civil war Crossword Puzzles
The Birmingham Campaign 2022-07-04
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- Name of the war mentioned
- Name of the motel that MLK stayed at
- First digit of the year that the protest happened
- Goal of the campaign
- The first name of the person who led the SCLC
- Month of the protest
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- The group Alabama was part of in the civil war
- Last digit of the year that the protest happened
- Last name of the commissioner of public safety
- Length of the sentence given to MLK
- Acronym for the affiliated organisation that was in Alabama
- Opposing side to Alabama
12 Clues: Goal of the campaign • Month of the protest • Opposing side to Alabama • Name of the war mentioned • Length of the sentence given to MLK • Name of the motel that MLK stayed at • The first name of the person who led the SCLC • The group Alabama was part of in the civil war • Last name of the commissioner of public safety • Last digit of the year that the protest happened • ...
CH.12 Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-12
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- overrides the congress
- majority wouldn’t be able to regain state government
- pre start if the civil war
- an amendment to abolish slavery
- amendment helps to define your citizenship ship
- won’t have a job offers also in danger of property including violence
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- time period after the civil war
- the right to not intent on race, color, and condition of service
- allows former confederates to hold office or vote
- Rule cleans up after the Republicans, Northern, and African Americans messes
- helps former slaves and poor whites
- Kluck Klan confederate veterans
12 Clues: overrides the congress • pre start if the civil war • time period after the civil war • an amendment to abolish slavery • Kluck Klan confederate veterans • helps former slaves and poor whites • amendment helps to define your citizenship ship • allows former confederates to hold office or vote • majority wouldn’t be able to regain state government • ...
US Presidents 2024-01-11
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- "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"
- "Four score and seven years ago"
- Fire-side chats. Alphabet Soup Programs. Great Depression. (initials)
- General During WWII.
- First Black President.
- Union General during the Civil War. Face is on the $50 bill.
- First President of the United States.
- Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
- War on Poverty. Vietnam. (initials)
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- President During WW1. Fourteen-Points.
- Watergate.
- Father of The Constitution.
- Trail of Tears. Face is on the $20 Bill.
- War in Iraq.
- Used the Atomic Bombs on Japan. Korean War.
- Trickle-Down Economics. "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
- Broke up monopolies and created National Parks.
- President from Georgia. Great Humanitarian, but not a good president.
- The Space Race. Assassinated in Dallas Texas. (initials)
19 Clues: Watergate. • War in Iraq. • General During WWII. • First Black President. • Father of The Constitution. • "Four score and seven years ago" • War on Poverty. Vietnam. (initials) • First President of the United States. • President During WW1. Fourteen-Points. • Wrote the Declaration of Independence. • Trail of Tears. Face is on the $20 Bill. • ...
causes of the Civil war 2024-04-16
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- man who burned Columbia
- who had the most casualties
- what did the men leave the women to work on
- made plantation owners scared
- who won the war
- when did Lincoln die
- the slaves were free but still lived at the ___
- slaves got this
- boys had to be this during war
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- women had to act as these during war
- had the most rebuilding to do
- because slaves were free,____ increased
- years it took to rebuild southcarolina
- slaves where able to be known as___
- when did civil war end
- what did Sherman want the south to do
- the men who returned, came home___
- woman had to do this while watching the plantation
- kind of help provided on the plantation
- husbands died leaving women___
20 Clues: who won the war • slaves got this • when did Lincoln die • when did civil war end • man who burned Columbia • who had the most casualties • had the most rebuilding to do • made plantation owners scared • husbands died leaving women___ • boys had to be this during war • the men who returned, came home___ • slaves where able to be known as___ • women had to act as these during war • ...
Kevin C bingo project 2024-05-15
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- the "first" U.S. constitution
- the third US president
- a war that began in 1812
- these are the issues that caused the civil war.
- the moment in US history where colonists dumped tea to the sea
- the second US president
- war between north and south
- the currect constitution
- the first U.S. president
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- the 16th U.S. president
- event were a certain country had a potato famine and many moved to the U.S
- the 1st and last confederate president
- the moment when the red coats killed 5 colonists
- political party made by alex hamilton
- the act of rebuilding of the south
- acronym for seven principles of government
- politicaal party made by thomas jeffreson
- a war between the colonies and britian
- the author of the Decleraaation of Independance
- a popular crop in the south
20 Clues: the third US president • the 16th U.S. president • the second US president • a war that began in 1812 • the currect constitution • the first U.S. president • a popular crop in the south • war between north and south • the "first" U.S. constitution • the act of rebuilding of the south • political party made by alex hamilton • the 1st and last confederate president • ...
Chapter 9 - Civil War and Reconstruction 2023-05-11
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- a distinctive, particular, or characteristic of acting or way of moving.
- the name of the plan by President Lincoln to help rebuild and heal the country after the Civil War.
- Northern people who moved South to start businesses after the Civil War.
- find out something is difficult or a problem.
- codes a group of laws passed in the late 1800s that denied African American men the right to vote, kept African Americans from owning guns or taking certain types of jobs.
- beaten or vanquished.
- a person who supported the movement to end slavery.
- the name of a celebration for the day enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of the Emancipation Proclamation.
- to get or acquire.
- a barrier of troops or ships to keep to keep people and supplies from moving in or out of an area.
- to formally stop being part of something.
- a military blockade designed to make a city surrender.
- a change or addition, especially to the U.S. Constitution
- Railroad a secret organization that helped escaped enslaved African Americans to get to the North or to Canada.
- to make people obey a law or rule.
- to join the military.
- the setting free of enslaved Africans.
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- a thought-out plan to accomplish a goal over a long time.
- a system in which someone who owns land rents the land to others in exchange for some of the crops raised on the land.
- to murder someone famous or powerful, usually for political reasons.
- another name for the United States, especially the northern states during the Civil War.
- the separation of groups of people, usually by race.
- a large farm on which a single crop is usually grown.
- a collection of items put out so that people can see them.
- an official announcement, usually by the government.
- people on both sides of an issue giving up something to reach an agreement.
- the process by which charges of wrongdoing are brought against an elected offical.
- having the power to horrify; frightening or shocking.
- rights the right of each U.S. state to make its own local laws.
- to design or invent something.
- another name for the Confederate States of America, thee southern states during the U.S. Civil War.
- war a method of warfare that seeks to destroy civilian as well as military targets to force a surrender.
- in agreement
33 Clues: in agreement • to get or acquire. • beaten or vanquished. • to join the military. • to design or invent something. • to make people obey a law or rule. • the setting free of enslaved Africans. • to formally stop being part of something. • find out something is difficult or a problem. • a person who supported the movement to end slavery. • ...
The History of the UK Army 2021-02-15
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- The Civil War dating back to 1641, when Parliamentarians had series of conflicts against ...
- The UK is the part of this organization and involved in the collective defence of its member states and is a partner of many peace programs.
- The name of the Britain's war against the Chinese.
- After which war Britain took control over the Dutch colonies?
- England fought against this army in the 17-18th centuries.
- He defeated the last king of the House of York and ruled the country until 1603.
- The longest military conflict of the country which lasted 116 years.
- The main reason of the Anglo-Dutch Wars.
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- The civil wars in England were called as...
- Which country did the Great Britain fight with in 1812-1815?
- Who did Britain fight against in the Cold War?
- How many countries were in the coalition to fight against Napoleonic France in the Anglo-French War?
- The form of government which replaced the monarchy after the Battle of Worcester.
- This country helped Britain to beat back the invasion of the US army.
- This new independent country appeared on the world’s map when Britain lost the most of the territory of the island.
15 Clues: The main reason of the Anglo-Dutch Wars. • The civil wars in England were called as... • Who did Britain fight against in the Cold War? • The name of the Britain's war against the Chinese. • England fought against this army in the 17-18th centuries. • Which country did the Great Britain fight with in 1812-1815? • ...
English Civil war 2012-09-30
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- Which king was on the throne at the civil war?
- What diid the king argue to parliament?
- What where the kings men called?
- Where king charles a good king?
- What where cromwells men called?
- Where was the queen from?
- Was charles to blame for the civil war?
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- How many MPs did charles try to arrest?
- What part of the body did they cut off?
- What part of the body would the king cut of if you dont agree with?
- What country did the king wanted a army to fight against?
- Which country did charles force to read the english prayer book?
- What religion was england when king charles was incharge?
- What religion was the queen?
- What did the people have to pay in taxes to protect them at sea?
15 Clues: Where was the queen from? • What religion was the queen? • Where king charles a good king? • What where the kings men called? • What where cromwells men called? • How many MPs did charles try to arrest? • What part of the body did they cut off? • What diid the king argue to parliament? • Was charles to blame for the civil war? • Which king was on the throne at the civil war? • ...
Civil war causes 2013-11-08
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- was hanged by south for trying to arm slaves
- congressional leader from Massachusetts
- wanted to save the union
- pleasing both sides of an argument
- northern half of U.S.A.
- when the first blacks were brought to the USA
- southern half of the U.S.A.
- political party that didn't like slavery
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- people that did not like slavery
- country lawyer from Illinois
- became a state in 1861
- compromise between south and north
- slave owner got there slaves back because of this law
- author of Uncle Toms Cabin
- man who liked squatter sovereignty
15 Clues: became a state in 1861 • northern half of U.S.A. • wanted to save the union • author of Uncle Toms Cabin • southern half of the U.S.A. • country lawyer from Illinois • people that did not like slavery • compromise between south and north • pleasing both sides of an argument • man who liked squatter sovereignty • congressional leader from Massachusetts • ...
Civil war causes 2013-11-08
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- brought over in 1619
- 16th president
- Stephen Douglas supported this law
- party made against slavery in 1854
- people against slavery
- wrote a book about slavery
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- wrote by Harriet b Stowe
- this compromise helped lower tensions between north and south
- said two states had to vote on slavery
- wrote the liberator
- war between states
- went it Supreme Court for freedom
- raided armory for weaponry
- president that owned slaves
- called great peace maker
15 Clues: 16th president • war between states • wrote the liberator • brought over in 1619 • people against slavery • wrote by Harriet b Stowe • called great peace maker • raided armory for weaponry • wrote a book about slavery • president that owned slaves • went it Supreme Court for freedom • Stephen Douglas supported this law • party made against slavery in 1854 • ...
Civil war causes 2013-11-08
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- this man tried to arm slaves
- the word for the south leaving the union
- law where escaped slaves in the north could be returned to their owners
- getting rid of slavery
- payment of ten mil. Tot exes for certain laws and land in the west(made by Henry clay)
- states that use slaves on plant ions in the south
- allows people to vote if a new state should be a slave state or free state
- Henry clay was known as the ...
