civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-12

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amendment that abolished slavery
  2. Born on January 21 1824
  3. All US citizens should have the right to vote
  4. 3rd major battle of the civil war
Down
  1. 1st battle of the civil war
  2. Bloodiest battle in the civil war
  3. elected in 1860
  4. Equal protection clause
  5. Confederate general

9 Clues: elected in 1860 • Confederate general • Equal protection clause • Born on January 21 1824 • 1st battle of the civil war • Amendment that abolished slavery • Bloodiest battle in the civil war • 3rd major battle of the civil war • All US citizens should have the right to vote

The American Civil War 2022-01-19

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sixteenth President of the USA.
  2. Cause of American civil war.
  3. The first attack of the civil war was at?
  4. the proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln om 1863
  5. Where did the federal army won an Important victory at?
  6. Writer of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Down
  1. Who finally surrendered to end the civil war.
  2. Slave act where runaway slaves had to be returned to their masters.
  3. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by?
  4. Party represented by Abraham lincoln

10 Clues: Cause of American civil war. • Sixteenth President of the USA. • Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by? • Party represented by Abraham lincoln • Writer of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • The first attack of the civil war was at? • Who finally surrendered to end the civil war. • the proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln om 1863 • ...

Battle of Gettysburg 2023-12-20

Battle of Gettysburg crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The southern forces of the Civil War.
  2. The river that the confederacy was allowed to retreat over.
  3. One of the factors why the Union had the upper hand.
  4. The general who commanded the Confederate army.
Down
  1. The northern forces of the Civil War.
  2. First invasion of enemy territory.
  3. The general who got replaced by Meade.
  4. The general who defeated the confederate.
  5. Bloodist battle in the Civil War.
  6. The charge where 60% of the participating confederate soldiers died.

10 Clues: Bloodist battle in the Civil War. • First invasion of enemy territory. • The northern forces of the Civil War. • The southern forces of the Civil War. • The general who got replaced by Meade. • The general who defeated the confederate. • The general who commanded the Confederate army. • One of the factors why the Union had the upper hand. • ...

Sectionalism, Civil War and Reconstruction 2024-11-19

Sectionalism, Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  2. Period after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877
  3. Deadliest Battle in the Civil War
Down
  1. captured Atlanta and helped re-elect Lincoln
  2. Union Gained Control of Mississippi River
  3. The official beginning of the Civil War
  4. Deadliest one day Battle in the Civil War

7 Clues: Deadliest Battle in the Civil War • The official beginning of the Civil War • Union Gained Control of Mississippi River • Deadliest one day Battle in the Civil War • captured Atlanta and helped re-elect Lincoln • Period after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • President of the Confederacy during the Civil War

Civil War 2021-02-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nat Turner wanted enslaved Africans to be
  2. A person who works to end slavery
  3. Lead a revolt against plantation owners
  4. A secret route that escaped enslaved African Americans took
  5. Leaders and guides
Down
  1. Led a raid on the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry
  2. the Underground Railroad used hideouts, disguises and
  3. Many people were ready for an end to
  4. Another name for an armory
  5. A place where weapons are made and stored
  6. John Brown wanted to start a slave
  7. Harriet Tubman's Nickname

12 Clues: Leaders and guides • Harriet Tubman's Nickname • Another name for an armory • A person who works to end slavery • John Brown wanted to start a slave • Many people were ready for an end to • Lead a revolt against plantation owners • Nat Turner wanted enslaved Africans to be • A place where weapons are made and stored • the Underground Railroad used hideouts, disguises and • ...

Civil war 2022-03-30

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tatum
  2. north
  3. south
  4. union
  5. battle
  6. slave
Down
  1. 7days
  2. jefferson
  3. great
  4. soldier
  5. confederate
  6. davis

12 Clues: 7days • Tatum • great • north • davis • south • union • slave • battle • soldier • jefferson • confederate

Civil War 2021-12-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of the Compromise of 1850, required Northerners to return enslaved people to the South
  2. People from both free and slave states flooded Kansas to fight and vote for or against slavery.
  3. Named for the man who sued for his freedom after being taken from a slave state to a free state
  4. Caused the South to secede
  5. An invention that increased slavery
  6. When southern states left the Union.
Down
  1. A secret network of people helping others escape from slavery
  2. Set the practice to enter one free state for every slave state into the Union and vice versa
  3. Revolt led by John Brown in West Viriginia
  4. Allowed people in new states to choose for themselves if they will be free or slave states
  5. People who fought against slavery
  6. Allowed California to enter as a free state and Utah and New Mexico to choose to be a free or slave state

12 Clues: Caused the South to secede • People who fought against slavery • An invention that increased slavery • When southern states left the Union. • Revolt led by John Brown in West Viriginia • A secret network of people helping others escape from slavery • Allowed people in new states to choose for themselves if they will be free or slave states • ...

Civil War 2017-04-23

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports
  2. a local law or piece of legislation
  3. self-governing
  4. to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
  5. the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers
  6. the civilian world in wartime
  7. a drug used for fighting malaria
Down
  1. member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
  2. focus on the interests of one’s own region
  3. forced enrollment of people into military service
  4. coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric \
  5. person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War

12 Clues: self-governing • the civilian world in wartime • a drug used for fighting malaria • a local law or piece of legislation • focus on the interests of one’s own region • to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to • forced enrollment of people into military service • coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric \ • ...

Civil War 2018-04-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 16th President of the United States
  2. Former slave who was awarded the Medal of Honor
  3. Navy seaman awarded the Medal of Honor
  4. First shots fired in the Civil War
  5. Commander of the Union Army
Down
  1. Founded the American Red Cross
  2. The battle that helped the Union gain control of the Mississippi River
  3. Commander of the Confederate Army
  4. Served as Confederate General under Robert E. Lee
  5. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  6. President of the Confederate States
  7. Bloodiest single-day battle in American history

12 Clues: Commander of the Union Army • Founded the American Red Cross • Commander of the Confederate Army • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • First shots fired in the Civil War • 16th President of the United States • President of the Confederate States • Navy seaman awarded the Medal of Honor • Former slave who was awarded the Medal of Honor • ...

civil war 2019-01-24

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bloodiest battle
  2. the document that banned salvery in the confederacy
  3. The president during the civil war
  4. the man that tried to sue the US government
  5. the country that split from the United States
Down
  1. banned slavery past the 36 30 line
  2. when people rushed to Kansas to vote
  3. cut the confederacy in two
  4. tax on imported goods
  5. the buying and selling of humans
  6. the book that opened peoples eyes
  7. The United States

12 Clues: bloodiest battle • The United States • tax on imported goods • cut the confederacy in two • the buying and selling of humans • the book that opened peoples eyes • banned slavery past the 36 30 line • The president during the civil war • when people rushed to Kansas to vote • the man that tried to sue the US government • the country that split from the United States • ...

civil war 2019-02-26

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a state in which slavery is not allowed
  2. codes laws to control the behavior of slaves
  3. a law that allowed missouri to became a slave state if Maine became a free state
  4. meeting held to revive or bring back and strengthen people's religious feelings
  5. a reformer who worked to end slavery
  6. using only small amounts
Down
  1. a secret system set up to help enslaved people escape from the south
  2. a change or improvement
  3. the idea that states have the right to make choices about issues that affect them
  4. state in which slavery is allowed
  5. a loyalty to a section of a country rather than to the whole country
  6. convention a meeting where women and men talked about the rights women should have

12 Clues: a change or improvement • using only small amounts • state in which slavery is allowed • a reformer who worked to end slavery • a state in which slavery is not allowed • codes laws to control the behavior of slaves • a secret system set up to help enslaved people escape from the south • a loyalty to a section of a country rather than to the whole country • ...

Civil War 2012-11-29

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wrote the battle hymn of the republic
  2. organized opposition
  3. capital of the South
  4. shot Lincoln
  5. president of the North
  6. 13th Amendment
Down
  1. famous U.S. battle
  2. first state to secede
  3. ironclads
  4. 34th state
  5. isolates an area of importance to the enemy
  6. President of the South

12 Clues: ironclads • 34th state • shot Lincoln • 13th Amendment • famous U.S. battle • organized opposition • capital of the South • first state to secede • president of the North • President of the South • wrote the battle hymn of the republic • isolates an area of importance to the enemy

Civil war 2023-12-15

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We have to finish the war & end
  2. Overall commander of the Confederate Army, invaded the North twice. Ultimately surrendered to Grant to end the war
  3. John Brown raided a federal arsenal to start a slave uprising… it failed
  4. the nation literally fighting with each other over slavery
  5. KEPT BRITAIN FROM HELPING THE
  6. Destiny
  7. IA: Preserve the Union & Slavery HAS TO END
Down
  1. Confederate General, was Lee’s right hand man, strong general for the CSA, that died during the war
  2. Cession land & TX boundary
  3. are property, not citizens, and cannot sue
  4. the slaves in the Confederate States of America CSA
  5. IA: Preserve (save) the Union & didn’t want slavery to expand but it could stay where it is

12 Clues: Destiny • Cession land & TX boundary • KEPT BRITAIN FROM HELPING THE • We have to finish the war & end • are property, not citizens, and cannot sue • IA: Preserve the Union & Slavery HAS TO END • the slaves in the Confederate States of America CSA • the nation literally fighting with each other over slavery • ...

Civil War 2023-12-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the Union
  2. Battle in which Sherman marched through atlanta
  3. Confederate commander that led both invasions in the north
  4. South Carolina did this after Lincoln was elected
Down
  1. This "freed the slaves" in south and kept Britain out of the war
  2. Union Commander that split the south in half
  3. Final battle in which Lee surrenders to Grant
  4. Opening battle
  5. Battle that split the south in half
  6. President of the confederacy
  7. Lincoln suspended this to silence Northerners who were against the war
  8. 2nd time Robert E. Lee invaded the North and the bloodiest overall battle

12 Clues: Opening battle • President of the Union • President of the confederacy • Battle that split the south in half • Union Commander that split the south in half • Final battle in which Lee surrenders to Grant • Battle in which Sherman marched through atlanta • South Carolina did this after Lincoln was elected • Confederate commander that led both invasions in the north • ...

Civil War 2023-03-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slave Law
  2. Carolina/this state seceded
  3. Compromise/equal slave and free states
  4. against slavery
  5. /where slaves were used
  6. /Martyr
  7. Compromise/5 slaves = 3 people
Down
  1. S. Grant/Union General
  2. Proclamation
  3. North
  4. E. Lee/Confederate General
  5. 16 president

12 Clues: North • /Martyr • Slave Law • Proclamation • 16 president • against slavery • S. Grant/Union General • /where slaves were used • E. Lee/Confederate General • Carolina/this state seceded • Compromise/5 slaves = 3 people • Compromise/equal slave and free states

Civil War 2024-03-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the place where a major battle took place
  2. the act to kill someone of a political reason
  3. to withdraw formally
  4. long blade attached to the end of a musket used to stab people
  5. southern states that broke away
  6. the act of sealing off a place so no people or goods can leave or enter
Down
  1. people who wanted to get ride of slavery
  2. a person who is owned and works for another person without payment
  3. a person killed or injured in war
  4. the deadliest battle in american history
  5. treating one part of the country better then the other parts
  6. a nickname the north gave the south

12 Clues: to withdraw formally • southern states that broke away • a person killed or injured in war • a nickname the north gave the south • people who wanted to get ride of slavery • the deadliest battle in american history • the place where a major battle took place • the act to kill someone of a political reason • treating one part of the country better then the other parts • ...

Civil War 2023-04-21

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860
  2. Assassinated Lincoln
  3. 13th Amendment Outlaws
  4. President of the Confederacy
  5. Union Army General
  6. Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860
Down
  1. Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860
  2. Confederate Army General
  3. Amendment that states everyone is to be treated equally
  4. 15th Amendment states that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied based on ____________
  5. Famous Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln
  6. The Union produced ______% of the goods in America
  7. President of the Union
  8. Famous statement delivered by Abraham Lincoln that freed all enslaved people living in the confederacy.

