civil war Crossword Puzzles
Civil war questions chapters 8-10 2025-02-16
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- What was the name of the slave that led a revolt against slavery.
- What name did people call the Civil War in Kansas.
- What was a runaway slave called.
- Why did Brown's men kill the black railroad worker?
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- Jefferson's first war.
- How many people died from Toussaint's rebellion.
- What did Jeffersons first wife die from.
- How many people where charged for abusing black people in the Civil War..
- What was the name of the first country to abolish slavery.
9 Clues: Jefferson's first war. • What was a runaway slave called. • What did Jeffersons first wife die from. • How many people died from Toussaint's rebellion. • What name did people call the Civil War in Kansas. • Why did Brown's men kill the black railroad worker? • What was the name of the first country to abolish slavery. • ...
civil war causes/ civil war 2024-04-10
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- (was an amendment) was an election. forever abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories. In addition to banning slavery. (was an amendment)
- northern abolonist helped this person gain his freedom in this new place.. this person was a slave whos enslaver brought him to a free state so he sued his enslaver saying "once free always free". (1857)
- (was an amendment) economic policies and practices, cultural values, the extent and reach of the Federal government, and, most importantly, the role of slavery within American society
- some politicians wanted to build a railroad across the country because of this. results of westward expansion and economic competition between north and the south. (1854)
- Because Californians wanted their state to be "free soil," they applied for admission to the union as a free state. after the discovery of gold in 1849 people flocked to california, but they did not want to compete with slave owners who would use slaves to mine gold.
- growing this was beneficial to the north, but raided the price of manufactured goods that the south had to buy congress passed another tariff in 1832, SC called meeting to nullify the tariff
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- ends with rights. was the united states a mere confederation of states and not a binding union
- growing sectionalism northern states were upset because missouri was the first state being admited from the union.
- the candidates of this were lincoln, douglas and breckenridge (1860)
9 Clues: the candidates of this were lincoln, douglas and breckenridge (1860) • ends with rights. was the united states a mere confederation of states and not a binding union • growing sectionalism northern states were upset because missouri was the first state being admited from the union. • ...
big1 2024-07-02
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- Performing arts
- Alien pests
- Civil War drama
- Alien hunter
- Shark sequel
- Mogwai pet
- Swayze spirit
- Vietnam drama
- Gizmo's movie
- Stallone cop
- Tim Burton ghost
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- Desert planet
- Gotham hero
- Keaton's Gotham
- Stallone warrior
- Ripley's return
- Tony Montana
- Maverick pilot
- Spielberg's alien
- Mermaid love
- Alien life
- Adventure kids
- Hanks grownup
- Flash Gordon
- Historic biopic
25 Clues: Mogwai pet • Alien life • Gotham hero • Alien pests • Tony Montana • Alien hunter • Shark sequel • Mermaid love • Flash Gordon • Stallone cop • Desert planet • Swayze spirit • Hanks grownup • Vietnam drama • Gizmo's movie • Maverick pilot • Adventure kids • Keaton's Gotham • Ripley's return • Performing arts • Civil War drama • Historic biopic • Stallone warrior • Tim Burton ghost • Spielberg's alien
UNIT 5: GEORGIA IN THE CIVIL WAR 2023-08-07
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- The Compromise of 1850 also included the Fugitive Slave Act. It punished those who helped runaway slaves, and demanded that slaves be returned to the South
- Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, GA. Over 9,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.
- The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
- What was the term used to describe Sherman's warfare tactics against Georgia's civilian population?
- Henry Clay worked out a compromise, California joined the Union as a free state, Fugitive Slave Law Passed
- Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga.
- Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman in 1864 and attacked Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah; used a "scorched earth" policy to end civilian support in the South & ultimately end the war.
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- Northern strategy against the South to block the coast and prevent trading with European countries in an attempt to hurt the Southern economy.
- the act of making legally null and void
- One of the leading causes of the Civil War. The North wanted to abolish slavery but the South was against the abolition of slavery.
- Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States (and therefore, could not sue in court.)
- Abraham Lincoln won the election and was voted president
12 Clues: the act of making legally null and void • Abraham Lincoln won the election and was voted president • Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia; led to the battle of Chattanooga. • The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War. • ...
Word Frenzy: Civil War 2021-10-06
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- relinquish possession or control over
- join or combine
- a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- crackers eaten by civil war soldiers
- the orientation of those who favor government by the people.
- The battle for control of the Mississippi River north The region of the U.S lying North of the Mason-Dixon line
- a successful ending of a struggle or contest
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- a nations ruler, usually by hereditary right.
- civilians who are trained as soldiers, not apart of the regular army.
- an ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
- troops trained to fight on horseback.
- freedom of choice
- a person who wants to eliminate slavery
13 Clues: join or combine • freedom of choice • crackers eaten by civil war soldiers • relinquish possession or control over • troops trained to fight on horseback. • a person who wants to eliminate slavery • a successful ending of a struggle or contest • a nations ruler, usually by hereditary right. • a fortified military post where troops are stationed • ...
civil war weapons 2019-05-16
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- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a weapon
- a type of bullet that spins and expands
- found its way onto many battlefields utilizing a special caliber
- Most widely used single action revolver
- A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron
- the distance around the inside of a gun barrel
- More than 200,000 were made during the Civil War
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- used by confederate sharpshooters due to the range
- Made springfield 1861 gun
- Most comman weapon of the civil war
- was the most popular cannon used by both sides
- shoots seven shots per reload
- the long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired
13 Clues: Made springfield 1861 gun • shoots seven shots per reload • Most comman weapon of the civil war • a type of bullet that spins and expands • Most widely used single action revolver • was the most popular cannon used by both sides • the distance around the inside of a gun barrel • More than 200,000 were made during the Civil War • ...
Rushi Tailor - Reconstruction Crossword 2024-04-11
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- States laws that only applied to black people
- Allowed African American voting rights and other things
- President after Lincoln
- Republicans who supported equality for African Americans
- A white southerner who collaborated with Northern Republicans
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- Granted people born in the U.S. automatic citizenship
- A person from the north who moved to the south after the Civil War
- The era of rebuilding after Civil War
- Provided food, clothes etc. to poorer whites and former slaves
- To accuse the President of misconduct in offic
- A system where the landlord allows a tenant to use their land in exchange for a share of the crop
- The first black person elected to Senate
- Allowed states to rejoin the Union
13 Clues: President after Lincoln • Allowed states to rejoin the Union • The era of rebuilding after Civil War • The first black person elected to Senate • States laws that only applied to black people • To accuse the President of misconduct in offic • Granted people born in the U.S. automatic citizenship • Allowed African American voting rights and other things • ...
chapter 12 2023-04-19
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- "persons born or naturalized in the united states"
- white southerners who joined the republican party
- assisted former slaves and pour whites in the south by distributing cloth and food
- land owners would give out land to freed slaves or pour whites.
- senators who wanted to punish the south afterthe civil war
- this is formally charge him with misconduct in office
- severely restricting African Americans lives
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- first African american senator.
- northers moving to the south
- proposed the congress (not the president) responsible for reconstruction
- president after Lincoln
- the period immediately after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877
- no one can be kept from voting because of "race, color, or previous conditions of servitude."
13 Clues: president after Lincoln • northers moving to the south • first African american senator. • severely restricting African Americans lives • white southerners who joined the republican party • "persons born or naturalized in the united states" • this is formally charge him with misconduct in office • senators who wanted to punish the south afterthe civil war • ...
Word Roots Lesson 1 2020-08-18
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- having the quality of a snob
- not able to catch fire
- to become more civil, more developed
- before the war
- all the people born at approximately the same time
- before noon
- to become less human; take away positive human qualities
- relating to a city/town and/or the responsibilities of its citizens
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- like a child
- an ordinary citizen, not in the military
- rebel
- to cause to become more socially acceptable
- the study of family history
- something that logically comes before something else
- true
- relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns
- relating to heredity through genes
- having the quality of evil
18 Clues: true • rebel • before noon • like a child • before the war • not able to catch fire • having the quality of evil • the study of family history • having the quality of a snob • relating to heredity through genes • to become more civil, more developed • an ordinary citizen, not in the military • to cause to become more socially acceptable • relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns • ...
A Changing North Carolina 2022-04-14
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- region of NC where most slaves lived
- How many years was the Civil War fought?
- This state was a Union state that has a border that touches Tennessee
- What several Southern states wanted to do when the new president was elected
- The _____________ Proclamation said that all slaves in southern states would be free.
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- president whose election made many people angry
- Most of the people of NC did not want to go to ______
- During the Civil War, NC was a _____________ state
- big cash crop in NC that tripled in production from 1850-1860
- person who supervised the slaves in the field
- tribe of Native Americans forced out of NC because residents wanted more land
- any black person who was free had to have papers to proved he was not an escaped ____________.
12 Clues: region of NC where most slaves lived • How many years was the Civil War fought? • person who supervised the slaves in the field • president whose election made many people angry • During the Civil War, NC was a _____________ state • Most of the people of NC did not want to go to ______ • big cash crop in NC that tripled in production from 1850-1860 • ...
Reconstruction Vocab Introduction CW 2022-04-13
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- a Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government
- became president after Lincoln was assassinated
- a formerly enslaved person
- a member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
- to record a person officially as eligible to vote
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- laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
- governments established in Confederate states until they were readmitted into the Union
- the effort, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union
- to place a limit on a person or action
- to cancel
- an official release from punishment of a crime
- white Southerners that supported Reconstruction
- to show, prove, or make clear
13 Clues: to cancel • a formerly enslaved person • to show, prove, or make clear • to place a limit on a person or action • an official release from punishment of a crime • became president after Lincoln was assassinated • white Southerners that supported Reconstruction • to record a person officially as eligible to vote • ...
Causes of Vietnam War 2025-05-12
15 Clues: Selfish • Vietminh • Revolted • East Asia • Colonized • Communist • East Asia • Meditation • South Vietnam • Not Communist • 36th President • One After Another • War North v.s South • Training and Mentoring • Northwest Arm of South China Sea
APUSH unit 8 2023-04-17
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- war between Soviet Union and America over communism
- The name of the second world war
- Lady who led the Montgomery Bus boycott
- the thought that if one country falls to communism they all will
- the fight for rights specifically for the African Americans but for other minorities as well
- The plan for containment under truman
- Limits presidents to 2 terms
- Enacted by Marshall and this was the first containment plan to help turkey and greece
- part of the Cold War where Soviet and US both were making lots of weapons
- The name of the First World War
- Provided education to veterans
- Two communists Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
- formed the CIA in order to protect the US from communist spies
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- civil rights activist group who resorted to violence
- MLK Jr
- Communism, spies all around
- Where the bus boycott happened
- Helped the people of Berlin after being cut off from the world
- War between south and north korea
19 Clues: MLK Jr • Communism, spies all around • Limits presidents to 2 terms • Where the bus boycott happened • Provided education to veterans • The name of the First World War • The name of the second world war • War between south and north korea • The plan for containment under truman • Lady who led the Montgomery Bus boycott • Two communists Ethel and Julius Rosenberg • ...
civil war north 2013-11-26
6 Clues: where the slaves worked • where the civil war ended • the color of the rebel uniform • the main reason of the civil war • the first battle of the civil war • what the solder did when they walked
War and Revolution in England 2022-02-05
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- an independent country, especially a republic
- English document that laid the foundation for constitutional monarchy
- Wrote Two Treatsies of Government
- leader of England's revolutionary forces
- Parliamentary document Charles I accepted but ignored
- Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War
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- Supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War
- dutch protestant who invaded england by invitation
- english protestants who sought to simplify and regulate worship
- act of returning something to a previous condition
10 Clues: Wrote Two Treatsies of Government • leader of England's revolutionary forces • an independent country, especially a republic • Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War • dutch protestant who invaded england by invitation • act of returning something to a previous condition • Supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War • ...
Abraham Lincoln 2023-05-23
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- Something he liked to do for fun.
- Last name of the person responsible of his death
- was Something he was firmly against.
- Place wear he would store documents
- What state was Lincoln born in?
