincoln suspends this constitutional right.
  6. Speech where Lincoln stated that the war was a struggle to fulfill the Declaration of Independence.
  7. Battle taking place when Stonewall Jackson was shot by his own men.
  8. Another word for the draft.
  9. people buy these at 50% of their value, overtime they earn interest.
  10. Name of the massacre where Nathan Bedford Forest executed black soldiers.
  11. This act gave 160 acres of land out west to anyone who wanted it.
  12. Major turning point in the war, weakened the south so much that they never again fought on Union soil.
  13. Andrew Johnson is the first president to be ____.
  14. Name of the Confederate prison in Georgia.
  15. Plan the North used to blockade the south and split them at the Mississippi River.
  16. To attack civilian and military targets.
  17. Lincoln's goal was to end the war with this, but instead the south dug in and fought harder. Ended slavery in Confederate states.

34 Clues: Another word for the draft. • Where Lee Surrendered to Grant • Lincoln's goal was to ___ the union. • Amendment officially banning slavery. • Single bloodiest day of the Civil War. • To attack civilian and military targets. • Used by the Union to blockade the south. • Name of the president of the confederacy. • Name of the Confederate prison in Georgia. • ...

Civil war crossword 2023-05-12

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A group of states that left to form their own country
  2. Northeners that came to the south to make money.
  3. Court case that made northerners mad
  4. And accident, someone could get hurt from it
  5. Lincoln. Theater....
  6. Downwards states
  7. Part of the war front,fire arms
  8. Upwards states
  9. Place where slaves worked and lived
  10. Soldiers that traveled by foot
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  1. What happened when Lincoln was elected for the 2nd time
  2. An attempt to stop somthing from happening.
  3. Wanted to get rid of slavery
  4. Northerners who were against the civil war
  5. People who supported the union
  6. Southern whites who supported republic
  7. Rebuilding of the southern states after the war
  8. Citizens used in war when needed
  9. a type of gun used in the war
  10. Nickname given to states who stayed in america
  11. Nickname for the first actual paper money

21 Clues: Upwards states • Downwards states • Lincoln. Theater.... • Wanted to get rid of slavery • a type of gun used in the war • People who supported the union • Soldiers that traveled by foot • Part of the war front,fire arms • Citizens used in war when needed • Place where slaves worked and lived • Court case that made northerners mad • Southern whites who supported republic • ...

The Civil War 2025-02-03

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. debate over whether leaving the Union was constitutional.
  2. idea that each state can pass laws without federal involvement.
  3. movement of General William T. Sherman's Union forces from Atlanta to the port of Savannah
  4. A presidential election that focused on the issue of slavery.
  5. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guaranteed each individual’s to vote, regardless of race.
  6. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ended slavery in the states.
  7. A slave who sued for his freedom in federal court.
  8. name of war fought in US between Northern industrial states and Southern agricultural states
  9. A secretive violent organization of white supremacists that arose after the Civil War to restrict the rights of African Americans/Blacks.
  10. A system used by landowners allowed farmers to cultivate their land for a percentage of the profits
  11. The largest battle fought in the state of Georgia.
  12. The failure or refusal of a state to follow or enforce a federal law.
  13. An institution of labor in which laborers agree to exchange labor and a portion of their crops to a land owner in return for land to work.
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  1. A federal compromise between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces.
  2. A series of battles fought in Georgia after Union General William T. Sherman invaded the state in an attempt to weaken the South.
  3. ownership and forced labor of one person by another.
  4. small town in southwest Georgia known for Confederate prisoner war camp
  5. A statement issued by the Georgia Convention in response to the Compromise of 1850 affirming state acceptance of the Compromise.
  6. A government agency established to help former slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War.
  7. An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863
  8. A strategy by the Union navy to prevent the South from trading its goods with
  9. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted citizenship rights to all persons born in the United States.
  10. A period of rebuilding the country after the Civil War during which the former Confederate States were governed under strict regulations before being readmitted into the Union.

23 Clues: A slave who sued for his freedom in federal court. • The largest battle fought in the state of Georgia. • ownership and forced labor of one person by another. • debate over whether leaving the Union was constitutional. • A presidential election that focused on the issue of slavery. • idea that each state can pass laws without federal involvement. • ...

Civil War Vocab 2025-08-22

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. someone who want to end slavery
  2. this person was a symbol of the underground railroad
  3. the idea that god wants Americans to modernize the continent
  4. the south
  5. plants that are grown in large quantity for profit
  6. loyalty or devotion to ones nation
  7. capital of Florida
  8. violence between pro and anti slavery folks in kansas
  9. loyalty to a particular part of the county
  10. helped slaves escape to the north
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  1. 2 states were added to keep balance, (36'30) line
  2. Made helping escaped slaves illegal
  3. This person tried to sue their way to freedom
  4. this act led to bleeding Kansas
  5. this person won the election of 1860
  6. the north
  7. when people get to vote to decide what happens in their territory
  8. this state was added in the compromise of 1850
  9. This is what slaves were considered legally
  10. where mr.kinker went to college

20 Clues: the north • the south • capital of Florida • this act led to bleeding Kansas • someone who want to end slavery • where mr.kinker went to college • helped slaves escape to the north • loyalty or devotion to ones nation • Made helping escaped slaves illegal • this person won the election of 1860 • loyalty to a particular part of the county • ...

Civil War Terms 2025-10-22

Civil War Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. people who were hired or legally authorized to hunt down and capture enslaved people who had escaped
  2. a federal law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves
  3. a powerful and influential American politician who earned the nickname "The Great Compromiser"
  4. five separate bills passed by the U.S Congress to temporarily defuse a major political crisis over slavery
  5. aa social reformer in the 19th century who tirelessly advocated for better and more humane treatment for people with mental illness
  6. a U.S foreign policy that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere
  7. a law passed in 1854 that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and let the settlers in each territory decide for themselves whether to allow slavery
  8. a system where people are treated as legal property
  9. a supreme court ruling in 1857 that started African Americans were not citizens therefore could not sue in federal court
  10. the idea that a U.S state has the right to invalidate any federal law it deems unconstitutional
  11. were public sales where enslaved people were sold to the highest bidder
  12. a social movement in the 19th and early 20th centuries that aimed to reduce or completely stop the drinking of alcohol
  13. a machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly and easily separated cotton fibers from their seeds
  14. a radical white abolitionist who believed that violence was the only way to end slavery
  15. a political agreement in the years before the Civil War to keep an equal number of states where slavery was legal and states where it was outlawed
  16. an incredibly popular anti-slavery novel published in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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  1. a huge Protestant religious revival that swept the U.S in the early 1800s
  2. a powerful writer and speaker who escaped from slavery and became a leader
  3. an enslaved woman who became a powerful public speaker for abolition and woman's right in the 19th century
  4. a deal in 1820 that kept the peace between free and slave states
  5. phrase used in the american south before the Civil War
  6. the act of freeing someone from the control or power of another
  7. the movement to end slavery
  8. a period of violent conflicts in the Kansas Territory from to 1854 to 1861 over whether the new state should be free or allow slavery
  9. a prominent abolitionist and journalist who demanded the immediate and complete end to slavery
  10. conflict fought between the U.s and Mexico from 1846 to 1848
  11. the idea that the power of a government comes from the people
  12. when a region or state formally breaks away from the country or union it belongs to in order to become an independent entity
  13. a secret network of safe houses and routes used by enslaved people in the 19th century
  14. an enslaved woman who escaped to freedom and then risked her life repeatedly to lead other enslaved people to freedom

