civil war Crossword Puzzles
Civil War and Reconstruction 2023-02-08
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- the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions, liberation.
- a farmer who, in an exchange for labor, is provided with seed, tools, living quarters and food and receives a share of the profits from the sale of crops.
- Something that is required.
- A formerly enslaved person, now free.
- voters hold sovereign power through elected representation.
- constitutional principle that recognizes people and fundamental rights.
- to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to.
- The effort after the Civil war, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union.
- A white southerner who supported Reconstruction
- rule by the people.
- Military government, involving suspension of ordinary law
- A temporary government.
- a local law or piece of legislation.
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- Constitutional laws that prohibits slavery.
- A Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction.
- Constitutional law that guarantees African Americans the right to vote.
- The official release from punishment of a crime.
- free from outside control, self-governing.
- A secret organization of white men formed after the Civil War that used terror and violence against African Americans.
- the forced enrollment of people into military service.
- of central importance.
- a person who supported the Union cause during the war.
- Means to cancel
- a focus on the interests of one’s region
- the system by which goods and services are produced, sold and bought in a country or region.
- A Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction Government.
- a member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals.
- constitutional law that guarantees citizenship and equal protection under the law to people who have been enslaved.
- the position that the federal government should not interfere with the state’s exercising their constitutional powers.
- Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern Governments after the Civil War.
- using Naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports.
31 Clues: Means to cancel • rule by the people. • of central importance. • A temporary government. • Something that is required. • a local law or piece of legislation. • A formerly enslaved person, now free. • a focus on the interests of one’s region • free from outside control, self-governing. • Constitutional laws that prohibits slavery. • to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to. • ...
The west 2024-01-11
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- hunkpapa Lakota Leader who led his people during years or resistance against u.s government
- several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land
- a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century.
- A leader of the wal lam kain band of nez perce
- a 1,911-mile continuous railroad line built between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network
- Animals important to natives, used for food, clothing and more
- a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
- an agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people
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- the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from its founding in 1879 through 1918
- a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars
- Rush took place in Dakota Territory in the United States. It began in 1874
- A ceremony incorporated in numerous native american belief system
- an American military officer who founded and was longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian Industrial School
- treaty between the United States, and nine tribes and bands of Indians, occupying the lands lying around the head of Puget Sound, Washington
- Act of 1887 regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States
- a military leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people
- A battle between Lakota sioux, northern cheyenne, arapaho tribes against the 7th calvary regiment of the united states army.
- a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads
- the deadliest mass shooting in American history, involving nearly three hundred Lakota people shot and killed by soldiers
- North American Indian tribe of equestrian nomads whose 18th- and 19th-century territory comprised the southern Great Plains
20 Clues: A leader of the wal lam kain band of nez perce • a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century. • Animals important to natives, used for food, clothing and more • A ceremony incorporated in numerous native american belief system • Rush took place in Dakota Territory in the United States. It began in 1874 • ...
Bundle 4 Review 2025-02-13
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- The Battle of Galveston was important because it ended what Union effort?
- The U.S. acquired the southwest section of the country in the treaty of Guadalupe-_________
- European settlers from which country clashed with other Texans over the issue of slavery?
- The Thirteenth Amendment did what to slavery?
- This Bureau tried to help freed slaves become part of society, including establishing schools for African American children
- Ranching, sharecropping, tenant farming and railroad construction came to dominate the state's economy during what period?
- 1876 is important because it was when Texas adopted the current state ______
- When Texas was annexed to the U.S., leading to the ceremony with Anson Jones lowering one flag and raising another, what did Texas gain?
- Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt as an effect of which system?
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- Major General John B. Magruder ended the naval blockade on the Texas coast during which battle?
- General Gordon Granger's proclamation at Galveston on June 19, 1865 freed people in what situation?
- Name a fourth reason Texas became involved in the Civil War: States' rights, tariffs, slavery, and ____?
- The national debate over this subject was a big part of the delay in Texas becoming a state.
- A war between the U.S. and this country was caused by disputes over the Texas border and Manifest Destiny.
- What act allowed two states to choose if they were going to have slavery, adding more tension in the leadup to the Civil War?
- In the compromise of 1850, Texas gave land to the U.S. in exchange for paying this off
- Which amendment gave freed slaves U.S. citizenship?
- The last battle of the Civil War (two words)
- The Fifteenth Amendment gave all Freedmen the right to do what?
- Sam Houston opposed secession because he felt that the Union and U.S. Constitution were worth _____
20 Clues: The last battle of the Civil War (two words) • The Thirteenth Amendment did what to slavery? • Which amendment gave freed slaves U.S. citizenship? • The Fifteenth Amendment gave all Freedmen the right to do what? • The Battle of Galveston was important because it ended what Union effort? • ...
Reconstruction 2024-10-04
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- the period after the civil war
- Thaddeus Steven was a
- Ulysses S. Grant was a
- helped freed newly slaves
- considered slavery in disguise
- the secretary of war
- sold for money
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- to remove from office
- assassinated president lincoln
- radical
- editor of the Atlanta Constitution
- Lincoln offered this to white southerners
- hanging
- southerners who supported republicans were called
14 Clues: radical • hanging • sold for money • the secretary of war • to remove from office • Thaddeus Steven was a • Ulysses S. Grant was a • helped freed newly slaves • the period after the civil war • assassinated president lincoln • considered slavery in disguise • editor of the Atlanta Constitution • Lincoln offered this to white southerners • ...
The Civil War 2014-12-06
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- Top general of the Union forces
- Confederate general captured at battle of Appomatoxd
- First major win for Confederates
- Black soldiers who served in Union
- Confederate general killed by his own soldiers
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- Marked turning point of war for Union
- President of the Union during the Civil War
- President of the Confederates during Civil War
8 Clues: Top general of the Union forces • First major win for Confederates • Black soldiers who served in Union • Marked turning point of war for Union • President of the Union during the Civil War • President of the Confederates during Civil War • Confederate general killed by his own soldiers • Confederate general captured at battle of Appomatoxd
Civil War -JUANISHA ROSE SANTOS ORDOT 2017-02-14
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- first built in the wake of the War of 1812
- was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War
- an eastern U.S. state in the tree-covered Appalachian Mountains
- more formally known as the Savannah Campaign
- an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
- President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
- also known as the battle of sharpsburg
- fought on the morning of April 9, 1865
- typical an into the armed forces
- the action of leading a group of people or an organization
- a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine
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- a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
- the name applied to an outline strategy for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
- was the 18th President of the United States
- an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States
- a political or religious organization
- an American politician who was a Democratic
- was fought July 1–3, 1863
- officially the Confederate States of America
19 Clues: was fought July 1–3, 1863 • typical an into the armed forces • a political or religious organization • also known as the battle of sharpsburg • fought on the morning of April 9, 1865 • first built in the wake of the War of 1812 • was the 18th President of the United States • an American politician who was a Democratic • more formally known as the Savannah Campaign • ...
The Civil War 2015-06-04
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- wedged between north and south
- organized the cololection of medicine and supplies fir delivery to the battlefeilds
- or escaped slaves
- idea that great Brittan would support the confederacy
- destroyed civilian and economic resources
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- a federal outpost in carleston south carolina that was attacked by confederate troops beginning civil war
- developed a 2 part strategy
- or ships heavily amored with iron
- where lee surendered to grant ending civil war
- wrote in order to free the confederate slaves
- midwesterners that symathized with the south
11 Clues: or escaped slaves • developed a 2 part strategy • wedged between north and south • or ships heavily amored with iron • destroyed civilian and economic resources • midwesterners that symathized with the south • wrote in order to free the confederate slaves • where lee surendered to grant ending civil war • idea that great Brittan would support the confederacy • ...
Conflict and Absolutism in Europe 2023-12-12
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- one who does not conform to established doctrine
- a fleet of warships
- a rapid increase in prices
- the title used by Russian emperors
- a Russian noble
- supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War
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- system in which a ruler holds total power
- sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship
- right the belief that the king gets his power from God
- supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War
- rights with which all humans are born
11 Clues: a Russian noble • a fleet of warships • a rapid increase in prices • the title used by Russian emperors • rights with which all humans are born • system in which a ruler holds total power • sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship • one who does not conform to established doctrine • supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War • ...
Unit #4 Review Crossword 2023-12-22
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- 16th president who was called the "Great Emancipator"
- The state that had violence called "Bleeding _________" over voting over slavery
- Railroad way to escape slavery secretly
- Large farm worked by slaves usually with cotton or tobacco
- Northern army during Civil War
- Word for a slave escaping against the law
- Amendment that freed slaves
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- Southern army during Civil War
- Last name of the map who assassinated Lincoln
- Place where Lincoln gave a famous speech after a battle
- Freed slaves got this right through the 15th amendment
11 Clues: Amendment that freed slaves • Southern army during Civil War • Northern army during Civil War • Railroad way to escape slavery secretly • Word for a slave escaping against the law • Last name of the map who assassinated Lincoln • 16th president who was called the "Great Emancipator" • Freed slaves got this right through the 15th amendment • ...
Slavery Crossword Puzzle By Natalya Jones 2017-12-14
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- codes any of several laws that regulated slavery
- something that would of happened if a slave was caught running away or doing something other then their job
- an enslaved African-American woman in pre-Civil War America who was notorious – or celebrated – for killing her own daughter rather than allowing the child to be returned to slavery.
- an act or instance of discriminating or of making a distinction.
- to make someone who sold slaves
- an estate on which crops such as coffe sugar and tobacco are cultivated by a resident to labor
- was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
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- the system of owning people as slaves
- a person harmed injured or killed as result of a crime accident or other event or action
- Trail a network of houses and other places that abolitionist used to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states or in Canada before the Civil War
- a was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War.
- the opposite of slavery
- work especially hard physical work
13 Clues: the opposite of slavery • to make someone who sold slaves • work especially hard physical work • the system of owning people as slaves • codes any of several laws that regulated slavery • an act or instance of discriminating or of making a distinction. • was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. • ...
The Reconstruction Crossword 2024-04-11
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- a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the Sout
- to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
- an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States
- a faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854
- a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction
- the first African American senator
- this prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote
- a period in United States history following the American Civil War
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- a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction
- this granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States,"
- sometimes called the Black Laws, were laws which governed the conduct of African Americans
- this bill created a framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
13 Clues: the first African American senator • to charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • a period in United States history following the American Civil War • an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States • a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction • ...
49 - Dear Robert 2020-11-26
US History Midterm 2025-12-12
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- Belief that assimilating immigrants into US Society would make them more loyal citizens
- Expansion of cities and or an increase in the number of people living in them
- The process of bringing together people of different races, religions, social classes
- ______ Republicans- Group of Republican Leaders dedicated to imposing harsh conditions on the states that had seceded from the Union
- ______ Exclusion Act- 1882 Law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers
- Public lands reserved for Native American and required to live by FED law
- _____-range system- Method of ranching in which the rancher allowed his or her livestock to roam and graze over a vast area of grassland
- ______ ______ Massacre- Colorado militia attacked a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, come of home were under US Army protection
- Laws that restricted African Americans rights and opportunities (TWO WORDS)
- Negative term for a southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War
- _________ Amendment- Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing voting rights to all makes regardless of race
- Land designated by the FED for building schools and other public utilities (TWO WORDS)
- Era post US Civil War in which FED GOV controlled the state that has seceded from the Union
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- ______ system- Practice of the political party in power giving jobs to its supporters rather than those with merit or qualifications
- Physical separation of into different groups based on race, religious, gender
- _________ Amendment- Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing full citizenship and rights to every person born in the US, protected by due process and guarantee equal protection of the law.
- ________ railroad- Rail link between the Eastern and Western US
- A negative term for Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
- ______ Bureau- FED agency created to provide aid for emancipated slaves
- ____-_____ Bill- Law that required a majority of prewar voters in Confederate states to swear loyalty to the Union before restoration could begin. (TWO WORDS)
- African Americans who migrated form South to the East after the Civil War
- _______ Act- 1862 gave 160 ACRES of land to persons willing to live and cultivate it over 5 years
- Multi-story Housing buildings divided into apartments to house as many people as possible, no running water, no sewage
23 Clues: ________ railroad- Rail link between the Eastern and Western US • ______ Bureau- FED agency created to provide aid for emancipated slaves • African Americans who migrated form South to the East after the Civil War • Public lands reserved for Native American and required to live by FED law • ...
Unit 6 Puzzle 2026-01-07
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- Law that broke the South into 5 military districts run by various generals.
- When a President grants forgiveness to someone for crimes committed.
- Cartoon character--used in Southern newspapers and comic strips to make fun of and demean African Americans.
