civil war Crossword Puzzles
Unit 8 Vocab 2013-05-14
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- - Opponents of a governments policies or actions
- - A policy for reducing or eliminating a nations military power and ability to wage war
- - The U.S. strategy for gradually withdrawing military troops from the Vietnam War
- - The official division of a territory to maintain peace (ie: India & Pakistan or Israel & Palestine)
- - A Palestinian campaign of civil disobedience against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- Movement - A movement within Africa promoting and celebrating the traditional culture of Africans
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- - A “Whites Only” policy of racial segregation in South Africa during the 20th Century
- - A new policy designed around the idea of practicing tough power politics
- - The process by which everyone in the world has become closer due to modern technology
- - A policy in the Soviet Union designed to eliminate the influences of Joseph Stalin
- - A political policy or strategy of threatening to go to nuclear war against an enemy aggressor
- - The U.S. policy for restricting the spread of communism during the Cold War
- - The process (during the Cold War) of creating a government elected by the people
- - Systematic use of violence to cause a state of intense fear and bring attention of a group’s cause
- - The restructuring of the economy in the Soviet Union to permit more local decision making
- Law - A temporary rule by military authority over a civilian population during times of civil unrest
- - A Soviet policy of openness to the free flow of ideas and information during the Cold War
- - A policy designed to reduce the Cold war tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union
18 Clues: - Opponents of a governments policies or actions • - A new policy designed around the idea of practicing tough power politics • - The U.S. policy for restricting the spread of communism during the Cold War • - The process (during the Cold War) of creating a government elected by the people • ...
Civil War Vocab 2022-03-09
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- The closing of a port by positioning ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
- Proclamation President Lincoln's speech declaring slaves in the USA free
- Storehouse for weapons
- Rights The idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government
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- The group of southern states who seceded from (left) the Union (USA) during the Civil War
- Strong focus on and identification with the interests of one's own region, often at the expense of the greater good
- A person who has escaped from a place or is hiding to avoid arrest or persecution
- A person who wanted to end slavery
- An agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
- People loyal to the Union (USA) during the Civil War
- ranch the last battle of the Civil War
- Self governing- free from outside control or influence
- To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
13 Clues: Storehouse for weapons • A person who wanted to end slavery • ranch the last battle of the Civil War • To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to • People loyal to the Union (USA) during the Civil War • Self governing- free from outside control or influence • Proclamation President Lincoln's speech declaring slaves in the USA free • ...
Reconstruction 2024-04-11
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- laws which governed the conduct of African Americans.
- prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote
- American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869.
- a faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854
- referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies
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- one of the Reconstruction Amendments
- a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- a period in United States history following the American Civil War
- a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction
- a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
- system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- first black senator
- a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government,"
13 Clues: first black senator • one of the Reconstruction Amendments • laws which governed the conduct of African Americans. • a period in United States history following the American Civil War • referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies • a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-11
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- to put an end to something
- a federal government agency that provided food, medical care, and public schooling for freed African Americans and others after the Civil War.
- the period following after the Civil War when the southern states were brought back into the Union. (1865-1877)
- Farming the practice of a wealthy landowner renting land to a formerly enslaved person or to a poor white farmer in exchange for a share of the harvest.
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- a person from the North who came to live in the South after the Civil War to profit during Reconstruction.
- the quality of being more merciful or forgiving than necessary.
- the practice of a wealthy landowner renting land, animals, equipment, and supplies to a formerly enslaved person or poor white farmer in exchange for a large share of the harvest
- a change or addition to a written document
- a Southerner who welcomed carpetbaggers and Northern ideas after the Civil War.
- having rights, privileges, and duties as a member of a community, state, or union.
10 Clues: to put an end to something • a change or addition to a written document • the quality of being more merciful or forgiving than necessary. • a Southerner who welcomed carpetbaggers and Northern ideas after the Civil War. • having rights, privileges, and duties as a member of a community, state, or union. • ...
Sandy 2018-06-11
18 Clues: Gene • Lefty • Farmington • First home • Twins mother • Actress Lopez • World traveler • Slayed Goliath • Author Michael • Coors Employee • First pets name • Renaissance Man • Drive in Theatre • Civil War Veteran • Breakfast favorite • Frosty the ________ • Favorite grandchild • First Great Grandchild
How Well Do You Know Chattanooga? 2025-05-19
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- Chattanooga Choo _______?
- Power company?
- Old triangle shaped restaurant?
- Civil War vantage point?
- Downtown hospital?
- Civil War vantage point?
- Vintage theatre?
- Fall?
- ___________ Raiders
- See 7 states?
- Art District?
- Vintage hotel?
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- _______ Coolidge?
- Chattanooga National __________?
- Civil War vantage point?
- Times Free ________?
- Cable Car?
- Desmond _______?
- Private school?
- Baseball Stadium?
20 Clues: Fall? • Cable Car? • See 7 states? • Art District? • Power company? • Vintage hotel? • Private school? • Desmond _______? • Vintage theatre? • _______ Coolidge? • Baseball Stadium? • Downtown hospital? • ___________ Raiders • Times Free ________? • Civil War vantage point? • Civil War vantage point? • Civil War vantage point? • Chattanooga Choo _______? • Old triangle shaped restaurant? • ...
Luca-Texas History 2022-04-21
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- Founded the Texas Rangers.
- Where the livestock was kept during Spanish colonization.
- Texas gained their _____ in 1836.
- Churches used to convert Native Americans.
- To stop separating groups of people by race, religion, or ethnicity.
- First Texas railroad commissioner.
- What housed soldiers during Spanish colonization?
- Creates bills that become laws.
- Southern states during the Civil War.
- An empresario who brought 300 families to TX.
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- The process of increasing the number of people that live in urban settlements.
- Largest discovery of oil in Texas
- Brought back the navy of Texas.
- Water in the Earth that can be gathered by wells.
- The president is part of the ____ branch
- Leader of the Nazis.
- The location where 400 soldiers were executed in the TX revolution.
- Who mapped the Gulf of Mexico in 1519?
- Northern States during the Civil War.
19 Clues: Leader of the Nazis. • Founded the Texas Rangers. • Brought back the navy of Texas. • Creates bills that become laws. • Largest discovery of oil in Texas • Texas gained their _____ in 1836. • First Texas railroad commissioner. • Northern States during the Civil War. • Southern states during the Civil War. • Who mapped the Gulf of Mexico in 1519? • ...
Civil War 2015-12-14
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- Short for handkerchiefs
- Someone who would watch the slaves work and make sure they did it right
- The main character in the book Meet_____
- A thin board slaves would sleep on
- A food made of corn that slaves often ate
- A large farm normally found in the south
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- A soldier fighting for the south during the civil war
- Something all slaves want
- The ear of a corn
- The floor of a fireplace
10 Clues: The ear of a corn • Short for handkerchiefs • The floor of a fireplace • Something all slaves want • A thin board slaves would sleep on • The main character in the book Meet_____ • A large farm normally found in the south • A food made of corn that slaves often ate • A soldier fighting for the south during the civil war • ...
