civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Weapons Crossword 2024-03-26

Civil War Weapons Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. .38 caliber, 9 rounds Alternative to revolver, Had to manually align the magazine
  2. called for intense drilling of the unit, with particular emphasis on moving as one cohesive unit to outmaneuver the enemy
  3. 20 shots per chain, Easily jams
  4. This rifle is a predecessor of the modern semi-automatic rifle, as the “collapsing-toggle action”
  5. would harass the enemy while the main army got into line formation
  6. First rifle to use a metallic cartridge magazine system
  7. creates a thick smoke that obscures vision.
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  1. The infantry would march together in one of three formations
  2. invented the Cotton Gin & interchangeable parts
  3. 2 pounds 14 ounces 13.25 inches .44 Caliber, 6 shots
  4. used in most ammunition today
  5. The most widely used weapon by the U.S. Army in the Civil War
  6. .48 caliber, 9 rounds, A bullet in every hole, rotates after firing, There is always one round pointed directly at you
  7. came first, still used in small caliber today
  8. .27 caliber, 6 shots, Brass Knuckles, knife and gun all in one!
  9. .38 caliber, 24 barrels, Have to manually rotate, Load it once, be safe all week!
  10. 6 shots per Cylinder, 48 total, Removable cylinders, Extremely heavy, impractical
  11. 10.5 pounds, 58.5 inches, .71 inch musket balls
  12. 2 pounds 11 ounces 14 inches .44 Caliber, 6 shots

19 Clues: used in most ammunition today • 20 shots per chain, Easily jams • creates a thick smoke that obscures vision. • came first, still used in small caliber today • invented the Cotton Gin & interchangeable parts • 10.5 pounds, 58.5 inches, .71 inch musket balls • 2 pounds 11 ounces 14 inches .44 Caliber, 6 shots • 2 pounds 14 ounces 13.25 inches .44 Caliber, 6 shots • ...

Pre Civil War Vocabulary 2024-04-02

Pre Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Political party formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery.
  2. Supreme Court chief justice who wrote the majority opinion in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford.
  3. Compromise introduced in 1861 that might have prevented secession.
  4. A system in which issues are decided by the citizenry or voters.
  5. Abolitionist; author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  6. Series of laws intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states.
  7. law that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery.
  8. Confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union.
  9. 1856 Supreme Court case in which a slave, Dred Scott sued for his freedom; The court ruled against Scott.
  10. Illinois Republican who ran against Stephen Douglas in 1858 for the Senate.
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  1. 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained by the War with Mexico.
  2. John Brown led the raid on the Federal arsenal in Virginia, in hopes of starting a slave revolt, captured in 1859 during an antislavery revolt.
  3. law meant to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves.
  4. First President of the Confederate States of America.
  5. Novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that showed slavery as brutal and immoral.
  6. To withdraw.
  7. Idea that the states have certain rights that the federal government cannot override.
  8. Political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
  9. Illinois senator who backed the Compromise of 1850

19 Clues: To withdraw. • Abolitionist; author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. • Illinois senator who backed the Compromise of 1850 • First President of the Confederate States of America. • Political party formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery. • law meant to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves. • Political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery. • ...

7th grade crossword tucker 2024-01-22

7th grade crossword tucker crossword puzzle
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  1. which state sarted a war with mexico
  2. what was used by the north to send supplies across the country
  3. what team won last years superbowl
  4. what team is tuckers favorite team
  5. what team has the most superbowls in the nfc north
  6. who won the civil war
  7. which team does von miller play for
  8. which state left the union first
  9. what nfl team is in minnesota
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  1. where was the first shots fired that started the war
  2. what team does aj brown play for
  3. where did john brown attempt to steal guns
  4. who invented the cotton
  5. what yellow team has 6 superbowls
  6. what team is the only blue team left in the playoffs
  7. what was a major factor in starting the war

16 Clues: who won the civil war • who invented the cotton • what nfl team is in minnesota • what team does aj brown play for • which state left the union first • what yellow team has 6 superbowls • what team won last years superbowl • what team is tuckers favorite team • which team does von miller play for • which state sarted a war with mexico • ...

toward the civil war 2017-05-16

toward the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. –a person who is killed because of their religious beliefs or other beliefs
  2. –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible
  3. matter dealt within a text
  4. of interests to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or pretty distinctions at the expense of general well being.
  5. –formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.
  6. –a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country person or group
  7. Sovereignty- the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
  8. ruffians –pro slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas territory
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  1. person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution.
  2. war-a war between citizens of the same country
  3. –withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  4. – control or maintain the rate or speed (a machine or process) so that it operates properly
  5. –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent
  6. to be right or reasonable
  7. rights- the rights and powers held by individual us states rather than by the federal government.
  8. argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
  9. –certain to happen unavoidable
  10. –a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after another.
  11. –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste

19 Clues: to be right or reasonable • matter dealt within a text • –certain to happen unavoidable • war-a war between citizens of the same country • –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent • –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible • argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. • –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste • ...

Moving to Civil War 2022-02-02

Moving to Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. president who had never voted in his life
  2. the political party which died around 1852
  3. was sent in to take Harpers' Ferry back
  4. state called "Bleeding"
  5. party also called the Know-Nothing Party
  6. proviso would ban slavery in the Mex. Cession
  7. had a series of debates with Lincoln
  8. helped about 300 slaves escape
  9. the state that was created in 1820 for balance
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  1. wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
  2. new president when Taylor died
  3. he lost the election of 1848 due to Van Buren
  4. became a free state in 1850
  5. won in 1852 but dropped by his party in 1856
  6. he created compromises
  7. party formed in Michigan in 1854
  8. a president who suggested 36 30 in new lands
  9. a slave who sued for his freedom but lost
  10. first Republican to run for president

19 Clues: he created compromises • state called "Bleeding" • became a free state in 1850 • new president when Taylor died • helped about 300 slaves escape • wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin • party formed in Michigan in 1854 • had a series of debates with Lincoln • first Republican to run for president • was sent in to take Harpers' Ferry back • party also called the Know-Nothing Party • ...

Civil War Generals (Confederate) 2025-10-20

Civil War Generals (Confederate) crossword puzzle
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  1. Good at division level, not so good at army command (Hint: in the Western Theatre)
  2. Known as "Lee's bad old man"
  3. Called "the most hated man in the Confederacy"
  4. McClellan's men believed that this general always hit them harder because McClellan's wife broke off her engagement to him
  5. Convinced he would receive the best terms if he surrendered his position on July 4
  6. At the war's outset, he was the general most admired by Jefferson Davis
  7. Pulled off 1864's "Great Beefsteak Raid"
  8. A U.S. general called him "the greatest cavalry officer ever foaled in America."
  9. Considered a dismal failure in his first combat assignment, in Western Virginia (he got better)
  10. Most-feared CSA cavalry leader in the West
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  1. First Confederate general captured (at Gettysburg)
  2. Even after he married her, this general absent-mindedly would refer to his wife as "Mrs. Brown"
  3. Supposedly the only officer whom Robert E. Lee would address by his first name
  4. Promoted to general after Gettysburg, but known for his artillery leadership there
  5. Shot by his own men in the Wilderness
  6. Highest-ranking officer in the CSA
  7. First CSA general KIA
  8. A cynic would say that his greatest contribution to the cause was getting wounded at Fair Oaks/Seven Pines
  9. As the old Jim Croce song would say, this rebel Lothario "learned a lesson 'bout messin' with the wife of a jealous man."
  10. This general's wartime nickname can also refer to hiding the truth

20 Clues: First CSA general KIA • Known as "Lee's bad old man" • Highest-ranking officer in the CSA • Shot by his own men in the Wilderness • Pulled off 1864's "Great Beefsteak Raid" • Most-feared CSA cavalry leader in the West • Called "the most hated man in the Confederacy" • First Confederate general captured (at Gettysburg) • ...

U.S. Presidents - Noel 2015-02-05

U.S. Presidents - Noel crossword puzzle
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  1. Served non-consecutive terms
  2. President during 9/11
  3. First African American president
  4. Believed in "Peace Through Strength"
  5. First President of the USA
  6. Served as President and Chief Justice
  7. President curing 1929 stock market crash
  8. Last Whig president
  9. Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
  10. Youngest President to be elected
  11. Led Union Army to Victory in Civil War
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  1. Only president to have a Ph.D.
  2. Remained a bachelor forever
  3. A Five star World War II General
  4. First President to win the Nobel Peace Prize
  5. Second president of the USA
  6. first predecessor
  7. Involved with Lewinsky Scandal
  8. Only President to Resign

19 Clues: first predecessor • Last Whig president • President during 9/11 • Only President to Resign • First President of the USA • Remained a bachelor forever • Second president of the USA • Served non-consecutive terms • Only president to have a Ph.D. • Involved with Lewinsky Scandal • A Five star World War II General • First African American president • Youngest President to be elected • ...

toward the civil war 2017-05-16

toward the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. matter dealt within a text
  2. –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible
  3. person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution.
  4. war-a war between citizens of the same country
  5. –withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  6. of interests to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or pretty distinctions at the expense of general well being.
  7. –a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country person or group
  8. – control or maintain the rate or speed (a machine or process) so that it operates properly
  9. rights- the rights and powers held by individual us states rather than by the federal government.
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  1. Sovereignty- the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
  2. to be right or reasonable
  3. –certain to happen unavoidable
  4. –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent
  5. –a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after another.
  6. –formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.
  7. argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
  8. ruffians –pro slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas territory
  9. –a person who is killed because of their religious beliefs or other beliefs
  10. –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste

19 Clues: to be right or reasonable • matter dealt within a text • –certain to happen unavoidable • war-a war between citizens of the same country • –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent • –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible • argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. • –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste • ...

Civil War Part 1 2025-02-10

Civil War Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. of Antietam,
  2. Alabama.
  3. Davis,
  4. Sumter,
  5. Diplomacy,
  6. Plan,
  7. B. McClellan,
  8. Stephens,
  9. of Fredericksburg,
  10. Battle of Bull Run,
  11. Compromise,
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  1. S. Grant,
  2. South,
  3. C. Breckinridge,
  4. Bell,
  5. Jackson,
  6. Scott,
  7. States,
  8. Ferry,
  9. E. Lee,
  10. Affair,

21 Clues: Bell, • Plan, • South, • Davis, • Scott, • Ferry, • Sumter, • States, • E. Lee, • Affair, • Alabama. • Jackson, • S. Grant, • Stephens, • Diplomacy, • Compromise, • of Antietam, • B. McClellan, • C. Breckinridge, • of Fredericksburg, • Battle of Bull Run,

Lead to civil war 2025-10-21

Lead to civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. A cabin that slaves would stay at during the underground railroad.
  2. Complete ownership over another person.
  3. The war that allowed the US to have the land it has today.
  4. people paid to get escaped slaves.
  5. Southern and north people killing each other cause they went to vote to be a free or slave state.
  6. The product that made the rate of slaves go up.
  7. The route slaves took to escape and go north.
  8. The act of nullify something.
  9. Withdrawing from something formally.
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  1. A law passed that allowed people to catch run away slaves.
  2. Kansas and Nebraska are allowed to vote to be a free or slave state.
  3. One of the first abolitionist almost 60 years before the civil war.
  4. The act when Missouri is a slave state and Maines a free state.
  5. The act to end slavery.
  6. When slaves are viewed and examined to be sold.
  7. Escaped slave that went back to rescue other slaves.
  8. The legal process of being set free.
  9. Known as the great compromiser (ended up failing.)
  10. The machine that lead to less work needed for cotton.
  11. the act of nullifying something.

20 Clues: The act to end slavery. • The act of nullify something. • the act of nullifying something. • people paid to get escaped slaves. • The legal process of being set free. • Withdrawing from something formally. • Complete ownership over another person. • The route slaves took to escape and go north. • When slaves are viewed and examined to be sold. • ...

8.4 Civil War Homefront 2025-10-27

8.4 Civil War Homefront crossword puzzle
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  1. A primary tool used by surgeons to cut through bone.
  2. Deadly post-operative infection that was a "true terror" in makeshift hospitals.
  3. The Union navy's action that choked off Southern trade and caused shortages.
  4. Appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses (Dorothea ___).
  5. Surgical removal of a limb, common during the war.
  6. The soft, heavy bullet that shattered bone, making amputation necessary.
  7. Substances like chloroform and ether used to prevent pain during surgery.
  8. Trailblazing nurse known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" (Clara ___).
  9. Richmond socialite who ran a massive spy ring for the Union (Elizabeth Van ___).
  10. Poet who served as a volunteer nurse in Washington D.C. hospitals (Walt ___).
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  1. Term for a Confederate guerrilla fighter, often found in Missouri.
  2. Mississippi city where residents were forced to live in caves during a 47-day siege.
  3. The economic problem of rapidly rising prices and plummeting currency value.
  4. Type of conflict fought against civilian resources and morale, not just armies.
  5. Notorious Confederate guerrilla leader who led a raid on Lawrence, Kansas.
  6. The 1863 protest in Richmond led by starving women demanding food.
  7. A medical advancement involving sorting patients by the urgency of their wounds.
  8. The Union's paper currency, not backed by gold, which led to rising prices.
  9. This plant's seeds were roasted as a coffee substitute.