- Name given to state laws in the South that were meant to restrict the rights of the freed slaves in their states.
- Lincoln support ____________ in regards to the Confederacy and preferred to make it easy for them to earn forgiveness.
- Northerners that traveled South to help freed slaves transition to freedom--despised by the majority of the white population.
- White supremacist organization founded during Reconstruction that was meant to hurt, kill and intimidate anyone supporting African American equality.
- Republican candidate who became president as part of the compromise
- Which President was impeached due to his immense unpopularity?
- Political party that agreed to the Compromise of 1877 to gain the presidency
- _____________ Republicans were members of the party that supported total freedom and equality for freed slaves.
- The Democrat that lost the 1876 Presidential election.
- White southerners that helped freed slaves transition to freedom--seen as traitors in the South.
- Which Amendment to the Constitution granted equal protection under the law for freed slaves?
- Which Union general won the 1868 Presidential election?
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- What was the name of the bill Congress tried to pass but got vetoed by Lincoln--it would have made it harder for a state to earn forgiveness and reenter the US.
- Informal agreement that settled the 1876 election
- Political Party that agreed to give up the Presidency in 1877 in return for removal of soldiers in the South, thus ending Reconstruction.
- What state did Andrew Johnson come from?
- The 15th Amendment gave black men the right to...
- The rebuilding of American after the Civil War.
- There were 4 ___________ freed slaves in the US after the Civil War.
- Which President pardoned thousands of Confederate soldiers, officers and politicians for their crimes committed during the Civil War?
- Government agency created to help freed slaves transition to freedom
- What President pushed forth the Ten Percent Plan for Reconstruction?
- Lincoln believed that the ___________ should determine what rights freed slaves should have after the Civil War.
- What party was US Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes members of?
27 Clues: What state did Andrew Johnson come from? • The rebuilding of American after the Civil War. • Informal agreement that settled the 1876 election • The 15th Amendment gave black men the right to... • The Democrat that lost the 1876 Presidential election. • Which Union general won the 1868 Presidential election? • ...
A Century of Liberty and Science 2026-04-09
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- The collective name for the primary leaders of the Latin American wars of independence
- The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union which triggered the Civil War
- A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor
- The iconic conical tent used by the nomadic tribes of the Great Plains
- The short lived state created by Simon Bolivar in northern South America
- The deadly waterborne disease that led to major reforms in urban plumbing
- The public health systems for clean water and waste that revolutionized city living
- The influential group of social reformers and friends led by Wilberforce
- One of the Five Civilized Tribes forced to move during the Trail of Tears
- The invention that allowed news of the Civil War to travel almost instantly
- The scientific breakthrough proving that microorganisms cause many diseases
- The 1863 battle and speech that served as a turning point in the American Civil War
- A multi occupancy building in a poor urban area often lacking basic facilities
- The alliance of eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States
- The Liberator who led the independence movements in Venezuela Colombia and Peru
- The Italian patriot who led the Redshirts to unify Southern Italy
- The Scottish missionary and explorer who sought the source of the Nile in Africa
- The Argentine general who helped liberate Chile and Peru from Spanish rule
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- The 19th century movement for Italian unification and independence
- The era after the Civil War focused on reintegrating the South into the Union
- An area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the US government
- The animal central to Plains Indian culture that was nearly hunted to extinction
- The Iron Chancellor who unified the German states through blood and iron
- The lifelong political goal of William Wilberforce to end the slave trade
- The journalist who famously found Dr Livingstone in the heart of Africa
- The 1863 proclamation by Lincoln that declared slaves in rebel states to be free
- The 19th century belief that the United States was ordained to expand across the continent
- The substance popularized by Joseph Lister to prevent infection during surgery
- The French scientist who developed vaccines and the process to make milk safe
- The medical treatment that provides immunity against infectious diseases
30 Clues: The Italian patriot who led the Redshirts to unify Southern Italy • The 19th century movement for Italian unification and independence • The iconic conical tent used by the nomadic tribes of the Great Plains • The journalist who famously found Dr Livingstone in the heart of Africa • The Iron Chancellor who unified the German states through blood and iron • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2022-01-14
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- A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
- The southern states during the civil war that supported slavery
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- declared that all enslaved people in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union shall be free
- an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States
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- An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent good or people from entering or leaving
- Period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
- The practice or system of owning slaves
- A system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- The northern states during the civil war that opposed slavery
- The Calvary were forces that fought principally on horseback, also armed with carbines, pistols, and sabers
- The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
13 Clues: The practice or system of owning slaves • Period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • The northern states during the civil war that opposed slavery • The southern states during the civil war that supported slavery • an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2022-01-14
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- A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
- The southern states during the civil war that supported slavery
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- declared that all enslaved people in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union shall be free
- an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States
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- An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent good or people from entering or leaving
- Period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
- The practice or system of owning slaves
- A system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- The northern states during the civil war that opposed slavery
- The Calvary were forces that fought principally on horseback, also armed with carbines, pistols, and sabers
- The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
13 Clues: The practice or system of owning slaves • Period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • The northern states during the civil war that opposed slavery • The southern states during the civil war that supported slavery • an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States • ...
Reconstruction Era 2024-01-04
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- an outsider pretending to be an insider (ex: northerners moving south to profit from civil war).
- a violent domestic terrorist group consisting of farmer confederates who targets minorities.
- 16th president created the reconstruction plan to readmit all southern states who agreed to 13th amendment and 10% pledged allegiance to the U.S.
- a tenant former working rented land and gives part of his crops as payment for the land (mostly blacks).
- African American former slave who was elected in Georgia's State Senate during reconstruction but was expelled/kicked out in 1865.
- abolished slavery
- created to help African Americans adjust to freedom from slavery (provide food, shelter, and public schools).
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- extreme republicans who wanted harsher punishment for the south and their role in the civil war.
- a person who farms on rented land (both blacks and poor whites).
- time period after civil war (1865-1872) with major changes in Georgia.
- gave all men the right to vote
- white southerners who supported northern republicans and the end of slavery.
- grant citizenship to all persons born in U.S.
13 Clues: abolished slavery • gave all men the right to vote • grant citizenship to all persons born in U.S. • a person who farms on rented land (both blacks and poor whites). • time period after civil war (1865-1872) with major changes in Georgia. • white southerners who supported northern republicans and the end of slavery. • ...
Chapter 12 by Owen Grames-Edwards 2024-04-11
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- an agency created by the government that helped and protected newly freed African Americans fin jobs, homes, education,and a better life.
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. including former slaves.
- to charge a public official with wrongdoing.
- an uncomplimentary nickname for a northerner who went to the South after the Civil War.
- an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States.
- a person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop.
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- protects the rights of the American to vote in elections to elect their leaders.
- a white southerner who supported the Republicans.
- the period after the American Civil War, during which determining the legal status of African Americans.
- the nation's first African American senator.
- a political faction of American politicians within the Republican Party.
- a set of laws passed by Georgia,and most southern states, after the Civil War to restrict the rights of the freedmen.
- the Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan.
13 Clues: the nation's first African American senator. • to charge a public official with wrongdoing. • a white southerner who supported the Republicans. • the Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan. • a political faction of American politicians within the Republican Party. • an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States. • ...
KOREAN WAR PUZZLE 2024-04-19
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- Country that had a civil War
- An international peace-keeping organization established after World War II
- Reason for firing MacArthur
- North Korea army Abbreviation
- Nationalist's revolutionary leader
- Part of the Allies
- US general commander
- Free market, equal classes
- US house minority leader
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- Country that controlled the Korean border
- Korean President
- Intense tension between U.S(capitalism) and USSR(communism)
- A numbered amount of boats that protected Taiwan
- Signed pact between 2 or more countries that agree peaceful terms
- Part of the Axis
- US President during the Korean War
- Line that divides North and South Korea
- Person who is very supportive of their own nation
- Military use, Active battles
- Communist's revolutionary leader
20 Clues: Korean President • Part of the Axis • Part of the Allies • US general commander • US house minority leader • Free market, equal classes • Reason for firing MacArthur • Country that had a civil War • Military use, Active battles • North Korea army Abbreviation • Communist's revolutionary leader • US President during the Korean War • Nationalist's revolutionary leader • ...
Citizenship Exam Review #3 2025-05-13
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- everyone must follow the law
- was the oldest member at the Continental Congress
- makes laws
- an american indian tribe in Louisiana
- territory purchased from France in 1803
- the writer of the Declaration of Independence
- who was the first president of the US?
- the month the president is elected
- ____ war was the war between the North and the South in the 1800s
- the statue of liberty is located here
- president during World War I
- _______ court is the highest court in the US
- a change to the Constitution
- each star on the flag represents a __________
- this day is celebrated on July 4th
- a general in WW2 who later became President
- the supreme law of the land
- Commander in Chief of the military
- What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- this branch decides if a law goes against the Constitution
- high______ is a reason the colonist fought the British
- person in charge of the executive branch
- one of the authors of the federalist papers who wrote much of the Constitution
- one reason the civil war was fought
- ___ Americans were here before the Europeans Arrived
- the first 10 amendments
- this important document was written in 1787
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- ocean on the east coast
- Baton Rouge is the capital of ?
- susan b ________ fought for women's rights
- the constitution was written at this event
- this was adopted on July 4th, 1776
- _______ 15th is the deadline for filling federal income tax forms
- one of the two longest rivers in the United States
- the name of our national anthem
- to defend the constitution is a promise made when becoming a ________
- ocean on the west coast
- called for the freeing of slaves in confederate states
- president during the Civil War
- the economic system in the US
- all men must register for the selective service (draft) at this age
- the number of amendments (changes) to the Constitution
- If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President: the _______ of the house
- the first three words of the Constitution
- this was the main concern to stop from spreading during the Cold War
- serving on a jury is a duty that applies only to US __________
- the 13 stripes represent the original 13 _________
- this war was fought in the 1800s when the US acquired Guam as a territory
48 Clues: makes laws • ocean on the east coast • ocean on the west coast • the first 10 amendments • the supreme law of the land • everyone must follow the law • president during World War I • a change to the Constitution • the economic system in the US • president during the Civil War • Baton Rouge is the capital of ? • the name of our national anthem • this was adopted on July 4th, 1776 • ...
Chapter 16 vocab 2021-01-21
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- Steamboats lined with cotton bales and converted into gunboats during the Civil War.
- Tactic used by Southern leaders to secure foreign support by withholding cotton shipments to other nations until they offered aid.
- Units of around 1’000 solders usually from the same hometown or county.
- Formally withdraw.
- Ships used during the Civil War that were heavily armored with iron plates.
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- The state’s power is greater than federal power.
- Requirement of military service.
- Supremacy- having supreme power or authority.
- War between factions or opposing groups within the same country.
- Rule by military authority.
10 Clues: Formally withdraw. • Rule by military authority. • Requirement of military service. • Supremacy- having supreme power or authority. • The state’s power is greater than federal power. • War between factions or opposing groups within the same country. • Units of around 1’000 solders usually from the same hometown or county. • ...
Reconstruction 2023-12-15
Across
- separating people based on race
- the process of removing the President
- the thirteenth (13) amendment ended this
- Northerners who wanted to punish the south called _______ republicans
- the last name of man who was president after Lincoln was killed.
- another word for work
- President during the civil war
- a racist white supremacist group that terrorized blacks in the south
- a change or addition to the constitution
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- the period of rebuilding after the civil war
- hatred for a group of people based on race
- the first name of famous abolitionist _________ Douglass
- money you had to pay in order to vote if you were black
- a place where you go if you commit a crime
14 Clues: another word for work • President during the civil war • separating people based on race • the process of removing the President • the thirteenth (13) amendment ended this • a change or addition to the constitution • hatred for a group of people based on race • a place where you go if you commit a crime • the period of rebuilding after the civil war • ...
US History Review 2025-05-14
Across
- A tax placed on imported goods to generate revenue
- To change or to improve something
- Government where people get to vote for their leaders, representatives, and laws
- A population shift from rural to urban places
- A total ban of the sale and manufacturing of alcohol
- The period before the Civil War
- The right to vote
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- To take back or undo
- Separation of people based on racial differences
- Northern states that remained loyal to the federal gov. during Civil War
- A group of journalists who exposed corporate and political corruption
- Cruel or unjust use of power or authority
- Betraying your country
- Military strategy to block the enemies trade
14 Clues: The right to vote • To take back or undo • Betraying your country • The period before the Civil War • To change or to improve something • Cruel or unjust use of power or authority • Military strategy to block the enemies trade • A population shift from rural to urban places • Separation of people based on racial differences • ...
