civil war Crossword Puzzles
civil war 2023-05-22
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- lee's second invasion of the north
- violence broke out of kansas
- opening battle of sherman's
- lee's first invasion of the north
- completed march to the sea
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- grain split the confederacy in half
- allowed for popular sovereignty
- elected to a 6 year term
- confederate general
- first battle of the war
- top general of the confederacy
- 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
Civil War 2023-05-25
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- The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories.
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
- 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.
- Loyal to the Confederate States
- This doctrine was prominent during the debate over slavery in the territories.
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- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- Freedom from slavery.
- Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
- The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
- To formally approve or sanction.
- A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash not grown for food like corn or wheat.
- 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 2023-12-07
12 Clues: "stonewall" • "total war" • Richmond VA • Washington D.C • picketts charge • confederate leader • Where Lee surrendered. • Turning point in the war. • union leader and president • Bloodiest day in the civil war • Future 18th president of the United States • Battle that gave the union control of the Mississippi river
civil war 2023-09-22
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- Confederate general who opposed secession but didn't believe the union being held together by force
- general who led a march to destroy all supplies and resources which began total warfare
- Lincoln declared all slaves in rebelling states free but not slaves in non-rebelling states.
- a city besieged until it surrendered and gave command of the Mississippi river to the union
- gained fame as the leading Union General during the Civil War
- the turning point and southern offense
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- Confederate attack on the fort that started the Civil War
- first and President of the Confederate States of America
- Confederate general who was killed by friendly fire
- the right Lincoln took away that ensured the right for an arrest
- Lincoln's speech that advocated a peaceful reunion with the south after the war
- gabe up South's hope of winning and secured Lincoln's win in 64
12 Clues: the turning point and southern offense • Confederate general who was killed by friendly fire • first and President of the Confederate States of America • Confederate attack on the fort that started the Civil War • gained fame as the leading Union General during the Civil War • gabe up South's hope of winning and secured Lincoln's win in 64 • ...
civil war 2023-10-19
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- concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories.
- a state that borders a slave/ free state
- Steamboats, railroads
- anti-slaver and pro-slaver fought for the state of kansas
- when the south left the north
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- the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
- a nation that has their people better themself
- transforming American business and global trade
- an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.
- Missouri was a slave state but Maine had to a free state
- a crop for direct sale in a market
- send messages over a wire by using a Morse code
12 Clues: Steamboats, railroads • when the south left the north • a crop for direct sale in a market • a state that borders a slave/ free state • a nation that has their people better themself • transforming American business and global trade • send messages over a wire by using a Morse code • Missouri was a slave state but Maine had to a free state • ...
Civil War 2024-05-01
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- To free from slavery
- Loyalty to a region
- The United States
- 11 states that seceded during the civil war
- To leave or withdraw
- The selection of persons for military service
- Armored naval vessel
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- Runaway or trying to run away
- A military person killed, wounded, or captured
- Goods that have been illegally imported or exported
- Union Soldier
- War War on all aspects of the enemy's life
12 Clues: Union Soldier • The United States • Loyalty to a region • To free from slavery • To leave or withdraw • Armored naval vessel • Runaway or trying to run away • War War on all aspects of the enemy's life • 11 states that seceded during the civil war • The selection of persons for military service • A military person killed, wounded, or captured • ...
Civil War 2024-05-02
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- Side with greater state populations (N/S)
- Bloodiest one-day battle of the war
- State of the last Civil War battle
- Side with most advantages (N/S)
- Riots by women fighting for higher wages
- Slave states bordering free states (--- States)
- Side of victory
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- Prison camp holding most Confederate soldiers (two words)
- Turning point battle of the war
- President that released the Emancipation Proclamation
- Prison camp holding most Union soldiers
- (Blank)'s March to the Sea
12 Clues: Side of victory • (Blank)'s March to the Sea • Turning point battle of the war • Side with most advantages (N/S) • State of the last Civil War battle • Bloodiest one-day battle of the war • Prison camp holding most Union soldiers • Riots by women fighting for higher wages • Side with greater state populations (N/S) • Slave states bordering free states (--- States) • ...
Civil war 2025-02-20
12 Clues: 1820 deal • union general • leader of the north • Confederate general • what Side won the war • what the north wanted • what the South wanted • what side loss the war • what did the union eat? • what did the confederate eat? • Every state elects two U.S. _______ • butts of their rifles to spear or club the enemy
wordsearch 2023-06-12
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- flew to Canada and joined the popes army in Europe
- was assigned to lead Lewis Powell out of Washington
- won the battle of gettysburg
- was assigned by booth to kill Vice president johnson
- first state to secede
- president of the confederacy during the civil war
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- this person killed abraham lincoln
- was assigned to assassinate Secretary of state seward
- first battle of the civil war
- this was the singe deadliest 3 day battle of the civil war
10 Clues: first state to secede • won the battle of gettysburg • first battle of the civil war • this person killed abraham lincoln • president of the confederacy during the civil war • flew to Canada and joined the popes army in Europe • was assigned to lead Lewis Powell out of Washington • was assigned by booth to kill Vice president johnson • ...
R and R chapter 23 2023-05-17
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- These people won the battle of Gettysburg
- This battle was a turning point in the civil war
- The bloodiest battle in the civil war
- Capital of the union
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- Capital of the confederacy
- The south were called this
- The newly freed slaves were called this
- This battle was a another turning point in the civil war
- The initials of the first state to secede
- last name of the person who made Robert E Lee surrender
10 Clues: Capital of the union • Capital of the confederacy • The south were called this • The bloodiest battle in the civil war • The newly freed slaves were called this • These people won the battle of Gettysburg • The initials of the first state to secede • This battle was a turning point in the civil war • last name of the person who made Robert E Lee surrender • ...
Civil War Review 2025-05-12
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- Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
- What state was the last to secede from the Union?
- Plan What was the Union's strategy during the Civil War?
- Who was the general of the Union Army?
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- What state was the first to secede from the Union?
- Who became president after Lincoln?
- What Civil War battle was considered the bloodiest out of all?
- Thomas Jackson's nickname was what?
- What was the first Civil War battle?
- Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
10 Clues: Who shot Abraham Lincoln? • Where did Robert E. Lee surrender? • Who became president after Lincoln? • Thomas Jackson's nickname was what? • What was the first Civil War battle? • Who was the general of the Union Army? • What state was the last to secede from the Union? • What state was the first to secede from the Union? • ...
Civil war crossword puzzle 2022-03-06
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- what did most soldiers die from
- laws governing the conduct of African Americans
- the attack on _______
- crackers civil war soldiers would eat
- a formally enslaved person
- confederate states of the United States
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- confederate troops did what during the civil war
- The idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government
- a person who supported the Union cause during the civil war
- when states leave the u.s
10 Clues: the attack on _______ • when states leave the u.s • a formally enslaved person • what did most soldiers die from • crackers civil war soldiers would eat • confederate states of the United States • laws governing the conduct of African Americans • confederate troops did what during the civil war • a person who supported the Union cause during the civil war • ...
Mr Pettit Topic 8 Dylan McLain 2023-05-04
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- an agreement over slavery by which California joined the Union as a free state and a strict fugitive slave law was passed
- a political party established in the United States in 1854 with the goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories
- a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- agreeing or accepting something without arguing about it
- government by consistent of the governed
- an 1863 declaration by President Lincoln freeing enslaved African Americans in Confederate territory
- the speech made by President Lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
- an 1862 Civil War battle in Virginia; one of the Union's worst defeats
- a place where guns are stored
- proslavery bands from Missouri who often battled antislavery forces in Kansas
- to withdraw from membership in a group
- a runaway
- not eager to do something
- a war between people of the same country
- to publicly state that some action or person is wrong or bad
- to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops in order to force it to surrender
- a Virginia town that was the site of the Confederate surrender in 1865
- to suggest something for people to consider
- an 1862 Civil War battle in Tennessee that ended in a Union victory
- the first major battle of the Civil War; fought in Virginia in 1861; also called the Battle of Manassasthe first major battle of the Civil War; fought in Virginia in 1861; also called the Battle of Manassas
- something that comes before or is introductory to something
- having to do with the most important part of an idea or of something
- a tax on people's earnings
- an 1857 Supreme Court case that brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories
- a type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
- one of two acts passed in 1793 and 1850 that provided for the capture and return of fugitive slaves
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- the failed Confederate charge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- an 1863 Civil War battle in Pennsylvania that ended in a Union victory and stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
- unable to change
- the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
- a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the union
- very important
- a betrayal of or action against one's country
- an African American unit in the Union army
- a slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War
- to suggest something without saying it directly or plainly
- to be made up of
- 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
- an ironclad Union warship
- an 1863 Civil War battle in Virginia; important victory for the Confederacy
- the bipartisan antislavery party founded in the United States in 1848 to keep slavery out of the western territories
- to find an answer or solution to something
- making it easy for something to happen
- a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
- to prove something by being an example of it
- an agreement, proposed in 1819 by Henry Clay, to keep the number of slave and free states equal
- a person who dies for his or her beliefs
- a fort in South Carolina that was the site of an attack by the African American 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863
- an 1862 Civil War battle in Maryland; also called the Battle of Sharpsburg
- an ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break the Union blockade
50 Clues: a runaway • very important • unable to change • to be made up of • an ironclad Union warship • not eager to do something • a tax on people's earnings • a place where guns are stored • making it easy for something to happen • to withdraw from membership in a group • government by consistent of the governed • a war between people of the same country • ...
CIVIL WAR PUZZLE 2023-02-17
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- discrimination of a certain race or community
- a person who healed people in battle
- a march to the Sea that was a military campaign of the American Civil War
- a fort that confederates tried to invade
- a general increase in prices
- to block or seal off
- a ship the enters and leaves a blockade port
- someone who is owned by another person
- A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
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- the general for the union
- a slave who escaped and bought the slave owners house
- illegally importing or exported goods
- general for the confederates
- the president during the civil war.
- people who FOUGHT in the war
- the point on the end of a gun
16 Clues: to block or seal off • the general for the union • a general increase in prices • general for the confederates • people who FOUGHT in the war • the point on the end of a gun • the president during the civil war. • a person who healed people in battle • illegally importing or exported goods • someone who is owned by another person • a fort that confederates tried to invade • ...
Topic 8 Crossword 2023-05-04
Across
- a fort in south carolina that was the site of an attack by the african american 54th massachusetts regiment in 1863
- a war between people of the same country
- a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- an 1862 civil war battle in virginia; important for the confederacy
- the bipartisan antislavery party founded in the United States in 1848 to keep slavery out of the western territories
- a tax on people’s earnings
- proslavery bands from missouri who ofter battled anitislavery forces in kansas
- an 1863 civil war battle in virgina; important victory for the confederacy
- a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the union
- an agreement over slavery by which California joined the Union as a free state and a strict fugitive slave law was passed
- to be made fun of
- an agreement, proposed in 1819 by Henry Clay, to keep the number of slave and free states equal
- unable to be changed
- something that comes before or is
- having to do with the most important part of an idea or of something
- to keep in an existing state
- government by consent of the governent
- making it easy for something to happen
- not eager to do something
- an 1862 civil war battle in tennessee that ended in a union victory
- a slave state that remained in the union during the civil war
- an 1863 declaration by presidant lincoln freeing enslaved african american in confederate territory
- an 1863 Civil War battle in Pennsylvania that ended in a Union victory and stopped the confederate invasion of the north
- the first major battle of the civil war; fought in virginia in 1861; also called the battle of manassas
- an african american unit in the union army
- to find an answer or solution to something
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- a type of warfare in which small, informal mlitary groups, use suprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
- to withdraw from membership in a group
- the right not to be held in prison whithout first being changed with a specific crime
- an ironclad union warship
- the speech made by president lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
- a political party established in the united states in 1854 with the goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories
- a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
- to prove something by being an example of it
- a person who dies for his or her beliefs
- betrayal of or action against one’s country
- very important
- to suggest something for people to consider
- an 1854 law that etablished the territories of nebraska and kansas, giving the settlers of each territory the right of popular sovereignty to decide on the tissue of slavery
- to suggest something without saying it directly or plainly
- a runaway
- an ironclad warship used by the confederates in an attempt to break the union blockade
- a Virginia town that was the site of the confederate surrender in 1865
- - to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops in order to force it to surrender
- an 1857 Supreme quart case that brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories
- an 1862 civil war battle in maryland; also called the battle of sharpsburg battle of fredericksburg - an 1862 civil war battle in virginia; one of the union’s worst defeats
- one of two acts passed in 1793 and 1850 that provided for the capture and return of fugitive slaves
- the failed confederate charge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- agreeing or accepting something without arguing about it
- a place where guns are stored
- to publicaly state that some action or person is wrong or bad
51 Clues: a runaway • very important • to be made fun of • unable to be changed • an ironclad union warship • not eager to do something • a tax on people’s earnings • to keep in an existing state • a place where guns are stored • something that comes before or is • to withdraw from membership in a group • government by consent of the governent • making it easy for something to happen • ...