30 Clues: the movement to end slavery • a system where people are treated as legal property • phrase used in the american south before the Civil War • a federal law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves • conflict fought between the U.s and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 • the idea that the power of a government comes from the people • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-11-16

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A new type of army created by Parliament.
  2. Who took the title Lord Protector in 1653.
  3. What reopened in 1640 that ended Charles I’s Personal Rule.
  4. Catholic plan in 1605 to blow up Parliament and King James.
  5. What happened to Charles I in 1649?
  6. Became king in 1625 after the death of his father, James I.
  7. Nickname for supporters of King Charles.
  8. The return of the monarchy to England.
  9. The title given to Oliver Cromwell when he ruled England.
  10. King of England and Scotland
  11. Who did Charles I marry?
  12. Soldiers who carried long 10ft spears called pikes.
  13. The sovereign head of state, usually a king or queen.
  14. The people who run or control a country.
  15. An emergency tax used by Charles I to raise money without Parliament.
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  1. Soldiers who fought with muskets (early rifles).
  2. Conflict that began in 1642 between Charles I and Parliament.
  3. Deadly outbreak that hit the city in 1665.
  4. Nickname for supporters of Parliament.
  5. A cavalry soldier who sometimes fought on foot.
  6. A soldier who rides a horse into battle.
  7. The act of killing a monarch.
  8. Who is nicknamed the Merry Monarch?
  9. A very strict Protestant.
  10. Queen who died in 1603 and was succeeded by James VI of Scotland.
  11. Event in 1660 when the monarchy returned and Charles II became king.
  12. Belief that a king’s power comes from God, so nobody could challenge them.
  13. A body of chosen representatives that help run the country.
  14. The crime of trying to overthrow the government or harm/kill the monarch.
  15. Period starting in 1629 when Charles I closed Parliament for 11 years.

30 Clues: Who did Charles I marry? • A very strict Protestant. • King of England and Scotland • The act of killing a monarch. • What happened to Charles I in 1649? • Who is nicknamed the Merry Monarch? • Nickname for supporters of Parliament. • The return of the monarchy to England. • A soldier who rides a horse into battle. • Nickname for supporters of King Charles. • ...

The Underground Railroad 2014-02-17

The Underground Railroad crossword puzzle
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  1. states / The safest place for slaves to go
  2. / an unfair feeling of dislike for members of a certain group
  3. / to free
  4. / Harriet Tubman's home state
  5. / someone who escapes from the law
  6. / A form of secret communication on the Underground Railroad
  7. Dipper / Another name for the Drinking Gourd
  8. state / state that allowed slavery
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  1. state / state that did not allow slavery
  2. / Harriet Tubman traveled the Underground Railroad how many times
  3. / to leave the Union
  4. / Helpers along the Underground Railroad
  5. / a long-range plan made to reach a goal
  6. Lincoln / President during the Civil War
  7. war / a war between people in the same country

15 Clues: / to free • / to leave the Union • / Harriet Tubman's home state • / someone who escapes from the law • state / state that allowed slavery • state / state that did not allow slavery • / Helpers along the Underground Railroad • / a long-range plan made to reach a goal • Lincoln / President during the Civil War • states / The safest place for slaves to go • ...

The Underground Railroad 2014-02-17

The Underground Railroad crossword puzzle
Across
  1. states / The safest place for slaves to go
  2. / an unfair feeling of dislike for members of a certain group
  3. / to free
  4. / Harriet Tubman's home state
  5. / someone who escapes from the law
  6. / A form of secret communication on the Underground Railroad
  7. Dipper / Another name for the Drinking Gourd
  8. state / state that allowed slavery
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  1. state / state that did not allow slavery
  2. / Harriet Tubman traveled the Underground Railroad how many times
  3. / to leave the Union
  4. / Helpers along the Underground Railroad
  5. / a long-range plan made to reach a goal
  6. Lincoln / President during the Civil War
  7. war / a war between people in the same country

15 Clues: / to free • / to leave the Union • / Harriet Tubman's home state • / someone who escapes from the law • state / state that allowed slavery • state / state that did not allow slavery • / Helpers along the Underground Railroad • / a long-range plan made to reach a goal • Lincoln / President during the Civil War • states / The safest place for slaves to go • ...

country-studying 2025-05-09

country-studying crossword puzzle
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  1. of Right Parliamentary document of 1628
  2. Royalist army nickname
  3. Charles I’s son who became king in 1660
  4. Cromwell Ruler after Charles I’s execution
  5. Religious conflict that worsened Stuart tensions
  6. Government after monarchy ended
  7. Right Belief that monarchs derive authority from God
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  1. of Orange Leader invited to take the throne in 1688
  2. Rule The period when Charles I ruled without Parliament
  3. War War between the king and Parliament
  4. of Rights Law that limited monarchy and confirmed Parliament's power
  5. King executed in 1649
  6. Parliament supporters during the Civil War
  7. Revolution Event when James II was overthrown
  8. Parliament Parliament reduced by army force in 1648
  9. First Stuart king of England

16 Clues: King executed in 1649 • Royalist army nickname • First Stuart king of England • Government after monarchy ended • Charles I’s son who became king in 1660 • Parliament supporters during the Civil War • of Right Parliamentary document of 1628 • War War between the king and Parliament • Cromwell Ruler after Charles I’s execution • ...