19 Clues: Surgical removal of a limb, common during the war. • A primary tool used by surgeons to cut through bone. • Appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses (Dorothea ___). • This plant's seeds were roasted as a coffee substitute. • Term for a Confederate guerrilla fighter, often found in Missouri. • The 1863 protest in Richmond led by starving women demanding food. • ...

Allison's Spelling List (week 13) 2016-12-14

Allison's Spelling List (week 13) crossword puzzle
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  1. I'm going to __________ my pumpkin to look like a cat!
  2. Two of the same!
  3. the north side in the civil war was called the __________
  4. not animal that have does, but a greeting in a letter
  5. We were all amazed at the spectacular show so we just __________
  6. We only had one candy bar so we __________
  7. Kids of different races used to go to different schools, it was called
  8. I __________ wear my clothes
  9. Please be __________ and don't break anything!
  10. I have my hat, gloves, skis and poles. I have all my __________ to go ski!
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  1. not here, it's over __________
  2. My __________ could be a friend, classmate or kids my age
  3. To get from one floor to the next we use these
  4. the south side in the civil war was called the __________
  5. The work I do is very important part of my __________
  6. The X marks the spot on the map __________ we are
  7. This animal comes in brown, black and even panda
  8. The water touches the beach is called this
  9. not the front but the back, the __________

19 Clues: Two of the same! • I __________ wear my clothes • not here, it's over __________ • We only had one candy bar so we __________ • The water touches the beach is called this • not the front but the back, the __________ • To get from one floor to the next we use these • Please be __________ and don't break anything! • This animal comes in brown, black and even panda • ...

ryan bush 2021-05-04

ryan bush crossword puzzle
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  1. civil war
  2. Fields Training fields for Air Service and Army
  3. Certificates sold to pay for the war.
  4. First European to map the coast of texas
  5. Mexico gained independance
  6. The alamo was built
  7. spindal top
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  1. Love for one's country
  2. Depression Period when business activity slows
  3. Texas joined the usa as the 28th state
  4. A limited portion or allowance of food
  5. for Americans to move to the west.
  6. texas gained independence
  7. Texas gained independence
  8. killed by his own men when exploring texas.
  9. the nation's military

16 Clues: civil war • spindal top • The alamo was built • the nation's military • Love for one's country • texas gained independence • Texas gained independence • Mexico gained independance • for Americans to move to the west. • Certificates sold to pay for the war. • Texas joined the usa as the 28th state • A limited portion or allowance of food • First European to map the coast of texas • ...

Unit 7 Crossword 2020-04-03

Unit 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg and memory of the Union Soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.
  2. a person who flees or tries to escape ( for example, from slavery).
  3. laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
  4. a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
  5. a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color, or because the person was once a slave.
  6. an agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state.
  7. an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring slaves in the Confederate states are to be free.
  8. the right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether he or she is being imprisoned lawfully.
  9. the United States as one nation United under a single government. During the Civil War “The Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North
  10. the period after the Civil War in which southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union.
  11. A proposal made in 1846 to prohibit slavery in the territory added to the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War.
  12. a series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas who are candidates in the Illinois race for the U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue.
  13. another name for the Confederate States of America made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union.
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  1. a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the law.
  2. a Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African-Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
  3. laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the south after the Civil War.
  4. the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens especially. equal treatment under the law
  5. a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to the Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant.
  6. The agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a free state. these agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the slave trade in Washington,D.C., and creating a stronger fugitive slave law.
  7. an Act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
  8. Bureau an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans.

21 Clues: a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country. • a person who flees or tries to escape ( for example, from slavery). • laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the south after the Civil War. • the period after the Civil War in which southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union. • ...

SS8H6 Civil War and Reconstruction 1 2017-04-25

SS8H6 Civil War and Reconstruction 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. private Southern ships that attempted to “break” the Union blockade
  2. infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.
  3. document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union
  4. the belief that a state’s sovereignty is more important that that of the national government.
  5. Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River
  6. Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States
  7. the act of making legally null and void
  8. gave African-Americans United States citizenship.
  9. ended slavery in the United States.
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  1. sixty-nine African-Americans served as delegates to Georgia’s constitutional convention or served
  2. election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency
  3. Reconstruction period where Congress took responsibility for bringing the South back into the Union.
  4. gave African-American men the right to vote
  5. compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union
  6. Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia

15 Clues: ended slavery in the United States. • the act of making legally null and void • gave African-American men the right to vote • gave African-Americans United States citizenship. • Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia • private Southern ships that attempted to “break” the Union blockade • ...

WK25Crossword 2024-02-22

WK25Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The collection of the Southern States the left the Union
  2. a system used in the United States for electing the President and Vice President.
  3. Amendments are proposed by _____/thirds of the vote of both houses
  4. One goal of Reconstruction was the ________of the northern and southern states.
  5. one goal of Reconstruction
  6. total number of Amendments
  7. _______ Amendment mandates that electors designate their choice for president and vice president separately.
  8. one goal of Reconstruction
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  1. _______ Amendment prohibits federal courts from hearing cases in which a state is sued by an individual from another state or another country
  2. Amendments are passed with a _____ quarters of the vote from both houses
  3. The process in which a proposed amendment ispassed and added to the constitution
  4. a period in American history following the Civil War that aimed to rebuild the nation, particularly the South, and address the social, economic, and political aftermath of the war.
  5. Freeing of the American Slaves
  6. An add-on to the Consitution
  7. one major cause of the Civil War
  8. a major armed conflict in the United States fought between 1861 and 1865,between the Northern and Southern states.

16 Clues: one goal of Reconstruction • total number of Amendments • one goal of Reconstruction • An add-on to the Consitution • Freeing of the American Slaves • one major cause of the Civil War • The collection of the Southern States the left the Union • Amendments are proposed by _____/thirds of the vote of both houses • ...

Global Current Events by Andi Hegel 2025-05-17

Global Current Events by Andi Hegel crossword puzzle
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  1. African country in the east suffering from a Rwanda-backed rebellion
  2. Major humanitarian crisis country in 2025, focus of IRC’s Emergency Watchlist
  3. The world’s most pressing issue, according to a 2025 Ipsos poll, after unemployment and poverty
  4. Global issue: rising financial and political _______ (per Ipsos April 2025)
  5. Major Asian power in a tense rivalry with the US over Taiwan and the South China Sea
  6. African country facing ongoing civil war and humanitarian crisis in 2025
  7. Southeast Asian nation enduring a prolonged civil war
  8. Iranian network of nonstate proxies degraded in recent Middle East escalation
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  1. Caribbean nation experiencing gang takeover and near-war conditions
  2. Middle Eastern territory devastated by conflict after October 2023
  3. Country where Islamist rebels toppled the Assad family’s long dictatorship
  4. South American bloc that signed a significant trade deal with the EU in 2025
  5. US President who began a second term in 2025, issuing many executive orders
  6. Asian country that triggered a global rice price surge by imposing export restrictions after a drop in domestic production
  7. European country still resisting Russian assault in 2025
  8. Country where Al-Shabaab carried out over 120 attacks in 2024

16 Clues: Southeast Asian nation enduring a prolonged civil war • European country still resisting Russian assault in 2025 • Country where Al-Shabaab carried out over 120 attacks in 2024 • Middle Eastern territory devastated by conflict after October 2023 • Caribbean nation experiencing gang takeover and near-war conditions • ...

Kasha & Brayden's Social Crossword 2013-12-04

Kasha & Brayden's Social Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The _____ compromise of 1821- allowed Maine to enter the union as a slave state.
  2. The first African American Supreme Court judge
  3. The ______ boycott lasted 385 days in an attempt to change policy on the busses
  4. ______ burning- Members of the Ku Klux Klan ambushed and killed organizers of an attempt to register blacks so they could vote
  5. During the reconstruction Southerners had their right to have ______ ______ reduced.
  6. _____ liberals would oppose slavery in principle
  7. A proclamation issued by President Lincoln during the civil war
  8. Chief Justice Roger B Tawney's ruling meant that slaves were not protected under the American ________
  9. The _____ Party, founded in 1856, opposed slavery.
  10. ____ of civil rights based on race
  11. In Amendment 13 slavery was _____
  12. On February 26 1869 African Americans gained the right to_______
  13. South Carolina decided to _____ from the states when a certain persodent was elected
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  1. A reverend famous for his involvement in the civil rights movement, desired to make America color-blind. (Last name)
  2. Unlike emanicipation, the freeing of specific slaves
  3. The _______ Ordinance banned slavery in the region North of the Ohio River
  4. Slave transported to non-slave territory, returned, and brought case of freedom to court
  5. How many states formed the confederacy?
  6. The enforced separation of blacks in the United States
  7. First black president of the USA
  8. ____ Parks refused to relinquish her to seat to a white person on a bus
  9. A period of time after the South was defeated in the Civil War, in which it was prepared for readmission into the Union.
  10. This agreement, in 1850, took place at the height of North/South tension, due to the new states added in the Southwest.
  11. South Carolina Senator ______ brought forth the principle of nullification
  12. His inauguration prompted the Southern states to secede.
  13. This Act was designed to overcome local loopholes impinging on enforecement of desegregation laws
  14. The Little Rock _____
  15. Took slaves on trip to New England states and freed them there
  16. African Americans were regarded as ____,not people
  17. Special laws were passed along the theory of "_____ but equal."

30 Clues: The Little Rock _____ • First black president of the USA • In Amendment 13 slavery was _____ • ____ of civil rights based on race • How many states formed the confederacy? • The first African American Supreme Court judge • _____ liberals would oppose slavery in principle • African Americans were regarded as ____,not people • ...

(Easy) Period 7-8 Terms 2025-04-14

(Easy) Period 7-8 Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. - Bomb dropped on Japan on August 9, 1945
  2. Rights Movement - Crucial social movement with the focus of establishing equal rights for African Americans.
  3. Luther King- Most famous civil rights leader associated with peace keeping protests.
  4. Protest - non-violent form of resistance which is a powerful tool for political expression.
  5. Robinson - First African American Baseball player in the MLB.
  6. Race - Race between the Soviets and the United States to see who should go to space first.
  7. Parks - Known for her role in the civil rights movement, mostly for her part in starting the Montgomery bus boycott.
  8. War - military conflict aimed to prevent the spread of communism in Vietnam.
  9. Depression - Global Economic struggle seen globally from 1929-1939.
  10. Rights Act- Legislation that made it illegal to treat people unfairly due to their race.
  11. War - was an ongoing political rivalry between the Soviet Union and USA and their respective allies that developed after WW2.
  12. “I have a dream” Speech - Speech associated with civil rights at the March on Washington in 1963.
  13. Boom - A huge increase in the number of babies born after WW2.
  14. D. Roosevelt - Important U.S. President known for his “New Deal” Policies and serving 4 presidential terms.
  15. - Global Conflict caused by militarism, alliances, nationalism , and the assaination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary Franz Ferdinand.
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  1. - Bomb dropped on Japan on August 6, 1945
  2. Armstrong - First man on the moon.
  3. - Economic System in which a society is based on merit and private ownership used by societies like the United States.
  4. Harbor - December 7, 1941. Important event that resulted in U.S. involvement in WW2.
  5. F. Kennedy - President known for his cooperation in the civil rights movement and his assaination in Dallas, Texas.
  6. - Economic philosophy popularised by influencers like Karl Marx which advocates for a society which is all publicly owned and each individual is paid by their abilities and needs.
  7. - Suburban towns known for their low prices and uniform production.
  8. - The ban of the production of alcohol in the U.S.
  9. Rights Act - banned discrimination in public places.
  10. - military alliance between the United States and Western europe.

25 Clues: Armstrong - First man on the moon. • - Bomb dropped on Japan on August 6, 1945 • - Bomb dropped on Japan on August 9, 1945 • - The ban of the production of alcohol in the U.S. • Rights Act - banned discrimination in public places. • Robinson - First African American Baseball player in the MLB. • Boom - A huge increase in the number of babies born after WW2. • ...