America the Story of Us: Civil War 2023-06-16
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- The first national cemetery for soldiers was at ____________.
- Sherman's tactics of total war have won out and helps secure the election of ___________.
- Within a week of the Civil War ending, Lincoln is _____________.
- Within 6 months, General Lee has ___________; the rebellion is over.
- The Emancipation Proclamation abolishes slavery in the ___________ Southern States.
- More often than not, the result of a direct hit is __________________.
- Clara Barton goes on to found the American ________________.
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- The Civil War was the first __________ war because it took place after the Industrial Revolution.
- Many of the operations conducted by army surgeons are ___________.
- Never again will politicians be able to fight wars without _________ support.
- The ____________ is America's first tool of mass communication.
- The _________ is one of Lincoln's hidden weapons in the war.
- Large numbers of women sign up as battlefield _________________.
- Like Twitter today, the telegraph needs only ____________ to send massages.
- The spread of portable _____________ means gory images of the battlefield.
15 Clues: The _________ is one of Lincoln's hidden weapons in the war. • Clara Barton goes on to found the American ________________. • The first national cemetery for soldiers was at ____________. • The ____________ is America's first tool of mass communication. • Large numbers of women sign up as battlefield _________________. • ...
Start of the Civil War, Cubed Crossword 2021-04-08
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- Name of the fort attacked by the South in the attack that started the Civil War
- Also called complete warfare, this war strategy was based around destroying everything your enemy had
- General of the Union forces in the first attack of the Civil War
- Lincoln's secretary and first employee
- A firing of weapons to honor fallen soldiers
- Name of the country formed by the states that seceded
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- Main cause of the Civil War, causing it to be a fight against freedom
- President of the country formed by the Southern states
- First state to secede
- Name for states in between the North and South
- Main opponent to Lincoln in the election
11 Clues: First state to secede • Lincoln's secretary and first employee • Main opponent to Lincoln in the election • A firing of weapons to honor fallen soldiers • Name for states in between the North and South • Name of the country formed by the states that seceded • President of the country formed by the Southern states • ...
Mini Civil War Crossword 2024-04-24
Across
- What was the longest battle of the civil War?
- What battle had to free Union soldiers?
- Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
- What was the bloodiest battle of the civil War?
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- Which battle of the Civil War made the Union retreat?
- Which battle was the first to use ironclad?
- Which battle did the Union capture New Orleans?
- What battle took the Mississippi River?
8 Clues: What battle had to free Union soldiers? • What battle took the Mississippi River? • Which battle was the first to use ironclad? • What was the longest battle of the civil War? • Which battle did the Union capture New Orleans? • What was the bloodiest battle of the civil War? • Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War? • ...
Reconstruction 2023-10-10
Across
- abolished slavery
- Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
- restored full rights to people of the south and supported by Democrats
- overrode Johnson's Veto of Civil Rights Act
- a secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights.
- to over rule
- Ulysses S. _____
- the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
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- Southern whites who supported Republican policy through reconstruction
- A federal agency set up to help former slaves after the Civil War
- States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race.
- northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders during reconstruction
- 1866 - Enacted by radical Congress, it forbade the president from removing civil officers without consent of the Senate. It was meant to prevent Johnson from removing radicals from office. Johnson broke this law when he fired a radical Republican from his cabinet, and he was impeached for this "crime".
- putting death on a person by illegal action called mob
- single crop for big farms
- laws in the south that restricted black rights
- assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- extreme
18 Clues: extreme • to over rule • Ulysses S. _____ • abolished slavery • single crop for big farms • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • overrode Johnson's Veto of Civil Rights Act • laws in the south that restricted black rights • putting death on a person by illegal action called mob • States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race. • ...
Celebrating Juneteenth 2024-06-05
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- Before Juneteenth became a national holiday, _______ celebrations were taking place across the country for decades.
- Nearly 200,000 ______ soldiers fought in the American Civil War.
- The _______ Amendment outlawed slavery.
- The Emancipation Proclamation was signed ___ years into the Civil War.
- The first ____ night services were held by African Americans on "Freedom's Eve,” which took place on Dec. 31, 1862.
- The first slaves were freed upon executive order on _____ 1, 1863.
- Who is widely regarded as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth?”
- Which president signed the Emancipation Proclamation into law?
- The American Civil War was waged between ______ and Confederate soldiers.
- Juneteenth is observed to honor the date that all slaves — even those being held in ________ – learned they were free from slavery.
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- a special announcement
- Which president made Juneteenth a federal holiday?
- Celebrating Juneteenth each year preserves Black ________.
- Before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and enforced, American slaves were subject to ____ slavery.
- The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the “______” states of the Confederacy.
- Advocates for ________ demanded for the end of slavery in the United States.
- Juneteenth is a celebration of _________.
17 Clues: a special announcement • The _______ Amendment outlawed slavery. • Juneteenth is a celebration of _________. • Which president made Juneteenth a federal holiday? • Celebrating Juneteenth each year preserves Black ________. • Who is widely regarded as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth?” • Which president signed the Emancipation Proclamation into law? • ...
Civil War Battle 2021-05-19
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- There are alot of __ Happening in the Civil War.
- who was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army?
- Who was the most honored women in American history?
- Who was an American Confederate general?
- How many soldiers were killed,wounded in the summer of 1864?
- What did soldiers build to keep warm?
- Who was a hero against slavery?
- Who was the 16th president of the united states?
- What is the other flag americans didnt use in war?
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- What is the american battle flag?
- What was Stonewall´s real name?
- What was a very bloody war?
- Who helped supply soldiers in battle, they worked as spys,and medical care?
- Who was "an instrument of God¨?
- what battle lasted from june 25 to july 1st?
- The Battle of Gaines'Mill.
- Whats the another name for the Battle of First Manassas?
- What another name for Cedar Creek?
- What was the warships they used to battle against their enemies?
- Who won the battle of Shiloh?
20 Clues: The Battle of Gaines'Mill. • What was a very bloody war? • Who won the battle of Shiloh? • What was Stonewall´s real name? • Who was "an instrument of God¨? • Who was a hero against slavery? • What is the american battle flag? • What another name for Cedar Creek? • What did soldiers build to keep warm? • Who was an American Confederate general? • ...
Civil War Terms 2021-10-12
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- march to the ___: march of General Sherman's troops from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying everything in their path to break the Confederates' will
- _____ war: the concept of treating civilians as combatants
- paper money issued by the US Treasury to help finance the war effort
- slaves who sought protection behind Union lines
- 16th President of the United States
- Ulysses S. ______: Union General
- General who marched from Atlanta to Savannah using the scorched-earth campaign
- the Confederacy's first President
- conscription
- _________ compromise: included a constitutional amendment to protect slavery
- King ______ the confederate belief that cotton was so important to the British and French economies that they would provide aid to the Confederacy
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- war and peace ______: this party split over whether to continue fighting until the rebellion was put down or to negotiate a peace treaty
- a legal writ requiring authorities to justify the arrest of an individual
- ______ war: requires all of a society's resources
- _____-earth campaign in the Shenandoah valley by Union troops where they destroyed the farms of those who aided Confederate raiders
- ________ Proclamation: issued by Abraham Lincoln that made slavery illegal in all states outside of the Union
- Union general who failed to capture Richmond
- ________ Republicans: members of the Republican party who were bitterly opposed to slavery and used wartime legislation to destroy it
- Robert E ___: Confederate general
19 Clues: conscription • Ulysses S. ______: Union General • the Confederacy's first President • Robert E ___: Confederate general • 16th President of the United States • Union general who failed to capture Richmond • slaves who sought protection behind Union lines • ______ war: requires all of a society's resources • _____ war: the concept of treating civilians as combatants • ...
Civil War Causes 2021-12-09
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- The 24 states that stayed belonged to which side?
- president-thought leaving would be a bad choice
- 1832,place of Nullification Crisis
- The 10th_____ reason the S left the Union
- 1820, The _____Compromise
- The _______(KS)-Nebraska act gave states a choice
- 1860-1861, How many states seceded or left?
- issue that divided north and south
- any____state could be a slave state
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- Abolitionists were for or against slavery
- place where the war began, April 1861
- _____Virginia-a border state
- 1803, bought from France
- In 1860, a presidential election took place.
- another word for tax
- Secede means to enter or leave?
- _____Scott decision-slaves could not be citizens
- for every free state a ______state joined
- favored the north
19 Clues: favored the north • another word for tax • 1803, bought from France • 1820, The _____Compromise • _____Virginia-a border state • Secede means to enter or leave? • issue that divided north and south • 1832,place of Nullification Crisis • any____state could be a slave state • place where the war began, April 1861 • Abolitionists were for or against slavery • ...
The Civil War 2021-12-28
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- allowed Lincoln to keep the moral high ground.
- This peace treaty added California to the Union.
- Economic superhighway to the Hudson river that spurs development in the North
- The Lone Star representing its 10 years as an independent sovereign state before being admitted to the Union in 1845.
- Warfare that targets civilian resources & infrastructure.
- Denied trade & resources to the CSA.
- Bloodiest day in American history.
- Battle in 1862 that changed how people perceived the nature of the Civil War.
- Border between Texas & Mexico.
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- Site of the assassination that would throw the Reconstruction effort into chaos.
- First state to secede.
- Famous military general-"nobody from nowhere", loves cigars.
- Here, Lincoln gave speech that redefined the war with a higher purpose of preservation of democracy.
- Event of psychological terror designed to destroy the will to fight.
- Commander of the Confederate States Army.
- Final surrender.
- Fuels the industrial revolution & increases available working hours.
- Capital of the Confederacy.
- Unified around the issue of opposing the expansion of slavery in new territories.
19 Clues: Final surrender. • First state to secede. • Capital of the Confederacy. • Border between Texas & Mexico. • Bloodiest day in American history. • Denied trade & resources to the CSA. • Commander of the Confederate States Army. • allowed Lincoln to keep the moral high ground. • This peace treaty added California to the Union. • ...
Civil War: trends 2018-05-13
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- A core motivator when fighting someone who has taken something you loved.
- Child soldiers miss out on the joys of _______.
- Physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
- To survive life as a refugee _________ is key.
- Rehabilitation centers let boys know they are at ___ during the war.
- being who or what a person or is.
- A child like trait lost at the hands of war.
- Something that must be fought for during the war. Many people do not get to keep it.
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- After experiencing trauma, ________ is necessary to return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
- When rebels exit a village they leave it....
- The people you are closest to.
- Lieutenants will use ________ to win the loyalty of their squadron.
- being in a place or situation that is separate from others, mentally and/or physically.
- When rebels or the military need more soldiers.
- Soldiers use drugs to _______.
- To live through a war victims think only of ________.
- fear destroys ________ between people.
- different villages and towns Shun them in the midst of a war.
- War and violence take away people's ability to choose their own...
19 Clues: The people you are closest to. • Soldiers use drugs to _______. • being who or what a person or is. • fear destroys ________ between people. • When rebels exit a village they leave it.... • A child like trait lost at the hands of war. • To survive life as a refugee _________ is key. • When rebels or the military need more soldiers. • ...
Civil War: trends 2018-05-13
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- A core motivator when fighting someone who has taken something you loved.
- Child soldiers miss out on the joys of _______.
- Physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
- To survive life as a refugee _________ is key.
- Rehabilitation centers let boys know they are at ___ during the war.
- being who or what a person or is.
- A child like trait lost at the hands of war.
- Something that must be fought for during the war. Many people do not get to keep it.
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- After experiencing trauma, ________ is necessary to return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
- When rebels exit a village they leave it....
- The people you are closest to.
- Lieutenants will use ________ to win the loyalty of their squadron.
- being in a place or situation that is separate from others, mentally and/or physically.
- When rebels or the military need more soldiers.
- Soldiers use drugs to _______.
- To live through a war victims think only of ________.
- fear destroys ________ between people.
- different villages and towns Shun them in the midst of a war.
- War and violence take away people's ability to choose their own...
19 Clues: The people you are closest to. • Soldiers use drugs to _______. • being who or what a person or is. • fear destroys ________ between people. • When rebels exit a village they leave it.... • A child like trait lost at the hands of war. • To survive life as a refugee _________ is key. • When rebels or the military need more soldiers. • ...
Civil War: trends 2018-05-13
Across
- The people you are closest to.
- To live through a war victims think only of ________.
- Rehabilitation centers let boys know they are at ___ during the war.
- Child soldiers miss out on the joys of _______.
- When rebels or the military need more soldiers.
- Something that must be fought for during the war. Many people do not get to keep it.
- A core motivator when fighting someone who has taken something you loved.
- To survive life as a refugee _________ is key.
- different villages and towns Shun them in the midst of a war.
