civil war Crossword Puzzles
admendments 2024-12-13
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- suits against state
- Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt
- Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- rights reserved to state or people
- Presidential Term and Succession, Assembly of Congress
- right to speedy trial by jury,witness,counsel
- jury trial in civil lawsuits
- income tax
- quartering of soldiers
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- prohibition of liquor
- Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People
- Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition2
- popular election of senators
- election of president and vice president
- Right to Vote Not Denied by Race
- search and seizure
- women's right to vote
- Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Takings
- right to bear arms
- abolish slavery
20 Clues: income tax • abolish slavery • search and seizure • right to bear arms • suits against state • prohibition of liquor • women's right to vote • quartering of soldiers • popular election of senators • jury trial in civil lawsuits • Right to Vote Not Denied by Race • rights reserved to state or people • Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People • election of president and vice president • ...
Southwest - Mexican-American War 2023-03-28
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- the river Mexico thought should be the border
- lead US troops into Mexico
- the president wanted ___ with Mexico over the border
- land given up by Mexico at the end of the war
- wrote Civil Disobedience
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- became the newest member of the U.S.A. in 1845
- state inclded in the Mexican Cession
- gave people of CA rights of Americans
- killed more troops
- treaty that ended the Mexican-American war
- the river border between Texas and Mexico
- only group of people permitted to declare war
- the U.S.A. was willing to spend $30____
- state included in the Mexican Cession
14 Clues: killed more troops • wrote Civil Disobedience • lead US troops into Mexico • state inclded in the Mexican Cession • gave people of CA rights of Americans • state included in the Mexican Cession • the U.S.A. was willing to spend $30____ • the river border between Texas and Mexico • treaty that ended the Mexican-American war • the river Mexico thought should be the border • ...
Reconstruction and the West 2023-08-31
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- This was the Main cause of the Civil war
- A religious movement meant to bring back the Buffalo, among other things
- This Part of the Country was known as the Union
- General who Died in the Battle of Little Big Horn
- Ammendment that banned Slavery
- This Gold rush took place from 1874-78
- The number One Reason Settlers moved West
- This Religous group ended up in Utah
- Freed Slaves in Southern States
- By the Late 1800's there were fewer than 1000 of this animal left
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- First All Black Regiment in the Us Army
- This Bill required over half of a states people to take a loyalty oath
- Lincoln's Plan For Reconstruction Required this many people to sign a Loyalty Pledge
- Largest Battle of the Civil War
- First State to secede from the Union
- This Part of the Country was known as the Conferderacy
- Organization that was led By Nathan Bedford Forrest
- Killed on April,14 1865
- This City became a major Railroad Hub
19 Clues: Killed on April,14 1865 • Ammendment that banned Slavery • Largest Battle of the Civil War • Freed Slaves in Southern States • First State to secede from the Union • This Religous group ended up in Utah • This City became a major Railroad Hub • This Gold rush took place from 1874-78 • First All Black Regiment in the Us Army • This was the Main cause of the Civil war • ...
Civil War Battles, Stats, and Vocabulary 2025-04-25
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- Emancipation __________ ;A decree signed by Abraham Lincoln that made slavery illegal
- The states that were divided between the Confereracy and the Union
- The collective 11 states that seceded during the Civil War
- President of the Confederacy
- A fixed amount of food during a time of shortage
- Union Soldier
- A military person wounded, dead, or captured
- The United States of America
- First ever Battle between two ironclads
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- Capital of the Confederate States of America
- Conflict between two groups of people in the same country
- A Confederate state with the abbreviation TN
- Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition of established government
- A Union state with the abbreviation CA
- A Confederate-won battle; the first time African Americans were allowed to sign up for battle
- Capital of the United States of America
- President of the Union during the Civil War
17 Clues: Union Soldier • President of the Confederacy • The United States of America • A Union state with the abbreviation CA • Capital of the United States of America • First ever Battle between two ironclads • President of the Union during the Civil War • Capital of the Confederate States of America • A Confederate state with the abbreviation TN • ...
Reconstruction 2024-04-01
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- System for freedmen to earn money, left them in debt
- Racist group formed against African Americans and Republicans
- Laws that limited freedom of former slaves
- Everyone born in US has citizenship and protection
- First African American Senator
- President of US during Civil War
- Created by Lincoln to help former slaves; food, clothing, schools
- Tax freedmen had to pay to vote in the South
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- Prevented freedmen from advancing politically, socially, and economically
- Southerner who sided with the North during Reconstruction
- Tested freedmen's literacy in order to vote in the South
- Removed army troops from the South
- Northerner who went to South to profit from Reconstruction
- Citizens can't be stopped from voting based on race and/or color
- Abolished slavery in all states
- President after Lincoln died, Democrat
- Congressmen who wanted to punish the South for the Civil War
17 Clues: First African American Senator • Abolished slavery in all states • President of US during Civil War • Removed army troops from the South • President after Lincoln died, Democrat • Laws that limited freedom of former slaves • Tax freedmen had to pay to vote in the South • Everyone born in US has citizenship and protection • ...
AH Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-02
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- after this battle, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- the time period following the Civil War in which the Union readmitted the Confederacy
- abolitionist responsible for the raid of Harper's Ferry
- to officially separate
- right to lawful detention
- southern nation led by Jefferson Davis
- a free man who was captured and enslaved; author of 12 Years a Slave
- first battle of the Civil War in which there were no casualties
- a place where much violence erupted over the slavery debate
- included a strict fugitive slave law and the admission of California as a free state
- loyalty to one's region of the country
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- to liberate
- top 0.6% of the southern hierarchy
- draft
- established the 36'30' dividing line across the nation
- phrase used to denote the economic and political importance of a main cash crop in the South
- a slave who sued for his freedom, but was unsuccessful
17 Clues: draft • to liberate • to officially separate • right to lawful detention • top 0.6% of the southern hierarchy • southern nation led by Jefferson Davis • loyalty to one's region of the country • established the 36'30' dividing line across the nation • a slave who sued for his freedom, but was unsuccessful • abolitionist responsible for the raid of Harper's Ferry • ...
Crossword 2014-03-17
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- a platform on which a coffin is laid
- a steam powered vehicle that was used as transportation, now a days some are powered by electricity
- soldiers that are mounted on horses
- one of the U.S. military organizations
- the state of being free
- calm courage
- red liquid in our body
- this is what foreign people used to call Americans during wars
- where the white house is located
- the means of maintaining life
- world war ___ II
- belonging to ro connected with the northern part of the United States during the Civil War
- during wars countries had many of these
- a murderer
- what the military calls packaged food
- an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government.
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- the fourth month of the year
- a city in Virginia were the Museum of confederacy is located
- independent that the south of the U.S. attempted to create during the Civil War
- a high authority person who runs a country
- the opposite of north
- a state where the Museum of Confederacy is located
- a small group of people
- a telegraphic message
- when a person is murdered, it’s not called death
- this is what African Americans that had no rights
- if someone is defeated they do this
- the opposite of east
- an intense search for a criminal
29 Clues: a murderer • calm courage • world war ___ II • the opposite of east • the opposite of north • a telegraphic message • red liquid in our body • the state of being free • a small group of people • the fourth month of the year • the means of maintaining life • where the white house is located • an intense search for a criminal • soldiers that are mounted on horses • ...
Crossoword 2014-03-17
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- this is what African Americans that had no rights
- calm courage
- a state where the Museum of Confederacy is located
- the opposite of north
- this is what foreign people used to call Americans during wars
- the opposite of east
- belonging to ro connected with the northern part of the United States during the Civil War
- where the white house is located
- an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government.
- if someone is defeated they do this
- the means of maintaining life
- a small group of people
- a telegraphic message
- one of the U.S. military organizations
- the fourth month of the year
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- a steam powered vehicle that was used as transportation, now a days some are powered by electricity
- soldiers that are mounted on horses
- during wars countries had many of these
- a platform on which a coffin is laid
- when a person is murdered, it’s not called death
- a city in Virginia were the Museum of confederacy is located
- a murderer
- independent that the south of the U.S. attempted to create during the Civil War
- a high authority person who runs a country
- the state of being free
- world war ___ II
- what the military calls packaged food
- an intense search for a criminal
- red liquid in our body
29 Clues: a murderer • calm courage • world war ___ II • the opposite of east • the opposite of north • a telegraphic message • red liquid in our body • the state of being free • a small group of people • the fourth month of the year • the means of maintaining life • where the white house is located • an intense search for a criminal • soldiers that are mounted on horses • ...
Civil War Test Review 2023-10-31
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- Issued by Lincoln on January 1st, 1863, freed slaves in areas of Confederate control
- Assassin who murdered Lincoln, jumped from the theater balcony yelling "Sic Semper Tyrannis!"
- Secretary of War, he was a Democrat who made the war a bipartisan effort
- Bloodiest day in American history, saw nearly 23,000 Americans die
- Town in Virginia where Lee finally surrendered to Grant, in the home of Wilmer McLean
- Suspended by Lincoln during his Eleven Week Dictatorship, allowed him to arrest over 13,000 officials and Southern sympathizers
- Leader of the Confederate army, used tactical prowess to overcome a severe disadvantage in troop numbers
- This amendment permanently banned slavery in the United States
- Most famous battle of the war, over 50,000 people died fighting between July 1st and July 3rd, 1863
- Name for the Union plan to win the war, instituted a naval blockade while attempting to capture control of the Mississippi River
- Commonly described as "the ends justify the means"
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- Matthew Brady became famous for his wartime _______________, bringing the war home to Americans
- Run First battle of the Civil War, resulted in a disastrous Union defeat
- tax First initiated by Secretary of Treasury Salmon P. Chase to pay for the war
- Name for Lincoln's Cabinet which included several political opponents and many who disliked him personally
- His leadership as President of the Union navigated stormy seas during the Civil War and reunified the country
- Final leader of the Grand Army of the Republic, became famous for his "unconditional surrender" strategy at Vicksburg
- A Southerner and former Democrat, nominated to be Lincoln's Vice President in the Election of 1864
- Southern battles were often named for nearby ________
- Northern Democrats who supported states' rights and peace with the Confederacy
- Thomas Jackson earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull Run for repelling the Union advance
- Capital of the Confederacy
- Invented by Sherman, used "unconventional" methods to defeat the South, but did not target civilians
- Faction of Lincoln's Republican Party that wanted to make the war more about slavery
- Grant's pick to be general in the West, targeted Atlanta for destruction on his way to Savannah
- Secretary of State, defeated by Lincoln for the Republican nomination, helped keep France and Great Britain out of the war
26 Clues: Capital of the Confederacy • Commonly described as "the ends justify the means" • Southern battles were often named for nearby ________ • This amendment permanently banned slavery in the United States • Bloodiest day in American history, saw nearly 23,000 Americans die • Run First battle of the Civil War, resulted in a disastrous Union defeat • ...
Crossword 2014-03-17
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- a telegraphic message
- independent that the south of the U.S. attempted to create during the Civil War
- a state where the Museum of Confederacy is located
- a small group of people
- the state of being free
- an intense search for a criminal
- belonging to ro connected with the northern part of the United States during the Civil War
- what the military calls packaged food
- the means of maintaining life
- a platform on which a coffin is laid
- the fourth month of the year
- a city in Virginia were the Museum of confederacy is located
- an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government.
- one of the U.S. military organizations
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- if someone is defeated they do this
- calm courage
- the opposite of east
- where the white house is located
- during wars countries had many of these
- a murderer
- the opposite of north
- a high authority person who runs a country
- a steam powered vehicle that was used as transportation, now a days some are powered by electricity
- soldiers that are mounted on horses
- world war ___ II
- this is what African Americans that had no rights
- when a person is murdered, it’s not called death
- red liquid in our body
- this is what foreign people used to call Americans during wars
29 Clues: a murderer • calm courage • world war ___ II • the opposite of east • a telegraphic message • the opposite of north • red liquid in our body • a small group of people • the state of being free • the fourth month of the year • the means of maintaining life • where the white house is located • an intense search for a criminal • if someone is defeated they do this • ...
Period 5 Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-03
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- illegal manipulation of contracts based on construction and finance companies
- war fought between the U.S. and Mexico due to a territorial lad dispute
- A rapid influx of fortune seekers to the sit of new gold sites
- turning point in the Civil War
- the 7th president of the united states also known as "Old Hickory"
- a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott
- granted citizenship to all persons "born or neutralized in the United States" including all enslaved people
- extending the American citizenship to people of black so they could live under the rights of the constitution
- a territory could determine whether or not to allow slavery based on popular sovereignty
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- abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories
- landowner allows the use of farmland for a share of crops in return
- a term Lincoln noted to be a conflict between the north and south over slavery
- Mexico ceded upper California and New Mexico to the U.S.
