civil war Crossword Puzzles

Reconstruction 2023-10-10

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Laws to control black people.
This man was the civil rights leader.
This man was a radical republican
A northener who came down to help the south during reconstructi
To go against someone in office.
The process of rebuilding after mass destruction or war.
To kill a black person.
These republicans overode president Johnsons veto.
single crop for big farm

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Secretary of war during the time of reconstruction.
To cancel a veto
This Amendment gave all men the right to vote.
Licoln was shot in this theatre___
these ships were used in the civil war mainly.
This was the new industry in the south.
Ulyses S.___

16 Clues: Ulyses S.___ • To cancel a veto • To kill a black person. • single crop for big farm • Laws to control black people. • To go against someone in office. • This man was a radical republican • Licoln was shot in this theatre___ • This man was the civil rights leader. • This was the new industry in the south. • This Amendment gave all men the right to vote. • ...

Unit 5--The Civil War 2022-04-19

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Smaller population--only 9 million 1/9 the industrial capacity of the Union
Lee pushed most of the Union forces out of Virginia (after this, Lee decides to take war into the north)
Commander of the Confederate Army
Fighting on the offensive--had to invade, conquer, and occupy the south less trained soldiers
McDowell, Pope, McClellan farragut, Burnside, Hooker, Chamberlain, Oates, Sherman
Union surrounds the city (which sits on a hill above the MS River), Grant surrounds and starves them out until they surrender, giving the Union greater control of the MS river
Roads Naval battle with ironclads fighting against each other. Monitor (US) vs. Virginia/Merrimac (CSA), Union victory, allows blockade to continue
Chancellorsville Union trying to make its way to Richmond, but Confederates hold them out. Stonewall Jackson is accidentally shot by his own troops
was based on manufacturing and trade
on the defensive/Home field advantage greater food
industry and manufacturing greater density of railroad control of the Navy/Seas
Cotton Diplomacy=Convince European countries to help them out of fear of losing their cotton source outlast the Union
After capturing Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Grant leads Union troops in TN, while waiting for backup from Ohio army, South attacks. When Ohio forces finally arrive, Union pushes Southern troops back into MS
president of the CSA during the Civil War
Causes of the Civil War: Southern States broke away from the Union to form their own country, The Confederate States of America, out of fear of losing the right to own slaves.
Greater population--21 million
Three day battle, major turning point, most casualties of the war. Lee will not attack in the North again, England & France will not engage in "Cotton Diplomacy"
PGT Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, A.S. Johnston, Pemberton, Longstreet, Pickett
Army was almost equal in size to the union more military officers and military schools

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1st major battle of Civil War, and the Confederate's victory. The battle is also known as the first Battle of Manassas. It shattered the North's hopes of winning the war quickly.
Union captures Atlanta to cut off railroad, continues marching to Savannah. Practice of "total war" which means destroying resources along the way. Gave North confidence to re-elect Lincoln
Lincoln dedicates the battlefield, reminds troops of the Declaration of Independence and why they are fighting. Inspiration to keep fighting to defeat the South.
Mayor surrenders to Union, after Union ships make their way between forts on both sides of the MS River, but remains loyal to south
Causes of the Civil War: The nation was divided on whether slavery should be allowed or not. The North wanted slavery to be illegal, the South wanted slavery to be legal.
Sumter Lincoln is sending unarmed troops to resupply Fort Sumter and says they will not fire unless fired upon. Before they reach the fort, Confederate troops attack and eventually overtake the fort, forcing the US to surrender it to the Confederates. Official start of the Civil War
AKA Battle of Sharpsburg, McLellan finds Lee's Battle plan. Union keeps South from advancing, bloodiest single day battle in US history. Gives Lincoln confidence to give the Emancipation Proclamation
was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor
Causes of the Civil War: When Lincoln is elected in 1860, it was known that he was against slavery. Even though he announced in his inaugural address that he would not try to end slavery, it was too late, the South had already begun to secede.
Anaconda Plan=surround the South by blockading the Atlantic Coast take control of the Mississippi River capture the Confederate Capital of Richmond, VA
president of the USA during the Civil War
Frees all slaves in Southern states, many African Americans begin fighting for the Union
Grant surrounds Lee's army and forces them to surrender, Union wins the war
Leader of the Union Army

33 Clues: Leader of the Union Army • Greater population--21 million • Commander of the Confederate Army • was based on manufacturing and trade • president of the USA during the Civil War • president of the CSA during the Civil War • was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor • on the defensive/Home field advantage greater food • ...

Grade 10 Midterm Review People 2024-01-07

Grade 10 Midterm Review People crossword puzzle

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Henry ____ Wrote the Compromise of 1850 and the Missouri Compromise
Leader of the assualts in Kansas and Harpers Ferry
Devised the war strategy known as "Total War"
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Freed slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation
US President when the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed
General in charge of the Union Army during the Civil War
President of the Confederate States of America

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Removed Native Americans from Georgia and moved them to OK
First President
Jackson's Vice-President and voice for secession before the Civil War
Succeeded Lincoln, impeached for defying Congress
Secretary of the Treasury under Washington
Confederate General in charge of the Army of N. Virginia
Stephen A. ____ designed the laws around Popular Sovereignty

15 Clues: First President • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • Secretary of the Treasury under Washington • Devised the war strategy known as "Total War" • President of the Confederate States of America • Freed slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation • Succeeded Lincoln, impeached for defying Congress • Leader of the assualts in Kansas and Harpers Ferry • ...

CIVIL WAR READING ASSIGNMENT 11-12 2025-03-07

CIVIL WAR READING ASSIGNMENT 11-12 crossword puzzle

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A key strategic waterway for the union.
The name of a Civil War battle and a national battlefield in Maryland.
Southeast Virginia landmass surrounded by water
A warship with an iron or steel armor plating, built in the mid-19th century
He commanded the Army of the Potomac during the early part of the Civil War.

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Confederate general during the American Civil War,known for his leadership.
A hero of the Mexican War 1846–1848 commanding the Army at the start of the Civil War 1861–1865.
A Union warship that was captured and converted by the Confederates.
A revolutionary Union ironclad warship known for its distinctive rotating gun turret
A military strategy aimed at preventing people and goods from entering or leaving an area.

10 Clues: A key strategic waterway for the union. • Southeast Virginia landmass surrounded by water • A Union warship that was captured and converted by the Confederates. • The name of a Civil War battle and a national battlefield in Maryland. • Confederate general during the American Civil War,known for his leadership. • ...

U.S. History - 1st Semester 2023-01-11

U.S. History - 1st Semester crossword puzzle

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inventor of the incandescent light bulb
president of Confederate States
site of Lee's surrender to Grant
ironclad warship
rebuilding after the Civil War
inventor of the telephone
author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
amendment separating voting and race

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assassin of President Garfield
amendment that abolished slavery
Illinois senator who debated Lincoln
first major conflict of the Civil War
placing excessive emphasis on money and possessions
amendment granting citizenship to blacks

14 Clues: ironclad warship • inventor of the telephone • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • assassin of President Garfield • rebuilding after the Civil War • president of Confederate States • amendment that abolished slavery • site of Lee's surrender to Grant • Illinois senator who debated Lincoln • amendment separating voting and race • first major conflict of the Civil War • ...

industrial revolution 2016-01-27

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connected the country
founder of the standard oil company
causeCarnegie Scottish business tycoon
rockefeller owned this
got its roots in the civil war
steamboat and railroad tycoon

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were not regulated by the government
Scottish business tycoon
practically buying related businesses
big business owners made
caused lots of demands for various items
an attempt to ban trusts
vanderbilt also established this
founder of the standard oil company
got its roots in the civil war
was another lucrative business
captains of industry were also called this
started building during the civil war

18 Clues: connected the country • rockefeller owned this • Scottish business tycoon • big business owners made • an attempt to ban trusts • steamboat and railroad tycoon • got its roots in the civil war • was another lucrative business • got its roots in the civil war • vanderbilt also established this • founder of the standard oil company • founder of the standard oil company • ...

Civil war 2025-05-12

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The people who fought to end slavery
The Confederates were known as this
The general in the battle of Bull run
The Union were known as this

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The people who fought to keep slavery
The bloodiest one day battle
The first attack that started the Civil war
The act of ending slavery
The main force of artillery in the Civil war
The president in the civil war

10 Clues: The act of ending slavery • The bloodiest one day battle • The Union were known as this • The president in the civil war • The Confederates were known as this • The people who fought to end slavery • The people who fought to keep slavery • The general in the battle of Bull run • The first attack that started the Civil war • The main force of artillery in the Civil war

UNIT 9 VOCAB 2025-03-31

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(n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
of Office Act (n.) a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
process (n.) the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
(n.) a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
of 1877 (n.) agreement between southern Democrats and the Republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
Codes (n.) laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
amendment Amendment (n.) defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
(n.) the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
(n.) rising to an important position
(n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
Crow Laws (n.) laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s

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(n.) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
Republicans (n.) a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
protection (n.) a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
rights rights (n.) the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom and equality
(n.) a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
amendment Amendment (n.) Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
Percent Plan (n.) a proposal by President Abraham Lincoln to readmit Confederate states to the Union. The plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the Union
(n.) the right to vote
(n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
supremacy (n.) a system of beliefs and practices in which White people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
amendment Amendment (n.) abolished slavery

23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • amendment Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons • (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights • ...

history final from max 2022-05-13

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substance that when ignited creates a large explosion of gas; used in cannons and muskets
soldier that fought for the south was called this
soldier that fought for the north was called this

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gun that was used during civil war that shoots small round pellets
state type that was on the border of the north and the south during the civil war
large steel barrel that you put gunpowder in to launch large round balls
a declaration of ___ is fighting people in a deadly battle
war type that is within a country
13th ______ that ended slavery
War that involves civilians is _____ war

10 Clues: 13th ______ that ended slavery • war type that is within a country • War that involves civilians is _____ war • soldier that fought for the south was called this • soldier that fought for the north was called this • a declaration of ___ is fighting people in a deadly battle • gun that was used during civil war that shoots small round pellets • ...

Spring Final 2023-05-16

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Black ________ limited the rights of African Americans
the dust bowl was caused by _________, plowing, and drought
Which battle was the turning point that led to Union victory in the Civil War?
last name of the president of the United States when the Civil War began
long, light rope
The system in which voters elect officials to represent them in government is called
_________ Bureau was created by Congress to provide help and legal aid to freedpeople
Under the Constitution of 1845, the only groups allowed to vote were white males and _______
Who established the first ranches in Texas?
Gave African Americans the right to vote

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In 1961 NASA chose to open the headquarters for its astronauts in ______
Oil well near Beaumont, Texas in 1901 that started the oil boom in Texas
this branch of government makes the laws
the GI bill provided money for college for who?
large-scale farming and processing of crops
_____ party, or the other name for the Populist Party
The Civil War began in April 1861 with a Confederate attack on Fort ________
Reconstruction officially ended in

18 Clues: long, light rope • Reconstruction officially ended in • this branch of government makes the laws • Gave African Americans the right to vote • large-scale farming and processing of crops • Who established the first ranches in Texas? • the GI bill provided money for college for who? • _____ party, or the other name for the Populist Party • ...

civil war terms 2025-05-06

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warships armed with iron armor plating, revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War.
A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories.
a crucial food source for soldiers on both sides, primarily due to its long shelf life and ease of storage.
An enclosed field work - without redans - which had several sides and was used to protect a garrison from attacks from several directions.
where the first shots where fired
A war between the northern and southern states over the way of life of the south and whether or not the union would stay together.
often called the first and second manassas
The tactics used by Napoleon Bonaparte that were studied by military men and cadets at West Point before the Civil War.
It was copied from the French officer's hat
It's often used metaphorically to describe the destructive and relentless nature of war
A rifled artillery piece with a reinforcing band at the rear, or breech.

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mounted infantry used in the civil war
a type of artillery round consisting of a cluster of small balls
A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
Large logs painted to look like cannons.
what granted slaves their freedom
creator of the emancipation proclamation
They were modeled after French African troops who were known for their bravery and marksmanship.
A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South.
The term used for military supplies.
Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
This curing process allowed the pork to last a very long time without the need for refrigeration.
Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
Also called the North or the United States,
Cultural movement in which Southern states attempted to cope - mentally and emotionally - with devastating defeat and Northern military occupation after the Civil War.

25 Clues: what granted slaves their freedom • where the first shots where fired • The term used for military supplies. • mounted infantry used in the civil war • Large logs painted to look like cannons. • creator of the emancipation proclamation • often called the first and second manassas • Also called the North or the United States, • It was copied from the French officer's hat • ...

civil war terms 2025-05-06

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a type of artillery round consisting of a cluster of small balls
A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories.
A war between the northern and southern states over the way of life of the south and whether or not the union would stay together.
creator of the emancipation proclamation
Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
An enclosed field work - without redans - which had several sides and was used to protect a garrison from attacks from several directions.
Large logs painted to look like cannons.
a crucial food source for soldiers on both sides, primarily due to its long shelf life and ease of storage.
A rifled artillery piece with a reinforcing band at the rear, or breech.
The tactics used by Napoleon Bonaparte that were studied by military men and cadets at West Point before the Civil War.
mounted infantry used in the civil war
Also called the North or the United States,
where the first shots where fired
They were modeled after French African troops who were known for their bravery and marksmanship.
The term used for military supplies.

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It's often used metaphorically to describe the destructive and relentless nature of war
It was copied from the French officer's hat
warships armed with iron armor plating, revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War.
This curing process allowed the pork to last a very long time without the need for refrigeration.
often called the first and second manassas
what granted slaves their freedom
A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
Cultural movement in which Southern states attempted to cope - mentally and emotionally - with devastating defeat and Northern military occupation after the Civil War.
Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South.

25 Clues: what granted slaves their freedom • where the first shots where fired • The term used for military supplies. • mounted infantry used in the civil war • creator of the emancipation proclamation • Large logs painted to look like cannons. • often called the first and second manassas • It was copied from the French officer's hat • Also called the North or the United States, • ...

Killer Angels 2016-02-18

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General of Rebel Army
President of the Confederacy
for Confederacy
Important battle won by Union
What the Union Army was trying to end
for the Confederacy
Shot and killed during battle of Gettysburg
Song that is now associated with the death of an important officer
Nickname for Union soldiers

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Winner of the Civil War
of Unions uniform
President of the Union
of the Regiment
Color of Confederates uniforms
General of Union Army
Rights, The reason for a Civil War

16 Clues: of the Regiment • for Confederacy • of Unions uniform • for the Confederacy • General of Rebel Army • General of Union Army • President of the Union • Winner of the Civil War • Nickname for Union soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Important battle won by Union • Color of Confederates uniforms • Rights, The reason for a Civil War • What the Union Army was trying to end • ...