Chapter 9 Crossword 2025-01-08
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- Confederate lawyer and diplomat
- Reward for a kill.
- Great Britain nearly goes to war with America
- Arrested overseas during the Trent Affair
- Plan by the Union to blockade Southern coasts
- Worthy amount
- Slang term for money
- Confederate General that was promoted to commander later on
- Opposed war and wanted peace
- Gradually reduced strength
- Mandatory military service for America
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- Used for escaping naval blockade
- Put in place
- Defeated many high level Union forces
- Bottom of his class at West Point
- The flag officer of the Union Navy
- Officially abolished slavery
- Protects against false imprisonment
- Come together
- Led the Union army to victory of the Civil War
- Important and imminent
21 Clues: Put in place • Worthy amount • Come together • Reward for a kill. • Slang term for money • Important and imminent • Gradually reduced strength • Officially abolished slavery • Opposed war and wanted peace • Confederate lawyer and diplomat • Used for escaping naval blockade • Bottom of his class at West Point • The flag officer of the Union Navy • Protects against false imprisonment • ...
Civil war and Reconstruction 2022-12-07
8 Clues: The union represents the • Who surrendered at Vicksburg • 1 reason the civil war started • The confederates represented the • Bloodiest battle of the civil war • issued the emancipation proclamation • Where did the union become victorious • the Emancipation proclamation proposed day
Civil War + Reconstruction Era 2025-02-07
Across
- Act that requires Senate approval for the removal of Cabinet members
- Winner of the 1868 Presidential Election
- Only group that had no allies and no power following the Civil War into Reconstruction
- Lincoln's Vice President
- Only Republican Senator to vote to not impeach Johnson
- Southerners who befriended Northerners in the South, betraying their own
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- Party that had almost total control over the government after the Civil War
- Northerners who came down to take political offices of the South
- Secretary of War illegally fired by Johnson
- New bureau that was vetoed by Johnson
10 Clues: Lincoln's Vice President • New bureau that was vetoed by Johnson • Winner of the 1868 Presidential Election • Secretary of War illegally fired by Johnson • Only Republican Senator to vote to not impeach Johnson • Northerners who came down to take political offices of the South • Act that requires Senate approval for the removal of Cabinet members • ...
Kentucky History Chapter 9 The Civil War in a Border State 2025-02-09
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- She first disguised herself as a man to enlist in Bragg's army; after being captured and released she rejoined the Confederate army as a woman
- Took over as speaker of the Kentucky Senate and then as governor when Berea Magoffin resigned
- This plummeted due to the dismantling of slavery after the war causing a sharp increase in the cost of goods such as hemp, barley, and tobacco
- Slaves from the seceded states
- Resulted in the most deaths of any Civil War battle in the state and the South's final major attempt to take control of Kentucky
- The only capital of a loyal state captured by Confederates during the war
- This man offered an alternative to Confederate Kentuckians' revisionist history stating, "First we had the cartridge box, now we want the ballot box, and soon we will get the jury box."
- Kentucky's best known Union military unit
- African Americans in Kentucky had uncommon levels of this
- Percent of the total US Colored Troops black Kentuckians provided (by March of 1865)
- Former second lady of the United States and founder of Lexington's Ladies Memorial and Monument Association
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- An organization dedicated to gathering and publishing the archives of the Confederacy in order to justify its war record
- The name for John Hunt Morgan's elite company
- Served as a Confederate; scouting and raiding were his trademark
- During the 1863 __________ election, disloyal citizens were forbidden from voting keeping an estimated one-third of potential voters from the polls.
- Bride in "the wedding of the war"
- Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation only applied to states in ___________
- These were required of teachers, ministers, jurors, and public officials early in the war after the general assembly passed a number of laws restricting Confederate sympathizers
- The best known of Kentucky's Confederate units during the Civil War
- Union general who ordered the deaths of four guerrilla prisoners for each Union man killed by guerrilla activity
20 Clues: Slaves from the seceded states • Bride in "the wedding of the war" • Kentucky's best known Union military unit • The name for John Hunt Morgan's elite company • African Americans in Kentucky had uncommon levels of this • Served as a Confederate; scouting and raiding were his trademark • The best known of Kentucky's Confederate units during the Civil War • ...
Presidents of the United States 2025-10-27
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- the last Whig president
- the first president of the U.S.
- created the affordable healthcare act
- the second to serve two nonconsecutive terms
- admitted Texas into the Union
- second president to be impeached
- second president to be assassinated
- the last vice president to be elected president
- second president to die in office
- the first president to be impeached
- the only to serve more than two terms
- president during the War of 1812
- big promoter of human rights
- president at the start of the Great Depression
- ended the Cold War without firing a shot
- president during the Persian Gulf War
- president during World War I
- started construction of the U.S. highway system
- first to serve nonconsecutive terms
- established civil service reform
- acquired the Mexican Cession after war with Mexico
- the first president born in the 1800s
- the only president not to marry
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- the grandson of a former president
- negotiated the purchase of Florida from Spain
- famous for his daily naps and pets
- the first president to die in office
- authorized the use of the atomic bomb
- president during the U.S. first major depression
- served in Congress after his presidency
- responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
- first to throw out a first pitch of MLB season
- created the Great Society program
- built the Panama Canal
- the last to be assassinated
- surrounded himself by his Ohio Gang
- president who ended Reconstruction
- the only president to resign from office
- president during the Sept 11 attacks
- president during the American Civil War
- president during the Spanish-American War
- forced Native Americans to relocate to Oklahoma
- the first president to live in the White House
- honored on the $50 dollar bill
- the man to become president not elected nor true vp
45 Clues: built the Panama Canal • the last Whig president • the last to be assassinated • big promoter of human rights • president during World War I • admitted Texas into the Union • honored on the $50 dollar bill • the first president of the U.S. • the only president not to marry • second president to be impeached • president during the War of 1812 • established civil service reform • ...
Chapter 25, The United States in World War II, 1941-1945 2021-05-17
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- a modern city on Japan’s Honshu Island, was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World War II
- a research and development undertaking during World War II, produced the first nuclear weapons
- was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
- day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945
- landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944
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- American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States
- the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand
- an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army
- an American labor unionist, civil rights activist, and socialist politician
- an African-American civil rights organization in the United States that played a pivotal role for African Americans in the civil rights movement
10 Clues: an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army • an American labor unionist, civil rights activist, and socialist politician • landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 • was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans • ...
Milestones Review Units 9-11 2025-04-21
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- Global conflict from 1939 to 1945; U.S. joined after the attack on Pearl Harbor
- Atlanta mayor who promoted aviation and worked with civil rights leaders
- Long-serving Georgia senator who supported military preparedness
- Cargo ships built during World War II; 187 made in Georgia
- Another name for the Independent Democrats
- Site of Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II
- Progressive Georgia governor who lowered the voting age and ended the poll tax
- Series of events showcasing Atlanta’s growth and attracting Northern investment
- Managing editor of the Atlanta Journal who promoted the New South
- Founder of the Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Ports in Georgia where Liberty Ships were constructed during World War II
- Group that investigated school integration and recommended gradual desegregation
- Supreme Court case that legalized segregation through "separate but equal"
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- Civil rights leader who fought for immediate social and political equality
- Three Governors Controversy resulting from Eugene Talmadge's death after winning election
- Leader who believed African-Americans should gain education and economic skills before pushing for civil rights
- Georgia native who served as President, governor, and won the Nobel Peace Prize
- State laws that denied African-Americans citizenship rights and enforced segregation
- Act by Tom Watson providing free mail delivery to rural areas
- Georgia politician known for rural free delivery and shifting from progressive to segregationist views
- Georgia Congressman and military advocate who served 25 terms in the U.S. House
- Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools
- Political group of farmers against banks, railroads, and elites; included whites and blacks
- Period after Reconstruction focusing on Southern economic diversification and Northern investment
- Speech by Booker T. Washington calling for black economic progress and white trust at the International Cotton Exposition
- Law that allowed the U.S. to send supplies to Allies in exchange for military base rights
- Marietta factory that produced B-29 bombers during World War II
- Dubois' idea that an educated elite would lead the fight against segregation
- Atlanta mayor who helped develop the city and supported the civil rights movement
- 48 hour attack in 1906 Atlanta sparked by economic tension and false reports of assaults
30 Clues: Another name for the Independent Democrats • Founder of the Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company • Cargo ships built during World War II; 187 made in Georgia • Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools • Act by Tom Watson providing free mail delivery to rural areas • Site of Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II • ...
Milestones Review Units 9-11 Name:_____________ 2025-04-21
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- Georgia politician known for rural free delivery and shifting from progressive to segregationist views
- Atlanta mayor who promoted aviation and worked with civil rights leaders
- Period after Reconstruction focusing on Southern economic diversification and Northern investment
- Another name for the Independent Democrats
- Leader who believed African-Americans should gain education and economic skills before pushing for civil rights
- Act by Tom Watson providing free mail delivery to rural areas
- State laws that denied African-Americans citizenship rights and enforced segregation
- Atlanta mayor who helped develop the city and supported the civil rights movement
- Marietta factory that produced B-29 bombers during World War II
- Law that allowed the U.S. to send supplies to Allies in exchange for military base rights
- Group that investigated school integration and recommended gradual desegregation
- Georgia native who served as President, governor, and won the Nobel Peace Prize
- Supreme Court case that legalized segregation through "separate but equal"
- Progressive Georgia governor who lowered the voting age and ended the poll tax
- Founder of the Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Speech by Booker T. Washington calling for black economic progress and white trust at the International Cotton Exposition
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- Series of events showcasing Atlanta’s growth and attracting Northern investment
- Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools
- Global conflict from 1939 to 1945; U.S. joined after the attack on Pearl Harbor
- Ports in Georgia where Liberty Ships were constructed during World War II
- Dubois' idea that an educated elite would lead the fight against segregation
- Managing editor of the Atlanta Journal who promoted the New South
- 48 hour attack in 1906 Atlanta sparked by economic tension and false reports of assaults
- Political group of farmers against banks, railroads, and elites; included whites and blacks
- Cargo ships built during World War II; 187 made in Georgia
- Site of Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II
- Long-serving Georgia senator who supported military preparedness
- Three Governors Controversy resulting from Eugene Talmadge's death after winning election
- Georgia Congressman and military advocate who served 25 terms in the U.S. House
- Civil rights leader who fought for immediate social and political equality
30 Clues: Another name for the Independent Democrats • Founder of the Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company • Cargo ships built during World War II; 187 made in Georgia • Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools • Act by Tom Watson providing free mail delivery to rural areas • Site of Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II • ...
Presidents 2024-05-14
Across
- president assassinated by an anarchist
- president who decided to use the atomic bombs to end World War II
- president who was a general during World War II
- president when the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened
- president during the Civil War
- credited with ending the Cold War
- president during World War I
- president nick-named "Old Hickory"
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- only president to resign from his presidency
- president during the Iranian Hostage Crisis
- only president to serve more than two terms
- recognized as first president of the United States
- president who also authored the Declaration of Independence
- president who was assassinated in Dallas, Tx.
- president who is also known as the Father of the Constitution
15 Clues: president during World War I • president during the Civil War • credited with ending the Cold War • president nick-named "Old Hickory" • president assassinated by an anarchist • president during the Iranian Hostage Crisis • only president to serve more than two terms • only president to resign from his presidency • president who was assassinated in Dallas, Tx. • ...
Speeches that changed America: recap 2016-05-18
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- Last name of a famous woman of the Civil Rights Movement
- A burning ..... is a symbol of the KKK
- The KKK's main objective was White ......
- Inappropriate term for the era after the Civil War in which blacks were officially free
- In 'Mississippi Burning', the 'I' in 'FBI' is mockingly translated to ......
- US President at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington
- MLK's famous speech 'I have a dream' was held at the ....... Memorial
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- White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
- Lincoln's famous speech, the Gettysburg ......., marked the end of the Civil war
- A lot of the racism in the South was not so much aggressive violence as passive .......
- In 1863, President Lincoln issued the ........ Proclamation, officially freeing the slaves
- Term for a Southern man who is uneducated and does manual labor
- Buildings that were burned down by the KKK in some areas of the South
- A practice through which Blacks and Whites (officially) had 'separate but equal' facilities
- The two agents in 'Mississippi Burning' represent the ...
- Black woman who helped slaves escape via the Underground Railroad
16 Clues: White Anglo-Saxon Protestant • A burning ..... is a symbol of the KKK • The KKK's main objective was White ...... • Last name of a famous woman of the Civil Rights Movement • The two agents in 'Mississippi Burning' represent the ... • Term for a Southern man who is uneducated and does manual labor • US President at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington • ...