- WHat was Lincoln's political party?
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- How did Lincoln die?
- A battle during the civil war named the 'bloodiest battle of the civil war'
- How many kids did he have with Mary Todd (Lincoln)
- What was one of his jobs as a young man?
10 Clues: How did Lincoln die? • What state was Lincoln born in? • Something he liked to do for fun. • Place wear he would store documents • WHat was Lincoln's political party? • was Something he was firmly against. • What was one of his jobs as a young man? • Last name of the person responsible of his death • How many kids did he have with Mary Todd (Lincoln) • ...
APUSH UNIT 6 2025-11-14
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- Reconstruction strategy that was based on severely punishing South for causing war
- Reconstruction
- A radical Republican who believed in harsh punishments for the South. Leader of the radical Republicans in Congress.
- Revels
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- divided the South into five military districts that were commanded by Union generals. It was passed in 1867. It took the power away from the President to be Commander in Chief and set up a system of Martial Law.
- of Andrew Johnson
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- Passed by Congress on April 9, 1866 over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act declared that all persons born in the United States were now citizens, without regard to race, color, or previous condition.
- Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
- of Office Act
- it was enacted by radical congress that forbade the President from removing civil officers without senatorial consent. It was to prevent Johnson from removing a radical republican from his cabinet.
- Radical Republican against the slave power who insults Andrew Butler and subsequently gets caned by Preston Brooks
- in which landowners leased a few acres of land to farmworkers in return for a portion of their crops.
- The constitutional amendment adopted after the Civil War that states, "no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
- label applied to political efforts by African Americans after the Civil War, exaggerating black political influence that was in actuality limited mainly to voting. Blacks could vote and had rights, but black codes kept them virtually enslaved. They did get more political power; helped protect former slaves, and education for many.
- was impeached for the charge of High Crimes and Misdemeanors on February 24, 1868 of which one of the articles of impeachment was violating the Tenure of Office Act. He had removed Edwin M. Stanton, the Secretary of War, from office and replaced him with Adjutant General Lorenzo Thomas.
- used to describe Southern white Republicans who had opposed secession.
- The constitutional amendment ratified after the Civil War that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude.
- Mississippi senator elected to the seat that had been occupied by Jefferson Davis when the South seceded.
19 Clues: Revels • of Office Act • Reconstruction • of Andrew Johnson • used to describe Southern white Republicans who had opposed secession. • Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves • Reconstruction strategy that was based on severely punishing South for causing war • ...
31 2024-08-12
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- Civil War general
- Mrs Dalloway
- Ulysses author
- Siddhartha author
- Baroque sculptor
- Romantic painter
- Metamorphosis author
- Existentialist
- Nighthawks painter
- German philosopher
- Soviet leader
- Romantic poet
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- Spanish poet
- Greek poetess
- Crimean nurse
- Impressionist
- Dutch painter
- Leaves of Grass
- Gulliver's Travels
- Congo exploiter
- Impressionist
- Waiting for Godot
- Roman tyrant
- Frankenstein author
- A Doll's House
25 Clues: Spanish poet • Mrs Dalloway • Roman tyrant • Greek poetess • Crimean nurse • Impressionist • Dutch painter • Impressionist • Soviet leader • Romantic poet • Ulysses author • Existentialist • A Doll's House • Leaves of Grass • Congo exploiter • Baroque sculptor • Romantic painter • Civil War general • Siddhartha author • Waiting for Godot • Gulliver's Travels • Nighthawks painter • German philosopher • ...
AA History Unit 7--2025-2026 2018-04-15
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- taxes made illegal by 24th Amendment
- discrimination forbade 1964 Act
- eliminated by 1965 Voting Rights Act
- millions witnessed racial brutality
- caused the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- ended "separate but equal" doctrine
- bus and train depot protests
- black nationalist slogan
- done to pressure Congress for 1964 Act
- came up with Bus Boycott idea
- integrated University of Mississippi
- attack of civil rights marchers in Selma
- Chicago kid lynched in Mississippi
- allowed criminals to join US Army
- new type protest by SNCC in 1960
- voting drive led to 3 murders
- first black Supreme Court Justice
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- prize for Dr. King's civil rights efforts
- athlete who refused the draft
- President with most legislation for blacks
- bloodiest race riot
- organization created by Huey Newton
- caused Johnson to turn against King
- consequence of black ghetto riots
- social war led by President Johnson
- black students integrated Arkansas school
- called Dr. King the most dangerous man
- Dr King's civil rights organization
- campaign by Dr. King against poverty
- where famous Dr. King letter was written
- first black women in Congress
- civil rights battle of the 1970s
32 Clues: bloodiest race riot • black nationalist slogan • bus and train depot protests • athlete who refused the draft • came up with Bus Boycott idea • first black women in Congress • voting drive led to 3 murders • discrimination forbade 1964 Act • civil rights battle of the 1970s • new type protest by SNCC in 1960 • caused the Montgomery Bus Boycott • consequence of black ghetto riots • ...
Ancient Greece HRS 2022-03-31
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- he has his men tie him to the _____
- Odyssesus spends ___ year with the witch Circe
- Penelopeis able to do this for __ years
- Wealthy city
- Athens began to bully many in the ______
- The cyclops eats many of his ____ before they put his eye out
- The _____ War, which lasted 10 years
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- Athens and Sparta fought a civil war known as the ______
- Eventually,_____ won the war.
- The apple had the words
- Athens became a leader in Greece during the ____ war
- illiad written by
12 Clues: Wealthy city • illiad written by • The apple had the words • Eventually,_____ won the war. • he has his men tie him to the _____ • The _____ War, which lasted 10 years • Penelopeis able to do this for __ years • Athens began to bully many in the ______ • Odyssesus spends ___ year with the witch Circe • Athens became a leader in Greece during the ____ war • ...
Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-17
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- “a new birth of freedom”
- white southerners who support federal plan of Reconstruction
- the north side during the civil war.
- enables landowners to reestablish a labor force
- the south side during the civil war.
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- advocates radical managements over Southern states
- the action of separating people based on races
- became the president after the assassination of Lincoln (the last name)
- Northerners who relocate to the South for profits
- issued the Emancipation Proclamation (the last name)
10 Clues: “a new birth of freedom” • the north side during the civil war. • the south side during the civil war. • the action of separating people based on races • enables landowners to reestablish a labor force • Northerners who relocate to the South for profits • advocates radical managements over Southern states • issued the Emancipation Proclamation (the last name) • ...
Abraham Lincoln 2023-05-23
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- Something he liked to do for fun.
- Last name of the person responsible of his death
- was Something he was firmly against.
- Place wear he would store documents
- What state was Lincoln born in?
- WHat was Lincoln's political party?
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- How did Lincoln die?
- A battle during the civil war named the 'bloodiest battle of the civil war'
- How many kids did he have with Mary Todd (Lincoln)
- What was one of his jobs as a young man?
10 Clues: How did Lincoln die? • What state was Lincoln born in? • Something he liked to do for fun. • Place wear he would store documents • WHat was Lincoln's political party? • was Something he was firmly against. • What was one of his jobs as a young man? • Last name of the person responsible of his death • How many kids did he have with Mary Todd (Lincoln) • ...
ELA/SS terms 2023-06-13
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- One of the first people to discover the "new land"
- The first battle of the civil war
- The slave that undid the Missouri compromise
- Flees his endangered home country
- Turning point in the civil war
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- Man who guides Jonas with his powers
- Where colonists dressed up as Native Americans and threw tea off of a ship
- Man who murders Abe Lincoln
- Man who attemps to murder secretary of state Seward
- Receiver who ran away from home
10 Clues: Man who murders Abe Lincoln • Turning point in the civil war • Receiver who ran away from home • The first battle of the civil war • Flees his endangered home country • Man who guides Jonas with his powers • The slave that undid the Missouri compromise • One of the first people to discover the "new land" • Man who attemps to murder secretary of state Seward • ...
First part of the Civil War 2022-05-02
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- Fought the war in the West for the Union
- 70% of these were in the Union
- Last name of the great Confederate general
- The nickname for this US I general with the last name Jackson
- States that had slaves but didn't secede
- Bloodiest one day battle of the war
- the president of the Union
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- freed the slaves in states of rebellion
- the president of the Confederacy
- 180,000 of these peeps enlisted to fight in the war
- Important battle in the west
- First battle of the Civil War
- failed as a union general of the Potomac
- the plan the Union wanted to use to win the war
14 Clues: the president of the Union • Important battle in the west • First battle of the Civil War • 70% of these were in the Union • the president of the Confederacy • Bloodiest one day battle of the war • freed the slaves in states of rebellion • Fought the war in the West for the Union • failed as a union general of the Potomac • States that had slaves but didn't secede • ...
YEMEN 2016-04-17
Thomas Hobbes Crossword 2023-08-25
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- Hobbes first work
- King during English Civil War
- Without the sovereign, people engage in ____
- Hobbes birth and death place
- Thomas Hobbes college
- Hobbes second field of expertise
- Name of the person who gets all the power
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- Place where Hobbes fled during the War
- Hobbes most famous work
- Name of the person who Hobbes taught
- First work published in Hobbes' trilogy
- People give this up for safety
12 Clues: Hobbes first work • Thomas Hobbes college • Hobbes most famous work • Hobbes birth and death place • King during English Civil War • People give this up for safety • Hobbes second field of expertise • Name of the person who Hobbes taught • Place where Hobbes fled during the War • First work published in Hobbes' trilogy • Name of the person who gets all the power • ...
King Charles and the English Civil War 2018-11-15
8 Clues: king of • Second son of • kingdoms Three kingdoms • King Charles was king of great... • The parliament struck all kingdoms held by • The English civil war was also CALLED the.. • the first major battle fought on English soil • The civil war resulted in what of King Charles I
King Charles and the English Civil War 2018-11-15
8 Clues: king of • Second son of • kingdoms Three kingdoms • King Charles was king of great... • The parliament struck all kingdoms held by • The English civil war was also CALLED the.. • the first major battle fought on English soil • The civil war resulted in what of King Charles I
Civil War Jai'la Reed 2 2019-04-26
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- general who was willing to take risks and make unpredictable moves
- ship built by the union navy
- idea that Britain would support the confederacy for cotton
- surrendered on July 4 during the war
- a federal outpost in Charleston
- first battle location of the civil war
- battle in which the union army gained control over the Mississippi River Valley
- ships heavily armored with iron
- bold and restless leader
- professional artist that joined the army
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- the freeing of slaves
- the order to free the confederate slaves
- developed a two part strategy during the war
- key states wedged between the North and South
- escaped slaves
- received his first major position in the navy at age nine
- Grant demanded Lee's soldiers do so during the war
17 Clues: escaped slaves • the freeing of slaves • bold and restless leader • ship built by the union navy • a federal outpost in Charleston • ships heavily armored with iron • surrendered on July 4 during the war • first battle location of the civil war • the order to free the confederate slaves • professional artist that joined the army • developed a two part strategy during the war • ...
Vocab. 2 2017-03-08
15 Clues: able to walk • pacify, soothe • chaos, disorder • improve, restore • hostility, hatred • similar, parallel • mystery, obscurity • friendly, sociable • mythical, fictional • shapeless, formless • before the Civil War • dishonorable, immoral • direct opposite, contrast • inconsistency, irregularity • indifference, lack of concern
Unit 1 Reconstruction Post Assessment Review 2017 2017-11-01
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- A change, for example to the Constitutuion
- The years after the Civil War, focused on reuniting the country
- State laws limiting freedom that applied only to freedpeople
- The political party chosen by most freedpeople
- A right, given by the 15th amendment, the KKK wanted to limit for freedmen
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- The political party of Southern Whites
- The southern states during the Civil War
- The practice abolished by the 13th amendment
- One of the benefits of freedom supported by the Freedmen's Bureau
- A freedperson who rented land and paid in crops
- The most important right given to freedmen by the 14th Amendment
- An American terrorist organization
- President who forgave the South to reunite the Union
13 Clues: An American terrorist organization • The political party of Southern Whites • The southern states during the Civil War • A change, for example to the Constitutuion • The practice abolished by the 13th amendment • The political party chosen by most freedpeople • A freedperson who rented land and paid in crops • President who forgave the South to reunite the Union • ...
