civil war Crossword Puzzles
USA trivia 2022-06-08
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- president jackson's nickname
- american revolutionary war ally
- an original political party
- tax by the british on a certain drink
- washington's treasurer
- washington's home in his later years
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- general jackson's nickname
- he led a revolt in 3-across
- state with a bear as its flag
- union general
- 2nd smallest state
- a tea party was held here
- cause of the civil war
13 Clues: union general • 2nd smallest state • cause of the civil war • washington's treasurer • a tea party was held here • general jackson's nickname • he led a revolt in 3-across • an original political party • president jackson's nickname • state with a bear as its flag • american revolutionary war ally • washington's home in his later years • tax by the british on a certain drink
USA trivia 2022-06-08
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- president jackson's nickname
- american revolutionary war ally
- an original political party
- tax by the british on a certain drink
- washington's treasurer
- washington's home in his later years
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- general jackson's nickname
- he led a revolt in 3-across
- state with a bear as its flag
- union general
- 2nd smallest state
- a tea party was held here
- cause of the civil war
13 Clues: union general • 2nd smallest state • cause of the civil war • washington's treasurer • a tea party was held here • general jackson's nickname • he led a revolt in 3-across • an original political party • president jackson's nickname • state with a bear as its flag • american revolutionary war ally • washington's home in his later years • tax by the british on a certain drink
Absolute Monarchy 2013-02-10
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- A general whose army defeated the cavaliers in the English Civil War
- war war among england’s cavaliers and royalists
- Theory that sun is the center of the universe
- revolution where astronomy, physics and new instruments were explored
- a conflict over religion and territory among the European families
- declaration where French king henry IV promised peace for protestants
- idea that monarchs are gods
- laws that limited the monarch’s power
- Russian’s land owning nobles
- a person who tried to make France self-sufficient through mechantelism
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- A 16 year old Russian who seized power and named himself Czar
- The earths centered view of the universe by Aristotle
- A war to stop French and Spain’s union
- The russia’s greatest reformer who introduce and spread western culture
- England king who was always in war with Spain and France for money
- A war that arose when the European empires maintained cross alliances among each other for protection from the enemy states
- The bloodless overthrow of King James II
- king or queen who has unlimited power
- Charles II rule where he restores monarchy
- a ruler of france who worked for the catholic church
20 Clues: idea that monarchs are gods • Russian’s land owning nobles • laws that limited the monarch’s power • king or queen who has unlimited power • A war to stop French and Spain’s union • The bloodless overthrow of King James II • Charles II rule where he restores monarchy • Theory that sun is the center of the universe • war war among england’s cavaliers and royalists • ...
Spring 2021 American History Final Exam Part 4 2021-05-25
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- During the Civil War, this side had the advantage of a larger population.
- During the Civil War, this side had the advantage of fighting a defensive war.
- Northerners responded to Uncle Tom's Cabin by increasing ____ efforts.
- The ____ Railroad was a network of safe houses harboring runaway slaves.
- After Lincoln was elected, the Southern states began to ____ to form the Confederate States of America.
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- Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
- This invention led to a greater demand for slaves.
- This industry fueled the Industrial Revolution.
- After what battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
- What man brought the Industrial Revolution to the US?
- The _____ Slave Act allowed for runaway slaves to be returned to their masters in the South
11 Clues: Where did Lee surrender to Grant? • This industry fueled the Industrial Revolution. • This invention led to a greater demand for slaves. • What man brought the Industrial Revolution to the US? • After what battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? • Northerners responded to Uncle Tom's Cabin by increasing ____ efforts. • ...
Ch. 5: Civil Rights 2021-09-22
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- literally, “by fact”; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today
- Practice in which banks refuse to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations
- The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process
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- One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men
- Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African Americans
- obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens
- Doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal
- literally, “by law”; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s
10 Clues: One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery • The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men • ...
Ch. 5: Civil Rights 2021-09-22
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- literally, “by fact”; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today
- Practice in which banks refuse to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations
- The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process
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- One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men
- Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African Americans
- obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens
- Doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal
- literally, “by law”; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s
10 Clues: One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery • The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men • ...
Ch. 5: Civil Rights 2021-09-22
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- literally, “by fact”; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today
- of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men
- Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African Americans
- literally, “by law”; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s
- The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion
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- Doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal
- Amendment: One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process
- Amendment: One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery
- obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens
- Practice in which banks refuse to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations
10 Clues: The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion • Amendment: One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery • of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men • Amendment: One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process • ...
Unit 1 Reconstruction Midterm Review 2023-01-04
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- the time period following the Civil War where the country needed to be politically, socially, and economically back together
- government agency meant to provide social services and legal protections to recently freed enslaved persons
- guaranteed citizenship to African Americans and equal protection of the law for all citizens
- abolished slavery in the United States
- first African American elected to the U.S. Senate and an example of African American political power during Reconstruction
- one of the goals Radical Republicans attempted to guarantee for African Americans
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- Northerners who go South after the Civil War to take part in governing and rebuilding the South
- laws passed by Southern states limiting African American's rights immediately after the Civil War
- guaranteed voting rights for African American males
- one of the goals Radical Republicans attempted to guarantee for African Americans
- economic system where landowners provided land to workers who provided the labor - resulted in African Americans getting stuck in debt slavery
11 Clues: abolished slavery in the United States • guaranteed voting rights for African American males • one of the goals Radical Republicans attempted to guarantee for African Americans • one of the goals Radical Republicans attempted to guarantee for African Americans • guaranteed citizenship to African Americans and equal protection of the law for all citizens • ...
MLK Jr 2021-01-14
15 Clues: civil • liberty • separation • birthplace • no violence • where he died • fair treatment • war he opposed • I have a ______ • express opposition • Coretta ______ King • having the same value • refuse to do business with • Dr. King's religious affiliation • he won the Nobel Prize for _______
Top 10 Influential Americans 2024-05-16
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- US President, served in Mexican American War, created laws protecting nature in America.
- Women's Rights activist and President of the National Woman Suffrage Association.
- 16th President, freed the slaves, kept the Union together in the Civil War.
- Civil Rights activist, gave "I Have A Dream" speech.
- Wrote Declaration of Independence
- Philanthropist and who expanded the US steel industry.
- Inventor who invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and the movie camera.
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- Founding Father, inventor of various tools we use today, discovered electricity.
- First US President, led Revolutionary War.
- German-American scientist, inventor, and Nobel Prize winner who developed multiple papers on the photoelectric effect.
10 Clues: Wrote Declaration of Independence • First US President, led Revolutionary War. • Civil Rights activist, gave "I Have A Dream" speech. • Philanthropist and who expanded the US steel industry. • 16th President, freed the slaves, kept the Union together in the Civil War. • Inventor who invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and the movie camera. • ...
Week 19 The American Civil War 2024-01-28
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- Leader of the Confederate army (also known as the southern army).
- Fought in every major battle and had the highest casualty rate in the Union Army.
- Citizens within one country rebel against each other.
- Helped the Union win New Orleans from the Confederates.
- Managed businesses, worked as spies, and made gunpowder cartridges.
- Leader of the Union army (also known as the northern army).
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- One of the two ironclad ships that fought in the Civil War.
- Fought on opposite sides of the war.
- Sixteenth president. In charge of key decisions during the Civil War.
- A new technology used by political leaders and newspapers to communicate.
10 Clues: Fought on opposite sides of the war. • Citizens within one country rebel against each other. • Helped the Union win New Orleans from the Confederates. • One of the two ironclad ships that fought in the Civil War. • Leader of the Union army (also known as the northern army). • Leader of the Confederate army (also known as the southern army). • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-04-16
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- when a part of a country breaks off from its own country
- a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country
- an attitude towards something; a point of view
- a term used to describe something that belongs to the time period before the Civil War
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- putting local interests ahead of national interests
- the process of being set free
- when a person owns another person as property
- to officially get rid of something
- the name for the group of states that left the U.S. to form their own country
- the name given for the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War
10 Clues: the process of being set free • to officially get rid of something • when a person owns another person as property • an attitude towards something; a point of view • putting local interests ahead of national interests • when a part of a country breaks off from its own country • a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country • ...
Citizenship 2025-09-02
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- Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S.
- What is the capital of the U.S.?
- Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
- Name one of the writers of the Constitution.
- Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- Name one state that borders Canada.
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?
- Who was President during World War I?
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- Who is the "Father of our Country"?
- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the U.S.?
- Name one state that borders Mexico.
- Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1800s.
- The U.S. flag has 13 ________.
- Where is the Statue of Liberty?
- What ocean is on the East Coast of the U.S.?
- What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
- What is one reason colonists came to America?
- Name one U.S. territory.
- What ocean is on the West Coast of the U.S.?
20 Clues: Name one U.S. territory. • The U.S. flag has 13 ________. • Where is the Statue of Liberty? • What is the capital of the U.S.? • Who is the "Father of our Country"? • Name one state that borders Mexico. • Name one state that borders Canada. • Who was President during World War I? • Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? • Name one problem that led to the Civil War. • ...
Leaders of Chapter 18 2016-04-22
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- Russian for caesar; the title used by Russian emperors
- a fleet of warships
- Ascended the English throne in 1558.
- Led best example of absolutism in the seventeenth century.
- supporters of the Parliament in the English Civil War
- lead a military dictatorship in England until 1658.
- The greatest supporter of militant Catholicism in spain
- English Protestants who believed that the Church of England needed further reform and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship
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- French Protestants influenced by John Calvin.
- supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War
- he belief that the king gets his power from God and not from his subjects
- a political system in which a ruler holds total power.
- a rapid increase in prices.
- issued the Edict of Nantes.
14 Clues: a fleet of warships • a rapid increase in prices. • issued the Edict of Nantes. • Ascended the English throne in 1558. • French Protestants influenced by John Calvin. • lead a military dictatorship in England until 1658. • supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War • supporters of the Parliament in the English Civil War • ...
Chapter 20-22 Crossword 2013-12-04
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- A law that intended on restricting African Americans’ freedom that proclaimed freedom to the slaves in the ten states that were in rebellion
- Was an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln
- Of all the hardships faced by the soldiers during the Civil War, the greatest was?
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- The North's greatest strength in the Civil War was its economy.
- In the 1864 election, Abraham Lincoln's running mate was
- Savannah Campaign
- Discrimination against free Blacks was present in the
- Led to Military Reconstruction
- Clement L. Vallandigham, a Southern sympathizer and vocal opponent of the war, was derisively labeled a
- Which amendment was not one of the Reconstruction era constitutional amendments?
10 Clues: Savannah Campaign • Led to Military Reconstruction • Discrimination against free Blacks was present in the • In the 1864 election, Abraham Lincoln's running mate was • Was an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln • The North's greatest strength in the Civil War was its economy. • ...
Standard 5 Review 2023-11-25
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- First USSR man made satellite sent to space.
- This 1969 music event demonstrated counter culture in the younger generations of the time period.
- This was the separation of races in public spaces (such as schools)
- Court case _______ v. Board of Education overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
- Plessy v. Ferguson established the idea of _______ but Equal.
- The USSR wanted to promote this, and USA wanted to prevent it from spreading.
- Policy that USA held, where they wanted to prevent communism from spreading.
- The War ____ Act limited Presidential power to send troops without an official Declaration of War.
- The Gulf of ______ allowed the President to direct troops without an official declaration of war.
- ____ v. Wade was a court case concerning women's reproductive rights.
- Gap that demonstrated the distrust between the American people and their government.
- After 9/11, Bush declared a War on _____ against groups such as Al Qaeda and the Taliban
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- Wall separating East and West Germany
- The United _____ is a group of nations dedicated to diplomacy and preventing war.
- President elected in 2008; first black President
- Civil ________ is a term used by MLKjr to describe the breaking of 'unjust' laws in the name of protest.
- America got involved in the _______ War to prevent communism, and USA pulled out after the Tet Offensive.
- Theory that stated if one country fell to communism, another would, then another, etc
- _____ War was between USA and USSR.
- _________ Plan allowed USA to send economic aid to European countries post WWII so they would not fall to communism.
- Location of the bus boycotts during the Civil Rights Movement
- The _____ Court was the name for the Supreme Court who handled cases such as Roe v. Wade, Miranda v. Arizona, and Brown v. Board
- The _______ Doctrine was an American policy of protecting democratic countries from Communism through military, political, or economic means.
