civil war Crossword Puzzles

The Civil War 2025-02-03

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

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

Civil War Vocab 2025-08-22

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

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

civil war crossword 2026-02-14

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A Confederate major general best known for leading the disastrous "_______ Charge" on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863.
  2. There were two of these wars, this was a war that started in farmer McLeans front yard crashing into his kitchen, which prompted him to move to the Appomattox where the war later ended.
  3. President of the Confederate states of America during the civil war.
  4. Union Major General, renowned for his aggressive command style, and helped with Robert E. lees surrender.
  5. A U.S. Senator from Oregon, a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln, and a Union Army colonel.
  6. A decisive Union victory during the American Civil War, widely considered the conflict's turning point. Fought in Pennsylvania, Major General George Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeated General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army, ending his invasion of the North and causing over 50,000 casualties.
  7. Led the "March to the Sea" through Georgia and the Carolinas.
  8. A prominent Cherokee leader. He commanded the First Indian Brigade in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and was notable as the last Confederate general to surrender.
  9. Declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states currently in rebellion "are, and henceforward shall be free".
  10. 16th president of the United States.
  11. A prominent Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
  12. Served as the "eyes and ears" of Robert E. lee.
  13. A 1861 Union strategy designed by General Winfield Scott to suppress the Confederacy by strangling its economy through a naval blockade of southern ports and seizing control of the Mississippi River to split the South.
  14. Confederate forces bombarded and captured the Federal fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
  15. The Union Navy's first ironclad warship.
  16. Union naval commander and the first U.S. Navy Admiral.
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  1. Earned his nickname "Lion of Little Round Top" for his pivotal defense of the Union flank at the Battle of Gettysburg.
  2. Nicknamed sideburns, and remembered for his controversial leadership.
  3. The war where Ulysses S. Grant besieged the Confederate fortress city in Mississippi. Its surrender on July 4th gave the Union full control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two.
  4. This Major union general had a very dysfunctional relation ship with the president once one asked "if you aren't using the army can I borrow it?", Jackson fired him twice and this person confidentially called president Jackson a "gorilla".
  5. A series of Civil War battles in Northwest Georgia, where Union Major General William T. Sherman’s forces maneuvered and fought against Confederate, destroying a vital Confederate supply hub, boosting Northern morale, and ensuring President Lincoln's re-election.
  6. The deadliest single-day battle in American history, with over 23,000 casualties.
  7. Revolutionized naval warfare as the first duel between ironclad warships.
  8. A battle in Tennessee where Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant defeated a Confederate surprise attack, this battle had over 23000 casualties.
  9. Acquiring the nickname "stonewall" in the first battle of bull run.
  10. A historic town in central Virginia, renowned as the site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the Civil War.
  11. A union general who pushed the final campaigns that resulted in Robert E. Lees surrender.
  12. A Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia, held over 45,000 Union soldiers. Known for extreme overcrowding, lack of food, and horrific conditions, nearly 13,000 prisoners died. It was the deadliest prison of the war, serving as a powerful symbol of suffering and, eventually, a testament to the prisoners' resilience.
  13. A key Confederate Lieutenant General and Robert E. Lee’s trusted second-in-command, famously nicknamed "my old war horse". As leader of the Corps in the Army of Northern Virginia.
  14. Had two major nickname's in the civil war, one of which was "Rock of chickamauga" because of his stubborn defense.
  15. A West Point graduate and Mexican-American War veteran, he was nicknamed "Fighting Joe".

31 Clues: 16th president of the United States. • The Union Navy's first ironclad warship. • Served as the "eyes and ears" of Robert E. lee. • Union naval commander and the first U.S. Navy Admiral. • Led the "March to the Sea" through Georgia and the Carolinas. • Acquiring the nickname "stonewall" in the first battle of bull run. • ...

Civil War Terms 2025-10-22

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2025-11-16

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

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

American Civil War 2026-03-11

American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
  2. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  3. Party A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
  4. The party created from various factions combining against slavery
  5. A set of 5 laws created to satisfy northerners and southerners
  6. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
  7. General of the confederacy
  8. A failure of a general for the union
  9. Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender
  10. To formally approve or sanction
  11. THe name of the fighters in the south
  12. The name of the soldiers in the north
  13. A lawyer from Illinois who fought Stephen Douglas for the presidency
  14. The currency of the Confederate States of America
  15. Great patriotic ways to raise money
  16. The evil ownership of a human
  17. A group of soldiers stationed at a military post
  18. Point school for more than 1,000 officers in both the Union and Confederate armies
  19. An organization established in 1861 for the relief of Union soldiers
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  1. The belief held by Lincoln that slave owners would get paid after releasing their slaves
  2. Shacks used for soldiers during the war
  3. The southern candidate for the democrats
  4. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  5. The name given to Robert E. Lee's right hand man
  6. The lowest rank in the army
  7. Promoting the interests of a section or region
  8. A large gap or “hole” in a fortification's walls or embankments caused by artillery or mines
  9. A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War
  10. The officer who was responsible for supplying clothing, supplies and food for the troops
  11. 18th President of the United states
  12. A weapon used by majority of the soldiers
  13. The key battle fought in pennsylvania
  14. The act of splitting from a union

33 Clues: General of the confederacy • The lowest rank in the army • The evil ownership of a human • To formally approve or sanction • The act of splitting from a union • 18th President of the United states • Great patriotic ways to raise money • A failure of a general for the union • THe name of the fighters in the south • The name of the soldiers in the north • ...

Civil War Review 2026-03-16

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital city of the USA
  2. Most famous black abolitionist; organized black regiments of Union soldiers too
  3. Troops under this Northern general captured Atlanta in November 1864; then they cut a swath of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah (March to the Sea)
  4. President of the USA
  5. The North gave up their view that this war would be brief and have limited goals; instead they braced for ___ war, which would require a complete victory over the South: union, emancipation, and destruction
  6. This court case (plaintiff's name run together)said a slave was property, not a citizen
  7. Character in Harriet Beecher Stowe novel that aimed to show the world the horrors of Southern slave society
  8. Pennsylvania battle that the Union won and that marked a turning point in the war; marks the norethernmost point reached by a major Southern force
  9. Led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry in hopes of starting a slave rebellion and creating a free black state; considered a martyr by some, but Virginia hung him as a traitor
  10. Lee surrendered at this court house on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865
  11. Capital city of the Confederacy
  12. McClellan halted Lee here on one of the bloodiest days of the Civil War
  13. After Antietam, Lincoln announced that the slaves would be freed in his ___ Proclamation
  14. Political party that formed right after the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed
  15. The Compromise of 1850 dealt with questions about slavery in property acquired in this war
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  1. The Compromise of 1850 allowed for this method of settling the slavery question in the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska (two words run together)
  2. This compromise outlawed slavery above the 36-30 line
  3. The ____ slave laws said that slaves had to be returned to their "masters" even if they escaped to a free state; in the Compromise of 1850 they put "teeth" in the law
  4. President of the Confederacy
  5. First shots of the war were fired at this fort
  6. Said that, prior to 1808, Congress could not prohibit importation of slaves
  7. An attempt to keep goods from going in and out of Southern ports so that the Confederacy could not resupply itself
  8. Southern iron-plated warship that fought the Monitor at the Battle of Hampton Roads
  9. People packed for this kind of outing when they went to watch the first Battle of Bull Run

24 Clues: President of the USA • Capital city of the USA • President of the Confederacy • Capital city of the Confederacy • First shots of the war were fired at this fort • This compromise outlawed slavery above the 36-30 line • Lee surrendered at this court house on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865 • McClellan halted Lee here on one of the bloodiest days of the Civil War • ...

Kayden 2025-05-16

Kayden crossword puzzle
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  1. provides citizenship to former slaves
  2. addressed slavery issues in Louisiana
  3. Secret escape path for slaves
  4. period when new inventions occurred
  5. or former servitude
  6. Law that authorized Andrew Jackson to
  7. treaties with Native Americans
  8. conflict between North and South from 1861-1865
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  1. American abolitionist who rescued slaves
  2. people who sought refuge in U.S.
  3. prohibits denial to vote because of race,
  4. 18th president led Union army in Civil War
  5. steam-powered warships
  6. abolished slavery
  7. agreement to restore disputed 1876 election
  8. machine invented to separate cotton fibers
  9. Place where Civil War began

17 Clues: abolished slavery • or former servitude • steam-powered warships • Place where Civil War began • Secret escape path for slaves • treaties with Native Americans • people who sought refuge in U.S. • period when new inventions occurred • provides citizenship to former slaves • addressed slavery issues in Louisiana • Law that authorized Andrew Jackson to • ...

Civil War Battle 2021-05-19

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

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

Civil War Celebrities 2023-01-10

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

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

English Civil War 2020-01-17

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

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

Louisiana Civil War 2021-01-26

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2021-03-16

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

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

civil war puzzl 2021-10-12

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

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

Civil War Terms 2023-01-26

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

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

the civil war 2023-03-02

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-17

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-03-06

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

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

Civil War || Crossword 2023-02-22

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

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

civil war vocabulary 2023-02-22

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-15

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-15

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

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

Civil War crossword 2023-02-23

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

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

civil war crossword 2023-02-23

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

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

Civil War crossword 2023-04-14

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

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

Civil War Remembrance 2023-04-26

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

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

Civil War Era 2023-05-16

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-09

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

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

Civil war Terms 2013-05-22

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

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

English Civil War 2013-03-12

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

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

Civil War Crossword 2013-05-26

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

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

The Civil War. 2013-04-09

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

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

Civil War Puzzle 2014-03-20

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

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

Civil War Puzzle 2014-03-20

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

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

Civil War Search 2014-04-08

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

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

The Civil War 2014-03-11

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

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

The Civil War 2014-03-11

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

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

The Civil War 2014-04-29

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War on all aspects of the enemy's life
  2. The states between the north and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the union or join the Confederancy
  3. Withdrawal from he union
  4. Ship that sails into and out of a blockade area
  5. A legal for an inquiry to determine whether a person had been lawfully imprison
  6. A continuous rise in the price of goods and services
  7. Cut off an area by means of troops or warship to stop supplies or people form coming in or going out; to close off a country's ports
  8. Occupying a strong defensive position
  9. Money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army
Down
  1. A piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War
  2. position of attacking or the attack itself
  3. Rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution; the belief that state's rights supersede federal rights and law
  4. Union Soilder
  5. Armored naval vessel
  6. To give official approval to
  7. To free from slavery
  8. Confederate soilder, so called because of opposition to the stablished government
  9. A military person killed, wounded, or captured
  10. Conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
  11. The selection of persons for required military service

20 Clues: Union Soilder • Armored naval vessel • To free from slavery • Withdrawal from he union • To give official approval to • Occupying a strong defensive position • War on all aspects of the enemy's life • position of attacking or the attack itself • A military person killed, wounded, or captured • Ship that sails into and out of a blockade area • ...

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 • ...