AFTER STAAR Review 2022-05-09
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- The colony founded as a safe place for Catholics
- This has happened to three presidents, Johnson, Clinton and Trump.
- ________ review, Marbury v. Madison
- The time period after the Civil War
- Another name for the North during the Civil War
- 17_____: The year the Declaration of Independence was signed
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution
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- The School we go to...
- This word means to cancel
- Declaration of __________ The Document written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the Seneca Falls Convention
- An act created during the Age of Jackson that hurt and displaced natives
- the acronym for the freedoms guaranteed in the first amendment
- the 5th president of the United States
13 Clues: The School we go to... • This word means to cancel • ________ review, Marbury v. Madison • The time period after the Civil War • the 5th president of the United States • The first ten amendments to the Constitution • Another name for the North during the Civil War • The colony founded as a safe place for Catholics • ...
WWI 2024-04-12
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- british ship that was sunk
- legal discrimination laws
- eating less food
- word meaning to stay out of the war
- ditches dug for protection
- invented by the Americans in 1903
- separating white and black soldiers
- invented in 1884
- changed from dachshunds
- developed by the British in 1915
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- between the trenches
- telegram sent by Germans
- womens job in WWI
- means before the Civil War
- surrenders November 11th, 1918
- army soldiers trained in San Antonio
16 Clues: eating less food • invented in 1884 • womens job in WWI • between the trenches • changed from dachshunds • telegram sent by Germans • legal discrimination laws • british ship that was sunk • means before the Civil War • ditches dug for protection • surrenders November 11th, 1918 • developed by the British in 1915 • invented by the Americans in 1903 • word meaning to stay out of the war • ...
Continuing the War in the East pg. 286-289 2025-05-11
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- This general replaced Ambrose Burnside as Union general
- Civil War battle that was fought in Pennsylvania
- Union general at the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)
- Battle fought on December 13, 1862
- Union general at the Battle of Gettysburg
- Said that slaves in Confederate-held areas were free
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- Union general at the Battle of Fredericksburg
- This Battle was fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland
- Civil War battle where Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded
- This Confederate General led the final charge at the Battle of Gettysburg
- State Robert E. Lee invaded in September 1862
- President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- Confederate general who led a retreat to safety after the Battle of Antietam
13 Clues: Battle fought on December 13, 1862 • Union general at the Battle of Gettysburg • Union general at the Battle of Fredericksburg • State Robert E. Lee invaded in September 1862 • This Battle was fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland • Civil War battle that was fought in Pennsylvania • President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation • ...
Ulysses S. Grant Crossword 2023-05-11
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- First name of the 18th president.
- _____ E. Lee was the main person Grant fought in the civil war.
- _____ General was the last rank given to Ulysses S. Grant
- Ulysses S. Grant was fighting against the _____.
- This president appointed Ulysses S. Grant many different ranks.
- _____ Ulysses Grant was the birth name given to Ulysses.
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- _____ Era was during Ulysses S, Grant's presidency.
- Fort ____ was the first battle Ulysses S. Grant fought in during the civil war.
- "Unconditional _____" was the nickname given to Grant.
- Ulysses S. Grant was the _____ president.
- First name of his Grant's wife.
- Grant fought which side?
- _____ 27, 1822 was the day Ulysses S. Grant was born.
13 Clues: Grant fought which side? • First name of his Grant's wife. • First name of the 18th president. • Ulysses S. Grant was the _____ president. • Ulysses S. Grant was fighting against the _____. • _____ Era was during Ulysses S, Grant's presidency. • _____ 27, 1822 was the day Ulysses S. Grant was born. • "Unconditional _____" was the nickname given to Grant. • ...
social vocab 2025-05-05
15 Clues: happy • arties • farmres • gif card • merchants • civil war • old people • body guards • independance • ile pour trader • tres grand ville • militare gouverment • job with dead people • deteste les etrangers • jobs that didn't surve purpose
Greece vs. Rome 2021-02-11
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- Who was the Greek god of war?
- What city was the place that democracy was made?
- What did Greeks use to make pots?
- A person who seeks wisdom and enlightenment is a ______.
- Who was Rome’s first empire?
- What was the language that Athens spoke?
- Who was the greek god of the underworld?
- What was one resource Greeks used for their artwork?
- What is a Greek city state?
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- Julius ______ became dictator of Rome ending the Republic.
- What was the name of the war between Carthage and Rome?
- What kind of civilization was greece?
- What did Greek people think was barbaric?
- What was the name of the Roman god of the sky?
- The Roman god of war?
- Which holiday did Greeks celebrate by breaking pots?
- Many Roman gods were borrowed from the __________.
- What is the short Roman sword called?
- Continent of Rome?
- Leader who Julius Caesar fought in the Roman Civil War?
20 Clues: Continent of Rome? • The Roman god of war? • What is a Greek city state? • Who was Rome’s first empire? • Who was the Greek god of war? • What did Greeks use to make pots? • What kind of civilization was greece? • What is the short Roman sword called? • What was the language that Athens spoke? • Who was the greek god of the underworld? • ...
VA Cities Review 2023-03-31
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- first major battle of the Civil War where Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname
- VA's capital city on the James River
- first permanent English settlement in 1607
- site of John Brown's raid
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- VA's second capital city
- battle site of the ironclad ships
- city where Barbara Johns led a strike against segregation
- on the Rappahannock river, victory for Robert E Lee
- last major battle of the American Revolution
- Lee surrendered to Grant here ending the Civil War
10 Clues: VA's second capital city • site of John Brown's raid • battle site of the ironclad ships • VA's capital city on the James River • first permanent English settlement in 1607 • last major battle of the American Revolution • Lee surrendered to Grant here ending the Civil War • on the Rappahannock river, victory for Robert E Lee • ...
18.2 Review 2026-02-16
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- Supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War
- Leader of England's revolutionary forces
- Parliamentary Document Charles I accepted but ignored
- Act of returning something to a previous condition
- An independent country, especially a republic
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- Wrote Two Treatises of Government
- English Protestants who sought to simplify and regulate worship
- English document that laid the foundation for constitutional monarchy
- Dutch Protestant who invaded England by invitation
- Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War
10 Clues: Wrote Two Treatises of Government • Leader of England's revolutionary forces • An independent country, especially a republic • Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War • Dutch Protestant who invaded England by invitation • Act of returning something to a previous condition • Supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War • ...
DESERT :) 2020-11-19
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- Address/(1863) a speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg
- Lincoln/16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
- Scott/American slave who sued his master for keeping him enslaved in a territory where slavery was banned under the missouri Compromise
- T. Sherman/general whose march to sea caused destruction to the south
- plan/Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy
- Reconstruction/Majority of white men must swear oath of loyalty, new government must ban slaver and ratify 13th Amendment, Confederate officials may vote and hold office
- of 1850/Agreement on the North getting California as a free state and the south getting the fugitive slave act
- action by a state that cancels a federal law to which the state objects
- war camp in Georgia with terrible conditions for soldiers
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- break away or leave from the union
- Runners/people who sneaked goods through the Civil War blockade
- Platform/Georgia supported compromise of 1850 and stay in union as long as North enforced FSA
- Stephens/He was the vice-president of the Confederacy until 1865 when it was defeated and destroyed by the Union. Like the other leaders of the Confederacy, he was under indictment for treason.
- Code/Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
- rights/the right of states to limit the power of the federal government
- Reconstruction/A process led by the Radical Republicans that led to the usage of military force to protect blacks' rights.
16 Clues: break away or leave from the union • plan/Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy • war camp in Georgia with terrible conditions for soldiers • Runners/people who sneaked goods through the Civil War blockade • T. Sherman/general whose march to sea caused destruction to the south • rights/the right of states to limit the power of the federal government • ...
Chapter 16-17 2024-02-07
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- To provide evidence or reasons for
- rights. A concept thay laws should be made by each star and not by the federal government
- Well thought out a plan of action
- to firmly establis
- proclamation licon order that freed slacks in all rebelling states
- a serious injury or death
- To formally withdraw
- a place where weapons are kept
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- the act of separating or withdrawing
- Force that opposes Sora slows motion
- state. Slave owning states that stayed in the us
- Promissory mothers issued during the civil war
- a person who is illegally running away
- to strengthen or make stronger
- fought among citizens of the same country
- war. War strategy of destroying the events means of survival
- To enroll in a group such as a military
- a payment made as a reward
18 Clues: to firmly establis • To formally withdraw • a serious injury or death • a payment made as a reward • to strengthen or make stronger • a place where weapons are kept • Well thought out a plan of action • To provide evidence or reasons for • the act of separating or withdrawing • Force that opposes Sora slows motion • a person who is illegally running away • ...
civil war 2013-03-10
6 Clues: October 16-18 1863. • led riots in New York. • battle that the started civil war. • Lincoln president during civil war. • the confederate attacked the boats of supplies. • run first major land battle in the American civil war.
the atlantic slave trade 2022-09-08
Unit 8: Civil War 2025-04-24
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- to keep something in its original state
- this union victory ended any hopes the confederate had of blocking the union advance into northern Mississippi
- a strategy that included the systematic destruction of any property or supplies, including those belonging to civilians, that are essential to the enemy's ability to wage war
- a speech given by a president when they take office
- the state of lasting forever
- a war fought exclusively between armies in which only enemy shoulders and military infrastructure are targeted
- president of the union during the civil war
- president of the Confederate states of American
- the union would use naval forces to strangle the south by blockading imports of military supplies and exporting cotton
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- the confederate surrender at Vicksburg occured just a day after the Gettysburg surrender and crushed confederate hopes of receiving foreign recognition
- lasting forever
- a collection of southern states that seceded from the United States during civil war
- led Virginia's confederate army upon its secession from the union,became the commander of the entire confederate army
- the battle was a defeat for the confederacy and halted the confederate invasion of the north this was the deadliest battle of the war, with over 50,000 casualties
- military historians consider the battle of Antietam a stalemate, even so the union kept confederates confined and enabled president Lincoln to release the emancipation proclamation on September 22,1862
- the confederate victory gave the south a surge of confidence and shocked many in the north, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they hoped
- confederate, earned the nickname stonewall because he refused to back down.he was shot by one of his shoulders accidentally and died several days later
- issued on January 1st 1863 by president Lincoln that declared that all persons held as enslaved people within the rebellious states were free
- a union naval officer that led various naval blockades to victory.
- the United states
20 Clues: lasting forever • the United states • the state of lasting forever • to keep something in its original state • president of the union during the civil war • president of the Confederate states of American • a speech given by a president when they take office • a union naval officer that led various naval blockades to victory. • ...
Exam Review 2025-12-10
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- Battle where American Revolution ended
- U.S. policy of gaining control over other countries
- Major immigrant group after 1970
- Major immigrant group before 1880
- American colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
- Driven out of Canada because lost French and Indian War
- Supporter of the Constitution
- Quakers settled in this colony
- bonds used to pay for WWII
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- Idea that U.S. should not let communism spread
- Rebuilding of the South after Civil War
- Act that taxed legal documents following French and Indian War
- Act that colonists protested with the Boston Tea Party
- Major immigrant group after 1880
- Defensive military alliance of U.S., Canada, and Western Europe
- anti trust act that made illegal any business monopoly that "restrains trade"
16 Clues: bonds used to pay for WWII • Supporter of the Constitution • Quakers settled in this colony • Major immigrant group after 1970 • Major immigrant group after 1880 • Major immigrant group before 1880 • Battle where American Revolution ended • Rebuilding of the South after Civil War • Idea that U.S. should not let communism spread • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-06-03
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- Political entities that make up a nation, often with their own governments.
- Relating to the Confederacy, the group of southern states that seceded from the Union.
- The direction associated with the movement towards the western United States, especially during the 19th century.
- The term used to refer to the Northern states during the Civil War.
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- Refers to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
- The region of the United States that seceded during the Civil War.
- The act of withdrawing formally from membership in a federation or body, especially a political state.