14 Clues: Union Army General • Assassinated Lincoln • 13th Amendment Outlaws • President of the Union • Confederate Army General • President of the Confederacy • Famous Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln • Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860 • Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860 • Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860 • ...

Civil War 2023-04-25

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This Union victory in Maryland allows Lincoln to issue a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation
  2. a person who wants to get rid of slavery
  3. This Union victory saw many casualties and led to Lincoln's famous address
  4. This type of sovereignty means people vote on slavery in the territories
  5. Confederate general
  6. Union battle strategy
Down
  1. Ulysses, leader of the Union army
  2. This siege gives the Union control over the Mississippi
  3. this compromise set the 36'30 line above which slavery was to be illegal
  4. First major battle and Union realizes win will not be easy
  5. Communication over electric wires using Morse code
  6. this transportation network was more common in the North

12 Clues: Confederate general • Union battle strategy • Ulysses, leader of the Union army • a person who wants to get rid of slavery • Communication over electric wires using Morse code • This siege gives the Union control over the Mississippi • this transportation network was more common in the North • First major battle and Union realizes win will not be easy • ...

Civil war 2023-04-28

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liked
  2. American politician
  3. political entity
  4. political party
  5. abolitionist
Down
  1. American politician and lawyer
  2. member of the US house of representatives
  3. political party
  4. 14th president of the United States
  5. American lawyer
  6. supreme power
  7. American lawyer
  8. loyalty to one's own region
  9. enslaved African American man

14 Clues: liked • abolitionist • supreme power • political party • American lawyer • American lawyer • political party • political entity • American politician • loyalty to one's own region • enslaved African American man • American politician and lawyer • 14th president of the United States • member of the US house of representatives

CIVIL WAR 2023-01-10

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop
  2. the act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War
  3. political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments
  4. blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out
  5. government in which representatives are chosen
  6. independent power given to the people
Down
  1. concern for regional needs and interests
  2. the act of giving someone freedom
  3. personal liberties and freedoms
  4. the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories
  5. to withdraw, including the withdraw of states from the Union
  6. income

12 Clues: income • personal liberties and freedoms • the act of giving someone freedom • independent power given to the people • concern for regional needs and interests • government in which representatives are chosen • a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop • to withdraw, including the withdraw of states from the Union • ...

Civil War 2023-01-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - slavery and involuntary servitude would be banned forever in all territories acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War.
  2. -tells the story of Uncle Tom, an enslaved person, depicted as saintly and dignified, noble and steadfast in his beliefs.
  3. - required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
  4. -The acts called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.
Down
  1. -A big believer in America's unique mission and manifest destiny
  2. -explorer, surveyor, and map-maker
  3. -minor but influential political party in the pre-Civil War period of American history that opposed the extension of slavery into the western territories.
  4. -political party formed in the 185O's to stop the spread of the slavery in the west.
  5. -15th President of the United States
  6. - government based on consent of the people.
  7. - repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty.
  8. - Abolitionist author, Harriet Beecher Stowe rose to fame in 1851 with the publication of her best-selling book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which highlighted the evils of slavery, angered the slaveholding South, and inspired pro-slavery copy-cat works in defense of the institution of slavery.

12 Clues: -explorer, surveyor, and map-maker • -15th President of the United States • - government based on consent of the people. • -A big believer in America's unique mission and manifest destiny • -political party formed in the 185O's to stop the spread of the slavery in the west. • - required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. • ...

Civil war 2023-01-30

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party
  2. an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico
  3. an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States
  4. was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers.
  5. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
  6. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
Down
  1. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  2. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  3. a raised level surface on which people or things can stand.
  4. A term meaning "before war
  5. is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
  6. withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

12 Clues: A term meaning "before war • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. • a raised level surface on which people or things can stand. • ...

Civil War 2022-09-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
  2. He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas
  3. a battle of the Atlanta Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.
  4. a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
  5. marked the turning point of the Civil War. With more than 50,000 estimated casualties
  6. was a Confederate general who served the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and said no to Lincoln to join the union
Down
  1. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free.
  2. that both the South and North had to share some of the blame for the sin of slavery.
  3. played key roles at the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville.
  4. the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River; therefore, capturing it completed the second part of the Northern strategy, the Anaconda Plan.
  5. was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
  6. signaled the start of the Civil War

12 Clues: signaled the start of the Civil War • that both the South and North had to share some of the blame for the sin of slavery. • marked the turning point of the Civil War. With more than 50,000 estimated casualties • was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. • ...

Civil War 2023-05-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____________ proclamation freeing slaves
  2. Bloodiest one day of battle
  3. To separate from the union
  4. Confederate President
  5. A person who worked to end slavery
  6. Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox
Down
  1. Gettysburg ________
  2. US President during the Civil War
  3. Union general led march to the sea
  4. First shots fired at
  5. Number of states in the Confederacy
  6. Also called the war between the _______

12 Clues: Gettysburg ________ • First shots fired at • Confederate President • To separate from the union • Bloodiest one day of battle • US President during the Civil War • Union general led march to the sea • A person who worked to end slavery • Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox • Number of states in the Confederacy • Also called the war between the _______ • ...

Civil War 2023-05-22

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. man who was a former slave and went before the Supreme Court in the argument over his freedom
  2. the compromise to balance the number of slave and free states
  3. republican president who won the election of 1856
  4. state entered into the U.S as a free state according to the Missouri Compromise
Down
  1. a phrase used to describe the belief that America was to expand and settle the entire continent of North America
  2. and unsuccessful attempt to use popular sovereignty as a solution about the debate of slavery
  3. group of people removed from the midwest
  4. the land Thomas Jefferson purchased from France that doubled the size of the country
  5. state entered into the U.S as a slave state according to the Missouri Compromise
  6. war between U.S and Mexico over frontier claims in Texas
  7. state that the U.S took into the Union and a cause of the Mexican War
  8. abolitionist man who raided Harper's Ferry in an effort to free slaves

12 Clues: group of people removed from the midwest • republican president who won the election of 1856 • war between U.S and Mexico over frontier claims in Texas • the compromise to balance the number of slave and free states • state that the U.S took into the Union and a cause of the Mexican War • abolitionist man who raided Harper's Ferry in an effort to free slaves • ...

Civil War 2023-05-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unit of paper currency first issued by the federal government during the Civil War
  2. a warship equipped with iron plating for protection
  3. a strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military
  4. to place within a trench, or ditch, for defense; to place in a strong defensive position
  5. to formally join a military force
Down
  1. the side or edge of a military formation
  2. a plan of action
  3. refusal to give in
  4. stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river
  5. to give up; to leave behind
  6. an order to bring a jailed person before a judge to find out whether that person should actually be in jail
  7. a system of selecting people for required military service

12 Clues: a plan of action • refusal to give in • to give up; to leave behind • to formally join a military force • the side or edge of a military formation • a warship equipped with iron plating for protection • stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river • a system of selecting people for required military service • ...

Civil war 2025-02-21

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the most respected commander in the Confederacy Army
  2. What court was where the south surrendered
  3. last name of the general who led the union army
  4. what state was the last to free slaves
  5. the first state to secede in civil war
  6. bleeding_______
Down
  1. what was the turning point of the civil war
  2. Where did the Battle of GettysBurg take place
  3. what the south was called
  4. president of south
  5. A war between citizens in the same country
  6. _____Lincoln

12 Clues: _____Lincoln • bleeding_______ • president of south • what the south was called • what state was the last to free slaves • the first state to secede in civil war • What court was where the south surrendered • A war between citizens in the same country • what was the turning point of the civil war • Where did the Battle of GettysBurg take place • ...

Civil War 2025-05-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Gettysburg
  2. Address
  3. Lincoln
  4. Proclamation
  5. E. Lee
  6. assassination
  7. Fugitive Slave Act
Down
  1. era overview
  2. S. Grant
  3. American soldiers and the U.S. Colored Troops
  4. Davis
  5. of Antietam
  6. of Fort Sumter
  7. roles during the Civil War
  8. Kansas-Nebraska Act & "Bleeding Kansas"

15 Clues: Davis • E. Lee • Address • Lincoln • S. Grant • of Antietam • era overview • Proclamation • of Gettysburg • assassination • of Fort Sumter • Fugitive Slave Act • roles during the Civil War • Kansas-Nebraska Act & "Bleeding Kansas" • American soldiers and the U.S. Colored Troops

Civil War 2025-01-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This place was attacked by the Confederacy and this battle marked the start of the Civil War.
  2. The president of the United States elected in 1860.
  3. These states opposed slavery.
  4. The first state to secede from the union.
Down
  1. The president of the Confederacy.
  2. Created by Eli Whitney. Increased slave labor.
  3. The southern states biggest export in the 1800's.
  4. To seperate. 11 states did this from the Union.
  5. City area
  6. The southern states seceded because they wanted to keep this
  7. These states supported slavery.
  8. Country area

12 Clues: City area • Country area • These states opposed slavery. • These states supported slavery. • The president of the Confederacy. • The first state to secede from the union. • Created by Eli Whitney. Increased slave labor. • To seperate. 11 states did this from the Union. • The southern states biggest export in the 1800's. • The president of the United States elected in 1860. • ...

