civil war Crossword Puzzles
Stamped 2025-01-14
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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 • ...
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 • ...
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. • ...
Tx History- Shreya Kotragouda 2022-04-21
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- 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
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- 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 • ...
history crossword puzzle 2017-12-27
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- - _____ 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 • ...
Tx History 2021-05-03
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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 • ...
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 • ...
Civil War crossword 2015-06-10
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- Courthouse This is where the South signed the surrender to the North
- Theater This is where President Lincoln gets assassinated
- 19th This is the date where Lee and Grant met at the Appomattox courthouse
- Proclamation President Lincoln issued this and it stated that all slaves would be free
- This is what the South did which made the North win the war
- This battle was known as the "turning point" in the war
- The North surrounded the south and prevented them from getting any goods which made the south surrender
- Address "This stated that these men shall not have died in vain"
- This is the battle where Lee leaves his battle plan at the fire
- This was the name of the Northern troops
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- This is the name of the Southern states
- 14th The south return to the south on this day
- This is the city where grant lays down the siege
- Grant This man was the general for the Northern troops
- The North prevented people,goods etc. from entering the south
- This is where the North takes control of the Mississippi River
16 Clues: This is the name of the Southern states • This was the name of the Northern troops • 14th The south return to the south on this day • This is the city where grant lays down the siege • Grant This man was the general for the Northern troops • This battle was known as the "turning point" in the war • Theater This is where President Lincoln gets assassinated • ...
Civil War Episodes 2016-03-29
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- Happened in Woodruff county
- Lost 198 wagons and all there corn
- Happened on September 1,1863
- Also known as Elkhorn Tavern
- Happened in Clay County
- Happened on October 25,1863
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- Happened on November 28,1862
- Happened in Sebastian County
- Happened on July 4,1863
- Happened in Fayetteville
- Happened in Arkansas County
- Happened in Pulaski county
- Estimated to a total of 92 casualties
- Happened on May 1-2,1863
14 Clues: Happened on July 4,1863 • Happened in Clay County • Happened in Fayetteville • Happened on May 1-2,1863 • Happened in Pulaski county • Happened in Arkansas County • Happened in Woodruff county • Happened on October 25,1863 • Happened on November 28,1862 • Happened in Sebastian County • Happened on September 1,1863 • Also known as Elkhorn Tavern • Lost 198 wagons and all there corn • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-02-26
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- an important public announcement
- states where slavery is not allowed
- setting free; ____ Proclamation
- the states in the northern parts of the U.S. that fought for slavery to be abolished
- the state of being unjustly made to work without pay
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- the act of being together; the opposite of confederation
- the states in the southern parts of the U.S. that fought for slavery to be allowed
- people joined by a treaty; opposite of Union
- a person who is against the views of slavery because of its cruelty
- a setting for a war, American __ Trust
- an estate where laborers of the farm live
- many gory fatalities, __ Mary
- another word for battle; Revolutionary __
- within a nation; __ war
14 Clues: within a nation; __ war • many gory fatalities, __ Mary • setting free; ____ Proclamation • an important public announcement • states where slavery is not allowed • a setting for a war, American __ Trust • an estate where laborers of the farm live • another word for battle; Revolutionary __ • people joined by a treaty; opposite of Union • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-05-14
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- Who refused to pass laws that protected the rights of slaveholders
- System that helped enslaved people gained their freedom?
- What battle encouraged the Civil War?
- The man that gave enslaved African-Americans weapons to revolt against slaveholders
- What did southerners use state rights for?
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- What party did Lincoln get nominated by?
- Who voted to secede from the union in 1860?
- Who did the Confederate States of American chose for their President?
- what proposal let voters decide if their territory allowed slavery?
- which side of the 36 30´N latitude allowed slavery?
- Which election did the slogan "Free soil, Free speech, and Frémont." come from?
- Most Northerners believed the union should be what?
- Enslaved African-American who sued for his freedom
- Who suggested the compromise?
14 Clues: Who suggested the compromise? • What battle encouraged the Civil War? • What party did Lincoln get nominated by? • What did southerners use state rights for? • Who voted to secede from the union in 1860? • Enslaved African-American who sued for his freedom • which side of the 36 30´N latitude allowed slavery? • Most Northerners believed the union should be what? • ...
