civil war Crossword Puzzles
Social Studies 2023-04-28
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- war war between groups
- river river flowing into Rome and Mediterranean sea
- had authority for 1 year
- twin brother of Remus
- changes to make things better
- territory
- poor people
- wealthy landowners
- ancestor of Romes founders
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- complete control
- group of many gods
- professional soldiers
- fought to protect the rights of human citizens
- twin brother of Romulus
- citizens vote for their leaders
- stories about famous people in the past
- Land surrounded by water
- small group of wealthy Patricians
- society which men have all power
- reject decisions
20 Clues: territory • poor people • complete control • reject decisions • group of many gods • wealthy landowners • professional soldiers • twin brother of Remus • twin brother of Romulus • war war between groups • had authority for 1 year • Land surrounded by water • ancestor of Romes founders • changes to make things better • citizens vote for their leaders • society which men have all power • ...
US FINAL 2025-05-12
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- Started "Black Power" slogan
- Great Britain, France, U.S.
- Shantytowns
- Case that overturned
- Suicide Pilots
- Civil Rights leader
- First organized movement to fight segregation
- Britain WWII Leader
- Case that made "separate but equal" legal
- Invasion of France by Allies
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- 2nd Atomic Bomb Location
- This group was put into internment camps in the U.S.
- segregation that results from laws
- Convicted Germans of their War Crimes
- Italy WWII Leader
- Russian WWII Leader
- Turning Point in the Pacific
- October 29, 1929
- "Lightning War"
- New Deal Program that Still exists
20 Clues: Shantytowns • Suicide Pilots • "Lightning War" • October 29, 1929 • Italy WWII Leader • Russian WWII Leader • Civil Rights leader • Britain WWII Leader • Case that overturned • 2nd Atomic Bomb Location • Great Britain, France, U.S. • Started "Black Power" slogan • Turning Point in the Pacific • Invasion of France by Allies • segregation that results from laws • ...
iron man 2021-06-11
10 Clues: wears one • civil war • mortal enemy • i am _____ man • captain america • owns this company • color of his suit • fight alongside him • close associate. war _____ • finaly wears this universal charlis
Help! Lincoln's been shot! 2021-01-31
9 Clues: ______ theater • _______ E. Lee • Our _______ Cousin • John _______ Booth • the war freed these • the most recent war • Lincoln's wife's name • Booth was on this side of the war • lincoln was the __________ president
Reconstruction 2021-03-04
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- To approve formally
- Freed slaves
- Republican, Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction.
- The effort to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the union
- an addition to a formal document such as a constitution.
- Farmer who lacked land and necessary supplies and thus promised a large part of their crop to the landowner in exchange for these items.
- Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government
- Required
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- To reject as to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law.
- cancel
- codes, Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.
- Bureau, An agency of the War Department set up in 1865, to assist freed slaves in obtaining relief, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education.
- Bring charges against
- White Southerner who supported Reconstruction after the Civil War.
14 Clues: cancel • Required • Freed slaves • To approve formally • Bring charges against • an addition to a formal document such as a constitution. • Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government • To reject as to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law. • White Southerner who supported Reconstruction after the Civil War. • ...
Vietnam War 2021-05-03
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- The Vietnam War to the American people was _______war
- People in the US who supported the war.
- The tactics used in this war were no fronts, clear battle lines as it was a _______war.
- It was fashionable to ____________the unpopular war.
- Soldiers returning from Vietnam were called?
- The US never ________a battle yet lost the war.
- The war was fought by _____men as the white men got deferments.
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- 700,000 Vietnam War veterans suffered from?
- 65% of the soldiers were?
- The Vietnam soldier ultimate objective was?
- Vietnam was a _____civil war using all members of society
- The American government never offered a clear ________for our involvement in Vietnam.
- Vietnamese did not look at the US as?
- The US advantage of _____________ was not an advantage as stealth.
14 Clues: 65% of the soldiers were? • Vietnamese did not look at the US as? • People in the US who supported the war. • 700,000 Vietnam War veterans suffered from? • The Vietnam soldier ultimate objective was? • Soldiers returning from Vietnam were called? • The US never ________a battle yet lost the war. • It was fashionable to ____________the unpopular war. • ...
the revolutionary puzzle 2017-05-20
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- cong / politcal organisation and military in Vietnam that fought against the USA
- guevara / Argentine Marxist revolutionary who helped Castro in the Cuban revolution
- / aggressive agricultural policy that pooled farming resources together
- communism / economic and political system adopted during the russian civil war
- economic policy / emergancy economic measures adopted after the russian civil war to revive the economy
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- antis campaign / CCP campaign to remove possible political opponents in 1952
- / the ministry of state security in the GDR
- / the first soviet secret police force
- d'état / military overthrow of a government
- pact / military alliance between communist states in the Eastern Bloc
- / head of the Stasi in 1957
- doctrine / US policy to contain and protect western states from communist inserruction in 1947
12 Clues: / head of the Stasi in 1957 • / the first soviet secret police force • / the ministry of state security in the GDR • d'état / military overthrow of a government • pact / military alliance between communist states in the Eastern Bloc • / aggressive agricultural policy that pooled farming resources together • ...
African Americans During Reconstruction 2025-11-19
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- officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, with the exception that it could be used as a punishment for a crime after a person has been convicted.
- an agricultural system in the U.S. South after the Civil War, where landowners let farmers use a portion of their land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- a U.S. government agency established in 1865 to aid formerly enslaved people and white refugees during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War.
- was a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election.
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- granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and guaranteed that all citizens are entitled to "equal protection under the laws" and "due process of law".
- a term used by white Southerners after the Civil War to describe Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction.
- an American white supremacist, far-right hate group that has existed in three distinct iterations throughout U.S. history, using terrorism, violence, and intimidation to oppose racial equality and assert white supremacy.
- a set of laws enacted by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War, to restrict the freedom and rights of newly emancipated African Americans.
- a U.S. constitutional amendment that prohibits denying a citizen the right to vote based on their "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
- an agricultural system where landowners leased out plots of land to farmers in exchange for a share of the crops or cash rent.
- a system that emerged in the U.S. South after the Civil War, where farmers with little cash, like sharecroppers and tenants, would pledge a portion of their future harvest to local merchants in exchange for supplies like food, seeds, and tools.
11 Clues: was a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election. • a term used by white Southerners after the Civil War to describe Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction. • ...
Help! Lincoln's been shot! 2021-01-31
9 Clues: ______ theater • _______ E. Lee • Our _______ Cousin • John _______ Booth • the war freed these • the most recent war • Lincoln's wife's name • Booth was on this side of the war • lincoln was the __________ president
Unit 4 2021-12-08
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- This compromise brought California into the Union as a free state (three words)
- Georgia's response to the Compromise of 1850 which said that Georgia would agree to the compromise if the Fugitive Slave Act was included.
- This Civil War battle was fought in northern Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee
- This person became president after Lincoln's assassination.
- governmental power reserved for individual states. Southern states intended to use this to allow slavery.
- This amendment ended slavery across the entire United States after the Civil War
- Winner of the Presidential election of 1860.
- Sherman and his troops' journey from Atlanta to Savannah
- Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere
- This amendment gave all men the right to vote.
- The northern and western states that remained united during the Civil War were called this
- another word for taxes
- The southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War were called this
- This declaration from Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, but only in Confederate States
- This day celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.
- This act was included in the Compromise of 1850 and required any escaped enslaved person to be returned (3 words)
- Series of battles that took place in Atlanta resulting in the destruction of the city and railroads under William Sherman
- The the years immediately following the end of the Civil War are called
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- Under this arrangement, laborers with no land of their own worked farm plots owned by others, but owned their own supplies and kept around 2/3 of their harvest.
- This person took his owner to court to sue for his freedom. The case ruled that African Americans were not considered citizens and did not have rights.
- Terrorist group developed by Confederate veterans to support white supremacy
- Another term for "total war" that invloves burning to the ground
- When a change is made to the constitution it is called an
- To separate from
- This plan for reconstruction was much more harsh on the Confederate states and sent Union troops to the south to oversee reconstruction.
- The action of cancelling or ignoring a federal law deemed unconstitutional by an individual state.
- Black men that served in Georgia's General Assembly until removed from office in 1876
- These plans for reconstruction were considered too lenient or easy on the Confederate states
- The plan to surround the seceded states and suffocate or squeeze them of supplies
- This amendment states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are considered citizens and have basic rights, regardless of color.
- This group was created to assist newly freed people in establishing a new life.
- These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union: Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia
- This event lasted 4 years and took place within the United States between the North and the South.
- Under this arrangement, laborers with no land of their own worked on farm plots owned by others, and at the end of the season landowners paid workers a share of the crop.
- Union army general that believed in total war
- When the citizens of an individual state vote on the legalization of slavery (two words)
- Sherman believed in this approach to war
- When union troops blocked the southeastern coastline, preventing southern states from importing or exporting goods
- Prison camp in Georgia that inhumanely held Union soldiers
- The south's economy was based on this.
40 Clues: To separate from • another word for taxes • The south's economy was based on this. • Sherman believed in this approach to war • Winner of the Presidential election of 1860. • Union army general that believed in total war • This amendment gave all men the right to vote. • Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere • ...
Unit 4 2021-12-09
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- Prison camp in Georgia that inhumanely held Union soldiers
- The the years immediately following the end of the Civil War are called
- This amendment ended slavery across the entire United States after the Civil War
- governmental power reserved for individual states. Southern states intended to use this to allow slavery. (2 words)
- The plan to surround the seceded states and suffocate or squeeze them of supplies
- Under this arrangement, laborers with no land of their own worked on farm plots owned by others, and at the end of the season landowners paid workers a half of the crop.
- These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union: Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia (2 words)
- Terrorist group developed by Confederate veterans to support white supremacy (3 words)
- another word for taxes
- Union army general that believed in total war (2 words)
- When the citizens of an individual state vote on the legalization of slavery (2 words)
- Under this arrangement, laborers with no land of their own worked farm plots owned by others, but owned their own supplies and kept around 2/3 of their harvest. (2 words)
- This person took his owner to court to sue for his freedom. The case ruled that African Americans were not considered citizens and did not have rights. (2 words)
- Black men that served in Georgia's General Assembly until removed from office in 1876 (2 words)
- Sherman believed in this approach to war (2 words)
- The southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War were called this
- This person became president after Lincoln's assassination.(2 words)
- This plan for reconstruction was much more harsh on the Confederate states and sent Union troops to the south to oversee reconstruction. (2 words)
- Series of battles that took place in Atlanta resulting in the destruction of the city and railroads under William Sherman (2 words)
- This amendment gave all men the right to vote.
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- These plans for reconstruction were considered too lenient or easy on the Confederate states (2 words)
- Georgia's response to the Compromise of 1850 which said that Georgia would agree to the compromise if the Fugitive Slave Act was included. (2 words)
- This Civil War battle was fought in northern Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee
- When a change is made to the constitution it is called an
- When union troops blocked the southeastern coastline, preventing southern states from importing or exporting goods (2 words)
- This declaration from Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, but only in Confederate States (2 words
- Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere
- Sherman and his troops' journey from Atlanta to Savannah (4 words)
- The south's economy was based on this.
- This group was created to assist newly freed people in establishing a new life. (2 words)
- This act was included in the Compromise of 1850 and required any escaped enslaved person to be returned (3 words)
- Winner of the Presidential election of 1860. (2 words)
- To separate from
- Another term for "total war" that invloves burning to the ground (2 words)
- The action of cancelling or ignoring a federal law deemed unconstitutional by an individual state.