- The act of increasing territory or influence, often associated with westward movement in U.S. history.
- Run The site of two significant battles during the American Civil War.
- Hampshire One of the original thirteen colonies and a state in the northeastern U.S.
10 Clues: The region of the United States that seceded during the Civil War. • Refers to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. • The term used to refer to the Northern states during the Civil War. • Run The site of two significant battles during the American Civil War. • Political entities that make up a nation, often with their own governments. • ...
Underground Railroad 2015-03-22
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- People who escorted slaves on the Underground Railroad.
- President during the Civil War
- A place where slaves were free. They called this place "Heaven."
- She was the ____ child born in her family.
- Harriet's dad taught her to walk ____ through the woods.
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- What did Harriet do in the Civil War?
- Harriet was ____ in 1820.
- "The wind blows from the south today." This is a clue that ___ are near.
- Harriet led over 300 slaves to ____.
- Harriet ____ in 1913.
10 Clues: Harriet ____ in 1913. • Harriet was ____ in 1820. • President during the Civil War • Harriet led over 300 slaves to ____. • What did Harriet do in the Civil War? • She was the ____ child born in her family. • People who escorted slaves on the Underground Railroad. • Harriet's dad taught her to walk ____ through the woods. • ...
Topic 13 Crossword 2025-03-12
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- The idea that a single ruler has absolute power
- English Calvinists
- Supporters of King James I in the English Civil War
- A system of government that resembles a republic but does not have all the features of a republic
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- French Calvinists who made up 40 to 50% of the nobility
- The Polish-Lithuanian ______
- Rises in prices
- Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War
- An overthrow of government
- Dictator of England from 1653 to 1658
10 Clues: Rises in prices • English Calvinists • An overthrow of government • The Polish-Lithuanian ______ • Dictator of England from 1653 to 1658 • The idea that a single ruler has absolute power • Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War • Supporters of King James I in the English Civil War • French Calvinists who made up 40 to 50% of the nobility • ...
Historical Context: Romeo and Juliet 2025-01-08
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- _______ were very elaborate because sets were not built.
- Shakespeare's acting company (Do not include a space or punctuation)
- Those who paid a penny to enter the theatre.
- This theatre used artificial lighting.
- "A _______ on both your houses" means, "I'm fed up with both sides (in an argument)
- _____ was slow to come to England.
- One of the families that caused a civil war in England
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- The strongest monarch that England had known.
- The most famous theatre in England.
- "Green-eyed monster" represents what emotion?
- Players conveyed the setting of plays through ______.
- The other family that played a role in the civil war in England.
- "In a ______" is a phrase meaning, "In trouble"
13 Clues: _____ was slow to come to England. • The most famous theatre in England. • This theatre used artificial lighting. • Those who paid a penny to enter the theatre. • The strongest monarch that England had known. • "Green-eyed monster" represents what emotion? • "In a ______" is a phrase meaning, "In trouble" • Players conveyed the setting of plays through ______. • ...
Civil War (7 Questions) 2023-10-19
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- The name that the South took during the Civil War.
- The battle that took the most lives during the Civil War.
- The Battle of Harper's Ferry was fought near what river?
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- In which state was the Battle of Shiloh fought?
- The name that the north took during the Civil War.
- The Battle of Crater occurred during what siege?
- Also known as the "Battle of Sharpsburg".
7 Clues: Also known as the "Battle of Sharpsburg". • In which state was the Battle of Shiloh fought? • The Battle of Crater occurred during what siege? • The name that the north took during the Civil War. • The name that the South took during the Civil War. • The Battle of Harper's Ferry was fought near what river? • The battle that took the most lives during the Civil War.
Civil War Crossword 2025-06-05
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- one of the biggest issues leading to the Civil War
- The North was part of this in the Civil War
- The book realesed in 1852 as anti-slavery propaganda
- The South during the Civil War
- The first name of the man that lead The raid on Harpers Ferry
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- The 16th Presedent of the United States
- Citezens are able to vote on issues in the country
7 Clues: The South during the Civil War • The 16th Presedent of the United States • The North was part of this in the Civil War • one of the biggest issues leading to the Civil War • Citezens are able to vote on issues in the country • The book realesed in 1852 as anti-slavery propaganda • The first name of the man that lead The raid on Harpers Ferry
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-21
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- Democrats who opposed Lincoln in the 1864 election
- a compromise suggested by Kentucky senator John Crittenden that would restore the 36°30′ line from the Missouri Compromise and extend it to the Pacific Ocean, allowing slavery to expand into the southwestern territories
- paper money the United States began to issue during the Civil War
- the Union fighting force operating in Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Mississippi River Valley
- enslaved people who escaped to the Union army’s lines
- signed on January 1, 1863, the document with which President Lincoln transformed the Civil War into a struggle to end slavery
- a state of war in which the government makes no distinction between military and civilian targets and mobilizes all resources, extending its reach into all areas of citizens’ lives
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- the scorched-earth campaign employed in Georgia by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
- a speech by Abraham Lincoln dedicating the military cemetery at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863
- the commander of army land forces
- the Union fighting force operating outside Washington, DC
- the right of those arrested to be brought before a judge or court to determine whether there is cause to hold the prisoner
- the new nation formed by the seceding southern states, also known as the Confederate States of America (CSA)
- a fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, where the Union garrison came under siege by Confederate forces in an attack on April 12, 1861, beginning the Civil War
14 Clues: the commander of army land forces • Democrats who opposed Lincoln in the 1864 election • enslaved people who escaped to the Union army’s lines • the Union fighting force operating outside Washington, DC • paper money the United States began to issue during the Civil War • the scorched-earth campaign employed in Georgia by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman • ...
Topic 8 Vocab Words 2023-05-04
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- an 1862 Civil War battle in Virginia; one of the Union’s worst defeats
- to withdraw from membership in the group
- an African American unit in the Union army
- the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
- the rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- something that comes before or is introductory to something
- an agreement over slavery by which California joined the Union as a free state and a strict fugitive state law passed
- a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
- a runaway
- the failed Confederate charge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- something unreal of misleading
- a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
- a place where guns are stored
- a person who dies for his or her beliefs
- very important
- to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops in order to force it to surrender
- a political party established in the United States in 1854 with the goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories
- to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject
- to prove something by being an example of it
- someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion
- to keep in an existing state
- an 1863 declaration by President Lincoln freeing enslaved African Americans in Confederate territory
- the first major battle of the civil war; fought in Virginia in 1861; also called the Battle of Manassas
- a tax on people’s earnings
- an 1863 Civil War battle in Pennsylvania that ended in a Union victory and stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
- a war between people of the same country
- proslavery bands from Missouri who often battled antislavery forces in Kansas
- the speech made by President Lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
- in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
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- to suggest something for people to consider
- to publicly state that some action or person is wrong or bad
- an agreement proposed in 1819 by Henry Clay, to keep the number of slave and free states equal
- in Buddhism, a being who has gained enlightenment and, out of compassion, tries to help others
- in Buddhism, a state of blissful peace without desire of suffering
- a fort in South Carolina that was the site of an attack by the African American 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863
- a type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
- government by consent of the governed
- a Virginia town that was the site of Confederate surrender in 1865
- an ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break the Union blockade
- an 1863 Civil War battle in Virginia; important victory for the Confederacy
- result
- having to do with the most important part of an idea or of something
- to suggest something without saying it directly or plainly
- not eager to do something
- an 1854 law that established the territories of Nebraska and Kansas, giving the settlers of each territory the right of popular sovereignty to decide on the issue of slavery
- an 1862 Civil War battle in Maryland; also called the Battle of Sharpsburg
- religious community
- the bipartisan antislavery party founded in the United States in 1848 to keep slavery out of the western territories
- a person who tries to achieve spiritual purity through self-denial
- an 1857 Supreme Court case that brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories
- one of two acts passed in 1793 and 1850 that provided for the capture and return of fugitive slaves
- an ironclad Union warship
- to find an answer or solution to something
- an 1862 Civil War battle in Tennessee that ended in a Union victory
- a betrayal of or action against one’s country
55 Clues: result • a runaway • very important • religious community • not eager to do something • an ironclad Union warship • a tax on people’s earnings • to keep in an existing state • a place where guns are stored • something unreal of misleading • government by consent of the governed • to withdraw from membership in the group • a person who dies for his or her beliefs • ...
Unit 8 2025-04-16
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- JFK sends these to Vietnam to help the South
- De Facto Racism, where only certain neighborhoods could get home loans
- Civil Rights leader who promoted civil disobedience
- Nation of Islam and Civil Rights leader
- This gave money for college and homes to veterans
- Khrushchev builds this in Germany during JFK time
- Legislation that required equal gender representation in sports
- What we do to Cuba during the Missile Crisis
- Sold secrets to the Soviets from the Manhattan Project
- JFK created agency to spread goodwill in third world
- Corrupt American backed leader of South Vietnam
- Created the United Farm Workers to unionize California Mexican workers
- Man who claimed to have a list of communists in the government
- The first suburb, in Pennsylvania
- This Commission determined that Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone shooter
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- Chief Justice of Supreme Court during civil rights era
- The first satellite launched by the Soviets
- This is how the Korean War "ends"
- The location of the Rosa Parks led bus boycott
- This country falls to communism in 1949
- Name for southern democrats who were unhappy about civil rights
- Communist leader of North Vietnam
- Truman's policy towards communism
- Biggest nuclear weapon ever tested
- Rebels of the 1950s, pre-hippies
- Location of the Bay of Pigs disaster
26 Clues: Rebels of the 1950s, pre-hippies • This is how the Korean War "ends" • Communist leader of North Vietnam • Truman's policy towards communism • The first suburb, in Pennsylvania • Biggest nuclear weapon ever tested • Location of the Bay of Pigs disaster • Nation of Islam and Civil Rights leader • This country falls to communism in 1949 • ...
history 2023-01-16
10 Clues: = a religion • = leader of nor • = what you follow • =two country fight • = ruler of England • = henry the 8s dad • = leader of country • war =2 different fight • = low class up to king • =a lower class revolting
MODERN AMERICA 2021-03-26
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- George H.W. Bush took on this nation in the Gulf War
- this group was a part of the 1960s counterculture
- Johnson fought a war on _______________
- President Obama's healthcare plan
- Reagan;s economic plan
- refused to give up her bus seat
- health care program created by the Great Society
- Bill Clinton was impeached for this charge
- massive 1969 music festival in upstate New York
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- leader of the civil rights movement
- The Camp David Accords ended war between Egypt and
- Group with growing roles in US politics
- Nixon resigned for his role in this scandal
- Carter signed an big canal back to this nation
- Nixon was elected by the ________ majority
- MLK was assassinated in this TN city
- The 9/11 attacks led to a war on _________
17 Clues: Reagan;s economic plan • refused to give up her bus seat • President Obama's healthcare plan • leader of the civil rights movement • MLK was assassinated in this TN city • Group with growing roles in US politics • Johnson fought a war on _______________ • Nixon was elected by the ________ majority • The 9/11 attacks led to a war on _________ • ...
CIVIL WAR 2022-09-15
8 Clues: Lincoln's nickname • A person opposed to slavery • The year the Civil War began • President of the confederacy • The southern states leaving the Union • The bloodiest battle in the Civil War • 16th President of the United States of America • a nickname for people from the Northern States
Abraham Lincoln for Citizenship Exam 2023-03-28
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- freedom
- Lincoln wrote the 13th ______ to free enslaved people.
- Lincoln was _______ from 1861-1865.
- formal announcement
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- The group of Southern states during the Civil War.
- After the Civil War there was _______ between the North and the South.
- Northern states that worked together.
- Abraham Lincoln gave great _______.
8 Clues: freedom • formal announcement • Abraham Lincoln gave great _______. • Lincoln was _______ from 1861-1865. • Northern states that worked together. • The group of Southern states during the Civil War. • Lincoln wrote the 13th ______ to free enslaved people. • After the Civil War there was _______ between the North and the South.
History Crossword 2019-02-27
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- The first major battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Antietam was fought in what state?
- He was the first president to be assassinated.