Standard 2 2023-05-04

Standard 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. phrase frequently used by Southern politicians and authors prior to the American Civil War, indicating the economic and political importance of cotton production
  2. bank war
  3. system
  4. Act of 1854
  5. United States foreign policy position
  6. acquisition of the territory of Louisiana
  7. conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
  8. 1850
  9. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight
  10. convention
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  1. Rebellion
  2. Destiney
  3. forced displacement of tribes
  4. commonly shortened to the KKK
  5. Jacksonian
  6. 13th Amendment
  7. required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
  8. revolution
  9. restricted black people's right to own property

19 Clues: 1850 • system • Destiney • bank war • Rebellion • Jacksonian • revolution • convention • Act of 1854 • 13th Amendment • forced displacement of tribes • commonly shortened to the KKK • United States foreign policy position • acquisition of the territory of Louisiana • restricted black people's right to own property • the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight • ...

finalquiz2xcrosswordlabs 2022-11-03

finalquiz2xcrosswordlabs crossword puzzle
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  1. production of electricity by water
  2. Elton John classic ' Candle in the _____'
  3. pilgrimage town of or for 'Indio' couples
  4. ' Buhay Pinoy ' song's message or theme
  5. subscriptions , IDs , energy and leases are
  6. could be Pakitan's frenemy in many ways as they share a cultural heritage
  7. iconic mural of the tragedy of the Spanish civil war
  8. Pinatubo's power sourcei
  9. Tolstoy's masterpiece
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  1. taken with a grain of ... , mined
  2. birthplace of Ben&Jerry's
  3. generic star
  4. American democratic socialist senator
  5. in tandem with family and arms
  6. there is in jazz , in dance , in cooking ; observed in physics
  7. energy cell
  8. patron saint of childless couples
  9. Gandhi's civil disobedience movement

18 Clues: generic star • energy cell • Tolstoy's masterpiece • Pinatubo's power sourcei • birthplace of Ben&Jerry's • in tandem with family and arms • taken with a grain of ... , mined • patron saint of childless couples • production of electricity by water • Gandhi's civil disobedience movement • American democratic socialist senator • ' Buhay Pinoy ' song's message or theme • ...

Week 3 Vocab 2016-01-12

Week 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. states of America, states that still used enslavement
  2. gin, a machine that separates the cotton fibers from its seeds
  3. amendment, abolished slavery
  4. loncoln, sixteenth president of the united states
  5. removal of the official in office
  6. a person who favors the abolition of a practice
  7. sovereignty, a document that held that individual states should decide whether slavery was to be permited
  8. davis, president of confederate states of America during civil war
  9. jure segregation, system that provides separate faculties for minority groups
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  1. the transformation of the united states after the civil war
  2. bureau, government agency to aid freedmen
  3. amendment, equal rights and protection for former slaves
  4. crow laws, state and local laws that enforced racial segregation
  5. republican, faction of American politition within the second republican party
  6. amendment, stops government from denying citizenship and right to vote based off race
  7. of 1850, a package of five separate bills
  8. klux klan, anti immigration group
  9. Johnson, seventeenth president of the united states
  10. scott v samford, a landmark decision that said any African could not be a American citizen

19 Clues: amendment, abolished slavery • removal of the official in office • klux klan, anti immigration group • bureau, government agency to aid freedmen • of 1850, a package of five separate bills • a person who favors the abolition of a practice • loncoln, sixteenth president of the united states • Johnson, seventeenth president of the united states • ...

The World, and Canada (by Ethen) 2018-11-30

The World, and Canada (by Ethen) crossword puzzle
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  1. It speaks French.
  2. Where pizza comes from.
  3. This provinces capital city is Toronto.
  4. Made colonies in the Americas, and where English came from.
  5. South europe, is hot here, The Sparta civilization started here.
  6. The Fort McMurray Fire was here, Calgary is here.
  7. A civil war is happening, some people in our class come from here
  8. Huge country, also cold and where the song "Moskau" came from.
  9. The most people are in this country,We had a legend about this country.
  10. There is also a civil war here, A lot of people in our class are also from here.
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  1. This is where kangaroos are from, The out back, and it's also an island.
  2. They speak spanish, biggest spanish speaking country (not spain)
  3. The Eiffel tower is here.
  4. New territory in Canada, Really cold and north.
  5. One of the first civilizations were here, and it also has The Nile river.
  6. Biggest country in south america.
  7. It's below Canada.
  8. 2nd biggest population, in south asia.
  9. Smallest province, is one island

19 Clues: It speaks French. • It's below Canada. • Where pizza comes from. • The Eiffel tower is here. • Smallest province, is one island • Biggest country in south america. • 2nd biggest population, in south asia. • This provinces capital city is Toronto. • New territory in Canada, Really cold and north. • The Fort McMurray Fire was here, Calgary is here. • ...

The English Civil War Approaches 2013-03-18

The English Civil War Approaches crossword puzzle
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  1. The king of war fought between two sides in the same country
  2. This man was the second Stuart monarch and James' son
  3. This belief in Kings led to many arguments
  4. Charles was desperate to raise lots of this
  5. The side who fought against the King on the side of Parliament
  6. Charles only asked for advice from these people
  7. Charles fought against this country in 1625...and lost!
  8. The number of years Charles locked his paliament out
  9. The Royalists in the Civil War supported who?
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  1. A famous artist who painted portraits for Charles
  2. A group of people who helped the King make decisions
  3. Where Charles fought against in 1640 and lost.
  4. The religion of Charles' wife called Henriette Maria
  5. The group of very strict Protestants
  6. Charles did this to five of his MPs when they questioned him.
  7. This is the common way of saying 'Member of Parliament'
  8. The 'money' that Charles made everyone in the country pay towards keeping the navy updated

17 Clues: The group of very strict Protestants • This belief in Kings led to many arguments • Charles was desperate to raise lots of this • The Royalists in the Civil War supported who? • Where Charles fought against in 1640 and lost. • Charles only asked for advice from these people • A famous artist who painted portraits for Charles • ...

1862 to 1863 2018-03-05

1862 to 1863 crossword puzzle
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  1. Bloodiest single day battle in American history
  2. Major southern port on the Mississippi River
  3. Army general who captured New Orleans
  4. Massive defeat for the US as it attempted to attack uphill at Lee's army
  5. Presidential order issued by Lincoln to make the Civil War about slavery
  6. US general who was fired after failing to win at Antietam
  7. Jackson Lee's best general, who was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville
  8. the number of slaves actually freed by the Emancipation Proclamation
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  1. Lee's greatest victory over the Union Army
  2. Approximate number of casualties suffered at Gettysburg
  3. Union general whose army was surprised by Jackson and almost destroyed
  4. Largest battle of the Civil War, lasting three days
  5. Lee's final failed assault during the Battle of Gettysburg
  6. Union general who defeated Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg
  7. CSA general who defeated multiple Union generals in 1862 to 1863
  8. Commander of the US Army at the Battle of Fredericksburg
  9. Navy admiral who captured New Orleans

17 Clues: Army general who captured New Orleans • Navy admiral who captured New Orleans • Lee's greatest victory over the Union Army • Major southern port on the Mississippi River • Bloodiest single day battle in American history • Largest battle of the Civil War, lasting three days • Approximate number of casualties suffered at Gettysburg • ...

Great Fire of London Crossword 2025-07-03

Great Fire of London Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. How many days the fire lasted. (4)
  2. Henry VIII's first wife. (9)
  3. Guy _____ was one of the gunpowder plotters. (6)
  4. The building the gunpowder plotters tried to blow up. (10)
  5. The nickname for the parliamentarian army during the English Civil War was the R______. (10)
  6. The Pope is the head of this church. (8)
  7. King at the time of the fire. (7)
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  1. Surname of the architect who redesigned London after the fire. (4)
  2. Lord Protector of England from 1653 to 1658. (8)
  3. St _____ Cathedral was destroyed in the fire. (5)
  4. WAR When two sides within the same country fight one another. (5,3)
  5. Henry VIII's only son.
  6. The Gunpowder Plot attempted to blow up this king in 1605. (5)
  7. England converted from Catholic to this religion. (10)
  8. The street where the fire started. (7,4)
  9. Houses were rebuilt using this material after the fire. (5)
  10. The number of wives Henry VIII had. (3)

17 Clues: Henry VIII's only son. • Henry VIII's first wife. (9) • King at the time of the fire. (7) • How many days the fire lasted. (4) • The number of wives Henry VIII had. (3) • The street where the fire started. (7,4) • The Pope is the head of this church. (8) • Lord Protector of England from 1653 to 1658. (8) • Guy _____ was one of the gunpowder plotters. (6) • ...

SPELLING HOMOGRAPHS 2024-01-30

SPELLING HOMOGRAPHS crossword puzzle
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  1. TO LOOK UP INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING
  2. THE PERSON DOING SOMETHING IN A SENTENCE
  3. PERMISSION TO DO SOMETHING
  4. A BATTLE IN WAR
  5. A REASON FOR NOT DOING SOMETHING
  6. WHAT IT IS ABOUT
  7. MAKING SOMETHING BUIG SMALLER
  8. TO PULL SOMETHING OUT
  9. A WORD FOR TRASH OR NOT TO DO SOMETHING
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  1. TO PUT SOMETHING INSIDE SOMETHING ELSE
  2. A SOLDIER IN THE SOUTH IN THE CIVIL WAR
  3. AN ARGUEMENT
  4. A GIFT ON CHRISTMAS
  5. TO BOYCOTT AGAINST SOMETHING
  6. ABLE TO CARRY ELECTRICITY
  7. THE PLACE TO ENTER A BUILDING
  8. FAMOUS PEOPLE SIGN THESE
  9. SIXTY SECONDS
  10. A REGION WITH LESS THAN 10 INCHES OF RAIN A YEAR

19 Clues: AN ARGUEMENT • SIXTY SECONDS • A BATTLE IN WAR • WHAT IT IS ABOUT • A GIFT ON CHRISTMAS • TO PULL SOMETHING OUT • FAMOUS PEOPLE SIGN THESE • ABLE TO CARRY ELECTRICITY • PERMISSION TO DO SOMETHING • TO BOYCOTT AGAINST SOMETHING • THE PLACE TO ENTER A BUILDING • MAKING SOMETHING BUIG SMALLER • A REASON FOR NOT DOING SOMETHING • TO PUT SOMETHING INSIDE SOMETHING ELSE • ...

Warfare through time 2025-02-13

Warfare through time crossword puzzle
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  1. : 1815 battle that defeated Napoleon
  2. : soldier on horse
  3. : soldier on foot
  4. : long-range weapon that needs arrows
  5. : era characterized by factory production
  6. : battle where Scottish schiltrons were defeated
  7. : defensive digs during World War I
  8. : Medieval and Early Modern dense equilateral formation
  9. : Middle Eastern country invaded in 2003
  10. : English Civil War battle
  11. : upgrade to gun allowing bullet to spin and be quicker
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  1. : battle where British cavalry was defeated by Russian cannons.
  2. : hitting the side of an army
  3. : cannon
  4. : the army and air force working together
  5. : atomic
  6. : building where mechanized production happens
  7. : armored car with big gun
  8. : bombing of London

19 Clues: : cannon • : atomic • : soldier on foot • : soldier on horse • : bombing of London • : armored car with big gun • : English Civil War battle • : hitting the side of an army • : defensive digs during World War I • : 1815 battle that defeated Napoleon • : long-range weapon that needs arrows • : Middle Eastern country invaded in 2003 • : the army and air force working together • ...

April 10 Crossword 2018-02-07

April 10 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Another name for the Union's army
  2. Leader of the most trained Confederate corps that was at the battle of Shiloh (2 words)
  3. State in which Shiloh is located
  4. Cautious second-in-command of the Confederate forces at Shiloh
  5. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War so far
  6. Timberclad Gunboat used by the Union at Shiloh (2 words)
  7. The only Confederate Brigadier General to lead a corps at Shiloh (3 words)
  8. Union General at Shiloh (2 words)
  9. Union Brigadier General that lead around 50 cannons against the Confederates at Shiloh (2 words)
  10. Army lead by Johnston at Shiloh
  11. Union General who's reputation bloomed after Shiloh
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  1. Most important commander of either side to die in combat (2 words)
  2. Name of a creek near Pittsburg
  3. Amount of casualties from the battle of Shiloh
  4. Army lead by Buell at Shiloh
  5. President of the Confederate States of America (2 words)
  6. Converted merchant ship used by the Union at Shiloh (2 words)
  7. Most common rifle type used by both sides in the Civil War
  8. Union defensive line that was held for seven hours (2 words)

19 Clues: Army lead by Buell at Shiloh • Name of a creek near Pittsburg • Army lead by Johnston at Shiloh • State in which Shiloh is located • Another name for the Union's army • Union General at Shiloh (2 words) • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War so far • Amount of casualties from the battle of Shiloh • Union General who's reputation bloomed after Shiloh • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-11-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The war that was waged from 1861-1865
  2. Term the southerners used for the northerners
  3. Costliest battle of the Civil war
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  1. General who led the most disastrous charge of the war
  2. was One of the largest-scale battles of the Civil war
  3. the Last name of the most influential general of the union
  4. last name of the Commander and chief of the Confederate troops

7 Clues: Costliest battle of the Civil war • The war that was waged from 1861-1865 • Term the southerners used for the northerners • General who led the most disastrous charge of the war • was One of the largest-scale battles of the Civil war • the Last name of the most influential general of the union • last name of the Commander and chief of the Confederate troops

The Start of the Civil War 2022-04-25

The Start of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The capital of the Confederacy based in Virginia.
  2. It's not talking about a New York baseball team.
  3. One of the countrys that relied on Southern Cotton
  4. One of the four border states and had the Union Capital located in it.
  5. To free someone from slavery.
  6. one of the Generals of the Confederacy Army.
  7. one of the four border states and controlled parts of the Ohio River.
  8. The Bloodiest single-day of fighting in the civil war.
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  1. A type of ship that was coated in iron.
  2. One of the four border states and controlled parts of the Mississippi River.
  3. The first official battle of the Civil War.
  4. One of the Generals of the Union Army, with an interesting first name.
  5. One of the countrys that relied on Southern Cotton
  6. President of the Union.
  7. President of the Confederacy.
  8. The attack plan of the Union and named after a snake.
  9. It's not talking about the group that fought against the Empire in Star Wars.
  10. One of the four border states and close to the Union city Philadelphia.

