civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Causes 2013-11-08

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
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  1. the great peacemaker
  2. wanted to extent slavery into new states
  3. the president who was elected in 1860
  4. the year first slaves came to Virginia
  5. let the states's rights movement
  6. would allow people to vote on slavery
  7. against slaves
  8. was a law that was repealed
  9. a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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  1. was a poet
  2. published the Liberator
  3. he wanted to have squatter sovereignty
  4. the year that the Republican party came about
  5. where running for zillions senate and Douglas wanted to please both sides
  6. to get rid of

15 Clues: was a poet • to get rid of • against slaves • the great peacemaker • published the Liberator • was a law that was repealed • let the states's rights movement • the president who was elected in 1860 • would allow people to vote on slavery • he wanted to have squatter sovereignty • the year first slaves came to Virginia • a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe • ...

Civil War Causes 2013-11-08

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
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  1. the great peacemaker
  2. wanted to extent slavery into new states
  3. the president who was elected in 1860
  4. the year first slaves came to Virginia
  5. let the states's rights movement
  6. would allow people to vote on slavery
  7. against slaves
  8. was a law that was repealed
  9. a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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  1. was a poet
  2. published the Liberator
  3. he wanted to have squatter sovereignty
  4. the year that the Republican party came about
  5. where running for zillions senate and Douglas wanted to please both sides
  6. to get rid of

15 Clues: was a poet • to get rid of • against slaves • the great peacemaker • published the Liberator • was a law that was repealed • let the states's rights movement • the president who was elected in 1860 • would allow people to vote on slavery • he wanted to have squatter sovereignty • the year first slaves came to Virginia • a book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe • ...

Civil war causes 2014-10-31

Civil war causes crossword puzzle
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  1. Kansas became a free state
  2. congress tries diffusing rivalries
  3. escaped slaves return to owners.
  4. president freed slaves
  5. anti slavery paper
  6. White American abolitionist
  7. States vote over slavery
  8. Fighter for slavery's end
  9. A freed slave, many jobs
  10. possibility of limiting western land sales
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  1. Free African American, many jobs
  2. Debate over half & half slavery.
  3. defeated Lincoln in senate contest
  4. 5 separate bills passed.
  5. a major political party out of the two in the US

15 Clues: anti slavery paper • president freed slaves • States vote over slavery • 5 separate bills passed. • A freed slave, many jobs • Fighter for slavery's end • Kansas became a free state • White American abolitionist • Free African American, many jobs • Debate over half & half slavery. • escaped slaves return to owners. • congress tries diffusing rivalries • ...

Civil War Causes 2014-10-31

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
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  1. President that ended slavery
  2. how to represent the country
  3. law that repealed Missouri compromise
  4. territory voting slave or not
  5. Started the Anti slavery groupings
  6. Taught reading/writing by master
  7. people against slavery
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  1. expand US question of slavery
  2. Published paper called The Liberator
  3. Law that recaught free blacks
  4. Devotion family with anti slavery views
  5. Made a big compromise peacemaker
  6. newspaper urging people towards abolition
  7. appeared in opposition to slavery
  8. whites thought they owned blacks

15 Clues: people against slavery • President that ended slavery • how to represent the country • expand US question of slavery • Law that recaught free blacks • territory voting slave or not • Made a big compromise peacemaker • Taught reading/writing by master • whites thought they owned blacks • appeared in opposition to slavery • Started the Anti slavery groupings • ...

The Civil War 2014-04-22

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Terrorist to end slavery
  2. Slave act seizing slaves
  3. Political party that collapsed
  4. the decisions of slavery
  5. Arizona and New Mexico
  6. Uncle Tom’s Cabin author
  7. Mexican War hero general
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  1. Escaped slave railroad guide
  2. Antislavery Democrats foundation
  3. American Political Party
  4. Ordinance banning Northern slavery
  5. the power of slaveholders
  6. northern men southern causes
  7. Underground railroad leaders
  8. California new thriving economy

15 Clues: Arizona and New Mexico • Terrorist to end slavery • Slave act seizing slaves • American Political Party • the decisions of slavery • Uncle Tom’s Cabin author • Mexican War hero general • the power of slaveholders • Escaped slave railroad guide • northern men southern causes • Underground railroad leaders • Political party that collapsed • California new thriving economy • ...

Civil War Crossword 2016-02-07

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
  2. An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
  3. A mountain ridge in western North America.
  4. An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
  5. The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.
  6. Move goods illegally into or out of a country.
  7. Change or cause to change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.
  8. A person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something.
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  1. Review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  2. Strengthen or support.
  3. A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
  4. A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
  5. Bring back; reinstate.
  6. A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
  7. Bring or come to an end.

15 Clues: Strengthen or support. • Bring back; reinstate. • Bring or come to an end. • Become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease. • A mountain ridge in western North America. • Move goods illegally into or out of a country. • A time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. • A person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-01-02

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Area of the U.S which allowed slavery
  2. Area of the U.S which abolished slavery
  3. 16th president who wrote the emancipation proclamation
  4. The plan that called for a naval blockade of the Confederates; also a snake
  5. Union general who was known for drinking; also became a U.S president
  6. Union action used to prevent the Southern export of cotton and war material via navy
  7. First and only president of the Confederacy
  8. The bloodiest battle of the war which turned the tide for the Union
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  1. Commander of the Army of the Potomac; also ran against Lincoln in the 1864 election
  2. Names of soldiers who fought for the confederates
  3. The ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labor
  4. Name given to the Southern states during the War
  5. Name of Confederate general who had the nickname "Stonewall"
  6. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  7. Famous confederate general known for commanding the Army of Northern Virginia

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 • ...

The Civil War 2024-04-25

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. tax that takes a % of an individuals income
  2. Formally leave the Union
  3. believed god had called upon him to fight slaver
  4. Killed Abraham Lincoln
  5. drafting of citizens to serve in military
  6. Helped slaves escape using the Underground Railroad
  7. Angel of the Battle Field
  8. Anti slavery expansion, founder editor of New York Tribune newspaper that he used to spread Republicans ideas
  9. anti slavery moral not political basis
  10. Proposed compromise of 1850
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  1. the favoring of native born Americans over immigrants
  2. Act Divided the area in the mid west into Kansas and the Nebraska territories
  3. attacking the enemy society
  4. disagreement and criticism
  5. First major bloodshed of the Civil war
  6. drafting of citizens to serve in military

16 Clues: Killed Abraham Lincoln • Formally leave the Union • Angel of the Battle Field • disagreement and criticism • attacking the enemy society • Proposed compromise of 1850 • First major bloodshed of the Civil war • anti slavery moral not political basis • drafting of citizens to serve in military • drafting of citizens to serve in military • ...

CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD 2024-04-26

CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. To be set free
  2. The South, fighting to leave the nation and to keep slavery
  3. Nickname given to Confederate general who held the line of fire
  4. Name of the plan made buy the Union to stop the Confederates
  5. Where Lincoln was killed
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  1. The North, fighting to keep the nation together and to end slavery
  2. The strategy the Confederates used that led to their downfalllPLAY: Where Lincoln was killedPLAY: Where Lincoln was killed
  3. Ship plated or made with iron, floating low to the water and are nearly indestructible to cannons
  4. To be enslaved
  5. The battle that gave the Union the advantage
  6. The Deadliest 24 hour battle in history
  7. The first official battle of the civil war
  8. Murderer of Lincoln
  9. The President of the Union
  10. 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 • ...

CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD 2024-04-26

CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. To be set free
  2. The South, fighting to leave the nation and to keep slavery
  3. Nickname given to Confederate general who held the line of fire
  4. Name of the plan made buy the Union to stop the Confederates
  5. Where Lincoln was killed
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  1. The North, fighting to keep the nation together and to end slavery
  2. The strategy the Confederates used that led to their downfalllPLAY: Where Lincoln was killedPLAY: Where Lincoln was killed
  3. Ship plated or made with iron, floating low to the water and are nearly indestructible to cannons
  4. To be enslaved
  5. The battle that gave the Union the advantage
  6. The Deadliest 24 hour battle in history
  7. The first official battle of the civil war
  8. Murderer of Lincoln
  9. The President of the Union
  10. 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 • ...

CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD 2024-04-26

CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. To be set free
  2. The South, fighting to leave the nation and to keep slavery
  3. Nickname given to Confederate general who held the line of fire
  4. Name of the plan made buy the Union to stop the Confederates
  5. Where Lincoln was killed
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  1. The North, fighting to keep the nation together and to end slavery
  2. The strategy the Confederates used that led to their downfalllPLAY: Where Lincoln was killedPLAY: Where Lincoln was killed
  3. Ship plated or made with iron, floating low to the water and are nearly indestructible to cannons
  4. To be enslaved
  5. The battle that gave the Union the advantage
  6. The Deadliest 24 hour battle in history
  7. The first official battle of the civil war
  8. Murderer of Lincoln
  9. The President of the Union
  10. 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 • ...

CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD 2024-04-26

CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. To be set free
  2. The South, fighting to leave the nation and to keep slavery
  3. Nickname given to Confederate general who held the line of fire
  4. Name of the plan made buy the Union to stop the Confederates
  5. Where Lincoln was killed
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  1. The North, fighting to keep the nation together and to end slavery
  2. The strategy the Confederates used that led to their downfalllPLAY: Where Lincoln was killedPLAY: Where Lincoln was killed
  3. Ship plated or made with iron, floating low to the water and are nearly indestructible to cannons
  4. To be enslaved
  5. The battle that gave the Union the advantage
  6. The Deadliest 24 hour battle in history
  7. The first official battle of the civil war
  8. Murderer of Lincoln
  9. The President of the Union
  10. 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 • ...

Vocabulary Civil War 2024-06-03

Vocabulary Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who wants to stop or abolish slavery.
  2. A bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder.
  3. Sheathed in iron armor —used especially of naval vessels.
  4. An agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor.
  5. A legal-tender note issued by the U.S. government.
  6. The state of a person who is forced usually under threat of violence to labor for the profit of another.
  7. Weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles.
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  1. The action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.
  2. An act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one: such as the formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent units.
  3. A Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the Reconstruction governments.
  4. A coarse work shoe reaching to the ankle.
  5. soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot.
  6. A group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest.
  7. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  8. A state (such as Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, or Missouri) bordering on an antislavery state and favoring slavery before the Civil War.

15 Clues: A coarse work shoe reaching to the ankle. • A person who wants to stop or abolish slavery. • A legal-tender note issued by the U.S. government. • soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot. • A bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder. • An agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor. • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2024-05-15

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation.
  2. Soldiers marching and fighting collectively.
  3. Paper currency which began to circulate in the North after February 1862 with the passage of the Legal Tender Act.
  4. Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  5. The portion of the country that stayed loyal to the Federal Government during the Civil War.
  6. Small canvas bags used to carry soldiers food.
  7. A ship protected by iron armor.
  8. Withdrawal of the Southern states from the Federal Government during the Civil War.
  9. States that lay on the boundary of the Confederacy and the Union states.
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  1. Freedom from slavery.
  2. To get suddenly and unexpectedly attacked.
  3. Cannons or other large weapons, sometimes a branch of an army.
  4. leather shoes, similar to ankle-high boots, issued to soldiers during the war.
  5. An estate where crops are grown.
  6. A person who went from the North to the South to profit from the Reconstruction.

15 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • A ship protected by iron armor. • An estate where crops are grown. • Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery • To get suddenly and unexpectedly attacked. • Soldiers marching and fighting collectively. • Small canvas bags used to carry soldiers food. • Cannons or other large weapons, sometimes a branch of an army. • ...