- being in a place or situation that is separate from others, mentally and/or physically.
- being who or what a person or is.
Down
- When rebels exit a village they leave it....
- A child like trait lost at the hands of war.
- Lieutenants will use ________ to win the loyalty of their squadron.
- Physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
- After experiencing trauma, ________ is necessary to return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
- War and violence take away people's ability to choose their own...
- Soldiers use drugs to _______.
- fear destroys ________ between people.
19 Clues: The people you are closest to. • Soldiers use drugs to _______. • being who or what a person or is. • fear destroys ________ between people. • When rebels exit a village they leave it.... • A child like trait lost at the hands of war. • To survive life as a refugee _________ is key. • Child soldiers miss out on the joys of _______. • ...
The Civil War 2014-03-09
Across
- Who was President during the Civil War?
- What Union general captured Atlanta?
- Which general was very cautious?
- What started the Civil War?
- What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write about slavery?
- What was the South's main source of income?
- What did the 13th amendment abolish?
- What were the northern states called?
- Who was the President of the South?
- Who made the first factory?
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- Which was the bloodiest one day battle?
- What were the southern states called?
- Who invented the cotton gin?
- Which side had better generals like Lee?
- Who was the South's best general?
- What was the capitol of the Confederacy?
- What was the first battle?
- Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
- Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
19 Clues: What was the first battle? • What started the Civil War? • Who made the first factory? • Who invented the cotton gin? • Which general was very cautious? • Who was the South's best general? • Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? • Who was the President of the South? • What Union general captured Atlanta? • What did the 13th amendment abolish? • What were the southern states called? • ...
Civil War Review 2024-01-03
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- This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
- This event led to South Carolina's secession.
- This freed all enslaved peoples in the areas that were still in open rebellion.
- This battle gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River.
- In this speech, Lincoln pushed for reunification and the reconstruction of the South in a spirit of “malice toward none; with charity for all.”
- Leader of the Confederate army.
- This battle destroyed the last major transportation hub in the South.
- This is the single bloodiest day of the Civil War.
- This battle was a Confederate victory. It shocked the North and proved that the fight ahead would be difficult.
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- The Confederacy surrendered to the Union here in April of 1865.
- This speech explained why the North should continue to fight for the fallen and to help preserve “…government of the people, by the people, and for the people…”
- This Union strategy intended to cut off the South's ability to move and resupply.
- Lincoln suspended this as a way to control Confederate sympathizers in the North.
- First battle of the Civil War. It was a victory for the South.
- President of the Confederacy.
- This was the first state to secede from the Union.
- Leader of the Union army. He was given command after the battle of Vicksburg.
- This general is known for his "Total War" approach and his March to the Sea.
- President of the Union.
19 Clues: President of the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • Leader of the Confederate army. • This event led to South Carolina's secession. • This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. • This was the first state to secede from the Union. • This is the single bloodiest day of the Civil War. • First battle of the Civil War. It was a victory for the South. • ...
the civil war 2022-10-26
Across
- the north side
- northerner who moves south to make money
- black men can vote
- whites who killed blacks (klan)
- 10% plan from lincoln
- slaves who work plantations
- unions war strategy
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- the president at this time
- segregated races
- were the war began
- after the civil war
- wants to punish southerners
- 50% of voters must take the oath of allegiance
- what soldiers ate
- the south side
- robert e lee
- took office after abraham
- southerner who supports the union
- laws passed in the south to limit the rights of blacks
19 Clues: robert e lee • the north side • the south side • segregated races • what soldiers ate • were the war began • black men can vote • after the civil war • unions war strategy • 10% plan from lincoln • took office after abraham • the president at this time • wants to punish southerners • slaves who work plantations • whites who killed blacks (klan) • southerner who supports the union • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-03-06
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- by a popular vote in June of 1866
- A tax planed on imported or exported goods:
- These...along with shortage of basic supplies made life difficult at home.
- Trying to enforce the blockade Union forces occupied?
- To date, the Constitution had been amended about 400?
- Texas did not suffer the?
- Their goals were to restore democratic control of the South and to keep former slaves powerless
- Arose between people who supported the Confederacy.
- rights rights belonging to all citizens
- On 4/15/1865 Abraham Lincoln?
- refusal by a head of government to sign a bill passed by the legislature:
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- after the war Texas still felt and had multiple affects of the...
- action to stop transportation of goods or people into or out of an area:
- Major General David E. Twiggs was asked ton surrender the troops and?
- A person who punishes criminals or takes control without authority to do so:
- refugees
- A series of amendments that was
- Texans voted in great numbers for?
- Soon after Lincoln was elected South Carolina was first to?
- A U.S...reduced the sale of farm products, and etc.
20 Clues: refugees • Texas did not suffer the? • On 4/15/1865 Abraham Lincoln? • A series of amendments that was • by a popular vote in June of 1866 • Texans voted in great numbers for? • rights rights belonging to all citizens • A tax planed on imported or exported goods: • Arose between people who supported the Confederacy. • A U.S...reduced the sale of farm products, and etc. • ...
Civil War 38 2024-06-07
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- - The sealing off of a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- - Early type of machine gun.
- - Steep slope or cliff used for defense.
- - Rank or title awarded for bravery.
- - Not diminishing or fading, often used to describe loyalty or spirit.
- - A casing containing a bullet and gunpowder for firearms.
- - Great joy, often after a victory.
- - The leader of military forces.
- - The detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation.
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- - Place where sick or wounded soldiers are treated.
- - To defeat or frustrate by greater skill in movement or strategy.
- - Person who studies or writes about history.
- - A person with full powers to negotiate on behalf of their government.
- - The side of a military formation.
- - Medal or award given for bravery in battle.
- - Simultaneous discharge of artillery or gunfire.
- - Fighter employing irregular tactics, often behind enemy lines.
- - Soft, boggy ground that gives way underfoot; difficult situation.
- - Large-caliber guns used in warfare.
19 Clues: - Early type of machine gun. • - The leader of military forces. • - The side of a military formation. • - Great joy, often after a victory. • - Rank or title awarded for bravery. • - Large-caliber guns used in warfare. • - Steep slope or cliff used for defense. • - Person who studies or writes about history. • - Medal or award given for bravery in battle. • ...
Civil War Review 2025-04-14
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- famous all black regiment that led the assault on Fort Wagner
- troops marched to the sea destroying everything in their path
- series of attacks in the North to disrupt suppy lines
- killed by friendly fire during the war
- formal withdrawl of a state from the Union
- responsible for victories at Shiloh and the Overland Campaign
- freed slaves in rebelling states
- conductor on the Underground Railroad
- Amendment, abolished slavery in the United States
- 3 day battle that was the turning point in the war
- capital of the Confederacy
- victory here gave the Union control of a major river
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- famous author and orator who fought for abolition of slavery
- River mentioned in 18 across
- Union plan to squeeze the South to death
- famous Civil War nurse and founder of the Red Cross
- assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- battle of a small Confederate fort in Texas against a much larger Union army
- site of Robert E. Lee's surrender
19 Clues: capital of the Confederacy • River mentioned in 18 across • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • freed slaves in rebelling states • site of Robert E. Lee's surrender • conductor on the Underground Railroad • killed by friendly fire during the war • Union plan to squeeze the South to death • formal withdrawl of a state from the Union • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-11-11
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- racist laws that governed the conduct of free African Americans
- an act that basically allowed southerners to kidnap African Americans. ........ slave act
- color of the Confederate soldiers
- the president that succeeded Lincon after his assanation
- a racist oginization that wore pointy white hats, KKK
- the first battle of the civil war, only a horse dies
- a short and famous address given by lincon
- a scare tactic to convince people to vote a certain way that is now a federal crime
- He was predisdent 1861-1865
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- a mix between indentured servitude and slavery that tied people to land that they did not own, and were paid with a share of the crops
- a farm in the south that had slaves working the land
- the name of a supreme court case that upheld lousiana law that said "Seprate but equal" plessy v .......
- Jefferson Davis was president of this southern government (Pro-Slave)
- color of the union soldiers
- this state held the Confederate capital of Richmond
- the first state to succeed
- a way that stopped poor people specifically african Americans from voting
- the name of when a state left the union
- General Lee's plans for were discovered in this before the battle of Antietam
19 Clues: the first state to succeed • color of the union soldiers • He was predisdent 1861-1865 • color of the Confederate soldiers • the name of when a state left the union • a short and famous address given by lincon • this state held the Confederate capital of Richmond • a farm in the south that had slaves working the land • the first battle of the civil war, only a horse dies • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-05-20
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- A medical method that was used on soldiers to prevent deadly infections from spreading
- A nurse nicknamed "The angel on the battlefield" because she brought supplies to soldiers in battle
- A non-perishable cracker made of only flour and water
- Pro-slavery states with less advanced economy and poor military
- Troops trained to fight on horseback
- A lead hollow bullet with grooves that made it quicker and deadlier than a typical lead ball used in battle
- Granted slaves freedom in Confederate states if they returned to the union
- A medicine that was used to treat gangrene
- A label used by soldiers so their bodies can be identified if they're killed
- Anti-slavery states with advanced economy and military
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- A form of quick transportation mainly in the North
- A soldier that is wounded or killed in battle
- A form of quick communication using electrical pulses
- The act of preserving bodies of soldiers after death
- The state of being forced servitude to another person
- To leave or withdraw; Eleven southern states__from the union
- A person who wanted to stop slavery
- A Confederate general for the United States army during the civil war
- A multibarrel, rotating, and Crank operated machine gun that was similar to modern day machine guns
19 Clues: A person who wanted to stop slavery • Troops trained to fight on horseback • A medicine that was used to treat gangrene • A soldier that is wounded or killed in battle • A form of quick transportation mainly in the North • The act of preserving bodies of soldiers after death • A non-perishable cracker made of only flour and water • ...
Women Who dare 2025-04-01
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- Lawyer and former United States Representative
- Holocaust
- Nucleons
- Famous singer
- Slavery
- First Lady of the United States
- Nasa
- Number two on billboard 200 and three grammy nominations
- Plants
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- Bus, civil rights
- Pakistani Education Activist
- Civil Rights
- China World War 2
- Most Grammy nominations in a single year
- First to win Nobel Price in Arab world
- Australia Runner
- Tenis
- Barbadian singer
18 Clues: Nasa • Tenis • Plants • Slavery • Nucleons • Holocaust • Civil Rights • Famous singer • Australia Runner • Barbadian singer • Bus, civil rights • China World War 2 • Pakistani Education Activist • First Lady of the United States • First to win Nobel Price in Arab world • Most Grammy nominations in a single year • Lawyer and former United States Representative • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2018-05-21
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- Southern whites who supported republican policy throught reconstruction
- Took over the presidency from Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated.
- General of the Confederacy
- Slave states that remained in the Union
- A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
- Laws written to separate blacks and whites in public areas
- Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- President of the Confederacy
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- The bloodiest day of the Civil War.
- Amendment that Abolished Slavery
- A secret society of white Southerners in the United States that terrorized black people.
- Helped Union send battle information.
- Northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders during reconstruction
- War between the North and South.
- the northern states during the American Civil War
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- Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
- He was the leading Union general and the 18th President of the United States
- A system in which landowners leased a few acres of land to farmworkers in return for a portion of their crops
- A school to educate black students on learning how to support themselves and prosper
- Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
- 19th president of the united states
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- Ships made of iron
- To leave or withdraw
25 Clues: Ships made of iron • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • Amendment that Abolished Slavery • War between the North and South. • 19th president of the united states • The bloodiest day of the Civil War. • Helped Union send battle information. • Slave states that remained in the Union • ...
US History Final (1) 2025-05-11
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- first billionaire in history
- president during WWII
- this battle saw the bloodiest day in the Civil War
- U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater
- concrete barrier built to keep people in East Berlin
- Mark Twain was the most famous ______ of the Gilded Age
- making public accusations without evidence
- president who emphasized "rugged invidualism"
- U.S. project to build the first atomic bomb
- president who organized the Camp David Accords
- president during the 9/11 attacks
- these American citizens were put in internment camps during WWII
- Richard Nixon was the only president to do this
- first state to grant women voting rights
- type of gardens planted by Americans during WWI
- youngest elected president
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- name given to Churchill, FDR, and Stalin
- writers and journalists who criticized the evils of society
- ended by the Compromise of 1877
- Robert E. Lee was the president of this
- Pacific battle in which the U.S. destroyed Japan's navy
- marked the beginning of the Civil War
- George H.W. Bush launched this war
- "Buffalo Bill" Cody popularized this
- organization created from Wilson's Fourteen Points
- Brown v. Board desegregated these
- the Truman Doctrine pledged help countries resist this
- capital city of the Confederacy
- president who dropped atomic bombs on Japan
- Union general put in charge of the West during the Civil War
- note that proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the U.S.