The Last Brother Crossword 2015-12-14
Across
- giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
- a signal sounded especially on a bugle or drum
- the northern states in the civil war
- an episode of fighting
- a large body of troops
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- a long narrow strap attached at one end to a horses bit
- the southern states in the civil war
- a unit of an army
- a large water tight chamber
- large caliber guns used in warfare on land
- a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces
11 Clues: a unit of an army • an episode of fighting • a large body of troops • a large water tight chamber • the southern states in the civil war • the northern states in the civil war • large caliber guns used in warfare on land • a signal sounded especially on a bugle or drum • a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces • a long narrow strap attached at one end to a horses bit • ...
THE FAMOUS US PRESIDENTS 2024-02-02
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- Wrote the Declaration
- Supreme Commander
- Impeached in 1998
- Dropped atomic bombs
- Hollywood actor
- Watergate scandal
- Second president
- First president
- Monroe Doctrine
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- Inventor and statesman
- Rough Rider
- League of Nations
- First African American
- Great Society
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Civil War general
- Trail of Tears
- Peanut farmer
18 Clues: Rough Rider • Great Society • Peanut farmer • Trail of Tears • Hollywood actor • First president • Monroe Doctrine • Second president • Supreme Commander • League of Nations • Impeached in 1998 • Civil War general • Watergate scandal • Dropped atomic bombs • Wrote the Declaration • Inventor and statesman • First African American • Emancipation Proclamation
U.S. History Chapter 12 Crossword 2023-04-20
Across
- Were known for their opposition to slavery, their efforts to ensure emancipation and civil rights for Blacks, and their strong opinions on post-war Reconstruction.
- This amendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,” extending the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states.
- Provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the Southern States and the District of Columbia in the years following the war
- To formally charge a public official of misconduct committed while in office
- White Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War
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- The era after the Civil War ended
- Northerners who moved to the South after the war, supposedly in an effort to get rich or acquire political power.
- Laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- The first African American member of the United States Senate
- Elected as president after Lincoln was assasinated
- A system where poor farmers were granted access to farm small plots of land
- A bill that provided for the admission to representation of rebel states upon meeting certain conditions.
12 Clues: The era after the Civil War ended • Elected as president after Lincoln was assasinated • The first African American member of the United States Senate • A system where poor farmers were granted access to farm small plots of land • To formally charge a public official of misconduct committed while in office • ...
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS 2024-12-09
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- Anti-war stance.
- Power to the people.
- End of slavery.
- Workers' rights.
- Jewish homeland.
- Classless society.
- Voting rights movement.
- National pride.
- Rights for all.
- No government.
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- Gender equality.
- Economic equality.
- Social reform.
- Individual freedoms.
- Traditional values.
- Protecting nature.
- Minimal government.
17 Clues: Social reform. • No government. • End of slavery. • National pride. • Rights for all. • Gender equality. • Anti-war stance. • Workers' rights. • Jewish homeland. • Economic equality. • Protecting nature. • Classless society. • Traditional values. • Minimal government. • Power to the people. • Individual freedoms. • Voting rights movement.
KOREAN WAR PUZZLE 2024-04-19
Across
- Country that had a civil War
- An international peace-keeping organization established after World War II
- Reason for firing MacArthur
- North Korea army Abbreviation
- Nationalist's revolutionary leader
- Part of the Allies
- US general commander
- Free market, equal classes
- US house minority leader
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- Country that controlled the Korean border
- Korean President
- Intense tension between U.S(capitalism) and USSR(communism)
- A numbered amount of boats that protected Taiwan
- Signed pact between 2 or more countries that agree peaceful terms
- Part of the Axis
- US President during the Korean War
- Line that divides North and South Korea
- Person who is very supportive of their own nation
- Military use, Active battles
- Communist's revolutionary leader
20 Clues: Korean President • Part of the Axis • Part of the Allies • US general commander • US house minority leader • Free market, equal classes • Reason for firing MacArthur • Country that had a civil War • Military use, Active battles • North Korea army Abbreviation • Communist's revolutionary leader • US President during the Korean War • Nationalist's revolutionary leader • ...
Morse Code 2013-03-11
Across
- First name of Mr. Morse's assistant.
- Last name of the President during the Civil War.
- One plus One
- "What ____ God Wrought?"
- The first name of the inventor of the telegraph.
- The amount of letters in the alphabet
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- The wire across the Atlantic Ocean that connected the west to the east.
- Short unit represented by a dot.
- common morse code distress signal.
- Long unit represented by a dash.
- The Telegraph decided the outcome of the U.S. ____ war.
11 Clues: One plus One • "What ____ God Wrought?" • Short unit represented by a dot. • Long unit represented by a dash. • common morse code distress signal. • First name of Mr. Morse's assistant. • The amount of letters in the alphabet • Last name of the President during the Civil War. • The first name of the inventor of the telegraph. • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2024-03-22
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- worked hard to bring equal rights to African Americans.
- freedom
- people who had been slaves and were freed after the 13th amendment
- first African American in Congress
- president after Lincoln who allowed White Southerners to regain power
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- a change or addition to the Constitution
- the right to vote
- laws that targeted Freedmen
- president during the Civil War
- the time after the Civil War when the US government was trying to rebuild the nation.
- president during reconstruction who supported Freedmen
11 Clues: freedom • the right to vote • laws that targeted Freedmen • president during the Civil War • first African American in Congress • a change or addition to the Constitution • president during reconstruction who supported Freedmen • worked hard to bring equal rights to African Americans. • people who had been slaves and were freed after the 13th amendment • ...
Absolutism Vocabulary 2024-10-04
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- a fleet of warships
- title used by Russian emperors
- a rapid increase in prices
- one who doesn't conform to established doctrine
- independence of a state combined with the right and power of regulating itself
- supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War
- a Russian noble
- supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War
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- rights with which all humans are born
- a political system in which a ruler holds total power
- belief that the king gets power from God
11 Clues: a Russian noble • a fleet of warships • a rapid increase in prices • title used by Russian emperors • rights with which all humans are born • belief that the king gets power from God • one who doesn't conform to established doctrine • supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War • a political system in which a ruler holds total power • ...
Reconstruction 2025-02-02
Across
- All men could vote in America
- President during Civil War
- Birthright Citizenship
- Abolished Slavery, except as punishment
- Reading test reuireed before voting to keep Freedmen from voting
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- A fee required to vote to keep Freedmen from voting
- Became President after Lincoln
- Freedmen and poor whites worked land for share of crops
- The forced separation of white and Black people
- Period after the Civil War when South rejoined Union
- Laws created in South to limit rights of newly freed enslaved people
11 Clues: Birthright Citizenship • President during Civil War • All men could vote in America • Became President after Lincoln • Abolished Slavery, except as punishment • The forced separation of white and Black people • A fee required to vote to keep Freedmen from voting • Period after the Civil War when South rejoined Union • ...
US Presidents 2023-08-25
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- "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"
- served the shortest term but had the longest inaugural speech
- first president to be born in the US
- elected by North due to his war heroism and by South because he was a fellow slave owner
- founded the Navy
- terrible communicator; fueled trade wars and exacerbated the Great Depression
- served immediately prior to the Civil War and wouldn't challenge Confederacy; lifelong bachelor
- profiteered on his own orders during Vietnam War
- enforced clemency for draft evaders
- “A house divided against itself cannot stand."
- negotiated treaty of peace between Egypt and Israel
- chief commander of allied forces during WWII
- avid poker player; remembered for litany of corruption and scandals
- joined the Confederacy; only president to agree with successionists
- married a former student
- first impeached president
- first black president
- sworn into the US Senate in a hospital
- negotiated the Missouri Compromise
- first president to resign from office
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- entered WWI
- auctioned off many priceless items that had been in the White House since John Adams
- entered WWII
- made federal dollars available for infrastructure improvements in the South after Civil War
- ordered the invasion of Afghanistan and the overthrow of the Taliban
- signed the bill accepting Texas as the 28th state
- chief author of the Constitution
- only US president with no political or military experience
- led the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War
- signed an act that delayed the Civil war for a decade
- arrested for running over an old woman with his horse in presidency
- first president to live in the White House
- known for Louisiana Purchase, a single land transaction that doubled US size
- mandated federal income tax
- enacted first federal law to regulate giant corporations (the Sherman Antitrust Act)
- removed Indians from their native land
- led the Continental Army to victory over the British
- passed the the Family and Medical Leave Act
- recognized Israel as its own nation
- signed Immigration Act that created Border Patrol and limited European immigrants, indirectly responsible for many Jews to be denied entrance into the US during WWII
- implementation of supply-side economics
- became blind due to a boxing accident while president
- only president to serve nonconsecutive terms
- Union war hero
- founded his own TX oil company
45 Clues: entered WWI • entered WWII • Union war hero • founded the Navy • first black president • married a former student • first impeached president • mandated federal income tax • founded his own TX oil company • chief author of the Constitution • negotiated the Missouri Compromise • enforced clemency for draft evaders • recognized Israel as its own nation • ...
Reconstruction Review Crossword 2023-02-03
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- The name of the period of Reconstruction when Congress took over policy-making ("__________ Reconstruction").
- Government agency that gave aid to former slaves in the South after the Civil War (take out punctuation, two words together).
- The 15th Amendment ensures all male citizens the right to __________.
- The President in charge during Presidential Reconstruction. Also the first to be impeached (last name).
- This former slave and abolitionist leader fought for the adoption of the 14th and 15th Amendments after the Civil War.
- This southern leader urged Southerners to stop fighting and reunite as Americans (last name).
- Adopted by Southern states to limit the freedom of former slaves after the 13th Amendment (2 words together).
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- This was practically the only job left available for African-Americans under the Black Codes.
- Northerners who took advantage of the South during Reconstruction.
- The 14th Amendment grants this to all persons born in the US.
- This leader's original plan for Reconstruction was to preserve the nation by punishing the South very little, but he was killed before he could enact this plan (last name).
- The period after the Civil War.
- ________ _______ (two words together) laws took away rights that African-Americans gained during Reconstruction.
- The 13th Amendment bans this.
14 Clues: The 13th Amendment bans this. • The period after the Civil War. • The 14th Amendment grants this to all persons born in the US. • Northerners who took advantage of the South during Reconstruction. • The 15th Amendment ensures all male citizens the right to __________. • This was practically the only job left available for African-Americans under the Black Codes. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2021-04-26
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- the united states as one country during the civil war
- A group of people that are in charge of everything
- all types of people are treated the same way
- the president at the time of the civil war
- the person in charge of the troops that are fighting
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- the nation formed by the 11 states that left the union
- where the first shots of the war were fired
- the war between the north and the south
- buying african americans and using them as your workers not treating them like people but like objects.
- Big groups of people that want to fight for what they believe is right
10 Clues: the war between the north and the south • the president at the time of the civil war • where the first shots of the war were fired • all types of people are treated the same way • A group of people that are in charge of everything • the person in charge of the troops that are fighting • the united states as one country during the civil war • ...
10 Terms From This Year 2021-05-27
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- Period that still had slaves before the Civil War
- A war bewtween North and South
- Reporters who exposed corrupt businesses
- When people quickly withdraw their money
- A form of peaceful protests where participants sit for the purpose of reform
- A period of heavy duststorms
- Where the first Civil War Battle Took Place
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- A document saying America would no longer be apart of the British Empire
- Former cash crop that died in SC due to no slave labor and violent storms
- Someone who supported America's wish to break free from Britain
10 Clues: A period of heavy duststorms • A war bewtween North and South • Reporters who exposed corrupt businesses • When people quickly withdraw their money • Where the first Civil War Battle Took Place • Period that still had slaves before the Civil War • Someone who supported America's wish to break free from Britain • ...
Civil War Places&People Vocabulary 2018-10-01
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- A battle that causes most casualties
- First battle of Civil War
- A general of United States who was fired twice
- The president of the South
- capital of Confederate
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- A general of United States who became well-known later
- United States president during Civil War
- Capital of the North
- Most famous general of the South
- Warfield that is famous for Lincoln's address
10 Clues: Capital of the North • capital of Confederate • First battle of Civil War • The president of the South • Most famous general of the South • A battle that causes most casualties • United States president during Civil War • Warfield that is famous for Lincoln's address • A general of United States who was fired twice • A general of United States who became well-known later
Reconstruction Era Quiz 2022-10-03
Across
- - racist laws aimed at African-Americans
- - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote
- - the era right after the Civil War
- - the name of the Southern government
- - the side that won the Civil War
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- - terrorist group that attacked African-Americans
- - the separation of black and white people in public places
- - amendment that outlawed slavery
- - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship
- - amendment that gave African-Americans voting rights
10 Clues: - amendment that outlawed slavery • - the side that won the Civil War • - the era right after the Civil War • - the name of the Southern government • - racist laws aimed at African-Americans • - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote • - terrorist group that attacked African-Americans • - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship • ...