- This amendment states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are considered citizens and have basic rights, regardless of color.
- The northern and western states that remained united during the Civil War were called this
- This event lasted 4 years and took place within the United States between the North and the South. (2 words)
38 Clues: To separate from • another word for taxes • The south's economy was based on this. • This amendment gave all men the right to vote. • Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere • Sherman believed in this approach to war (2 words) • Winner of the Presidential election of 1860. (2 words) • Union army general that believed in total war (2 words) • ...
Reconstruction 2024-10-04
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- lynching
- were southerners who supported the Republican
- are crops sold for for money
- was a war hero president
- restored rights to southerners who supported the Republicans
- assassinated Lincoln
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- one of the leading industries of the South
- were considered to be slavery in disguise
- occurred when Johnson's vetos were overidden
- extreme
- period after the civil war
- Freedman's Bureau helped these freed people
- was the Secretary of war for Lincoln and Johnson
- was the editor of the Atalanta constitution
14 Clues: extreme • lynching • assassinated Lincoln • was a war hero president • period after the civil war • are crops sold for for money • were considered to be slavery in disguise • one of the leading industries of the South • Freedman's Bureau helped these freed people • was the editor of the Atalanta constitution • occurred when Johnson's vetos were overidden • ...
Political Shifts in SC 2022-05-05
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- Thurmond's lasted over 24 hours
- To remove a criminal from office
- Republican President in the 1980s
- Political party that dominates the South
- Thurmond's oldest daughter
- Desegregated the military
- Who introduced the Civil Rights Act
- Political party that dominates the North
- Who helped pass the Civil Rights Act
- Wrote the Southern Manifesto
- To approve a change in the Constitution
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- Movement that fought for equality
- Political party created by Thurmond
- Created programs to help African Americans
- Separating people based on race
- Only President to have resigned
- A change to the Constitution
- Controversial war that inspired protest
- Requires payment to vote
19 Clues: Requires payment to vote • Desegregated the military • Thurmond's oldest daughter • A change to the Constitution • Wrote the Southern Manifesto • Thurmond's lasted over 24 hours • Separating people based on race • Only President to have resigned • To remove a criminal from office • Movement that fought for equality • Republican President in the 1980s • ...
Crossword Puzzle: Joseph, Chapter 6-8 2024-10-31
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- Budget An economic proposal linked aiming to address poverty through federal spending created by civil rights leaders like Randolph.
- War Stokely Carmichael was against and which created tensions with the federal government.
- The FBI’s covert operation targeting Black Power leaders and activists, aiming to neutralize the movement.
- A period post-Civil War, often referenced as a comparison for Black Power’s goal of systemic change.
- The magazine that published criticisms of U.S. foreign policy and supported Black Power causes.
- messiah. A term J. Edgar Hoover used to describe a feared revolutionary Black leader.
- The FBI director who viewed Black Power leaders as major threats to the U.S.
- Newton Co-founder of the Black Panther Party, symbol of resistance against police brutality.
- The Alabama county where the Lowndes County Freedom Organization was formed, using the black panther as a symbol.
- Refers to the armed, revolutionary approach advocated by some Black Power activists.
- Stokely Carmichael's birthplace, which influenced his later political identity and Black Power leadership.
- Baraka Influential poet and activist, originally LeRoi Jones, a key figure in the Black Arts Movement.
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- Refers to the Report which controversially analyzed the Black family structure in America.
- for Defense: Armed self-defense group from Louisiana that protected civil rights activists in Lowndes County.
- Rustin Opponent against Stokely Carmichael during a debate on Black Power and armed self-defense.
- Seale Other co-founder of the Black Panther Party.
- A position held by Stokely Carmichael in SNCC, symbolizing a shift towards Black Power.
- The African country where many Black Power activists, like Eldridge Cleaver, sought refuge.
- Book: Mao’s manifesto, which inspired Black Power advocates seeking revolutionary models.
- A congressman whose activism challenged U.S. racial and economic policies.
- Lyndon B. Johnson, the U.S. president known for his complex relationship with civil rights legislation.
- James Meredith, whose solo march was a catalyst for the radicalization of the civil rights movement.
- Now Political party name and civil rights slogan promoting immediate change.
23 Clues: Seale Other co-founder of the Black Panther Party. • A congressman whose activism challenged U.S. racial and economic policies. • The FBI director who viewed Black Power leaders as major threats to the U.S. • Now Political party name and civil rights slogan promoting immediate change. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-15
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- war strategy from winfield scott
- the states that worked with the federal government
- War between North and South
- the 11 states that seceded from U.S
- turning point of the civil war in 1863
- Diplomatic strategy implementing cotton trade
- led the south’s attempted secession
- gave slaves an opportunity of free life
- capital of virginia
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- 16th president of U.S
- Assassinated Lincoln
- ordered to serve in the military
- 18th president of the U.S
- the bloodiest one day battle in 1862
- Capital of the U.S
- ordered to serve in the military
16 Clues: Capital of the U.S • capital of virginia • Assassinated Lincoln • 16th president of U.S • 18th president of the U.S • War between North and South • war strategy from winfield scott • ordered to serve in the military • ordered to serve in the military • the 11 states that seceded from U.S • led the south’s attempted secession • the bloodiest one day battle in 1862 • ...
Abraham's Battle 2014-04-16
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- the song the band played
- Abraham's mule
- Job Abraham signed up for
- color the union army wore
- path the confederate troop took
- the season in chapter 9
- Abraham's mom
- Abraham is an ex_
- the soldier Abraham met
- Lamar died during the
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- president in chapter 10
- What century did story take place
- Lamar came from the
- Main character
- the Hawkers sell this in chapter 10
- Abraham heard this in chapter 7
- Lamar's sister
- Where did story take place
- war that story took place in
- Mr.Abraham Lincoln gave this to Abraham
20 Clues: Abraham's mom • Abraham's mule • Main character • Lamar's sister • Abraham is an ex_ • Lamar came from the • Lamar died during the • president in chapter 10 • the season in chapter 9 • the soldier Abraham met • the song the band played • Job Abraham signed up for • color the union army wore • Where did story take place • war that story took place in • Abraham heard this in chapter 7 • ...
Civil War 2024-11-20
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- What the North was called during the Civil War
- This battle gave the Union army control of the Mississppi River
- First name of Confederate General
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- First major battle of Civil War. South won.
- Landmark battle in Civil War that prevented foreign intervention
- First name of Union General who led the Wilderness Campaign
- Name of the Confederate Ironclad
7 Clues: Name of the Confederate Ironclad • First name of Confederate General • First major battle of Civil War. South won. • What the North was called during the Civil War • First name of Union General who led the Wilderness Campaign • This battle gave the Union army control of the Mississppi River • Landmark battle in Civil War that prevented foreign intervention
Atlanta 2021-02-08
12 Clues: Cola • Rights Era • Luther King • 24-hour news • Olympic Games • a city to busy to • swim with sharks at Ocean • (nickname) the city in the • Theater, where you can watch a play • go there for the best view (3 words) • History Center (learn about Civil War) • near the Southern end of these mountains
unit 1 2019-10-14
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- moedig
- jeschoudersophalen
- onderdrukken
- uitdagend
- zichschrapzetten
- wezenloos
- veeleisend, kritisch, scherpzinnig
- opspringen (stuiteren, kaatsen)
- up naarvorenkomen, actie ondernemen
- spannen, forceren
- iets klaarspelen
- giechelen
- de agenda bepalen
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- onderscheiden, waarnemen, bespeuren
- (n) overleving
- overleven
- een kar
- glijden in
- broeikaseffect
- duiken
- (je nek) strekken
- metkortemouwen
- onderwerp, vak
- uitdagen
- war burgeroorlog
25 Clues: moedig • duiken • een kar • uitdagen • overleven • uitdagend • wezenloos • giechelen • glijden in • onderdrukken • broeikaseffect • metkortemouwen • onderwerp, vak • (n) overleving • zichschrapzetten • iets klaarspelen • (je nek) strekken • spannen, forceren • de agenda bepalen • jeschoudersophalen • war burgeroorlog • opspringen (stuiteren, kaatsen) • veeleisend, kritisch, scherpzinnig • ...
LEGENDARY KINGS AND QUEENS 2024-12-11
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- Indian independence.
- Egyptian queen.
- First Roman emperor.
- Chinese revolution.
- New Deal president.
- Mughal emperor.
- Civil war president.
- Virgin queen.
- French emperor.
- British wartime.
- Emancipation president.
- Turkish founder.
- Russian empress.
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- Athenian statesman.
- Code of laws.
- German unifier.
- Macedonian conqueror.
- British empress.
- Mongol leader.
- First president.
- Holy Roman.
- Anti-apartheid icon.
- Cuban revolutionary.
23 Clues: Holy Roman. • Code of laws. • Virgin queen. • Mongol leader. • German unifier. • Egyptian queen. • Mughal emperor. • French emperor. • British empress. • First president. • British wartime. • Turkish founder. • Russian empress. • Athenian statesman. • Chinese revolution. • New Deal president. • Indian independence. • First Roman emperor. • Civil war president. • Anti-apartheid icon. • Cuban revolutionary. • ...
Civil Crossword Project 2023-02-15
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- What was the name of the 1st all-black regiment?
- Most soldiers in the civil war were know as a?
- something to block/prevent the trade of supplies between the confederate and other nation.
- Soldiers that fought to defend home were the?
- For a state to leave/separate from the union they are?
- The north was known as the?
- The president during the civil war was?
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- Robert E. Lee did what when Ulysses S. Grant had the advantage?
- A Proclamation that stated that all slaves in confederate states would be free was called?
- President Lincoln was What?, on April 9, 1865
- The age of soldiers that took the percentage of 70%?
- The war between the union and confederates?
12 Clues: The north was known as the? • The president during the civil war was? • The war between the union and confederates? • President Lincoln was What?, on April 9, 1865 • Soldiers that fought to defend home were the? • Most soldiers in the civil war were know as a? • What was the name of the 1st all-black regiment? • The age of soldiers that took the percentage of 70%? • ...
Eras in Texas History 2024-01-08
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- This river serves as a border between the United States and Mexico
- The Spanish conquered land in Texas and converted Native Americans to Christianity using _________
- The first President of the Republic of Texas
- The southern states ___________ from the Union of the United States of America to form the Confederate States of America, which brought about issues leading to the Civil War
- The 14th amendment allowed all freed slaves to become ___________
- The Era in Texas history in which Texans rebelled against Mexico to fight for their own independence is known as the Texas ________________
- The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were implemented into the US constitution after the Civil War to grant freedoms to freed slaves. They are commonly known as the _____________ amendments.
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- Mirabeau B. Lamar is known as the father of Texas _________
- The current Capital of Texas is _________
- The 13th amendment __________ all slaves
- During the Mexican National Era, Mexico used the ______________ system to promote the settlement of land in Texas by allowing Americans to inhabit the land as Mexican citizens.
- Texas was ________ into the United States in 1845
- The idea of expanding the United States territory from coast to coast is called __________ destiny
- The 15th amendment gave freed black males the right to ____________
- The ________ war began in 1861
15 Clues: The ________ war began in 1861 • The 13th amendment __________ all slaves • The current Capital of Texas is _________ • The first President of the Republic of Texas • Texas was ________ into the United States in 1845 • Mirabeau B. Lamar is known as the father of Texas _________ • The 14th amendment allowed all freed slaves to become ___________ • ...