- provided 160 acers of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land
- laws passed in southern U.S. that enforced racial segregation; was crutial for black voters
- repelled the Missouri compromise and created two new territories
- the ordained right of the U.S. to expand its borders beyond the pacific
- marked the official beginning of the American Civil War
- granted African American men the right to vote
- war between the union and the confederacy
20 Clues: turning point in the Civil War • war between the union and the confederacy • granted African American men the right to vote • marked the official beginning of the American Civil War • Mexico ceded upper California and New Mexico to the U.S. • a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott • A rapid influx of fortune seekers to the sit of new gold sites • ...
Why had International Peace collapsed by 1939 2022-04-01
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- Germany signed a treaty with this country to create the "Rome-Berlin" axis
- which part of Czechoslovakia did Hitler demand
- This country was having a civil war
- what kind of dictatorship did General Franco established after the win
- lead the Japan Dictatorship
- which month in 1937, Italy signed the Anti-Comintern Pact
- which government was not invited to the meeting of British and French leaders to met Hitler and Mussolini
- how was the German's steel production after 7 years of the end of the First World War
- this country was invaded by Japan in 1931
- at this year, 100 divisions were ready for the war
- how much in total dud Germany spend on armaments
- at March.... Hitler introduced the conscription
- In September 1937, Mussolini visited this country
- The Versailles Treaty had taken ...... Germany square miles territory
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- the Italian Conquest of ....in 1935 which was humiliating for the League
- lead the Italy Dictatorship and the Fascists
- this country left the league of nations in September 1933
- nearly how many years does the civil war goes
- Franco who led the Nationalist
- ..... and France had never been entirely supportive of the League of Nations
- at which month did Japan signed the Tripartite Pact
- at September .... British and French leaders met with Hitler and Mussolini
- lead the Germany Dictatorship and the Nazis
- the year where Italy withdraw from the League
- the year where Italy joined the Allied Powers
25 Clues: lead the Japan Dictatorship • Franco who led the Nationalist • This country was having a civil war • this country was invaded by Japan in 1931 • lead the Germany Dictatorship and the Nazis • lead the Italy Dictatorship and the Fascists • nearly how many years does the civil war goes • the year where Italy withdraw from the League • ...
The civil war 2014-01-09
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- the amendment that gave all males the right to vote regardless of race
- the first major battle
- the amendment that freed all slaves
- announced by Lincoln that set slaves free
- the fort that the civil war started at
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- the amount of volunteers Lincoln wanted
- where Abraham Lincoln was killed
- the group that terrorized blacks
- the amount of states that seceded from the union
- the president that withdrew the last troops from the South
- the battle that was the turning point of the civil war
- how many votes needed to remove Johnson from office
12 Clues: the first major battle • where Abraham Lincoln was killed • the group that terrorized blacks • the amendment that freed all slaves • the fort that the civil war started at • the amount of volunteers Lincoln wanted • announced by Lincoln that set slaves free • the amount of states that seceded from the union • how many votes needed to remove Johnson from office • ...
Current Events 2/13 2024-02-13
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- - Type of War that goes on within a country.
- - Very defining or exact.
- - Assumed truth about someone that isn't really true.
- - A person in the Civil War Era that wanted to abolish slavery.
- - Spending money, or talent in hopes of getting a return.
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- - A "Catchy song or phrase" used in advertising.
- - The reputation that a person leaves in his or her lifetime.
- - Finding the differences between 2 things.
- - Final decision in solving a problem.
- - Finding things that are similar between 2 people or objects.
- - A pattern of behavior that is predictable.
- - An educated guess or rough prediction.
12 Clues: - Very defining or exact. • - Final decision in solving a problem. • - An educated guess or rough prediction. • - Finding the differences between 2 things. • - Type of War that goes on within a country. • - A pattern of behavior that is predictable. • - A "Catchy song or phrase" used in advertising. • - Assumed truth about someone that isn't really true. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-08
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- E. Lee , Was the main general of the south and was renowned for having great strategy but lost in the war
- Proclamation , Stated that all slaves in confederate states would be free on paper
- Battle where Union won and led them to be able to attack Atlanta
- Clad , Was the name of the newly invented battleship that the Union used in there Navy and sometimes used by the Confederacy.
- Run , One of the first battles of the Civil War was won by the south. They were led by smart tactics by General Jackson (aka Stonewall Jackson) known for holding the Union off.
- Pulaski , Battle located on Tybee Island GA and was won by the Union after the Confederacy Surrendered
- the place where a battle took place in which the Union president decided to release the Emancipation Proclamation
- Sumter , Was the first battle and started the Civil War when this fort was attacked by the Confederacy after they seceeded
- Jackson , Was a famous Confederate General was known for winning the Battle of Bull Run and was killed in the war by one of his own
- S. Grant , Was the main general of the Union for most of the war and later became president
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- Lincoln , Was the president during the civil war and freed the slaves
- Sherman , Union general who was known for taking over Atlanta and using the scorch earth strategy of hundreds of miles of GA's Land
- Plan , Was Union's strategy to block off overseas confederate travel so they could not import or export goods
- A battle that took place in Mississippi and was a Union win it gave them control of the Mississippi cutting the confederacy in half
- to the Sea , A attack let using the scorch earth policy that led General Sherman All the way through Georgia to the Ocean
- Prison , a Confederate Prison known for terrible living conditions and killed the most union prisoners out of all confederate prisons
- Campaign , The battle that led Sherman to be able to capture a southern capital that was an important railway for the south
- Courthouse , The location where the head general of the Confederacy Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant
- a Battle where it changed the tide, and the north started to push back Robert E. Lee (In PA)
- Davis , Was the president of the confederacy during the civil war
20 Clues: Battle where Union won and led them to be able to attack Atlanta • Davis , Was the president of the confederacy during the civil war • Lincoln , Was the president during the civil war and freed the slaves • Proclamation , Stated that all slaves in confederate states would be free on paper • ...
reconstruction- crossword 2025-11-11
8 Clues: region my editorial biases • period after the civil war • group attacked during the riot • Amendment inspired by the riot • State where Memphis is located • people freed after the Civil War • Government agency helping freed slaves • City where the 1866 race riot occurred
Chapter 14 Review 2014-12-07
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- the emperor who made a strong effort to create an absolutist state in Austria
- the one who firmly established Prussian absolutism
- the dynasty which ruled Russia until it was overthrown by the revolution of 1917
- placed over each regiment to weaken the influence of the nobility over the troops
- used to replace the nobility in local government by Richelieu
- the name of a group of people who supported Parliament in England Civil War
- the one who brought France into Thirty Years' War
- known as the "Sun King"
- worked closely with the electors in governing the country and serving as officers in the Prussian army
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- a document which limited royal power in England in 1689
- the man who helped lay the foundation for absolutism in France
- the chief minister of Louis XIV
- formed by England and the Netherlands to block Louis's actions
- gave European rulers absolute authority according to their religion
- the reestablishment of the Stuart monarchy
- a title taken by Ivan to glorify himself and his position
- unlimited and unrestrained power
- a great palace of Louis XIV
- the name of a group of people who supported king in England Civil War
- The upheavals who forced Louis XIV to leave Paris for a time
20 Clues: known as the "Sun King" • a great palace of Louis XIV • the chief minister of Louis XIV • unlimited and unrestrained power • the reestablishment of the Stuart monarchy • the one who brought France into Thirty Years' War • the one who firmly established Prussian absolutism • a document which limited royal power in England in 1689 • ...
World History Chapter 13- MS 2020-03-03
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- a former kingdom of modern day Germany and Poland
- who was influenced by Richelieu to exult the French monarchy as the embodiment of the French state
- king of Sweden who was the head of the Protestant cause
- a Russian Emperor
- who made a strong effort to create absolution in Austria
- term for Russian nobility
- French king who personified absolute monarch
- title given to Oliver Cromwell
- an action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition
- Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction
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- term for Prussian nobility
- King of England who was executed
- Austria's ruling family
- supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War
- supporters of King Charles in the English Civil War
- first absolute czar of Russia who crushed the Boyers
- who sought to increase the authority of the monarchy but allowed the nobles to retain their privileges and mistreat serfs
- powerful chief minister for Louis XIV
- Prussia's ruling family
- English statesman brought an end to the Seven Year's War
- Stuart monarch who ignored constitutional principles
- chief minister of finance under Louis XIV
- who made a strong effort to create absolution to Austria
- the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917
- last Stuart to be king of England
25 Clues: a Russian Emperor • Austria's ruling family • Prussia's ruling family • term for Russian nobility • term for Prussian nobility • title given to Oliver Cromwell • King of England who was executed • last Stuart to be king of England • powerful chief minister for Louis XIV • chief minister of finance under Louis XIV • French king who personified absolute monarch • ...
Unit 1 U.S. History Review 2021-09-23
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- This plan had two houses based on population.
- The Anti-federalists opposed the Constitution because this was not included.
- Laws causing African Americans to suffer political and economic oppression.
- Lincoln and Johnson both wanted the South to return the Union __________.
- This plan had one house with equal representation.
- The Civil war the _________ federal government.
- Implied powers in the Constitution shows the framers knew these needed to be protected.
- The American Revolution was founded on this Enlightenment idea.
- Lincoln's reason for the Civil War.
- This gave colonists a moral reason to oppose Britain.
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- This is the idea that all power comes from the people.
- If government does not protect basic rights it may be overthrown, is expressed in which document.
- This ended slavery.
- Established to help freed slaves access to an education, training, and social services.
- The earliest from of representative government.
- Gave freed slaves the right to vote.
- Law put into place to restrict the rights of former slaves.
- Compromise setting up representation for the legislative branch.
- The British felt they could tax the colonists after the French and Indian War because of the ___________ they incurred.
- The goal of the Constitutional convention was to _________ the Articles of Confederation.
20 Clues: This ended slavery. • Lincoln's reason for the Civil War. • Gave freed slaves the right to vote. • This plan had two houses based on population. • The earliest from of representative government. • The Civil war the _________ federal government. • This plan had one house with equal representation. • This gave colonists a moral reason to oppose Britain. • ...
Virginia Studies Review 2024-04-10
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- The crops Native Americans grew in the summer were often called the three ________
- George Washington is described as the "Father of Our ________"
- When Jamestown was founded, it was on a ___________
- word that describes the South separating from the North at the start of the Civil War
- the daughter of Powhatan who served as a contact between settlers in Jamestown and the native people
- freedom
- white abolitionist who led a raid on the United States Arsenal; John ______
- Virginia's law-making body is the ________ Assembly
- full equality of people of all races to use public facilities
- wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights; George _______
- the war fought within the United States that revolved around slavery
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- no taxation without ___________
- fancy word for city
- a crop grown to sell for money is called a _______ crop
- James Madison is described as the "Father of Our _________"
- the people who financed Jamestown were the __________ of the Virginia Company of London
- mined in the Appalachian Plateau
- the first land battle fought in Virginia during the American Revolution; the Battle of Great _______
- the country that America fought for freedom from during the Revolutionary War
- someone during the American Revolution who sided with America and against England
- the region in Virginia that means "at the foot of the mountains"
21 Clues: freedom • fancy word for city • no taxation without ___________ • mined in the Appalachian Plateau • When Jamestown was founded, it was on a ___________ • Virginia's law-making body is the ________ Assembly • a crop grown to sell for money is called a _______ crop • wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights; George _______ • ...
Irish History 2025-11-30
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- Who led the Pro-Treaty side of the Civil War?
- What Treaty was signed in 1921?
- What event took place in 1916?
- Who visited Ireland for the Eucharistic Congress?
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- Who founded the ICA?
- Who led the Anti-Treaty side of the Civil War?
- Who was the leader of the ITGWU?
- What country controlled Ireland before its independence?
- What stance did Ireland take during WW2?
- Who was the first president of Ireland?
10 Clues: Who founded the ICA? • What event took place in 1916? • What Treaty was signed in 1921? • Who was the leader of the ITGWU? • Who was the first president of Ireland? • What stance did Ireland take during WW2? • Who led the Pro-Treaty side of the Civil War? • Who led the Anti-Treaty side of the Civil War? • Who visited Ireland for the Eucharistic Congress? • ...
Unit 7 Crossword 2022-01-22
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- was put in place to end The Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War.
- Political system where both the national and state governments share power.
- What did Texas do in 1861?
- was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
- Laws that were imposed on freedmen that limited the effects of the Reconstruction Amendments didn't allow them to vote, have weapons or testify against white men.
- allows governments to Grant pardons, override vetoes and declare laws as unconstitutional.
- The day the end of slavery was officially announced in Texas.
- Southern states were mainly _____, this was an economic influence on the causes of the Civil War.
- government in which representatives are chosen.
- African-Americans were viewed as ____ in the confederate states' Constitution.
- protected the voting rights of African American men.
- this led to shortages of food, medicine, weapons and ammunition.