18 Clues: President of the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • To free someone from slavery. • A type of ship that was coated in iron. • The first official battle of the Civil War. • one of the Generals of the Confederacy Army. • It's not talking about a New York baseball team. • The capital of the Confederacy based in Virginia. • ...

Chapter 15 - RECONSTRUCTION 2020-03-15

Chapter 15 - RECONSTRUCTION crossword puzzle
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  1. The ________ amendment guaranteed citizens the right to vote regardless of race
  2. Was formed to provide assistance to newly freed slaves
  3. When a person farmed land that he didn't own, and got to keep a portion of the crops
  4. What white southerners called the Radical Republicans who moved to the South
  5. The cartoonist who brought down Boss Tweed
  6. Indictment by the House of Representatives
  7. Lincoln's vice president who took office upon Lincoln's assassination
  8. What Southern Radicals were called by other southerners
  9. Attempted to regulate the conduct of the former slaves
  10. Extremists who wore white robes and hoods to intimidate blacks
Down
  1. The ________ amendment granted blacks full citizenship
  2. The national government's attempt to rebuild the South after the Civil War
  3. The ________ amendment prohibited slavery
  4. The paper money that Congress issued at the beginning of the Civil War
  5. The Republican president that followed Grant
  6. A corrupt political organization headed up by Boss Tweed
  7. The Military Reconstruction Act imposed military _______ upon the South

17 Clues: The ________ amendment prohibited slavery • The cartoonist who brought down Boss Tweed • Indictment by the House of Representatives • The Republican president that followed Grant • The ________ amendment granted blacks full citizenship • Was formed to provide assistance to newly freed slaves • Attempted to regulate the conduct of the former slaves • ...

6th Grade Vocabulary Lesson 20 2024-03-05

6th Grade Vocabulary Lesson 20 crossword puzzle
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  1. a suggested plan of action
  2. preserve or honor the memory of
  3. made up of various parts
  4. process which involves breaking or peeling rocks in layers
  5. finding which prime numbers multiply together to make the original number
  6. the southern states that seceded from the U.S. prior to the Civil War
  7. devoted to a task or purpose
  8. a process by which rocks are broken down by forces of nature
  9. running water creating a channel in the ground
Down
  1. settle by agreeing to give a part of what each demands
  2. process of being carried away by natural processes, such as wind and running water
  3. eroded rock fragments are set down in a new location
  4. the act of withdrawing from being a member of a group or federation
  5. form in the mind; think up
  6. whole numbers and their opposites
  7. the northern states of the United States that did not secede prior to the Civil War
  8. quality of being divisible or able to be divided

17 Clues: made up of various parts • a suggested plan of action • form in the mind; think up • devoted to a task or purpose • preserve or honor the memory of • whole numbers and their opposites • running water creating a channel in the ground • quality of being divisible or able to be divided • eroded rock fragments are set down in a new location • ...

Project 2: History ERA Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-20

Project 2: History ERA Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The countries with the most power around the world
  2. stripped the civil rights of the people who were of Japanese ancestry
  3. The Leader of Germany during WW2
  4. Equipment that could pick up incoming enemy aircrafts
  5. He led the Soviet Union during World War 2
  6. The date that World War 2 ends
  7. Oversaw the end of World War 2 and approved the use of the atomic bomb
Down
  1. The date that World War 2 begins
  2. The only president elected four times
  3. Japan bombs this location with atomic bombs
  4. The date that Japan bombs pearl harbor
  5. To be freed
  6. The date that Norway is invaded by Germany
  7. The allied invasion of Normandy
  8. A nuclear weapon used on Japanese cities after Pearl Harbor

15 Clues: To be freed • The date that World War 2 ends • The allied invasion of Normandy • The date that World War 2 begins • The Leader of Germany during WW2 • The only president elected four times • The date that Japan bombs pearl harbor • The date that Norway is invaded by Germany • He led the Soviet Union during World War 2 • Japan bombs this location with atomic bombs • ...

Unit Nine Part Two Review 2024-05-16

Unit Nine Part Two Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Leader of Al Qaeda, responsible for the 9/11 attacks, was located and killed by Navy Seals in 2011 (2 words/no spaces)
  2. Civil Rights activist that refused to give up her seat sparking a city wide bus boycott
  3. 1964 act that called for an end to a number of racial injustices (3 words/no spaces)
  4. City where nine high school students were the first to integrate into an all white high school despite the need for military escorts due to threats of violence against them (2 words/no spaces)
  5. City that had the largest civil rights protest in US History in August 1963
  6. Civil Rights activist who was a WWII veteran who received a full military funeral following his assassination in 1963
  7. Location of the bus boycott that led the Supreme Court to forbid discrimination in public transportation
  8. Corrupted government of Afghanistan who were harboring Al Qaeda and committing terrorist attacks on their own people
  9. Attorney who assisted with the Brown Supreme Court decision and later became the first African American Supreme Court Justice
  10. Civil Rights Activist who helped led the Selma March who was ultimately beaten and arrested for his involvement
  11. Individuals who bought bus tickets and attempted to promote integration by riding across the south only to be met with violence and arrests (2 words/no spaces)
  12. President who helped bring about the end of the Cold War, known as the "Great Communicator"
  13. City where four A&T students staged a sit-in at a Woolworth's lunch counter leading to nationwide sit-ins and the integration of lunch counters across the country
Down
  1. 1965 act that helped register black Americans to vote and which outlawed literacy tests for voters (3 words/no spaces)
  2. Reagan gave a famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate asking Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" (2 words/no spaces)
  3. Movement that pushed for the equality of people of all races (2 words/no spaces)
  4. Leader of Iraq during the Gulf War, was ultimately captured, put on trial, and executed for crimes against humanity in 2006
  5. Pastor who became one of the most famous civil rights activists in the US, gave the I Have a Dream speech in 1963
  6. One of the four planes hijacked on 9/11 flew into this building that houses the US Department of Defense
  7. 15 year old who refused to give up her bus seat inspiring Rosa Parks to do the same
  8. Two of the four planes hijacked on 9/11 were flown into two of the ___ ____ ____ buildings in New York City (3 words/no spaces)
  9. Code named operation of the massive military assault on Iraq during the Gulf War (2 words/no spaces)
  10. Military conflict caused by Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, lasted only a matter of hours (2 words/no spaces)
  11. In 1993, terrorists committed a _____ attack on the World Trade Center that caused destruction and loss of lives, but thankfully not as much as they had hoped
  12. Civil Rights activist who differed from Martin Luther King Jr's peaceful protest approach instead promoting whatever means necessary (2 words/no spaces)
  13. Leader of the USSR who met with Reagan several times during Reagan's presidency and helped bring about the end of the Cold War
  14. ______ v. Board of Education overthrew the Plessy v. Ferguson decision ruling that separate is inherently unequal

27 Clues: City that had the largest civil rights protest in US History in August 1963 • Movement that pushed for the equality of people of all races (2 words/no spaces) • 15 year old who refused to give up her bus seat inspiring Rosa Parks to do the same • 1964 act that called for an end to a number of racial injustices (3 words/no spaces) • ...

US History Chapter 14: The Civil War and Reconstruction 1848-1877 pp.268-272 2018-12-04

US History Chapter 14: The Civil War and Reconstruction 1848-1877 pp.268-272 crossword puzzle
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  1. The ___ Amendment made freedmen citizens of the US and attempted to safeguard their civil rights including the right to vote.
  2. Greedy Northern politicians who went South to gain power and influence for themselves were called ___
  3. The ____ had split into Radicals and Conservatives.
  4. The ___ Amendment prohibited the states from denying the right to vote because of race, color, etc.
  5. The ___ Bureau was set up by the federal govt. to provide relief for blacks and whites who lost everything in the war.
  6. The Ku Klux ___ was a secret society known for its violence and cruelty to freedmen.
  7. Some 600,000 Americans died in the ___ War.
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  1. 18th US President
  2. The new state governments in the South adopted laws known as black __ which restricted black civil rights and kept them from voting.
  3. Actor John Wilkes ___ shot Lincoln in the head.
  4. The ____ Amendment outlawed slavery.
  5. The ___ Era was the difficult task of rebuilding the Union and would take many years to complete.
  6. Johnson became the first President to be ___ though he wasn't removed from office.
  7. 17th US President

14 Clues: 18th US President • 17th US President • The ____ Amendment outlawed slavery. • Some 600,000 Americans died in the ___ War. • Actor John Wilkes ___ shot Lincoln in the head. • The ____ had split into Radicals and Conservatives. • Johnson became the first President to be ___ though he wasn't removed from office. • ...

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-05

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans
  2. justified in terms of profitability.
  3. group in Congress who believed that the South would not be completely rebuilt until freedman were granted the full rights of citizenship
  4. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
  5. individuals who have been displaced from their homes due to various reasons – such as war, persecution, or natural disasters – but who remain loyal to their home country or region
  6. the payment made to an employee for a specific period, mostly hourly or daily.
  7. the period of time after the Civil War in which Southern States were rebuilt and brought back into the Union a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States
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  1. a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the law
  2. laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
  3. laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War
  4. the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens, especially equal treatment under all law
  5. a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color,or because the person was once a slave
  6. release from captivity, confinement, or slavery.
  7. how laborers and employers work together
  8. the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
  9. situations in which laborers offer their skills, services, and time for a minimal amount of money or no payments
  10. to solve or end a problem

17 Clues: to solve or end a problem • justified in terms of profitability. • how laborers and employers work together • release from captivity, confinement, or slavery. • the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others. • the payment made to an employee for a specific period, mostly hourly or daily. • ...

events leading up to the civil war 2020-06-04

events leading up to the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. the act of a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them
  2. president during civil war
  3. cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority
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  1. nate turner caused this in 1831
  2. what did henry clay and Stephen Douglas come up with?
  3. the battle that started the civil war
  4. the war that started in 1861
  5. a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding

8 Clues: president during civil war • the war that started in 1861 • nate turner caused this in 1831 • the battle that started the civil war • what did henry clay and Stephen Douglas come up with? • a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding • cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority • ...

group 3 2025-05-20

group 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. 1964 law that ended segregation and banned job discrimination
  2. What gave President Johnson the power to use force in Vietnam without Congress declaring war Tonkin ____
  3. The major 1968 surprise attack by the Viet Cong shocked Americans during the Vietnam War
  4. What 1962 event almost led to nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
  5. Where did Dr. King give his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963
  6. The government said one thing about the Vietnam War, but reporters showed something else. This created a ___ ___
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  1. Henry David Thoreau wrote “___ Disobedience” to argue that unfair laws should be broken
  2. President Lyndon B. Johnson’s plan to end poverty and improve life for all Americans
  3. What 1963 protests in an Alabama city showed violent racism on TV and shocked the nation
  4. What civil rights group, founded in 1909, helped fight legal battles for equality
  5. What group rode buses into the South to challenge segregation laws in the early 1960s
  6. The Supreme Court ruled in ___ v. Board of Education that school segregation was unconstitutional
  7. What failed invasion of Cuba by U.S.-backed forces embarrassed the Kennedy administration
  8. Marches, speeches, sit-ins, and other acts done to speak out against unfairness is ___ offensive

14 Clues: 1964 law that ended segregation and banned job discrimination • Where did Dr. King give his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 • What 1962 event almost led to nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union • What civil rights group, founded in 1909, helped fight legal battles for equality • ...