- After escaping slavery, what did Sojourner Truth become?
- The first battle of Bull Run was the first major battle when the ______ won.
- What is the name of the document that abolished slavery in 1865? TWO WORDS
- The Battle of Gettysburg had the largest number of ___________ in the entire war.
- Fredrick Douglass was a great orator, statesman, and _______.
- Which city was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in?
- Ulysses S. Grant became the __________ president. SPELL OUT
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- What is the name of the document the stated that all all slaves would be given their freedom. TWO WORDS
- The ___________ Court House is where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. grant to end the war.
- She is most famous for making and leading slaves through the underground railroad. TWO WORDS
- Robert E. Lee led the confederate army as a _________ during the Civil War.
- Fort _______ is a sea fort in Charleston Harbor,South Carolina.
- The Emancipation Proclamation applied to how many slave? SPELL OUT
- Jefferson Davis was the first and only President of the ____________ States of America.
- Ulysses S. Grant was the commanding general of the ______ army.
- His forces left a trail of destruction which destroyed military installations as well as industry.
- Abraham Lincoln was the __________ president. SPELL OUT
19 Clues: He was the first president to be assassinated. • Which city was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in? • Abraham Lincoln was the __________ president. SPELL OUT • After escaping slavery, what did Sojourner Truth become? • Ulysses S. Grant became the __________ president. SPELL OUT • Fredrick Douglass was a great orator, statesman, and _______. • ...
History Crossword 2019-02-27
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- The first major battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Antietam was fought in what state?
- He was the first president to be assassinated.
- What is the name of the document that abolished slavery in 1865? TWO WORDS
- Jefferson Davis was the first and only President of the ____________ States of America.
- After escaping slavery, what did Sojourner Truth become?
- Which city was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in?
- The Battle of Gettysburg had the largest number of ___________ in the entire war.
- The first battle of Bull Run was the first major battle when the ______ won.
- Abraham Lincoln was the __________ president. SPELL OUT
- Robert E. Lee led the confederate army as a _________ during the Civil War.
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- Ulysses S. Grant became the __________ president. SPELL OUT
- What is the name of the document the stated that all all slaves would be given their freedom. TWO WORDS
- She is most famous for making and leading slaves through the underground railroad. TWO WORDS
- The Emancipation Proclamation applied to how many slave? SPELL OUT
- Fredrick Douglass was a great orator, statesman, and _______.
- His forces left a trail of destruction which destroyed military installations as well as industry.
- Ulysses S. Grant was the commanding general of the ______ army.
- The ___________ Court House is where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. grant to end the war.
- Fort _______ is a sea fort in Charleston Harbor,South Carolina.
19 Clues: He was the first president to be assassinated. • Which city was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in? • Abraham Lincoln was the __________ president. SPELL OUT • After escaping slavery, what did Sojourner Truth become? • Ulysses S. Grant became the __________ president. SPELL OUT • Fredrick Douglass was a great orator, statesman, and _______. • ...
gonna get a 5 on apush yay 2025-04-24
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- made the internment camps where Japanese Americans were held in constitutional.
- acknowledged the Cherokee land and their rights to it.
- government has the right to limit free speech at times of crisis (such as war).
- came before the US constitution which gave limited powers to the federal government.
- established the practice of segregation.
- decided that African Americans were not considered citizens, so they do not have rights.
- written by Thomas Paine to address the need for independence from England.
- gave Congress the power to establish a national bank and state governments could not tax the federal government.
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- created the League of Nations and made Germany pay war reparations.
- Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay wrote these in promotion of the ratification of the US Constitution.
- emphasized the need for neutrality within foreign policy and warned citizens of political parties.
- desegregated schools.
- stated the American colonies as free from British rule.
- a speech given by Lincoln after one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War.
- legalized abortion in 1973.
- created judiciary review; gave more power to the Supreme Court.
- introduced the rights of citizens and the powers of the federal government and state governments.
- took an official stance of what the Civil War was really for (the end of slavery) and removed any possible international support of the Confederates.
- gives the right to self-incrimination and speak to an attorney.
19 Clues: desegregated schools. • legalized abortion in 1973. • established the practice of segregation. • acknowledged the Cherokee land and their rights to it. • stated the American colonies as free from British rule. • created judiciary review; gave more power to the Supreme Court. • gives the right to self-incrimination and speak to an attorney. • ...
The Vietnam protest USA 2025-05-09
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- the protest shifted __ opinion
- people thought the war was unnecessary and __
- war many people believed the US was interfering in a __
- __ killed 4 students protesting
- the protest played a big role in putting the war to a ___
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- police responded against the protest with ___
- many americans began __ why they were involved
- director of the national mobilization
- ever war being ___
- war with the US
10 Clues: war with the US • ever war being ___ • the protest shifted __ opinion • __ killed 4 students protesting • director of the national mobilization • police responded against the protest with ___ • people thought the war was unnecessary and __ • many americans began __ why they were involved • the protest played a big role in putting the war to a ___ • ...
Sunrise Over Fallujah 2013-02-15
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- U.S. Fighter bomber used for close air combat
- Affairs Liaison b/n military and civilians in war zone
- The abbreviation for medical evacuation
- device used to trigger an explosive
- Arabic term for tribal elder, wise man or leader
- Dense material that resists penetration of bullets
- of War Internationally agree upon laws and treaties
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
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- Terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden
- Standard infantry rifle of the U.S. Army
- People fighting in armed revolt against authority
- Meals Ready to Eat
- Religion based on the teaching of the Prophet Muhammad, called Muslims
- Improvised Explosive Device
- War Iraq invaded Kuwait in Aug. 1990, ended Feb. 1991
- Prisoner of War
- Crescent Middle Eastern equivalent of the Red Cross
17 Clues: Prisoner of War • Meals Ready to Eat • Improvised Explosive Device • Weapons of Mass Destruction • device used to trigger an explosive • The abbreviation for medical evacuation • Standard infantry rifle of the U.S. Army • U.S. Fighter bomber used for close air combat • Arabic term for tribal elder, wise man or leader • Terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden • ...
Review - Reconstruction Part 1 2019-02-15
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- the 13th amendment _____(d) the slaves
- the 15th amendment allowed all males above the age of 21 to ____
- this program assisted former slaves, however, Johnson eventually vetoed it's renewal
- the south during the civil war
- the 14th amendment allowed slaves to be ___
- the north during the civil war
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- these were laws that restricted blacks from voting and took away their civil liberties
- this is the process of a farmer hiring a former slave to work on the land, however, the worker owes rent and doesn't make enough to leave
- the suspension of this right was very controversial as Lincoln arrested people who spoke out against the war and did not give them a trial
- this act gave people 160 acres of land to farm and build on as long as they let the government build roads
10 Clues: the south during the civil war • the north during the civil war • the 13th amendment _____(d) the slaves • the 14th amendment allowed slaves to be ___ • the 15th amendment allowed all males above the age of 21 to ____ • this program assisted former slaves, however, Johnson eventually vetoed it's renewal • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-07
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- Harriet ____ was an escaped slave that led other enslaved slaves to freedom in an underground railroad during the Civil War.
- One of the reasons that caused the Civil War
- Battle of _____ was a successful effort on behalf of the Union Army to disrupt Confederate blockade runners along the Gulf Coast in Texas.
- People who would focus on what benefited their region rather than a nation as a whole.
- The month that the Civil War started.
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- People who take the law into their own hands.
- People who want to end slavery.
- Also known as North, and was referred to as the part of the United States that was led by Abraham Lincoln.
- the southern states that seceded from the United States to form their own government.
- Battle of _____ where Confederate forces under Magruder attacked Galveston and defeated the Union forces defending it.
10 Clues: People who want to end slavery. • The month that the Civil War started. • One of the reasons that caused the Civil War • People who take the law into their own hands. • the southern states that seceded from the United States to form their own government. • People who would focus on what benefited their region rather than a nation as a whole. • ...
Unit Project 2024-05-22
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- An ironclad Union warship
- a slave state that remained in the Union during the civil war
- a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union.
- he first major battle of the civil war; fought in Virginia in 1861; also called the Battle of Manassas
- an 1863 declaration by president lincoln freeing enslaved African Americans in Confederate territory
- an 1863 civil war battle in Pennsylvania that ended in a Union victory and stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
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- A virginia town that was the site of the confederate surrender in 1865
- A law that requires people of a certain to enlist in the military
- The speech that made by president lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
- a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
10 Clues: An ironclad Union warship • a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money • a slave state that remained in the Union during the civil war • A law that requires people of a certain to enlist in the military • A virginia town that was the site of the confederate surrender in 1865 • ...
Abraham lincoln 2022-02-08
UNIT 3 CROSSWORD 2024-09-20
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- The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
- A state-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment.
- An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the president, vice president, or other civil officers of the United States of committing "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
- A leading newspaperman of his times, he ran The New York Journal and helped create and propagate "yellow journalism"
- He was a Union general that was in charge during the beginning of the war.
- Achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
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- U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines
- Creator of the "New York World" & cut the prices so people could afford it
- 26th President
- Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
- A strong feeling of pride in ones country
- Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters.
- Confederate general who was known for his fearlessness in leading rapid marches, bold flanking movements and furious assaults.
- Union general who led a 400 mile march of destruction, using a tactic known as total war, through Georgia and South Carolina
- Confederate Commanding General who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force.
15 Clues: 26th President • A strong feeling of pride in ones country • U.S. naval commander who led the American attack on the Philippines • Creator of the "New York World" & cut the prices so people could afford it • He was a Union general that was in charge during the beginning of the war. • Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole • ...
Slavery Crossword Puzzle 2017-12-14
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- Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- Trail a network of houses and other places that abolitionist used to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states or in Canada before the Civil War
- a person harmed injured or killed as result of a crime accident or other event or action
- Garner an enslaved African-American woman in pre-Civil War America who was notorious – or celebrated – for killing her own daughter rather than allowing the child to be returned to slavery.
- an estate on which crops such as coffe sugar and tobacco are cultivated by a resident to labor
- to make someone who sold slaves
- Tubman a was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War.
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- codes any of several laws that regulated slavery
- an act or instance of discriminating or of making a distinction.
- something that would of happened if a slave was caught running away or doing something other then their job
- Slavery the opposite of slavery
- the system of owning people as slaves
- work especially hard physical work
13 Clues: Slavery the opposite of slavery • to make someone who sold slaves • work especially hard physical work • the system of owning people as slaves • codes any of several laws that regulated slavery • an act or instance of discriminating or of making a distinction. • a person harmed injured or killed as result of a crime accident or other event or action • ...
US History T1 Crossword 1 2024-09-05
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- Act of bringing changes against a public official in order to determine whether he or she should be removed from office
- Group of Republican Leaders dedicated to imposing harsh conditions on the states that had seceded from the Union
- Physical separation of into different groups based on race, religious, gender
- Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing full citizenship and rights to every person born in the US, protected by due process and guarantee equal protection of the law.
- 17th POTUS after assassination of Lincoln (LASTNAME)
- A negative term for Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
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- FED agency created to provide aid for emancipated slaves
- Laws that restricted African Americans rights and opportunities
- Law that required a majority of prewar voters in Confederate states to swear loyalty to the Union before restoration could begin.
- Negative term for a southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War
- Era post US Civil War in which FED GOV controlled the state that has seceded from the Union
- Constitutional Amendment guaranteeing voting rights to all makes regardless of race
- The process of bringing together people of different races, religions, social classes
13 Clues: 17th POTUS after assassination of Lincoln (LASTNAME) • FED agency created to provide aid for emancipated slaves • Laws that restricted African Americans rights and opportunities • A negative term for Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War • Physical separation of into different groups based on race, religious, gender • ...