The Civil War 2015-11-20

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A General of the North who became President
  2. Location of the bloodiest day during the War
  3. The name of the national currency created by an act passed by congress
  4. Soldiers who use surprise raids and hit-and-run tactics
  5. Name of the location of the first battle
  6. Document freeing all persons from slavery
  7. The South's majority population
  8. Person who said "a house dived against itself cannot stand"
  9. Who did the South seek help from during the war?
  10. A war in which one side inflicts continuous loses on the enemy to wear down its strength
  11. A form of required military service
Down
  1. Emergency rule by military authorities during which some Bill of Rights guarantees are suspended
  2. Amendment abolishing slavery
  3. President of the Confederate states of America
  4. Man who assassinated Lincoln
  5. A group of people who raised violent protests against the war
  6. Location of the longest battle of the war
  7. A General of the South
  8. What was a result of the War?
  9. Tactic in which an enemy is surrounded and starved in order to make it surrender

20 Clues: A General of the South • Amendment abolishing slavery • Man who assassinated Lincoln • What was a result of the War? • The South's majority population • A form of required military service • Name of the location of the first battle • Location of the longest battle of the war • Document freeing all persons from slavery • A General of the North who became President • ...

Civil War Project 2015-10-18

Civil War Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that kept slaves but stayed loyal to the Union
  2. Man who beat Lincoln for senate seat but later lost to Lincoln in run for president
  3. An Illinois lawyer born in Kentucky that later became president
  4. Commander of Confederate army during Civil War
  5. The forced separation of whites and blacks in all public places
  6. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery book that revealed the cruelty of slavery
  7. The idea of favoring one part over the entire country or region
  8. To formally withdraw from the Union
  9. The idea that political power belongs to the people
  10. Strategy used by William T. Sherman in which he intimidated the enemy by burning his way through things and getting in their head
  11. Laws made to enforce segregation between whites and blacks in Southern states
  12. System in which one works on piece of land for shelter and food and gives potion of crop to employer
  13. Senator who became president of CSA
Down
  1. Lincoln's plan for rejoining Southern states that said 10% of voters had to swear their allegiance to the Union
  2. Naval ships heavily armored with iron
  3. Agency established after war to help freed blacks and poor whites
  4. Speech made by Lincoln that told people about what was happening in the war and honored all of the soldiers that died fighting for their country
  5. Proclamation issued by Lincoln that said all slaves in Southern states were free
  6. Commander of Union army during Civil War
  7. Nurse during war that later founded the American Red Cross
  8. Abbreviation for name of country that left the Union
  9. Presidential election in which the Republican's name didn't even appear on the ballot in the South, yet he won
  10. Laws that were made to restrict AA freedom
  11. The period after the war in which the whole country united and worked to rebuild the South
  12. Union general who is known for burning through Atlanta and capturing port in Savannah for Lincoln
  13. Tax where you had to pay to vote
  14. Abolitionist who believed violence was the way to solve the problem of slavery

27 Clues: Tax where you had to pay to vote • To formally withdraw from the Union • Senator who became president of CSA • Naval ships heavily armored with iron • Commander of Union army during Civil War • Laws that were made to restrict AA freedom • Commander of Confederate army during Civil War • The idea that political power belongs to the people • ...

The Civil War 2016-10-08

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of people led by Missouri state senator David Atchison, crossed into Kansas w/weapons and voted pro-slavery.
  2. Slave from Missouri whose owner took him north of the Missouri Compromise Line in 1834.
  3. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  4. Provided for the return of slaves that ran from one state/territory to another.
  5. Won the presidential election of 1860.
  6. Ammunition that changed the tide of war.
  7. Led 21 men into Harpers Ferry, VA to help slaves start an uprising.
  8. Bloodiest single-day battle in American history. 26,000 died.
  9. President who supported California admission as a free state.
  10. Modest and great battle strategist; opposed succession.
  11. Thomas Jackson's nickname.
  12. The name of the Union's war plan.
Down
  1. "Slave hunter".
  2. Another word for taxes.
  3. Appointed by Lincoln to lead Union Army (Coach Boyd doesn't like him).
  4. A very back and forth battle between inexperienced Union and Confederate soldiers
  5. Proposed an amendment to a military spending bill.
  6. Network of people who would aid fugitive slaves in their escape.
  7. Senator who proposed the Compromise of 1850.
  8. The placing of the needs of one section of the nation over the needs of the nation as a whole.

20 Clues: "Slave hunter". • Another word for taxes. • Thomas Jackson's nickname. • The name of the Union's war plan. • Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. • Won the presidential election of 1860. • Ammunition that changed the tide of war. • Senator who proposed the Compromise of 1850. • Proposed an amendment to a military spending bill. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-16

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thousands of people raced into the Oklahoma territories and laid claims to land for a small sum.
  2. This was set up to provide 160 acres to Indian Families so they could become self sufficient.
  3. What is it called when a production increases the cost of each item produced is lower (buying things in bulk)?
  4. This is where Custer underestimated the number indians and Custer and all his men died here.
  5. Happened in the summer of 1892, Andrew Carnegie's partner Henry Frick cut worker's wages at Carnegie Steel.
  6. What was the railroad called that connected the east to the west?
  7. Who was called "America's greatest inventor"? Invented the phonograph.
  8. What is called when they burned the impurities out of iron?
  9. People who cheated and went into the Oklahoma territory early and claimed some of the best land.
  10. These were federal lands that were set aside specifically for Native Americans to live on.
  11. These people were praised for creating jobs and giving to charities.
  12. This symbol was proof that the US had taken it's place as one of the world powers.
  13. Black Kettle was the leader of the Cheyenne made a treaty with Colorado's governor and took his people to Sand Creek, where up to 500 Cheyenne people were killed because Chivington wanted a victory over the indians.
  14. These people were expected to work long hours for little pay. Worked in horrible conditions. Woman and children would work in horrible conditions and long hours for less pay.
  15. This was an attempt of the government to turn NA into the rest of the society. They tried to educate, dress, and teach job skills.
  16. What helped speed up the process of everyday life, and created new jobs in the US?
Down
  1. These people stripped the world of its natural resources and treated their workers horribly along with putting other business out.
  2. Who invented the telephone?
  3. What is it called when a company would drop its prices to a very low level, thus driving the competition out of business?
  4. What is it called when you would gain control of the many different businesses that make up all the phases of a product's development?
  5. These people brought larger areas of land in the hopes of selling is later for a profit.
  6. This was another labor union but they only allowed membership to skilled workers, lead by Samuel Gompers
  7. These were land parcels that were measured registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it.
  8. This was signed by President Lincoln, for a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions.
  9. A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those business.
  10. George Pullman created towns for sleeping cars for railroads. People got angry with his rules, and then cut wages later on.
  11. This strike happened in May of 1886 when the workers went out on strike in support of the eight hour work days.
  12. This changed when the boss no longer worked by the employees side.
  13. One of the first labor unions, it was lead by Terence Powderly, and it accepted woman, blacks, and unskilled workers.
  14. This was the philosophy of beliefs in the survival of the fittest in the workworld. Should have taken the Laissez-faire approach
  15. This strike happened in 1877 during a depression when the companies decided to cut the wages by 10%
  16. This is a company that is in complete control of a product or service.

32 Clues: Who invented the telephone? • What is called when they burned the impurities out of iron? • What was the railroad called that connected the east to the west? • This changed when the boss no longer worked by the employees side. • These people were praised for creating jobs and giving to charities. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-16

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the first labor unions, it was led by Terrence Powderly, and it tried to organize all workers into unions.
  2. George Custer went to Montana to place the Siox indians on reservations and underestimated the amount of indians he was fighting and fought 2000 indians with 200 US soldiers, he and all his men died.
  3. When col. John Chivington and his men killed 500 helpless cheyanne indians
  4. Land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it.
  5. invented Morse code
  6. A way of taking the impurities out of iron thus producing lighter, stronger, and more flexable steel.
  7. A departmentof the govt. that made sure indians got the critical supplies they needed. This department was full of corruption.
  8. On April 22, 1889, thousands of raced into Oklahoma land to claim land parcels for a very small sum
  9. A philosophy that promoted equal wealth distribution and government owned businesses.
  10. An approach that encouraged little government intervention. This was promoted by Darwinism.
  11. Came up with the idea of central power sources that provided electricity, also invented the phonograph.
  12. Federal lands that were set aside for native americans to live on
  13. When a company is in complete control of a product or service
Down
  1. The inventor of the Telegram in 1876.
  2. For a small fee, a land owner could own 160 acres of land if they followed certain conditions. Signed by Lincoln
  3. As production of a product increases, the cost of each item produced is lower
  4. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
  5. A unoin that only allowed skilled workers to join
  6. When a company would drop its prices to a very low level thus driving their competetors out of business. They then would buy out their competition for a very low price. This was away to make a monopoly.
  7. Where the golden spike was put in the ground to connect the two places together.
  8. A way around getting anti monopoly laws.
  9. Gaining control of many different businesses that make up all phases of a products development. Carnagie steel used this to become the leader is Steel production
  10. A philosophy that believes in survival of the fittest
  11. After protesting about being placed on reservations, the officers were disarming the indians when one fired a shot and the officers openedfire on the defensless indians and killed 200 of them.
  12. People who bought areas of land in hope of selling it later for profit
  13. A place where America proved that it was a world power in hard work and industry
  14. In a loose assosiation of businesses who produce the same good
  15. An attempt by the govt. to get indians to fit into society better by dressing them and educating them.
  16. It was set up to provide 160 acres to indian families to make them self sufficient. it failed for many reasons
  17. When Union workers went on strike to promote the 8 hour work day

30 Clues: invented Morse code • The inventor of the Telegram in 1876. • A way around getting anti monopoly laws. • A unoin that only allowed skilled workers to join • A philosophy that believes in survival of the fittest • When a company is in complete control of a product or service • In a loose assosiation of businesses who produce the same good • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Signed by Lincoln in 1862, person could get 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions
  2. New way of burning impurities from iron
  3. Railroad developed the connected the east and the west
  4. Invented telephone in 1876
  5. Philosophy the believes in survival of the fittest
  6. Invented Morse code
  7. People who raced into Oklahoma to lay claim to land for a small fee
  8. As production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
  9. Workers lived in towns created by George Pullman and had lots of control over workers lives, after he had to lay off workers they tried to negotiate but went on strike
  10. This factor was caused by people losing everything during the civil war and looking for a new start, land in the east was becoming more expensive
  11. People who bought lots of land hoping to sell it later for a profit
  12. Gaining control of different businesses involved with a product's development
  13. Philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and equal distribution of wealth
  14. Union called a strike in summer of 1892 after Henry Frick cut wages at Carnegie steel
Down
  1. When a company is in complete control of product or service
  2. Leader of the American Railway Union, helped 260,000 workers go on strike in support of the Pullman workers
  3. Land was measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and could do with it
  4. When company drops prices to a low level to drive out competitors, then buy the competition and raise prices
  5. Loose association of businesses producing same product with limited production
  6. Workers went on strike in May 1886 to support the 8 hour work day, police broke up fights at the factory
  7. Industrialists seen as cruel and heartless
  8. This factor was caused by the dream of owning land, cheap land out west, people looking for gold
  9. Industrialists seen as helping economy
  10. Lead the Knights of Labor, which allowed anyone
  11. Leader of the American Federation of labor, which only allowed skilled workers
  12. Golden spike for transcontinental railroad was driven in here
  13. Hands off or non interference
  14. People that cheated and went into Oklahoma early to claim the best land
  15. Worker trained to do one step, then product moved on to someone else
  16. Way of getting around anti monopoly laws, controlled but not owned by one company