- 25% of Americans were ______ during the Great Depression
32 Clues: president during WWII • youngest elected president • first billionaire in history • ended by the Compromise of 1877 • capital city of the Confederacy • Brown v. Board desegregated these • president during the 9/11 attacks • George H.W. Bush launched this war • "Buffalo Bill" Cody popularized this • U.S. strategy in the Pacific Theater • marked the beginning of the Civil War • ...
Presidents of the United States 2025-05-09
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- US foreign policy to stay out of world affairs before WWII
- Trade agreement signed in 1994
- The president between 1981-1989
- Big WWII invasion in 1944
- A global War the U.S participated in 1941
- The scientist behind the atomic bomb project
- A WWII general who became US president in the 1950's
- War protested heavily in the 1960's
- The first African American president
- President during the Civil War
- The president that was involved in the 9 11 attack
- The second city in Japan to get hit by an atomic bomb in WWII
- Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
- Military alliance the US helped start in 1949
- Colonists loyal to Britain during the Revolution
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- The terrorist group that hijacked four planes in 2001
- President assassinated in 1963
- Wrote the Declaration of Independence
- The great one began in 1929
- The first baby boomer president
- The first president of the U.S.
- President who ended WW!! with atomic bombs
- A harbor attacked by Japan in 1941
- The War that gave the U.S. its freedom
- US vs Soviet Union standoff
- The First city in Japan to get hit by an atomic bomb
- President during the Great Depression and WWII
- Explorer of Civil Rights leader assassinated in 1968
- US invaded this country in 2003
- The president that resigned after the Watergate scandal
30 Clues: Big WWII invasion in 1944 • The great one began in 1929 • US vs Soviet Union standoff • President assassinated in 1963 • Trade agreement signed in 1994 • President during the Civil War • The president between 1981-1989 • The first baby boomer president • The first president of the U.S. • US invaded this country in 2003 • A harbor attacked by Japan in 1941 • ...
Civil Rights Movement Review 2023-11-19
Across
- The Fifteenth Amendment states that the right of people to ____ cannot be denied because of their race
- Support for the Civil Rights Movement increased after the brutal murder of Emmett ______.
- Time period from the end of the Civil War (1865) to 1877 in which the country tried to rebuild itself after the Civil War and promote the rights of African Americans
- This Constitutional amendment outlawed slavery
- "_________ tests" often had unclear questions with possible multiple meanings (ambiguity) to try to disqualify certain people from voting
- ___________ Clauses were parts of laws that exempted people from "literacy tests" and poll taxes if their male ancestors had the ability to vote before the Civil War
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- This form of media became popular after World War II; it helped spread awareness of issues going on.
- The decision in the 1954 court case ______ v. Board of Education stated that the logic of "Separate but equal" was not practical
- Denial of mortgages to a particular neighborhood
- This organization was formed to help African Americans obtain equal rights and treatment
- The decision in the 1896 court case Plessy v. Ferguson was that "_______ but equal" was legal
- Sit-ins, the Selma March, the 1963 March on Washington, Freedom Rides, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott were all examples of non-violent methods for _______.
- The 1964 Civil Rights Act made racial ______________ in public places illegal.
- The Fourteenth Amendment states that people are entitled to _____ protection of the laws
- After 1877, states in the South passed laws to try to ______ the rights of African Americans by developing rules and tactics that would attempt to scoot around the protections promised in the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
- The public killing of an individual who has not received any due process
- The _____ Book was created to help inform African Americans of places they could go
- The Little ____ Nine integrated a high school in Arkansas as the US Army protected their entrance into the building
18 Clues: This Constitutional amendment outlawed slavery • Denial of mortgages to a particular neighborhood • The public killing of an individual who has not received any due process • The 1964 Civil Rights Act made racial ______________ in public places illegal. • The _____ Book was created to help inform African Americans of places they could go • ...
Civil Rights Movement Review 2023-11-19
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- The Fifteenth Amendment states that the right of people to ____ cannot be denied because of their race
- Support for the Civil Rights Movement increased after the brutal murder of Emmett ______.
- Time period between the end of the Civil War (1865) and 1878 in which the country tried to rebuild itself after the Civil War and help African Americans gain rights
- This Constitutional amendment outlawed slavery
- "_________ tests" often had unclear questions with possible multiple meanings (ambiguity) to try to disqualify certain people from voting
- ___________ Clauses were parts of laws that exempted people from "literacy tests" and poll taxes if their male ancestors had the ability to vote before the Civil War
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- This form of media became popular after World War II; it helped spread awareness of issues going on.
- The decision in the 1954 court case ______ v. Board of Education stated that the logic of "Separate but equal" was not practical
- Denial of mortgages to a particular neighborhood
- This organization was formed to help African Americans obtain equal rights and treatment
- The decision in the 1896 court case Plessy v. Ferguson was that "_______ but equal" was legal
- Sit-ins, the Selma March, the 1963 March on Washington, Freedom Rides, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott were all examples of non-violent methods for _______.
- The 1964 Civil Rights Act made racial ______________ in public places illegal.
- The Fourteenth Amendment states that people are entitled to _____ protection of the laws
- After 1877, states in the South passed laws to try to ______ the rights of African Americans by developing rules and tactics that would attempt to scoot around the protections promised in the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
- The public killing of an individual who has not received any due process
- The _____ Book was created to help inform African Americans of places they could go
- The Little ____ Nine integrated a high school in Arkansas as the US Army protected their entrance into the building
18 Clues: This Constitutional amendment outlawed slavery • Denial of mortgages to a particular neighborhood • The public killing of an individual who has not received any due process • The 1964 Civil Rights Act made racial ______________ in public places illegal. • The _____ Book was created to help inform African Americans of places they could go • ...
Project G-8 T-8 2023-05-05
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- an African American unit in the Union army
- Not eager to do something
- To prove something by being an example of it
- an 1863 declaration by President Lincoln freeing enslaved African Americans in Confederate territory
- an 1863 Civil War battle in Pennsylvania that ended in a Union victory and stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
- A slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War
- to suggest something without saying it directly or plainly
- a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- a runaway
- Unable to be changed
- A betrayal of or action against one's country
- An 1863 Civil War battle in Virginia; important victory for the Confederacy
- Agreeing or accepting something without arguing about it
- a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
- to withdraw from membership in a group
- An ironclad Union warship
- one of two acts passed in 1793 and 1850 that provided for the capture and return of fugitive slaves
- an agreement, proposed in 1819 by Henry Clay, to keep the number of slave and free states equal
- To publicly state that some action or person is wrong or bad
- having to do with the most important part of an idea or of something
- An 1862 Civil War battle in Virginia; one of the Union's worst defeats
- the speech made by President Lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
- Proslavery bands from Missouri who often battled antislavery forces in Kansas
- something that comes before or is introductory to something
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- the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
- An 1862 Civil War battle in Tennessee that ended in a Union victory
- a Virginia town that was the site of the Confederate surrender in 1865
- very important
- a fort in South Carolina that was the site of an attack by the African American 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863
- a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
- to find an answer or solution to something
- the failed Confederate charge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- 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
- An ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break the Union blockade.)
- A political party established in the United States in 1854 with the goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories
- A place where guns are stored
- to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops in order to force it to surrender
- an agreement over slavery by which California joined the Union as a free state and a strict fugitive slave law was passed
- to suggest something for people to consider
- A person who dies for his or her beliefs
- An 1857 Supreme Court case that brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories
- A type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
- To keep in an existing state
- the bipartisan antislavery party founded in the United States in 1848 to keep slavery out of the western territories
- Making it easy for something to happen
- government by consent of the governed
- The first major battle of the Civil War; fought in Virginia in 1861; also called the Battle of Manassas.)
- An 1862 Civil War battle in Maryland; also called the Battle of Sharpsburg
- a tax on people's earnings
- To be made up of
- a war between people of the same country
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 • to withdraw from membership in a group • Making it easy for something to happen • A person who dies for his or her beliefs • ...
Projcet T-9-V 2023-05-09
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- A tax on people's earnings
- The speech made by President Lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
- The failed Confederate charge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- An 1863 Civil War battle in Virginia; important victory for the Confederacy
- One of two acts passed in 1793 and 1850 that provided for the capture and return of fugitive slaves
- An 1862 Civil War battle in Virginia; one of the Union's worst defeats.)
- Proslavery bands from Missouri who often battled antislavery forces in Kansas
- The first major battle of the Civil War; fought in Virginia in 1861; also called the Battle of Manassas
- Not eager to do something
- A runaway
- A betrayal of or action against one's country.)
- A law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
- Very important
- Unable to be changed.)
- To find an answer or solution to something
- Agreeing or accepting something without arguing about it.)
- To surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops in order to force it to surrender
- A person who dies for his or her beliefs.)
- A northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
- To keep in an existing state.)
- An ironclad Union warship.)
- Having to do with the most important part of an idea or of something
- The bipartisan antislavery party founded in the United States in 1848 to keep slavery out of the western territories
- A rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- An 1862 Civil War battle in Tennessee that ended in a Union victory.)
- Making it easy for something to happen.)
- A slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War.)
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- A type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
- A place where guns are stored.)
- To withdraw from membership in a group
- An 1862 Civil War battle in Maryland; also called the Battle of Sharpsburg.)
- An 1863 Civil War battle in Pennsylvania that ended in a Union victory and stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
- Government by consent of the governed
- A war between people of the same country
- A political party established in the United States in 1854 with the goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories
- A fort in South Carolina that was the site of an attack by the African American 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863
- 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
- An African American unit in the Union army
- The right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
- An 1863 declaration by President Lincoln freeing enslaved African Americans in Confederate territory
- An 1857 Supreme Court case that brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories
- An agreement over slavery by which California joined the Union as a free state and a strict fugitive slave law was passed
- To prove something by being an example of it
- An agreement, proposed in 1819 by Henry Clay, to keep the number of slave and free states equal
- A Virginia town that was the site of the Confederate surrender in 1865
- To suggest something without saying it directly or plainly
- An ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break the Union blockade.)
- To be made up of.)
- Something that comes before or is introductory to something
- To suggest something for people to consider
- To publicly state that some action or person is wrong or bad.)
51 Clues: A runaway • Very important • To be made up of.) • Unable to be changed.) • Not eager to do something • A tax on people's earnings • An ironclad Union warship.) • To keep in an existing state.) • A place where guns are stored.) • Government by consent of the governed • To withdraw from membership in a group • A war between people of the same country • ...
Civil war choice board crossword puzzle 2025-04-30
Across
- to charge a government official with a crime
- a soldier that is wounded or killed during the battle
- when part of the country breaks off from the rest of the country
- the name given to the states that stayed loyal to the united states government
- The government selects people to serve in the military
- forced separation of the races
- a war strategy to destroy enemies resources
- a war between two regions or groups within a nation
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- someone who joined the movement to end slavery
- when enslaved people are freed
- one of the bloodiest battles in the civil war
- the rebuilding of the war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the union after the civil war
- the murder of an important leader
- a group of states the left the united states to make their own country
- a warship that is fully covered in iron
15 Clues: when enslaved people are freed • forced separation of the races • the murder of an important leader • a warship that is fully covered in iron • a war strategy to destroy enemies resources • to charge a government official with a crime • one of the bloodiest battles in the civil war • someone who joined the movement to end slavery • ...
civil war 2023-03-02
7 Clues: a large farm • big weapons used in war • the north in the civil war • a metal ship in the civil war • the south during the civil war • someone who is against slavery • a Northerner who moved to the south after civil war
Establishing Communist Party control, 1917–24: the creation of a one-party state and the party congress of 1921; the nature of government under Lenin; the growing centralisation of power. 2020-04-13
Across
- what was one of the Bolshevik's main rivals?
- what event allowed Lenin to establish communist control over the whole of Russia?
- what was created in December 1917 known as the Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage?
- what were peasants rebelling against in Tambov?
- who was the leader of the Red Army?
- who did Lenin rely on to reach decisions during the Civil War?
- what economic policy was introduced in 1921?
- what caused the Bolsheviks to lose the Soviet elections in April and May 1918?
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- who were the two moderates in the Bolshevik party?
- what system did Lenin use to fill posts in the party?
- what was the new Russian cabinet called?
- who did the Communists fight against in the Civil War?
- what was introduced in 1921 that tightened Lenin's control?
- how was the control of the economy centralised during the Civil War?
- what was the period known as in which the Red army carried out numerous atrocities?
- what did Lenin close by force in January 1918?
- what did Lenin pass that allowed him to establish control?
17 Clues: who was the leader of the Red Army? • what was the new Russian cabinet called? • what was one of the Bolshevik's main rivals? • what economic policy was introduced in 1921? • what did Lenin close by force in January 1918? • what were peasants rebelling against in Tambov? • who were the two moderates in the Bolshevik party? • ...