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- the nickname for fighting over Kansas
- worked for Their freedom (usually for 7 years )
- settled the slavery question in the Louisiana territory
- the president that worked to free slaves
- put squatter sovereignty into action in The us
- a newspaper that urges people to work for the cause of abolition
- a book about the cruelties of slavery by Harriet Beecher Stowe
15 Clues: getting rid of slavery • this man tried to arm slaves • Henry clay was known as the ... • the nickname for fighting over Kansas • the word for the south leaving the union • the president that worked to free slaves • put squatter sovereignty into action in The us • worked for Their freedom (usually for 7 years ) • states that use slaves on plant ions in the south • ...
Civil war causes 2014-10-31
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- calendar containing important dates
- inhabitant of colony
- an area where crops are grown
- abolitionist newspaper
- anti slavery novel
- take hold of suddenly
- Supreme Court
- someone who has escaped
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- considerations to support ones case
- legal prohibition ending of slavery
- owner of a slave
- inclined to avoid strife
- agreement reached by conflicting claims
- an authoritative rule or law
- debate or difference of opinion
15 Clues: Supreme Court • owner of a slave • anti slavery novel • inhabitant of colony • take hold of suddenly • abolitionist newspaper • someone who has escaped • inclined to avoid strife • an authoritative rule or law • an area where crops are grown • debate or difference of opinion • calendar containing important dates • considerations to support ones case • legal prohibition ending of slavery • ...
Civil War Causes 2014-10-31
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- huge farms
- highest court in a state
- bondage
- person sold labor American exchange
- person who deals with conflict
- a public discussion
- wanted to end slavery
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- committee
- feelings of extreme heartlessness
- projectiles to be fired from a gun
- are limits
- person settles without permission
- a settlement
- straightening of body part
- a coming together or formal meeting
15 Clues: bondage • committee • huge farms • are limits • a settlement • a public discussion • wanted to end slavery • highest court in a state • straightening of body part • person who deals with conflict • feelings of extreme heartlessness • person settles without permission • projectiles to be fired from a gun • person sold labor American exchange • a coming together or formal meeting
Civil War Causes 2014-10-31
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- action of ending something
- one US political party
- wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
- fighter for slaverys end
- Condition of a bondage
- anti-slavery newspaper
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- Prepared an almanac
- Raid at Harper's Ferry
- black who became a poet
- Deed, contract, or sealed agreement
- territory people voting for state
- slavery abolishing president
- taught school in North Carolina
- man against country in half
- Known as the Great Peacemaker
15 Clues: Prepared an almanac • Raid at Harper's Ferry • one US political party • wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • Condition of a bondage • anti-slavery newspaper • black who became a poet • fighter for slaverys end • action of ending something • man against country in half • slavery abolishing president • Known as the Great Peacemaker • taught school in North Carolina • territory people voting for state • ...
Civil War Causes 2014-10-31
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- people who are against slavery
- to take by force
- a form of government
- and effort to permit slavery
- an anti-slavery book
- want slavery to stay
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- to govern another state
- oping new lands for settlement
- to put an end to
- argue with one another
- to command against
- a middle way between extremes
- someone who owns slaves
- the United States
- newspaper against slavery
15 Clues: to put an end to • to take by force • the United States • to command against • a form of government • an anti-slavery book • want slavery to stay • argue with one another • to govern another state • someone who owns slaves • newspaper against slavery • and effort to permit slavery • a middle way between extremes • oping new lands for settlement • people who are against slavery
civil war terms 2015-05-27
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- A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War (such as the Shenandoah Valley Campaign).
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- (pronounced bay-uh-net) A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat.
- The basic unit of soldiers in an artillery regiment; similar to a company in an infantry regiment. Batteries included 6 cannon (with the horses, ammunition, and equipment needed to move and fire them), 155 men, a captain, 30 other officers, 2 buglers, 52 drivers, and 70 cannoneers. As the War dragged on, very few batteries fought at full strength. A battery can also be the position on a battlefield where cannon are located. See image »
- A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to
- (pronounced ab-uh-tee, ab-uh-tis, uh-bat-ee, or uh-bat-is) A line of trees, chopped down and placed with their branches facing the enemy, used to strengthen fortifications. See image »
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- Round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap
- Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
- The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
- A soldier who was appointed by an officer to be his confidential assistant. The aide wrote and delivered orders and held a position of responsibility which required him to know troop positions and where officer quarters were located. The aide-de-camp was an officer by virtue of his position and he took orders from his commander only.
- The distance around the inside of a gun barrel measured in thousands of an inch. Bullets are labeled by what caliber gun they fit.
- A projectile, shot from a cannon, filled with about 35 iron balls the size of marbles that scattered like the pellets of a shotgun. See image»
- (pronounced kay-suhn) – A two-wheeled cart that carried two ammunition chests, tools, and a spare wheel for artillery pieces. The caisson could be attached to a limber, which would allow both to be pulled by a team of horses. See image»
- Raised platform or mound allowing an artillery piece to be fired over a fortification's walls without exposing the gun crew to enemy fire.
- The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
15 Clues: A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming. • The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired. • Round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap • ...
Civil War Amendments 2020-01-24
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- To put an end to something.
- President who favored and signed the 13th Amendment. Wrote the Emanc
- Amendment that denied the government from discriminating against any individual.
- Document that 'freed' all slaves in the South. It was followed up by the 13th Amendment.
- 1863-1877. Period of American History following the Civil War in which the South was rebuilt.
- Pattered social arrangement in society.
- Person who is actively against slavery.
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- Amendment that abolished slavery.
- Compromise that admitted Maine (As a free state) and Missouri (As a slave state) to the U.S.
- Amendment that granted equal rights and legal interracial marriage.
- Speech that advocated for equal rights for every man.
- The condition of a region or group as regards material prosperity.
- The study of and relations of government and countries.
- Political Party that opposed the spread of slavery to the West.
- To make something officially valid.
15 Clues: To put an end to something. • Amendment that abolished slavery. • To make something officially valid. • Pattered social arrangement in society. • Person who is actively against slavery. • Speech that advocated for equal rights for every man. • The study of and relations of government and countries. • Political Party that opposed the spread of slavery to the West. • ...
civil war spy's 2019-05-19
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- capital of the union
- men dressed as ( ) yo blend in
- what woman ware
- someone part of the black dispatches
- women gathered ( ) from the other side
- spy's where ( )during the war
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- an African american union spy organization
- spy's didn't effect the whole war but its individual
- spy chief
- capital of the confederate
- confederate spy pretending to be a union spy
- managed the spy cooperation
- first confederate spy
- one of the boarder states
- if a spy got found out it would lead to
15 Clues: spy chief • what woman ware • capital of the union • first confederate spy • one of the boarder states • capital of the confederate • managed the spy cooperation • spy's where ( )during the war • men dressed as ( ) yo blend in • someone part of the black dispatches • women gathered ( ) from the other side • if a spy got found out it would lead to • ...
civil war vocab 2019-05-16
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- to formally approve or sanction
- the cruel killing of a number of helpless people
- someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- freedom from slavery
- to lie in wait for an unexpected attack
- loyal to the confederacy, also southern or rebel
- a flag or banner carried into battle on a pole
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- a minor fight
- loyal to the government of the united states, also known as union, yankee, or northern
- a soldier who was, wounded, killed, or missing in action
- an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
- the area that is now oklahoma
- the effort by the north to keep ships from entering or leaving southern ports
- a branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
- to rush towards the enemy
15 Clues: a minor fight • freedom from slavery • to rush towards the enemy • the area that is now oklahoma • to formally approve or sanction • to lie in wait for an unexpected attack • a flag or banner carried into battle on a pole • the cruel killing of a number of helpless people • loyal to the confederacy, also southern or rebel • someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • ...
Civil War Spies 2019-05-16
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- A system of couriers that was used to get Confederate officials in Richmond information from Washington D.C.
- The capital of the Union
- A system used to communicate between armies on the front
- The bureau that administered spying along the "Secret Line"
- The first double agent in the Civil War
- The man who started the first Union spy program
- The capital of the Confederacy
- The Governor of Virginia who helped spy on Washington D.C.
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- The group that oversaw the Secret Service Bureau
- Allan Pinkerton's spy service
- A search made for useful military information in the field
- The use of spies by a government to spy on other nations
- The General who hired Allan Pinkerton
- The girl who started her spy career by shooting a Union soldier
- The Confederate Secretary of War
15 Clues: The capital of the Union • Allan Pinkerton's spy service • The capital of the Confederacy • The Confederate Secretary of War • The General who hired Allan Pinkerton • The first double agent in the Civil War • The man who started the first Union spy program • The group that oversaw the Secret Service Bureau • The use of spies by a government to spy on other nations • ...
Pre-Civil War 2017-11-16
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- Slave who was denied freedom in supreme court case.
- People should be able to vote to decide
- Chief justice that decided if Dred Scott was free or not
- decision that said Dred Scott couldn't become free because he was not a citizen of the United States
- Missouri came in as a slave state and Maine was free
- Party who argued against the further expansion of slavery
- Him and his sons killed pro-slave people
- Author of Uncle Toms Cabin
- led to mini civil war in Kansas and 200 people ended up dead
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- Law that states slaves must be returned to owners if they ran to a free state
- Starter of the Kansas-Nebraska act
- a network of secret routes and safe houses for slaves to escape to free states
- Written by Henry clay and dealt with the question of slavery in the new land
- book about the brutality of slavery
- Mini civil war in Kansas
15 Clues: Mini civil war in Kansas • Author of Uncle Toms Cabin • Starter of the Kansas-Nebraska act • book about the brutality of slavery • People should be able to vote to decide • Him and his sons killed pro-slave people • Slave who was denied freedom in supreme court case. • Missouri came in as a slave state and Maine was free • ...
Civil War Crossword 2016-05-25
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- Southerner who supported reconstruction in the North
- civilian world in wartime
- drug used for fighting fevers
- continue without changing
- self-governing
- region interest
- organization to punish criminals
- required
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- prevention of food and supplies into a country
- piece of legislation
- withdraw from large unit
- homemade fabric
- States constitutional powers
- labor union member
- state services
15 Clues: required • state services • self-governing • homemade fabric • region interest • labor union member • piece of legislation • withdraw from large unit • civilian world in wartime • continue without changing • States constitutional powers • drug used for fighting fevers • organization to punish criminals • prevention of food and supplies into a country • ...
The Civil War 2020-11-20
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- William T. Sherman led a devastating march through this state.
- The main Union army was called the Army of the __.
- President __ called for the states' governors to send 75,000 militia to fight for three months.
- City that was under siege near the end of the war
- Lee's army was allowed to escape after a bloody battle at __ Creek.
- Grant forced this city to surrender on July 4, 1863.
- Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia (3 words)
- Lee surrendered to Grant at __ Courthouse, Virginia
- This was the final commander of the Union army (2 words)
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- The Confederate army that fought in most of lthe well-known battles was the Army of __ __ (2 words)
- Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired (2 words)
- Last name of the man who led a famous charge at Gettysburg
- Site of two Civil War battles, both of which the South won (2 words)
- Eleven states seceded from the Union to form the __ States of America.
