civil war Crossword Puzzles
Absolutism, Constitutionalism and Enlightenment Vocabulary 2021-11-30
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- An agreement to follow the laws and accept punishment for crimes.
- A thinker of the Enlightenment who believed that science and reason could work together to improve the lives of people.
- King of France known as the Sun King and model absolute monarch.
- Supporters of a Parliamentary Democracy in the English Civil War.
- Absolute monarch of Russia who tried to apply Enlightenment ideas to Russian society.
- An English king who was beheaded in the English Civil War.
- John Locke's theory that man was shaped by their experiences.
- Name given to French Protestants.
- Belief that the right to rule came from God.
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- Leader of the Commonwealth in England.
- Purpose of life is to bring the greatest happiness to people.
- Argued people were selfish and cruel needing an absolute government.
- Supporters of the Monarchy in the English Civil War.
- This good encouraged the spread of the Enlightenment.
- Palace built by Louis XIV of France.
- Intimate palace built by Frederick II of Prussia.
- Ruling family that came to power after the death of Elizabeth I of England.
- A group of Protestants who wanted to further purify the Catholic Church and remove all traces of Catholicism.
- Compilation of articles published in the Enlightenment that helped to spread ideas.
- Name given to a Russian noble.
20 Clues: Name given to a Russian noble. • Name given to French Protestants. • Palace built by Louis XIV of France. • Leader of the Commonwealth in England. • Belief that the right to rule came from God. • Intimate palace built by Frederick II of Prussia. • Supporters of the Monarchy in the English Civil War. • This good encouraged the spread of the Enlightenment. • ...
Texas History Crossword Creation! 2021-05-05
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- This is when the economy is going up
- This is when a place is beginning to become more urban
- Time after war when a country is rebuilding itself
- The South side of the American Civil War
- Historical site in San Francisco, Texas
- Person who created the first French colony
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- When a place rebels against the government.
- Spanish word for cowboy
- Religious places
- People who sell land to others
- This is when the economy goes down
- The first 300 families Stephen Austin brought to Texas
- An non urbanized place that relies more on agriculture
- The North side of the American Civil War
- A city that relies more on industries
15 Clues: Religious places • Spanish word for cowboy • People who sell land to others • This is when the economy goes down • This is when the economy is going up • A city that relies more on industries • Historical site in San Francisco, Texas • The North side of the American Civil War • The South side of the American Civil War • Person who created the first French colony • ...
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 Vocabulary 2023-02-28
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- negative term given to antiwar northern democrats during the civil war
- to put into action; execute
- confederate war camp in Georgia
- lower in rank or position
- money is given as a reward
- a heavy metal battleship used by both sides
- thick hard crackers
- the last confederate stronghold on the miss.river
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- a gradual natural decrease in number becoming fewer in number
- the seeking and obtaining of food
- TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR
- the surrounding of a place by an army in order to capture it
- to rob of goods by open force
- a unit of paper currency first issued by the fed gov.
- an authoritative command
15 Clues: thick hard crackers • an authoritative command • lower in rank or position • money is given as a reward • to put into action; execute • to rob of goods by open force • TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR • confederate war camp in Georgia • the seeking and obtaining of food • a heavy metal battleship used by both sides • the last confederate stronghold on the miss.river • ...
The Civil War 2021-05-27
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- Which war was general grant in before the civil war
- What battle lasted three days
- How many people from both sides died
- What did John Wilkes break when he jumped from the booth
- What war was with the south and north fighting each other
- who assasinated abraham lincoln
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- what school did both general Grant and Sherman go to
- What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war
- what did the 13th amendement do
- Who made the emancipation proclamation
- which half wanted to become there own state and get to have slaves
- How many days did the north think the war was going to last
- What item did the south have that made them think england will help them
13 Clues: What battle lasted three days • what did the 13th amendement do • who assasinated abraham lincoln • How many people from both sides died • Who made the emancipation proclamation • What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war • Which war was general grant in before the civil war • what school did both general Grant and Sherman go to • ...
Antebellum Vocab 2022-11-06
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- Former Slave Who Became a Abolitionist
- Violent Civil War In Kansas
- 11th U.S President
- War that gave America Texas,California, and New Mexico
- This Party was Formed to Keep Slavery From Spreading West
- Treaty That Ended The Mexican-American War
- Compromise Making Missouri a Slave State and Maine a Free State
- America Achieved ____ _____ at the End of the 1840's
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- People Could Vote to choose if a State/Territory was Free or had Slaves
- White Abolitionist that used graphic stories to show the treatment of slavery
- This Election Made Abe Lincoln President
- Controversial Book about the Horrors of Slavery
- Two Southern Sisters That Lectured About the Evils of Slavery
- Period Directly BEFORE the Civil War
14 Clues: 11th U.S President • Violent Civil War In Kansas • Period Directly BEFORE the Civil War • Former Slave Who Became a Abolitionist • This Election Made Abe Lincoln President • Treaty That Ended The Mexican-American War • Controversial Book about the Horrors of Slavery • America Achieved ____ _____ at the End of the 1840's • ...
Texas Vocab Crossword puzzle 2025-02-07
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- organization formed to protect newly freed African Americans, after the Civil War, from violence and black codes
- laws made after the Civil War to control African Americans by limiting their rights
- the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government
- the closing of a port by positioning ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
- a person who wanted to end slavery
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- the federal government’s plan to restore the South to the Union after the Civil War
- people loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
- people who take the law into their own hands
- to withdraw from something such as a nation
- formal changes to a document
10 Clues: formal changes to a document • a person who wanted to end slavery • to withdraw from something such as a nation • people who take the law into their own hands • people loyal to the Union during the American Civil War • the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-04
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- the longest continuous battle of the Second World War and one in which Canada played a central role
- led troops to battle for the Confederacy
- recruited African Americans to fight in the Union army
- forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863
- it was the second bloodiest battle fought west of the Appalachians
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- involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
- awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration of the United States for valor in combat
- Vicksburg's strategic location on the Mississippi River
- Cared for wounded soldiers
- Robert E. Lee's last great victory of the Civil War.
- shattered Hood's Army of Tennessee and effectively ended the war in Tennessee.
- the first full-scale battle of the Civil War
- worked with the Union Army to help slaves travel to the North
- effort to reunite the country
- War Department bestowed the Medal of Honor for his gallant service at Fort Wagner
15 Clues: Cared for wounded soldiers • effort to reunite the country • led troops to battle for the Confederacy • the first full-scale battle of the Civil War • Robert E. Lee's last great victory of the Civil War. • recruited African Americans to fight in the Union army • Vicksburg's strategic location on the Mississippi River • ...
Civil War 2022-01-21
10 Clues: U.S. capitol • Confederate capitol • 16th U.S. President • Confederate President • Leading Union general • Leading confederate general • Site of turning point battle • Northern U.S. states during Civil War • Southern U.S. states during Civil War • Leading Union general during Gettysburg
Civil War Times 2023-04-16
10 Clues: civil war • South side • underground • Northern side • Confederate Spy • cotton in fields • president of the Union • those who wanted to abolish slavery • Confederate General during the Civil War • when a person is murdered for political reasons
Reconstruction Crossword 2023-03-03
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- Amendment that abolished slavery.
- Group who prevented black people from voting.
- 18th president and supporter of freedmen's rights.
- Region whose economy was devastated after the Civil War.
- Plessy vs. ____ was the court case that ruled segregation was legal.
- Group that wanted harsh punishment for the South.
- Party that former Confederates joined.
- Laws that segregated black people from white people.
- Group that helped freed slaves, created colleges, and set up hospitals.
- Created the 10% plan.
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- Former slave who advocated equality for black people.
- Rule that divided the south into 5 districts.
- Strengthened industrial economy after Civil War.
- Railroad the north completed after the war.
- Amendment that allowed black men to vote.
15 Clues: Created the 10% plan. • Amendment that abolished slavery. • Party that former Confederates joined. • Amendment that allowed black men to vote. • Railroad the north completed after the war. • Rule that divided the south into 5 districts. • Group who prevented black people from voting. • Strengthened industrial economy after Civil War. • ...
Chapter 17 Crossword 2017-05-03
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- What's another name for the draft?
- who were lincoln's main opponents? Copperheads
- What's a tax on earnings?
- Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
- Who killed Lincoln?
- What proclamation freed all slaves in the Confederate territory? (just the first word)
- After the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans could ______ in war.
- What town was known for having a large supply of shoes?
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- What's another name for cash payments?
- Where did the South surrender to the North?
- The civil war ___________ the nation.
- The civil war caused a _______ in industry.
- Which amendment made slavery illegal?
- what unit of the Massachusetts Regiment insisted on fighting without pay?
- What's an example of a prison location in the North?
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? • Where did the South surrender to the North? • The civil war caused a _______ in industry. • ...
Chapter 17 Crossword 2017-05-03
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- What proclamation freed all slaves in the Confederate territory? (just the first word)
- What's an example of a prison location in the North?
- who were lincoln's main opponents? Copperheads
- Who killed Lincoln?
- Which amendment made slavery illegal?
- Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
- What's another name for cash payments?
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- What's a tax on earnings?
- What's another name for the draft?
- Where did the South surrender to the North?
- What town was known for having a large supply of shoes?
- After the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans could ______ in war.
- The civil war caused a _______ in industry.
- 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? • Which amendment made slavery illegal? • The civil war ___________ the nation. • What's another name for cash payments? • Where did the South surrender to the North? • The civil war caused a _______ in industry. • ...
Reconstruction 2023-10-09
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- to overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress
- law passed in 1866
- act that forgave southerners
- granted full citizenship to all people born in the US
- the period of rebuilding after the Civil War
- decree that required a majority of white males in the state to swear loyalty to union
- a single grown by farmers
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- shot Lincoln
- gave all male citizens the right to vote
- what former confederates called them
- helped African Americans adjust to freedom
- abolished slavery throughout the US
- war hero president
- northerners who moved to the south after the Civil War
- passed by white southerners to control freed African Americans
15 Clues: shot Lincoln • law passed in 1866 • war hero president • a single grown by farmers • act that forgave southerners • abolished slavery throughout the US • what former confederates called them • gave all male citizens the right to vote • helped African Americans adjust to freedom • the period of rebuilding after the Civil War • ...
CH. 6 TERMS- 1824-1860 2026-03-31
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- Law that allowed slavery vote in Kansas and Nebraska
- Storage place for weapons
- Northern states during the Civil War
- Political party formed before the Civil War
- Settlers who moved west
- Land gained by the U.S. after war with Mexico
- The idea that people vote on slavery in their territory
- Violent conflicts in Kansas over slavery
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- The belief that the U.S. should expand west
- A secret network helping enslaved people escape
- A communication system using wires and signals
- People who wanted to end slavery
- A machine that uses steam to produce power
- A system of dots and dashes used to send messages
- Forced relocation of Native Americans
15 Clues: Settlers who moved west • Storage place for weapons • People who wanted to end slavery • Northern states during the Civil War • Forced relocation of Native Americans • Violent conflicts in Kansas over slavery • A machine that uses steam to produce power • The belief that the U.S. should expand west • Political party formed before the Civil War • ...
The Civil War 2025-06-08
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- constitutional guarantee that no one can be held in prison without specific charges filed
- Union held fort in South Carolina, site of first battle of the Civil War
- Constitutional Amendment ratifed in 1865 abolishing slavery
- former slaves who were now emancipated
- issued by Lincoln, it freed the slaves in states which were in rebellion, a military strategy
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- final commander of the Union Army during the Civil War, 18th president of the U.S.