Civil War 2023-04-17
10 Clues: free states • Hard workers • slave states • southern states • Northern states • Sharp tools used in War • sharp rounded objects used in war • war type of war that this was all caused in • instrument used to play a tune at the end of the night • what was used after the civil war to make this world better
top 5 and bottom 5 presidents 2023-04-19
Across
- who was the youngest elected president
- who was the oldest elected president
- who was the 18th president
- who was the 25th president
- who avoided labor strikes, most notably negotiating a settlement to the great Coal Strike of 1902
- who was a 5 star general and ended the korean war
- who promoted programs to combat the Great Depression besetting the United States at the time, and defeated Republican incumbent president Herbert Hoover in a landslide
- who wanted to build a wall
- who was a slave owner and was opposed to the idea of Congress restricting slavery in new territories.
- who attempted to appease white Americans by at times professing to take no side on slavery, and at others explicitly siding with slaveholders, inflamed divisions within the country and his own party in the lead-up to the Civil War.
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- what president had 15 children
- who was the 4th president
- who helped shape the office's future role and powers, as well as set both formal and informal precedents for future presidents.
- whos belives caused a pelure to the civil war known has "bleeding kansas"
- who wrote the declaration of independence
- who was the 11th president
- who was the first african american president
- who was the second president of the united states
- who vetoed legislation that Congress passed to protect the rights of those who had been freed from slavery.
- who successfully waged a political struggle and civil war that preserved the Union and ended slavery
20 Clues: who was the 4th president • who was the 18th president • who was the 11th president • who was the 25th president • who wanted to build a wall • what president had 15 children • who was the oldest elected president • who was the youngest elected president • who wrote the declaration of independence • who was the first african american president • ...
Civil War Crossword 2013-04-04
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- seceded group or the South
- crime to help runaway slaves
- two territories can choose side
- general with famous nickname
- to say public
- event that preserved the Union
- protection against unlawful imprison
- leader or general of Union
- a speaker of abolition & woman's suffering
- control their own affairs
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- decide on slavery in area
- event where CA became free Union
- enforced the law
- general (federal) who came in command in 1862
- where first spark of Civil War started
- leaving the Union
- lead a rebellion
- midwesterners who opposed abolition
- to break rules
19 Clues: to say public • to break rules • enforced the law • lead a rebellion • leaving the Union • decide on slavery in area • control their own affairs • seceded group or the South • leader or general of Union • crime to help runaway slaves • general with famous nickname • event that preserved the Union • two territories can choose side • event where CA became free Union • ...
The Civil War 2021-01-06
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- The capital city of the South
- A container that holds water
- The 16th President
- A muzzleloading gun
- Confederates gained control of Mississippi
- limits the power of the Federal government
- To separate from the Union
- Northern States
- killed by his own troops in Gettysburg
- The capital city of the North
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- The Southern States
- A women's tightly fitted undergarment
- A person that fights for slaves freedom
- Town that the National Cemetery is in
- Led a confederate charge in Gettysburg
- President of the South
- Where the first shot was fired that began the Civil War
- The treatment of people as property
- Confederate General in charge at Gettysburg
19 Clues: Northern States • The 16th President • The Southern States • A muzzleloading gun • President of the South • To separate from the Union • A container that holds water • The capital city of the South • The capital city of the North • The treatment of people as property • A women's tightly fitted undergarment • Town that the National Cemetery is in • ...
Civil war crossword 2022-05-20
Across
- This battle occurred after the war had officially ended
- The first state to secede from the union
- The __________ Address
- Where general grant surrendered
- Union forces went on a 37 day march through 3 states
- An anti-slavery book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- The last state to secede from the union
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- would allow union to be able to reach the South Side Railroad
- Outbreaks of violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces
- Made the north realize the war would not end quickly
- which side had the most casualties
- The president at the time of the war
- A raid done by John Brown to start a slave revolt
- which side had the least casualties
- a series of seven battles over seven days from June 25 to July
- First firing of the civil war
- Gave the union control of the Mississippi River
- Bloodiest Day in American History
- the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River
19 Clues: The __________ Address • First firing of the civil war • Where general grant surrendered • Bloodiest Day in American History • which side had the most casualties • which side had the least casualties • The president at the time of the war • The last state to secede from the union • The first state to secede from the union • Gave the union control of the Mississippi River • ...
Civil War Vocab 2024-02-14
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- troops on horseback
- an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler.
- a place where guns are stored
- the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- an alliance of independent state or nation
- a fortified building or strategic position
- a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
- a sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
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- in a way resembling or suggesting death; as if dead.
- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
- a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
- the shutting of a part to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
- relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.
- Soldiers marching or fighting on foot.
- a person who wanted to end slavery.
- A person killed or injured in a war or accident
- compulsory recruitment for military service.
- to withdraw from membership in a group
- the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation
20 Clues: troops on horseback • a place where guns are stored • a person who wanted to end slavery. • Soldiers marching or fighting on foot. • to withdraw from membership in a group • an alliance of independent state or nation • a fortified building or strategic position • compulsory recruitment for military service. • A person killed or injured in a war or accident • ...
Civil War 1 2020-03-26
Civil War Crossword 2024-03-21
Across
- General of Army of the Potomac for North
- Assassinated Lincoln
- Freed slaves in Confederate states
- President of the Confederacy
- movement to end slavery
- secret routes escaping slaves traveled on
- Place the Confederacy surrendered
- General of Army of Northern Virginia for South
- Freed all slaves
- battle that began the Civil War
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- Victory that gave Union control of Mississippi River
- Led the March to the Sea
- Union plan to capture Richmond, blockade Southern ports and control Mississippi River
- escaped slave who wrote North Star
- President of the Union
- 1st African American Medal of Honor winner
- North attempted to capture Richmond but were pushed back while spectators watched
- Bloodiest day of the war. Licoln issued Emancipation Proclamation after
- bloodiest battle of war. Turning point battle
19 Clues: Freed all slaves • Assassinated Lincoln • President of the Union • movement to end slavery • Led the March to the Sea • President of the Confederacy • battle that began the Civil War • Place the Confederacy surrendered • escaped slave who wrote North Star • Freed slaves in Confederate states • General of Army of the Potomac for North • secret routes escaping slaves traveled on • ...
Civil War 2024-04-25
11 Clues: Union State • __ of Vicksburg • Confederate state • Based on industry • Long warm summers • Battle with the most casualties • Commanding general for the Union • Way of transportation for the North • U.S. President during the Civil War • Most brutal battle of the Civil War • Result of the Monitor v.Merrimack battle
Civil War Crossword 2023-03-06
Across
- by a popular vote in June of 1866
- A tax planed on imported or exported goods:
- These...along with shortage of basic supplies made life difficult at home.
- Trying to enforce the blockade Union forces occupied?
- To date, the Constitution had been amended about 400?
- Texas did not suffer the?
- Their goals were to restore democratic control of the South and to keep former slaves powerless
- Arose between people who supported the Confederacy.
- rights rights belonging to all citizens
- On 4/15/1865 Abraham Lincoln?
- refusal by a head of government to sign a bill passed by the legislature:
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- after the war Texas still felt and had multiple affects of the...
- action to stop transportation of goods or people into or out of an area:
- Major General David E. Twiggs was asked ton surrender the troops and?
- A person who punishes criminals or takes control without authority to do so:
- refugees
- A series of amendments that was
- Texans voted in great numbers for?
- Soon after Lincoln was elected South Carolina was first to?
- A U.S...reduced the sale of farm products, and etc.
20 Clues: refugees • Texas did not suffer the? • On 4/15/1865 Abraham Lincoln? • A series of amendments that was • by a popular vote in June of 1866 • Texans voted in great numbers for? • rights rights belonging to all citizens • A tax planed on imported or exported goods: • Arose between people who supported the Confederacy. • A U.S...reduced the sale of farm products, and etc. • ...
The Civil War 2014-03-09
Across
- What was the first battle?
- What was the South's main source of income?
- Who invented the cotton gin?
- Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
- Which side had better generals like Lee?
- What were the southern states called?
- Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
- What did the 13th amendment abolish?
- Which general was very cautious?
- Who made the first factory?
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- What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write about slavery?
- Who was the South's best general?
- Who was the President of the South?
- What were the northern states called?
- What was the capitol of the Confederacy?
- What started the Civil War?
- What Union general captured Atlanta?
- Who was President during the Civil War?
- Which was the bloodiest one day battle?
19 Clues: What was the first battle? • What started the Civil War? • Who made the first factory? • Who invented the cotton gin? • Which general was very cautious? • Who was the South's best general? • Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? • Who was the President of the South? • What Union general captured Atlanta? • What did the 13th amendment abolish? • What were the northern states called? • ...
The Civil War 2014-03-09
Across
- Which was the bloodiest one day battle?
- What was the capitol of the Confederacy?
- Who made the first factory?
- Who was the South's best general?
- What were the southern states called?
- What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write about slavery?
- Who invented the cotton gin?
- Who was the President of the South?
- What was the first battle?
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- Which side had better generals like Lee?
- Who was President during the Civil War?
- Which general was very cautious?
- What Union general captured Atlanta?
- What started the Civil War?
- Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
- What was the South's main source of income?
- Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
- What did the 13th amendment abolish?
- What were the northern states called?
19 Clues: What was the first battle? • What started the Civil War? • Who made the first factory? • Who invented the cotton gin? • Which general was very cautious? • Who was the South's best general? • Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? • Who was the President of the South? • What Union general captured Atlanta? • What did the 13th amendment abolish? • What were the southern states called? • ...
civil war crossword 2022-01-24
Across
- where the first casualty of the war where
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port. Border states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
- states that were on the fence about slavery
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- condition in which one human being was owned by another
- main cause of death
- a nickname for the south
- - A term meaning "before war"
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
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- a nickname given to northeners who were against the war.
- A wave of forced recruitment
- an attempt to stop people and supplies going in or out of port.
- President at the time
- people from Ireland and disliked by Americans for not adopting the American lifestyle
- dying in a battle
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- Group of leaving states
- Deadly disease that claimed millions in hospitals
- Group of staying states
20 Clues: dying in a battle • main cause of death • President at the time • Group of leaving states • Group of staying states • a nickname for the south • A wave of forced recruitment • - A term meaning "before war" • where the first casualty of the war where • states that were on the fence about slavery • Deadly disease that claimed millions in hospitals • ...
The Civil War 2022-05-04
Across
- What was the South's main source of income?
- Which current state was not part of the Northwest Territory?
- What were the northern states called?
- What was the antislavery political party that ran John Fremont in the 1856 presidential election?
- With 23,000 casualties, what was the bloodiest one-day battle in US history?
- After claiming victory, what Union general suffered a humiliating defeat at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run?
- Who's military genius and personality is often credited with holding the Confederate Army together?
- Which side preferred stronger state government and less federal government?
- What Union general captured Atlanta?
- Who was elected president of the united states in 1860?
- Where did the civil war start?
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- What was the nickname for the Northern Peace Democrats who opposed Lincoln and the War?
- What were the southern states called?
- who led the ill-fated confederate charge on the third day of the battle of Gettysburg?
- Where did Sherman march to from Atlanta while burning and destroying property on the way?
- Who was the first Union general over the Army of the Potomac?
- Who gained the nickname "Stonewall" in the battle bull run
- What was the Federal Governments chief source of income?
- Which side was against high tariffs
- Who was the Confederacy's famous calvary commander that gathered the information to help win the Seven Days Battle?
20 Clues: Where did the civil war start? • Which side was against high tariffs • What Union general captured Atlanta? • What were the southern states called? • What were the northern states called? • What was the South's main source of income? • Who was elected president of the united states in 1860? • What was the Federal Governments chief source of income? • ...
Civil War Vocab 2022-05-12
Across
- reward or payment
- the granting of a pardon to a large number of persons
- decree issued by president by lincoln freeing enslaved people...
- to place within a trench
- stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river
- a strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military
- to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
- the side or edge of a military formation
- a system of selecting people for required military service
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- where the civil war started
- a legal writ, or order, that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court
- a warship equipped with iron plating for protection
- paper money issued by the US government
- the period of rebuilding the south & readmitting Southern states into the union
- to unite, or to blend into a united whole
- refusal to give up
- dishonest or illegal actions
- to reject or defeat something that has already been decided
- a soldier who is killed wounded, captured, or missing in battle
19 Clues: reward or payment • refusal to give up • to place within a trench • where the civil war started • dishonest or illegal actions • paper money issued by the US government • the side or edge of a military formation • to unite, or to blend into a united whole • a warship equipped with iron plating for protection • the granting of a pardon to a large number of persons • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-09-26
Across
- Who won the election of 1864
- The Union General
- Won the Civil War
- Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
- What Battle was on September 17, 1862
- Number of Confederate States
- One of Lincoln’s First Generals, overly cautious
- The fight to end slavery
- Robert E. Lee’s “perfect battle”
- President of the Confederacy
- First Battle
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- Where General Lee Surrendered
- Added Missouri to the Union as a slave state
- Slave who was taught to read by owner, led a revolt that killed 60+ people including his owner
- Established populer sovereignty in new states
- The South General
- He inspired the Rebel Yell
- Required Americans to return any African American who had escaped enslavement to his owner
- President of The Union
- Crazy Union Colonel/General
20 Clues: First Battle • The Union General • Won the Civil War • The South General • President of The Union • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • The fight to end slavery • He inspired the Rebel Yell • Crazy Union Colonel/General • Who won the election of 1864 • Number of Confederate States • President of the Confederacy • Where General Lee Surrendered • Robert E. Lee’s “perfect battle” • ...