Fort Sumter 2023-12-06
7 Clues: Southern faction • Northern Faction • Confederate first Fort • President during Civil War • General who won the Fort Sumter • General who surrendered Fort Sumter • first battle of the civil war began here
USA 2023-12-08
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- Wilson US president who was at Versailles
- USA provided this to the European countries
- Depression Economic disaster
- The Statue of liberty was a gift from that country
- USA gained control over it after the Spanish American war
- Harbour The naval base in Hawaii
- Canal Connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean
- The policy that the USA was following to avoid European disputes
- America was scared of the spread of this
- York Where the Great Depression began
- Bay US destroyed the Spanish fleet there
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- Hidalgo Treaty after the Spanish-American war
- Civil war A war between 1861-65
- State bought from Russia
- Wars Fruit Wars
- Encourage people to settle in areas that it termed the
- First State in the USA (bought from France)
- Density Policy of expansion that the US followed
- A warship that exploded in Cuba
19 Clues: Wars Fruit Wars • State bought from Russia • Depression Economic disaster • A warship that exploded in Cuba • Civil war A war between 1861-65 • Harbour The naval base in Hawaii • York Where the Great Depression began • America was scared of the spread of this • Bay US destroyed the Spanish fleet there • Wilson US president who was at Versailles • ...
Juneteenth Crossword 2024-06-15
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- To have fun activities to show happiness about a special event or day.
- Being freed from slavery or bondage.
- Being free and not controlled by someone else.
- The group of southern states that left the United States and fought to keep slavery during the Civil War.
- The group of northern states during the Civil War that fought to end slavery.
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- An important announcement made to the public. The Emancipation Proclamation was a special announcement that said enslaved people were free.
- The order given by Union General Gordon Granger in Texas on June 19, 1865, telling enslaved people they were free.
- A holiday on June 19th that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.
- To officially end something, like a system or practice. For example, to stop slavery.
- A war fought between people in the same country. In the United States, it was fought from 1861 to 1865 mainly over the issue of slavery.
10 Clues: Being freed from slavery or bondage. • Being free and not controlled by someone else. • To have fun activities to show happiness about a special event or day. • The group of northern states during the Civil War that fought to end slavery. • A holiday on June 19th that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. • ...
WMotsay_Newsletter 2022-02-03
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- a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America that united in the American Revolutionary War.
- an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that took away money from American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
- overthrew James ii
- signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
- you should never assign prior probabilities of 0 or 1 to anything
- a monopoly on all tea exported to the colonies
- led armies of the Parliament of England against King Charles I during the English Civil War
- compensation payments made after a war by one side to the other.
- Had a son - People feared the catholic dynasty
- Protected people from the government
- in Boston on February 1770 a patriot mob attacked a British loyalist, who fired a gun at them
- Authorized new translation of the Bible, but did make other Puritan reforms
- break up letter between the colonist and England
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- Seven Year conflict fought between Britain and France over territory in North America
- one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism".
- established Protestantism in England
- was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts
- these battles started the revolutionary war in America
- a series of battles fought between Parliament and the Royalist
- also called Revolution of 1688 or Bloodless Revolution
- laws made by British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party
- British gave the colonist a boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains at the Eastern Continental Divide.
- Famous writer.
- his actions frustrated Parliament and resulted in the wars of the English Civil War
24 Clues: Famous writer. • overthrew James ii • established Protestantism in England • Protected people from the government • a monopoly on all tea exported to the colonies • Had a son - People feared the catholic dynasty • break up letter between the colonist and England • these battles started the revolutionary war in America • ...
Unit 7 Vocabulary 2026-03-31
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- Southern laws passed immediately after the war to severely limit the rights of newly freed African Americans.
- The complex period of rebuilding and political reintegration following the Civil War.
- Legislative package that admitted California as a free state and established a stricter Fugitive Slave Law.
- Addition to the Constitution that prohibited denying the right to vote based on race.
- The bloody four-year conflict (1861–1865) between the North and the South.
- Infamous 1857 Supreme Court ruling that declared African Americans were not citizens.
- Term for a person fleeing from custody; specifically used in the 1850 law regarding runaway slaves.
- Amendment that guaranteed citizenship and "equal protection under the law" to all born in the U.S.
- The name for the United States government and the North during the Civil War.
- The personal freedoms and legal protections belonging to all citizens.
- Agency created to provide food, clothes, and schooling to formerly enslaved people.
- 1854 law that sparked violence by allowing "popular sovereignty" to decide slavery in Western territories.
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- The Virginia location where Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant.
- Lincoln's 1863 executive order that legally freed enslaved people in rebelling states.
- State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the South until the mid-20th century.
- The constitutional change that officially abolished slavery in the U.S.
- 1820 agreement that drew an east-west line through the Louisiana Purchase to manage the expansion of slavery.
- A failed 1846 proposal to ban slavery in any territory acquired from the Mexican-American War.
- Short but powerful 1863 speech that redefined the American war effort as a "new birth of freedom."
- A series of seven high-profile political face-offs in 1858 centered on the issue of slavery.
- The "provisional" government formed by the eleven Southern states that seceded.
- The legal protection requiring a prisoner be brought before a court; suspended by Lincoln during the war.
22 Clues: The personal freedoms and legal protections belonging to all citizens. • The constitutional change that officially abolished slavery in the U.S. • The bloody four-year conflict (1861–1865) between the North and the South. • The name for the United States government and the North during the Civil War. • ...
WWI Vocabulary 2025-02-24
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- a pause in fighting; temporary peace
- having a peaceful and civil relationship
- the right of people to choose their own form of government
- an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting
- to add on
- to take possession of
- to join the military forces
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- an agreement to stop firing or fighting
- a deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other, a tie
- illegal traffic, smuggled goods (ammunition, guns, weapons, etc.)
- to prepare for war
- revenge, to mistreat someone that has mistreated you
- policy of supporting neither side of war
- payment for war damages
- cannons and large guns
- a person who is not in the military
16 Clues: to add on • to prepare for war • to take possession of • cannons and large guns • payment for war damages • to join the military forces • a person who is not in the military • a pause in fighting; temporary peace • an agreement to stop firing or fighting • having a peaceful and civil relationship • policy of supporting neither side of war • ...
A short american history 2014-03-03
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- selling and making alcohol is banned
- he is the first American president
- people who are forced to work with no pay
- he walked on the moon in 1969
- they won the right to vote after WWI
- the NYC stock exchange
- he was shot in Dallas in 1963
- Lincoln abolished it in 1965
- separate but equal?
- name given to the 'war' between the USSR and the USA
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- he discovered the American continent in 1492
- a war between the north and the south
- forced to resign after the Watergate scandal
- it is celebrated on the fourth of july
- the period after Black Thursday
- F Roosevelt launched it to help the victims of the crisis
- a war against communism that inspired Apocalypse Now
- Author of 'I have a dream' Speech (initials)
- a plan that helped the European after WWII
19 Clues: separate but equal? • the NYC stock exchange • Lincoln abolished it in 1965 • he walked on the moon in 1969 • he was shot in Dallas in 1963 • the period after Black Thursday • he is the first American president • selling and making alcohol is banned • they won the right to vote after WWI • a war between the north and the south • it is celebrated on the fourth of july • ...
Manifest Destiny & Underground Railroad;- 2022-05-12
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- a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds
- an office or department for transacting particular business.
- a diplomatic incident in 1861 during the American Civil War that threatened a war between the United States and the United Kingdom
- the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
- declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."
- a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg
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- a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
- The process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct
- a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California
- The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876
- a borough and town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
- was an agency of early Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the South
- A American abolitionist and social activist. Born into slavery,she escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people
- located on an island in Charleston Harbor and is only accessible by boat
- a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman
16 Clues: a borough and town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania • an office or department for transacting particular business. • was an agency of early Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the South • located on an island in Charleston Harbor and is only accessible by boat • a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds • ...
Causes of Civil War 2023-10-13
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- Proclamation Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
- War channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
- unfair treatment of particular groups
- Plan a Union military plan for defeating the South by dividing the Confederacy in two
- murder of a public figure by surprise attack
- Northern states
- The ideas that states, not federal government, should make final decisions that affect them.
- Tom's Cabin
- War A war between people of the same country.
- A system of required military service
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- Compromise "Compromise of 1820" over the issue of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
- Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
- Compromise of 1850 (The Great Compromise) California enters as a a free state
- someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end slavery
- A closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out
- Cotton cotton and cotton-growing considered, in the pre-Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics.
- by harriet beecher stowe in 1853 that highly influenced england's view on the American Deep South and slavery. a novel promoting abolition. intensified sectional conflict.
- tax on imported goods
- loyalty to one part of the country
- overeignty the right of people to make political decisions for themselves
- series of escape routes and hiding places to bring slaves out of the South
- Slave Law this law required that northern states forcibly returned escaped slaves to their owners.
- To leave or withdraw
23 Clues: Tom's Cabin • Northern states • To leave or withdraw • tax on imported goods • loyalty to one part of the country • unfair treatment of particular groups • A system of required military service • murder of a public figure by surprise attack • War A war between people of the same country. • someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end slavery • ...
The Civil War: Prison Camps and Medical Care 2015-05-29
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- Soldiers who were captured by an enemy force during battle.
- The _ proclamation was introduced by President Lincoln in 1863 in order to abolish slavery in all Confederate territories.
- The notorious Civil War prison camp located in Georgia tasked with holding captured Union Soldiers.
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- By the end of the Civil War, ___________ was not longer exclusively reserved for Men.
- Many issues occurred when imprisoning war prisoners, including __________.
- Former government clerk _____ Barton quit her desk job in order to become a battlefield nurse during the Civil War. She later founded the American Red Cross.
- A disease spread by mosquitoes, which accounted for many deaths in Medical and Battle camps.
- Many people called _ would buy up large supplies of certain goods, and hold them until the price climbed and they could make a huge profit.
- While most battlefield doctors were aware of the relationship between cleanliness and infection, they did not know how to ________ their equipment.
- There were more than ______ the number of deaths in prison camps on each side than in actual combat.
10 Clues: Soldiers who were captured by an enemy force during battle. • Many issues occurred when imprisoning war prisoners, including __________. • By the end of the Civil War, ___________ was not longer exclusively reserved for Men. • A disease spread by mosquitoes, which accounted for many deaths in Medical and Battle camps. • ...
MODERN UNIT 2022-05-23
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- war fought between Britain and its colonies in the Americas for independence
- Though of the theory of natural selection and Darwinism
- Fought in the French Revolution, became consul and emperor of France
- civil war in China against the Qing dynasty
- Taught nonviolence in India to free India from British rule
- first international meetings to create peace in Europe, took place in Italy
- civil war in France, many aristocrats and royals beheaded
- created by Guglielmo Marconi to carry information over media without wires
- created by Eli Whitney to quickly seperate cotton fibers form seeds
- easier transportation of people and goods over land by these tracks
- Led a slave revolt against the French in Haiti
- created by Samuel Morse, communicated electric signals over a wire long-distances
- created by Michael Faraday to convert mechanical energy into electricity
- German philosopher who created Marxist communism
- Invented the cotton gin
- war between Britain and the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, Afrikaner republics won
- war between France and Britain over conflict in North America, also known as French Indian War
- "El Libertador", led revolts in Latin America to gain independence from Spain
- medical inventions to protect against diseases and viruses
- nicknamed “Teddy”, American President responsible for the Square Deal
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- English philosopher, created social contract theory
- created by Richard Arkwright to spin and make cotton yarn for textiles, powered by water
- created by James Hargreaves to make spinning cotton more efficient
- wrote Candide, French philosopher of the Enlightenment
- created by Robert Fulton to transport people and goods quickly by water
- Caribbean country declared free from France in 1804
- man-made waterway in Egypt connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
- European countries met at this conference to divide and colonize Africa
- wars fought between China and the West(mainly Britain)
- violent campaign begun by peasants in China against foreigners
30 Clues: Invented the cotton gin • civil war in China against the Qing dynasty • Led a slave revolt against the French in Haiti • German philosopher who created Marxist communism • English philosopher, created social contract theory • Caribbean country declared free from France in 1804 • wrote Candide, French philosopher of the Enlightenment • ...