- Site of the battle that turned the tide of the war in the North's favor
15 Clues: City that was under siege near the end of the war • The main Union army was called the Army of the __. • Lee surrendered to Grant at __ Courthouse, Virginia • Grant forced this city to surrender on July 4, 1863. • This was the final commander of the Union army (2 words) • Last name of the man who led a famous charge at Gettysburg • ...
Civil War Puzzel 2021-03-26
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- union war
- commander of western forces
- colors worn by the north
- a war between two groups in the same state
- this state seceded
- commander of the confederate army
- nurse
- the north
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- ships that snuck past the blockade
- elected in 1860
- president of the confederate states
- worn by the south
- capital of us
- led troops to victory
- southern states that seceded
15 Clues: nurse • union war • the north • capital of us • elected in 1860 • worn by the south • this state seceded • led troops to victory • colors worn by the north • commander of western forces • southern states that seceded • commander of the confederate army • ships that snuck past the blockade • president of the confederate states • a war between two groups in the same state
Civil War Vocab 2024-06-05
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- weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles
- the federal union of states during the period of the American Civil War
- A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
- someone who is against slavery
- a group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest
- soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot
- a bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder
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- a heavy shoe
- a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation
- the ship was ironclad, ready for war
- A line of trees, chopped down and placed with their branches facing the enemy, used to strengthen fortifications.
- a military cap with a round flat top usually sloping toward the front and a visor
- a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the Reconstruction governments
- a group of individuals selected especially by military draft
- she threw a few ___ on the counter to pay for the drinks.
15 Clues: a heavy shoe • someone who is against slavery • the ship was ironclad, ready for war • soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot • a bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder • she threw a few ___ on the counter to pay for the drinks. • a group of individuals selected especially by military draft • ...
CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD 2024-04-26
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- To be set free
- The South, fighting to leave the nation and to keep slavery
- Nickname given to Confederate general who held the line of fire
- Name of the plan made buy the Union to stop the Confederates
- Where Lincoln was killed
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- The North, fighting to keep the nation together and to end slavery
- The strategy the Confederates used that led to their downfalllPLAY: Where Lincoln was killedPLAY: Where Lincoln was killed
- Ship plated or made with iron, floating low to the water and are nearly indestructible to cannons
- To be enslaved
- The battle that gave the Union the advantage
- The Deadliest 24 hour battle in history
- The first official battle of the civil war
- Murderer of Lincoln
- The President of the Union
- The President of the Confederation
15 Clues: To be set free • To be enslaved • Murderer of Lincoln • Where Lincoln was killed • The President of the Union • The President of the Confederation • The Deadliest 24 hour battle in history • The first official battle of the civil war • The battle that gave the Union the advantage • The South, fighting to leave the nation and to keep slavery • ...
The Civil War 2024-04-25
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- High tensions and violence in Kansas
- Not supposed to be a battle
- Slave States that stayed in the union
- Laws that changed the national banks and set rules about their operations
- Federal government made men fight for the country
- Tax that takes a % of an individuals income
- Helped front lines in combat and eventually formed the American Red Cross
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- Lincolns speech to dedicate a cemetery in Gettysburg
- law that says runaway slaves must be returned to the south
- Formally leaving the union
- Officially abolished slavery
- Laws that forbid imprisonment of runaway slaves
- Rule by the people
- remembered as one of the most important speeches sin American history
- People coming into Kansas to vote Illegally
15 Clues: Rule by the people • Formally leaving the union • Not supposed to be a battle • Officially abolished slavery • High tensions and violence in Kansas • Slave States that stayed in the union • People coming into Kansas to vote Illegally • Tax that takes a % of an individuals income • Laws that forbid imprisonment of runaway slaves • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-05-29
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- a very large estate with labor intensive coffee, tobacco, sugar, cotton
- person who fights to end and stop slavery
- a heavy shoe
- a long attached to the end of a musket
- the Southern states that succeeded from the Union
- states slave states that did not leave the Union
- a small, sturdy bag carried on the back or over the shoulder
- a 19th century warship with armour plating
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- soldiers marching and fighting on foot
- large bore-mounted firearms
- the states of the North (United States) that remained as one country
- to close off entirely particularly during war
- a US dollar bill during the Civil War
- a political candidate who seek to be elected in an area where they have no local connections
- to withdraw from an organization or a state or country
15 Clues: a heavy shoe • large bore-mounted firearms • a US dollar bill during the Civil War • soldiers marching and fighting on foot • a long attached to the end of a musket • person who fights to end and stop slavery • a 19th century warship with armour plating • to close off entirely particularly during war • states slave states that did not leave the Union • ...
The Civil War 2024-05-24
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- capital the Union captured
- the north named the fights after ______
- Cutting off hurt limbs
- soldiers join the war out of ______
- First fight
- the north had this to help blockade ports from southern use
- a fake view if war
- the act to free slaves
- fight with the most casualties
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- the countries the South tried to become allies with
- Which general crushed the South's fighting spirit
- Lincolns main goal for the war
- President of the Union
- Confederate General
- the river the Union closed off
15 Clues: First fight • a fake view if war • Confederate General • Cutting off hurt limbs • President of the Union • the act to free slaves • capital the Union captured • Lincolns main goal for the war • the river the Union closed off • fight with the most casualties • soldiers join the war out of ______ • the north named the fights after ______ • ...
The Civil War 2023-03-07
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- Bleeding Kansas
- Lincoln, president of the ______
- Jefferson Davis, president of the ______
- Small population
- California enters as a free state
- Who had a debate with Lincoln?
- A tax on goods
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- ________ Compromise
- John Brown
- Author of a book that portrayed slavery
- Court said slaves were property
- Large population
- The Election of ______
- The south wanted ________
- Loyalty to a region over the country
15 Clues: John Brown • A tax on goods • Bleeding Kansas • Large population • Small population • ________ Compromise • The Election of ______ • The south wanted ________ • Who had a debate with Lincoln? • Court said slaves were property • Lincoln, president of the ______ • California enters as a free state • Loyalty to a region over the country • Author of a book that portrayed slavery • ...
Causes Civil War 2023-03-07
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- Entered as a free state in 1850
- Lincoln ____ debate
- John Brown was tried for this crime
- ____ rights
- Unsuccessfully started slave rebellion
- Emancipation Proclamation Author
- Lincoln Election 18-
- Ulysses. S
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- Compromise that made slave and free states equal
- Dred Scott Vs
- Anti Slave supporter
- ____ Nebraska act resulted in 3 years of violence
- Main reason for civil war
- Feared abolition of slavery
- Uncle Tom's Cabin Author
15 Clues: Ulysses. S • ____ rights • Dred Scott Vs • Lincoln ____ debate • Anti Slave supporter • Lincoln Election 18- • Uncle Tom's Cabin Author • Main reason for civil war • Feared abolition of slavery • Entered as a free state in 1850 • Emancipation Proclamation Author • John Brown was tried for this crime • Unsuccessfully started slave rebellion • ...
the civil war 2023-05-10
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- a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
- the Civil War's bloodiest battle
- the killing of government leaders
- known as the union
- shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
- The Reconstruction Era
- known as the united states
- occurring or existing before a particular war
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- If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
- known as the Confederate
- knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
- known as the south
- was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
- a person who sought to abolish slavery
- fought between the Union and the Confederacy
15 Clues: known as the south • known as the union • The Reconstruction Era • known as the Confederate • known as the united states • the Civil War's bloodiest battle • the killing of government leaders • a person who sought to abolish slavery • shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars • fought between the Union and the Confederacy • occurring or existing before a particular war • ...
the civil war 2023-05-10
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- a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
- the Civil War's bloodiest battle
- the killing of government leaders
- known as the union
- shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
- The Reconstruction Era
- known as the united states
- occurring or existing before a particular war
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- If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
- known as the Confederate
- knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
- known as the south
- was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
- a person who sought to abolish slavery
- fought between the Union and the Confederacy
15 Clues: known as the south • known as the union • The Reconstruction Era • known as the Confederate • known as the united states • the Civil War's bloodiest battle • the killing of government leaders • a person who sought to abolish slavery • shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars • fought between the Union and the Confederacy • occurring or existing before a particular war • ...
civil war wordsmith 2023-05-10
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- given the nickname because he held a hill like a stone wall
- mostly grew crops
- has a lot of factories
- the time Abraham Lincoln was elected president
- laws meant to limit freedom for ex slaves
- the amendment that allowed every one regardless of race to vote
- what happened after the civil war
- the amendment that got rid of slavery
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- a general for the confederates
- a person forced to do something with no pay
- a union general that later ran for president
- fought to end slavery
- when 2 opposing sides fight
- the amendment that granted citizenship to anyone born in the united states
- fought to keep slavery
15 Clues: mostly grew crops • fought to end slavery • has a lot of factories • fought to keep slavery • when 2 opposing sides fight • a general for the confederates • what happened after the civil war • the amendment that got rid of slavery • laws meant to limit freedom for ex slaves • a person forced to do something with no pay • a union general that later ran for president • ...
Civil War Artifacts 2023-07-28
Civil War Crossword 2021-11-12
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- impossible to contradict,weaken,or change
- Proclamation- all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are and hence forward shall be free
- an act or means off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religous organization
- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well being
- Dixon Line- the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave owning states before the abolition of slavery
- the action or fact of joining of being joined especially in a political context
- any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the U.S. Civil War
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- a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler
- a person who favors abolition
- hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors
- occuring or existing before a particular war
- a league or aliance especially of confederate states
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tabacco are cultivated by resident labor
- a Union soldier in the Civil War
15 Clues: a person who favors abolition • a Union soldier in the Civil War • impossible to contradict,weaken,or change • occuring or existing before a particular war • a league or aliance especially of confederate states • hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors • an act or means off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2021-12-02
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- 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 belief that a state’s interests should take priority over the interests of the national government
- a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel; any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
- the action of southern states to leave the Union
- battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
- 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
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- most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
- a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
- the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to 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
- established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union
- Union strategy used to prevent the south from trading with Europe
- site of largest union defeat in the western theater, failure to follow up victory led to Sherman's Atlanta campaign
- legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the Union as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
15 Clues: the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • Union strategy used to prevent the south from trading with Europe • 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 causes 2021-12-10
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- slave law that allowed people to get their slaves back from the north
- _ servants worked for a certain number of years for free passage to America
- place where slave trade was outlawed
- series of houses where slaves could hide
- to leave
- self-educated scientist, astronomer, writer, and inventor
- The great compromiser
- The place that blacks were first brought in America
- turner lead the only seccesful slave rebellion
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- laws that control slaves
- A series of debates over slavery
- The publisher of the liberator
- Five number of slaves involved in Nat Turner's revolt
- No slavery was allowed _____ of the 36°30'N parallel
- wanted to keep slavery from the new territories
15 Clues: to leave • The great compromiser • laws that control slaves • The publisher of the liberator • A series of debates over slavery • place where slave trade was outlawed • series of houses where slaves could hide • turner lead the only seccesful slave rebellion • wanted to keep slavery from the new territories • The place that blacks were first brought in America • ...