Civil war crossword 2023-03-03
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- Robert E. ______
- The bloodiest day
- Stonewall ______
- a metal ship
- Where the war first started
- The bloodiest battle
- The capital of the South
- The capital of the North
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- He marched to atlanta
- The Southern Rebels
- What doctors did to treat wounds
- to leave; to break apart from
- The leader of the North
- Ulysses S S. ______
14 Clues: a metal ship • Robert E. ______ • Stonewall ______ • The bloodiest day • The Southern Rebels • Ulysses S S. ______ • The bloodiest battle • He marched to atlanta • The leader of the North • The capital of the South • The capital of the North • Where the war first started • to leave; to break apart from • What doctors did to treat wounds
Civil war crossword 2023-05-04
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- law designed tor resolve weather Missouri would enter the US as a free state or a slave state
- a lawyer member of congress
- act attempt to resolve the issue of weather slavery should be legal or illegal in Kansas and Nebraska
- lawyer pushed for US to enter war of 1812
- forbid people from discussing particular topics
- laws to outline slave punishments related to the return of escaped slaves
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- group of laws congress passes in 1850
- political theory
- group of southern proslavery extremist
- made up of 23 states and 21 million people
- a state in which slavery was legal
- a state that did not allow slavery
- belief that policy l power of a nation or state comes front the consent of the people
- taxed manufactured goods and raw materials
14 Clues: political theory • a lawyer member of congress • a state in which slavery was legal • a state that did not allow slavery • group of laws congress passes in 1850 • group of southern proslavery extremist • lawyer pushed for US to enter war of 1812 • made up of 23 states and 21 million people • taxed manufactured goods and raw materials • ...
Civil war crossword 2023-05-04
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- 16th president of United States
- Book that explained the life of enslaved people
- belief that political power comes from the people
- Increased sales of U.S. made products
- Movement of slaves across the Atlantic to be sold
- law designed to decide weather Missouri would be a free state or a slave state
- North’s economic dependent
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- In 1800s states that did not allow slavery
- South’s economy was based off:
- Invention that separated the seeds from the cotton making the cotton industry boom
- people who wanted to get rid of slavery
- All America was built off the backs of:
- Law’s/rules that keep people from discussing certain topics
- states that allowed slaves to be owned
14 Clues: North’s economic dependent • South’s economy was based off: • 16th president of United States • Increased sales of U.S. made products • states that allowed slaves to be owned • people who wanted to get rid of slavery • All America was built off the backs of: • In 1800s states that did not allow slavery • Book that explained the life of enslaved people • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-04-13
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- a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
- a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation.
- activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
- "lake/pool colony",
- slave law: required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
- kansas: describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854.
- action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- scott:United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state.
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- the state of being a slave.
- of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
- war:a war between citizens of the same country.
- the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61,
- action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
14 Clues: "lake/pool colony", • the state of being a slave. • war:a war between citizens of the same country. • a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. • a usually large group of plants and especially trees under cultivation. • the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2025-05-15
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- unwillingly or with hesitation
- a person who wants to end slavery
- unfriendly or aggressive
- to formally withdraw from a group or country
- strain or stress between opposing groups
- a settlement of differences by mutual agreement
- in a way that is right or reasonable
- related to a particular region or section of the country
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- related to farming
- supreme power or authority
- a formal discussion or argument
- related to manufacturing or industry
- in a way that relates to money or trade
- tending to cause disagreement or hostility
14 Clues: related to farming • unfriendly or aggressive • supreme power or authority • unwillingly or with hesitation • a formal discussion or argument • a person who wants to end slavery • related to manufacturing or industry • in a way that is right or reasonable • in a way that relates to money or trade • strain or stress between opposing groups • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-03-14
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- Act of formally withdrawing from the Union
- Devotion to the interests of of one geographic region
- Sumter Federal outpost in South Carolina which was fired upon by the Confederates; starting the Civil War
- Railroad Routes and network of people helping slaves to freedom
- System Created by Henry Clay to make the US self-sufficient; new taxes to be used for roads and waterways
- Union Party Group of Northern states loyal to the Union
- Proclamation Statement issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in rebellious territories
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- Slave Act Law in which makes it illegal to help runaway slaves
- The prohibition of slavery
- Act repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
- Scott Case upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional
- Pride and devotions to one's nation
- Compromise Missouri was entered as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and the 36 parallel was drawn
- States 11 southern states that seceded from the Union
14 Clues: The prohibition of slavery • Pride and devotions to one's nation • Act of formally withdrawing from the Union • Devotion to the interests of of one geographic region • States 11 southern states that seceded from the Union • Union Party Group of Northern states loyal to the Union • Slave Act Law in which makes it illegal to help runaway slaves • ...