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- German immigrants’ supported freeing slaves.
- ended the institution of slavery.
- Northern states were mainly _____, this was an economic influence on the causes of the Civil War.
- At the beginning of ____ southern states currency had little to no value, homes and land were destroyed, and food prices were high.
- This freedom allows people to publish their opinions and information without the government stopping them. This may be through any type of media including the newspaper, radio, and TV.
- One reason Texas joined the Confederacy was
- A Major Source of Revenue for state and Local Governments along with Sales tax, bonds and fees.
- The level of government that collect taxes oversee and administer law enforcement, oversee elections and provide services to rural populations.
- the Battle of Galveston led to the loss of a key ____ for supplies to come in and out.
21 Clues: What did Texas do in 1861? • ended the institution of slavery. • One reason Texas joined the Confederacy was • German immigrants’ supported freeing slaves. • government in which representatives are chosen. • protected the voting rights of African American men. • was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system? • ...
RECONSTRUCTION (Use text reading and outline review from Google Classroom) 2024-04-10
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- Process of readmitting South after Civil War
- Republicans in Congress were called this as they wanted to punish the South
- Test one had to take in order to vote- many blacks could not read
- Under the Reconstruction Act, the military took over the South and created 5 of these
- Southerners frowned upon them as meddlesome Yankees
- The "Invisible Empire of the South" that resorted to terrorism to intimidate freedmen
- Amendment number that gave former slaves suffrage
- Tax one had to pay in order to vote- blacks could not afford it
- President who tried to get rid of the Freedmen's Bureau
- Term for the right to vote
- Last name of the first black US Senator
- Lincoln felt the South had never really done this
- Johnson was the 1st president to have Congress do this to him
- His election to the presidency brought Reconstruction to an end and unfinished
- Amendment number that gave former slaves citizenship
- Legally established as a result of Plessy v Ferguson
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- Lincoln issued this regarding the Wade-Davis Bill
- Civil War hero whose presidency was marked by scandal and corruption
- Proclamation by Lincoln freeing the slaves in 1863
- Name given to certain black farmers in the South- just another form of slavery
- Another name for a pardon
- Type of codes passed by the South to ensure a labor force
- Also known as "Seward's Folly", region we purchased from Russia in 1867
- Home state of President Andrew Johnson
- Percent of a state's citizens, under Lincoln's plan, to be readmitted to Union after a loyalty oath
- Name for blacks immediately following the Civil War
- Southerners who were loyal northern sympathizers
- Amendment number that freed the slaves
28 Clues: Another name for a pardon • Term for the right to vote • Home state of President Andrew Johnson • Amendment number that freed the slaves • Last name of the first black US Senator • Process of readmitting South after Civil War • Southerners who were loyal northern sympathizers • Lincoln issued this regarding the Wade-Davis Bill • ...
Civil War Reconstruction QHS 2me 2024-09-30
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- someone who is dedicated to eliminating slavery
- (unjust prejudice against other people, in this case by their ethnicity.) African Americans were treated lesser by the south, and were made as slaves to do their work for them.
- a nickname for the United States and what Northern states were referred to during the Civil War
- Accept or pass a document
- People have the right to be treated fairly by the government. the steps that the government must go through in order to punish someone
- Group in Congress that wanted the former slaves to be equal and have the right to vote.
- Gave all men the right to vote regardless of race or been a slave.
- outlawed slavery
- a solemn promise
- President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- President after the assassination of Lincoln
- how the law is enforced or violation of due process
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- nickname for Union troops
- what the law says goes against the constitution
- to get rid of something
- Southern states were ruled by generals and troops until they wrote new constitutions allowing african americans to vote and accepted the amendments
- Guaranteed citizenship to all people born in the U.S. It also gives all citizens the right to due process and equal protection under the law.
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
- The government must treat people equally.
- President of the Confederacy
- Separation or breaking away
- Southern states that seceded in order to preserve slavery
- nickname for Confederate troops
- Declares that all slaves in the South were free.
- rebuilding after the civil war
25 Clues: outlawed slavery • a solemn promise • to get rid of something • nickname for Union troops • Accept or pass a document • Separation or breaking away • President of the Confederacy • rebuilding after the civil war • nickname for Confederate troops • The government must treat people equally. • President after the assassination of Lincoln • ...
Presidents Day 2025-12-24
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- FDR’s economic programs
- Change to the Constitution
- Process to charge a president with wrongdoing
- Love of country
- Only President never elected president or vice president
- Group that established the nation
- Second President of the United States
- Presidential power to reject legislation
- Washington’s home
- System limiting government power
- President impeached in the 1990s
- Former actor who became President
- President’s working office
- Annual presidential address to Congress
- Roosevelt known for trust-busting
- February holiday honoring U.S. presidents
- President who resigned from office
- Ceremony marking the start of a presidency
- Current President as of the 2020 election
- Author of the Declaration of Independence
- Length of time a president serves
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- First President of the United States
- Supreme Allied Commander turned President
- Lincoln’s historic proclamation
- Civil War general turned President
- System used to elect the President
- Second-in-command of the executive branch
- President who authorized atomic bomb use
- Official residence of the President
- Father of the Constitution
- Leader of the executive branch
- President during the Civil War
- President during the Great Depression and World War II
- President who signed the Civil Rights Act
- Directive issued by the President
- Seventh President of the United States
- President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
- President associated with a foreign policy doctrine
- Order of who becomes president next
- Study of past events
- President known for humanitarian work after office
- Maximum number of elected presidential terms
- Major focus of 1960s legislation
- Division of power between states and federal government
- First African American President
- President’s advisory group
- Site of Lincoln’s famous address
47 Clues: Love of country • Washington’s home • Study of past events • FDR’s economic programs • Change to the Constitution • Father of the Constitution • President’s working office • President’s advisory group • Leader of the executive branch • President during the Civil War • Lincoln’s historic proclamation • System limiting government power • President impeached in the 1990s • ...
Civil War-History Project 2021-10-21
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- Used as a transfer point for mail exchange
- Served as a Confederate general under Robert E. Lee
- Provided nursing care and supplies to the Union troops
- Was well known for his efforts to end slavery and his skill at public speaking
- A Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
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- Was a vital source of weapons and supplies for the war effort
- Was the first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River
- Allowed the Confederates to create a valuable hole in the Union blockade of the Atlantic seaboard
- The president of the Confederate States
- Signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Shattered the Confederate Army of Tennessee and marked the end of major Confederate offensives in the Western theater
- Was the largest city in the South that provided military supplies and thousands of troops for the Confederate States Army
- Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- A secret spy and military leader
- Ended Confederate general Robert E. Lee's amibitious second quest to invade the North
15 Clues: Signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act • A secret spy and military leader • Issued the Emancipation Proclamation • The president of the Confederate States • Used as a transfer point for mail exchange • Served as a Confederate general under Robert E. Lee • Provided nursing care and supplies to the Union troops • Was a vital source of weapons and supplies for the war effort • ...
Reconstruction (AMS 25-26) 2026-01-03
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- _____ Republicans, group in Congress who wanted to punish the South and protect rights of African Americans during Reconstruction.
- Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born in the U.S., including formerly enslaved people.
- _____ of 1876, ended Reconstruction by removing federal troops from the South.
- ______ Bureau, federal agency that helped formerly enslaved people with food, schools, jobs, and legal support.
- Black _____, restrictive Southern laws designed to control the movement, labor, and rights of freedmen after the Civil War.
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- Period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and redefining freedom for formerly enslaved people.
- Abolished slavery in the United States (With the exception of prison labor).
- Guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on race.
- State laws created after Reconstruction that enforced racial segregation and discrimination in the South.
- ______ Democrats, members of the Democratic Party from the southern states who generally supported white supremacy, opposed civil rights for Black Americans, and resisted Reconstruction policies after the Civil War.
10 Clues: Guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on race. • Abolished slavery in the United States (With the exception of prison labor). • _____ of 1876, ended Reconstruction by removing federal troops from the South. • State laws created after Reconstruction that enforced racial segregation and discrimination in the South. • ...
Roman History 2015-01-23
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- Held office of consul twice and received dictatorship
- Caesar helped the rise of the Roman empire
- founder of Roman Empire
- Battle between Pompey and Caesar
- wife of Mark Antony
- War Julius Caesar waged this war against ___ tribe
- Final war of Roman Republic between Octavian and Antony/Cleopatra
- A ____victory: a victory gained at too great a cost (expression first developed by this man)
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- War 1861-1865
- Held office of Roman consul 7 times
- General who was nicknamed "Magnus"
- Antony wife of Cleopatra
- Leader of slave uprising against Roman Republic
- Hannibal's army of Carthage defeated in this battle
14 Clues: War 1861-1865 • wife of Mark Antony • founder of Roman Empire • Antony wife of Cleopatra • Battle between Pompey and Caesar • General who was nicknamed "Magnus" • Held office of Roman consul 7 times • Caesar helped the rise of the Roman empire • Leader of slave uprising against Roman Republic • War Julius Caesar waged this war against ___ tribe • ...
Foundations of the United States Puzzle 1 2025-09-14
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- 1773 protest against British tea tax
- Document signed on July 4, 1776
- President during World War II and serverd 4 terms
- Period of westward expansion seeking gold
- War fought from 1861–1865
- Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark
- Ship that brought the Pilgrims to America
- Harbor attacked on December 7, 1941
- First permanent English settlement in America
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- Battle that ended the Revolutionary War
- President during the Civil War
- First ten amendments to the Constitution
- First President of the United States
- Purchase that doubled the size of the US in 1803
14 Clues: War fought from 1861–1865 • President during the Civil War • Document signed on July 4, 1776 • Harbor attacked on December 7, 1941 • 1773 protest against British tea tax • First President of the United States • Battle that ended the Revolutionary War • First ten amendments to the Constitution • Period of westward expansion seeking gold • ...
Chapter 11 - The Politics of Rebuilding Vocab 2013-04-30
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- an Arkansas Unionist who was a Powell Clayton follower in the group called the "regular Republicans"
- the abbreviation of the name for radical racist group formed during Reconstruction
- the U.S. government's plan to rebuild the South following the Civil War
- a farmer who rents or does no own land, who is loaned the needed supplies
- to accuse a person of improper conduct in office
- native southerners who support the Republican government
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- a Methodist preacher who formed a Republican faction opposing Powell Clayton and his followers
- a small armed battle
- northerners who moves south after the Civil War
- name taken by Democrats who came to power following the Brooks-Baxter war
- first, beginning, or opening, as in the first speech
- positive attitude or spirit
- an earthen wall extending a river's natural banks upward to contain high water
13 Clues: a small armed battle • positive attitude or spirit • northerners who moves south after the Civil War • to accuse a person of improper conduct in office • first, beginning, or opening, as in the first speech • native southerners who support the Republican government • the U.S. government's plan to rebuild the South following the Civil War • ...
Emancipation Proclamation 2023-08-09
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- President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- The side in the Civil War that ultimately won, supporting the Emancipation Proclamation.
- The condition that the Emancipation Proclamation promised to slaves in Confederate states.
- The official name of the document that declared slaves in Confederate states to be free.
- The conflict during which the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
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- The action of setting slaves free, as declared in the Proclamation.
- The amendment that eventually abolished slavery in the United States.
- The month in which the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
- The institution that the Emancipation Proclamation aimed to end.
- The type of war that was ongoing when the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
- The region where the Emancipation Proclamation had the most impact.
- The states that the Emancipation Proclamation targeted.
- Nickname of the president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
13 Clues: President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation. • The states that the Emancipation Proclamation targeted. • The month in which the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. • The institution that the Emancipation Proclamation aimed to end. • The action of setting slaves free, as declared in the Proclamation. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-06
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- Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi R, and to take an army through heart of the south
- place where things are built and manufactured in the north
- worked for other people in the South and weren't free until 1861
- An effort to cut off supplies and communication to enemy territory
- Submarine used to torpedo Northern Ships
- Group that fought to keep slavery
- Took over their husbands or men's work and furthered their rights movement
- Union Leader during the war
- Wants slavery in their part of the US
- Battle victory for the North after a blockade
- Provied food for southern armies
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- It required the registration of all males between the ages of 18 and 45, and did not allow for a man to purchase his exemption from the draft
- Group that fought for the abolishment of slavery A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people.
- worked in the fields, factories, or took over their mothers and/or fathers work
- Confederate leader during the war
- a piece of land where crops were farmed on
- Valuable cash crop in the south
- 1st battle of the civil;Confederate win
- Anti-slavery part of the US
- A sailor and later a Union naval captain, he was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He became a Congressman after the Civil War
20 Clues: Anti-slavery part of the US • Union Leader during the war • Valuable cash crop in the south • Provied food for southern armies • Confederate leader during the war • Group that fought to keep slavery • Wants slavery in their part of the US • 1st battle of the civil;Confederate win • Submarine used to torpedo Northern Ships • a piece of land where crops were farmed on • ...