Civil War 2015-12-14
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- corn bread baked in a pan in an oven
- a river in west central west virginia that connects the New River with the Ohio River
- where the book More Than Anything Else takes place
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- a person who fells trees timber
- an african-american educator born as a slave
- a maker or repairer of casks and barrels
- administer baptisim to someone
- to stay in place longer than necessary
- leading supplier of government salts, 100% natural
- one who lives and works on or along a river
10 Clues: administer baptisim to someone • a person who fells trees timber • corn bread baked in a pan in an oven • to stay in place longer than necessary • a maker or repairer of casks and barrels • one who lives and works on or along a river • an african-american educator born as a slave • where the book More Than Anything Else takes place • ...
civil war 2015-12-15
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- The boy that saved Henry
- what Allen ducted under when the slave master came
- the state there from
- the lady that was sick
- what Allen brought Henry to eat
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- the city there from
- the run away slave
- What Allen went to the barn to get
- what Henry jumped with in his hand
- Rabbit what scared Allen & Henry on the way to Grampas home
10 Clues: the run away slave • the city there from • the state there from • the lady that was sick • The boy that saved Henry • what Allen brought Henry to eat • What Allen went to the barn to get • what Henry jumped with in his hand • what Allen ducted under when the slave master came • Rabbit what scared Allen & Henry on the way to Grampas home
Civil War 2017-05-25
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- A place where they aided freed slaves
- Confederate
- bloodiest battle in American history
- laws passed by southern states
- last name of the confederate president
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- slave states states
- of bull run The first battle
- another way of saying union
- separation of whites and blacks
- last name of the man who shot Lincoln
10 Clues: Confederate • slave states states • another way of saying union • of bull run The first battle • laws passed by southern states • separation of whites and blacks • bloodiest battle in American history • A place where they aided freed slaves • last name of the man who shot Lincoln • last name of the confederate president
Civil War 2017-06-06
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- What was the first name of Robert E. Lee’s eldest son?
- What was Robert E. Lee’s middle name?
- How did Robert E. Lee die?
- What capacity did Robert E. Lee serve at the West Point Academy?
- Washington Of whom was Robert E. Lee’s wife a descendant?
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- What battle is considered by most historians to be Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory?
- Which child died at age 23 in 1862, while on holiday in NC, breaking Robert E. Lee’s heart?
- Robert E. Lee’s father was the governor of what state?
- During the Mexican War, what rank did Robert E. Lee hold?
- What was the name of Robert E. Lee’s favorite horse?
10 Clues: How did Robert E. Lee die? • What was Robert E. Lee’s middle name? • What was the name of Robert E. Lee’s favorite horse? • Robert E. Lee’s father was the governor of what state? • What was the first name of Robert E. Lee’s eldest son? • During the Mexican War, what rank did Robert E. Lee hold? • Washington Of whom was Robert E. Lee’s wife a descendant? • ...
Civil War 2017-12-18
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- Proclamation / President of the Northern states issued a preliminary which declared that as of January 1, 1863 all slaves in rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free” called
- / Final battle where the Union takes the clear win
- / deadliest one day battle in American military history.
- in a draw but the Union considered it a victory.
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- States / Believed in the rights to own slaves
- / States started to secede from where
- Sumter / Start of the civil war
- / The battle where the Union took control over the Mississippi river
- Lincoln / President of Northern States during the civil war
- / Main cause of the war
10 Clues: / Main cause of the war • Sumter / Start of the civil war • / States started to secede from where • States / Believed in the rights to own slaves • in a draw but the Union considered it a victory. • / Final battle where the Union takes the clear win • / deadliest one day battle in American military history. • ...
Civil War 2018-10-04
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- Created the "Anaconda" Plan
- The union cutting off the confederates trade
- Issued by Lincoln setting all rebel state's slaves free
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- Battle that took place on May 1-4, 1863
- Battle that took place on July 1-3 1863
- The 16th president
- Lincoln grew very frustrated at this generals cautiousness
- General was assigned task to task of securing Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Mississippi river
- General put in charge of the army of Northern Virginia
- Man who replaced McClellan as general
10 Clues: The 16th president • Created the "Anaconda" Plan • Man who replaced McClellan as general • Battle that took place on May 1-4, 1863 • Battle that took place on July 1-3 1863 • The union cutting off the confederates trade • General put in charge of the army of Northern Virginia • Issued by Lincoln setting all rebel state's slaves free • ...
CIVIL WAR 2018-05-10
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- What did soldiers do to get fresh meat
- First battle of Civil War
- Name for cornmeal concoction
- Both Confederate and Union did this to find food
- Could've had this salted or dried
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- Very dangerous disease soldiers got
- Name for the flour-based crackers
- What did Union Army have access to
- What did soldiers used to soften their crackers
- How many more times did Southerners family spend in 1864
10 Clues: First battle of Civil War • Name for cornmeal concoction • Name for the flour-based crackers • Could've had this salted or dried • What did Union Army have access to • Very dangerous disease soldiers got • What did soldiers do to get fresh meat • What did soldiers used to soften their crackers • Both Confederate and Union did this to find food • ...
CIVIL WAR 2018-05-10
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- What did soldiers used to soften their crackers
- What did Union Army have access to
- How many more times did Southerners family spend in 1864
- Name for the flour-based crackers
- Could've had this salted or dried
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- Name for cornmeal concoction
- Both Confederate and Union did this to find food
- First battle of Civil War
- Very dangerous disease soldiers got
- What did soldiers do to get fresh meat
10 Clues: First battle of Civil War • Name for cornmeal concoction • Name for the flour-based crackers • Could've had this salted or dried • What did Union Army have access to • Very dangerous disease soldiers got • What did soldiers do to get fresh meat • What did soldiers used to soften their crackers • Both Confederate and Union did this to find food • ...
Civil War 2011-12-16
10 Clues: Peace • Useless • Shot honest Abe • Union president • First machine gun • Marched to the sea • Held strong like a • Confederate General • Confederate President • Ms. Saint George's version of the surrender :)
Civil War 2012-12-09
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- Well know Union General
- Started over a need for shoes.
- The man who assassinated President Lincoln.
- 60,000 soldiers marched in order to scare Confederate civilians.
- Plans to fix the South after the war was over.
- A steady barrage of artillery was set up to shell the city for hours a day.
- Well known Confederate General
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- Where the two sides discussed and signed the terms of surrender.
- Bloodiest single-day battle in American History.
- First major land battle between Union and Confederates.
10 Clues: Well know Union General • Started over a need for shoes. • Well known Confederate General • The man who assassinated President Lincoln. • Plans to fix the South after the war was over. • Bloodiest single-day battle in American History. • First major land battle between Union and Confederates. • Where the two sides discussed and signed the terms of surrender. • ...
civil war 2013-05-17
10 Clues: who won • who lost • first battle • released slaves • bloodiest battle • new bullet invented • average soldier age • helped slaves escape • who led pickets charge • president during civil war
Civil War 2021-09-28
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- act that made sure slaves were returned to their original owner
- power to individual states rather then federal government
- a person who wants to end slavery
- formed in 1854 in direct response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- president elected in 1861 who helped end slavery
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- leader in the abolitionist movement
- the necessary legislation that gave slaves their opportunity to free life in the United States
- the excessive devotion to local interests and customs to a region of a nation
- compromise that maintained balance between the slave states and the free states
- stopped the Confederate momentum in the Eastern Theater
10 Clues: a person who wants to end slavery • leader in the abolitionist movement • president elected in 1861 who helped end slavery • stopped the Confederate momentum in the Eastern Theater • power to individual states rather then federal government • formed in 1854 in direct response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act • ...