Civil war crossword 2023-04-09

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. July 3rd, 15,000 confederates tried to attack the center of the union but failed
  2. The bloodiest battle that lasted three days
  3. There was no clear winner of this battle
  4. This freed slaves that were on Confederate territory.
  5. This battle was fought on a wooded ground, Lee defeated the Union in three days
  6. Forces people to join the army
  7. armies do this to make the enemy surrender when they run out of supplies.
  8. One of the worst Union defeats.
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  1. Gives the right to be charged or have a hearing before going to jail
  2. Normal people went to watch this battle because they thought it was going to be a one and done
  3. The Unions ironclad
  4. People who didn't like using force to keep the South in the Union
  5. The most important state in the Confederacy
  6. Shortest speech Lincoln wrote, but one of the most famous.
  7. One of the bloodiest battles in the Civil war

15 Clues: The Unions ironclad • Forces people to join the army • One of the worst Union defeats. • There was no clear winner of this battle • The bloodiest battle that lasted three days • The most important state in the Confederacy • One of the bloodiest battles in the Civil war • This freed slaves that were on Confederate territory. • ...

CIVIL WAR VOCABULARY 2023-04-11

CIVIL WAR VOCABULARY crossword puzzle
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  1. the states that left the union were called this
  2. Lincoln said this about the US; impossible to split into parts
  3. what both sides resorted to in order to raise troops
  4. what Lee did at Appomattox Courthouse
  5. land and sea areas that become directly involved in war operations
  6. troops trained to fight on horseback
  7. what overall Union strategy was named after
  8. not subject to any conditions; complete total
  9. Gen Sherman destroyed this in his "March to the Sea"
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  1. strategy to keep South from exporting
  2. related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  3. 5 slave states that did not leave the union were called this
  4. action of withdrawing formally; the South did this
  5. process of being set free from restrictions; liberation.
  6. public or official announcement; Lincoln made one regarding slavery

15 Clues: troops trained to fight on horseback • strategy to keep South from exporting • what Lee did at Appomattox Courthouse • what overall Union strategy was named after • not subject to any conditions; complete total • the states that left the union were called this • action of withdrawing formally; the South did this • what both sides resorted to in order to raise troops • ...

the civil war 2023-05-10

the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
  2. the Civil War's bloodiest battle
  3. the killing of government leaders
  4. known as the union
  5. shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
  6. The Reconstruction Era
  7. known as the united states
  8. occurring or existing before a particular war
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  1. If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
  2. known as the Confederate
  3. knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
  4. known as the south
  5. was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
  6. a person who sought to abolish slavery
  7. 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

the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
  2. the Civil War's bloodiest battle
  3. the killing of government leaders
  4. known as the union
  5. shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
  6. The Reconstruction Era
  7. known as the united states
  8. occurring or existing before a particular war
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  1. If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
  2. known as the Confederate
  3. knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
  4. known as the south
  5. was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
  6. a person who sought to abolish slavery
  7. 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

the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
  2. the Civil War's bloodiest battle
  3. the killing of government leaders
  4. known as the union
  5. shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
  6. The Reconstruction Era
  7. known as the united states
  8. occurring or existing before a particular war
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  1. If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
  2. known as the Confederate
  3. knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
  4. known as the south
  5. was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
  6. a person who sought to abolish slavery
  7. 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

the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
  2. the Civil War's bloodiest battle
  3. the killing of government leaders
  4. known as the union
  5. shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
  6. The Reconstruction Era
  7. known as the united states
  8. occurring or existing before a particular war
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  1. If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
  2. known as the Confederate
  3. knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
  4. known as the south
  5. was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
  6. a person who sought to abolish slavery
  7. 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 2023-05-11

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Amendment to the constitution added to give African Americans rights
  2. The hill occupied by the union during gettysburg
  3. Led the northern virginia army
  4. The amendment states all men can vote
  5. The president after Lincoln was assassinated
  6. JOhn Browns raid on _______ _____
  7. What the south is most known for
  8. Assassinated President Lincoln
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  1. The other name for the south
  2. Laws created to stop African American rights in the south
  3. Formed to help former slaves
  4. 16th president
  5. President of the confederacy
  6. General Thomas Jackson's nickname
  7. This decision made it that when slave was once a slave they are always slave

15 Clues: 16th president • The other name for the south • Formed to help former slaves • President of the confederacy • Led the northern virginia army • Assassinated President Lincoln • What the south is most known for • General Thomas Jackson's nickname • JOhn Browns raid on _______ _____ • The amendment states all men can vote • The president after Lincoln was assassinated • ...

Pre civil war 2023-05-08

Pre civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. (A tract of public land claimed by a settler under the Homestead Act)
  2. (An agreement between opposing parties to resolve a dispute)
  3. (The act of incorporating a territory into an existing political unit)
  4. (The belief that the US was destined to expand across North America)
  5. (An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or government)
  6. (An act of violent or open resistance against an established government)
  7. (A formal agreement between two or more countries)
  8. (A large estate where crops are grown, often with the use of slave labor)
  9. (A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new area)
  10. (A period of rapid migration to an area where gold has been discovered)
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  1. (The act of a state withdrawing from a larger political union)
  2. (The act of freeing someone from slavery)
  3. (The practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay)
  4. (A person who wanted to end slavery)
  5. (The process of a country increasing in size by acquiring new territories)

15 Clues: (A person who wanted to end slavery) • (The act of freeing someone from slavery) • (A formal agreement between two or more countries) • (An agreement between opposing parties to resolve a dispute) • (The act of a state withdrawing from a larger political union) • (An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or government) • ...

Reconstruction & Civil War 2022-11-01

Reconstruction & Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A formerly enslaved person who has been released from slaver
  2. a traveler who arrives in a new region with only a satchel of possessions
  3. a legal constitution mechanism passed by seven southern states during reconstruction to deny sufferage to blacks.
  4. an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit
  5. used to prevent African Americans from registering to vote
  6. a received fix payment to rent on owner land and worked for the land
  7. a large pattern of whites trying to maintain political dominance and suppress the freedman, newly anticipated African Americans
  8. white southerners republicans
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  1. the systematic separation of facilities and services.
  2. public acknowledgement of racist events and crimes
  3. citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election
  4. the goal of an organized movement to break down the barriers of discrimination
  5. American hate group
  6. The period after the american civil war
  7. 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 • ...

Reconstruction & Civil War 2022-11-01

Reconstruction & Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A formerly enslaved person who has been released from slaver
  2. a traveler who arrives in a new region with only a satchel of possessions
  3. a legal constitution mechanism passed by seven southern states during reconstruction to deny sufferage to blacks.
  4. an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit
  5. used to prevent African Americans from registering to vote
  6. a received fix payment to rent on owner land and worked for the land
  7. a large pattern of whites trying to maintain political dominance and suppress the freedman, newly anticipated African Americans
  8. white southerners republicans
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  1. the systematic separation of facilities and services.
  2. public acknowledgement of racist events and crimes
  3. citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election
  4. the goal of an organized movement to break down the barriers of discrimination
  5. American hate group
  6. The period after the american civil war
  7. 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 • ...

Reconstruction & Civil War 2022-11-01

Reconstruction & Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A formerly enslaved person who has been released from slaver
  2. a traveler who arrives in a new region with only a satchel of possessions
  3. a legal constitution mechanism passed by seven southern states during reconstruction to deny sufferage to blacks.
  4. an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit
  5. used to prevent African Americans from registering to vote
  6. a received fix payment to rent on owner land and worked for the land
  7. a large pattern of whites trying to maintain political dominance and suppress the freedman, newly anticipated African Americans
  8. white southerners republicans
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  1. the systematic separation of facilities and services.
  2. public acknowledgement of racist events and crimes
  3. citizens in some states had to pay a fee to vote in a national election
  4. the goal of an organized movement to break down the barriers of discrimination
  5. American hate group
  6. The period after the american civil war
  7. 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! 2022-12-13

The Civil War! crossword puzzle
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  1. She influenced slaves in the south to escape to the north after she successfully escaped herself and assisted them in doing so through the underground railroad. She was also a nurse as well as a union scout during the civil war. Her success in helping enslaved people escape led to a $40,000 reward for her capture or death. She also supported John Brown in his failed raid as well as became a respected guerrilla operative.
  2. provided any adult citizen of the U.S. who had never borne arms with the U.S. government 160 acres of land. Required them to cultivate the land as well. This was intended to help spur economic growth is western america and ended up distributing millions of acres of land to individual settlers.
  3. This act offered government incentives to assist men in building the nations first transcontinental rail line. These incentives included land grants to railroad companies for right of way, and helped to secure the use of the railroad and telegraph line for the use of the government. This railroad stretched from the Missouri river to the pacific ocean.
  4. He was Lincoln’s secretary of state during the civil war, managed internal affairs, and negotiated the purchase of Alaska in 1867. He ran for the republican presidential nomination in 1860 but due to his antislavery speeches some people viewed him too radical and Lincoln was nominated over him. He also involved the U.S. affairs as he supported the anti-French forces in defeating the emperor of Mexico which was installed by the French in 1862.
  5. an attempt by a union general to capture the confederate capital in richmond virginia. Was launched in southeast virginia in march 1863 lasting until july 1862. However the union ended up losing the battle of drewry's bluff to the confederates and withdrew from the virginia peninsula.
  6. They were the best known pro confederate partisans who fought during the civil war. Also known as the bushwhackers. These partisans were led by William Quantrill, and they aimed to ambush the union army’s patrol as well as terrorize northern supporters such as kansas. They engaged in bloody raids in which 150 citizens or more were killed, before they retreated back to texas.
  7. Was the organizer of the union army known at potomac, and was a chronic procrastinator who did not get along well with Lincoln after he used many excuses to get out of battles. He reorganized the union forces in the first year of the civil war, but was widely criticized for failing to collapse on his advantage over the confederates. Was established as the “young Napoleon of the west”, but after retreating after the 7 days' battles Lincoln lost hope in his decisions.
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  1. freed slaves in states still in rebellion with the union, however, did not touch on slavery in states that had remained loyal to the union such as the border states. This was announced by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. This event made the eradication of slavery a goal for the Union as well as a war effort. This event also prevented European forces from joining the war on behalf of the confederacy.
  2. Was a bill that created a foundation for the reconstruction and readmittance of confederate states into the union following the civil war. This bill was co-sponsored by a representative of Maryland and a senator of ohio. This bill provided that 50% of white males in states applying for readmittance swear a loyalty oath, however president Lincoln vetoed this bill.
  3. This was an act taken by the union navy which cut off the confederates access to their ports. The union wanted to prevent goods, weapons, and troops from entering into the southern states. As well as the exports of southern cash crops such as cotton. The union hoped to send the confederacy into an economic crisis and cause the southern states to collapse.
  4. Ultimately destroyed the confederates efforts to preserve the union penetration into their territory as they lost this battle to the union in Pittsburg landing, Tennessee . This is considered one of the bloodiest battles in American history as there were more than 23,000 casualties, including the loss of confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston.
  5. A bill signed by the president which set aside federal lands for colleges to be built which laid the foundation for a national system of colleges and universities. People of color were often excluded from these educational opportunities due to their race, but this was attempted to be fixed in the second bill that was aimed at the confederate states. However, this bill also led to many misuse opportunities which led to many land grants being used for things other than education purposes.
  6. A slave who escaped slavery, changed his name to one he found in a famous poem, and moved north where he became a famous writer, abolitionist, and orator during the civil war. This person also taught himself how to read and write as well as many other slaves. He also traveled to avoid re-enslavement and advocated for women's rights.
  7. Required every male of citizenship between 20-45 to register for the war and was the first national draft system. This act was sponsored by senator Henry wilson. This act was needed due to the confederacy’s poor military planning as all of the men who joined the army in 1861 had terms of service that were expiring.
  8. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia. These composed the middle ground of the civil war. When the emancipation proclamation was put into place and slavery was rid of, these places’ slavery was untouched because they remained loyal to the union. These places were divided as some civilian loyalists wanted to secede from the union and others did not.