The Civil War 2022-04-20
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- How some women served in the war.
- It became scarce in the South.
- Wrote Grant’s terms for Lee’s surrender.
- General of the Union army.
- Clara Barton started it in 1881.
- President Lincoln used free slaves
- Slaves in Texas learned of the proclamation
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- Wrote the Gettysburg Address
- How some women served.
- Superintendent of women nurses for the Union side.
- Angel of the battlefield.
- First flag of the Confederate States of America
- The only Indian General on either side during the war.
- Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia
14 Clues: How some women served. • Angel of the battlefield. • General of the Union army. • Wrote the Gettysburg Address • It became scarce in the South. • Clara Barton started it in 1881. • How some women served in the war. • President Lincoln used free slaves • Leader of the Army of Northern Virginia • Wrote Grant’s terms for Lee’s surrender. • ...
Civil War Review 2023-01-18
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- offically called fort sumpter
- the second costliest battle of the Civil War
- Lincoln a victory in both the popular vote and the electoral vote
- one human being was owned by another
- the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
- declaring that no further assaults on Southern rights by the North would be acceptable
- disagreed over whether secession was a constitutional right
- a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott
- was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
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- to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
- admitted California to the United States as a “free” (no slavery) state
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free
14 Clues: offically called fort sumpter • one human being was owned by another • the second costliest battle of the Civil War • disagreed over whether secession was a constitutional right • Lincoln a victory in both the popular vote and the electoral vote • admitted California to the United States as a “free” (no slavery) state • ...
Civil War Vobabulary 2022-12-01
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- a sum paid by the state to army or navy recruits on enlistment.
- a US state that borders Canada or Mexico
- Everything west of the Mississippi river
- Geoprahic area between the Atlantic and Appalachians
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- soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively
- compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
- the art of disposing armed forces in order of battle and of organizing operations, especially during contact with an enemy.
- an organized course of action to achieve a goal.
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
- seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- geographic area between the Atlantic and Appalachians
- military government, involving the suspension of ordinary law.
- a sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
- large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
14 Clues: a US state that borders Canada or Mexico • Everything west of the Mississippi river • large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. • an organized course of action to achieve a goal. • Geoprahic area between the Atlantic and Appalachians • geographic area between the Atlantic and Appalachians • a sustained fight between large organized armed forces. • ...
American Civil War 2025-05-20
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- A system requiring men to join the military, if needed
- War When a country goes to war with itself
- A large southern farm
- States States between the Union and the Confederacy who were unsure about sides
- to break away
- the separation of blacks and whites in public places
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- War war strategy where one side seeks to destroy their enemy's will to fight
- a person against slavery
- The North
- The South
- The murder of a public leader
- laws created to control a slave's behavior
- Shutting off an area to keep anything from going in or out
- having loyalty to one part of the country
14 Clues: The North • The South • to break away • A large southern farm • a person against slavery • The murder of a public leader • having loyalty to one part of the country • War When a country goes to war with itself • laws created to control a slave's behavior • the separation of blacks and whites in public places • A system requiring men to join the military, if needed • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-06-06
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- person opposed to immigration
- farmer who owns a small farm
- someone who dies for a cause
- the ability to read and write
- an unfair opinion not based on facts
- person running away from legal authority
- a device that uses electric signals to send messages
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- the manager of a plantation
- an extreme shortage of food
- an African American folk songs
- to control something
- a religious meeting
- a place to store weapons and military equipment
- withdrawal or break away from a nation
14 Clues: a religious meeting • to control something • the manager of a plantation • an extreme shortage of food • farmer who owns a small farm • someone who dies for a cause • person opposed to immigration • the ability to read and write • an African American folk songs • an unfair opinion not based on facts • withdrawal or break away from a nation • ...