TEXAS HISTORY CH 17/18 2024-02-12

TEXAS HISTORY CH 17/18 crossword puzzle
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  1. a meeting between two or more individuals or groups
  2. a set of actions planned or undertaken by government leaders to address an issue
  3. a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
  4. an official release from punishment for a crime
  5. strong tissue that connects muscles to bones
  6. separated based on membership in a racial or an ethnic group
  7. a person who illegally leaves the armed forces while still required to serve
  8. required
  9. a Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction
  10. to limit or restrict the movement of
  11. to gather for a meeting
  12. June 19th, the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas
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  1. laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
  2. to Cancel
  3. the effort, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union
  4. the belief that it is wrong to use violence to settle conficts
  5. an African American soldier serving in the western United States after the Civil Wa
  6. a person who rejects lawful behavior
  7. dishonest or immoral
  8. temporary government
  9. secret organization of white men formed after the Civil War that used violence and terror against African Americans
  10. a Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government
  11. a formerly enslaved person
  12. a course of action used to achieve a goal
  13. to carry out
  14. a mental image of the future that may come in a dream

26 Clues: required • to Cancel • to carry out • dishonest or immoral • temporary government • to gather for a meeting • a formerly enslaved person • a person who rejects lawful behavior • to limit or restrict the movement of • a course of action used to achieve a goal • strong tissue that connects muscles to bones • a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction • ...

Civil War Battle 2021-05-19

Civil War Battle crossword puzzle
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  1. How many soldiers were killed,wounded in the summer of 1864?
  2. What is the american battle flag?
  3. Who was an American Confederate general?
  4. What was the warships they used to battle against their enemies?
  5. What was a very bloody war?
  6. There are alot of __ Happening in the Civil War.
  7. What was Stonewall´s real name?
  8. What another name for Cedar Creek?
  9. Who was the most honored women in American history?
  10. Who won the battle of Shiloh?
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  1. Whats the another name for the Battle of First Manassas?
  2. who was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army?
  3. The Battle of Gaines'Mill.
  4. Who was the 16th president of the united states?
  5. What battle was happening during September 17, 1862 and was going on in the Southern United States?
  6. Who was a hero against slavery?
  7. what battle lasted from june 25 to july 1st?
  8. Who helped supply soldiers in battle, they worked as spys,and medical care?
  9. What is the other flag americans didnt use in war?
  10. Who was "an instrument of God¨?
  11. What did soldiers build to keep warm?

21 Clues: The Battle of Gaines'Mill. • What was a very bloody war? • Who won the battle of Shiloh? • Who was a hero against slavery? • Who was "an instrument of God¨? • What was Stonewall´s real name? • What is the american battle flag? • What another name for Cedar Creek? • What did soldiers build to keep warm? • Who was an American Confederate general? • ...

Civil War Celebrities 2023-01-10

Civil War Celebrities crossword puzzle
Across
  1. abraham lincoln's wife
  2. 16th President, killed in 1865
  3. convicted of a planned slave revolt in 1822
  4. advocate for mental health, created the first generation of American mental asylums
  5. slave preacher who led a Virginian four-day rebellion of blacks
  6. 18th president, on the 50th dollar bill
  7. commanded the first all-black regiment in the Northeast
  8. most popular confederate commander, second to Robert Lee
  9. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  10. commander of the Mississippi army in 1862-1863
  11. wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
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  1. Founded the American Red Cross
  2. wrote 'The Liberator'
  3. an escaped Maryland slave, national leader in the abolishionist movement
  4. escaped slave who freed slaves via the undergroud railroad
  5. commanded Picket's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg that bears his name
  6. an enslaved man who failed to sue for freedom
  7. served as secretary of state under William Harrison
  8. ran against Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election
  9. president of the confederate states from 1861-1865

20 Clues: wrote 'The Liberator' • abraham lincoln's wife • wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Founded the American Red Cross • 16th President, killed in 1865 • 18th president, on the 50th dollar bill • convicted of a planned slave revolt in 1822 • an enslaved man who failed to sue for freedom • commander of the Mississippi army in 1862-1863 • ...

English Civil War 2020-01-17

English Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were in control of parliament
  2. son of James I
  3. supporters Cromwell
  4. fight between puritans and Charles I
  5. military exerts the power over political authority
  6. ruler of an independent state, dynasties
  7. state in which power is held by people
  8. the lower house of the parliament
  9. rule
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  1. contribution to state revenue
  2. supporters of Charles
  3. republic
  4. protect the English people rights
  5. right to rule from god
  6. the upper house of the parliament
  7. head of state
  8. course of action that controls the behavior of the economy
  9. leader of a religious group
  10. constitutional England important document
  11. needed more money from the taxes

20 Clues: rule • republic • head of state • son of James I • supporters Cromwell • supporters of Charles • right to rule from god • leader of a religious group • contribution to state revenue • were in control of parliament • needed more money from the taxes • protect the English people rights • the upper house of the parliament • the lower house of the parliament • ...