15 Clues: an attempt by a union general to capture the confederate capital in richmond virginia. Was launched in southeast virginia in march 1863 lasting until july 1862. However the union ended up losing the battle of drewry's bluff to the confederates and withdrew from the virginia peninsula. • ...

Angola Civil War 2023-02-06

Angola Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. US President who decided Unita was more of a threat than an ally.
  2. These gems were used to fund a lot of fighting in Angola, often extracted through questionable means
  3. While his own people struggled economically, he offered scholarships to Angolan students
  4. A leftist coup here in 1974 erupted in Civil War in Angola
  5. Led by Jonas Savimbi, it opposed the MPLA and was supported by South Africa
  6. started as a leftist, he moved his political ideology to the right when he received support form the US and South Africa
  7. South Africa's system of racial segregation that kept a white minority in power.
  8. Angola's neighbor, led by Roberto's brother-in-law Mobuto Seko, this nation transferred a lot of aid from other nations to the FNLA
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  1. Led by Augustino Neto, and supported by communist nations.
  2. Sent over 300,000 troops to Angola to support the MPLA
  3. Capital of Angola and the site of the first Portugese trading colony
  4. National Liberation Front of Angole, who received support from China
  5. MPLA leader who forged a fragile cease-fire with Savimbi in 1989.
  6. Bordering both South Africa and Angola, this nation saw heavy fighting between groups fighting for power
  7. These continue to kill and maim Angolans today, and are very hard to get rid of.

15 Clues: Sent over 300,000 troops to Angola to support the MPLA • Led by Augustino Neto, and supported by communist nations. • A leftist coup here in 1974 erupted in Civil War in Angola • US President who decided Unita was more of a threat than an ally. • MPLA leader who forged a fragile cease-fire with Savimbi in 1989. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-09

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The action of withdrawing from a federation or body
  2. The period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery following the creation of the new territory Kansas
  3. A period after the civil war, which the US grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had broke away.
  4. A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution
  5. Also known as the North, referred to the US led by Abraham Lincoln.
  6. A state in which slavery was prohibited or being phased out
  7. Idea that the US are destined to by god to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the North America continent.
  8. The state of being a slave
  9. The assassination of the 16th president of the US
  10. The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
  11. A military strategy proposed by General Winfield Scott
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  1. The proclamation that declared all people held as slaves shall be free
  2. A network of routes and safe houses established in the US
  3. A state in which owning slaves were legal
  4. Also known as the South,11 southern states that broke away from the north

15 Clues: The state of being a slave • A state in which owning slaves were legal • The assassination of the 16th president of the US • The action of withdrawing from a federation or body • A military strategy proposed by General Winfield Scott • A network of routes and safe houses established in the US • A state in which slavery was prohibited or being phased out • ...

Civil War Hobbs 2024-09-16

Civil War Hobbs crossword puzzle
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  1. Plan for the union to surround and cut off imports and exports for the south
  2. President of the Confederacy
  3. Battle won by the union that was the second turning point of the war making Grant Ulysses a hero
  4. When a state withdraws from the union
  5. Slave denied his freedom when he was moved to a free state decided in the supreme court
  6. A state that allows slavery but is still a part of the union
  7. Northern Army
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  1. Charge of 15,000 confederate soldiers in Gettysburg across an open wheat field that lead to their deaths
  2. Tax imposed by the federal government to pay for the war
  3. Wrote the compromise of 1850
  4. Southern Army
  5. President of the Union
  6. Battle that served as the first turning point for the union
  7. South's source of money
  8. The civil war wasn't caused by this but it wouldn't have happened without it

15 Clues: Southern Army • Northern Army • President of the Union • South's source of money • Wrote the compromise of 1850 • President of the Confederacy • When a state withdraws from the union • Tax imposed by the federal government to pay for the war • Battle that served as the first turning point for the union • A state that allows slavery but is still a part of the union • ...

Civil war test 2024-09-12

Civil war test crossword puzzle
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  1. peace democrats were known as this
  2. faught against against general Mcdowellat the first battle of ball run
  3. was the confederate president
  4. was closing of ports
  5. captured in New Orleans
  6. guarantees a person hearing before jail
  7. The main goal of the -----was to reunite the army
  8. was named after a small church
  9. happened in New York
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  1. was the confederate capital
  2. was the first female surgeon
  3. was the union capital
  4. of women were served as nurses
  5. came up with the war plan for the north
  6. wanted support from British and France for supplie
  7. was a two day battle in April

16 Clues: was closing of ports • happened in New York • was the union capital • captured in New Orleans • was the confederate capital • was the first female surgeon • was the confederate president • was a two day battle in April • of women were served as nurses • was named after a small church • peace democrats were known as this • came up with the war plan for the north • ...

Civil War Crossword 2026-01-21

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. fought in pennsylvania
  2. norths weakness
  3. when war started
  4. first black regiment in 54th Massachusetts
  5. surrender and end of war on April 9
  6. took away black peoples rights
  7. closing off an area
  8. union gained control of Mississippi river
  9. when war ended
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  1. "March of the sea"
  2. southern states rebuilding then rejoining union
  3. proved that war was going to be long and costly
  4. first ever battle
  5. bloodiest day
  6. president for the north during war

15 Clues: bloodiest day • when war ended • norths weakness • when war started • first ever battle • "March of the sea" • closing off an area • fought in pennsylvania • took away black peoples rights • president for the north during war • surrender and end of war on April 9 • union gained control of Mississippi river • first black regiment in 54th Massachusetts • ...

transword 119 2018-07-19

transword 119 crossword puzzle
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  1. fifty
  2. somber, gloomy, dreary
  3. to enjoy
  4. terreur
  5. stories, tales
  6. indepence
  7. news
  8. cover sheet
  9. hard
  10. piracy
  11. group
  12. preface
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  1. about
  2. community
  3. humor, mood
  4. to preserver, to save
  5. bundle
  6. movement
  7. publish
  8. civil war
  9. and so on, etcetera
  10. today
  11. no, none
  12. sometimes
  13. bad
  14. party, feast

26 Clues: bad • news • hard • about • fifty • today • group • bundle • piracy • publish • terreur • preface • movement • to enjoy • no, none • community • civil war • indepence • sometimes • humor, mood • cover sheet • party, feast • stories, tales • and so on, etcetera • to preserver, to save • somber, gloomy, dreary

7 2024-07-31

7 crossword puzzle
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  1. Martial law
  2. Independence
  3. Bomb
  4. Libyan leader
  5. Iranian garment
  6. Italian terrorists
  7. Ugandan dictator
  8. Civil war
  9. Space station
  10. Spanish dictator
  11. Civil war
  12. Cambodian regime
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  1. Apartheid
  2. Khmer Rouge leader
  3. Egyptian President
  4. US invasion
  5. Emergency rule
  6. Zimbabwe now
  7. Breakin
  8. Impeachment
  9. Genocide
  10. Diplomacy
  11. Human rights
  12. Turkish invasion
  13. Soviet leader

25 Clues: Bomb • Breakin • Genocide • Apartheid • Diplomacy • Civil war • Civil war • Martial law • US invasion • Impeachment • Independence • Zimbabwe now • Human rights • Libyan leader • Space station • Soviet leader • Emergency rule • Iranian garment • Ugandan dictator • Spanish dictator • Turkish invasion • Cambodian regime • Khmer Rouge leader • Egyptian President • Italian terrorists

Texas History End-of-Year Crossword 2025-05-16

Texas History End-of-Year Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Rally cry used throughout Texas after the heroic fall of the Alamo.
  2. Name of slave who sued for his freedom.
  3. Leader of Tejano forces at the Alamo.
  4. First empresario that actually moved families to Mexico.
  5. Treaty that ended the Spanish-Mexican War.
  6. Name of one of the cattle drive trails used after the Civil War.
  7. River that forms the eastern border of Texas.
  8. River that forms the southern border of Texas.
  9. Document that freed the slaves in the Confederate states.
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  1. Name of the leader of volunteer forces at the Alamo.
  2. Rebellion led by Hayden Edwards supporters.
  3. Name of the oil derrick that ushered in the Age of Oil for Texas.
  4. Explorer who killed the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan.
  5. Another name for the Alamo.
  6. Phrase on a white flag above the cannon at Gonzales.
  7. Idea that the land between the Pacific and Atlantic was destined for Americans.
  8. Nickname of the plan the Union used against the Confederacy in the Civil War.
  9. Another name for the Seven Cities of Gold.

18 Clues: Another name for the Alamo. • Leader of Tejano forces at the Alamo. • Name of slave who sued for his freedom. • Treaty that ended the Spanish-Mexican War. • Another name for the Seven Cities of Gold. • Rebellion led by Hayden Edwards supporters. • River that forms the eastern border of Texas. • River that forms the southern border of Texas. • ...

school subjects 2024-05-07

school subjects crossword puzzle
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  1. sneakers
  2. science engineering art math
  3. hola
  4. foooddddddd
  5. books
  6. human body
  7. instruments
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  1. equation
  2. digital
  3. potion
  4. civil war
  5. painting

12 Clues: hola • books • potion • digital • sneakers • equation • painting • civil war • human body • foooddddddd • instruments • science engineering art math

Unit 7 and 8 Review 2025-04-16

Unit 7 and 8 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Three letter initials of the man who is considered the "leader" of the Civil Rights Movement. He advocated using nonviolent direct action, such as sit-ins and demonstrations, to end racial segregation.
  2. Dr. King made the decision to use this group in the Birmingham Campaign protesting racial segregation. The violence they faced made people criticize Dr. King's decision.
  3. Two word name for the type of funeral that Mamie Till decided to have following the brutal murder of her son, Emmett Till. This served as a big spark for the Civil Rights Movement.
  4. In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Dr. King explained that this was neutral, and could be used positively or negatively to achieve equality. Dr. King argued that it had been used negatively too long in the U.S.
  5. Many Americans felt that this was unfair during the Vietnam War because middle and upper class young men could use their financial privilege to avoid it.
  6. Two word name for the competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to demonstrate superior technological advancements. It ended with the U.S. successfully having a man land on the moon in 1969.
  7. Two word name for the discriminatory practice that was eliminated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, allowing thousands of Black Americans to finally exercise their right to vote.
  8. Repeated nuclear bomb tests on the Marshall Islands by the U.S. has led to a higher rate of this disease among the Marshallese people compared to the rest of the world.
  9. Civil rights activists launched this in Montgomery after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a White person on a city bus.
  10. Three word term for the inequality that grew following WWII due to Black Americans being denied college and housing benefits under the G.I. Bill.
  11. Name of the group who published a ten point program in 1966 to address ongoing racial injustice in America and developed survival programs to help Black communities across the country.
  12. Communist supporters in the Soviet Union criticized capitalism by saying it did this to workers, meaning to take advantage of them.
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  1. First and last name of the civil rights leader who pushed for more systematic change in America and urged Black Americans to defend themselves "by any means necessary" from violence.
  2. Although the U.S. framed the Vietnam War as a war against the spread of communism, the North Vietnamese framed the war as a fight for Vietnam's this.
  3. Americans against the Vietnam War used this form of art to protest the war and deliver anti-war messages to the American people.
  4. Two word name for the period of mass paranoia and fear in America in which innocent Americans were accused of being communist spies. Many Americans' lives were ruined without any proof of them being spies.
  5. Capitalist supporters in the U.S. criticized communism by saying it gave too much power to the government, threatening people's this.
  6. Two word name for the period of tension that existed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union following the end of WWII through the 1990s.
  7. Isaac Woodard became this after being severely beaten by a sheriff just hours after returning from WWII. This showed that racial injustice was still widespread in America even after winning WWII.
  8. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a huge victory for the Civil Rights Movement, as it finally outlawed this throughout the South.
  9. Last name of the president who gave a moving speech in support of the Civil Rights Movement in June, 1963. Sadly, he was assassinated just months later.
  10. In order to get around the blockade the Soviet Union set up around West Berlin shortly after WWII, the U.S. used these to deliver supplies to the people of West Berlin.
  11. An intense 13 day standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union began in 1962 when the U.S. discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in this nearby country. Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed.
  12. This was a popular strategy used by the Vietcong to fight American soldiers in Vietnam. It often involved surprise attacks on American troops in the thick jungles of Vietnam.