civil war 2021-09-28
10 Clues: northern states • southern states • first major battle • was the turning point • won the 1860 election • people owned as property • union states still in slavery • where the civil war was started • shut down all southern trade routes • major economic product in the south
civil war 2021-02-26
Civil War 2022-03-29
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- also called draft, compulsory enrollment for service in a country's armed forces
- the name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government (North)
- a nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers
- unable to be divided or separated
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- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going somewhere important
- withdraw from an organization or country
- the states that seceded from the United States government (South)
- related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
- to free from slavery
- a war between citizens of the same country
10 Clues: to free from slavery • unable to be divided or separated • withdraw from an organization or country • a war between citizens of the same country • related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal • a nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers • the states that seceded from the United States government (South) • ...
civil war 2022-03-07
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- the first battle
- the position that federal government shouldnt have
- free from outside control
- the president of the union
- the second battle
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- focused on the interests of ones region
- a fluffy, soft substance very common along the coast
- the song sung that ended fredricksburg
- wanted texas to remain apart of the union
- the forced labor of persons of color
10 Clues: the first battle • the second battle • free from outside control • the president of the union • the forced labor of persons of color • the song sung that ended fredricksburg • focused on the interests of ones region • wanted texas to remain apart of the union • the position that federal government shouldnt have • a fluffy, soft substance very common along the coast
Civil War 2022-03-08
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- a submersible warship usually armed with torepedos
- required enrollment into the military
- a warship equipped with iron plating
- favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms.
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- a series of military actions carried out for a certain goal
- withdrawal from the union
- a person who is not in the military
- the name for the northern states during the CW
- unlawful property
- a wearing down over time of supplies and troops
10 Clues: unlawful property • withdrawal from the union • a person who is not in the military • a warship equipped with iron plating • required enrollment into the military • the name for the northern states during the CW • a wearing down over time of supplies and troops • a submersible warship usually armed with torepedos • favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms. • ...
Civil War 2022-03-04
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- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
- a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
- on September 8, 1863, turned back one of several Union attempts to invade and occupy part of....
- the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
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- an emancipated slave.
- The rebel attack foundered at the outset, but the pluck of the Confederate naval commander won the battle and thwarted an invasion of Texas that would have made Houston its first target, according to historian Edward T.
- an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution.
- the state of being a slave.
- a war between citizens of the same country.
10 Clues: an emancipated slave. • the state of being a slave. • a war between citizens of the same country. • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context. • an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. • ...
CIVIL WAR 2022-03-04
10 Clues: wanted slavery • 16th president • A slave who free • US deadliest war • North and hated slavery • A battle in the civil war • A person who support the union. • Union try to block trading ports • Was removed for agree with president Lincoln • restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
Civil War 2022-03-04
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- this president was the 16 president
- the south had the ___ river
- Eli Whitty made the ___
- the cotton gin was a ___
- the north was a ___ state
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- the south had ____
- the civil __ was very dangerous
- the slaves took care of the owners ___
- ___ was a very important plant
- the north was a free ___ and the south was a slave ___
10 Clues: the south had ____ • Eli Whitty made the ___ • the cotton gin was a ___ • the north was a ___ state • the south had the ___ river • ___ was a very important plant • the civil __ was very dangerous • this president was the 16 president • the slaves took care of the owners ___ • the north was a free ___ and the south was a slave ___
civil war 2022-03-04
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- When states chose to leave the country.
- a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
- A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- the 16th us president
- one of the greatest Confederate victories
- celebrates the freedom of enslaved people in the United States at the end of the Civil War
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- the country it took place in
- the 28th state of the usa
- the bloodiest battle
- A person who wanted to abolish slavery.
10 Clues: the bloodiest battle • the 16th us president • the 28th state of the usa • the country it took place in • When states chose to leave the country. • A person who wanted to abolish slavery. • one of the greatest Confederate victories • A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. • ...
Civil War 2022-03-04
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- a statement that in emphatic and explicit.
- The state of being allied.
- A formally enslaved person.
- A region where a battle is being or has been fought.
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- Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.
- Troops trained to fight on horseback
- Person who supports the Union during the Civil War.
- Focus on the interest of one religion.
- Free from outside control; self governing.
- Mason strongly believes in _______ Rights.
10 Clues: The state of being allied. • A formally enslaved person. • Troops trained to fight on horseback • Focus on the interest of one religion. • a statement that in emphatic and explicit. • Free from outside control; self governing. • Mason strongly believes in _______ Rights. • Person who supports the Union during the Civil War. • ...
civil war 2022-03-04
10 Clues: break away from • primary industry • the 16th president • legal property of someone • kanas and Nevada joined it • tax imposed by a government • try to keep the nation together • stopping people enter and leaving • loyalty to another person's region • to declare legally void inoperative
Civil War 2022-04-25
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- The act of preventing materials, people, or supplies from entering or leaving an enemy's space
- The act of requiring people to serve in a nation’s military service
- served as commander and general of the Confederate army
- The act of freeing someone from another person’s control
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- The nickname given to the U.S during the civil war.
- served as commander and general of the Union army
- The act of formally breaking away from an organization
- U.S President during the civil war
- He was chosen as the president of the Confederacy by the Confederate Convention.
- The ______ was the group of southern states that seceded, or broke away, from the United States in 1860-61
10 Clues: U.S President during the civil war • served as commander and general of the Union army • The nickname given to the U.S during the civil war. • The act of formally breaking away from an organization • served as commander and general of the Confederate army • The act of freeing someone from another person’s control • ...
Civil war 2022-05-16
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- What Union general captured Atlanta
- what was the south source of income for the south
- what was the name of the south
- who formed groups to help the Union Soldiers that later became the Red Cross
- who wrote the Gettysburg Address
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- Which side was against high tariffs
- what name was the north
- Which killed more men in the Civil War
- how did the civil war start
- Who was president of the Confederacy
10 Clues: what name was the north • how did the civil war start • what was the name of the south • who wrote the Gettysburg Address • Which side was against high tariffs • What Union general captured Atlanta • Who was president of the Confederacy • Which killed more men in the Civil War • what was the south source of income for the south • ...
Civil War 2022-05-13
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- two sides fight against or for something
- important river
- general for the confederate side
- place where slaves were aloud
- place where slaves worked the most
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- writer of uncle Tom's Cabin
- written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Gun used in the civil war
- place where slaves were banned from being owned
- owned by someone else
10 Clues: important river • owned by someone else • Gun used in the civil war • writer of uncle Tom's Cabin • place where slaves were aloud • written by Harriet Beecher Stowe • general for the confederate side • place where slaves worked the most • two sides fight against or for something • place where slaves were banned from being owned
Civil War 2022-01-16
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- the south who was for slavery
- Sherman's trip across the south where he would destroy everything in his path
- a declaration that assured that slaves in the seceded states would be free if they escaped to the Union
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- second largest battle in the Civil War, large victory for the Confederacy
- Union General who led his men to take control of Altanta
- 16th president, wrote and published the Emancipation Proclamation
- bloodiest battle of the Civil War, victory for the north
- the north who was against the spread of slavery
- where Union prisoners of war were held by the Confederacy
- city fought over by Sherman (Union General) and Johnston and Hood (Confederate Generals)
10 Clues: the south who was for slavery • the north who was against the spread of slavery • Union General who led his men to take control of Altanta • bloodiest battle of the Civil War, victory for the north • where Union prisoners of war were held by the Confederacy • 16th president, wrote and published the Emancipation Proclamation • ...