30 Clues: Invented Morse code • Invented telephone in 1876 • Hands off or non interference • Industrialists seen as helping economy • New way of burning impurities from iron • Industrialists seen as cruel and heartless • Lead the Knights of Labor, which allowed anyone • Philosophy the believes in survival of the fittest • Railroad developed the connected the east and the west • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Land--people's dream was to own land
  2. Workers went out on strike in support of 8 hour work days
  3. An that gave indian families 160 acres of land
  4. When Colonel John Chivington, attacked with 700 men against the helpless Cheyenne, he killed 500 women and children
  5. When custer and 200 men took on a force of 2000 indians at a river
  6. The new process of burning out impurities to make better metal
  7. when a company is in complete control of a service or product
  8. Two engines put in the front of a train
  9. Survival of the fittest in business
  10. An anarchist who tried to assassinate Henry Frick
  11. People who bought large areas of land in hope of selling in later for a profit
  12. As production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
  13. Company drops prices to drive other out of business, then buys them out
  14. In loose association of businesses
  15. Owner of Carnegie steel
  16. Pullman A man who was successful in producing sleeping cars
Down
  1. One of the 1st labor unions, worked towards reforms of equal pay,no child labor etc.
  2. A symbol of America's power and progress
  3. Non-Interference by the government
  4. Indians on reservation performed a sacred dance, the soldiers thought it was an uprising so they shot and killed 200 defenseless indians
  5. Land was measured so you knew exactly what you owned
  6. A man who tried to obtain better wages, working hours etc.
  7. Make more stuff and sell if really cheap to gain control of a product
  8. 260,000 railroad workers went on strike to protest the wage cuts
  9. People who lost everything during the civil war and were forced to move
  10. A big labor union at the time
  11. Signed by Lincoln in 1862, for a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres if they met certain conditions
  12. Henry Frick cut wages at Carnegie steel, then their was a strike
  13. Equal distribution of wealth
  14. People who stripped the world of its natural resources
  15. A way of getting around monopoly laws, owning 51% of a business

31 Clues: Owner of Carnegie steel • Equal distribution of wealth • A big labor union at the time • Non-Interference by the government • In loose association of businesses • Survival of the fittest in business • Land--people's dream was to own land • Two engines put in the front of a train • A symbol of America's power and progress • An that gave indian families 160 acres of land • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laid track westward
  2. invented talking telegram
  3. suggested government ownership of business and the distribution of wealth
  4. lead American Federation of Labor that tried to obtain better wages
  5. a battle happened at this river and General underestimated the number of Indians he was facing
  6. as production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
  7. Irish and Chinese were these
  8. system of long and short pulses that represent letters
  9. a way of getting around monopoly laws
  10. expected to work long hours for very little pay
  11. a loose association of businesses who produce the same product
  12. railroad across the country
  13. laid track eastward
  14. assembly line
  15. where the golden spike was driven
  16. when people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
  17. a set standard that people follow
Down
  1. when companies drop their prices to drive out their competitors out of business
  2. praised for creating jobs and helping economy grow
  3. gaining control of many different businesses
  4. perfected the idea of morse code
  5. small battle between Cheyenne tribe and Colorado's governor
  6. used verical consolidation to become a leader in steel production
  7. rules to own land and to build a home on and also signed by Lincoln in 1862
  8. survival of the fittest
  9. seen as stripping the world of its natural resources
  10. lead by Terence Powderly
  11. process new way of burning impurities out of iron
  12. how wide a track is
  13. when a company is in complete control of a product or service

30 Clues: assembly line • laid track westward • laid track eastward • how wide a track is • survival of the fittest • lead by Terence Powderly • invented talking telegram • railroad across the country • Irish and Chinese were these • perfected the idea of morse code • where the golden spike was driven • a set standard that people follow • a way of getting around monopoly laws • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it
  2. a strike protesting the cut wages at Carnegie steel where the Pinkerton police were called
  3. central railroad company and Union pacific started on opposite ends of the country and met in the middle to create this
  4. the setup to provide 160 acres to Indian families so they could become self sufficient
  5. as production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
  6. suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
  7. each worker does one step of the production and then the product would move on to the next person
  8. when a company would drop its prices to a very low level thus driving their competitors out of businesses. Then they would by their competition for a very low price and then raise prices to make a lot of money
  9. he led the American Federation of labor that only allows skilled workers to join
  10. a new way of burning the impurities out of iron producing a lighrer, stronger, more flexible steel
  11. government should not interfere with businesses
  12. a way of getting around anti monopoly laws, businesses were controlled but not owned by one company
  13. a strike against Pullman because he exerted too much control over the lives of his workers
  14. He tried to organize all workers into unions
Down
  1. a strike in support of the eight hour work day
  2. industrialists who were seen as stripping the world of its natural resources and treating workings poor
  3. a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest
  4. industrialists who were praised for creating jobs, helping the economy to grow and giving generously
  5. a group of people who did not feel that the two main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests
  6. a department of the government who was in charge of making sure that reservations had enough of all critical supplies so native americans would be taken care of
  7. when a company is in complete control of a product or service
  8. people who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
  9. an attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  10. gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development
  11. a system of long and short pulses that represented letters of the alphabet
  12. federal lands that were set aside specifically for native americans to live on
  13. people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
  14. For a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions
  15. April 22,1889 thousands of people raced into the Oklahoma territories and laid claim to land parcels for a very small sum
  16. how wide a track is (this became standard)
  17. a loose association of businesses who produce the same product

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

Post Civil war 2016-11-17

Post Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Company has complete control of product or service
  2. Soldiers killed 200 defenseless indians
  3. Competed ruthlessly to put others out of business
  4. Helped extend the life of food and communication
  5. Government stays out of businesses
  6. System of long and short pulses that represented letters
  7. 700 men attacked the cheyenne woman and children
  8. Loose association of businesses who produce the same product
  9. Federal lands set aside specifically for Native Americans
  10. Survival of the fittest in the Business world
  11. A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws
  12. Company drops prices to put others out
  13. workers went on strike for 8 hour workday
  14. Symbol of American Success
  15. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early to get land
  16. Created Jobs and helped economy grow
  17. People who bought land in hope of selling it later
  18. A philosophy that suggested Gov't ownership of businesses
Down
  1. Standard that is set
  2. Carnegie steel cut wages
  3. Someone who raced into Oklahoma looking for land
  4. A way of burning impurities out of Iron
  5. _________ point, Utah, where the golden spike was driven.
  6. Gaining control of different businesses
  7. Railroad that connected east to west
  8. Workers had no control and went on strike
  9. Assured people it was worth the risk to move west
  10. For a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land
  11. Custers last stand, 200 of Custers lost against 2000
  12. Man who was named Americas greatest inventor
  13. Leader of the American Federation of Labor
  14. Helped create an economic boom

32 Clues: Standard that is set • Carnegie steel cut wages • Symbol of American Success • Helped create an economic boom • Government stays out of businesses • Railroad that connected east to west • Created Jobs and helped economy grow • Company drops prices to put others out • Soldiers killed 200 defenseless indians • A way of burning impurities out of Iron • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
  2. workers went out on strike in support of the eight our work day
  3. a source of communication using short and long pulses
  4. accepted woman, blacks and even unskilled workers
  5. was proof that the U.S. had taken it's place as one of the world's powers
  6. an anarchist who tried to assassinate Frick but failed
  7. lead one of the first unions called Knights of Labor
  8. where the golden spike was driven in connecting the two sides together
  9. produced sleeping cars for railroads
  10. where the police broke up fights between striking workers and scab workers
  11. people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
  12. was a way of getting around anti monopoly laws and businesses were controlled but not owned
  13. people that raced into the Oklahoma territories and claimed land parcels for a very small sum
  14. invented the talking telegram in 1876 and could talk from miles away
  15. gaining control of many different businesses that make up all phases of production's development
  16. when a company is in complete control of a product or service and have eliminated all of their competition
  17. a new way of burning the impurities out of iron thus producing a lighter, stronger, and more flexible steel
Down
  1. Custer went to go move the Sioux nation on reservations but underestimated how many people there was, Custer and all his men died
  2. quit his job and became a full time inventor
  3. only allowed membership to skilled workers and tried to obtain better wages and working hours
  4. a person could pay a small fee to gain about 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions
  5. helped speed up the normal processes of everyday life
  6. in a loose association of businesses who produce the same product and they agree to limit production thus driving up prices
  7. when a company drops their prices really low running the other businesses out of business and then raise their prices back up
  8. land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it
  9. Black Kettle signed a treaty with Colorado's governor. Chivington's 700 men attacked the helpless cheyenne and killed 500 people
  10. as production increases, the cost of each item in lowered
  11. expected to work long hours with very little pay
  12. when your trained to do one step of the production
  13. a market structure where only a few large profitable companies control most of the production of a certain product

30 Clues: produced sleeping cars for railroads • quit his job and became a full time inventor • expected to work long hours with very little pay • accepted woman, blacks and even unskilled workers • when your trained to do one step of the production • lead one of the first unions called Knights of Labor • a source of communication using short and long pulses • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Symbol of American success and that they had taken their place in the world
  2. Tax on imported goods
  3. You could know exactly what you owned and what you could do with it
  4. Partner of Andrew Carnegie who cut wages at Carnegie Steel
  5. Group who felt the two political parties didn't represent them well so started their own
  6. Name of the railroad stretching from Sacramento to Omaha
  7. Called america's greatest inventor, improved the electric light
  8. Positive name for industrialists
  9. People who bought large areas of land to sell for profit
  10. Natives performed ghost dances to bring back their old way of life and were disarmed and shot at by officials
  11. Businesses controlled but not owned by one company
  12. Negative name for industrialists
  13. Thousands of people raced into the Oklahoma territories to lay claim to land
  14. People who went into Oklahoma early and claimed the best land
Down
  1. People who met certain conditions could get 160 acres for a small price
  2. New method of burning the impurities out of iron to make steel
  3. Loose association of businesses with the same product
  4. Workers trained in a specific step in the production process
  5. Owner of a railroad car company who cut wages and caused a strike
  6. President who sent troops to end the Pullman strike
  7. Leader of the Knights of Labor labor union
  8. Leader of the American Federation of Labor
  9. Federal lands set aside specifically for natives to live on
  10. Attacked Sioux natives and underestimated their numbers
  11. Colonel who forced his men to attack the Cheyenne at Sand Creek
  12. Act to provide Indian families with 160 acres to become self sufficient
  13. Government ownership of business and equal distribution of wealth
  14. System of long and short pulses used to communicate, invented by Samuel Morse
  15. Workers who stayed or worked at a company during a strike, making the strike ineffective
  16. Attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  17. When a company is in complete control of a product or service

31 Clues: Tax on imported goods • Positive name for industrialists • Negative name for industrialists • Leader of the Knights of Labor labor union • Leader of the American Federation of Labor • Businesses controlled but not owned by one company • President who sent troops to end the Pullman strike • Loose association of businesses with the same product • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-18