Sweet and Low 2021-05-14
Across
- Puritan army rank and file
- 1635 religious haven for Roger Williams
- written agreement to abide by the colony's rules
- In 1619 Black slaves were ______ for the first time
- Deist Born in 1706 in Boston
- Believing in a abstract God
- Virginia Civil war from removing Indians
- Large wooden pole used to dance around
- King of England 1660
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- People tried for being witches
- Religious War between Puritans and the establishment
- Small group of anti-establishment agitators
- Someone trying to purify the church
- Metacomet's War against whites
- Came to America on the Mayflower
- Colonial America's First elected Legislature
- New England
- Catholic Haven in 1634
- Tax supported and Government regulated church
- Bought Pennsylvania in 1681
20 Clues: New England • King of England 1660 • Catholic Haven in 1634 • Puritan army rank and file • Bought Pennsylvania in 1681 • Believing in a abstract God • Deist Born in 1706 in Boston • People tried for being witches • Metacomet's War against whites • Came to America on the Mayflower • Someone trying to purify the church • Large wooden pole used to dance around • ...
Red Badge of Courage 2022-10-25
Across
- A group of ships sailing together, engaged under the same activity and ownership
- A meeting at an agreed time and place
- Tedious
- Planning overall military operations
- A bitter attack
- A small bomb thrown by hand
- Confused or very puzzled
- powerful enough to crush one's bone
- A person In command or authority over armed service
- A badge of military rank
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- Refers to illness
- Deadly weapon used to kill enemies during war
- the act of defending someone or something
- The action of attacking someone or something
- A dance associated with sailors
- Wobble
- Determined
- Gently and persistently persuade
- A war fought in the U.S. between the North and South
- Jolting or bouncing
20 Clues: Wobble • Tedious • Determined • A bitter attack • Refers to illness • Jolting or bouncing • Confused or very puzzled • A badge of military rank • A small bomb thrown by hand • A dance associated with sailors • Gently and persistently persuade • powerful enough to crush one's bone • Planning overall military operations • A meeting at an agreed time and place • ...
The Clinton Presidency 2017-06-20
Across
- eastern European country that broke apart, resulting in bloody civil war
- taking over a government by force
- minority ethnic group of Muslims, persecuted by the Serbians
- global community that sorts out world issues
- becoming involved in other nation's affairs
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- systematic murder and rape of a particular group of people
- a group of nations formed to protect each other
- inhabitants of Croatia, where attacked by the Serbians
- majority ethnic group in former Yugoslavia committed many war crimes
- African country America became involved in due to civil war, infamous for Black Hawk Down
- Caribbean country which America helped by restoring its president after a military coup
11 Clues: taking over a government by force • becoming involved in other nation's affairs • global community that sorts out world issues • a group of nations formed to protect each other • inhabitants of Croatia, where attacked by the Serbians • systematic murder and rape of a particular group of people • minority ethnic group of Muslims, persecuted by the Serbians • ...
Battle of Gettysburg Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-16
Across
- Also known as the North during the Civil War which opposed slavery.
- Southern states that did not secede from the union.
- A nickname of the union by the confederate soldiers.
- A Union general best known for decisively defeating Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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- Southern states that did secede from the Union.
- A Confederate general best known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
- A speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg.
- A nickname for the ordinary confederate soldier.
8 Clues: Southern states that did secede from the Union. • A nickname for the ordinary confederate soldier. • Southern states that did not secede from the union. • A nickname of the union by the confederate soldiers. • Also known as the North during the Civil War which opposed slavery. • ...
Civil War 2023-01-30
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- named after Thomas Jefferson.
- wanted to stop slavery in the North.
- wanted to expand slavery in the south.
- slave states or free states.
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- over 620,000 people killed in this war.
- A ten year old who escaped from home and joined the army during the civil war.
- won election with only the popular votes.
- what confederate lieutenant led the counter attack in the battle of bull run.
- the first battle of the civil war.
9 Clues: slave states or free states. • named after Thomas Jefferson. • the first battle of the civil war. • wanted to stop slavery in the North. • wanted to expand slavery in the south. • over 620,000 people killed in this war. • won election with only the popular votes. • what confederate lieutenant led the counter attack in the battle of bull run. • ...
Andrew Gordon Magrath's Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-16
Across
- war War between a country.
- Carolina First state to secede.
- Lincoln 16th president of the USA
- Side of an alliance that was part of the American Civil War.
- Side of the country
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- Franklin Pierce The guy who nominated Andrew a seat to the US district court of South Carolina.
- City, where the Battle of Fort Sumter took place.
- The alliance that arrested Andrew G.Magrath
- G.Magrath 41st Governor of SC (South Carolina).
- An expert in our writer on law.
10 Clues: Side of the country • war War between a country. • An expert in our writer on law. • Carolina First state to secede. • Lincoln 16th president of the USA • The alliance that arrested Andrew G.Magrath • G.Magrath 41st Governor of SC (South Carolina). • City, where the Battle of Fort Sumter took place. • Side of an alliance that was part of the American Civil War. • ...
Modern World History - Unit 5 Review I 2025-01-22
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- Philosopher who espoused the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Author of PILGRIM'S PROGRESS.
- First permanent French settlement in North America.
- This palace was and is one of the great works of architecture in the Modern Age.
- French king who was the epitome of the absolute ruler.
- Sometimes called the "Father of the Enlightenment".
- Leading authority on English law in the 18th century.
- Young cardinal who helped Louis XIV rule France while Louis was a child.
- Site of the Puritan colony in the New World (abbreviated form).
- English king who was executed during the English Civil War.
- Group that fought on the side of the king during the English Civil War.
- The minister who preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".
- English statesmen who led the movement to abolish slavery in the British empire.
- Remembered as the "Father of Modern Conservatism".
- New form of capital punishment created in 18th century which executed its victims quickly and efficiently.
- Inventor of the mechanical reaper and the combine.
- The sole criterion for truth is man's reason.
- Famed military leader in France who became emperor by the time he was 35 years old.
- Perfected an internal combustion engine.
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- This battle ended the final "Hundred Days" reign of Napoleon.
- Group that founded the Plymouth Bay colony in 1620.
- Military genius that led Parliament's forces during the English Civil War.
- Built the first practical steam powered locomotive.
- The attempt to apply unaided human philosophies to better mankind.
- Political group in England that sought to limit the power of the monarchy in England.
- Inventor of the seed drill.
- Called the "Father of New France".
- This monarch's reign saw the formation of the United Kingdom.
- This king's claim to fame was his Authorized Version of the Bible published in 1611.
- Best known evangelist of the Great Awakening.
- The first permanent English settlement in North America.
- Englishmen who discovered the process of converting raw iron into steel.
- The storming of this former political prison helped to trigger the French Revolution.
- Group that fought on the side of Parliament during the English Civil War.
- Author of PARADISE LOST.
- Inventor of the steel-tipped plow.
36 Clues: Author of PARADISE LOST. • Inventor of the seed drill. • Author of PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. • Called the "Father of New France". • Inventor of the steel-tipped plow. • Perfected an internal combustion engine. • Best known evangelist of the Great Awakening. • The sole criterion for truth is man's reason. • Remembered as the "Father of Modern Conservatism". • ...
Reconstruction Era 2021-12-10
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- A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
- States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race, color, or religion. But still only men would vote.
- Abolished slavery except if someone has been convicted of a crime.
- Ended reconstruction because neither candidate had an electoral majority. Hayes was elected, and then ended reconstruction as he secretly promised.
- Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences. Became legal in the South in 1877.
- 19th president. Ended reconstruction. He was famous for being part of the Hayes-Tilden election in which electoral votes were contested in 4 states, most corrupt election in US history.
- a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
- 17th President of the United States, A Southerner from Tennessee, He was Vice President with Lincoln. He became president when Lincoln was killed. He opposed radical Republicans who passed Reconstruction Acts over his veto. The first U.S. president to be impeached, he survived the Senate removal by only one vote.
- diehard Confederates from the war. They wanted life in the south to change as little as possible from how it was before the war. They wanted to give African-Americans as little power as possible.
- A derogatory term for Southerners who were working with the North to buy up land from desperate Southerners
- An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." This does not cause the president to have to leave office. They need to be convicted by the senate.
- Method used to deny African-Americans the vote in the South that tested a person's ability to read and write - they were done very unfairly so even though most African-Americans who could read and write, would fail.
- Became a senator in 1874 -- the only black to be elected to a full term until Edward Brooke in 1966.
- Majority of white men must swear oath of loyalty, new government must ban slavery and ratify 13th Amendment, Confederate officials may vote and hold office. It was a compromise between Lincoln's and the Wade-Davis Bill.
- A secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in the South after the Civil War. They wore white robes and hoods to hide their identities.
- State laws in the South that legalized segregation. Came into practice after 1877.
- After the Civil War, this was a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South. They also supported African Americans getting the right to vote and gaining other rights.
- Elected president in 1868 after Johnson. He was elected because most of the Southern states had re-joined the Union and were forced to let African-Americans vote.
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- Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws.
- theperiod after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union. Literally means: rebuilding of the south after the Civil War.
- assassinated Lincoln on April 14, 1865
- Passed in 1872, law which granted civil rights to ex-confederates and so set the stage for them to regain control of the south
- a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal. Made the phrase "separate but equal' popular.
- Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom.
- A Radical Republican who believed in harsh punishments for the South. Leader of the Radical Republicans in Congress.
- A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote. Limited the ability of poor African-Americans to afford to vote.
- They had two main goals: 1) break the power of wealthy plantation owners in the South. 2) get the right to vote for Freedmen.
- First African American elected to the United States Senate in 1870.
- allowed people to vote if their father or grandfather had voted before Reconstruction
- Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War.
- this rival plan to Lincoln's set out these terms for reconstruction as:1)a Majority of white Southern men had to swear loyalty and 2)anyone who volunteered to fight for the Confederate army could not vote or serve in the government.
- Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction which allowed a southern state to re-enter the union if 10 percent of the people swear loyalty to the union and it abolished slavery. Also gave amnesty to Confederates except for high ranking officials. (i.e. leaders of the Confederacy).
32 Clues: assassinated Lincoln on April 14, 1865 • Abolished slavery except if someone has been convicted of a crime. • First African American elected to the United States Senate in 1870. • Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom. • State laws in the South that legalized segregation. Came into practice after 1877. • ...
Social Studies 2025-02-21
8 Clues: wanted slavery • Union’s general • Confederacy general • Did not want slavery • Big cause of the civil war • This amendment helped end slavery • This man was shot after the civil war • The slaves in the south used this to escape
Reconstruction Era Quiz 2022-10-03
Across
- - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote
- - amendment that gave African-Americans voting rights
- - racist laws aimed at African-Americans
- - the separation of black and white people in public places
- - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship
- - the side that won the Civil War
Down
- - terrorist group that attacked African-Americans
- - amendment that outlawed slavery
- - the name of the Southern government
- - the era right after the Civil War
10 Clues: - amendment that outlawed slavery • - the side that won the Civil War • - the era right after the Civil War • - the name of the Southern government • - racist laws aimed at African-Americans • - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote • - terrorist group that attacked African-Americans • - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship • ...
Reconstruction Era Quiz 2022-10-03
Across
- - the era right after the Civil War
- - amendment that outlawed slavery
- - the name of the Southern government
- - terrorist group that attacked African-Americans
- - amendment that gave African-Americans voting rights
Down
- - racist laws aimed at African-Americans
- - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship
- - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote
- - the separation of black and white people in public places
- - the side that won the Civil War
10 Clues: - amendment that outlawed slavery • - the side that won the Civil War • - the era right after the Civil War • - the name of the Southern government • - racist laws aimed at African-Americans • - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote • - terrorist group that attacked African-Americans • - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship • ...
The Civil War 2021-09-15
Across
- President Lincoln refused to let The South do this
- Official name of The North
- Offcial name of The South
- President of The South
- Lincoln gave his most famous speech in this city
- President of The North
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- This ended because of The Civil War
- The ___ Proclomation sets slaves free in The South
- The Civil War began after The South ____ from the Union
- The South just wanted to become their own _______
10 Clues: President of The South • President of The North • Offcial name of The South • Official name of The North • This ended because of The Civil War • Lincoln gave his most famous speech in this city • The South just wanted to become their own _______ • The ___ Proclomation sets slaves free in The South • President Lincoln refused to let The South do this • ...
