civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Crossword 2012-06-01

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. conflict between citizens of the same country
  2. last name of Lincoln's killer
  3. defeat
  4. a smaller river that flows into a larger river
  5. crops sold for money
  6. runaway
  7. protection against unlawful imprisonment
  8. general increase in prices
  9. school for special training
  10. storage site for weapons
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  1. explain
  2. pardon
  3. formally charge
  4. control
  5. loyalty to a region
  6. extra time/money to pay for goods
  7. remove from office temporarily
  8. not vote
  9. interconnected system (refers to railroads)
  10. _____ codes were used to control freed men and women

20 Clues: pardon • defeat • explain • control • runaway • not vote • formally charge • loyalty to a region • crops sold for money • storage site for weapons • general increase in prices • school for special training • last name of Lincoln's killer • remove from office temporarily • extra time/money to pay for goods • protection against unlawful imprisonment • interconnected system (refers to railroads) • ...

Civil War Vocab 2013-03-26

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. money give as a reward such as to encourage enlistment in the army
  2. general increase in prices
  3. Important female in the Underground railroad
  4. Famous abolitionist from Kansas
  5. northern money
  6. the two minute speach given by President Abraham Lincoln gave a the Gettysburg cemetery
  7. a tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be pain before they could vote
  8. a method used to prevent african americans from voting
  9. Withdraw from the union
  10. armored naval vessel
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  1. The histoirical nick name for Kansas
  2. confederate ships
  3. guarenteed the accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed
  4. Union soldier
  5. Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland were all called...
  6. Confederate soldier
  7. to free
  8. set up in a strong position
  9. people killed or wounded
  10. approved

20 Clues: to free • approved • Union soldier • northern money • confederate ships • Confederate soldier • armored naval vessel • Withdraw from the union • people killed or wounded • general increase in prices • set up in a strong position • Famous abolitionist from Kansas • The histoirical nick name for Kansas • Important female in the Underground railroad • ...

Civil War Crossword 2013-04-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. :former general and candidate for the presidency in 1864
  2. :fortress that's capture split the South in two
  3. :responsible for the assassination of Lincoln
  4. :plan designed to smother the South's economy
  5. :southern general killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville "Stonewall"
  6. :southern general at the Battle of Fort Henry
  7. :northern Democrats that opposed war and sympathized with the South
  8. :one of the three rivers that Sherman damaged that was crucial to the South
  9. :site where Lee's last attempt to an invasion of the North was turned back
  10. :A coalition of Republicans and War Democrats that helped Lincoln's re-election
  11. Lincoln's vice president and running mate in the election of 1864
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  1. :Georgian city given to Lincoln as a Christmas present by Sherman
  2. :fort in Mississippi where black soldiers were massacred after surrender.
  3. :anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
  4. a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid used in medicine as a pain reliever
  5. :warships covered in iron
  6. :freeing someone from the control of another
  7. :capital of the Confederacy
  8. :confederate general at the Battle of Shiloh
  9. :armed forces that prevent the transportation of goods and people of an area

20 Clues: :warships covered in iron • :capital of the Confederacy • :freeing someone from the control of another • :confederate general at the Battle of Shiloh • :responsible for the assassination of Lincoln • :plan designed to smother the South's economy • :southern general at the Battle of Fort Henry • :fortress that's capture split the South in two • ...