Louisiana Civil War 2021-01-26

Louisiana Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something that makes a defensive position stronger, like high mounds of earth to protect cannon or spiky breastworks to slow an enemy charge. Fortifications may be man-made structures or a part of the natural terrain.
  2. Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers.
  3. Long cuts (trenches) dug out of the earth with the dirt piled up into a mound in front; used for defense.
  4. A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South reintroduced to the union.
  5. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  6. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union. Southerners felt this was perfectly legal but Unionists saw it as rebellion.
  7. Temporary soldier encampment in which soldiers were provided no shelter other than what could be assembled quickly, such as branches; sleeping in the open.
  8. Promoting the interests of a section or region (such as the North or the South) instead of the entire country.
  9. A fortification with two parapets or low walls whose faces unite to form a salient angle towards the enemy. That is, they form a point that juts out past the rest of the defensive line of works.
  10. A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War.
  11. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
  12. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  13. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
  14. The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories.
  15. A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole.
  16. Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon.
  17. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
  18. A field fortification (such as a trench or a mound) made of earth. They were used to protect troops during battles or sieges, to protect artillery batteries, and to slow an advancing enemy.
  19. A large earthen mound used to shield the inside of a fortified position from artillery fire and infantry assault.
  20. Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection.
  21. Loyal to the Confederacy. Also called Southern or Rebel.
  22. A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories. Eventually they came to oppose the entire existence of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first president from this party.
  23. This doctrine was prominent during the debate over slavery in the territories. It said that the people of each territory should be able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory when it became a state.
  24. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
  25. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  26. A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat.
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  1. Also called the North or the United States, it was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
  2. Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender. It usually meant one army trapped in a city, slowly running out of food and fresh water, with the opposing army camped outside. Famous sieges were held at Vicksburg and Port Hudson.
  3. Freedom from slavery.
  4. Loyal to the Confederate States. Also called Southern or Confederate.
  5. A theater of war is a region or area where fighting takes place.
  6. A ship protected by iron armor.
  7. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
  8. A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  9. A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  10. An effort to keep ships from entering or leaving ports.
  11. An unrifled artillery gun which was designed to launch shells over walls and enemy fortifications.
  12. The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and West VIrginia. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
  13. Also called the South or the Confederate States of America, incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation. The states were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
  14. This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government. meant that the Federal government held its power only through the consent of the states and that any powers not specifically given to the Federal government remained in control of the states.
  15. A minor fight.
  16. A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash --not grown for food like corn or wheat.
  17. A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
  18. A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field.
  19. A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort. (Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, for example.)
  20. A draftee. The military draft became a necessity on both sides of the conflict.
  21. Paper currency which began to circulate in the North after February 1862 with the passage of the Legal Tender Act. The bills were called this because of their color. We still use them today.
  22. The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
  23. Cap worn by Civil War soldiers
  24. the position on a battlefield where cannon are located.
  25. A regiment that was characterized by its soldiers' bright, colorful uniforms which usually included baggy trousers, a vest, and a fez in different combinations of red, white, and blue. They were modeled after French African troops who were known for their bravery and marksmanship. Gave French Drill commands and One of the most famous was the Louisiana Tigers.
  26. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states, incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation. The states were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
  27. term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War. These crackers consisted of nothing more than flour, water, and salt. They were simple and inexpensive to make in very large quantities. However, these crackers became almost rock solid once went stale.
  28. A flag identifying a regiment or army.
  29. Also called the Union or the United States was the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War. The states were: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

55 Clues: A minor fight. • Freedom from slavery. • Cap worn by Civil War soldiers • A ship protected by iron armor. • A flag identifying a regiment or army. • A branch of the military mounted on horseback. • A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • An effort to keep ships from entering or leaving ports. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-03-16

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He proposed the Compromise of 1850
  2. the people decide by State, on whether slavery should be allowed in territories through voting
  3. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made
  4. Massachusetts Senator beaten nearly to death on the floor of the U.S. Senate
  5. People aligning themselves more with the region of the country they live in rather than the nation as a whole
  6. Ruled slaves were property, not people with rights
  7. The author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin that persuaded people to want to end slavery.
  8. this law stated that escaped slaves must be returned to masters
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  1. First state to secede/leave the Union in 1860
  2. President of the Confederate States of America, in the south 1861 - 1865
  3. The "Little Giant."
  4. Southern Democrat that received 72 electoral votes in the presidential election of 1860
  5. April 12th, 1861- Confederate soldiers firing on this fort initiated the Civil War
  6. people believed that since the states voluntarily joined the Union, they can also choose to leave
  7. President of the U.S. from 1861-1865
  8. The election Abraham Lincoln won because the Democratic party in the South was split over slavery
  9. A person who dies for a cause or belief
  10. 15th President of the U.S.
  11. He sued for his freedom and the Supreme Court declared that slaves are property, not people
  12. #1 Cash Crop in the South in the 1800s

20 Clues: The "Little Giant." • 15th President of the U.S. • He proposed the Compromise of 1850 • President of the U.S. from 1861-1865 • #1 Cash Crop in the South in the 1800s • A person who dies for a cause or belief • First state to secede/leave the Union in 1860 • Ruled slaves were property, not people with rights • this law stated that escaped slaves must be returned to masters • ...

civil war puzzl 2021-10-12

civil war puzzl crossword puzzle
Across
  1. state of being unable to think
  2. a persons voice being loud and powerful
  3. a fine smooth yarn from sheep
  4. of or relating to an empire
  5. having lots of space
  6. happened before desired
  7. expressing disagreement
  8. several
  9. church that has the seat of the bishop
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  1. densely packed group of animals or human
  2. endless
  3. to make beautiful
  4. lifting something up
  5. recognizing something
  6. to intrude
  7. great suffering or distress
  8. conference between enemies to discuss a truce
  9. lean or haggard esp bc of old age or suffering
  10. to ask urgently
  11. ppl who engage in risky business venture
  12. uproarious
  13. monarch or ruler
  14. impossible to understand
  15. formation of things into a clusters
  16. showing contempt

25 Clues: endless • several • to intrude • uproarious • to ask urgently • monarch or ruler • showing contempt • to make beautiful • lifting something up • having lots of space • recognizing something • happened before desired • expressing disagreement • impossible to understand • of or relating to an empire • great suffering or distress • a fine smooth yarn from sheep • state of being unable to think • ...

Civil War Terms 2023-01-26

Civil War Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A way of getting money
  2. An agreement to make everyone feel good
  3. A slave who escaped their plantation
  4. Loyalty to one part of a country
  5. The act of rebuilding
  6. To end or to stop something
  7. The 16th president
  8. League of people party or state
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  1. An economy of farming
  2. A farm with slaves quarters or a lot of acres
  3. A state that leads to a compromise
  4. A right in the Constitution
  5. A group of states or people
  6. The act of leaving something
  7. The act of abolition
  8. The way Harriet Tubman helped slaves
  9. the civil war
  10. One of the most bloodiest battles
  11. A human enslaved that's property
  12. A tax on imported goods
  13. To leave a group
  14. An economy of factories
  15. A list of rights/laws for citizens except for enslaved people

23 Clues: the civil war • To leave a group • The 16th president • The act of abolition • An economy of farming • The act of rebuilding • A way of getting money • A tax on imported goods • An economy of factories • A right in the Constitution • A group of states or people • To end or to stop something • The act of leaving something • League of people party or state • Loyalty to one part of a country • ...

the civil war 2023-03-02

the civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a period before war
  2. someone who wanted to end slavery
  3. the south's way of producing goods. they often used slaves for the labor
  4. corn,wheat,grain,ect.
  5. when a person is murdered for political reasons
  6. boundary or border that split free states from slave states. it passed through the north,Virginia,Pennsylvania, Maryland,Delaware, and then through the south
  7. 18th president of the union
  8. the name for the south after they ______(7 down) from the north
  9. meaning to break apart or split from one another
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  1. the name for those who supported the south
  2. name for the north after the south _____(7 down) from them
  3. when usually african-americans and sometimes native americans are owned by people (usually whites) and forced to do labor for them and sometimes sold/bidded for money to other people
  4. a large farm in the southern united states. before the war many of the people who worked on the land were enslaved
  5. president of the union during the civil war
  6. men who traveled and fought on the ground
  7. an attempt to stop people and/or supplies from coming and/or leaving a port
  8. manufacturing goods from raw materials used by the northern people to produce goods. there was no need for slavery for this type of production
  9. large caliber firearms such as cannons and mortars
  10. when a soldier is wounded or killed in battle
  11. states that left the union to form their own country after Abraham Lincoln was elected as the president of the united states
  12. men who fight on horseback
  13. loyal to the north