The Union In Peril 2018-10-04
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- White Southerners who joined the Republican Party
- union victory in Mississippi
- System in which landowners gave a few acres of land to farm workers in return for a portion of their crops
- Northerners who moved to the South after the war
- Battle won by the Confederates
- Tax that takes a percentage of an individual's income
- Order issued by Lincoln freeing slaves behind Confederate lines
- Assassin of President Lincoln
- Decision by a state to leave a union
- Secret network of people who hid fugitive slaves who went north to freedom
- A secret group of white southerners who used violence to keep blacks from voting
- Agency established by Congress to help former slaves in the South
- The confederate states of america
- Union fort in Charleston,South Carolina
- Union victory
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- Republicans who wanted to destroy the political power of slave holders
- First African-American senator
- Site of the Confederate surrender
- Abolished slavery everywhere in the United States
- Important speech bu President Lincoln
- The period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War
- Commander of Union troops in Georgia and South Carolina
- President during the civil war
- Slave who was briefly taken by his owner into free territory
- The right to vote for or against slavery
- Drafting of civilians to serve in the army
- Famous "conductor" on the underground railroad
- Most decisive battle of the war
28 Clues: Union victory • union victory in Mississippi • Assassin of President Lincoln • First African-American senator • President during the civil war • Battle won by the Confederates • Most decisive battle of the war • Site of the Confederate surrender • The confederate states of america • Decision by a state to leave a union • Important speech bu President Lincoln • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2021-03-06
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- the group of southern states that left the union
- Amendment, this amendment abolished slavery
- Johnson, a reconstruction president who came right after Lincoln
- Amendment, this amendment allowed African Americans to vote
- Amendment, this amendment granted birthright citizenship to black people
- Buraeu ,a government agency that helped freedmen
- former slaves who have been freed
- E. Lee, confederate general whose death shook up the nation
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- Douglas, African American diplomat who fought for equality during reconstruction
- Codes, laws in the south that oppressed African Americans
- white hate group that attacked African Americans
- a time period that followed the civil war
- Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- the banned practice that caused the civil war
- B. Hayes, the president who ended the reconstruction era
- S. Grant, Reconstruction president and former Union General
16 Clues: former slaves who have been freed • a time period that followed the civil war • Amendment, this amendment abolished slavery • the banned practice that caused the civil war • white hate group that attacked African Americans • the group of southern states that left the union • Buraeu ,a government agency that helped freedmen • ...
Unit 5 2025-09-09
U.S History Crossword 2013-12-15
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- this is the place where the first battle of the Civil War took place
- this act allowed British solders to live in someone's house
- the complete control of a product or service
- this man was the first president of the US
- this document was sent to the king of England as a way to separate the colonies from England
- the main route across the central plains and Rocky Mountains
- another word for work stoppage
- this word means a refusal to buy a country's products
- a work place where workers work long hours at low pay and under poor working conditions
- this is where a large gold rush happened
- a licence that gives an inventor the right to make, use, or sell that product
- a tax on imported goods
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- if it was not for this crop Jamestown would have surely failed
- to gain control of all phases of a product's production
- what the North was called during the Civil War
- this is what people that were loyal to England were clled during the time of the Revolutionary War
- the inventor of the light bulb
- this document was attached to the constitution
- this is the type of government the constitution set up
- a band of states stretching from South Carolina to Texas
20 Clues: a tax on imported goods • the inventor of the light bulb • another word for work stoppage • this is where a large gold rush happened • this man was the first president of the US • the complete control of a product or service • what the North was called during the Civil War • this document was attached to the constitution • ...
Chapter 14 Review 2014-12-07
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- the one who brought France into Thirty Years' War
- formed by England and the Netherlands to block Louis's actions
- gave European rulers absolute authority according to their religion
- unlimited and unrestrained power
- a title taken by Ivan to glorify himself and his position
- a document which limited royal power in England in 1689
- the chief minister of Louis XIV
- a great palace of Louis XIV
- placed over each regiment to weaken the influence of the nobility over the troops
- the name of a group of people who supported king in England Civil War
- known as the "Sun King"
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- The upheavals who forced Louis XIV to leave Paris for a time
- the name of a group of people who supported Parliament in England Civil War
- used to replace the nobility in local government by Richelieu
- the one who firmly established Prussian absolutism
- the emperor who made a strong effort to create an absolutist state in Austria
- worked closely with the electors in governing the country and serving as officers in the Prussian army
- the dynasty which ruled Russia until it was overthrown by the revolution of 1917
- the reestablishment of the Stuart monarchy
- the man who helped lay the foundation for absolutism in France
20 Clues: known as the "Sun King" • a great palace of Louis XIV • the chief minister of Louis XIV • unlimited and unrestrained power • the reestablishment of the Stuart monarchy • the one who brought France into Thirty Years' War • the one who firmly established Prussian absolutism • a document which limited royal power in England in 1689 • ...
History 2024-05-07
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- First Roman emperor
- Victor in the Spanish Civil War and leader of Spain
- Mongol ruler from the early 13th century
- Leader of the Free French during World War II
- 3 kings of England, including the current one
- Roman emperor who converted to Christianity
- Late 18th century Empress of Russia
- Communist ruler of Cuba from 1959 to 2008
- Son of Philip II and student of Aristotle
- Current leader of North Korea
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- Last name of a US president, first name of a Confederate one
- American president who was an actor in the 1930s and 40s
- General and French emperor in the early 19th century
- Only state with a president on its flag
- He came to power in a namesake 'Restoration' in 1860s Japan
- He was president during the US Civil War
- The 'Liberator of America' and president of Gran Colombia
- Leader of the Russian Revolution and the USSR
- First president of South Africa after apartheid
- Last name of 2 leaders of Canada
- He led an independence movement in India
- Current leader of China
- The 'Iron Lady' of the UK
- Ruler of the Mauryan Empire who converted to Buddhism
- Ramesses II was a ruler of this ancient kingdom
25 Clues: First Roman emperor • Current leader of China • The 'Iron Lady' of the UK • Current leader of North Korea • Last name of 2 leaders of Canada • Late 18th century Empress of Russia • Only state with a president on its flag • Mongol ruler from the early 13th century • He was president during the US Civil War • He led an independence movement in India • ...
Russian Revolution and Civil War 2025-02-04
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- Last emperor of Russia, executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918
- 1917 uprising in which the Bolsheviks overthrew the Provisional Government
- Economic policy during the Civil War, involving state control of industry and food
- 1918 treaty in which Russia exited World War I, losing territory to Germany
- Anti-Bolshevik forces, supported by Western nations during the Russian Civil War
- Bolshevik secret police used to suppress opposition
- Military force of the Bolsheviks, led by Leon Trotsky
- Lenin’s successor who transformed the USSR into a totalitarian state
- Period of fear in the U.S. about communist infiltration, influenced by Soviet efforts
- Wealthy peasants who were targeted under Soviet policies
- Moderate socialist faction opposed to the Bolsheviks
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- Stalin’s economic programs aimed at rapid industrialization
- Temporary government established after the fall of the Tsar in 1917
- Revolutionary socialist group led by Lenin that seized power in 1917
- Lenin’s policy allowing some private businesses to help the Soviet economy recover
- Bolshevik leader, founder of the Red Army, and key figure in the Russian Revolution
- 1917 revolt that led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
- Soviet organization created to promote communist revolutions worldwide
- Stalin’s campaign of political repression, arrests, and executions
- Leader of the Bolsheviks and the first head of Soviet Russia
20 Clues: Bolshevik secret police used to suppress opposition • Moderate socialist faction opposed to the Bolsheviks • Military force of the Bolsheviks, led by Leon Trotsky • Wealthy peasants who were targeted under Soviet policies • Last emperor of Russia, executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 • 1917 revolt that led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II • ...
Ranching - The West Project 2024-11-22
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- Another word for cowboy
- The empty land and abundance of cattle attracted new ___________ settlers
- People in charge of herding the animals and maintaining the ranch
- Ranching comes from _________ and Mexican culture
- Farmers protected their land from being grazed on by rancher’s animals with this type of wire
- The _________ War created a demand for beef
- Herding animals used by cowboys to travel across the range quickly
- The Mexican-American War made many ranchers _________ their ranches
- Early on, ranchers let their livestock graze on government land called the ______
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- This type of cow became famous for Texas ranches because it was sturdy and strong
- Spain created the __________ Tax on unbranded animals
- Most cowboys were from _______ social classes
- A trail famous for bringing cattle to the Northern States during the Civil War
- Ranches had several thousand ______
- Because of frequent cattle drives and demanding markets, the number of cattle quickly ___________
- The building of these significantly helped the cattle industry
- Sport developed by skilled cowboys and their horses that competed and put on shows
- How animals are marked to figure out who the animals belong to
- Cowboys often went on these to move cattle long distances
- Cattle became important as the _______ industry grew
20 Clues: Another word for cowboy • Ranches had several thousand ______ • The _________ War created a demand for beef • Most cowboys were from _______ social classes • Ranching comes from _________ and Mexican culture • Cattle became important as the _______ industry grew • Spain created the __________ Tax on unbranded animals • ...
Topic 8 Vocab Words 2023-05-04
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- warfare in which small, informal militairy groups use suprise attacks and hit and run tactics
- an 1862 battle in virginia, on of the union's worst defeats
- the speech made by president lincoln in 1863 after the battle of gettysburg
- having to do with the most important part of an idea or of something
- unchangeable
- to publicly say that something or someone is bad or wrong
- the willingness to accept laws wheter or not a person agreed with those laws
- an 1863 civil war battle in pennsylvania that ended in a union victory and stopped the confederate invasion of the north
- the joined agreement stating that southern demands to the north to return fugitives from slavery would be met
- an ironclad union warship
- a virginia town that was the site of the confederate surrender in 1863
- the first major battle of the civil war, fought in virginia in 1861
- to surrond and blockade an enemy town or position with troops to force it to surrender
- an 1862 civil war battle in tenesee that ended in a union victory
- an 1862 civil war battle in maryland
- African Americans who fled slavery
- something that comes before or is introductory to something
- to be made up of
- making it easy for something to happen
- the idea admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
- a fort in south carolina that was the site of an attack by the african americans in confederate territory
- an 1863 civil war battle in virginia, an important vitory for the confederacy
- to suggest something without saying it directly or plainly
- a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the union
- an ironclad warship used by the confederates in an attempt to break the union
- weapons and ammunition warehouse
- a rise in prices and decrease in the value of money
- the right to not be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
- someone willing to give their life for their beliefs
- a war between people of the same country
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- the failed confederate charge during the third day of the battle of gettysburg
- to prove something by being an example of it
- a statement that said that land be divided into two territories and the issue of slavery would be solved by popular sovereignty
- to keep in an existing state
- actions against one's country
- remove
- an african american unit in the army
- the right of people to create their government
- a law that required all citizens to help capture escapees and return them to slavery
- slave states that stayed in the union
- to suggest something for people to consider
- a group formed by anti-slavery members of both parties
- an 1863 declaration by president lincoln freeing enslaved african americans in confederate territory
- pro slavery bands from missouri
- a case about a man named dred scott that was a slave, but had moved to free territory where his owner had died
- a group of free soilers, northern democrats, and anti-slavery Whigs
- a tax on people's earnings
- very important
- not eager
- a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the militairy
- to find an answer or solution to something
51 Clues: remove • not eager • unchangeable • very important • to be made up of • an ironclad union warship • a tax on people's earnings • to keep in an existing state • actions against one's country • pro slavery bands from missouri • weapons and ammunition warehouse • African Americans who fled slavery • an african american unit in the army • an 1862 civil war battle in maryland • ...
14-1 Preparing for War 2023-01-31
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- thousands of young men joined the armies, stirred by...
- the South did not have a good _____________ system for moving goods from factories to war fronts.
- God's control over all events.
- Southern unit that protected the area around their own community.
- the best graduates from __________ became Confederate commanders
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- When war erupted, Northern factories produced ________________.
- The Civil War was the first war to utilize __________ to document the atrocities of war.
- requirement by the government to serve in the military.
- Union war strategy
- large bonus paid to those who joined the war efforts.
- warships that proved their superiority over wooden vessels.
- the Confederate war strategy was largely ___________.
12 Clues: Union war strategy • God's control over all events. • large bonus paid to those who joined the war efforts. • the Confederate war strategy was largely ___________. • requirement by the government to serve in the military. • thousands of young men joined the armies, stirred by... • warships that proved their superiority over wooden vessels. • ...
station 1 2022-10-19
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- another word for withdrawal
- _ versus sectionalism in the civil war
- What allowed slavery to go on for so long?
- What was the country experiencing between the North and South states?
- path to for slaves to escape from South states
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- what was cotton to land owners during this time?