The American Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-10
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- Last Confederate held city on the Mississippi River
- New technology that helped capture the events in the Civil War times
- A way to spy on the enemy from the air
- Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election
- The attack during the Battle of Gettysburg that led to many Confederate casualties
- Southern leader who died at Chancellorsville
- Was given the nickname "Stonewall"
- General who took over for Grant in the West
- This war was called the first modern war
- Confederate president
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- Where Lee surrendered
- General Sherman's destruction march through the South
- Small, fast boats designed to slip around the Union's blockade
- The Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- General that led Union forces to capture the Mississippi River
- This side had access to more supplies and food during the war
- winner of the Battles of Bull Run
- This side wanted to take control of the Mississippi River
- Union president
- A commonly used bullet in the war
20 Clues: Union president • Where Lee surrendered • Confederate president • winner of the Battles of Bull Run • A commonly used bullet in the war • Was given the nickname "Stonewall" • A way to spy on the enemy from the air • Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election • The Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • This war was called the first modern war • ...
cival war crossword 2023-02-16
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- enslaved people called their plantation owner this
- women that served during the civil war
- general winfeild scott came up with this plan
- invention that made it easier to clean cotton
- the north was made up of
- had most power over industry then the south
- the president during the cival war
- judging who someone is by the color of their skin
- beleif by the americans to exspand
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- state a state with slaves
- state a state with no slaves allowed
- formerly enslaved people who have been empancipated
- the south was known for growing
- the side lincoln was on
- a war that started bc of the north and south
- a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing
- was a place of a major turning point of the cival war
- the cival war lasted how many years
- a person who escaped from a place or is hiding
- assasinated president lincoln
20 Clues: the side lincoln was on • the north was made up of • state a state with slaves • assasinated president lincoln • the south was known for growing • the president during the cival war • beleif by the americans to exspand • the cival war lasted how many years • state a state with no slaves allowed • women that served during the civil war • ...
Civil Rights ~ Eric Mozon 2017-05-17
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- Group of African American Students.
- Civil rights leader from 1950's - 60's.
- Seperation of Races.
- Southern Race Laws.
- Supreme Court
- African American leader who believed African Americans should achieve Independence
- Refused to give up her Seat.
- Black muslim leader.
- Founder of the NAACP.
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- 1st African American woman elected to the HOR (House of Representitives)
- Made Discrimination based on race.
- During the Civil War.
- Movement to end slavery.
- Ruled the State Legislature.
- Bound in Sarvitude.
15 Clues: Supreme Court • Southern Race Laws. • Bound in Sarvitude. • Seperation of Races. • Black muslim leader. • During the Civil War. • Founder of the NAACP. • Movement to end slavery. • Ruled the State Legislature. • Refused to give up her Seat. • Made Discrimination based on race. • Group of African American Students. • Civil rights leader from 1950's - 60's. • ...
Cold War Crossword 2024-04-30
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- linked soviet union to 7 countries
- Pilot of a U-2 spy plane
- communities surrounding cities
- president supporting civil rights
- stated that US would protect middle east
- president and commander of D-Day
- __ bill of rights
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- Soviet union catches U-2 spy plane
- extension of the new deal
- vice president that was very anti-communist
- nuclear weapon involving hydrogen
- democrats opposing civil rights
- to be on the edge of war
- peaceful communist leader
- US spy agency
15 Clues: US spy agency • __ bill of rights • to be on the edge of war • Pilot of a U-2 spy plane • extension of the new deal • peaceful communist leader • communities surrounding cities • democrats opposing civil rights • president and commander of D-Day • nuclear weapon involving hydrogen • president supporting civil rights • Soviet union catches U-2 spy plane • ...
1800's Theme CrossWord Puzzle 2018-03-18
Across
- Proclamation, Law banning slavery
- coats, another name for Confederates
- Something you ride
- Leader of a country, City or state
- A City in North Carolina
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- The side in the civil war who were pro slavery
- Very hard work with no or little pay
- The side in the civil war opposing slavery
- Having the ability to do anything you want
9 Clues: Something you ride • A City in North Carolina • Proclamation, Law banning slavery • Leader of a country, City or state • Very hard work with no or little pay • coats, another name for Confederates • The side in the civil war opposing slavery • Having the ability to do anything you want • The side in the civil war who were pro slavery
CIVIL WAR 2022-09-15
Across
- President of the confederacy
- The bloodiest battle in the Civil War
- Lincoln's nickname
- A person opposed to slavery
- a nickname for people from the North
Down
- condition in which one human being is owned by another
- The year the Civil War began
- 16th President of the United States of America
- The southern states leaving the Union
9 Clues: Lincoln's nickname • A person opposed to slavery • The year the Civil War began • President of the confederacy • a nickname for people from the North • The bloodiest battle in the Civil War • The southern states leaving the Union • 16th President of the United States of America • condition in which one human being is owned by another
Fall Final Exam US History Part 2 2025 2025-12-10
Across
- War:A military strategy that involves mobilizing all of a nation's resources—military, economic, and civilian—to achieve complete victory, exemplified by General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea."
- Bureau:A U.S. government agency established in 1865 to aid millions of newly freed African Americans and impoverished whites in the South by providing food, housing, medical aid, and education.
- of 1850:A legislative package that admitted California as a free state, enforced a stricter Fugitive Slave Law, and allowed popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue in the Utah and New Mexico territories.
- Democracy:A political philosophy that sought to increase the power of the executive branch and broaden public participation by extending voting rights to most white males, regardless of property ownership.
- Scott v. Sandford:The 1857 Supreme Court decision that ruled African Americans were not and could never be citizens, and that Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in any territory.
- Republicans:A faction of the Republican Party during Reconstruction who favored harsh punishment for the South and advocated for immediate, equal civil and political rights for African Americans.
- agricultural labor system that emerged in the South after the Civil War in which a laborer worked a portion of a planter's land in exchange for a share of the crop, often leading to a cycle of debt.
- Rights:The constitutional doctrine that state governments possess autonomous power and can challenge or ignore federal laws they deem unconstitutional, a central justification for the South's secession.
- of Sentiments:The document produced at the Seneca Falls Convention that detailed women's grievances and demands for equality, modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
- of Gettysburg:A decisive Union victory in July 1863 that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North and is considered the turning point of the Civil War.
- Compromise:The 1820 agreement that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and prohibited slavery north of the 36°30' parallel in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
- of 1877:The informal deal that settled the disputed 1876 presidential election, resulting in the Republican candidate becoming president in exchange for the permanent withdrawal of federal troops from the South, thus formally ending the Reconstruction Era.
- Sovereignty:The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, used in the 1850s to propose that voters in a territory should decide the issue of slavery.
- a great idea. Continuing right where the previous list left off, here is the second set of 30 key terms and definitions covering the period from the Jacksonian Era through the end of Reconstruction, formatted for easy copying into a crossword maker:
- Amendment:The constitutional amendment, ratified in 1868, that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., guaranteed all citizens "equal protection of the laws," and ensured due process.
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- Era:The period (1865–1877) following the Civil War during which the United States worked to integrate the Southern states back into the Union, determine the legal status of former slaves, and rebuild the nation.
- of Vicksburg:A successful military campaign in 1863 led by Ulysses S. Grant that resulted in the Union gaining full control of the Mississippi River, effectively splitting the Confederacy in two.
- Act:The 1854 law that allowed settlers in two new territories to decide whether or not to allow slavery (popular sovereignty), effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise.
- political and social movement in the 19th century that sought the immediate and unconditional end of slavery in the United States.
- Codes:Laws passed by Southern state governments immediately after the Civil War that severely restricted the economic and social freedoms of African Americans, attempting to force them back into labor systems similar to slavery.
- Falls Convention:The first women's rights convention in U.S. history, held in 1848, which launched the women's suffrage movement.
- Sumter:A sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861, beginning the conflict.
- Crow Laws:State and local laws enacted after Reconstruction that enforced racial segregation and mandated separate, inferior facilities for African Americans.
- Court House:The location in Virginia where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the Civil War.
- to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole, which deepened the cultural and political divide leading to the Civil War.
- of Tears:The forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Native Americans, primarily the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole nations, from their ancestral homelands in the Southeast to territories west of the Mississippi River in the 1830s.
- Address:A brief, profound speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, dedicating a national cemetery and redefining the Civil War as a struggle for human equality and national purpose.
- System:The practice of a successful political party, such as that under Andrew Jackson, giving public office to its supporters, friends, and family.
- Amendment:The constitutional amendment, ratified in 1870, that prohibited governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
- Proclamation:An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring that all enslaved persons in the Confederate states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- Amendment:The constitutional amendment, ratified in 1865, that formally abolished and prohibited all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.
31 Clues: Falls Convention:The first women's rights convention in U.S. history, held in 1848, which launched the women's suffrage movement. • political and social movement in the 19th century that sought the immediate and unconditional end of slavery in the United States. • ...
Civil war p3 2018-05-20
Across
- the right of a person begin detained to appear in court so that a judge may determine whether the person has been imprisoned lawfully
- during the Civil War, a nickname Republicans used to describe those Northerners, mostly Democrats, who opposed the war and were sympathetic to the South
- a system of requiring by law that all people who meet certain criteria, such as age and gender, report for military duty
- A type of gun used during the Civil War that had improved power and accuracy
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- a series of deadly riots that took place in US cities in 1863 to protest the newly established military draft
- in the civil war, the first entirely African American regiment of the Union Army
- a government order that restricts or prohibits trade of a particular good or with a particular nation
- a man who has been freed from slavery
- during the Civil War, a riot involving hundreds of women in Richmond, Virginia, who sought food and other goods that were becoming scare in the South as Union forces cut off key parts of the region's economy
9 Clues: a man who has been freed from slavery • A type of gun used during the Civil War that had improved power and accuracy • in the civil war, the first entirely African American regiment of the Union Army • a government order that restricts or prohibits trade of a particular good or with a particular nation • ...
revolutionary war crossword 2017-05-22
Across
- This was the bloodiest battle in the Revolutionary War
- doubled the size of the country
- the 7 year war
- last battle of the revolution
- the battle of ___ ______ inspired the national anthem
- how many years was the revolutionary war?
- first treasury secretary
- president on the 2 dollar bill
- the first vice president
- Noble frenchman who fought with the Americans during the revolution
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- who wrote the bill of rights?
- Which country helped America in the Revolutionary War
- when did George Washington cross the Delaware
- president of the union during the civil war
- the reason for the american revolution
- who killed Hamilton?mercantilism trade system that benefits the mother country
- king of England during the American revolution
- What was the turning point for America
- first US president
- author of common sense
- Benedict ______ was an american trader
- the treaty of _______ signed in 1783
- The right to vote
- How many colonies were there at the time of the revolution
24 Clues: the 7 year war • The right to vote • first US president • author of common sense • first treasury secretary • the first vice president • who wrote the bill of rights? • last battle of the revolution • president on the 2 dollar bill • doubled the size of the country • the treaty of _______ signed in 1783 • the reason for the american revolution • What was the turning point for America • ...
Reading Lab 9: Close Reader 10, workshop 1.3 2023-04-21
Across
- charitable donor
- Southern Democrats who left the Democratic party in 1948 in opposition to its policy of extending civil rights
- stopgap
- originally formed in 1941 during World War 2 to end discriminatory employment practices
- trouble
- the author's word choices
- patron
- future generations
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- purposeful activity
- a group comprised of young students who held events and protests on campuses across the US for the civil rights movement
- immoral
- people who work with explosives
- innate
- comitatus men who can be summoned to help preserve public peace
- promptness
- the general attitude towards the subject of the text
- noise
- beginning
- gladly
19 Clues: noise • innate • patron • gladly • immoral • stopgap • trouble • beginning • promptness • charitable donor • future generations • purposeful activity • the author's word choices • people who work with explosives • the general attitude towards the subject of the text • comitatus men who can be summoned to help preserve public peace • ...