unit 5 crossword 2022-12-06

unit 5 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner were both ______Republicans They wanted to go hard on the South after the Civil War
  2. Fort _______ was the 1st battle of the Civil War
  3. The ______ of 1877 marks the end of Reconstruction when the Union troops come home. It has also been called, "The Second Corrupt Bargain."
  4. ______Klux Klan An organization of Confederate Veterans focused on ending Reconstruction & subjugating the Freedmen
  5. ______like Edmund Ruffin were extremists in the South who encouraged Secession (2 words)
  6. A system where a landowner allows freedmen and landless whites to use the land in return for a share of the harvest profits:
  7. __________Kansas was a violent guerrilla war in the 1850's between pro & anti-slave settlers. This directly led to the birth of the Republican Party.
  8. Proposed Kansas constitution, whose ratification was unfairly rigged so as to guarantee slavery in the territory. Initially ratified by proslavery forces, it was later voted down when Congress required that the entire constitution be put up for a vote.
  9. The end of Reconstruction is partially due to the _________ of 1873
  10. Southern Democratic politicians who sought to wrest control from Republican regimes in the South after Reconstruction.
  11. The decision of a state to separate from the government of the United States is called this
  12. In the Sanford V. ____Supreme Court decision, it was decided that Congress didn't have the power to prohibit slavery & slaves couldn't sue for freedom
  13. the executive order that abolished slavery in the confederate territories as a wartime expedient was called the ______ proclamation.
  14. He became president after Lincoln was assassinated; from Tennessee; first president to be impeached
  15. __________ Rights Bill of 1866: Passed over Andrew Johnson's veto, the bill aimed to counteract the Black Codes by conferring citizenship on African Americans and making it a crime to deprive blacks of their rights to sue, testify in court, or hold property.
  16. The _________ Act Proposed that the issue of slavery be decided by popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories, thus revoking the 1820 Missouri Compromise; introduced by Stephen Douglass in an effort to bring Nebraska into the Union and pave the way for a northern transcontinental railroad. (2 words)
  17. __________Revels: First person of color to ever serve in the Senate, and represented Mississippi during Reconstruction.
  18. ________ Ferry Prelude to the Civil war- attack led by John Brown in 1859
  19. Five slave states—Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia—that did not secede during the Civil War. To keep the states in the Union, Abraham Lincoln insisted that the war was not about abolishing slavery but rather protecting the Union. (2 words)
  20. The ______Amendment clarifies that Being born in the US makes you a citizen with full civil rights & thus reverses the Dred Scott Decision
  21. The Turning point battle of the Civil war in 1863 was
Down
  1. Southerners who assisted to implement Reconstruction. were called______.
  2. Northern Democrats who obstructed the war effort by attacking Abraham Lincoln, the draft and, after 1863, emancipation.
  3. Rewritten slave codes presented as laws in the South. These were intended to roll back the rights of the freedmen and were called: ______. (2 words)
  4. The _____Bureau was created in 1865 to aid newly free slaves by providing food, clothing, medical care, education, and legal support.
  5. a term used by Southern whites to describe Northern businessmen and politicians who came to the South after the Civil War to work on Reconstruction projects or invest in Southern infrastructure.
  6. Laws passed during the Grant administration to end the KKK & White League were called the __________acts
  7. The _____Amendment granted the vote to Freedmen, (but not women)
  8. The ______Slave Law was a part of the compromise of 1850 allowing escaped slaves to be arrested anywhere in the country & returned to slavery
  9. Johnson's plan to go soft on the South after the war was called ______ Reconstruction
  10. Reconstruction was strict and Passed by the newly elected Republican Congress. It divided the South into five military districts, disenfranchised former confederates, and required that Southern states both ratify the Fourteenth Amendment and write states constitutions guaranteeing freedmen the franchise before gaining readmission to the Union.
  11. Thaddeus ______was a Pennsylvania Senator and Radical Republican who said, "When I die, bury me in a Black cemetery." He pushed hard for the rights of freedmen after the war.
  12. Compromise of 1850 Admitted ________-as a free state, opened New Mexico and Utah to popular sovereignty, ended the slave trade (but not slavery itself) in Washington D.C., and introduced a more stringent fugitive slave law. Widely opposed in both the North and South, it did little to settle the escalating dispute over slavery.
  13. Amendment (ratified 1870): Prohibited states from denying citizens the franchise on account of race. It disappointed feminists who wanted the Amendment to include guarantees for women's suffrage.
  14. Political party that was formed in opposition to Slavery’s Westward expansion after the violence in Bleeding Kansas
  15. The _____Compromise was proposed by a Kentucky senator, it was the last attempted compromise before the civil war.
  16. ____________ Sovereignty: A popular belief in the 1850's that the question of slavery in the territories should be determined by vote of people living there:
  17. Boss______was the head of the corrupt New York Tammany Hall Machine
  18. ___________ of Office Act (1867): Required the President to seek approval from the Senate before removing appointees. When Andrew Johnson removed his secretary of war in violation of the act, he was impeached by the house but remained in office when the Senate fell one vote short of removing him.
  19. Defacto end of the Civil War- where the Army of Northern Virginia Surrendered
  20. _____________ Douglas was a champion of Popular Sovereignty, senator from Illinois & an advocate of the Kansas Nebraska act

41 Clues: Fort _______ was the 1st battle of the Civil War • The Turning point battle of the Civil war in 1863 was • The _____Amendment granted the vote to Freedmen, (but not women) • The end of Reconstruction is partially due to the _________ of 1873 • Boss______was the head of the corrupt New York Tammany Hall Machine • ...

Unit Five Part One Review 2025-11-06

Unit Five Part One Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One advantage that the South had was that they were fighting on their ___ ___, allowing them to be more familiar with the territory and give them a stronger will to fight. (2 words/no spaces)
  2. One advantage of the North was that it had a much larger _____, roughly 22 million, compared to only 9 million in the South.
  3. The Civil War began and ended in this month (1861-1865).
  4. One advantage that the North had was that they could produce more goods since they had a stronger _____.
  5. This is the location of the first battle of the Civil War that began on April 12, 1861. (2 words/no spaces)
  6. The North was referred to as the _____ and was led by Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman.
  7. This individual became the president after the assassination of Lincoln.
  8. Lincoln only "freed" the slaves in the Confederacy because he could not afford to lose the support of any ___ ____, especially Maryland, which would result in Washington D.C. being surrounded. (2 words/no spaces)
  9. One advantage that the South has was that they only had to ______ their territory and outlast the Union in order to win the war.
  10. Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not actually free any slaves, it was impactful because it officially made the war about _____, which ensured that the Confederacy would not receive any foreign support.
  11. This is the (Northern) name of the battle that occurred on 9/17/1862 - which would become the single bloodiest day in American history.
  12. This individual assassinated Abraham Lincoln on 4/14/1865 at Ford's Theater. Lincoln would pass away the following morning.
  13. Sherman implemented the strategy of ___ ___, destroying everything that he and his troops passed on his march through the South. This marks the first time that civilians were directly impacted by the war on a daily basis. (2 words/no spaces)
  14. After the Battle of Gettysburg, the Southern troops were so decimated that they would never again be able to go on the ______, just trying to hold on and defend their territory for the remainder of the war.
  15. This is the (Southern) name of the battle that the North called Bull Run.
  16. This is the (Northern) name of the first major battle of the Civil War. This battle proved that this war would not be a short conflict. (2 words/no spaces)
  17. This brutal conflict lasted from 1861-1865 and resulted in 1.5 million casualties, including around 700,000 deaths.(2 words/no spaces)
  18. This individual served as the main military leader of the CSA military throughout the Civil War.
  19. This battle proved that the war would be an extremely costly one, resulting in many more lives lost than initially anticipated.
  20. Following the battle of Antietam, Lincoln issued a decree that stated that on 1/1/1863 all slaves in the Confederacy would be "then, thenceforth, and forever free." (2 words/no spaces)
  21. This is the time period that began after the Civil War, lasting from 1865-1877.
  22. After the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln created a memorial on a section of the battlefield and gave a famous speech titled the _____ _____. (2 words/no spaces)
  23. This was a 10 month long campaign in which the Union dug miles of trenches to surround the Confederate troops, resulting in Lee being forced to retreat toward Richmond.
Down
  1. One advantage that the South had was that they had more experienced ____ ____, that allowed them many battle victories at the start of the war. (2 words/no spaces)
  2. This battle occurred from 7/1 - 7/3 1863. It would become the bloodiest battle in American history and was Lee's second attempt at invading the North.
  3. One advantage of the North was that they had significantly more _____, allowing them to more quickly and easily move troops and send supplies.
  4. This individual served as the main leader for the US army during the second half of the Civil War.
  5. This individual served as a Major and made the decision to move the US troops from Fort Multrie to Fort Sumter in December 1860.
  6. The South was referred to as the _____ and was led by Davis, Jackson, and Lee.
  7. This battle was the first major one after Gettysburg. At first the CSA cut the rail lines to prevent the Union troops from getting supplies, but resulted in Grant creating an alternate supply line to feed his troops and win the battle - leaving the South open to invasion.
  8. On 4/9/1865 Lee surrendered to Grant at ____ ____ ____, effectively ending the Civil War after retreating from Petersburg and abandoning Richmond. (3 words/no spaces)
  9. One advantage of the North was that they had a stronger _____ that allowed them to blockade the Southern ports resulting in a lack of imports/exports for the South.
  10. This individual earned the nickname "Stonewall" at the Battle of Bull Run/Manassas.
  11. This individual served as president of the US during the Civil War.
  12. This city was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
  13. This innovation allowed for quick communication and spreading of information. Lincoln used it to stay updated on the progress of the war and to give directions to the Union troops.
  14. As part of the surrender agreement, Grant allowed the CSA troops to keep their _____. This aided the South in their economic and physical recovery after the war.
  15. This is the (Southern) name of the battle that the North called Antietam. It was Lee's first attempt at invading the North.
  16. This individual led a March to the Sea implementing a Total War strategy in an attempt to break the will of the South and force them to surrender.
  17. This terms means the total number of people killed, wounded, missing, or captured during battle.
  18. This individual served as the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

41 Clues: The Civil War began and ended in this month (1861-1865). • This city was the capital of the Confederate States of America. • This individual served as president of the US during the Civil War. • This individual became the president after the assassination of Lincoln. • This is the (Southern) name of the battle that the North called Bull Run. • ...

6th LoH 21 House Divides 2025-05-16

6th LoH 21 House Divides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Color of the South
  2. Nation's capital
  3. Opening shots of the Civil War
  4. Brilliant Southern general
  5. Free slaves in rebellious states
  6. Non-professional soldiers in an emergency
  7. Color of the North
Down
  1. Didn't secede
  2. Outlawed slavery in all the US
  3. Bloodiest battle in US history
  4. Union general who led the first battles
  5. First large battle of the Civil War
  6. Blockade Southern ports and seize the Mississippi

13 Clues: Didn't secede • Nation's capital • Color of the South • Color of the North • Brilliant Southern general • Outlawed slavery in all the US • Bloodiest battle in US history • Opening shots of the Civil War • Free slaves in rebellious states • First large battle of the Civil War • Union general who led the first battles • Non-professional soldiers in an emergency • ...

The English Civil War: Match of The Day 2021-01-28

The English Civil War: Match of The Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A long wooden pole with a sharp metal spike used by a pikeman.
  2. Colourful ribbons are worn to clearly see who was on which side.
  3. A period of time when King Charles I ruled without Parliament for 11 years.
  4. Soldiers who fight or march on foot.
  5. A list of grievances given to King Charles I by the Parliament.
  6. Soldiers that are on the side of the King.
  7. Men who fight on horseback.
Down
  1. The King who was a big part of the English Civil War and ruled England without Parliament for 11 years.
  2. A type of soldier who is equipped with a musket.
  3. A war that took place between Scotland and England as a reaction to the king trying to reform the Scottish Church.
  4. A supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War.
  5. A type of soldier who is equipped with a pike.
  6. Soldiers that are on the side of Parliament.
  7. A supporter of the King during the English Civil War.
  8. To unite or form a relation or connection between groups.

15 Clues: Men who fight on horseback. • Soldiers who fight or march on foot. • Soldiers that are on the side of the King. • Soldiers that are on the side of Parliament. • A type of soldier who is equipped with a pike. • A type of soldier who is equipped with a musket. • A supporter of the King during the English Civil War. • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-01

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rights held by U.S. states to govern themselves beyond the control of the federal government.
  2. slave states that border with the free states
  3. The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania
  4. The term used to describe new soldiers.
  5. America refers to the different lifestyles, social structures, customs, and the political values of the North and the South.
  6. Warships designed to be impervious to enemy shot.
Down
  1. Aimed at reorganizing the Southern states after the Civil War.
  2. An alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose.
  3. forces that fought principally on horseback, armed with pistols and sabers.
  4. “A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory
  5. the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
  6. A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War.
  7. Foot-soldiers who fought primarily with small arms and carried the brunt of the fighting
  8. the withdrawal of 11 slave states
  9. That all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

15 Clues: the withdrawal of 11 slave states • The term used to describe new soldiers. • slave states that border with the free states • A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War. • The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania • Warships designed to be impervious to enemy shot. • Aimed at reorganizing the Southern states after the Civil War. • ...

Civil War Made by JUSTIN 2022-03-04

Civil War Made by JUSTIN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known as Hood's Texas Bridage
  2. Allowing the own slaves
  3. the biggest port in Texas
  4. He led the army that defeated Santa Anna
  5. commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
  6. Someone who supported the Unions cause
Down
  1. successful effort on behalf of the Union Army to disrupt Confederate blockade runners
  2. a war between factions in the same country
  3. Part of the Union and President of the USA during the Civil War
  4. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  5. one of several Union attempts to invade and occupy part of Texas during the Civil War
  6. Ruled by representatives of the citizen body
  7. Joined by an agreement or treaty
  8. The United States.
  9. a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.

15 Clues: The United States. • Allowing the own slaves • the biggest port in Texas • Known as Hood's Texas Bridage • Joined by an agreement or treaty • Someone who supported the Unions cause • commanded the Army of Northern Virginia • He led the army that defeated Santa Anna • a war between factions in the same country • Ruled by representatives of the citizen body • ...