Grant vs. Lee/Civil War Battles 2021-02-24

Grant vs. Lee/Civil War Battles crossword puzzle
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  1. This was the first modern naval battle between ships made of steel but it ended up being a draw with neither side truly winning.
  2. I fought for the Confederacy and my native Virginia and became the most successful tactical battlefield commander in the Civil War
  3. I decided to fight for the Union and ended the war as leader of the Union's forces accepting the South's Surrender at Appomattox Court House
  4. The battle at this New Mexico pass was a decisive loss for the Confederacy in 1862 during the New Mexico Campaign
  5. Robert E. Lee became a calvary commander in 1855 after being appointed by Jefferson ______, the future president of the CSA
  6. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern _____ during the Civil War that was very successful under him.
  7. Robert E. Lee and his army were held in a siege in this town for a long time from 1864-1865 by Grant
  8. I was not pardoned by this president before he died but I was given my rights back posthumously
  9. _____Jackson was the righthand man to Robert E. Lee before he was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville
  10. We both went to this military college called ______Point famous for its military officers
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  1. This last Confederate fort on the Mississippi was taken by Ulysses S. Grant in 1863 and was an important part of the Anaconda Plan
  2. After the war ended, I oversaw Reconstruction before running for president and serving 2 terms in office.
  3. This crushing defeat for the Confederacy was a turning point of the war and a major error for Robert E. Lee in Pennsylvania in 1863
  4. Neither Lee nor Grant were there for this famous first land battle of the Civil War in July 1861 called ____Run
  5. This famous battle in Maryland in 1862 was a draw for my troops and I but we were driven out of the North so many saw it as a loss despite the North taking more casualties and declaring the Emancipation Proclamation.
  6. We both served under this General during the Mexican-American War who created the Anaconda Plan, Winfield ______
  7. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at ________ Court House in 1865
  8. This battle was a major victory for Ulysses S. Grant despite being surprised by the Confederates and almost defeated in April 1862
  9. After returning home, I served as president of Washington College before dying of Heart disease in 1870. My family which is descended from George Washington also owned the land where the Arlington National Cemetery stands today.

19 Clues: We both went to this military college called ______Point famous for its military officers • I was not pardoned by this president before he died but I was given my rights back posthumously • Robert E. Lee and his army were held in a siege in this town for a long time from 1864-1865 by Grant • ...

Chapter 3 Review 2020-12-10

Chapter 3 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. American colonists who stayed loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as Tories, Royalists, or King's Men at the time.
  2. Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
  3. of Correspondence, American colonies' first institution for maintaining communication with one another.
  4. Continental Congress, A meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America which united in the American Revolutionary War.
  5. Act, An act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents).
  6. of Independence, The pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776
  7. A small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War, which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey.
  8. Massacre, A confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston.
  9. Forge, Functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War
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  1. Jefferson, American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
  2. Those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution and declared the United States of America as an independent nation in July 1776.
  3. George III, King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820.
  4. Sense, A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
  5. Acts, Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.
  6. Civilian colonists who independently organized to form militia companies self-trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War.
  7. Law, The imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to a temporary emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory
  8. Tea Party, American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773.
  9. Acts, Refers to a series of British acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 relating to the British colonies in America.
  10. Adams, American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
  11. Branch Petition, Adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, and signed on July 8 in a final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America.

20 Clues: Act, An act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents). • Acts, Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. • of Correspondence, American colonies' first institution for maintaining communication with one another. • ...

Russian Revolution Timeline 2016-04-20

Russian Revolution Timeline crossword puzzle
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  1. He is murdered on December 17 1916.
  2. Lenin return from exile and arrives somewhere via a sealed train
  3. Lenin suffers second stroke in what month
  4. The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party meeting in which the Party splits into two factions.What faction is the majority?
  5. The last holdout of the Provisional Government.
  6. It is also called March Revolution if following the Gregorian calender.
  7. He became ruler of Russia after Czar Alexander III
  8. In December 30th a union is established
  9. When did the Russian civil war begins
  10. The Bolshevik Party new name.
  11. His brother Alexander Ulyanov,is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III
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  1. Lenin was exiled to where for three years
  2. What happen to Czar Nicholas II and his family on July 17
  3. When did the Russian civil war ended
  4. The Bolsheviks take over Petrograd.
  5. The successor of Lenin
  6. What attempt leaves Lenin seriously wounded
  7. The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party meeting in which the Party splits into two factions.What faction is the minority?
  8. Lenin suffers what in May 26

19 Clues: The successor of Lenin • Lenin suffers what in May 26 • The Bolshevik Party new name. • He is murdered on December 17 1916. • The Bolsheviks take over Petrograd. • When did the Russian civil war ended • When did the Russian civil war begins • In December 30th a union is established • Lenin was exiled to where for three years • Lenin suffers second stroke in what month • ...

African Wars Crossword - Eleanor Bertrand 2024-05-21

African Wars Crossword - Eleanor Bertrand crossword puzzle
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  1. War of 1977-1978, A war that was a result of the invasion of Somali by Tanzanian troops and was fought over border regions
  2. Diamond, Diamonds sold in a war zone to fund conflict
  3. stands for Tigray People's Liberation Front
  4. Syndrome refers to the United States's fear of interfering in global conflicts after the result of the Battle of Mogadishu
  5. Stands for United Task Force & was an operation in Somalia to provide humanitarian aid/relief
  6. Without Borders is a Humanitarian response to the Nigerian Civil War and was first known as the Joint Church Aid
  7. Shibir, Ethiopian Red Terror Campaign that was used to repress rebels
  8. War of Independence, a war that was fought by separatists that was rooted in the decline of Western imperialism
  9. the people of southeastern Nigeria that Biafra represents
  10. Amin, Authoritarian leader put in place to replace Milton Obote
  11. City Agreement, An agreement that ended the Congo War that resulted in a transitional government in Congo
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  1. An Islamic extremist group that exploited the vacuum of governance in Somalia to gain control and power
  2. Obote, Former president of Uganda & was overthrown in a coup by the Uganda Army
  3. Haile Selassie, An Ethiopian Emporer/dictator that had negative effects on the regime and caused famine/corruption/drought etc
  4. of Biafra, a blockade caused by the Nigerian government that resulted in food shortages/famine in Biafra
  5. Eritrean People's Liberation Front is a group seeking independence for Eritrea
  6. Haram, a group that started an armed rebellion against the Nigerian Government
  7. a group that dominated the Nigerian government is found mostly in northern Nigeria
  8. Barre, the Overthrown authoritarian leader of Somalia was oppressive toward certain clans/regions
  9. Aid: response to the famine that raised funds to help give food to those in need
  10. Haile Mariam, an Ethiopian leader who took the role of Haile Selassie and then brought Ethiopia into a repressive dictatorship
  11. a Marxist/Leninist junior military organization
  12. Famine of 1983-1985, this was a consequence of the civil war which caused crop failure/drought/a lack of food distribution
  13. Genocide, a genocide that resulted in 500k-800k Tutsi people by the Hutu majority
  14. Non-Government Organizations

25 Clues: Non-Government Organizations • stands for Tigray People's Liberation Front • a Marxist/Leninist junior military organization • Diamond, Diamonds sold in a war zone to fund conflict • the people of southeastern Nigeria that Biafra represents • Amin, Authoritarian leader put in place to replace Milton Obote • ...

TX History Unit #4 Vocab Crossword Pt.2 2023-01-23

TX History Unit #4 Vocab Crossword Pt.2 crossword puzzle
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  1. the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers
  2. laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
  3. a secret organization of white men formed after the Civil War that used violence and terror against African Americans
  4. a republicans who believe that Congress should direct Reconstruction
  5. the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas
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  1. the effort, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union
  2. an agreement of a dispute that is reached by both sides giving up something
  3. a member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
  4. using naval ships to prevent shipments of food and supplies into or out of port

9 Clues: a member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals • a republicans who believe that Congress should direct Reconstruction • an agreement of a dispute that is reached by both sides giving up something • using naval ships to prevent shipments of food and supplies into or out of port • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary - Zy'rah Rose 2025-02-12

Unit 2 Vocabulary - Zy'rah Rose crossword puzzle
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  1. An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that declared all enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
  2. A political party in the 1850s that opposed immigration and Catholic influence in the U.S., promoting nativist policies.
  3. The first full-scale battle of the Civil War.
  4. The practice of supporting the wants and needs of residents of a given area over the interests of immigrants.
  5. Fought exclusively in and around Texas, New Mexico, Califorstates that territories canMexico between 1846 and 1848.
  6. Someone dishonest and untrustworthy.
  7. The act of becoming independent and no longer part of a country, area, or organization.
  8. Laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people.
  9. A small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there.
  10. The Union’s strategy to defeat the Confederacy. It aimed to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River, effectively cutting off supplies and squeezing the South like a giant snake.
  11. A series of laws and policies established by Congress in the aftermath of the Civil War aimed at rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
  12. Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, allowing settlers to decide through popular sovereignty whether slavery would be allowed.
  13. To attach as an addition.
  14. Were ironclad warships that famously fought in the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862 during the American Civil War.
  15. The idea that the people of a territory should have the right to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.
  16. A formerly enslaved woman.
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  1. Also known as the Ten Percent Plan, allowed Confederate states to rejoin the Union if they met certain conditions.
  2. Allowed the U.S. to buy land from Mexico in present-day southern Arizona and New Mexico for $10 million, helping to establish a southern route for a transcontinental railroad.
  3. A political idea that stated that territories could decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty.
  4. An agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management.
  5. A federal agency that helped formerly enslaved people in the United States transition to freedom.
  6. A group of people, countries, and organizations.
  7. A proposed law that aimed to ban slavery in any territory gained from Mexico after the Mexican-American War, but it was never passed.
  8. Abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories.
  9. Originally known as the Womens Rights Convention, as they fought for the social, civil and religious rights of women.
  10. A member of the Republican Party committed to the emancipation of enslaved people.
  11. An outsider who pretends to be an insider.
  12. Admitted California as a free state, strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act, and allowed popular sovereignty in new territories to ease North-South tensions.
  13. A law that required escaped enslaved people to be returned to their owners, even from free states, and penalized anyone who helped them.
  14. The legal principle that protects an individual’s right to be brought before a court to determine if their detention is lawful.

30 Clues: To attach as an addition. • A formerly enslaved woman. • Someone dishonest and untrustworthy. • An outsider who pretends to be an insider. • The first full-scale battle of the Civil War. • A group of people, countries, and organizations. • Abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories. • ...

Black History month 2023-02-14

Black History month crossword puzzle
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  1. Armstrong One of the most influential figures in the history of jazz music
  2. Bridges She was the first African-American child to desegregate the all-white school
  3. Owen Track and field Olympic gold medalist
  4. Booker T. was a civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  5. Banneker Scientist and astronomer from the 1700s who wrote a popular almanac
  6. Douglass Former slave who became an advisor to presidents
  7. Jordan Considered the greatest basketball player in history
  8. Barack Obama First African-American president of the United States
  9. Baker Dancer and singer who fought for racial integration in 1925
  10. Chisholm Was The first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
  11. Tubman, She was a spy and helped slaves escape
  12. George Washington a scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the peanut
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  1. A journalist and civil rights activist, Ida B. led a campaign against lynching
  2. Colvin She gave up her seat on a bus before Parks and is an American pioneer of the 1950s Civil Rights Movement
  3. Winfrey Became one of the most successful businesswomen in the world through her TV show
  4. Ali Championship boxer and civil rights activist
  5. Jackie was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball
  6. King, Jr. “ I have a dream “ speech by Martin
  7. Savage was an artist during the Harlem Renaissance who made lots of different sculpures
  8. Smalls Civil War hero who later became a Congressman

20 Clues: Owen Track and field Olympic gold medalist • King, Jr. “ I have a dream “ speech by Martin • Tubman, She was a spy and helped slaves escape • Ali Championship boxer and civil rights activist • Smalls Civil War hero who later became a Congressman • Douglass Former slave who became an advisor to presidents • Jordan Considered the greatest basketball player in history • ...

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 2023-01-18

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 crossword puzzle
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  1. A scandal during Nixon's presidency involving a break-in of a government office
  2. This ongoing war caused much skepticism towards the government during the 1960s-70s
  3. What is the term used for the process of how the OPM hires civil service employees
  4. What did this act abolish?
  5. Created the Civil Service Commission
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  1. Office of _______ Management
  2. Officials employed by the government but were not elected nor judicial
  3. The Federal Labor Relations Authority also helps protect employee ______
  4. Intended to improve _______ of the government and employees
  5. ______ Systems Protection Board
  6. Federal _______ Relations Authority
  7. Civil Service _______ Act of 1978

12 Clues: What did this act abolish? • Office of _______ Management • ______ Systems Protection Board • Civil Service _______ Act of 1978 • Federal _______ Relations Authority • Created the Civil Service Commission • Intended to improve _______ of the government and employees • Officials employed by the government but were not elected nor judicial • ...