- Virginia military leader who commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War
- a rise in the price of goods and services
- warfare which all rules of engagment are ignored
- Union strategy developed by General Scott to cut off imports and exports in the South during the Civil War
10 Clues: former slaves who were now emancipated • a rise in the price of goods and services • warfare which all rules of engagment are ignored • Constitutional Amendment ratifed in 1865 abolishing slavery • Union held fort in South Carolina, site of first battle of the Civil War • Virginia military leader who commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War • ...
Battle of Naseby 2017-11-06
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- the New _______ army
- this was a _______ war
- soldiers who walked
- royalist supporter
- the new model army were not allowed to swear or .....
- the new model army had these in red because it was the cheapest dye
- people who fought in the battle
- nick name for the parliamentarians
- king at the time of the civil war
- soldiers on horseback
- significant battle in June 1945
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- supporter of the king
- leader of the Ironsides
- supporters of parliament
- the royalist regiment that refused to flee from the Battle of Naseby
- Cromwell’s' army
16 Clues: Cromwell’s' army • royalist supporter • soldiers who walked • the New _______ army • supporter of the king • soldiers on horseback • this was a _______ war • leader of the Ironsides • supporters of parliament • people who fought in the battle • significant battle in June 1945 • king at the time of the civil war • nick name for the parliamentarians • ...
Battle of Naseby 2017-11-06
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- the New _______ army
- this was a _______ war
- soldiers who walked
- royalist supporter
- the new model army were not allowed to swear or .....
- the new model army had these in red because it was the cheapest dye
- people who fought in the battle
- nick name for the parliamentarians
- king at the time of the civil war
- soldiers on horseback
- significant battle in June 1945
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- supporter of the king
- leader of the Ironsides
- supporters of parliament
- the royalist regiment that refused to flee from the Battle of Naseby
- Cromwell’s' army
16 Clues: Cromwell’s' army • royalist supporter • soldiers who walked • the New _______ army • supporter of the king • soldiers on horseback • this was a _______ war • leader of the Ironsides • supporters of parliament • people who fought in the battle • significant battle in June 1945 • king at the time of the civil war • nick name for the parliamentarians • ...
Absolutism 2022-03-11
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- Colbert was responsible for this financial policy
- Charles I supporters during the English Civil War
- Last Stuart monarch
- Queen Elizabeth's nickname
- Biggest accomplishment of Elizabeth I
- Began the Hanover dynasty and office of Prime Minister
- Said the sun is center of the universe
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- Ideas about natural rights
- French royal minister after Richelieu
- Most influential Romanov
- The dynasty that was started by James I
- Cromwell's time in power
- He built the Palace of Versailles
- Cromwell's supporters during the English Civil War
- Louis XIV nickname
- Views were condemned by the Church
16 Clues: Louis XIV nickname • Last Stuart monarch • Most influential Romanov • Cromwell's time in power • Ideas about natural rights • Queen Elizabeth's nickname • He built the Palace of Versailles • Views were condemned by the Church • French royal minister after Richelieu • Biggest accomplishment of Elizabeth I • Said the sun is center of the universe • ...
The Civil War 2014-03-09
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- Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
- 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 southern states called?
- Which side had better generals like Lee?
- Who was the President of the South?
- What was the first battle?
- Who was the South's best general?
- Which general was very cautious?
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- Who invented the cotton gin?
- Which was the bloodiest one day battle?
- Who was President during the Civil War?
- Who made the first factory?
- Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
- What was the capitol of the Confederacy?
- What started the Civil War?
- What Union general captured Atlanta?
- What were the northern states called?
19 Clues: What was the first battle? • Who made the first factory? • What started the Civil War? • Who invented the cotton gin? • Which general was very cautious? • Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? • Who was the South's best general? • Who was the President of the South? • What did the 13th amendment abolish? • What Union general captured Atlanta? • What were the southern states called? • ...
THE CIVIL WAR 2015-06-04
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- was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote
- wedged between the North and South
- 15,000 men took part
- was the idea that Great Britain would support the confederacy
- was the first major battle of the Civil War
- war destroying civilian and economic resources
- forced separation of whites and African Americans
- is the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
- or sharing a crop
- the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to a Union
- or ships, heavily armed with iron
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- or laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
- where Lee surrendered
- were mid westerners that sympathized with the south and opposed abolition
- or escaped slaves
- in which the Union army gained greater control of the Mississippi river
- or the freeing of slaves
- is a constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
- laws that enforced segregation
19 Clues: or escaped slaves • or sharing a crop • 15,000 men took part • where Lee surrendered • or the freeing of slaves • laws that enforced segregation • or ships, heavily armed with iron • wedged between the North and South • was the first major battle of the Civil War • war destroying civilian and economic resources • forced separation of whites and African Americans • ...
THE CIVIL WAR 2015-06-04
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- where Lee surrendered
- war destroying civilian and economic resources
- or laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
- 15,000 men took part
- was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote
- was the idea that Great Britain would support the confederacy
- in which the Union army gained greater control of the Mississippi river
- forced separation of whites and African Americans
- the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to a Union
- or ships, heavily armed with iron
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- is the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
- or sharing a crop
- was the first major battle of the Civil War
- is a constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
- laws that enforced segregation
- were mid westerners that sympathized with the south and opposed abolition
- or the freeing of slaves
- wedged between the North and South
- or escaped slaves
19 Clues: or sharing a crop • or escaped slaves • 15,000 men took part • where Lee surrendered • or the freeing of slaves • laws that enforced segregation • or ships, heavily armed with iron • wedged between the North and South • was the first major battle of the Civil War • war destroying civilian and economic resources • forced separation of whites and African Americans • ...
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: trends 2018-05-13
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- The people you are closest to.
- different villages and towns Shun them in the midst of a war.
- Rehabilitation centers let boys know they are at ___ during the war.
- Child soldiers miss out on the joys of _______.
- Physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
- When rebels or the military need more soldiers.
- After experiencing trauma, ________ is necessary to return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
- Something that must be fought for during the war. Many people do not get to keep it.
- Soldiers use drugs to _______.
- To survive life as a refugee _________ is key.
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- When rebels exit a village they leave it....
- To live through a war, victims think only of ________.
- A child like trait lost at the hands of war.
- War and violence take away people's ability to choose their own...
- fear destroys ________ between people.
- being in a place or situation that is separate from others, mentally and/or physically.
- Lieutenants will use ________ to win the loyalty of their squadron.
- A core motivator when fighting someone who has taken something you loved.
- being who or what a person or is.
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: trends 2018-05-13
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- When rebels exit a village they leave it....
- After experiencing trauma, ________ is necessary to return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.
- Rehabilitation centers let boys know they are at ___ during the war.
- Something that must be fought for during the war. Many people do not get to keep it.
- fear destroys ________ between people.
- being who or what a person or is.
- To survive life as a refugee _________ is key.
- Physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill.
- War and violence take away people's ability to choose their own...
- different villages and towns Shun them in the midst of a war.
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- To live through a war, victims think only of ________.
- being in a place or situation that is separate from others, mentally and/or physically.
- Lieutenants will use ________ to win the loyalty of their squadron.
- When rebels or the military need more soldiers.
- A child like trait lost at the hands of war.
- A core motivator when fighting someone who has taken something you loved.
- Child soldiers miss out on the joys of _______.
- Soldiers use drugs to _______.
- The people you are closest to.
19 Clues: Soldiers use drugs to _______. • The people you are closest 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 test 2024-09-13
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- Thousands of woman served as ______
- Closing off ports
- _____ was a two day battle in April
- Mary Edwards Walker was one of these
- The main goal of the North was to_____
- guarantees a person a hearing before jail
- Abraham Licoln signed the emancipation proclamation on_____
- The Confederate president
- The first two iron clad ships
- The Union capitol
- The worst protest of the draft happened in______
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- General Beauregard Fought for them at the first battle of bull run
- said if Europe thought the war was against Slavery, they wouldn't want to help as much
- Peace democrats were known as these
- ______ was captured by Admiral Farragut(Union)
- ____ was named after a small church
- The norths plan came from him
- The bloodiest day in the war
- The plan to split the confederacy
- The Confederate capitol
20 Clues: Closing off ports • The Union capitol • The Confederate capitol • The Confederate president • The bloodiest day in the war • The norths plan came from him • The first two iron clad ships • The plan to split the confederacy • Thousands of woman served as ______ • _____ was a two day battle in April • Peace democrats were known as these • ____ was named after a small church • ...
Civil War Test 2024-09-12
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- Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
- Thousands of ____ served as nurses
- was the Union Capital
- became known as Copperheads
- was the Confederate President
- The worst protest against the draft happened here
- the first _____ were the Monitor and the Merrimack
- was a 2 day battle in April
- _____ wanted support from Britain and France for supplies
- The was closing of ports
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- fought against General McDowell at the FIRSTT Battle of Bull run
- _______'s war plan came from General Winfield Scott
- was the plan to split the confederacy
- was the Confederate capital
- was the first female surgeon
- guarantees a person a hearing before jail
- captured New Orleans
- Norths goal
- was named after a small church
- saw the bloodiest single day of the entire war
20 Clues: Norths goal • captured New Orleans • was the Union Capital • The was closing of ports • was the Confederate capital • became known as Copperheads • was a 2 day battle in April • was the first female surgeon • was the Confederate President • was named after a small church • Thousands of ____ served as nurses • was the plan to split the confederacy • ...
The Civil War 2025-04-15
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- popular in the South
- Wanted to end slavery
- Fast way to remove seeds
- To leave the Union
- Refused to sign the oath
- The bloodiest single day battle
- General of the Confederacy
- The south
- Invented the cotton gin
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- President of the confederacy
- General of the Union Army
- The North
- To use force to take something
- President in the Civil War
- The site of the first shots
- A sworn promise
- Enslave man who sued for freedom
- profitable crop grown in the South
- The major cause of the war
19 Clues: The North • The south • A sworn promise • To leave the Union • popular in the South • Wanted to end slavery • Invented the cotton gin • Fast way to remove seeds • Refused to sign the oath • General of the Union Army • President in the Civil War • The major cause of the war • General of the Confederacy • The site of the first shots • President of the confederacy • ...
Civil War DBQ 2025-04-16
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- The central theme of your essay
- What the federal government increased during the war
- War The national conflict from 1861–1865
- Act that allowed the seizure of Confederate property
- A presidential order like the one issued in 1863
- A national emergency that justified strong federal actions
- President who expanded federal power during the way
- Senator who refused to submit to federal control
- States believed they had this over their own affairs
- Proclamation that freed enslaved people in rebellious areas
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- Formerly enslaved person (seen in political cartoon)
- Lincoln’s call for 75,000 troops
- When Southern states left the Union
- The 13th one ended slavery
- Southern senator warning about disunion
- What the North was trying to preserve
- Term used by Calhoun warning the U.S. could split
- The balance of power between states and national government
- Something that sets an example for future action
19 Clues: The 13th one ended slavery • The central theme of your essay • Lincoln’s call for 75,000 troops • When Southern states left the Union • What the North was trying to preserve • Southern senator warning about disunion • War The national conflict from 1861–1865 • A presidential order like the one issued in 1863 • Senator who refused to submit to federal control • ...