The Civil War (VS.7) 2017-04-27

The Civil War (VS.7) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lee _____ to Grant at Appomattox Court House.
  2. _____ African Americans raised crops and provided labor for army.
  3. Most American _____ did not take sides during the war.
  4. The Union iron-clad ship.
  5. _____ African Americans supported Confederacy to protect their rights.
  6. The Civil War ended at _____ Court House.
  7. The Confedrate iron-clad ship.
  8. Richmond fell to General _____. (Last Name)
Down
  1. The Battle of _____ was the first Civil War battle.
  2. The Commander of the Army of Northern VA. (Last Name)
  3. Lee defeated Union troops at _____.
  4. Most _____ Virginians supported the Confederacy.
  5. The capital of the Confederacy.
  6. The Battle of Bull Run took place in _____.
  7. _____ played a major role at Bull Run. (Last Name)
  8. The Monitor and Merrimack fought to a _____.

16 Clues: The Union iron-clad ship. • The Confedrate iron-clad ship. • The capital of the Confederacy. • Lee defeated Union troops at _____. • The Civil War ended at _____ Court House. • The Battle of Bull Run took place in _____. • Richmond fell to General _____. (Last Name) • The Monitor and Merrimack fought to a _____. • Lee _____ to Grant at Appomattox Court House. • ...

Civil war crossword 2022-05-24

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a battle in kansas that was a turning point in the war
  2. when the south broke apart from the union
  3. the first black man to sue
  4. 16th U.S. president
  5. mini stories about slaves and slavery
  6. Missouri becomes a slave state and main becomes a free state
  7. The war that ended slavery
  8. The name for the north during he civil war
Down
  1. the name for the south during the civil war.
  2. make to make slvery illigal
  3. A group of whites who killed black people because they didnt like them
  4. ristricted black peoples rights to own thing like property.
  5. one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history
  6. African americans who were treated horribly and forced to do extreme work
  7. to get rid of for good

15 Clues: 16th U.S. president • to get rid of for good • the first black man to sue • The war that ended slavery • make to make slvery illigal • mini stories about slaves and slavery • when the south broke apart from the union • The name for the north during he civil war • the name for the south during the civil war. • one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history • ...

Francisco Franco 2025-11-26

Francisco Franco crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was a key feature of his reign in Spain?
  2. How many years was the Spanish Civil war?
  3. What political group did Franco join in order to increase his supporter base?
  4. What is Franco's first name?
  5. Where was Franco first posted?
  6. How did Franco die?
  7. Who did Spain sign a military alliance with in 1953?
  8. What did Franco declare Spain as in the beginning of the second World War?
Down
  1. What country did Franco try to join forces with in World War 2?
  2. How did Franco first try to achieve power?
  3. What ideology did Franco speak out against?
  4. What type of government did Franco have?
  5. What side of the civil war was Franco on?
  6. Who came to power after Franco?
  7. What event led to Franco taking power?

15 Clues: How did Franco die? • What is Franco's first name? • Where was Franco first posted? • Who came to power after Franco? • What event led to Franco taking power? • What type of government did Franco have? • How many years was the Spanish Civil war? • What side of the civil war was Franco on? • How did Franco first try to achieve power? • ...

Civil War 2017-05-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General who led the Confederacy during the war
  2. Book written by Harriet Stowe showing the horrors of slavery to the North
  3. President during the Civil War
  4. General who led the Union in the war
  5. Being owned by, and forced to work for someone else
Down
  1. Rebellion led by John Brown on a federal arsenal
  2. Slave who declared a court case saying that he was a free slave on free soil
  3. States that supported the U.S. Government
  4. A battle in 1861 between the North and South
  5. In Kansas, there were violent political protests
  6. States that did NOT support the U.S. government
  7. To leave or withdraw

12 Clues: To leave or withdraw • President during the Civil War • General who led the Union in the war • States that supported the U.S. Government • A battle in 1861 between the North and South • General who led the Confederacy during the war • States that did NOT support the U.S. government • Rebellion led by John Brown on a federal arsenal • ...

Civil War 2021-06-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate General (last name)
  2. Hidden
  3. Armored ship
  4. when a states withdraws from the Union
  5. the freeing of the slaves
Down
  1. Against slavery
  2. Factory based economy
  3. Large farm
  4. plantation manager
  5. United States President
  6. northern states
  7. Farm based economy

12 Clues: Hidden • Large farm • Armored ship • Against slavery • northern states • plantation manager • Farm based economy • Factory based economy • United States President • the freeing of the slaves • Confederate General (last name) • when a states withdraws from the Union

civil war 2021-11-01

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to say a document or law doesn't apply to a state
  2. crop cotton was considered a
  3. to be against something
  4. to block ships in the sea
  5. Georgia's first capital
  6. states that wanted to keep slavery
Down
  1. held the largest union soldiers prison camp
  2. Georgia's current capital
  3. made transporting cotton easier and faster
  4. place where the largest union defeat took place
  5. to be free
  6. states the opposed slavery

12 Clues: to be free • to be against something • Georgia's first capital • Georgia's current capital • to block ships in the sea • states the opposed slavery • crop cotton was considered a • states that wanted to keep slavery • made transporting cotton easier and faster • held the largest union soldiers prison camp • place where the largest union defeat took place • ...

Civil War 2022-04-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to seal off a harbor by blocking it with other ships
  2. doing the right thing
  3. to not be treated like a human
  4. people have the power to decide laws by voting
  5. to separate people into groups by race
  6. someone who is running away from the law
  7. northern states in the civil war
  8. to withdrawal or split from a larger group
Down
  1. to destroy or ruin something
  2. to set free from slavery
  3. to set free
  4. southern states in the civil war

12 Clues: to set free • doing the right thing • to set free from slavery • to destroy or ruin something • to not be treated like a human • southern states in the civil war • northern states in the civil war • to separate people into groups by race • someone who is running away from the law • to withdrawal or split from a larger group • people have the power to decide laws by voting • ...

civil war 2022-05-16

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. after this vicotry Lincoln issued the ___________ proclamation
  2. in july of 1863 the unio force won the battle of ________
  3. the court houe Lee surrendered at was in _______
  4. Lincoln wanted to unite the country so he ran for ________ in 1864
  5. Lincoln chose _______ to be vice preisent
  6. Abraham Lincoln won the ____ of 1860
  7. Lee surrendered at Grat at ______ court house
Down
  1. the anaconda had a ____ strategy
  2. the ___________ strategy wanted to fight a defensive war
  3. the ____ motivation to fight for there life
  4. the firt union victory (tie) was called the battle of _______
  5. the ___ had more people and more money

12 Clues: the anaconda had a ____ strategy • Abraham Lincoln won the ____ of 1860 • the ___ had more people and more money • Lincoln chose _______ to be vice preisent • the ____ motivation to fight for there life • Lee surrendered at Grat at ______ court house • the court houe Lee surrendered at was in _______ • the ___________ strategy wanted to fight a defensive war • ...

Civil War 2022-10-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a person is murdered for a political reason
  2. A portable gun
  3. The war between the North and the South
  4. Someone who is drafted into military service
  5. Their election started the Civil War
  6. To lower someone's spirits
Down
  1. The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania
  2. Make strong or stronger
  3. A person who wanted to abolish slavery
  4. A serviceman in the artillery
  5. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars
  6. Army unit smaller than a division

12 Clues: A portable gun • Make strong or stronger • To lower someone's spirits • A serviceman in the artillery • Army unit smaller than a division • Their election started the Civil War • A person who wanted to abolish slavery • The war between the North and the South • Someone who is drafted into military service • The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania • ...

Civil War 2023-09-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sumter First battle
  2. Corpus unlawful detention or imprisonment
  3. Turing point
  4. Jackson Friendly fire
  5. Proclamation presidential proclamation
  6. March to the sea
Down
  1. Davis first and only president of the Confederate States
  2. west point grad
  3. Inaugural Address healing a once divided nation.
  4. Lincoln 1st choice
  5. Split
  6. Ended souths hope.

12 Clues: Split • Turing point • west point grad • March to the sea • Lincoln 1st choice • Ended souths hope. • Sumter First battle • Jackson Friendly fire • Proclamation presidential proclamation • Corpus unlawful detention or imprisonment • Inaugural Address healing a once divided nation. • Davis first and only president of the Confederate States

Civil War 2019-09-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. White leading commander of the first black regiment - 54th Massachusetts
  2. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
  3. Republican President during the Civil War, assasinated, at first said that the war wasn't about slavery but later changed his mind
  4. one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War; the Union won this battle and it was a turning point in the war
  5. A northern American politician who developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.
Down
  1. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  2. An American statesman and politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865
  3. General of the Union Army; fired by Lincoln for being too cautious
  4. the Confederates' last major port on the Gulf of Mexico. The Union commander, David Farragut, captured Mobile Bay for the Union
  5. April 12, 1861: The Confederate attack on this federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina marked the start of the Civil War.
  6. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  7. battle that took place near Pittsburg Landing in Tennessee; the Union won the battle under the leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant

12 Clues: The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. • General of the Union Army; fired by Lincoln for being too cautious • Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal. • White leading commander of the first black regiment - 54th Massachusetts • The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports. • ...

Civil War 2019-09-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American General who was Commander of the Virginian Confederate Army from 1862 until its surrender in 1865.
  2. An executive order that Abraham Lincoln signed on January 1, 1863.
  3. The bloodiest battle of the war, with a total of over 46,000 casualties – nearly 8,000 of which were killed.
  4. The first major land battle of the war. It occurred near Manassas, Virginia.
  5. The 16th president.
Down
  1. During the Civil War, he was the President of the Southern Confederate States who wished to retain slavery and break away from the Union.
  2. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  3. April 12th,Confederate troops began shelling it from the mainland.
  4. He was a Union military governor of Tennessee.
  5. Allegedly permitted the massacre at Fort Pillow during the war and was associated with the Ku Klux Klan afterward.
  6. Was a leading opponent of slavery and supported voting rights for black Americans.
  7. Escaped from slavery but returned on many dangerous missions to Maryland where she helped lead slaves to freedom.

12 Clues: The 16th president. • He was a Union military governor of Tennessee. • April 12th,Confederate troops began shelling it from the mainland. • An executive order that Abraham Lincoln signed on January 1, 1863. • The first major land battle of the war. It occurred near Manassas, Virginia. • ...

Civil war 2024-04-26

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Made communication easier
  2. Turning point in the war
  3. Freeing of slaves
  4. South economy relied on this crop
  5. Abbreviation for the first state to secede
  6. The south
  7. Ammunition used in the civil war
Down
  1. to leave or withdraw
  2. portioned food for soldiers
  3. The north
  4. President of the union
  5. give up through treaty

12 Clues: The north • The south • Freeing of slaves • to leave or withdraw • President of the union • give up through treaty • Turning point in the war • Made communication easier • portioned food for soldiers • Ammunition used in the civil war • South economy relied on this crop • Abbreviation for the first state to secede

civil war 2023-01-31

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people who supported the Union
  2. the side of an army or military unit
  3. political party who didn't support slavery
  4. party its own political party
  5. People who formed their own country away from US
Down
  1. A sharp blade they use to fight
  2. where soldiers carry their food
  3. Nickname for South
  4. where the slaves had to work
  5. ferry where the civil war took place
  6. president who ended slavery
  7. withdraw from an organization

12 Clues: Nickname for South • president who ended slavery • where the slaves had to work • withdraw from an organization • people who supported the Union • party its own political party • A sharp blade they use to fight • where soldiers carry their food • the side of an army or military unit • ferry where the civil war took place • political party who didn't support slavery • ...