24 Clues: Americans against the Vietnam War used this form of art to protest the war and deliver anti-war messages to the American people. • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a huge victory for the Civil Rights Movement, as it finally outlawed this throughout the South. • ...

The American Civil War 2025-05-25

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A famous speech by Lincoln honoring fallen soldiers at a Pennsylvania battlefield.
  2. The capital of the Confederacy.
  3. The Union general who later became the 18th U.S. president.
  4. The president of the United States during the Civil War.
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  1. The proclamation issued by Lincoln in 1863 that freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
  2. Name of the southern states that seceded from the Union
  3. The first major battle of the Civil War (July 21, 1861).
  4. The bloodiest single-day battle of the war (September 17, 1862).
  5. The Confederate general known for his tactical brilliance.
  6. The amendment that abolished slavery after the war.

10 Clues: The capital of the Confederacy. • The amendment that abolished slavery after the war. • Name of the southern states that seceded from the Union • The first major battle of the Civil War (July 21, 1861). • The president of the United States during the Civil War. • The Confederate general known for his tactical brilliance. • ...

A Divided Nation and Civil War Quiz 2025-03-21

A Divided Nation and Civil War Quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. The 14th president of the U.S
  2. He participated in the underground railroad
  3. A massacre that happened on the night of May 24–25, 1856, as part of a small civil war in Kansas
  4. The act that was put into place that said all slaves had to be returned to their owner, regardless of whether they were in a free state or not
  5. The 16th president of the U.S.
  6. A decision saying that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person to their freedom
  7. Compromise that established a stricter fugitive slave act, among other things
  8. This was a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859
  9. Was considered a state in September of 1850
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  1. The people who wanted to end slavery
  2. The place that was attacked, marking the beginning of the American Civil War
  3. A small civil war that happened in Kansas
  4. A state found in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern part of the U.S.
  5. Multiple battles each day for a week
  6. This was a steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor, though replaced with something else
  7. A story about an enslaved person, depicted as saintly and dignified, noble and steadfast in his beliefs
  8. The 5th month of the year
  9. An election that included 4 candidates, such as John Bell
  10. To come to an agreement by mutual concession
  11. This states that a territory could choose whether they would allow slavery or not

20 Clues: The 5th month of the year • The 14th president of the U.S • The 16th president of the U.S. • The people who wanted to end slavery • Multiple battles each day for a week • A small civil war that happened in Kansas • He participated in the underground railroad • Was considered a state in September of 1850 • To come to an agreement by mutual concession • ...

Civil War Vocabulary Words 2015-02-21

Civil War Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
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  1. a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved
  2. a small town in Pennsylvania in which a crucial battle took place
  3. a 19th century warship with armor plating
  4. joined by an agreement or treaty
  5. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building
  6. military government involving the suspension of ordinary law
  7. freely offer to do something
  8. a war between the citizens of the same country
  9. a person who lives in, or is from, the US
  10. not helping or supporting either side of the conflict
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  1. 16th president of the United States
  2. a person killed or injured in a war or accident
  3. the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context
  4. a small country that borders a larger more powerful country
  5. compulsory recruitment for military service
  6. a swordlike stabbing blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting
  7. people who were a vocal faction of Democrats located in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War
  8. seal off to protect goods or people from entering or leaving
  9. United States army officer and civil engineer
  10. a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler

20 Clues: freely offer to do something • joined by an agreement or treaty • 16th president of the United States • a 19th century warship with armor plating • a person who lives in, or is from, the US • compulsory recruitment for military service • United States army officer and civil engineer • a war between the citizens of the same country • ...

American History Chapter 4-6 2021-10-14

American History Chapter 4-6 crossword puzzle
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  1. 27th president of the U.S.
  2. Tanks
  3. newspapers that used sensational headlines and exaggerated stories in order to promote readership
  4. A negative term for Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
  5. first gained national attention when he led anti-slavery volunteers
  6. A negative term for a s southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War
  7. Law passed in 1890 that outlawed "conspiracies in restraint of trade"
  8. errorized African-Americans through intimidation
  9. Proslavery invaders from Missouri pillaged Lawrence Kansas
  10. Founded in 1909 by both African-Americans and white supporters.
  11. Commander of the AEF
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  1. writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in government or business
  2. A reformer that open settlement houses in chicago
  3. known for World War I leadership
  4. Was killed in 1837 by a proslavery mob while defending his printing press in Alton, Illinois
  5. Led a volunteer cavalry, called the Rough Riders, in Cuba during the Spanish-American War
  6. invented a way to generate and effectively use electric power.
  7. Taxes on imported goods making the price high enough to protect domestic goods from foreign competition
  8. overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions
  9. Term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era as a facade of prosperity
  10. As the meeting was breaking up, the police suddenly waded in and a bomb exploded in the middle of the police formation, killing 1

21 Clues: Tanks • Commander of the AEF • 27th president of the U.S. • known for World War I leadership • overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions • errorized African-Americans through intimidation • A reformer that open settlement houses in chicago • Proslavery invaders from Missouri pillaged Lawrence Kansas • invented a way to generate and effectively use electric power. • ...

Impact of Civil War on Georgia 2018-11-12

Impact of Civil War on Georgia crossword puzzle
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  1. states where slavery was not legal.
  2. Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States.
  3. the act of making legally null and void
  4. Union victory; this one day battle allowed Union forces to inch closer to the city in the Atlanta Campaign; was not the battle that allowed Union Troops to occupy the city.
  5. compromise that brought Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state; in addition, Congress banned slavery north of the 36˚20' line of latitude.
  6. position supported by several prominent Georgia politicians who supported the Compromise of 1850.
  7. act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States.
  8. the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  9. Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga.
  10. infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.
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  1. involuntary servitude of African-Americans or Blacks in the United States from 1619-1865.
  2. all of the assets that are used or can be used by the enemy are targeted, such as food sources, transportation, communications, industrial resources, and even the people in the area; Sherman employed this policy during his March to the Sea campaign.
  3. election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln's election Southern states seceded from the Union.
  4. Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River. It was called the Anaconda Plan as the strategy resembled an anaconda squeezing its prey to death.
  5. a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864; a Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from May 1864-September 1864 with the Atlanta as the ultimate objective; Sherman's army marched from Chattanooga to Atlanta. Included the battles of Dalton (Union victory), Resaca (Union victory), and Kennesaw Mountain (Confederate victory; only Union loss during the campaign).
  6. compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
  7. Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from November 15-December 25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective; more importantly Sherman used a "scorched earth" policy to end the South's will to fight.
  8. The 16th president of the United States, Lincoln preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves.
  9. document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863.
  10. the belief that a state's sovereignty is more important than that of the national government.

20 Clues: states where slavery was not legal. • the act of making legally null and void • Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States. • Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga. • involuntary servitude of African-Americans or Blacks in the United States from 1619-1865. • ...

Power Sharing 2017-05-31

Power Sharing crossword puzzle
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  1. Eelam clue
  2. Prudential clue
  3. concurrent list clue
  4. Union list clue
  5. majority clue
  6. coming clue
  7. sinhala clue
  8. accommodation clue
  9. community clue
  10. together clue
  11. ethnic clue
  12. coalition govt clue
  13. Civil War clue
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  1. federalism clue
  2. state list clue
  3. decentralization clue
  4. Jurisdiction clue
  5. linguistic states clue
  6. horizontal clue
  7. french speaking clue

20 Clues: Eelam clue • coming clue • ethnic clue • sinhala clue • majority clue • together clue • community clue • Civil War clue • federalism clue • state list clue • Prudential clue • Union list clue • horizontal clue • Jurisdiction clue • accommodation clue • coalition govt clue • concurrent list clue • french speaking clue • decentralization clue • linguistic states clue

Vocab choice board 2023-12-13

Vocab choice board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A novel published by harriet beecher stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral
  2. "Compromise of 1820" over the issue of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
  3. Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
  4. 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
  5. Agreement designed to ease tensions caused by the expansion of slavery into western territories
  6. Belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
  7. A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
  8. 1854 - Created Nebraska and Kansas as states and gave the people in those territories the right to chose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty.
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  1. The violent conflict between Union and confederate forces over states rights and slavery between 1861-1865.
  2. Began when he and his men took over the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of starting a slave rebellion.
  3. Northern Troops
  4. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  5. A government in which the people rule by their own consent.
  6. A loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War
  7. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state
  8. (1846-1848) The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory.

16 Clues: Northern Troops • Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation • A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States • A government in which the people rule by their own consent. • Belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War • United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state • ...

English Civil War 2012-10-01

English Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they were lead by the king
  2. lead the roundheads
  3. parlements army
  4. charles the 1st was executed by being
  5. the model armys cavalry
  6. they shot from behind the.
  7. they stopped to pick up the loot
  8. parlement used a cheaper....in their armour
Down
  1. the kings name
  2. the gun they used
  3. they were lead by parlement
  4. parlement wore
  5. their main transpored the cavelears wore....
  6. lead the cavelears
  7. their main weapon

15 Clues: the kings name • parlement wore • parlements army • the gun they used • their main weapon • lead the cavelears • lead the roundheads • the model armys cavalry • they were lead by the king • they shot from behind the. • they were lead by parlement • they stopped to pick up the loot • charles the 1st was executed by being • parlement used a cheaper....in their armour • ...

Civil War Causes 2013-11-08

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Author of the Liberator
  2. who would be senator of Illinois
  3. Senator of Illinois
  4. Kansas was called this around 1861
  5. slave case decided in 1857
  6. worldwide anti-slavery writing
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  1. What the south was called after it seceded the US
  2. Believing that slavery was wrong
  3. to leave
  4. Law allowing slave owners to get back escaped slaves
  5. Articles urging people to work for abolition
  6. States getting to vote weather or not they want slavery
  7. tried to arm slaves
  8. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  9. "Great peace maker"

15 Clues: to leave • tried to arm slaves • Senator of Illinois • "Great peace maker" • Author of the Liberator • slave case decided in 1857 • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • worldwide anti-slavery writing • Believing that slavery was wrong • who would be senator of Illinois • Kansas was called this around 1861 • Articles urging people to work for abolition • ...

Civil War Crossword 2014-11-25

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who northerners lined up behind
  2. 1847 Senator of Michigan
  3. How some slaves escaped
  4. Senator of South Carolina
  5. nominated a Mexican-American War hero
  6. Senator from Illinois
  7. 1857 Chief of Justice
  8. provoked by the Kansas Nebraska Act
  9. Bills signed into law
  10. called for major political realignment
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  1. founded in the summer of 1848
  2. people who decide slavery's fate
  3. divided Nebraska and Kansas
  4. Novel that depicts the brutality of the South
  5. California adventurer

15 Clues: Senator from Illinois • 1857 Chief of Justice • California adventurer • Bills signed into law • How some slaves escaped • 1847 Senator of Michigan • Senator of South Carolina • divided Nebraska and Kansas • founded in the summer of 1848 • Who northerners lined up behind • people who decide slavery's fate • provoked by the Kansas Nebraska Act • nominated a Mexican-American War hero • ...