- What industry was overproduced before the civil war?
- What fought for fair work conditions and pay?
- Invention allowed communication
- What's the nickname for the fights over slavery in Kansas territory
- What were the middle ground called between North and South states?
- What created a growing lower class
12 Clues: another word for withdrawal • Invention allowed communication • What created a growing lower class • _ versus sectionalism in the civil war • What allowed slavery to go on for so long? • What fought for fair work conditions and pay? • path to for slaves to escape from South states • what was cotton to land owners during this time? • ...
Cold War. 2023-05-15
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- - Policy of pushing the limits of nuclear deterrence
- - Policy of preventing the spread of communism
- - Period of improved relations between the US and USSR
- - Last name of a Soviet leader during the Cold War
- - Period of anti-Communist hysteria in the US
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- - The use of spies and covert operations during the Cold War
- and Cover - Civil defense drill during the Cold War
- - The hydrogen bomb, a powerful weapon developed during the Cold War
- - Race between the US and USSR
- - Effects of nuclear radiation
- - Wars fought between the US and USSR in other countries
- - Arms race between the US and USSR
- - Control negotiations between the US and USSR
- - Curtain dividing Europe during the Cold War
- - City divided during the Cold War
15 Clues: - Race between the US and USSR • - Effects of nuclear radiation • - City divided during the Cold War • - Arms race between the US and USSR • - Curtain dividing Europe during the Cold War • - Period of anti-Communist hysteria in the US • - Policy of preventing the spread of communism • - Control negotiations between the US and USSR • ...
valerie wells 2023-03-29
Across
- he recaptured galveston from union forces
- served as armed scout and spy in union army
- became general of the union army under zachary taylor
- "necessity, not a choice"
- served as union president during the civil war
- commanded union army at start of civil war
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- came to assist in the texas revolution
- he was commissioned as a second lieutenant
- sam houston appointed her comptroller
- became leader of the texas democratic party
10 Clues: "necessity, not a choice" • sam houston appointed her comptroller • came to assist in the texas revolution • he recaptured galveston from union forces • he was commissioned as a second lieutenant • commanded union army at start of civil war • served as armed scout and spy in union army • became leader of the texas democratic party • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-18
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- proclamation proclaimed the freedom of slaves
- compromise maine is free and missouri is slave
- the bloodiest battle in the civil war
- Sumter the first battle of the civil war
- plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral
Down
- the largest confederate victory
- of 1850 California enters the union as a free state
- Klux Klan clan that believed in white primary
- atlanta campaign the destruction of atlanta
- Wilkes Booth assassinated president lincoln
10 Clues: the largest confederate victory • the bloodiest battle in the civil war • Sumter the first battle of the civil war • atlanta campaign the destruction of atlanta • Wilkes Booth assassinated president lincoln • proclamation proclaimed the freedom of slaves • Klux Klan clan that believed in white primary • compromise maine is free and missouri is slave • ...
Chinese Dynasties 2023-05-23
Across
- Unified China after the Warring States Period
- A period of time were China was at war fighting other Chinese states
- Defeated the Great Qing
- Type of Music
- Created the Clock
- Economic Advance
Down
- Invented Isolationism
- The last Dynasty
- Controlled China until the civil war
- Unified China after the period of Disunion
- Created Crossbows
- Modern Day China
- Right After Mongol Empire
- First Dynasty
14 Clues: Type of Music • First Dynasty • The last Dynasty • Modern Day China • Economic Advance • Created Crossbows • Created the Clock • Invented Isolationism • Defeated the Great Qing • Right After Mongol Empire • Controlled China until the civil war • Unified China after the period of Disunion • Unified China after the Warring States Period • ...
Civil War Review 2025-02-27
Across
- Loyalty to regional interests
- First Battle
- Union War Strategy
- Battle captured the Mississippi River
- Economy of the north and the south
- The act of states leaving the union
- Largest Civil War Battle
- Proclamation that freed slaves
Down
- Anti-slavery book
- People owning other people
- First Major Battle
- Bloodiest day in American History
- Made prices go up
- Lincoln was elected
14 Clues: First Battle • Anti-slavery book • Made prices go up • Union War Strategy • First Major Battle • Lincoln was elected • Largest Civil War Battle • People owning other people • Loyalty to regional interests • Proclamation that freed slaves • Bloodiest day in American History • Economy of the north and the south • The act of states leaving the union • Battle captured the Mississippi River
Chapter 18 2021-03-30
Across
- a bringing back to a former position or condition
- rights of kings, the belief that the king gets his power from God and not from his subjects
- English Protestants who believed that the Church of England needed further reform and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship
- to change from one belief to another
- a rapid increase in prices
- supporters of the Parliament in the English Civil War
- an overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures of a governmental body
- opposition; a fight, battle, or war
- power; person in command
- a fleet of warships
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- the state of being stable; strong enough to endure
- supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War
- one who does not conform to established doctrine
- a Russian noble
- to become manifest; to become known
- a political system in which a ruler holds total power
- rights, rights with which all humans are born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property
- Russian for caesar; the title used by Russian emperors
- Monarchy, a form of monarchy where the power of the monarch is not limited by laws or a constitution
- a nation, state, or other political unit founded on law and united by agreement for and by the people
20 Clues: a Russian noble • a fleet of warships • power; person in command • a rapid increase in prices • to become manifest; to become known • opposition; a fight, battle, or war • to change from one belief to another • one who does not conform to established doctrine • a bringing back to a former position or condition • the state of being stable; strong enough to endure • ...
Hi 2025-01-15
Across
- co-founded Microsoft Corporation
- the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights
- was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president
- reunite the country following the American Civil War
- director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and responsible for the research and design of an atomic bomb.
- organized the National Bank, the first U. S. monetary system
- contributing inventions such as the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera
- implement Congressional Reconstruction and to remove the vestiges of slavery
- include producing the first synchronized sound cartoon
- is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms
- a printer, a postmaster, an ambassador, an author, a scientist, and a Founding Father
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- the only president to pay off the national debt
- humorist, novelist, and travel writer
- the King of Rock 'n' Roll
- headed the Senate war investigating committee
- successfully waged a political struggle and civil war that preserved the Union
- first American president
- 28th President of the United States
- extended the territory of the United States
- famous E = mc2 formula
20 Clues: famous E = mc2 formula • first American president • the King of Rock 'n' Roll • co-founded Microsoft Corporation • 28th President of the United States • humorist, novelist, and travel writer • extended the territory of the United States • headed the Senate war investigating committee • the only president to pay off the national debt • ...
STAAR Review 2024-04-11
Across
- General of the South/Confederacy
- invented by Samuel Morse for long distance communication
- 1215 - First document that limited the King's power
- Cruel or unjust government
- General of the North/Union
- Colony can only trade with its Mother Country
- Power is shared between the Federal and State Governments
- Loyalty to ones state or region instead of the whole country
- "Give me liberty or give me death!"
- Revolutionized transportation and trade in the US
- Person who wanted to end slavery
- 1st self-government, created by the Pilgrims 1620
- Former slave - wrote the North Star newspaper
- Author of the Declaration of Independence
- 16th president - defeated the South in the Civil War - assassinated
Down
- Essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Hamilton to defend the Constitution
- Father of the Constitution
- Conductor of the Underground Railroad
- Turning point of the Revolutionary War
- The king of England: taxed 13 colonies and lost American colonies
- Supreme Court can decide if a law is constitutional or not
- Due Process of Law
- Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states
- Law on how to create new states
- Someone who wants American independence
- To approve by vote
- Turning point of the Civil War
- Vote for representatives
28 Clues: Due Process of Law • To approve by vote • Vote for representatives • Father of the Constitution • Cruel or unjust government • General of the North/Union • Turning point of the Civil War • Law on how to create new states • General of the South/Confederacy • Person who wanted to end slavery • "Give me liberty or give me death!" • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • ...
Chapters 6 and 7 Vocabulary 2025-09-15
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- Crow Laws Segregation laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction
- Tax Sum of money to be paid before a person could vote
- General Allotment Act 1887 law that divided reservation land into private family plots.
- Civil Service Act Law that required employers to hire employees based on merit not the spoils system
- Party People’s Party, formed to advocate for a larger money supply and other economic reforms
- To be absorbed into the main culture of a society
- Public Lands where Native Americans were forced to live by the Federal Government
- Standard System by where the value of a currency ($) was defined in terms of gold
- System Practice of the political party in power giving jobs and appointments to its supporters, rather than to people based on their qualifications
Down
- Clause Laws to disqualify African American voters by allowing only men whose fathers and grandfathers voted before to vote
- self-appointed law enforcer.
- African Americans who migrated from the South to the West after the Civil War
- Test Reading and writing test formerly used in some southern states to prevent African Americans from voting
- Crop Crop grown for sale.
- Alliance network of farmers’ organizations that worked for political and economic reforms in the late 1800’s.
- Rights Act of 1875 Law that banned discrimination in public facilities and transportation
- Farmers organization formed after the Civil War
- Grant Land granted by the Federal Government for building schools, roads, or railroads
- Range vast area of grassland on which livestock roamed and grazed.
- Service Government departments and their non-elected employees
20 Clues: Crop Crop grown for sale. • self-appointed law enforcer. • Farmers organization formed after the Civil War • To be absorbed into the main culture of a society • Tax Sum of money to be paid before a person could vote • Service Government departments and their non-elected employees • Range vast area of grassland on which livestock roamed and grazed. • ...
Civil War 2021-05-03
9 Clues: southern general • side against slavery • main issue over the war • famous speech by lincoln • president of the civil war • southern troops are known as... • pulling a state out of the country • form of killing that killed lincoln • number of people killed in words not number
Civil War 2021-05-05
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- form of killing that caused lincolns death
- gruesome battle at pittsburg landing
- major issue over the war
- army in the south
- general that won the battle of gettysburg
Down
- amount of soldiers killed or maimed
- president of the union during the war
- most famous battle in the civil war
- famous confederate general
9 Clues: army in the south • major issue over the war • famous confederate general • amount of soldiers killed or maimed • most famous battle in the civil war • gruesome battle at pittsburg landing • president of the union during the war • general that won the battle of gettysburg • form of killing that caused lincolns death
Civil War 2022-03-06
Across
- having more military power than the other group
- area of land that has common features
- to prevent goods from entering or leaving
- the action of illegally leaving the armed force
Down
- in which one human being was owned by another freedom free from the control
- advocating union with Great Britain.
- to organize rigidly for the sake of regulation
- place where weapons are stored
- the action of withdrawing from a federation
9 Clues: place where weapons are stored • advocating union with Great Britain. • area of land that has common features • to prevent goods from entering or leaving • the action of withdrawing from a federation • to organize rigidly for the sake of regulation • having more military power than the other group • the action of illegally leaving the armed force • ...
Civil War 2022-01-07
Across
- when people work in the same unit or feild
- american politician who served as president of the confederate states
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
- 18th US president
- an American Confederate General
- A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War (such as the Shenandoah Valley Campaign).
Down
- secret spy
- 16th US president and was assassinated in 1865
- Gun Another name for the Model 1857 gun howitzer. This lighter, more maneuverable field artillery piece fired 12 pound projectiles and was very popular with both Federal and Confederate armies
9 Clues: secret spy • 18th US president • an American Confederate General • when people work in the same unit or feild • 16th US president and was assassinated in 1865 • american politician who served as president of the confederate states • The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports. • ...
Civil War 2022-01-07
Across
- when people work in the same unit or feild
- american politician who served as president of the confederate states
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
- 18th US president
- an American Confederate General
- A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War (such as the Shenandoah Valley Campaign).
Down
- secret spy
- 16th US president and was assassinated in 1865
- Gun Another name for the Model 1857 gun howitzer. This lighter, more maneuverable field artillery piece fired 12 pound projectiles and was very popular with both Federal and Confederate armies
9 Clues: secret spy • 18th US president • an American Confederate General • when people work in the same unit or feild • 16th US president and was assassinated in 1865 • american politician who served as president of the confederate states • The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports. • ...