Civil war causes 2021-12-10
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- place where slave trade was outlawed
- wanted to keep slavery from the new territories
- The publisher of the liberator
- The place that blacks were first brought in America
- series of houses where slaves could hide
- self-educated scientist, astronomer, writer, and inventor
- to leave
- laws that control slaves
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- slave law that allowed people to get their slaves back from the north
- No slavery was allowed _____ of the 36°30'N parallel
- A series of debates over slavery
- The great compromiser
- turner lead the only seccesful slave rebellion
- _ servants worked for a certain number of years for free passage to America
- number of slaves involved in Nat Turner's revolt
15 Clues: to leave • The great compromiser • laws that control slaves • The publisher of the liberator • A series of debates over slavery • place where slave trade was outlawed • series of houses where slaves could hide • turner lead the only seccesful slave rebellion • wanted to keep slavery from the new territories • number of slaves involved in Nat Turner's revolt • ...
Civil war causes 2021-12-09
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- wanted a half-slave half non-slave state
- supreme ruler
- large estate farmed by many slaves or workers
- publisher of 1831 anti-slavery paper
- a self educated scientist and astronomer
- put a stop to
- anti-slavery author of Uncle Toms Cabin
- runaway
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- immigrants who received passage in exchange for work
- America’s first black poet
- rule by the people
- believed slavery should be one or the other
- attempted to save a union
- to settle differences
- first African American to graduate from U.S college
15 Clues: runaway • supreme ruler • put a stop to • rule by the people • to settle differences • attempted to save a union • America’s first black poet • publisher of 1831 anti-slavery paper • anti-slavery author of Uncle Toms Cabin • wanted a half-slave half non-slave state • a self educated scientist and astronomer • believed slavery should be one or the other • ...
The Civil War 2021-12-09
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- a book that explains the horrors of slavery
- supported an plan called “popular sovereignty”
- allows the people in the territory to vote if they wonted to be a free state or a slavestate when that entered the Union
- people that where agents slavery or wonted it to end
- did not believe a country could be “half slave half free”
- did not wont slavery to exist in enemy new
- first African American to graduate from a American university
- a self-education scientist, astronomers, inventor, writer, and antislavery publicist
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- American’s first publishes black poet, in 1773
- (36* 30’) line that separated the slaved states and the free stats except for Missouri
- wished to end slavery but had slaves of his own and was the first president
- could see both sides; “the great compromiser
- people brought to Virginia by a butch trading ship
- a large farm used to grow agriculture
- the laws to control slaves
15 Clues: the laws to control slaves • a large farm used to grow agriculture • did not wont slavery to exist in enemy new • a book that explains the horrors of slavery • could see both sides; “the great compromiser • American’s first publishes black poet, in 1773 • supported an plan called “popular sovereignty” • people brought to Virginia by a butch trading ship • ...
Civil War Era 2022-04-01
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- The increases in price is?
- Who was the Republican party President?
- What was the proclamation that stated slaves would be freed?
- Which party didn't like Lincolns war strategy?
- What was the south's main resource?
- Who did Lincoln believe should be free?
- The US is a __ ?
- Who was the commander of the Union Army?
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- Who was the Confederate President?
- What did Lincoln believe was illegal?
- Who was the commander of the Confederate Army?
- States that allow slavery that are still in the Union...
- A person who wants to end slavery?
- What prevented the south from shipping and receiving products?
- What war started April 12, 1861?
15 Clues: The US is a __ ? • The increases in price is? • What war started April 12, 1861? • Who was the Confederate President? • A person who wants to end slavery? • What was the south's main resource? • What did Lincoln believe was illegal? • Who was the Republican party President? • Who did Lincoln believe should be free? • Who was the commander of the Union Army? • ...
Civil War Puzzle 2022-04-07
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- color of union uniforms
- union general
- usa president
- first of a series of political deals
- confederate president
- freed the slaves
- confederate general
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- where slaves lived and worked
- southern states leaving the union
- where the soldiers fought
- color of confederate uniforms
- famous civil war battle
- an unpaid worker with a master
- southern army
- northern army
15 Clues: union general • usa president • southern army • northern army • freed the slaves • confederate general • confederate president • color of union uniforms • famous civil war battle • where the soldiers fought • where slaves lived and worked • color of confederate uniforms • an unpaid worker with a master • southern states leaving the union • first of a series of political deals
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-17
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- brown man who raided harper's ferry
- debates between lincoln and douglas
- popular vote
- slave who attempted to sue for freedom
- invention made just as slavery was dissipating
- elected president in 1860
- idea slaves should be free
- a type of tax
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- repealed missouri compromise
- maine became a free state so that missouri could be free
- Made by Eli Whitney to make replacing machine parts faster
- disagreements over slavery in kansas
- a slave or slave family cannot become this
- slave in Virginia who led a revolt
- tax which made foreign products more expensive
15 Clues: popular vote • a type of tax • elected president in 1860 • idea slaves should be free • repealed missouri compromise • slave in Virginia who led a revolt • brown man who raided harper's ferry • debates between lincoln and douglas • disagreements over slavery in kansas • slave who attempted to sue for freedom • a slave or slave family cannot become this • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-01-03
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- Union action used to prevent the Southern export of cotton and war material via navy
- Commander of the Army of the Potomac; also ran against Lincoln in the 1864 election
- 16th president who wrote the emancipation proclamation
- Names of soldiers who fought for the confederates
- First and only president of the Confederacy
- The bloodiest battle of the war which turned the tide for the Union
- Area of the U.S which allowed slavery
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- Name of Confederate general who had the nickname "Stonewall"
- Union general who was known for drinking; also became a U.S president
- Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- The plan that called for a naval blockade of the Confederates; also a snake
- Name given to the Southern states during the War
- Famous confederate general known for commanding the Army of Northern Virginia
- The ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labor
- Area of the U.S which abolished slavery
15 Clues: Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Area of the U.S which allowed slavery • Area of the U.S which abolished slavery • First and only president of the Confederacy • Name given to the Southern states during the War • Names of soldiers who fought for the confederates • 16th president who wrote the emancipation proclamation • ...
civil war terms 2023-10-12
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- The distance around the inside of a gun barrel measured in thousands of an inch. Bullets are labeled by what caliber gun they fit.
- Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier.
- To rush towards the enemy.
- Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments.
- Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
- The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories. Democrats opposed a strong Federal government. Most Southern men were Democrats before the War.
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- To practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing and handling one's weapon.
- A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired
- Resisting or protecting against attack from someone.
- Round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap.
- Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
- Small canvas bag, about one foot square, used to carry a soldier's food. Typically, these bags were painted with black tar to make them waterproof.
- Temporary fortifications put up by an army in the field.
15 Clues: To rush towards the enemy. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • Resisting or protecting against attack from someone. • Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments. • Temporary fortifications put up by an army in the field. • The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired • ...
Civil War Test 2024-09-13
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- are peace democrats
- was closing of ports
- Farragut captured New Orleans
- wanted support from Britain and France for supplies
- _______ Edwards Walker
- Mary Edwards was one of these
- _____ironclads were the Monitor and the Merrimack
- war plan came from General Winfield Scott
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- was the Union Capital
- ________ Davis was the Confederate President
- _____corpus guarantees a person a hearing before jail
- main ____ of the North was to reunite the country
- was the Confederate capital
- thousands of women were this
- a two day battle in April
- was named after a small church
16 Clues: are peace democrats • was closing of ports • was the Union Capital • _______ Edwards Walker • a two day battle in April • was the Confederate capital • thousands of women were this • Farragut captured New Orleans • Mary Edwards was one of these • was named after a small church • war plan came from General Winfield Scott • ________ Davis was the Confederate President • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-05-01
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- Battle where Robert E. Lee was forced out of Northern states
- Soldiers who fight on horseback
- Consists of mostly Northern states; fought against slavery
- Battle that ended on July 4th, 1863; Union victory
- A proclamation that got rid of slavery, giving black people rights
- Someone who fights against slavery
- Highest rank you could reach in the army
- Consists of mostly Southern states; fought for slavery
- The Confederate capital
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- The president at the time of the Civil War
- A military strategy when you surround your enemy and block supplies and reinforcements from reaching them
- Foot soldiers
- Union general who marched his army to the sea
- To formally withdraw from an organization in order to become independent
- The idea that divided the nation apart
15 Clues: Foot soldiers • The Confederate capital • Soldiers who fight on horseback • Someone who fights against slavery • The idea that divided the nation apart • Highest rank you could reach in the army • The president at the time of the Civil War • Union general who marched his army to the sea • Battle that ended on July 4th, 1863; Union victory • ...
Civil War CrossWord 2024-03-23
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- In March of 1862, Confederates wanted to break the northern
- Ship with iron plated sides
- McClellan led the Union Army of the what.
- to have more people than an opponent in a battle
- Antietam _____
- Experienced of former member of the armed forces
- It was renamed Virginia
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- Confederate capital
- Under his control, the Union controlled the Mississippi Valley
- Battle of _____ Run
- He led the capture or Fort Henry
- Thomas J. Jackson's nickname
- He was replaced by McClellan
- Battle was fought here in August of 1862
- Number of Days Battles
15 Clues: Antietam _____ • Confederate capital • Battle of _____ Run • Number of Days Battles • It was renamed Virginia • Ship with iron plated sides • Thomas J. Jackson's nickname • He was replaced by McClellan • He led the capture or Fort Henry • Battle was fought here in August of 1862 • McClellan led the Union Army of the what. • to have more people than an opponent in a battle • ...
Civil War Vocab 2024-03-06
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- formal separation of a state from the Union
- the use of a country’s ships to stop another country from trading, usually during a war.
- a specific requirement set by a law
- the states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Many of their enslaved persons were moved to the Lower South once cotton became more profitable.
- the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. These states' enslaved populations grew tremendously after the invention of the cotton gin.
- a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features.
- a tax on imported goods
- someone who is running away or escaping
- a continuous attack on a place with bombs or other artillery
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- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- agreement between two sides in which each side gives up something it wants
- a war between citizens of the same country
- the concept that a state's people should vote whether to be a slave state or free
- Loyalty to one’s own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole
- Describing the era leading up to the Civil War (between 1812 and 1860)
15 Clues: a tax on imported goods • a specific requirement set by a law • someone who is running away or escaping • a war between citizens of the same country • formal separation of a state from the Union • a continuous attack on a place with bombs or other artillery • a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features. • ...