Killer Angels 2016-02-18

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General of Union Army
President of the Confederacy
Color of Confederates uniforms
The reason for a Civil War
What the Union Army was trying to end
Color of Unions uniform
Shot and killed during battle of Gettysburg
President of the Union

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Important battle won by Union
Commander of the Regiment
Lookout for Confederacy
Song that is now associated with the death of an important officer
Spy for the Confederacy
General of Rebel Army
Winner of the Civil War
Nickname for Union soldiers

16 Clues: General of Union Army • General of Rebel Army • President of the Union • Lookout for Confederacy • Spy for the Confederacy • Color of Unions uniform • Winner of the Civil War • Commander of the Regiment • The reason for a Civil War • Nickname for Union soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Important battle won by Union • Color of Confederates uniforms • ...

Killer Angels(Fraser Coleman)Column: Knowledge/Comprehension Activity: #1 2016-02-18

Killer Angels(Fraser Coleman)Column: Knowledge/Comprehension Activity: #1 crossword puzzle

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Lookout for Confederacy
Commander of the Regiment
General of Union Army
Important battle won by Union
Spy for the Confederacy
Nickname for Union soldiers
What the Union Army was trying to end

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President of the Confederacy
The reason for a Civil War
Song that is now associated with the death of an important officer
General of Rebel Army
Color of Unions uniform
Shot and killed during battle of Gettysburg
Color of Confederates uniforms
President of the Union
Winner of the Civil War

16 Clues: General of Rebel Army • General of Union Army • President of the Union • Lookout for Confederacy • Color of Unions uniform • Spy for the Confederacy • Winner of the Civil War • Commander of the Regiment • The reason for a Civil War • Nickname for Union soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Important battle won by Union • Color of Confederates uniforms • ...

the civil war 2022-02-10

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the bill lincoln is on
wrote the Gettysburg address
where the civil war started
full general of the south part of the north
where the civil war ended
wrote the declaration of independence
last name of the women who invented the underground railroad
how many kids abraham lincoln had

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ambraham lincoln was
robert lees middle name
how the north made money
the state made when virginia split
abraham lincoln ended it
abraham lincolns wife
this side allowed slavery
they wanted to abolish slavery

16 Clues: ambraham lincoln was • abraham lincolns wife • the bill lincoln is on • robert lees middle name • how the north made money • abraham lincoln ended it • where the civil war ended • this side allowed slavery • where the civil war started • wrote the Gettysburg address • they wanted to abolish slavery • how many kids abraham lincoln had • the state made when virginia split • ...

civil war crossword puzzle 2023-03-03

civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle

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battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg
an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States
He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee.

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requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864
battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg
required a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
served as the first and only president of the Confederate States
commander of the Confederate States Army.
a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War
"With malice toward none with charity for all

12 Clues: commander of the Confederate States Army. • "With malice toward none with charity for all • Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864 • served as the first and only president of the Confederate States • one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee. • He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War • ...

Unit 7 2023-03-06

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Three branches of government
Representatives are chosen
federal government doesn't have the right to tell states what to do

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helped African Americans adjust after the Civil War
Texas economy after the Civil War
vital to the economy of the South
power shared between state and national governments
North and South divisions
laws given to blacks to limit their behavior after the Civil War
Freedom of Slaves

10 Clues: Freedom of Slaves • North and South divisions • Representatives are chosen • Three branches of government • Texas economy after the Civil War • vital to the economy of the South • helped African Americans adjust after the Civil War • power shared between state and national governments • laws given to blacks to limit their behavior after the Civil War • ...

Photography 2024-05-22

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wet-plates made higher__
these photographs were time consuming
this was the first major ___ to be photographed
there were millions made during Civil War
this type of photography originated in the Civil War
this process allowed infinite reproduction of an image
these types of plates were famous during the Civil War

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numbers of photos of dead soldiers
first 3D photos
this side was the first to take photos

10 Clues: first 3D photos • wet-plates made higher__ • numbers of photos of dead soldiers • these photographs were time consuming • this side was the first to take photos • there were millions made during Civil War • this was the first major ___ to be photographed • this type of photography originated in the Civil War • this process allowed infinite reproduction of an image • ...

26H 2024-04-30

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- Rival house to Lancaster in 15th century wars four
- National flag of the UK nine
- Supporter of Parliament during Civil War ten
- Part of a key 1215 charter five
- War location for Britain in 1982 nine
- Britain's first female Prime Minister eight

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- Group of nations once part of the British Empire twelve
- Iconic English playwright eleven
- Iceni queen who fought the Romans seven
- Supporter of the king during Civil War eight
- Nickname for Cromwell's troops eight
- House involved in the Wars of the Roses nine
- Term for British overseas territories six
- 1066 battle site eight
- Battle site of 1415 involving Henry V nine

15 Clues: - 1066 battle site eight • - National flag of the UK nine • - Part of a key 1215 charter five • - Iconic English playwright eleven • - Nickname for Cromwell's troops eight • - War location for Britain in 1982 nine • - Iceni queen who fought the Romans seven • - Term for British overseas territories six • - Battle site of 1415 involving Henry V nine • ...

Adison Valles 2025-05-13

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made slavery illegal
people who moved from Ireland to another country
site of the first battle during the civil war
rebuilding
trading lands west of the mississippi for Indian lands
secret routs people in the south used to escape slavery
racist laws in the south

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all born in the United States is automatically a citizen
another word for the civil war
war between citizens of the same country
machine used for separating cotton from seeds
process of changing the economy
made all male citezens allowed to vote no matter their race
deal so the Hayes could become president
seventh president of the united States

15 Clues: rebuilding • made slavery illegal • racist laws in the south • another word for the civil war • process of changing the economy • seventh president of the united States • war between citizens of the same country • deal so the Hayes could become president • machine used for separating cotton from seeds • site of the first battle during the civil war • ...

The Civil War 2021-01-13

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Fought Nov 1861 in Southeast Missouri.
Lee was trapped here for 291 days.
Grant's goal during 1864 Campaign.
Another name for guerrilla fighters.
Notorious guerrilla fighter from Mo.
Commanded Confederates at 1st Bull Run
Albert Sydney Johnston killed here.
Shiloh was fought in this theater.
Eventually made up of 13 states.
Round ball is another name for this.
Attacked Lee's forces at Cold Harbor.

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Had the 3rd most battles during Civil War.
Nickname of Conf. Gen. Thomas Jackson.
Defeated Union forces August 1861.
Fought in Pennsylvania in 1863, turning point
President of Confederacy
Defeated Lee at Antietam.
Was wounded and allowed Lee to take command.
Still hated in GA and SC to this day.
McClellan attacked Lee 1st here at Antietam.
Emanc. Proc. was issued after this battle.
Ended the Civil war.

22 Clues: Ended the Civil war. • President of Confederacy • Defeated Lee at Antietam. • Eventually made up of 13 states. • Defeated Union forces August 1861. • Lee was trapped here for 291 days. • Grant's goal during 1864 Campaign. • Shiloh was fought in this theater. • Albert Sydney Johnston killed here. • Another name for guerrilla fighters. • Notorious guerrilla fighter from Mo. • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction 2020-03-01

Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle

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rights The rights of citizens
Extreme
Separating people of different races
To declare that an enemy won
Countryside
Cutting off limb by surgery
A person that worked to stop slavery
A large farm
A deep, painful feeling of anger
Radical steps Congress took to bring South back to Union
Changes to a document
Great fear
To leave or to withdraw
A person who is forced to leave their home to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

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To hurt, to break
To close off
To be set free
City
To cancel a law
The business of making goods by hand or by machine
Killed
Good thing that can cause success
People who come into a country to live
To be smashed, torn down, broken
To lose

25 Clues: City • Killed • Extreme • To lose • Great fear • Countryside • To close off • A large farm • To be set free • To cancel a law • To hurt, to break • Changes to a document • To leave or to withdraw • Cutting off limb by surgery • To declare that an enemy won • rights The rights of citizens • To be smashed, torn down, broken • A deep, painful feeling of anger • Good thing that can cause success • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction 2021-04-12

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group of republicans that favor a more extreme approach to reconstruction; believed in equality
this amendment abolished slavery
loyalty to the interests of your section/region rather than then the country as a whole
Union's military plan
this amendment gave African American MALES the right to vote
divided the South into 5 military districts
time period after the Civil War where the nation rebuilt
first state to secede from the Union
confederacy general
legislative body that makes laws
Congress is part of this branch
to put an end to something
another word for emancipated slaves

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government organization that gave food & clothes to freedmen & established schools
this amendment gave citizenship to all born in the U.S.
created the 36'30' line that banned slavery above the line
Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the cruelties & evils of slavery
amendments change this document
union general
to withdraw formally from an organization (like the U.S.)
Lincoln declared all slaves living in the Confederacy free
became president in 1865, after Lincoln was assassinated
war between the Union and the confederacy
power of a president to refuse to sign a bill into law
battle that was the turning point of the Civil War
controversial election that led to southern states to secede
laws that limited the rights of freedmen
first battle of the Civil War

28 Clues: union general • confederacy general • Union's military plan • to put an end to something • first battle of the Civil War • amendments change this document • Congress is part of this branch • this amendment abolished slavery • legislative body that makes laws • another word for emancipated slaves • first state to secede from the Union • laws that limited the rights of freedmen • ...

Civil War Crossword 2020-11-25

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Confederate tactical victory. Union strategic victory. Dubbed the "Gettysburg of the West".
The issue of slavery in these new states would be decided by popular sovereignty.
An effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries at the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted.
Antislavery protesters that took a stand against slavery
the siege ends; Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army under Pemberton.
Withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, alliance, or a political or religious organization.
Lee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion of North. Confederate army arrived in Gettysburg to resupply army, unaware of Union army nearby.
She was known for writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin" that sold millions of copies for speaking against slavery.
He spoke out against slavery and published the "North Star" magazine.
the last quadrennial presidential election. It served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Since Scott wasn't a citizen the ruling was to allow slavery throughout the territory.
McClellan ends Lee's first invasion of North, bloodiest single day of the war.
Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere.

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The pathway that led slaves North or Canada.
The event in which John Brown and his men raided an arsenal in Harper's Ferry, then killed numerous people.
Laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves, who escaped from one state into another territory.
McDowell loses to J.E. Johnston, Beauregard; Jackson named "Stonewall".
A package of five separate bills passed by U.S. Congress to defuse a four-year political confrontation between free and slave states.
The period before the civil war and after the War of 1812.
She was a slave that helped others escape to the Underground Railroad.
The principle that the authority of a state and it's government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.

21 Clues: Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere. • The pathway that led slaves North or Canada. • Antislavery protesters that took a stand against slavery • The period before the civil war and after the War of 1812. • He spoke out against slavery and published the "North Star" magazine. • She was a slave that helped others escape to the Underground Railroad. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-18

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To get rid of
A powder used in guns, fuses, and fireworks
A group of soldiers
Person who wanted to get rid of slavery
Someone good at shooting
Large weapons and firearms Ex - cannons or mortars
A long ditch in the ground soldiers used
When a state separates itself from the US

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Someone killed in the crossfire during war
The system a large community goes by
When someone is killed by an order, generally for political reasons
Projectiles used and fired from a gun
A term used to refer to new soldiers
Nessesities brought and delivered where they're needed
States stayed loyal to the US government
A large farm where slaves generally worked
Being owned and forced to work
A long blade at the end of a musket
People supporting the confederate states
A hard cracker/bread made of flour, water, and salt

20 Clues: To get rid of • A group of soldiers • Someone good at shooting • Being owned and forced to work • A long blade at the end of a musket • The system a large community goes by • A term used to refer to new soldiers • Projectiles used and fired from a gun • Person who wanted to get rid of slavery • States stayed loyal to the US government • People supporting the confederate states • ...

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Person who wanted to get rid of slavery
Large weapons and firearms Ex - cannons or mortars
When someone is killed by an order, generally for political reasons
A large farm where slaves generally worked
People supporting the confederate states
Being owned and forced to work
A group of soldiers
Projectiles used and fired from a gun
A long ditch in the ground soldiers used

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A hard cracker/bread made of flour, water, and salt
When a state separates itself from the US
To get rid of
Someone killed in the crossfire during war
States stayed loyal to the US government
A powder used in guns, fuses, and fireworks
The system a large community goes by
Nessesities brought and delivered where they're needed
Someone good at shooting
A small army of civilians prepared for emergencies
A long blade at the end of a musket
A term used to refer to new soldiers

21 Clues: To get rid of • A group of soldiers • Someone good at shooting • Being owned and forced to work • A long blade at the end of a musket • The system a large community goes by • A term used to refer to new soldiers • Projectiles used and fired from a gun • Person who wanted to get rid of slavery • States stayed loyal to the US government • People supporting the confederate states • ...

civil war puzzl 2021-10-12

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state of being unable to think
a persons voice being loud and powerful
a fine smooth yarn from sheep
of or relating to an empire
having lots of space
happened before desired
expressing disagreement
several
church that has the seat of the bishop

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densely packed group of animals or human
endless
to make beautiful
lifting something up
recognizing something
to intrude
great suffering or distress
conference between enemies to discuss a truce
lean or haggard esp bc of old age or suffering
to ask urgently
ppl who engage in risky business venture
uproarious
monarch or ruler
impossible to understand
formation of things into a clusters
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 Ch7 2021-11-22

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Laws meant to limit rights of black people and keep them as landless workers.
Political party that wanted to keep slavery out of newly acquired lands.
Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
Act that made western land available for cheap to anyone willing to farm it.
Advantages included: Population size, more railroads, more factories
Volunteer regiment from Massachusetts that earned respect for its courage and discipline.
Officially started the Civil War.
that nullified the Missouri Compromise, but kept balance of power in Congress.
Mississippi Senator turned Confederate President.
Amendment that defined a citizen and guaranteed equal rights.

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For every soldier who died in battle, two died from this.
Advantages included: Defensive war, generals, fighting for survival.
Antislavery town raided by border ruffians, J.Brown retaliates and kills 5 proslavery settlers.
Union plan to block southern ports, prevent trade, and control the Mississippi to divide the south in two.
Admitted California as a free state.
Amendment that ended slavery.
Was not underground nor a railroad
"Little Giant"
Laws meant to nullify the Fugitive Slave Act and arrest slave catchers for kidnapping.
Amendment, forbid states to deny suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Supreme Court ruled him property
Led failed attempt to raid federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry.

22 Clues: "Little Giant" • Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • Amendment that ended slavery. • Supreme Court ruled him property • Officially started the Civil War. • Was not underground nor a railroad • Admitted California as a free state. • Mississippi Senator turned Confederate President. • For every soldier who died in battle, two died from this. • ...