Across Five Aprils 2020-04-23
Across
- What Was Being Fought For During The Civil War?
- Who Does Ellen Favor?
- President During Civil War?
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- The Man Who Burned Down The Creighton Barn?
- Jethro's Sister That Died In A Crash
- Who did Mrs.Creighton ask Jethro to stay with to improve Jethro's mood after the letter from Tom?
- Jethro's Cousin?
- Jethro's Father
- Jethro's Mother
9 Clues: Jethro's Father • Jethro's Mother • Jethro's Cousin? • Who Does Ellen Favor? • President During Civil War? • Jethro's Sister That Died In A Crash • The Man Who Burned Down The Creighton Barn? • What Was Being Fought For During The Civil War? • Who did Mrs.Creighton ask Jethro to stay with to improve Jethro's mood after the letter from Tom?
1800's Theme CrossWord Puzzle 2018-03-18
Across
- Very hard work with no or little pay
- Having the ability to do anything you want
- Law banning slavery
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- Something you ride
- The side in the civil war who were pro slavery
- A City in North Carolina
- Leader of a country, City or state
- The side in the civil war opposing slavery
- coats another name for Confederates
9 Clues: Something you ride • Law banning slavery • A City in North Carolina • Leader of a country, City or state • coats another name for Confederates • Very hard work with no or little pay • Having the ability to do anything you want • The side in the civil war opposing slavery • The side in the civil war who were pro slavery
vocab 4 2023-01-07
Across
- A peninsula that includes greece, also it is in south east europe
- highest class in society where people hold hereditary titles
- a greek city state that influenced western civilization
- led by Athens
- where a place is governed by the people
- led by Sparta
- a war between states
- city state in ancient greece
- where a place is governed by a group of people
- a country in the balkans
- a building built as temple to Athena in greece
- the time after the persian war before the peloponnesian war
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- war formation/strategy
- a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
- time after Alexander the great's death and before the roman empire
- system of trading
- where money is used as a currency instead of trading
- a person who question humanity and studies philosophy
- a cruel oppressive leader
- where a place is ruled by a single person and the succession is on blood line
20 Clues: led by Athens • led by Sparta • system of trading • a war between states • war formation/strategy • a country in the balkans • a cruel oppressive leader • city state in ancient greece • where a place is governed by the people • a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides • where a place is governed by a group of people • a building built as temple to Athena in greece • ...
The Sniper Crossword 2021-01-21
Across
- Dublin, Ireland during the summer in the Irish Civil War
- sniper vs. sniper
- feeling sorry for the sniper when he has a breakdown after killing three people
- the sniper vs. himself
- self-disciplined
- a trick
- outlined
- surrounded and under attack
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- deep guilt
- person whose extreme devotion to a cause is excessive or unreasonable
- the Republican sniper
- war is a painful experience for everyone
- when the sniper utters a cry of joy upon shooting his brother
- finding out that the sniper killed his brother
- threatening or foreshadowing tragic developments.
- war tears families apart
16 Clues: a trick • outlined • deep guilt • self-disciplined • sniper vs. sniper • the Republican sniper • the sniper vs. himself • war tears families apart • surrounded and under attack • war is a painful experience for everyone • finding out that the sniper killed his brother • threatening or foreshadowing tragic developments. • Dublin, Ireland during the summer in the Irish Civil War • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-16
Across
- Dredd_____beat Stanford was a large case leading to the Civil War.
- How many acres did Lincoln try to give former slaves after the Civil War?
- According to the 13th Amendment, what type of people are legally allowed to be taken hostage?
- What month did the final battle of the war (the Battle of Appomattox Court House) take place?
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- The_______Compromise was something that led to the Civil War.
- The Southern states fought against the ______ states in the war.
- The Battle of ________ was fought from July 1-3, 1863.
7 Clues: The Battle of ________ was fought from July 1-3, 1863. • The_______Compromise was something that led to the Civil War. • The Southern states fought against the ______ states in the war. • Dredd_____beat Stanford was a large case leading to the Civil War. • How many acres did Lincoln try to give former slaves after the Civil War? • ...
Historical Figures 2024-03-07
Across
- President during the "Bay of Pigs"
- 1st President
- Protestant Reformer
- Abolitionist during the 1840s-50s
- Mona Lisa
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- President who acquired the Louisiana Territory
- Painter of the Sistine Chapel
- Prime Minister of England during WW2
- Russian leader during WW2
- President during the American Civil War
- Civil Rights activist
11 Clues: Mona Lisa • 1st President • Protestant Reformer • Civil Rights activist • Russian leader during WW2 • Painter of the Sistine Chapel • Abolitionist during the 1840s-50s • President during the "Bay of Pigs" • Prime Minister of England during WW2 • President during the American Civil War • President who acquired the Louisiana Territory
Forrest Gump 2022-11-28
Across
- Jenny becomes one of these.
- The surname of the Civil Rights activist who was assassinated.
- We saw this when the African American children were allowed entry into the school des____.
- This President's assassination is referred to.
- White supremacist group, Ku Klux __.
- Lieutenant Dan lost an ancestor in this World War.
- The state where Forrest is from.
- Forrest played this whilst in College.
- The singer that stayed in Forrest's home.
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- Hiding places of the VietCong.
- The country where Forrest went to play ping pong.
- People did this to show their displeasure with the war in Vietnam.
- The invention of this (in colour)is referred to.
- The war that Forrest fought in.
- Lieutenant Dan was one of these from Vietnam War (killed or wounded in war).
- Nickname for the VietCong.
- This happened to Forrest whilst fighting. He got _.
- The test that Forrest was made to take before going to school.
18 Clues: Nickname for the VietCong. • Jenny becomes one of these. • Hiding places of the VietCong. • The war that Forrest fought in. • The state where Forrest is from. • White supremacist group, Ku Klux __. • Forrest played this whilst in College. • The singer that stayed in Forrest's home. • This President's assassination is referred to. • ...
Civil War p3 2018-03-27
Across
- during the Civil War, a riot involving hundreds of women in Richmond, Virginia, who sought food and other goods that were becoming scarce in the South as Union forces cut off key parts of the region's economy
- a man or woman who has been freed from slavery
- in the Civil War, the first entirely African American regiment of the Union Army
- a government order that restricts or prohibits trade of a particular good or with a particular nation
Down
- a type of gun used during the Civil War that had improved power and accuracy
- a system of requiring by law that all people who meet certain criteria, such as age and gender, report for military duty
- a series of deadly riots that took place in U.S. cities in 1863 to protest the newly established military draft
- during the Civil War, a nickname Republicans used to describe those Northerners, mostly Democrats, who opposed the war and were sympathetic to the South
- the right of a person being detained to appear in court so that a judge may determine whether the person has been imprisoned lawfully
9 Clues: a man or woman who has been freed from slavery • a type of gun used during the Civil War that had improved power and accuracy • in the Civil War, the first entirely African American regiment of the Union Army • a government order that restricts or prohibits trade of a particular good or with a particular nation • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2022-12-06
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- this word means "before war" and is used to describe the time period leading up to the Civil War.
- The intense divide between the three major regions of the US prior to the Civil War
- The desire to ban all slavery everywhere
- ___ of 1820 Missouri is a slave state. Maine is a free state. 36’30⁰ Line is established. no slavery allowed above it; slavery okay below it.
- Gave Kansas and Nebraska popular sovereignty. Resulted in Bleeding Kansas (a bloody feud between pro and anti-slavery forces)
- When Texas was added to the US, it was in a border dispute with Mexico. Zach Taylor went into the disputed area, triggering this war. The US won the disputed land and forced Mexico to sell the US the Mexican Cession
- The belief that slavery should be voted on in new states (South)
- Wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” which showed the horrors of slavery to northern readers
- The belief God’s willed US to expand west, justifying aggressively taking land. Resulted in renewed debates about the expansion of slavery.
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- This man raided of Harper’s Ferry, which was an armory in an attempt to lead an armed slave revolt
- Proviso A proposal to make the entire Mexican Cession Free-Soil. It did not pass
- The belief that slavery should be banned in new states (North)
- Editor of the abolitionist newspaper “The Liberator”
- Thomas Jefferson bought it from France. It doubled the size of the US, gave the US control of the Mississippi River and got France out of North America.
- ____ tried to sue his master’s widow for his freedom, but the case was thrown out because slaves are considered property and property cannot sue
- Caused SC to secede, starting the Civil War
- ___ of 1850. California is a free state. The rest of the Mexican Cession gets popular sovereignty. The Fugitive Slave Act: forces all citizens to help catch runaway slaves.
17 Clues: The desire to ban all slavery everywhere • Caused SC to secede, starting the Civil War • Editor of the abolitionist newspaper “The Liberator” • The belief that slavery should be banned in new states (North) • The belief that slavery should be voted on in new states (South) • Proviso A proposal to make the entire Mexican Cession Free-Soil. It did not pass • ...
Revolutionary war crossword 2017-05-22
Across
- Which country helped America in the Revolutionary War
- first US president
- What was the turning point for America
- author of common sense
- last battle of the revolution
- Noble frenchman who fought with the Americans during the revolution
- who did George Washington attack on Christmas
- president of the union during the civil war
- The right to vote
- the reason for the american revolution
- first treasury secretary
- doubled the size of the country
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- who wrote the bill of rights?
- the treaty of _______ signed in 1783
- This was the bloodiest battle in the Revolutionary War
- when did George Washington cross the Delaware
- the first vice president
- the 7 year war
- president on the 2 dollar bill
- how many years was the revolutionary war?
- king of England during the revolution
- How many colonies were there at the time of the revolution
- who killed Hamilton?mercantilism trade system that benefits the mother country
23 Clues: the 7 year war • The right to vote • first US president • author of common sense • the first vice president • first treasury secretary • who wrote the bill of rights? • last battle of the revolution • president on the 2 dollar bill • doubled the size of the country • the treaty of _______ signed in 1783 • king of England during the revolution • What was the turning point for America • ...
The Civil War 2017-02-13
Across
- decisive battle in the American Civil war
- chose to turn peaceful secession into war
- american general known for commanding the confederate army of northern virginia
- bloody and inconclusive civil war battle
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- union outposte in charleston harbor
- league or alliance, especially of confederate states
- eastern U.S. state in the tree-covered Appalachian mountains
- union strategy to conquer the south
8 Clues: union outposte in charleston harbor • union strategy to conquer the south • bloody and inconclusive civil war battle • decisive battle in the American Civil war • chose to turn peaceful secession into war • league or alliance, especially of confederate states • eastern U.S. state in the tree-covered Appalachian mountains • ...