World War II 2023-12-13

World War II crossword puzzle
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  1. Program that made Canada the flight school for all Allied counties.
  2. Italian town Canadian troops were sent to capture during operation: overlord
  3. Parachutes were made of it, women would draw them on
  4. Name of captured soldiers in wars.
  5. A way the Canadian government paid for both World Wars that is still in place today
  6. A convoy __________ was used to transport food and supplies from Canada to Britain
  7. The name of both a car and a boat in the Canadian Convoy System
  8. ______ was used to tie the hand of POWs in Japan during World War II.
  9. The place of the North American Civil war Canada contributed to before World War II
  10. Largest amphibious attack during World War II
  11. Clothing could only have nine _____ in Canada during World War II
  12. Strategy Canadians used to rid Ortona of NAZIs
  13. Manufacturer of the ration bar during World War II
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  1. The prime minister of Canada during the second World War
  2. The boat at the front of Canadian Convoy Systems
  3. The French beach Canadians landed at on D-Day
  4. Limit on food, e.g.
  5. Queen of the Hurricanes
  6. The Canadian government controlling the media
  7. Operation ______; the plan to end the war in Europe
  8. What German obstacle did Canadian troops encounter on their way to Dieppe?
  9. The French beach Allied troops retreated to for safety in 1940
  10. The place of the World War II battle where Canada sent over 100 pilots/planes.

23 Clues: Limit on food, e.g. • Queen of the Hurricanes • Name of captured soldiers in wars. • The French beach Canadians landed at on D-Day • The Canadian government controlling the media • Largest amphibious attack during World War II • Strategy Canadians used to rid Ortona of NAZIs • The boat at the front of Canadian Convoy Systems • ...

Week 16 Life in Rome 2023-02-20

Week 16 Life in Rome crossword puzzle
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  1. Most important river in Italy
  2. land surrounded by water on 3 sides
  3. more than 3/4 of this country is mountainous
  4. Powerful city on coast of North Africa
  5. Roman clothing style
  6. Fought over during the Punic Wars
  7. Carries water from one place to another
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  1. War between Rome and Carthage
  2. Found 6 feet beneath the soil
  3. Means to say 'no'
  4. Dictator during Rome's Civil War
  5. Empire that lasted more than 700 years
  6. Sky god
  7. Worship many gods
  8. Language of Rome
  9. Person who killed Romulus and became leader

16 Clues: Sky god • Language of Rome • Means to say 'no' • Worship many gods • Roman clothing style • War between Rome and Carthage • Found 6 feet beneath the soil • Most important river in Italy • Dictator during Rome's Civil War • Fought over during the Punic Wars • land surrounded by water on 3 sides • Empire that lasted more than 700 years • Powerful city on coast of North Africa • ...

toward the civil war 2017-05-16

toward the civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. –withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  2. –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible
  3. ruffians –pro slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas territory
  4. of interests to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or pretty distinctions at the expense of general well being.
  5. – control or maintain the rate or speed (a machine or process) so that it operates properly
  6. person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution.
  7. –a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country person or group
  8. matter dealt within a text
  9. Sovereignty- the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
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  1. –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste
  2. –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent
  3. –certain to happen unavoidable
  4. argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
  5. –a person who is killed because of their religious beliefs or other beliefs
  6. to be right or reasonable
  7. –a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after another.
  8. rights- the rights and powers held by individual us states rather than by the federal government.
  9. war-a war between citizens of the same country
  10. –formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.

19 Clues: to be right or reasonable • matter dealt within a text • –certain to happen unavoidable • war-a war between citizens of the same country • –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent • –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible • argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. • –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction 2021-06-05

Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Discrimination against someone of a particular race.
  2. An Era in American history that tried to rebuild.
  3. This amendment abolished slavery.
  4. A commitment to do or refrain from something.
  5. A large farm in southern states.
  6. First African American Senator.
  7. This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
  8. A political group that wanted dramatic changes to government/society.
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  1. The murder of an important person
  2. Bureau, A system that provided freedmen food, shelter, and aid.
  3. The belief that races should be separated.
  4. A system where a land owner allows a tenant to use the land in return for some of the harvest.
  5. First President to be impeached.
  6. Amendment that states African Americans born in the U.S. are citizens.
  7. A racists organization that believes in white supremacy.
  8. Laws that enforced segregation.
  9. A tax voters needed to pay when they voted.
  10. To be kicked out of an elected office.
  11. Civilians trained as soldiers.

19 Clues: Civilians trained as soldiers. • Laws that enforced segregation. • First African American Senator. • First President to be impeached. • A large farm in southern states. • The murder of an important person • This amendment abolished slavery. • To be kicked out of an elected office. • The belief that races should be separated. • A tax voters needed to pay when they voted. • ...

countries in europe 2025-08-20

countries in europe crossword puzzle
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  1. is at war with russia
  2. Spanish civil war
  3. Berlin wall
  4. harry potter
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  1. biggest country
  2. best waffles and beer
  3. Eiffel tower
  4. pasta

8 Clues: pasta • Berlin wall • Eiffel tower • harry potter • biggest country • Spanish civil war • is at war with russia • best waffles and beer

8th Grade History 2024-05-14

8th Grade History crossword puzzle
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  1. Battle fought with the most combatants in the whole civil war. First instance of urban combat, and first denied river crossing in the war. Battle of _____________
  2. Largest battle in the Atlanta Campaign. Battle of _______
  3. Black codes and Jim Crow laws were laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters. Two Words
  4. Battle fought in Manassas and won by Irvin McDowell. Battle of ________
  5. The plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces. Two words
  6. Largest slave auction in america. three words
  7. The ______________ implemented by Congress, which lasted from 1866 to 1877, was aimed at reorganizing the Southern states after the Civil War,
  8. a 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. Shermans _____ to the Sea.
  9. Term used for anti-slavery militants in Kansas during the Bleeding Kansas period.
  10. Something signed by Abe Lincoln that ended slavery. Emmancipation ____________
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  1. Battle fought and won by Ulysses S. Grant in southern Tennessee. Battle of ______
  2. figurartive railroad that was used to bring slaves to freedom. two words
  3. Battle fought and won by William Tecumseh Sherman in Atlanta. Battle of _______
  4. Fort located off the coast of Charleston. It took part in the Battle of Fort Sumter. Two Words
  5. The Battle of ________ ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
  6. Battle fought on the Mississippi River, and was won by the Union. Battle of ________
  7. A code word for slaves who had escaped and were fighting for the Union Army.
  8. Battle fought in the campaign of Shermans March to the Sea. Fought in Savannah. Battle of ________

18 Clues: Largest slave auction in america. three words • Largest battle in the Atlanta Campaign. Battle of _______ • Battle fought in Manassas and won by Irvin McDowell. Battle of ________ • figurartive railroad that was used to bring slaves to freedom. two words • A code word for slaves who had escaped and were fighting for the Union Army. • ...

C R O S S W O R D 2021-06-03

C R O S S W O R D crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of firearm used in the 18th century, a type of handgun
  2. The name of a female music teacher in your school
  3. This invention changed the way we use energy
  4. This animal makes a lot of noise at night
  5. Someone who is known for being at sea often
  6. the name of the middle paragraphs in an essay
  7. The only month where you will NEVER have school (unless you go to summer school)
  8. Something associated with volcanoes
  9. Hurricanes need thunderstorms, warm ocean water, and light ______ to form
  10. You can use this to see far away into space
  11. how many colors are in a rainbow
  12. An island off the coast of Florida that had a major revolution in the 1950s
  13. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds
  14. The name of a male music teacher in your school
  15. The name of a major comic book franchise
  16. this purchase was a major part of Manifest Destiny
  17. The US President during the Civil War
  18. a term that means related to a city, starts with a u
  19. the color of serenity
  20. The name of a major forested region, a company, and a female warrior
  21. A gigantic wave of water
  22. the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61
  23. An animal that is also part of a computer
  24. the color of jealousy
Down
  1. the color of royalty
  2. This happens when plates in the earth shift
  3. A type of firearm used during the Civil War, not a handgun
  4. Thick bread with a hole in the middle
  5. When the north and south fought each other, it was called the _____ war
  6. A storm with violent wind
  7. the color of passion
  8. the color of friendship
  9. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  10. When someone has brown hair, they are called a ______
  11. A man commonly associated with inventing electricity, also a major figure in early American history
  12. An extremely versatile food often associated with Fridays
  13. An old Nintendo console
  14. A place that is a major part of your life
  15. The name of a car and a major inventor
  16. You cannot have thunder without this
  17. This was used for a major form of transportation in the eighteenth century, and is still used today
  18. A Spanish speaking country that is not Mexico, Puerto Rico, or Brazil
  19. A major issue that contributed to the start of the Civil War
  20. The winner of the civil war
  21. An animal very similar to the Roberto Clemente mascot
  22. A common name for someone living on the frontier of the wild west, known for wearing a hat
  23. A type of food that always has three parts to it
  24. when warm, humid air collides with cold, dry air, this forms
  25. The idea that territorial expansion is a God-given right is called Manifest _______
  26. A popular video game franchise in the 2000s
  27. a musical performance given in public
  28. the amount of days left in the school year
  29. A popular Disney movie that is somewhat recent and has one sequel

53 Clues: the color of royalty • the color of passion • the color of serenity • the color of jealousy • the color of friendship • An old Nintendo console • A gigantic wave of water • A storm with violent wind • The winner of the civil war • how many colors are in a rainbow • Something associated with volcanoes • You cannot have thunder without this • Thick bread with a hole in the middle • ...

Memorial Day 2021-05-24

Memorial Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people we honor on Memorial Day
  2. fighting between groups of people or countries
  3. doing what is right
  4. the month when we celebrate Memorial Day
  5. the color of the flag reminding us of justice
  6. being brave
  7. on Memorial Day we honor those soldiers who ___________ in war
  8. people put this out on display on national holidays
Down
  1. another word for graveyard
  2. being fair to everyone
  3. the first Memorial Day remembered soldiers from the ____________ War
  4. the color of the flag reminding us of purity
  5. a long stream of people marching in the street
  6. something that helps us remember
  7. the color of the flag reminding us of courage

15 Clues: being brave • doing what is right • being fair to everyone • another word for graveyard • people we honor on Memorial Day • something that helps us remember • the month when we celebrate Memorial Day • the color of the flag reminding us of purity • the color of the flag reminding us of justice • the color of the flag reminding us of courage • ...

Civil war crossword puzzle 2024-01-10

Civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A bag with a shoulder strap
  2. The Southern states that seceded
  3. Northern states
  4. African Americans who were forced to work against their will
  5. States that left the union
  6. Turning point of the war.
  7. A war ship covered in iron
  8. A heavy duty shoe, similar to steel toe boots
  9. A large farm where slaves worked
Down
  1. A person who was against slavery
  2. A person from the Northern states who went to the South to make a profit off of reconstruction
  3. Lincoln President during the Civil War
  4. Slang for U.S. paper dollar
  5. Soldiers marching or fighting on foot
  6. Cannons or weapons

15 Clues: Northern states • Cannons or weapons • Turning point of the war. • States that left the union • A war ship covered in iron • A bag with a shoulder strap • Slang for U.S. paper dollar • A person who was against slavery • The Southern states that seceded • A large farm where slaves worked • Soldiers marching or fighting on foot • Lincoln President during the Civil War • ...

History sil L3D 2022-10-10

History sil L3D crossword puzzle
Across
  1. making the army fight ready for war
  2. race for the strongest weapons
  3. war in which many countries participate
  4. not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement
  5. everything to do with the army
  6. place where there is forbidden trade
  7. when people need stamps to be allowed to buy something
  8. group of people that governs something
Down
  1. radical socialist follower of Lenin
  2. moving people out of a country
  3. government with many rules and civil servants
  4. army of communist Russia
  5. when there is very little of something
  6. when two countries work together
  7. dug hallways where soldiers protect themselves against the enemy

15 Clues: army of communist Russia • moving people out of a country • race for the strongest weapons • everything to do with the army • when two countries work together • radical socialist follower of Lenin • making the army fight ready for war • place where there is forbidden trade • when there is very little of something • group of people that governs something • ...

Windward Civil War Crossword 2025-06-03

Windward Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sealing off a place to prevent goods from coming in or out
  2. location where the Civil War began
  3. famous short speech made by the president after a bloody battle
  4. war strategy used by General Sherman that totally destroyed the South
  5. war strategy meant to squeeze the Confederacy
  6. Capital of the Confederacy
  7. slave states that remained in the Union
  8. document that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
  9. Top general for the Confederacy
Down
  1. brave nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  2. President of the Confederacy
  3. Top general for the Union
  4. Holiday created to honor fallen soldiers
  5. President of the Union
  6. to leave the union

15 Clues: to leave the union • President of the Union • Top general for the Union • Capital of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • Top general for the Confederacy • location where the Civil War began • slave states that remained in the Union • Holiday created to honor fallen soldiers • war strategy meant to squeeze the Confederacy • ...