The Civil War 2024-04-18
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- This ridge Confederate where Confereate forces gathered
- Lost the Battle of Gettysburg
- site of Pickett's Charge
- of Gettysburg Only battle that occurred in the Northern states
- large artillery used during the Battle
- Union colonel of a Maine division of 350 men
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- Speech made by Lincoln 4 months after the battle
- Lieutenant General of the Confederate Army
- Union general during the Battle of Gettysburg
- This general led a famous charge on July 3rd
- state where the Battle of Gettysburg occurred
- President of the Confederacy
- General of the Confederate Army
- Confederate army had a cease-fire to conserve this
- President of the Union
15 Clues: President of the Union • site of Pickett's Charge • President of the Confederacy • Lost the Battle of Gettysburg • General of the Confederate Army • large artillery used during the Battle • Lieutenant General of the Confederate Army • This general led a famous charge on July 3rd • Union colonel of a Maine division of 350 men • Union general during the Battle of Gettysburg • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-01-11
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- transportation in the War
- money used in the United States
- someone who does not believe in slavery
- group in the North
- shoe or boot
- A ship with iron
- soldiers fighting on foot
- an alliance in the Southern states
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- backpack used in the war
- withdrawing from group
- farms where slaves worked
- political candidate who is running where they have no connections to
- weapon that uses
- large gun
- gun used in battles
15 Clues: large gun • shoe or boot • weapon that uses • A ship with iron • group in the North • gun used in battles • withdrawing from group • backpack used in the war • transportation in the War • farms where slaves worked • soldiers fighting on foot • money used in the United States • an alliance in the Southern states • someone who does not believe in slavery • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-03-04
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- former governor of Texas
- someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
- confederate commander at the battle of Pea Ridge
- leader of Texas Terry's Rangers
- free from outside control;self-governing
- to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
- the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers.
- President of US during Civil War
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- those who supported the federal government
- conflict between Union and Confederacy where Union attempted to invade Texas
- describes the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
- A coastline battle of Texas
- effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
- focus on the interests of one's region
- a formerly enslaved person
15 Clues: former governor of Texas • a formerly enslaved person • A coastline battle of Texas • leader of Texas Terry's Rangers • President of US during Civil War • focus on the interests of one's region • free from outside control;self-governing • those who supported the federal government • to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-03-08
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- Last name of the General who led the Union
- leaving a federation
- Battle where the Union took over the city because it had trade with Mexico.
- the side that fought to preserve slavery
- The side that fought to abolish slavery
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- Doing things in the interest of your region
- last names of the president of the confederacy
- Battle where the union sailed into the harbor and forced the city to surrender
- Last name of the U.S president
- A river that the union used to invade Texas
- states are independent
- who wanted to take law in their own hands
- Last name of the General who led the Confederacy
- a slave that was freed mostly legally
- people who wanted to end slavery
15 Clues: leaving a federation • states are independent • Last name of the U.S president • people who wanted to end slavery • a slave that was freed mostly legally • The side that fought to abolish slavery • the side that fought to preserve slavery • who wanted to take law in their own hands • Last name of the General who led the Union • Doing things in the interest of your region • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-03-07
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- Person who's unit was named "Hoods Texas Brigade". (FULL NAME)
- a person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War
- slave population grew past this number in 1825-1860
- novel that describes the cruelty of slavery
- person that enforced the Conscription Act
- people who take the law into their own hands.
- Slaves were considered this
- economy was based on plantation agriculture and uses slaves.
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- economy that was based on small farms and, increasingly, industry.
- what the south thought would happen if slavery was abolished
- person who's led "Terrys Texas Rangers"
- the vote for Texas to secede (# to #)
- A person that is forced to work without pay.
- Battle where this place that was captured 3 times.
- Battle that Texas slaves built fortifications for.
15 Clues: Slaves were considered this • the vote for Texas to secede (# to #) • person who's led "Terrys Texas Rangers" • person that enforced the Conscription Act • novel that describes the cruelty of slavery • A person that is forced to work without pay. • people who take the law into their own hands. • Battle where this place that was captured 3 times. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-11-19
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- A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States
- A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- A person who wanted to eliminate slavery
- The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- An army of citizens used during emergencies
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War
- The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy
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- A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
15 Clues: A person who wanted to eliminate slavery • An army of citizens used during emergencies • The northern states of the United States, also called the Union. • A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party. • A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy • Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country. • ...
Reconstruction & Civil War 2022-11-01
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- A formerly enslaved person who has been released from slaver
- a traveler who arrives in a new region with only a satchel of possessions
- a legal constitution mechanism passed by seven southern states during reconstruction to deny sufferage to blacks.
- an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit
- used to prevent African Americans from registering to vote
- a received fix payment to rent on owner land and worked for the land
- a large pattern of whites trying to maintain political dominance and suppress the freedman, newly anticipated African Americans
- white southerners republicans
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- the systematic separation of facilities and services.
- public acknowledgement of racist events and crimes
- citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election
- the goal of an organized movement to break down the barriers of discrimination
- American hate group
- The period after the american civil war
- believed that blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites
15 Clues: American hate group • white southerners republicans • The period after the american civil war • public acknowledgement of racist events and crimes • the systematic separation of facilities and services. • an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit • used to prevent African Americans from registering to vote • ...
The Civil War 2022-11-01
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- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- Also called the South or the Confederate States of America
- Also called the North or the United States,
- A state of bondage in which African Americans are owned by whites
- To admit defeat and give up
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
- The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
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- The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories
- Troops, like the National Guard
- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
- Also called the Union
- A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States
- A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories
- Also called the Confederacy
15 Clues: Also called the Union • To admit defeat and give up • Also called the Confederacy • Troops, like the National Guard • Also called the North or the United States, • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri • Also called the South or the Confederate States of America • ...
Civil War Puzzle 2022-01-31
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- what the union wanted to abolish
- sherman captured this city
- there was a prison camp here
- where did shermans march to the sea end
- the bloodiest battle in Georgia
- who marched to the sea
- andersonville was this very badly
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- the capital of Georgia that was captured by union troops in 1864
- the leader of those who opposed to secession at the Georgia Secessionist Convention in 1861
- these were the union troops in andersonville
- freeing slaves
- president of the union/north
- in this month the emancipation proclamation became a law in 1863
- this means to leave or break apart
- the most important cash crop
- union general who captured atlanta
16 Clues: freeing slaves • who marched to the sea • sherman captured this city • president of the union/north • there was a prison camp here • the most important cash crop • the bloodiest battle in Georgia • what the union wanted to abolish • andersonville was this very badly • this means to leave or break apart • union general who captured atlanta • where did shermans march to the sea end • ...
The Civil War 2022-02-13
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- The South tried to do this and effectively separate from the North
- Helped to effectively legalize slavery in the United States
- General for the Union Army and later became the 18th president
- Helped free enslaved people by using the underground railroad
- Major turning point and one of the bloodiest battles of the war
- one of the main reasons for starting the war
- Turner Helped to lead a major slave revolt in 1831
- known for surrendering to the North and ending the war
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- Name of the south's side during the war
- Increased profit using slavery
- President of the Southern States during the Civil War
- Author of Uncle Toms Cabin
- The first major battle of the war
- Name of the north during the war
- Lincoln's main priority to the union while running for president
15 Clues: Author of Uncle Toms Cabin • Increased profit using slavery • Name of the north during the war • The first major battle of the war • Name of the south's side during the war • one of the main reasons for starting the war • Turner Helped to lead a major slave revolt in 1831 • President of the Southern States during the Civil War • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-03
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- Name of the Major General who fought on the Union's side
- The first word of the proclamation issued January 1, 1863
- The name of the Union's plan that took control of the Mississippi River
- Fortress on the Mississippi River critical to controlling the river, fell to Grant in July, 1863
- A minor fight
- The court house Robert E. Lee surrendered
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- The number of the amendment that offically ended slavery in 1865
- When a state tries to leave the union
- Where Lincoln delivered his 2 minute speech
- Last name of the president of the Confederate States of America
- Troops who are only called out to defend the land in an emergency
- What people would call the north
- The name of the man who was president during the civil war
- The fort best know for the site of the first shots of the Civil War
- What people would call the south or the confederate states of America
15 Clues: A minor fight • What people would call the north • When a state tries to leave the union • The court house Robert E. Lee surrendered • Where Lincoln delivered his 2 minute speech • Name of the Major General who fought on the Union's side • The first word of the proclamation issued January 1, 1863 • The name of the man who was president during the civil war • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-01-10
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- Number of border states (including Kentucky)
- Lincoln's Political Party
- _______was abolished
- 16th President
- Southern Army
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- Bloodiest Battle
- Where slaves often worked in the confederacy
- South Carolinian Fort
- Lincoln's Vice President
- soldiers killed in battle
- Courthouse where Lee surrendered to Grant
- Northern Army
- Union GeneralS
- Mississippi battle won by the Union
- Confederate General
15 Clues: Northern Army • Southern Army • Union GeneralS • 16th President • Bloodiest Battle • Confederate General • _______was abolished • South Carolinian Fort • Lincoln's Vice President • soldiers killed in battle • Lincoln's Political Party • Mississippi battle won by the Union • Courthouse where Lee surrendered to Grant • Number of border states (including Kentucky) • ...
The Civil War 2025-09-18
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- to get rid of slavery
- where the first shot was fired
- southern states
- _______ Railroad, secret route to freedom
- rebuilding of the South and their ways
- someone who wanted to end slavery
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- ________Wilkes Booth, person who shot Lincoln
- general of the Confederate
- _______Lincoln, president during the Civil War
- general of the Union
- ________Courthouse, where the war ended
- _______Tubman, famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
- to leave
- northern states
- where Lincoln was assassinated
15 Clues: to leave • southern states • northern states • general of the Union • to get rid of slavery • general of the Confederate • where the first shot was fired • where Lincoln was assassinated • someone who wanted to end slavery • rebuilding of the South and their ways • ________Courthouse, where the war ended • _______ Railroad, secret route to freedom • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-12-18
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- What did Uncle Tom's Cabin protest against?
- Who mainly voted for Abraham Lincoln?
- Who sleeps outside in soldier camps?
- Who was the lead Confederate general?
- Which article was typed on the Typewriter?
- Why did the Confederates charge into Gettysburg?
- Who was the lead Union General?
- How many people worked on this paper?
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- What's one of the three deadly diseases spreading through America?
- What battle lasted six weeks?
- Which state was the first to secede?
- What holiday did Gettysburg end again?
- What country declined an alliance with the C.S.A?
- What was the name of the boat made by the Confederates?
- What month was this paper issued?
15 Clues: What battle lasted six weeks? • Who was the lead Union General? • What month was this paper issued? • Which state was the first to secede? • Who sleeps outside in soldier camps? • Who mainly voted for Abraham Lincoln? • Who was the lead Confederate general? • How many people worked on this paper? • What holiday did Gettysburg end again? • ...