Civil war 2021-12-10
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- one of the most famous underground RailRoad conductor
- helped popularize the antislavery movement
- Promoted racial and gender equality
- each side gives
- objective nothing short of revolutionary
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- abolitionist that went through the south killing southerners and taking there slaves
- leave the country
- killed one slave owner and freed 11 slaves in bloodykansas
- loyalty to a region
- once you learn to read your free forever
10 Clues: each side gives • leave the country • loyalty to a region • Promoted racial and gender equality • once you learn to read your free forever • objective nothing short of revolutionary • helped popularize the antislavery movement • one of the most famous underground RailRoad conductor • killed one slave owner and freed 11 slaves in bloodykansas • ...
Civil War 2021-05-07
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- Abolitionist who participated in the violence in Kansas and was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
- Term referring to bloodshed over popular sovereignty in Kansas
- candidate nominated for the 1860 election by the Constitutional Union Party
- a novel published by harriet beecher stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral
- loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
- A slave that sued for his freedom after living in a free state
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- Illinois senator who backed the Compromise of 1850
- pro-slavery candidate nominated by southern Democrats for the 1860 presidential election
- let the people decide if they want slavery or not
- devised by Henry Clay - California was free state, stricter Fugitive Slave Law, popular sovereignty to solve slavery issue in territories
10 Clues: let the people decide if they want slavery or not • Illinois senator who backed the Compromise of 1850 • Term referring to bloodshed over popular sovereignty in Kansas • A slave that sued for his freedom after living in a free state • candidate nominated for the 1860 election by the Constitutional Union Party • ...
civil war 2023-11-10
civil war 2023-09-13
11 Clues: , • , • March 4, 1865 • January 1, 1863 • strong as a wall • November 15, 1864, • No one was killed. • forcing his retreat. • After 47 days of siege • You shall have the body • first and only President of the Confederate States of America,
Civil war 2024-01-24
10 Clues: a large weapon • Stonewall _______ • baseball team name • You run with the cows • First battle location • country versus country • The leader of the North • A general and a dessert • Most in North less in South • number of drinks before Jackson got up
Civil War 2024-01-09
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- A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the bullet forward like a chest pass in basketball.
- Large logs painted to look like cannons; used to fool the enemy into thinking a position was stronger than it really was.
- Lived in a log cabin, the 16th president
- A soldier who served the officers of his regiment by carrying mail or messages.
- A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
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- Another term for slavery in the South.
- a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil
- The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
- Also called the North or the United States
10 Clues: Another term for slavery in the South. • Lived in a log cabin, the 16th president • Also called the North or the United States • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • A soldier who served the officers of his regiment by carrying mail or messages. • a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil • ...
Civil War 2024-01-09
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- The side that wanted slavery
- Jackson's nickname
- One of the main reasons for the war
- Major general Ulysses S. _____
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- The anti slaver side that Abraham Lincoln was on
- How many years the war lasted
- Where general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant
- Where the first major battle had happened
- Major confederate general Robert E. ___
- John S. Mosby's nickname
10 Clues: Jackson's nickname • John S. Mosby's nickname • The side that wanted slavery • How many years the war lasted • Major general Ulysses S. _____ • One of the main reasons for the war • Major confederate general Robert E. ___ • Where the first major battle had happened • The anti slaver side that Abraham Lincoln was on • Where general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant
CIVIL WAR 2019-05-27
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- GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMY
- A WAR THAT WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE WAR IN WHICH THE UNION WON
- PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATES
- CAPITOL OF THE UNION AND THE U.S
- GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
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- THE SOUTH AREA OF THE US THAT BELIEVED IN SLAVERY
- THE SPEE H LINCOLN GAVE AFTER WINNING THE BATTLE
- PRESIDENT DURING THE TIME OF WAR OR YOU COULD SAY HEAD OF THE UNION
- THE NORTH PART OF THE U.S AND CALIFORNIA THAT THINK SLAVERY SHOULD BE BAND
- CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERATES
10 Clues: GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMY • CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERATES • PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATES • GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY • CAPITOL OF THE UNION AND THE U.S • THE SPEE H LINCOLN GAVE AFTER WINNING THE BATTLE • THE SOUTH AREA OF THE US THAT BELIEVED IN SLAVERY • A WAR THAT WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE WAR IN WHICH THE UNION WON • ...
Civil war 2020-04-27
Across
- a ship protected by iron armor
- a term used in America history directly after the Civil War during which the South was “reconstructed” by the North.
- term for a Northern opposed to the war
- intestinal disease causing severe diarrhea
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- someone who wanted to end slavery
- withdraw from the federal government of the United States
- to formally enroll in the army
- loyal to the government of the United States
- Actively attacking someone.
- a Northern
10 Clues: a Northern • Actively attacking someone. • a ship protected by iron armor • to formally enroll in the army • someone who wanted to end slavery • term for a Northern opposed to the war • intestinal disease causing severe diarrhea • loyal to the government of the United States • withdraw from the federal government of the United States • ...
Civil War 2024-05-14
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- Term southerners used to describe rivals
- Someone who wants to abolish slavery
- Withdrawl of 11 slave-owning states from the union
- Group of slave-owning states not in the union
- Being forced to work under someone for no money
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- Organized opposition against authority
- Speech given by Abraham Lincoln
- Part of the country loyal to the federal government
- The freeing of someone from slavery
- Free from the control of others
10 Clues: Speech given by Abraham Lincoln • Free from the control of others • The freeing of someone from slavery • Someone who wants to abolish slavery • Organized opposition against authority • Term southerners used to describe rivals • Group of slave-owning states not in the union • Being forced to work under someone for no money • ...
CIVIL WAR 2024-05-14
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- six-week blockade of Vicksburg that starved the city into surrender
- Union general with a two-part strategy for defeating theConfederacy
- battle in Maryland that resulted in Lee’s retreat to Virginia
- federal post in Charleston, South Carolina, that surrendered to the confederacy,marked the beginning of the Civil War
- battle in which Union troops gained greater control of the Mississippi River valley
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- Union general whose troops won several important battles onsouthern soil and in the western campaign
- Confederate plan to enlist Britain’s aid in return for continued cotton shipments
- four slave states Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri that bordered the North and did not join the Confederacy
- naval leader who helped the Union take control of New Orleans
- Confederate general during many important battles of the CivilWar
10 Clues: naval leader who helped the Union take control of New Orleans • battle in Maryland that resulted in Lee’s retreat to Virginia • Confederate general during many important battles of the CivilWar • six-week blockade of Vicksburg that starved the city into surrender • Union general with a two-part strategy for defeating theConfederacy • ...
civil war 2024-05-01
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- Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon
- general for the south during the war
- were freed because of the ematiopation proclamation
- the south army was called this
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
- the soldiers use these from longer ranges
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- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- the soldiers lit these up and fired them at enemies with an explosion
- speech given by president lincoln
- the last opportunity that the union had to win
10 Clues: the south army was called this • speech given by president lincoln • general for the south during the war • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • the soldiers use these from longer ranges • the last opportunity that the union had to win • were freed because of the ematiopation proclamation • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • ...
civil war 2024-05-01
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- Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon
- general for the south during the war
- were freed because of the ematiopation proclamation
- the south army was called this
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
- the soldiers use these from longer ranges
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- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- the soldiers lit these up and fired them at enemies with an explosion
- speech given by president lincoln
- the last opportunity that the union had to win
10 Clues: the south army was called this • speech given by president lincoln • general for the south during the war • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • the soldiers use these from longer ranges • the last opportunity that the union had to win • were freed because of the ematiopation proclamation • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • ...