Civil War 2023-05-22

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. man who was a former slave and went before the Supreme Court in the argument over his freedom
  2. the compromise to balance the number of slave and free states
  3. republican president who won the election of 1856
  4. state entered into the U.S as a free state according to the Missouri Compromise
Down
  1. a phrase used to describe the belief that America was to expand and settle the entire continent of North America
  2. and unsuccessful attempt to use popular sovereignty as a solution about the debate of slavery
  3. group of people removed from the midwest
  4. the land Thomas Jefferson purchased from France that doubled the size of the country
  5. state entered into the U.S as a slave state according to the Missouri Compromise
  6. war between U.S and Mexico over frontier claims in Texas
  7. state that the U.S took into the Union and a cause of the Mexican War
  8. abolitionist man who raided Harper's Ferry in an effort to free slaves

12 Clues: group of people removed from the midwest • republican president who won the election of 1856 • war between U.S and Mexico over frontier claims in Texas • the compromise to balance the number of slave and free states • state that the U.S took into the Union and a cause of the Mexican War • abolitionist man who raided Harper's Ferry in an effort to free slaves • ...

Civil War 2023-05-22

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. state entered into the U.S as a free state according to the Missouri Compromise
  2. and unsuccessful attempt to use popular sovereignty as a solution about the debate of slavery
  3. the compromise to balance the number of slave and free states
  4. state that the U.S took into the Union and a cause of the Mexican War
  5. the land Thomas Jefferson purchased from France that doubled the size of the country
Down
  1. republican president who won the election of 1856
  2. man who was a former slave and went before the Supreme Court in the argument over his freedom
  3. a phrase used to describe the belief that America was to expand and settle the entire continent of North America
  4. abolitionist man who raided Harper's Ferry in an effort to free slaves
  5. state entered into the U.S as a slave state according to the Missouri Compromise
  6. war between U.S and Mexico over frontier claims in Texas
  7. group of people removed from the midwest

12 Clues: group of people removed from the midwest • republican president who won the election of 1856 • war between U.S and Mexico over frontier claims in Texas • the compromise to balance the number of slave and free states • state that the U.S took into the Union and a cause of the Mexican War • abolitionist man who raided Harper's Ferry in an effort to free slaves • ...

Civil War 2023-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union Army General
  2. 13th Amendment outlaws ____________.
  3. Confederate Army General
  4. President of the Union
  5. Assassinated Lincoln
  6. Amendment that states everyone is to be treated equally
  7. The Union produced __________% of the goods in America
Down
  1. 15th Amendment states that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied based on ___________.
  2. Famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln
  3. Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860
  4. President of the Confederacy
  5. Famous statement delivered by Abraham Lincoln that freed all enslaved people living in the confederacy.
  6. Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860
  7. Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860

14 Clues: Union Army General • Assassinated Lincoln • President of the Union • Confederate Army General • President of the Confederacy • 13th Amendment outlaws ____________. • Famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln • Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860 • Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860 • Presidential Candidate in the Election of 1860 • ...

Civil War 2023-03-28

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was the President of the North
  2. Who was the leader of the Confederate Army
  3. ___ warfare was sneaky silent attacks or quiet ambushes
  4. The north had these very strong war ships
  5. Who was the General of the Union Army
Down
  1. Where was the Battle of Gettysburg
  2. Where was Fort Sumter
  3. Who was the spy for the South
  4. What battle was the fist Union win
  5. Where was the first battle of Menasas
  6. ___ warfare was anything was in play, no unspoken war rules
  7. How many states first seceded from the Union

12 Clues: Where was Fort Sumter • Who was the spy for the South • Where was the Battle of Gettysburg • What battle was the fist Union win • Who was the President of the North • Where was the first battle of Menasas • Who was the General of the Union Army • The north had these very strong war ships • Who was the leader of the Confederate Army • ...

Civil War 2023-05-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Surrendered at the end of the war
  2. Place to store weapons
  3. started the war
  4. To leave or withdraw
  5. One cause of the civil war
Down
  1. South side of the war
  2. to use to take force of something
  3. wanted to end slavery
  4. sworn promise
  5. cause the underground railroad
  6. Tried to win his freedom in court
  7. Lincoln

12 Clues: Lincoln • sworn promise • started the war • To leave or withdraw • South side of the war • wanted to end slavery • Place to store weapons • One cause of the civil war • cause the underground railroad • to use to take force of something • Surrendered at the end of the war • Tried to win his freedom in court

Civil War Marquis Snow 8th 2018-04-27

Civil War Marquis Snow 8th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. summer, the first shots of the civil war were fired here
  2. S. Grant, Union general given overall command
  3. Union ironclad that fought the merrimack at hampton roads
  4. Proclamation, freed slaves in territories in rebellion in 1862
  5. fortress on the mississippi river that was captured by us grant in 1863
  6. mcclellan, timid commander of the army of the potomac fired by lincoln for poor results
  7. bloodiest day the civil war
  8. Barton, organizer of the Unions nurse corps and founder of the American Red Cross
Down
  1. Tecumseh Sherman, Union general who led a destructive march through georgia and practiced total warfare
  2. battle of bull run, also called Manassas the first major land battle of the civil war
  3. jackson, southern general famous for his coolness under pressure
  4. the CSS virgina the souths ironclad
  5. site of a three day battle in pennsylvania july 1-3 1863 (a turning point in the war)
  6. e. lee, brilliant confederate commander of the confederate army- loyal to home state of virginia
  7. plan, Northern plan to crush the confederacy

15 Clues: bloodiest day the civil war • the CSS virgina the souths ironclad • plan, Northern plan to crush the confederacy • S. Grant, Union general given overall command • summer, the first shots of the civil war were fired here • Union ironclad that fought the merrimack at hampton roads • Proclamation, freed slaves in territories in rebellion in 1862 • ...

Reconstruction 2023-09-12

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The enforced separation of different racial groups in public places.
  2. The act of setting someone free from slavery or oppression.
  3. The legal or moral entitlements that individuals have.
  4. To construct or make something again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
  5. Discrimination or prejudice against people of other races.
  6. The status of being a member of a particular country and having certain rights and responsibilities.
  7. To make better or restore health, unity, or well-being.
Down
  1. The right to vote in political elections.
  2. A disagreement or struggle between two or more groups or individuals.
  3. The period after the Civil War when the U.S. rebuilt and tried to heal from the war's effects.
  4. The state of being equal, especially in terms of rights and opportunities.
  5. Official changes or additions made to a document or law, like the amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  6. The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.
  7. War A war between groups within the same country, like the American Civil War between the North and the South.
  8. Former slaves who had been set free.

15 Clues: Former slaves who had been set free. • The right to vote in political elections. • The legal or moral entitlements that individuals have. • To make better or restore health, unity, or well-being. • Discrimination or prejudice against people of other races. • The act of setting someone free from slavery or oppression. • ...

Project G-8 T-8 2023-05-08

Project G-8 T-8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
  2. An 1863 Civil War battle in Virginia; important victory for the Confederacy
  3. having to do with the most important part of an idea or of something
  4. an African American unit in the Union army
  5. something that comes before or is introductory to something
  6. was one of two acts passed in 1793 and 1850 that provided for the capture and return of fugitive slaves
  7. An ironclad Union warship
  8. Unable to be changed
  9. A political party established in the United States in 1854 to keep slavery out of the western territories
  10. The first major battle of the Civil War; fought in Virginia in 1861; also called the Battle of Manassas.)
  11. the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
  12. to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops to force it to surrender
  13. A slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War
  14. very important
  15. Proslavery bands from Missouri who often battled antislavery forces in Kansas
  16. Making it easy for something to happen
  17. A person who dies for his or her beliefs
  18. was a fort in South Carolina that was the site of an attack by the African American 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863
  19. An ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break the Union blockade.)
  20. an 1863 declaration by President Lincoln freeing enslaved African Americans in Confederate territory
  21. to withdraw from membership in a group
  22. a war between people of the same country
  23. the bipartisan antislavery party founded in the United States in 1848 to keep slavery out of the western territories
  24. A place where guns are stored
  25. a tax on people's earnings
Down
  1. An 1854 law that established the territories of Nebraska and Kansas, giving the settlers of each territory the right of popular sovereignty to decide on the issue of slavery
  2. Not eager to do something
  3. an agreement, proposed in 1819 by Henry Clay, to keep the number of slave and free states equal
  4. To publicly state that some action or person is wrong or bad
  5. a Virginia town that was the site of the Confederate surrender in 1865
  6. was an 1863 Civil War battle in Pennsylvania that ended in a Union victory and stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
  7. the speech made by President Lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
  8. To keep in an existing state
  9. A type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
  10. the failed Confederate charge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
  11. A betrayal of or action against one's country
  12. to suggest something for people to consider
  13. to find an answer or solution to something
  14. An 1862 Civil War battle in Virginia; one of the Union's worst defeats
  15. An 1862 Civil War battle in Tennessee that ended in a Union victory
  16. An 1857 Supreme Court case that brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories
  17. An 1862 Civil War battle in Maryland; also called the Battle of Sharpsburg
  18. government by consent of the governed
  19. an agreement over slavery by which California joined the Union as a free state and a strict fugitive slave law was passed
  20. To prove something by being an example of it
  21. a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
  22. a runaway
  23. to suggest something without saying it directly or plainly
  24. To be made up of
  25. is a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
  26. Agreeing or accepting something without arguing about it

51 Clues: a runaway • very important • To be made up of • Unable to be changed • Not eager to do something • An ironclad Union warship • a tax on people's earnings • To keep in an existing state • A place where guns are stored • government by consent of the governed • Making it easy for something to happen • to withdraw from membership in a group • A person who dies for his or her beliefs • ...

Civil war crossword puzzle 2021-03-29

Civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This color represents the union states.
  2. Union war strategy that consisted of a naval blockade.
  3. The first shots were fired here and civil war began at this location.
  4. Capital of the confederate states of America.
  5. slave states that did not secede from the union.
  6. This color represented the confederates.
  7. served as a nurse during the civil war.
  8. the blue States that were united and no slavery.
  9. President of the confederate states of America.
Down
  1. Capital of the union.
  2. Voted to secede from the Union in 1860.
  3. Issued the Emancipation proclamation
  4. ships that were used by the confederates to break through the union's blockade.
  5. Led troops to victory in Tennessee and Mississippi.
  6. A war between two groups from the same country or state.

15 Clues: Capital of the union. • Issued the Emancipation proclamation • Voted to secede from the Union in 1860. • This color represents the union states. • served as a nurse during the civil war. • This color represented the confederates. • Capital of the confederate states of America. • President of the confederate states of America. • ...

The Civil War (VS.7) 2017-04-27

The Civil War (VS.7) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Civil War ended at _____ Court House.
  2. Richmond fell to General _____. (Last Name)
  3. Lee defeated Union troops at _____.
  4. The Commander of the Army of Northern VA. (Last Name)
  5. _____ played a major role at Bull Run. (Last Name)
  6. _____ African Americans supported Confederacy to protect their rights.
  7. The Confedrate iron-clad ship.
  8. Most American _____ did not take sides during the war.
  9. _____ African Americans raised crops and provided labor for army.
Down
  1. The Union iron-clad ship.
  2. Most _____ Virginians supported the Confederacy.
  3. Lee _____ to Grant at Appomattox Court House.
  4. The capital of the Confederacy.
  5. The Monitor and Merrimack fought to a _____.
  6. The Battle of _____ was the first Civil War battle.
  7. The Battle of Bull Run took place in _____.

16 Clues: The Union iron-clad ship. • The Confedrate iron-clad ship. • The capital of the Confederacy. • Lee defeated Union troops at _____. • The Civil War ended at _____ Court House. • Richmond fell to General _____. (Last Name) • The Battle of Bull Run took place in _____. • The Monitor and Merrimack fought to a _____. • Lee _____ to Grant at Appomattox Court House. • ...