- President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Scandal involving President Nixon, leading to decreased trust in the government.
- The Red _____ was an increased fear of Communism for Americans.
26 Clues: _____ War was between USA and USSR. • Wall separating East and West Germany • President during the Cuban Missile Crisis • First USSR man made satellite sent to space. • President elected in 2008; first black President • Plessy v. Ferguson established the idea of _______ but Equal. • Location of the bus boycotts during the Civil Rights Movement • ...
Westward Movement 2024-12-07
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- Demand for this skyrocketed after the Civil War
- This group of people are greatly responsible for building the Transcontinental Railroad
- This differed greatly between white settlers and Native Americans
- Give up ones own culture for the dominant culture
- Discovery of this in Colorado brought tens of thousands of settlers out west
- Invented the steel plow
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- Cattle ranchers that moved cattle to the railroads for slaughter
- Mass produced the reaping machine
- This act gave 160 acres to settlers wiling to move out west
- Land set aside for Native Americans
- Primary source of survival for Native Americans - completely destroyed
- Knee Mass slaughter of Native Americans
- These were rapidly growing after the Civil War
- Plains Vast land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
14 Clues: Invented the steel plow • Mass produced the reaping machine • Land set aside for Native Americans • Knee Mass slaughter of Native Americans • These were rapidly growing after the Civil War • Demand for this skyrocketed after the Civil War • Give up ones own culture for the dominant culture • This act gave 160 acres to settlers wiling to move out west • ...
Reconstruction 2022-02-09
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- Former famous general who later became President
- Time elapsed between end of Civil War and Lincoln's assassination
- Weapon used to assassinate Lincoln
- Lesser known assassinated leaders of US
- Johnson barely survived this process to be forced from office
- Organization designed to help aid freed slaves
- In the 1880s, this immigrant group flourished due to logging and timber
- Terrorist organization who didn't want freedmen to be able to vote
- First state readmitted to Union under reconstruction plans
- These three natural resources largely fueled the new growth of the US after the Civil War
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- Party that disagreed with President Johnson regarding strength of the federal government
- These companies overspent and it led to the Panic of 1873
- Large Rivertown that boomed during this time period
- Location where President Lincoln was assassinated
14 Clues: Weapon used to assassinate Lincoln • Lesser known assassinated leaders of US • Organization designed to help aid freed slaves • Former famous general who later became President • Location where President Lincoln was assassinated • Large Rivertown that boomed during this time period • These companies overspent and it led to the Panic of 1873 • ...
unit 8- 13th 14th 15th amendments 2025-05-09
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- Rights The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and securing rights for freed slaves.
- Changes or additions to the Constitution, including the 13th, 14th, and 15th.
- Pertaining to race; often related to laws and practices that discriminate based on race.
- Process Legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person, guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
- Laws passed after the Civil War to restrict the rights of freed slaves.
- Fundamental privileges or freedoms guaranteed by law.
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- Legal recognition of a person's rights within a country, emphasized in the 14th Amendment.
- Being the same in quantity as addressed in the Amendments.
- The enforced separation of different racial groups, often upheld before these Amendments.
- Basic rights and liberties, such as those protected by these Amendments.
- The practice of owning human beings as property, abolished by the 13th Amendment.
12 Clues: Fundamental privileges or freedoms guaranteed by law. • Being the same in quantity as addressed in the Amendments. • Laws passed after the Civil War to restrict the rights of freed slaves. • Basic rights and liberties, such as those protected by these Amendments. • Rights The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. • ...
Civil War Crossward 2023-04-03
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- used to shoot people
- what happened to many men
- What caused non-combative deaths
- The people who wanted everyone to have equal rights
- Another word for disiperance
- The unions enemy
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- what was going on
- the BLOODIEST battle
- what they were fighting for
- civil war time president
- People working with no freedom
- what the slaves collect
12 Clues: The unions enemy • what was going on • the BLOODIEST battle • used to shoot people • what the slaves collect • what happened to many men • civil war time president • what they were fighting for • Another word for disiperance • People working with no freedom • What caused non-combative deaths • The people who wanted everyone to have equal rights
Derechos Humanos 2022-02-09
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- democracy
- freedom
- racism
- belief
- civil war
- human rights
- equal
- struggle
- government
- defend
- equality
- injust
- abuse of power
- approve
- peace
- law
- slavery
- politics
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- discrimination
- asylum
- encarcerate
- assassinate
- unequal
- detain
- judge
- dictatorship
- violence
- opress
- activist
- political divide
- just
- cruelty
- abuse
- power
- threaten
- inequality
- sexism
37 Clues: law • just • judge • equal • abuse • power • peace • asylum • racism • belief • detain • defend • opress • injust • sexism • freedom • unequal • cruelty • approve • slavery • struggle • violence • activist • equality • threaten • politics • democracy • civil war • government • inequality • encarcerate • assassinate • human rights • dictatorship • discrimination • abuse of power • political divide
Civics 2022-01-01
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- supreme law of the land
- governor of Pennsylvania
- Highest court in the land
- Father of our country
- national anthem is the Star-_____Banner
- A US territory
- economic system in the US
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- wrote the Declaration of Independence
- one part of the US Congress
- in charge of the executive branch
- President during World War I
- US war between the North and the South
- a branch of the government
- one reason colonists came to America
- elected for six years
- a right in the Declaration of Independence
- a change to the Constitution
- Proclamation that freed the slaves
18 Clues: A US territory • elected for six years • Father of our country • supreme law of the land • governor of Pennsylvania • Highest court in the land • economic system in the US • a branch of the government • one part of the US Congress • President during World War I • a change to the Constitution • in charge of the executive branch • Proclamation that freed the slaves • ...
The Red Badge of Courage 2022-02-07
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- war the war that was taking place
- invention or fabrication as opposed to fact
- a fight between large organized armed forces
- of or concerning history; concerning past events
- a person who serves in the military
- ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage
- a state of armed conflict between different states
- soldiers or armed forces
- a mixed feeling of dread and reverence
- main character
- A design or symbol flowing in the wind
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- south
- Where was the main battle take place
- the practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an undue sense of self-importance
- North
- the author of the book
- nickname for the confederate army
- distinguishing object or emblem
- what side did Henry fight on
- to leave the situation
20 Clues: south • North • main character • the author of the book • to leave the situation • soldiers or armed forces • what side did Henry fight on • distinguishing object or emblem • war the war that was taking place • nickname for the confederate army • a person who serves in the military • Where was the main battle take place • a mixed feeling of dread and reverence • ...
Lincoln 2016-11-30
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- What did the issuing of the proclamation change the focus of?
- Name of war occurring at the time the proclamation was issues
- Name of battle that provided the necessary union victory to issue the proclamation
- Wilkes Booth name of the man who assassinated Lincoln
- percent plan this states that a southern state can be reinstated to the union with a certain percent of voters
- Name of states where slaves were freed
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- name of first proclamation issued
- Lincoln's biggest influence
- million number of slaves freed after the issuing of the proclamation (to the nearest mil.)
- hundred thousand the number of blacks enlisted to fight for the union by the end of the civil war
- davis bill bill proposed for the reconstruction of the south
11 Clues: Lincoln's biggest influence • name of first proclamation issued • Name of states where slaves were freed • Wilkes Booth name of the man who assassinated Lincoln • What did the issuing of the proclamation change the focus of? • Name of war occurring at the time the proclamation was issues • davis bill bill proposed for the reconstruction of the south • ...
Virginia Landmarks 2022-02-13
16 Clues: mclean • george • odricks • route 644 • springfield • civil war site • national cemetery • overlooks the gorge • largest naval complex • located in Fair Lakes • home of james madison • located near kingstowne • park located in herndon • caverns located in luray • first capitol of virginia • Gen.Lee surrendered to Gen.Grant
The Mexican-American War 2012-12-11
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- In 1848 this treaty was signed ending the Mexican-American War.
- Who lost the Mexican-American War?
- In retaliation to the Thornton Affair, Mexico attacked Fort ____.
- The United _____ of America declared War on May 13, 1846.
- The ______ _______ ultimately won the Battles of Tabasco
- This Mexican Dictator usurped power from the Mexican President Herrera and led Mexico in the Mexican- American War.
- What River did the U.S. maintain as the National border?
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- President _____ was inaugurated on March 4, 1845
- Which political Party opposed the War?
- Polk claimed that America had the right to expand West based on his belief in _________ __________
- What was Texas called before the Untied States annexed it.
- Which officer who fought in this war would later become the Commander of the Union Forces in the Civil War?
- During the Thornton Affair only _______ U.S. soldiers were killed.
- Which political party supported the Mexican-American War?
- Mexico declared the _______ River to be the border between Mexico and the U.S.
15 Clues: Who lost the Mexican-American War? • Which political Party opposed the War? • President _____ was inaugurated on March 4, 1845 • The ______ _______ ultimately won the Battles of Tabasco • What River did the U.S. maintain as the National border? • The United _____ of America declared War on May 13, 1846. • Which political party supported the Mexican-American War? • ...
Civil war vocabulary 2020-02-26
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- Volume of money printed increases = Prices increase = loss of value of currency.
- Presidential executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that declared all slaves within the rebellious states are free.
- famous speech made by Abraham Lincoln to honor the soldiers of both sides that died at Gettysburg/ showed dedication to republicanism, equal rights, liberty, and Union.
- Freedom and independence.
- the Unions plan to strangle the South economically and militarily by taking over the Mississippi River and blockading Southern ports.
- the murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
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- Union victory in the Mississippi River Valley that split the Confederacy from east to west.
- turning point in the Civil War in which the Union defeated the Confederacy
- time period after the civil war in which the US government readmitted the confederate states and tried to fix the south
- Confederacy attacked a federal fort in South Carolina officially starting the Civil War in 1861
10 Clues: Freedom and independence. • the murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler • turning point in the Civil War in which the Union defeated the Confederacy • Volume of money printed increases = Prices increase = loss of value of currency. • Union victory in the Mississippi River Valley that split the Confederacy from east to west. • ...
Ch. 5: Civil Rights 2021-09-22
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- Practice in which banks refuse to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations
- obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens
- The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion
- Doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal
- literally, “by law”; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s
Down
- Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African Americans
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process
- One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men
- literally, “by fact”; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today
10 Clues: One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery • The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men • ...
Ch. 5: Civil Rights 2021-09-22
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- Practice in which banks refuse to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations
- obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens
- The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion
- Doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal
- literally, “by law”; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s
Down
- Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African Americans
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process
- One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men
- literally, “by fact”; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today
10 Clues: One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery • The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men • ...
prologue 2020-12-08
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- where parliament also has some controle
- king of spain
- the cheif tool used
- the reform of the church all over europe
- person put in after over throw
- only hapesburg female ruler
- great king of france
- it makes the kings like gods
- the taking down of the absolute monarchy
- people getting rightfully taken out of prison
- the russian leader who westernized the counry and made petersburg
- the war between all the European countrys
- the building of the west of Russia
- high ranking person in russia
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- people in the government positions
- the best Persian ruler.
- the cardinal of france
- the first Russian king to modernized russia
- the changing of the church in england
- when they were questioning things
- monarch there is only the king in controle with no one else
- war between the holy roman empire and france
- laws that are still in place in france
- the king over thrown in England
24 Clues: king of spain • the cheif tool used • great king of france • the cardinal of france • the best Persian ruler. • only hapesburg female ruler • it makes the kings like gods • high ranking person in russia • person put in after over throw • the king over thrown in England • when they were questioning things • people in the government positions • the building of the west of Russia • ...
History 2023-02-08
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- When did WWI start?
- When did the "Scramble for Africa" begin?
- Which was the biggest CONNECTED (not colonial) empire in history?
- When did the first European Settlers land in America?
- Which was the biggest colonial empire?
- What was the bloodiest war in history? (write it shortly)
- In which part of Europe was the Holy Roman Empire?
- In which year did the Cold War start?
- Which chinese dynasty was the biggest?
- What is the oldest country in the world?
- Which country founded Germany?
- In which century have there been the most wars? (add th in the end)
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- When did the Yugoslav Civil War begin?
- In which year did the U.S.S.R collapse?
- Which is the most powerful alliance?
- When did the Greek Revolution start?
- Which Empire lasted the longest, Rome or Byzantium?
- Which Vietnam won the Vietnam War, North or South?