Civil war causes 2014-10-29

Civil war causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. criminal
  2. some one who owns slaves
  3. questioned slavery extension
  4. Missouri admitted slave state
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  1. black poet
  2. anti-slavery novel in 1852
  3. military equipment land
  4. leaving
  5. of or pertaining to congress
  6. under agreement
  7. rightful independence
  8. settle in land
  9. anti-slavery newspaper
  10. black man who taught school.
  11. athoritive comand

15 Clues: leaving • criminal • black poet • settle in land • under agreement • athoritive comand • rightful independence • anti-slavery newspaper • military equipment land • some one who owns slaves • anti-slavery novel in 1852 • questioned slavery extension • of or pertaining to congress • black man who taught school. • Missouri admitted slave state

Civil war causes 2014-10-31

Civil war causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large farm with,cotton, tobacco,coffee,and sugar cane
  2. fleeing,transitory,elusive
  3. Party countries indicate their opposition to monarchy
  4. a sealed agreement
  5. breaking up, leave
  6. clay former U.S senator
  7. Someone who is owned by another
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  1. a choice between 2 or more candidates
  2. laws,decree,or command
  3. settlement,agreement,modification of demands
  4. disposed to peace
  5. war,unfairness,slavery
  6. sunsets,phrases of the moon,tides
  7. a disagreement
  8. senate,respect,person

15 Clues: a disagreement • disposed to peace • a sealed agreement • breaking up, leave • senate,respect,person • laws,decree,or command • war,unfairness,slavery • clay former U.S senator • fleeing,transitory,elusive • Someone who is owned by another • sunsets,phrases of the moon,tides • a choice between 2 or more candidates • settlement,agreement,modification of demands • ...

Civil war Causes 2014-10-31

Civil war Causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. person worked at Supreme Courts Supreme Court
  2. urged no slavery
  3. company brought slaves to Virginia
  4. He prepared an almanac
  5. people who want slavery
  6. put paper for no slavery
  7. land
  8. Servents used for slavery
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  1. give both sides something
  2. decide to vote state free
  3. president abolished slavery
  4. E Lee general for the confederates
  5. person against slavery
  6. He taught school in North Carolina
  7. people against slavery

15 Clues: land • urged no slavery • He prepared an almanac • person against slavery • people against slavery • people who want slavery • put paper for no slavery • give both sides something • decide to vote state free • Servents used for slavery • president abolished slavery • company brought slaves to Virginia • E Lee general for the confederates • He taught school in North Carolina • ...

Civil war causes 2014-10-31

Civil war causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. act in which this state were to choose to be a free or slave state
  2. person who wants slavery abolished
  3. book written dealing cruelties of slavery
  4. decision made by Supreme Court in 1857
  5. re-election seeking senator
  6. another great congressional leader
  7. blacks who worked without choice
  8. stop slavery
  9. slavery abolishing president
  10. group consisting of to parties
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  1. great congressional leader
  2. debate about slavery extension
  3. to be independent
  4. to get bigger
  5. also know as the great peacemaker

15 Clues: stop slavery • to get bigger • to be independent • great congressional leader • re-election seeking senator • slavery abolishing president • debate about slavery extension • group consisting of to parties • blacks who worked without choice • also know as the great peacemaker • person who wants slavery abolished • another great congressional leader • ...

The Civil War 2021-05-17

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the union as a free state or a slave state.
  2. A runaway slave
  3. The 16th president of the
  4. Armed pro-slavery supporters who crossed the border from Missouri just to vote.
  5. An act which determined where slavery stopped, the 36 degrees 30´N latitude.
  6. States that withdraw from the union.
  7. A person who dies for a cause
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  1. Anti slavery Whigs and Democrats joined with free soilers to form the _________.
  2. President of the Confederate States of America.
  3. This is where the civil war started.
  4. A storage site for weapons
  5. Was a way to help runaway slaves find their freedom.
  6. The person who supplied weapons to enslaved africans and started a revolt.
  7. A war between citizens of the same country.
  8. The slave who tried to sue for his freedom.

15 Clues: A runaway slave • The 16th president of the • A storage site for weapons • A person who dies for a cause • This is where the civil war started. • States that withdraw from the union. • A war between citizens of the same country. • The slave who tried to sue for his freedom. • President of the Confederate States of America. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Battle that was the turning point for the Union
  2. Confederate's failed strategy to convince Great Britain and France to help them
  3. Naval blockade of the Confederate littoral
  4. First naval battle w/ ironclad ships
  5. Union general
  6. First major land battle in the Civil War
  7. Group that fought against slavery
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  1. Confederate general
  2. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  3. Bloodiest battle of the war
  4. Speech that freed slaves
  5. Lasted from 1861-1865
  6. Group that fought for slavery
  7. Assassinated Lincoln in a theater
  8. Capital of the Confederate states

15 Clues: Union general • Confederate general • Lasted from 1861-1865 • Speech that freed slaves • Bloodiest battle of the war • Group that fought for slavery • Assassinated Lincoln in a theater • Capital of the Confederate states • Group that fought against slavery • Issued the Emancipation Proclamation • First naval battle w/ ironclad ships • First major land battle in the Civil War • ...

civil war crossword 2021-10-18

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 16th president
  2. 17th president abrahams
  3. codes segragation in the south
  4. war fought in september of 1862
  5. commander of the union army
  6. to be removed from office
  7. confederate general
  8. white supremacist
  9. town in virginia
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  1. battle good win for the union
  2. first major battle of the war
  3. war plan by the union
  4. segregation in the south
  5. unify the south and north again
  6. fort in South Carolina

15 Clues: 16th president • town in virginia • white supremacist • confederate general • war plan by the union • fort in South Carolina • 17th president abrahams • segregation in the south • to be removed from office • commander of the union army • battle good win for the union • first major battle of the war • codes segragation in the south • war fought in september of 1862 • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-20

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.
  2. When a part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest.
  3. President during civil war
  4. A state of competition
  5. was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
  6. when the government chooses people who have to serve in the military.
  7. a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
  8. The unfair treatment of particular group
  9. American Nurse
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  1. soldiers who are killed or wounded.
  2. he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
  3. To be set free from something.
  4. Completely do away with something.
  5. another name for the United States.
  6. relating to private relations between members of a community.

15 Clues: American Nurse • A state of competition • President during civil war • To be set free from something. • Completely do away with something. • soldiers who are killed or wounded. • another name for the United States. • The unfair treatment of particular group • When a part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest. • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2021-11-03

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from November 15-December 25, 1864 with Savannah being the ultimate objective
  2. The act of separating from a nation/state and becoming an independent entity.
  3. document that declared all enslaved people in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. This changes the war to one of a morale issue.
  4. The act of making something null and void
  5. a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading
  6. compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
  7. Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River; to restrict and cut off the south from trading and receiving goods.
  8. Union victory; this one day battle allowed Union forces to inch closer to the city in the Atlanta Campaign
  9. The belief of a state's sovereignty is more important than that of the national government. Anything within a state's borders is up to the people of that state.
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  1. election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln’s election Southern states seceded from the Union.
  2. - infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.
  3. compromise that brought Missouri into the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state; in addition, Congress banned slavery north of the 36˚30’ line of latitude.
  4. The 16th president of the United States, Lincoln preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people.
  5. Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga.
  6. act that required runaway enslaved people to be returned to their masters if caught in the north or anywhere in the United States. This will lead to Georgia Institution the Georgia Platform.

15 Clues: The act of making something null and void • The act of separating from a nation/state and becoming an independent entity. • a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading • Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga. • ...

Civil War Era 2022-04-01

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The increases in price is?
  2. Who was the Republican party President?
  3. What was the proclamation that stated slaves would be freed?
  4. Which party didn't like Lincolns war strategy?
  5. What was the south's main resource?
  6. Who did Lincoln believe should be free?
  7. The US is a __ ?
  8. Who was the commander of the Union Army?
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  1. Who was the Confederate President?
  2. What did Lincoln believe was illegal?
  3. Who was the commander of the Confederate Army?
  4. States that allow slavery that are still in the Union...
  5. A person who wants to end slavery?
  6. What prevented the south from shipping and receiving products?
  7. 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 Era 2022-04-01

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The increases in price is?
  2. Who was the Republican party President?
  3. What was the proclamation that stated slaves would be freed?
  4. Which party didn't like Lincolns war strategy?
  5. What was the south's main resource?
  6. Who did Lincoln believe should be free?
  7. The US is a __ ?
  8. Who was the commander of the Union Army?
Down
  1. Who was the Confederate President?
  2. What did Lincoln believe was illegal?
  3. Who was the commander of the Confederate Army?
  4. States that allow slavery that are still in the Union...
  5. A person who wants to end slavery?
  6. What prevented the south from shipping and receiving products?
  7. 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 Crossword 2022-03-03

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Freed slave taken back into slavery because he was not considered a citizen
  2. Equal slave and free states
  3. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  4. Act that punished anyone who aided slaves
  5. Someone who sought to end slavery
  6. 16th United States president, was an abolitionist
  7. Tax on imports
  8. Failed rebellion led by John Brown
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  1. What the South called John Brown
  2. Led to secession of multiple states
  3. Nickname given to Kansas after Kansas Nebraska Act
  4. Debate that led to Lincoln gaining supporters
  5. "We the people"
  6. The act of being enslaved
  7. Someone who died for a cause

15 Clues: Tax on imports • "We the people" • The act of being enslaved • Equal slave and free states • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Someone who died for a cause • What the South called John Brown • Someone who sought to end slavery • Failed rebellion led by John Brown • Led to secession of multiple states • Act that punished anyone who aided slaves • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-03

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was the army general for the South?
  2. What animal did the North name their plan after?
  3. What was another name for the South?
  4. What were warships covered in iron called?
  5. Who assassinated the president at Ford's Theatre?
  6. Where did the South surrender?
  7. Which amendment banned slavery from the US?
Down
  1. Where was the "bloodiest day" in all of American history?
  2. What was the __________ Proclamation?
  3. What was another name for the North?
  4. Which battle gave the North control of the Mississippi Valley?
  5. Who was the president during this time?
  6. Where did Lincoln give his famous speech?
  7. What gun has a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air?
  8. Who was the army general for the North?

15 Clues: Where did the South surrender? • What was another name for the North? • What was another name for the South? • What was the __________ Proclamation? • Who was the army general for the South? • Who was the president during this time? • Who was the army general for the North? • Where did Lincoln give his famous speech? • What were warships covered in iron called? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea of spreading democracy and capitalism to the entirety of North America
  2. a place under Union control; slavery was legal
  3. a group that was not part of the Union
  4. that a person was able to make their own decisions about slavery within their territoral borders
  5. a group that remained loyal to the Federal Government
  6. a military strategy made by General Winfield Scott; a type of naval blockade
  7. someone who supported the abolition of slavery
  8. a time of guerrilla war between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces
  9. the time after the civil war
Down
  1. a speech given by Abraham Lincoln declaring that all slaves in states not controlled by the Union will be free
  2. an escape route for runway slaves
  3. when Abraham Lincoln was killed
  4. when a state breaks off from the Union
  5. a place not under Union control; slavery was illegal
  6. the state of being owned and used for manual labor

15 Clues: the time after the civil war • when Abraham Lincoln was killed • an escape route for runway slaves • a group that was not part of the Union • when a state breaks off from the Union • a place under Union control; slavery was legal • someone who supported the abolition of slavery • the state of being owned and used for manual labor • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A word to withdraw from the Union is ___.
  2. Who fought for the South?
  3. What was the last name of the president who was elected in 1860?
  4. What gun increased war casualties?
  5. Camps were dirty and had poor ____.
  6. What was the name of the Union's plan to block all the southern ports?
  7. Which fort did the first shots of the Civil War begin?
  8. What was the Confederacy's main plan? (no space)
  9. What type of battleships replaced wooden ships?
Down
  1. Which document freed all the slaves in the Confederacy? (no space)
  2. What was the Confederacy's capital?
  3. During a play, John Wilkes Booth ________ Abraham Lincoln.
  4. Which court house did General Robert E. Lee surrender in?
  5. Which amendment ended slavery?
  6. Who fought for the North?