Ancient Rome 2024-06-14
Across
- member of the Roman plebs
- the smaller upper assembly
- a large theatre, cinema or stadium
- the nature of a hierarchy
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- War a war between citizens of the same country
- a member of senate
- Involved in establishing or originating
- a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplament a regular army in an emergency
- a tenement in a city
- A Person who is admired
10 Clues: a member of senate • a tenement in a city • A Person who is admired • member of the Roman plebs • the nature of a hierarchy • the smaller upper assembly • a large theatre, cinema or stadium • Involved in establishing or originating • War a war between citizens of the same country • ...
Guatemalan History 2025-06-02
Across
- How many years did the civil war last
- Mayans were known for their crafts and ______
- What country colonized the indiginous people
- Why did Spain move the capital
- Ancient people of that area
- What year did the civil war end
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- What company had a monopoly of bananas
- What year did Guatemala gain independence from Spain
- What does Verapaz mean
- The Spanish used African and Mayan ______ to produce their exports
10 Clues: What does Verapaz mean • Ancient people of that area • Why did Spain move the capital • What year did the civil war end • How many years did the civil war last • What company had a monopoly of bananas • What country colonized the indiginous people • Mayans were known for their crafts and ______ • What year did Guatemala gain independence from Spain • ...
Civil War Crossword 2026-03-11
Across
- A town in virginia
- Public government annoucement
- Metal tracks used for trains to travel long distances
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- A gun primarily used in the civil and revolutionary war
- African american workers
- A device used to communicate with morse code
- Type of bullet used in the civil war
- A piece of metal used to kill people
- A piece of artiliary made to shoot steel balls
- Africans american becoming citizens
10 Clues: A town in virginia • African american workers • Public government annoucement • Africans american becoming citizens • Type of bullet used in the civil war • A piece of metal used to kill people • A device used to communicate with morse code • A piece of artiliary made to shoot steel balls • Metal tracks used for trains to travel long distances • ...
Addison's Crossword 2020-06-10
Across
- Caesar's grand nephew
- In 458 BCE, Rome Senate made him dictator
- account of Jesus's life Or god news
- slave who led the Revolt in 73 BCE
- Warlike people from the north
- thought to be the son of God
- Horned
- a new religion that spread through Roman Empire
- Bringer of God news
- a high official in ancient Rome
- encouraged education and literature
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- War fought between Rome and Carthage
- welcomed into religion
- war between regions of the same country
- Jesus's mother
- stabbed 23 times
- birthplace of Christianity
- a savior promised by God
- Mark Antony's wife
- city of David
- a brilliant General and his troops Road elephants
- Jewish teachers
22 Clues: Horned • city of David • Jesus's mother • Jewish teachers • stabbed 23 times • Mark Antony's wife • Bringer of God news • Caesar's grand nephew • welcomed into religion • a savior promised by God • birthplace of Christianity • thought to be the son of God • Warlike people from the north • a high official in ancient Rome • slave who led the Revolt in 73 BCE • ...
Aashna Tx History CWP 2021-05-03
Across
- Provide meat for missions, towns, and presidios
- To leave or withdraw from a place
- Power divided between national and state government
- Government ruled by people
- Northern states during the Civil War
- Increase in number of people living and working in a city
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- First battle of the Civil War
- Tax on imported goods
- The action of adding territory or land to a country
- Tool caused to end open cattle drives
- Number 1 cash crop in the South during the 1800
11 Clues: Tax on imported goods • Government ruled by people • First battle of the Civil War • To leave or withdraw from a place • Northern states during the Civil War • Tool caused to end open cattle drives • Provide meat for missions, towns, and presidios • Number 1 cash crop in the South during the 1800 • The action of adding territory or land to a country • ...
The Civil War 2015-06-04
Across
- wedged between north and south
- organized the cololection of medicine and supplies fir delivery to the battlefeilds
- or escaped slaves
- idea that great Brittan would support the confederacy
- destroyed civilian and economic resources
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- a federal outpost in carleston south carolina that was attacked by confederate troops beginning civil war
- developed a 2 part strategy
- or ships heavily amored with iron
- where lee surendered to grant ending civil war
- wrote in order to free the confederate slaves
- midwesterners that symathized with the south
11 Clues: or escaped slaves • developed a 2 part strategy • wedged between north and south • or ships heavily amored with iron • destroyed civilian and economic resources • midwesterners that symathized with the south • wrote in order to free the confederate slaves • where lee surendered to grant ending civil war • idea that great Brittan would support the confederacy • ...
A Long Way Gone 2024-03-25
Across
- Beah Author of "A Long Way Gone"
- Used to shoot grenades
- Organization that helps children in war
- People who fought while being under 18
- Common assault rifle used in wars
- A drug used during the Sierra Leone Civil
- The capital of Sierra Leone
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- The country where the story "A Long Way Gone" takes place
- A person who left a dangerous place for a safe place
- A starchy root that is edible
- Rebels that fought in the Sierra Leone Civil War
11 Clues: Used to shoot grenades • The capital of Sierra Leone • A starchy root that is edible • Beah Author of "A Long Way Gone" • Common assault rifle used in wars • People who fought while being under 18 • Organization that helps children in war • A drug used during the Sierra Leone Civil • Rebels that fought in the Sierra Leone Civil War • ...
A Long Way Gone 2024-03-25
Across
- Beah Author of "A Long Way Gone"
- Used to shoot grenades
- Organization that helps children in war
- People who fought while being under 18
- Common assault rifle used in wars
- A drug used during the Sierra Leone Civil
- The capital of Sierra Leone
Down
- The country where the story "A Long Way Gone" takes place
- A person who left a dangerous place for a safe place
- A starchy root that is edible
- Rebels that fought in the Sierra Leone Civil War
11 Clues: Used to shoot grenades • The capital of Sierra Leone • A starchy root that is edible • Beah Author of "A Long Way Gone" • Common assault rifle used in wars • People who fought while being under 18 • Organization that helps children in war • A drug used during the Sierra Leone Civil • Rebels that fought in the Sierra Leone Civil War • ...
Reconstruction 2021-11-29
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- when slaves or poor men work for farmers and get a part of the crop.
- granting citizenship to anyone born in the us.
- the time before reconstruction.
- an agency established by congress at the end of the civil war.
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- believed that African Americans should be treated equally.
- time after civil war when the US was trying to recover from the war.
- A change to the constitution that abolished a very popular thing at the time.
- rights guaranteed by the constituion.
- laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites.
- laws passes in 1865 and 1866 in the former confederate states.
- the states cannot deny anyone the right to vote.
11 Clues: the time before reconstruction. • rights guaranteed by the constituion. • granting citizenship to anyone born in the us. • laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites. • the states cannot deny anyone the right to vote. • believed that African Americans should be treated equally. • laws passes in 1865 and 1866 in the former confederate states. • ...
Tensions Divide the Nation 2017-03-16
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- a tax on imported goods
- state that allowed slavery but did not leave the Union
- sbelief that the states should have the final say on laws that affected them
- the Confederate States of America led by Jefferson Davis in the Civil War
- a war between people of the same country
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- a state that did not allow slavery
- a state that did allow slavery
- the United States of America led by Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War
- leave
- the right to decide an issue by voting
- regional loyalty where representatives protect the interests of their own regions instead of the whole country
11 Clues: leave • a tax on imported goods • a state that did allow slavery • a state that did not allow slavery • the right to decide an issue by voting • a war between people of the same country • state that allowed slavery but did not leave the Union • the United States of America led by Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War • ...
Reconstruction Vocab Crossword 2024-09-13
Across
- A plan for Reconstruction by Republicans in Congress that had strict requirements for the South to rejoin the Union.
- 16th president of the United States during the Civil War.
- A popular actor from the South, who assassinated Lincoln
- Men and women who had been slaves.
- Lincoln's Vice President who became President when Lincoln died.
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- Banned slavery in all states.
- Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War.
- A Reconstruction plan by Abraham Lincoln to allow the South to easily rejoin the Union.
- A war in which both soldiers and civilians are affected.
- Government pardon or forgiveness.
- Government agency created to help former slaves and poor whites.
11 Clues: Banned slavery in all states. • Government pardon or forgiveness. • Men and women who had been slaves. • Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. • A war in which both soldiers and civilians are affected. • A popular actor from the South, who assassinated Lincoln • 16th president of the United States during the Civil War. • ...
SS 2021-11-09
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- Known as "The Great Compromiser
- slave states that had not declared a secession from the Union
- Written by Harriet Becher Stowe in 1853 that highly influenced England's view on the American Deep South and slavery. a novel promoting abolition. intensified sectional conflict.
- People opposed to slavery, particularly in the pre-Civil War US
- California enters as a free state.
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- Pre-Civil War abolitionist
- African American humanitarian, and Union spy during the Civil War
- loyalty to one part of the country.
8 Clues: Pre-Civil War abolitionist • Known as "The Great Compromiser • California enters as a free state. • loyalty to one part of the country. • slave states that had not declared a secession from the Union • People opposed to slavery, particularly in the pre-Civil War US • African American humanitarian, and Union spy during the Civil War • ...
USA Crossword Puzzle Attempt 3 2024-09-10
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- WWII Pacific theater veteran who was fired by Eisenhower for suggesting nuking China
- French founded birthplace of jazz
- Highest peak in North America
- Protest against a pipeline that would put the indigenous people at risk
- Considered the godmother of rock and roll
- Old Faithful’s Home
- Found in Colorado, this was built my the Ancestral Pueblo
- This fiery orange suspension bridge was once the longest in the world
- Birthplace of grunge
- Invented the Lightning rod and an important diplomat in the American Revolution
- Progressive city by the bay
- The official presidential residence
- Second largest city, home of Hollywood
- Important bay between Maryland and Virginia that serves as a home for 3,600 species of plants and animals
- WWII court decision against a prominent civil rights activist that attempted to legitimize Japanese Internment Camps
- Birthplace of cheesesteaks and Will Smith
- California Canyon and home of Half Dome
- Wrote “Silent Spring” in response to the near extinction of the bald eagle through DDT, which led to the formation of the EPA
- Major influence in the realism political philosophy, and had a significant role in US involvement in Vietnam
- “The entertainment capital of the world”
- Snuck a Confederate slave ship into Union harbors, freeing himself and the ship’s crew
- This Arizona rift may be up to 70 million years old and contains rocks from the very beginning of Earth
- Chicago mobster who had been interred at Alcatraz and Eastern State Penitentiary.
- Oglala leader of the Lakota forces who defeated General Custer and the American Army at the Battle of Little Bighorn
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- Sacred site to the Diné used as a classic Western backdrop
- Oil magnate and famous robber baron
- One of the faces of the Civil Rights Movement, wrote “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
- Gigantic Minnesota store
- Harlem Renaissance poet who wrote “The Weary Blues”
- Utah national park known for its hoodoos.
- The longest river in North America
- King Kong’s Climb
- Headquarters of Coca Cola burned down by William Sherman in the Civil War
- One of the catalysts for the civil war, ruled that black Americans did not have the rights of citizens.
- Oldest colonial city in the US.
- Battle in New York State won by Benedict Arnold that prompted a French declaration of war against Britain.
- Was a prolific activist long before the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- The civil war battle with the greatest casualties.
- Oldest state capital in the US.
- Third largest city, home of the Tribune Tower
- Largest city in US
- Building where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were ratified
- Hurricane that devastated New Orleans, which has regions that have still not recovered.
- One of the legendary founders of the Iroquois Confederacy; a namesake belt is featured on the modern Iroquois flag.
- Capital of the US
- A gift from France to the US
- The oldest active warship in the world
- Highly religious, Kansas born leader of the Harper’s Ferry raid that kickstarted the Civil War, “his soul goes marching on.”
- Forceful removal of Cherokee, Choctaw, and other Indigenous Americans from their homeland
- English writer who wrote in support of the American Revolution
- Remains of a Precolumbian megacity found in Illinois
- Wetland system in Florida that contains alligators, manatees, mangrove forests and more
- Large New England City known for its tea party
53 Clues: King Kong’s Climb • Capital of the US • Largest city in US • Old Faithful’s Home • Birthplace of grunge • Gigantic Minnesota store • Progressive city by the bay • A gift from France to the US • Highest peak in North America • Oldest colonial city in the US. • Oldest state capital in the US. • French founded birthplace of jazz • The longest river in North America • ...