- What was the icon of Ancient Athens?
- In which continent have there been the most wars?
- Who won the Pelloponesian War?
- Which part of Germany was under the U.S.S.R after WW2?
22 Clues: When did WWI start? • Who won the Pelloponesian War? • Which country founded Germany? • Which is the most powerful alliance? • When did the Greek Revolution start? • What was the icon of Ancient Athens? • In which year did the Cold War start? • When did the Yugoslav Civil War begin? • Which was the biggest colonial empire? • Which chinese dynasty was the biggest? • ...
Social Studies J.C 2022-03-31
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- Alexander died at ___ years old
- Civil war
- Helped them win the Trojan war
- Odysseus's journey lasted ___ years
- Greek goddess of love
- goddess of wisdom and war
- Epic story Homer wrote
- Known for transporting Macedonians army
- Had more freedom than any other cities
- Men that want to marry Odysseus's wife
- Greek god of war
- 20 foot spear
- Has the greatest navy
- Athens alliance
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- Philip of Macedon drafted ___ for his army
- Spartan slaves
- wanted to marry Odysseus
- Starting age for people to join military in Sparta
- Killed by Achilles
- Amount of pillar types in Athens
- How many years did the Trojan war last
- Greek goddess of the hunt
- Greek god of archery
- The one eyed cyclops
- Learned this in Athens
- Amount of kings in Sparta
- Killed by Hector
- Focused mostly on their military
- came up with the idea to invent the Trojan Horse
- Who faces Hector 1 on 1
- The age of Alexander became king
31 Clues: Civil war • 20 foot spear • Spartan slaves • Athens alliance • Killed by Hector • Greek god of war • Killed by Achilles • Greek god of archery • The one eyed cyclops • Greek goddess of love • Has the greatest navy • Learned this in Athens • Epic story Homer wrote • Who faces Hector 1 on 1 • wanted to marry Odysseus • Greek goddess of the hunt • goddess of wisdom and war • Amount of kings in Sparta • ...
Reconstruction Retake Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-19
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- The doctrine that was decided / declared with the Plessy vs. Ferguson Supreme Court case.
- a system of renting farmland to grow crops to make a profit that rarely led to profits for freedmen.
- This is how many military districts were created in the South following the Civil War.
- This is when individuals were separated based on their race / ethnicity.
- This is a fee you would be required to pay in order to vote.
- These were used to prove if you could read and write. If you did not pass, you did not get to vote.
- This is the only state in the Southeast that did not need overseeing by the Union, hence was not included in a military district.
- States "all persons born or naturalized in the U.S and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state they reside."
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- The 12 years following the Civil War.
- This is a derogatory term used towards northerners who moved to the south by southerners
- This individual would challenge the Separate Car Act in Louisiana in a Supreme Court case.
- This organization helped black citizens after the Civil War to gain food, clothing, housing and other resources.
- These are segregation specific laws.
- This is the supreme court case that decided segregation is legal.
- abolished (legally ended) slavery in the U.S.
- This is a white supremacy hate group that target black citizens and individuals that supported black Americans gaining rights.
- expanded voting rights to all MALE citizens regardless of race or previous servitude
17 Clues: These are segregation specific laws. • The 12 years following the Civil War. • abolished (legally ended) slavery in the U.S. • This is a fee you would be required to pay in order to vote. • This is the supreme court case that decided segregation is legal. • This is when individuals were separated based on their race / ethnicity. • ...
Human Rights Review 2023-03-13
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- Prominent leader of the civil rights movement; also a Reverend and academic Doctor.
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights organisation formed 1909. They work to remove all racial discrimination through democratic processes for the racial minority.
- When a person does not face any legal consequences and are not held responsible for crimes they've been accused of.
- Principle upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities was legal.
- Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences.
- The ending of authorized segregation, or separation by race.
- A 1963 campaign that put pressure on segregation laws. Demonstrators were arrested and assaulted by the police and images of such were shown across world media.
- Issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 declaring that all slaves in the Confederate states would be free.
- A white supremacist organisation formed by ex-Confederate soldiers after the US Civil War. They terrorised, lynched, and intimidated Black people.
- Racism that is deep within a community/system where it is viewed as normal.
- An influential non-governmental organisation that operates globally to monitor and try to stop abuses of human rights.
- State laws in the South that legalized segregation.
- 1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standards of discrimination in education.
- A set of standards which every human should be treated equally and fairly no matter race or background. E.g. Right to life, Right to equality before the law, Right to privacy.
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- Famous civil rights activist who refused to sit at the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 and was arrested.
- An organisation/movement that protests against discrimination of African-Americans by the police.
- 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld the legality of segregation as "separate but equal".
- A war between people/groups within the same country.
- African American man killed by policeman Derek Chauvin in 2020.
- An 25-year-old African-American man who was pursued and fatally shot while jogging in Georgia in 2020.
- The belief that one race is superior to others.
- Racist police official of Birmingham, Alabama who supported racial segregation.
- A protest starting in 1955 whereby African Americans refused to ride buses in Montgomery, Alabama to protest against the segregated seating laws. It ended in 1956 when the case Browder v. Gayle found segregated buses to be illegal.
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 (pro-slavery) and eventually lost the US Civil War.
- The act of uniting or bringing together, especially people of different races.
- On August 28, 1963, over 200,000 black and white Americans came together on the nation's capital for the March on Washington, often considered the nonviolent Civil Rights movement's high point.
- African-American Muslim who was a prominent figure during the Civil Rights movement. A populariser of 'Black Power' and proponent of using violence to achieve their goals.
- A form of non violent resistance wherein protesters walk into a segregated business and sit peacefully.
28 Clues: The belief that one race is superior to others. • State laws in the South that legalized segregation. • A war between people/groups within the same country. • The ending of authorized segregation, or separation by race. • African American man killed by policeman Derek Chauvin in 2020. • Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences. • ...
Final Review 5 2025-04-17
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- During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
- What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
- Name one state that borders Mexico.
- President during World War I
- Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
- Name one state that borders Canada.
- What did Susan B. Anthony do?
- What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
- Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
- What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
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- Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
- What is the name of the national anthem?
- Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
- What is the capital of the United States?
- What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
- Who did the United States fight in World War II?
- What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
- Where is the Statue of Liberty?
- Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
- Name one U.S. territory.
- What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
23 Clues: Name one U.S. territory. • President during World War I • What did Susan B. Anthony do? • Where is the Statue of Liberty? • Name one state that borders Mexico. • Name one state that borders Canada. • What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? • What is the name of the national anthem? • What is the capital of the United States? • What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? • ...
American Civil War Era 2023-05-05
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- A time period of great bloodshed, started with the Kansas/Nebraska act
- Led the attack on Harpers Ferry
- The ____ Compromise that established the 36'30' line to separate slave states and free states
- The state 2 states above Texas
- The nation for which the Civil War happened in
- Slave Mother that killed her children
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- The act that made it so that all slaves will be returned to their owner no matter where they are
- People whose point of view is not well known during the Civil War, can be sometimes called Indians
- One of the two territories created by a compromise
- The deadliest war in American history
10 Clues: The state 2 states above Texas • Led the attack on Harpers Ferry • The deadliest war in American history • Slave Mother that killed her children • The nation for which the Civil War happened in • One of the two territories created by a compromise • A time period of great bloodshed, started with the Kansas/Nebraska act • ...
Kate Cumming 2023-11-06
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- After September 1862, nurses were considered volunteers or professionals?
- What war did Kate serve in?
- What city in Alabama was Kate buried?
- The next state Kate moved to after Tennessee was...
- Once the Civil War had ended, she pursued a career as a...
- What country was Kate Cumming born in?
- Kate Cumming published a _______ called "Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee from the Battle of Shiloh to the End of the War".
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- In June 1862, Kate responded to injuries at the Battle of _______
- Who did Kate provide first aid care for?
- What city in Tennessee did Kate spend time volunteering at Newsome Hospital?
10 Clues: What war did Kate serve in? • What city in Alabama was Kate buried? • What country was Kate Cumming born in? • Who did Kate provide first aid care for? • The next state Kate moved to after Tennessee was... • Once the Civil War had ended, she pursued a career as a... • In June 1862, Kate responded to injuries at the Battle of _______ • ...
Morse Code 2024-05-17
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- The second morse code was invented to account for letters with _________ marks
- ______ Morse invented morse code in the 1830s
- A second morse code was made in ______ in 1851
- This is the name of the man who made the second morse code
- This second morse code was called the ___________ morse code
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- The second morse code was more ______ and precise than American morse code
- The second morse code is used _________
- The _________ was used to send morse code during the civil war
- Morse code assigns dots and ______ to each letter of the alphabet
- This was the first war morse code was used in, 11 years before the civil war
10 Clues: The second morse code is used _________ • ______ Morse invented morse code in the 1830s • A second morse code was made in ______ in 1851 • This is the name of the man who made the second morse code • This second morse code was called the ___________ morse code • The _________ was used to send morse code during the civil war • ...
A Divided Nation 2025-09-09
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- 854 law that allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether to permit slavery (popular sovereignty).
- The social and political movement to end slavery in the U.S.
- An 1863 executive order by President Lincoln that declared all enslaved people in Confederate states free.
- A best-selling 1852 novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicted the cruelty of slavery and fueled the abolitionist movement.
- The territory, including present-day California and the Southwest, that Mexico gave to the U.S. after the Mexican-American War.
- A series of laws that admitted California as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act.
- Union General Sherman's 1864 military campaign through Georgia, destroying infrastructure to cripple the Confederacy.
- A brief, famous speech by President Lincoln in November 1863 honoring fallen soldiers and redefining the Civil War's purpose.
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- The first women's rights convention in the U.S., held in 1848, which launched the women's suffrage movement.
- Rapid migration of people to California beginning in 1848 after gold was discovered, leading to a population boom.
- The principle that a territory's residents could vote to decide if they would allow slavery.
- 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled Black people were not citizens and had no right to sue, also declaring the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
- 1846-1848 war over Texas that resulted in the U.S. gaining significant territory from Mexico.
- 1820 law that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, keeping the balance between them.
- The forced, deadly relocation of Native Americans, including the Cherokee, from their lands to Oklahoma in the 1830s.
- 1850 law that required citizens to help return runaway enslaved people to their owners.
- A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom.
- U.S. policy warning European nations against interference in the Americas.
- A decisive Union victory in July 1863 that is considered a major turning point of the Civil War.
- One of the first all-Black Union Army regiments in the Civil War, known for its bravery and courage.
20 Clues: The social and political movement to end slavery in the U.S. • U.S. policy warning European nations against interference in the Americas. • 1850 law that required citizens to help return runaway enslaved people to their owners. • A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom. • ...
Killing Lincoln 2016-02-22
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- a direction opposite from north
- a place were people go to watch a moving film
- a national battlefield located in the state of Virginia
- the last name of the army general of the union
- the last name of the army general of the confederacy
- a large group of people who are united by common history, culture, language, descent
- a hereditary disorder of connective tissue, resulting in abnormally long and thin digits and also frequently in optical and cardiovascular defects.
- a group of states normally in the south during the civil war that are fighting for a new way of life that usually consists of slavery
- a war that was fought with the citizens of the same country
- the highest ranking of commander in the army
- last name of president Lincolns killer
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- where someone keeps someone(s) and forces them to do chores and other things acting like a servant and does not get paid and gets very little hospitality
- a direction opposite from south
- a strategy that the north used in the civil war, it meant that basically destroy everything in its path including crops, buildings, schools, etc.
- is called this if you are the leader of the United States
- a silk hat much like a top hat but much taller
- the action of assassinating someone
- a house that is always occupied by the president of the untied states until their term is done
- a group of states normally in the north during the civil war that remain the original US states of america
- a weapon that uses a bullet to release a force for the bullet to go out the gun fast and accurate
- a city located in Virginia that the Confederacy located their army headquarters
- the last name of Booth's wife
- a southeastern state, stretches from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains
- last name of a tall president and was president from 1861-1865
- the first name of the president during the years of 1861-1865
25 Clues: the last name of Booth's wife • a direction opposite from south • a direction opposite from north • the action of assassinating someone • last name of president Lincolns killer • the highest ranking of commander in the army • a place were people go to watch a moving film • a silk hat much like a top hat but much taller • the last name of the army general of the union • ...