The Civil War 2024-04-18
Across
- Confederate general who lived at Arlington
- Union general famous for his march through Georgia
- Number days the Battle of Gettysburg lasted
- Confederate general from Pulaski, TN
- Union general who later became president
- Union naval officer from Knoxville, TN
- Union general in command at Nashville
- President of the Confederacy
- Union commander twice who ran for president
- Site of 2 battles near DC
- Winfield Scott's plan to defeat the South
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- President of the United States
- Union commander at New Orleans
- Tennessee battle that was the bloodiest at its time
- Initials of Confederate general Beaurgard
- Confederate general called Lee's right arm
- Lincoln's Secretary of State who purchased Alaska
- Union general nicknamed "Old Brains"
- Confederate general who was pushed off Lookout Mtn.
19 Clues: Site of 2 battles near DC • President of the Confederacy • President of the United States • Union commander at New Orleans • Confederate general from Pulaski, TN • Union general nicknamed "Old Brains" • Union general in command at Nashville • Union naval officer from Knoxville, TN • Union general who later became president • Initials of Confederate general Beaurgard • ...
Civics Quiz #5 ?'s 65-80 2024-09-18
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- She fought for women’s rights (8 letters) [77]
- Pen name or ghost name used by writers of the Federalist Papers (7 letters) [67]
- The year the Constitution was written (4 digits) [66]
- Almanac written by Benjamin Franklin (10 letters) [68]
- President during World War I (6 letters) [79]
- Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention (8 letters) [68]
- The main cause of the Civil War (7 letters) [74]
- A writer of the Federalist Papers, first name James (7 letters) [67]
- The U.S. diplomat who started the first free libraries (9 letters) [68]
- The territory bought from France in 1803 (10 letters) [71]
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- The side Abraham Lincoln preserved during the Civil War (5 letters) [75]
- President during World War II (9 letters) [80]
- The war between the North and the South in the U.S. (9 letters) [73]
- A writer of the Federalist Papers, last name John (3 letters) [67]
- The President who freed the slaves (7 letters) [75]
- The war fought by the U.S. from 1914-1918 (9 letters) [78]
- First President of the United States (9 letters) [70]
- Document that freed the slaves in the Confederacy (12 letters) [76]
- A writer of the Federalist Papers, first name Alexander (8 letters) [67]
- The document written at the Constitutional Convention (13 letters) [65]
20 Clues: President during World War I (6 letters) [79] • President during World War II (9 letters) [80] • She fought for women’s rights (8 letters) [77] • The main cause of the Civil War (7 letters) [74] • The President who freed the slaves (7 letters) [75] • First President of the United States (9 letters) [70] • The year the Constitution was written (4 digits) [66] • ...
Civil War: trends 2018-05-13
Across
- The people you are closest to.
- To live through a war victims think only of ________.
- Rehabilitation centers let boys know they are at ___ during the war.
- Child soldiers miss out on the joys of _______.
- When rebels or the military need more soldiers.
- Something that must be fought for during the war. Many people do not get to keep it.
- A core motivator when fighting someone who has taken something you loved.
- To survive life as a refugee _________ is key.
- different villages and towns Shun them in the midst of a war.
- being in a place or situation that is separate from others, mentally and/or physically.
- being who or what a person or is.
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- When rebels exit a village they leave it....
- A child like trait lost at the hands of war.
- Lieutenants will use ________ to win the loyalty of their squadron.
- Physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
- After experiencing trauma, ________ is necessary to return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
- War and violence take away people's ability to choose their own...
- Soldiers use drugs to _______.
- fear destroys ________ between people.
19 Clues: The people you are closest to. • Soldiers use drugs to _______. • being who or what a person or is. • fear destroys ________ between people. • When rebels exit a village they leave it.... • A child like trait lost at the hands of war. • To survive life as a refugee _________ is key. • Child soldiers miss out on the joys of _______. • ...
Civil War Battles 2023-03-23
Across
- Who won the Presidential election of 1864
- Union general who followed Lee into Pennsylvania
- Supreme commander of the Confederate forces
- Number of years the war lasted
- Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- One of the last battles of the war, crippled the confederate war effort
- River that was essential to control as it split the South in two
- Turning point of the war, decisive Union victory
- First true battle of the war after Sumter, indicated that the war would be long and bloody
- Confederate general who led a disastrous charge at Gettysburg
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- Union general who sieged Atlanta and marched through Georgia
- Commander of the army of the Potomac, stopped Lee at Antietam
- Kind of surrender Grant demanded at Fort Donelson
- Gettysburg _________, issued by Lincoln in November
- Proclamation issued after the Union army stopped Lee at Sharpsburg
- President of the Confederacy
- Nickname of Lee's best general who died at Chancellorsville
- Fortress along the Mississippi that Grant laid siege to
- Union general who made a name for himself at Fort Donelson
19 Clues: President of the Confederacy • Number of years the war lasted • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Who won the Presidential election of 1864 • Supreme commander of the Confederate forces • Union general who followed Lee into Pennsylvania • Turning point of the war, decisive Union victory • Kind of surrender Grant demanded at Fort Donelson • ...
Civil War Crossword 2017-05-10
Across
- Spanish speaking southwesterners.
- The _th amendment abolished slavery.
- I worked in the underground railroad and later became a spy.
- Also known as the peoples party.
- I was the first president assassinated.
- Black soldiers.
- Other name for farmers.
- The_age hid poverty and corrupt politics.
Down
- I assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
- The battle of_was the bloodiest war in history.
- A machine that produces electric current.
- Organizations owned by its members.
- People who donated large sums to charity.
- I earned the nick name unconditional surrender.
- I created the monopoly.
- Hebrews led out of slavery.
- Thomas Edison created me because, he wanted light.
- A piece of land with a house on it.
- Known as the patrons of husbandry.
19 Clues: Black soldiers. • I created the monopoly. • Other name for farmers. • Hebrews led out of slavery. • I assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • Also known as the peoples party. • Spanish speaking southwesterners. • Known as the patrons of husbandry. • Organizations owned by its members. • A piece of land with a house on it. • The _th amendment abolished slavery. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2017-09-18
Across
- the slave state that has the Ohio River
- president of Confederate States
- the loud aggressive voice of the 2 Great Abolitionists
- union fort in South Carolina
- amendment that got rid of slavery
- the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- military arsenal in West Virginia
- the line that has free states up north and slave states down south
- the best south confederate general
- north's plan to blockade the South's trade
Down
- a euphemism for slavery and its economic ramifications in the American South
- law in when any runaway slave is returned and cannot testify for themselves
- separation of powers between the state and national government
- the quiet voice of the 2 Great Abolitionists
- semi-illiterate slave who led a rebellion that killed 54 white men
- first state to leave the US
- a personal possession/Dred Scott
- where Nat Turner recruited men for his rebellion
- year in when Lincoln was elected
19 Clues: first state to leave the US • union fort in South Carolina • president of Confederate States • the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • a personal possession/Dred Scott • year in when Lincoln was elected • amendment that got rid of slavery • military arsenal in West Virginia • the best south confederate general • the slave state that has the Ohio River • ...
Civil War Battle 2021-05-19
Across
- Whats the another name for the Battle of First Manassas?
- Who was an American Confederate general?
- What did soldiers build to keep warm?
- What was Stonewall´s real name?
- There are alot of __ Happening in the Civil War.
- Who was the most honored women in American history?
- what battle lasted from june 25 to july 1st?
- What is the other flag americans didnt use in war?
- What is the american battle flag?
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- The Battle of Gaines'Mill.
- Who was "an instrument of God¨?
- What another name for Cedar Creek?
- Who helped supply soldiers in battle, they worked as spys,and medical care?
- How many soldiers were killed,wounded in the summer of 1864?
- Who was the 16th president of the united states?
- Who was a hero against slavery?
- What was the warships they used to battle against their enemies?
- Who won the battle of Shiloh?
- who was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army?
- What was a very bloody war?
20 Clues: The Battle of Gaines'Mill. • What was a very bloody war? • Who won the battle of Shiloh? • Who was "an instrument of God¨? • Who was a hero against slavery? • What was Stonewall´s real name? • What is the american battle flag? • What another name for Cedar Creek? • What did soldiers build to keep warm? • Who was an American Confederate general? • ...
Civil War & Reconstruction 2022-05-24
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- lincoln's political party
- president of the confederate states of america
- gave lincoln advantage in transporting troops & supplies
- helped organize the underground railroad
- succeeded lincoln
- lincoln's proclamation freed the slaves
- northern economy based on manufacturing
- first battle of the civil war
- this amendment made slavery illegal
- derogatory term used for northern businesses that moved to the south during reconstruction
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- founded the american red cross
- location of john brown's raid
- laws that facilitated segregation
- won the 1860 presidential election
- states that remained loyal to usa
- lincoln used this to communicate with his generals
- another term for the southern economy based on farming
- to separate
- marched from atlanta to the atlantic & used the strategy of total war
19 Clues: to separate • succeeded lincoln • lincoln's political party • location of john brown's raid • first battle of the civil war • founded the american red cross • laws that facilitated segregation • states that remained loyal to usa • won the 1860 presidential election • this amendment made slavery illegal • lincoln's proclamation freed the slaves • ...
Civil War Crossword :^) 2019-06-11
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- Grant Surrounded the city
- Conflit from 1861 to 1865
- Made slavery illegal in the South
- First to secede.
- Turning point of the war
- North didnt get bridges
- General of the South
- President of the Confederacy
- Stonewall Jackson got his name here
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- Someone who wanted to abolish slavery
- The general at Fort Sumter
- Capital of the South
- Stonewalk Jackson is killed after this battle
- let states decide on slavery
- Number of boarder states
- Had a larger industry
- Better military leaders
- General during Battle of Richmond
- won the election of 1860
19 Clues: First to secede. • Capital of the South • General of the South • Had a larger industry • North didnt get bridges • Better military leaders • Number of boarder states • Turning point of the war • won the election of 1860 • Grant Surrounded the city • Conflit from 1861 to 1865 • The general at Fort Sumter • let states decide on slavery • President of the Confederacy • ...
Civil War 3 2024-06-05
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- - Nickname for General Thomas Jackson.
- - Most common type of bullet used.
- - Major battle in Western Theater.
- - Confederate ironclad, also known as the Virginia.
- - Amendment granting equal protection under the law.
- - Location of a notable 1864 Union defeat in North Carolina.
- - Agency established to assist freed people.
- - Military theorist whose writings influenced Civil War strategies.
- - Lincoln's assassin.
- - Confederate general known for his cavalry operations.
- - Famous Union ironclad ship.
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- - Important Virginia waterway.
- - Battle also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks.
- - Battle with significant Union casualties.
- - Confederate general known for a failed charge at Gettysburg.
- - Union colonel who defended Little Round Top at Gettysburg.
- - Northerners who went South for economic or political gain after the war.
- - Abolitionist who published 'The Liberator'.
- - South's main cash crop.
19 Clues: - Lincoln's assassin. • - South's main cash crop. • - Famous Union ironclad ship. • - Important Virginia waterway. • - Most common type of bullet used. • - Major battle in Western Theater. • - Nickname for General Thomas Jackson. • - Battle with significant Union casualties. • - Agency established to assist freed people. • - Abolitionist who published 'The Liberator'. • ...
The Civil War 2024-02-29
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- Call troops together for inspection
- Using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports
- A person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War
- To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
- To cause something to continue without changing
- A local law or piece of legislation
- The forced enrollment of people into the military service
- To make payment for something
- A member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
- As a whole or in general
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- A coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric
- Focus on the interests of ones region
- The civilian world in wartime
- Of central importance
- Drug used for fighting malaria and others fevers
- The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers
- The System by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region
- Free from outside control; self-governing
- To break apart or fall down suddenly
19 Clues: Of central importance • As a whole or in general • The civilian world in wartime • To make payment for something • Call troops together for inspection • A local law or piece of legislation • To break apart or fall down suddenly • Focus on the interests of ones region • A coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric • Free from outside control; self-governing • ...