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 • ...
vocab 5 learning contract - Shiven K 2026-01-20
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- A fee required to vote
- railroad connecting eastern and western US
- Treating people unfairly based on differences
- home made completely from sod
- law giving settlers land for free if they farmed it for several years
- Seperation of people based on race or other differences
- a large, flat region in center US
- Laws that limited the rights of of black people after the civil war
- Laws enforcing racial segregation in the South
- land set aside by the government for native americans
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- adapting another culture
- belief that the US was supposed to colonize the west
- a test of reading or writing that prevented some people from voting
- A northerner who moved to the south after the civil war
- A farmer who worked on land owned by someone else
- a town that grows quickly because of economical oppurtunity
16 Clues: A fee required to vote • adapting another culture • home made completely from sod • a large, flat region in center US • railroad connecting eastern and western US • Treating people unfairly based on differences • Laws enforcing racial segregation in the South • A farmer who worked on land owned by someone else • belief that the US was supposed to colonize the west • ...
1950s Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-11
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- 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
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- 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 • ...
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
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- 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" • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
Civil war 2017-04-28
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- he fled to the deap south where he hoped to keep the confederacy alive
- was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864
- grant lost 7000 men in an hour
- buried villages destroyed railroads and bridges
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- a desire to harm
- lee surrender jefferson davis fled to the deep south
- he was a strong general who had won important victories in the West
- was one of the south's largest cities and railroads center
- it is the Confederates capital
9 Clues: a desire to harm • grant lost 7000 men in an hour • it is the Confederates capital • buried villages destroyed railroads and bridges • lee surrender jefferson davis fled to the deep south • was one of the south's largest cities and railroads center • he was a strong general who had won important victories in the West • ...
Civil War 2022-03-06
Across
- place where weapons are stored
- to organize rigidly for the sake of regulation
- the action of illegally leaving the armed force
- the action of withdrawing from a federation
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- having more military power than the other group
- to prevent goods from entering or leaving
- in which one human being was owned by another freedom free from the control
- advocating union with Great Britain.
- area of land that has common features
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 2022-03-08
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- the north part of the U.S.
- -Laws limiting the rights of African americans passed by southern governments after the civil war
- -This battle took place on november 26, 1863 during the American Civil War.
- - A formerly enslaved person
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- -A supreme rulers especially a monarch.
- - The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states-
- - The interests of one's region
- Lead the enslaved to freedom in an underground railroad.
- - This battle opened up the port of Galveston for the Confederacy for the remainder of the war and was a significant naval and land victory.
9 Clues: the north part of the U.S. • - A formerly enslaved person • - The interests of one's region • -A supreme rulers especially a monarch. • Lead the enslaved to freedom in an underground railroad. • -This battle took place on november 26, 1863 during the American Civil War. • - The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states- • ...
Civil war 2021-11-05
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- Camp sumter was located in this city
- Spread around by he huge number of captives
- the living condition of the captives
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- Caused by lack of nutrition
- bowel movements that captives often had
- State that Camp Sumter was located
- Name of a captive in the prison
- A camp captain that was executed for his Actions
- name of the prison in North Carolina
9 Clues: Caused by lack of nutrition • Name of a captive in the prison • State that Camp Sumter was located • name of the prison in North Carolina • Camp sumter was located in this city • the living condition of the captives • bowel movements that captives often had • Spread around by he huge number of captives • A camp captain that was executed for his Actions
Civil War 2022-03-16
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- Led a group of soldiers to raid Harper's Ferry.
- Uncle Tom's Cabin turned people away from this.
- How the north viewed John Brown after the raid.
- The ____ was against slavery.
- Influenced the writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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- After the raid, John Brown was found guilty of this.
- The _____ was for slavery.
- The raid on Harper's Ferry _____ slavery.
- Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin (first name).