22 Clues: loyal to the north • a period before war • corn,wheat,grain,ect. • men who fight on horseback • 18th president of the union • someone who wanted to end slavery • men who traveled and fought on the ground • the name for those who supported the south • president of the union during the civil war • when a soldier is wounded or killed in battle • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-17

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What other name were the Union soldiers called
  2. The name of the general who surrendered
  3. The Union's plan
  4. The battle that was a major turning point
  5. What state was the Appomattox court house in
  6. Who won the war
  7. What was the name of the proclamation that Lincoln made
  8. The first battle, with no casualties
  9. Who wore tan uniforms
Down
  1. President of the Union
  2. Served as nurses during the war
  3. What was the name of the most famous nurse
  4. first state to secede
  5. Name of submarine
  6. The rank most soldiers were in
  7. What lasted from Nov 15 - December 21, 1864
  8. The norm in the south
  9. The Confederate Capital was __________, VA
  10. The south was fighting a ______ war
  11. To withdraw from a state

20 Clues: Who won the war • The Union's plan • Name of submarine • first state to secede • The norm in the south • Who wore tan uniforms • President of the Union • To withdraw from a state • The rank most soldiers were in • Served as nurses during the war • The south was fighting a ______ war • The first battle, with no casualties • The name of the general who surrendered • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-03-06

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A change made to a law, bill, of document
  2. What did The Constitution of 1869 establish
  3. What did the Texans try to regain of
  4. Rights belonging to all citizens
  5. Which governor had not been able to prevent secession
  6. After the war what was worthless
  7. Which Military District was Texas placed in
  8. Why did progress on the constitution slowed
  9. Rule by an army instead of the usual civil authorities
  10. Refusal by a head of government to sign a bill passed by the legislature
  11. Who supported Edmund J. Davis
  12. What was not easy for freedmen
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  1. Part of a state or other area marked off for a special purpose
  2. Who was elected as Texas's first confederate governor
  3. Which group threatened voters
  4. Who was the sixteenth president
  5. By 1864 which river became popular among army deserters
  6. How did the war end
  7. What was the purpose of The Constitution of 1869
  8. Who won he race for governor in 1869

20 Clues: How did the war end • Which group threatened voters • Who supported Edmund J. Davis • What was not easy for freedmen • Who was the sixteenth president • Rights belonging to all citizens • After the war what was worthless • What did the Texans try to regain of • Who won he race for governor in 1869 • A change made to a law, bill, of document • ...

Civil War || Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War || Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formally withdraw from a union, or any other organization.
  2. A battle occurring throughout March 8-9, 1862.
  3. Location of the Confederate Capital.
  4. The first battle of the civil war.
  5. Sealing a place off to prevent entering & exiting.
  6. The place where Sherman's March to the Sea was targeted against.
  7. Issued September 22nd, 1862.
  8. Formally enslaved people.
  9. One, if not the most bloody battles.
  10. What the Union wanted the support of.
  11. The date all slaves in Confederate states would be free.
  12. Confederate general leading the South's attemp of secession (also led Antietam & Gettysburg).
  13. When the worth of something gets higher.
  14. Illegal items imported or exported ignoring a ban/law.
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  1. Where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
  2. Made & designed the Union's Anaconda Plan.
  3. What type of battle was the Confederacy fighting?
  4. Main killer of the Civil War.
  5. A commander of the Union military, soon elected as the 18th president.
  6. The winner of the Union's 1860 election.

20 Clues: Formally enslaved people. • Issued September 22nd, 1862. • Main killer of the Civil War. • The first battle of the civil war. • Location of the Confederate Capital. • One, if not the most bloody battles. • What the Union wanted the support of. • The winner of the Union's 1860 election. • When the worth of something gets higher. • Made & designed the Union's Anaconda Plan. • ...

civil war vocabulary 2023-02-22

civil war vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first functional combat submarine
  2. the president of the confederate states
  3. head southern general
  4. the southern nation of the war
  5. head northern general
  6. the name of the northern invasion plans
  7. the first northern ironclad of the war
  8. fought to preserve their way of life
  9. first real battle of the war
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  1. the president of the united states at the time
  2. the general that burned atlanta
  3. the number of states that succeeded to form the confederacy
  4. nicknamed stonewall for his actions at manassas junction
  5. event that triggered the war's start
  6. the practice of working enslaved individuals without pay or reward
  7. the first state to succeed from the union
  8. supported the end of slavery
  9. the most decisive battle in the war
  10. the first southern ironclad of the war
  11. the main export of the confederate states
  12. the deadliest battle of the war

21 Clues: head southern general • head northern general • supported the end of slavery • first real battle of the war • the southern nation of the war • the general that burned atlanta • the deadliest battle of the war • the most decisive battle in the war • event that triggered the war's start • fought to preserve their way of life • the first functional combat submarine • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
  2. The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
  3. Who won the election of 1860?
  4. Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
  5. Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
  6. Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
  7. The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
  8. Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
  9. A person who flees or tries to escape.
  10. The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
  11. The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.
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  1. The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
  2. When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
  3. The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
  4. The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
  5. Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest battle in American history.
  7. To formally break away in a political state.
  8. Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
  9. The states that allowed slavery but refused to leave the Union.

20 Clues: Who won the election of 1860? • A person who flees or tries to escape. • The bloodiest battle in American history. • To formally break away in a political state. • The south had to fight a _________ war to win. • Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War. • The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
  2. The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
  3. Who won the election of 1860?
  4. Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
  5. Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
  6. Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
  7. The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
  8. Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
  9. A person who flees or tries to escape.
  10. The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
  11. The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.
Down
  1. The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
  2. When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
  3. The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
  4. The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
  5. Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest battle in American history.
  7. To formally break away in a political state.
  8. Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
  9. The states that allowed slavery but refused to leave the Union.