The Watson's Go To Birmingham 2025-03-27
19 Clues: war • cold • rights • worried • in need • on time • not rain • Has a trunk • so so funny • young person • trouble maker • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • where grandma lies • more than one type • Likes to chase mice • talking and talking • where the Watson's live
Carol my sister 2019-11-13
16 Clues: Lefty • 1st Home • 2nd Lefty • Farmington • Tennis Star • Girl Friend • Favorite Bird • 1st Pets Name • School Teacher • Cross Stitches • Drive In Theatre • Civil War Veteran • Favorite Group Game • Favorite Grandchild • Johns Favorite Food • Carrot Juice Graham Cracker
17th Edition Crossword 2022-04-05
Across
- the period of time following the end of the Civil War
- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
- the most prominent conducter of the Underground Railroad
- Slave Act the bill that required that all escaped slaves, upon capture, be returned to the slaver
- Sovereignty the political doctrine which stated that the residents of territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states
- the 1854 act which repealed the Missouri Compromise and heavily contributed to the rise in tensions that would ultimately culminate into the start of the Civil War
- tasked with protecting the Union Army's right and rear during the Battle of Gettysburg
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- the 16th president of the United States
- the compromise that instilled the principle of popular sovereignty and ratified the fugitive slave act
- marched from Atlanta to Savannah
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body
- the Democratic presidential nominee of the 1860 election who also drafted the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- the main cause of the Civil War
13 Clues: the main cause of the Civil War • marched from Atlanta to Savannah • the 16th president of the United States • the period of time following the end of the Civil War • the most prominent conducter of the Underground Railroad • the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body • ...
Weekly 15 2023-02-01
Across
- On April 12, 1861, Confederates fired on _____________.
- The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by __________.
- Almost all of the free ____ from Alabama fought in the Civil War.
- stopping goods and people from coming or going through a port
- The _____ won the Civil War.
- One of the most significant battles fought in Alabama was The Battle of ________.
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- Canceled
- The last ship in the Alabamian navy was the ____________.
- Seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861.
- Many consider the Battle of ________ to be a turning point of the war.
10 Clues: Canceled • The _____ won the Civil War. • Seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861. • On April 12, 1861, Confederates fired on _____________. • The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by __________. • The last ship in the Alabamian navy was the ____________. • stopping goods and people from coming or going through a port • ...
Civil War Review 2025-05-12
Across
- Where did the Civil War start?
- Which candidate in the Election of 1860 wanted to stop the expansion of slavery?
- Which candidate in the Election of 1860 favored popular sovereignty?
- which battle is considered the turning point of the war?
- Who was Lee's "Righthand Man"
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- Who was the president of the Confederacy?
- What plan was designed to squeeze the economy of the South?
- Which side won the Bull Run battles?
- When did the Civil War start?
- Which battle opened up the Mississippi River Valley to the Union?
10 Clues: When did the Civil War start? • Who was Lee's "Righthand Man" • Where did the Civil War start? • Which side won the Bull Run battles? • Who was the president of the Confederacy? • which battle is considered the turning point of the war? • What plan was designed to squeeze the economy of the South? • Which battle opened up the Mississippi River Valley to the Union? • ...
Radicals/Johnson/Impeachment 2015-04-09
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- Harsh laws towards black people
- A radical senator
- An era that followed the Civil War
- Vice President of Abraham Lincoln
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- Andrew Johnson's Secretary of War
- Being kicked from office
- A radical representative
- President in Office before Andrew Johnson
- People who opposed Slavery during the war
- faction of slave holders
- Lincoln's assassin
11 Clues: A radical senator • Lincoln's assassin • Being kicked from office • A radical representative • faction of slave holders • Harsh laws towards black people • Andrew Johnson's Secretary of War • Vice President of Abraham Lincoln • An era that followed the Civil War • President in Office before Andrew Johnson • People who opposed Slavery during the war
Civil War vocabulary project 2021-11-10
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- Line, the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave-owning states before the abolition of slavery.
- States, any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
- an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
- covered or protected with iron.
- a league or alliance, especially in the south.
- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
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- type of biscuit or cracker made from flour, water, and sometimes salt.
- person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- a derogatory term used by people from the south to refer to people loyal to the north.
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- proclamation, a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, during the Civil War.
- a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
15 Clues: covered or protected with iron. • a league or alliance, especially in the south. • type of biscuit or cracker made from flour, water, and sometimes salt. • the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context. • occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War. • ...
Reconstruction 2023-10-10
Across
- white southerners that supported the republican party
- gave every man the right to vote
- assassinated president lincoln
- impeached president
- to cancel a president veto
- freed all black slaves
- white terrorist
- secretary of war
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- industry in the south
- extreme
- restricts the president power
- single crop for big farm
- First black senator
- the period after the civil war
- gave full citizenship to everyone in the Us
15 Clues: extreme • white terrorist • secretary of war • First black senator • impeached president • industry in the south • freed all black slaves • single crop for big farm • to cancel a president veto • restricts the president power • assassinated president lincoln • the period after the civil war • gave every man the right to vote • gave full citizenship to everyone in the Us • ...
chapter 12 terms 2024-06-06
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- landowners allowed tenants to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced
- 19th president of the United States whose election marked the end of Reconstruction
- The right to vote in political elections
- a legislative body levels charges against a government official
- provided assistance to freed slaves and poor whites
- Ratified in 1865, this amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
- Republican Party that advocated for the complete abolition of slavery
- A vocational school for African Americans founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington in Alabama
- declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens
- divided the South into five military districts governed by Union generals
- required 50% of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union
- Courts operated by the military, used during Reconstruction to enforce laws and protect the rights of freedmen in the Southern states.
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- A derogatory term for Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
- Ratified in 1870, this amendment prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- leader of the Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives who was a fierce advocate for the abolition of slavery
- Republican Party who supported some civil rights for African Americans
- Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of newly freed African Americans and to ensure their availability as a cheap labor force.
- Southerners who opposed Reconstruction policies and sought to restore the pre-Civil War social order
- Ratified in 1868, this amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and provided equal protection under the laws.
- A derogatory term for Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.
- agreement that ended the disputed 1876 presidential election
- white supremacist group formed in 1865 that used terror and violence to oppose the civil rights of African Americans
- farmers rented land from a landowner and were responsible for their own supplies
- 18th president of the United States and former Union general
- The 17th president of the United States
25 Clues: The 17th president of the United States • The right to vote in political elections • provided assistance to freed slaves and poor whites • agreement that ended the disputed 1876 presidential election • 18th president of the United States and former Union general • declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens • ...
Ideologies 2021-06-14
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- Located at the center of the political spectrum
- Private ownership
- A belief
- Not democratic
- Hitler’s leadership
- Prohibits opposition
- Italy’s government during the second world war
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- Supports laissez-faire capitalism
- Fairness
- Germany’s government during the second world war
- A committed member
- Opposite of capitalism
- Work of the government is carried out by civil services
- No one is above the law
- Referred to as “left wing”
15 Clues: Fairness • A belief • Not democratic • Private ownership • A committed member • Hitler’s leadership • Prohibits opposition • Opposite of capitalism • No one is above the law • Referred to as “left wing” • Supports laissez-faire capitalism • Italy’s government during the second world war • Located at the center of the political spectrum • Germany’s government during the second world war • ...
Ideologies 2021-06-14
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- Work of the government is carried out by civil services
- Hitler’s leadership
- Germany’s government during the second world war
- Fairness
- No one is above the law
- Prohibits opposition
- Opposite of capitalism
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- supports change
- Private ownership
- A belief
- Not democratic
- Supports laissez-faire capitalism
- Located at the center of the political spectrum
- Italy’s government during the second world war
- Referred to as “left wing”
15 Clues: A belief • Fairness • Not democratic • supports change • Private ownership • Hitler’s leadership • Prohibits opposition • Opposite of capitalism • No one is above the law • Referred to as “left wing” • Supports laissez-faire capitalism • Italy’s government during the second world war • Located at the center of the political spectrum • Germany’s government during the second world war • ...
Vladimir Lenin Reading 2025-12-11
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- Month of the Bolshevik Revolution
- International socialist organization
- City where Lenin was born
- Policy that replaced War Communism
- Lenin’s wife
- Harsh Civil War economic policy
- Region where Lenin was exiled
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- Lenin’s political faction
- Rival faction to Lenin
- Russian revolutionary leader
- Government formed after the revolution
- Revolutionary newspaper he founded
- System Lenin criticized in 1916
- Place where Lenin died
- University that expelled Lenin
15 Clues: Lenin’s wife • Rival faction to Lenin • Place where Lenin died • Lenin’s political faction • City where Lenin was born • Russian revolutionary leader • Region where Lenin was exiled • University that expelled Lenin • System Lenin criticized in 1916 • Harsh Civil War economic policy • Month of the Bolshevik Revolution • Revolutionary newspaper he founded • ...
Nashville History 2022-08-20
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- Founded by Jackson, this party dominated the state for most of its history
- A replica of the ______ was built in Centennial Park by a Civil War veteran
- The city was named for Revolutionary War hero...
- President _____, or "Young Hickory," fulfilled Manifest Destiny
- The Nashville Sit-Ins of the Civil Rights Era defied the practice of racial...
- Nashville became the 2nd _____ of Tennessee
- The Cumberland settlers landed near a salt lick called...
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- James ______, the Father of Nashville
- The first settlers floated downriver to the area on flatboats via the...
- Nashville was built within ______ County
- The _______ Purchase was bought by Richard Henderson, including lands north of the Cumberland
- Fort ______ protected many original settlers from Indian attacks
- The city lies within this "grand division" of Tennessee
- John _____ led many original settlers to the area upon flatboats
- Plantation home of Andrew Jackson
- Cherokee who declared war on the frontier settlers; established band of Chickamauga warriors
- A ______ epidemic swept through the city in 1849, even taking the life of a former president
17 Clues: Plantation home of Andrew Jackson • James ______, the Father of Nashville • Nashville was built within ______ County • Nashville became the 2nd _____ of Tennessee • The city was named for Revolutionary War hero... • The city lies within this "grand division" of Tennessee • The Cumberland settlers landed near a salt lick called... • ...
Topic 13 World History 2023-03-21
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- title used for russian emperors
- Supporters of the parliament during the English civil war
- Someone who doesn’t follow established religious beliefs.
- fleet of warships
- Protestants in England who were inspired by Calvinist Ideas
- member of russian nobility
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- Supporters of King Charles I during the English civil war
- Steady Rise in Prices
- Wealth in form of money and/or assets
- Political sytem where ruler holds all power
10 Clues: fleet of warships • Steady Rise in Prices • member of russian nobility • title used for russian emperors • Wealth in form of money and/or assets • Political sytem where ruler holds all power • Supporters of King Charles I during the English civil war • Supporters of the parliament during the English civil war • Someone who doesn’t follow established religious beliefs. • ...
Civil War - Sayah 2021-05-17
Across
- Who was the president during the civil war?
- Who was Dred Scott?
- When did the confederate army surrender?
- How many states had already seceded when Lincoln took the oath of office?
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- Where did the civil war start?
- What were the southern states called?
- Who was George McLellan?
- What was another name for the Battle of Antietam?
- What were the northern states called?
- Who won the battle of Fredericksburg?
10 Clues: Who was Dred Scott? • Who was George McLellan? • Where did the civil war start? • What were the southern states called? • What were the northern states called? • Who won the battle of Fredericksburg? • When did the confederate army surrender? • Who was the president during the civil war? • What was another name for the Battle of Antietam? • ...
Reconstruction Era Quiz 2022-10-03
Across
- - racist laws aimed at African-Americans
- - the people who won the Civil War
- - the separation of black and white people in public places
- - amendment that gave African-Americans voting rights
- - the era right after the Civil War
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- - the name of the Southern government
- - a terrorist group that attacked African-Americans
- - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote
- - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship
- - amendment that outlawed slavery
10 Clues: - amendment that outlawed slavery • - the people who won the Civil War • - the era right after the Civil War • - the name of the Southern government • - racist laws aimed at African-Americans • - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote • - a terrorist group that attacked African-Americans • - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship • ...
Reconstruction Era Quiz 2022-10-03
Across
- - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote
- - amendment that gave African-Americans voting rights
- - racist laws aimed at African-Americans
- - the separation of black and white people in public places
- - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship
- - the people who won the Civil War
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- - a terrorist group that attacked African-Americans
- - amendment that outlawed slavery
- - the name of the Southern government
- - the era right after the Civil War
10 Clues: - amendment that outlawed slavery • - the people who won the Civil War • - the era right after the Civil War • - the name of the Southern government • - racist laws aimed at African-Americans • - a tax that African-Americans paid to vote • - a terrorist group that attacked African-Americans • - amendment that gave African-Americans citizenship • ...