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one thing that helped with the economy boom
  2. a kind of Tax
  3. These were made to preserve sunlight for the different regions
  4. Was the general at Big Horn
  5. The leader of American federation of Labor
  6. What is a person who went into oklahoma before the race?
  7. Bell created this along with the telephone
  8. When a company drops its prices driving out competition
  9. A person who wanted land in the oklahoma territory
  10. Where the two railroads meet
  11. Where the Union Pacific railroad company started building
  12. Who was america's greatest inventor
  13. Samuel Morse invented what
Down
  1. did the tough work of busting through the Sierra Nevada with the Railroad
  2. Battle where america underestemated the number of indians an got beat
  3. Lose alliance
  4. people who bought land hopeing to sell it for more later
  5. Gaining control of many different businesses
  6. Completion of this helped america get recognition
  7. What state was the land rush in
  8. A place where Indians were placed
  9. Who was the leader of Knights of Labor
  10. The people who were moved to reservations by the white people
  11. Where the Central Railroad company started building
  12. When a company is the only one
  13. What they called it when all the people raced for land in oklahoma
  14. Way of getting around monopoly rules
  15. Only a few companyies of same product
  16. New kind of these helped the railroads work better
  17. When workers protest something and stop working

30 Clues: Lose alliance • a kind of Tax • Samuel Morse invented what • Was the general at Big Horn • Where the two railroads meet • When a company is the only one • What state was the land rush in • A place where Indians were placed • Who was america's greatest inventor • Way of getting around monopoly rules • Only a few companyies of same product • Who was the leader of Knights of Labor • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-18

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the government tried to turn native americans
  2. Signed by Lincoln
  3. Provide 160 acres to indian families
  4. A group of people who did not feel that the two political parties were doing enough
  5. Came up with morse code
  6. Gaining control of many different businesses
  7. Production increases the cost is lowered
  8. people who cheated and went into Oklahoma early
  9. Survival of the fittest
  10. a loose association who produces the same product
  11. lead the knights of labor
  12. A company is in complete control of a product or service
  13. They performed ghost dances here
  14. Kept money supplies tight because it had to be backed by gold
Down
  1. Federal lands set aside for native americans
  2. Invented the talking telegram
  3. Bought large areas of land to sell for profit
  4. tried to assassinate Frick but failed
  5. Dropping prices very low
  6. Leader of american railway union
  7. Leader of cheyenne made a treaty with colorado's governor
  8. Government ownership of businesses
  9. lead the american federation of labor
  10. Governement who was in charge of reservations and making sure they had everything
  11. Fought in Little big horn
  12. Greatest inventor
  13. one of the first labor unions
  14. a way of getting around anti monopoly laws
  15. produced sleeping cars for railroads
  16. taxes put on imported goods

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

post civil war 2016-11-18

post civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tax on imported goods
  2. a group of people who did not feel that the two main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests
  3. signed by the president in 1862
  4. helps speed up normal day process
  5. set up to provide 160 acres to indian families so they could become self efficient
  6. Americas greatest inventor, small inventions every 10 days and major invention every 6 months
  7. Land parcels that were measured and knew exactly what you owned.
  8. for most people their life dream was to own land.
  9. process new way of burning the impurities out of the iron.
  10. when a company would drop its prices to a very low level
  11. one of the first labor unions, led by Terence Powderly
  12. as production increases, the cost of each item is lower
  13. when a company is in complete control of a product or service
  14. a loose association of businesses who produce the same product
Down
  1. an attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  2. People who cheated and went to Oklahoma early to claim their land.
  3. Federal lands that were set aside for the Native americans.
  4. people had lost everything during the civil war.
  5. a philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
  6. When people raced into the Oklahoma territories to lay their claims on their land.
  7. indians had been rounded up and put in reservations
  8. People who bought large areas of land
  9. connnecting from east to west
  10. a way of getting around antimonopoly laws
  11. gaining control of many different businesses
  12. Splitting up troops to try and find the indians.
  13. expected to work long hours for very little pay
  14. gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all of a products development
  15. proof that the US had taken its place as one of the world powers when it came to hard work and inventiveness
  16. Black kettle and his force of 700 men killed up to 500 people. Mostly women and children
  17. a philosphy that believes in the survival of the fittest

31 Clues: a tax on imported goods • connnecting from east to west • signed by the president in 1862 • helps speed up normal day process • People who bought large areas of land • a way of getting around antimonopoly laws • gaining control of many different businesses • expected to work long hours for very little pay • people had lost everything during the civil war. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-18

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Signed by Lincoln
  2. lead the american federation of labor
  3. one of the first labor unions
  4. They performed ghost dances here
  5. the government tried to turn native americans
  6. Dropping prices very low
  7. people who cheated and went into Oklahoma early
  8. tried to assassinate Frick but failed
  9. Bought large areas of land to sell for profit
  10. Leader of cheyenne made a treaty with colorado's governor
  11. Federal lands set aside for native americans
  12. Leader of american railway union
  13. Government ownership of businesses
Down
  1. a way of getting around anti monopoly laws
  2. Governement who was in charge of reservations and making sure they had everything
  3. Gaining control of many different businesses
  4. Kept money supplies tight because it had to be backed by gold
  5. taxes put on imported goods
  6. A company is in complete control of a product or service
  7. produced sleeping cars for railroads
  8. Invented the talking telegram
  9. Provide 160 acres to indian families
  10. Survival of the fittest
  11. Came up with morse code
  12. Production increases the cost is lowered
  13. lead the knights of labor
  14. Fought in Little big horn
  15. Greatest inventor
  16. A group of people who did not feel that the two political parties were doing enough
  17. a loose association who produces the same product

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

English Civil War 2016-02-25

English Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
  2. a ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
  3. a king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
  4. to give up or renounce
  5. a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution
  6. wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
  7. jewellery used but not personally owned by the royal family
  8. settlement and control of the lands of other for the purpose of extracting resources
  9. a payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings
  10. a government where there is no king or queen; power rests with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
  11. a series of wars fought between catholics and protestants in Europe
  12. a government that is controlled by the people who live under it
  13. legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
  14. to take goods by force
  15. a document affirming specific rights for English citizens
  16. a fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
  17. a person given vspecial treatment
  18. born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by law as an heir
Down
  1. a king or queen
  2. to plunge suddenly under water and out again
  3. false and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
  4. the legislative body in England
  5. the Great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
  6. the rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination, and the right to vote
  7. any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
  8. a royal court where sessions were held in secret
  9. a ruler with unrestricted authority
  10. a supporter of Charles I; derived from the French word chevalier, meaning "horseman"
  11. an act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
  12. the official church in England, headed by the monarch
  13. when two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of that country
  14. strict laws, often printed on blue paper
  15. careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
  16. a follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
  17. criminal court sessions
  18. a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
  19. a literaly work in which corruption, foolishness, or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt

37 Clues: a king or queen • to give up or renounce • to take goods by force • criminal court sessions • the legislative body in England • a person given vspecial treatment • a ruler with unrestricted authority • strict laws, often printed on blue paper • careless and lavish spending, wastefulness • to plunge suddenly under water and out again • ...

English Civil War 2016-04-28

English Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army.
  2. to plunge suddenly under water and out again
  3. a fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade English
  4. a literary workin which corruption, foolishness, or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
  5. Jewellery used but not personally owned by the royal family.
  6. a series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe
  7. a person given special treatment
  8. A royal court where sessions were held in secret.
  9. a device consisting of wooden board with holes for head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
  10. A ruler with unrestricted authority.
  11. to settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
  12. the rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination, and the right to vote
  13. Strict laws, often printed on blue paper.
  14. the great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
  15. a king or queen
  16. settlement and control of the land of others for the purpose of extracting resources
  17. any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
Down
  1. a follower of the teachings of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
  2. A supporter of Charles 1; derived from the french word chevalier, meaning "horseman".
  3. a king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
  4. a government that is controlled by the people who live under it
  5. false and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
  6. A document affirming specific rights for English citizens.
  7. legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
  8. a ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
  9. the legislative body in England
  10. A government where there is no king or queen; power rest with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders.
  11. careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
  12. to take goods by force.
  13. a payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings

30 Clues: a king or queen • to take goods by force. • the legislative body in England • a person given special treatment • A ruler with unrestricted authority. • Strict laws, often printed on blue paper. • careless and lavish spending, wastefulness • to plunge suddenly under water and out again • a payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings • ...

Civil War Days 2016-04-11

Civil War Days crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers. See image »
  2. the long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  3. to practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing and handling one's weapon.
  4. a place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  5. freedom from slavery.
  6. round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap.
  7. escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection.
  8. someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  9. a place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  10. loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel.
  11. the cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
  12. to rush towards the enemy.
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  1. a soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
  2. blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
  3. roll of thin paper which held a small amount of gun powder in the bottom and a ball or bullet in the top.
  4. small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments.
  5. the effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  6. to lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
  7. a soldier who was appointed by an officer to be his confidential assistant. The aide wrote and delivered orders and held a position of responsibility which required him to know troop positions and where officer quarters were located. The aide-de-camp was an officer by virtue of his position and he took orders from his commander only.
  8. A system where several horse-drawn cannons would ride along the battle front, stop and set up the guns, fire, limber up, and ride to another position.
  9. The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
  10. resisting or protecting against attack from someone.
  11. barriers which were about breast-high and protected soldiers from enemy fire.
  12. loyal to the government of the United States.
  13. a stretcher which was carried by two people and used to transport wounded soldiers.

25 Clues: freedom from slavery. • to rush towards the enemy. • to lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • loyal to the government of the United States. • loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel. • someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • resisting or protecting against attack from someone. • a soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action. • ...

Toward Civil War 2016-03-21

Toward Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who is running away from legal authority.
  2. Virginian who expressed concerns about secession. (full name)
  3. The issue of slavery split this party.
  4. Where delegates met to form Confederate states.
  5. Preserved the balance between slave and free states. (2 words)
  6. Theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs. (2 words)
  7. Commander who ordered the first attack of the Civil War.
  8. To control.
  9. claimed he was free since he lived in areas where slavery was illegal.
  10. a person who dies for a great cause.
  11. A proposal that would ban slavery in any land acquired from Mexico. (2 words)
  12. __________ guns opened fire on April 12, 1861.
  13. In 1844, Democrats nominated _________ for president.
  14. Slavery supporters attacked this town in May 1856.
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  1. To refuse to accept.
  2. The place where the first shots of the Civil War where fired.(2 Words)
  3. California's candidate for president in 1856.
  4. a particular method for deciding the question of slavery in a place. (2 words)
  5. First state to secede from the union.
  6. Know-Nothings nomination for president in 1856.
  7. Part of the compromise of 1850. (3 words)
  8. Democratic nomination for president in 1856.
  9. wanted African Americans to be fully equal to whites.
  10. John Brown led a group on a raid to this town in VA. (2 words)
  11. War between citizens of the same country.
  12. ruled against the slaves case, said he was an enslaved person.

26 Clues: To control. • To refuse to accept. • a person who dies for a great cause. • First state to secede from the union. • The issue of slavery split this party. • Part of the compromise of 1850. (3 words) • War between citizens of the same country. • Democratic nomination for president in 1856. • California's candidate for president in 1856. • ...

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 • ...