English Civil War 2013-03-12

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

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

The Civil War 2012-12-09

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

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

Civil War Era 2013-05-28

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

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

The Civil War 2013-06-02

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

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

The Civil War 2014-03-09

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

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

The Civil War 2014-03-20

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

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

The Civil War 2014-03-11

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

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

The Civil War 2014-05-15

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2015-02-24

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

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

The civil war 2015-05-17

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

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

The Civil War 2015-04-20

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-03

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

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

Civil War Battle 2021-05-19

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2021-06-02

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

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

Civil War Assignment 2021-09-03

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

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

Civil War Review 2022-04-11

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

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

civil war causes 2021-12-10

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

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

Civil War Review 2022-05-03

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

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

The Civil War 2022-05-05

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

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

Civil War Terms 2022-05-09

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-12

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

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

Civil War Review 2022-05-17

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-10

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-18

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-08

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

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

Civil War Puzzle 2022-05-06

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2022-02-07

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2021-06-07

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

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

The civil war 2023-09-15

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

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

Civil War Review 2023-11-02

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-10-23

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-10-11

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

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

Civil War: Weaponry 2016-05-12

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

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

The Civil War 2019-02-17

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

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

Civil War 2 2020-03-26

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

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

Civil War 1 2020-03-25

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2020-12-04

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

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

Civil War Review 2024-05-15

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

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

English Civil War 2024-05-07

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-04

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-02

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

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

Civil War Vocab 2024-09-13

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

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

Civil War 36 2024-06-07

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

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

Civil War 37 2024-06-07

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

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

Civil War 40 2024-06-07

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

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

civil war 26 2024-06-06

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

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

Civil War 28 2024-06-06

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

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

Civil War 31 2024-06-06

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

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

Civil War 33 2024-06-06

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

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

Civil War 13 2024-06-06

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

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

Civil War 16 2024-06-06

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

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

The Civil War 2023-02-23

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-03-06

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

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

civil war terms 2023-02-15

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-06-01

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

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

Civil war crossword 2023-05-19

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

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

Civil War Review 2023-04-16

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

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

Russian Civil War 2025-02-06

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2025-05-05

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

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

Civil War Vocabulary. 2025-05-14

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

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

Civil War/Reconstruction 2023-01-19

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

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

Civil war crossword 2023-05-12

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

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

The Civil War 2025-02-03

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

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

Civil War Vocab 2025-08-22

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

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

Civil War Terms 2025-10-22

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2025-11-16

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

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

UNIT 9 VOCAB 2025-03-31

UNIT 9 VOCAB crossword puzzle
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  1. (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  2. of Office Act (n.) a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  3. process (n.) the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  4. (n.) a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
  5. 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
  6. Codes (n.) laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
  7. tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  8. Amendment (n.) defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  9. (n.) the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
  10. (n.) rising to an important position
  11. (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
  12. 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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  1. (n.) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  2. Republicans (n.) a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
  3. protection (n.) a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  4. rights (n.) the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom and equality
  5. (n.) a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  6. Amendment (n.) Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
  7. 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
  8. (n.) the right to vote
  9. (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
  10. 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
  11. Amendment (n.) abolished slavery

23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • (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 • ...

UNIT 9 VOCAB 2025-03-31

UNIT 9 VOCAB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  2. of Office Act (n.) a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  3. process (n.) the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  4. (n.) a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
  5. 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
  6. Codes (n.) laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
  7. tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  8. Amendment (n.) defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  9. (n.) the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
  10. (n.) rising to an important position
  11. (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
  12. Crow Laws (n.) laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s
Down
  1. (n.) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  2. Republicans (n.) a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
  3. protection (n.) a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  4. rights (n.) the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom and equality
  5. (n.) a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  6. Amendment (n.) Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
  7. 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
  8. (n.) the right to vote
  9. (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
  10. 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
  11. Amendment (n.) abolished slavery

23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • (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 • ...

Rulers and Their Problems 2013-11-18

Rulers and Their Problems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ruler of England who angered citizens, causing a civil war
  2. author of Don Quixote
  3. ruling body of England
  4. the half sister Queen Mary, daughter of Henry VIII
  5. group during the English Civil War who supported Parliament and opposed the king
  6. groups during the English Civil War who supported the king and opposed Parliament
Down
  1. son of Mary Queen of Scots
  2. what happens when one commits capital crime; e.g. beheading
  3. a man caught in the act of trying to blow up Parliament and kill James I in the Gunpower Plot of 1605
  4. English military leader who later became Lord Protector
  5. the name given to the time when the Catholic Church was broken into different denominations
  6. when the king has absolute control
  7. British playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet
  8. ruler of France from 1643-1750
  9. ruler of England the broke away from the Catholic Church

15 Clues: author of Don Quixote • ruling body of England • son of Mary Queen of Scots • ruler of France from 1643-1750 • when the king has absolute control • British playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet • the half sister Queen Mary, daughter of Henry VIII • English military leader who later became Lord Protector • ruler of England the broke away from the Catholic Church • ...