Civil War Battles 2025-05-14
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- This battle took place in December 11-15 1862
- This battle took place on December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863
- This battle took place in June 27, 1862
- This battle took place in September 19-20 1863
- This battle took placer from July 1-3 1863
- This battle took place in October 8, 1862
- This battle took place in July 21, 1861
- This battle took place in April 6-7 1862
- This battle took place in June 25-July 1, 1862
- This battle took place in June 22-27, 1864
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- This battle took place in May 18 - July 4, 1863
- This battle took place in May 8-21, 1864
- This battle took place in May 5-7, 1864
- This battle took place in April 30-May 2, 1863
- This battle took place in April 12, 1861
- This battle took place in September 15, 1862
- This battle took place in August 28-30, 1862
- This battle took place in September 17 1862
- This battle took place in February 11-16, 1862
19 Clues: This battle took place in May 5-7, 1864 • This battle took place in June 27, 1862 • This battle took place in July 21, 1861 • This battle took place in May 8-21, 1864 • This battle took place in April 12, 1861 • This battle took place in April 6-7 1862 • This battle took placer from July 1-3 1863 • This battle took place in October 8, 1862 • ...
The Civil War 2021-12-28
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- The Lone Star representing its 10 years as an independent sovereign state before being admitted to the Union in 1845.
- Bloodiest day in American history.
- Unified around the issue of opposing the expansion of slavery in new territories.
- Famous military general-"nobody from nowhere", loves cigars.
- Border between Texas & Mexico.
- Here, Lincoln gave speech that redefined the war with a higher purpose of preservation of democracy.
- Fuels the industrial revolution & increases available working hours.
- Capital of the Confederacy.
- Commander of the Confederate States Army.
- Economic superhighway to the Hudson river that spurs development in the North
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- Warfare that targets civilian resources & infrastructure.
- Final surrender.
- allowed Lincoln to keep the moral high ground.
- Site of the assassination that would throw the Reconstruction effort into chaos.
- Denied trade & resources to the CSA.
- Event of psychological terror designed to destroy the will to fight.
- First state to secede.
- This peace treaty added California to the Union.
- Battle in 1862 that changed how people perceived the nature of the Civil War.
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 Vocab 2026-01-27
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- A steam-powered warship protected by iron armor plating; first used in combat during the Civil War.
- , Northern migrants who moved to the South after the war; often involved in politics, business, or education.
- of Loyalty , Sworn pledge to support the U.S. Constitution; required of ex-Confederates to regain citizenship and voting rights.
- ,The act of freeing enslaved people; in the Civil War context, linked to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (1863).
- Proclamation
- Process , Legal requirement that the government must respect all rights owed to individuals; enshrined in the 14th Amendment.
- , Formal approval of constitutional amendments; crucial for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments during Reconstruction.
- Corpus, Legal protection requiring authorities to show cause for imprisonment; suspended by Lincoln during the war.
- ,1863 battle in Pennsylvania; turning point of the war, Union victory halted Lee’s northern advance.
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- , Labor system where former enslaved people worked land for a share of the crop; kept many in debt.
- , White Southerners who supported Reconstruction and joined the Republican Party; viewed as traitors by other Southerners.
- Courthouse , Site in Virginia where Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865.
- Acts ,Congressional laws (1867) dividing the South into military districts and requiring new state constitutions protecting Black rights.
- , Legal requirement for citizens to join military service; the Confederacy used it first, the Union soon after.
- Term applied to escaped enslaved people who reached Union lines; they were not returned to owners and often worked for the Union
- The side of a military formation; attacking an enemy's flank can bypass their strongest defenses.
- A military strategy of wearing down an enemy through continuous losses in personnel, supplies, and morale.
- Farming , Similar to sharecropping, but tenants rented land and had slightly more economic independence.
- , 1863 siege in Mississippi; gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in half.
- A government pardon for political offenses; granted to former Confederates under certain conditions.
20 Clues: Proclamation • The side of a military formation; attacking an enemy's flank can bypass their strongest defenses. • , Labor system where former enslaved people worked land for a share of the crop; kept many in debt. • A steam-powered warship protected by iron armor plating; first used in combat during the Civil War. • ...
The Roman Empire - People 2024-11-05
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- began persecution of the Christians
- means "the revered"
- last Ptolemaic queen of Egypt
- Emperor during Christ's death and resurrection
- destroyed the Temple
- winner of the second civil war (first name)
- made his horse Senator
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- Julius Caesar's grand-nephew
- new name for Byzantium
- erupted and buried Pompeii
- winner of the first civil war
- the language of the Romans
12 Clues: means "the revered" • destroyed the Temple • new name for Byzantium • made his horse Senator • erupted and buried Pompeii • the language of the Romans • Julius Caesar's grand-nephew • last Ptolemaic queen of Egypt • winner of the first civil war • began persecution of the Christians • winner of the second civil war (first name) • Emperor during Christ's death and resurrection
history 2023-12-19
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- Post-war rebuilding period.
- Sites of major conflicts.
- Bloodiest single-day battle.
- Notable Confederate general
- Union general and later President.
- Escape route for slaves.
- Pivotal battle in Pennsylvania.
- Compulsory military service.
- Abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor.
- 16th President during the war.
- Fought to preserve the United States.
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- Freed enslaved individuals.
- Surrender site for Lee.
- Root cause of the conflict.
- First shots fired location.
- Warships with iron plates.
- Notable Civil War nurse.
- Southern states' withdrawal.
- Southern states that seceded.
- Skilled Confederate general.
20 Clues: Surrender site for Lee. • Notable Civil War nurse. • Escape route for slaves. • Sites of major conflicts. • Warships with iron plates. • Freed enslaved individuals. • Post-war rebuilding period. • Root cause of the conflict. • First shots fired location. • Notable Confederate general • Bloodiest single-day battle. • Southern states' withdrawal. • Compulsory military service. • ...
movements and issues at home 1945-91 2024-01-04
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- iranian crisis
- rights act
- john paul
- declaration human rights
- cuban missile
- the war
- world war
- india gains
- united nation
- trials begin
- The wastegate
- apartheid in south africa
- revolution in iran
- Mlk speach
- summer of
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- d-day
- crisis in little rock
- space
- First earth dat
- Union collapses
- roe v
- voting right
- brown vs board
- Treaty
- mikhail gorbachev
- First televised
- fall of the berlin
- end of the war
- fust human on
- nato formed
30 Clues: d-day • space • roe v • Treaty • the war • john paul • world war • summer of • rights act • Mlk speach • india gains • nato formed • voting right • trials begin • cuban missile • united nation • The wastegate • fust human on • iranian crisis • brown vs board • end of the war • First earth dat • Union collapses • First televised • mikhail gorbachev • fall of the berlin • revolution in iran • crisis in little rock • ...
8 2026-03-11
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- Mozart genius drama
- Mad Max star Mel
- Bill of Ghostbusters
- Alien protagonist
- President biography film
- Anjelica or John
- Memory loss mystery
- Marine boot camp
- War general portrait
- Peace leader biopic
- Marlon's last name
- Rock icon biopic
- Time inversion thriller
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- Civil rights drama
- Maverick actor Tom
- Slave revolt epic
- Emperor war epic
- Galadriel actress Cate
- Chevy of Vacation
- Silent comedy legend
- Tyler Durden actor
- Atomic bomb drama
- Forrest Gump star
- Vietnam war story
- Blind music legend
25 Clues: Emperor war epic • Mad Max star Mel • Anjelica or John • Marine boot camp • Rock icon biopic • Slave revolt epic • Alien protagonist • Chevy of Vacation • Atomic bomb drama • Forrest Gump star • Vietnam war story • Civil rights drama • Maverick actor Tom • Tyler Durden actor • Marlon's last name • Blind music legend • Mozart genius drama • Memory loss mystery • Peace leader biopic • Bill of Ghostbusters • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2021-03-16
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- Political party of Southern states during antebellum
- He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- major cash crop of the Southern economy
- Period of time prior to the Civil War
- He won the election of 1860
- Made it a crime to help runaway slaves
- A person who fought to end slavery
- Last name of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- To withdraw from the United States
- Northern states
- To pass a law
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- Known as the "Great Compromiser"
- First state to secede from the Union
- Political party united against the spread of slavery
- The main cause of the civil war
- States have the power to nullify or cancel federal law (nullification crisis is an example)
- an agreement reached when both sides make concessions
- inventor of the cotton gin
- President James ___ failed to deal with secession
- Popular Sovereignty
- The ____ states had an economy based on slavery
- ____ Kansas due to the violence over slavery
- To cancel or refuse to follow a federal law
- Uncle Tom's ______ was an anti-slavery novel
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act nullified the ___ Compromise
- Southern states' name after seceding
- First shots fired of the Civil War
- The ____ states had an economy based on industry
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 • Known as the "Great Compromiser" • He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act • A person who fought to end slavery • To withdraw from the United States • First shots fired of the Civil War • First state to secede from the Union • ...
US History Before 1877 2013-05-14
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- your conscience made you do it
- tax that affected most colonists
- a change
- not as bad as it sounds
- bled, foreshadowing the Civil War
- Frederick Douglass, et al
- Roger B. Taney said he was still a slave, though he had lived on free soil
- theory that a nation's power is based on its wealth
- 7th president
- led to orderly westward expansion
- Trail of Tears participant
- artificial waterway
- the first example of self-government in the colonies
- people rule themselves
- Revolutionary
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- according to Montesqueiu, it must be separated and balanced
- led to urbanization
- the South during the Civil War
- before he had a copper head he had copperheads arrested
- division based on regional interests
- turning point of the Revolution
- unreasonable power
- the South's peculiar institution
- there are three in the government of the United States
- malicious or false statements intended to undermine one's authority
- a metaphor that led to freedom
- to make void
- the court has the power to rule laws unconstitutional
- break away
- King in the South
- responsible for making laws
- a presidential power
- patriot opposition
- U.S. Civil War general
- tax on imports
35 Clues: a change • break away • to make void • 7th president • Revolutionary • tax on imports • King in the South • unreasonable power • patriot opposition • led to urbanization • artificial waterway • a presidential power • people rule themselves • U.S. Civil War general • not as bad as it sounds • Frederick Douglass, et al • Trail of Tears participant • responsible for making laws • ...
Harriet Tubman 2024-04-26
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- - "Harriet Tubman safely did this for over 300 enslaved people."
- - "Another nickname given to Harriet Tubman, referencing her early-morning escapes."
- - "Harriet Tubman worked for the Union in this capacity."
- - "Network that Harriet Tubman used to lead enslaved people to freedom."
- - "Nickname given to Harriet Tubman for her role in freeing enslaved people."
- - "Fellow abolitionist and contemporary of Harriet Tubman."
- - "Country where Harriet Tubman sometimes led people for freedom."
- - "Harriet Tubman was a key figure in this movement against slavery."
- - "Conflict during which Harriet Tubman served as a scout and nurse."
- - "Movement Harriet Tubman supported, advocating for women's right to vote."
- - "State where Harriet Tubman was born."
- - "City in New York where Harriet Tubman settled later in life."
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- - "Title given to Harriet Tubman for her role in the Underground Railroad."
- - "Harriet Tubman did this to gain her freedom in 1849."
- - "Award given to Harriet Tubman posthumously for her bravery and service."
- - "Role Harriet Tubman played during the Civil War for the Union Army."