12 2024-06-22
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- Genghis Khan's general
- Confederate general
- Central Asian conqueror
- US WWII general
- English civil war leader
- Austrian field marshal
- Crusades foe
- Sudan campaigner
- British WWI commander
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- North Africa general
- WWI German field marshal
- Middle East WWII commander
- Trafalgar hero
- German WWII strategist
- Burma campaign leader
- Blitzkrieg pioneer
- Prussian king
- German WWI general
- Waterloo ally
- Soviet WWII hero
20 Clues: Crusades foe • Prussian king • Waterloo ally • Trafalgar hero • US WWII general • Soviet WWII hero • Sudan campaigner • Blitzkrieg pioneer • German WWI general • Confederate general • North Africa general • Burma campaign leader • British WWI commander • Genghis Khan's general • German WWII strategist • Austrian field marshal • Central Asian conqueror • WWI German field marshal • ...
Reconstruction 2024-10-04
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- southerners who supported Republicans
- extreme
- restored right to southerners who supported democrats
- a Civil Rights leader
- crops sold for money
- championed political reform
- the secretary of War for Lincoln and Johnson
- assassinated Lincoln
- Blance K Bruce and Hiran Revels
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- a secret society of terrorists
- occurred when Johnson's vetoes were overidden
- lynching
- one of the leading industries of the south
- grant a war hero president
- said the president needed approval from the senate to fire a cabinet member
- considered to be slavery in disguise
- helped newly freed slaves
- the editor of the Atlanta Constitution
18 Clues: extreme • lynching • crops sold for money • assassinated Lincoln • a Civil Rights leader • helped newly freed slaves • grant a war hero president • championed political reform • a secret society of terrorists • Blance K Bruce and Hiran Revels • considered to be slavery in disguise • southerners who supported Republicans • the editor of the Atlanta Constitution • ...
American History 2019-02-05
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- Enlisted as a Minuteman in the local Connecticut militia and wrote a lenghty balard sermon about Battle of Lexington
- Was one of the most important American spies during the Revolution
- Was a free black woman working for the Union
- A common explanation is that the moral issue of slavery started what war
- Was a regiment of 125 black patriots – both slave and free – commanded by Colonel Christopher Greene
- Founded the Underground Railroad
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- Was slave and a Union spy during the Civil War
- was a member of the famous Massachusetts Minutemen and faught in the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775
- The North and South fought in what war
- If you have Liberty, you are
- was a true feminist and fought tirelessly for women’s rights
11 Clues: If you have Liberty, you are • Founded the Underground Railroad • The North and South fought in what war • Was a free black woman working for the Union • Was slave and a Union spy during the Civil War • was a true feminist and fought tirelessly for women’s rights • Was one of the most important American spies during the Revolution • ...
American Civil War History 2019-02-05
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- Was a free black woman working for the Union
- Founded the Underground Railroad
- If you have Liberty, you are
- Was one of the most important American spies during the Revolution
- Was a regiment of 125 black patriots – both slave and free – commanded by Colonel Christopher Greene
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- A common explanation is that the moral issue of slavery started what war
- Was a member of the famous Massachusetts Minutemen and fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775
- Was slave and a Union spy during the Civil War
- was a true feminist and fought tirelessly for women’s rights
- Enlisted as a Minuteman in the local Connecticut militia and wrote a lenghty balard sermon about Battle of Lexington
- The North and South fought in what war
11 Clues: If you have Liberty, you are • Founded the Underground Railroad • The North and South fought in what war • Was a free black woman working for the Union • Was slave and a Union spy during the Civil War • was a true feminist and fought tirelessly for women’s rights • Was one of the most important American spies during the Revolution • ...
The Jesse James Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-28
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- The prize given to the person who would capture or kill Jesse James
- During the Civil War Jesse James was on the pro-slavery Army
- Jesse James's family wasn't against slavery
- Jesse James was apart of these pro-slavery fighters with guerrilla warfare tactics during the Civil War
- The man who created a gang to capture Jesse James for good
- The war during Jesse James's early years over slavery
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- The largely targeted resource of Jesse James's Gang when on a heist
- The famous outlaw that is known for his natorise bank and train robberies
- A person who steals belongings of another
- The traitor who assassinated Jesse James
- Where Jesse's gang planed and did most of their heist
11 Clues: The traitor who assassinated Jesse James • A person who steals belongings of another • Jesse James's family wasn't against slavery • Where Jesse's gang planed and did most of their heist • The war during Jesse James's early years over slavery • The man who created a gang to capture Jesse James for good • During the Civil War Jesse James was on the pro-slavery Army • ...
Ch. 5: Civil Rights 2021-09-22
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- Practice in which banks refuse to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations
- obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens
- The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion
- Doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal
- literally, “by law”; refers to legally enforced practices, such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s
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- Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African Americans
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process
- One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery
- One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men
- literally, “by fact”; refers to practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement, such as school segregation in much of the United States today
10 Clues: One of three civil war amendments; it abolished slavery • The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed equal protection and due process • One of three civil war amendments; it guaranteed voting rights for African American men • ...
The Civil War 2014-05-06
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- solid defender
- Goal of the March to the Sea
- Fight with Indians
- Three day battle
- Took Command from McClellan
- Saber armed Scouts
- Capital of Southern States
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- Highest Ranking Union Naval Commander
- Not so good up North
- Site of first shots
- Southern Commander
- Never lived up to expectations.
- Movement of troops
13 Clues: solid defender • Three day battle • Fight with Indians • Southern Commander • Saber armed Scouts • Movement of troops • Site of first shots • Not so good up North • Capital of Southern States • Took Command from McClellan • Goal of the March to the Sea • Never lived up to expectations. • Highest Ranking Union Naval Commander
Civil War Medicines 2015-02-10
13 Clues: / typhus • / sore throat • / a stroke • / blindness • / appendicitis • similar to Chicken Pox • / bacterial fever • / inability to swallow • / breathing difficulties • / fever and red rash • / red itchy bumps&fever • / spread by mosquitoes • / sweat& discharge of blood
Civil War Vocabulary 2021-01-29
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- Names given to the states fighting against slavery
- A place where military weapons are made/stored
- Court House Place of Lee's surrender to Grant
- Society based on industry
- Union Ironclad ship
- A tie in a competition, no winner or loser
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- Name given to states fighting for slavery
- A person who wants to end slavery
- A fight against one's government
- Society based on agriculture
- Capital of the Confederacy
- To obstruct or close off
- Confederate Ironclad Ship
13 Clues: Union Ironclad ship • To obstruct or close off • Society based on industry • Confederate Ironclad Ship • Capital of the Confederacy • Society based on agriculture • A fight against one's government • A person who wants to end slavery • Name given to states fighting for slavery • A tie in a competition, no winner or loser • Court House Place of Lee's surrender to Grant • ...
THE CIVIL WAR 2017-02-12
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- STRENGTHS SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T HAVE
- SAID FIRMLY;CALLED FOR
- SAID NO TO.LINCOLN REFUSED TO LET THE SOUTH SPLIT OFF.
- MISSOURI.
- MONEY TO BUY THINGS NEEDED
- RELATING TO THE ARMED FORCES
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- IN GOVERNMENT
- THE IDEA THAT STATES HAD JOINED TOGETHER FREELY AND HAD
- KNOWN
- THE STATES THAT LEFT THE UNION.SEE THE CHART ON THE LEFT.
- THE STATES,OR CONDITION,OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.WHEN PEOPLE
- STATES UNION STATES THAT ON THE BORDER WITH THE CONFEDERACY:
- PEOPLE WHO FIND OUT OR CARRY SECRET INFORMATION IN WARTIME
13 Clues: KNOWN • MISSOURI. • IN GOVERNMENT • SAID FIRMLY;CALLED FOR • MONEY TO BUY THINGS NEEDED • RELATING TO THE ARMED FORCES • STRENGTHS SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T HAVE • SAID NO TO.LINCOLN REFUSED TO LET THE SOUTH SPLIT OFF. • THE IDEA THAT STATES HAD JOINED TOGETHER FREELY AND HAD • THE STATES THAT LEFT THE UNION.SEE THE CHART ON THE LEFT. • ...
English Civil War 2017-10-03
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- The name of Charles' father who was king before him
- William Laud introduced a new one of these to Scotland
- The first name of Charles' wife
- This was a cause of the civil war
- Charles did not believe he should have to share power with them
- Charles spent a lot of money on it
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- Charles was also king of this country
- The religion of Charles' wife
- most people in England were this religion
- This was a cause of the civil war
- The king was appointed by God
- This was a cause of the civil war
- a member of Parliament who rebels against Charles
- A Catholic rebellion took place here
- The number of years Charles ruled without Parliament for
15 Clues: The religion of Charles' wife • The king was appointed by God • The first name of Charles' wife • This was a cause of the civil war • This was a cause of the civil war • This was a cause of the civil war • Charles spent a lot of money on it • A Catholic rebellion took place here • Charles was also king of this country • most people in England were this religion • ...
Civil War Terms 2023-01-26
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- the science or practice of farming
- the ___ compromise that added 1 slave state and a free state
- where a group or person gets what they want and the other gets what they want
- where a slave might work in the fields
- the wealth of a country or region
- a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports and exports
- the withdrawal of 11 southern states from the union in 1860
- economic activity concerned with a process of raw materials & manufactured goods in factories
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- resistance of slavery/ escaping
- formally put an end to something
- being loyal to a part of your country
- defines a fundamental law to the U.S. government
- the state of being a slave
13 Clues: the state of being a slave • resistance of slavery/ escaping • formally put an end to something • the wealth of a country or region • the science or practice of farming • being loyal to a part of your country • where a slave might work in the fields • defines a fundamental law to the U.S. government • the withdrawal of 11 southern states from the union in 1860 • ...
Civil War Station 2023-05-01
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- acts The loss that puts other states under U.S military
- time After Civil War
- American clerglyman,educator and politician
- a four separation from different races
- an escape slave who joins the union army
- formally withdraw from the union
- a worship heavily armored with iron
- Republicans members of Congress who felt southern states needed social changes
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- bureau agency to help people in the south
- special tax that a person has to pay to vote
- process to charge a public official
- northern Democrat group who opposed abolition
- freeing of slaves
- cropping system use in southern farms after the Civil War
14 Clues: freeing of slaves • time After Civil War • formally withdraw from the union • process to charge a public official • a worship heavily armored with iron • a four separation from different races • an escape slave who joins the union army • bureau agency to help people in the south • American clerglyman,educator and politician • special tax that a person has to pay to vote • ...
Civil War Technology 2024-01-25
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- air balloons For directing alterlierry fire on enemy positions
- Only confederates used this type of gun
- To protect borders\
- To destroy wooden ships
- Monitor Ship named by the south
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- Used to prevent export of cotton
- mines Used to defend long coastline and inland water ways
- Used to carry items to soldiers
- Used against transportation carrying union soldiers
- Used to inform outsiders on things going on during battle
- Used to communicate
- Used to sink union ships
- More accurate than muskets for battle
- virgina The confederates named there ship this
14 Clues: Used to communicate • To protect borders\ • To destroy wooden ships • Used to sink union ships • Used to carry items to soldiers • Used to prevent export of cotton • Monitor Ship named by the south • More accurate than muskets for battle • Only confederates used this type of gun • virgina The confederates named there ship this • ...
Civil War Reconstruction 2025-04-24
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- The agreement of 1877 that ended reconstruction in the South in return for accepting the election of Rutherford B. Hayes
- division of land held by large landowners into smaller plots turned over to landless people
- derogatory term for northerners who came to the South after the Civil War
- period when the Union was restored, changes were made to the Constitution, and race relations were transformed in the South
- society dedicated to some charitable purchase
- system of renting farmland and paying landlords in crops as rent
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- derogatory term for white southerners who aligned with the Republican party during Reconstruction
- taking away the someone's right to vote; practiced heavily against African Americans in the South
- name of Southern Democrats who hoped to bring the Democratic Party back into power and suppress Black Reconstruction
- party of Andrew Johnson; Lincoln's Vice President and 17th President after his assassination
- The process of charging a public official with wrongdoing in office such as Andrew Johnson
- middle word of the official name for Lincoln's "Ten Percent Plan" meaning a pardon granted by the government
- escaped slave who became a prominent leader of the abolitionist movement and Republican politician
13 Clues: society dedicated to some charitable purchase • system of renting farmland and paying landlords in crops as rent • derogatory term for northerners who came to the South after the Civil War • The process of charging a public official with wrongdoing in office such as Andrew Johnson • ...