9 Clues: The _____ was for slavery. • The ____ was against slavery. • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin (first name). • The raid on Harper's Ferry _____ slavery. • Influenced the writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin. • Led a group of soldiers to raid Harper's Ferry. • Uncle Tom's Cabin turned people away from this. • How the north viewed John Brown after the raid. • ...
Civil War 2016-05-04
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- division of power between states and federal government
- belief that people should decide if a state is free or slave
- act of trying to get rid of slavery
- the idea that states should have more power then the federal government
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- producing a item using a factory
- growing or producing natural products
- idea that a state does not have to follow a law
- strong loyalty to ones own region
- when a state decide to leave the country
9 Clues: producing a item using a factory • strong loyalty to ones own region • act of trying to get rid of slavery • growing or producing natural products • when a state decide to leave the country • idea that a state does not have to follow a law • division of power between states and federal government • belief that people should decide if a state is free or slave • ...
Civil War 2023-04-19
Civil war 2023-02-24
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- The ______ slave code was overturned in 1862
- Developed in cotton mills
- The south ______ from the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected president
- Abraham Lincoln signed a bill that created the ______ Territory in 1883
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- Laws that defined slaves as the property of slave owners
- The number of Indian _____ increased throughout the American Civil War
- Fort ______ was built in 1851 and was the largest American fort in NM
- Was considered a hero to people in the north and a terrorist to people in the south
- Three _______ civil war battles occurred in New Mexico
9 Clues: Developed in cotton mills • The ______ slave code was overturned in 1862 • Three _______ civil war battles occurred in New Mexico • Laws that defined slaves as the property of slave owners • Fort ______ was built in 1851 and was the largest American fort in NM • The number of Indian _____ increased throughout the American Civil War • ...
Civil War 2023-02-16
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- Withdraw
- The forced enrollment of people into military service
- The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states'exercise of their constitutional power
- A drug used to fight malaria and other fevers
- A person who supported the Union cause (United States) during the Civil War era
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- A coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric
- A citizen who acts as an unauthorized police power for an area
- To isolate an particular enemy area
- The state of being free from outside control
9 Clues: Withdraw • To isolate an particular enemy area • A coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric • The state of being free from outside control • A drug used to fight malaria and other fevers • The forced enrollment of people into military service • A citizen who acts as an unauthorized police power for an area • ...
Civil War 2021-06-01
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- risked his life to help slaves
- 16th president of the United States
- One of the bloodiest wars in American history with President Lincoln
- Union general during battle of gettysburg
- the town of one of the bloodiest battles
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- Confederate general
- battle in the beginning of the Civil War
- Union general who became president
- battle after gettsyburg
9 Clues: Confederate general • battle after gettsyburg • risked his life to help slaves • Union general who became president • 16th president of the United States • battle in the beginning of the Civil War • the town of one of the bloodiest battles • Union general during battle of gettysburg • One of the bloodiest wars in American history with President Lincoln
CIVIL WAR 2022-05-23
civil war 2022-05-17
9 Clues: -won the war • -no longer a slave • -opposite of south • - opposite of north • -president in this time • -got defeated in the war • -the fort that never got defeated • - a war that lasted through 1861-1865 • -an inspirational talker/ author on slavery
Civil War 2022-07-23
9 Clues: 11 states did this • Souther state group • Northern state group • first state to secede • rebuilding after the war • president of confederacy • President who freed the slaves • 13th amendment signed by Lincoln • black Americans were forced to resort to this after being freed
civil war 2023-05-12
Civil war 2023-05-12
Across
- Was apart of the confederate.
- A term meaning "before war"
- what did the emancipation proclamation do.
- Where did the civil war take place
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- where did lincoln's assassination take place.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish"slavery
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- Was apart of the union.