- - "Belief that motivated Harriet Tubman to become a conductor on the Underground Railroad."
- - "Harriet Tubman led this famous Civil War military operation."
- - "Commemoration in 2022 marking 200 years since Harriet Tubman's birth."
- - "Harriet Tubman provided this type of care during the Civil War."
20 Clues: - "State where Harriet Tubman was born." • - "Harriet Tubman did this to gain her freedom in 1849." • - "Harriet Tubman worked for the Union in this capacity." • - "Fellow abolitionist and contemporary of Harriet Tubman." • - "Harriet Tubman safely did this for over 300 enslaved people." • - "Harriet Tubman led this famous Civil War military operation." • ...
Unit VI: Reconstruction 2021-12-13
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- the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.
- granted African American men the right to vote.
- Thaddeus Stevens, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives during Abraham Lincoln's presidency, fought to abolish slavery and helped draft the 14th Amendment during Reconstruction.
- controversial federal law meant to restrict the ability of the U.S. president to remove certain officials that Congress had already approved.
- faction of the Republican Party during the Civil War. distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
- a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used,especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- period that followed the Civil War and was an effort to reunify the divided nation and integrate African Americans into society.
- agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management.
- a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression,
- Louisiana passed a law that restricted slaughterhouse operations in New Orleans to a single corporation. They argued the monopoly created involuntary servitude in violation of the Thirteenth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment.
- abolished slavery “within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
- to charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official, such as the U.S. president, a senator, or a federal judge.
- state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation
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- the 19th President of the United States. began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War.
- organization that fed millions of people, built hospitals and provided medical aid, negotiated labor contracts for ex-slaves and settled labor disputes, helped former slaves legalize marriages and locate lost relatives, and assisted black veterans.
- a traveler who arrives in a new region with only a satchel of possessions, and who attempts to profit from his new surroundings, often against the will or consent of the original inhabitants.
- bill that formally abolished slavery and prohibited Confederate officials and veterans from voting. Also required that 50 percent of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union.
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- an informal agreement between southern Democrats and allies of the Republican to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era.
- granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,”.
- term for a white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction or who joined with black freedmen.
- served as Governor of New York State and was extremely successful lawyer
- the seventh President of the United States, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man.
- were 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.
- group created by confederare soldiers following the Civil War to suppress and victimize newly freed slaves.
25 Clues: granted African American men the right to vote. • state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation • the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. • served as Governor of New York State and was extremely successful lawyer • a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, • ...
Military / War 2025-06-18
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- Trap of Vietnamese
- A system on Avro Arrow
- Communist State
- War between Vietname and US
- Fight between North and South Korea
- War of Iraq and USA Allies
- The advanced plane made by Canada (canceled)
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- War between China and Vietnam
- Civil war in China
- A interceptor plane made by China
- Undersea boat
- type of plane with turbine engine
- Large armored vehicle
- A long war without big fight
- Military force of Canada
15 Clues: Undersea boat • Communist State • Trap of Vietnamese • Civil war in China • Large armored vehicle • A system on Avro Arrow • Military force of Canada • War of Iraq and USA Allies • War between Vietname and US • A long war without big fight • War between China and Vietnam • A interceptor plane made by China • type of plane with turbine engine • Fight between North and South Korea • ...
History 2023-06-11
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- (Birthplace of democracy)
- (Norse seafarers)
- (Age of factories)
- (Cultural rebirth)
- (Overthrow of power)
- (Shakespearean era)
- (Land of pharaohs)
- (Atomic bomb site)
- (French military leader)
- (Asian conquerors)
- War (Tension between superpowers)
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- (Cultural rebirth)
- (Ancient empire)
- Rights (Movement for equality)
- (Ancient Mesoamerican civilization)
- (South American civilization)
- (Mesoamerican empire)
- (Revolutionary era)
- War (Global conflict)
- Road (Ancient trade route)
20 Clues: (Ancient empire) • (Norse seafarers) • (Cultural rebirth) • (Age of factories) • (Cultural rebirth) • (Land of pharaohs) • (Atomic bomb site) • (Asian conquerors) • (Revolutionary era) • (Shakespearean era) • (Overthrow of power) • (Mesoamerican empire) • War (Global conflict) • (French military leader) • (Birthplace of democracy) • Road (Ancient trade route) • (South American civilization) • ...
civil war 2015-01-20
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- union war plan to block southern ports and take control of the Mississippi
- commander of the army of northern Virginia and all confederate forces
- the bloodiest day of fighting in the civil war
- first major battle of the civil war
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- when Lincoln freed all of the slsves
- union general
- confederate president
- a system where people are forced to go to the military
- civil war nure who founded the American red cross
9 Clues: union general • confederate president • first major battle of the civil war • when Lincoln freed all of the slsves • the bloodiest day of fighting in the civil war • civil war nure who founded the American red cross • a system where people are forced to go to the military • commander of the army of northern Virginia and all confederate forces • ...
TIC TAC TOE CROSSWORD 2021-10-16
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- The battle where the Union gained control of the Mississippi river cutting the confederacy in half.
- The Union Civil War strategy that utilized its naval superiority to cut confederate control of the Mississippi River.
- the metaphorical king that embodied the South's power from exporting a mass amount of a specific plant, which was used to influence other nations to support the South in the Civil War
- the "law" the freed the slaves in the South, announced by Abraham Lincoln
- a Confederate general that was great at forcing the Union forces to retreat, died at the battle of Chancellorsville
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- a possible Southern ally until they realized they could get a high amount of cotton from other nations like Spain
- a Union general who was responsible for "The March to the Sea" where he burned all Confederate property from Atlanta to Savannah
- the side of the civil war who focused on a defensive war
- the side of the civil war that had a higher population and more railroads and canals
- the battle or the location that marked the official start to the Civil War, Confederate victory.
10 Clues: the side of the civil war who focused on a defensive war • the "law" the freed the slaves in the South, announced by Abraham Lincoln • the side of the civil war that had a higher population and more railroads and canals • the battle or the location that marked the official start to the Civil War, Confederate victory. • ...
Reconstruction Vocab 2015-10-06
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- laws that restricted freedmen's rights
- offical forgiveness of a crime
- president following Lincoln's death
- northern republican who moved to the south after the civil war
- Johnson's plan
- charge a public official with wrongdoing in office
- group that took violent action to preserve white supremacy
- equal protection under the law
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- plan that put south under military rule and required 50% oath
- white southern republican
- African-American suffrage
- Lincoln's plan
- ended slavery
- helped blacks find homes&jobs
- federal government's effort to repair damage after the civil war
15 Clues: ended slavery • Lincoln's plan • Johnson's plan • white southern republican • African-American suffrage • helped blacks find homes&jobs • offical forgiveness of a crime • equal protection under the law • president following Lincoln's death • laws that restricted freedmen's rights • charge a public official with wrongdoing in office • ...
Social Studies class 2023-01-25
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- the restoration of friendly relations.
- The proclamation the declared slaves free
- people who were used for labor without pay
- The U.S president during the Civil War
- the south side of the war
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- the war between the union and the confederate
- the north side of the civil war
- the action of murdering someone
- Abraham Lincolns killer
- The holiday created after the death of Abe Lincoln
10 Clues: Abraham Lincolns killer • the south side of the war • the north side of the civil war • the action of murdering someone • the restoration of friendly relations. • The U.S president during the Civil War • The proclamation the declared slaves free • people who were used for labor without pay • the war between the union and the confederate • ...
reconstruction 2023-10-11
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- B. Hayes: Champion of political reform
- for sale rather than for personal use
- Grady: Editor of the Atlanta Constitution
- killing, often by hanging, as a form of racial violence
- that restricted the rights of African Americans
- : Civil rights leader
- Stevens: Radical Republican
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- Revels: First African American Senator
- Act Restored full rights to people of the south
- Republicans overrode Johnson's Veto of Civil Rights Act
- Johnson: Impeached president
- Stanton: Secretary of War
- a person with extreme political views.
- S. Grant War hero president
- K. Bruce: Black Senator
15 Clues: : Civil rights leader • K. Bruce: Black Senator • Stanton: Secretary of War • S. Grant War hero president • Stevens: Radical Republican • Johnson: Impeached president • for sale rather than for personal use • Revels: First African American Senator • B. Hayes: Champion of political reform • a person with extreme political views. • Grady: Editor of the Atlanta Constitution • ...
The Civil War and Texas 2025-04-06
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- president of the Confederacy
- Unionist governor of Texas
- steamboats retrofitted with cotton bales
- ended Confederate efforts to take the west
- battle where Sydney Johnston was killed
- last battle of the Civil War
- first battle of the Civil War
- president of the U.S.
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- freed slaves in the south
- gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
- people who wanted to stay in the U.S.
- important Texas port city
- to formally leave a country
- number of states in the Confederacy
14 Clues: president of the U.S. • freed slaves in the south • important Texas port city • Unionist governor of Texas • to formally leave a country • president of the Confederacy • last battle of the Civil War • first battle of the Civil War • number of states in the Confederacy • people who wanted to stay in the U.S. • battle where Sydney Johnston was killed • ...
The Reconstruction Era 2024-01-29
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- codes / laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
- / the period of time after the Civil War in which southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the union
- amendment / a change to the constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery
- taxes / a prerequisite for voting, where African Americans had to pay in order to vote
- rights / the period of time after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union
- Bureau / an agency established by Congress in March of 1865 to assist newly freed former slaves
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- / an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses,
- tests / historically been used by some countries to exclude people of a particular race or social class from voting
- of 1868 / first presidential election after the Civil War where Ulysses S. Grant won
- Klux Klan / white supremacist terrorist group formed during reconstruction to terrorize African Americans
- v. Ferguson / ruled that it was constitutional to deem public services and facilities as 'separate but equal'
- crow laws / laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whited in the South after the civil war
12 Clues: / an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses, • amendment / a change to the constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery • of 1868 / first presidential election after the Civil War where Ulysses S. Grant won • taxes / a prerequisite for voting, where African Americans had to pay in order to vote • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-05-24
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- a person from the north who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction
- a small cloth bag on a strap worn over one shoulder used by soldiers on both sides of the Civil Ware to carry the things they needed
- a military branch of the armed forces that uses large-caliber guns
- covered with iron plates, like on a war ship.
- a large estate (mostly in the South) on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco were grown and slave labor was mostly used
- a term used to describe the north during the Civil War
- another term for the Confederate States of America
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- a slang term that means an American dollar bill
- a person who believes in ending the instituation of slavery
- the shoe worn by most of the Civil War soldiers
- soldiers that are marching and fighting on foot
11 Clues: covered with iron plates, like on a war ship. • a slang term that means an American dollar bill • the shoe worn by most of the Civil War soldiers • soldiers that are marching and fighting on foot • another term for the Confederate States of America • a term used to describe the north during the Civil War • a person who believes in ending the instituation of slavery • ...
War and Revolution in England 2020-09-25
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- invited by the nobles to invade England
- demands to limit the power of the king
- Started a military dictatorship
- Bringing back a former ruler or system
- signed by William of Orange and Mary
- parliament after Cromwell's purge
- A type of republic
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- King's supporters
- won the civil war
- a system that gives the parliament the superior authority
- Heir to Charles II's throne
- executed after the civil war
- The belief that the king is supported by God
- Supporters of parliament
14 Clues: King's supporters • won the civil war • A type of republic • Supporters of parliament • Heir to Charles II's throne • executed after the civil war • Started a military dictatorship • parliament after Cromwell's purge • signed by William of Orange and Mary • demands to limit the power of the king • Bringing back a former ruler or system • invited by the nobles to invade England • ...