The Civil War 2021-12-07

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successful leader of the Confederate Army
led troops to destroy Georgia
citizens called to serve in the military
May 1863 Union attacks Lee
three step plan to force Confederate defeat
first major bloodshed of Civil War
president and head of the Union forces
people who are treated as property
Successful commander of the Union Army
confederate surrender after 47 of siege
successful leader on the underground railroad

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attacking enemies society
when slaves were liberated from slavery
Lincoln was murdered by Booth
was a cemetery and home to 40,000 deaths
southern states/slave states
free states and border states
the fort in which commander Anderson was asked to surrender
The North separating from the South
bloodiest single day of battle

20 Clues: attacking enemies society • May 1863 Union attacks Lee • southern states/slave states • led troops to destroy Georgia • Lincoln was murdered by Booth • free states and border states • bloodiest single day of battle • first major bloodshed of Civil War • people who are treated as property • The North separating from the South • president and head of the Union forces • ...

civil war causes 2021-12-09

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Repealed the Missouri Compromise - allowing popular sovereignty.
Movement to get rid of slavery
1787 law that kept slavery out of the territories
Tried to arm slaves for a uprising against their masters - Harper’s Ferry
Leave - The south began this after Lincoln’s election
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Liberator publisher
The Great Compromiser
His cabin is the setting of a book about the horrors of slavery
Compromise that make the 36º30’ slavery line

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Kansas nickname due to fighting over slavery.
Political party started to stop the spread of slavery
Slave Law (Act) to return runaway slaves to their owners.
John Brown’s raid of this arsenal (gun storage) was to start a slave uprising.
Newspaper for immediate abolition
Free state according to the Compromise of 1850.
Self rule - squatters/popular--- means voting on slavery
servants who worked for 5-7 years for a trip to America
“A nation divided cannot stand” statement in debate
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 • ...

England Civil War 2017-02-28

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A government where there is no king or queen; power rest with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
A literary work in which corruption, foolishness or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
A fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
The Great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
A document affirming specific rights for English citizens
To plunge suddenly under water and out again
A series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe
Jewelry used, but not personally owned by the royal family.
Criminal court sessions
A form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution
Settlement and control of the lands of others for the purpose of extracting resources
To give up or renounce
Born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by law as an heir
A device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
Wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
Any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church

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A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
The rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination and the right to vote
When two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of the country
A royal court where sessions were held in secret
The legislative body in England
A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
Legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
A payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings
A follower of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
A supporter of Charles I; derived from the French word chevalier, meaning "horseman"
A ruler with unrestricted authority
An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
Strict laws, often printed on blue paper
To settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
False and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
The official church in England. headed by the monarch
A government that is controlled by the people who live under it
A person given special treatment
A king or queen
To take goods by force

37 Clues: A king or queen • To give up or renounce • To take goods by force • Criminal court sessions • The legislative body in England • A person given special treatment • A ruler with unrestricted authority • Strict laws, often printed on blue paper • Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness • To plunge suddenly under water and out again • ...

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A person given special treatment
A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
Criminal court sessions
Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
Jewelry used, but not personally owned by the royal family.
A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
The Great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
Born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by law as an heir
A payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings
A ruler with unrestricted authority
A device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
A series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe
A royal court where sessions were held in secret
A government where there is no king or queen; power rest with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
A fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
A follower of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
A document affirming specific rights for English citizens
A government that is controlled by the people who live under it
A literary work in which corruption, foolishness or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
Wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
The legislative body in England
The official church in England. headed by the monarch
Legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
To plunge suddenly under water and out again

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To take goods by force
Any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
False and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
A supporter of Charles I; derived from the French word chevalier, meaning "horseman"
An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
A form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution
When two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of the country
To settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
Settlement and control of the lands of others for the purpose of extracting resources
The rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination and the right to vote
To give up or renounce
Strict laws, often printed on blue paper
A king or queen

37 Clues: A king or queen • To take goods by force • To give up or renounce • Criminal court sessions • The legislative body in England • A person given special treatment • A ruler with unrestricted authority • Strict laws, often printed on blue paper • Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness • To plunge suddenly under water and out again • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-04-18

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The bloodiest day in US history
President of the Confederate Sates of America
Speech given by Lincoln at the National Cemetery of Gettysburg
Where Lee surrendered to Grant marking the end of the Civil War
Who was Lincolns assassin
Turning point of the war
The all black regiment that fought for the Union army at Fort Wagner
deadly bullets used in ridged rifles
What was the Confederate war plan
A ship covered in iron for protection
What strategy did the North use for the War
States that all persons born in the US are citizens
Who left the Union army to fight for the Confederate States of America as a leader
All African American men could vote
What was a common reason of illness during the war

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Capitol of the Union
What document freed slaves in the south as a military tactic
The 16th president
What play was Lincoln watching when he was shot
To withdraw or leave
Who was now able to fight for the Union army after the Emancipation Proclamation
What was the first state to secede from the Union
Who conducted the Underground Railroad and was a spy for the Union
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired
Amendment that abolished slavery in the US
Theater where Lincoln was shot
Capitol of the Confederacy

27 Clues: The 16th president • Capitol of the Union • To withdraw or leave • Turning point of the war • Who was Lincolns assassin • Capitol of the Confederacy • Theater where Lincoln was shot • The bloodiest day in US history • What was the Confederate war plan • All African American men could vote • deadly bullets used in ridged rifles • A ship covered in iron for protection • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-03-31

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A military blockade of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender
In the Clay vs. Calhoun debate, one of John Calhoun's demands was for _______ slaves to be returned to their owner
A legal case brought by as person or group against another to settle a dispute between them
The belief that one race is superior to another
A person who dies for his or her beliefs
A person who takes advantage of a crisis to make a profit is called a ________
A policy or attitude that denies equal rights and treatment to certain groups of people
People who were not int the war, worked on farms and labored in factories to support the war effort
An all-out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat
In John Brown's raid he planned to raid a Federal ________
Lincoln wanted to stop the riots and other "disloyal practices", so one way he did so was by denying _____________
A war between people of the same country
In 1861, to pay for the war, Congress established the nation's first __________ on people's earnings

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To withdraw from membership in a group
In 1863, Congress passed a ______ law that required all able-bodied males between the age of 20-45 to serve in the military if they were called
Loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
A rise in prices and decrease in the value of money
At Pottawatomie Creek both North and South engaged in ___________
Abraham Lincoln decided to _________ enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy
A rule by the army instead of the elected government

20 Clues: To withdraw from membership in a group • A person who dies for his or her beliefs • A war between people of the same country • The belief that one race is superior to another • A rise in prices and decrease in the value of money • A rule by the army instead of the elected government • In John Brown's raid he planned to raid a Federal ________ • ...

Civil War Era 2017-05-22

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Tax on imported goods
Split the Confederacy in two - seen as turning point in the War in the West
President of the Union during the CW
A military blockade
General of the Union Army
First Hispanic-American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
First battle of the CW
Single bloodiest day of American history
Cut off the South’s resources through bodies of water and blockades
Where General Lee surrendered to the Union
General of the Confederate Army
State A state that does not allow slavery
To separate or break away

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General Thomas “_____________” Jackson
State A state that allows slavery
The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
Americans who want to abolish slavery
First African-American to be elected into the US Senate
Field nurse during the civil war and founder of the American Red Cross
Bloodiest battle of the war; turning point for the East
President of the Confederacy during the CW Emancipation Proclamation
First state to secede from the Union
Slave states that stayed a part of the Union
Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
that all states in the rebellious Confederate states would be free

25 Clues: A military blockade • Tax on imported goods • First battle of the CW • General of the Union Army • To separate or break away • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • General of the Confederate Army • State A state that allows slavery • The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments • President of the Union during the CW • First state to secede from the Union • Americans who want to abolish slavery • ...

Civil War/Slavery 2018-05-20

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What was the name of the tool that removed seeds from raw cotton that also increased the want for slaves?
16th President of the United States and known for getting emancipation for slaves in the US.
Name of the side that was fighting for the right to own slaves
The idea of being more loyal to towards one's state than their own country.
Person who escaped slavery and became a conductor for the Underground Railroad
Ordered by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st 1863 that called for the freedom of all slaves
Required all escaped slaves to return to their masters after captured. Citizens of Free States were required to help in the capturing of the slaves.
Who was the man that assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
What is the name of the battle known as the “bloodiest battle”?
First state to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1848.

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What was the name of the man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom from slavery in 1857?
On April 12, 1861 the first battle of the Civil War took place, where did it occur?
Known for leading a charge on Harper's Ferry to take their weapons and arm a slave rebellion in 1859
What was the name of the general of the Union who won the battle of Gettysburg?
Proposed by Henry Clay that would not allow slavery over the 36°30 parallel line.
Means the freeing of someone of slavery. What the Union was fighting for the slaves to get.
Name of the Confederate general who surrendered at the Appomattox Court house in 1865?
Repealed the Missouri Compromise and would allow the people of Kansas and Nebraska to do decide if they would be pro or anti slavery.
Who was the President of the newly configured South government?
People who fought for the emancipation of slaves were known as…
Who was the man that invented a machine that that removed seeds from raw cotton, and greatly increased the want for slaves and slave labor?
New political party that emerged in the 1848 presidential election that had a main goal to keep slavery out of the newly acquired western territories
African American abolitionist and former slave who wrote about the true horrors of slavery in his newspaper called the “North Star”.
Amendment that was ratified in December of 1865 that banned all slavery
Proposed by David Wilmot and would not allow slavery in the newly acquired western territory from Mexico.
What was the name of the side that was fighting for the preservation of the country, and to end slavery?

26 Clues: Name of the side that was fighting for the right to own slaves • Who was the President of the newly configured South government? • People who fought for the emancipation of slaves were known as… • What is the name of the battle known as the “bloodiest battle”? • Who was the man that assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865? • ...

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A market structure where only a few large companies produce most of the products.
What industry did the Bessemer process revolutionize?
Workers who worked throughout a strike.
"America's greatest inventor"
Where the Central railroad started laying track for the Transcontinental railroad.
Where the transcontinental railroad jointed up.
Where soldiers were disarming Indians and 200 were killed.
Who owned Carnegie Steel?
Type of consolidation when the business buys all the businesses that do the phases of a product's development.
What type of rare material was the final spike in the Transcontinental railroad made of?
Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
Invented the telephone.
The man who tried to assassinate Henry Frick.
A bad label for industrialists.
How many acres would the homestead act give to each settler?
Where Indians were forced to live.

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When a company is in complete control of a product of service.
What is the ideology that the government owned all businesses and an equal distribution of wealth.
Type of consolidation when a company would drive down its prices, putting the competition out of business.
People who bought large pieces of land to sell it later for a profit.
Where the Union Pacific railroad started laying track for the Transcontinental railroad.
One of the first unions.
Where General George Custer Was killed.
When two train engines were made to pull cargo.
A good label for industrialists.
Where Colonel John Chivington killed up to 500 Indian women and children.
A loose association of businesses who produce the same products.
What Samuel Morse is most famous for inventing.
A company's way of getting around anti monopoly laws by controlling, but not owning by one company.
Who called in the Pinkerton police to stop the strike at Carnegie Steel

30 Clues: Invented the telephone. • One of the first unions. • Who owned Carnegie Steel? • "America's greatest inventor" • A bad label for industrialists. • A good label for industrialists. • Where Indians were forced to live. • Workers who worked throughout a strike. • Where General George Custer Was killed. • Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862. • ...

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When two train engines were made to pull cargo.
Where Colonel John Chivington killed up to 500 Indian women and children.
Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
Where General George Custer Was killed.
Where Indians were forced to live.
How many acres would the homestead act give to each settler?
A good label for industrialists.
Who owned Carnegie Steel?
The dance that the Indians thought would bring back their way of life.
The man who tried to assassinate Henry Frick.
Workers who worked throughout a strike.
What is the ideology that the government owned all businesses and an equal distribution of wealth.
Type of consolidation when the business buys all the businesses that do the phases of a product's development.
When a company is in complete control of a product of service.
A market structure where only a few large companies produce most of the products.
What industry did the Bessemer process revolutionize?
Where the Union Pacific railroad started laying track for the Transcontinental railroad.
People who bought large pieces of land to sell it later for a profit.

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Where soldiers were disarming Indians and 200 were killed.
Where the transcontinental railroad jointed up.
One of the first unions.
Invented the telephone.
Who called in the Pinkerton police to stop the strike at Carnegie Steel
What type of rare material was the final spike in the Transcontinental railroad made of?
"America's greatest inventor"
Type of consolidation when a company would drive down its prices, putting the competition out of business.
Where the Central railroad started laying track for the Transcontinental railroad.
A bad label for industrialists.
What Samuel Morse is most famous for inventing.
A loose association of businesses who produce the same products.
A company's way of getting around anti monopoly laws by controlling, but not owning by one company.

31 Clues: Invented the telephone. • One of the first unions. • Who owned Carnegie Steel? • "America's greatest inventor" • A bad label for industrialists. • A good label for industrialists. • Where Indians were forced to live. • Where General George Custer Was killed. • Workers who worked throughout a strike. • Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862. • ...

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A company is in complete control of a product or service
a way of getting around anti monopoly laws
Came up with morse code
Greatest inventor
Government ownership of businesses
They performed ghost dances here
Federal lands set aside for native americans
tried to assassinate Frick but failed
Gaining control of many different businesses
Bought large areas of land to sell for profit
Invented the talking telegram
lead the american federation of labor
a loose association who produces the same product
Fought in Little big horn

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A group of people who did not feel that the two political parties were doing enough
the government tried to turn native americans
Production increases the cost is lowered
taxes put on imported goods
Survival of the fittest
Governement who was in charge of reservations and making sure they had everything
Dropping prices very low
produced sleeping cars for railroads
lead the knights of labor
Provide 160 acres to indian families
one of the first labor unions
people who cheated and went into Oklahoma early
Signed by Lincoln
Kept money supplies tight because it had to be backed by gold
Leader of american railway union
Leader of cheyenne made a treaty with colorado's governor

30 Clues: Greatest inventor • Signed by Lincoln • Came up with morse code • Survival of the fittest • Dropping prices very low • lead the knights of labor • Fought in Little big horn • taxes put on imported goods • one of the first labor unions • Invented the talking telegram • They performed ghost dances here • Leader of american railway union • Government ownership of businesses • ...

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An Act that allowed people to obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions.
Who quit his job and became a full time inventor?
Federal lands that were set aside specifically for Indians
Taxes on imported goods
one of the first labor unions that was lead by Terrence Powderly
People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early
Land that was measured, registered and deeded so you knew exactly what was yours
People who bought a lot of land in hope of selling it later for a profit
Place where officials disarmed Indians and someone fired a shot and there was a 200 person massacre
Leader of the American Federation of Labor (last name only)
An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
Type of factor that led many people toward the West.
A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses
The strike that happened because people were angry that wages were cut, but the cost of living stayed the same

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People who raced into Oklahoma territory to claim land for a very small price
Type of consolidation where you get control of all the parts of production
Leader of the Cheyenne who made a treaty with Colorado's governor.
Came up with the idea of using pulses to communicate.
The bridge that was a symbol of American success
Industrialists that were seen as stripping the world of natural resources
A loose association of business who produce the same product
Railroad that went across the continent
An Act that was set up to provide 160 acres to Indian families
A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws
Who invented the talking telegram?
When a company is in complete control of a product or service
Type of consolidation when a company would drop its prices to a very low level
Type of workers that were willing to go against a strike and work
Type of factor that led many people out of the East.