Slavery & Civil War 2022-02-17
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- The action of withdrawal of a group from a larger entity.
- Exhausting physical labor.
- An act of destroying, removing, or damaging a limb or body part.
- An act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- The power or right to speak, act, or think without restraint.
- Keep in prison as punishment.
- Condition where one human owns another.
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- Another name for Northern Army.
- Tied or chained up to prevent freedom.
- A law or set of laws that have been passed.
- Another name for the Southern Army.
- To put an end to something.
- War between the Confederate and Union Army in 1861-1865.
13 Clues: Exhausting physical labor. • To put an end to something. • Keep in prison as punishment. • Another name for Northern Army. • Another name for the Southern Army. • Tied or chained up to prevent freedom. • Condition where one human owns another. • A law or set of laws that have been passed. • War between the Confederate and Union Army in 1861-1865. • ...
English Civil War 2021-10-18
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- Nickname of Parliament's supporters
- Leader of the Parliamentarian Army
- Commander of the Royalist Army
- Uses gunpowder to fire a small ball
- Fires huge balls of rock or lead
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- Parliament's more effective fighting force
- What happened to King Charles in 1649
- Head of State that is not a King
- Nickname of the King's supporters
- Coastal areas that made Parliament rich
- The extreme Protestants in Parliament
- Something rules and good pay would stop
- A big stick with a spear on the end
13 Clues: Commander of the Royalist Army • Head of State that is not a King • Fires huge balls of rock or lead • Nickname of the King's supporters • Leader of the Parliamentarian Army • Nickname of Parliament's supporters • A big stick with a spear on the end • Uses gunpowder to fire a small ball • What happened to King Charles in 1649 • The extreme Protestants in Parliament • ...
Civil war crossword 2023-01-18
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- was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held the U.S. Constitution did not extend American citizenship to people of black African descent, and thus they could not enjoy the rights and privileges the Constitution conferred upon American citizens.
- : the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified
- the largest Confederate victory in the Western theater.
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- The acts called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.
- the state of being a slave.
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- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- The largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War,
- was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.
- was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864,
- the document affirmed the acceptance of the Compromise as a final resolution of the sectional slavery issues while declaring that no further assaults on Southern rights by the North would be acceptable.
- he was able to force the surrender of Atlanta in September 1864,boosting Northern morale and greatly improving President Abraham Lincoln's re-election bid.
- demonstrated the divisions within the United States just before the Civil War.
13 Clues: the state of being a slave. • : the act of nullifying : the state of being nullified • the largest Confederate victory in the Western theater. • The largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War, • demonstrated the divisions within the United States just before the Civil War. • ...
Semester review xword I 2020-12-10
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- president of the CSA
- she wrote the book that "made this great war"
- term for a soldier wounded or killed in war
- Robert Lee's horse
- one of the iron-clads that battled off Virginia in 1862
- the river in the western theater of the war of which Grant took control
- southern city burned during Sherman's campaign of 1864
- some women served in this role during the war
- state in which most Civil War battles occurred
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- the long-term plan of the Union to win
- another name for a gun loaded from the shooting end (muzzle)
- Stonewall's troops moved so fast they were known as his "foot ______________"
- number of states that seceded from the Union
- the deadliest single day in American history occurred at this battle site
- Union general (in)famous for hesitation and delay
- in 1861 the first shots of the war were fired here
- military school that trained most CW generals
- first major pitched battle was at ________ run
- year of Lincoln's assassination: eighteen sixty-__________
- war nurse and founder of American Red Cross
- Lincoln said in "a house ____________ against itself cannot stand"
- loc. of battle that included Pickett's charge
- body part Stonewall had amputated after taking "friendly fire"
23 Clues: Robert Lee's horse • president of the CSA • the long-term plan of the Union to win • term for a soldier wounded or killed in war • war nurse and founder of American Red Cross • number of states that seceded from the Union • she wrote the book that "made this great war" • military school that trained most CW generals • some women served in this role during the war • ...
Ch. 11 Review 2025-03-25
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- The British nurse who started the modern nursing profession.
- The "Father of the Sunday School Movement"
- The ruler whose time on the throne in England was called the Golden Age.
- In the United Kingdom, the slave trade was ended largely through his efforts.
- Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland fought in a civil war called The _____.
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- The printer who invented the movable-type printing press in Europe.
- England's main river is the ___ River
- Those who sided with Parliament in the English Civil War.
- The Falklands War began when ___ invaded the British territory of the Falkland Islands.
- The document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the monarch.
- The British Empire became the largest empire in history under this monarch.
- The men who owned the land in the feudal system were called ____
12 Clues: England's main river is the ___ River • The "Father of the Sunday School Movement" • Those who sided with Parliament in the English Civil War. • The British nurse who started the modern nursing profession. • The men who owned the land in the feudal system were called ____ • The document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the monarch. • ...
Life During The Depression 2020-12-09
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- magical land of the "Wizard"
- "Grapes of Wrath"
- Black_______
- provide ways to escape
- "First Lady
- _______ rights
- dwarf who had allergies
- child star
- "Gone with the ________
- Asian American competition for scarce
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- American_________
- _________bowl
- poor luck Oklahoma farmers
- Mexican Americans faced this at polls
- head of gov. agency
- migrant_________
- _________programs
- African American unemployment %
- presented "War of the Worlds"
- Indian New ______
20 Clues: child star • "First Lady • Black_______ • _________bowl • _______ rights • migrant_________ • American_________ • "Grapes of Wrath" • _________programs • Indian New ______ • head of gov. agency • provide ways to escape • dwarf who had allergies • "Gone with the ________ • poor luck Oklahoma farmers • magical land of the "Wizard" • presented "War of the Worlds" • African American unemployment % • ...
Class of 2018 Guide to TOK Crossword 2017-04-25
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- hippocampus
- christians have it
- what does your gut say?
- Judaism and Christianity
- hearing
- spongebob's box
- happy
- morality
- why
- botany
- Spanish
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- give it to get it
- E=mc^2
- civil war
- convey messages
- opposite of false
- native cultures
- out of the box
- Police need it
- psychology
- prejudice
- 95% of 2 standard deviation
- question
- Picasso
24 Clues: why • happy • E=mc^2 • botany • hearing • Picasso • Spanish • morality • question • civil war • prejudice • psychology • hippocampus • out of the box • Police need it • convey messages • native cultures • spongebob's box • give it to get it • opposite of false • christians have it • what does your gut say? • Judaism and Christianity • 95% of 2 standard deviation
Walkout 2022-12-20
26 Clues: Okay • Maybe • Take it • Come in • Take it • a survey • A report • The part • Daughter • Be strong • Signature • The gangs • Knowledge • Come here • A walkout • Calm down • I am sorry • Aspirations • The campfire • That is true • The opposite • The Civil War • To get a degree • Long Live the Race • an illiterate person • Los Mexico-Americanos
US History Word Bonanza 2020-09-28
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- A law that required Native Americans to move onto reservations
- An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor
- Information of a biased or misleading nature to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
- Prolonged war of period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wear out the other
- An armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in response to a debt crisis
- First ten amendments
- A stronger central government
- Was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World
- Colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejeted British rule
- Laws that enforced racial segregation
- Indain Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
- American colonists who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War
- A steel making process
- Was the period in American history that lasted from 1863 to 1877 following the Civil War, significant chapter in civil rights
- The amendment that got rid of slavery
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- Authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots
- Laws passed by the British Parliament that restricted the colonial trade
- The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the US from France
- Belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- First permanent English settlement in America
- Rule by the people
- Act of abolishing a system
- A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower
- The original constitution of the US, ratifed in 1781
- Belief in the benefits of profitable trading
- Military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies
- A movement that opposed the creation of a stronger US federal government
- Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests
- A faction of the Republican party during the Civil war that was distinguished by their fierce advocacy for abolition of slavery
- The withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union
30 Clues: Rule by the people • First ten amendments • A steel making process • Act of abolishing a system • A stronger central government • Laws that enforced racial segregation • The amendment that got rid of slavery • Belief in the benefits of profitable trading • First permanent English settlement in America • Indain Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania • ...
S.S. Extra Credit 2014-04-04
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- Americans who opposed immigration
- invented Tom Thumb (first American steam locomotive)
- Confederate Ironclad Ship
- North’s main source of income
- Upper South’s main product
- This is when someone acts upon their prejudice.
- The first man to introduce the idea of total war
- religious songs sung by slaves
- Confederate Capital
- 1st American steam locomotive (train)
- head of their household; kept financial records for their plantation
- a network of safe houses owned by free blacks and whites who opposed slavery
- invented the steel-tipped plow
- Turning point in the civil war
- made up of Nativists
- a loan
- Union Capital
- the nickname for hostility in Lawrence Kansas
- First major battle of the civil war
- extreme shortage of food; led Irish immigrants to the US
- held to put pressure on employers
- Confederate President
- This battle was named after a church
- Lead the attack on Harper's Ferry
- workers who had the same skills formed trade unions to gain better negotiating terms
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- Union Ironclad Ship
- cut the travel time in half between NYC and Great Britain
- Won major battles at Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg
- South’s main source of income
- formed the Lowell Female Labor Reform Organization
- Assassin of Abraham Lincoln
- invented the telegraph & Morse code
- invented the mechanical reaper
- Thomas Jackson's Nickname
- U.S. President from Pennsylvania
- loyalty to a region
- invented the sewing machine
- U.S. President during the civil war
- staged a slave rebellion against slaveholders
- plan that thought if the "head" of the south could be cut off the south would die
- made farming in the Midwest easier
- the south leaving the north
- created to prevent slave rebellion; became stricter following Nat Turner’s rebellion
- This act allowed anybody to capture a runaway slave and return them to their owner
- Took control of the entire Union army
- An unfair opinion that is not true, but rather based on a person’s skin color or some other characteristic.
- supervisor on a plantation
- owned small 50-200 acre farms in the South
48 Clues: a loan • Union Capital • Union Ironclad Ship • Confederate Capital • loyalty to a region • made up of Nativists • Confederate President • Confederate Ironclad Ship • Thomas Jackson's Nickname • Upper South’s main product • supervisor on a plantation • Assassin of Abraham Lincoln • invented the sewing machine • the south leaving the north • South’s main source of income • ...
Us Civil War: Blue Project 2021-09-02
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- the cardinal direction which got little to no involvement in the U.S. Civil war; includes states like California.
- the first, and only, president of the C.S.A.
- the cardinal direction in which the Confederacy is located
- the North's main economic development, done in factories
- the capital of the C.S.A.
- a C.S.A general who fought in the battle of Bull Run, P.G.T. this last name.
- hotheaded Union general who also ran for president and lost
- the Union's name for the Battle of First Manassas (the Confederate name)
- the abbreviation for general
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- the straw that broke the South's back, in
- sometimes people would sit by and eat at a ______, two syllable word that rhymes with tick
- a *usually* organized fight between two or more countries
- the Republican Candidate for 1860
- the name of the fort at which the first battle occurred
- the last name of the guy who earned the nickname "Stonewall"
- the South's main economic development, another word for farming
- Union general from St. Louis, MO, who also became president.
- the last name of the best teacher who's ever taught the Civil War.
- the Union capital, without the word "Washington"
- the cardinal direction in which the Union is located
- the most common weapon of the era, still used today but much more advanced
21 Clues: the capital of the C.S.A. • the abbreviation for general • the Republican Candidate for 1860 • the straw that broke the South's back, in • the first, and only, president of the C.S.A. • the Union capital, without the word "Washington" • the cardinal direction in which the Union is located • the name of the fort at which the first battle occurred • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2014-05-29
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- To separate from the Union
- Where the Civil War began.
- The last name of a man who was a leader helping sleves.
- The North believed in a strong ___________ government.
- someone who is against slavery
- the crop that helped the agricultural economy grow
- The _______________ Slave Law stated that runaway slaves must be returned to their owners.
- the new areas of the country
- the type of economy in the South
- The president at the time of the Civil War.
- This started breaking up overy the issue of slavery.
- when people remain loyal to their area of the country
- The _______________ movement worked to abolish slavery.
- a war between two groups within a nation
- The South believed in a government ruled by the _________.
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- The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
- The southern states who wanted slavery
- The _________________ - Nebraska Act allowed settlers in territories to decide if they wanted slavery or not.