Civil War 2024-03-17
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- An agreement between two nations.
- It was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877.
- It is more labor intensive
- People who moved from one country to another countries.
- It was one confederate state of the United States.
- They are methods of accomplishing something using scientific or mechanical processes.
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- It was like the North`s economy.
- It is an agreement between two sides where each side gives up something that it wanted.
- war it was a war in the United States. It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy.
- It means a condition of having to work very hard without proper remuneration or appreciation.
10 Clues: It is more labor intensive • It was like the North`s economy. • An agreement between two nations. • It was one confederate state of the United States. • People who moved from one country to another countries. • It was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877. • They are methods of accomplishing something using scientific or mechanical processes. • ...
Civil War 2024-04-10
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- Shocking at the battle of Bull Run
- Who sent resources for soldiers?
- America is not a collection of states but one nation of __
- Accepts his surrender on April 9th
- Robert E. Lee invaded on September 1862
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- Union forces defeated this army at Gettysburg
- Bloodiest single day in American history
- Lincoln says this is a war to preserve the __
- Union fort in South Carolina
- The era of what begins in the South
10 Clues: Union fort in South Carolina • Who sent resources for soldiers? • Shocking at the battle of Bull Run • Accepts his surrender on April 9th • The era of what begins in the South • Robert E. Lee invaded on September 1862 • Bloodiest single day in American history • Union forces defeated this army at Gettysburg • Lincoln says this is a war to preserve the __ • ...
Civil War 2024-09-14
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- The ______ was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent
- In American political discourse, ______ are political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government according to the United States Constitution.
- The ______ of 1854 was a territorial act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
- The ______ stated that a territory could determine whether to allow or not allow slavery based on Popular Sovereignty, where the authority of the government is based on the consent of the people.
- The ______ is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery.
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- In the nineteenth century, the United States expanded its territory westward at a dramatic pace. This was known as ______.
- The ______ was a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War, which called for a naval blockade of the Mississippi River in order to”strangle” the South.
- In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the ______, announcing "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious areas "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- The ______ was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces, and was the bloodiest single battle of the conflict.
- The ______ called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, and established a boundary between Texas and the United States.
10 Clues: The ______ of 1854 was a territorial act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. • In the nineteenth century, the United States expanded its territory westward at a dramatic pace. This was known as ______. • ...
Civil war 2023-02-15
10 Clues: first cemetery • the 16th president • the fighting nation • donkey represents this • wanted to abolish slavery • wanted to keep their slave • a plan to starve the south to surrender • a machine that favored in north’s victory • a southern general who was very important • form of transportation the north thrived in
Civil war 2023-02-15
10 Clues: U.S • bigger population • smaller population • president of the U.S • blockade of the south • general for the south • way of manufacturing goods • what the donkey represents • way of transporting supply’s • way of communicating for the north
Civil War 2023-02-15
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- against slavery, had bigger army
- crop that the south produced almost all of
- a upgraded bullet that helped during the war
- a new modern way of transportation that includes trains
- forcing African Americans to work with no pay
- for slavery, more trained smaller army
- name of the north’s army
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- name of the south’s army
- a way of communication that the north used
- the president of the United States during the civil war
10 Clues: name of the south’s army • name of the north’s army • against slavery, had bigger army • for slavery, more trained smaller army • crop that the south produced almost all of • a way of communication that the north used • a upgraded bullet that helped during the war • forcing African Americans to work with no pay • the president of the United States during the civil war • ...
Civil war 2023-02-15
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- Something that the south grew
- the people that took care of the wounded
- the cutting of someone limb
- the amo they used that swelled people up
- something the north used to make things
- the president
- what the president used to communicate
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- the south
- the country that was split between the north and south
- the general for the south
10 Clues: the south • the president • the general for the south • the cutting of someone limb • Something that the south grew • what the president used to communicate • something the north used to make things • the people that took care of the wounded • the amo they used that swelled people up • the country that was split between the north and south
civil war 2023-02-16
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- withdraw
- a drug used for fighting malaria and other fever
- a coarse,loosely woven,homemade fabric
- the state of being free from outside control;self governing
- to isolate a particular enemy area
- the forced enrollment of people into military service
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- the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states' exercise of their constitutional power
- a person who supported the union cause united states during civil war era
- a citizen who acts as an unauthorized police power for an an area
- focus on the interests of one's region
10 Clues: withdraw • to isolate a particular enemy area • a coarse,loosely woven,homemade fabric • focus on the interests of one's region • a drug used for fighting malaria and other fever • the forced enrollment of people into military service • the state of being free from outside control;self governing • a citizen who acts as an unauthorized police power for an an area • ...
Civil war 2023-02-16
10 Clues: withdraw • homemade fabric • state being free • to isolate your enemy • unauthorized police power • interests of one religion • person who supported the U.S. • forced enrollment in military service • drug used for fighting malaria and other fever • rights position federal government cannot interfere
civil war 2023-01-24
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- a crop which was grown to be sold for cash
- a soldier who was wounded, killed, missing
- to draft someone into the military service
- cannon or other large caliber
- each state should decide for themselve
- a northerner who fought for the union
- southern states that did not secede union
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- a branch of the military mounted on horseback
- to destroy homes and crops on enemy grounds
- the act of killing an important person
10 Clues: cannon or other large caliber • a northerner who fought for the union • the act of killing an important person • each state should decide for themselve • southern states that did not secede union • a crop which was grown to be sold for cash • a soldier who was wounded, killed, missing • to draft someone into the military service • ...
Civil War 2023-01-25
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- Who won the Civil War
- Who lost the Civil War
- Who was the president of the Confederacy
- an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free
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- something that increases strength with additional support
- another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
- a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
- resulting from improvements in knowledge, equipment, or methods
- also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln.
- Who was the president of the Union
10 Clues: Who won the Civil War • Who lost the Civil War • Who was the president of the Union • Who was the president of the Confederacy • something that increases strength with additional support • a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country • resulting from improvements in knowledge, equipment, or methods • ...
Civil War 2023-01-30
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- Who was elected in the election of 1868?
- Who fired first?
- What other state is not part of the union
- was the North or South in the confederate?
- Who was the confederate president?
- Which state is not part of the union
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- Who was Jefferson's Vice president?
- Who was the commanding general of the confederate army?
- Was the North or south in the union?
- Which state is not part of the confederacy?
10 Clues: Who fired first? • Who was the confederate president? • Who was Jefferson's Vice president? • Was the North or south in the union? • Which state is not part of the union • Who was elected in the election of 1868? • What other state is not part of the union • was the North or South in the confederate? • Which state is not part of the confederacy? • ...
Civil War 2023-01-30
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- Type of shoe popular during the Civil War.
- First battle of the Civil War.
- 16th president of the United States. Made slavery illegal.
- The job that most boys enlisted as.
- What the Southern states considered themselves.
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- First state to secede the Union.
- What soldiers had to wear on a daily basis.
- Battle with the greatest amount of casualties.
- When Southern states left the Union.