Reconstruction 2012-12-12
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- man who assassinated Lincoln
- citizenship for all born in US
- law that enforced fines on anyone trying to keep someone from voting
- working to receive a portion of an employer's crop
- guaranteed voting rights for all males
- white southerners who supported Reconstruction
- white supremacist group
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- name for the southern states
- ended slavery
- president after Lincoln
- period after the Civil War
- renting land to grow crops
- northerners that moved to the south
- organization in the south to help freed slaves and poor farmers
- won presidential election in 1968
- president during Civil War
16 Clues: ended slavery • president after Lincoln • white supremacist group • period after the Civil War • renting land to grow crops • president during Civil War • name for the southern states • man who assassinated Lincoln • citizenship for all born in US • won presidential election in 1968 • northerners that moved to the south • guaranteed voting rights for all males • ...
The Creation Of The Civil War 2023-09-22
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- Union general who led a 400-mile march of destruction through Georgia & S.Carolina
- what legal rule is used to determine if a prisoner is being legally held in custody.
- Freed all slaves held in the states engaged in rebellion.
- First president of the confederate states
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- First battle of the civil war & win of the south.
- Battle of bull run & Robert Lee's "right-hand man."
- Battle that divided the confederacy & union wins control of the Mississippi river.
- The Battle Sherman captured the center of confederate manufacturing & railway traffic.
- Lincolns speech of 1864
- Largest & bloodiest battle & turning point of the civil war.
- Greatest commanding general of the union.
- Greatest confederate commander during the civil war
12 Clues: Lincolns speech of 1864 • Greatest commanding general of the union. • First president of the confederate states • First battle of the civil war & win of the south. • Battle of bull run & Robert Lee's "right-hand man." • Greatest confederate commander during the civil war • Freed all slaves held in the states engaged in rebellion. • ...
Civil War Medicine 2024-10-08
Across
- Where most Civil War soldiers died, not in battle but from _______ (8 letters)
- Female nurses in the war who cared for injured soldiers (5 letters)
- A famous woman who helped organize medical supplies during the war (5, 6 letters)
- Used to prevent infection, but less effective than today's methods (8 letters)
- Common tool used by surgeons during amputations (9 letters)
- Infection that caused many amputations during the war (7 letters)
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- Type of surgery often performed on limbs due to infections or injuries (10 letters)
- The "Father of Modern Battlefield Medicine" (9 letters)
- Essential for transporting wounded soldiers quickly to hospitals (7 letters)
- Temporary places where surgeries were done near battlefields (4, 8 letters)
- Myth about pain management involving biting down during surgery (7 letters)
- Started by Clara Barton after the war (3 words, 11 letters)
- One of the deadliest diseases in camps (7 letters)
- The most common disease that killed Civil War soldiers (10 letters)
- Medicine used to numb pain during surgeries (9 letters)
15 Clues: One of the deadliest diseases in camps (7 letters) • The "Father of Modern Battlefield Medicine" (9 letters) • Medicine used to numb pain during surgeries (9 letters) • Started by Clara Barton after the war (3 words, 11 letters) • Common tool used by surgeons during amputations (9 letters) • Infection that caused many amputations during the war (7 letters) • ...
The Civil War-John Brown 3 2014-03-28
Across
- The Emancipation ______ freed all slaves in Confederate states
- President during the Civil War
- The largest Civil War battle was the battle at ______
- Last name of the top Union Commander
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- The Confederate states elected their own President, what was his last name
- The southern states were known by what name
- Last name of the top Confederate Commander
- Large machinery used to fight in the war
- How many original colonies were there
- What was the war about
- The northern states were known by what name
11 Clues: What was the war about • President during the Civil War • Last name of the top Union Commander • How many original colonies were there • Large machinery used to fight in the war • Last name of the top Confederate Commander • The southern states were known by what name • The northern states were known by what name • The largest Civil War battle was the battle at ______ • ...
Unit 9: Important Vocab, Concepts, Figures and Events 2022-04-24
Across
- This Civil Rights leader was a supporter of acheiving equal rights "by any means necessary"
- An incident here results in a resolution under LBJ to escalate involvement in Vietnam
- Civil rights figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X., and President JFK faced this same violent fate.
- Many argued the ____ was unfair, calling the Vietnam War "the poor man's fight"
- A former SNCC Chairman and former Black Panther, this man supported ideas like "Black Power"
- Beginning prior to the war, this herbicide was used by the US to clear vegetation in Vietnam - but resulted in detrimental effects.
- In 1947, Truman's Doctrine supported this idea
- In an event known as Bloody Sunday, the March from _____ to Montgomery, Alabama was a turning point in the fight for equal voting rights
- In this shocking incident from the Vietnam War, US soldiers opened fire on civilians
- this event marks a turning point in US involvement in Vietnam
- Laws like the 24th Amendment and Voting Rights Act secured the right to vote and participate in the American ________
- To avoid ______, Nixon resigned from the Presidency in 1974
- This idea was supported by leaders like Stokely Carmichael
- This was a student-led activist group from the Civil Rights Era
- In this leak of confidential government information, Americans learned the truth about US involvement in Vietnam
- Nonviolent demonstrations such as the ____ (plural) in Greensboro, where one would refuse to leave a lunch counter without being served, were effective in the civil rights movement
- This protest ends in violence and increases distrust in the government
- This legislation removed arbitrary barriers to participating in civil democracy
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- This President escalated involvement in Vietnam following the "Tonkin Gulf Resolution"
- Civil Rights leaders like Dr. MLK Jr and Malcom X advocated against the _____ of African Americans and other minority groups
- The US agreed to withdraw from Vietnam in 1973 with the signing of the ceasefire known as the _____ _____ Accords
- If one country falls...others could follow
- This scandal intensified distrust in the US government under President Nixon.
- Along with Agent Orange, US forces used this flammable material to destroy suspected enemy territory
- Leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supported nonviolent acts, such as ______ _______.
- The Pentagon Papers revealed that President Eisenhower sent ____ agents to Vietnam in confidential missions
- In this process, the US slowly turned over the ground war to the South Vietnamese while the US provided air power and logistical support
- Throughout the Cold War era, the US kept a foreign policy aimed at stopping the spread of ________.
- This President implemented a policy known as "Vietnamization"
- Enemey communists of the United States during the Vietnam War
- Beginning in 1965, US ground troops were ordered on missions to ____ _____ ______ enemies in Vietnam
31 Clues: If one country falls...others could follow • In 1947, Truman's Doctrine supported this idea • This idea was supported by leaders like Stokely Carmichael • To avoid ______, Nixon resigned from the Presidency in 1974 • This President implemented a policy known as "Vietnamization" • Enemey communists of the United States during the Vietnam War • ...
Texas during the Civil War & Reconstruction 2026-02-10
Across
- A person who supported the South (Confederacy) during the Civil War
- A person who supported the Union (United States) during the Civil War
- To leave or withdraw; to separate
- an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- The period after the Civil War when the southern states were rebuild and rejoined the United States.
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- A person who wanted to end slavery
- A person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop
- A military draft
- Laws denying most rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
- The name given to the part of war that was not actively involved in the fighting but which was vital to it.
10 Clues: A military draft • To leave or withdraw; to separate • A person who wanted to end slavery • A person who supported the South (Confederacy) during the Civil War • A person who supported the Union (United States) during the Civil War • an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. • ...
Civil War 2021-04-27
Across
- 17,900 men wounded or killed.
- The _ made communication easier in the Civil War.
- These states seceded from the U.S.
- Abraham _ was the president during the Civil War.
- A revolutionary bullet during the war.
- In _ Harbor 7000 men died in 20 minutes.
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- This battle went on for three days
- The _ wanted to abolish slavery
- A vehicle that transports soldiers from one place to another.
- The _ had better war strategy during the war.
10 Clues: 17,900 men wounded or killed. • The _ wanted to abolish slavery • This battle went on for three days • These states seceded from the U.S. • A revolutionary bullet during the war. • In _ Harbor 7000 men died in 20 minutes. • The _ had better war strategy during the war. • The _ made communication easier in the Civil War. • Abraham _ was the president during the Civil War. • ...
Texas History crossword puzzle 2025-02-07
Across
- the federal government’s plan to restore the South to the Union after the Civil War
- the closing of a port by positioning ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
- the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government
- people who take the law into their own hands
- to withdraw from something such as a nation
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- laws made after the Civil War to control African Americans by limiting their rights
- formal changes to a document
- people loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
- a person who wanted to end slavery
- organization formed to protect newly freed African Americans, after the Civil War, from violence and black codes
10 Clues: formal changes to a document • a person who wanted to end slavery • to withdraw from something such as a nation • people who take the law into their own hands • people loyal to the Union during the American Civil War • the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government • ...
unit 6 vocabulary 2025-02-13
Across
- people who take the law into their own hands
- formal changes to a document
- A person who wanted to end slavery
- to withdraw from something such as a nation
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- Bureau organization formed to protect newly freed African Americans, after the Civil War, from violence and black codes
- people loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
- rights the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government
- Codes laws made after the Civil War to control African Americans by limiting their rights
- the closing of a port by positioning ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
- the federal government’s plan to restore the South to the Union after the Civil War
10 Clues: formal changes to a document • A person who wanted to end slavery • to withdraw from something such as a nation • people who take the law into their own hands • people loyal to the Union during the American Civil War • the federal government’s plan to restore the South to the Union after the Civil War • ...
unit 6 vocabulary 2025-02-13
Across
- people who take the law into their own hands
- formal changes to a document
- A person who wanted to end slavery
- to withdraw from something such as a nation
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- Bureau organization formed to protect newly freed African Americans, after the Civil War, from violence and black codes
- people loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
- rights the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government
- Codes laws made after the Civil War to control African Americans by limiting their rights
- the closing of a port by positioning ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
- the federal government’s plan to restore the South to the Union after the Civil War
10 Clues: formal changes to a document • A person who wanted to end slavery • to withdraw from something such as a nation • people who take the law into their own hands • people loyal to the Union during the American Civil War • the federal government’s plan to restore the South to the Union after the Civil War • ...
Reconstruction 2021-03-19
Across
- was abolished by the 13th amendment
- due _____ means fairness
- african americans built schools and _______ during reconstruction
- citizens have _____ and protections
- means the right to vote
- states can't ______ by treating people differently under the law
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- process of rebuilding the south after the Civil War
- the black _____ restricted freedoms of formers slaves
- president during civil war
- everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen
- more sympathetic to the south
- equal _____ under the law
- won in 1868
- historically black colleges and universities
- u.s. has this many federal governments
15 Clues: won in 1868 • means the right to vote • due _____ means fairness • equal _____ under the law • president during civil war • more sympathetic to the south • was abolished by the 13th amendment • citizens have _____ and protections • everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen • u.s. has this many federal governments • historically black colleges and universities • ...