Robert E. Lee 2019-05-16

Robert E. Lee crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of family he grew up in
  2. the battle he won an award for
  3. the war he first fought in
  4. what Robert E. Lee was against
  5. the number of years he fought for the U.S.A
  6. the type of personality he had
  7. the deadliest battle of the civil war
Down
  1. his home state
  2. the general who eventually forced Lee to surrender
  3. the supplies the confederates ran short on
  4. the number of children Robert E. Lee had
  5. the thing Robert pursued since a very young age
  6. the school he went to since he couldn't afford college
  7. the number of siblings he had
  8. the side he joined during the civil war
  9. the number of years he lived

16 Clues: his home state • the war he first fought in • the number of years he lived • the number of siblings he had • the battle he won an award for • what Robert E. Lee was against • the type of personality he had • the type of family he grew up in • the deadliest battle of the civil war • the side he joined during the civil war • the number of children Robert E. Lee had • ...

Reconstruction 2023-09-12

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Former slaves who had been set free.
  2. The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.
  3. The right to vote in political elections.
  4. The state of being equal, especially in terms of rights and opportunities.
  5. Official changes or additions made to a document or law, like the amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  6. The status of being a member of a particular country and having certain rights and responsibilities.
  7. The legal or moral entitlements that individuals have.
  8. The period after the Civil War when the U.S. rebuilt and tried to heal from the war's effects.
Down
  1. The enforced separation of different racial groups in public places.
  2. A disagreement or struggle between two or more groups or individuals.
  3. To make better or restore health, unity, or well-being.
  4. Discrimination or prejudice against people of other races.
  5. The act of setting someone free from slavery or oppression.
  6. To construct or make something again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
  7. War A war between groups within the same country, like the American Civil War between the North and the South.

15 Clues: Former slaves who had been set free. • The right to vote in political elections. • The legal or moral entitlements that individuals have. • To make better or restore health, unity, or well-being. • Discrimination or prejudice against people of other races. • The act of setting someone free from slavery or oppression. • ...

4.1(b) Crossword 2024-04-03

4.1(b) Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sumter The American Civil War began when armed forces from South Carolina fired on ______ ________.
  2. Because residents in the western part of the state overwhelming voted to remain in the Union, they were granted statehood in 1863 and the state of _______ _________ was born.
  3. The main reason the Confederacy was hesitant to use slaves in their army was because they feared armed slave _______.
  4. __________ _________ was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America.
  5. The first state to secede from the United States was the State of ________ ____________.
  6. During his Inaugural Address, President Jefferson Davis said the south's focus should be to build the ____________ into a strong nation.
  7. The most important Confederate general from the Civil War was Robert E. _______.
  8. Union forces suffered heavy losses at the Battle of ________________ after the Confederate troops reinforced themselves behind a stone wall.
Down
  1. The bloodiest single day of fighting of the American Civil War was the Battle of ____________.
  2. President Lincoln knew the importance of __________ states, so he put incredible pressure on states such as Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware, and Missouri to stay in the Union.
  3. The naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimack (Virginia) was the first ever battle between _____________ ships. This battle would change the way navies built ships forever.
  4. The United States refers to their flag as the "Stars and Stripes" and the Confederacy referred to their flag as the "Stars and ______".
  5. Thomas Jackson, one of the Confederacy's most important generals, earned the nickname ____________ because of his calm demeanor and refusal to retreat.
  6. After South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter, President Lincoln called for 75,000 ____________ to join the military to defeat the rebellion in the South.
  7. The Northern strategy to blockade the South and prevent shipping in or out was called the ______________ Plan.
  8. During the Civil War, the Union moved in and occupied Florida because the state provided supplies to the Confederate armies, especially ________ and salt.
  9. Just days after the Civil War began, the states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina also chose to ________ from the Union and join the Confederacy.
  10. At the First Battle of _______ ________, Confederate reinforcements arrived and won the battle. Because of this victory, Union leaders realized the war would not be over in a few weeks.

18 Clues: The most important Confederate general from the Civil War was Robert E. _______. • The first state to secede from the United States was the State of ________ ____________. • __________ _________ was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. • ...

Civil War 2023-01-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Order
  2. Lincoln
  3. Mountain
  4. E. Lee
  5. Simon
  6. Davis
Down
  1. Barton
  2. Dixon Line
  3. Proclamation
  4. Ferry
  5. Point
  6. B. McClellan

12 Clues: Order • Ferry • Point • Simon • Davis • Barton • E. Lee • Lincoln • Mountain • Dixon Line • Proclamation • B. McClellan

Civil War 2019-09-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the war that started mainly because of slavery and lasted from 1861 to 1865
  2. a period of violence in Kansas due to the disagreement over the legality of slavery
  3. a war caused after 2 countries disagreeing over who should own Texas.
  4. this treaty ended the Mexican-American War
  5. this was created to keep the balance of the number of slave and free states
  6. one of the most successful Civil War Union spies. She was also an American actress
  7. the only president of the Confederate States of America
Down
  1. the commander of the Confederate states’ army
  2. the 18th president who worked with Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army
  3. this allowed people in Kansas to vote if they wanted to be a slave state or a free state
  4. this man served as the Attorney General, Secretary of War and the Secretary of the State for the Confederacy. He worked very closely with Jefferson Davis.
  5. the 16th president that was against slavery and attempted to keep it out of the territories

12 Clues: this treaty ended the Mexican-American War • the commander of the Confederate states’ army • the only president of the Confederate States of America • a war caused after 2 countries disagreeing over who should own Texas. • the 18th president who worked with Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army • ...

Civil War 2023-01-25

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Captured
  2. Book
  3. protect this
  4. The major political party in America most
  5. Promise
  6. war
Down
  1. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  2. enslaved
  3. Lincoln
  4. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  5. split
  6. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.

12 Clues: war • Book • split • Lincoln • Promise • Captured • enslaved • protect this • The major political party in America most • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.

Civil War 2023-01-25

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Captured
  2. Book
  3. protect this
  4. The major political party in America most
  5. Promise
  6. war
Down
  1. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  2. enslaved
  3. Lincoln
  4. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  5. split
  6. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.

12 Clues: war • Book • split • Lincoln • Promise • Captured • enslaved • protect this • The major political party in America most • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.

Civil War 2023-03-28

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was the President of the North
  2. Who was the leader of the Confederate Army
  3. ___ warfare was sneaky silent attacks or quiet ambushes
  4. The north had these very strong war ships
  5. Who was the General of the Union Army
Down
  1. Where was the Battle of Gettysburg
  2. Where was Fort Sumter
  3. Who was the spy for the South
  4. What battle was the fist Union win
  5. Where was the first battle of Menasas
  6. ___ warfare was anything was in play, no unspoken war rules
  7. How many states first seceded from the Union

12 Clues: Where was Fort Sumter • Who was the spy for the South • Where was the Battle of Gettysburg • What battle was the fist Union win • Who was the President of the North • Where was the first battle of Menasas • Who was the General of the Union Army • The north had these very strong war ships • Who was the leader of the Confederate Army • ...

Civil War 2023-05-25

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories.
  2. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
  3. A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil during which the south was "reconstructed" by the North after its loss in the war.
  4. Loyal to the Confederate States
  5. This doctrine was prominent during the debate over slavery in the territories.
Down
  1. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  2. Freedom from slavery.
  3. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
  4. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
  5. To formally approve or sanction.
  6. A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash not grown for food like corn or wheat.
  7. Loyal to the government of the United States.

12 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • Loyal to the Confederate States • To formally approve or sanction. • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Loyal to the government of the United States. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people. • ...

Civil War 2014-03-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ,Issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Unio
  2. ,the notable short speech made by President Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa. (“Four score and seven years ago…,”
  3. ,to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union
  4. ,to approve and sanction formally
  5. ,a person who favors the ending of a practice or institution, esp. capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
  6. ,It was a set of five bills proposed by Republican Senator Henry Clay and supported by his counterparts Daniel Webster and John Calhoun.
Down
  1. ,a group of states or nations united into one political body
  2. ,the making of articles on a large scale using machinery
  3. ,A network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century slaves of African descent in the United States to escape to free states and Canada
  4. ,the government formed in 1861 by southern states that proclaimed their secession from the United States. Jefferson Davis was its president.
  5. ,The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the America
  6. ,the wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.

12 Clues: ,to approve and sanction formally • ,the making of articles on a large scale using machinery • ,a group of states or nations united into one political body • ,The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the America • ,to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union • ...

civil war 2018-05-09

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Attempts by the Catholic church and secular Catholic authorities to stem the flow of Protestantism and reform some of the worst excesses of medieval Catholicism.
  2. Parliamentary proceedings against a King's minister for failing to carry out his duties in the prescribed manner.
  3. states: a country that occupies most of the southern half of North America as well as Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands.
  4. The name of the agreement signed by Charles and the Scottish Covenanters on December 26th, 1647. Under the terms of the Engagement, the Scots would provide Charles with an army of 20,000 men on condition that he introduced Presbyterianism to England for three years following his return to the throne.
  5. The name given to a political settlement which predominated during the later republic.
  6. Pertaining to the Church of England, a moderately reformed Protestant church organised along Episcopal lines (i.e. with bishops).
  7. A war between citezins of the same country.
Down
  1. A term applied to the senior officers in the New Model Army, usually drawn from a higher social class than the rank and file troops.
  2. The term applied to Cromwell's Cavalry, so-called because of their metal breastplates. Later applied to all Parliamentary cavalry who wore similar armour.
  3. The political settlement of the early Republican period (1649- 53)
  4. A system of political thought which asserts that monarchs are anointed by God to rule on earth, and that to challenge a sovereign's will is to defy the will of God.
  5. The term applied to Scottish Protestants who endorsed the 1638 National Covenant which affirmed a determination to defend the Scottish Kirk from Laudian reforms.

12 Clues: A war between citezins of the same country. • The political settlement of the early Republican period (1649- 53) • The name given to a political settlement which predominated during the later republic. • Parliamentary proceedings against a King's minister for failing to carry out his duties in the prescribed manner. • ...

civil war 2018-05-09

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The term applied to Scottish Protestants who endorsed the 1638 National Covenant which affirmed a determination to defend the Scottish Kirk from Laudian reforms.
  2. Parliamentary proceedings against a King's minister for failing to carry out his duties in the prescribed manner.
  3. The name given to a political settlement which predominated during the later republic.
  4. The political settlement of the early Republican period (1649- 53)
  5. A war between citezins of the same country.
  6. The name of the agreement signed by Charles and the Scottish Covenanters on December 26th, 1647. Under the terms of the Engagement, the Scots would provide Charles with an army of 20,000 men on condition that he introduced Presbyterianism to England for three years following his return to the throne.
  7. A term applied to the senior officers in the New Model Army, usually drawn from a higher social class than the rank and file troops.
Down
  1. A system of political thought which asserts that monarchs are anointed by God to rule on earth, and that to challenge a sovereign's will is to defy the will of God.
  2. states: a country that occupies most of the southern half of North America as well as Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands.
  3. Attempts by the Catholic church and secular Catholic authorities to stem the flow of Protestantism and reform some of the worst excesses of medieval Catholicism.
  4. The term applied to Cromwell's Cavalry, so-called because of their metal breastplates. Later applied to all Parliamentary cavalry who wore similar armour.
  5. Pertaining to the Church of England, a moderately reformed Protestant church organised along Episcopal lines (i.e. with bishops).

12 Clues: A war between citezins of the same country. • The political settlement of the early Republican period (1649- 53) • The name given to a political settlement which predominated during the later republic. • Parliamentary proceedings against a King's minister for failing to carry out his duties in the prescribed manner. • ...

Civil War 2022-04-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Missouri turns into a slave state maine turns into a free state
  2. led the union army to victory
  3. all slaves are free from:
  4. where the union was
  5. A general for the confederacy
Down
  1. the president of the confederacy
  2. where the confederate states are
  3. the south side of the us, fought to keep slavery People that have no freedom, and are forced to work.
  4. preventing a country or region from receiving or sending out food, supplies, weapons
  5. the most bloodiest battle in the civil war
  6. the north side of the US,Fought to abolish slavery.
  7. The leader of the Union in the war

12 Clues: where the union was • all slaves are free from: • led the union army to victory • A general for the confederacy • the president of the confederacy • where the confederate states are • The leader of the Union in the war • the most bloodiest battle in the civil war • the north side of the US,Fought to abolish slavery. • ...