Crossword 2026-01-26
Across
- “road” the slaves use to get to the free states
- act that granted land to people moving to the west
- president elected in 1860
- the first southern state to secede
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- the South’s main economy
- name of the South during the Civil War
- differences between the North and the South
- name of the North during the Civil War
- where a majority of slaves worked
- forced people to return runaway slaves
10 Clues: the South’s main economy • president elected in 1860 • where a majority of slaves worked • the first southern state to secede • name of the South during the Civil War • name of the North during the Civil War • forced people to return runaway slaves • differences between the North and the South • “road” the slaves use to get to the free states • ...
Reconstruction 2021-11-29
Across
- laws passes in 1865 and 1866 in the former confederate states.
- the time before reconstruction.
- an agency established by congress at the end of the civil war.
- time after civil war when the US was trying to recover from the war.
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- laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites.
- believed that African Americans should be treated equally.
- rights guaranteed by the constituion.
- granting citizenship to anyone born in the us.
- A change to the constitution that abolished a very popular thing at the time.
- when slaves or poor men work for farmers and get a part of the crop.
- the states cannot deny anyone the right to vote.
11 Clues: the time before reconstruction. • rights guaranteed by the constituion. • granting citizenship to anyone born in the us. • laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites. • the states cannot deny anyone the right to vote. • believed that African Americans should be treated equally. • laws passes in 1865 and 1866 in the former confederate states. • ...
Reconstruction Era 2021-12-10
Across
- allowed people to vote if their father or grandfather had voted before Reconstruction
- Elected president in 1868 after Johnson. He was elected because most of the Southern states had re-joined the Union and were forced to let African-Americans vote.
- 17th President of the United States, A Southerner from Tennessee, He was Vice President with Lincoln. He became president when Lincoln was killed. He opposed radical Republicans who passed Reconstruction Acts over his veto. The first U.S. president to be impeached, he survived the Senate removal by only one vote.
- Ended reconstruction because neither candidate had an electoral majority. Hayes was elected, and then ended reconstruction as he secretly promised.
- A secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in the South after the Civil War. They wore white robes and hoods to hide their identities.
- Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War.
- An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." This does not cause the president to have to leave office. They need to be convicted by the senate.
- Became a senator in 1874 -- the only black to be elected to a full term until Edward Brooke in 1966.
- State laws in the South that legalized segregation. Came into practice after 1877.
- a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
- First African American elected to the United States Senate in 1870.
- Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom.
- Method used to deny African-Americans the vote in the South that tested a person's ability to read and write - they were done very unfairly so even though most African-Americans who could read and write, would fail.
- States cannot deny any person the right to vote because of race, color, or religion. But still only men would vote.
- Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences. Became legal in the South in 1877.
- the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union. Literally means: rebuilding of the south after the Civil War.
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- After the Civil War, this was a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South. They also supported African Americans getting the right to vote and gaining other rights.
- A Radical Republican who believed in harsh punishments for the South. Leader of the Radical Republicans in Congress.
- Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws.
- assassinated Lincoln on April 14, 1865
- A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
- this rival plan to Lincoln's set out these terms for reconstruction as:1)a Majority of white Southern men had to swear loyalty and 2)anyone who volunteered to fight for the Confederate army could not vote or serve in the government.
- A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote. Limited the ability of poor African-Americans to afford to vote.
- 19th president. Ended reconstruction. He was famous for being part of the Hayes-Tilden election in which electoral votes were contested in 4 states, most corrupt election in US history.
- a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal. Made the phrase "separate but equal' popular.
- Majority of white men must swear oath of loyalty, new government must ban slavery and ratify 13th Amendment, Confederate officials may vote and hold office. It was a compromise between Lincoln's and the Wade-Davis Bill.
- Passed in 1872, law which granted civil rights to ex-confederates and so set the stage for them to regain control of the south
- Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction which allowed a southern state to re-enter the union if 10 percent of the people swear loyalty to the union and it abolished slavery. Also gave amnesty to Confederates except for high ranking officials. (i.e. leaders of the Confederacy).
- They had two main goals: 1) break the power of wealthy plantation owners in the South. 2) get the right to vote for Freedmen.
- A derogatory term for Southerners who were working with the North to buy up land from desperate Southerners
- diehard Confederates from the war. They wanted life in the south to change as little as possible from how it was before the war. They wanted to give African-Americans as little power as possible.
- Abolished slavery except if someone has been convicted of a crime.
32 Clues: assassinated Lincoln on April 14, 1865 • Abolished slavery except if someone has been convicted of a crime. • First African American elected to the United States Senate in 1870. • Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom. • State laws in the South that legalized segregation. Came into practice after 1877. • ...
Unit 4 2021-12-09
Across
- When a change is made to the constitution it is called an
- This Civil War battle was fought in northern Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Prison camp in Georgia that inhumanely held Union soldiers
- This declaration from Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, but only in Confederate States (2 words
- Another term for "total war" that invloves burning to the ground (2 words)
- Sherman and his troops' journey from Atlanta to Savannah (4 words)
- 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.
- The south's economy was based on this.
- The northern and western states that remained united during the Civil War were called this
- 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 day celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.
- This amendment states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are considered citizens and have basic rights, regardless of color.
- Union army general that believed in total war (2 words)
- The the years immediately following the end of the Civil War are called
- This event lasted 4 years and took place within the United States between the North and the South. (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 person became president after Lincoln's assassination.(2 words)
- These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union: Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia (2 words)
- This group was created to assist newly freed people in establishing a new life. (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)
- When union troops blocked the southeastern coastline, preventing southern states from importing or exporting goods (2 words)
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- The plan to surround the seceded states and suffocate or squeeze them of supplies
- Series of battles that took place in Atlanta resulting in the destruction of the city and railroads under William Sherman (2 words)
- This amendment ended slavery across the entire United States after the Civil War
- Terrorist group developed by Confederate veterans to support white supremacy (3 words)
- governmental power reserved for individual states. Southern states intended to use this to allow slavery. (2 words)
- another word for taxes
- When the citizens of an individual state vote on the legalization of slavery (2 words)
- These plans for reconstruction were considered too lenient or easy on the Confederate states (2 words)
- This amendment gave all men the right to vote.
- This act was included in the Compromise of 1850 and required any escaped enslaved person to be returned (3 words)
- Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere
- To separate from
- 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)
- The action of cancelling or ignoring a federal law deemed unconstitutional by an individual state.
- Sherman believed in this approach to war (2 words)
- Black men that served in Georgia's General Assembly until removed from office in 1876 (2 words)
- Winner of the Presidential election of 1860. (2 words)
- The southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War were called this
39 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) • ...
This Day in History April 12 2024-04-12
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- FDR led the country through the Great _______.
- The title of a theory meaning 'sun centered."
- The last name of the first man to enter space.
- The term used for Soviet astronauts.
- The South seceded from the Union following the election of this president.
- The name of the forces of the South during the Civil War.
- An astronomer from the 1600s who was jailed for proving the sun was the center of the solar system.
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- At the time of the Space Race, Russia and other countries were united as one nation called the _____.
- The last name of a famous Civil Rights leader from the 1960s in America.
- The Alabama city that MLK was jailed in after protesting.
- The name of the fort that was fired on to begin the Civil War.
- The process of separating people based on race.
- Battle in WWI where Canadian forces succeeded in removing German forces from their defensive position.
- Galileo was accused of _______ meaning crimes of belief against the church.
- The church that prosecuted Galileo in 1633.
- The last name of the longest serving president in US history.
16 Clues: The term used for Soviet astronauts. • The church that prosecuted Galileo in 1633. • The title of a theory meaning 'sun centered." • FDR led the country through the Great _______. • The last name of the first man to enter space. • The process of separating people based on race. • The Alabama city that MLK was jailed in after protesting. • ...
(Medium) Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-14
Across
- Frontier – President John F. Kennedy's domestic program aimed at addressing poverty, civil rights, and space exploration, symbolized by the Apollo program.
- Stalin – Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII and the early Cold War, known for his totalitarian rule and policies that led to millions of deaths.
- B. Johnson - 37th President of the United States
- Plan- Massive U.S aid package to rebuild Western Europe and contain communism after WWII
- Missile Crisis – A tense confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
- Bombing – A racially motivated bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, that killed four African American girls and galvanized public support for the Civil Rights Movement.
- Amendment – Banned poll taxes in federal elections, removing a barrier for many Black voters.
- of Choice Plans – Efforts to resist school desegregation by offering parents "choice" in schools, often used in Southern states to delay or avoid full integration.
- on Washington – A historic rally where over 250,000 people gathered to demand jobs and freedom, most famously featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech.
- Literacy Tests – A tool used in the South to disenfranchise African American voters by testing their literacy, often using confusing or unfair questions to prevent them from voting.
- Rock Nine – A group of nine African American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, with federal support following violent opposition.
- and Medicaid – Government programs providing health care for the elderly and poor, part of LBJ’s Great Society.
- X – A prominent African American leader and member of the Nation of Islam, known for advocating for black empowerment and self-defense before shifting towards a more inclusive approach to civil rights.
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- From Birmingham Jail - Letter that MLK wrote while being imprisoned
- B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" – A series of programs initiated by President Johnson in the 1960s aimed at reducing poverty and inequality, which included initiatives like Medicare, Medicaid, and educational reform.
- Campaign – Major civil rights movement led by MLK; drew national attention due to brutal police response.
- (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) – A civil rights organization led by Martin Luther King Jr. that coordinated nonviolent protests and aimed to use churches as a base for social change.
- Renaissance - A period in time when vibrant musicians and cultural expressions among african americans, centered in Harlem and New York.
- (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) – Civil rights group formed by students to organize grassroots activism.
- – A form of protest in which activists would sit at segregated lunch counters and demand service, a tactic that became a hallmark of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Incident- A U.S spy plane shot down over the USSR
- Till – A 14-year-old African American boy who was lynched in Mississippi, sparking national outrage and becoming a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
- Rights Act of 1968 – A law that banned discrimination in housing, marking another major victory in the Civil Rights Movement.
- Summer – Voter registration campaign in Mississippi, aimed at increasing African American voting rights in the South.
- Marshall – The first African American Supreme Court Justice and a key figure in the legal battles of the Civil Rights Movement, most notably the Brown v. Board case.
25 Clues: B. Johnson - 37th President of the United States • Incident- A U.S spy plane shot down over the USSR • From Birmingham Jail - Letter that MLK wrote while being imprisoned • Plan- Massive U.S aid package to rebuild Western Europe and contain communism after WWII • Amendment – Banned poll taxes in federal elections, removing a barrier for many Black voters. • ...
Spring Break Brain Restarter 2022-04-04
Across
- The process for removing a president.
- These "radicals" wanted the South to pay.
- These were laws passed to oppress freed Blacks.
- The process of reuniting America
- The part of the country that won the Civil War
Down
- Lincoln championed The ___ ____ Plan
- The part of the country destroyed in the Civil War
- The Freedmen's _____ helped freed Blacks.
- This president started Reconstruction.
- Lincoln's VP and the 1st impeached president
10 Clues: The process of reuniting America • Lincoln championed The ___ ____ Plan • The process for removing a president. • This president started Reconstruction. • These "radicals" wanted the South to pay. • The Freedmen's _____ helped freed Blacks. • Lincoln's VP and the 1st impeached president • The part of the country that won the Civil War • ...
Early American History 2021-12-16
Across
- What did the colonist want from Britain?
- The revolution against the British?
- The turning point of the civil war.
- What is the south rebuilding its cities?
Down
- Speech that said stay away from America.
- From the Atlantic to the Pacific.
- What land did the U.S. by from France?
- What was the Civil War fought over?
- The westward ______
- Attracted many people to California?
10 Clues: The westward ______ • From the Atlantic to the Pacific. • What was the Civil War fought over? • The revolution against the British? • The turning point of the civil war. • Attracted many people to California? • What land did the U.S. by from France? • Speech that said stay away from America. • What did the colonist want from Britain? • ...
Reconstruction 2022-05-25
Across
- an opportunist northerner, taking advantage.
- president who oversaw the civil war, was killed.
- % of state voters were needed to rejoin union.
- amendment # that gave citizenship to U.S born.
Down
- period of time after U.S civil war.
- 18th president. was a union general.
- amendment # allowing all males right to vote.
- amendment # that ended slavery.
- laws dressed up as rights, held back blacks.
- 17th president. took office after lincoln.
10 Clues: amendment # that ended slavery. • period of time after U.S civil war. • 18th president. was a union general. • 17th president. took office after lincoln. • an opportunist northerner, taking advantage. • laws dressed up as rights, held back blacks. • amendment # allowing all males right to vote. • % of state voters were needed to rejoin union. • ...