Battles and Strategies of the Civil War 2023-04-17
Across
- First strategy used by confederate
- cutting off resources of the enemy
- Deadly one day battle
- Europe sends supplies to the south
- river controlled by the union
- The First Battle of the civil war
- Robert E Lees proudest moment
- insured the union control of mississippi river
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- Where lil baby from
- flexible defensive
- Battle ended February 16
- Strategy used to suffocate the opponent
- turning point the civil war
- once the bloodiest battle of American History 23,000 dead
- The second battle won by the confederate
15 Clues: flexible defensive • Where lil baby from • Deadly one day battle • Battle ended February 16 • turning point the civil war • river controlled by the union • Robert E Lees proudest moment • The First Battle of the civil war • First strategy used by confederate • cutting off resources of the enemy • Europe sends supplies to the south • Strategy used to suffocate the opponent • ...
reconstruction 2023-10-09
Across
- was a black Senator
- was Secretary of War
- granted full citezenship
- Southeners passed this to control freed African Americans
- terist organisation
- single crop grown by farmers
- amied to control freed men and women
- war hero president
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- gave African American men the right to vote
- was civil rights leader
- overrode Johnson's Veto of Civil Rights Act
- was a Radical Republican
- restored full rights to people of south and supported by Democrats
- was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution
- was offered by Lincoln to white southerners
15 Clues: war hero president • was a black Senator • terist organisation • was Secretary of War • was civil rights leader • was a Radical Republican • granted full citezenship • single crop grown by farmers • amied to control freed men and women • was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution • gave African American men the right to vote • overrode Johnson's Veto of Civil Rights Act • ...
Civil War project puzzle 2021-02-05
Across
- Major cause of death among soldiers on both sides.
- Traveled with the Army, or North;Many joined the Union;Part of the 54th Mass. Regiment; Were freed by Abraham Lincoln.
- The Southern States; seceeded from the union in 1860; believed abolishing slavery would ruin their way of life.
- the USA's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration awarded for valor.
- Union officer who was in charge of Fort Sumter.
- fast ships that broke through the union blockade to get the southern states supplies
- To cut off supply lines so the other side can't import or export anything.
- When one person ownes another person; one of the causes of the Civil War.
- Union officer that burned down southern cities.
- Worked when the fathers and older brothers went off to war; both northern and southern took part in the war effort, scraping lint, working in ammunition factories and as government officers. Gathered food and supplies for local regiments and hospitals, and served as drummer boys.
- Took over the men's jobs when they went away to fight in the Civil War; worked the plantations, and worked in factories. Some even dressed up as men to fight in the war.
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- Another word for fearlessness.
- President of the Confederate States of America; Leader of the Confederates.
- When union soldiers pulled up southern railroad tracks, heated them up, and wrapped them around trees.
- A pilot of a confederate ship who took it to the Union and saved some slaves in the process.
- 16th US president; leader of the Union in the Civil War; wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves.
- A plan of action in war.
- Founder of the Red Cross;helped distribute supplies to the Union army.
- A confederate law, stating that if you had 20 slaves or more, yo could hire a substitute if you didn't want to fight in the war.
- The Northern states; had the most men; had more railroad tracks built; used the Anaconda Plan.
- Confederate submarine that sank the U.S.S Housatonic, a Union ship; small, hand operated by a crank.
21 Clues: A plan of action in war. • Another word for fearlessness. • Union officer who was in charge of Fort Sumter. • Union officer that burned down southern cities. • Major cause of death among soldiers on both sides. • Founder of the Red Cross;helped distribute supplies to the Union army. • When one person ownes another person; one of the causes of the Civil War. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2017-05-29
Across
- Author of "Uncle Toms Cabin," which raised awareness on the cruelty of slavery.
- A federal outpost that was attacked by confederate troops, which sparked the Civil War.
- A battle that resulted in the Unions victory that turned the tide against the Confederates.
- The first major battle of the Civil War, which resulted in the confederate victory.
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- President of the United States during the Civil War.
- A famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad that freed over 300 slaves.
- The bloodiest single day battle of the Civil war.
- Escaped from slavery and became a leading African American Spokesman.
- A battle that resulted withe the Union army gaining control of the Mississippi river.
- Davis First president of the Confederate states of America.
10 Clues: The bloodiest single day battle of the Civil war. • President of the United States during the Civil War. • Davis First president of the Confederate states of America. • Escaped from slavery and became a leading African American Spokesman. • A famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad that freed over 300 slaves. • ...
American Civil War Crossword 2021-02-05
Across
- A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy.
- The Northern States during the Civil War who were against slavery.
- Our 16th president and signer of the Emancipation Proclamation.
- An enslaved man who freed himself and delivered a boat to the Union
- People who have left the country of their birth to live in another country.
- An American statesman and politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America
- This Confederate submarine was introduced to battle in 1864, but was ineffective in combat.
- Partial or complete removal of a limb.
- Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation.
- Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R, and to take an army through heart of south.
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- A loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
- An act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
- An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters
- A proclamation written by Aberaham Lincoln that freed all slaves in America.
- Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
- American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer.
- Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force.
- A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
- General whose march to sea caused destruction to the south, union general, led march to destroy all supplies and resources, beginning of total warfare.
- A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
20 Clues: Partial or complete removal of a limb. • Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • Our 16th president and signer of the Emancipation Proclamation. • A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy. • A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military. • ...
Civil War 2023-12-09
Across
- Battle of ___; the battle that started the Civil War
- The Battle of ___; the turning point of the war, where the Union Army forced the Confederate Army to retreat after just three days
- The primary cause of the Civil War
- The United State's 16th president who led the Civil War and wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
- The general of the Union Army
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- General of the Confederate Army, known for his military tactics
- ___ Proclamation: the order written by Abraham Lincoln that freed all of the slaves under Confederate control
- Battle of ___; the first major battle of the Civil War that struck the realization of how devastating the Civil War would come to be
8 Clues: The general of the Union Army • The primary cause of the Civil War • Battle of ___; the battle that started the Civil War • General of the Confederate Army, known for his military tactics • The United State's 16th president who led the Civil War and wrote the Emancipation Proclamation • ...
Midterm Review 2024-01-07
Across
- Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- Popular hate group in the South that tried to prevent rights of African Americans
- created to help people escape slavery
- The smartest and strongest business owners would grow rich
- Favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
- Name of the railroad that connected East Coast to West Coast
- Main issue fought over during the Civil War
- First shots of the Civil War
- States that were on the border of N and S, chose not to secede from the Union
- Name of man who patented the light bulb
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- Supreme Court Case that determined "separate but equal"
- Name of corrupt boss who used his power to control elections
- Name of business man who used the "trust to his advantage
- The term used to define when people decide for themselves over the issue of slavery is known as popular___________
- Laws limiting the freedom of former slaves
- North's plan to defeat South, naval blockade
- Who led a famous march of "Total War" across Georgia to the sea
- Debates that helped spark Lincoln's political career
- organized effort to end slavery in the U.S.
- Other than Gettysburg, this battle is also known as a turning point in the war.
- Won the election of 1860
- This type of journalism is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
- Name of process to help bring the South back into the Union and restructure the nation
- This is the way most immigrants came over to America -lower level of steamship
- Time in history where there was a thin layer of gold that masked the other problems going on within society
25 Clues: Won the election of 1860 • First shots of the Civil War • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • created to help people escape slavery • Name of man who patented the light bulb • Laws limiting the freedom of former slaves • organized effort to end slavery in the U.S. • Main issue fought over during the Civil War • North's plan to defeat South, naval blockade • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-25
Across
- process of making a place like a city
- people having power
- a fight between the North and South
- place where John Brown raided for weapons
- book written about slaves before the Civil War
- movement to stop alcohol
- rights and power held by the states
- the wealth of a country
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- president during the Civil War
- the movement going West
- act that decided weather they could be a free state or a slave state
- loyal to ones section
- movement to stop slavery
- people working without pay
- president who ended Manifest Destiny
- to make change in order to improve
- to leave
17 Clues: to leave • people having power • loyal to ones section • the movement going West • the wealth of a country • movement to stop slavery • movement to stop alcohol • people working without pay • president during the Civil War • to make change in order to improve • a fight between the North and South • rights and power held by the states • president who ended Manifest Destiny • ...
civil war 2023-04-25
Across
- blodiest battle of civil war
- the northern states wanted:
- northern states called southern states this
- one of the most famous speeches that was made in the us(hint: this speech was made by president licolin)
- what did some slaves use to run away to the north?
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- northern states tried to abolish this
- what slaves were mainly used to make
- weapon used to fight in wars
- men who fought in civil war
- also known as the northern states in the civil war
10 Clues: the northern states wanted: • men who fought in civil war • blodiest battle of civil war • weapon used to fight in wars • what slaves were mainly used to make • northern states tried to abolish this • northern states called southern states this • also known as the northern states in the civil war • what did some slaves use to run away to the north? • ...
Unit Vocabulary 2024-01-04
Across
- farming, System in which a person rents land to farm from a planter
- state, State where slavery was legal
- Reconstruction, Period after the Civil War when the South was occupied by federal troops
- sovereignty, Principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
- Period after the Civil War when the United States began to rebuild and readmit Southern states into the Union
- Nothing Party, Political party that opposed immigration and Catholic influence in the United States
- Person who supervises and directs the work of others, especially on a plantation
- System of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land
- To bring formal charges against a public official
- Brief, unplanned fight between small groups of soldiers
- of 1850, Series of laws intended to resolve the issue of slavery in the territories
- Place where weapons and military equipment are stored
- Compromise, Agreement that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while also prohibiting slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the 36°30' parallel
- Unfair treatment of a person or group based on race, religion, or other characteristics
- Proclamation, Presidential proclamation by Abraham Lincoln that declared all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free
- rights, Rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- To declare invalid
- Plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim
- Slave Act, Law that required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners
- Former slaves who had been emancipated
- Right to vote in political elections
- Type of warship heavily armored with iron
- Codes, Laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of African Americans
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- Act, Legislation that allowed settlers in those territories to determine if they would allow slavery
- Excessive concern for the interests of a particular region over those of the country as a whole
- Law or regulation
- Plan, Union's strategy to defeat the Confederacy by surrounding it and cutting off its resources
- Farmer, Person who owns and cultivates a small farm
- Movement to end slavery in the United States
- States of America, Government formed by Southern states that seceded from the Union
- Bureau, Federal agency established to aid freedmen in the aftermath of the Civil War
- soiler, Person who opposed the extension of slavery into new territories
- Amendment, Prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- Reconstruction, Period after the Civil War when Congress was in control of Reconstruction
- Railroad, Network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to free states and Canada
- Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, especially for political or financial gain
- State, State that did not allow slavery
- Drafting of individuals into military service
- Period before the Civil War
- Amendment, Abolished slavery in the United States
- Fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
- code, Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights
- Southern white who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party after the Civil War
- Act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity
- Use of naval forces to prevent movement and trade in and out of ports
- wagon, Wagon that follows an army to sell provisions to the soldiers
- To add a territory to one's own territory
- Klux Klan, Secret society in the Southern United States that focused on white supremacy and terrorized African Americans
- Cotton diplomacy, South's strategy during the Civil War to use its cotton as a bargaining tool with European nations
- Amendment, Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves
- Person who was in charge of a group of slaves on a plantation
- destiny, Belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent
- Act, Legislation that allowed for the partition of the Cherokee Nation to make room for the state of Georgia
- Party, Political party founded in the 1850s to oppose the spread of slavery
- running, Practice of sneaking goods past a blockade
- Declared policy of a political party or group
56 Clues: Law or regulation • To declare invalid • Period before the Civil War • state, State where slavery was legal • Right to vote in political elections • Former slaves who had been emancipated • State, State that did not allow slavery • To add a territory to one's own territory • Type of warship heavily armored with iron • Movement to end slavery in the United States • ...