Civil War Reconstruction 2023-05-17

Civil War Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How people in the South used slaves and someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop and used to keep slave in a cycle of porverty
  2. Laws enacted in the former Confederate states after the civil war limited the rights and liberties of African americans
  3. slaves stayed in the union during the civil war
  4. Lasted from 1861-1865
  5. Bloodiest battle
  6. Federal Gov't set things to keep the South in the union
  7. Divided state and federal power
Down
  1. all slaves must return to their master
  2. Caili wanted to join the union but started a conflict between the north and the south
  3. This side has slavery
  4. Gave the right to African Americans people to vote
  5. Not all slaves were freed and this was the main part of the Civil war
  6. 16th president
  7. Failed the case with the supreme court
  8. This side had no slavery

15 Clues: 16th president • Bloodiest battle • This side has slavery • Lasted from 1861-1865 • This side had no slavery • Divided state and federal power • all slaves must return to their master • Failed the case with the supreme court • slaves stayed in the union during the civil war • Gave the right to African Americans people to vote • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-03-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soldiers for the Confederacy
  2. United States of America's President
  3. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War with more than 50,000 casualties
  4. Confederate general that led to a Rebel victory at the First Battle of Bull Run
  5. General-in-Chief of the US Army and veteran of the 1812 and Mexican wars
  6. Sunk March 8, 1862 by the CSS Virginia and marked the end of wooden vessels use in the US Navy
  7. Britian nearly sided with the Confederacy.
Down
  1. commander of the South's eastern forces
  2. Confederate States of America's President
  3. Union strategy to cut blockade Southern ports using the US Navy
  4. The court house were the Civil War officially ended with Confederate surrender and reunification on April 9, 1865
  5. United States army during the civil war
  6. The Confederate strategy that hoped European nations dependent on American cotton would help aid the rebellion
  7. succeeded from the United States
  8. soldiers for the Union Union's

15 Clues: soldiers for the Confederacy • soldiers for the Union Union's • succeeded from the United States • United States of America's President • commander of the South's eastern forces • United States army during the civil war • Confederate States of America's President • Britian nearly sided with the Confederacy. • Union strategy to cut blockade Southern ports using the US Navy • ...

Across Five Aprils- Brayden 2021-09-27

Across Five Aprils- Brayden crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Creek, was the first major engagement of the Civil war west of the Mississippi River
  2. Donelson, Ulysses S. Grant's first big battle he won
  3. bad battle that North lost
  4. Jethro's Dad
  5. Milton, rights the newspapers
  6. Burdow, Nobody likes him, but he is miss interpreted
  7. main son. Helps on farm
  8. brother that died in battle
  9. Jethro's cousin
  10. Jethro's mom
Down
  1. son, shot Jenny
  2. the State the Creighton's lived in
  3. fought for south. Jethro's Brother
  4. Bluff, fought in Virginia-South won
  5. got shot by Burdo's son
  6. Henry, first big battle won by the North
  7. Shad's wife
  8. Sumter, first shots fired that started the Civil War-South won
  9. school teacher
  10. Run, first major battle in the Civil War-South won

20 Clues: Shad's wife • Jethro's Dad • Jethro's mom • school teacher • son, shot Jenny • Jethro's cousin • got shot by Burdo's son • main son. Helps on farm • bad battle that North lost • brother that died in battle • Milton, rights the newspapers • the State the Creighton's lived in • fought for south. Jethro's Brother • Bluff, fought in Virginia-South won • ...

Final Exam Review 2017-06-12

Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Treaty that ended World War I
  2. Banned discrimination in public places
  3. Dirty cramped city apartments
  4. Korean and Vietnam wars were this type of war
  5. America's government spy agency
Down
  1. First all black regiment
  2. June 6 1944
  3. policy to withdraw from world affairs
  4. Hatred towards Jews
  5. ban on Alcohol
  6. Number of Americans killed during the American Civil War
  7. President's plan to pull America out of the Great Depression

12 Clues: June 6 1944 • ban on Alcohol • Hatred towards Jews • First all black regiment • Treaty that ended World War I • Dirty cramped city apartments • America's government spy agency • policy to withdraw from world affairs • Banned discrimination in public places • Korean and Vietnam wars were this type of war • Number of Americans killed during the American Civil War • ...