Clara Doyle's African Wars Crossword 2024-05-15
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- An Islamic extremist group created in Somalia during the Somali Civil War
- An armed uprising against Obote’s government in 1980
- Also known as the Great War of Africa, lots of complex alliances, very similar to the First Congo War
- Started in 1991 and continues today, one of the lengthiest and devestating conflicts in modern African history
- One of the most infamous perpetrators of violence in Uganda today, a Christian extremist group
- A concert in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethipoia and other African countries
- the colonel who led the creation of the declaration of independence by the Eastern region of Biafra.
- A multi-part conflict that led to the downfall of Emperor Haile Selassie’s regime.
- 500,000 to 800,000 of the minority Tutsi people murdered by the majority Hutu people as an effect of the Rwandan Civil War
- Diamonds mined in a war zone and used to fund conflict
- A conflict with Somalia over the disputed Ogaden border region
- A UN-US-led task force to help Somalia and provide humantarian aid
- The fear of the US of getting re-involved in an African conflict because of what happened in Somalia
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- The leader of an authoritarian regime in Somalia
- Also nicknamed Africa’s first world war, the first major conflict in the DRC that spilled over into neighboring countries
- The agreement signed in 2003 that officially ended the Second Congo War
- Also known as the Biafran War, a conflict that arose from political, economic, ethnic, cultural, and religious tensions resulting in Britian’s colonization of Nigeria.
- A marxist-leninist dictatorship in Ethiopia
- The President of Uganda who was overthrown in a 1971 coup.
- A military jihadist group based in Nigeria
- A Ugandan general who came into power following the fall of Obote, ruled as a dictator and considered one of the most brutal in recent world history.
- A blockade imposed by the Nigerian government that resulted in widespread food shortages and famine, lead to the deaths of approximately 3 million people.
- Uganda National Liberation Front
- A group of people from southeastern Nigeria represented by the breakaway state of Biafra.
- The war TPLF fought against the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments from 2002-2022
25 Clues: Uganda National Liberation Front • A military jihadist group based in Nigeria • A marxist-leninist dictatorship in Ethiopia • The leader of an authoritarian regime in Somalia • An armed uprising against Obote’s government in 1980 • Diamonds mined in a war zone and used to fund conflict • The President of Uganda who was overthrown in a 1971 coup. • ...
History Crossword 2019-02-27
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- The first major battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Antietam was fought in what state?
- Jefferson Davis was the first and only President of the ____________ States of America.
- What is the name of the document that abolished slavery in 1865? TWO WORDS
- Robert E. Lee led the confederate army as a _________ during the Civil War.
- His forces left a trail of destruction which destroyed military installations as well as industry.
- She is most famous for making and leading slaves through the underground railroad. TWO WORDS
- The ___________ Court House is where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. grant to end the war.
- After escaping slavery, what did Sojourner Truth become?
- The Emancipation Proclamation applied to how many slave? SPELL OUT
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- The Battle of Gettysburg had the largest number of ___________ in the entire war.
- He was the first president to be assassinated.
- What is the name of the document the stated that all all slaves would be given their freedom. TWO WORDS
- Which city was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in?
- Ulysses S. Grant was the commanding general of the ______ army.
- The first battle of Bull Run was the first major battle when the ______ won.
- Fredrick Douglass was a great orator, statesman, and _______.
- Fort _______ is a sea fort in Charleston Harbor,South Carolina.
- Abraham Lincoln was the __________ president. SPELL OUT
- Ulysses S. Grant became the __________ president. SPELL OUT
19 Clues: He was the first president to be assassinated. • Which city was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in? • Abraham Lincoln was the __________ president. SPELL OUT • After escaping slavery, what did Sojourner Truth become? • Ulysses S. Grant became the __________ president. SPELL OUT • Fredrick Douglass was a great orator, statesman, and _______. • ...
Test Review 2023-03-10
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- One reason the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was successful was that this organization focused on the needs of __________ workers.
- … The whole military force of the State is at the service of a Mr. Suttle, a slaveholder from Virginia, to enable him to catch a man whom he calls his property; but not a soldier is offered to save a citizen of Massachusetts from being kidnapped! The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with the __________ -slave law, a provision included in the Compromise of 1850.
- Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford?
- In the 1800's, many people believed that __________ such as Standard Oil, were harmful to the United States.
- The __________ formed during Reconstruction with the purpose of keeping African-Americans from exercising rights.
- One major result of the __________’s victory in the Civil War was that the supremacy of the national government was upheld?
- Throughout the Civil War, an important advantage the North had over the South was that the North had greater __________ capabilities.
- Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to deny __________ rights to African Americans.
- Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act all contributed to the rise of __________ in the United States.
- The practice of slavery was officially ended in the United States with passage of the __________ Amendment.
- After the Civil War, many owners of large plantations in the South responded to the loss of enslaved labor by creating tenant farms and __________.
- During the late 1800s, unions had difficulty achieving gains for workers because the __________ supported business efforts to limit the powers of unions.
- Abraham Lincoln’s 1858 warning that “a house divided against itself cannot stand” referred to sectional differences over the issue of __________.
- During the late 19th century, blacklists and yellow-dog contracts were used by employers against __________.
- Unions use __________ bargaining to negotiate for their members as a group.
- … In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” … President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to urge Congress to convince __________ that he posed no threat to their way of life.
- During the late 1800s, most __________ voters in the South solidly supported the Democratic Party primarily because Democrats disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans.
- The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act.
- After the Civil War, a significant cause of the conflict between President Andrew __________ and the Radical Republicans in Congress was disagreement over the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union.
- At the start of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln stated that the major reason for fighting the war was to uphold the Constitution by preserving the __________.
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- The common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution was to grant basic ___________ to formerly enslaved persons.
- The American Federation of Labor’s support for “__________” unionism was intended to improve wages, hours, and working conditions.
- When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union.
- "The __________ should not interfere with business. The market will regulate itself over time." This quote illustrates the speaker's belief in laissez-faire.
- As a result of the Missouri Compromise (1820) the ___________ of power between free and slave states was maintained.
- Andrew __________ believed that the responsibility of the wealthy is to share some of their excess wealth with the community by funding libraries and educational institutions.
- In the late 1800's, monopolists such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. P. Morgan believed that __________ is inefficient and wasteful.
- election of Abraham Lincoln as president led directly to the ___________ of several Southern states from the Union?
- Implementation of the __________ Codes was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?
- After the Civil War, the most common occupations for freedmen were sharecroppers and __________ farmers.
- In the late 1800s, supporters of __________ claimed that government regulation of business would be harmful to economic growth.
- One way in which Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth are similar is that they all supported the __________ movement.
- In the last half of the 1800s, rapid __________ led to the formation of trusts, creation of labor unions, and urbanization.
- The Compromise of 1877 brought an end to Radical Reconstruction by providing for the removal of federal __________ from Southern states.
- The term __________ was used to criticize the tactics of big-business leaders.
- President Abraham Lincoln believed that secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the ___________.
36 Clues: Unions use __________ bargaining to negotiate for their members as a group. • The term __________ was used to criticize the tactics of big-business leaders. • The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act. • Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford? • ...
Topic 8 Crossword 2023-05-04
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- in 1854 law that established the territories of Nebraska and Kansas, giving the settlers of each territory the right of popular sovereignty to decide on the issue of slavery
- the first major battle of the Civil War; fought in Virginia in 1861; aslo called the Battle of ManassasVirginia - an ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break the Union blockade Virginia - an ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break the Union blockade
- a place where guns are stored
- an 1857 Supreme Court case brought into question the federal power over slavery in the territories
- the party’s main goal was to keep slavery out of the western territories
- an 1863 declaration by President Lincoln freeing enslaved African Americans in Confederate territory
- in 1862 Civil War battle in Virginia; one of the Union’s worst defeats
- replaced the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, which slave owners believed was too weak
- a northern who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
- remove themselves, from the United States
- not able to be amended
- the failed Confederate charge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- to publicly state that some action or person is
- to suggest something without saying it directly or plainly
- an ironclad Union warship
- having to do with the most important part of an idea or of something
- kept the number of slave and free states equal
- the speech made by President Lincoln in 1863 after the Battle of Gettysburg
- a tax on people’s earnings
- to keep in an existing state
- to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops in order to force it to surrender
- a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware
- something that comes before or is introductory to something
- is a war between people of the same country
- very important
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- in 1862 Civil War battle in Tennessee that ended in a Union victory
- a law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
- a person who dies for his or her beliefs
- a Virginia town that was the site of the Confederate surrender in 1865
- an African American unit in the Union army
- a type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics
- making it easy for something to happen
- to suggest something for people to consider
- in 1863 Civil War battle in Pennsylvania that ended in a Union victory and stopped the Confederate invasion of the North
- a fort in South Carolina that was the site of an attack by the African American 54th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863
- a political party established in the United States in 1854 with the goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories
- in 1863 Civil War battle in Virginia; important victory for the Confederacy
- he had been to sick to continue
- a betrayal of or action against one’s country
- to prove something by being an example of it
- in 1862 Civil War battle in Maryland; also called the Battle of Sharpsburg
- the right of people to create their government
- to be made up of
- an ironclad warship used by the Confederates in an attempt to break the Union blockade
- proslavery bands from Missouri who often battled antislavery forces in Kansas
- not eager to do somethingDemonstrate - to prove something by being an example of it
- the right no to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
- to find an answer or solution to something
- African Americans who had fled slavery, be returned to their owners
- the willingness to accept laws whether or not a person agreed with those laws
51 Clues: very important • to be made up of • not able to be amended • an ironclad Union warship • a tax on people’s earnings • to keep in an existing state • a place where guns are stored • he had been to sick to continue • making it easy for something to happen • a person who dies for his or her beliefs • remove themselves, from the United States • ...
A Long Walk To Water 2024-05-09
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- Nya's Tribe
- One of the themes of the novel
- What religion is being fought over
- Salva's friend while walking
- Nya's sister
- Who Salva reunites with
- What kills Salva's friend
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- A Long Walk To ______
- Setting Of The Story
- Where Salva Was When War Broke Out
- Salva's Tribe
- Type of war between north and south Sudan
- Where Salva is going
- What is being built in Nya's village
14 Clues: Nya's Tribe • Nya's sister • Salva's Tribe • Setting Of The Story • Where Salva is going • A Long Walk To ______ • Who Salva reunites with • What kills Salva's friend • Salva's friend while walking • One of the themes of the novel • Where Salva Was When War Broke Out • What religion is being fought over • What is being built in Nya's village • Type of war between north and south Sudan
Women of War : Daily Crossword 2016-05-26
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- The year the war ended
- One job that women did at an army camp
- Something that was abolished after the Civil War
- Our recently elected president
- _____ Thousand Women assisted the Northern Army
- The Northern Army
- The title of our Newspaper
- The Southern Army
- Women who got close to the front lines
- ___ Hundred Women dressed as men to fight in the war (illegally)
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- A Famous Nurse - "The Angel of the Battlefield"
- How much money women raised for the Northern Army
- A person who followed an army and sold them provisions
- Clara Barton founded this organization in 1881
- The War our Newspaper is reflecting on today
15 Clues: The Northern Army • The Southern Army • The year the war ended • The title of our Newspaper • Our recently elected president • One job that women did at an army camp • Women who got close to the front lines • The War our Newspaper is reflecting on today • Clara Barton founded this organization in 1881 • A Famous Nurse - "The Angel of the Battlefield" • ...
CIVIL 2025-05-09
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- – The Northern states fighting to preserve the United States
- – The U.S. president during the Civil War
- – The Confederate general commanding the Southern forces
- – The bloodiest single-day battle of the war
- – The Union strategy to cut off Southern trade
- – The Union general who led the North to victory
- – The movement to end slavery
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- – Soldiers who fought on horseback
- – Cannons and heavy weaponry used in battle
- – The act of freeing enslaved people
- – The Southern states that seceded from the Union
- – A major battle and turning point in the war
- – The site where Lee surrendered to Grant
- – Foot soldiers in the war
- – The act of leaving the Union
15 Clues: – Foot soldiers in the war • – The movement to end slavery • – The act of leaving the Union • – Soldiers who fought on horseback • – The act of freeing enslaved people • – The U.S. president during the Civil War • – The site where Lee surrendered to Grant • – Cannons and heavy weaponry used in battle • – The bloodiest single-day battle of the war • ...