- The Northern states formed the ___.
10 Clues: First battle of the Civil War. • First state to secede the Union. • The job that most boys enlisted as. • The Northern states formed the ___. • When Southern states left the Union. • Type of shoe popular during the Civil War. • What soldiers had to wear on a daily basis. • Battle with the greatest amount of casualties. • What the Southern states considered themselves. • ...
Civil war 2023-01-30
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- E. Lee
- the first state to sucede
- The $10 confederate notes used the French word for ten, on the back. These popular _____ coined the term Dixieland
- the name of northern money
- Tubman
- joseph
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- the president of the confederacy
- The President of the united states
- in the beginning of the battle of gettysburg ____ soldiers attacked first
- Beauregard
10 Clues: E. Lee • Tubman • joseph • Beauregard • the first state to sucede • the name of northern money • the president of the confederacy • The President of the united states • in the beginning of the battle of gettysburg ____ soldiers attacked first • The $10 confederate notes used the French word for ten, on the back. These popular _____ coined the term Dixieland
Civil War 2023-01-25
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- when a president gets killed
- Bloodiest event in U.S. history
- proclamation that freed the slaves
- The northern regions during the war
- not enslaved
- The celebration of the freedom of slaves
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- the first state to seceed
- The president of the U.S. during the war
- The people fighting for freedom
- The southern region during the war
10 Clues: not enslaved • the first state to seceed • when a president gets killed • Bloodiest event in U.S. history • The people fighting for freedom • proclamation that freed the slaves • The southern region during the war • The northern regions during the war • The president of the U.S. during the war • The celebration of the freedom of slaves
civil war 2023-06-05
10 Clues: 6 states • Reality check • turning point • Unions strategy • bloodiest battle • republican party • most deadly to soldiers • complete step 2 of the anaconda plan • what issue did the union view slaver as? • what issue did the confederacy view slaver as?
Civil War 2023-06-05
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- This act was passed in 1863 and was the first instance of compulsory service in the federal military services.
- A military tactic in which the enemy will surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of the other side surrendering.n
- A person who is not in the armed forces or police forces.
- A creek flowing from south Pennsylvania through Maryland.
- To make or seek an unfair or excessive profit, especially illegally
- A reference to the currency reduction that occurred as the amount of redeemable banknotes exceeded the quantity of metal available for their redemption.
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- Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different people based on their race, gender, ethnicity or disability.
- A war that is unrestricted in the terms of weapons being used.
- To set free from legal, social or political restrictions.
- Prejudice or discrimination against a person of a certain race or ethnic group.
10 Clues: To set free from legal, social or political restrictions. • A person who is not in the armed forces or police forces. • A creek flowing from south Pennsylvania through Maryland. • A war that is unrestricted in the terms of weapons being used. • To make or seek an unfair or excessive profit, especially illegally • ...
Civil War 2023-03-16
10 Clues: before war • Southerners • Northerners • Slavery illegal • Confederacy vs Union • Being paid at a place • Citizens rights for votes • Led a march through Georgia • Everyone is a citizen in the US • Rebuilding the South after Civil War
Civil War 2023-04-11
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- Was supposed set all slaves in in the confederate staes free.
- Written by Abraham Lincoln while on a train and had 271 words.
- Confederates no longer had the Mississippi River and it cut the south in half.
- The confederates led a surprise attack on the union and won.
- The confederates captured 350 union men and boats.
- The bloodiest battle and was in Pennsylvania.
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- The last battle of the Civil War.
- First battle in the Civil War.
- When the union soldiers marched towards Texas.
- The bloodiest one day battle.
10 Clues: The bloodiest one day battle. • First battle in the Civil War. • The last battle of the Civil War. • The bloodiest battle and was in Pennsylvania. • When the union soldiers marched towards Texas. • The confederates captured 350 union men and boats. • The confederates led a surprise attack on the union and won. • ...
Civil War 2023-04-17
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- The North
- States in the middle of the north and south
- A law passed by Congress in 1850
- The winner of the 1860 election
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- The South
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- A book about slavery
- Where slaves worked in the South
- A system used in the south during the 1800's
- A war that happened in America
10 Clues: The North • The South • A book about slavery • A war that happened in America • The winner of the 1860 election • Where slaves worked in the South • A law passed by Congress in 1850 • States in the middle of the north and south • A system used in the south during the 1800's • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
civil war 2023-04-25
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- how many slaves john brown saved
- Saying that your region is better than other regions or country
- (last name only) Republican who won the 1860 election
- amount of slave states during the compromise of 1850
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- (last name only) Who was the loudest proponent for popular soveregnity
- (last name only) person who lead a slave revoloution in 1859
- (last name only)Constitutional union person who ran for president in 1860
- amount of months you were in prison if you helped a slave
- Amount of free states after the compromise of 1850
- (last name only) person who wrote uncle toms cabin
10 Clues: how many slaves john brown saved • Amount of free states after the compromise of 1850 • (last name only) person who wrote uncle toms cabin • amount of slave states during the compromise of 1850 • (last name only) Republican who won the 1860 election • amount of months you were in prison if you helped a slave • ...
civil war 2023-04-25
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- how many slaves john brown saved
- Saying that your region is better than other regions or country
- (last name only) Republican who won the 1860 election
- amount of slave states during the compromise of 1850
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- (last name only) Who was the loudest proponent for popular soveregnity
- (last name only) person who lead a slave revoloution in 1859
- (last name only)Constitutional union person who ran for president in 1860
- amount of months you were in prison if you helped a slave
- Amount of free states after the compromise of 1850
- (last name only) person who wrote uncle toms cabin
10 Clues: how many slaves john brown saved • Amount of free states after the compromise of 1850 • (last name only) person who wrote uncle toms cabin • amount of slave states during the compromise of 1850 • (last name only) Republican who won the 1860 election • amount of months you were in prison if you helped a slave • ...
Civil War 2023-04-25
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- A slave sued for his freedom, but he lost. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property.
- Illinois senator who backed the Compromise of 1850
- The year an important compromise happened
- Abolitionist who participated in the violence in Kansas and was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
- John Bell was a part of what party?
- Influential book writtin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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- This was boosted in the compromise of 1850
- loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
- A vital election that would be won because the Democratic party was split over slavery.
- Term referring to bloodshed over popular sovereignty in Kansas
10 Clues: John Bell was a part of what party? • The year an important compromise happened • This was boosted in the compromise of 1850 • Influential book writtin by Harriet Beecher Stowe • Illinois senator who backed the Compromise of 1850 • Term referring to bloodshed over popular sovereignty in Kansas • ...