29 Clues: Taxes on imported goods • Who invented the talking telegram? • Railroad that went across the continent • A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws • People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early • The bridge that was a symbol of American success • Who quit his job and became a full time inventor? • Type of factor that led many people toward the West. • ...

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Workers went on strike in support of the eight hour work day.
Henry Frick cut workers wages at Carnegie steel and the Union called a protest.
Signed by Lincoln, allowed people to buy 160 acres of let if they met certain criteria.
Invented by Samuel Morse System of long and short pulses, used to communicate.
Survival of the Fittest.
Leader of the American Federation of Labor.
When a company drops its price to a low level driving competitors out of business.
Helped Invent the Lightbulb.
People who waited for the boom of the cannon during the great land race.
Seen as Captains of Industry and Robber Barons.
Anarchist that tried to assassinate Frick.
Leader of the Knights of Labor.

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Cheated during the great land race, hid early so they could get the best land.
Workers who work during a strike
A way to get around monopoly laws Businesses were controlled but not owned by one company.
As production increases the cost of each item produced is lower.
Loose association of business who produce the same product.
Police for Hire
A new way of Burning the impurities out of Iron, making it lighter,stronger,and more flexible.
General that lost the battle of Little bighorn, his troops and him all died.
Owner of Carnegie Steel, was away in Europe when his Partner cut wages at Carnegie steel.
Equal distribution of wealth.
When a company gains control of all the phases of its products production.
Invented the talking telephone.
Proof of American success as a world power.
Expected to work long Hours for little pay, worked in Unsafe conditions.
People who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it for profit.
Custer and 200 men took the full force of 2000 Indians at the little bighorn river, Custer and his men all died.
Cut workers wages at Carnegie steel causing a Strike.
When a company is in complete control of a product or service.

30 Clues: Police for Hire • Survival of the Fittest. • Helped Invent the Lightbulb. • Equal distribution of wealth. • Invented the talking telephone. • Leader of the Knights of Labor. • Workers who work during a strike • Anarchist that tried to assassinate Frick. • Proof of American success as a world power. • Leader of the American Federation of Labor. • ...

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This company laid railroad westward starting in Omaha
Barons Industrialists who were seen as stripping the world of resources
Signed by president Lincoln, for a fee people could obtain 160 acres if they met certain conditions
Government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth
This person tried to assassinate Henry Frick
This was created by Alexander Graham Bell
Workers willing to work during a strike
This is when a company drops its prices very low, driving its competitors out of business, and then they raise the prices
The Bessemer process used this type of metal
Loose association of businesses that create the same product
This is land parcels that were measured, registered, and deeded so that it belonged to you
This was the place where both railroad tracks met up
Person who made morse code

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This group of people did not understand the idea of land ownership, they believed all land was shared
This is a type of police that could be hired out by anyone
Gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a products development
Philosophy which the government does not interfere with business
This is where workers went on strike in support of the 8 hour work day
This company laid railroad track east from Sacramento
A labor union that only allowed skilled workers
This is the last name of the man who was successful in making sleeping cars for railroads
Steel While the owner of this company was in Europe his partner cut wages, and the union called a strike
Lead by Terence Powderly, tried to organize all people into unions
People who bought large areas of land in hopes of selling it later for a profit
This bridge was a symbol of American Success
The name of Industrialists who were praised
Survival of the fittest in the business world
Businesses were controlled but not owned by one company, so not seen as a monopoly
a company in complete control of a product or service
Record Player

30 Clues: Record Player • Person who made morse code • Workers willing to work during a strike • This was created by Alexander Graham Bell • The name of Industrialists who were praised • This person tried to assassinate Henry Frick • This bridge was a symbol of American Success • The Bessemer process used this type of metal • Survival of the fittest in the business world • ...

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a system of long and short pulses that represented letters of the alphabet
a loose association of businesses who produce the same product
He tried to organize all workers into unions
a new way of burning the impurities out of iron producing a lighrer, stronger, more flexible steel
the setup to provide 160 acres to Indian families so they could become self sufficient
land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it
each worker does one step of the production and then the product would move on to the next person
when a company would drop its prices to a very low level thus driving their competitors out of businesses. Then they would by their competition for a very low price and then raise prices to make a lot of money
when a company is in complete control of a product or service
how wide a track is (this became standard)
central railroad company and Union pacific started on opposite ends of the country and met in the middle to create this
industrialists who were praised for creating jobs, helping the economy to grow and giving generously
a strike against Pullman because he exerted too much control over the lives of his workers
an attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
he led the American Federation of labor that only allows skilled workers to join

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federal lands that were set aside specifically for native americans to live on
For a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions
gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development
a department of the government who was in charge of making sure that reservations had enough of all critical supplies so native americans would be taken care of
government should not interfere with businesses
April 22,1889 thousands of people raced into the Oklahoma territories and laid claim to land parcels for a very small sum
as production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
industrialists who were seen as stripping the world of its natural resources and treating workings poor
a strike in support of the eight hour work day
people who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
a group of people who did not feel that the two main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests
a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest
a strike protesting the cut wages at Carnegie steel where the Pinkerton police were called
people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
a way of getting around anti monopoly laws, businesses were controlled but not owned by one company

31 Clues: how wide a track is (this became standard) • He tried to organize all workers into unions • a strike in support of the eight hour work day • government should not interfere with businesses • a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest • when a company is in complete control of a product or service • ...

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This act let people obtain 160 acres for a small fee
People loosing everything was a _______ to move out west
Lad the Knights of Labor
The philosophy that suggested government ownership of business and the equal distribution of wealth
People who raced into Oklahoma
Federal land that was set aside for Native Americans
A loose association of businesses who produce the same product
People who bought large areas of land
Laid a track eastward from Sacramento
Created Morse Code
The idea of owning land was a _____ to move out west
A department of government who was in charge of makings sure there were reservations for Native Americans
General Custer and his 200 men were defeated by 2000 indians
This act provided 160 acres to Indian families
Land Parcels measured, registered, and deeded
These people were praised for creating jobs
When a company is in complete control
Henry Frick cut worker's wages so the Union called this strike
The idea the Government shouldn't interfere
laid a track west from Omaha

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500 Cheyenne were killed
Invented the talking telegram called the telephone
George Pullman treated his workers unfairly and his workers went on this strike
An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into normal people in society
When a company would drop its prices low driving competitors out of business and then raise prices
This Union was lead by Samuel Gompers and only allowed skilled workers
is a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest
Railroad companies cut wages and ran more double headers causing this protest
Gaining control of the differences that make up the phases of a product's development
People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early
Workers went on strike for the eight hour work day
These people stripped the world of its natural resources
How companies got around anti monopoly laws

33 Clues: Created Morse Code • 500 Cheyenne were killed • Lad the Knights of Labor • laid a track west from Omaha • People who raced into Oklahoma • People who bought large areas of land • Laid a track eastward from Sacramento • When a company is in complete control • These people were praised for creating jobs • How companies got around anti monopoly laws • ...

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This is a type of police that could be hired out by anyone
This was the place where both railroad tracks met up
Philosophy which the government does not interfere with business
Industrialists who were seen as stripping the world of resources
People who bought large areas of land in hopes of selling it later for a profit
Signed by president Lincoln, for a fee people could obtain 160 acres if they met certain conditions
This was created by Alexander Graham Bell
Gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a products development
Workers willing to work during a strike
a company in complete control of a product or service
Businesses were controlled but not owned by one company, so not seen as a monopoly
This is where workers went on strike in support of the 8 hour work day
Survival of the fittest in the business world
This is the last name of the man who was successful in making sleeping cars for railroads
This company laid railroad track east from Sacramento
This person tried to assassinate Henry Frick

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This bridge was a symbol of American Success
Record Player
While the owner of this company was in Europe his partner cut wages, and the union called a strike
The Bessemer process used this type of metal
This group of people did not understand the idea of land ownership, they believed all land was shared
This is when a company drops its prices very low, driving its competitors out of business, and then they raise the prices
Person who made morse code
This company laid railroad westward starting in Omaha
Government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth
Lead by Terence Powderly, tried to organize all people into unions
Loose association of businesses that create the same product
A labor union that only allowed skilled workers
This is land parcels that were measured, registered, and deeded so that it belonged to you
The name of Industrialists who were praised

30 Clues: Record Player • Person who made morse code • Workers willing to work during a strike • This was created by Alexander Graham Bell • The name of Industrialists who were praised • This bridge was a symbol of American Success • The Bessemer process used this type of metal • This person tried to assassinate Henry Frick • Survival of the fittest in the business world • ...

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number of southern slaves that voted for Lincoln
crazy white guy that tried to lead a slave uprising
first state to leave the Union
The name of the South during the war
The first battle of the Civil War
States had to decide whether or not to permit Slavery
The man that assassinated Lincoln
the Nothern plan to cut the Confereracy in half
Winner of the 1860 election
given by Lincoln, to dedicate the battlefield as a national cemetery
Third state to leave the Union
The main reason the South seceded was the threatening of their

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the president of the Confederacy
the place that Lee surrendered to Grant
Key to the Dred Scott Decision, he did not have the right to sue becoause of this
the document that was signed by Lincoln freeing the slaves from the rebellious states
Former slave that used his stories to gain support for abolitionists
loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
single bloodiest day of the Civil War
Do not oppose Slavery in the South but did oppose the spread to new territory

20 Clues: Winner of the 1860 election • first state to leave the Union • Third state to leave the Union • the president of the Confederacy • The first battle of the Civil War • The man that assassinated Lincoln • The name of the South during the war • single bloodiest day of the Civil War • the place that Lee surrendered to Grant • the Nothern plan to cut the Confereracy in half • ...

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commanded Confederate forces in Texas
to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
19th Governor of Texas
fought on both sides
southern states
a local law or piece of legislation
Tom Green County is named for him
Free African Americans fought for
steamboat converted to gunboat
rights the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers

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States of American
Governor of Texas in 1861
the civilian world in wartime
using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports
forced enrollment of people into military service
focus on the interests of one’s own region
member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric
a tax on trade
drug used for fighting malaria
person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War

21 Clues: a tax on trade • southern states • States of American • fought on both sides • 19th Governor of Texas • Governor of Texas in 1861 • the civilian world in wartime • drug used for fighting malaria • steamboat converted to gunboat • Tom Green County is named for him • Free African Americans fought for • a local law or piece of legislation • commanded Confederate forces in Texas • ...

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Union soldiers during the Civil War; people from northern states
the act of releasing or setting free
to move back or away from
an official announcement
a unit of troops made up of two or more divisions
an area under the control of a specific government
people who are chosen to run or compete for an office, prize, or honor
to undo or cancel
a military officer of high rank or position

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disagreement or argument
people who worked to end slavery
withdraw membership from an established group
the northern states that did not secede
an agreement or settlement to end a dispute
to recruit or call into service
a person who escapes or runs away
the government formed by the states in the South
large farms where crops are raised
sovereignty the idea that government is created for and by the people
the practice of forcing people to work without pay and no freedom to live how they want
the nickname given to Confederate soldiers

21 Clues: to undo or cancel • disagreement or argument • an official announcement • to move back or away from • to recruit or call into service • people who worked to end slavery • a person who escapes or runs away • large farms where crops are raised • the act of releasing or setting free • the northern states that did not secede • the nickname given to Confederate soldiers • ...

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the North and South fought in the ___ War
a wooden ship plated with iron
General commander of the North
Union ironclad
Southern forces
Lincoln's plan for reconstruction
President after Lincoln
a new technology greatly improving gun accuracy
President of the Union
political opponent of Lincoln
Sumter Union fort that was bombarded, starting the war
Ulysses S. Grant called for ____ surrender
Gettysburg lasted for ____ days
Confederate ironclad

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The Confederate states ____ from the Union
Lee surrendered to Grant at the ____ Courthouse
Any soldier who could no longer fight (killed, wounded, captured)
President of the Confederacy
Union Admiral who captured New Orleans
the bloodiest battle of the war
Thomas Jonathan "____" Jackson
the Confederacy consists of ___ states that seceded
the battle marking the end of the Confederate campaign
Northern forces
commander of the Southern forces

25 Clues: Union ironclad • Southern forces • Northern forces • Confederate ironclad • President of the Union • President after Lincoln • President of the Confederacy • political opponent of Lincoln • a wooden ship plated with iron • General commander of the North • Thomas Jonathan "____" Jackson • the bloodiest battle of the war • Gettysburg lasted for ____ days • commander of the Southern forces • ...

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Who was their first president?
What was he(#68)?
This battle was Lee's last clear victory of the war.
Confederate soldiers fought to protect the ____.
The most famous Copperhead, Ohio congressman.
How old was he (#68)?
This battle, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia.
Northern Democrats who advocated peace with the South.
The Battle of Gettysburg was significant because it ended Confederate hopes of formal recognition by ___ ____.
President during the Civil War?
Lincoln died on ___ 15, 1865.
Name of the place where the first battle was fought.
A major battle of the American Civil War, that was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Admitted as a State in the Union on June 20, 1863.
How many states, in total, seceded?
In April 1862, General McClellan's troops left northern Virginia to begin the ____ ____.
On November 23-25, Union forces pushed Confederate troops away from _____.
A series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia.
A tax that takes a specified percentage of an individual’s income.
Which General was held responsible for the defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run because he had failed to commit his troops to battle quickly enough and later was forced out of the army by 1863?
What were Booth’s last words?
An executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
General who won several victories around Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Place in Tennessee where, on April 6, 1862, Confederate forces attacked Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant.
Grant’s Campaign, a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864.
Name of the British comedy Lincoln and his wife went to see?
Where did Lee and Grant met to arrange a Confederate surrender on April 9, 1865?
The ____ claimed that the Emancipation Proclamation would only prolong the war by antagonizing the South.
Who was named general-in-chief of the Union army on July 11, 1862?
The ______-_______ Campaign was nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Petersburg unsuccessfully.
The Union inflation rate at the end of the war was ___ percent.
The first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil.
Where was the worst Confederate prison?
From January 1863 on, it was a fight to the ____.
By April 25, 1862, Flag Officer Farragut was in command of ____ ______.
By late March 1865, it was clear that the end of the ____ was near.
Union nurse that often cared for the sick and wounded at the front lines.
In ___ (month) 1861, inexperienced northern troops confronted 25,000 raw confederate soldiers.
After how many hours did the garrison surrender?
Side that had the advantage in terms of industrial production.
Campaign A series of American Civil War battles and maneuvers in East Tennessee during the fall of 1863.