Civil War: Weaponry 2016-05-12

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

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

Civil War: People 2016-05-13

Civil War: People crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unsuccessfully tried to become president three times
  2. Sued for his freedom
  3. Worked on behalf of the mentally ill and being a nurse
  4. First President during Civil War
  5. Toured the nation to speak out for the preservation of the Union
  6. Nicknamed "Angle of the Battlefield"
  7. Strong defender of slavery
  8. Saved hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad
  9. Escaped the north knowing how to read and write
  10. Nicknamed Stonewall Jackson
  11. Creator many famous Civil War photos
  12. Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  13. Seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry
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  1. Lead the most violent slave revolt in history
  2. Spoke to advance women rights
  3. Millions of Africans who died at the hands of plantation owners
  4. Second in command at the battle of Bull Run and Shiloh
  5. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  6. The first president to be impeached
  7. Commanded the most famous Confederate army

20 Clues: Sued for his freedom • Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • Strong defender of slavery • Nicknamed Stonewall Jackson • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Spoke to advance women rights • First President during Civil War • The first president to be impeached • Nicknamed "Angle of the Battlefield" • Creator many famous Civil War photos • Commanded the most famous Confederate army • ...

England Civil War 2017-02-28

England Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A supporter of Charles I; derived from the French word chevalier, meaning "horseman"
  2. A literary work in which corruption, foolishness or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
  3. The legislative body in England
  4. A person given special treatment
  5. False and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
  6. A government that is controlled by the people who live under it
  7. Strict laws, often printed on blue paper
  8. The Great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
  9. A government where there is no king or queen; power rest with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
  10. Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
  11. A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
  12. Wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
  13. The rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination and the right to vote
  14. A form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution
  15. To take goods by force
  16. The official church in England. headed by the monarch
  17. A ruler with unrestricted authority
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  1. Legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
  2. A follower of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
  3. Any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
  4. To settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
  5. A device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
  6. A series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe
  7. To give up or renounce
  8. A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
  9. A king or queen
  10. A royal court where sessions were held in secret
  11. A payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings
  12. An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
  13. Criminal court sessions
  14. When two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of the country
  15. A document affirming specific rights for English citizens
  16. A fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
  17. Jewelry used, but not personally owned by the royal family.
  18. To plunge suddenly under water and out again
  19. Born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by law as an heir
  20. Settlement and control of the lands of others for the purpose of extracting resources

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

England Civil War 2017-02-28

England Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A ruler with unrestricted authority
  2. Jewelry used, but not personally owned by the royal family.
  3. Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
  4. A follower of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
  5. A document affirming specific rights for English citizens
  6. A royal court where sessions were held in secret
  7. A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
  8. A fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
  9. Settlement and control of the lands of others for the purpose of extracting resources
  10. The legislative body in England
  11. Wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
  12. To settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
  13. To take goods by force
  14. The Great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
  15. A government that is controlled by the people who live under it
  16. A person given special treatment
  17. When two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of the country
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  1. A government where there is no king or queen; power rest with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
  2. A series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe
  3. A form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution
  4. False and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
  5. The official church in England. headed by the monarch
  6. A literary work in which corruption, foolishness or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
  7. A payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings
  8. An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
  9. The rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination and the right to vote
  10. Born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by law as an heir
  11. A device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
  12. Any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
  13. To give up or renounce
  14. A king or queen
  15. Legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
  16. Strict laws, often printed on blue paper
  17. A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
  18. Criminal court sessions
  19. A supporter of Charles I; derived from the French word chevalier, meaning "horseman"
  20. To plunge suddenly under water and out again

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

Civil War Crossword 2018-03-31

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A military blockade of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender
  2. In the Clay vs. Calhoun debate, one of John Calhoun's demands was for _______ slaves to be returned to their owner
  3. A legal case brought by as person or group against another to settle a dispute between them
  4. The belief that one race is superior to another
  5. A person who dies for his or her beliefs
  6. A person who takes advantage of a crisis to make a profit is called a ________
  7. A policy or attitude that denies equal rights and treatment to certain groups of people
  8. People who were not int the war, worked on farms and labored in factories to support the war effort
  9. An all-out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat
  10. In John Brown's raid he planned to raid a Federal ________
  11. Lincoln wanted to stop the riots and other "disloyal practices", so one way he did so was by denying _____________
  12. A war between people of the same country
  13. In 1861, to pay for the war, Congress established the nation's first __________ on people's earnings
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  1. To withdraw from membership in a group
  2. In 1863, Congress passed a ______ law that required all able-bodied males between the age of 20-45 to serve in the military if they were called
  3. Loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
  4. A rise in prices and decrease in the value of money
  5. At Pottawatomie Creek both North and South engaged in ___________
  6. Abraham Lincoln decided to _________ enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy
  7. A rule by the army instead of the elected government

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

Civil War crossword 2018-04-22

Civil War crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds
  2. Loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel
  3. A military movement which is used to draw the enemy's attention, distracting the enemy so that an attack can be made in another location.
  4. The term used to describe new soldiers
  5. A ship protected by iron armor
  6. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
  7. A minor fight
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  1. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  2. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
  3. Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments
  4. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired
  5. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
  6. Phrase used to describe soldiers who were either new to the military or had never fought in a battle before.
  7. Temporary fortifications put up by an army in the field
  8. Freedom from slavery
  9. A Northerner
  10. Loyal to the government of the United States
  11. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured
  12. The lowest rank in the army
  13. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.

20 Clues: A Northerner • A minor fight • Freedom from slavery • The lowest rank in the army • A ship protected by iron armor • The term used to describe new soldiers • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder • Loyal to the government of the United States • Loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-05-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air
  2. a bullet with a hollow base
  3. The South's strategy to win over foreign aid.
  4. a turning point in the war for the Union
  5. fought during a terrible thunderstorm
  6. the place where Lee surendered
  7. a tax on earnings
  8. soldiers on horseback
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  1. armed forces the prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area
  2. the 16th president
  3. fulfilled a major part of the Anaconda plan
  4. laws that required men to serve in the military
  5. Northern democrats who favored peace with the South
  6. cash payments to men who volunteered to serve
  7. slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal
  8. warships covered in iron
  9. the president of the Confederacy
  10. the bloodiest day in American history
  11. a union general in the west
  12. conditions and practices that promote health

20 Clues: a tax on earnings • the 16th president • soldiers on horseback • warships covered in iron • a bullet with a hollow base • a union general in the west • the place where Lee surendered • the president of the Confederacy • fought during a terrible thunderstorm • the bloodiest day in American history • a turning point in the war for the Union • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-05-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a bullet with a hollow base
  2. a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air
  3. laws that required men to serve in the military
  4. armed forces the prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area
  5. the 16th president
  6. slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal
  7. fulfilled a major part of the Anaconda plan
  8. The South's strategy to win over foreign aid.
  9. cash payments to men who volunteered to serve
  10. a union general in the west
Down
  1. conditions and practices that promote health
  2. the place where Lee surendered
  3. Northern democrats who favored peace with the South
  4. a tax on earnings
  5. fought during a terrible thunderstorm
  6. warships covered in iron
  7. the president of the Confederacy
  8. soldiers on horseback
  9. a turning point in the war for the Union
  10. the bloodiest day in American history

20 Clues: a tax on earnings • the 16th president • soldiers on horseback • warships covered in iron • a bullet with a hollow base • a union general in the west • the place where Lee surendered • the president of the Confederacy • fought during a terrible thunderstorm • the bloodiest day in American history • a turning point in the war for the Union • ...

The Civil War 2021-12-07

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. successful leader of the Confederate Army
  2. led troops to destroy Georgia
  3. citizens called to serve in the military
  4. May 1863 Union attacks Lee
  5. three step plan to force Confederate defeat
  6. first major bloodshed of Civil War
  7. president and head of the Union forces
  8. people who are treated as property
  9. Successful commander of the Union Army
  10. confederate surrender after 47 of siege
  11. successful leader on the underground railroad
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  1. attacking enemies society
  2. when slaves were liberated from slavery
  3. Lincoln was murdered by Booth
  4. was a cemetery and home to 40,000 deaths
  5. southern states/slave states
  6. free states and border states
  7. the fort in which commander Anderson was asked to surrender
  8. The North separating from the South
  9. bloodiest single day of battle

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

Civil War Crossword 2021-12-07

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. party a political party formed in 1854 majority supported the end to slavery they also replaced the free soil and whig parties
  2. a draft requiring people to serve in the military
  3. Stevens vice president of the south
  4. Sumter, a federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston South Carolina the attack on this place was the official start of the Civil War
  5. Ferry a united states weapon arsenal in Virginia
  6. Davis president of the confederate states
  7. Lincoln became president became president in march of 1861 and previously ran for the Illinois senate seat but lost to Douglas
  8. another name for the union army
  9. warships covered in iron plates to protect it
  10. of Bull Run first major battle of the Civil War fought near Washington DC confederate victory
  11. when armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area
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  1. man who led a rebellion in 1831 that killed 55 white folks
  2. states the union states that still have Slavery
  3. soldiers on horseback
  4. of Antietam bloodiest day in American history
  5. uniform color of the confederate army
  6. one of the reasons men joined the army
  7. Brown Plan failed plan to capture the arsenal and then help revolting slaves gain their freedom,
  8. number of confederate states
  9. C Freemont explorer national hero first presidential nominee for the republican party 1856
  10. an African American who had been a slave and moved by his master to a state where slavery was illegal
  11. another name for the confederate army
  12. plan the union plan to shut off all southern trade and ruin their economy introduced by Winfield Scott
  13. uniform color of the union army

24 Clues: soldiers on horseback • number of confederate states • another name for the union army • uniform color of the union army • uniform color of the confederate army • another name for the confederate army • one of the reasons men joined the army • Stevens vice president of the south • Davis president of the confederate states • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-12-16

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the action of assassinating someone
  2. Harriet's husband
  3. a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850
  4. 1863 gave the Union control of the Mississippi River in the American Civil War.
  5. passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  6. network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States.
  7. He led a daring raid from Kansas across the border into Missouri, where he killed one slave owner and freed 11 slaves.
  8. Midwestern state that starts with a K
  9. also known as ¨The Great Compromiser¨
  10. derogatory name for proslavery raiders from the slave state of Missouri.
  11. the deadliest one-day battle in American military history
  12. provided for the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.
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  1. a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
  2. an attempt to start an armed revolt of enslaved people and destroy the institution of slavery
  3. the site of the first shots of the Civil War
  4. became the foremost advocate of popular sovereignty.
  5. shared ideas about the injustices of slavery
  6. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia.
  7. regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of enslaved people.
  8. occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory.
  9. also called for government support of business through tariffs.
  10. American abolitionists who freed approximately 70 enslaved people.

22 Clues: Harriet's husband • the action of assassinating someone • Midwestern state that starts with a K • also known as ¨The Great Compromiser¨ • the site of the first shots of the Civil War • shared ideas about the injustices of slavery • became the foremost advocate of popular sovereignty. • Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and West 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
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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 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
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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 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 causes 2021-12-10

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
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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 • ...