Civil War Georgia 2019-01-14

Civil War Georgia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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
  2. War the social economic and constitutional disagreement between the North and the South
  3. Plan The Northern plan that was meant to strangle the South and cut off trade with other countries
  4. The blocking of Southern ports from trading
  5. Davis President of the Confederacy
  6. Person who supports abolition
  7. Brown Northern abolitionist who led the raid on Harpers Ferry
  8. to end slavery
  9. Lincoln 16th President of the United States. His election in 1860 caused the Southern States to secede from Union
  10. Platform stated that Georgia would remain in the Union as long as the Fugitive Slave Act would be enforced
  11. before war
  12. Slave Act stated that any slave escaping from slavery had to be returned to its owner
  13. Ferry located in Virginia, Brown hoped attack would rally slaves to revolte against their masters
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  1. Sovereignty Allowed people in certain areas to decide whether they wanted slavery or not
  2. States of America The country that the succeeding states formed
  3. Proclamation Document that Lincoln used to free the slaves in the Southern states
  4. 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
  5. Rights Where the state has the right to decide on a particular issue
  6. Proviso Law that would forbid the expansion of slavery in western territories won from Mexico
  7. gold rush gold discovery in 1849. Prompting the debate of slavery in Union
  8. loyal to a certain part or region of the country
  9. To break away from the Union
  10. Stephens popular polition from Georgia, became the Vice President of the Confederacy.
  11. 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

Civil War/Slavery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was the name of the tool that removed seeds from raw cotton that also increased the want for slaves?
  2. 16th President of the United States and known for getting emancipation for slaves in the US.
  3. Name of the side that was fighting for the right to own slaves
  4. The idea of being more loyal to towards one's state than their own country.
  5. Person who escaped slavery and became a conductor for the Underground Railroad
  6. Ordered by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st 1863 that called for the freedom of all slaves
  7. 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.
  8. Who was the man that assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
  9. What is the name of the battle known as the “bloodiest battle”?
  10. First state to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1848.
Down
  1. What was the name of the man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom from slavery in 1857?
  2. On April 12, 1861 the first battle of the Civil War took place, where did it occur?
  3. Known for leading a charge on Harper's Ferry to take their weapons and arm a slave rebellion in 1859
  4. What was the name of the general of the Union who won the battle of Gettysburg?
  5. Proposed by Henry Clay that would not allow slavery over the 36°30 parallel line.
  6. Means the freeing of someone of slavery. What the Union was fighting for the slaves to get.
  7. Name of the Confederate general who surrendered at the Appomattox Court house in 1865?
  8. Repealed the Missouri Compromise and would allow the people of Kansas and Nebraska to do decide if they would be pro or anti slavery.
  9. Who was the President of the newly configured South government?
  10. People who fought for the emancipation of slaves were known as…
  11. 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?
  12. 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
  13. African American abolitionist and former slave who wrote about the true horrors of slavery in his newspaper called the “North Star”.
  14. Amendment that was ratified in December of 1865 that banned all slavery
  15. Proposed by David Wilmot and would not allow slavery in the newly acquired western territory from Mexico.
  16. 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? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2017-04-06

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fought 5 separate times in the summer of 1862
  2. had a path of destruction to completely destroy both civilian and military resources
  3. the general of the Union Army
  4. states that were against secession, but allowed slavery; with the Union
  5. Union general who created the military's strategy
  6. 1st major battle that happened in July 1861
  7. states that separated after Lincoln took office
  8. battle that decided who had greater control of the Mississippi River Valley
  9. a short, moving speech delivered on November 19, 1863
  10. Lee's forces pushed the Union out of Virginia
Down
  1. wanted high taxes
  2. bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history; Union victory
  3. freed all slaves in the Confederacy on January 1, 1863
  4. warship created by the Confederacy
  5. battle that started the Civil War on April 12, 1861
  6. 16th President
  7. President of the Confederate States
  8. nickname for Thomas Jackson
  9. the general of the Confederate Army
  10. 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 • ...

civil war causes 2021-12-09

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2020-06-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. military supplies
  2. a states withdrawal from the Union
  3. a guard placed in advance of a military outpost
  4. a group of soldiers stationed at a military post
  5. a political party generally against slavery, became defunct by the time of the Civil War
  6. blade or knife attached to the end of a rifle
  7. made of 1,000 to 1,500 men
  8. a bottle for carrying water, used by soldiers
  9. fortified structures meant to strengthen a position in battle
  10. northerner, someone loyal to the union
  11. a regiment known for its bright and colorful uniforms, found both in Union and Confederate armies
  12. fortification with walls jutting towards the enemy
Down
  1. effort by union to keep ships from leaving southern ports
  2. a tightly bound bundle of sticks used to reinforce structures
  3. disease that caused fever, prevalent during the civil war
  4. freedom from slavery
  5. border between Pennsylvania and Maryland, originally a line determining if a state was free or not, like the Missouri Compromise
  6. groups of soldiers stationed in advance of a main force
  7. branch of military using ships to battle
  8. used to protect army positions from explosion and gunfire
  9. branch of military made up of foot soldiers
  10. hard biscuit made of flour
  11. to make a fortification so that the enemy can't make an accurate shot inside
  12. a site where a miltary operation and battles are active
  13. 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