20 Clues: Who won the election of 1860? • A person who flees or tries to escape. • The bloodiest battle in American history. • To formally break away in a political state. • The south had to fight a _________ war to win. • Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War. • The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who won the election in 1860?
  2. Fighters in war
  3. To be set free
  4. Most famous nurse in Civil War
  5. withdraw formally from a political position
  6. How many women served incognito?
  7. political joining
  8. Before the war
  9. Four year war
  10. March to sea
  11. First to secede out of the 3 emerged groups
  12. Unions Leader
Down
  1. Slaves weren't allowed to secede in these states
  2. What did Robert E. Lee do to end the war?
  3. Fort started the war
  4. Who loss the war?
  5. How did Lincoln die?
  6. An act of sealing off a place prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
  7. A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing power of money
  8. This battle was the turning point

20 Clues: March to sea • Four year war • Unions Leader • To be set free • Before the war • Fighters in war • Who loss the war? • political joining • Fort started the war • How did Lincoln die? • Who won the election in 1860? • Most famous nurse in Civil War • How many women served incognito? • This battle was the turning point • What did Robert E. Lee do to end the war? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Going under cover
  2. What women were used for during the war
  3. Barton The most famous Civil War nurse
  4. An opinion or belief that isn't based on an experience#
  5. Union Leader
  6. The war fought in Pennsylvania
  7. The North and was led by Abraham Lincoln
  8. _____ slipped away from many people during the war
  9. A person that has been freed from slavery
  10. The first all-black regiment in the North
  11. The location of Fort Wagner
  12. Intense labor with no pay
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  1. Being against colored people
  2. The person who assassinated President Lincoln
  3. The leader of the Union
  4. When Ulysses S. Grant surrenders
  5. Preventing a country from sending out and receiving goods
  6. Confederate leader
  7. A naval blockade used by the union
  8. Was supposed to be in school but instead were trying to help soldiers

20 Clues: Union Leader • Going under cover • Confederate leader • The leader of the Union • Intense labor with no pay • The location of Fort Wagner • Being against colored people • The war fought in Pennsylvania • When Ulysses S. Grant surrenders • A naval blockade used by the union • Barton The most famous Civil War nurse • What women were used for during the war • ...

Civil War crossword 2023-02-23

Civil War crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The battle in which the civil war ended
  2. An act of prevent goods or people to enter or leave
  3. The first union plan agaisnt the confederacy
  4. To set free
  5. Made up of 7 states
  6. The person who won the elections in 1860
  7. A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding
  8. The state that enter as a slave state allowing slavery
  9. Breaking away/to leave
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  1. The first battle of the civil war
  2. The compromise that outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory
  3. Name for the Union Army
  4. Another name for the Battle of Bull Run
  5. A word that come from the spanish and is used to describe the period before the war
  6. Another name for the battle of Antietam
  7. The movement to end slavery in the United States
  8. Enslave people who were freed
  9. To do away with
  10. The state that enter as a free state with no slavery allowed
  11. The way they used to call the United States

20 Clues: To set free • To do away with • Made up of 7 states • Breaking away/to leave • Name for the Union Army • Enslave people who were freed • The first battle of the civil war • The battle in which the civil war ended • Another name for the Battle of Bull Run • Another name for the battle of Antietam • The person who won the elections in 1860 • ...

civil war crossword 2023-02-23

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved
  2. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States
  3. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  4. A term used to describe people who supported the Union
  5. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
  6. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware
  7. he was the president for the confederacy states
  8. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  9. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
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  1. An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  2. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  3. Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  4. He was the Confederate general in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia and at the end of the war Supreme Commander of remaining Confederate forces.
  5. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  6. was the president during the civil war
  7. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
  8. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  9. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  10. A nickname for the South
  11. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy

20 Clues: A nickname for the South • was the president during the civil war • he was the president for the confederacy states • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union • A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers. • The northern states of the United States, also called the Union. • ...

Civil War crossword 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This person has a town in Tn named after.
  2. killed by friendly fire
  3. Main confederate general
  4. The day that Gettysburg began
  5. A plan to surround the south
  6. Main general for the union
  7. A march to scare the confederate civilians
  8. Ensured western Tn would belong to the union
  9. most of the war was fought here.
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  1. created kkk
  2. Was the first and only confederate leader
  3. First major battle.
  4. Bloodiest one day battle
  5. The first battle of the war.
  6. The 16st president
  7. What ended when the north won
  8. The side that won the war
  9. Known as the "bloodiest battle"
  10. South surrounded the North
  11. union siege of vicksburg

20 Clues: created kkk • The 16st president • First major battle. • killed by friendly fire • Main confederate general • Bloodiest one day battle • union siege of vicksburg • The side that won the war • Main general for the union • South surrounded the North • The first battle of the war. • A plan to surround the south • The day that Gettysburg began • What ended when the north won • ...

Civil War Remembrance 2023-04-26

Civil War Remembrance crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A formal charge brought against an elected official
  2. The first African American to serve a full term as a US Senator
  3. The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  4. 16th President of the United States - 1860
  5. What did the 13th Amendment do?
  6. The first African American to serve in the US Senate
  7. The seceded states formed the _________
  8. Former slave
  9. Important Civil War battle that took place in Mississippi was over what town?
  10. The right to vote
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  1. Who was appointed governor of MS by President during Reconstruction?
  2. Freedom
  3. What bloody battle took place just north of Corinth, MS?
  4. A set of laws that governed and regulated the lives of freedmen in Mississippi after the Civil War
  5. Whites who wanted to return control to the Democrats
  6. A northerner who remained in the South or moved to the South after the Civil War
  7. To take away the right to vote from a specific person or group
  8. A tactic where armed forces try to capture a fort or fortified town by surrounding it and preventing supplies from reaching it
  9. The main disagreement between the Confederacy and the Union
  10. The North states formed the _____

20 Clues: Freedom • Former slave • The right to vote • What did the 13th Amendment do? • The North states formed the _____ • The seceded states formed the _________ • 16th President of the United States - 1860 • A formal charge brought against an elected official • Whites who wanted to return control to the Democrats • The first African American to serve in the US Senate • ...