African wars crossword mr.heckler 2024-05-28
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- aid, Concerts to raise funds
- odumegwu ojukwu, leader of biafra
- rebel group
- ethnic group in northern nigeria
- Marxist military junta
- of lukaya, significant battle in Ugandan-Tanzania war
- civil war, between nigerian government and biafra
- provided resistance during conflicts
- of ethiopia under DERG
- Haram, militant islamic group
- genocide, led to the first congo war
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- Ugandan national liberation group
- Yakubu gowon, head of state of nigeria
- shibir, surveillance system
- syndrome, US wanted to keep engaging with somalia after problems
- a conflict between separatists
- city agreement, peace agreement
- rebel group
- without borders, org that provided medical assistance
- gaddafi, leader of libya
- ethnic group in southern nigeria
- militant group
- United nations peacekeeping organization
- of biafra, a method to cut off supplies
- war, conflict in ethiopia
25 Clues: rebel group • rebel group • militant group • Marxist military junta • of ethiopia under DERG • gaddafi, leader of libya • war, conflict in ethiopia • shibir, surveillance system • aid, Concerts to raise funds • Haram, militant islamic group • a conflict between separatists • city agreement, peace agreement • ethnic group in northern nigeria • ethnic group in southern nigeria • ...
Historical Battles 2025-12-20
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- Key battle of the American Civil War.
- Turning point in World War II’s Eastern Front.
- Greek victory over Persian invasion.
- Last major German offensive in WWII.
- Battle in 1066 that changed England’s rulers.
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- Famous last stand of Spartans against Persia.
- English victory in Hundred Years’ War.
- Final battle of the American Revolutionary War.
- Hannibal’s major victory over Rome.
- Naval battle between Greeks and Persians.
- British naval victory over Napoleon’s fleet.
- One of the bloodiest battles of World War I.
- Allied invasion to liberate France in WWII.
13 Clues: Hannibal’s major victory over Rome. • Greek victory over Persian invasion. • Last major German offensive in WWII. • Key battle of the American Civil War. • English victory in Hundred Years’ War. • Naval battle between Greeks and Persians. • Allied invasion to liberate France in WWII. • British naval victory over Napoleon’s fleet. • ...
The Spread of the Industrial Revolution Crossword 2023-08-03
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- Japan and ______ shifted from agricultural to industrial economies
- The state with the first textile factory in the US
- The south lost the Civil War because it was more ___________-based
- The person who set up the first textile factory
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- The first true "industrial war"
- Building a ____ system was important to industrialization
- The side that won the Civil War because it was more factory-based
- Factories mass produced _______ for the war effort
- The vehicle that allowed raw materials and fuel to be transported cheaply and quickly
9 Clues: The first true "industrial war" • The person who set up the first textile factory • The state with the first textile factory in the US • Factories mass produced _______ for the war effort • Building a ____ system was important to industrialization • The side that won the Civil War because it was more factory-based • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-06-06
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- The practice of forcing people to do manual labor for you; main cause of the war
- Southern USA who are in favor of slavery; Slave Owners
- General of the Confederate army at Gettysburg
- Northern USA who are against slavery; abolitionists
- Deadliest War in America
- A Spot for the Union to setup a barracade and artillery.
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- Field in Pennsylvania that the largest Civil War Battle took place
- Sixteenth US President and President during the Civil War.
- General of the Union army at Gettysburg
9 Clues: Deadliest War in America • General of the Union army at Gettysburg • General of the Confederate army at Gettysburg • Northern USA who are against slavery; abolitionists • Southern USA who are in favor of slavery; Slave Owners • A Spot for the Union to setup a barracade and artillery. • Sixteenth US President and President during the Civil War. • ...
The Civil War 2015-03-09
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- The first president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
- The former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court, but the case went horribly wrong
- At this fort the civil war started
- The pre war architecture style from the South
- Mr. Golden antagonized many old ladies by shouting this word
- Lincoln's top hat was made of this material
- This Northside teacher stepped on a cactus not once, but twice
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- This state was created alongside Nebraska in an act and they had to decide upon slavery using popular sovereignty
- This northern general would eventually become president
- The abolitionist newspaper created by William Lloyd Garrison
- Davis The president of the Confederate States of America elected in 1861
- The battle that was considered the turning point of the war
- South Carolina was the first to do this
- The ______ Compromise resulted in the South and North being separated into slave and non-slave states for future Westward expansion
14 Clues: At this fort the civil war started • South Carolina was the first to do this • Lincoln's top hat was made of this material • The pre war architecture style from the South • This northern general would eventually become president • The battle that was considered the turning point of the war • The abolitionist newspaper created by William Lloyd Garrison • ...
Civil War Puzzle 2022-01-04
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- Something written in the constitution to allow freedom of speech
- The army fighting for the South
- Something written in the constitution to allow freedom of speech
- Restricting someones actions/words
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- The army fighting for the North
- President during the Civil War
- requiring someone under arrest to be brought to a judge
- a country located in North America and where the Civil War took place
- A war fought between the North and South
- What people read to learn the news
10 Clues: President during the Civil War • The army fighting for the North • The army fighting for the South • What people read to learn the news • Restricting someones actions/words • A war fought between the North and South • requiring someone under arrest to be brought to a judge • Something written in the constitution to allow freedom of speech • ...
Reconstruction Era 2022-05-12
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- person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way
- period after the American Civil War
- abolished slavery
- rights to vote for African-Americans
- union
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- citizenship and rights to African-Americans
- 16th president
- a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- confederacy
- johnson president after abe lincoln got killed
10 Clues: union • confederacy • 16th president • abolished slavery • period after the American Civil War • rights to vote for African-Americans • citizenship and rights to African-Americans • johnson president after abe lincoln got killed • person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way • ...
Reconstruction Era 2022-05-12
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- person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way
- period after the American Civil War
- abolished slavery
- rights to vote for African-Americans
- union
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- citizenship and rights to African-Americans
- 16th president
- a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- confederacy
- johnson president after abe lincoln got killed
10 Clues: union • confederacy • 16th president • abolished slavery • period after the American Civil War • rights to vote for African-Americans • citizenship and rights to African-Americans • johnson president after abe lincoln got killed • person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2022-05-18
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- Someone who wants to end slavery
- The main cause of the Civil War
- Focused on benefitting your region
- Made up the North's economy
- Formed by Southern States as a new country
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- Southerners wanted to leave the US or?
- The first state to secede from the Union
- Fundamental part of southern economy
- Civil War begins where in 1861
- Cancel or void federal laws
10 Clues: Cancel or void federal laws • Made up the North's economy • Civil War begins where in 1861 • The main cause of the Civil War • Someone who wants to end slavery • Focused on benefitting your region • Fundamental part of southern economy • Southerners wanted to leave the US or? • The first state to secede from the Union • Formed by Southern States as a new country
Civil War Battles and Important People 2025-05-15
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- The one and only president of the Confederate States of America
- Unprompted confederate attack on union territory
- The Last Battle
- The first official battle of the Civil War
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- Confederate stronghold captured, Union gained control of the Mississippi River
- Confederate General
- The Largest One-Day battle in the civil war
- General for the union, eventually president
- The First Major Battle
- The president that started it all
10 Clues: The Last Battle • Confederate General • The First Major Battle • The president that started it all • The first official battle of the Civil War • The Largest One-Day battle in the civil war • General for the union, eventually president • Unprompted confederate attack on union territory • The one and only president of the Confederate States of America • ...
ELA/SS Newspaper 2023-06-16
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- How many days was john wilkes booth on the run for
- Escape tunnel for slaves
- 3-line poem with 5,7,5 syllables
- rule that makes Things equal(The Giver)
- The place Lincoln was assassinated
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- Document of rights Americans have
- First battle the Union won in the civil war
- Boy who survived the civil war in Sudan
- Americans poured ___ into a harbor
- Wrote common sense
10 Clues: Wrote common sense • Escape tunnel for slaves • 3-line poem with 5,7,5 syllables • Document of rights Americans have • Americans poured ___ into a harbor • The place Lincoln was assassinated • Boy who survived the civil war in Sudan • rule that makes Things equal(The Giver) • First battle the Union won in the civil war • How many days was john wilkes booth on the run for
The Union Crosswoad 2023-05-15
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- What proclamation freed thousands of slaves? (Only 1 Word)
- Who was the 16th president?
- General and President
- First civil war battle?
- What was a nickname for the Union?
- "March of the Sea" campaign
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- How many soldiers did the Union have?
- Who were opposing side of the Union?
- Commander at Fort Sumter?
- What was the "bloodiest" battle in the civil war?
10 Clues: General and President • First civil war battle? • Commander at Fort Sumter? • Who was the 16th president? • "March of the Sea" campaign • What was a nickname for the Union? • Who were opposing side of the Union? • How many soldiers did the Union have? • What was the "bloodiest" battle in the civil war? • What proclamation freed thousands of slaves? (Only 1 Word)
Union Crossword 2023-05-16
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- "March of the Sea" campaign
- General and President
- How many soldiers did the Union have?
- What was a nickname for the Union?
- Commander at Fort Sumter?
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- What proclamation freed thousands of slaves? (Only 1 Word)
- What was the "bloodiest" battle in the civil war?
- Who was on the opposing side of the Union?
- First civil war battle?
- Who was the 16th president?
10 Clues: General and President • First civil war battle? • Commander at Fort Sumter? • "March of the Sea" campaign • Who was the 16th president? • What was a nickname for the Union? • How many soldiers did the Union have? • Who was on the opposing side of the Union? • What was the "bloodiest" battle in the civil war? • What proclamation freed thousands of slaves? (Only 1 Word)
Leadup to the Civil War Crossword 2025-05-22
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- The group that eventually captured John Brown.
- John Brown became a ____ for the antislavery cause.
- The _ Act of 1850 imposed penalties on Slaves that escaped
- Cause of the Civil War
- The Underground Railroad was a ____ network of houses and routes.
- The President during the Civil War.
- Last name of John Brown's business partner
- Where John Brown left in 1850
- Last name of an important figure in the Underground Railroad
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- John Brown was financially supported by these people.
- Name of the Farmhouse that John Brown rented out.
- ____ Ferry was the site of John Brown's raid.
- The ___ industry expande due to Slavery
- John Brown and his men lost because they were ____.
- The number of men John Brown had with him.
- Name for a person who fought against Slavery
- One of the people who gave a lecture at John Brown's church.
- First name of the author Beecher Stowe
18 Clues: Cause of the Civil War • Where John Brown left in 1850 • The President during the Civil War. • First name of the author Beecher Stowe • The ___ industry expande due to Slavery • The number of men John Brown had with him. • Last name of John Brown's business partner • Name for a person who fought against Slavery • ____ Ferry was the site of John Brown's raid. • ...