The Civil War 2022-02-23

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Courthouse where war was ended
  2. What Lincoln did not want people to have towards the South
  3. Union military strategy
  4. Southern states that stayed in the Union
  5. Bloodiest single day of the war
  6. Turning point in the war for the Union
  7. This allowed the Union to transport
  8. This started the war
  9. Led by Sherman to break the South
  10. Confederate Constitution protected this
  11. Confederate military strategy
  12. Led the siege on Vicksburg (full name)
  13. His election led to the South leaving
  14. First battle of the Civil War
  15. This amendment freed the slaves
  16. Northern advantage-more troops b/c of it
  17. First machine gun
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  1. Hugh victory that took out major RR terminal
  2. What Grant & Sherman led against the South
  3. This seige gave the Union the Mississippi
  4. They didn't leave the Union at first
  5. The South had the best of these
  6. North had this & could supply its soldiers
  7. What the Southern states were known as
  8. First state to secede
  9. Actor who killed Lincoln
  10. President of the Confederacy (full name)
  11. Lincoln suspended these rights
  12. The Confederate Constitution outlawed this
  13. South hoped to get this country behind them
  14. Confederate printing $ led to massive _______
  15. This means to drag out the war
  16. Proclamation that "freed" the slaves
  17. Formal name for the draft

34 Clues: First machine gun • This started the war • First state to secede • Union military strategy • Actor who killed Lincoln • Formal name for the draft • Confederate military strategy • First battle of the Civil War • Courthouse where war was ended • Lincoln suspended these rights • This means to drag out the war • The South had the best of these • Bloodiest single day of the war • ...

The Civil War 2022-01-13

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the month in which the fighting began
  2. Lincoln was assassinated _____days after war ended
  3. The Civil War was America's _________ war.
  4. number of states that stayed in Union
  5. This was wrecked by the war.
  6. military branch that was located at Ft.Sumter
  7. The season in which the turning point happened.
  8. states that stayed with the U.S.
  9. number of states that left the Union
  10. 1863, The ___________Proclamation
  11. place where Lincoln gave a speech.
  12. Robert E. _____ was the leader of the South
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  1. state where Lee surrendered
  2. This state held slaves after they were set free.
  3. Union president
  4. Union general: Ulysses S. __________
  5. two border states were Kentucky and _____
  6. Lincoln thought the war would last ____ days
  7. state in which Ft.Sumter was located
  8. General in charge of Total War November, 1864
  9. early southern victory: Battle of ___ _____
  10. Confederate president
  11. In 1865, slavery was ____________.
  12. Battle of __________ (April, 1862)

24 Clues: Union president • Confederate president • state where Lee surrendered • This was wrecked by the war. • states that stayed with the U.S. • 1863, The ___________Proclamation • In 1865, slavery was ____________. • place where Lincoln gave a speech. • Battle of __________ (April, 1862) • state in which Ft.Sumter was located • number of states that left the Union • ...

Civil War Review 2022-02-15

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This person worked alongside Abraham Lincoln and gave advice to him
  2. This woman helped free over 500 enslaved people, and was also a spy for the Union
  3. Acting quickly without thinking
  4. This side wanted to keep America together, and was against slavery
  5. This is the color uniform that the Confederates would wear
  6. This person led the Union Army
  7. This was the 16th President of the United States
  8. This is the color uniform that the Union would wear
  9. This is part of the army that fights on foot
  10. 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)
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  1. This person was the President of the Confederate States (the South)
  2. This was the first documented African-American woman to disguise herself as a male soldier
  3. This side wanted to form their own country where slavery was legal
  4. This is when the South wanted to leave the North
  5. This means without a doubt
  6. This person led the Confederate Army, and surrendered to the Union
  7. This was a group of African-American regiments in the US army
  8. This is someone who wanted to end slavery
  9. This Courthouse is where Lee surrendered to Grant
  10. This means to give up
  11. This crop was important to the South's economy

21 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 • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-02-07

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

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 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 2022-02-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nickname "Rock of Chickamauga"
  2. famous for having large sideburns
  3. the union's best general
  4. first confederate ironclad gunboats
  5. 16th president of the U.S.
  6. first American Admiral
  7. initials J.E.B.
  8. nickname "Lion of the Round Top"
  9. the fort where the fighting started
  10. first major battle of the civil war
  11. cherokee politician and general
  12. month long siege on the Mississippi river
  13. governor of Oregon in 1860
  14. where Lee surrendered
  15. president of the Confederate States
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  1. month-long siege in Maryland
  2. Lee's number two man
  3. a naval blockade named after a snake
  4. capital of modern day Georgia
  5. first union ironclad gunboats
  6. middle name "Tecumseh"
  7. former governor of New Jersey and General
  8. though of as the bloodiest battle ever
  9. the famous POW camp in the civil war
  10. one day battle fought in Tennessee
  11. nickname "Stonewall"
  12. a famous charge is named after him
  13. nickname "Fightin Phil"
  14. commander of the north Virginian army
  15. a proclamation linoln made
  16. nickname "Fightin' Joe"

31 Clues: initials J.E.B. • Lee's number two man • nickname "Stonewall" • where Lee surrendered • middle name "Tecumseh" • first American Admiral • nickname "Fightin Phil" • nickname "Fightin' Joe" • the union's best general • 16th president of the U.S. • a proclamation linoln made • governor of Oregon in 1860 • month-long siege in Maryland • capital of modern day Georgia • ...

The Civil War 2022-02-16

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This man was a Union army general, and the
  2. This general was removed from command in January 1863 after the devastating Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg
  3. This was a steam frigate, destroyed by fire, and one of the main themes in the movie "Sahara"
  4. What battle provided President Lincoln the opportunity to announce the Emancipation Proclamation?
  5. This battle was at one point the bloodiest battle in American history
  6. This was a fort famouse for the site of the first shots of the Civil War
  7. This battle gave the Union control over the missisipi river
  8. Who was the president of the confederate states from 1861 to 1865?
  9. Who was the 16th U.S. President?
  10. Who got his name by the way he stood?
  11. This place was used for military operations and for supplies, and there was also a battle here
  12. governor of new jersey
  13. This man was a Union general known for being very agressive leader
  14. What was the first full scale battle of the civil war?
  15. Who is most famous for his command at Little Round Top during the battle of Gettysburg?
  16. This man had a charge/attack named after him
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  1. This man was a navel officer and helped capture the Confederate city of New Orleans and provided support for General Ulysses S
  2. Who served as the eyes and ears for the confederate army?
  3. What proclomation declared that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free?
  4. Who was known as known as the Rock of Chickamauga?
  5. This battle was known for having the deadliest landscape of the Civil War
  6. He was a chereokee politician who served as the second principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1862 to 1866
  7. Who was most famouse for lieutenant general for the confederate army, and who later became the U.S. ambassador to turkey?
  8. This was a major 3 day battle that the Union army won
  9. Who died at the battle of ball's bluff leading the Union army regiment?
  10. Who was known as a major architect for modern warfare?
  11. What plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral?
  12. This was the Union navy's first ironclad warship
  13. Who was the 18th U.S. President and Union army commander?
  14. Who was known for his destruction of the Shenandoah Valley in 1864?
  15. Who was appointed overall commander of the Confederate army?
  16. This battle led to Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender of his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant

32 Clues: governor of new jersey • Who was the 16th U.S. President? • Who got his name by the way he stood? • This man was a Union army general, and the • This man had a charge/attack named after him • This was the Union navy's first ironclad warship • Who was known as known as the Rock of Chickamauga? • This was a major 3 day battle that the Union army won • ...

The Civil War 2022-02-07

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Originally a Union ship, the Confederates captured, set fire to, and rebuilt as their own
  2. "In great deeds something abides."
  3. The confederates surrendered at a courthouse in this county
  4. The Union's plan to cut off southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi River
  5. This South Carolina fort is where the first shots of the civil war were fired
  6. An Illinois senator who was friends with Lincoln
  7. The first major battle fought in the Civil War
  8. A southerner who became a general for the Union
  9. Known as the most fatal American battle that happened in one day
  10. He destroyed the Shenandoah Valley
  11. "Nailhead that holds the South's two halves together."
  12. The capital city of the state of Georgia
  13. A Cherokee leader who gave up his people's land and joined the Confederacy.
  14. Commander of the Amry of Northern Virginia's cavalry wing
  15. A Confederate general who was wounded at age 39 in 1863
  16. This Major General's defeat at the Battle of Five Forks lead to the surrender of the Confederates.
  17. A judge's son who led the Union through Georgia and North and South Carolina
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  1. 13,000 Union men died in this prison during the Civil War
  2. Commander of the Army of the Potomac
  3. A Union general who lost the Battle of Chancellorsville
  4. Robert E. Lee called him "old war horse"
  5. The 16th US president
  6. A 173-foot ironclad ship that fought for the Union in the Battle of Hampton Roads
  7. He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
  8. This proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln and states that all slaves would be free
  9. President of the Confederate states
  10. When it came to blockading the southern ports, this Union Naval officer contributed greatly
  11. US President from 1869-1977
  12. If the Confederates won the battle that took place here, they could've taken over Washington, D.C.
  13. In 1861, he helped make Rhode Island a regiment of militiamen
  14. This battle began after the Confederates surprised attacked Union forces in 1862

31 Clues: The 16th US president • US President from 1869-1977 • "In great deeds something abides." • He destroyed the Shenandoah Valley • President of the Confederate states • Commander of the Army of the Potomac • Robert E. Lee called him "old war horse" • The capital city of the state of Georgia • He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-10-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 16th president of the US (before was just the Union president) from 1861 to 1865
  2. One of the first major battles of the Civil War. It took place in Virginia and both sides lacked battle experience.
  3. This decree freed all enslaved people in rebel-held territory on January 1, 1863
  4. General Robert E. Lee, commander of all Confederate forces, surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
  5. Founded in 1863 and was under the command of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.
  6. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia
  7. The lead general of the Confederate army
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  1. The main waterways of the war, Mississippi River.
  2. Referred to as money
  3. Near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This was a key victory for the Union. 6,000 died while 17,000 were wounded during the battle.
  4. helped persuade officials to let women work as nurses
  5. Boats covered with iron instead of wood.
  6. Located in Mississippi, fell under the control of the Union Army ran by Ulysses S. Grant.
  7. The lead general of the Union army
  8. One of the most decisive battles of the Civil War. By the end of it, the confederates lost hope of gaining help from Britain and France.
  9. The southern part of the US
  10. A surprise attack from the confederates led by generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T Beauregard and it lasted for 2 days.
  11. President of the Confederate States
  12. The northern part of the US
  13. A hospital nurse in the Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk
  14. The end or side of a military position

21 Clues: Referred to as money • The southern part of the US • The northern part of the US • The lead general of the Union army • President of the Confederate States • The end or side of a military position • Boats covered with iron instead of wood. • The lead general of the Confederate army • The main waterways of the war, Mississippi River. • ...