Civil War Unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. person whose wealth comes from the ownership of industrial businesses and who favors government policies that support industry
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests
  5. the dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand
  6. laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
  7. a person who flees or tries to escape (for example, from slavery)
  8. the right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether he or she is being imprisoned lawfully
  9. laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War
  10. a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant
  11. a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
Down
  1. 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
  2. the dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand
  3. a hand-operated machine that cleans seeds and other unwanted material from cotton
  4. laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War
  5. an influence that draws someone to a new location
  6. 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.
  7. the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens, especially equal treatment under the law
  8. 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
  9. the clearing away of forests
  10. an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free
  11. an influence that drives someone away from a location
  12. 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.
  13. an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans
  14. a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States
  15. 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 • ...

Civil War Review 2022-02-15

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is when the South wanted to leave the North
  2. This side wanted to keep America together, and was against slavery
  3. This means without a doubt
  4. This person worked alongside Abraham Lincoln and gave advice to him
  5. This person was the President of the Confederate States (the South)
  6. This is the color uniform that the Union would wear
  7. This was the 16th President of the United States
  8. This is the beginning of an essay--a "sneak peak" into what your essay is discussing
  9. This is someone who wanted to end slavery
  10. This means to give up
  11. This woman helped free over 500 enslaved people, and was also a spy for the Union
  12. This Courthouse is where Lee surrendered to Grant
  13. This side wanted to form their own country where slavery was legal
Down
  1. This summarizes your entire essay, and is the final paragraph
  2. This is part of the army that fights on foot
  3. This Proclamation was created by Abraham Lincoln with the intention of freeing all enslaved people in the South (however, it did not end up freeing any enslaved people)
  4. This crop was important to the South's economy
  5. This was the first documented African-American woman to disguise herself as a male soldier
  6. This is the color uniform that the Confederates would wear
  7. This was a group of African-American regiments in the US army
  8. Acting quickly without thinking
  9. This person led the Union Army
  10. This person led the Confederate Army, and surrendered to the Union

23 Clues: This means to give up • This means without a doubt • This person led the Union Army • Acting quickly without thinking • This is someone who wanted to end slavery • This is part of the army that fights on foot • This crop was important to the South's economy • This is when the South wanted to leave the North • This was the 16th President of the United States • ...

Pre Civil War 2022-03-29

Pre Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First state to secede
  2. Anti-slavery party that formed in the 1850's
  3. Proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act
  4. Missouri slave who sued for his freedom
  5. Pro-slavery candidate in election of 1860
  6. People who wanted to end slavery
  7. Abolitionist who led massacre in Kansas
  8. Won 1856 presidential election
  9. _________ Sovereignty means the people get to vote.
  10. Republican presidential candidate in 1856
  11. Charles ________ was beaten with a cane.
  12. _________ Slave Act forced the return of runaway slaves
  13. Proposed Compromise of 1850
Down
  1. Became free state as part of Compromise of 1850
  2. Sojourner ________ was a famous abolitionist.
  3. ___________ Railroad helped slave escape the South
  4. This is what southern states did after Lincoln's election.
  5. Won presidential election of 1860
  6. Fighting over slavery led to Bleeding _______.
  7. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case
  8. John Brown stole from US arsenal at _______ Ferry.
  9. Government of the South after they seceded
  10. Conductor of the Underground Railroad

23 Clues: First state to secede • Proposed Compromise of 1850 • Proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act • Won 1856 presidential election • People who wanted to end slavery • Won presidential election of 1860 • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • Missouri slave who sued for his freedom • Abolitionist who led massacre in Kansas • Charles ________ was beaten with a cane. • ...