Civil War and Leading Events Crossword 2023-05-04
Across
- -Senator known as “The Great Compromiser”
- -First state to succeed from the union and become Confederate
- -Invention that exploded cotton industry and slavery
- -Rule that prevented discussion of slavery in Congress
- -3 Day battle from July 1, to July 3, 1863
- -Last name of most known Confederate General
- -Island Southerners wanted the union to seize for slavery purposes
- -Most common weapon used by both sides in the Civil War
- -Act overridden by the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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- -Mississippi senator inaugurated as Confederate President
- -Winning presidential candidate of 1860
- -Area of land acquired by US after Mexican-American War
- -War strategy used by the Union during the Civil War
- -What the Southern economy is based on
14 Clues: -What the Southern economy is based on • -Winning presidential candidate of 1860 • -Senator known as “The Great Compromiser” • -3 Day battle from July 1, to July 3, 1863 • -Act overridden by the Kansas-Nebraska Act • -Last name of most known Confederate General • -War strategy used by the Union during the Civil War • -Invention that exploded cotton industry and slavery • ...
English Civil War 2022-01-17
Across
- Another name for a Royalist
- Where the government meets to make decisions
- The King during the English Civil War
- Tax A tax imposed on the population during the Civil War
- The leader of the Parliamentarians
- Lots of civilians were indirectly killed because of ...
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- A person not in the army
- The first major battle of the Civil War
- Another name for a Parliamentarian
9 Clues: A person not in the army • Another name for a Royalist • Another name for a Parliamentarian • The leader of the Parliamentarians • The King during the English Civil War • The first major battle of the Civil War • Where the government meets to make decisions • Lots of civilians were indirectly killed because of ... • Tax A tax imposed on the population during the Civil War
Civil War Ships 2025-05-09
Georgia in a Divided Nation Vocabulary 2021-11-16
Across
- battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
- the action of southern states to leave the Union
- established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the union
- a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel; any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
- the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
- federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in Georgia
- Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
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- most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
- battle that was the largest Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
- proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
- a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
- Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union
- legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the union as a free state and a stronger fugitive Slave Act was passed
- one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies
- the belief that a state’s interests should take priority over the interests of the national government
15 Clues: the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed • most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter” • ...
SS 2021-11-18
Across
- battle that was the largest Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
- a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel; any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
- federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in Georgia
- one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies
- Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union
- most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
- legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the Union as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
- a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
Down
- battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
- Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
- the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
- proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
- established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union
- the belief that a state’s interests should take priority over the interests of the national government
- the action of southern states to leave the Union
15 Clues: the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed • most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter” • ...
Civil war questions 2022-03-04
Across
- what was the first southern state to secede from the union
- in what battle did stonewall jackson die
- why was Stonewall Jackson good for the military
- what was the south main income in the in 1860
- Who won the civil war
- how many states had already seceded when lincoln took the oath of office
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- who assassinated abraham lincoln
- which killed more men in the civil war
- who was elected president in 1860
- Where did start the Civil War
10 Clues: Who won the civil war • Where did start the Civil War • who assassinated abraham lincoln • who was elected president in 1860 • which killed more men in the civil war • in what battle did stonewall jackson die • what was the south main income in the in 1860 • why was Stonewall Jackson good for the military • what was the first southern state to secede from the union • ...
The American Civil war 2025-01-22
Across
- verb that expresses separation (e.g.from a union)
- Power should be limited at at this type of government according to the South
- a proponent of abolishing slavery
- The South had this type of economy
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- President of the United States during the Civil War
- term for allegiance between Southern States
- State abbreviated as 'Va.' saw most battles during the civil war
- important crop for the south besides cotton
- Nation heavily dependent on importing cotton from The South
- main cause (dispute) of the civil war
10 Clues: a proponent of abolishing slavery • The South had this type of economy • main cause (dispute) of the civil war • term for allegiance between Southern States • important crop for the south besides cotton • verb that expresses separation (e.g.from a union) • President of the United States during the Civil War • Nation heavily dependent on importing cotton from The South • ...
Civil War Review 2025-05-12
Across
- Southern military strategy deployed during the Civil War
- Which campaign most significantly impacted the outcome of the 1864 election
- considered the turning point of the Civil War
- gave the North control of the Mississippi River
- When did Lee’s surrender happen
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- 1862 Union victory enabled Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation
- Which side won at the 1st and 2nd Manassas/Bull Run battles
- president of the Confederacy
- all black regiment was stationed in Nashville during the Civil War
- president of the Union
10 Clues: president of the Union • president of the Confederacy • When did Lee’s surrender happen • considered the turning point of the Civil War • gave the North control of the Mississippi River • Southern military strategy deployed during the Civil War • Which side won at the 1st and 2nd Manassas/Bull Run battles • ...
Social Studies class 2023-01-25
Across
- the restoration of friendly relations.
- The proclamation the declared slaves free
- people who were used for labor without pay
- The U.S president during the Civil War
- the south side of the war
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- the war between the union and the confederate
- the north side of the civil war
- the action of murdering someone
- Abraham Lincolns killer
- The holiday created after the death of Abe Lincoln
10 Clues: Abraham Lincolns killer • the south side of the war • the north side of the civil war • the action of murdering someone • the restoration of friendly relations. • The U.S president during the Civil War • The proclamation the declared slaves free • people who were used for labor without pay • the war between the union and the confederate • ...
War and Revolution in England 2020-09-25
Across
- invited by the nobles to invade England
- demands to limit the power of the king
- Started a military dictatorship
- Bringing back a former ruler or system
- signed by William of Orange and Mary
- parliament after Cromwell's purge
- A type of republic
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- King's supporters
- won the civil war
- a system that gives the parliament the superior authority
- Heir to Charles II's throne
- executed after the civil war
- The belief that the king is supported by God
- Supporters of parliament
14 Clues: King's supporters • won the civil war • A type of republic • Supporters of parliament • Heir to Charles II's throne • executed after the civil war • Started a military dictatorship • parliament after Cromwell's purge • signed by William of Orange and Mary • demands to limit the power of the king • Bringing back a former ruler or system • invited by the nobles to invade England • ...
Civil War Review 2021-04-06
Across
- this issue divided the north and south
- this part of the country was more agricultural
- the civil war ended in this month, 1865
- Union Ironclad ship
- Confederate Ironclad ship
- name for the north
- this part of the country was more industrial
- First battle of Civil War
- last name of confederate president
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- this state seceded from Virginia in 1863
- Lee surrendered to Grant here
- name for the south
- last name of the union president
- Capital of the confederacy
14 Clues: name for the south • name for the north • Union Ironclad ship • Confederate Ironclad ship • First battle of Civil War • Capital of the confederacy • Lee surrendered to Grant here • last name of the union president • last name of confederate president • this issue divided the north and south • the civil war ended in this month, 1865 • this state seceded from Virginia in 1863 • ...
Contemporary Crossword 2024-05-27
Across
- A type of crop created in Asia as a result of the Green Revolution (Use - as a space)
- A proxy war between the USSR and US that ended in Soviet Victory in Asia (Use - as a space)
- A genocide in Africa that was caused directly by its governement (Use - as a space)
- The first antibiotic discovered, first discovered in Europe
- A major war notable for trench warfare
- Creator of the "Great Leap Forward"
- A revolution that led to major advances in agriculture (Use - as a space)
- A movement that eventually led to the establishment of Israel
- A system involving a series of interconnected computers to deliver data between them
- Created "The New Deal"
- The first nation to become independent in Africa
- An engine type designed in 1939, saw prominent use in WWII
- His death was a factor in WWI (Last name)
- Created fascism in Europe
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- A proxy war that ended in stalemate in Asia (Use - as a space)
- A major war against the Allies and Axis powers
- Famous for civil rights in Asia
- Famous for civil rights in Africa
- A war between two major powers of the world (Use - as a space)
- The most influential Soviet ruler
- The first programmable variant created to crack the German ENIGMA cipher, later used for consumer use, created in Europe
- A synthetic plastic material, similar to fibers
- A massive genocide against the Tutsis in Africa (Use - as a space)
- A device that allowed for communications without the need for a wire, first created in America (Use - as a space)
- A system that allowed for mass production of goods, first created in America, named after a particular car company
- Famous for civil rights in America (Initials)
- A form of energy that was discovered by Rutherford, among others, led to the Manhattan Project
- Caused mass genocide in Europe
- A worldwide economic crash takes place after WWI (Use - as a space)
- Created "Trickle-down Economics" in America
30 Clues: Created "The New Deal" • Created fascism in Europe • Caused mass genocide in Europe • Famous for civil rights in Asia • Famous for civil rights in Africa • The most influential Soviet ruler • Creator of the "Great Leap Forward" • A major war notable for trench warfare • His death was a factor in WWI (Last name) • Created "Trickle-down Economics" in America • ...
Civil War Crossword 2016-01-29
Across
- The number of years the Civil War lasted.
- People from Africa who were forced to obey their master and considered property.
- An order given by Abraham Lincoln made to free slaves in the south.
- The place where slaves were sold.
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- Leader of the Confederate States of America.
- A law that lets Slaveholders capture slaves that ran away to the North.
- President at the time of the Civil War.
- A war between people of the same country.
- An area of land dedicated to growing crops. Before the Civil War, many slaves worked on them.
- People who disapproved of slavery.
10 Clues: The place where slaves were sold. • People who disapproved of slavery. • President at the time of the Civil War. • The number of years the Civil War lasted. • A war between people of the same country. • Leader of the Confederate States of America. • An order given by Abraham Lincoln made to free slaves in the south. • ...
schools out part 1 2021-12-08
Across
- the right of a citizen that can't be denied
- is illegal to do
- led to the FDA
- what people called when leaving
- the creator of model t
- helped slaves escape
- was a woman's job during the civil war
- ended slavery
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- was a settlement house in Chicago
- name for the north side
- rules that only African Americans had to follow
- a work stoppage
- gave the right to a woman to do during elections
- president during the civil war
14 Clues: ended slavery • led to the FDA • a work stoppage • is illegal to do • helped slaves escape • the creator of model t • name for the north side • president during the civil war • what people called when leaving • was a settlement house in Chicago • was a woman's job during the civil war • the right of a citizen that can't be denied • rules that only African Americans had to follow • ...
English Civil War and Scarlet Letter 2012-11-14
Across
- English King who caused the Engilsh Civil War
- Historical woman who challenged Puritain methods
- The character who personifies the norhtern, free thinking part of England
- The people that the king attempted to arrest, thus starting the first Civil War
- The character who personifies the women of the English Civil War
- The number of wars that actually make up the English Civil War
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- Area that the King attempted to take over and add into England
- The name of the English citizens who supported the king
- The character who personifies the southern, more stubborn part of England that doesn't want to change.
9 Clues: English King who caused the Engilsh Civil War • Historical woman who challenged Puritain methods • The name of the English citizens who supported the king • Area that the King attempted to take over and add into England • The number of wars that actually make up the English Civil War • The character who personifies the women of the English Civil War • ...