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A series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Lincoln could not take office until ___ (month) 1861.
On May 31, 1862, the Confederate army attacked and almost defeated federal forces at ___ ____.
Name of Lincoln’s assassin.
Battle that was fought on December 11–15, 1862.
On March 9, 1862, every navy in the world took notice after the North’s ironclad ___ traded fire with the South’s ironclad Merrimack.
During which act did the shooting happen?
City in Alabama where the Confederate Constitution was created.
A series of battles fought in June and July 1863.
After how many years was the Civil War over?
Although this commander was one of Robert E. Lee's best corps commanders in the East, he was unsuccessful in his role as an independent commander in the West.
Who obtained government jobs for the first time?
Those States formed the ___ ___ __ ____.
Weapons more accurate than old-fashioned muskets, soldiers could load them more quickly and therefore fire more rounds during battle.
General Quincy A. Gillmore battered Fort ____ into submission in less than two days (April 10-11, 1862).
Federal supply ship that dropped its anchor off the coast of New Jersey on April 18, 1861.
Where did he hit the president with the pistol?
Battle that followed the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness.
The Union commanding general?
A draft that would force certain members of the population to serve in the army.
Cautious, longterm strategy? Anaconda Plan
Fell to Confederate General Jackson on September 15, along with a great number of men and a large body of supplies.
President that was blamed for not holding the seceders in the Union by sheer force?
Who commanded Confederate soldiers?
Northerners and Confederates alike expected a ___ war.
Percent of voters that preferred some other candidate?
A court order that requires authorities to bring a person held in jail before the court to determine why he or she is being jailed.
In July 1864, General ____ ____ led his forces into Maryland to relieve the pressure on Lee's army.
Where did the states vote to secede?
Lincoln replaced general McDowell with general George B. ____.
Which foreign country was no longer dependent on Southern cotton?

72 Clues: What was he(#68)? • How old was he (#68)? • Name of Lincoln’s assassin. • Lincoln died on ___ 15, 1865. • What were Booth’s last words? • The Union commanding general? • Who was their first president? • President during the Civil War? • How many states, in total, seceded? • Who commanded Confederate soldiers? • Where did the states vote to secede? • ...

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goods that have been imported or exported illegally
military blockade of a city or building trying to make them surrender
first battle of the civil war
to cut off food, supplies or communication
ship that runs through or around a naval blockade.
act of withdrawing from an organization union
theatre where Lincoln was assassinated
analgesic and narcotic drug
"Honest ___"

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indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles
enlisted in service and deserted asap after recieving the bounty
northerner who sympathized with the South
steam propelled warship
a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater
having or relating to a system of government in which several form a unity
military strategy by General Scott
a union of persons, parties, or states
a movement to end slavery
confederate capital
military operations intended to achieve a certain objective

20 Clues: "Honest ___" • confederate capital • steam propelled warship • a movement to end slavery • analgesic and narcotic drug • first battle of the civil war • military strategy by General Scott • a union of persons, parties, or states • theatre where Lincoln was assassinated • northerner who sympathized with the South • to cut off food, supplies or communication • ...

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- good for you
- complain
- exclamation meaning, &'terrific!' or 'hurrah!'
- nonsense
- to take leave, to disappear
- if that don't beat all
- haversack
liquor
- big wigs, important people
- refers to men on sick call; named after blue pill.
- braggart, bully

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- Absent With Out Leave
- been through a lot, seen it all
- to camp without formal shelter or in temporary circumstances
- to admit the truth, to confess a lie, or acknowledge an obvious personal shortcoming
- bad person, good for nothing
- a long, sharp knife
- lice
- stomach
- trick or deceive
– malingerer, someone who deliberately lags behind to forage or

21 Clues: liquor • - lice • - stomach • - complain • - nonsense • - haversack • - good for you • - braggart, bully • - trick or deceive • - a long, sharp knife • - Absent With Out Leave • - if that don't beat all • - big wigs, important people • - to take leave, to disappear • - bad person, good for nothing • - been through a lot, seen it all • - exclamation meaning, &'terrific!' or 'hurrah!' • ...

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(pronounced ab-uh-tee, ab-uh-tis, uh-bat-ee, or uh-bat-is) A line of trees, chopped down and placed with their branches facing the enemy, used to strengthen fortifications. See image »
Blue Flag": Extremely popular Confederate song named after the first flag of the Confederacy, which had one white star on a blue background. The lyrics listed each state in the order in which they seceded from the Union.
A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
States: The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps. There were 16 Union armies (named after rivers, such as the Army of the Potomac) and 23 Confederate armies (named after states or regions, such as the Army of Northern Virginia). 1 company = 50 to 100 men, 10 companies = 1 regiment, about 4 regiments = 1 brigade, 2 to 5 brigades = 1 division, 2 or more divisions = 1 corps, 1 or more corps = 1 army.
(pronounced an-tee-bel-uhm) A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
Barriers which were about breast-high and protected sold
Raised platform or mound allowing an artillery piece to be fired over a fortification's walls without exposing the gun crew to enemy fire.
Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.

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The basic unit of soldiers in an artillery regiment; similar to a company in an infantry regiment. Batteries included 6 cannon (with the horses, ammunition, and equipment needed to move and fire them), 155 men, a captain, 30 other officers, 2 buglers, 52 drivers, and 70 cannoneers. As the War dragged on, very few batteries fought at full strength. A battery can also be the position on a battlefield where cannon are located. See image »
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The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers. See image »
A large gap or "hole" in a fortification's walls or embankments caused by artillery or mines, exposing the inside of the fortification to assault. See image »
A soldier who was appointed by an officer to be his confidential assistant. The aide wrote and delivered orders and held a position of responsibility which required him to know troop positions and where officer quarters were located. The aide-de-camp was an officer by virtue of his position and he took orders from his commander only.
(pronounced BIH-voo-ack) Temporary soldier encampment in which soldiers were provided no shelter other than what could be assembled quickly, such as branches; sleeping in the open. See image »
The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
(pronounced bay-uh-net) 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.
A field fortification which was made to absorb the shock of artillery strikes. It was constructed of heavy timbers and its roof was covered with soil. See image »
Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon. See image»
A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.

24 Clues: to Top ^ • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • Barriers which were about breast-high and protected sold • The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming. • A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored. • The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired. • ...

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Nebraska act: 1) an example popular sovereignty 2) The states could choose if they wanted to be slave states or free states
of 1860: 1) The final event that led to the Civil War 2) Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas ran for president
1) grew because of the cotton gin 2) abolitionist tried to end this
Atlanta campaign: 1) aka Sherman's march though Georgia 2) led two seep rate military campaigns in the state of Georgia
Stephens: 1) was governor of Georgia 2) unionist who resisted slavery till the very end
compromise: 1) the north and south allowed a state to be admitted to the union as a slave state then they added a free state 2) created the 36 30' parallel
1) The "turning point" of the Civil War 2) The South retreated back to Virginia
1) brought nothing but their labor 2) had to buy tools from the landowner
farmer: 1) owned their own tools 2) owned their own animals
amendment: 1) made African Americans citizens of the United States 2) required that African Americans are given the same rights as all U.S. Citizens
compromise of 1850: 1) California was admitted as a free state 2) the fugitive slave act was created
platform: 1) Led by Alexander Stephens 2) prevented a civil war for 11 years
Scott case: 1) A slave was suing his owner 2) the slave lost and was returned to his owner
codes: 1) laws that said blacks could not vote, testify against whites in court, and serve as jurors 2) they created the 14th amendment because of these

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runners: 1) private citizens who took the risk of invading the Union blockade for the chance at huge profits 2) we're suppose to make it to Europe and back
plan: 1) aka the union blockade 2) prevented the south from shipping cotton to England
slave act: 1) the return of runaway slaves 2) was included in the the compromise of 1850
Klux Klan: 1) began 1867 in Tennessee 2) intimidated freed blacks and white republicans
march to the sea: 1) began November 15, 1864 and ended December 21, 1864 2) an attempt to capture savannah
1) a Prisoner of war camp 2) located in Macon county
amendment: 1) officially ended slavery 2) due to the passage of this, Georgia was readmitted to the union
address; 1) a famous speech president Abraham Lincoln gave 2) after the "turning point" of the war battle
rights: 1) one of the major conflicts of the civil war 2) the amount of power the local and federal governments had to make decision
McNeal Turner: 1) most prominent black legislator 2) elected to the constitutional convention of 1867 and the Georgia House of Representatives

24 Clues: 1) a Prisoner of war camp 2) located in Macon county • farmer: 1) owned their own tools 2) owned their own animals • 1) grew because of the cotton gin 2) abolitionist tried to end this • 1) brought nothing but their labor 2) had to buy tools from the landowner • platform: 1) Led by Alexander Stephens 2) prevented a civil war for 11 years • ...

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To exit/leave
An important city in the South
A general who led a march through the South
Cannon or firearms
Another name for the South
A mixture of flour, water, and salt
A famous general for the North
A calvary general who fought in the battle of Gettysburg
A military officer

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A famous general for the South
Small, sharp pieces of metal, wood or other material
A war within a country
A rough line of men who are posted to keep watch for enemies so the army has time to react
The President at the time
Another name for a person who lives in the North
Another name for the North
A battle that was thought to be the turning point of the war
A type of gun that was used at this time
A section of an army that is mounted on horses
Blocking supply routes and escape routes of a city forcing them to surrender

20 Clues: To exit/leave • Cannon or firearms • A military officer • A war within a country • The President at the time • Another name for the North • Another name for the South • 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 • ...

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Another name for it is Elkhorn Tavern
Happened in Phillips County
Happened in Clevland County
Happened on May 1-2
Happened in Quachita County
Also known as Lake Chicot
Also known as Back Bone Mountain
Happened on August 27
Also Known as Gum Grove
Happened in Grant County
Was in 12th Arkansas Infantry

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Happened in Jefferson County
Happened on November 28
Happened on June 17,1862
Also known as Little Rock
Also Known as Cotton Plant
Happened on April 3-4
Was in 33rd Arkansas Infantry
Also known as the battle of Fayetteville
Another name for it is Fort HindMan

20 Clues: Happened on May 1-2 • Happened on April 3-4 • Happened on August 27 • Happened on November 28 • Also Known as Gum Grove • Happened on June 17,1862 • Happened in Grant County • Also known as Little Rock • Also known as Lake Chicot • Also Known as Cotton Plant • Happened in Phillips County • Happened in Clevland County • Happened in Quachita County • Happened in Jefferson County • ...

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Happened in Quachita County
Also known as Lake Chicot
Happened on April 3-4
Happened on June 17,1862
Also known as Back Bone Mountain
Another name for it is Elkhorn Tavern
Happened on August 27
Was in 12th Arkansas Infantry
Happened on November 28
Also known as the battle of Fayetteville
Happened on May 1-2

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Happened in Grant County
Also Known as Cotton Plant
Happened in Jefferson County
Also Known as Gum Grove
Another name for it is Fort HindMan
Was in 33rd Arkansas Infantry
Happened in Clevland County
Also known as Little Rock
Happened in Phillips County

20 Clues: Happened on May 1-2 • Happened on April 3-4 • Happened on August 27 • Also Known as Gum Grove • Happened on November 28 • Happened in Grant County • Happened on June 17,1862 • Also known as Lake Chicot • Also known as Little Rock • Also Known as Cotton Plant • Happened in Quachita County • Happened in Clevland County • Happened in Phillips County • Happened in Jefferson County • ...

Civil War Review 2024-01-29

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first major city burned down by Sherman
one of the countries the Confederacy wished to get the support of
Capital of the Confederacy
strategy of destroying enemies supplies and morale
Civil War began here (no deaths)
President of Union
first major sea battle, gave Union base of operations in South
commander of Union
Union wanted to control this river to cut the South in half.
bloodiest battle of the war, turning point for the Union
a formal withdrawal of a group or states from a government or country.
Union put this in place to stop the Confederacy from getting goods in or out of their ports.

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first state to secede from the Union
bloodiest one day battle in US History
North's military plan
What the Confederates used to get around
first confederate submarine to sink a Union ship
commander of Confederacy
SC city burned down by Sherman
President of Confederacy
wooden ship armed with iron covering
led a march through the south destroying cities along the way
first major land battle of the Civil War

23 Clues: President of Union • commander of Union • North's military plan • commander of Confederacy • President of Confederacy • Capital of the Confederacy • SC city burned down by Sherman • Civil War began here (no deaths) • first state to secede from the Union • wooden ship armed with iron covering • bloodiest one day battle in US History • first major city burned down by Sherman • ...

Civil War Causes 2024-02-05

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the first state to secede from the Union
a compromise made to settle debates between the north and south stating California could enter the Union as a free state, but the northwest territory would use popular sovereignty to decide whether they are free or slave
South's view on the nation at the time
Union advantage
a book written to show the evils of slavery that angered the south, as they thought it was false
debate in which the winner would get a seat in the senate
Confederate advantage
an invention that helped separate cottons fiber from the seeds, increasing the production of cotton, and therefore slavery
presidential election won by Lincoln in 1860 which angered the south as they viewed Lincoln as a threat to slavery, their way of life

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Confederate advantage
5 slave states that chose to stay in the Union including: Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri
violence erupting in Kansas as a result of a race to determine the outcome of the election of whether it would be free or slave
military leader for the south that could not fight against his home state, Virginia
11 states that seceded from the union including: Virginia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina, and Mississippi
when the civil war officially started due to the battle at Ft. Sumter, where the south wanted to gain control of the fort, South Carolina was the first to attack
document proposing all new territory added to the U.S. will be free states
Union advantage
a law stating that all runaway slaves must be returned to the south and helping them escape to freedom would result in having to pay a fine or jail time
Union advantage
a radical abolitionist who tried to end slavery by giving weapons to slaves
president of the confederacy
capital of confederate states
the original 19 free states that wanted to prevent the south from starting their own country including: Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon
a court case where an African American was denied his freedom after his master died
a law deciding Kansas would use popular sovereignty to decide whether it would be free or slave
president of the Union

26 Clues: Union advantage • Union advantage • Union advantage • Confederate advantage • Confederate advantage • president of the Union • president of the confederacy • capital of confederate states • South's view on the nation at the time • the first state to secede from the Union • debate in which the winner would get a seat in the senate • ...

civil war puzzle 2023-03-01

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relied on manufacture
to leaving
a debat about what states are free or inslaved
sued for his freedom
relied on slavery
union president
to get rid of
a memorial
against slavery
union soldier
someone that works for free with no choice
confederate president

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first shot of the civil war
the document that set slaves free
a battle of the north trying to controlle the souths railroads
states that allow slavery but stayed with the union
destroyed everything
the main cause of the whole distribute
a event in the compromise between the south and north about slavery
north
south

21 Clues: north • south • to leaving • a memorial • to get rid of • union soldier • union president • against slavery • relied on slavery • destroyed everything • sued for his freedom • relied on manufacture • confederate president • first shot of the civil war • the document that set slaves free • the main cause of the whole distribute • someone that works for free with no choice • ...