15 Clues: Who fought for the South? • Who fought for the North? • Which amendment ended slavery? • What gun increased war casualties? • What was the Confederacy's capital? • Camps were dirty and had poor ____. • A word to withdraw from the Union is ___. • What type of battleships replaced wooden ships? • What was the Confederacy's main plan? (no space) • ...

civil war stuff 2022-05-09

civil war stuff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the union that owned slaves
  2. confederate general
  3. battle that allowed Lincoln to declare the emancipation proclamation
  4. confederate capitol
  5. president during the civil war
  6. union general
  7. they seceded from the union
  8. war that occurred in the US 1861-1865
Down
  1. union capitol
  2. Killer of lincoln
  3. famous for his march to sea
  4. call for registration of all males between the ages of 20 and 45 to fight in war
  5. plan that navally cut supplies off for the south
  6. confederacy seceded from them
  7. battle that put an end to Robert E. Lee's plan to invade the North

15 Clues: union capitol • union general • Killer of lincoln • confederate general • confederate capitol • famous for his march to sea • they seceded from the union • confederacy seceded from them • president during the civil war • part of the union that owned slaves • war that occurred in the US 1861-1865 • plan that navally cut supplies off for the south • ...

American Civil War 2022-05-20

American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gold miners
  2. Tomb of the unknown
  3. the right to vote
  4. Stop Slavery
  5. new citizens
  6. Freeing the slaves
  7. moving to a new country
  8. U.S. president
  9. withdraw or leave
Down
  1. Sovereignty
  2. Change it
  3. The underground railroad
  4. A person who stops slavery
  5. The north army
  6. The southern army

15 Clues: Change it • Sovereignty • gold miners • Stop Slavery • new citizens • The north army • U.S. president • the right to vote • The southern army • withdraw or leave • Freeing the slaves • Tomb of the unknown • moving to a new country • The underground railroad • A person who stops slavery

Civil War Puzzle 2022-06-03

Civil War Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Month Gettysburg address was delivered
  2. A person against the use of slavery
  3. Lincoln was the ___ president
  4. Number of states that seceded from the union
  5. First name of the president of the Confederate States of America
  6. Last name of well known leader in the Underground railroad
  7. The battle that started the civil war was Fort__
Down
  1. Name of play Lincoln was watching before he was assassinated
  2. Term for an official withdrawal out of an organization
  3. State in which convention for secession occured
  4. State where the Battle of Gettysburg took place
  5. Hometown of Lincoln
  6. last name of Confederate general
  7. Last name of US general
  8. Last name of Lincoln's killer

15 Clues: Hometown of Lincoln • Last name of US general • Lincoln was the ___ president • Last name of Lincoln's killer • last name of Confederate general • A person against the use of slavery • Month Gettysburg address was delivered • Number of states that seceded from the union • State in which convention for secession occured • State where the Battle of Gettysburg took place • ...

CIVIL WAR (AH) 2022-01-20

CIVIL WAR (AH) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who created the Anaconda Plan
  2. flowed through the Andersonville prison yard
  3. the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea was to -------- Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate
  4. the most destructive campaign against a civilian population during the Civil War
  5. The Battle of Chickamauga accepted as the second --------- engagement of the war
  6. What was the Union Blockade trying to keep out
  7. Name given by historians to the military operations that took place in north Georgia during(CW) in the spring and summer
Down
  1. Who created the Anaconda Plan
  2. War Begin in 1861 ended in 1864
  3. Was an edict issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union
  4. The Union Blockade plan
  5. known as the biggest battle fought in Georgia
  6. what was the Anaconda Plan for
  7. man who identify and marked the unknown soldier at the Andersonville Cemetery
  8. a Free man who was a slave who was sued for their freedom
  9. Bragg the general in chickamauga

16 Clues: The Union Blockade plan • Who created the Anaconda Plan • who created the Anaconda Plan • what was the Anaconda Plan for • War Begin in 1861 ended in 1864 • Bragg the general in chickamauga • flowed through the Andersonville prison yard • known as the biggest battle fought in Georgia • What was the Union Blockade trying to keep out • ...

Civil War Causes 2021-12-09

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Responsible for getting a thing out
  2. fluent in speaking or writing
  3. Illinois Lawyer
  4. great interest
  5. Standing Out
  6. Loyalty to 1 region
  7. Peacefully
  8. retreat/leave
  9. A Hero
  10. Northern States
Down
  1. Illinois Senator
  2. annual calendar
  3. Southern States
  4. People choose
  5. Punlished Uncle Toms Cabins

15 Clues: A Hero • Peacefully • Standing Out • People choose • retreat/leave • great interest • annual calendar • Southern States • Illinois Lawyer • Northern States • Illinois Senator • Loyalty to 1 region • Punlished Uncle Toms Cabins • fluent in speaking or writing • Responsible for getting a thing out

Civil War Causes 2021-12-09

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wished to end slavery
  2. Could see both sides; “Great Compromiser”.
  3. Barred slavery from the Northwest Territory.
  4. New political party wanted extended slavery into territories.
  5. Included 5 measures to make each side even.
  6. Kansas and Nebraska chose popular sovereignty to decide.
  7. Recovering of runaway slaves.
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  1. Americans first published black poet, in 1773
  2. Debate with Lincoln and Douglas about slavery.
  3. Immigrants got freedom after working for 7 years.
  4. Did not want slavery extended into new territories.
  5. wanted to support a plan called “popular sovereignty”
  6. the laws to control slaves were called this
  7. first African American to graduate from an American university
  8. a self educated scientist, astronomer, inventor, writer, and antislavery publicist

15 Clues: Wished to end slavery • Recovering of runaway slaves. • Could see both sides; “Great Compromiser”. • Included 5 measures to make each side even. • the laws to control slaves were called this • Barred slavery from the Northwest Territory. • Americans first published black poet, in 1773 • Debate with Lincoln and Douglas about slavery. • ...

Civil war terms 2021-12-09

Civil war terms crossword puzzle
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  1. cancel or put an end to
  2. state that allows slavery
  3. northern states
  4. to a region
  5. who work for people for free.
  6. rule by the people
  7. to Arsenal to get guns for the slaves
  8. person who wants to end slavery
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  1. between people
  2. America’s first black poet
  3. war”a bad war that happened between north and south states about slavery
  4. two people have to agree with something together
  5. for slaves
  6. leave or withdraw
  7. storage place for military equipment

15 Clues: for slaves • to a region • between people • northern states • leave or withdraw • rule by the people • cancel or put an end to • state that allows slavery • America’s first black poet • who work for people for free. • person who wants to end slavery • storage place for military equipment • to Arsenal to get guns for the slaves • two people have to agree with something together • ...

Civil war crossword 2021-04-02

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. dc- capital of union
  2. barton- women nurse
  3. davis- president of confederate states
  4. lincoln- won the election of 1860
  5. south
  6. north wore this color
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  1. plan- plan to barricade the south
  2. state- dleware marlyand kentucky and missouri
  3. north
  4. capital of conferderate
  5. carolina- seceeded from us
  6. e lee- commander of confederate army
  7. south wore this color
  8. war- war between groups in the same country
  9. grant- commanding general of union army

15 Clues: north • south • barton- women nurse • dc- capital of union • south wore this color • north wore this color • capital of conferderate • carolina- seceeded from us • plan- plan to barricade the south • lincoln- won the election of 1860 • e lee- commander of confederate army • davis- president of confederate states • grant- commanding general of union army • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-01-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. To go against
  2. Warshipships designed with heavy metal
  3. Someone who went to the South to make a profit off of the Reconstruction after the Civil War
  4. A small, sturdy bag commonly used by hikers or soldiers, carried over their shoulder or back
  5. A large field used to grow crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton
  6. Soldiers marching or fighting on foot
  7. The Southern states leaving the Union
  8. The Southern side of the war
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  1. Slang for U.S. money
  2. A heavy shoe
  3. Lincoln 16th president
  4. African Americans being forced to do labor without giving consent
  5. Someone who's against slavery
  6. Cannons
  7. The Northern side of the war

15 Clues: Cannons • A heavy shoe • To go against • Slang for U.S. money • Lincoln 16th president • The Northern side of the war • The Southern side of the war • Someone who's against slavery • Soldiers marching or fighting on foot • The Southern states leaving the Union • Warshipships designed with heavy metal • African Americans being forced to do labor without giving consent • ...

Civil War I 2023-10-03

Civil War I crossword puzzle
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  1. Confederate general
  2. loyal to area
  3. site of surrender
  4. Confederate general
  5. nickname for Confederates
  6. President
  7. areas before becoming states
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  1. July 1, 2, 3, 1863
  2. underground railroad
  3. Sept. 17, 1862
  4. North
  5. nickname for Union
  6. name of fort attacked on April 12, 1861
  7. nurse
  8. South
  9. some states had them, others didn't

16 Clues: North • nurse • South • President • loyal to area • Sept. 17, 1862 • site of surrender • July 1, 2, 3, 1863 • nickname for Union • Confederate general • Confederate general • underground railroad • nickname for Confederates • areas before becoming states • some states had them, others didn't • name of fort attacked on April 12, 1861

The Civil War 2023-10-13

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. - The formal withdrawal of 11 southern states from the United States in 1860-1861, leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America.
  2. Crisis - A conflict between South Carolina and the federal government in the 1830s over tariffs, which revealed the growing divide between northern and southern states.
  3. of 1860 - The presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln, a Republican and opponent of slavery, was elected, causing southern states to secede.
  4. Slave Act - A federal law passed in 1850 that mandated the return of escaped slaves to their owners, leading to increased tensions between the North and South.
  5. Scott Decision - A Supreme Court ruling in 1857 that said slaves were property and had no right to sue in federal court, ultimately inflaming tensions between the North and South.
  6. Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada.
  7. Ferry Raid - An unsuccessful attempt by abolitionist John Brown to raid the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859, with the goal of starting a slave rebellion.
  8. Act - A law passed in 1854 that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to determine whether they would allow slavery, sparking violence and political turmoil.
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  1. Debates - A series of debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the Illinois Senate election, which famously highlighted their differing views on slavery.
  2. Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown.
  3. Tom's Cabin - A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that depicted the harsh realities of slavery, helping to increase anti-slavery sentiments.
  4. Kansas - A violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters in Kansas during the 1850s, resulting from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
  5. of 1850 - A series of acts passed to address the issue of slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico, including the admission of California as a free state and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
  6. Compromise - A law passed in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  7. - The movement to end slavery, primarily in the United States, which gained momentum in the years leading up to the Civil War.