Civil War 2018-02-16
9 Clues: who fought • Female nurse • 16 president • group that fought • General of the south • with the most deaths • what the south is called • what the north is called • what are they fighting about
Civil War 2015-12-18
Across
- allowed to do whatever they want
- a secret path to escape for slaves
- signature, especially that of a celebrity written for an admirer
- or taking arms against a government
Down
- he was elected president in 1861
- helping the slaves hide
- a city where a major battle in the Civil War was held
- war office
- a person that is owned by another person
9 Clues: war office • helping the slaves hide • he was elected president in 1861 • allowed to do whatever they want • a secret path to escape for slaves • or taking arms against a government • a person that is owned by another person • a city where a major battle in the Civil War was held • signature, especially that of a celebrity written for an admirer
Civil War 2024-01-16
Across
- the machine invented by Eli Whitney
- union victory, this one day battle allowed union forces to inch closer to the city of Atlanta campaign
- Supreme court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States
- the act of making legally null and void
- involuntary servitude of African-Americans or black in the United States from 1619 to 1865
- a naval strategy by the United States, to prevent the confederacy from trading
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- positions, supported by several prominent Georgia politicians
- the act of separating from a nation or state in becoming independent
- a series of battles fought in western theater of American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia in the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864
9 Clues: the machine invented by Eli Whitney • the act of making legally null and void • positions, supported by several prominent Georgia politicians • the act of separating from a nation or state in becoming independent • a naval strategy by the United States, to prevent the confederacy from trading • ...
civil war 2023-03-22
Across
- people who wanted slavery to end
- wanted slavery
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
Down
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle
- A nickname for the South
- wanted to abolish slavery
- The side of an army or military unit
- someone forced to work
- A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers
9 Clues: wanted slavery • someone forced to work • A nickname for the South • wanted to abolish slavery • people who wanted slavery to end • The side of an army or military unit • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle • A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers
Civil war 2023-02-15
9 Clues: the south • name of the war • bigger population • smaller population • the president at the time • main transportation for north • plan made to suffocate the south • what was the souths main production • river that was in the middle of the war
civil war 2022-04-26
9 Clues: northern side • southern side • citizen of america • a state where someone is free • used to call african americans • someone who wants to eliminate slavery • someone that can own another person legally • a war between the southern and northern states • when someone is killed because of political reasons
Civil war 2022-05-16
9 Clues: Country • Hurting people • Multiple battles • people from africa • Ability to be free • People from America • race of euro american • The state of being free • Fighting your own country
CIVIL War 2024-09-20
Across
- What act allowed women to work as nurses in the army?
- Who was the first superintendent of women nurses?
- What was the bloodiest war in American history?
- Who was the "Angel of the battlefield?"
Down
- Who defeated General Lee at Peters-burg?
- Who was the General known for being overly cautious?
- What fort were Prisoners of War who begged for mercy killed?
- Where was the Confederate surrender taken place?
- Who was the General who left his plans in a bunch of cigars?
9 Clues: Who was the "Angel of the battlefield?" • Who defeated General Lee at Peters-burg? • What was the bloodiest war in American history? • Where was the Confederate surrender taken place? • Who was the first superintendent of women nurses? • Who was the General known for being overly cautious? • What act allowed women to work as nurses in the army? • ...
Civil War 2025-05-12
9 Clues: First battle • Union Strategy • William Tecumseh • Southern Strategy • Assasinated Lincoln • Confederate President • First State to Secede • Confederate Surrender • Turning Point of the War
Civil War 2025-05-12
9 Clues: First battle • Union Strategy • William Tecumseh • Southern Strategy • Assasinated Lincoln • Confederate President • First State to Secede • Confederate Surrender • Turning Point of the War
Civil war 2025-06-16
Across
- Railroad A network of people, homes, and hideouts that escaped slaves used to reach the North and gain freedom
- A large farm
- someone who wanted to abolish slavery
- Invention that cleaned cotton much faster and allowed a plantation to produce much more cotton at a time
Down
- Based on manufacturing
- Based on farming
- an alliance of states joined together; Referred to the South during the Civil War
- Site in Pennsylvania of a major 3-day battle that marked a turning point in the war
- An alliance of states joined together; Referred to the North during the Civil War
9 Clues: A large farm • Based on farming • Based on manufacturing • someone who wanted to abolish slavery • an alliance of states joined together; Referred to the South during the Civil War • An alliance of states joined together; Referred to the North during the Civil War • Site in Pennsylvania of a major 3-day battle that marked a turning point in the war • ...
Tx History 2021-05-03
Across
- First European to map the coast of texas
- time after the civil war where the south was brought back in the united states
- to leave or withdraw from a place
- a person who wants to improve society
- the right to vote
- pieces of companies sold off to investors hoping to make a profit
Down
- not following rules
- Places where people waited in line for free or low priced food.
- southern states that left the united states in 1861
- A long-term period of time characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
- love for one's country
- A person who studies nature
- the northern states during the civil war
- animals brought by the Spanish
- tax on imported goods
15 Clues: the right to vote • not following rules • tax on imported goods • love for one's country • A person who studies nature • animals brought by the Spanish • to leave or withdraw from a place • a person who wants to improve society • First European to map the coast of texas • the northern states during the civil war • southern states that left the united states in 1861 • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-22
Across
- A person that's was owned
- to do away with
- The longest battle of the civil war
- The end of the Civil War
- Went for president in "The 1860 Election"
- Robert Smalls stole a ______ to escape to freedom
- Soldier that fought to preserve the Union
- Sovereignty states were able to vote whether to be slave or free states
Down
- According to the _____ _____ decision, enslaved people were considered property
- The man who marched his military in the South
- to withdraw from membership in a political state
- The belief that race determines human traits and capacities
- The South side of the U.S; had a population of 9 million
- The North side of the U.S.; had a population of 22 million
- The deadliest one-day battle in American military history
15 Clues: to do away with • The end of the Civil War • A person that's was owned • The longest battle of the civil war • Went for president in "The 1860 Election" • Soldier that fought to preserve the Union • The man who marched his military in the South • to withdraw from membership in a political state • Robert Smalls stole a ______ to escape to freedom • ...
1950s Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-11
Across
- Skirt, a popular style of clothing that many women wore in the 1950s
- Rights Movement, an ongoing fight for racial equality that took place for over 100 years after the Civil War (there were a lot of protests taking place for this cause during the 1950s)
- Doll, an iconic toy that was released in 1959
- S. Truman, president from 1945-1953
- In the postwar era many Americans moved away from cities and into more "family friendly" neighborhoods such as these
- and Roll, a style of music that became extremely popular in this decade
- Hepburn, a British actress and humanitarian who was recognized as both a film and fashion icon
Down
- D. Eisenhower, president from 1953-1961
- by 1950 4.4 million U.S. families had one in their home because the average family could finally afford them
- Presley, a musician referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll"
- Dean, a popular actor who had an undeniable influence on men’s fashion in the 1950s.
- Cash, a musician who helped defined the Country and Western style of music during this decade
- Sinatra, a popular big band/swing/jazz musician of this decade
- Boom, an increase in the U.S. birthrate after World War 2 in the 1950s
- War, a war between North Korea and South Korea that lasted from 1950-1953
- War, an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II
16 Clues: S. Truman, president from 1945-1953 • D. Eisenhower, president from 1953-1961 • Doll, an iconic toy that was released in 1959 • Presley, a musician referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" • Sinatra, a popular big band/swing/jazz musician of this decade • Skirt, a popular style of clothing that many women wore in the 1950s • ...
history crossword puzzle 2017-12-27
Across
- The kaiser of Germany during world war 1.
- The armies that wanted to destroy the Axis powers.
- The archduke that was assassinated to start world war 1.
- King Tut's real name.
- The official language of china.
- The person who conquered most of the known world.
- What you are called if you served in the military.
- A civil war that took place during 1955-1975.
Down
- The terrorist attacks of 9/11 were aimed at the Twin Towers and______
- the country that formed the Berlin Wall.
- The award that you win if you are severely injured in war.
- Another name for world war 1.
- Who the "Great Pyramid" belonged to.
- The person that formed the German worker's party.
- The rebels who wanted world domination in world war 2.
15 Clues: King Tut's real name. • Another name for world war 1. • The official language of china. • Who the "Great Pyramid" belonged to. • the country that formed the Berlin Wall. • The kaiser of Germany during world war 1. • A civil war that took place during 1955-1975. • The person that formed the German worker's party. • The person who conquered most of the known world. • ...
Creative Assignment #2 2024-05-01
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- - ____ Alliance during WWII; Soviet Union, Great Britain and USA.
- - Chilean economists trained at here
- War - War between the Soviet Union and the US led powers from 1945-1990.
- - Formed in 1949, treaty organization.
- - Main Country opposing the Soviet Union during the Cold War
- - Friedrich ____. The father of neoliberalism
- - The Long ___. Month where 80,000 communists left behind families and only 8,000 survived.
- - ___ Crisis where the Soviets did not withdraw out of this country.
- - Leader of the Soviet Union
- - where the Cold War starts, July 1945
- - ____ Civil war in this country from 1946-1949. Crisis due to Germany.
Down
- - _____ Friedman. Economist at the University of Chicago
- - Something as common sense, or tough reasonable choices or objectives
- - Revolutions in this country immediately after WWII, not sure if it would be communist or not.
- - Gave the Iron Curtain speech
- - ____ Conference where the big three met for the first time.
- Union - Communist side of the Cold War.
- - ____ Crisis where USSR wanted to warm water port, US sent warships.
18 Clues: - Leader of the Soviet Union • - Gave the Iron Curtain speech • - Chilean economists trained at here • - Formed in 1949, treaty organization. • - where the Cold War starts, July 1945 • Union - Communist side of the Cold War. • - Friedrich ____. The father of neoliberalism • - _____ Friedman. Economist at the University of Chicago • ...
Reconstruction 2015-08-26
Across
- Granted citizenship to freed slaves
- 17th U.S. President
- Individual in favor of ending slavery
- States that favored slavery during the Civil war
- Period of time after the Civil war which led to more rights for African Americans
- Laws set forth that did not allow blacks to do certain things
- Segregation of races that is protected by law
- 16th U.S. President
Down
- Allowed African American males the right to vote
- Amendment that abolished slavery
- The people are the source of authority of their government
- Secret organization whose aim is to terrorize African Americans
- President of the confederate states
- Occurrence where five separate bills were signed
- Established in 1865 to assist former slaves and poor whites
- Court verdict which ruled that African Americans are not American citizens
- Group of individuals fighting for the rights of freed slaves
- Accusation of illegal activity by a public official
- Machine that separates cotton from its seeds
19 Clues: 17th U.S. President • 16th U.S. President • Amendment that abolished slavery • Granted citizenship to freed slaves • President of the confederate states • Individual in favor of ending slavery • Machine that separates cotton from its seeds • Segregation of races that is protected by law • Allowed African American males the right to vote • ...
3rd Noah Wright and Isaac Vernon 2022-05-13
Across
- powerful group of 3 people who focused on industry
- A plan that allows you to save money
- south transferred from cotton to industry
- Person who decides if juvenile should be detained or released
- georgians supported the ww2 effort by purchasing
- Who brought major sports teams to Georgia
- A strategy a business uses to attract customers
- Showcase the industrial progress made in the south years after the destructive Civil War.
Down
- Georgia made planes to help contribute to the war
- who brought aviation in georgia
- Someone that takes a risk to try to gain a profit
- A civil conflict between two individuals goes to what court?
- First African American mayor in Georgia
- Skipping school
- The branch that interprets the laws
- A program that helped relieve the united states from depression
- paid farmers to stop growing crops to raise prices
- usa ambassador and brought olympics
- The total amount of income someone makes
19 Clues: Skipping school • who brought aviation in georgia • The branch that interprets the laws • usa ambassador and brought olympics • A plan that allows you to save money • First African American mayor in Georgia • The total amount of income someone makes • south transferred from cotton to industry • Who brought major sports teams to Georgia • ...
Stamped 2025-01-14
Across
- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- He declared that enslaved people in Confederate areas would be free
- Country that became a symbol of freedom in 1791
- Amendment that ended slavery throughout the U.S.
- Gabriel Prosser planned one of these
- The Southern states in the Civil War
- Last name of primary writer of the Declaration of Independence
- People who like you if you're like them
- Haters
- What the Northern and Southern states each wanted in government
Down
- People who love you just as you are
- The Northern states in the Civil War
- Organization started by Marcus Garvey
- Law that required enslaved people to be returned to the South if they escaped
- Public figure who had different goals thank DuBois
- Movement to celebrate Black creativity and culture through the arts
- Black man who wanted Black people to be educated
- "Classic" film with racist messages
- Older type of performances where some entertainers dressed in blackface
19 Clues: Haters • People who love you just as you are • "Classic" film with racist messages • The Northern states in the Civil War • Gabriel Prosser planned one of these • The Southern states in the Civil War • Organization started by Marcus Garvey • People who like you if you're like them • Country that became a symbol of freedom in 1791 • ...