Civil War Tricker 2023-02-15

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To rush towards the enemy
A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
The distance around the inside of a gun barrel
To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
Freedom from slavery
To go an opposite way and surprise the enemy
A breech loading single shot rifle
A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash
Cannon or other large caliber firearms

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A fortified location where powder or supplies is stored
Loyal to the government of the United States
The science of growing crops or raising live stock
A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle
Loyal to the Confederacy
A large gap or hole in a forts walls cause by mines or bombs
Manufacturing goods from raw materials
The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving southern ports
The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired
To practice marching, military formations

20 Clues: Freedom from slavery • Loyal to the Confederacy • To rush towards the enemy • A breech loading single shot rifle • Manufacturing goods from raw materials • Cannon or other large caliber firearms • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • To practice marching, military formations • Loyal to the government of the United States • To go an opposite way and surprise the enemy • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

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The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
Who won the election of 1860?
Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
A person who flees or tries to escape.
The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.

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The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
The bloodiest battle in American history.
To formally break away in a political state.
Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
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 Causes 2024-04-11

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_ Slave Act
_ of 1850
Political Party that Lincoln was a part of
Side that was pro-slavery
It was the first modern _
Side that was anti-slavery
_ Nebraska Act
Main cause of the war
Someone who supported the Union
Location of secession meeting
Carolina First state to secede
Uncle Tom's _

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_ rights, states enforce laws
_ rights, laws throughout country, not just states
Number of states that seceded
President that the Confederacy didn't like
Kansas _ Act
_ decision, Supreme Court case
Amount of states that seceded first
_ 54th
Someone who thought secession was the only option

21 Clues: _ 54th • _ of 1850 • _ Slave Act • Kansas _ Act • Uncle Tom's _ • _ Nebraska Act • Main cause of the war • Side that was pro-slavery • It was the first modern _ • Side that was anti-slavery • _ rights, states enforce laws • Number of states that seceded • Location of secession meeting • _ decision, Supreme Court case • Carolina First state to secede • Someone who supported the Union • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2024-03-18

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reward or payment
device used electric signals to send messages
rules focusing on behavior punishment of enslaved people
paper money
System for sending messages using dots and dashes
to formally join military
System selecting people to military service
place to store weapons and military equipment
Unfair opinion not based on facts
Strategy of bringing war to entire society
conflict between citizens of the same country
trade of enslaved people within U.S.
person opposed to immigration
Soldier who is killed, wounded; or missing in battle

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System of cooperation to aid those enslaved people escaped
extreme shortage of food
farmer who owns small farm
unfair treatment based on prejudice
ability to read and write
to withdraw break away from a nation
work stoppage by employees as a protest
African American religious folk song
plantation manager
State between north and south
person who is running away from way from legal authority

25 Clues: paper money • reward or payment • plantation manager • extreme shortage of food • ability to read and write • to formally join military • farmer who owns small farm • State between north and south • person opposed to immigration • Unfair opinion not based on facts • unfair treatment based on prejudice • to withdraw break away from a nation • African American religious folk song • ...

The Civil War 2024-03-18

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1864 running mate for #2
Illinois Senator, 1-1 against Lincoln
Conf. VP Alexander Stephens believed this was slavery for the CSA
"_____________ Plan"
Potential European ally for the CSA
To leave
Actor & assassin
Democratic violation of the answer to #1
President, elected in 1861
Site of a significant battle (and speech)
Disagreed with their eastern counterparts over secession
Last battle of the Civil War
River captured by the union due to #37
Northern advantage (banks, railroads, etc.)
All black regiment that fought at Ft. Wagner
Arguably the best military officer the US had until 1861
Sectional political party opposed to slavery's expansion
Site of the most famous work of #17
as in the impact the answer to #50 had on slavery
The North
Effect of the wealthy buying their way out of required military service
See #46

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1820 attempt at settling free/slave state debate
President, elected in 1860
Name (informally) for the 11 states that left the Union
The first state to leave the Union
Advantage for the CSA (Ex: "Stonewall" Jackson & #38)
Violent stroll to the beach, led by the answer to #35
Lack of enforcement upset the South
Slaveholding states in the Union
Armory stormed by #36
Civil War Prequel
Promoted to Lieutenant General in 1864
Agreed with #41s on slavery in the West
Territory that was allowed to use #19 to decide if it would be open to slavery
First battle of the Civil War
Democratic Presidential candidate, 1860
Potential European ally for the CSA
Predecessor to #18 and architect of #11
Capital of the CSA
Territory that was allowed to use #19 to decide if it would be open to slavery
See #9
Radical abolitionist involved in both #15 and #16
Turning point for the Union in the West.
King of the South
Number of Southern states that #2 won in the 1860 election
Ltrs. that may appear next to #6 and #26
Its introduction made #1 difficult
Taney's controversial 1856 ruling
Abolitionist novel banned in the South

50 Clues: See #9 • See #46 • To leave • The North • Actor & assassin • Civil War Prequel • King of the South • Capital of the CSA • "_____________ Plan" • Armory stormed by #36 • 1864 running mate for #2 • President, elected in 1860 • President, elected in 1861 • Last battle of the Civil War • First battle of the Civil War • Slaveholding states in the Union • Taney's controversial 1856 ruling • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-04-15

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The first submarine
Added Clifornia
Made Kansas and Nebraska
President of the Union
Gun made to fire bullets really fast
Total death count of The civil war
Important document signed regarding the line where slavery was illegal (compromise)
Was used to communicate from the battle
Famous abolitionist

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Famous Document signed by Abraham Lincoln
President of the Confederate states
Union General
Freed slaves through underground railroad
Helped move soldiers and goods to places faster over land
Confederate general
Were made to carry wounded soldiers off of the battle field
Sued for his freedom but lost
Located at the entrance of Charleston harbor
The treaty was signed at this courthouse
When a country goes to war against itself

20 Clues: Union General • Added Clifornia • The first submarine • Confederate general • Famous abolitionist • President of the Union • Made Kansas and Nebraska • Sued for his freedom but lost • Total death count of The civil war • President of the Confederate states • Gun made to fire bullets really fast • Was used to communicate from the battle • The treaty was signed at this courthouse • ...

Civil War Project 2024-04-08

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The party opposed to letting slavery spread into the new states
It let California join as a free state, but caused the fugitive slave act
Someone against slavery
The idea that states are more powerful than the country
The a mouth of states that seceded
The color the Confederate troops wore
The South did this in response of Lincoln being elected president
We fought the civil war over this
This party emerged during this time period
A state can deem a law unconstitutional

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An agreement that says anything over Missouri is free
The ____ court case decided that black people were slaves no matter where they went
It let the people vote on whether or not they wanted the state free
The South seceded and became this
Capital of the Confederate
Lincoln is elected president of the United States
The color the Union troops wore
Capital of the United States
First states to leave the United States
President of the Confederate
President of the USA

21 Clues: President of the USA • Someone against slavery • Capital of the Confederate • Capital of the United States • President of the Confederate • The color the Union troops wore • The South seceded and became this • We fought the civil war over this • The a mouth of states that seceded • The color the Confederate troops wore • First states to leave the United States • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-07

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Slave States that did not join the Confederacy
Convinced Lincoln to form the U.S. Sanitary Commission
Constitutional defense against illegal imprisonment
Southern general who Lee put in charge on the third day to attack the Union Line
Angel of the Battlefield and founded the American Red Cross
Famous for nickname
Lincoln grew impatient with him- he took much time to start his attack
Made a two-part strategy to destroy the South's economy
Demolished civilian and economic resources
First shots fired to begin the Civil War

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Dedication speech given by Lincoln on the Battlefields
Admiral for the Union Army
Releasing of slaves which became a different issue
Ended up getting his wish when he wanted to be in the attack part of the war
Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
Peace Democrats enemies and against abolition and war
Ships armored with iron
Led troops at Harpers Ferry
Three-day battle that ended the South from winning the Civil War
Escaped slaves given the ability to fight in the Union Army

20 Clues: Famous for nickname • Ships armored with iron • Admiral for the Union Army • Led troops at Harpers Ferry • First shots fired to begin the Civil War • Demolished civilian and economic resources • Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history • Slave States that did not join the Confederacy • Releasing of slaves which became a different issue • ...

Civil War 25 2024-06-06

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- Long, narrow ditch used in fortifications.
- To associate with the enemy in a friendly way.
- Site of a significant Union siege.
- To move troops into position for action.
- A deadlock or stalemate.
- A celebration, often marking an end of conflict.
- Skilled marksman.
- Battle at the end of the Seven Days Battles.

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- A dance style popular during the Civil War era.
- Unharmed or not injured.
- Confederate general known for Pickett's Charge.
- Battle in Georgia during Sherman's campaign.
- Food supplies allocated to soldiers.
- Confederate general famous for his tactics.
- Military supplies, particularly weapons and ammunition.
- Battle in the Seven Days Battles.
- British rifle used by both sides.
- Messenger who delivers military orders.
- Opening in a wall for shooting.
- Farmer owning their own land, often found in the Southern states.

20 Clues: - Skilled marksman. • - Unharmed or not injured. • - A deadlock or stalemate. • - Opening in a wall for shooting. • - Battle in the Seven Days Battles. • - British rifle used by both sides. • - Site of a significant Union siege. • - Food supplies allocated to soldiers. • - Messenger who delivers military orders. • - To move troops into position for action. • ...

Civil War 27 2024-06-06

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- Pouch for carrying ammunition.
- Leader of the Union during the Civil War.
- Incapacitated with fatal wounds.
- Climbed over, often relating to walls during assault.
- Non-commissioned officer.
- Mercy shown to a defeated opponent.
- Obstruction formed of tree branches.
- Steep slope or long cliff.
- To unfold or spread out, especially a flag.
- Building used to house troops.
- Responsible for military supplies in a unit.
- Heated cannonball.

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- Hostile force entering a territory.
- Central element holding various parts together.
- Legislative measure passed by both houses.
- Small fort or stronghold.
- Outwork in fortification.
- Soldier positioned to guard the side of a formation.
- Backpack used by soldiers.
- Formation of troops arranged for battle.

20 Clues: - Heated cannonball. • - Small fort or stronghold. • - Outwork in fortification. • - Non-commissioned officer. • - Steep slope or long cliff. • - Backpack used by soldiers. • - Pouch for carrying ammunition. • - Building used to house troops. • - Incapacitated with fatal wounds. • - Hostile force entering a territory. • - Mercy shown to a defeated opponent. • ...

Civil War 34 2024-06-07

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- Small armed vessels used during the war.
- Soft, boggy ground; difficult situation.
- Soldier who operates artillery.
- Act providing land to settlers.
- Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
- The act of guiding or managing a group.
- Duty shift for soldiers during nighttime.
- To create or perform without preparation.
- The killing or wounding of people, especially in conflict.
- Deceptive or pretended blow, thrust, or other movement.

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- State of being divided or separated, a key theme of the war.
- Raider or plunderer, often a guerrilla fighter.
- Mandatory enlistment in the military.
- Strategic meeting point, often for railroads.
- Surrounded by conflict or difficulties.
- To form into a group working together, metaphorically relating to the Union army.
- A defensive wall of a fortification.
- Prisoner released on the promise not to fight again.
- Casualty status for soldiers who died in battle.
- Person who avoids their duty, often used in a military context.

20 Clues: - Soldier who operates artillery. • - Act providing land to settlers. • - A defensive wall of a fortification. • - Mandatory enlistment in the military. • - Surrounded by conflict or difficulties. • - The act of guiding or managing a group. • - Small armed vessels used during the war. • - Soft, boggy ground; difficult situation. • ...

Civil War 35 2024-06-07

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- Compulsory recruitment for military service.
- Soldier posted on guard duty.
- Surprise attack from a concealed position.
- President of the United States during the Civil War.
- Area where a battle is fought.
- Slang for secession
- A low protective wall along the edge of a roof or fortification.
- Ricochet or bounce back, often used metaphorically.
- Hard biscuit eaten by soldiers.
- Open area surrounded by buildings, often found in military camps.
- Person who secretly collects and reports information on enemy activities.
- To strengthen a place with defensive works.

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- About to happen, often in the context of battle.
- Pro-Union guerrilla fighter.
- Long, narrow ditches used in fortifications and battles.
- Guarding or accompanying for protection.
- List of soldiers in a unit.
- Group of artillery guns.
- Temporary promotion for extraordinary service.
- Border state with divided loyalties.
- An early type of rapid-fire weapon.
- Soldier who serves in the cavalry.

22 Clues: - Slang for secession • - Group of artillery guns. • - List of soldiers in a unit. • - Pro-Union guerrilla fighter. • - Soldier posted on guard duty. • - Area where a battle is fought. • - Hard biscuit eaten by soldiers. • - Soldier who serves in the cavalry. • - An early type of rapid-fire weapon. • - Border state with divided loyalties. • ...

Civil War 46 2024-06-07

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- Type of ironclad warship.
- Smoothbore firearm used by infantry.
- Organized movement of troops.
- Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
- Civilian military force.
- Prepare and organize troops for active service.
- Injured in a way that leads to death.
- Place where bodies are kept.
- Skilled shooter.
- Person who carries messages, especially in a military context.

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- Early machine gun.
- Open rebellion against authority.
- Combative and aggressive in support of a cause.
- Conical bullet used in rifled muskets.
- Movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
- Artillery piece that launches explosive shells.
- Military rank above captain.
- Raider or plunderer, often a guerrilla fighter.
- Award for bravery or service.
- Assemble troops for inspection or preparation.

20 Clues: - Skilled shooter. • - Early machine gun. • - Civilian military force. • - Type of ironclad warship. • - Military rank above captain. • - Place where bodies are kept. • - Organized movement of troops. • - Award for bravery or service. • - Open rebellion against authority. • - Smoothbore firearm used by infantry. • - Injured in a way that leads to death. • ...