15 Clues: Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown. • Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Main economy in the north
  2. Compromise to make sure Missouri is a slave state and Maine a free state
  3. Compromise to settle slavery issues
  4. A man who sued for his freedom and was told blacks aren't human
  5. Confederate President
  6. First battle in Civil War
  7. Main economy in the south
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  1. Repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed popular sovereignty
  2. Where the confederates surrendered
  3. War between the north and south
  4. Southern States
  5. In honor of the Battle of Gettysburg
  6. One of the most gruesom battles in the war
  7. Elected president of 1860
  8. Northern States

15 Clues: Southern States • Northern States • Confederate President • Main economy in the north • Elected president of 1860 • First battle in Civil War • Main economy in the south • War between the north and south • Where the confederates surrendered • Compromise to settle slavery issues • In honor of the Battle of Gettysburg • One of the most gruesom battles in the war • ...

civil war spies 2019-05-16

civil war spies crossword puzzle
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  1. spies did not effect the whole war its self but individual
  2. capital of the confederate
  3. African American union organization
  4. a spy for the confederate pretending to be a union spy
  5. managed the spy cooperation
  6. capital of the union
  7. women spies wore these
  8. spies would dress up as ( )and weighted with them
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  1. if a spy got found out it would lead to
  2. 1st confederate spy
  3. known for the Underground Railroad
  4. spy chief
  5. spies were ( ) during the war
  6. one of the boarder states
  7. women gathered ( ) during the war

15 Clues: spy chief • 1st confederate spy • capital of the union • women spies wore these • one of the boarder states • capital of the confederate • managed the spy cooperation • spies were ( ) during the war • women gathered ( ) during the war • known for the Underground Railroad • African American union organization • if a spy got found out it would lead to • ...

The Civil War 2020-11-20

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. William T. Sherman led a devastating march through this state.
  2. The main Union army was called the Army of the __.
  3. President __ called for the states' governors to send 75,000 militia to fight for three months.
  4. City that was under siege near the end of the war
  5. Lee's army was allowed to escape after a bloody battle at __ Creek.
  6. Grant forced this city to surrender on July 4, 1863.
  7. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia (3 words)
  8. Lee surrendered to Grant at __ Courthouse, Virginia
  9. This was the final commander of the Union army (2 words)
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  1. The Confederate army that fought in most of lthe well-known battles was the Army of __ __ (2 words)
  2. Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired (2 words)
  3. Last name of the man who led a famous charge at Gettysburg
  4. Site of two Civil War battles, both of which the South won (2 words)
  5. Eleven states seceded from the Union to form the __ States of America.
  6. 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 Crossword 2024-08-27

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. In 1846 David Wilmot attempted to ban slavery in newly acquired territory from the Mexican-American War.
  2. The primary cause of the American Civil War.
  3. What the South did to the North.
  4. Removing the shackles.
  5. The group of northern states that remained after the South seceded.
  6. A large government that watches over a number of smaller territories or states.
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  1. States were given popular sovereignty after the admission of California as a free state.
  2. The group of states that seceded from the northern states.
  3. The boundary established when the Missouri Compromise was passed.
  4. Repealed the Missouri Compromise.
  5. Enslaved people were not citizens and therefore no rights protected by the Constitution.
  6. Tried to strike a balance between slave a free states.
  7. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book that supported the cause.
  8. RIGHTS The belief that state laws should override federal laws.
  9. Prohibited public discussion of slavery in Congress.

15 Clues: Removing the shackles. • What the South did to the North. • Repealed the Missouri Compromise. • The primary cause of the American Civil War. • Prohibited public discussion of slavery in Congress. • Tried to strike a balance between slave a free states. • The group of states that seceded from the northern states. • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2024-05-01

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The formal release of enslaved people from bondage
  2. A nickname for people in the North
  3. Very hard, quite tasteless crackers eaten by soldiers
  4. President of the Confederate States of America
  5. Economy of the north was mainly
  6. Slave-owning states that did not secede from the Union
  7. Capital of the USA
  8. A nickname for people in the South
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  1. Economy of the south was mainly
  2. The vast majority of Civil War soldiers were ______.
  3. Famous Union general
  4. The selection of citizens for mandatory military service
  5. President of the Union
  6. Capital of the Confederate States of America
  7. Famous Confederate general

15 Clues: Capital of the USA • Famous Union general • President of the Union • Famous Confederate general • Economy of the south was mainly • Economy of the north was mainly • A nickname for people in the North • A nickname for people in the South • Capital of the Confederate States of America • President of the Confederate States of America • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2024-05-08

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Huge farms that were worked by slaves
  2. Northerners who moved to the South after the war, in an attempt to get rich or gain political power
  3. Was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven slave states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
  4. The infantry in the American Civil War comprised foot-soldiers who fought primarily with small arms and carried the brunt of the fighting on battlefields across the United States
  5. Warships designed to be impervious to enemy shot and shell by virtue of their iron-armored wooden hulls
  6. The term for a soldiers backpack
  7. A basic wheat cracker that did not decay easily and could survive rough march’s
  8. A network of secret routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape
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  1. Large caliber gun used in warfare in land
  2. A speech that President Lincoln made that declared that all slaves were now free
  3. A bolt-action rifle that was used
  4. The North, the U.S.A
  5. A slang term for U.S. paper dollars
  6. The most common type of shoe worn by Civil War soldiers
  7. A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution with the main example of slavery

15 Clues: The North, the U.S.A • The term for a soldiers backpack • A bolt-action rifle that was used • A slang term for U.S. paper dollars • Huge farms that were worked by slaves • Large caliber gun used in warfare in land • The most common type of shoe worn by Civil War soldiers • A network of secret routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape • ...

Civil War Reconstruction 2024-05-10

Civil War Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. A series of local laws that would push black people into new forms of slavery
  2. Name of the taxes used to prevent Black Americans from voting
  3. Given to Black Americans with the 15th amendment
  4. Forgiveness, also a name of one of the acts that helped confederates
  5. Something finally granted to black American children
  6. A test given to Black Americans that would "prove" they lacked education and couldn't vote
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  1. A group of people dedicated to limiting the rights of blacks, trying to put them back in slavery.
  2. A tenant farmer would work the land for land owner, each getting "half" of the earnings from the crop
  3. Prisoners would be given to companies or land owners, put to work as the owner saw fit
  4. The vice president who took Lincoln's place
  5. What was ended by the 13th Amendment
  6. The reconstruction plan that benefited Black Americans the most, and the South the least
  7. Something that educated black people could finally run for
  8. President who came after Johnson, and made a plan of his own
  9. What the south was decided into

15 Clues: What the south was decided into • What was ended by the 13th Amendment • The vice president who took Lincoln's place • Given to Black Americans with the 15th amendment • Something finally granted to black American children • Something that educated black people could finally run for • President who came after Johnson, and made a plan of his own • ...

Civil War Test 2024-09-13

Civil War Test crossword puzzle
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  1. the worst protest against the draft happend in
  2. was a 2 day battle in April
  3. was the Confederate President
  4. guarantees a person a hearing before jail
  5. the first ___ were the Monitor and the Merrimack
  6. was the plan to split the confederacy
  7. was closing of ports
  8. was the Confederate Capital
  9. was named after a small church
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  1. was the first female surgeon
  2. captured new Orleans
  3. thousands of woman served as this
  4. was the Union Capital
  5. peace democrats became known this
  6. saw the bloodiest single day of the entire war
  7. the main goal of the ____ was to reunite the country

16 Clues: captured new Orleans • was closing of ports • was the Union Capital • was a 2 day battle in April • was the Confederate Capital • was the first female surgeon • was the Confederate President • was named after a small church • thousands of woman served as this • peace democrats became known this • was the plan to split the confederacy • guarantees a person a hearing before jail • ...

Civil War Test 2024-09-13

Civil War Test crossword puzzle
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  1. saw the bloodiest single day of the entire war
  2. named after a small church
  3. known as copperheads
  4. Mary Edwards________
  5. the Confederate capital
  6. fought against General McDowell at the FIRST Battle of Bull run
  7. was the union capital
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  1. came from general windfield scott
  2. served as nurses
  3. was a 2 day battle
  4. guarantees a person a hearing before jail
  5. plan to split the confederacy
  6. the Monitor and the Merrimack
  7. wanted support from Britain and France for supplies
  8. captured New Orleans
  9. worst protest against the draft

16 Clues: served as nurses • was a 2 day battle • known as copperheads • Mary Edwards________ • captured New Orleans • was the union capital • the Confederate capital • named after a small church • plan to split the confederacy • the Monitor and the Merrimack • worst protest against the draft • came from general windfield scott • guarantees a person a hearing before jail • ...

civil war crossword 2023-03-10

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. South
  2. Blockade of american ships
  3. Author of uncle toms cabin
  4. Added Missouri as a slave state and main as a free state
  5. North
  6. Rebellion failure
  7. To leave
  8. Rebuild
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  1. farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
  2. to set free
  3. End slavery
  4. Book about slavery
  5. US president
  6. A worker with no pay
  7. Confederate general

15 Clues: South • North • Rebuild • To leave • to set free • End slavery • US president • Rebellion failure • Book about slavery • Confederate general • A worker with no pay • Blockade of american ships • Author of uncle toms cabin • farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. • Added Missouri as a slave state and main as a free state

Civil War Crossword 2023-03-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  2. Union General who later became president
  3. A state that didn't allow slavery
  4. System of secret routes used by escaping slaves that lead from the south to the north and Canada.
  5. United States of America
  6. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates.
  7. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
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  1. Place where Lincoln was shot
  2. First state to leave the union
  3. To break away from a group, as the Southern states broke away from the United States in 1861.
  4. Confederate States of America formed by the 11 Southern states
  5. War between people of the same country.
  6. 16th president
  7. Color of the union uniforms
  8. hese people were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.

15 Clues: 16th president • United States of America • Color of the union uniforms • Place where Lincoln was shot • First state to leave the union • A state that didn't allow slavery • War between people of the same country. • Union General who later became president • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-04-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Law that requires someone of age to fight at war
  2. Attacking the side of the opposing army
  3. the 13th president
  4. Leader of the north
  5. Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves
  6. A death at war
  7. The large withdrawal of the southern states
  8. Someone who wanted to end slavery
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  1. the states of Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware and Missouri
  2. decisive defensive position in the battle of gettysburg
  3. another word for the south
  4. leader of the south
  5. Large cannons and weapons usually in the back of a armies formation
  6. derogatory way to refer to northerners
  7. what the civil war was about

15 Clues: A death at war • the 13th president • leader of the south • Leader of the north • another word for the south • what the civil war was about • Someone who wanted to end slavery • derogatory way to refer to northerners • Attacking the side of the opposing army • Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves • The large withdrawal of the southern states • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-01-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The South side of the war.
  2. A Northerner who goes to the South for personal profit.
  3. The North side of the war.
  4. The act of withdrawing formally.
  5. Iron ships were made out of these.
  6. Soldiers fighting on ground combat.
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  1. The North won the majority of these towards the end of the war.
  2. Problems between two different sides.
  3. A sack carried on the back used to hold supplies.
  4. The North won this once all the battles were over.
  5. Paper currency used in case of emergency.
  6. A fancy leather shoe.
  7. Large machinery used in the combat of war.
  8. Someone who wanted to end slavery.
  9. An estate on which crops are grown on.