Civil War Era 2023-05-16

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, was a Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican-American War who represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
  2. a Confederate general who led the South’s attempt at secession
  3. 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia,to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
  4. Lincoln would be speaking not only as the new president but also as the leader of a nation in crisis.
  5. the first battle of the civil war
  6. a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
  7. a Union general,an American soldier,served as a general in the Union Army
  8. a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
  9. one of two major political parties in the United States
  10. an American abolitionist and social activist.
  11. day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
  12. a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man
  13. one of the South’s most successful generals
  14. Union captured Mississippi River dividing the Confederacy in half
  15. 16th president of the United States
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  1. the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil
  2. Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war
  3. the first major opposed river crossing,one of the largest and deadliest battle
  4. an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
  5. the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
  6. more factories = more weapons
  7. Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy
  8. author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd U.S. president
  9. the 18th president of the United States
  10. the deadliest one-day battle in all of American military history.

25 Clues: more factories = more weapons • the first battle of the civil war • Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy • 16th president of the United States • the 18th president of the United States • day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth • one of the South’s most successful generals • an American abolitionist and social activist. • Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-09

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. led march through Georgia and Carolinas
  2. favoring one's region over the nation
  3. first state to secede
  4. assisted the freed slaves
  5. profited off of the South after the war
  6. southern republicans
  7. end of the war
  8. first major battle of the war
  9. Union Capital
  10. Main Cause of the War
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  1. First and Only Southern President
  2. Location of Confederate Constitutional Convention
  3. confederate warship
  4. Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia
  5. harassed and kill freedmen, carpetbaggers, and scalawags
  6. Southern Capital
  7. turning point of the war
  8. Capured Vicksburg and later led Overland Campaign
  9. plan to starve south of resources
  10. President During the War

20 Clues: Union Capital • end of the war • Southern Capital • confederate warship • southern republicans • first state to secede • Main Cause of the War • turning point of the war • President During the War • assisted the freed slaves • first major battle of the war • First and Only Southern President • plan to starve south of resources • favoring one's region over the nation • ...

Civil war Terms 2013-05-22

Civil war Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A soldier that was killed in a war
  2. Only confederate general
  3. The south
  4. Favoring one area over the entire country
  5. The riffles both armies used
  6. States that were on between the north and south
  7. The north
  8. Main cause of the civil war
  9. A branch of the military that travels on foot
  10. What the north did to all southern ports
  11. Abbreviation for killed in action
  12. Place of bloodiest day in American history
  13. What the confederates wanted in terms of government
  14. What General Lee did at Appottomax
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  1. Nickname for south
  2. US president from 1860-1868
  3. A military academy that trained over 1000 officers
  4. Northern General
  5. A group of 50-100 troops led by a captain
  6. A group of troops that defend their homeland
  7. A knife that goes on the end of a musket
  8. Southern general
  9. People who wanted to end slavery
  10. Lowest rank in the military
  11. Nickname for Northerners
  12. An armored ship
  13. The hat that all mostly union wore
  14. Place of the bloodiest battle in American history
  15. To formally enroll in the army
  16. A region or area where fighting takes place

30 Clues: The south • The north • An armored ship • Northern General • Southern general • Nickname for south • Only confederate general • Nickname for Northerners • US president from 1860-1868 • Lowest rank in the military • Main cause of the civil war • The riffles both armies used • To formally enroll in the army • People who wanted to end slavery • Abbreviation for killed in action • ...

English Civil War 2013-03-12

English Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rights of a citizen.
  2. A follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the protestant reformation
  3. The belief that powers as ruler come directly from God, and that they are God’s representative here on earth.
  4. A German religious reformer
  5. An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions.
  6. People that belong to the Christian congregation that separated the RCC
  7. A king,queen,emperor or empress with unlimited appearance.
  8. False and malicious statement against the monarch,which are treasonous.
  9. The great charter that guaranteed the English people certain civil rights
  10. Strict laws
  11. An order requiring that a prisoner be taken to the court to decide if he or she is being imprisoned lawfully.
  12. To give up or renounce
  13. In earlier times, coastal towns had to supply the king with ships, or the value in money.
  14. The action of killing a king.
  15. The crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
  16. A rebirth or revival
  17. A war between citizens of the same country.
  18. A very large and powerful group among the dissenting Protestant. They were totally opposed to the ceremonies and decoration of the Anglican Churches.
  19. To settle in and control the lands of others
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  1. A king or queen
  2. A government that is controlled by the people who lived under it.
  3. A monarchy in witch the monarch rules according to the constitution and the laws of the nation.
  4. To differ in opinion, disagree;refuse to conform to the established church.
  5. Citizens who are not regular soldiers, but who are trained to act as soldiers in times of emergency.
  6. A cruel and unjust ruler or person.
  7. To combine with for a special purpose.
  8. A country without a monarch.
  9. a medieval association of craftsmen or tradesmen which upheld standards and protected its members.
  10. A Protestant church governed by presbyters.
  11. A great religious movement in the 16th century to reform RCC

30 Clues: Strict laws • A king or queen • A rebirth or revival • To give up or renounce • The rights of a citizen. • A German religious reformer • A country without a monarch. • The action of killing a king. • A cruel and unjust ruler or person. • To combine with for a special purpose. • A Protestant church governed by presbyters. • A war between citizens of the same country. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2013-05-26

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to take control of
  2. increase in price
  3. death by religion
  4. free from control
  5. free slave laws
  6. political candidate
  7. legislation
  8. Confederate soldier
  9. illegal goods
  10. abundance
  11. Union soldier
  12. military
  13. unrestricted weapon use
  14. regional differences
  15. weapons
  16. Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia
  17. 1861 - 1865
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  1. leave
  2. "Peace Democrats"
  3. pardon
  4. small farmers
  5. pro-slavers
  6. prevention of goods
  7. fleeing from custody
  8. 5th Amendment
  9. Britain, France, and South
  10. restrain
  11. south's concern
  12. sign
  13. established authority
  14. rascal
  15. hanging

32 Clues: sign • leave • pardon • rascal • weapons • hanging • restrain • military • abundance • pro-slavers • legislation • 1861 - 1865 • small farmers • 5th Amendment • illegal goods • Union soldier • free slave laws • south's concern • "Peace Democrats" • increase in price • death by religion • free from control • to take control of • political candidate • prevention of goods • Confederate soldier • fleeing from custody • ...