Civil War Era 2013-05-28

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

32 Clues: person against slavery • name for military draft • leader of the Confederacy • writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin • place where Lee surrendered to Grant • first federal fort the South attacked • Northern Democratic candidate of 1860 • Southern Democratic candidate of 1860 • Constitutional Amendment prohibiting slavery • name for slave states that fought for the Union • ...

civil war crossword 2013-05-23

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.
  2. Party/ The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories. Democrats opposed a strong Federal government. Most Southern men were Democrats before the War.
  3. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
  4. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
  5. Freedom from slavery
  6. 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.
  7. Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing.
  8. Also called the South or the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation. Confederate states were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
  9. To formally approve or sanction.
  10. Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate.
  11. Actively attacking someone
  12. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
  13. To practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing and handling one's weapon
  14. 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
  15. Monkey/ A sailor (sometimes a child) who carried explosives from the ship's magazine to the ship's guns
  16. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
Down
  1. Troops, like the National Guard, who are only called out to defend the land in an emergency.
  2. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
  3. Crop/ A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash --not grown for food like corn or wheat
  4. A ship protected by iron armor.
  5. Gunboats using stacked cotton bales to protect themselves from enemy fire.
  6. Also called the Union or the United States the North was the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War. Northern states were: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. West Virginia became a Northern state in 1863 and California and Oregon were also officially Northern but they had little direct involvement in the War.
  7. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  8. Also called the North or the United States, the Union was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War
  9. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming
  10. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired
  11. Resisting or protecting against attack from someone
  12. Yell/ A high-pitched cry that Confederate soldiers would shout when attacking. First heard at First Manassas (First Bull Run) Union troops found the eerie noise unnerving.
  13. Loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel.
  14. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  15. 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.
  16. To rush towards the enemy.

32 Clues: Freedom from slavery • To rush towards the enemy. • Actively attacking someone • A ship protected by iron armor. • To formally approve or sanction. • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort. • Loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel. • Resisting or protecting against attack from someone • ...

Civil War Review 2013-12-09

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Missouri entered U.S. as slave state and Maine as a free state
  2. Harriet Beacher Stowe's novel
  3. gave 2 states popular soverignty
  4. first battle
  5. noths advantage
  6. was in charge of andersonville
  7. turning point in war
  8. tax on goods
  9. against slavery
  10. battle in GA, CSA victory
  11. very unsanitary prison in GA
  12. CSA general who surrendered
  13. case taken to supreme court about a slave
  14. the plan for the noth
Down
  1. elected in 1864
  2. will not free the slaves
  3. refers to the 10th amen.
  4. ran the Noths economy
  5. "began" civil war
  6. loyalty to the interests to one's own region or section of the country
  7. style of the south
  8. souths main advantage
  9. Souths economy based on
  10. union general
  11. style of the north

25 Clues: first battle • tax on goods • union general • elected in 1864 • noths advantage • against slavery • "began" civil war • style of the south • style of the north • turning point in war • ran the Noths economy • souths main advantage • the plan for the noth • Souths economy based on • will not free the slaves • refers to the 10th amen. • battle in GA, CSA victory • CSA general who surrendered • ...

Civil War Review 2014-05-21

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. After Lincoln issued this, Britain and France decided to withhold recognition of the Confederacy.
  2. Idea the the system should let the people decide on an issue.
  3. Wisconsin birthplace of the Republican party.
  4. Place where Lee surrendered to Grant.
  5. Invented the cotton gin.
  6. Ordered all citizens of the U.S. assist in the return of escaped enslaved people.
  7. Assassinated President Lincoln
  8. Law that was meant to preserve the balance of power in the Senate.
  9. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that ruled on the Dred Scott v. Sanford case.
  10. Also known as conscription, law that required men between certain ages to serve in the army for three years.
  11. North's plan or strategy to "starve" out the south.
  12. Loyalty given to interests of a region or section of the country.
  13. Considered a border state.
  14. William Tecomseh Sherman began a "March to the Sea" heading to this Georgia town.
  15. September 17, 1862, bloodiest day of the entire Civil War.
  16. Southerners justified this with a theory that states' rights trumped Federal laws.
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  1. The first state to vote to secede.
  2. First battle of the Civil War.
  3. Former slave that spoke out against slavery.
  4. Merrimac and Monitor was significant because it was this.
  5. New nation created by those states that seceded from the Union following Lincoln's election.
  6. The Dred Scott decision made the Missouri Compromise this.
  7. People who worked to get rid of slavery in the U.S.
  8. Meant to be temporary this tax was created to help pay for the Civil War.
  9. Confederate capital 100 miles from Washington, D.C.
  10. Pro-Slavery Missouri voters moved into this state to take part in deciding slavery laws in this state.
  11. After the battle of Antietam, Lincoln took action against this.
  12. First president of the Confederate States of America.
  13. Missouri Compromise 36°-30°
  14. Confederate and Union soldiers came mostly from these.
  15. Won the election of 1860.
  16. Led an attack at Harpers Ferry intended to get enslaved people to rebel.
  17. Invention that increased the costs of growing cotton.
  18. of Columbia Where was slavery prohibited in the Compromise of 1850?