Civil War 2025-04-14
Civil War 2025-05-15
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- people who seceded from the U.S
- 1st and only confederate president
- Racist laws that prevented blacks from whites
- A town in Penn that had the biggest battle
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- 16th president of the U.S
- Banned slavery in the U.S
- A slave who sued for freedom
- A town in Mississippi that held the river
- General who led the confederate army
- General who led the union army
10 Clues: 16th president of the U.S • Banned slavery in the U.S • A slave who sued for freedom • General who led the union army • people who seceded from the U.S • 1st and only confederate president • General who led the confederate army • A town in Mississippi that held the river • A town in Penn that had the biggest battle • Racist laws that prevented blacks from whites
Civil War 2023-01-17
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- the way people spend money and the way people make money
- cave in
- is a person who supported the union
- central importance
- the civilian world in wartime
- closing off a place from the other person
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- homemade fabric
- a drug used for fighting malaria
- is a person that kills people
- people forced into the military
10 Clues: cave in • homemade fabric • central importance • is a person that kills people • the civilian world in wartime • people forced into the military • a drug used for fighting malaria • is a person who supported the union • closing off a place from the other person • the way people spend money and the way people make money
Civil War 2023-01-17
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- the way people spend money and the way people make money
- cave in
- is a person who supported the union
- central importance
- the civilian world in wartime
- closing off a place from the other person
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- homemade fabric
- a drug used for fighting malaria
- is a person that kills people
- people forced into the military
10 Clues: cave in • homemade fabric • central importance • is a person that kills people • the civilian world in wartime • people forced into the military • a drug used for fighting malaria • is a person who supported the union • closing off a place from the other person • the way people spend money and the way people make money
Civil War 2025-02-09
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- president Lincoln sent supplies, confederate warships would not let the supply ships through
- a rebellion that spread through several Virginia plantations
- elected as president of U.S. in 1860
- cali joined union as free state, New mexico and utah decide whether or not to allow slavery
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- tired to sue for his freedom in court law
- tried to pass a law outlawing slavery
- fictional book showed people horros of slavery
- determine whether or not permit slavery
- asked to join the union as a slave state
- small group of white friends and free black people
10 Clues: elected as president of U.S. in 1860 • tried to pass a law outlawing slavery • determine whether or not permit slavery • asked to join the union as a slave state • tired to sue for his freedom in court law • fictional book showed people horros of slavery • small group of white friends and free black people • a rebellion that spread through several Virginia plantations • ...
Civil War 2025-02-21
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- Person who assassinated Lincoln (Last Name)
- A tool that transports supplies
- Carolina First seceding state
- What was the north’s army called
- The 7th state to blank was Texas
- The southern economy was based on
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- People trying to end slavery
- Union commander (Last Name)
- Confederate commander (First Name)
- President of the confederacy (Last Name)
10 Clues: Union commander (Last Name) • People trying to end slavery • Carolina First seceding state • A tool that transports supplies • What was the north’s army called • The 7th state to blank was Texas • The southern economy was based on • Confederate commander (First Name) • President of the confederacy (Last Name) • Person who assassinated Lincoln (Last Name)
Civil War 2024-10-10
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- Overt acts of warfare.
- measure worked out between the North and the South and passed by the U.S. Congress that allowed for admission of Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and made free soil all western territories north of Missouri's southern border.
- To withdraw from an organization.
- Organized or designed to promote agricultural interests
- Impossible to reconcile.
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- A doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.
- Series of compromise measures passed by the U.S. Congress in an effort to settle several outstanding slavery issues and to avert the threat of dissolution of the Union.
- Reservation in South Carolina at the entrance at Charleston Harbor containing the Site Fort Sumter, where the American Civil War began.
- To break up into opposing factions or groupings.
- The activity or process of keeping something valued alive, intact, or free from damage or decay.
10 Clues: Overt acts of warfare. • Impossible to reconcile. • To withdraw from an organization. • To break up into opposing factions or groupings. • Organized or designed to promote agricultural interests • The activity or process of keeping something valued alive, intact, or free from damage or decay. • ...
Civil War 2025-11-10
10 Clues: A religion • passes the laws • king of England • form of gKingnment • leader of the Roundheads • Laws that limit the monarch's power • Where the English Civil War took place • To make clear the limits of royal power • This bloodless overthrow of king JamesII • A law that says no monarch can rule without parliament
U.S. History Crossword 2023-02-03
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- This scandal, which happened in the 1970s, forced Richard Nixon to resign as president of the United States.
- The first black woman to attend Yale Law School and the first black female judge.
- This man, nicknamed "Satchmo", was a leading figure in the Jazz movement.
- The first 10 Amendments to the United States Constitution.
- This African-American man won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
- This woman became the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white school in Louisiana.
- This NASA spaceship exploded on its way into space on January 28, 1986.
- this man was president at the start of the Great Depression. (last name)
- The first African-American woman elected to Congress. (last name)
- Puerto Rican baseball player who played 18 seasons. Died in a plane crash in 1972. (last name)
- The treaty of ________ ended the Revolutionary War.
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- The first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court (last name)
- This Civil War battle took place between July 1-3,1863, resulting in nearly 50,000 deaths.
- The sinking of this ship, resulting in the death of 128 Americans, made the U.S. join World War 1.
- This man, who had polio, was elected president of the U.S. 4 times. (last name)
- The president who dropped the atomic bomb on Japan.
- The fort where the Civil War started in 1861.
- this method of attack, also known as "Lightning War", was used by Germany during World War 2.
18 Clues: The fort where the Civil War started in 1861. • The president who dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. • The treaty of ________ ended the Revolutionary War. • The first 10 Amendments to the United States Constitution. • The first African-American woman elected to Congress. (last name) • The first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court (last name) • ...
landon binks 2025-05-16
cival war 2022-04-12
Across
- the main gun in the war
- the blacks had no rights and where slaves
- the president
- lines to talk
- military draft
- state the slave states during the civil war
- who lost the war
- the knife on the end of the gun
- the confederate general
- hot the things used to spy in the air
- the southern states
- a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- general whose march to sea caused destruction to the south
Down
- june 25- july 1, 1862, started lee's great campaign against the union,
- It states that no state can make or enforce any law which "deprives any person of life, liberty, or property,
- Kansas-Nebraska Act
- the first battle
- General of the union
- the old atomadic gun
- fought April 6–7, 1862, in Tennessee.
- the war between brothers
21 Clues: the president • lines to talk • military draft • who lost the war • the first battle • Kansas-Nebraska Act • the southern states • General of the union • the old atomadic gun • the main gun in the war • the confederate general • the war between brothers • the knife on the end of the gun • hot the things used to spy in the air • fought April 6–7, 1862, in Tennessee. • ...
The American Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-10
Across
- This attack led to many Confederate casualties
- General who led Union forces to capture the Mississippi River
- A new technology that helped capture events in Civil War times
- The place Lee surrenders
- Wanted to take control of the Mississippi River
- General who took over in the West for Grant
- Was given the nickname "sideburnes"
- Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election
- Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- Union president
Down
- This war was considered the first modern war
- Small, fast boats designed to slip around the Union's blockade
- A way of spying on the enemy from the air
- A commonly used bullet in the war
- Southern leader who died at Chancellorsville
- This side had more access to supplies and food during the war
- Winner of the two Battles of Bull Run
- Last Confederate held city on the Mississippi River
- Confederate president
- Was nicknamed "Stonewall"
20 Clues: Union president • Confederate president • The place Lee surrenders • Was nicknamed "Stonewall" • A commonly used bullet in the war • Was given the nickname "sideburnes" • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Winner of the two Battles of Bull Run • Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election • A way of spying on the enemy from the air • This war was considered the first modern war • ...
Civil War 2022-11-17
Across
- blade attached to a rifle, helpful in close combat
- bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- to formally withdraw from a state or body
- first and only president of the Confederacy
- sent by soldiers to their families
- an emancipated slave
Down
- fight between organized and armed forces
- 16th president of the United States
- person who serves in the army
- practice or system of owning slaves
10 Clues: an emancipated slave • person who serves in the army • bloodiest battle of the Civil War • sent by soldiers to their families • 16th president of the United States • practice or system of owning slaves • fight between organized and armed forces • to formally withdraw from a state or body • first and only president of the Confederacy • ...