9 Clues: Was apart of the union. • A term meaning "before war" • Was apart of the confederate. • Where did the civil war take place • what did the emancipation proclamation do. • where did lincoln's assassination take place. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish"slavery
Civil War 2024-01-16
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- 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 2023-12-19
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- Davis -President of the confederacy
- -2nd time Robert E. Lee invaded the North and the bloodiest overall battle
- Grant -Union Commander that split the south in half
- - Final battle in which Lee surrenders to Grant
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- Battle split the south in half
- March to the Sea- Battle in which Sherman marched through atlanta
- Sumter -Opening battle
- Lincoln- President of the Union
- E Lee - Confederate commander that led both invasions in the north
9 Clues: Sumter -Opening battle • Battle split the south in half • Lincoln- President of the Union • Davis -President of the confederacy • - Final battle in which Lee surrenders to Grant • Grant -Union Commander that split the south in half • March to the Sea- Battle in which Sherman marched through atlanta • E Lee - Confederate commander that led both invasions in the north • ...
Civil war 2024-01-09
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- A soldiers who served the officers of his regiments by carrying mail.
- Federal Army regiments composed of African-American soldiers.
- Soldierd trained to fight on horseback.
- someone who did not want slavery.
- Someone loyal to the Federal goverment of the United States.
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- States no longer want to be part of a country.
- A group of states joined together under a common goverment.
- To use hostile shops to close off trade.
- A military unit that specialized in certain task,such as medical crops.
9 Clues: someone who did not want slavery. • Soldierd trained to fight on horseback. • To use hostile shops to close off trade. • States no longer want to be part of a country. • A group of states joined together under a common goverment. • Someone loyal to the Federal goverment of the United States. • Federal Army regiments composed of African-American soldiers. • ...
Civil War 2025-03-07
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- – Famous battle and Lincoln’s address location.
- – The act of leaving the Union.
- – Taxes on imported goods, a key economic issue.
- – Union strategy to cut off Southern ports.
- – Movement to end slavery.
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- – The southern states that seceded.
- – Lincoln's proclamation that freed slaves.
- – Soldiers on horseback used in battle.
- – The northern states during the Civil War.
9 Clues: – Movement to end slavery. • – The act of leaving the Union. • – The southern states that seceded. • – Soldiers on horseback used in battle. • – Lincoln's proclamation that freed slaves. • – Union strategy to cut off Southern ports. • – The northern states during the Civil War. • – Famous battle and Lincoln’s address location. • ...
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 • ...
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. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-18
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- A Southern nickname for a northern Democrat who opposed the Civil War
- the act of formally leaving a government
- a dollar bill
- Person who wanted to help end slavery
- The right or left side of an army
- Soldiers marching on foot
- A group of people formed after breaking off from the United States who supported slavery and secession
- a small backpack used by soldiers and hikers
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- 19th century warship plated with iron protection
- different types of weapons
- A short leather shoe
- The time after the Civil War while the Union was rebuilding their country back together.
- an estate where crops are grown and maintained
- Northern states of the US that opposed secession and slavery
- A political candidate who goes to areas with no connection to them.
15 Clues: a dollar bill • A short leather shoe • Soldiers marching on foot • different types of weapons • The right or left side of an army • Person who wanted to help end slavery • the act of formally leaving a government • a small backpack used by soldiers and hikers • an estate where crops are grown and maintained • 19th century warship plated with iron protection • ...
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
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- 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
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- 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).
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- 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).
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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?"
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- 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
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- 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 • ...