Civil War Project 2024-04-11
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- A law that states if you have 20 or more slaves you are exempt from fighting in the war
- Where the first shots were fired
- An African American nurse during the Civil War
- Confederate Capital
- A raid led by an all black regiment and Harriet Tubman in SC
- What women would become to help the war
- Confederate President
- Where the Union was located
- A port the Union had control of the entire war
- Union General
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- Two battles were held here, the second was bloodier than the first
- Confederate President
- Where the Confederacy located
- How Union classified African Americans, to keep them from being taken.
- An all black Union regiment
- Union Capital
- Confederate General
- Last battle before surrender
- What young boys and men would do during the war
- A plan used by the Union to wrap around the South
20 Clues: Union Capital • Union General • Confederate Capital • Confederate General • Confederate President • Confederate President • An all black Union regiment • Where the Union was located • Last battle before surrender • Where the Confederacy located • Where the first shots were fired • What women would become to help the war • An African American nurse during the Civil War • ...
US1A - Civil War 2025-02-05
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- New political party dedicated to anti-expansion of slavery.
- Led a "March to the Sea" burning everything in his wake.
- The most basic cause of the Civil War.
- Those states that did not join the Confederacy but were adjacent to it.
- Ultimate victorious general of the Union.
- _____ Proclamation that freed slaves in the Confederacy.
- Type of tax the North used to pay for the war.
- _____ Slave Act
- Winners
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- South _____ was the first state to secede
- New holiday celebrating when African Americans discovered that slavery was over.
- Name for the southern states that seceded and fought the North
- Riots in NYC and elsewhere opposed to being forced to serve in this.
- Successful and audacious leading general of the Confederacy.
- Profession that became more associated with women.
- Lee invaded this Pennsylvania town to get global support for the Confederacy.
- _____ Tom's Cabin
- Location of the Confederacy's surrender.
- His presidential election prompted the South to secede
19 Clues: Winners • _____ Slave Act • _____ Tom's Cabin • The most basic cause of the Civil War. • Location of the Confederacy's surrender. • South _____ was the first state to secede • Ultimate victorious general of the Union. • Type of tax the North used to pay for the war. • Profession that became more associated with women. • His presidential election prompted the South to secede • ...
Crucigrama by xusto 2016-05-19
25 Clues: flag • army • fair • navy • judge • judge • peace • court • power • equal • abuse • fight • weapon • defend • justice • abolish • victory • cruelty • freedom • politics • democracy • oppressed • civil war • government • dictatorship
Béla (Zoltán) 8 Apr 2025 2025-04-07
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- - értelmiség
- ..., eggplant - padlizsán
- - gyümölcskosár
- - zsálya
- - zeller
- ... worker - építőmunkás
- - pont
- war - polgárháború
- ... tomato - koktélparadicsom
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- - kerítés
- ... pub - romkocsma
- - petrezselyem
- football ... - focipálya
- ... house - sorház
- - fejes saláta
- - kőműves
- - csalán
- - retek
- ... Friday - nagypéntek
- - nádfedeles
20 Clues: - pont • - retek • - csalán • - zsálya • - zeller • - kerítés • - kőműves • - értelmiség • - nádfedeles • - petrezselyem • - fejes saláta • - gyümölcskosár • ... house - sorház • war - polgárháború • ... pub - romkocsma • ... Friday - nagypéntek • football ... - focipálya • ... worker - építőmunkás • ..., eggplant - padlizsán • ... tomato - koktélparadicsom
Chapter 17 Crossword 2017-05-03
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- What's an example of a prison location in the North?
- Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
- The civil war caused a _______ in industry.
- Where did the South surrender to the North?
- What town was known for having a large supply of shoes?
- What's a tax on earnings?
- After the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans could ______ in war.
- Which amendment made slavery illegal?
Down
- Who killed Lincoln?
- What proclamation freed all slaves in the Confederate territory? (just the first word)
- who were lincoln's main opponents? Copperheads
- What's another name for cash payments?
- What's another name for the draft?
- what unit of the Massachusetts Regiment insisted on fighting without pay?
- The civil war ___________ the nation.
15 Clues: Who killed Lincoln? • What's a tax on earnings? • Who won the battle of Gettysburg? • What's another name for the draft? • The civil war ___________ the nation. • Which amendment made slavery illegal? • What's another name for cash payments? • The civil war caused a _______ in industry. • Where did the South surrender to the North? • ...
The Civil War 2023-10-13
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- Formal separation from an alliance or federation.
- A reformer who favors putting an end to slavery.
- Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection.
- The United States
- Of or occurring between or among citizens of the state.
- A war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy.
- The state of being allied
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- The authority of a state to govern another state.
- Freedom from slavery.
- a statement that is emphatic and explicit.
- To lie in the outbreak of the Civil War
- A term meaning "before war"
- Condition in which one human being was owned by another.
- To give over
- A custom that has been an important feature of some group.
15 Clues: To give over • The United States • Freedom from slavery. • The state of being allied • A term meaning "before war" • To lie in the outbreak of the Civil War • a statement that is emphatic and explicit. • A reformer who favors putting an end to slavery. • The authority of a state to govern another state. • Formal separation from an alliance or federation. • ...
The civil war 2024-05-24
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- The name of the union commander in chief
- the Confederate general
- most battles happen in this area
- the capital of the Confederacy
- Lincolns main goal for the war
- the speech Lincoln spoke for two minutes
- The last name of the confederate leader
- the first major battle of the civil war
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- The emancipation proclamation ended this in the south
- The name of the place we're Lee surrenderd
- The initials of the state to secede first
- The side that won the battle of gettysburg
- Soldeirs died to this more than gunfire
- the deadliest battle in the civil war
- the last name of the union general that marched to the seas
15 Clues: the Confederate general • the capital of the Confederacy • Lincolns main goal for the war • most battles happen in this area • the deadliest battle in the civil war • Soldeirs died to this more than gunfire • The last name of the confederate leader • the first major battle of the civil war • The name of the union commander in chief • the speech Lincoln spoke for two minutes • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2018-05-21
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- Amendment that Abolished Slavery
- Took over the presidency from Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated.
- Northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders during reconstruction
- General of the Confederacy
- Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- Slave states that remained in the Union
- President of the Confederacy
Down
- War between the North and South.
- Laws written to separate blacks and whites in public areas
- A school to educate black students on learning how to support themselves and prosper
- 19th president of the united states
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- A secret society of white Southerners in the United States that terrorized black people.
- The bloodiest day of the Civil War.
- A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
- He was the leading Union general and the 18th President of the United States
- Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
- A system in which landowners leased a few acres of land to farmworkers in return for a portion of their crops
- Ships made of iron
- To leave or withdraw
- Southern whites who supported republican policy throught reconstruction
- the northern states during the American Civil War
- Helped Union send battle information.
25 Clues: Ships made of iron • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • War between the North and South. • Amendment that Abolished Slavery • 19th president of the united states • The bloodiest day of the Civil War. • Helped Union send battle information. • Slave states that remained in the Union • ...
Civil War and the Reconstruction Assessment 2023-09-06
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- Ended slavery in confederate states
- Government based on consent of the people.
- When one part of a country that wants to become independent, like the South during the U.S. Civil War.
- Granted African American men the right to vote.
- Members of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks.
- To provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- Goal was to preserve the Union
- system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- Made travel westward quicker and more efficient in the 1800s.
Down
- Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
- Separated the sticky seeds from the fibers in short-staple cotton
- A network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South.
- War in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy.
- Abolished Slavery
- Required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
- Union
- Confederacy
- Segregation and disenfranchisement laws
- Granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States,"
- President during the Reconstruction
21 Clues: Union • Confederacy • Abolished Slavery • Goal was to preserve the Union • Ended slavery in confederate states • President during the Reconstruction • Segregation and disenfranchisement laws • Government based on consent of the people. • The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War • Granted African American men the right to vote. • ...
Crossword 2023-05-25
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- there was a pre proclamation before the emancipation proclamation
- Accepted African Americans from across the north
- A town where lee withdrew his army too, and then surrendered.
- A major battle that had lasted 3 days.
- south printed money so a rise in price occurred
- Suggesting without stating or expressing it
- Freed enslaved African Americans
- In 1862 one of the unions worst defeat in the civil war.
- basically they didn’t want to go against their own self interest
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- having a important meaning or value
- General George Pickett lead 15,000 men in a charge in a open field
- The unions Ironclad to counter the Virginia
- Showed someone what it does
- Known as Battle Sharps-burg by the confederates
- Not wanting to do something, Union army did not want to go offensive
- to make have a trial or jury before being out in jail
- Jackson was accidentally killed by friendly confederate sentry
- to pay for the war, people had a tax on their income
- The First Ironclad ship
- Lincoln gave this speech after Picketts charge
- Surrounding the enemy force and bombard and blockade till they surrender
- Northerners that opposed the use of force to keep the south in the union
- The first Major battle of the civil War
- Getting recruited into the civil war
- Union won major battle, captured a crucial railroad crossing at corinth
- the 54th attacked this placed and was forced to withdraw
26 Clues: The First Ironclad ship • Showed someone what it does • Freed enslaved African Americans • having a important meaning or value • Getting recruited into the civil war • A major battle that had lasted 3 days. • The first Major battle of the civil War • The unions Ironclad to counter the Virginia • Suggesting without stating or expressing it • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-24
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-24
Causes of the Civil War 2021-03-16
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- The ____ states had an economy based on slavery
- major cash crop of the Southern economy
- an agreement reached when both sides make concessions
- Uncle Tom's ______ was an anti-slavery novel
- rights States have the power to nullify or cancel federal law (nullification crisis is an example)
- To cancel or refuse to follow a federal law
- Made it a crime to help runaway slaves
- inventor of the cotton gin
- Northern states
- First state to secede from the Union
- ____ Kansas due to the violence over slavery
- President James ___ failed to deal with secession
- Period of time prior to the Civil War
- To pass a law
Down
- A person who fought to end slavery
- Southern states' name after seceding
- He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act nullified the ___ Compromise
- Last name of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- First shots fired of the Civil War
- Political party united against the spread of slavery
- To withdraw from the United States
- The ____ states had an economy based on industry
- He won the election of 1860
- Known as the "Great Compromiser"
- Political party of Southern states during antebellum
- The main cause of the civil war
- Popular Sovereignty
28 Clues: To pass a law • Northern states • Popular Sovereignty • inventor of the cotton gin • He won the election of 1860 • The main cause of the civil war • He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act • Known as the "Great Compromiser" • A person who fought to end slavery • First shots fired of the Civil War • To withdraw from the United States • Southern states' name after seceding • ...
Chapter 8 - Ranching and Mining 2022-02-07
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- born enslaved and was freed after Civil War
- used to track down and punish wrongdoers
- adventure books sold for a dime and helped spread myths of the Wild West
- staked a claim in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada
- discovery of gold in 1858
- digging deep beneath the surface
- houses where women danced with men for the price of a drink
- increase in wealth and profits
- during the Civil War they were killed in big numbers to feed the armies of the Union and Confederacy
- was a way to block off hundred of square miles
Down
- proved cattle could be driven north to the rail lines and sold for 10 times
- breed descended from Spanish cattle
- there was plenty of gold and silver in
- One of the most legendary boomtowns for mining
- place cowboys drove about 1.5 million cattle
- using shovels and picks to extract deposits of ore
- what people began building after the Civil War
- discovery of gold in the Black Hills and Copper in Montana led to rapid development in
- first elevator
- stray calves with no identifying symbols
- town that rivaled the mining towns in terms of rowdiness
- vast area of grassland owned by the government
22 Clues: first elevator • discovery of gold in 1858 • increase in wealth and profits • digging deep beneath the surface • breed descended from Spanish cattle • there was plenty of gold and silver in • used to track down and punish wrongdoers • stray calves with no identifying symbols • staked a claim in Six-Mile Canyon, Nevada • born enslaved and was freed after Civil War • ...
Standard 2 Review 2023-11-26
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- President during the Indian Removal Act, 'Hero of the Common Man'
- This Amendment gave citizenship to all born in the US
- This act added Nebraska and Kansas, & allowed popular sovereignty to decide slavery
- This former slave sued his master for his freedom and lost
- Time period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War
- This Amendment gave Black men the right to vote
- This Amendment abolished slavery
- Winner of the 1860 Presidential Election
- Added as a free state in the Compromise of 1850, & was the location of the Gold Rush
- This compromise made Missouri a slave state, Maine a free state, & created the 36-30 line
- Name for the North during the Civil War
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- God given right to go West
- Territory purchased from France that doubled the size of the US
- Tribe that was targeted for the Trail of Tears
- This state was the first to secede from the Union
- Trail of ___ was a forced 800 mile journey for Natives to the Oklahoma territory
- Court case ___ v. Georgia, stated only the federal government could make agreements regarding Natives
- Name for the South during the Civil War
- Strong allegiance to one's region or state
- ____ Proclamation freed slaves in rebelling states
20 Clues: God given right to go West • This Amendment abolished slavery • Name for the South during the Civil War • Name for the North during the Civil War • Winner of the 1860 Presidential Election • Strong allegiance to one's region or state • Tribe that was targeted for the Trail of Tears • This Amendment gave Black men the right to vote • ...