Words "Civil War / Civil Rights Movement" 2016-05-07
Across
- Abspaltung
- Unterdrückung
- kaum
- getrennt
- Baumwollfelder
- zwingen
- quälen
- amerikanische Regierung
- Gesetz der Rassentrennung
- demütigen
- Hass
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- abschaffen
- Sklaverei
- Bürgerrechtsbewegung
- Diskriminierung
- Ausschluss von pol., wirtsch. oder soz. Beziehungen
- ablehnen
- sich für etwas aussprechen
- Behandlung
- schlecht behandeln
- verhaften
- hasserfüllt
22 Clues: kaum • Hass • quälen • zwingen • ablehnen • getrennt • Sklaverei • verhaften • demütigen • abschaffen • Abspaltung • Behandlung • hasserfüllt • Unterdrückung • Baumwollfelder • Diskriminierung • schlecht behandeln • Bürgerrechtsbewegung • amerikanische Regierung • Gesetz der Rassentrennung • sich für etwas aussprechen • Ausschluss von pol., wirtsch. oder soz. Beziehungen
elias.r ristikko 2020-03-25
American Revolution 2025-12-17
10 Clues: Lincoln • railroad • civil War • sectionalism • Mercantilism • manufacturing • GeorgeWashington • Americanrevolution • industrialRevolution • Emancipationproclamation
Significance of Fort McHenry 2013-12-13
Abraham Lincoln 2023-05-24
11 Clues: Honest _______ • Political Party • Born in this state • President's Number • Lincoln had _ kids • Assasination Place • Wrote the _____ Address • War President during this war • Person who assassinated Lincoln • State Legislature for this state • Order that freed slaves in the South
US History Chapter 12 2022-04-13
Across
- created the framework for re-admittance of confederate states to the union
- white southerners who supported reconstruction
- to charge the holder of a public office of misconduct
- rules that restricted black people's right to own property, conduct buisness, use land, and travel freely
- where a tenant of farmed land allows someone to use the land in exchange for part of the harvest
- the first african american to serve as US senate
- the right to vote will not be denied based on race
- the restoration period that took place after the civil war
- The Democratic president who took charge after Abraham Lincoln's death
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- northerners who moved to the southern states after the civil war
- granted civil and equal rights to african americans
- the group of republicans that believed that blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites
- provided resources and provisions for black and white refugees in the south
13 Clues: white southerners who supported reconstruction • the first african american to serve as US senate • the right to vote will not be denied based on race • granted civil and equal rights to african americans • to charge the holder of a public office of misconduct • the restoration period that took place after the civil war • ...
Reconstruction 2024-05-10
Across
- The 17th president of the U.S.
- Prevented blacks and whites from being near.
- The area of the U.S. that supported slavery.
- A war between the citizens of a country.
Down
- Forgiveness.
- Someone who works against their will.
- The assassinated president during the Civil War.
- These people drastically opposed slavery.
- The area of the U.S. that opposed slavery.
9 Clues: Forgiveness. • The 17th president of the U.S. • Someone who works against their will. • A war between the citizens of a country. • These people drastically opposed slavery. • The area of the U.S. that opposed slavery. • Prevented blacks and whites from being near. • The area of the U.S. that supported slavery. • The assassinated president during the Civil War.
The American Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-10
Across
- winner of the Battles of Bull Run
- New technology that helped capture the events in the Civil War times
- Where Lee surrendered
- Union president
- Southern leader who died at Chancellorsville
- This war was called the first modern war
- The attack during the Battle of Gettysburg that led to many Confederate casualties
- This side had access to more supplies and food during the war
- Last Confederate held city on the Mississippi River
- A way to spy on the enemy from the air
- General that led Union forces to capture the Mississippi River
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- General who took over for Grant in the West
- This side wanted to take control of the Mississippi River
- Confederate president
- Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election
- A commonly used bullet in the war
- Small, fast boats designed to slip around the Union's blockade
- The Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- General Sherman's destruction march through the South
- Was given the nickname "Stonewall"
20 Clues: Union president • Confederate president • Where Lee surrendered • winner of the Battles of Bull Run • A commonly used bullet in the war • Was given the nickname "Stonewall" • A way to spy on the enemy from the air • Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election • The Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • This war was called the first modern war • ...
8.6 Newly Independent States 2025-05-21
Across
- Government where people vote.
- Territories controlled by European Nations in conquest.
- Government centered around a single authority.
- Political disputes in a specific area.
- Rivalry over resources, borders, and influence.
- The belief one's culture is superior.
- Effort to gain complete autonomy from a ruling power.
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- Transition to mechanized output economy.
- The result of technology which makes the world "smaller".
- A political war within a state.
- The advancement of financial systems to improve an economy.
- The political systems of new states after Decolonization.
- Dissolving of Colonial Empires.
- Government centered around a single person.
- Ideology that the people control production.
- The exchange of goods and services between parties.
- A state centered around its military.
- Defined political boundaries between states.
- A war fought indirectly between two states through proxy-wars.
- A conflict where major powers support opposing sides in smaller nations rather than engaging directly.
20 Clues: Government where people vote. • A political war within a state. • Dissolving of Colonial Empires. • A state centered around its military. • The belief one's culture is superior. • Political disputes in a specific area. • Transition to mechanized output economy. • Government centered around a single person. • Ideology that the people control production. • ...
Civil War 2016-03-28
Across
- What Robert E. Lee did to end the war.
- An executive order Abraham Lincoln signed, that proclaimed freedom of more than 3.1 million slaves.
- Where the first battle in the civil war occurred.
Down
- The first battle on northern soil, and up to that point, was the bloodiest battle in the civil war.
- What happened to Abraham Lincoln after Sherman's victory in Atlanta.
- The battle considered the first real battle of the civil war.
- Battle with over 46,000 casualties, and was a turning point in the war
7 Clues: What Robert E. Lee did to end the war. • Where the first battle in the civil war occurred. • The battle considered the first real battle of the civil war. • What happened to Abraham Lincoln after Sherman's victory in Atlanta. • Battle with over 46,000 casualties, and was a turning point in the war • ...
Civil War 2016-03-28
Across
- The battle considered the first real battle of the civil war.
- An executive order Abraham Lincoln signed, that proclaimed freedom of more than 3.1 million slaves.
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- What happened to Abraham Lincoln after Sherman's victory in Atlanta.
- What Robert E. Lee did to end the war.
- Where the first battle in the civil war occurred.
- The first battle on northern soil, and up to that point, was the bloodiest battle in the civil war.
- Battle with over 46,000 casualties, and was a turning point in the war
7 Clues: What Robert E. Lee did to end the war. • Where the first battle in the civil war occurred. • The battle considered the first real battle of the civil war. • What happened to Abraham Lincoln after Sherman's victory in Atlanta. • Battle with over 46,000 casualties, and was a turning point in the war • ...
Reconstruction 2021-11-30
Across
- to fix
- ratified in 1868,
- Freedmen’s Bureauan agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans
- when the US split into two different partys during the 1860's.
- laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War
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- laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states
- the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law
- Reconstructionthe period of time after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union
- ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color, or because the person was once a slave
- , ratified in 1865,
10 Clues: to fix • ratified in 1868, • , ratified in 1865, • laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states • when the US split into two different partys during the 1860's. • laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War • the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law • ...
"The Odysset" by Gareth Hinds 2024-02-08
Across
- dishonest persuasion; bribery
- large glass or earthenware bottle with a cover
- "egg rasher", a favor
- "good thieves", only want money not to hurt
- too great to count or measure
- unexpected good fortune
- a ballpoint pen
- deep-friend balls of ground beans
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- to feel or express sorrow or sympathy
- agreeable
- things that benefit or bring happiness
- act of giving up
- fiber from palm leaves used to make baskets
- author of Civil Peace
- declared themselves independent during civil war
15 Clues: agreeable • a ballpoint pen • act of giving up • author of Civil Peace • "egg rasher", a favor • unexpected good fortune • dishonest persuasion; bribery • too great to count or measure • deep-friend balls of ground beans • to feel or express sorrow or sympathy • things that benefit or bring happiness • fiber from palm leaves used to make baskets • ...
The Civil War/Free state of Jones 2025-11-21
10 Clues: Won the war • Wore Grey uniforms • state where Jones is • President during the war • What tore up Newtons leg • how many years the war lasted • One big reason for the Civil War • Skylar's old school who won state • Leader of the free state of Jones • Specific place Newton lived with others
Jose's Civil War Cross Word Puzzel 2017-03-29
Across
- Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict
- Tax levied by a government directly on income.
- The document of freedom for people of color.
- war Destruction of whatever in sight.
- Slave states that did not leave the union.
- Forces surrounding a town or building, cutting off all essential supplies, with aim to have the people inside surrender.
- Recruitment for military service.
- A person dead, wounded or missing in action.
- South Ironclad
- North Ironclad
- Sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
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- The north.
- The process of setting someone free.
- The south.
- General raise in prices
- Write requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
- Democrat in the north who were opposed to the war.
- War Country in war with itself.
- Suspension of ordinary law.
- warship with armor plating.
20 Clues: The north. • The south. • South Ironclad • North Ironclad • General raise in prices • Suspension of ordinary law. • warship with armor plating. • War Country in war with itself. • Recruitment for military service. • The process of setting someone free. • war Destruction of whatever in sight. • Slave states that did not leave the union. • The document of freedom for people of color. • ...
History Crossword 2013-01-05
Across
- No ground is made over a long period
- American Expeditionary Force
- Big 4 great Britain
- Great Britain France Russia USA Italy
- The war to end all wars
- Teams
- Most deadly weapon in WW1
- The treaty made
- Germany Austria-Hungry Ottoman Empire
- Intercepted!
- Not on a side
- Will involve USA
- Nickname for US soldiers
- liberties Rights that are protected
- 11/11/1918
- of nations USA does not join
- pledge Germans promise not to shoot anymore ships
- Big 4 France
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- Who has better guns
- Not an embarassing ending
- Want to expand
- Type of warfare in World War 1
- Black Jack
- Lose forgeign control
- Country that got beat up after the war
- Big 4 Italy
- Winner chooses
- Big 4 USA
- Have nots pre war
- The 14 points
- Submarines
31 Clues: Teams • Big 4 USA • Black Jack • 11/11/1918 • Submarines • Big 4 Italy • Intercepted! • Big 4 France • Not on a side • The 14 points • Want to expand • Winner chooses • The treaty made • Will involve USA • Have nots pre war • Who has better guns • Big 4 great Britain • Lose forgeign control • The war to end all wars • Nickname for US soldiers • Not an embarassing ending • Most deadly weapon in WW1 • ...
U.S. History 2016-05-11
Across
- Biggest political scandal
- A form of music accepted by younger people
- A civil rights march in Washington D.C.
- After the american stock market crash
- Russian missiles in Cuba
- a nations fighting force
- everyone can trade with china
- Largest war
- the westward migration
- Barron Rich who used shady tactics
- bigger than the nuclear bomb
- 1st mass destruction weapon
- struggle between USA and Soviet Union
- The great war
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- stronger and lighter
- ended WW2
- a hippie
- ended WW1
- assassinated in a convertible
- owner of a large steel industry
- The homestead act was here
- Communist leader of north Vietnam's soldiers
- A WW1 fighting tactic
- War of containment before Vietnam
- A WW2 shipping system
- a block on trade
- A beatnik
- A war of containment after Korea
- German submarine
- helped farmers
30 Clues: a hippie • ended WW2 • ended WW1 • A beatnik • Largest war • The great war • helped farmers • a block on trade • German submarine • stronger and lighter • A WW1 fighting tactic • A WW2 shipping system • the westward migration • Russian missiles in Cuba • a nations fighting force • Biggest political scandal • The homestead act was here • 1st mass destruction weapon • bigger than the nuclear bomb • ...
Civil War crossword puzzle 2023-02-15
Across
- The battle that lead Lincoln to issue Emancipation Proclamation.
- The first battle where the confederate won.