Civil War Battles 2023-10-11

Civil War Battles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union General who was relieved after Antietam
  2. Deadliest single day in American history
  3. The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia
  4. New deadly bullet
  5. Accepted surrender of Lee
  6. President of the Confederacy
  7. speech given at Gettysburg
  8. Commanding General of the Confederacy
  9. Major Confederate win due to Lee's superior tactics
  10. Siege that gave the Union control of the Mississippi
  11. Major Union win in Tennessee
  12. Union General who resigned after Fredricksburg
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  1. Turning point of the war
  2. President of the USA during the war
  3. to set free
  4. Location of surrender
  5. First major battle of the war
  6. City burned as part of the Anaconda plan
  7. Largest battle of the war
  8. General Jackson's nickname

20 Clues: to set free • New deadly bullet • Location of surrender • Turning point of the war • Accepted surrender of Lee • Largest battle of the war • speech given at Gettysburg • General Jackson's nickname • President of the Confederacy • Major Union win in Tennessee • First major battle of the war • The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia • President of the USA during the war • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-11-29

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
  2. elected in 1860
  3. A nickname used to describe people that supported the Union
  4. A nickname for Southerners who were against the war
  5. Both South and North had these military leader titles
  6. A person who worked to abolish slavery
  7. An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
  8. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket
  9. A nickname for the South
  10. The Southern states that seceded in 1861
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  1. A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding
  2. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  3. An American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. An American abolitionist trying to help slaves achieve freedom
  5. The ownership of a person as property
  6. A farm located in Southern states that held slaves
  7. Crackers made from flour, water, and salt
  8. to leave a federation
  9. The action of assassinating someone
  10. A war between the Northern and Southern states of the USA
  11. The Northern states during the war

21 Clues: elected in 1860 • to leave a federation • A nickname for the South • The Northern states during the war • The action of assassinating someone • The ownership of a person as property • A person who worked to abolish slavery • The Southern states that seceded in 1861 • Crackers made from flour, water, and salt • A farm located in Southern states that held slaves • ...

Civil war Puzzle 2023-09-06

Civil war Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of north states
  2. this was the union's war strategy
  3. can cut off a limb in just ten minutes
  4. established a network of union spies made up of former slaves
  5. Known as union, federals, Yankees
  6. Sumter
  7. Large number of women signed up for this
  8. was dispatched to lead troops in the west against the native americans
  9. number of south states
  10. America's first tool of mass communication
  11. this caused gory images of the battle field to reach every home
  12. this general is where the term sideburns came from number of South states
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  1. Won the Election of 1860
  2. this became rare by the end of the war
  3. Lincolns hidden weapon in the war
  4. Known as confederacy or rebels
  5. this keeps body's free from any signs of decomposition
  6. War did not end between this group of people just because there was a war going on
  7. this nation sided with the confederates
  8. became military targets
  9. he was sent to the west to command Union forces in the 1862 dakota war
  10. If a bullet doesn't kill you this will

22 Clues: Sumter • number of north states • number of south states • became military targets • Won the Election of 1860 • Known as confederacy or rebels • this was the union's war strategy • Lincolns hidden weapon in the war • Known as union, federals, Yankees • this became rare by the end of the war • can cut off a limb in just ten minutes • If a bullet doesn't kill you this will • ...

Civil War Causes 2024-04-03

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kentucky senator who drafted multiple compromises regarding slavery in new states
  2. State that entered the Union as free as a result of the Missouri Compromise
  3. Important figure who led many people to freedom in the North prior to The Civil War
  4. First compromise drafted by Henry Clay that allowed one free state, and one slave state into the Union in 1820
  5. Novel that was said to have contributed to the start of The Civil War
  6. Bills that were passed to prevent enslaved people from learning to read or write
  7. A person who believes they were chosen by God for a specific action
  8. Former slave who became an abolitionist and women's rights activist (she wrote "Ain't I a Woman")
  9. A person who wants to abolish (end) slavery
  10. A plan to end slavery over time
  11. Abolitionist who transcribed (wrote) the stories of those who escaped slavery through Philadelphia
  12. The belief that the expansion of the nation across the West was inevitable and justified
  13. Act passed that allows suspected fugitive slaves to be arrested and resold into slavery
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  1. The contested land in the West that was won in the Mexican-American War and desired by multiple parties
  2. Enslaved man who carried out a rebellion against his owner and their community
  3. Place where weapons and tools were kept in a community
  4. Abolitionist who wrote a novel that morally divided the North and South
  5. Government function made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate
  6. Amount that an owner would pay for the return of their runaway slave
  7. Residents voting among themselves to make decisions for their territory
  8. Nickname for the United States prior to The Civil War
  9. A state's power to create and enforce laws

22 Clues: A plan to end slavery over time • A state's power to create and enforce laws • A person who wants to abolish (end) slavery • Nickname for the United States prior to The Civil War • Place where weapons and tools were kept in a community • A person who believes they were chosen by God for a specific action • ...

Civil war crossword 2024-04-04

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thing that the Civil War was fought to end
  2. President that made Texas a slave state and part of the union.
  3. Texas was a state that broke off from Mexico and was added to the union as a slave state by James K Polk
  4. A leader in the Bleeding Kansas act
  5. Wrote the Liberator article.
  6. This man lived on free land so he sued his slave owner for his freedom. The congress told this man that he was not free and had to right to sue.
  7. Made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850
  8. Domestic slave trade was taken away from this place in the Compromise of 1850
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  1. People came to Kansas to vote on whether it should be a slave states or free state. It was voted a slave state, but anti-slavery activists did not follow these laws and rebelled killing 5 pro-slavery people.
  2. Two territories that were open to slavery in the Compromise of 1850
  3. This woman talked about her experience with slavery.
  4. UT territories and NM territories were open to slavery. California is a free state, Wasington D.C is no longer part of the domestic slave trade, and new fugitive slave laws were put in place.
  5. A person who is against slavery and wants it to be gone.
  6. Changed her name to Sojourner Truth and delivered speeches about slavery.
  7. Law that made enslaved people be returned back to their owners if they escaped.
  8. Was a free state as of the Compromise of 1850
  9. Their family had a lot of slaves and made money from them. These people freed their families slaves using their money.
  10. Led the underground railroad where slaves could escape
  11. Kansas and Nebraska were new territories in the United States, Stephen Douglass wanted the people to vote if it should be a free state or a slave state.
  12. A line was created below Missouri and any states under the line were free states and any states above were slave states

20 Clues: Wrote the Liberator article. • A leader in the Bleeding Kansas act • Was a free state as of the Compromise of 1850 • The thing that the Civil War was fought to end • This woman talked about her experience with slavery. • Led the underground railroad where slaves could escape • Made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 • ...

Roman Civil War 2023-11-01

Roman Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital city of the Empire
  2. The number of legions Caesar had with him when he marched on Rome
  3. Conservative firebrand in the Senate, sides with Pompey
  4. The central public space in Rome, used for judicial and other types of gatherings.
  5. Julius Caesar is named this for life
  6. Type of government after Caesar's rebellion
  7. Roman soldier and one of the two central characters in the series.
  8. Region where Caesar achieved much of his fame
  9. Caesar's friend who is torn between his loyalty and his republican ideals.
  10. Medical condition many fictional accounts (mistakenly) think Caesar had
  11. The manipulative and ambitious mother of Octavian.
  12. The other central character, a strict and honorable legionary.
  13. Main god of the Roman pantheon, known as Optimus Maximus (the all-seeing)
  14. Name of Caesar's daughter, Pompey's late wife
  15. Military unit that Pullo and Vorenus belong to
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  1. Consul of Rome, Caesar's main rival in the Civil War
  2. Caesar's loyal general and friend, known for his hedonistic lifestyle.
  3. Julius Caesar's first name
  4. River crossed by Caesar, signifying the point of no return in his conflict with Pompey
  5. Atia's daughter and Octavian's sister, who has a complex love life.
  6. Type of government before Caesar's rebellion
  7. Distinctive garment worn by Roman citizens.
  8. The standard of the legion, which Pullo and Vorenus recover in the series' beginning.
  9. Nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar, later known as Augustus.
  10. River that flows through the center of Rome
  11. Warrior who fought in the arena for other people's entertainment
  12. Brutus's mother and Caesar's jilted lover.
  13. The famous speaker and senator who navigates the dangerous political waters of Rome.
  14. Vorenus's wife who holds a dark secret.
  15. The political arena of power struggles depicted in the series.
  16. Octavia's husband, murdered by Atia

31 Clues: Capital city of the Empire • Julius Caesar's first name • Octavia's husband, murdered by Atia • Julius Caesar is named this for life • Vorenus's wife who holds a dark secret. • Brutus's mother and Caesar's jilted lover. • Distinctive garment worn by Roman citizens. • Type of government after Caesar's rebellion • River that flows through the center of Rome • ...

The Civil War 2023-10-30

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thousands of people rushed into Kansas to vote, lots of violence and death followed
  2. Plan made by Henry Clay after California applied as a free state and southern states threatened to secede, was passed into a law by Millard Fillmore
  3. The ceremony at which someone is sworn into office
  4. When Lincoln was sworn into office, he made a speech about the difference between legal Redress and revolutionary actions, the CSA not actually existing, Federal property in the South remaining federal property, war being unreasonable, and other subjects.
  5. A tough, lawless person/bully
  6. Releif from an injury or wrongdoing
  7. An essay written by Henry David Thorean on the idea that people should refuse to follow the laws or commands of a government when they seem unjust.
  8. A series of debates held between Senator Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during which Lincoln gave his famous "House Divided" speech
  9. The Free-Soil party was formed and they nominated Martin Van Buren, who lost against the Whig candidate Zachary Taylor
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  1. To pillage and to plunder
  2. Proposition made by Stephen A. Douglas that would allow popular sovereignty to determine if Kansas and Nebraska would enter as free or slave states.
  3. Rule requiring Northerners to return runaway slaves
  4. David Wilmot proposed that slavery be banned in any territory acquired through the Mexican Cession
  5. Election in which Northern Democrats nominated Stephen Douglas, the Southern Democrats chose John Breckinridge, a new party called the Constitutional Union Party nominated John Bell, and Lincoln was nominated by the Republican Party and won the election.
  6. In the senate, Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with a cane after his criticism of pro-slavery people
  7. Raid led by John Brown to arm slaves, but he was caught and hanged
  8. The antislavery Whigs, Free-Soiler, and Northern Democrats combined to create the Republican Party. They nominated John C. Freemont against the democrats' James Buchanan, who ended up winning, and the Know-Nothing party nominated Millard Fillmore.
  9. Slave who sued for his freedom after living in a free state
  10. South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia left the nation and formed their own government led by Jefferson Davis
  11. After ideas voiced by Lincoln, South Carolina left the nation

20 Clues: To pillage and to plunder • A tough, lawless person/bully • Releif from an injury or wrongdoing • The ceremony at which someone is sworn into office • Rule requiring Northerners to return runaway slaves • Slave who sued for his freedom after living in a free state • After ideas voiced by Lincoln, South Carolina left the nation • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-01-30

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The principle that allowed residents of territories to decide whether to permit slavery.
  2. – An agreement that temporarily eased tensions by setting a boundary for the expansion of slavery.
  3. – The Union general known for his destructive march through Georgia.
  4. – A Supreme Court case that ruled enslaved individuals were not citizens and had no legal standing.
  5. – A strong loyalty to a particular region of the country rather than to the nation as a whole.
  6. – A legislative agreement that attempted to balance free and slave states while intensifying sectional tensions.
  7. – The president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
  8. – A law requiring that escaped enslaved people be returned to their owners, even from free states.
  9. – A notorious Confederate prison camp known for its overcrowding and harsh conditions.
  10. – A political statement in Georgia supporting the Compromise of 1850 while warning that further restrictions on slavery could lead to secession.
  11. – The act of formally withdrawing from a political union, as Southern states did before the Civil War.
  12. – The belief that individual states have the authority to govern themselves without interference from the federal government.
  13. – A military strategy used to cut off supplies and trade to a region, as the Union did to Southern ports.
Down
  1. – A government-imposed tax on imported goods, often leading to economic disputes between different regions.
  2. – The commanding general of the Confederate Army, known for his strategic military leadership.
  3. – A campaign by Union forces that devastated Georgia’s infrastructure and economy.
  4. – The site of a major Civil War battle in Georgia that resulted in high casualties.
  5. – The group of states that remained loyal to the federal government during the Civil War.
  6. – The idea that states can refuse to enforce federal laws they deem unconstitutional.
  7. – A person who actively worked to end slavery in the United States.
  8. – The historical period in the Southern United States before the outbreak of a devastating national conflict.
  9. – The Union’s military strategy to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River, effectively strangling the Confederacy’s economy and supply lines.
  10. – The system of government in which power is shared between a national authority and individual states.
  11. – The presidential contest that led to the secession of Southern states after Abraham Lincoln's victory.
  12. – The vice president of the Confederacy who initially opposed secession but later supported it.
  13. – The official approval of laws, amendments, or treaties.