Sunrise Over Fallujah Crossword 2025-12-19
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- Military truck
- Coles Leader of the civil affairs
- machine gun
- Affairs The group Jonesy is in while over in Iraq
- people from Iraq
- First name of the Author of the book
- Nickname Main Character
- Main Character
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- where the base is located
- place in Iraq
- Military Man
- Gritty material found on the ground
- where the war is taking place
- an object that go boom
14 Clues: machine gun • Military Man • place in Iraq • Military truck • Main Character • people from Iraq • an object that go boom • Nickname Main Character • where the base is located • where the war is taking place • Coles Leader of the civil affairs • Gritty material found on the ground • First name of the Author of the book • Affairs The group Jonesy is in while over in Iraq
Sussell_Revolutionarycrossword 2022-02-02
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- fight between colonists & soldiers
- believed in separate church & state
- ruled after Charles I was executed
- puritan rule to avoid useless fun
- war for and against Charles I
- boycott on British goods
- tried converting protestants
- start of american revolution
- caused English civil war, beheaded
- laws to punish ppl after tea party
- tax on paper and official documents
- overthrow of James II, no violence
- parliament has power over monarchy
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- return of Charles II as king
- declaring independence from England
- war over territory with natives
- declared independence
- stopped expansion past Appalachian
- government taxed to pay war debt
- became king after Elizabeth passed
- made non-British tea more expensive
- established Protestantism
- believed in natural rights
- protestant ruler after James II
- recognized u.s as independent
25 Clues: declared independence • boycott on British goods • established Protestantism • believed in natural rights • return of Charles II as king • tried converting protestants • start of american revolution • war for and against Charles I • recognized u.s as independent • war over territory with natives • protestant ruler after James II • government taxed to pay war debt • ...
El Lerinto del fauno 2025-05-07
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- Fascist political party during the war
- The item used to hide the knife
- Town bombed in 1937; also a Picasso painting
- Mythical creature who guides Ofelia
- They started the coup in July 1936
- Political ideology behind Franco's side
- Side supported by fascist regimes
- Spanish dictator who led the Nationalists
- A major theme that Ofelia ultimately rejects
- Name of the main character
- Cruel captain in the film
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- What Ofelia needs to open magical doors
- The government before the war
- International units that fought for the Republic
- The magical structure in the forest
- Tiny magical creatures that help Ofelia
- Pale Man is one of these
- Symbolic substance shown in both war and magic
- What the conflict from 1936 to 1939 was
- Type of war it was
20 Clues: Type of war it was • Pale Man is one of these • Cruel captain in the film • Name of the main character • The government before the war • The item used to hide the knife • Side supported by fascist regimes • They started the coup in July 1936 • Mythical creature who guides Ofelia • The magical structure in the forest • Fascist political party during the war • ...
Texas History 2024-05-24
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- The first big oil discovery that triggered the TExas oil boom.
- The battle where Texans won their independence
- This is the most famous document in Texas. Signed on March 2, 1836 at Washington on the Brazos.
- An early form of transportation on Texas Rivers
- Name of the time period of rebuilding, after the Civil War.
- The Spanish explorer that got shipwrecked in Texas and ended up walking barefoot through it after he escaped in the 1500s.
- These were built throughout the center of Texas to keep Native Americans from attacking new Texan settlements
- One of the key causes of the Civil War. Texans used this in its cotton plantations.
- Geography of most of Texas
- The Texas state tree
- First and last name of the famous Texan who won Texas Independence at the Battle of San Jacinto, and later became President of Texas.
- Battle during the Civil War when 47 Texans stopped the Union from invading
- Greatest state in the United States!!
- The famous 3 words at the end of William Travis' letter from the Alamo
- Longest River in Texas
- The famous battle that Texans lost, but that inspired others later to fight harder to win independence.
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- Body of water to the southeast of Texas
- What Spain built in Texas to claim the land and teach Natives their religion
- Largest city in Texas
- This vocabulary word means to add. This happened to Texas in 1845, and it triggered a war with Mexico.
- The Native Indian tribe that lived along the Gulf Coast.
- Used to be the largest ranch in Texas
- Texas has two of these large underground lakes: the Edwards and the Ogalala
- Texas is big on producing this crop, especially up in Lubbock
- Where the capital of Texas was moved to.
- Name of the man that named most of the Texas Rivers, and now name of the school with the most awesome 7th graders in the world.
- Second president of Texas that decided to kick the Indians out of Texas and take over the Santa Fe silver Trade
- The businessmen who Spain invited to Texas to bring people to settle in Texas. (Hint: Monooly)
- Name of the Country Texas belonged to during the Civil War
- Country Texas belonged to for 15 years, that it revolted against and won its independence from.
- Name of the Mexican leader that Texans fought during the Revolution.
- The biggest agricultural animal food industry.
32 Clues: The Texas state tree • Largest city in Texas • Longest River in Texas • Geography of most of Texas • Used to be the largest ranch in Texas • Greatest state in the United States!! • Body of water to the southeast of Texas • Where the capital of Texas was moved to. • The battle where Texans won their independence • The biggest agricultural animal food industry. • ...
Mattie's Civil War Crossword 2022-01-13
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- The leader of the R.E Lee/ the giraffe
- A war that divided America in two because of the issue of slavery
- The first state to leave the union
- The President who won without ANY votes from southern states
- a speech by Abe Lincoln that had broken all chances of diplomacy with the south
- A northerner who's main goal was to abolish slavery
- The bloodiest battle of the civil war
- A person who wants go get rid of slavery (mostly northerners)
- A slave who had taken his case for freedom to court
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- The first major battle in Georgia (in the civil war)
- A black woman who was sent to jail for sitting in the white section of the bus
- A white man who permitted the freedom of Dred Scott
- A radical march that ran throughout he heart of Georgia and destroyed everything in its path
- The southern states, they wanted to keep slavery so they went to war with the north
- A Confederate general that commanded all southern states
- A Union general that was later the 18th president of the USA
- this was often called the anaconda plan
- a battle which ended up in Lincoln delivering his most famous speech
18 Clues: The first state to leave the union • The bloodiest battle of the civil war • The leader of the R.E Lee/ the giraffe • this was often called the anaconda plan • A white man who permitted the freedom of Dred Scott • A northerner who's main goal was to abolish slavery • A slave who had taken his case for freedom to court • ...
Civil War 2022-12-01
6 Clues: What freed the slaves • major crop during civil war • what Battle started the war • Carolina first state to secede • president during the civil war • Davis confederate president during civil war
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION (TIMELINE) 2016-04-17
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- II - Last ruler of Russia
- III - The father of the last ruler of Russia
- 3 - Lenin returns from exile
- 1917 - The October Revolution - the Bolsheviks take over Petrogad
- 1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) established.
- - Trusted friend of the Czar
- 11 - Alexander Kerensky becomes Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
- 14 - the day Nicholas II was crowned Czar of Russia
- - Name of the last family ruling Russia
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- - One of the factions that the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party split into
- 1920 - Russian civil war ends
- Lenin - Leader of the Bolsheviks
- Sunday - This happened in St. Petersburg and it began the Russian Revolution
- 9 - The date the Bloody Sunday occurred.
- 1918 - Russian civil war begins
- Revolution - An event that deposed the Czar
- Stalin - The man who competed against Trotsky after Lenin's death
17 Clues: II - Last ruler of Russia • 3 - Lenin returns from exile • - Trusted friend of the Czar • 1920 - Russian civil war ends • 1918 - Russian civil war begins • Lenin - Leader of the Bolsheviks • - Name of the last family ruling Russia • 9 - The date the Bloody Sunday occurred. • Revolution - An event that deposed the Czar • III - The father of the last ruler of Russia • ...
Texas History Crossword 2022-04-22
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- Southern states during the Civil War
- First ten amendments to the constitution: The Bill of ______
- The ______ amendment gave all African Americans equal rights and citizenship
- Country that Pineda is from
- First battle of the Texas Revolution: Battle of ______
- The side the US was on during WW2
- What someone who brought people to settle in Texas was called
- Country that Texas fought against in the Texas Revolution
- Northern states during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
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- A tax on imported goods
- Father of Texas
- The ______ amendment abolished slavery
- The process of cities growing and the number of people living in a city increasing
- To leave or withdraw from a place
- Leader of the Executive branch of the Texas government
- First president of The Republic of Texas
17 Clues: Father of Texas • A tax on imported goods • Country that Pineda is from • To leave or withdraw from a place • The side the US was on during WW2 • 16th president of the United States • Southern states during the Civil War • Northern states during the Civil War • The ______ amendment abolished slavery • First president of The Republic of Texas • ...
Unit 8 Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-05
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- Southern states were divided into districts governed by this type of authority during Reconstruction.
- The side that the Southern states seceded from during the Civil War.
- Laws passed in the South to limit the rights of freed slaves.
- Former slaves who were emancipated after the Civil War.
- The era of rebuilding the South and reintegrating it into the Union.
- This amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.
- A Southern white who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.
- The group of seceded Southern states.
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- President who supported Reconstruction and civil rights protections.
- This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
- Group in Congress that pushed for harsh Reconstruction policies.
- This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
- President who opposed many Reconstruction policies and was impeached.
- What states had to do to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to be readmitted to the Union.
- Northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction for political or economic gain.
15 Clues: The group of seceded Southern states. • This amendment abolished slavery in the United States. • Former slaves who were emancipated after the Civil War. • This amendment gave African American men the right to vote. • Laws passed in the South to limit the rights of freed slaves. • Group in Congress that pushed for harsh Reconstruction policies. • ...
Causes of Vietnam War 2023-05-10
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- What year did the North Vietnamese attack a US Naval Destroyer 19-
- In 1963 how many military advisors did Kennedy send?
- What were the South Vietnam people called during the Civil War?
- Who was the leader of the communist Vietnamese resistance movement?
- After the French were defeated, where were peace talks held?
- Who was the secretary of defense during this?
- Which country was afraid that communism would spread everywhere if South Vietnam fell?
- Describe the type of military force President Kennedy sent to Vietnam.
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- What was the first Asian Nation to fall to Communism?
- The conflict in Vietnam that developed following the French defeat can best be described as this type of War.
- Civil War in Vietnam broke out in 19-
- Which President sent a half a million US combat troops to Vietnam?
- Which country sent supplies, and advisors to help South Vietnam?
- Which Empire were the Vietnamese a part of prior to World War II?
- Who was the Capitalist leader of South Vietnam who was overthrown?
15 Clues: Civil War in Vietnam broke out in 19- • Who was the secretary of defense during this? • In 1963 how many military advisors did Kennedy send? • What was the first Asian Nation to fall to Communism? • After the French were defeated, where were peace talks held? • What were the South Vietnam people called during the Civil War? • ...