- The blocking of an enemy from the outside world
- The name for the south that was trying to break away
- Lincoln issued that all slaves in the south were free
- This battle that turn the tide of the war.
- enlistment for state service.
- The first all black regiment
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- General of the Union army
- President of the union during the civil war
- A person who escape from slavery.
- Confederate ships that would run thought the union blockade
- General of the Confederate army
- Capital of the Confederate
- Where Robert E lee surrender to Grant.
- The war between the Union and Confederate
- What started the war
- Nickname for the United State of America
- General Sherman and his men march from Atlanta to Savannah,Geogria
- To break away from a union
20 Clues: What started the war • General of the Union army • Capital of the Confederate • To break away from a union • The first all black regiment • enlistment for state service. • General of the Confederate army • A person who escape from slavery. • Where Robert E lee surrender to Grant. • Nickname for the United State of America • The war between the Union and Confederate • ...
African Wars Crossword Anna Gordus 2024-05-29
Across
- Civil war of 1967-1970
- Concert to raise funds for famine relief
- After his overthrow Somalia was thrown into chaos
- Congo ____ of 1960-1965
- Congo Crisis saw the overthrow of Patrice ___
- Zaire became corrupt under the regime of ___ desire Mobutu
- US Organization providing relief to Somalia
- _____ Syndrome
- Africa's first ____ war
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Extremist group in Somalia
- A country that tried to stabilize Ethiopia
- African Great ____ Region
- was a dying state by 1996
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- Country in East African Great Lakes Region
- What the congo was renamed in 1971
- Battle in October 1993
- American Black ____ Helicopters
- Famine of 1983-1985
- During the Congo Crisis ___ groups gained power
- ____ diamonds, mined in a war zone to fund conflict
- Mao tried to create a block of ____ nations
- war in ethiopia that lasted from 2020-2022
- Ethiopian ___Terror
- ____ 2012 when Federal Government of Somalia was established
25 Clues: _____ Syndrome • Famine of 1983-1985 • Ethiopian ___Terror • Battle in October 1993 • Civil war of 1967-1970 • Congo ____ of 1960-1965 • Africa's first ____ war • African Great ____ Region • was a dying state by 1996 • Extremist group in Somalia • Democratic Republic of Congo • American Black ____ Helicopters • What the congo was renamed in 1971 • ...
Cold war and Globalization 2023-04-25
Across
- A "domino effect"
- States controlled by Stalin
- A long, violent, and drawn out war
- The first communist Chinese leader
- The UK leader around the Cold War
- No private property or classes
- A catalyst for proxy wars
- Segregation of race
- A war along the 38th parallel
- Sharing culture and ideas all around
- Heavily removing trees and plants
- Giving everyone equal rights
- A social hierarchy
- An American and European organization
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- An International finance organization
- A divide between the east and west
- A free market by private owners
- A state that would start the Cold War
- being free and on your own
- A Georgian who'd later lead Russia
- Proxy wars in America and Russia
- Smaller wars made by larger ones
- Weapons causing tension in the war
- A catalyst of the Cuban Missile Crisis
- A wall built in the middle of Berlin
- One of the main civil rights protestors
- Planes taking resources to Berlin
- The U.S. leader starting the Cold War
- An International organization
- Funding Greece and Turkey
30 Clues: A "domino effect" • A social hierarchy • Segregation of race • A catalyst for proxy wars • Funding Greece and Turkey • being free and on your own • States controlled by Stalin • Giving everyone equal rights • An International organization • A war along the 38th parallel • No private property or classes • A free market by private owners • Proxy wars in America and Russia • ...
The Cold War 2025-03-03
Across
- Soviet leader following the death of Stalin
- US general in Korean War, fired for insubordination
- world peace-keeping agency
- the radiation left behind after a blast
- system that included the IMF, WTO & a new currency system
- country that entered the Korean War on the side of North Korea
- Husband & wife executed for espionage
- first satellite in space
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- fear of Communism
- lying while under oath
- provided aid to war-ravaged Europe
- accusing someone without evidence
- Churchill coined this term for the division between Communist & democratic counties in Europe
- investigated suspected Communist propaganda in the film industry
- Act that required all members of Communist front orgs to register with the govt
- policy of going right to the edge of all-out war
- leader of Communists, won Chinese civil war
- president who warned against the influence of the military-industrial complex
18 Clues: fear of Communism • lying while under oath • first satellite in space • world peace-keeping agency • accusing someone without evidence • provided aid to war-ravaged Europe • Husband & wife executed for espionage • the radiation left behind after a blast • Soviet leader following the death of Stalin • leader of Communists, won Chinese civil war • ...
The Civil War 2023-04-24
Across
- A most common name for the south during the war
- Another name for the north during the war
- Seven states succeeded from the Union and Created the..
- A war that was fought between northern and southern states during 1861-1865
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- The first shot of the civil war was in ....
- A movement that occurred in the North that called for the legal end of slavery.
- a cheap material used often in everyday life all over the world, was one of the most important crops grown on the plantations.
- The president of the Union during the Civil war.
- people who were seen as property and forced to work on plantations.
- The period where the North started a process of modernization and industrialization.
10 Clues: Another name for the north during the war • The first shot of the civil war was in .... • A most common name for the south during the war • The president of the Union during the Civil war. • Seven states succeeded from the Union and Created the.. • people who were seen as property and forced to work on plantations. • ...
Civil War 2024-05-06
Across
- the Civil War was fought between the North and ________
- more men died of ________ than in battle
- women who helped to save lives during the war
- General Lee surrendered to General Grant at________ Court House
- What was the most important battle of the war?
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- carried news of battles at incredible speeds
- the president that realized slavery had to be abolished
- the Civil War started with the first shots at __________
8 Clues: more men died of ________ than in battle • carried news of battles at incredible speeds • women who helped to save lives during the war • What was the most important battle of the war? • the Civil War was fought between the North and ________ • the president that realized slavery had to be abolished • the Civil War started with the first shots at __________ • ...
unit 7 vocab 2023-04-05
Across
- between north and south that were divided
- rights and powers independent of the federal government
- they where hard to manage
- withdrawal from the union
- was the president of the Confederate states
- confederate general during civil war
- president of the USA during the time of the cival war
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- to free from slavery
- to leave or withdrawal
- 18th president and military officer
- political theory that the gov is subjected to the will of the people
- war on all aspects of the enemy's life
- united states of America
- confederate, soldiers,
- confederate states of America
- union soldiers
- armed naval vessel
17 Clues: union soldiers • armed naval vessel • to free from slavery • to leave or withdrawal • confederate, soldiers, • united states of America • they where hard to manage • withdrawal from the union • confederate states of America • 18th president and military officer • confederate general during civil war • war on all aspects of the enemy's life • between north and south that were divided • ...
Mohamed's Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-07
Across
- Laws that were passed across the South in response to the Civil Rights Act Of 1866, restricting blacks’ freedoms.
- first African American elected to the House of Representatives and the second to serve in the United States Congress during Reconstruction.
- Former governor and senator from Tennessee who became president after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
- a government agency that operated during the period of Reconstruction. It was officially titled the Bureau of Refugees
- A nickname for northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War.
- A well-known stage actor and fanatic supporter of the South who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865
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- Secretary of war under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
- American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president of the United States
- Union general and Civil War hero who went on to defeat Horatio Seymour in the presidential election of 1868.
- first black senator to serve a full term in the United States Congress.
- amendment ratified in 1870, that gave all American men the right to vote, regardless of race or wealth.
- major African-American abolitionist, reformer, and writer who escaped slavery himself
- The period from 1867–1877 when Radical Republicans controlled the House of Representatives and the Senate
- amendment, drafted by Radical Republicans in 1866 and ratified in 1868, that ensured that the liberties guaranteed to blacks in the Civil Rights Act Of 1866 could not be taken away.
- landowners leased individual plots of land on plantations to white and black Sharecroppers
15 Clues: Secretary of war under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. • A nickname for northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War. • first black senator to serve a full term in the United States Congress. • major African-American abolitionist, reformer, and writer who escaped slavery himself • ...
Somali Refugees 2023-04-03
Across
- what has been happening to the somalis. When lots of people leave home due to a disaster
- somali dictator overthrown in 1991
- a conflict that started with the overthrowing of Siad Barre, and is still an active conflict
- An organization that tries to make peace between and within nations, tried to help Somalia during the civil war.
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- Capital of Somalia, location of a major battle in the Somali civil war
- a nation that wants independence from Somalia due to the crisis
- people that leave their home due to an issue at home
- a region occupied by settlers from another country (Somaliland was a separate ___ from Somalia during WW2)
- the most prominent faction in the Somali Civil War. it was led by Muhammed Aidid.
- a country in eastern africa
10 Clues: a country in eastern africa • somali dictator overthrown in 1991 • people that leave their home due to an issue at home • a nation that wants independence from Somalia due to the crisis • Capital of Somalia, location of a major battle in the Somali civil war • the most prominent faction in the Somali Civil War. it was led by Muhammed Aidid. • ...
AAC Civil War 2022-03-06
Across
- the 16th president of the United States
- led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War
- a fight in Kansas over whether it was to be a slave state or not
- a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
- focus on the interests of someones religion.
- the military leader of the Confederacy
- free from outside governing
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- A battle that happened in the town of gettysburg
- codes designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
- A black woman who helped slaves escape throughout the underground railroad.
- The south states that were fight for pro slavery.
- someone who supports the federal government
- a person freed from slavery
- individual rights held by states not held by the federal government
14 Clues: a person freed from slavery • free from outside governing • a supreme ruler, especially a monarch. • the military leader of the Confederacy • the 16th president of the United States • someone who supports the federal government • focus on the interests of someones religion. • A battle that happened in the town of gettysburg • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-04-13
Across
- a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
- a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation.
- activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
- "lake/pool colony",
- slave law: required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
- kansas: describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854.
- action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- scott:United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state.
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- the state of being a slave.
- of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
- war:a war between citizens of the same country.
- the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61,
- action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
14 Clues: "lake/pool colony", • the state of being a slave. • war:a war between citizens of the same country. • a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. • a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation. • the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-04-13
Across
- a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
- a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation.
- activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
- "lake/pool colony",
- slave law: required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
- kansas: describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854.
- action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- scott:United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state.
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- the state of being a slave.
- of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
- war:a war between citizens of the same country.
- the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61,
- action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
14 Clues: "lake/pool colony", • the state of being a slave. • war:a war between citizens of the same country. • a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. • a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation. • the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, • ...
Civil war causes 2014-10-31
14 Clues: To prevent • area of land • A discussion • the act of ending • A person in hiding • The greater number • a decree or demand • related to congress • Member of the senate • distinct unit of land • The line between borders • The state of being joined • very sharp taste, smell, or act • resistance expressed in argument
Civil War Vocabulary 2023-12-08
Across
- amendment that freed all slaves in the US
- way of transporting goods/slaves/soldiers
- the Northern part of the US, opposed slavery
- to legally nullify a law as a state
- group that helped former slaves
- current capitol of Georgia
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- proclomation that freed slaves
- similar to slavery, these only provided labor
- to formally withdraw
- location of Georgia's ports
- to build up again/period after the Civil War
- the Southern part of the US, sided with slavery
- where a large prisoner of war site was located
- to block something off
14 Clues: to formally withdraw • to block something off • current capitol of Georgia • location of Georgia's ports • proclomation that freed slaves • group that helped former slaves • to legally nullify a law as a state • amendment that freed all slaves in the US • way of transporting goods/slaves/soldiers • to build up again/period after the Civil War • ...