End of Year - US History 2023-05-17
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- Civil Rights leader who refused to give up her seat on the bus; led to a bus boycott
- Name of the Hurricane that hit New Orleans
- Invention of the 1920s
- War that was very unpopular in the US; Forrest Gump fought in it
- "Blame the Maine on ______"
- The US joins after Pearl Harbor and it ends with 2 atomic bombs in Japan
- Raiders, Coach Pylant's favorite basketball team
- Civil Rights Leader from Montgomery, Alabama
- Economic system that the USSR had
Down
- Civil Rights leader who fought for Mexican-American workers in California
- Last name of the first black president
- Period of time with flappers and prohibition
- Called "The Great War". The US joins after the Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegram
- Economic system that the USA has
- Period of time where the US economy is at its worse. FDR tries to save it with the New Deal.
- Period of time with robber barons, child labor, and the growth of cities
- Period of time where the US and USSR had tension
- Name of the Cavalry Unit led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War
- Period of time with big changes and Jane Addam's Hull House
- Scandal that involved Richard Nixon
20 Clues: Invention of the 1920s • "Blame the Maine on ______" • Economic system that the USA has • Economic system that the USSR had • Scandal that involved Richard Nixon • Last name of the first black president • Name of the Hurricane that hit New Orleans • Period of time with flappers and prohibition • Civil Rights Leader from Montgomery, Alabama • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2018-05-18
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- General of the Confederacy
- the northern states during the American Civil War
- To leave or withdraw
- A social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
- Laws written to separate blacks and whites in public areas
- Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
- President of the Confederacy
- Took over the presidency from Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated.
- A school to educate black students on learning how to support themselves and prosper
- Northern whites who moved to the south and served as republican leaders during reconstruction
- Slave states that remained in the Union
Down
- Ships made of iron
- Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- He was the leading Union general and the 18th President of the United States
- A system in which landowners leased a few acres of land to farmworkers in return for a portion of their crops
- War between the North and South.
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- Southern whites who supported republican policy throught reconstruction
- The bloodiest day of the Civil War.
- Helped Union send battle information.
- Amendment that Abolished Slavery
- A secret society of white Southerners in the United States that terrorized black people.
- 19th president of the united states
25 Clues: Ships made of iron • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • War between the North and South. • Amendment that Abolished Slavery • The bloodiest day of the Civil War. • 19th president of the united states • Helped Union send battle information. • Slave states that remained in the Union • ...
top 5 and bottom 5 presidents 2023-04-19
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- who was the youngest elected president
- who was the oldest elected president
- who was the 18th president
- who was the 25th president
- who avoided labor strikes, most notably negotiating a settlement to the great Coal Strike of 1902
- who was a 5 star general and ended the korean war
- who promoted programs to combat the Great Depression besetting the United States at the time, and defeated Republican incumbent president Herbert Hoover in a landslide
- who wanted to build a wall
- who was a slave owner and was opposed to the idea of Congress restricting slavery in new territories.
- who attempted to appease white Americans by at times professing to take no side on slavery, and at others explicitly siding with slaveholders, inflamed divisions within the country and his own party in the lead-up to the Civil War.
Down
- what president had 15 children
- who was the 4th president
- who helped shape the office's future role and powers, as well as set both formal and informal precedents for future presidents.
- whos belives caused a pelure to the civil war known has "bleeding kansas"
- who wrote the declaration of independence
- who was the 11th president
- who was the first african american president
- who was the second president of the united states
- who vetoed legislation that Congress passed to protect the rights of those who had been freed from slavery.
- who successfully waged a political struggle and civil war that preserved the Union and ended slavery
20 Clues: who was the 4th president • who was the 18th president • who was the 11th president • who was the 25th president • who wanted to build a wall • what president had 15 children • who was the oldest elected president • who was the youngest elected president • who wrote the declaration of independence • who was the first african american president • ...
Civil War Facts 2018-04-23
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- Surrendered the South.
- Person who is against slavery.
- Called the "Angel of the Battlefields" and founded the American Red Cross.
- Won the war.
- Assassinated President Lincoln.
Down
- Called the "turning point" of the Civil War.
- President of the Confederacy.
- Seceded from the Union.
- President during the Civil War.
- Commander of the Union army.
10 Clues: Won the war. • Surrendered the South. • Seceded from the Union. • Commander of the Union army. • President of the Confederacy. • Person who is against slavery. • President during the Civil War. • Assassinated President Lincoln. • Called the "turning point" of the Civil War. • Called the "Angel of the Battlefields" and founded the American Red Cross.
History crossword 2023-05-09
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- war that was caused by slavery
- Assassinated Lincoln
- 16th president of the US
- General of the confederates
- Made to unify the country
Down
- No settling west of Appalachians
- Bloodiest battle of the civil war
- Wrote the Declaration of Independence
- Conductor in the Underground Railroad
- This is what caused the civil war
10 Clues: Assassinated Lincoln • 16th president of the US • Made to unify the country • General of the confederates • war that was caused by slavery • No settling west of Appalachians • Bloodiest battle of the civil war • This is what caused the civil war • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • Conductor in the Underground Railroad
17 2024-08-11
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- Religious upheaval
- US-Soviet tension
- Great War
- Alcohol ban
- Surprise attack
- Empire collapse
- Global conflict
- Bubonic plague
- Civil War battle
- 60s movement
- Atomic project
- WWI ceasefire
Down
- Divided city
- 1789 uprising
- Middle East conflict
- Manufacturing boom
- London disaster
- First moon walk
- Atomic bomb city
- Cultural rebirth
- 1215 charter
- Colonial protest
- Normandy invasion
- Political scandal
- Shipwreck
25 Clues: Great War • Shipwreck • Alcohol ban • Divided city • 1215 charter • 60s movement • 1789 uprising • WWI ceasefire • Bubonic plague • Atomic project • London disaster • First moon walk • Surprise attack • Empire collapse • Global conflict • Atomic bomb city • Cultural rebirth • Colonial protest • Civil War battle • US-Soviet tension • Normandy invasion • Political scandal • Religious upheaval • Manufacturing boom • ...
American Civil War 2024-11-05
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- What did the Emancipation Proclamation abolish
- Which battle was considered the turning point in the American Civil War
- One cause of the Civil War that the South needed slaves to run while the North had industrialized
- President during the Civil War and was assassinated after General Lee's forces surrendered
- Another cause of the civil war regarding State's rights at the government level
Down
- True or False. The power of the central government was strengthened as a result of the Civil War
- Known in the south as the Battle of Sharpsburg and considered the bloodiest battle ever fought in the history of the United States is also called what
- What Amendment was passed in the aftermath of the Civil War that gave African men the right to vote
- Most controversial cause of the Civil War
9 Clues: Most controversial cause of the Civil War • What did the Emancipation Proclamation abolish • Which battle was considered the turning point in the American Civil War • Another cause of the civil war regarding State's rights at the government level • President during the Civil War and was assassinated after General Lee's forces surrendered • ...
Unit 8 Lesson 1 2024-04-13
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- President Truman's Executive Order 9981 called for equality of _______ and opportunity for all military personnel.
- Truman's decision marked the beginning of the end of segregation in the United States _______.
- African Americans faced widespread discrimination and segregation in various aspects of American society, including employment opportunities in defense _______.
- President Truman's Executive Order 9981 in 1948 ended _______ in the armed forces.
- President Roosevelt's ban on racial discrimination in defense industries represented a significant step forward in the fight against racial _______.
- President Roosevelt's response to mounting pressure from civil rights advocates and African American communities led to the issuance of _______ Order 8802 in 1941.
- Limited job prospects and unequal treatment prompted African American leaders and activists to demand fair treatment and equal _______ for employment.
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- African Americans made invaluable contributions to the war effort through their _______ service and support for war industries.
- Despite facing discrimination and segregation within the armed forces, African American soldiers demonstrated courage, resilience, and _______ on the battlefield.
- The demands of African Americans during World War II reflected the growing momentum of the civil rights movement and paved the way for further progress in the fight for equality and _______.
- The demands of African Americans during World War II played a pivotal role in catalyzing advancements in _______ rights in the United States.
- African American soldiers demonstrated _______ and patriotism on the battlefield despite facing discrimination within the armed forces.
- The experiences of African American soldiers during World War II highlighted the glaring contradiction between fighting for freedom overseas while facing _______ at home.
- President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802 in 1941 prohibited _______ discrimination in defense industries.
- President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802 aimed to ensure _______ and equal opportunities for African Americans in defense industries.
- The demands of African Americans and their service during World War II were instrumental in producing a stimulus for civil rights advancements in the _______.
- President Truman's decision to end segregation in the armed forces represented a significant milestone in the struggle for civil rights and marked the beginning of the end of segregation in the United States _______.
- The experiences of African American soldiers during World War II highlighted the glaring _______ between fighting for freedom overseas and facing oppression at home.
- The Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) was established to ensure _______ with the ban on racial discrimination in defense industries.
- The contributions of African Americans during World War II serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of perseverance and _______ in the pursuit of a more equitable society.
20 Clues: President Truman's Executive Order 9981 in 1948 ended _______ in the armed forces. • Truman's decision marked the beginning of the end of segregation in the United States _______. • President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802 in 1941 prohibited _______ discrimination in defense industries. • ...
The Civil War 2023-09-03
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- This Union nurse went on to form the Red Cross at the end of the Civil War.
- General for the Confederacy who was known for his strong defense (His Nickname)
- President Lincoln gave this speech to dedicate land as a national burial. He felt the speech was insufficient, while historians now claim it is the most important speech in American history.
- The most decisive battle of the Civil War.
- Both Lincoln and Jefferson got rid of this law. The law the protects citizens from being held without being charged with a crime.
- The town in Virginia where Lee surrender the Confederacy to the Union.
- For the first time ever, this was implemented as a way to take a percentage of a persons income for use to pay towards the war.
- A draft that forced men to serve in the military.
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- Union General who defeated the Confederates in their first northern push, but refused to chase after them. Possibly missing a chance to win the war early on. He was later fired by Lincoln (Last Name)
- Union General who captured New Orleans from the Confederacy (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name)
- (First name, Middle Initial, Last name) General who turned down the position of major general for the Union, choosing to lead the Confederacy instead.
- The Federal arsenal that the South fired upon, starting the Civil War.
- The Union General known for his Southern March, capturing Atlanta and turning North to help Grant attack Lee.
- In May of 1863, the Union took this southern fort. Official splitting the Confederacy in half.
- Lincoln issued this, freeing all of the slaves in states in open combat against the Union.
- A General for the Union, who held the nick name of Unconditional Surrender (First name, Middle Initial, Last Name)
- The Union general who led the Union in the most decisive battle of the civil war.
17 Clues: The most decisive battle of the Civil War. • A draft that forced men to serve in the military. • The Federal arsenal that the South fired upon, starting the Civil War. • The town in Virginia where Lee surrender the Confederacy to the Union. • This Union nurse went on to form the Red Cross at the end of the Civil War. • ...
civil war 2018-04-19
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- Pro-slavery group of states
- Abolitionist group of states
- People that are wounded or killed
- 16th USA president
- Condition of being owned by,and forced to work for someone else
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- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- To leave or withdraw
- Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- Ship made of iron
- Where the American civil war began
- A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
12 Clues: Ship made of iron • 16th USA president • To leave or withdraw • Pro-slavery group of states • Abolitionist group of states • People that are wounded or killed • Where the American civil war began • Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare • ...
Civil War 2017-05-03
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- Slave who declared a court case saying that he was a free slave on free soil
- Being owned by, and forced to work for someone else
- States that did NOT support the U.S. government
- Rebellion led by John Brown on a federal arsenal
- President during the Civil War
- To leave or withdraw
- States that supported the U.S. Government
- A battle in 1861 between the North and South
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- General who led the Union in the war
- General who led the Confederacy during the war
- Book written by Harriet Stowe showing the horrors of slavery to the North
- In Kansas, there were violent political protests
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 2021-03-27
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- President during the Civil War
- general of the confederacy
- She led 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
- change to the Constitution (1865) that abolished slavery in US (made it illegal)
- A person who fought to end slavery
- Another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
- the time in which colored people were treated like property
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- separate from union
- The period of time after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back to the Union
- the rights belonging to various states, especially with reference to interpretation of Constitution
- A special order by President Lincoln on January 1st, 1863 declaring slaves in Confederate sates to be free
- July 1st-3rd (1863) Union leaders defeated General Lee. A turning point battle during the Civil War
12 Clues: separate from union • general of the confederacy • President during the Civil War • A person who fought to end slavery • the time in which colored people were treated like property • change to the Constitution (1865) that abolished slavery in US (made it illegal) • the rights belonging to various states, especially with reference to interpretation of Constitution • ...