34 Clues: Invented the cotton gin. • Won the election of 1860. • Considered a border state. • Missouri Compromise 36°-30° • First battle of the Civil War. • Assassinated President Lincoln • The first state to vote to secede. • Place where Lee surrendered to Grant. • Former slave that spoke out against slavery. • Wisconsin birthplace of the Republican party. • ...

The Civil War 2014-03-11

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To formally approve or sanction.
  2. Roll of thin paper which held a small amount of gun powder in the bottom and a ball or bullet in the top. A soldier needed to tear off the top of the cartridge in order to fire his weapon - part of the nine steps to fire a muzzle loading gun (or five to fire a breech loading gun).
  3. hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.
  4. A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  5. A group of soldiers stationed at a military post.
  6. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  7. A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain. 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.
  8. Mason-Dixon Line: A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  9. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  10. Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
  11. The lowest rank in the army.
Down
  1. A term used for “living off the land,” as well as plundering committed by soldiers.
  2. A ship protected by iron armor.
  3. Freedom from slavery.
  4. A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers
  5. The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
  6. Raised platform or mound allowing an artillery piece to be fired over a fortification's walls without exposing the gun crew to enemy fire.
  7. Pea A common southern term for "peanut".
  8. A leather shoe, similar to an ankle-high boot, issued to soldiers during the Civil War. Brogans were also popular amongst civilians during the time period
  9. To practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing and handling one's weapon.

20 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • The lowest rank in the army. • A ship protected by iron armor. • To formally approve or sanction. • Pea A common southern term for "peanut". • A group of soldiers stationed at a military post. • A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured. • The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition. • ...

The Civil War 2014-03-11

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain. 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.
  2. Mason-Dixon Line: A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  3. A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  4. Roll of thin paper which held a small amount of gun powder in the bottom and a ball or bullet in the top. A soldier needed to tear off the top of the cartridge in order to fire his weapon - part of the nine steps to fire a muzzle loading gun (or five to fire a breech loading gun).
  5. A ship protected by iron armor.
  6. Raised platform or mound allowing an artillery piece to be fired over a fortification's walls without exposing the gun crew to enemy fire.
  7. A leather shoe, similar to an ankle-high boot, issued to soldiers during the Civil War.
  8. A group of soldiers stationed at a military post.
  9. To practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing and handling one's weapon.
  10. To formally approve or sanction.
Down
  1. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  2. A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers
  3. Freedom from slavery.
  4. hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.
  5. Pea A common southern term for "peanut".
  6. A term used for “living off the land,” as well as plundering committed by soldiers.
  7. Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
  8. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  9. The lowest rank in the army.
  10. The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.

20 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • The lowest rank in the army. • A ship protected by iron armor. • To formally approve or sanction. • Pea A common southern term for "peanut". • A group of soldiers stationed at a military post. • A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured. • The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition. • ...

The Civil War 2014-03-11

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2012-02-26

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. commander of the confederate army
  2. the south
  3. northerner's nickname
  4. advocated the abolition of slavery
  5. slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom
  6. missouri, kentucky, west virginia, maryland, and delaware
  7. american abolitionist, author, statesman, reformer, ex-slave, etc.
  8. law that said runaway slaves must be returned to owners
  9. lincoln's famous speech
  10. system to help free slaves
Down
  1. founder of american red cross
  2. the south's nickname
  3. forced unpaid labor
  4. the north
  5. 16th president of u.s.
  6. proclamation that freed slaves
  7. prevention of troops to exit
  8. plans for war
  9. pride in one's section
  10. the man who assassinated president lincoln

20 Clues: the north • the south • plans for war • forced unpaid labor • the south's nickname • northerner's nickname • 16th president of u.s. • pride in one's section • lincoln's famous speech • system to help free slaves • prevention of troops to exit • founder of american red cross • proclamation that freed slaves • commander of the confederate army • advocated the abolition of slavery • ...