Civil War 2016-04-25
9 Clues: win • bringing death • join or combine • run away quickly • allowing slavery • indicates by signs • find a solution or answer • any of the southern state • relinquish possession or control over
Civil war 2018-02-26
Across
- first president for the south
- the fist president to be assassinated
- he got fired because he did not capture lee's army
- first general for the union
- nickname of the general who got shot during battle by his own men
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- became general when McCellan got fired
- led his men into certain death
- assassinated the president
- fought for the south but did not like slavery
9 Clues: assassinated the president • first general for the union • first president for the south • led his men into certain death • the fist president to be assassinated • became general when McCellan got fired • fought for the south but did not like slavery • he got fired because he did not capture lee's army • nickname of the general who got shot during battle by his own men
Civil War 2012-10-24
9 Clues: President • Northerners • Southerners • Freed the slaves • Southern general • Used violence to abolish slavery • Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia, Maryland • Battle that caused Emancipation Proclamation • Law that protected against unlawful imprisonment
Civil War 2021-09-23
9 Clues: BGFHBGFWEH • FIRST WORD • OPPOSITE OF OLD • WHAT LEADERS DO • FAMOUS GAME WITH TANKS • THE WELL KNOWN PUYA SONG • WHAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU ARE FREE • WHEN TAKING A PHOTO, YOU DO THE ___ SIGN • THE COCKTAIL THAT CONTAINS MARY IN THE TITLE
civil war 2021-02-10
10 Clues: grey's • blue's • 6"5' president • common gun used • attachment to gun • a blues meager win • invited to confederates • invited to confederates • the stopping of supplies • small gun not normally used
Civil War 2021-02-17
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- where Lee and Grant met to end the war
- Created by Eli Whitney-led to more slavery
- The first shots were fired here
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- led slaves in a raid at Harper's Ferry
- someone who was against slavery
- 10th amendment-A cause of slavery
- the turning point - The Union won
- to separate from the country
- General Sherman destroyed farms, buildings
9 Clues: to separate from the country • someone who was against slavery • The first shots were fired here • 10th amendment-A cause of slavery • the turning point - The Union won • led slaves in a raid at Harper's Ferry • where Lee and Grant met to end the war • General Sherman destroyed farms, buildings • Created by Eli Whitney-led to more slavery
Civil War 2022-03-06
Across
- place where weapons are stored
- to organize rigidly for the sake of regulation
- the action of illegally leaving the armed force
- the action of withdrawing from a federation
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- having more military power than the other group
- to prevent goods from entering or leaving
- in which one human being was owned by another freedom free from the control
- advocating union with Great Britain.
- area of land that has common features
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 2022-03-04
Across
- the side that was against slavery
- the rebuilding of the united states
- putting the regional needs over the country
- the order that made slaves free
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- a person who wanted to eliminate slavery
- the war between the union and the confederacy
- the side that was for slavery
- states separating from the country
- northerners who were against the civil war
9 Clues: the side that was for slavery • the order that made slaves free • the side that was against slavery • states separating from the country • the rebuilding of the united states • a person who wanted to eliminate slavery • northerners who were against the civil war • putting the regional needs over the country • the war between the union and the confederacy
Civil War 2022-04-20
Across
- What the Merrimac was said to look like
- A union general known for unconditional surrender
- The animal that ate the remaining wounded soldiers on the first night of Shiloh
- The hebrew meaning for the word Shiloh
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- What the confederate did to stop the Union from capturing it
- The last man to be shot at the battle of Shiloh
- An invention used to send messages quickly
- Builder of the union iron clad
- the number of times the two ironclads collided during their battle
9 Clues: Builder of the union iron clad • The hebrew meaning for the word Shiloh • What the Merrimac was said to look like • An invention used to send messages quickly • The last man to be shot at the battle of Shiloh • A union general known for unconditional surrender • What the confederate did to stop the Union from capturing it • ...
Civil War 2022-05-18
9 Clues: to vote • an agreement • abolitionist • an enslaved man • a war between america • 16th president of the U.S. • owner a person who owned slaves • when many people died in Kansas • a line which separates what becomes a free state or a slave state
Civil War 2022-05-13
9 Clues: To withdraw • Southern Army • Northern Army • Also known as the Union • Also known as the Confederate • Issued Emancipation Proclamation • The unethical southerners' doings • The war between the Union and Confederacy • The first shots of the Civil War was fired in ___
CIVIL WAR 2022-05-23
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 2021-05-10
Across
- A nickname for the South
- A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- 16th President of the USA. He helped the North stop slavery. (Last name)
- a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
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- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- An early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated
- An american who lives in the North
- 17th president of the USA. (Last name)
9 Clues: A nickname for the South • An american who lives in the North • 17th president of the USA. (Last name) • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy. • ...
Civil War 2022-09-26
Across
- The North; led by Abraham Lincoln and was mostly anti-slavery
- Most bloody battle of the Civil War; crippled the South
- The part of the Union's plan to cut the South in half. Led by Sherman
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- Pro-slavery secessionists. It was made up of the 11 seceded US states
- the leader of Confederate forces at Gettysburg
- unrest in NYC where anti-war rioters burned buildings and murdered blacks
- Appointed general of Union army by Abe Lincoln in 1863
- A new weapon developed that utilized longer range and better aiming capabilities. Superior to the musket.