15 Clues: A fancy leather shoe. • The South side of the war. • The North side of the war. • The act of withdrawing formally. • Someone who wanted to end slavery. • Iron ships were made out of these. • Soldiers fighting on ground combat. • Problems between two different sides. • An estate on which crops are grown on. • Paper currency used in case of emergency. • ...

the civil war 2023-05-10

the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
  2. the Civil War's bloodiest battle
  3. the killing of government leaders
  4. known as the union
  5. shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
  6. The Reconstruction Era
  7. known as the united states
  8. occurring or existing before a particular war
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  1. If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
  2. known as the Confederate
  3. knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
  4. known as the south
  5. was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
  6. a person who sought to abolish slavery
  7. 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

the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
  2. the Civil War's bloodiest battle
  3. the killing of government leaders
  4. known as the union
  5. shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
  6. The Reconstruction Era
  7. known as the united states
  8. occurring or existing before a particular war
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  1. If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
  2. known as the Confederate
  3. knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
  4. known as the south
  5. was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
  6. a person who sought to abolish slavery
  7. 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

the civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a Confederate victory and Federal forces retreated to the defenses of Washington, DC.
  2. the Civil War's bloodiest battle
  3. the killing of government leaders
  4. known as the union
  5. shell-firing guns, howitzers, and mortars
  6. The Reconstruction Era
  7. known as the united states
  8. occurring or existing before a particular war
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  1. If the Union took the city, they would control the river, and Arkansas,
  2. known as the Confederate
  3. knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped to fit the end of a rifle
  4. known as the south
  5. was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
  6. a person who sought to abolish slavery
  7. 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 • ...

Towards Civil War 2025-08-14

Towards Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. This state joined as a free state in the Missouri compromise
  2. In the Missouri Copromise this state joined as a slave state
  3. Oppased clays plan
  4. Struck unconscious by cane
  5. This party was formed in 1848 by opponents of slavery
  6. The Escaped slaves way out of the country
  7. Wanted to ban slavery in lands taken from Mexico
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  1. Escaped slave
  2. Was attacked in 1856 by slave supporters
  3. Raided by Jhon Brown
  4. a exaggerated loyalty to ones region
  5. There was a ______ in congress between slave states and free states
  6. ________Kansas
  7. Famous Abolitionist
  8. the violence in Kansas was viewed by the people as a

15 Clues: Escaped slave • ________Kansas • Oppased clays plan • Famous Abolitionist • Raided by Jhon Brown • Struck unconscious by cane • a exaggerated loyalty to ones region • Was attacked in 1856 by slave supporters • The Escaped slaves way out of the country • Wanted to ban slavery in lands taken from Mexico • the violence in Kansas was viewed by the people as a • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-01-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Paper currency used in case of emergency.
  2. A Northerner who goes to the South for personal profit.
  3. Someone who wanted to end slavery.
  4. The North won this once all the battles were over.
  5. Large machinery used in the combat of war.
  6. The act of withdrawing formally.
  7. Problems between two different sides.
  8. An estate on which crops are grown on.
  9. The North side of the war.
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  1. A sack carried on the back used to hold supplies.
  2. A fancy leather shoe.
  3. The South side of the war.
  4. The North won the majority of these towards the end of the war.
  5. Iron ships were made out of these.
  6. Soldiers fighting on ground combat.

15 Clues: A fancy leather shoe. • The South side of the war. • The North side of the war. • The act of withdrawing formally. • Someone who wanted to end slavery. • Iron ships were made out of these. • Soldiers fighting on ground combat. • Problems between two different sides. • An estate on which crops are grown on. • Paper currency used in case of emergency. • ...

Civil War Weaponary 2019-05-16

Civil War Weaponary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a warship, operate completely submerged in the sea for long periods
  2. a ship that was impossible to contradict, weaken or changed
  3. a gun that could fire 250 rounds per minute but captured by union and never got used
  4. a weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles
  5. who nick-named agar gun as "coffee grinder"
  6. person who received an order to build a hot air balloon
  7. projectile of a gun
  8. a heavy sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge
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  1. a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air
  2. it was a first machine gun and Richard Jordan Gatling made it
  3. guns, swords, cannons, submarines and more
  4. a weapon with a long metal blade and hilt with a hand guard
  5. a conical bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired
  6. a large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare.
  7. a blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in hand to hand fighing

15 Clues: projectile of a gun • guns, swords, cannons, submarines and more • who nick-named agar gun as "coffee grinder" • person who received an order to build a hot air balloon • a weapon with a long metal blade and hilt with a hand guard • a ship that was impossible to contradict, weaken or changed • a heavy sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge • ...

Civil War Strategy 2019-05-19

Civil War Strategy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who announced that all seceded states ports were closed
  2. The first name of the creator of the plan
  3. The end point of the blockade
  4. The month that the plan got taken into use
  5. The war that the plan saw use
  6. The rank the creator of the plan was
  7. What did the blockade look like
  8. The last name of the creator of the Plan
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  1. The month that the North won the war
  2. What was the armys name that fought against the plan
  3. An obstruction which makes movement of flow difficult of impossible
  4. The force that was used for the blockade
  5. The main strategy used by the Unnion
  6. The starting place for the blockade
  7. What percent did the blockade have first

15 Clues: The end point of the blockade • The war that the plan saw use • What did the blockade look like • The starting place for the blockade • The month that the North won the war • The main strategy used by the Unnion • The rank the creator of the plan was • The force that was used for the blockade • What percent did the blockade have first • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2021-04-13

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a plan of action created to achieve a specific goal
  2. a military strategy aimed at preventing people and goods from entering or leaving an area
  3. designed to keep safe or protect against attack
  4. a member of the Senate in the Congress of the United States
  5. a person who runs away or hides to avoid capture
  6. rights, n. rights that all people are born with and that cannot be taken away by the government
  7. permission to join a group or enter a place
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  1. to actively use or do something
  2. a person who chooses or offers to serve in the military; a person who offers to complete a task or participate in an event without pay
  3. to formally withdraw membership
  4. a place where weapons and other military equipment are stored
  5. to end something, such as an organization
  6. allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. Constitution
  7. the number of people available for a task
  8. carefulness; efforts made to avoid danger or risk

15 Clues: to actively use or do something • to formally withdraw membership • to end something, such as an organization • the number of people available for a task • permission to join a group or enter a place • designed to keep safe or protect against attack • a person who runs away or hides to avoid capture • carefulness; efforts made to avoid danger or risk • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Lasted from 1861-1865
  2. Naval blockade of the Confederate littoral
  3. Battle that was the turning point for the Union
  4. Confederate general
  5. Confederate's failed strategy to convince Great Britain and France to help them
  6. First naval battle w/ ironclad ships
  7. Union general
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  1. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  2. First major land battle in the Civil War
  3. Group that fought for slavery
  4. Bloodiest battle of the war
  5. Group that fought against slavery
  6. Speech that freed slaves
  7. Assassinated Lincoln in a theater
  8. Capital of the Confederate states

15 Clues: Union general • Confederate general • Lasted from 1861-1865 • Speech that freed slaves • Bloodiest battle of the war • Group that fought for slavery • Group that fought against slavery • Assassinated Lincoln in a theater • Capital of the Confederate states • Issued the Emancipation Proclamation • First naval battle w/ ironclad ships • First major land battle in the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Battle that was the turning point for the Union
  2. Group that fought against slavery
  3. Confederate's failed strategy to convince Great Britain and France to help them
  4. Lasted from 1861-1865
  5. First major land battle in the Civil War
  6. First naval battle w/ ironclad ships
  7. Speech that freed slaves
  8. Capital of the Confederate states
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  1. Confederate general
  2. Bloodiest battle of the war
  3. Assassinated Lincoln in a theater
  4. Union general
  5. Group that fought for slavery
  6. Naval blockade of the Confederate littoral
  7. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation

15 Clues: Union general • Confederate general • Lasted from 1861-1865 • Speech that freed slaves • Bloodiest battle of the war • Group that fought for slavery • Assassinated Lincoln in a theater • Group that fought against slavery • Capital of the Confederate states • Issued the Emancipation Proclamation • First naval battle w/ ironclad ships • First major land battle in the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-11-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  2. proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln
  3. occurring or existing before American Civil War.
  4. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially slavery.
  5. a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  6. another name for the north
  7. only cares for local happenings
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  1. boundary between maryland and pennsylvania
  2. a person living in the northern states
  3. a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
  4. hard dry biscuit
  5. withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  6. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  7. an estate on which crops such as sugar and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
  8. 19th century warship with armour plating

15 Clues: hard dry biscuit • another name for the north • only cares for local happenings • a person living in the northern states • 19th century warship with armour plating • boundary between maryland and pennsylvania • occurring or existing before American Civil War. • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-11-12

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ purchase was America's gaining of land from France
  2. What animal was hunted because of its capability to make light?
  3. The creation of _____ is what made New York what it is today.
  4. What was the North called during the time they remained loyal to the government
  5. The invention that made separating seeds from cotton much easier.
  6. Elected as President in 1860.
  7. What was the burning issue of the day?
  8. Act that increased penalties against fugitive slaves and people who helped them.
  9. Title for people who are against slavery.
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  1. Who seceded from the Union first?
  2. What was John Brown's sentence?
  3. Name for someone who is loyal to the Southern (Confederate) states.
  4. Anti-slavery book published in 1852.
  5. Abolitionist who attempted to organize a slave revolt in 1859.
  6. What is the name of the slave who sued for freedom?

15 Clues: Elected as President in 1860. • What was John Brown's sentence? • Who seceded from the Union first? • Anti-slavery book published in 1852. • What was the burning issue of the day? • Title for people who are against slavery. • What is the name of the slave who sued for freedom? • ____ purchase was America's gaining of land from France • ...

Civil War Review 2023-02-17

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Letters, photos, and diary entries are examples of _____ sources
  2. Backs up the claim using resources/quotes
  3. Dorothea _____ was a female nurse who focused on mental health
  4. The "snipers" of the Civil War
  5. Clara ____ was the "Angel of the Battlefield" and founded the American Red Cross
  6. This was the medicine of choice when a soldier was severely wounded
  7. A one sentence response making an argument at the start of an essay
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  1. Soldiers who deal with heavy weaponry such as cannons are part of the ____
  2. A group of soldiers
  3. Soldiers who fight on horseback are part of the ___
  4. These are Priests that are part of the military
  5. Textbooks are an example of a _____ source
  6. Explains evidence in detail
  7. Harriet ______ was a former enslaved person who dedicated her life to freeing others
  8. On _____ Duty soldiers would protect and patrol the campgrounds

15 Clues: A group of soldiers • Explains evidence in detail • The "snipers" of the Civil War • Backs up the claim using resources/quotes • Textbooks are an example of a _____ source • These are Priests that are part of the military • Soldiers who fight on horseback are part of the ___ • Dorothea _____ was a female nurse who focused on mental health • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-03-06

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The side that won the Battle of Shiloh.
  2. The Confederacy's capital.
  3. Technological Advancement for transportation.
  4. The place wee the Confederates surrendered.
  5. Lead Genera of the Union
  6. Technological Advancement for sea battles.
  7. Capital of the Union
  8. Both sides used this to get more soldiers to fight in war.
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  1. Most common treatment for wounds in Civil War
  2. The Bloodiest battle in US History.
  3. Lead General of the Confederacy.
  4. Number one killer of soldiers in the War.
  5. Military blockade of a city to force it to surrender.
  6. What the Union called their paper money.
  7. Technological Advancement for communication.

15 Clues: Capital of the Union • Lead Genera of the Union • The Confederacy's capital. • Lead General of the Confederacy. • The Bloodiest battle in US History. • The side that won the Battle of Shiloh. • What the Union called their paper money. • Number one killer of soldiers in the War. • Technological Advancement for sea battles. • The place wee the Confederates surrendered. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-03-07

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle tactic to deplete supplies
  2. making people work for no pay
  3. against slavery
  4. formally leave
  5. bloodiest battle
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  1. increase in price of products
  2. transportation
  3. Union general
  4. death or injury in war
  5. South
  6. communication device
  7. soldiers on foot
  8. tougher ship
  9. Confederate general
  10. North

15 Clues: South • North • tougher ship • Union general • transportation • formally leave • against slavery • soldiers on foot • bloodiest battle • Confederate general • communication device • death or injury in war • increase in price of products • making people work for no pay • battle tactic to deplete supplies