Vocab 1-15 2013-09-03
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- deception by trickery
- a threadlike strand of DNA
- proceed all the way around
- existing before war, existing before the civil war
- to reject solemnly
- having a bad disposition
- abstinence or moderation
- shedding or loosing foliage at the end of the growing season
- to abolish by formal or official means
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- war like or hostile in manner or temperament
- invasiveness in speech and writing
- favorable or marked by success
- quickness and keenness of judgment or insight
- to give a false representation to misrepresent
- to remove material that is considered objectionable or offensive
15 Clues: to reject solemnly • deception by trickery • having a bad disposition • abstinence or moderation • a threadlike strand of DNA • proceed all the way around • favorable or marked by success • invasiveness in speech and writing • to abolish by formal or official means • war like or hostile in manner or temperament • quickness and keenness of judgment or insight • ...
congressional reconstruction 2025-05-06
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- – Type of rule imposed on the South.
- – Northerner who moved South after the war.
- – Former enslaved people freed after the Civil War.
- – To restore the South after the war.
- – President’s rejection of a law.
- – Amendment granting citizenship to freedmen.
- – A pardon for former Confederates.
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- – Southern white who supported Reconstruction.
- – Amendment giving Black men the vote.
- – Branch that led Reconstruction efforts.
- – To charge a government official with wrongdoing.
- – Racial separation in public life.
- – Southern laws limiting freedmen’s rights.
- – Bringing Southern states back into the Union.
- – Member of Congress favoring strict Reconstruction.
15 Clues: – President’s rejection of a law. • – Racial separation in public life. • – A pardon for former Confederates. • – Type of rule imposed on the South. • – To restore the South after the war. • – Amendment giving Black men the vote. • – Branch that led Reconstruction efforts. • – Northerner who moved South after the war. • – Southern laws limiting freedmen’s rights. • ...
Unit 5 Review 2026-01-26
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- The 13th Amendment abolished this
- These states did not secede but also still allowed slavery
- The Southern states were formally known as the...
- The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive...
- The Northern states were formally known as the...
- These laws in the South limited what newly freed slaves could do
- This infamous John was responsible for assassinating Lincoln
- The 14th Amendment gave newly freed slaves this
- Civil War photographs could be used as this to make one side look better
- The 15th Amendment gave newly freed slaves the right to...
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- The Reconstruction Era had many successes and...
- This John started a raid to free the slaves
- This was a system of farming that kept many newly freed slaves in debt
- African Americans were elected to __________ for the first time
- The Southern Economy was heavily...
- This event in 1860 was a major cause of the Civil War
- The North had more these which helped to transport goods
- This famous book takes place in Uncle Tom's
18 Clues: The 13th Amendment abolished this • The Southern Economy was heavily... • This John started a raid to free the slaves • This famous book takes place in Uncle Tom's • The 14th Amendment gave newly freed slaves this • The Reconstruction Era had many successes and... • The Southern states were formally known as the... • The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive... • ...
Emancipation Proclamation 2024-12-28
10 Clues: Not enslaved • Absence of war • Opposite of south • Soldiers in battle • To struggle in war • To walk in formation • Relating to citizens • To rise against authority • Rules made by the government • Citizens' choice in government
Civil War and Reconstruction 2021-02-08
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- Formed during reconstruction, an organization that terrorized and sometimes murdered blacks and white Republicans
- Organization that helped slaves transition to life as a free citizen and setting up many schools for black americans.
- Discriminatory laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
- To withdraw from a Union or a Country
- Amendment to the Constitution giving newly freed slaves citizenship
- President of the US during Reconstruction after Lincolns death
- First State to secede from the US
- Amendment to the Constitution that ended and banned slavery in the US
- Final Battle of the Civil War, occurring after the South surrendered
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- Using Naval gun ships to prevent a port from being used
- A tenant farmer who gives a percentage of his crop for rent
- The act of granting freedom
- Battle that was a confederate victory, giving the south a port to use to brin
- The effort to rebuild and bring the South back into the Union and attempt at unification
- Battle along the border of Texas and Louisiana
- President of the Confederate States of America during the war
- Amendment to the Constitution giving all male citizens the right to vote regardless of their race.
- Removed as Governor of Texas due to not supporting secession
- Winner of the 1860 Presidential Election
- Region of Texas with the highest slave population in the state
20 Clues: The act of granting freedom • First State to secede from the US • To withdraw from a Union or a Country • Winner of the 1860 Presidential Election • Battle along the border of Texas and Louisiana • Using Naval gun ships to prevent a port from being used • A tenant farmer who gives a percentage of his crop for rent • ...
Civil War- Jordan Aspinwall 2019-12-02
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- named commander of all Union armies
- Lee's troops invaded what state
- commanded Army of Northern Virginia
- what ended after the war
- confederates hosted a surprise attack at this fort
- Lee surrendered here
- bloodiest single-day battle
- who had the most advantages during the war
- President of the Union
- the war turned to the Union after this battle
- president of confederate
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- shot Lincoln during a play
- conflict b/t the Union and Confederacy
- slave states that remained loyal to the Union
- staged a surprise attack at Shiloh
- first battle of the war
- number one production for the south
- Union troops were held prisoners here
- the bloodiest engagement of the war
- he was killed by his own troops returning to camp
- which side did most fighting take place
- general that burned Atlanta
22 Clues: Lee surrendered here • President of the Union • first battle of the war • what ended after the war • president of confederate • shot Lincoln during a play • bloodiest single-day battle • general that burned Atlanta • Lee's troops invaded what state • staged a surprise attack at Shiloh • number one production for the south • named commander of all Union armies • ...
Civil War- Madison Brummett 2019-12-02
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- named commander of all Union armies
- Working-Class white men targeted supporters of the war
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Confederates defeated Union troops at this location
- war to free slaves
- President of the Union
- Commanded army of Northern Virginia
- Lincoln replaced McDowell with McClellan
- Southern Cotton was traded to European Nations
- Bloodiest engagement of the war
- Slave States that remained loyal to the Union
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- Lee's Troops invaded Maryland
- resided in the states and rebelled against the Union
- conflict b/t the Union and Confederacy
- Prisoners of War Camps
- Similar to North's "Enrollment Act".
- also known as "Manassas"
- "Rich mans war, poor mans fight".
- Lee surrendered at this Courthouse
- fell to union troops following a siege
- The Western Counties of this state applied for Statehood in the Union
- Union forces were lead by Grant
22 Clues: war to free slaves • Prisoners of War Camps • President of the Union • also known as "Manassas" • Lee's Troops invaded Maryland • Bloodiest engagement of the war • Union forces were lead by Grant • "Rich mans war, poor mans fight". • Lee surrendered at this Courthouse • named commander of all Union armies • Commanded army of Northern Virginia • Similar to North's "Enrollment Act". • ...
Civil War: Arianna Parrish 2019-12-02
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- States leave the nation
- slave states loyal to the union
- conflict between the Union and Confederacy
- Bloodiest single day battle
- Lee surrendered to Grant
- most fighting took place in the south
- made troops into disciplined army men
- Turning point of the wars
- union advantage
- First shots where fired
- was accidentally killed by fellow troops
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- Lee lost half of his army;bloodiest battle
- Freed slaves from southern states
- Union General who led the fall of Atlanta
- brought most wealth to the economy
- most notorious prison camp in south
- President of Confederacy
- Souths version of the enrollment act
- Commander of the Union Armies in 1864
- Assassinated Lincoln
- blockade southern ports
- President of the Union
22 Clues: union advantage • Assassinated Lincoln • President of the Union • States leave the nation • blockade southern ports • First shots where fired • President of Confederacy • Lee surrendered to Grant • Turning point of the wars • Bloodiest single day battle • slave states loyal to the union • Freed slaves from southern states • brought most wealth to the economy • ...
Civil war + Reconstruction Vocab 2021-05-07
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- / A slavery compromise creating equal slave states to free states
- / lincolns plan for reconstruction
- / freedmen only have labor to offer
- / plan that wiped out the confederacy
- / laws created by state legislatures to deny AfricanAmericans citizenship rights.
- / slave that went to court where the court said slaves are property
- / surrendered to the union
- / when a state refuses to obey a federal law
- / the first U.S terrorist targeting African Americans
- / to deprive a person the right to vote
- / Laws that govern slavery
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- / the law that freed the slaves
- / a disenfranchising tactic that required voters to pay a fee in order to vote
- / a violent abolitioest that wanted to give slave guns
- / free labors being forced to work
- / led a slave revolution
- / type of test that proves you can read inorder to vote
- / only has labor to offer
- / Laws that force freedmen back into bondage
- / 17th preident of U.S
20 Clues: / 17th preident of U.S • / led a slave revolution • / only has labor to offer • / surrendered to the union • / Laws that govern slavery • / the law that freed the slaves • / lincolns plan for reconstruction • / free labors being forced to work • / freedmen only have labor to offer • / plan that wiped out the confederacy • / to deprive a person the right to vote • ...
Civil War: Chapter 2 2020-10-18
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- abstinence from alcoholic drink
- whigs,antislavery democrats,free spoilers
- appointing people based on party loyalty
- fight for better work conditions
- power to decide if laws are Constitutional
- freeing of enslaved persons
- paper money
- reducing someone's strength through pressure
- nation has right to spread to Pacific
- state can invalidate any federal law state deems unconstitutional
- powers mentioned in Constitution
- taking states out of the union
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- military law
- helped enslaved persons flee North
- Confederate States of America
- state sovereignty over territory outside domain
- powers not mentioned in Constitution
- preference for native-born people
- individuals who advise the president
- either charge or let the person go
- immediate end to slavery
- rebellion
- closed meeting held by a party to choose a nominee
- to withdraw from the union
24 Clues: rebellion • paper money • military law • immediate end to slavery • to withdraw from the union • freeing of enslaved persons • Confederate States of America • taking states out of the union • abstinence from alcoholic drink • fight for better work conditions • powers mentioned in Constitution • preference for native-born people • helped enslaved persons flee North • ...
Slavery and Civil War 2020-10-06
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- troops trained to fight on horseback
- has
- an outsider who seeks power or success
- a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and
- scale
- an estate where cash crops are grown on a
- the act of keeping apart
- doing away with a system or practice or
- all the weapons and equipment that a
- leave someone who needs or counts on you;
- a formal public statement
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- inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable
- freeing someone from the control of another
- in the lurch
- a statement that is added to a proposal or
- the authority of a state to govern another
- compulsory military service
- destiny a policy of imperialism rationalized as
- a person who is forcibly held in servitude
- belonging to a period before a war
- as a weapon
21 Clues: has • scale • as a weapon • in the lurch • the act of keeping apart • a formal public statement • compulsory military service • belonging to a period before a war • troops trained to fight on horseback • all the weapons and equipment that a • inflexibly entrenched and unchangeable • an outsider who seeks power or success • a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and • ...
Civil War crossword puzzle 2021-05-26
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- The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming
- A breech-loading, single-shot, rifle-barreled gun primarily used by cavalry troops
- The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- Something that makes a defensive position stronger, like high mounds of earth to protect cannon or spiky breastworks to slow an enemy charge
- A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South
- the action of becoming larger or more extensive
- A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
- Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon
- Troops, like the National Guard, who are only called out to defend the land in an emergency
- a fixed point in time
- 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
- The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
- Used as a noun, a “flank” is the end (or side) of a military position, also called a “wing”
- Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
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- A two-wheeled cart that carried one ammunition chest for an artillery piece
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- A branch of the military mounted on horseback
- also known as the North
- An unrifled artillery gun which was designed to launch shells over walls and enemy fortifications
- A sudden, open, unconcealed attack upon a fortified position with the intent of capturing it before its defenders could mount an effective defense
- condition in which one human being was owned by another
- known as the south during the civil war
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
- was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865
- The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps
- A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
- Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection
29 Clues: a fixed point in time • also known as the North • known as the south during the civil war • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • A branch of the military mounted on horseback • the action of becoming larger or more extensive • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • condition in which one human being was owned by another • ...