Civil war 2021-12-02

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The prison notorious for being misstreating to their prisoners
  2. They were private citizens who sailed past union ships to get cotton to England
  3. 2nd bloodiest battle
  4. Cut off the south's supplies
  5. President that said he would end slavery
  6. The plan that took Atlanta for the north
  7. The president of the south that failed in slowing down Sherman's army
Down
  1. Document that said all slaves in rebellious states will be freed
  2. A path of destruction that went all throughout the south
  3. General with the scorched earth policy
  4. A Christmas gift for Abraham Lincon
  5. The general that failed to bring his troops back to Chattanooga

12 Clues: 2nd bloodiest battle • Cut off the south's supplies • A Christmas gift for Abraham Lincon • General with the scorched earth policy • President that said he would end slavery • The plan that took Atlanta for the north • A path of destruction that went all throughout the south • The prison notorious for being misstreating to their prisoners • ...

civil war 2022-05-16

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the north ___ because of their good strategy
  2. If the confederacy did not rejoin the U.S. all slaves would be freed
  3. the union forces won the battle of ___ in Pennsylvania
  4. elected as president in 1860
  5. Lincoln wanted to unite the country so he ran again with vice president ___
  6. they fought for there way of life
  7. Robert E.Lee surrendered to ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in this state
Down
  1. the unions first victory was called the battle of___
  2. they wanted to fight a defensive war using mountains and rivers as natural barriers
  3. On April 15 1865 Licoln was ___
  4. surround the south and cut off all of its trade
  5. had more advantages in the war

12 Clues: elected as president in 1860 • had more advantages in the war • On April 15 1865 Licoln was ___ • they fought for there way of life • the north ___ because of their good strategy • surround the south and cut off all of its trade • the unions first victory was called the battle of___ • the union forces won the battle of ___ in Pennsylvania • ...

Civil War 2022-05-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The place Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
  2. Lee invaded this state
  3. One of the advantages of the north
  4. The motivation that made the North win
  5. The vice president that became president after Lincolns assassination
  6. Lincoln issued this after the first victory
Down
  1. One of the advantages of the north
  2. The first vice president Abraham Lincoln chose
  3. First state to leave America and form the Confederate States
  4. Wanted to fight a defensive war using natural barriers
  5. The place where Robert E. Lee realized that the Union forces were ready to capture the Confederate capital
  6. The president that was elected in 1860
  7. Surround the south

13 Clues: Surround the south • Lee invaded this state • One of the advantages of the north • One of the advantages of the north • The president that was elected in 1860 • The motivation that made the North win • The place Abraham Lincoln was assassinated • Lincoln issued this after the first victory • The first vice president Abraham Lincoln chose • ...

Civil War 2022-05-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lincoln wanted to unite the country so he ran for the... of 1864
  2. ...Proclamation that said that if the Confederate States did not rejoin the United States by Jan. 1st 1863 the slaves would be freed.This turned the goal of the war to free slaves and black soldiers were allowed to fight.
  3. The strategy of fighting a defensive war using mountains and rivers as natural barriers and getting help from their trading partners and also staying in the South
  4. Lincoln's running mate for the Reelection of 1864 who was a democrat
  5. Advantages of the... were having more motivation to fight, better leaders, better soldiers who could ride horseback and were expert shooters
Down
  1. advantages of the... were more people, money, factories, weapons, schools, immigrants, land, and railroads.
  2. Strategy of surrounding the south and cutting off all trade routes and was called the Anaconda plan because they wanted to squeeze the South like a snake, their strategy did not work which was why the north won.
  3. The first election won by the Republicans were Lincoln won and soon after South Carolina and 10 other states left to form the Confederate States of America. The .... of 1860
  4. The Battle of... was the first Union victory
  5. Was killed by John Wilkes Booth 5 days after the Civil War ended. Wilkes was a southerner who wanted to keep slavery and Andrew Johnson became president afterwards.
  6. The Battle of ... in Pennsylvania where Lee tried to invade the North again, but was not successful
  7. Where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant after the North won and freed slaves

12 Clues: The Battle of... was the first Union victory • Lincoln wanted to unite the country so he ran for the... of 1864 • Lincoln's running mate for the Reelection of 1864 who was a democrat • Where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant after the North won and freed slaves • ...

Civil War 2023-12-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lincoln did this to be able to silence Confederate sympathizers that were against the war(Suspending Habeas Corpus)
  2. First battle of the war(Fort Sumter)
  3. Lincoln wants to reunite the union, no punishment for the South but no slavery(Second Inaugural Address)
  4. Top General in the Confederate Army, unsuccessfully invades the North twice(Robert E Lee)
  5. Splits the South in half, promoted to top General in the Union Army(Ulysses S. Grant)
  6. President of the Confederacy, elected to a 6 year term(Jefferson Davis)
Down
  1. Lincoln outlaws slavery in the Confederate states only; this has the effect of preventing Britain from helping the Confederacy(Emancipation Proclamation)
  2. Lincoln just wants to keep the Union together; he will allow slavery to continue where it is(First Inaugural Address)
  3. Completed the March to the Sea through GA(William Sherman)
  4. Confederate general, Lee’s right hand man, dies before the war ends(Stonewall Jackson)
  5. Lincoln is dedicating a cemetery and pledging to continue the fight to end slavery(Gettysburg Address)
  6. Lee’s second invasion of the North, bloodiest overall battle of the war, the South now has no chance of winning(Gettysburg)

12 Clues: First battle of the war(Fort Sumter) • Completed the March to the Sea through GA(William Sherman) • President of the Confederacy, elected to a 6 year term(Jefferson Davis) • Splits the South in half, promoted to top General in the Union Army(Ulysses S. Grant) • Confederate general, Lee’s right hand man, dies before the war ends(Stonewall Jackson) • ...

civil war 2023-09-18

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. he was promoted to first lieutenant. During the Mexican War
  2. address, caused by the Civil War and to move toward a lasting peace.
  3. A son of Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry"
  4. prohibits federal judges who are considering habeas petitions from relying on any facts
  5. cut of major train ports and traveling in genaral
  6. As an American hero, was later elected the 18th President of the United States
Down
  1. battle that cut off the Mississippi river
  2. all slaves within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free
  3. ,He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater
  4. ,only president to lead the confederacy.
  5. the first battle of the civil war
  6. major turning point for the union

12 Clues: the first battle of the civil war • major turning point for the union • ,only president to lead the confederacy. • battle that cut off the Mississippi river • cut of major train ports and traveling in genaral • A son of Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" • he was promoted to first lieutenant. During the Mexican War • ...

Civil war 2024-02-28

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 18th president of the United States
  2. means "you should have the body" of the person detained
  3. three-day battle fought between Union and Confederate forces.
  4. Abe Lincoln delivered during his second inauguration
  5. declared all enslaved people to be free
  6. took place during the Atlanta Campaign
Down
  1. final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign.
  2. overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
  3. first and only president of the Confederate States
  4. Confederate general during the American Civil War.
  5. a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
  6. built after British forces took Washington.

12 Clues: 18th president of the United States • took place during the Atlanta Campaign • declared all enslaved people to be free • built after British forces took Washington. • overall commander of the Confederate States Army. • first and only president of the Confederate States • Confederate general during the American Civil War. • ...

Civil War 2024-03-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the place where a major battle took place
  2. the act to kill someone of a political reason
  3. to withdraw formally
  4. long blade attached to the end of a musket used to stab people
  5. southern states that broke away
  6. the act of sealing off a place so no people or goods can leave or enter
Down
  1. people who wanted to get ride of slavery
  2. a person who is owned and works for another person without payment
  3. a person killed or injured in war
  4. the deadliest battle in american history
  5. treating one part of the country better then the other parts
  6. a nickname the north gave the south

12 Clues: to withdraw formally • southern states that broke away • a person killed or injured in war • a nickname the north gave the south • people who wanted to get ride of slavery • the deadliest battle in american history • the place where a major battle took place • the act to kill someone of a political reason • treating one part of the country better then the other parts • ...

Civil War 2024-03-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the place where a major battle took place
  2. the act to kill someone of a political reason
  3. to withdraw formally
  4. long blade attached to the end of a musket used to stab people
  5. southern states that broke away
  6. the act of sealing off a place so no people or goods can leave or enter
Down
  1. people who wanted to get ride of slavery
  2. a person who is owned and works for another person without payment
  3. a person killed or injured in war
  4. the deadliest battle in american history
  5. treating one part of the country better then the other parts
  6. a nickname the north gave the south

12 Clues: to withdraw formally • southern states that broke away • a person killed or injured in war • a nickname the north gave the south • people who wanted to get ride of slavery • the deadliest battle in american history • the place where a major battle took place • the act to kill someone of a political reason • treating one part of the country better then the other parts • ...

Civil War 2024-03-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the place where a major battle took place
  2. the act to kill someone of a political reason
  3. to withdraw formally
  4. long blade attached to the end of a musket used to stab people
  5. southern states that broke away
  6. the act of sealing off a place so no people or goods can leave or enter
Down
  1. people who wanted to get ride of slavery
  2. a person who is owned and works for another person without payment
  3. a person killed or injured in war
  4. the deadliest battle in american history
  5. treating one part of the country better then the other parts
  6. a nickname the north gave the south

12 Clues: to withdraw formally • southern states that broke away • a person killed or injured in war • a nickname the north gave the south • people who wanted to get ride of slavery • the deadliest battle in american history • the place where a major battle took place • the act to kill someone of a political reason • treating one part of the country better then the other parts • ...

Civil War 2024-04-24

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Court House 8. Site of the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
  2. Lincoln 4. President of the US for most of the War
  3. Address 9. Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln delivered at the dedication of a cemetery for Union soldiers
  4. Davis 1. President of the CSA
  5. 5. Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War
  6. Run 2. Site of the first major battle of the Civil War
Down
  1. Tecumseh Sherman 13. Union general known for his "March to the Sea"
  2. E. Lee 6. General who led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
  3. Amendment 7. Amendment that abolished slavery in the US
  4. National Cemetery 12. Cemetery in Virginia where many Union and Confederate soldiers are buried
  5. 11. Site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, with over 50,000 casualties
  6. Brown 3. Famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry
  7. Plan 10. Union Army's strategy to strangle the Southern economy by blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River

13 Clues: Davis 1. President of the CSA • 5. Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War • Lincoln 4. President of the US for most of the War • Amendment 7. Amendment that abolished slavery in the US • Run 2. Site of the first major battle of the Civil War • Brown 3. Famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry • ...

Civil War 2025-04-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He was known as in the South
  2. Voted as the president even though he had 50% less of a popular vote
  3. Popular______
  4. What party John C Breckinridge was
  5. Moved to Illinois in 1834
  6. Is an exaggerated division that leads to conflict
Down
  1. John Brown lead a slave_____
  2. He was known as in the North
  3. 31
  4. Tortured or imprisoned
  5. How John Brown died
  6. What the Federal Supreme Court said African Americans were

12 Clues: 31 • Popular______ • How John Brown died • Tortured or imprisoned • Moved to Illinois in 1834 • John Brown lead a slave_____ • He was known as in the North • He was known as in the South • What party John C Breckinridge was • Is an exaggerated division that leads to conflict • What the Federal Supreme Court said African Americans were • ...