Civil War Crossword 2012-02-26

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. commander of the confederate army
  2. proclamation that freed slaves
  3. the south's nickname
  4. the north
  5. lincoln's famous speech
  6. founder of american red cross
  7. northerner's nickname
Down
  1. law that said runaway slaves must be returned to owners
  2. pride in one's section
  3. advocated the abolition of slavery
  4. plans for war
  5. prevention of troops to exit
  6. the south
  7. system to help free slaves
  8. american abolitionist, author, statesman, reformer, ex-slave, etc.
  9. missouri, kentucky, west virginia, maryland, and delaware
  10. slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom
  11. 16th president of u.s.
  12. forced unpaid labor
  13. the man who assassinated president lincoln

20 Clues: the south • the north • plans for war • forced unpaid labor • the south's nickname • northerner's nickname • pride in one's section • 16th president of u.s. • lincoln's famous speech • system to help free slaves • prevention of troops to exit • founder of american red cross • proclamation that freed slaves • commander of the confederate army • advocated the abolition of slavery • ...

The Civil War 2013-04-08

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. True or False, The Confederate States of America was viewed as their own country since they succeeded from the Union?
  2. Emancipation Proclamation What did Lincoln call his “greatest and most endearing contribution to the history of the war?”
  3. Davis Who was the President of the Confederacy?
  4. Sumter Where were the first shots of the war fired?
  5. When states succeeded from the Union, they would go on to create a Union of their own. What was the new Union's name?
  6. What was the most common disease among southern soldiers?
  7. Where was the battle of Olustee?
  8. Who won the American Civil War?
  9. Theatre Where was Lincoln assassinated?
  10. True or False, African-Americans were allowed to fight in the American Civil War?
Down
  1. What was the name of the play President Lincoln attended at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865?
  2. How many days after Robert E. Lee's surrender was Abraham Lincoln shot and killed?
  3. What city was chosen as the Confederate capital in 1861?
  4. On May 4, 1865, Lincoln was buried in ____________, Illinois.
  5. Lincoln wrote the _________ Address.
  6. Wade Who was the only civilian killed at Gettysburg?
  7. How many states eventually ended up succeeding from the Union?
  8. What Northern state first called for the enlistment of Black troops in the Civil War?
  9. Which General led the March to the Sea?
  10. Lincoln Who was elected U.S. President in 1860?
  11. How many states had succeeded when Lincoln took office?
  12. Wilkes Booth Who assassinated Lincoln?
  13. Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
  14. Which side was against high tariffs?

24 Clues: Who won the American Civil War? • Where was the battle of Olustee? • Lincoln wrote the _________ Address. • Which side was against high tariffs? • Wilkes Booth Who assassinated Lincoln? • Which General led the March to the Sea? • Theatre Where was Lincoln assassinated? • Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation? • Davis Who was the President of the Confederacy? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2013-04-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. :former general and candidate for the presidency in 1864
  2. :fortress that's capture split the South in two
  3. :responsible for the assassination of Lincoln
  4. :plan designed to smother the South's economy
  5. :southern general killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville "Stonewall"
  6. :southern general at the Battle of Fort Henry
  7. :northern Democrats that opposed war and sympathized with the South
  8. :one of the three rivers that Sherman damaged that was crucial to the South
  9. :site where Lee's last attempt to an invasion of the North was turned back
  10. :A coalition of Republicans and War Democrats that helped Lincoln's re-election
  11. Lincoln's vice president and running mate in the election of 1864
Down
  1. :Georgian city given to Lincoln as a Christmas present by Sherman
  2. :fort in Mississippi where black soldiers were massacred after surrender.
  3. :anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
  4. a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid used in medicine as a pain reliever
  5. :warships covered in iron
  6. :freeing someone from the control of another
  7. :capital of the Confederacy
  8. :confederate general at the Battle of Shiloh
  9. :armed forces that prevent the transportation of goods and people of an area

20 Clues: :warships covered in iron • :capital of the Confederacy • :freeing someone from the control of another • :confederate general at the Battle of Shiloh • :responsible for the assassination of Lincoln • :plan designed to smother the South's economy • :southern general at the Battle of Fort Henry • :fortress that's capture split the South in two • ...

English Civil War 2013-03-12

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

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

English Civil War 2013-03-12

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2015-02-24

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2015-02-24

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

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

The civil war 2015-05-17

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

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