The Civil War 2023-05-10

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djdadlkjd
dajkndanjnd
djnsdadajnd
dnjasndjnd
cndjcdwjnc
find cejc
dnjndhebhewb
djdjawdnjd
cjcwn
dnjdnsdjnd

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lol
jfrfve
djewjdhjewhd
djdnajdnh
djnjwadjnd
dhjdhjkdj
dnjasndjndj
njdc
ndjasndjad

20 Clues: lol • njdc • cjcwn • jfrfve • cnwcdsh • djdadlkjd • djdnajdnh • dhjdhjkdj • find cejc • djnjwadjnd • dnjasndjnd • cndjcdwjnc • ndjasndjad • djdjawdnjd • dnjdnsdjnd • dajkndanjnd • djnsdadajnd • dnjasndjndj • djewjdhjewhd • dnjndhebhewb

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

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longest battle of the war
gave the Gettysburg address
had way more supplies
fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
killed his son in war.
corps commander
Abrham lincoln promoted it.
Secretary of the navy
States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
General for the north
took winfeild scotts position
run first battle of the war

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nickname for people in the union
were the underdogs
president of the confederate states of america
shot abrham lincoln
last battle of the war
left the north
what divided the united states
shortest battle of the war
General for the south
nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
won the civil war

23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

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longest battle of the war
gave the Gettysburg address
had way more supplies
fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
killed his son in war.
corps commander
Abrham lincoln promoted it.
Secretary of the navy
States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
General for the north
took winfeild scotts position
run first battle of the war

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nickname for people in the union
were the underdogs
president of the confederate states of america
shot abrham lincoln
last battle of the war
left the north
what divided the united states
shortest battle of the war
General for the south
nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
won the civil war

The Civil War 2022-12-23

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which body created in 1919 took increasing control of state affairs instead of the Sovnarkom in the 1920s
who outnumbered workers 2 to 1, creating a 'dictatorship of the bureaucracy'
many argued that the Bolsehviks' rise to power was not..
who had a unified command structure
Trotsky recruited ...thousand former Tsarist officers
the loss of which region added to food shortages in 1918
how many lives were lost from the civil war
which legion sparked war in May 1918 by attacking the Bolsheviks and taking over railway lines
which army was of no political allegiance and consisted of peasants and those seeking independence
organisation used to shoot deserters
what did Trotsky reintroduce to make to Red Army a professional force
The murder of the Tsar prevented him being a... for the Whites
who led the red army during the civil war
who disagreed with Lenin and believed that independent republics should be controlled centrally from Moscow (e.g Ukraine, Belorussia, Georgia)
Trotsky covered over ...thousand miles in his special train during the war visiting fronts
who were ill-disciplined and had a lot of corruption
which General replaced Denikin in 1920 but was faced by opposition from the green army
which General reached Moscow but was forced back by Trotsky in 1919
type of battalion (sometimes made up of conscripted bourgeoisie) to clear debris and remove bodies
what was 'russia' renamed in 1922

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how many party members fought for the red army
which General reached Petrograd in October 1919 but was forced back by the Red Army
which Russian Historian and former red army general criticised Trotsky as having made few important strategic decisions
whose slogan was 'Russia One and Indivisible' which concerned national minorities
style of execution used to discourage waverers
name for Party Loyalists who instilled ideology in the troops and countersigned all officers' orders
whose policies were generally more favoured by the peasants
an anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army was created in Spring 1918, partially funded by which country?
which historian argues that the totalitarian state has its origins in the Civil War
Bolsheviks held which area of European Russia
disloyalty or desertion was punished by..
The Civil war begun in which season of 1918
type of mentality adopted by the Communist Party in response to the Civil War, fearing internal and external threats
there were two assassination attempts on lenin by which political leaning
which General in the South threatened Tsaritsyn but was prevented by Red armies to link with the Whites in the East 1918
where was the royal family killed July 1918
some of the Whites, particularly army officers wanted a return to..

37 Clues: what was 'russia' renamed in 1922 • who had a unified command structure • organisation used to shoot deserters • disloyalty or desertion was punished by.. • who led the red army during the civil war • The Civil war begun in which season of 1918 • how many lives were lost from the civil war • where was the royal family killed July 1918 • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-01-27

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system of secret routes
a change in law,or bill
growing crops and raising animals
a deal to settle a conflict
town in southern Pennsylvania
a giant farm
A person who tries to escape
a group of states wanting to leave the union
organization of the confederate states

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The twenty third state to join the U.S
The sixteenth president of the U.S
to withdraw from an organization
manufacturing goods
a tax on imported goods
to end slavery
a person who want to end slavery
when someone is enslaved for work
the careful use of economic systems
loyal to one part of a country
the group of states loyal to the U.S

20 Clues: a giant farm • to end slavery • manufacturing goods • system of secret routes • a tax on imported goods • a change in law,or bill • a deal to settle a conflict • A person who tries to escape • town in southern Pennsylvania • loyal to one part of a country • to withdraw from an organization • a person who want to end slavery • growing crops and raising animals • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-09-08

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Material that England and France had a surplus of
Best friend of John Brown who has opposite beliefs as him
1 day battle and the bloodiest battle that the North won
Killing people on your own side (how Stonewall died)
First battle of the Civil War
Anti-slave activist who butchered pro-slaves with a sword
Nickname for a Confederate soldier on the front lines of Bull Run
Anti-slave Senator was beaten with a cane
Where John Brown got trapped and 48 hours of shooting happened
Snake plan of North to surround south
3 day battle with highest body count

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a Writ to free people who haven't been charged
important confederate general
Slave who tried to sue for his freedom
where the photo of a sniper was staged
Where John Brown was hung and then parts were sold after
Confederate ship that was stopped by the union with British on it
When a state leaves a country
Man who beat Sumner with a cane at the Senate
President during most of Civil War
First name of a 70-year-old farmer who joined the battle of Bull Run

21 Clues: important confederate general • First battle of the Civil War • When a state leaves a country • President during most of Civil War • 3 day battle with highest body count • Snake plan of North to surround south • Slave who tried to sue for his freedom • where the photo of a sniper was staged • Anti-slave Senator was beaten with a cane • ...

Civil War Reconstruction 2022-05-31

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What was the name of the assassin
This act divided the south into 5 districts
Natural born republicans who moved to the south after the civil war
One of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
This amendment gave african americans the right to vote
Economic downturn in 1873
What provided relief for poor people
Secret society opposed to civil rights
Provided African Americans with the same rights
Name of process of reuniting a nation

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Name of laws that limited african americans
Another word for “Mean Fellows”
Where was the president assassinated
Forced separation of whites and African Americans
This amendment made state laws subject to review by federal courts
This amendment made slavery illegal
Members of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves
Name for official pardon
Special tax people had to pay before they vote
Democrats that regained control over that states government
The president during the civil war

21 Clues: Name for official pardon • Economic downturn in 1873 • Another word for “Mean Fellows” • What was the name of the assassin • The president during the civil war • This amendment made slavery illegal • Where was the president assassinated • What provided relief for poor people • Name of process of reuniting a nation • Secret society opposed to civil rights • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-31

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a term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.
To formally enroll in the army or to call roll.
row of trees was chopped down and replanted with their limbs pointing towards the enemy to strengthen fortifications.
Slaves who had escaped to the Union lines for safety.
Term for cheap, poorly made cloth which was used early in the war to make Federal uniforms
The lowest rank in the army.
A pledge by a prisoner of war or a defeated soldier not to bear arms.
Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field
A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing
Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender.

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A military branch that is mounted on horseback. Cavalry regiments could travel swiftly from place to place or go on reconnaissance excursions on horseback during the Civil War, although they mostly fought on foot. Their primary mission was to acquire intelligence on enemy movements.
Also called the North or the United States Whigs A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
A Northerner,someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
The Confederacy, often known as the South or the Confederate States of America, was a group of states that broke away from the United States of America to create their own country.
Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or the Rebel states
A type of counter-attack used to disrupt the enemy's attack or siege of a fortification, causing the enemy to divert some of its resources away from the initial attack or siege.
Intestinal disease causing severe diarrhea. a leading cause of death by disease.
A part of a defensive line of works or a fortification that juts out from the main line towards the enemy
A cannon which fired hollow projectiles and was generally lighter and shorter than its solid-shot cousins
A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare. During the Civil War, “blue water” ships cruised the oceans and “brown water” boats floated up and down the rivers
To formally approve or sanction
A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer.

26 Clues: The lowest rank in the army. • To formally approve or sanction • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder • To formally enroll in the army or to call roll. • A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer. • Slaves who had escaped to the Union lines for safety. • A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field • ...

Civil war terms 2022-05-17

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The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
Actively attacking someone
Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
said that the people of each territory should be able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory
A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people

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Also Southern or Rebel
The major political party in America and opposed a strong Federal government
Loyal to the Confederate States and also Southern or Confederate
To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps
Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states
The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War
A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States
A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket
A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War
Also called the North or the United States

21 Clues: Also Southern or Rebel • Actively attacking someone • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • Also called the North or the United States • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder • The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-23

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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.
restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s.
A case in which the Court held that the creation of a Louisiana slaughterhouse monopoly did not violate the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.
a United States federal law in force from 1867 to 1887 that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate.
a largely historical term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of New York and was the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed 1876 United States presidential election.
an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator.
granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
a legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.

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abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio.
tate and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from the founding of the Republican Party in 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in the Compromise of 1877.
Bill required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states, as opposed to Lincoln's proposed 10%, must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification
a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
a person who resides on land owned by a landlord.
an American white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865
white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War
the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans.
to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877 or 1879 in France and in Britain.

25 Clues: a person who resides on land owned by a landlord. • an American white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865 • the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. • abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. • tate and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. • ...

Civil War Medicine 2025-03-06

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Searched for missing soldiers
Nurse Phinney's controversial patients
People concerned with hygiene and epidemics
funerary practice that gained popularity because of the war
Where Nurse Hastings received her training
Civil War term for anxiety/panic attacks
The procedure Dr. Foster and Samuel perform for Aurelia
What life expectancy has done since 1860
What all soldiers wished for

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Type of knowledge Samuel secretly possesses
Led to many amputations
Mr. Green finally declares his to the Union
What was believed to cause disease before germ theory
What Mansion House was before it was a hospital
What soldiers saw for the first time in battle
Dr. Foster is a slave to it
What afflicts Tom Strickland
Edward Willis contracted it
Destroyed bone and muscle
Civil War hospitals didn't have them
Mr. Green supplies these for the US Army
What Dr. Summers calls Dorethea Dix
Another term for PTSD
What doctors often labeled men like Tom Strickland
Forerunners of the UDC (abbr.)

25 Clues: Another term for PTSD • Led to many amputations • Destroyed bone and muscle • Dr. Foster is a slave to it • Edward Willis contracted it • What afflicts Tom Strickland • What all soldiers wished for • Searched for missing soldiers • Forerunners of the UDC (abbr.) • What Dr. Summers calls Dorethea Dix • Civil War hospitals didn't have them • Nurse Phinney's controversial patients • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-04-14

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Agency created to help freed slaves
First shots fired of the Civil War
First major battle of the Civil War, also called Manassas
The South depended on this crop-based economy
Northern war goal to restore the ___
Southern hope for help from this continent
Famous escaped slave and abolitionist speaker
President of the Confederate States
System of farming that trapped African Americans in debt
The North's economic policy was built on this industry
Radical Republican who pushed for Reconstruction
Laws in the South that restricted Black freedoms
"A house divided against itself cannot__."
His assassination shocked the nation in 1865
Amendment that abolished slavery
Former slaves
Era of rebuilding after the Civil War
Lincoln's belief in government "of the people, by the people, for the people" defines this system

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Law that let African Americans enlist in Union forces
Lincoln's core belief in freeing slaves
Union siege that split the Confederacy
Lincoln believed all men were created ___
Confederate commander of the Army of Northern VA.
Union nurse who later founded the Red Cross
Union general who accepted Lee's surrender
Turning point battle in Pennsylvania
Secret society that used violence against Black citizens.
Southern belief in state over federal power
Southern spy and Confederate supporter
Site of Lee's surrender
Lincoln believed "with malice toward none, with __ for all"
Northern migrants who moved South after the war
Lincoln believed slavery was morally ___
The Southern policy of leaving the Union
Lincoln declared this proclamation in 1863
Bloodiest single-day battle
Northern naval strategy to block Southern ports
Union victory in Tennessee by Ulysses S. Grant

38 Clues: Former slaves • Site of Lee's surrender • Bloodiest single-day battle • Amendment that abolished slavery • First shots fired of the Civil War • Agency created to help freed slaves • President of the Confederate States • Turning point battle in Pennsylvania • Northern war goal to restore the ___ • Era of rebuilding after the Civil War • Union siege that split the Confederacy • ...

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to leave
to admit defeat
new soldiers
someone forced to work against their will
Cash crop used to make clothing
ammunition superior to musket balls
Someone against slavery
many soldiers required these to survive being shot
troops and military
someone on the side of the south

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land owned by a separate entity
someone who leads the army
mass killing
the primary weapon used in the war
Statement
commander and chief during the civil war
distributed to soldiers on both sides of the war for food
lowest rank in the military
the side for slavery
political party started by Abraham Lincoln
the side against slavery

21 Clues: to leave • Statement • mass killing • new soldiers • to admit defeat • troops and military • the side for slavery • Someone against slavery • the side against slavery • someone who leads the army • lowest rank in the military • land owned by a separate entity • Cash crop used to make clothing • someone on the side of the south • the primary weapon used in the war • ...

The Civil War 2025-05-07

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Both Union and Confederate had a lot of these campaigns.
Formed by states that seceded from the Union.
A type of firearm.
Location of the first shots.
School where most soldiers graduated from.
A type of hat.
Member of a military unit.
Other name for the Union.
Designed to look like real cannons.
Happened after the Civil War to the President.
Explosive used underwater.
Used by artillery and sharpshooters during the Battle Of Gettysburg.
Resulted in the greatest number of casualties.

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Sent to either Union or Confederate when they were low on men.
Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
Battle located near the Mississippi River.
North had a better one whereas the South was struggling.
Was a Confederate General.
Considered the bloodiest single day battle.
Designed to fire shells at high angles.
Shattered the belief that the war was going to be short
Used for spreading messages and morale.
Other name for the North.
Reason why the Civil War started.

24 Clues: A type of hat. • A type of firearm. • Other name for the Union. • Other name for the North. • Issued by Abraham Lincoln. • Was a Confederate General. • Member of a military unit. • Explosive used underwater. • Location of the first shots. • Reason why the Civil War started. • Designed to look like real cannons. • Designed to fire shells at high angles. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-05-08

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A risky union cavalry officer who was known for his confederate raids.
A way soldiers protected themselves during warfare by digging.
The capital of confederacy.
A way many slaves escaped to freedom.
The president of the confederate states.
What the confederacy fought for from the U.S.
A military campaign led by General William T. Sherman where railroads and towns were destroyed in the south.
The seige of ______ was a major military campaign near the end of the war to cut off supplies from the south.