The Civil War. 2013-04-09

The Civil War. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
  2. freeing of slaves
  3. The Union wanted to capture Mississippi River by capturing New Orleans first.
  4. served in the Mexican war but resigned from the army. He soon volunteered with the Union Army.
  5. Most bloodiest war in the U.S. history, was also an important victory for the Union.
  6. This battle occurred because South wanted to defeat North. Union forces controlled key stretches of Tennessee & Kentucky.
  7. Task of charging the center of the Union line under command of George Pickett.
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  1. South wanted to break North's will to fight and seize supplies for their army. This became the Battle of __________
  2. carried out a Union strategy to destroy southern railroads and industries
  3. any northern democrats who opposed the war
  4. Two wars broke out in this place and named it the Battle of _________. It was the first battles in the civil war.
  5. Mainly of free African Americans trying to capture of Fort Wagner. Called the _____ Massachusetts Infantry. *hint: number
  6. most famous speech of Lincoln in American history.
  7. escaped slaves
  8. Confederate used this to win Britain's support because of it's cotton's importance to Britain's textile industry.
  9. she established a small hospital that grew into a major army hospital
  10. Mainly Cherokee fought in this war for the Confederacy's side. This battle became known as Battle of ___________
  11. using military resources to destroy an opponent's economy and the will to fight
  12. she organized and gathered medicine and supplies to deliver them to the Union troops.
  13. He opposed to abolition and sympathized with south, he also said the war was unjustified.

20 Clues: escaped slaves • freeing of slaves • any northern democrats who opposed the war • most famous speech of Lincoln in American history. • constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment • she established a small hospital that grew into a major army hospital • carried out a Union strategy to destroy southern railroads and industries • ...

Civil War Puzzle 2014-03-20

Civil War Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The gun mainly used in the war
  2. The Union's head general
  3. Main food the soldiers ate (Hint: Cracker)
  4. A general for the South, had a nice beard
  5. Army that won the war
  6. The most famous battle of the war
  7. Month and day that the war ended
  8. President for the South
  9. Capital city of the South
  10. The Confederate's head general
  11. Month and day that the war began
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  1. One of the most pivotal battles in the war, the name of a city
  2. Led a famous charge against the North in the Battle of Gettysburg
  3. Many soldiers on foot
  4. President for the North
  5. The place where the war ended (Hint: _________ Courthouse)
  6. The first battle of the war
  7. What the war was mainly about
  8. The knife on the end of a musket
  9. The two things fighting against each other in a war
  10. Higher ranked soldiers on horseback

21 Clues: Many soldiers on foot • Army that won the war • President for the North • President for the South • The Union's head general • Capital city of the South • The first battle of the war • What the war was mainly about • The gun mainly used in the war • The Confederate's head general • The knife on the end of a musket • Month and day that the war ended • Month and day that the war began • ...

Civil War Puzzle 2014-03-20

Civil War Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the war was mainly about
  2. The Union's head general
  3. Led a famous charge against the North in the Battle of Gettysburg
  4. The place where the war ended (Hint: _________ Courthouse)
  5. Month and day that the war began
  6. The knife on the end of a musket
  7. Capital city of the South
  8. The Confederate's head general
  9. President for the North
  10. The first battle of the war
  11. Army that won the war
  12. Higher ranked soldiers on horseback
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  1. Main food the soldiers ate (Hint: Cracker)
  2. The most famous battle of the war
  3. A general for the South, had a nice beard
  4. President for the South
  5. One of the most pivotal battles in the war, the name of a city
  6. Many soldiers on foot
  7. The gun mainly used in the war
  8. Month and day that the war ended
  9. The two things fighting against each other in a war

21 Clues: Many soldiers on foot • Army that won the war • President for the South • President for the North • The Union's head general • Capital city of the South • The first battle of the war • What the war was mainly about • The Confederate's head general • The gun mainly used in the war • Month and day that the war began • The knife on the end of a musket • Month and day that the war ended • ...

Civil War Search 2014-04-08

Civil War Search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A method used to prevent African Americans from voting by requiring prospective voters to read and write at a specified level
  2. Racial segregation laws enacted between 1876 and 1965 in the United States at the state and local level
  3. A village were Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in April of 1865, ending the war
  4. A controversial ruling made by the supreme court in 1857
  5. A United States federal law that was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of African-Americans
  6. An infantry assault ordered by Confederate General Lee on Major General George G.(Union). On the last day of Gettysburg
  7. Amendment of the United States Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
  8. A series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, campaigning for election, U.S. Senate from Illinois
  9. A speech by Lincoln, one of the best known in American History
  10. A plan carried out by John Wilkes Booth, in order to revive the Confederate cause
  11. An agency of the war department set up in the 1865 to assist freed slaves
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  1. The period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory
  2. Major event leading to the American Civil War. Five bills proposed by Henry Clay
  3. A presidential proclamation issued by Lincoln, directed to all areas in rebellion and all segments of the Executive Branch
  4. Amendment of the United States Constitution that prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
  5. A bill proposed for the reconstruction of the south written by two radical republicans
  6. Battle between the Union and the Confederate on July 1-3, 1863 (Union Won)
  7. Preserved the balance between slave and free states in the senate and brought about a lull in the bitter debate in congress over slavery. Banned slavery north of the 36 30 line
  8. A United States federal law, that was intended to restrict the power of the President of the United States to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate
  9. A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned

20 Clues: A controversial ruling made by the supreme court in 1857 • A speech by Lincoln, one of the best known in American History • The period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory • An agency of the war department set up in the 1865 to assist freed slaves • Battle between the Union and the Confederate on July 1-3, 1863 (Union Won) • ...

The Civil War 2014-03-11

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Not favoring either side.
  2. A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
  3. Was an enslaved man who had been owned by a U.S. Army doctor, who was then brought to live in the Wisconsin Territory, where slavery is illegal.
  4. The president during the Civil War
  5. Runaway enslaved people.
  6. Passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, eager to develop lands in Illionois, and debated against Abraham Lincoln.
  7. Another Union army General, who advanced toward Atlanta, and was a tough soldier. Believed in total war and the Confederates couldn't stop his advances(middle name too).
  8. Was put as General after the Union's defeat at Bull Run. His army trained for seven months, but didn't attack.
  9. A general rise in prices.
  10. Slave states that did not secede.
  11. All-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight.
  12. Withdraw
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  1. Took over for George McClellan, and led the most successful Union armies.
  2. An attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender.
  3. A tax on the money people receive.
  4. Northerner who was affected by the Fugitive Slave Act, who published Uncle Tom's Cabin.
  5. Meant that people in the territory or state would vote directly on issues, rather than having their elected representatives decide.
  6. A system of required military service.
  7. covered with protective iron plates.
  8. A military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it.

20 Clues: Withdraw • Runaway enslaved people. • Not favoring either side. • A general rise in prices. • Slave states that did not secede. • A tax on the money people receive. • The president during the Civil War • covered with protective iron plates. • A system of required military service. • A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country. • ...