Civil War & Reconstruction 2023-12-09
Across
- bureau / provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- / a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
- / the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.
- / As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 237.
- / the action or process of reconstructing or being reconstructed.
- / if the rebels did not end the fighting and rejoin the Union by January 1, 1863, all slaves in the rebellious states would be free.
- / transport is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks
- / a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
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- / the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- / the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- / an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- / the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia.
- / a coastal Georgia city, is separated from South Carolina by the Savannah River.
- amendment / abolished slavery
14 Clues: amendment / abolished slavery • / the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia. • / a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • / As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 237. • / the action or process of reconstructing or being reconstructed. • / transport is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks • ...
Civil War Stations 2023-04-28
Across
- a political party that left the Whig and democratic parties
- the government chose by the people
- loyalty to ones own region
- period of time right after the Civil War
- abolishment of slavery
- a secret society created by white southerners
- Henry Clay’s proposed agreement that allowed California to enter the Union as a free state
- to formally leave the union
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- fraction of republican party
- a proposal to outlaw slavery in the teritory
- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- a warship that is heavily armored with iron
- misconduct of the president
- African Americans Rights
14 Clues: abolishment of slavery • African Americans Rights • loyalty to ones own region • misconduct of the president • to formally leave the union • fraction of republican party • the government chose by the people • period of time right after the Civil War • Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri • a warship that is heavily armored with iron • ...
Civil war people 2022-12-12
Across
- was Leading civil war general for the confederacy
- confederate known as jeb
- union recognised for his strategies
- confederacy first grand wizard of the KKK
- uniongeneral known for defeating robert e lee
- union Known as old fuss and feathers
- He entered the confederacy as one of the eldest generals
- union served as 18th president
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- Union former Rhode island governer
- confederate One of the best known generals after E. Lee
- Cherokee politician that is the only cherokee general officer
- confederate known for being the commander of the Mississippi army
- union Former governer of new jersey
- confederacy He previously served as united states secretary of war from 1853-1857
14 Clues: confederate known as jeb • union served as 18th president • Union former Rhode island governer • union recognised for his strategies • union Former governer of new jersey • union Known as old fuss and feathers • confederacy first grand wizard of the KKK • uniongeneral known for defeating robert e lee • was Leading civil war general for the confederacy • ...
the Civil War 2022-05-03
Across
- warships covered with iron
- the Southern states that seceded
- the overall commander of the Confederate army
- an act that freed all slaves in the Confederate territory
- the replacement for McClellan
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- the president of the Confederacy
- the Confederate's strategy
- a gun that allowed more distance and accuracy
- the capital of the confederate states
- the Union's strategy
- the location where Lee finally surrendered
- one of the deadliest battles and a turning point for the Union in the war
- Northern Democrats who favored peace with the South
- the main reason many soldiers died
14 Clues: the Union's strategy • the Confederate's strategy • warships covered with iron • the replacement for McClellan • the president of the Confederacy • the Southern states that seceded • the main reason many soldiers died • the capital of the confederate states • the location where Lee finally surrendered • a gun that allowed more distance and accuracy • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-05-04
Across
- The group that wanted to keep slavery
- A Democrat who ran for president in 1860
- The idea that each state should decide its own laws
- People who wanted to form a new country with slavery
- The war over slavery
- The group that fought to abolish slavery
- An enslaved man who sued for freedom but lost
- A Republican president who abolished slavery in 1862
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- People who did not want to expand or abolish slavery
- A network of safe houses to bring escaped slaves to the North
- Someone who fought in the war
- A Kentucky senator who came up with the Missouri Compromise
- A tax on imports
- The last name of the most known confederate general
14 Clues: A tax on imports • The war over slavery • Someone who fought in the war • The group that wanted to keep slavery • A Democrat who ran for president in 1860 • The group that fought to abolish slavery • An enslaved man who sued for freedom but lost • The idea that each state should decide its own laws • The last name of the most known confederate general • ...
Civil war crossword 2023-05-04
Across
- Increased sales of U.S. made products
- Movement of slaves across the Atlantic to be sold
- states that allowed slaves to be owned
- belief that political power comes from the people
- North’s economic dependent
- people who wanted to get rid of slavery
- Invention that separated the seeds from the cotton making the cotton industry boom
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- law designed to decide weather Missouri would be a free state or a slave state
- Book that explained the life of enslaved people
- In 1800s states that did not allow slavery
- All America was built off the backs of:
- 16th president of United States
- South’s economy was based off:
- Law’s/rules that keep people from discussing certain topics
14 Clues: North’s economic dependent • South’s economy was based off: • 16th president of United States • Increased sales of U.S. made products • states that allowed slaves to be owned • All America was built off the backs of: • people who wanted to get rid of slavery • In 1800s states that did not allow slavery • Book that explained the life of enslaved people • ...
Civil war puzzle 2023-05-05
Across
- clay lawyer in kentucky and member of Thomas Jefferson’s Republican Party
- states that did not allow slavery
- laws that forbid people from discussing or debating particular topics
- Douglas power United States senator who infused the nation debate about slavery
- violent confrontation in 1856 between proslavery and anti slavery
- northern and western states that fought against the confederacy
- sovereignty belief that the political power of nation or state comes from the consent of the people
- played an important role in the settlement of the west
- political theatre that some states rights advocates held in the late 1700s and early 1800s
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- state in which slaver was legal
- eaters group of southern proslavery extremist
- one of the two major political parties in the US
- Webster a lawyer and member of congress
- brown an abolitionist who believed that he needed to take extreme action to help slavery
14 Clues: state in which slaver was legal • states that did not allow slavery • Webster a lawyer and member of congress • eaters group of southern proslavery extremist • one of the two major political parties in the US • played an important role in the settlement of the west • northern and western states that fought against the confederacy • ...
Civil war crossword 2023-06-01
Across
- the union general
- the president of the Confederacy
- the Confederate general
- the union president
- south side of the country
- the last battle of the civil war
- also known as the battle of Pittsburgh
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- known for Picketts charge
- Brutal battle where the president spoke
- the man who killed the president
- the first battle of the war
- north side of the country
- the battle point that was fought at twice
- a feared Confederate general
14 Clues: the union general • the union president • the Confederate general • known for Picketts charge • north side of the country • south side of the country • the first battle of the war • a feared Confederate general • the man who killed the president • the president of the Confederacy • the last battle of the civil war • also known as the battle of Pittsburgh • ...
The Civil War 2025-03-27
Across
- When territories left the U.S.
- The election that triggered the war
- secret routes that led to freedom
- The law that made California a free state
- The crop that led to the expansion of slavery
- The Pro-Slavery region of the U.S.
- Being forced to work without pay
- Fighting to end slavery
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- A law that required northern states to return slaves back to their owners
- The war that ended slavery
- Sued for his freedom
- An attempt to justify slavery
- The Anti-Slavery region of the U.S.
- President of the United Stated during the Civil War
14 Clues: Sued for his freedom • Fighting to end slavery • The war that ended slavery • An attempt to justify slavery • When territories left the U.S. • Being forced to work without pay • secret routes that led to freedom • The Pro-Slavery region of the U.S. • The election that triggered the war • The Anti-Slavery region of the U.S. • The law that made California a free state • ...
Toward Civil War 2025-04-22
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- conflict between citizens of the same country
- subject of discussion
- firm and inflexible
- to officially leave an organization
- to find reasons to support
- a person who dies for a great cause
- a place to store weapons and military equipment
- person who is running away from legal authority
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- theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs
- armed pro-slavery supporter who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas
- withdrawal
- to refuse to accept
- to control
- interconnected system
14 Clues: withdrawal • to control • firm and inflexible • to refuse to accept • subject of discussion • interconnected system • to find reasons to support • to officially leave an organization • a person who dies for a great cause • conflict between citizens of the same country • a place to store weapons and military equipment • person who is running away from legal authority • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2025-05-08
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- The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip.
- Enroll or be enrolled in the armed services.
- Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
- The relationship between cause and effect.
- Declared that all persons held as slaves in the rebellious states were "thenceforward and forever free
- The action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
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- A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
- A sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal
- The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.
- Covered or protected with iron.
- The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
14 Clues: Covered or protected with iron. • The relationship between cause and effect. • Enroll or be enrolled in the armed services. • A sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal • A league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip. • ...
Civil War crossword 2025-04-29
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- – President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- – Union general who led the March to the Sea
- – Actor who assassinated Lincoln
- – Battle that was a turning point in Pennsylvania
- – Famous all-Black regiment
- – Law that abolished slavery
- – Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox
- – Speech honoring the fallen at Gettysburg
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- – Union plan to blockade and split the South
- – First major battle of the Civil War
- – Law granting citizenship to African Americans
- – Event where Lee surrendered to Grant
- – Radical Republican who led Reconstruction in Congress
- – Laws restricting African American rights in the South
14 Clues: – Famous all-Black regiment • – Law that abolished slavery • – Actor who assassinated Lincoln • – First major battle of the Civil War • – Event where Lee surrendered to Grant • – Speech honoring the fallen at Gettysburg • – Union plan to blockade and split the South • – Union general who led the March to the Sea • – Law granting citizenship to African Americans • ...
The Civil War 2024-12-03
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- to break away or leave
- victory here led to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
- a tax imposed on imported goods
- the state trying to join the US in Compromise of 1850
- group of people who wanted slavery outlawed
- the slave who sued the government trying to become free
- to declare something invalid
- the city given to Lincoln as a Christmas gift
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- the Union General in charge of the Atlanta Campaign
- Confederate war prison with horrible conditions
- the name given to the states trying to secede
- what was targeted during the Atlanta Campaign
- agricultural product that increased the need for slaves
- won the election of 1860
14 Clues: to break away or leave • won the election of 1860 • to declare something invalid • a tax imposed on imported goods • group of people who wanted slavery outlawed • the name given to the states trying to secede • what was targeted during the Atlanta Campaign • the city given to Lincoln as a Christmas gift • Confederate war prison with horrible conditions • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-16
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- Dredd_____beat Stanford was a large case leading to the Civil War.
- How many acres did Lincoln try to give former slaves after the Civil War?
- According to the 13th Amendment, what type of people are legally allowed to be taken hostage?
- What month did the final battle of the war (the Battle of Appomattox Court House) take place?
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- The_______Compromise was something that led to the Civil War.
- The Southern states fought against the ______ states in the war.
- The Battle of ________ was fought from July 1-3, 1863.
7 Clues: The Battle of ________ was fought from July 1-3, 1863. • The_______Compromise was something that led to the Civil War. • The Southern states fought against the ______ states in the war. • Dredd_____beat Stanford was a large case leading to the Civil War. • How many acres did Lincoln try to give former slaves after the Civil War? • ...
Cold War Crossword 2025-12-18
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- Ended the Korean War
- The fear of Communism in America during the Cold War
- An economic policy that is run by the people
- A failed invasion of Cuba
- The competition sparked by a nuclear detonation in 1949
- Located off the coast of Florida
- The president who fought in WW2
- An organization including Canada, America, Britain, France, etc.