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The areas held by either union or confederate forces used to control key zones.
One of the most important battles of the civil war where over 50,000 soldiers were injured/killed.
A major issue in the war with states in the South believing they should be able to make their own rules.
A violent conflict after the Kansas-Nebraska act.
Often fatal because of limited medical knowledge.
Where abolitionist John Brown led a raid.
Formed by 11 southern states that broke away from the U.S
A movement to end slavery
The breaking apart of a united country.
The place where the first battle of the civil war happened
The site of the battle known as the "battle above the clouds".
An important river that separated free states in the North from slave states in the South.
In the 1860 ____ Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

21 Clues: A movement to end slavery • The capital of confederacy. • A way many slaves escaped to freedom. • The breaking apart of a united country. • The president of the confederate states. • Where abolitionist John Brown led a raid. • What the confederacy fought for from the U.S. • A violent conflict after the Kansas-Nebraska act. • ...

ABCs Civil War 2025-05-09

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was an American college professor and politician from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army.
An escaped slave who was the most important leader of the abolitionist movemnet
the use of artillery and combined arms assaults, were employed in the Civil War, they were often adapted or rendered less effective due to technological advancements.
a french military cap with a flat top and a horizontal brim.
economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
Large, bulky weapon
rifle-musket that requires a cap to fire.
Was a major illness that killed many soldiers
the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
is best known for his famous “March to the Sea” through Georgia in 1864.
Had Control over the Potomac army
a fake or dummy gun.
were documents adopted by states, primarily the southern states.

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was a mounted sentry, or in layman’s terms a scout.
Main person for the underground railroad
the highest ranking general in the union army, and led the Union to victory during the Civil War.
Famous Confederate general
Spiky barricade made of wood and metal
a unit of the Union Army in the American Civil War.
The Philadelfia press hired him in 1864 to cover the African American troops in Virginia.
Was shot by his own men
Soldiers put these on the ends of their guns
was a soldier serving in a unit, typically a volunteer regiment, that adopted the distinctive dress and drill of the French Zouaves.
a type of muzzle-loading shoulder firearm, typically smoothbore, that was a standard weapon for infantry for a long period in history
Southern slang for Union Soldiers

25 Clues: Large, bulky weapon • a fake or dummy gun. • Was shot by his own men • Famous Confederate general • Southern slang for Union Soldiers • Had Control over the Potomac army • Spiky barricade made of wood and metal • Main person for the underground railroad • rifle-musket that requires a cap to fire. • Soldiers put these on the ends of their guns • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-01-14

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They break your chains
surround and squeeze
Dehydration
I know how to grow a rutabaga
your not free your in New York City
breakaway
I am Virgina I’ll do what I want
This belongs to Uncle Sam now
God special one
Greens for my grains

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We only care about our backyard
MD, DE, VA, KY, there may be more
its all over now baby blue
need more slaves
it over lets put it back together
not a city not a county not a state but a blank government
my illegal self in the Union
opposite of Confederacy
City government is the best
In Canada free
Striped people are better than Polka dot people
loyalist
Corpus sounds like a dead body but its not
opposite of the Union
Equal protection

25 Clues: loyalist • breakaway • Dehydration • In Canada free • God special one • need more slaves • Equal protection • surround and squeeze • Greens for my grains • opposite of the Union • They break your chains • opposite of Confederacy • its all over now baby blue • City government is the best • my illegal self in the Union • I know how to grow a rutabaga • This belongs to Uncle Sam now • ...

The Civil War 2024-12-17

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Union leader who took chances and wore a rumpled uniform
states that remained in the Union but had slavery
Confederate victory but they lost Stonewall Jackson
single bloodiest day of the war
winner of the Civil War
president of the Confederate States
Grant took control of part of the Mississippi and a railroad hub
final battle and surrender
Union general who marched to the sea
first major battle of the war

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slaves were freed in _____ states through the Emancipation Proclamation
food item commonly made and consumed by soldiers
main Confederate leader
strategic plan of the Union
general who led the Union at the Battle of Gettysburg
capital of the Confederate States
first name of general who led the Union at the Battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg
war between opposing citizens of the same country
turning point in Northern territory
first shots fired
issued the Emancipation Proclamation
cautious Union leader fired by President Lincoln

22 Clues: first shots fired • main Confederate leader • winner of the Civil War • final battle and surrender • strategic plan of the Union • first major battle of the war • single bloodiest day of the war • capital of the Confederate States • president of the Confederate States • turning point in Northern territory • issued the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction 2025-12-09

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Moved slaves to wage jobs, supervised labor contracts, and made schools.
The first conflict, in which a federal fort in South Carolina was attacked by Confederate cannons.
The city which was nearly completely undefended and then captured by the Union.
This declared that all Confederate slaves in Confederate territory were free.
The most famous Union general. He later became a president.
A Union general marched to the Atlantic, burning everything in his path.
Laws which made it illegal for black people to be anything but farmers.
Stared as a social club, but escalated quickly into something much worse.

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This states that if one tenth of yor of your states population took an oath of loyalty and accepted the abolition of slavery, there would be a full pardon.
Made slavery and involuntary serviture (except by law) illegal in the U.S.
The first full-scale battle of the Civil War.
Superintendent of West Point and Confederate general who led the invasion of Maryland, and lost at Gettysburg.
An actor who attempted to restart the Civil War.
A Confederate general from Louisiana who was an author, inventor, civil engineer, and president of a military academy.
A hailmary attack by Confederates, which fails, spelling doom for the Confederacy.
Renting property to farmers for a cut of everything they produce.
The president at the time of the Civil War.
Split the confederacy, blockade the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern seaboard, and cut off the Confederacy´s trade.
A battle in which the Confederacy was defending Mississippi.
Known as Ÿoung Napoleon, he was a overly cautious general who people had mixed feelings on.

20 Clues: The president at the time of the Civil War. • The first full-scale battle of the Civil War. • An actor who attempted to restart the Civil War. • The most famous Union general. He later became a president. • A battle in which the Confederacy was defending Mississippi. • Renting property to farmers for a cut of everything they produce. • ...

The Civil War: Prison Camps and Medical Care 2015-05-29

The Civil War: Prison Camps and Medical Care crossword puzzle

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There were more than ______ the number of deaths in prison camps on each side than in actual combat.
The notorious Civil War prison camp located in Georgia tasked with holding captured Union Soldiers.
Many southern Civil War camps and prisons were converted warehouses, including ___________ in Virginia.

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Former government clerk ________ quit her desk job in order to become a battlefield nurse during the Civil War. She later founded the American Red Cross.
The commander of Andersonville Prison Camp was the only confederate officer in the civil war to be tried for ________.
A disease spread by mosquitoes, which accounted for many deaths in Medical and Battle camps.
Soldiers who were captured by an enemy force during battle.
Many issues occurred when imprisoning war prisoners, including __________.
While most battlefield doctors were aware of the relationship between cleanliness and infection, they did not know how to ________ their equipment.
By the end of the Civil War, ___________ was not longer exclusively reserved for Men.

10 Clues: Soldiers who were captured by an enemy force during battle. • Many issues occurred when imprisoning war prisoners, including __________. • By the end of the Civil War, ___________ was not longer exclusively reserved for Men. • A disease spread by mosquitoes, which accounted for many deaths in Medical and Battle camps. • ...

Civil War Georgia 2019-01-14

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of 1850 Allowed California to enter as free and divided territories won in the Mexican War to Utah and New Mexico. No decision on slavery
War the social economic and constitutional disagreement between the North and the South
Plan The Northern plan that was meant to strangle the South and cut off trade with other countries
The blocking of Southern ports from trading
Davis President of the Confederacy
Person who supports abolition
Brown Northern abolitionist who led the raid on Harpers Ferry
to end slavery
Lincoln 16th President of the United States. His election in 1860 caused the Southern States to secede from Union
Platform stated that Georgia would remain in the Union as long as the Fugitive Slave Act would be enforced
before war
Slave Act stated that any slave escaping from slavery had to be returned to its owner
Ferry located in Virginia, Brown hoped attack would rally slaves to revolte against their masters

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Sovereignty Allowed people in certain areas to decide whether they wanted slavery or not
States of America The country that the succeeding states formed
Proclamation Document that Lincoln used to free the slaves in the Southern states
Compromise The agreement that allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It was meant to keep the balance of free and slave state
Rights Where the state has the right to decide on a particular issue
Proviso Law that would forbid the expansion of slavery in western territories won from Mexico
gold rush gold discovery in 1849. Prompting the debate of slavery in Union
loyal to a certain part or region of the country
To break away from the Union
Stephens popular polition from Georgia, became the Vice President of the Confederacy.
to say its not valid

24 Clues: before war • to end slavery • to say its not valid • To break away from the Union • Person who supports abolition • Davis President of the Confederacy • The blocking of Southern ports from trading • loyal to a certain part or region of the country • Brown Northern abolitionist who led the raid on Harpers Ferry • ...

Civil War/Slavery 2018-05-20

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What was the name of the tool that removed seeds from raw cotton that also increased the want for slaves?
16th President of the United States and known for getting emancipation for slaves in the US.
Name of the side that was fighting for the right to own slaves
The idea of being more loyal to towards one's state than their own country.
Person who escaped slavery and became a conductor for the Underground Railroad
Ordered by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st 1863 that called for the freedom of all slaves
Required all escaped slaves to return to their masters after captured. Citizens of Free States were required to help in the capturing of the slaves.
Who was the man that assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
What is the name of the battle known as the “bloodiest battle”?
First state to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1848.

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What was the name of the man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom from slavery in 1857?
On April 12, 1861 the first battle of the Civil War took place, where did it occur?
Known for leading a charge on Harper's Ferry to take their weapons and arm a slave rebellion in 1859
What was the name of the general of the Union who won the battle of Gettysburg?
Proposed by Henry Clay that would not allow slavery over the 36°30 parallel line.
Means the freeing of someone of slavery. What the Union was fighting for the slaves to get.
Name of the Confederate general who surrendered at the Appomattox Court house in 1865?
Repealed the Missouri Compromise and would allow the people of Kansas and Nebraska to do decide if they would be pro or anti slavery.
Who was the President of the newly configured South government?
People who fought for the emancipation of slaves were known as…
Who was the man that invented a machine that that removed seeds from raw cotton, and greatly increased the want for slaves and slave labor?
New political party that emerged in the 1848 presidential election that had a main goal to keep slavery out of the newly acquired western territories
African American abolitionist and former slave who wrote about the true horrors of slavery in his newspaper called the “North Star”.
Amendment that was ratified in December of 1865 that banned all slavery
Proposed by David Wilmot and would not allow slavery in the newly acquired western territory from Mexico.
What was the name of the side that was fighting for the preservation of the country, and to end slavery?

Civil War Crossword 2017-04-06

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fought 5 separate times in the summer of 1862
had a path of destruction to completely destroy both civilian and military resources
the general of the Union Army
states that were against secession, but allowed slavery; with the Union
Union general who created the military's strategy
1st major battle that happened in July 1861
states that separated after Lincoln took office
battle that decided who had greater control of the Mississippi River Valley
a short, moving speech delivered on November 19, 1863
Lee's forces pushed the Union out of Virginia

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wanted high taxes
bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history; Union victory
freed all slaves in the Confederacy on January 1, 1863
warship created by the Confederacy
battle that started the Civil War on April 12, 1861
16th President
President of the Confederate States
nickname for Thomas Jackson
the general of the Confederate Army
North made one on the Mississippi and cut off the South's trading

20 Clues: 16th President • wanted high taxes • nickname for Thomas Jackson • the general of the Union Army • warship created by the Confederacy • President of the Confederate States • the general of the Confederate Army • 1st major battle that happened in July 1861 • fought 5 separate times in the summer of 1862 • Lee's forces pushed the Union out of Virginia • ...

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Repealed the Missouri Compromise - allowing popular sovereignty.
Movement to get rid of slavery
1787 law that kept slavery out of the territories
Tried to arm slaves for a uprising against their masters - Harper’s Ferry
Leave - The south began this after Lincoln’s election
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Liberator publisher
The Great Compromiser
His cabin is the setting of a book about the horrors of slavery
Compromise that make the 36º30’ slavery line

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Kansas nickname due to fighting over slavery.
Political party started to stop the spread of slavery
Slave Law (Act) to return runaway slaves to their owners.
John Brown’s raid of this arsenal (gun storage) was to start a slave uprising.
Newspaper for immediate abolition
Free state according to the Compromise of 1850.
Self rule - squatters/popular--- means voting on slavery
servants who worked for 5-7 years for a trip to America
“A nation divided cannot stand” statement in debate
Debate view supported voting over slavery (squatter sovereignty)

Civil War Crossword 2020-06-04

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military supplies
a states withdrawal from the Union
a guard placed in advance of a military outpost
a group of soldiers stationed at a military post
a political party generally against slavery, became defunct by the time of the Civil War
blade or knife attached to the end of a rifle
made of 1,000 to 1,500 men
a bottle for carrying water, used by soldiers
fortified structures meant to strengthen a position in battle
northerner, someone loyal to the union
a regiment known for its bright and colorful uniforms, found both in Union and Confederate armies
fortification with walls jutting towards the enemy

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effort by union to keep ships from leaving southern ports
a tightly bound bundle of sticks used to reinforce structures
disease that caused fever, prevalent during the civil war
freedom from slavery
border between Pennsylvania and Maryland, originally a line determining if a state was free or not, like the Missouri Compromise
groups of soldiers stationed in advance of a main force
branch of military using ships to battle
used to protect army positions from explosion and gunfire
branch of military made up of foot soldiers
hard biscuit made of flour
to make a fortification so that the enemy can't make an accurate shot inside
a site where a miltary operation and battles are active
a sack used by soldiers to carry rations or food

25 Clues: military supplies • freedom from slavery • hard biscuit made of flour • made of 1,000 to 1,500 men • a states withdrawal from the Union • northerner, someone loyal to the union • branch of military using ships to battle • branch of military made up of foot soldiers • blade or knife attached to the end of a rifle • a bottle for carrying water, used by soldiers • ...

Civil War Unit 2021-11-29

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person whose wealth comes from the ownership of industrial businesses and who favors government policies that support industry
an agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a state with slavery and Maine was admitted as a state without slavery
Proviso a proposal made in 1846 to prohibit slavery in the territory added to the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War
person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests
the dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand
laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
a person who flees or tries to escape (for example, from slavery)
the right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether he or she is being imprisoned lawfully
laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War
a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant
a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
a series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who were candidates in the Illinois race for U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue
a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color or because the person was once enslaved
a speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in memory of the Union soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded
a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all individuals equal protection of the law

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a Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
the dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand
a hand-operated machine that cleans seeds and other unwanted material from cotton
laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War
an influence that draws someone to a new location
the agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a state without slavery. These agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., and creating a stronger fugitive slave law.
the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens, especially equal treatment under the law
an act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories
the clearing away of forests
an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free
an influence that drives someone away from a location
the United States as one nation united under a single government. During the Civil War, “the Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North.
an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans
a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States
another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union

30 Clues: the clearing away of forests • an influence that draws someone to a new location • an influence that drives someone away from a location • a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country • a person who flees or tries to escape (for example, from slavery) • laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War • ...

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