- The first name of a person who was a leader to help slaves.
- Lincoln felt this way about slavery.
- the state that first seceded.
- The _________________ railroad was set up to help slaves escape the South.
- taxes put on goods manufactured outside the country
- the owning of a person as property
- Congress tried to remain this way on the slavery issue.
- The type of economy in the North
- The party that supported Lincoln.
27 Clues: To separate from the Union • Where the Civil War began. • the new areas of the country • the state that first seceded. • someone who is against slavery • the type of economy in the South • The type of economy in the North • The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln • The party that supported Lincoln. • the owning of a person as property • Lincoln felt this way about slavery. • ...
England (1625-1798): A Journey through Monarchy, Revolution, and Empire 2024-02-22
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- Nicknamed "The Old Pretender"
- The Great Fire of London, while tragic, brought in new methods of _____
- Led a Dutch army to England to overthrow James II
- England's overseas expansion contributed to it's rise as a global _____
- The monarchy that began with the reign of James I
- George I's country of origin
- The field that benefitted the most from the Scieftific Revolution
- Took control of politics due to George I's lack of interest
- Struck London in 1664
- Known for "losing" the Americas
- Refused to back down from James Edward and took the throne
- overthrew an unpopular king without the civil war that accompanied the overtrefused Charles I
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- Driven by reasons like taxation, trade limits, and a desire for independence
- The faith of James II, the brother of Charles II
- Lord Protector of England
- The ideals of reason, liberty, and progress
- wife of William III and queen of England
- The 11 year period in which England did not have a king
- Tried by his subjects and found guilty after the civil war
- devasted and destroyed most of London in 1666
- Established in North America, the Caribbean, and India by England
- The book associated with King James
- The cause of death for the French king and queen
- a system of government set up by Parliament to include various territories
- Ended the war in 1783
25 Clues: Struck London in 1664 • Ended the war in 1783 • Lord Protector of England • George I's country of origin • Nicknamed "The Old Pretender" • Known for "losing" the Americas • The book associated with King James • wife of William III and queen of England • The ideals of reason, liberty, and progress • devasted and destroyed most of London in 1666 • ...
REVIEW 2025-12-17
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- President Andrew Jackson used the ____________________ system to reward supporters with United States government jobs.
- The principle of ___________________ sovereignty was an important part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
- During the late 1800s, most __________ voters in the South solidly supported the Democratic Party primarily because Democrats disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans.
- Harriet Beecher Stow wrote ____________________.
- ____________________ benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford.
- The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to resolve the issue of ____________________ in the territories US acquired from Mexico.
- The constitutional principle of ____________________ to break away from the Union was the main focus of the North–South conflicts that led to the Civil War.
- Implementation of the __________ Codes was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?
- A goal that was established at the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was achieved in 1920 by the adoption of national woman’s ___________________.
- 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.
- President ____________________ believed that secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the Union.
- Election of Abraham Lincoln as president led directly to the ____________________ of several Southern states from the Union.
- Violent Abolitionist, ____________________ ,was executed for his attack on Harper's Ferry.
- One reason the decision in ____________________ v. Sanford (1857) was so controversial is that it ruled that Congress had no power to limit slavery in the territories.
- Defenders of popular ____________________ believed that the right way to settle the question of slavery in the territories is to let the people who live there determine if their state is to be slave or free.
- The United States government is creating memorials along the ____________________ because it was the location of injustices against many Native American Indians.
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- President ____________________ expanded presidential powers by replacing many government workers with his supporters, vetoing the extention of US Bank, and refusing to enforce Worcester v. Georgia decision.
- who opposed slavery.
- The constitutional controversy that led directly to the start of the ____________________ concerned the right of states to secede from the Union.
- In the 1840s, President James K. Polk’s belief in Manifest Destiny led to a war with ____________________.
- The practice of slavery was officially ended in the United States with passage of the __________ Amendment.
- The common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution was to grant basic ___________ to formerly enslaved persons.
- In his First Inaugural Address, President Lincoln tried to convince ____________________ that he posed no threat to their way of life.
- In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because white settlers desired the land on which ____________________ lived.
- Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act contributed to the rise of ____________________ in the United States.
- During the 1840s, supporters of ____________________ favored acquiring Texas and California.
- As a result of the ____________________ Compromise (1820) the balance between free and slave states was maintained.
- _____________________ Proclamation freed the slaves in the Confederate States and prompted many freedmen to enlist in the U.S. army.
- As the Civil War began the North had greater military and ____________________ strength than the South.
- ____________________ was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America.
- 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 __________.
- ____________________ Convention supported the movement for women’s rights.
- Desire for full control of the port of ____________________ on the Mississippi River had the greatest influence on President Thomas Jefferson’s decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
- … 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.
- One major result of the __________’s victory in the Civil War was that the supremacy of the national government was upheld?
35 Clues: who opposed slavery. • Harriet Beecher Stow wrote ____________________. • ____________________ Convention supported the movement for women’s rights. • Violent Abolitionist, ____________________ ,was executed for his attack on Harper's Ferry. • During the 1840s, supporters of ____________________ favored acquiring Texas and California. • ...
The Civil War (A. Simeon) 2017-02-13
Start of WW2 2025-01-09
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- World wide economic disaster
- dictator of Japan
- ended WWI
- Mussolini promised the people of Italy he would return them to the glory of this empire
- German fighting tactic that means "lightning war"
- passed by Congress to keep us out of war
- this party won the civil war in Russia
- pacifying an aggressive country to prevent war
- dictator of the Soviet Union
- President Roosevelt called the Pearl Harbor attack "A day that will live in _____"
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- the U.S. would trade old destroyers for British military bases
- Germany printed too much money which made prices higher and the value of its money lower
- belligerent nations could buy supplies from the U.S. if they paid cash and came and got them
- dictator of Germany
- The United States would “lend” or “lease” war supplies to the countries the President selected
- Japan bombed this U.S. military base
- Hitler invaded this country to start WW2
- dictator of Italy
18 Clues: ended WWI • dictator of Japan • dictator of Italy • dictator of Germany • World wide economic disaster • dictator of the Soviet Union • Japan bombed this U.S. military base • this party won the civil war in Russia • Hitler invaded this country to start WW2 • passed by Congress to keep us out of war • pacifying an aggressive country to prevent war • ...
Chapter 16, 17,18 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-23
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- - covered or protected with iron
- - the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
- - a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group
- - that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- - military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory
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- - any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War
- - Laws, enacted in the former Confederate states after the American Civil War, that restricted the freedom of former slaves and were designed to assure white supremacy
- - the practice of requiring separate housing, education and other services for people of color
- - the remaking of the Southern United States, after it had lost its war of rebellion and slavery was ended
- - an important instrument to safeguard individual freedom against arbitrary executive power.
- - sovereign act of oblivion or forgetfulness (from Greek amnēsia) for past acts, granted by a government to persons who have been guilty of crimes
- - a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs
- - a person killed or injured in a war or accident
- - compulsory enrollment for service in a country's armed forces
- - a war between citizens of the same country
15 Clues: - covered or protected with iron • - a war between citizens of the same country • - a person killed or injured in a war or accident • - compulsory enrollment for service in a country's armed forces • - a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs • - a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group • ...
1970s Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-24
16 Clues: Pink Floyd • Bob Marley • David Bowie • The Ramones • Carole King • Equal Rights • Led Zeppelin • LGBTQ+ rights • Black Sabbath • Donna Summers • Lynyrd Skynyrd • Equality for Women • Parliament-Funkadelic • Concerns about pollution • Influenced Protest Music • President Richard Nixon’s resignation
james's crossword 2024-10-04
Across
- Slavery in disguise
- helps newly freed slaves
- The rival plan to lincoln's plan
- a war hero president
- The dude who assassinated Abe Lincoln
- Crops that are sold for money
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- Championed political reform
- Southerners who supported the republicans
- Lincoln offered this to white southerners
- A secret society of terroists
- The period after the civil war.
- Extreme
- Leading industry in the south
- Northerners who moved to the south
14 Clues: Extreme • Slavery in disguise • a war hero president • helps newly freed slaves • Championed political reform • A secret society of terroists • Leading industry in the south • Crops that are sold for money • The period after the civil war. • The rival plan to lincoln's plan • Northerners who moved to the south • The dude who assassinated Abe Lincoln • ...
Citizenship 2017-07-26
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- World War _____ was fought in the 1900s
- the Statue of Liberty is in New York _____
- a state that borders Mexico
- U.S. general during World War II who became President
- a new citizen promises to be _____ to the U.S.
- a state that borders Canada
- one power of the states
- one right in the First Amendment
- Abraham Lincoln freed the _____
- type of economic system in the U.S.
- _____ Wilson was President during World War I
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- number of years a President serves
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- change or addition to the Constitution
- branch of government reviews, explains, and interprets laws
- part of legislature with 435 members
- Martin _____ King fought for Civil Rights
- George _____ was the father of our country
- Number of U.S. Representatives depends on the state's _____
- part of legislature with 100 members
20 Clues: one power of the states • a state that borders Mexico • a state that borders Canada • Abraham Lincoln freed the _____ • one right in the First Amendment • number of years a President serves • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court • type of economic system in the U.S. • part of legislature with 435 members • part of legislature with 100 members • ...
Citizenship 2017-07-26
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- Abraham Lincoln freed the _____
- World War _____ was fought in the 1900s
- U.S. general during World War II who became President
- a state that borders Mexico
- change or addition to the Constitution
- Number of U.S. Representatives depends on the state's _____
- the Statue of Liberty is in New York _____
- one power of the states
- George _____ was the father of our country
- number of years a President serves
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- a new citizen promises to be _____ to the U.S.
- part of legislature with 100 members
- type of economic system in the U.S.
- _____ Wilson was President during World War I
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- branch of government reviews, explains, and interprets laws
- one right in the First Amendment
- a state that borders Canada
- part of legislature with 435 members
- Martin _____ King fought for Civil Rights
20 Clues: one power of the states • a state that borders Mexico • a state that borders Canada • Abraham Lincoln freed the _____ • one right in the First Amendment • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court • number of years a President serves • type of economic system in the U.S. • part of legislature with 100 members • part of legislature with 435 members • ...
Greek Civilization 2012-09-26
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- writer of tragedy
- Father of Geometry
- Dorian conquered Sparta and made inhabitants slaves or this
- formulated lines of longitude and latitude
- prominent during Homeric Age
- having human form or attributes
- Father of Philosophy
- Father of Medicine
- capital city of Crete
- taught Alexander
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- god of the sun, music, and medicine
- king of gods and man
- logical process of thinking
- fled from Alexander
- War civil war putting Greek against Greek
- League formed by Greek city-states to stop Persian attacks
- rival of Troy
- goddess of wisdom
- poet
- lovers of wisdom
- earliest center of civilization in the Aegean region
- considered true reality
- city-state
- wrote objective recording of Peloponnesian War
- under his leadership took, Athens took step toward democracy
- "Know Thyself"
26 Clues: poet • city-state • rival of Troy • "Know Thyself" • lovers of wisdom • taught Alexander • writer of tragedy • goddess of wisdom • Father of Geometry • Father of Medicine • fled from Alexander • king of gods and man • Father of Philosophy • capital city of Crete • considered true reality • logical process of thinking • prominent during Homeric Age • having human form or attributes • ...
APUSH 2023-05-15
Across
- replaced articles of confederation
- FDR's program to deal with the Great Depression
- robber barron who owned a railroad company
- great religious movement that happened twice
- purchase that greatly extended US territory
- conflict between Soviet Union and United States
- movement of people to California in search of gold
- amendment that granted citizenship to all people born in US
- novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- war conflict between Union and Confederacy
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- first president of United States
- the belief that the US must expand westward
- acts that taxed glass, paper, tea, and paint
- president during nullification crisis
- 1823, factory system where women to worked
- final major battle of revolutionary war
- author of expose, The Jungle
- Thomas Paine pamphlet
- line that established boarder after 7yrs war
- convention to discuss women's suffrage
20 Clues: Thomas Paine pamphlet • author of expose, The Jungle • first president of United States • replaced articles of confederation • president during nullification crisis • convention to discuss women's suffrage • novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe • final major battle of revolutionary war • robber barron who owned a railroad company • ...