- Created to rival NATO
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- Trying to keep communism from spreading
- Enacted by the leader after Stalin died
- The leader of the USSR during WW2
- The ______ Effect theorized by Truman
- A president who created a famous doctrine
- Cold was a threat of ______ war
- A senator who accused people of being communist
- The capital of Germany separated after WW2
- A satellite launched by the USSR
- A metaphor for communism said by Churchill
- A civil war that ended with an armistice
20 Clues: Ended the Korean War • Created to rival NATO • A failed invasion of Cuba • Cold was a threat of ______ war • The president who fought in WW2 • A satellite launched by the USSR • Located off the coast of Florida • The leader of the USSR during WW2 • The ______ Effect theorized by Truman • Trying to keep communism from spreading • Enacted by the leader after Stalin died • ...
History Puzzle 2021-02-25
Vocab 2 - American History - J. Davis 2025-02-11
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- A politician who's running for office in a region they do not live in.
- A battle remembered as the “single bloodiest day in American history,” due to it being the bloodiest battle in a single day.
- Party A political party focused on stopping the expansion of slavery into the west.
- Brown An abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry, with the goal of arming black people.
- Proclamation The act that ended slavery in the US
- Scott A slave who moved with his master from a slave state, to a free state, arguing that he should now be free. The supreme court ruled against him.
- Bureau A reconstruction bureau made to provide food, medical aid, and housing to freed slaves.
- The movement pushing for the end of slavery.
- Dix A woman who expanded the medical field by advocating for mentally ill and indigenous populations.
- Slave Act A strict set of rules saying that fugitive slaves mst be reported and returned to their masters.
- Amendment Allows all people to vote regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ect.
- of 1850 A compromise that made a line that made all states below it slave states and all states above it, except for Missouri.
- of 1877 A compromise that removed military from former confederate states, appointed one southern democrat to the president’s cabinet, allowed a transcontinental railroad to be built through Texas and the South, legislated the industrialization of the south, and gave southern states the right to legislate around black people, however they wanted.
- Codes Laws written to restrict the rights of the black community.
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- of Bull Run First major land battle of the civil war.
- Davis The first and last president of the Confederate States of America.
- The organization fighting to preserve slavery.
- Young US religious leader and politician who served as the first senator of Utah.
- Barton A self taught nurse who served in the civil war, treated wounded soldiers, and founded the Red Cross.
- Plan The Union’s plan to win the civil war; Surround, Restrict, and Seize the capital
- A group who wanted IMMEDIATE peace and settlement for the confederacy, AKA peace democrats.
- Tubman An escaped slave who helped other slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.
- Doctrine A document stating that a state can decide on whether or not to allow slavery based on popular sovereignty.
- Reconstruction Plan A plan to reunite the United States by dividing the south into five military districts.
- Lincoln The 26th president who signed to abolish slavery.
- The pre-civil war era.
- To add one territory into another.
- Douglas An escaped slave who promoted abolitionism, social reform, and civil rights for black people.
- of Domesticity The idea that a woman’s place is in the home, NOT in the workplace.
- Amendment A constitutional amendment that guarantees equal protection and due process.
30 Clues: The pre-civil war era. • To add one territory into another. • The movement pushing for the end of slavery. • The organization fighting to preserve slavery. • Proclamation The act that ended slavery in the US • of Bull Run First major land battle of the civil war. • Lincoln The 26th president who signed to abolish slavery. • ...
"Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe 2024-02-08
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- ball point pen
- things that benefit or bring happiness
- fiber from palm leaves used to make baskets
- author of Civil Peace
- a favor; "eggrasher"
- dishonest persuasion; bribery
- deep-fried balls of ground beans
- only scoundering for money; "good thieves"
- agreeable
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- too great to count or measure
- unexpected good fortune
- large glass with a wicker cover
- declared themselves independent in the civil war of Nigeria
- act of giving up
- to feel or express sorrow or sympathy
15 Clues: agreeable • ball point pen • act of giving up • a favor; "eggrasher" • author of Civil Peace • unexpected good fortune • too great to count or measure • dishonest persuasion; bribery • large glass with a wicker cover • deep-fried balls of ground beans • to feel or express sorrow or sympathy • things that benefit or bring happiness • only scoundering for money; "good thieves" • ...
Black History Month Edition 2024-02-14
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- February celebrates this
- Civil rights activist who was part of the Montgomery bus boycott
- First state to leave the Union (abbr.)
- How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship
- The Queen of Jazz
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- The war between the North and the South
- 8 time Olympic Gold Medalist in Track and Field events
- The state that Beyonce's new single refers to
- The Reverend Doctor born on Jan. 15th
- One of the most well known writers and civil rights activists of the Civil Rights Movement
- Name of the sports movie that Michael B. Jordan starred in
- The first president to recognize Black History Month (1976)
- Recently won a Grammy for her single, Snooze
13 Clues: The Queen of Jazz • February celebrates this • The Reverend Doctor born on Jan. 15th • First state to leave the Union (abbr.) • The war between the North and the South • Recently won a Grammy for her single, Snooze • The state that Beyonce's new single refers to • 8 time Olympic Gold Medalist in Track and Field events • ...
Chapter 23 crossword 2014-05-27
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- declared former to be citizens with full civil rights
- was arrested for refusing to obey a Jim Crow law
- made it illegal to prevent another person from bribery, force, or scare tactics
- abolished slavery
- these limited the rights freedmen, to help planters find workers to replace their slaves, and were used to keep freedmen at the bottom of the South's social order
- the rights that are guaranteed by the constitution to all people as citizens especially equal treatment under the law
- white southerners who supported the federal gov. after the civil war
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- wore hooded robes and beat tarred and feathered, and murdered blacks
- the president during the Reconstruction era
- African Americans who had been set free from slavery
- what blacks formed as communities that increased black literacy
- northerners who went south after the civil war
- line what democrats established between blacks and whites in public life
13 Clues: abolished slavery • the president during the Reconstruction era • northerners who went south after the civil war • was arrested for refusing to obey a Jim Crow law • African Americans who had been set free from slavery • declared former to be citizens with full civil rights • what blacks formed as communities that increased black literacy • ...
Chapter 23 Crossword 2014-05-27
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- was arrested for refusing to obey a Jim Crow law
- what blacks formed as communities that increased black literacy
- African Americans who had been set free from slavery
- the rights that are guaranteed by the constitution to all people as citizens especially equal treatment under the law
- former to be citizens with full civil rights
- line/ what democrats established between blacks and whites in public life
- wore hooded robes and beat tarred and feathered, and murdered blacks
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- these limited the rights freedmen, to help planters find workers to replace their slaves, and were used to keep freedmen at the bottom of the South's social order
- made it illegal to prevent another person from bribery, force, or scare tactics
- abolished slavery
- white southerners who supported the federal gov. after the civil war
- the president during the Reconstruction era
- northerners who went south after the civil war
13 Clues: abolished slavery • the president during the Reconstruction era • former to be citizens with full civil rights • northerners who went south after the civil war • was arrested for refusing to obey a Jim Crow law • African Americans who had been set free from slavery • what blacks formed as communities that increased black literacy • ...
russian rev. 2022-03-04
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- radical marxist revolutionaries
- govt. acting govt.
- local councils made up of workers
- party new name of bolsheviks party
- daughter of nicholas ll
- working class/farmers
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- war
- leader of bolsheviks
- kerensky head of russian govt.
- Russian advisor
- where did the russian rev. take place
- war what is ww1 called
- nicholas last emperor of russia
13 Clues: war • Russian advisor • govt. acting govt. • leader of bolsheviks • working class/farmers • war what is ww1 called • daughter of nicholas ll • kerensky head of russian govt. • radical marxist revolutionaries • nicholas last emperor of russia • local councils made up of workers • party new name of bolsheviks party • where did the russian rev. take place
Y8 Christmas Crossword Race! 2025-12-11
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- Last name of the man who executed Charles I
- The nickname for Parliament's soldiers in the English Civil War
- The _______ Right of Kings
- The Church which believes the Pope does not lead Christians
- The Queen of Scots who threatened Elizabeth's reign
- The battle which decided the English Civil War
- Saying a marriage was never legitimate in the first place
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- The most Protestant Tudor of all
- The political place which rose up against Charles
- The royal dynasty which followed the Tudors
- The passage of the bible about marrying your brother's wife
- Guy Fawkes's religion
12 Clues: Guy Fawkes's religion • The _______ Right of Kings • The most Protestant Tudor of all • Last name of the man who executed Charles I • The royal dynasty which followed the Tudors • The battle which decided the English Civil War • The political place which rose up against Charles • The Queen of Scots who threatened Elizabeth's reign • ...
Civil War/Westward Expansion 2025-11-17
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- Policy that gave 50 acres of land out west to settlers for free
- chief editor of the abolitionist paper, The Liberator
- Gave black men the right to vote
- Drew a line dividing free and enslaved states in the West
- When the Union placed the military in the South to oversee Reconstruction
- When cotton plantations controlled American society and economics
- Battle that was the turning point of the war
- disputed military basis that leads to the first conflict of the Civil War
- Leader of the Underground Railroad
- Made slavery illegal for the entire United States
- leading general of the Confederacy
- Policy to limit immigration from a particular country
- Gave new states the right to determine their own slavery laws
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- Activist movement that became the women's rights movement
- when Southern states left the Union following the Election of 1860
- End of the Civil War
- religious abolitionist leading the Raid on Harpers Ferry and Bleeding Kansas
- Leading Union general
- Loyalty to a region than the country as a whole
- Invention that led to an increase in slavery
- Suffragist who supported racial and gender equality
- freed enslaved people in the South
- group of people who stepped up while men were at war
- President of the Confederacy
- Provided citizenship to former enslaved people
- Gave America the southwest territory
- former enslaved man who was a prominent abolitionist
27 Clues: End of the Civil War • Leading Union general • President of the Confederacy • Gave black men the right to vote • Leader of the Underground Railroad • freed enslaved people in the South • leading general of the Confederacy • Gave America the southwest territory • Invention that led to an increase in slavery • Battle that was the turning point of the war • ...
African crosswords Jaleese Davis 2024-05-17
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- UNITAF
- LRA
- First Africa war
- PDRE
- NRA
- EPLF
- Death of hundreds of thousands due to famine from 1977 to 1978.
- Political, economic and ethnic conflict due to feelings of being unable to coexist
- UNLA
- 1985 fundraiser in response to widespread famine
- Authoritarian and corrupt leader who led to the rise of 1991 solomi civil war
- Ethiopian Red Terror
- Killed 500,000 to 800,000 people
- Extremist group
- Helped civilians affected by conflict
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- War started by Eritrean Separatists to gain freedom
- non-governmental organization
- War originated by Said Barre
- The rise of Marxist Leninist military dictatorship
- Kenyan troops in Somalia to fight al-shabaab
- TPLF
- Imposed by Nigerian government, caused 3 million to die of starvation
- War that started due to feeling threatened by the Somali invasion
- Ruler of Uganda as a military dictator, one of the most brutal dictators in the world.
- the banning of western culture using violence
- diamonds, Diamonds minded in war zone and sold to fun conflict.
26 Clues: LRA • NRA • PDRE • EPLF • TPLF • UNLA • UNITAF • Extremist group • First Africa war • Ethiopian Red Terror • War originated by Said Barre • non-governmental organization • Killed 500,000 to 800,000 people • Helped civilians affected by conflict • Kenyan troops in Somalia to fight al-shabaab • the banning of western culture using violence • 1985 fundraiser in response to widespread famine • ...
Civil war causes 2014-10-30
14 Clues: Cruel acts • To bring back • A larger part • To act against • To effect actions • A deed or agreement • Large farm or estate • An annual publication • Talking about a colony • Person skilled in a craft • To bear without resistance • A settlement of differences • Legal prohibition of slavery • Rightful status independence