Conflict in Florida 2025-05-06
Across
- Treaty that forced Seminoles to give up land and relocate
- Seminole leader captured under a flag of truce
- Large farm worked by enslaved labor
- Method of military transport in water-based battle
- System used to force men into military service during WWI
- Location of the largest Civil War battle in Florida
- Group of northern states during the Civil War
- U.S. policy that forced Native Americans to move west
- Group of southern states that seceded from the Union
- Native American reservation land was created by this
Down
- Tribe involved in multiple wars with the U.S. in Florida
- Florida city that hosted Camp Joseph E. Johnston during WWI
- Devotion to one’s country shown on the homefront
- Resource used to preserve food for Confederate troops
- Main southern state military supplier of beef and pork
- German vessels that patrolled Florida’s coastlines
- Fort in Pensacola held by Union troops after secession
- Organization where women rolled bandages and made care bags
- Fruit crop Florida sent to soldiers in WWII
19 Clues: Large farm worked by enslaved labor • Fruit crop Florida sent to soldiers in WWII • Group of northern states during the Civil War • Seminole leader captured under a flag of truce • Devotion to one’s country shown on the homefront • Method of military transport in water-based battle • German vessels that patrolled Florida’s coastlines • ...
Tx History- Shreya Kotragouda 2022-04-21
Across
- deadliest natural disaster
- it got rid of slavery
- remeber the...
- northern states during civil war
- stock marcket crashed and job rates went down
- he brought 300 families to texas
- coastal, great, and coastal plains, mountains and basins
- a civil protest
- first president of texas
Down
- contains the 10 amendments
- dictator in mexico during texas revolution
- the act of competing
- temporary economic decline
- wanted to bring 800 families to texas
- farming technology that made picking cotton easier
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- first texas railroad commisoner
- legislative, exectuive, judicial
- expresses idea of westward expanison
- First spanish explorer to map coast of texas
20 Clues: remeber the... • a civil protest • the act of competing • it got rid of slavery • first president of texas • contains the 10 amendments • temporary economic decline • deadliest natural disaster • first texas railroad commisoner • northern states during civil war • legislative, exectuive, judicial • he brought 300 families to texas • expresses idea of westward expanison • ...
final puzzle 2021-12-08
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- worked in the railroads
- the person who fought for slavery
- known for standard oil
- womens rights to vote
- helped immigrant families
- votes for women
- only women can do since they couldn't fight in the war
- first car that was made
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- slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States
- bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America.
- all grades are able to go to
- designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War
- island
- granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved
- seniors can only go
- another name for north
16 Clues: island • votes for women • seniors can only go • womens rights to vote • known for standard oil • another name for north • worked in the railroads • first car that was made • helped immigrant families • all grades are able to go to • the person who fought for slavery • only women can do since they couldn't fight in the war • ...
American History Review 2017-01-12
Across
- farmers who rented a portion of land from a planter and decided which crops to grow when to grow them
- arapaho chief black kettle and his followers were massacred by angry colorado militia soldiers
- refers to all public property and services
- examples of new technology used in the west
- sitting bull shot and killed
- the capital of the confederate states of america
- confederacy
- farmers that worked a portion of a planter's land
- land bought from the French for 15 million in 1803
- union
- government attempt to fix and rebuild the south
- leader of mexico defeated during mexican war
- First successful British Colony
- a secret society created in 1866 by 6 former confederate soldiers
- two first national parks to conserve natural resources in the US
- Civil War nurse who created red cross
- members of the Republican Party that disagreed with Lincoln's plan
- slave in 1831 that organized one of the largest slave revolts
- the sioux were resisting white expansion
- first organized battle of the civil war
- all citizens can vote
- Democrats that strongly opposed the war
- volunteers would help maintain national parks
- new automatic weapon used during the Civil War
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- governmental relief agency that started in 1865
- first state to secede from the union
- crops grown strictly for financial fain and not as a food source
- Lincoln claims that all slaves were free
- largest tribe force on the Trail of Tears
- delaware and maryland
- one overriding issue increased the regional and economic differences between the north and south
- Turning point battle in the Civil War
- congress divided the south into five military districts
- court must decide if a person is lawfully imprisoned
- restored peace after sand creek as native americans agreed to move onto reservations
- new bullet could reach nearly half a mile and was effective when used with newer, more accurate rifles
- settlers were given permission to move through but not settle and take native american land
- the trip from east to west that required months not only took 6 days
- the amendment ended slavery
- of 1868 republican victory in the presidential election of 1868
- settlers received 160 acres at least 21 years old and heads of their families live on the land at least 6 months out of each year
- sherman's march through the Carolinas left more destruction than in Georgia
- assassinated into the dominant culture
- bill passed by congress that stated slavery was not allowed in any territory acquired from mexico
- settlers moved into Colorado to mine silver and gold
- small Virginia town where General Robert E. Lee of the south surrendered to General Grant
- written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812
- republicans swept the congressional elections of 1866
- term used to refer to the fighting in Tennessee
- people born in the US are formal citizens of the country
50 Clues: union • confederacy • delaware and maryland • all citizens can vote • the amendment ended slavery • sitting bull shot and killed • First successful British Colony • first state to secede from the union • Turning point battle in the Civil War • Civil War nurse who created red cross • assassinated into the dominant culture • first organized battle of the civil war • ...
Black History Month 2023-02-14
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- Became one of the most successful businesswomen in the world through her TV show The Oprah Winfrey Show
- league baseball Jackie robinson was the First African to play ____
- Rosa was a ____ famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
- Civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee blank in Alabama
- General who became the first African-American blank of State
- protest Civil rights leader who brought about change through ______
- performers of all time was One of the most popular
- The first African-American child to attend an all-white blank in the South
- during the Harlem Renaissance
- Author and poet
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- Madam cj walkerKnown as the first woman self-made
- Civil War hero who later became a
- Track and field blank gold medalist
- The first African-American justice of the United States blank
- Muhamid AliChampionship _____ and civil rights activist
- Scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the Gorge washington carver
- Famous leader and member of the Nation of
- First African-American ____ of the United States
- Is Considered the greatest_____ player in history
19 Clues: Author and poet • during the Harlem Renaissance • Civil War hero who later became a • Track and field blank gold medalist • Famous leader and member of the Nation of • First African-American ____ of the United States • Madam cj walkerKnown as the first woman self-made • Is Considered the greatest_____ player in history • performers of all time was One of the most popular • ...
India/Ghandi 2021-05-21
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- The country that Gandhi went to as a lawyer Gandhi's job before he decided to be a civil rights leader
- Peaceful protests
- A person the thinks the war and violence is not necessary
- The religion Gandhi followed
- The place Gandhi was assassinated
- Taxes that were placed under British law
- Gandhi's secretary
- The civil rights leader in India
- Traveled hundreds of miles to the sea
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- Somebody who identifies with their country
- Indians wanted to be from the British laws
- Gandhi was considered this by his peers
- The country Gandhi had peaceful protests in
- Great soul
- The job Gandhi had before he became a civil rights leader
15 Clues: Great soul • Peaceful protests • Gandhi's secretary • The religion Gandhi followed • The civil rights leader in India • The place Gandhi was assassinated • Traveled hundreds of miles to the sea • Gandhi was considered this by his peers • Taxes that were placed under British law • Somebody who identifies with their country • Indians wanted to be from the British laws • ...
Choiceboard Crossword 2024-12-06
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- One of the last forts within seceding states to be under Federal control. First Civil War battle.
- Amendment that made slavery illegal.
- Robert Lee's best general who aided the Confederates in the Battle of Chancellorsville.
- Amendment which have all male citizens suffrage.
- Battle that allowed the Union to gain control of the Mississippi. They used control of the river to cut off Confederate supplies.
- A highly dubious Supreme Court case which ruled that enslaved individuals & African Americans were not to be considered US citizens.
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- Union general who led US to victories in Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga.
- Codes which restricted the rights of black people in land-ownership, enterprising, and public travel.
- Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
- An idea which suggests that the government should be based upon the will of the majority of the population.
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- An act which repealed the previous Missouri Compromise in favor of failed popular sovereignty.
- Election won by Rutherford Hayes despite not winning the popular vote.
- Deadly battle of the Civil War that was won by the Union after they gained the high ground.
- Amendment that made former slaves citizens.
- Union general who commanded the Army of Potomac.
- Deadliest one-day battle in US history. Motivated the Emancipation Proclamation.
17 Clues: Amendment that made slavery illegal. • Amendment that made former slaves citizens. • Union general who commanded the Army of Potomac. • Amendment which have all male citizens suffrage. • President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. • ...
Virtual Tour Key Terms 2020-09-25
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- container used as a portable toilet
- raw animal skin
- any person from whom one is descended
- long, thin strands of material from plants/animals
- made to be a slave
- a number expected to be achieved
- an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill
- a resource in its natural state
- small outdoor building that is used as a toilet
- a person who is owned by another person
- person who asks another person questions
- a crop that is grown to be sold on the market
- southern army fighting in the Civil War
- a story that you write or tell to someone
- story by someone who was not there
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- huge farms where slaves grow crops
- story told from generation to generation
- time between birth of parents and children
- device to weave threads together to make cloth
- a person who makes and repairs shoes
- substance used to color materials
- firsthand story from people who were there
- something (like a building) that's constructed
- war fought between Northern and Southern states
- operate by hand and not by machine
- northern army fighting in the Civil War
- a person who studies the past
- wooden block with a handle and metal spikes
- a person’s physical surroundings
29 Clues: raw animal skin • made to be a slave • a person who studies the past • a resource in its natural state • a number expected to be achieved • a person’s physical surroundings • substance used to color materials • huge farms where slaves grow crops • operate by hand and not by machine • story by someone who was not there • container used as a portable toilet • ...
Wars of Religion 2013-04-09
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- placed France on gradual course towards absolutism
- Protestants liberated territory lost in previous (Danish) phase
- Catherine ordered the massacre of Calvinists in response of Valois-Huguenot marriage
- denied Parliament's authority and rejected private ownership of land
- represented the height of Catholic power during the war
- Cromwell became Lord Protector (Dictatorship)
- ended the Catholic Reformation in Germany in 1648
- rule w/o king
- led 17 provinces against the Spanish Inquistion
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- dissolved the Parliament twice
- Spanish navy that attempted to invade England in 1588
- believed in inner light, a divine spark that existed in a person
- civil wars between Valois, Guise, and Bourbons
- in 1618, triggered war in Bohemia
- Calvinists, otherwise, opposed the king
- the failure of the Peace of Augsburg of 1555 was caused by this war
- military leader of the Roundheads
- struggle between the king and Parliament regarding taxation and civil liberties
- supported the King
- Henry IV granted a degree of religious toleration to the Huguenots
- radical religious revolutionaries; sought social and political reforms
- ended the Hapsburg-Valois Wars
- new royal palace was built in the shape of grill to commemorate the martyrdom of St. Lawrence
- sought to re-impose Catholicism in Europe
- allied with the Protestant forces to defeat the HRE
25 Clues: rule w/o king • supported the King • dissolved the Parliament twice • ended the Hapsburg-Valois Wars • in 1618, triggered war in Bohemia • military leader of the Roundheads • Calvinists, otherwise, opposed the king • sought to re-impose Catholicism in Europe • Cromwell became Lord Protector (Dictatorship) • civil wars between Valois, Guise, and Bourbons • ...
Wars of Religion 2013-04-09
Across
- Calvinists, otherwise, opposed the king
- dissolved the Parliament twice
- civil wars between Valois, Guise, and Bourbons
- ended the Catholic Reformation in Germany in 1648
- sought to re-impose Catholicism in Europe
- radical religious revolutionaries; sought social and political reforms
- in 1618, triggered war in Bohemia
- Spanish navy that attempted to invade England in 1588
- ended the Hapsburg-Valois Wars
- believed in inner light, a divine spark that existed in a person
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- struggle between the king and Parliament regarding taxation and civil liberties
- denied Parliament's authority and rejected private ownership of land
- Catherine ordered the massacre of Calvinists in response of Valois-Huguenot marriage
- placed France on gradual course towards absolutism
- Cromwell became Lord Protector (Dictatorship)
- the failure of the Peace of Augsburg of 1555 was caused by this war
- represented the height of Catholic power during the war
- Protestants liberated territory lost in previous (Danish) phase
- supported the King
- Henry IV granted a degree of religious toleration to the Huguenots
- new royal palace was built in the shape of grill to commemorate the martyrdom of St. Lawrence
- military leader of the Roundheads
- allied with the Protestant forces to defeat the HRE
- rule w/o king
- led 17 provinces against the Spanish Inquistion
25 Clues: rule w/o king • supported the King • dissolved the Parliament twice • ended the Hapsburg-Valois Wars • in 1618, triggered war in Bohemia • military leader of the Roundheads • Calvinists, otherwise, opposed the king • sought to re-impose Catholicism in Europe • Cromwell became Lord Protector (Dictatorship) • civil wars between Valois, Guise, and Bourbons • ...