AP United States History 2022-05-13
Across
- the Great Emancipator
- epidemic that Nancy Reagan is famous for ignoring
- took over as President following an assassination
- name of New Deal Program that helped control flooding in Tennessee
- Nixon's lesser known accomplishment
- hurricane that wiped out New Orleans
- one advantage for Confederates during the early stages of the Civil War; better _____
- main threat of the Cold War
- # of people who have held the presidency
- Cold War phenomenon won by US via the moon landing
- coalition of communist countries in the 20th century
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- ____ ____ center; 9/11
- Nixon's legacy
- name given to FDR's New Deal programs
- jefferson versus _______
- recent conservative who is said to have led a revolution
- Make America Great Again
- President #46
- unlucky family name; former President
- the President that led the US out of the Great Depression
20 Clues: President #46 • Nixon's legacy • the Great Emancipator • ____ ____ center; 9/11 • jefferson versus _______ • Make America Great Again • main threat of the Cold War • Nixon's lesser known accomplishment • hurricane that wiped out New Orleans • name given to FDR's New Deal programs • unlucky family name; former President • # of people who have held the presidency • ...
Manifest Destiny, Road to Civil War and Civil War 2025-04-10
Across
- This agreement was passed by Congress which admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
- This Act established popular sovereignty in 2 states which repealed the Compromise of 1850.
- The ______ Act was a law that gave out free land to settlers that migrated to the Midwest.
- The ______ is the name given to the farmers that created an alliance in support of the silver standard.
- This political party was created because they favored native born Americans over immigrants
- The South during the Civil War.
- This battle saw the deadliest single day in US History.
- This final battle saw the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and a Union victory.
- This political party wanted to prevent the expansion of slavery.
- This is the name given to the even where a Union general led forces through Georgia and devastated the land and cities in his path to the sea.
- The belief in the 1800‘s that the US was destined by God to expand across the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
- This politician gave the "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 convention in support of bimetalism and free silver coinage.
- "Uncle Tom's _______" was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described slavery from a slaves' perspective.
- Nickname given to African Americans that migrated to the Midwest during Manifest Destiny.
- This belief favored people born in America.
- This admitted California as a free state and banned the slave trade in Washington DC.
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- This event was a violent class between abolitionist and pro-slavery settlers and resulted in a divided state with 2 constitutions.
- The North during the Civil War.
- This was the nickname given to settlers that went to California in search of gold.
- This Supreme Court case had the decision which stated that people of African decent could not be American citizens and slavery could not be forbidden in federal territories.
- Personal _______ Laws were passed by Wisconsin and other Northern states to guarantee accused escaped slaves a jury trial.
- Secret network that helped enslaved people escape.
- Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with this address.
- This was the 2nd major battle in the Civil War. It was a major Union victory in the Western theater of the war in Tennessee.
- Conductor on the Underground Railroad.
- Fort/Mission in Texas that was the site of the attack on rebelling settlers by Spanish/Mexican forces.
- This required escaped slaves in the North to be sent back to their masters in the South when discovered.
- This battle saw 40,000+ casualties and was won by the Union. It was a major turning point in the war after the South lost so many troops.
- This abolitionist led a rebellion to seize the arsenal at Harper's Ferry to arm slaves for a rebellion.
- This political party wanted to increase the nations money supply, establish an 8 hour work day, and supported bimetalism.
- The _______ Purchase was signed between the US and Mexico which established the borders of the continental US.
- This battle had civilian American spectators from Washington DC where they enjoyed a picnic expecting a decisive Union victory.
- Rep. Preston Brooks resigned from Congress after he caned Charles ________ over the slavery debate.
- The Treaty of Guadalupe ________ ended the Texas Revolution with Mexico.
34 Clues: The North during the Civil War. • The South during the Civil War. • Conductor on the Underground Railroad. • This belief favored people born in America. • Secret network that helped enslaved people escape. • Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with this address. • This battle saw the deadliest single day in US History. • ...
Manifest Destiny, Road to Civil War and Civil War 2025-04-10
Across
- The ______ is the name given to the farmers that created an alliance in support of the silver standard.
- Nickname given to African Americans that migrated to the Midwest during Manifest Destiny.
- The ______ Act was a law that gave out free land to settlers that migrated to the Midwest.
- This political party wanted to increase the nations money supply, establish an 8 hour work day, and supported bimetalism.
- The belief in the 1800‘s that the US was destined by God to expand across the continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
- "Uncle Tom's _______" was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described slavery from a slaves' perspective.
- The South during the Civil War.
- Conductor on the Underground Railroad.
- This Act established popular sovereignty in 2 states which repealed the Compromise of 1850.
- The _______ Purchase was signed between the US and Mexico which established the borders of the continental US.
- This was the 2nd major battle in the Civil War. It was a major Union victory in the Western theater of the war in Tennessee.
- The Treaty of Guadalupe ________ ended the Texas Revolution with Mexico.
- This is the name given to the even where a Union general led forces through Georgia and devastated the land and cities in his path to the sea.
- This final battle saw the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and a Union victory.
Down
- This admitted California as a free state and banned the slave trade in Washington DC.
- Personal _______ Laws were passed by Wisconsin and other Northern states to guarantee accused escaped slaves a jury trial.
- This required escaped slaves in the North to be sent back to their masters in the South when discovered.
- This was the nickname given to settlers that went to California in search of gold.
- This Supreme Court case had the decision which stated that people of African decent could not be American citizens and slavery could not be forbidden in federal territories.
- Secret network that helped enslaved people escape.
- This battle had civilian American spectators from Washington DC where they enjoyed a picnic expecting a decisive Union victory.
- The North during the Civil War.
- This agreement was passed by Congress which admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
- This politician gave the "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 convention in support of bimetalism and free silver coinage.
- This event was a violent class between abolitionist and pro-slavery settlers and resulted in a divided state with 2 constitutions.
- This belief favored people born in America.
- This political party wanted to prevent the expansion of slavery.
- This abolitionist led a rebellion to seize the arsenal at Harper's Ferry to arm slaves for a rebellion.
- Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with this address.
- This political party was created because they favored native born Americans over immigrants
- This battle saw 40,000+ casualties and was won by the Union. It was a major turning point in the war after the South lost so many troops.
- Rep. Preston Brooks resigned from Congress after he caned Charles ________ over the slavery debate.
- This battle saw the deadliest single day in US History.
- Fort/Mission in Texas that was the site of the attack on rebelling settlers by Spanish/Mexican forces.
34 Clues: The North during the Civil War. • The South during the Civil War. • Conductor on the Underground Railroad. • This belief favored people born in America. • Secret network that helped enslaved people escape. • Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with this address. • This battle saw the deadliest single day in US History. • ...
Chapter 29 Review 2022-04-29
Across
- Which Civil Rights activist would have been adamantly opposed to violent self-defense practices (initials)
- federal government protects voting rights legislation
- This event dealt with the integration of schools in Arkansas
- Who is often attributed with “kicking off” the Civil Rights Movement after he/she refused to move to the colored section of a bus?
- type of segregation (ex. Jim Crow Laws)
- type of segregation (ex. "white flight" movement)
- similar to the apartheid in South Africa
- banned literacy test legislation
- This Supreme Court case overruled "separate but equal"
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- Which amendment ended the poll tax?
- Civil Rights activist who famously supported violent self-defense
- banned discrimination in employment legislation
- Organizations such as the SCLC, SNCC, and NAACP believed in these types of demonstrations.
- Making special efforts to hire and enroll groups that have suffered discrimination
- This peaceful protest involved people being seated in the "wrong" section in a restaurant
- established "separate but equal"
- Which war was often used to justify the Civil Rights Movement?
- location of a violent clash between protesters and police in AL
- defined as the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country
19 Clues: established "separate but equal" • banned literacy test legislation • Which amendment ended the poll tax? • type of segregation (ex. Jim Crow Laws) • similar to the apartheid in South Africa • banned discrimination in employment legislation • type of segregation (ex. "white flight" movement) • federal government protects voting rights legislation • ...
Walkout 2022-12-21
25 Clues: Jail • okay • Stop • Maybe • Get in • Take it • Be stong • A survey • A report • Knowlege • Calm down • A walkout • The media • The gangs • It is true • My daughter • A signiture • The campfire • Accompany me • The civil war • to get a degree • This is fantastic • Long live the race • An illiterate Person • Los Mexico-americanos
Crossword V3 Period 1 2019-07-06
Across
- aarde
- sluw
- civil war
- uitgestorven
- milieu
- onschuldig
- liever hebben
- lever
- logisch denkend
- nieuwsgierig
- betrouwbaar
- vol vertrouwen
- vrijgevig
- houding
- mogelijk maken
- eerlijk
Down
- streng
- ongeveer
- survivors
- pensioen
- vluchtelingen
- hazardous
- koppig
- jaloers
- veranderen
- ongeduldig
- begaafd
- slim
- ruzie zoekend
- lui
- toestaan
- ontleden
- peuter
- hongersnood
- verlegen
35 Clues: lui • sluw • slim • aarde • lever • streng • koppig • milieu • peuter • jaloers • begaafd • houding • eerlijk • ongeveer • pensioen • toestaan • ontleden • verlegen • survivors • hazardous • civil war • vrijgevig • veranderen • ongeduldig • onschuldig • betrouwbaar • hongersnood • uitgestorven • nieuwsgierig • vluchtelingen • liever hebben • ruzie zoekend • vol vertrouwen • mogelijk maken • logisch denkend
Crucigrama 2: "El Laberinto del Fauno" 2024-10-18
Across
- hourglass
- nurse
- to give birth
- guerrilla fighter
- throne
- pistol
- task
- Communism
- fantasy
- poison
- magical creature
- torture
- lullaby
- mountain
- cave
- three tasks/challenges
- soldier
- to be pregnant
- pain
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- repression
- underground kingdom
- crown
- disobedience
- innocence
- medicine
- death
- reality
- Fascism
- dagger
- magic
- obedience
- civil war
- bottle
- subjects
34 Clues: task • cave • pain • nurse • crown • death • magic • throne • pistol • poison • dagger • bottle • fantasy • reality • Fascism • torture • lullaby • soldier • medicine • mountain • subjects • hourglass • innocence • Communism • obedience • civil war • repression • disobedience • to give birth • to be pregnant • magical creature • guerrilla fighter • underground kingdom • three tasks/challenges
APUSH 5 2021-05-23
Across
- Whig slave holder. military general
- a compromise law in 1854 that suspended the Missouri Compromise
- Charles Sumner gave a two day speech on the Senate floor. He denounced the South for crimes against Kansas and singled out Senator Andrew Brooks of South Carolina. Brooks beat Sumner over the head with his cane..
- Proposal to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican War
- Lincoln 16th president
- killer of Abe Lincoln
- The General of the Confederate troops
- Laws or "codes" that limited blacks rights
- battle with bloodiest day of civil war
- notion that the sovereign people of a given territory should decide whether to allow slavery.
- return of escaped slaves to their owners.
- known for his march to the sea
Down
- In 1859, the militant abolitionist John Brown seized the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
- John Brown and followers murdered 5 pro-slavery settlers in Kansas
- winter of 1860-1861, when 7 southern states seceded in rapid succession.
- slavery permitted in missouri
- Supreme Court decision that stated blacks were not citizens
- Plan for civil war which emphasized the blockade of Southern ports
- A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory.
- An economic crash that arose due to the inflation caused gold
- Soil Party was against slavery in the new territories.
21 Clues: killer of Abe Lincoln • Lincoln 16th president • slavery permitted in missouri • known for his march to the sea • Whig slave holder. military general • The General of the Confederate troops • battle with bloodiest day of civil war • return of escaped slaves to their owners. • Laws or "codes" that limited blacks rights • Soil Party was against slavery in the new territories. • ...
7th grade final review 2021-06-03
Across
- the "battle" between the US and the USSR was called this because it never escalated to physical violence
- this was the side that won the Civil War
- this natural disaster happened in 1901 and almost completely wiped out an entire city
- where oil was first found in 1901
- the day the slaved were freed in Texas
- dictator of Germany
- the country the US "fought" with during the space race
- the first president of Texas
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- he is the Spanish explorer who was said to have explored the El Paso area, there is a statue of him at the airport
- this was the side that Texas fought on during the Civil War
- the most famous battle of the Texas Revolution; all the Texans fighting were killed including William Travis and James Bowie
- the president during WWII
- They replaced the Army after Sam Houston got rid of it
- the region of Texas that El Paso is a part of
- before he was assassinated in Dallas he promised to send men to the moon
- born on June 19th, 1985
- this product was invented to keep animals inside a specific location and keep wild animals like coyotes out
- the name of the first satellite launched into space
- this country lost both WWI and WWII
- this was the main reason why the Texans went to war with Mexico to gain their independence
20 Clues: dictator of Germany • born on June 19th, 1985 • the president during WWII • the first president of Texas • where oil was first found in 1901 • this country lost both WWI and WWII • the day the slaved were freed in Texas • this was the side that won the Civil War • the region of Texas that El Paso is a part of • the name of the first satellite launched into space • ...