26 Clues: – The official approval of laws, amendments, or treaties. • – A person who actively worked to end slavery in the United States. • – The Union general known for his destructive march through Georgia. • – The president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. • – A campaign by Union forces that devastated Georgia’s infrastructure and economy. • ...

American Civil War 2025-09-29

American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. someone willing to work hard for a cause to bring about change
  2. dispute; argument
  3. when two sides give a little in order to reach an agreement
  4. attempting to remove a state or region from its mother country
  5. the act of removing a state or region from its mother country
  6. has a big impact on a decision or action
  7. belonging to or part of the national government
  8. the work to end slavery in the 1800s
  9. having to do with borders and boundaries
  10. acting against your government or country
  11. a war between two or more groups within a country
Down
  1. someone who gives up their life for a cause
  2. a source of information that comes directly from the person, event, or time period
  3. a term referring to the people's right to vote on a decision
  4. rising up to overthrow or destroy the government and/or the country it represents
  5. a building that holds weapons and ammunition
  6. something that causes public disagreement
  7. in America, the reform movement to outlaw alcoholic beverages
  8. the highest court in the United States
  9. declared guilty in a court of law
  10. based on personal beliefs and values
  11. to make someone or something out to be bad or evil
  12. to make a change for the better
  13. a run away (from prison or from slavery)
  14. made illegal
  15. behaving like a gentlemen of old English times

26 Clues: made illegal • dispute; argument • to make a change for the better • declared guilty in a court of law • based on personal beliefs and values • the work to end slavery in the 1800s • the highest court in the United States • has a big impact on a decision or action • a run away (from prison or from slavery) • having to do with borders and boundaries • ...

Civil war Terms 2025-10-20

Civil war Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a book about the brutal realities of slavery through the parallel stories of two enslaved people
  2. the withdraw of 11 southern states from the union, leading to the civil war
  3. made main and Missouri a free and slaves states
  4. u.s foreign policy that warned European powers against interfering in the affairs in the western hemisphere
  5. a movement to end slavery
  6. the act of freeing enslaved people
  7. the organization of the territories Kansas and Nebraska
  8. a movement to end slavery
  9. a machine that separated seeds from cotton fibers
  10. a war that was an invasion of Mexico by the united states
  11. the most wanted good that lead to the spread of slavery
  12. a conflict between the united states and america
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  1. an escaped slaved that became a abolitionist and a writer who campaigned against slavery
  2. declared that African Americans couldn't be u.s citizens and had no right to sue in federal court
  3. a American abolitionist that was know for leading the 1859 raid oh harpers ferry
  4. the decision declared enslaved or free peoplecompromiseof1850 5 laws that were passed to release the tensions between the north and south
  5. the most wanted good that lead to slavery
  6. a american aboultionist who was known for his anti-slavery newspaper
  7. this act allowed enslavers to pursue and capture fugitives in free states
  8. American abolitionist and activist for african-american rights, and womens rights
  9. a system where enslaved people were treated like property, sold, and traded
  10. organization the territories between kansas and Nebraska
  11. a organized event where enslaved people were bought and sold as property
  12. secret routes and safe houses that were used by enslaved people to escape from the south to the north
  13. a American abolitionist who was enslaved, but escaped and traveled back 13 times to rescue roughly 70 people from enslavement

25 Clues: a movement to end slavery • a movement to end slavery • the act of freeing enslaved people • the most wanted good that lead to slavery • made main and Missouri a free and slaves states • a conflict between the united states and america • a machine that separated seeds from cotton fibers • the organization of the territories Kansas and Nebraska • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-09-30

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union General afraid to lose troops
  2. Bloodiest day in American history: Battle of ________
  3. Virginian and General of the Confederate army
  4. One of the South's advantages: Excellent military __________
  5. Battle that was fought at the same time as Gettysburg and split the Confederates in two
  6. 16th president of the United States
  7. Lt. General of the Confederate army; AKA Stonewall
  8. Union slave state that surrounds D.C.
  9. carolina, First state to secede
  10. Last General of the Union army
  11. Battle between General Burnside and Jackson that ended in a Confederate victory
  12. Withdraw from a federal union
Down
  1. Robert E. Lee's "perfect battle"
  2. President of the Confederate States of America
  3. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  4. freed the slaves: Emancipation ____________
  5. First major battle of the Civil War
  6. First skirmish between the Confederate and Union soldiers: Battle of Fort ______
  7. Plan used by the Union to blockade Southern ports
  8. Battle where the Union advanced into the Mississippi River Valley

20 Clues: Withdraw from a federal union • Last General of the Union army • carolina, First state to secede • Robert E. Lee's "perfect battle" • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Union General afraid to lose troops • First major battle of the Civil War • 16th president of the United States • Union slave state that surrounds D.C. • freed the slaves: Emancipation ____________ • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-09-24

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Allowed each territory to decide to have slaves
  2. Robert E. Lee's "perfect battle"
  3. Social reform effort to end slavery in the US
  4. Side with better supplies and navy
  5. Idea that Americans control coast to coast
  6. slave that sued for freedom
  7. Battle where civilians brought picnics to watch
  8. President of Confederacy
  9. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
  10. Battle that was the bloodiest day in US history
  11. Thomas Jackson's nickname
Down
  1. 16th president of US(Union)
  2. General of confederate army
  3. Machine that increased demand for slaves
  4. Added Missouri to the Union as a slave state
  5. Overly cautious general
  6. 18th president
  7. Side that had more motivation and excellent military leadership
  8. Turning point in the war
  9. When a state leaves and becomes their own

20 Clues: 18th president • Overly cautious general • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • Turning point in the war • President of Confederacy • Thomas Jackson's nickname • 16th president of US(Union) • General of confederate army • slave that sued for freedom • Robert E. Lee's "perfect battle" • Side with better supplies and navy • Machine that increased demand for slaves • ...

Civil War 39 2024-06-07

Civil War 39 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Increase in the intensity or seriousness.
  2. - Withdrawal of troops to a safer position.
  3. - Storage for ammunition and explosives.
  4. - Soldier sent ahead to gather information.
  5. - Floating platform used to support a temporary bridge.
  6. - Create spontaneously without preparation.
  7. - Small farmer who cultivates their own land.
  8. - Temporary camp without tents or cover.
  9. - The act of searching for food or provisions.
Down
  1. - Officer responsible for military supplies and logistics.
  2. - Units of soldiers on horseback.
  3. - Directives issued by a superior officer.
  4. - Prepared for combat.
  5. - Communication or cooperation that facilitates a close working relationship.
  6. - Cannon ammunition consisting of small iron balls.
  7. - Remove military forces from an area.
  8. - Office or position of a consul.
  9. - Backpack used by soldiers for carrying supplies.
  10. - Vehicle for transporting the wounded.
  11. - Anti-slavery guerrilla fighter.

20 Clues: - Prepared for combat. • - Units of soldiers on horseback. • - Office or position of a consul. • - Anti-slavery guerrilla fighter. • - Remove military forces from an area. • - Vehicle for transporting the wounded. • - Storage for ammunition and explosives. • - Temporary camp without tents or cover. • - Directives issued by a superior officer. • ...

Pre-Civil War 2025-12-16

Pre-Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wrote very influential novel
  2. target of nativists
  3. attempted insurrection here
  4. Lincoln considered secession ________
  5. party of nativists
  6. last ditch attempt at compromise put forth by him
  7. angered abolitionists
  8. expansionists wanted to annex this island
  9. Lincoln and Douglas ran for this in 1858
  10. handed down controversial decision in 1857
  11. radical abolitionist; published "The Liberator"
Down
  1. attempt to prevent slavery in Mexican Cession
  2. radical and violent abolitionist
  3. party formed after KN Act
  4. 4th of July speech called attention to hypocrisy of republic
  5. entered Union in 1850
  6. cost Douglas southern support in election of 1860
  7. Supreme Court ruled enslaved ppl were this
  8. southerners pushing for secession
  9. seceded on December 20, 1860

20 Clues: party of nativists • target of nativists • entered Union in 1850 • angered abolitionists • party formed after KN Act • attempted insurrection here • wrote very influential novel • seceded on December 20, 1860 • radical and violent abolitionist • southerners pushing for secession • Lincoln considered secession ________ • Lincoln and Douglas ran for this in 1858 • ...

Civil War Trivia 2026-03-08

Civil War Trivia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Short term for Union soldier, especially from the North
  2. Heavily armored warship type, like the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia.
  3. Type of state like Kentucky or Missouri, divided in loyalty during the war.
  4. Informal Union nickname for Confederate soldiers.
  5. First name of the 16th president, assassinated in 1865.
  6. Short for “compromise,” as in a political deal over slavery.
  7. Daily food issue for soldiers, including hardtack and salt pork.
  8. Rebuilds; what Congress did to the South in the era that followed the war.
  9. Court House village where Lee surrendered to Grant in April 1865; “CT” short for “Court.”
  10. 1862 Maryland battle that was the single bloodiest day in American military history.
  11. Robert E. ___, Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Down
  1. What a soldier might receive in a letter envelope at camp; here used as a common English fill.
  2. Union general known for his distinctive facial hair and the Fredericksburg defeat.
  3. Collective name for the United States land forces that fought the Confederacy.
  4. Southern soldiers who fought against the Union.
  5. Roman numeral year fragment; here, part of “1860s,” as might appear in a document date.
  6. What the Gettysburg Address sought to preserve for “the people” regarding fallen Union soldiers.
  7. Military weapons and ammunition supplied to Civil War armies.
  8. 1820 deal balancing free and slave states, later effectively undone by the Kansas–Nebraska Act; abbreviation for “Compromise.”
  9. Union state that produced generals like Grant and Sherman.
  10. Prewar activist who sought to end slavery in the United States.
  11. Symbol carried into the fighting at places like Bull Run and Gettysburg.
  12. Virginia town where John Brown’s 1859 raid tried to spark a slave uprising.
  13. Nickname of Thomas J. Jackson, earned at First Bull Run.
  14. Common field shelter for Civil War soldiers in camp.

25 Clues: Southern soldiers who fought against the Union. • Informal Union nickname for Confederate soldiers. • Common field shelter for Civil War soldiers in camp. • Short term for Union soldier, especially from the North • First name of the 16th president, assassinated in 1865. • Nickname of Thomas J. Jackson, earned at First Bull Run. • ...