Civil War 2024-09-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bloodiest Battle in a single day
  2. Peace Democrats
  3. Closing of ports
  4. The confederates president
  5. Guarantees a person a hearing before jail
  6. The Norths Capital
  7. Two day battle
Down
  1. To Split the confederacy
  2. The first female surgeon
  3. Caputured New Orleans
  4. The role women took
  5. Confederate capital

12 Clues: Two day battle • Peace Democrats • Closing of ports • The Norths Capital • The role women took • Confederate capital • Caputured New Orleans • To Split the confederacy • The first female surgeon • The confederates president • Bloodiest Battle in a single day • Guarantees a person a hearing before jail

Civil War 2024-09-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a party formed in 1854, and opposed slavery to any new territories
  2. a northern abolitionist who killed pro-slavery agitators. He attempted to start a revolt amongst the slaves
  3. the act of becoming independent and no longer part of a country, area, organization
  4. what was the south known as during the civil war
  5. what was the north known as during the civil war
  6. the turning point of the war was fought in this city in Pennsylvania, in July 1863
  7. a doctrine created by Stephen Douglas, which insisted that the residents of a territory could still ban slavery through local laws
Down
  1. the idea that government is authorized by citizens and influenced by what they want
  2. the 16th president of the United States
  3. a Missouri slave who attempted to sue his master
  4. the powers that each American state has
  5. naval blockade performed by the Union to prevent Confederates to ship out cotton

12 Clues: the 16th president of the United States • the powers that each American state has • a Missouri slave who attempted to sue his master • what was the south known as during the civil war • what was the north known as during the civil war • a party formed in 1854, and opposed slavery to any new territories • ...

Cival War corssword 2025-10-01

Cival War corssword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Place where Lee surrendered
  2. Bloodiest single day battle
  3. Union general and later president
  4. Northerners who opposed the war
  5. Period after the war to rebuild
  6. A major battle in Pennsylvania
  7. Northern states in the war
  8. Law requiring men to join the army
  9. Type of bullet used in the war
  10. Where the first shots were fired
  11. Slave states that stayed in the Union
  12. Armored warships in battle
Down
  1. Southern states that left the U.S.
  2. Order that freed the slaves
  3. Famous speech by Lincoln
  4. Harsh Confederate prison camp
  5. Union general known for March to the Sea
  6. Confederate general called Stonewall
  7. President during the Civil War
  8. Confederate army leader

20 Clues: Confederate army leader • Famous speech by Lincoln • Northern states in the war • Armored warships in battle • Order that freed the slaves • Place where Lee surrendered • Bloodiest single day battle • Harsh Confederate prison camp • President during the Civil War • A major battle in Pennsylvania • Type of bullet used in the war • Northerners who opposed the war • ...

civil war 2022-01-06

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights
  2. election
  3. davis
  4. party
  5. union
  6. lincoln
  7. e. lee
Down
  1. unrest
  2. army
  3. states
  4. buchanan
  5. sumter

12 Clues: army • davis • party • union • unrest • rights • states • sumter • e. lee • lincoln • election • buchanan

civil war 2021-11-01

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to say a document or law doesn't apply to a state
  2. crop cotton was considered a
  3. to be against something
  4. to block ships in the sea
  5. Georgia's first capital
  6. states that wanted to keep slavery
Down
  1. held the largest union soldiers prison camp
  2. Georgia's current capital
  3. made transporting cotton easier and faster
  4. place where the largest union defeat took place
  5. to be free
  6. states that opposed slavery

12 Clues: to be free • to be against something • Georgia's first capital • Georgia's current capital • to block ships in the sea • states that opposed slavery • crop cotton was considered a • states that wanted to keep slavery • made transporting cotton easier and faster • held the largest union soldiers prison camp • place where the largest union defeat took place • ...

Civil War 2021-11-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. run
  2. Sumter
  3. States
  4. south
  5. slave
  6. Vicksburg
  7. Douglass
Down
  1. andrew
  2. union
  3. war
  4. jefferson
  5. Lincoln
  6. War

13 Clues: run • war • War • union • south • slave • andrew • Sumter • States • Lincoln • Douglass • jefferson • Vicksburg

Civil War 2022-09-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle general "Stonewall" died in
  2. Confederate general Nicked named stonewall
  3. multi-barrel rotating gun
  4. a war that happens in the country
  5. the bloodiest battle of the war
  6. Confederate general that had mutuality victories over the Union
Down
  1. The North and South were very different from how these ran
  2. the 16th president of the United states of america
  3. people were being to question the morality
  4. Union general that led victories on the Confederates
  5. what did the south do to get away from the union
  6. assassinated the 16 president

12 Clues: multi-barrel rotating gun • assassinated the 16 president • the bloodiest battle of the war • a war that happens in the country • battle general "Stonewall" died in • Confederate general Nicked named stonewall • people were being to question the morality • what did the south do to get away from the union • the 16th president of the United states of america • ...

Civil War 2022-09-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this person brought victory for the union and cause total warfare, southern land destroyed and freed many slaves
  2. victory for union and was the turning point for the north
  3. imprisonment must be charged of a crime
  4. a presidential order declared all slaves shall be free
  5. first and only president of the confederate state
  6. confederate general who refuses to retreat at bull run
  7. main general of the confederacy
Down
  1. victory of the confederacy and first shots of the civil war
  2. meant to help heal and restore the country after four years
  3. led the union armies to victory over confederacy
  4. where Sherman's march happened at
  5. union regained control of the Mississippi River

12 Clues: main general of the confederacy • where Sherman's march happened at • imprisonment must be charged of a crime • union regained control of the Mississippi River • led the union armies to victory over confederacy • first and only president of the confederate state • a presidential order declared all slaves shall be free • ...

Civil War 2023-02-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for North
  2. United States divided West, North,South
  3. Factories, Railroads, Cities
  4. Helped slaves go North (Abolitionist)
  5. Farms, Slave Labor, Low Population
  6. Cotton, Sugar, Rice, Tabacco
  7. Abraham Lincoln was part of this party
Down
  1. A person who opposes slavery
  2. "all slaves are set free"
  3. Another name for South
  4. 16 President
  5. The South relied on ______ for the economy

12 Clues: 16 President • Another name for North • Another name for South • "all slaves are set free" • A person who opposes slavery • Factories, Railroads, Cities • Cotton, Sugar, Rice, Tabacco • Farms, Slave Labor, Low Population • Helped slaves go North (Abolitionist) • Abraham Lincoln was part of this party • United States divided West, North,South • ...

Civil War 2021-10-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Loyalty to some parts of the Nation
  2. Rules made by the army not civil authorities
  3. Union victory giving the North MS river
  4. Escape routes and hiding spots used by escaping slaved
  5. To leave
  6. The freeing of enslaved people
  7. Another name for the North.
  8. confederate states, mostly southern
Down
  1. People against slavery
  2. Wrote Uncle Toms's cabin.
  3. States ability to make their own laws
  4. Runaway slaves

12 Clues: To leave • Runaway slaves • People against slavery • Wrote Uncle Toms's cabin. • Another name for the North. • The freeing of enslaved people • Loyalty to some parts of the Nation • confederate states, mostly southern • States ability to make their own laws • Union victory giving the North MS river • Rules made by the army not civil authorities • ...

civil war 2022-05-17

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the unions first victory was called the battle of___
  2. Lincoln wanted to unite the country so he ran again with vice president ___
  3. the north ___ because of their good strategy and the south did not
  4. they wanted to fight a defensive war using mountains and rivers as natural barriers. wanted Britain and France to support them
  5. If the confederacy did not rejoin the U.S. all slaves would be freed the ___ proclamation
  6. surround the south and cut off all of its trade also known as the anaconda strategy
Down
  1. On April 15 1865 Lincoln was ___ by a southerner who wanted to keep slaves and Andrew Johnson became president
  2. elected as president in 1860 and made 10 states leave the U.S.
  3. they fought for there way of life, had better soldiers and leaders
  4. Robert E.Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in this state
  5. the union forces won the battle of ___ in Pennsylvania
  6. had more advantages in the war with people, money, factories, weapons, schools, and railroads

12 Clues: the unions first victory was called the battle of___ • the union forces won the battle of ___ in Pennsylvania • elected as president in 1860 and made 10 states leave the U.S. • they fought for there way of life, had better soldiers and leaders • the north ___ because of their good strategy and the south did not • ...

Civil War 2022-11-18

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kearney, trained and commanded the First New Jersey Brigade
  2. Tubman, he escaped and helped others gain their freedom as a conductor of the Underground Railroad
  3. Clay, he forged the Compromise of 1850 to maintain the Union
  4. Quincy Adams, served as the sixth president of the United States
  5. Todd Lincoln, wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
  6. Lee, led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War.
  7. Weld, assisted and advised anti-slavery members of the United States Congress.
Down
  1. Sherman, led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas
  2. Turner, led a revolt against his enslavers.
  3. Brown, an abolitionist who had fought against slave-owners in Kansas
  4. Lincoln, built the Republican Party, and served as the sixteenth president of the United States
  5. Pope, United States Armor Officer and was appointed on June 14, 1861 to brigadier general of volunteers by President Abraham Lincoln
  6. Anderson, commanded the US Army garrison of Fort Sumter
  7. Pickett, participation in the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863
  8. Scott, requested that he be declared a free man

15 Clues: Turner, led a revolt against his enslavers. • Scott, requested that he be declared a free man • Anderson, commanded the US Army garrison of Fort Sumter • Kearney, trained and commanded the First New Jersey Brigade • Clay, he forged the Compromise of 1850 to maintain the Union • Lee, led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War. • ...

Civil War 2022-11-18

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A term used to describe people who supported the Union
  2. An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  3. Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.
  4. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
  5. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
Down
  1. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
  2. A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
  3. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  4. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  5. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
  6. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  7. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.

12 Clues: Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming. • A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party. • Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country. • ...

CIVIL WAR 2017-02-12

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. confederate states of america
  2. abraham lincoln
  3. What were the soldiers called in the south?
  4. gray
  5. keeping a way of life
Down
  1. the president of the south
  2. ulysses s.grant
  3. What were the soldiers called in the north?
  4. general of the south
  5. Richmond, virgina
  6. United states of america
  7. army of the south

12 Clues: gray • ulysses s.grant • abraham lincoln • Richmond, virgina • army of the south • general of the south • keeping a way of life • United states of america • the president of the south • confederate states of america • What were the soldiers called in the north? • What were the soldiers called in the south?

Civil War 2019-09-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An American statesman and politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865
  2. General of the Union Army; fired by Lincoln for being too cautious
  3. White leading commander of the first black regiment - 54th Massachusetts
  4. one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War; the Union won this battle and it was a turning point in the war
  5. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
Down
  1. Republican President during the Civil War, assasinated, at first said that the war wasn't about slavery but later changed his mind
  2. April 12, 1861: The Confederate attack on this federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina marked the start of the Civil War.
  3. battle that took place near Pittsburg Landing in Tennessee; the Union won the battle under the leadership of General Ulysses S. Grant
  4. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
  5. the Confederates' last major port on the Gulf of Mexico. The Union commander, David Farragut, captured Mobile Bay for the Union
  6. A northern American politician who developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.
  7. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.

12 Clues: The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. • General of the Union Army; fired by Lincoln for being too cautious • Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal. • White leading commander of the first black regiment - 54th Massachusetts • The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports. • ...

civil war 2023-05-22

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lee's second invasion of the north
  2. violence broke out of kansas
  3. opening battle of sherman's
  4. lee's first invasion of the north
  5. completed march to the sea
Down
  1. grain split the confederacy in half
  2. allowed for popular sovereignty
  3. elected to a 6 year term
  4. confederate general
  5. first battle of the war
  6. top general of the confederacy
  7. split south in half

12 Clues: confederate general • split south in half • first battle of the war • elected to a 6 year term • completed march to the sea • opening battle of sherman's • violence broke out of kansas • top general of the confederacy • allowed for popular sovereignty • lee's first invasion of the north • lee's second invasion of the north • grain split the confederacy in half