Citizenship Exam 3 2024-01-10
Across
- One of the two political parties of the United States.
- The current president of the United States.
- This sets up the government for the United States.
- The name of the national anthem.
- The number of years that a senator serves.
- This is the capital of the United States.
- One of the two senators for Texas.
- He was president during the Great Depression.
- He was the first president of the United States and is known as the Father of the Country.
- The main concern of the United States during the Cold War.
- The group of people who lived in America before the Europeans arrived.
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- The name of the man who fought for civil rights.
- He was president during the Civil War.
- One of the reasons that the colonists rebelled against Great Britain.
- The number of senators each state has.
- One of the state that borders Mexico.
- One of the enemies of the United States during World War II.
- The number of amendments of the Constitution.
- The name of the ocean that is on the west coast.
- The number of stripes on the American flag.
- He is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- The name of the woman who fought for women's rights.
- The name of the territory that the United States bought from France in 1803.
23 Clues: The name of the national anthem. • One of the two senators for Texas. • One of the state that borders Mexico. • He was president during the Civil War. • The number of senators each state has. • This is the capital of the United States. • The number of years that a senator serves. • The current president of the United States. • The number of stripes on the American flag. • ...
PD 2025-01-02
Across
- / Special day of celebration or remembrance
- / Author of the Declaration of Independence and third U.S. president
- / Name of our nation, also known as the United States
- / Lincoln's proclamation that declared slaves in rebel states to be free
- / Ability to guide and direct others
- / War for American independence from Britain
- / Study of past events
- / President who led the nation during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- / Young Washington supposedly chopped it down and couldn't tell a lie about it
- / Site of famous Civil War battle and Lincoln's address
- / First president of the United States and commander of the Continental Army
- / Supreme law of the United States, written in 1787
- / Way citizens choose their representatives
- / Month when Presidents' Day is celebrated
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- / President's role as head of military forces
- / Government by the people, for the people
- / Process of choosing a president through voting
- / A country and its people
- / Leader of the United States
- / Person who loves and supports their country
- / Only president to serve more than two terms, led during Great Depression and WWII
- / Legislative branch of U.S. government
- / Men who established the United States
- / Freedom and independence
- / Official residence and workplace of the U.S. President
- / American conflict between the North and South (1861-1865)
- / Relating to the national government
27 Clues: / Study of past events • / A country and its people • / Freedom and independence • / Leader of the United States • / Ability to guide and direct others • / Relating to the national government • / Legislative branch of U.S. government • / Men who established the United States • / Government by the people, for the people • / Month when Presidents' Day is celebrated • ...
American History 2021-05-14
7 Clues: The president during that time • An author who was also an activist • The turning point of the civil war • This war took place from 1861-1865 • A major court case during this time • What was the main cause of the civil war • She was an activist that freed many slaves
lincoln assasination 2021-11-15
Across
- - the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
- -
- - the general who conducted military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman, major general of the Union Army.
- - the group government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, carrying on all the affairs of a separate government and conducting a major war until defeated in the spring of 1865.
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- - the position of the turning point battle of the civil war, deadliest one-day battle in American military history, showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater. It also gave President Abraham Lincoln the confidence to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation at a moment of strength rather than desperation.
- ironclad warship originally designed for use in shallow harbours and rivers to blockade the Confederate states in the American Civil War (1861–65).
- - a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- - was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. ... Merrimack was the first of six screw frigates (steam frigates powered by screw propellers) begun in 1854.
- - Also called the North or the United States, the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
9 Clues: - • - the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation. • - Also called the North or the United States, the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War. • ...
US Civil War Vocabulary 2022-10-05
Across
- - the state of nation before a war, for example a civil war like in the US.
- Institution - practice of keeping slaves
- Dream - the opportunity, for example a migrant or a regular american, in America to grow from sort of rags to riches and use the free market to make their way up the corporate ladder and do great achievements, in less words anything can be achieved in the US.
- - owner of a plantation, overlooks the plantation
- - free market economic system, private ownership
Down
- - being freed from slavery
- with the Wind - movie regarding the civil war the terrors experienced, the confederacy, the pity in the South post civil war
- Fathers - someone behind the institution, originating it. In the case of the US, it was Ben Franklin, John Adams, George Washington, Alexander Hamiltn and others.
- Hierarchy - consists of the King, who would own everything, then would pass on to the second tier of noblemen, then the knights and the rest of the population would come.
- - separating a nation or society based on one factor in public services, such as schools, public transport, hospitals and other estates
- - making decision for others, instead of them taking their own responsibility in their own lives
11 Clues: - being freed from slavery • Institution - practice of keeping slaves • - free market economic system, private ownership • - owner of a plantation, overlooks the plantation • - the state of nation before a war, for example a civil war like in the US. • - making decision for others, instead of them taking their own responsibility in their own lives • ...
Florida 2017-05-11
Across
- How many Seminole Wars were there
- Who was Fort Taylor named after
- Where is Fort Taylor located
- What was the only major battle fought during the Civil War
- What is Florida's State animal
- What is Florida's State reptile
- What is Florida's State freshwater fish
- Who was Florida's first governor
- What is Florida's State flower
- What is Florida's State bird
- What is Florida's State beverage
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- What war was also know as the "Red stick war"
- Who established the first colony in Florida
- What was fought between the U.S. and Seminoles
- What was Fort Jefferson used for
- What battle was fought by a body of water
- What supported the economy of Middle Florida
- What is Florida's State tree
- What is Florida's State butterfly
- What month did Florida become part of the U.S.
20 Clues: Where is Fort Taylor located • What is Florida's State tree • What is Florida's State bird • What is Florida's State animal • What is Florida's State flower • Who was Fort Taylor named after • What is Florida's State reptile • What was Fort Jefferson used for • Who was Florida's first governor • What is Florida's State beverage • How many Seminole Wars were there • ...
james's crossword 2024-10-04
Across
- Slavery in disguise
- helps newly freed slaves
- The rival plan to lincoln's plan
- a war hero president
- The dude who assassinated Abe Lincoln
- Crops that are sold for money
Down
- Championed political reform
- Southerners who supported the republicans
- Lincoln offered this to white southerners
- A secret society of terroists
- The period after the civil war.
- Extreme
- Leading industry in the south
- Northerners who moved to the south
14 Clues: Extreme • Slavery in disguise • a war hero president • helps newly freed slaves • Championed political reform • A secret society of terroists • Leading industry in the south • Crops that are sold for money • The period after the civil war. • The rival plan to lincoln's plan • Northerners who moved to the south • The dude who assassinated Abe Lincoln • ...
Freedom Crossword 2023-03-11
Across
- the separating of people by race
- to not be maintained or owned
- equal protection under the law for all
- freed all slaves in America
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- the idea of owning someone
- The name of the southern states during the Civil War
- an abolitionist and clergyman from the 19th century
- when the southern states fought the northern ones over slavery
- the name of the northern states during the Civil War
9 Clues: the idea of owning someone • freed all slaves in America • to not be maintained or owned • the separating of people by race • equal protection under the law for all • an abolitionist and clergyman from the 19th century • The name of the southern states during the Civil War • the name of the northern states during the Civil War • ...
Reconstruction Review Part I 2024-03-20
Across
- Amendment that gave the right to vote to Black Men
- Republicans that fought to change the South
- Era after the Civil War
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- Group/Bureau that gave help after the Civil War
- Amendment that freed enslaved people
- Amendment that gave citizenship
- The process to try and throw out an elected person
- Senator that was a Radical Republican and got beat with a cane in Congress
- President after Lincoln (last name)
9 Clues: Era after the Civil War • Amendment that gave citizenship • President after Lincoln (last name) • Amendment that freed enslaved people • Republicans that fought to change the South • Group/Bureau that gave help after the Civil War • Amendment that gave the right to vote to Black Men • The process to try and throw out an elected person • ...
7th Grade Crossword 2020-12-16
Across
- not at war so they are at...
- money collected to from citizens
- switching products, or a product for money
- type of war with the people in a country
- Another country
- Jamaica sends bananas to Japan.
- money collected when trading
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- inside your country
- America buys iPhones from China.
- an adversary
- a plan to spend money
- banning a country from trade
- friends
- paper signed as a contract between countries
14 Clues: friends • an adversary • Another country • inside your country • a plan to spend money • not at war so they are at... • banning a country from trade • money collected when trading • Jamaica sends bananas to Japan. • America buys iPhones from China. • money collected to from citizens • type of war with the people in a country • switching products, or a product for money • ...
Unit 6 Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-25
Across
- two deepwater ports in Georgia where ships were built; both were extremely important to the United States during World War II
- The largest war in history; conflict extended into Europe, Africa, Asia, and both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
- first elected lieutenant governor of Georgia; GA. Supreme Court ruled he would be governor after Talmadge’s death
- Georgia provided more for World War I than any other state; included Fort McPherson, Camp Gordon, Camp Benning, and Camp Stewart
- disenfranchising tactic allowing only whites to vote in primary elections
- Progressive Georgia governor who supported the end of the white primary & ended the poll tax
- Atlanta mayor known as civil right advocate & brought major league sports to Atlanta
- Atlanta mayor known as a civil rights advocate & brought aviation to the city
- a sustained period of American economic decline; lasted from 1929 until the mid-1940s. U.S. entry into World War II led to the end of the Great Depression
- a three-term governor of Georgia who served in the 1930s and 1940s; Georgia governor campaigned to return white primary; his death began the three governor controversy
- known at the time as the Great War, this war was largely fought in Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia; Georgia contributed more than 100,000 men and women to the war effort
- president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945; governed the nation during both the Great Depression and World War II.. After contracting polio in 1921, he returned to the state, this time to visit Warm Springs, where he hoped the waters would restore him to health
- Act allowing the U.S. to send supplies and military equipment to allied countries
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- New Deal program designed to help bring electricity to rural areas
- naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, prompting the United States’ entry into World War II
- former governor of Georgia and U.S. senator. He was known for working to strengthen national defense as well as for opposing civil rights
- felt he had right to be governor in 1946; later became governor in special election of 1948
- series of laws enacted by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the Great Depression, aimed at rebuilding the American economy
- New Deal program that hired young, unemployed, unmarried men to work on public works projects
- B-29 bomber factory in Marietta
- New Deal program that provided retirement and unemployment insurance for taxpayers
- three men had legitimate claim to position as Georgia governor; Three Governor’s Controversy
- New Deal program that paid farmers not to grow crops to increase price of agricultural products
- a period of little or no rainfall; a widespread drought in the United States during the 1930s created the Dust Bowl in parts of the Midwest and West
- a beetle that feeds on flowers and cotton buds; not native to the United States, it proved disastrous to cotton producers in the American Southeast, including those in Georgia, during the Great Depression
25 Clues: B-29 bomber factory in Marietta • New Deal program designed to help bring electricity to rural areas • disenfranchising tactic allowing only whites to vote in primary elections • Atlanta mayor known as a civil rights advocate & brought aviation to the city • Act allowing the U.S. to send supplies and military equipment to allied countries • ...
Civil War 2022-05-25
7 Clues: ProSlavery • Antislavery • Nurses and Spy´s • the battle that ended the Civil War • A weapon you used during the Civil War • Missouri Kentucky West Virigina Maryland • Who did the Union allowed to join the Union Army
Civil war 2021-03-18
Across
- President during the Civil War
- Fought the North
- Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln
- Battle of Bull ___
- This state was home to Richmond, one of the capitals of the Confederacy
Down
- Where did the Civil War began
- First state to leave the Union
- Jefferson Davis was president of this southern government
8 Clues: Fought the North • Battle of Bull ___ • Where did the Civil War began • First state to leave the Union • President during the Civil War • Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln • Jefferson Davis was president of this southern government • This state was home to Richmond, one of the capitals of the Confederacy