- an anti-South song based off of the song "Dixie"
9 Clues: the leader of Confederate forces at Gettysburg • an anti-South song based off of the song "Dixie" • Appointed general of Union army by Abe Lincoln in 1863 • Most bloody battle of the Civil War; crippled the South • The North; led by Abraham Lincoln and was mostly anti-slavery • Pro-slavery secessionists. It was made up of the 11 seceded US states • ...
Civil War 2024-02-05
Across
- The original governor of Texas that was anti-secession
- The Union's president
- the reason the Civil War was fought
- the winners of the Civil War
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- the people who fought for slavery
- The place the union and confederacy were originally
- Where the last battle took place
- the leader of the attack on galveston
- the battle where there were water blockades.
9 Clues: The Union's president • the winners of the Civil War • Where the last battle took place • the people who fought for slavery • the reason the Civil War was fought • the leader of the attack on galveston • the battle where there were water blockades. • The place the union and confederacy were originally • The original governor of Texas that was anti-secession
Civil War 2020-02-14
Across
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- A presidential proclamation that nominally freed all slaves in the Confederacy.
- The killing of five proslavery men near Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas, by John Brown.
- Effectively ruled that slaves were property.
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- A novel, published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, that turned Northern public opinion against slavery and the South.
- A series of public debates between the former congressman Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.
- A bundle of legislation where California was admitted as a free state.
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
9 Clues: Effectively ruled that slaves were property. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding. • A bundle of legislation where California was admitted as a free state. • A presidential proclamation that nominally freed all slaves in the Confederacy. • ...
Civil War 2024-03-12
Across
- to get rid of
- during the Civil War, the states in the north
- another word for city
- during the Civil War, the southern states
- to take away someone's freedom and make them work for you
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- a bit outside the city where there are a lot of neighborhoods
- depending on each other
- a sword attached to the end of a rifle
- another word for countryside
9 Clues: to get rid of • another word for city • depending on each other • another word for countryside • a sword attached to the end of a rifle • during the Civil War, the southern states • during the Civil War, the states in the north • to take away someone's freedom and make them work for you • a bit outside the city where there are a lot of neighborhoods
Civil War 2023-02-23
Across
- The North
- An American Civil War general who was appointed overall commander of the Confederate States Army towards the end of the war
- The law that required slaves to return to their owners, even if their in a free state.
- A machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
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- An American abolitionist leader. As a radical abolitionist and fighter in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for attempting to incite a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry prior to the American Civil War.
- The South
- The ownership of person as property, especially in regards to their labor.
- A mechanized loom, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution.
- 16th president of the United States.
9 Clues: The North • The South • 16th president of the United States. • A machine for separating cotton from its seeds. • The ownership of person as property, especially in regards to their labor. • The law that required slaves to return to their owners, even if their in a free state. • ...
Civil War 2023-02-15
9 Clues: The Union • President • North communication • General was Robert Lee • plan to beat the south • the north was offensive, south was • Used to transport supplies in north • the south wanted this not abolished • North used this device to send message's
Civil War 2023-02-15
9 Clues: Union’s strategy • Bigger population • Smaller population • The North’s general • The South’s general • As known as the South • As known as the North • The president of the U.S. • First cemetery for soldiers
civil war 2023-01-25
Across
- the side of the war that was against slavery
- the leader of the south side
- people who had to work without pay
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- the president that freed the slaves
- the side of the war that liked slavery
- where the war was located across
- the fight between the north and south
- the side of the war that was against slavery
- holiday about slaves hearing they were free
- the money and recourses of a country
10 Clues: the leader of the south side • where the war was located across • people who had to work without pay • the president that freed the slaves • the money and recourses of a country • the fight between the north and south • the side of the war that liked slavery • holiday about slaves hearing they were free • the side of the war that was against slavery • ...
civil war 2023-01-25
10 Clues: freed by abe • a transcription • choose as a group • not enslaved and free • a state that uses slaves • things citizens must pay • leaders of a town or city • south lower part of the USA • north upper part of the USA • every citizen must follow these