U.S. Presidents Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-11

U.S. Presidents Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President who resigned after Watergate Scandal
  2. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  3. Known for National Parks
  4. Youngest elected President
  5. Authorized atomic bombs in WWII
  6. President during the Civil War
  7. Signed Affordable Care Act into law
  8. First U.S. President
Down
  1. First President to be impeached
  2. Only President to serve more than 2 terms
  3. General in WWII before becoming President
  4. First Vice President to take office after Presidents death
  5. President during Persian Gulf War
  6. Father of the Constitution
  7. Led United States during WWI
  8. Former Hollywood Star

16 Clues: First U.S. President • Former Hollywood Star • Known for National Parks • Father of the Constitution • Youngest elected President • Led United States during WWI • President during the Civil War • First President to be impeached • Authorized atomic bombs in WWII • President during Persian Gulf War • Signed Affordable Care Act into law • Author of the Declaration of Independence • ...

Chapter 17 Review 2021-06-02

Chapter 17 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This group in Congress took control of Reconstruction away from Andrew Johnson (2)
  2. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “Should ______ leaders be punished?”
  3. Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated? (last name only)
  4. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including _____ taxes
  5. Sherman’s “Special Field Order Number 15” promised freed African Americans 40 acres and a ______, but that promise was taken away by President Johnson after Lincoln was assassinated
  6. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that each Southern state had to approve the _____ Amendment.
  7. Many Republicans thought Andrew Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction was too _____ to the Confederacy and its leaders
  8. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 gave African Americans in the South _______ freedom and power
  9. Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached, but not _______ from office
  10. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because the ____ Party split into two groups
  11. Republicans called the Peace Democrats of the North by this nickname because their ideas were “deadly” to the Union’s chances of winning the war
  12. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including _______ tests
  13. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that each Southern state had to rewrite its state _______
Down
  1. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because several members of Grant’s _____ got involved in big scandals
  2. Many communities in the South passed _____ to limit the rights of African Americans (2)
  3. Republicans created the ______ shortly before the end of the Civil War to help slaves transition to freedom (2)
  4. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “How should the Confederate states rejoin the ______?”
  5. The _____ of 1877 resulted in the end of Reconstruction
  6. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because of the _______ crisis in the country during his presidency
  7. The _______ used intimidation and violence to regain political power for white people in the South (3)
  8. The Radical Republicans pushed the _____ Amendment to ensure the right to vote for African Americans in the South
  9. The second part of Reconstruction - after Andrew Johnson lost control of it - was called _________ because it was under the control of the Radical Republicans (2)
  10. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including ______ clauses
  11. The Compromise of 1877 resulted in ______ becoming the new president (last name only)
  12. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “What role should free _______ play in the country?” (2)
  13. He became president after Andrew Johnson (last name only)
  14. Southerners used this insult for people who travelled to the South to help with Reconstruction, although Southerners thought they were looking for opportunities to just get wealthy
  15. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that Congress created 5 _____ in the South (2)
  16. Reconstruction started with “___________” Reconstruction guided by Andrew Johnson, but Republicans weren’t satisfied with it
  17. African Americans in the South understood that ______ would help them take part in the political process, understand their civil rights, and earn more money (know all three reasons!)

30 Clues: The _____ of 1877 resulted in the end of Reconstruction • He became president after Andrew Johnson (last name only) • Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated? (last name only) • This group in Congress took control of Reconstruction away from Andrew Johnson (2) • The Compromise of 1877 resulted in ______ becoming the new president (last name only) • ...

Chapter 17 Review 2021-06-02

Chapter 17 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including _______ tests
  2. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “How should the Confederate states rejoin the ______?”
  3. African Americans in the South understood that ______ would help them take part in the political process, understand their civil rights, and earn more money (know all three reasons!)
  4. Southerners used this insult for people who travelled to the South to help with Reconstruction, although Southerners thought they were looking for opportunities to just get wealthy
  5. Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached, but not _______ from office
  6. This group in Congress took control of Reconstruction away from Andrew Johnson (2)
  7. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including _____ taxes
  8. Republicans created the ______ shortly before the end of the Civil War to help slaves transition to freedom (2)
  9. Many communities in the South passed _____ to limit the rights of African Americans (2)
  10. Republicans called the Peace Democrats of the North by this nickname because their ideas were “deadly” to the Union’s chances of winning the war
  11. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because several members of Grant’s _____ got involved in big scandals
  12. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that each Southern state had to rewrite its state _______
  13. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because of the _______ crisis in the country during his presidency
  14. The Radical Republicans pushed the _____ Amendment to ensure the right to vote for African Americans in the South
  15. The _______ used intimidation and violence to regain political power for white people in the South (3)
Down
  1. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including ______ clauses
  2. The Compromise of 1877 resulted in ______ becoming the new president (last name only)
  3. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “Should ______ leaders be punished?”
  4. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 gave African Americans in the South _______ freedom and power
  5. Reconstruction started with “___________” Reconstruction guided by Andrew Johnson, but Republicans weren’t satisfied with it
  6. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “What role should free _______ play in the country?” (2)
  7. Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated? (last name only)
  8. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that each Southern state had to approve the _____ Amendment.
  9. Sherman’s “Special Field Order Number 15” promised freed African Americans 40 acres and a ______, but that promise was taken away by President Johnson after Lincoln was assassinated
  10. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that Congress created 5 _____ in the South (2)
  11. The second part of Reconstruction - after Andrew Johnson lost control of it - was called _________ because it was under the control of the Radical Republicans (2)
  12. Many Republicans thought Andrew Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction was too _____ to the Confederacy and its leaders
  13. The _____ of 1877 resulted in the end of Reconstruction
  14. He became president after Andrew Johnson (last name only)
  15. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because the ____ Party split into two groups

30 Clues: The _____ of 1877 resulted in the end of Reconstruction • He became president after Andrew Johnson (last name only) • Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated? (last name only) • This group in Congress took control of Reconstruction away from Andrew Johnson (2) • The Compromise of 1877 resulted in ______ becoming the new president (last name only) • ...

Reconstruction 2023-10-09

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. overrode Johnson's Veto of Civil Rights Act
  2. terrorized African Americans
  3. Northern whites that moved to the South (supported Republicans)
  4. everyone born in the US were citizens
  5. restored full rights to people of south and supported by Democrats
  6. was civil rights leader
  7. was a champion of political reform
  8. putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob
  9. was a Radical Republican
  10. war hero president
  11. abolished slavery
  12. was new industry in the south
Down
  1. helped African Americans ajust to life
  2. pro-Union Southerners
  3. was a black Senator
  4. was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution
  5. gave black Americans the right to vote
  6. a single crop grown by farmers
  7. was the first African American Senator

19 Clues: abolished slavery • war hero president • was a black Senator • pro-Union Southerners • was civil rights leader • was a Radical Republican • terrorized African Americans • was new industry in the south • a single crop grown by farmers • was a champion of political reform • everyone born in the US were citizens • helped African Americans ajust to life • ...

Ulysses S. Grant 2019-05-16

Ulysses S. Grant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces
  2. didn’t want slavery
  3. a battle Grant won
  4. wanted slavery
  5. this is his position during the war
  6. to be triumphant
  7. an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people.
  8. place from which a commander performs the functions of command
  9. was the president during the civil war
  10. Confederates did this, which ended the war
Down
  1. the battle he won to earn his nickname “Unconditional Surrender Grant”
  2. the place where Robert Lee surrendered
  3. the elected head of a republican state.
  4. supported Grant for being a general
  5. general for the confederate army

15 Clues: wanted slavery • to be triumphant • a battle Grant won • didn’t want slavery • general for the confederate army • supported Grant for being a general • this is his position during the war • the place where Robert Lee surrendered • was the president during the civil war • the elected head of a republican state. • Confederates did this, which ended the war • ...

8th SS vocabulary crossword 2023-05-19

8th SS vocabulary crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Representative government
  2. The money you make after expenses
  3. Growing crops like tobacco, rice, or corn
  4. Avoiding war or choosing sides
  5. No one branch has all the power
  6. Missouri ______ of 1850
  7. Coastal/Piedmont/Mountain
Down
  1. Rights givens to each US citizen
  2. State and Federal government
  3. Bias
  4. South Carolina in the civil war
  5. To treat all people the same under law

12 Clues: Bias • Missouri ______ of 1850 • Representative government • Coastal/Piedmont/Mountain • State and Federal government • Avoiding war or choosing sides • South Carolina in the civil war • No one branch has all the power • Rights givens to each US citizen • The money you make after expenses • To treat all people the same under law • Growing crops like tobacco, rice, or corn

Civil War Crossword 2022-03-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. failed union army attempt
  2. a war fought to end slavery
  3. southern states
  4. making a person you own do labor
  5. political ruler
Down
  1. restricted african americans from doing things
  2. president during the civil war
  3. naval battle
  4. freed slave
  5. remained loyal to federal government

10 Clues: freed slave • naval battle • southern states • political ruler • failed union army attempt • a war fought to end slavery • president during the civil war • making a person you own do labor • remained loyal to federal government • restricted african americans from doing things

The American Civil War 2022-01-12

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This Battle happened in 1862 September 17
  2. President of the United States during the American Civil War
  3. Surrendered his troops to the Union
  4. The Northern States
  5. President of the Confederacy States
Down
  1. The Southern States
  2. One of the reasons the war started
  3. How many years did the war last?
  4. Last state to secede
  5. First State to ecede

10 Clues: The Southern States • The Northern States • Last state to secede • First State to ecede • How many years did the war last? • One of the reasons the war started • Surrendered his troops to the Union • President of the Confederacy States • This Battle happened in 1862 September 17 • President of the United States during the American Civil War

The American Civil War 2022-01-12

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This Battle happened in 1862 September 17
  2. President of the United States during the American Civil War
  3. Surrendered his troops to the Union
  4. The Northern States
  5. President of the Confederacy States
Down
  1. The Southern States
  2. One of the reasons the war started
  3. How many years did the war last?
  4. Last state to secede
  5. First State to ecede

10 Clues: The Southern States • The Northern States • Last state to secede • First State to ecede • How many years did the war last? • One of the reasons the war started • Surrendered his troops to the Union • President of the Confederacy States • This Battle happened in 1862 September 17 • President of the United States during the American Civil War

Civil War vocabulary 2018-09-30

Civil War vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that own slaves but are not the South
  2. The South
  3. Issued by Lincoln to free slaves in some states
  4. Strategy of the North
  5. Properties of white people before the civil war
Down
  1. Strategy of the South
  2. Separate from the original country
  3. Participate by all citizens
  4. The North
  5. period before the war

10 Clues: The South • The North • Strategy of the South • Strategy of the North • period before the war • Participate by all citizens • Separate from the original country • States that own slaves but are not the South • Issued by Lincoln to free slaves in some states • Properties of white people before the civil war

Reconstruction Crossword 2025-11-10

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first state to create black codes
  2. a colored slave
  3. after the civil war
  4. laws for colored men
  5. the life of a colored man before war
  6. the president who was assassinated
Down
  1. a war to create peace
  2. slaves were considered this to people
  3. first state is implement Black Codes
  4. people who did not want to end slavery

10 Clues: a colored slave • after the civil war • laws for colored men • a war to create peace • first state to create black codes • the president who was assassinated • first state is implement Black Codes • the life of a colored man before war • slaves were considered this to people • people who did not want to end slavery

American West Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-17

American West Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A detective agency
  2. of Indian Affairs, Also known as the Indian Affairs
  3. of Tears, Known as the Indian removal
  4. Act, Enacted during the Civil War in 1862
  5. Soldier, Members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army
  6. Drive, Process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another
  7. Hill, Given name of many cemeteries
  8. Express, A mail service delivering massages, newspaper, and mail
Down
  1. Trail, Trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas rail heads.
  2. Act, Regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States
  3. Rush, Lands were opened and sold first-come or by bid, or won by lottery, or by means other than a run
  4. of Fort Laramie, A treaty that was divided into 17 articles
  5. Dance, Religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems
  6. Train, 1957 Western movie
  7. An action of reserving something

15 Clues: A detective agency • Train, 1957 Western movie • An action of reserving something • Hill, Given name of many cemeteries • of Tears, Known as the Indian removal • Act, Enacted during the Civil War in 1862 • of Indian Affairs, Also known as the Indian Affairs • of Fort Laramie, A treaty that was divided into 17 articles • ...