Wh17-5 2013-03-08
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- ended the spanish american war US gained cuba Puerto Rico guam and the philippines
- led peasant demands in mexican civil war
- led revolt against Huerta which led to civil war in mexico
- stated that cuba could not sell or give land to anyone but US
- the us and europe invested money here by building factories and railroads
- discovered link of mosquitos to yellow fever and helped to wipe it out
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- diaz had him arrested because he was opposing him in election
- stated that the US would defend any countries independence in Western Hemisphere
- us supported the panamanian revotl against columbia because they wanted to build this
- seized government control of mexico from Madero
- fought carranza for control of revolution he also attacked US
- american battleship thatexploded in havanah port us blamed spain and declared war
- mexican dictator who let alot of land and resources of mexico to be bought by foreigners
- country where US intervened as per the Roosevelt Corollary
14 Clues: led peasant demands in mexican civil war • seized government control of mexico from Madero • led revolt against Huerta which led to civil war in mexico • country where US intervened as per the Roosevelt Corollary • diaz had him arrested because he was opposing him in election • fought carranza for control of revolution he also attacked US • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-02-14
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- To withdraw from or formally leave.
- Law that required that slaves be returned to their owners even if they had escaped to a free state.
- Government based on the consent of the people. The people of an area vote and have a say in goverment.
- Soldiers who fought on horseback.
- The Southern States during the Civil War.
- Network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early to mid-19th century to help slaves escape to freedom.
- Someone who wants to abolish or get rid of something.
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- Willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important.
- Large scale farms that specialize in cash crops.
- Name given to the Northern States during the Civil War.
- A war between citizens of the same country.
- Period of time before war.
- Invented by Eli Whitney to separate seeds from the plants fibers.
- The process of being set free.
14 Clues: Period of time before war. • The process of being set free. • Soldiers who fought on horseback. • To withdraw from or formally leave. • The Southern States during the Civil War. • A war between citizens of the same country. • Large scale farms that specialize in cash crops. • Someone who wants to abolish or get rid of something. • ...
Effects of WWII Crossword 2025-01-28
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- - US president
- - nation created from a state in Palestine by the Jwish people
- - economic recession ended by WWII
- - allies prosecuted Nazis for war crimes
- - the bad guys
- - willing to tolerate something, American ideal
- - USA & Soviet Union
- - organization that enables great cooperation between the great powers
- - treaty designed to expand world trade
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- - those who ran the concentration camps were tried and convicted of war crimes, making them blank
- - international agreement governing the human treatment of soldiers and prisoners of war
- - stated that Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria must have free elections
- - nation from outside rules
- - after WWII, the fight for X in America was even stronger
- - the good guys
- - West=non-communist, east=communist
- - Soviet Union leader
- - once top dog, economic disparity after war
- - universal declaration of blank
19 Clues: - US president • - the bad guys • - the good guys • - USA & Soviet Union • - Soviet Union leader • - nation from outside rules • - universal declaration of blank • - economic recession ended by WWII • - West=non-communist, east=communist • - treaty designed to expand world trade • - allies prosecuted Nazis for war crimes • - once top dog, economic disparity after war • ...
WAR 2023-07-13
Fredrick Douglass 2024-11-08
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- Fought for the freedom of enslaved people
- His last name, synonymous with the fight for freedom
- Renowned public speaker known for powerful speeches
- Collaborated with other notable figures like Harriet Tubman
- Strong advocate for education and learning
- Supported women's right to vote
- Published "The North Star," his influential periodical
- His lifelong commitment to civil rights
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- Involved in efforts during the Civil War
- His autobiography detailing his life as a slave
- Opposed political compromises on slavery
- Refers to his rise from slavery to prominence
- Worked for social change and justice
- His enduring impact on American history and civil rights
- Activist devoted to ending slavery
15 Clues: Supported women's right to vote • Activist devoted to ending slavery • Worked for social change and justice • His lifelong commitment to civil rights • Involved in efforts during the Civil War • Opposed political compromises on slavery • Fought for the freedom of enslaved people • Strong advocate for education and learning • Refers to his rise from slavery to prominence • ...
1863 2015-12-13
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- people who make up an army
- soldiers dressed in these
- War, this was a large war fought between the northern and southern states
- a fight which is smaller than a war
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- is an 11 year old boy who tries to escape slavery
- A town in Pennsylvania where a Civil War battle took place
- Thomas's sister
- Thomas was hit with this
8 Clues: Thomas's sister • Thomas was hit with this • soldiers dressed in these • people who make up an army • a fight which is smaller than a war • is an 11 year old boy who tries to escape slavery • A town in Pennsylvania where a Civil War battle took place • War, this was a large war fought between the northern and southern states
American Civil War 2023-05-22
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- A site where the Union won one of it's battles
- Where The South surrendered
- A communication advantage Lincoln had over the South
- Abraham Lincolns famous speech
- America's 16th president
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- One of the most famous battles in American history
- The Confederate general during the Civil War
- The main cause of the Civil War
- What The South called themselves
- Location where The South first attacked.
10 Clues: America's 16th president • Where The South surrendered • Abraham Lincolns famous speech • The main cause of the Civil War • What The South called themselves • Location where The South first attacked. • The Confederate general during the Civil War • A site where the Union won one of it's battles • One of the most famous battles in American history • ...
Civil Rights Movement 2022-05-02
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- bring together people of all backgrounds
- end separation of races
- Where MLK was imprisoned
- White supremacist group
- first black major league baseball player
- Like boycotts, sit-ins, and marches
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- City with famous bus boycott
- City where Brown v Board of ed began
- Sent protection by Eisenhower so they could get to school safely
- Segregation laws in the south after the Civil War
- where "I Have a Dream" speech was given
- Wanted to end segregation on interstate busses
- Refused to give up her seat on a bus
- President who worked to pass the Civil Rights Act
- last name of Civil Rights leader who promoted non-violence
- Group to help African Americans
16 Clues: end separation of races • White supremacist group • Where MLK was imprisoned • City with famous bus boycott • Group to help African Americans • Like boycotts, sit-ins, and marches • City where Brown v Board of ed began • Refused to give up her seat on a bus • where "I Have a Dream" speech was given • bring together people of all backgrounds • ...
Year 8 Xmas - Civil War/Gunpowder/Tudors 2021-12-14
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- Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought?
- What the Parliamentarians were known as
- Leader of the New Model Army
- People who fought for the King
- surname of the fake name given to Guy Fawkes
- First name of King during the Civil War
- Unpopular tax brought in by Charles
- name of Lord who received a letter warning the King about the gunpowder plot
- The period of 11 years where the king ruled without Parliament
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- name of Henry's son who became king after Henry died
- The religion of Charles’ wife
- What Charles believed in
- name of the queen who came up with the 'middle way'.
- Disciplined army created by Parliament
- name of the queen who is remembered as being 'bloody'
- First name of the King during the Gunpowder plot
- Where Charles’ wife was from
- name of one of the plotters who rented a cellar under parliament
18 Clues: What Charles believed in • Leader of the New Model Army • Where Charles’ wife was from • The religion of Charles’ wife • People who fought for the King • Unpopular tax brought in by Charles • Disciplined army created by Parliament • What the Parliamentarians were known as • First name of King during the Civil War • surname of the fake name given to Guy Fawkes • ...
5th Reporting Period Spiral Review 2022-04-07
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- the_________Bureau was set up to help former slaves
- to put an end to slavery
- Quanah Parker was the last chief of this group of Indians
- last land battle of civil war that came after the surrender of general lee
- 13th amendment_________slavery
- confederates held off union attack
- where tribes were moved after the Indian wars
- general of Texas infantry
- people who did not have the land, tools or supplies needed to grow crops
- governor who classed with Democrats
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- union was planning to invade texas with help of ironclad boats
- attack on a trading post by Quanah Parker
- 15th amendment gave African americans the right to_
- 14th amendment granted________
- Native American chief who led a raid near Salt Creek
- battle in which confedrates took back the Port
- name given to African Americans that served on the frontier
- issue that led to civil war
18 Clues: to put an end to slavery • general of Texas infantry • issue that led to civil war • 14th amendment granted________ • 13th amendment_________slavery • confederates held off union attack • governor who classed with Democrats • attack on a trading post by Quanah Parker • where tribes were moved after the Indian wars • battle in which confedrates took back the Port • ...
5th Reporting Period Spiral Review 2022-04-07
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- the_________Bureau was set up to help former slaves
- to put an end to slavery
- Quanah Parker was the last chief of this group of Indians
- last land battle of civil war that came after the surrender of general lee
- 13th amendment_________slavery
- confederates held off union attack
- where tribes were moved after the Indian wars
- general of Texas infantry
- people who did not have the land, tools or supplies needed to grow crops
- governor who classed with Democrats
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- union was planning to invade texas with help of ironclad boats
- attack on a trading post by Quanah Parker
- 15th amendment gave African americans the right to_
- 14th amendment granted________
- Native American chief who led a raid near Salt Creek
- battle in which confedrates took back the Port
- name given to African Americans that served on the frontier
- issue that led to civil war
18 Clues: to put an end to slavery • general of Texas infantry • issue that led to civil war • 14th amendment granted________ • 13th amendment_________slavery • confederates held off union attack • governor who classed with Democrats • attack on a trading post by Quanah Parker • where tribes were moved after the Indian wars • battle in which confedrates took back the Port • ...
Unit 2 Vocabulary 2024-02-21
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- period in United States history following the American Civil War, dominated by the legal, social, and political challenges of abolishing slavery and reintegrating the former Confederate States of America into the United States.
- American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
- allegedly opportunistic or disruptive Northerners who came to the Southern states
- 1,300-mile long route from Illinois to Utah on which Mormon pioneers traveled from 1846–47.
- enslaved African American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for the freedom of themselves and their two daughters, famous court case
- discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune
- American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance.
- a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.
- also known as the Wormley Agreement or the Bargain of 1877, was an unwritten political deal in the United States to settle the intense dispute over the results of the 1876
- several historical and current American white supremacist, far-right terrorist organizations and hate groups.
- American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad.
- an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865
- the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
- a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other.
- a 2,170-mile (3,490 km) east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory.
- occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
- was a law passed by the 31st United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers
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- 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico
- granted by state constitution or state statute and allocates some autonomy to a local government, if the local government accepts certain conditions
- legal arrangement in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
- a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil
- recourse in law by which a report can be made to a court in the events of unlawful detention or imprisonment, requesting that the court orders the person's custodian, to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether their detention is lawful.
- he principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political legitimacy.
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
- was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil Wa
- white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
- the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born" or established inhabitants over those of immigrants, including the support of anti-immigration and immigration-restriction measures.
- in international law, is the forcible acquisition and assertion of legal title over one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory.
- also known as Peace Democrats, were a faction of the Democratic Party in the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates.
- or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
31 Clues: the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. • allegedly opportunistic or disruptive Northerners who came to the Southern states • occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War. • a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil • ...