UNIT 5 - MMS 2024-02-06
Across
- region that did not favor tariffs
- location of the battles that used cannons
- state that entered the union as a free state as part of the missouri compromise
- this type of technology was used at the battle of Galveston
- the boogeyman for the south
- the process of reuniting the nation after the civil war
- the slave crop that dominated the eastern region of Texas
- how was the economy of Texas impacted during the war?
- took place after the civil war that continued to make life difficult for former slaves
- the amendment that granted citizenship
- a synonym for tax
- the amendment that abolished slavery
- the 36'30 latitude line was a part of this deal
- was removed from office for refusing to pledge allegiance to the Confederacy
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- this group of people shared power with poor southern whites
- was essential to the economy of the south
- let the people decide means
- the most one sided victory of the civil war in Texas
- took on men only roles during the war
- state that entered the union as a slave state as part of the missouri compromise
- part of the compromise of 1850 that made it legal to return escaped slaves to the south
- state that lost land as part of the compromise of 1850
- this battle took place at the southern most tip of Texas
- the amendment that granted the right to vote
- the region that possessed the most amount of resources
- region that favored tariffs
- this battle took place after the war was over
- texas was readmitted to the union in the following year
- gave aid the former slaves during reconstruction
- letting states choose their own laws
- choosing to be loyal to your own region rather than the nation as a whole
31 Clues: a synonym for tax • let the people decide means • the boogeyman for the south • region that favored tariffs • region that did not favor tariffs • letting states choose their own laws • the amendment that abolished slavery • took on men only roles during the war • the amendment that granted citizenship • was essential to the economy of the south • ...
Civil war 2025-05-22
Across
- First major land battle of the Civil War
- Bloodiest battle in the Civil war
- The South's main cash crop.
- President of the Confederacy
- City on the Mississippi River
- 16th President
Down
- The Union's strategy to restrict Confederate trade.
- Union General who led the "March to the Sea".
- The turning point of the war
- Union General who later became president
- Confederate General known for his "stonewall" tactics.
11 Clues: 16th President • The South's main cash crop. • The turning point of the war • President of the Confederacy • City on the Mississippi River • Bloodiest battle in the Civil war • First major land battle of the Civil War • Union General who later became president • Union General who led the "March to the Sea". • The Union's strategy to restrict Confederate trade. • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2012-11-19
Across
- The 16th President of the United States
- General of the Confederate Armed Forces
- Delivered by Abraham Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg
- The place where the South surrendered
- Laws put in place due to residual racism that still existed in the South, even after slavery was outlawed
- Opposed Reconstruction on the basis of giving the South too much post-war aid
- The capital of the South
- Took over after Lincoln's assassination
- Person in favor of freeing the slaves
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- The South during the Civil War
- Lincoln's assassin
- Southerners who supported Reconstruction
- The North during the Civil War
- Freed the slaves
14 Clues: Freed the slaves • Lincoln's assassin • The capital of the South • The South during the Civil War • The North during the Civil War • The place where the South surrendered • Person in favor of freeing the slaves • The 16th President of the United States • General of the Confederate Armed Forces • Took over after Lincoln's assassination • Southerners who supported Reconstruction • ...
Greece crossword 2022-05-04
Across
- Greek island where money was stored for the delian league
- most powerful navy
- fable writer
- what is Ares the god of
- Homers first book
- Civil wars in Greece
- what is Aphrodite the goddess of
- Greek religion
- most powerful army
- zeus's main power
- sports to honor the gods
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- league formed during persian war
- Poseidons powers
- Homers second book
- high hills
- mountains in Greece
- Temple built for Athena
- Sparta government
- persian war victory
- Greek government
- Where does the marathon come from
- Total numbers of greek gods
- achilles weakness
- greece city state
- Trojan war started over her
25 Clues: high hills • fable writer • Greek religion • Poseidons powers • Greek government • Homers first book • Sparta government • achilles weakness • greece city state • zeus's main power • Homers second book • most powerful navy • most powerful army • mountains in Greece • persian war victory • Civil wars in Greece • Temple built for Athena • what is Ares the god of • sports to honor the gods • ...
History 2025-04-28
Across
- The north's name during the civil war
- Last name of confederate general
- Another name for weapons
- All out battle
- With 9 down: the river won during siege of vicksburg
- Major Confederate trade and port city
Down
- With 2 down; Document made by this person
- President; assassinated
- opposite of the Union, opposed them
- Main union general during the civil war
- Battle to split the south and win control of a river
- Major war; also a Captain America movie
12 Clues: All out battle • President; assassinated • Another name for weapons • Last name of confederate general • opposite of the Union, opposed them • The north's name during the civil war • Major Confederate trade and port city • Main union general during the civil war • Major war; also a Captain America movie • With 2 down; Document made by this person • ...
African Wars Crossword - Mark Suardi 2024-05-17
Across
- An ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria
- A political and military organization that played a role in overthrowing the Derg
- Radical Islamic group that took power in Somalia in a power vacuum
- A rebel group that fought for Eritrean independence from Ethiopia
- A terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria trying to establish an Islamic state
- The last emperor of Ethiopia, overthrown in 1974
- A political group formed by exiled Ugandans opposed to dictator Idi Amin
- A bloody, international conflict that has global significance, occurring in Somalia
- 3 US helicopters were shot down by Somali rebels, and the fight to save the survivors afterword
- Authoritarian Somali leader
- Military wing, Uganda National Liberation Army
- The slaughter of people perceived to be of the Tutsi class in Rwanda
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- Somalian war with Ethiopia over a border, that Somalia lost
- The fear of influencing African affairs after the atrocities that happened in the Somali Civil War
- The leader of the Derg and later the President of Ethiopia
- The Nigerian military leader who led the federal forces during the Nigerian Civil War
- A military and economic blockade by the Nigerian government on Biafra
- A conflict from 1961 to 1991 that led to Eritrea's independence from Ethiopia
- US created humanitarian relief group for Somalian citizens during the civil war
- A Marxist military that ruled Ethiopia after overthrowing Emperor Haile Selassie
- The military leader of the secessionist Republic of Biafra
- The official end to the Second Congo War in 2003
- A poltical campaign and mass killings carried out by the Derg
- An ethnic group in northern Nigeria
- A Kenyan offensive to create a buffer zone between Kenya and Al-Shabaab
25 Clues: Authoritarian Somali leader • An ethnic group in northern Nigeria • An ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria • Military wing, Uganda National Liberation Army • The last emperor of Ethiopia, overthrown in 1974 • The official end to the Second Congo War in 2003 • The leader of the Derg and later the President of Ethiopia • ...
Unit 3: New Nation 1800-1877 2025-12-08
Across
- President during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- 1803 land deal that doubled the sized of the United States
- Lincoln ´ s order freeing enslaved people in rebel states
- When Southern states broke away from the Union to form the Confederacy
- Southern Laws that restricted the rights of freedmen
- The belief that states should have more power than the federal government
- New communication invention using electric signals
- One of the leaders of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory
- Conflict with Britain that boosted American nationalism
- Loyalty to a region rather than the whole nation
- ¨ Father of the constitution and president ¨ during the War of 1812
- Agreement that tried to balance free and slave states
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- Former president who fought strongly against slavery in Congress
- A major slave uprising in Virginia that increased Southern fear and stricter slave laws
- forced removal of Cherokee people from their land
- Wrote the Declaration of Independence
- Partner of Lewis on the western expedition
- Machine that increased cotton production and slavery
- Deal that included the Fugitive Slave Act
- War that led to the U.S. gaining the Southwest
- Major conflict between the Union and Confederacy from 1861-1865
- Improved river travel and trade
- Union general who later became president
- Belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west
- President known for the ¨common man¨
- Period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
- President who created a doctrine warning Europe to stay out of the Americas
- Main Confederate general during the Civil War
- Movement to end slavery in the United States
- Major transportation system that expanded westward
30 Clues: Improved river travel and trade • President known for the ¨common man¨ • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • Union general who later became president • Deal that included the Fugitive Slave Act • Partner of Lewis on the western expedition • Movement to end slavery in the United States • Belief that the U.S. was meant to expand west • ...
Unit 4 2025-03-26
Across
- author of "An Episode of War" (last name)
- the choice and arrangement of words
- Relied on slave labor for economy
- type of literary genre written about the Civil War
- portrays everyday life as is
- Writers turned away from this to show "real life"
- Was torn between supporting the South or the North during Civil War (last name)
- escaped slave who spoke out against slavery (last name)
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- literature was coming from here for the very first time
- one of the meanings behind Black Spirituals
- an off-shoot of realism
- folk songs sung by slaves
- Had a gift for oratory
- Genre of "Letter to His Son"
14 Clues: Had a gift for oratory • an off-shoot of realism • folk songs sung by slaves • portrays everyday life as is • Genre of "Letter to His Son" • Relied on slave labor for economy • the choice and arrangement of words • author of "An Episode of War" (last name) • one of the meanings behind Black Spirituals • Writers turned away from this to show "real life" • ...
1860 2021-11-14
Across
- There were about 4 million _____ in the US in 1860
- President during the Civil War
- ___ War was when the Union fought the Confederates
- The side of the US that won the Civil War
- What the Northern States worked to abolish
- About 61% of the US Population in 1860 was ____ people
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- South ________ was the first state to secede from the Union
- State where the "Gold Rush" occurred
- The part of the United States labeled The Union
- The part of the United States labeled Confederates
10 Clues: President during the Civil War • State where the "Gold Rush" occurred • The side of the US that won the Civil War • What the Northern States worked to abolish • The part of the United States labeled The Union • There were about 4 million _____ in the US in 1860 • ___ War was when the Union fought the Confederates • The part of the United States labeled Confederates • ...
Reconstruction Era Crossword 2025-11-11
Across
- the right to citizenship to all people
- the president of the confederacy during the Civil War
- The President during the reconstruction era
- the amendment that said you cant be denied to vote based on race
- the attempts to rebuild the south after the Civil War
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- declared that slaves in the confederacy are free
- ended slavery
- a temporary organization to to help newly freed slaves
- laws to control the work of freed slaves
- the president of the union during the Civil War
10 Clues: ended slavery • the right to citizenship to all people • laws to control the work of freed slaves • The President during the reconstruction era • the president of the union during the Civil War • declared that slaves in the confederacy are free • the president of the confederacy during the Civil War • the attempts to rebuild the south after the Civil War • ...
Social Studies Vocab 2021-11-29
Across
- the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
- one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies
- The belief that a state’s interests should take priority over the interests of the national government
- a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
- A legal idea that a state has the right to cancel; any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
- federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in Georgia
- Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union
Down
- proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
- established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union
- Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
- battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
- legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the Union as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
- the action of southern states to leave the Union
- battle that was the largest Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
- most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
15 Clues: the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed • most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter” • ...
Civil war vocab 2021-11-19
Across
- the belief that a state’s interests should take priority over the interests of the national government
- Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
- one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies
- battle that was the largest Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
- the action of southern states to leave the Union
- established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union
Down
- a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
- battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
- legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the Union as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
- a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel; any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
- federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in Georgia
- the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
- proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
- Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union
- most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
15 Clues: the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed • most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter” • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2021-12-07
Across
- one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies
- the action of southern states to leave the Union
- the belief that a states' interests should take priority over the interests of the government
- a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
- legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the Union as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
- proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
- federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in Georgia
- a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
- battle that was the largest Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
Down
- established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union
- the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
- most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
- battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
- Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
- Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union
15 Clues: the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed • most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter” • ...