Civil War 2023-01-08
Across
- City of Lincoln's famous address
- 16th President
- South _____ was the first state to secede
- Capital of Massachusetts
- Writ of habeas _____ protects people's civil rights
- Confederate commanding general
Down
- State where the war ended
- Capital of the Confederacy
- Union commanding general
- _______ Republicans were bitterly opposed to slavery
10 Clues: 16th President • Union commanding general • Capital of Massachusetts • State where the war ended • Capital of the Confederacy • Confederate commanding general • City of Lincoln's famous address • South _____ was the first state to secede • Writ of habeas _____ protects people's civil rights • _______ Republicans were bitterly opposed to slavery
civil war 2023-01-10
CIVIL WAR 2019-05-27
Across
- THE SOUTH AREA OF THE US THAT BELIEVED IN SLAVERY
- THE SPEE H LINCOLN GAVE AFTER WINNING THE BATTLE
- THE NORTH PART OF THE U.S AND CALIFORNIA THAT THINK SLAVERY SHOULD BE BAND
- CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERATES
Down
- GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
- GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMY
- PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATES
- A WAR THAT WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE WAR IN WHICH THE UNION WON
- PRESIDENT DURING THE TIME OF WAR OR YOU COULD SAY HEAD OF THE UNION
- CAPITOL OF THE UNION AND THE U.S
10 Clues: GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMY • CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERATES • PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATES • GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY • CAPITOL OF THE UNION AND THE U.S • THE SPEE H LINCOLN GAVE AFTER WINNING THE BATTLE • THE SOUTH AREA OF THE US THAT BELIEVED IN SLAVERY • A WAR THAT WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE WAR IN WHICH THE UNION WON • ...
CiViL wAr 2019-01-24
Across
- Made men 18-35 join army
- Fought Twice, each side won once
- Over 200 captured solders
- Someone who supported "north"
- an act of _____ owner-ship, no longer allowed
- The U.S.A "north"
Down
- Someone who opposed Slaves
- Fought after Surrender
- The U.S.A "south"
- One of ships used to retake city that was fought over twice
10 Clues: The U.S.A "south" • The U.S.A "north" • Fought after Surrender • Made men 18-35 join army • Over 200 captured solders • Someone who opposed Slaves • Someone who supported "north" • Fought Twice, each side won once • an act of _____ owner-ship, no longer allowed • One of ships used to retake city that was fought over twice
civil war 2020-01-26
Across
- a farmer who receives a portion of the crop
- the imposition of laws by military authority
- the act of rebuilding
- personal liberties and freedoms
- concern for region needs
Down
- block off an area
- to withdraw
- government in which representatives are chosen
- independent power given to the people revenue
- political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government
10 Clues: to withdraw • block off an area • the act of rebuilding • concern for region needs • personal liberties and freedoms • a farmer who receives a portion of the crop • the imposition of laws by military authority • independent power given to the people revenue • government in which representatives are chosen • ...
Civil War 2021-01-27
Across
- to take over something
- a feeling of being very surprised
- happy and full of energy
Down
- large farms found in warm climates where crops such as coffee tea tobacco and cotton are grown
- so bad you can´t stand it
- in a quiet and secretive way not to be noticed
- dislike of a person or group because of there race religion or other factor
- the area on a ship or a airplane where things are stored
- to put an end to
- helping your country´s enemies during a war
10 Clues: to put an end to • to take over something • happy and full of energy • so bad you can´t stand it • a feeling of being very surprised • helping your country´s enemies during a war • in a quiet and secretive way not to be noticed • the area on a ship or a airplane where things are stored • dislike of a person or group because of there race religion or other factor • ...
Civil War 2021-09-30
10 Clues: North • South • Union Uniforms • replaced muskets • Confederate uniforms • Confederate capital city • President During Civil War • Bloodiest Day in US History • Union States that still Have slavery • Warships covered in protective plates
Civil War 2021-09-28
Across
- abnormally thin or weak
- the southern states during the Civil War
- to recall or show respect for
- a public or official announcement
- the northern states during the Civil War
Down
- withdrawal from enemy forces
- cease resistance to an enemy or opponent
- movement to end slavery
- the fact or process of being set free
- withdrawing formally from a federation or body
10 Clues: movement to end slavery • abnormally thin or weak • withdrawal from enemy forces • to recall or show respect for • a public or official announcement • the fact or process of being set free • cease resistance to an enemy or opponent • the southern states during the Civil War • the northern states during the Civil War • withdrawing formally from a federation or body
Civil war 2021-03-18
Across
- Union General who later became president
- Fought the North
- Jefferson Davis was president of this southern government
- Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln
- President during the Civil War
Down
- Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln
- This state was home to Richmond, one of the capitals of the Confederacy
- Battle of Bull ___
- Word for when a state left the union
- Where did the Civil War began
- First state to leave the Union
11 Clues: Fought the North • Battle of Bull ___ • Where did the Civil War began • First state to leave the Union • President during the Civil War • Word for when a state left the union • Union General who later became president • Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln • Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln • ...
Civil War 2021-04-05
Across
- 16th of the United States
- the movement to end slavery.
- A person who worked to end slavery.
- a system of routes and safe houses that helped runaway slaves get to freedom
Down
- a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
- opposition to slavery.
- an ideology that perceives slavery as a positive good or an otherwise morally acceptable institution.
- an emancipated slave.
- a runaway slave, taught themselves to read, newspaper editor, orator, and abolitionists
10 Clues: an emancipated slave. • opposition to slavery. • 16th of the United States • the movement to end slavery. • A person who worked to end slavery. • restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans • a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower. • a system of routes and safe houses that helped runaway slaves get to freedom • ...
Civil War 2021-05-06
Across
- A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
- A machine for separating cotton from its seeds
- A popular book about the life of a slave
- A controversial law passed in 1850
Down
- Someone who wanted to abolish slavery
- A person who is the legal property of another
- The 16th U.S president
- A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire
- The site of a famous battle in Pennsylvania
- A commander of an army
10 Clues: The 16th U.S president • A commander of an army • A controversial law passed in 1850 • Someone who wanted to abolish slavery • A popular book about the life of a slave • The site of a famous battle in Pennsylvania • A person who is the legal property of another • A machine for separating cotton from its seeds • A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country • ...
Civil War 2021-11-02
Civil War 2021-11-10
Across
- A slave who moved with his master to the free state of Illinois.
- Best known for his participation in the battle of Gettysburg
- led the bloodiest slave rebellion in American history
- Opposed expansion of slavery into new territories
Down
- earned fame for his staunch support of the federal government
- Helped over 300 slaves to freedom
- held a secret anti-slavery convention in Canada
- Union general in the American Civil War
- She founded the American Red Cross in 1881
- worked out the compromise
10 Clues: worked out the compromise • Helped over 300 slaves to freedom • Union general in the American Civil War • She founded the American Red Cross in 1881 • held a secret anti-slavery convention in Canada • Opposed expansion of slavery into new territories • led the bloodiest slave rebellion in American history • Best known for his participation in the battle of Gettysburg • ...
civil war 2023-02-07
10 Clues: to fight in • votes moving • south states • north states • division line • military force • first major battle • led the confederates • president that freed slaves • pro slavery and anti slavery