Chapter 14 Review 2014-12-07
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- the chief minister of Louis XIV
- the name of a group of people who supported king in England Civil War
- gave European rulers absolute authority according to their religion
- the one who brought France into Thirty Years' War
- a great palace of Louis XIV
- used to replace the nobility in local government by Richelieu
- the one who firmly established Prussian absolutism
- The upheavals who forced Louis XIV to leave Paris for a time
- the name of a group of people who supported Parliament in England Civil War
- known as the "Sun King"
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- the man who helped lay the foundation for absolutism in France
- placed over each regiment to weaken the influence of the nobility over the troops
- the emperor who made a strong effort to create an absolutist state in Austria
- a title taken by Ivan to glorify himself and his position
- unlimited and unrestrained power
- formed by England and the Netherlands to block Louis's actions
- worked closely with the electors in governing the country and serving as officers in the Prussian army
- a document which limited royal power in England in 1689
- the reestablishment of the Stuart monarchy
- the dynasty which ruled Russia until it was overthrown by the revolution of 1917
20 Clues: known as the "Sun King" • a great palace of Louis XIV • the chief minister of Louis XIV • unlimited and unrestrained power • the reestablishment of the Stuart monarchy • the one who brought France into Thirty Years' War • the one who firmly established Prussian absolutism • a document which limited royal power in England in 1689 • ...
An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge 2023-10-13
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- How many men guard the Owl Creek Bridge?
- What is said to have happened to the bridge last summer?
- At the end of the story it is revealed that Farquhar's thoughts were all an_________
- Sensory details often used by the author when giving a description
- Farquhar is described as_________ when he reaches his wife and children
- What is the color of the walkway leading to Farquhar's home?
- Any civilian that interfered with the __________ was to be hanged.
- At what time of the day is the Federal Scout said to have came by?
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- What position was held by the man that visited Peyton Farquhar
- At what time of the day does Farquhar arrive to his wife and kids?
- What side of the Civil war did Farquhar side with?
- How far does the soldier say it is to Owl Creek Bridge?
- Farquhar was being executed by _______ soldiers
- The man on the verge of being hung in the text
- Farquhar is imaging his ________
- war In what war does this story take place?
- The author of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
- In what way was Farquhar to be executed?
- What job did Farquhar hold before joining the army?
- What state does this story occur?
20 Clues: Farquhar is imaging his ________ • What state does this story occur? • How many men guard the Owl Creek Bridge? • In what way was Farquhar to be executed? • The man on the verge of being hung in the text • war In what war does this story take place? • Farquhar was being executed by _______ soldiers • The author of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" • ...
Midterm 2025-01-15
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- After Lincoln wins the South...
- Gettysburg and ___________ were turning points in the Civil War
- Slave States that did not secede
- John D. Rockefeller made his money in this business
- First Shots of the Civil War
- Controversy with Compromise of 1850
- Seperate but equal was upheld by the ______ v. Ferguson case
- Belief that the strongest businesses would survive
- Radical Republicans wanted to ______ the South
- Samuel Gompers shows his belief that workers' rights should be protected by leading ______.
- Used violence to prevent African Americans from exercising their rights
- Controversally gave citizens of the new territories the right to decide if slavery should be allowed
- Lincoln delivered after Antietam Victory
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- Attempt to bring the South back to the Union
- Belief Americans were superior to immigrants
- The _______ Act provided cheap western land
- Boss Tweed controlled _______
- Sherman's March to the Sea went through this state
- Scott v. Sanford protected the rights of…
- Most immigrants traveled in
- Robert E. Lee wanted a victory here to destroy Northern morale
- After the battle of ______ ______ both sides realized the war would be long and difficult
- Created to "help" Native American children assimilate to American culture.
- Vertical Integration and Horizontal Integration eliminated _____________
24 Clues: Most immigrants traveled in • First Shots of the Civil War • Boss Tweed controlled _______ • After Lincoln wins the South... • Slave States that did not secede • Controversy with Compromise of 1850 • Lincoln delivered after Antietam Victory • Scott v. Sanford protected the rights of… • The _______ Act provided cheap western land • Attempt to bring the South back to the Union • ...
Cold War and the End of the Cold War 2025-05-07
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- Gorbachev's policy of restructuring the Soviet economy
- Man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald
- Radical civil rights group founded in 1966
- Author of "On the Road" and figure in the Beat movement
- Alleged assassin of JFK
- U.S.-backed leader of South Vietnam overthrown in a coup
- U.S. president assassinated in 1963
- Soviet war here drained their economy and morale
- Monks who protested Diem’s regime through self-immolation
- Civil rights leader who broke from the Nation of Islam
- U.S. president impeached over the Monica Lewinsky scandal
- Reagan challenged Gorbachev to tear down this city's wall
- 1986 nuclear disaster that exposed problems in the Soviet system
- President during the Persian Gulf War
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- Group that investigated JFK's assassination
- Gorbachev's policy of openness
- Soviet leader who introduced Perestroika and Glasnost
- Operation led by U.S. to liberate Kuwait in 1991
- Literary rebels of the 1950s who rejected conformity
- Iraqi dictator who invaded Kuwait
- Order Bush’s term for post-Cold War international relations
- 1996 legislation funding prisons and increasing incarceration
- Chicago leader of the Black Panther Party, assassinated by the FBI
- Theory Belief that if one country fell to communism, others would follow
- Rock 'n Roll icon of 1950s youth rebellion
25 Clues: Alleged assassin of JFK • Gorbachev's policy of openness • Man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald • Iraqi dictator who invaded Kuwait • U.S. president assassinated in 1963 • President during the Persian Gulf War • Radical civil rights group founded in 1966 • Rock 'n Roll icon of 1950s youth rebellion • Group that investigated JFK's assassination • ...
Red, White & Clued: A Memorial Day Puzzle 2025-05-21
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- Red flower symbolizing the blood shed by soldiers in war
- A term for military duty or commitment to one's country
- Union General in the Civil War and U.S. President known for victory and reconstruction efforts
- Place where a person is buried, often decorated on Memorial Day
- The original name for Memorial Day
- Solemn tune played at military funerals and Memorial Day ceremonies
- A public procession often held to celebrate and remember military service
- The act of honoring someone or something with a ceremony or tribute
- A value protected by the sacrifices of military personnel
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- Love and devotion to one's country
- A person who serves in the Army
- What we show to those who served and died for our country
- The ultimate act of giving one’s life in service to others or a cause
- Site of a major Civil War battle and Lincoln’s famous address
- Famous national cemetery where many U.S. service members are buried
- Brass instrument used to play military calls like “Taps”
- U.S. President who gave the Gettysburg Address, honoring fallen soldiers
- Someone who has served in the military
- Raised and lowered in ceremonies to honor the nation and its heroes
- The act of keeping the memory of the fallen alive
20 Clues: A person who serves in the Army • Love and devotion to one's country • The original name for Memorial Day • Someone who has served in the military • The act of keeping the memory of the fallen alive • A term for military duty or commitment to one's country • Red flower symbolizing the blood shed by soldiers in war • ...
Reconstruction 2022-09-02
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- laws that limited the rights of African Americans
- the civil war was because of this
- Amendment gave all people born in the US citizenship
- helped former slaves and poor whites
- freed slaves were now able to do this
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- rebuilding after the Civil War
- removing a president from office
- president that wanted to abolish slavery
- farming land owned by white landowners in exchange for housing and part of the crop
- Amendment freed slaves
10 Clues: Amendment freed slaves • rebuilding after the Civil War • removing a president from office • the civil war was because of this • helped former slaves and poor whites • freed slaves were now able to do this • president that wanted to abolish slavery • laws that limited the rights of African Americans • Amendment gave all people born in the US citizenship • ...
Reconstruction Era Crossword 2023-12-07
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- laws made to discriminate against former slaves
- the right to vote
- white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest
- Laws Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
- time period after the civil war
- jure according to law
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- white supremacist t
- a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
- free from slavery or servitude
- to kill by hanging without due process of the law
10 Clues: the right to vote • jure according to law • free from slavery or servitude • time period after the civil war • laws made to discriminate against former slaves • to kill by hanging without due process of the law • white supremacist t • Laws Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • ...
Reconstruction Era Crossword 2023-12-07
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- laws made to discriminate against former slaves
- the right to vote
- white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest
- Laws Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
- time period after the civil war
- jure according to law
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- white supremacist t
- a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
- free from slavery or servitude
- to kill by hanging without due process of the law
10 Clues: the right to vote • jure according to law • free from slavery or servitude • time period after the civil war • laws made to discriminate against former slaves • to kill by hanging without due process of the law • white supremacist t • Laws Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • ...
Civil War Tic-Tac-Toe 2021-09-28
Civil War Think-Tac-Know 2018-12-12
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- The battle was a turning point of the civil war.
- At first spoke against secession but later became vice president of the confedracy.
- The union strategy to prevent the south from selling its cotten abroad & importing needed war equipment & supplies from foreign nations.
- a document issued on Spetember 22,1862
- Offical act of withdrawing from the United States.
- Where Genal Lee surrendered to General Grant signalingthe end of the Civil War.
- The movement to end slavery.
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- The belief the states interests should take precedence over the government.
- another name for the Union blockade of the confedracy.
- Taxes on imported goods
- This compromise forbid slavery in any futre states north of the parallel 36* 30'.
- The emphasis on policies good for one's own region over others & the tensions that emerged over these differnces.
- The belief that a state should have the authority to nullify any federal law they thought was unconstitutional.
- Confederate prisons for union soliders.
- What was the Geogia platform was supporting?
15 Clues: Taxes on imported goods • The movement to end slavery. • a document issued on Spetember 22,1862 • Confederate prisons for union soliders. • What was the Geogia platform was supporting? • The battle was a turning point of the civil war. • Offical act of withdrawing from the United States. • another name for the Union blockade of the confedracy. • ...
English Civil War 2012-09-29
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- What did they ride, in the battle?
- The most common solider was on?
- How many Civil Wars were there?
- supporters of Cromewell were known as what?
- Was the comanly used weapon
- The first name of Charles 1st's wife?
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- This device is easy to manoeuvre
- If you didnt belive the King, what would cut off?
- Supporters of the King were know as what?
- His wifes religion
- How long did the war go on for?
- The royelest side?
- What does he argue over?
- What tax did he make everyone pay?
14 Clues: His wifes religion • The royelest side? • What does he argue over? • Was the comanly used weapon • How long did the war go on for? • The most common solider was on? • How many Civil Wars were there? • This device is easy to manoeuvre • What did they ride, in the battle? • What tax did he make everyone pay? • The first name of Charles 1st's wife? • ...
Civil war causes 2014-10-31
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- being held captive.
- An act of expanding.
- Free slave.
- anti slavory newspaper.
- work to end slavory.
- tried to band slavery.
- get beat and auction off.
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- most controversy elements of 1850.
- Layed groundwork for civil war.
- number of articles urging people.
- first done African American poet.
- Quete"half free half slave"
- was a leading American politician
- he was a American polition.KansasNebraskaAct-Most sagnificant event.
- made laws during slavory.
15 Clues: Free slave. • being held captive. • An act of expanding. • work to end slavory. • tried to band slavery. • anti slavory newspaper. • get beat and auction off. • made laws during slavory. • Quete"half free half slave" • Layed groundwork for civil war. • number of articles urging people. • first done African American poet. • was a leading American politician • ...
English Civil War 2013-09-25
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- duration of battle
- war between two groups in the same country
- The side of Oliver Cromwell
- Date of battle
- leader of parliamentarians
- Who the royalists were fighting
- Name of the battle
- King of England at the time of the Civil war
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- leader of royalists
- county of battle
- Nickname given to royalist soldiers
- Oliver Cromwell was a very strict protestant called a...
- a weapon used in the battle, a long stick with a very sharp point
- name of parliaments army
14 Clues: Date of battle • county of battle • duration of battle • Name of the battle • leader of royalists • name of parliaments army • leader of parliamentarians • The side of Oliver Cromwell • Who the royalists were fighting • Nickname given to royalist soldiers • war between two groups in the same country • King of England at the time of the Civil war • ...
Civil War crossword 2015-06-10
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- The North prevented people,goods etc. from entering the south
- Proclamation President Lincoln issued this and it stated that all slaves would be free
- The North surrounded the south and prevented them from getting any goods which made the south surrender
- This is what the South did which made the North win the war
- This is the battle where Lee leaves his battle plan at the fire
- Grant This man was the general for the Northern troops
- This was the name of the Northern troops
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- Lee This man was the general for the south
- This is the name of the Southern states
- Address "This stated that these men shall not have died in vain"
- This is where the North takes control of the Mississippi River
- Courthouse This is where the South signed the surrender to the North
- This is the city where grant lays down the siege
- 19th This is the date where Lee and Grant met at the Appomattox courthouse
- Theater This is where President Lincoln gets assassinated
15 Clues: This is the name of the Southern states • This was the name of the Northern troops • Lee This man was the general for the south • This is the city where grant lays down the siege • Grant This man was the general for the Northern troops • Theater This is where President Lincoln gets assassinated • This is what the South did which made the North win the war • ...