70s choice assignment 2023-04-28

70s choice assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The man responsable for exposing the watergate scadnal
  2. The 38th president of the USA
  3. A political scandal that involved the Nixon administration
  4. What America used as a war tactic in the fight in Vietnam
  5. An American Baptist Member and civil rights activist
  6. The man who assassinated MLK
  7. The way of life in the USSR, opposite view of America
  8. War A conflict between that lasted for 20 years that ened in 1975
Down
  1. A period of geopolitical tension between the US and the USSR
  2. A march that took place in 1965 when solders and police attacked innocent civilans
  3. The 39th president of the USA
  4. A 14-year-old African American boy whose murder started the civil rights movement
  5. The way of life in the USA, opposite view of USSR
  6. A 13-day standoff between the US and the Soviet Union
  7. The 37th president of the USA

15 Clues: The man who assassinated MLK • The 39th president of the USA • The 38th president of the USA • The 37th president of the USA • The way of life in the USA, opposite view of USSR • An American Baptist Member and civil rights activist • A 13-day standoff between the US and the Soviet Union • The way of life in the USSR, opposite view of America • ...

US Presidents 2022-05-24

US Presidents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. created the League of Nations and was president during WWI
  2. enforced the Great Society and passed sweeping civil rights reforms
  3. ended American involvement in the Vietnam War and involved in the Watergate scandal
  4. implemented the Square Deal and big stick diplomacy
  5. implemented the New Deal and was president during WWII
  6. known for the Era of the Common Man and impeaching on Natives' lands
  7. implemented the policy of containment
Down
  1. established precedents that have since become customary practice
  2. successfully waged the Civil War and ended slavery
  3. created a space program and the Peace Corps
  4. influenced the rise in conservatism and proponent of supply-side economics
  5. oversaw the Louisiana Purchase and previously wrote the Declaration of Independence

12 Clues: implemented the policy of containment • created a space program and the Peace Corps • successfully waged the Civil War and ended slavery • implemented the Square Deal and big stick diplomacy • implemented the New Deal and was president during WWII • created the League of Nations and was president during WWI • ...

Transcendentalism Puzzle 2024-11-25

Transcendentalism Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This author wrote "Nature" and "Self Reliance"
  2. The new name Chris McCandless chose for his journey
  3. A vocab word that means being alone
  4. This author wrote "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience"
  5. The name of the poet who wrote about the Civil War
  6. The name of the man who went to war against his conscience
  7. A vocab word that means preoccupied with worldly things
Down
  1. A vocab word that means consciously or on purpose
  2. This person created a free, fun hospital
  3. A literary movement based on nature and spirituality rather than materialism and greed
  4. The month and day that your Transcendentalism project is due
  5. A vocab word that means related to a god

12 Clues: A vocab word that means being alone • This person created a free, fun hospital • A vocab word that means related to a god • This author wrote "Nature" and "Self Reliance" • A vocab word that means consciously or on purpose • The name of the poet who wrote about the Civil War • The new name Chris McCandless chose for his journey • ...

Jim's 12 Clues of Christmas 2024-12-25

Jim's 12 Clues of Christmas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The last name of two U.S. Presidents known for the New Deal and the Rough Riders.
  2. Simulation room aboard starships used for training and recreation.
  3. Predecessor to captain Kirk
  4. A ship’s prison or a type of two-masted sailing ship.
  5. This war took place from 1861 through 1865
  6. The site of a pivotal Civil War battle and a famous address
Down
  1. A handheld energy weapon used by Starfleet officers.
  2. The name of the iconic skull and crossbones pirate flag
  3. Spock's originally intended color
  4. Mark Leonard played this many roles in Star Trek
  5. The spacefaring organization responsible for exploration and defense.
  6. A pirate legally authorized to attack enemy ships during wartime.

12 Clues: Predecessor to captain Kirk • Spock's originally intended color • This war took place from 1861 through 1865 • Mark Leonard played this many roles in Star Trek • A handheld energy weapon used by Starfleet officers. • A ship’s prison or a type of two-masted sailing ship. • The name of the iconic skull and crossbones pirate flag • ...

Texas History 2021-05-03

Texas History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Leader of the Confederacy
  2. USA president that signed the Civil rights act
  3. Was the most popular crop at one point in time
  4. A war that had helped end slavery
  5. The ending point of the second world war
  6. First French explorer to step foot on Texas
  7. Mexican leader that helped Mexico
  8. Where a person refuses to leave until served
Down
  1. German dictator in WWII
  2. Major discovery of oil for Texas
  3. a time where huge dust storms had occurred.
  4. Laws that made segregation legal
  5. a new method of farming
  6. First Spanish explorer to step foot on Texas
  7. The reason USA joined the second world war

15 Clues: German dictator in WWII • a new method of farming • Leader of the Confederacy • Major discovery of oil for Texas • Laws that made segregation legal • A war that had helped end slavery • Mexican leader that helped Mexico • The ending point of the second world war • The reason USA joined the second world war • a time where huge dust storms had occurred. • ...

Ulysses S Grant 2019-05-17

Ulysses S Grant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the elected head of a republican state.
  2. to be triumphant
  3. the battle he won to earn his nickname “Unconditional Surrender Grant”
  4. didn’t want slavery
  5. supported Grant for being a general
  6. a battle Grant won
  7. place from which a commander performs the functions of command
  8. wanted slavery
Down
  1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces
  2. the place where Robert Lee surrendered
  3. Confederates did this, which ended the war
  4. general for the confederate army
  5. was the president during the civil war
  6. an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people.
  7. this is his position during the war

15 Clues: wanted slavery • to be triumphant • a battle Grant won • didn’t want slavery • general for the confederate army • supported Grant for being a general • this is his position during the war • the place where Robert Lee surrendered • was the president during the civil war • the elected head of a republican state. • Confederates did this, which ended the war • ...

5 U.S. History Ch. 13 2022-01-31

5 U.S. History Ch. 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. give the owner part of your crop as rent
  2. the murder of a political leader
  3. Union victory gained control of the Mississippi
  4. soldiers killed or wounded in a war
  5. the process of the South rejoining the Union
  6. to change or add to the Constitution
  7. Southerners who helped the government in reconstruction
Down
  1. to set someone free from slavery
  2. government selects people to serve in the army
  3. Union arm leader
  4. Union general who waged total war in the South
  5. a Civil War nurse who started the Red Cross
  6. Confederate army leader
  7. rise in prices
  8. Northerners looking to make money in reconstruction
  9. to charge a government official with a crime

16 Clues: rise in prices • Union arm leader • Confederate army leader • to set someone free from slavery • the murder of a political leader • soldiers killed or wounded in a war • to change or add to the Constitution • give the owner part of your crop as rent • a Civil War nurse who started the Red Cross • the process of the South rejoining the Union • ...

crossword puzzle 2022-03-07

crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person under arrest with a unlawfull cop.
  2. a presidents secound adress.
  3. the president wanted to free slaves.
  4. a musam in pennsylvania
  5. formar united states secretary of war
Down
  1. served for the american civil war.
  2. an amaercain solider businessman.
  3. city in western missisppi.
  4. was the 18th president
  5. the capital georgia.
  6. he had a stroke.11
  7. a place in south caroline

12 Clues: he had a stroke.11 • the capital georgia. • was the 18th president • a musam in pennsylvania • a place in south caroline • city in western missisppi. • a presidents secound adress. • an amaercain solider businessman. • served for the american civil war. • the president wanted to free slaves. • formar united states secretary of war • a person under arrest with a unlawfull cop.

social studies vocabulary 2025-09-19

social studies vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An account of the life
  2. A ruler with absolute power
  3. a person who spreads religious teachings
  4. A pipe or raised channel
  5. war A war between groups
  6. A large territory ruled by one person
Down
  1. A pattern of illegal activities
  2. A person who works for a master
  3. A slow Breakdown
  4. The medieval nigh's code
  5. The economic system
  6. The body of people

12 Clues: A slow Breakdown • The body of people • The economic system • An account of the life • The medieval nigh's code • A pipe or raised channel • war A war between groups • A ruler with absolute power • A pattern of illegal activities • A person who works for a master • A large territory ruled by one person • a person who spreads religious teachings

social studies vocab 2022-05-20

social studies vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. political coalition in the Southern U.S.
  2. equal civil and legal rights
  3. behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous
  4. making it officially valid
  5. prejudice against Jewish people
  6. The Spokesman of the New South
  7. official commits a crime or otherwise acts
  8. educational admissions or job hiring
  9. buy and lease land
  10. the Watson family leased the company
  11. money to vote
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  1. lynched by a mob in Marietta in 1915
  2. a political candidate who seeks election
  3. american civil war from 1865 to 1977
  4. economic shift from an exclusively agrarian
  5. relief, land, jobs, fair treatment
  6. It has played a dominant role in Georgia
  7. Act of 1973, as amended from time to time
  8. work for the abolition of segregation and discrimination.

19 Clues: money to vote • buy and lease land • making it officially valid • equal civil and legal rights • The Spokesman of the New South • prejudice against Jewish people • relief, land, jobs, fair treatment • lynched by a mob in Marietta in 1915 • american civil war from 1865 to 1977 • educational admissions or job hiring • the Watson family leased the company • ...

texas history crossword puzzle 2021-05-03

texas history crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. war the war that ended slavery
  2. states small mammal
  3. northern border state
  4. separating based on religion or race
  5. how many flags have been flown over tx
  6. Mexican dictator during the tx revolution
  7. the people who conducted the cattle drives
  8. what we call tx in modern times
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  1. turning into cities
  2. sates large mammal
  3. farming
  4. the belief to move westward
  5. First European to map the coast of texas
  6. this tx region is the most east and highly populated
  7. 28th state to join America
  8. sharp wire that ended cattle drives

16 Clues: farming • sates large mammal • turning into cities • states small mammal • northern border state • 28th state to join America • the belief to move westward • war the war that ended slavery • what we call tx in modern times • sharp wire that ended cattle drives • separating based on religion or race • how many flags have been flown over tx • First European to map the coast of texas • ...

Vocabulary I 2016-03-07

Vocabulary I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to be in contradiction
  2. to formally abolish (revoke)
  3. artful deception
  4. before the war (Civil War)
  5. promising success
  6. eager to fight
Down
  1. to formally reject a belief (recant)
  2. to remove objectionable content from a written work
  3. moderate in eating and drinking
  4. keen insight

10 Clues: keen insight • eager to fight • artful deception • promising success • to be in contradiction • before the war (Civil War) • to formally abolish (revoke) • moderate in eating and drinking • to formally reject a belief (recant) • to remove objectionable content from a written work

Civil War vocabulary 2018-09-30

Civil War vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that own slaves but are not the South
  2. The South
  3. Issued by Lincoln to free slaves in some states
  4. Strategy of the North
  5. Properties of white people before the civil war
Down
  1. Strategy of the South
  2. Separate from the original country
  3. Participate by all citizens
  4. The North
  5. period before the war

10 Clues: The South • The North • Strategy of the South • Strategy of the North • period before the war • Participate by all citizens • Separate from the original country • States that own slaves but are not the South • Issued by Lincoln to free slaves in some states • Properties of white people before the civil war

Period 3 - Simon, Tessa 2024-03-27

Period 3 - Simon, Tessa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War between North and South ___
  2. Unsuccessful communist hunter
  3. United States’ alliance during the Cold War
  4. First satellite in orbit
  5. What happened during the Greek Civil War: power ___
  6. ___ theory made by Dean Acheson
Down
  1. First American suburbs
  2. Perceived threat to “American Philosophy”
  3. ___ Doctrine supported anti-communist countries
  4. The Soviet Union fired their first ___ bomb in 1949

10 Clues: First American suburbs • First satellite in orbit • Unsuccessful communist hunter • War between North and South ___ • ___ theory made by Dean Acheson • Perceived threat to “American Philosophy” • United States’ alliance during the Cold War • ___ Doctrine supported anti-communist countries • What happened during the Greek Civil War: power ___ • ...

VOCAB 2022-05-09

VOCAB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No one should be enslaved or forced into servitude except in cases of confinement for breaking laws.
  2. A bus used in the Philippines for transportation.
  3. A country composed of over 700 islands of an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
  4. The language often spoken by multiple people from the Philippines.
  5. a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance.
Down
  1. guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
  2. A correction to a pervious law or laws.
  3. granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
  4. A person who is from the Philippines.
  5. Being freed from slavery
  6. A time of rebuilding after the Civil War.

11 Clues: Being freed from slavery • A person who is from the Philippines. • A correction to a pervious law or laws. • A time of rebuilding after the Civil War. • A bus used in the Philippines for transportation. • The language often spoken by multiple people from the Philippines. • A country composed of over 700 islands of an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. • ...

MARYLAND 2025-06-13

MARYLAND crossword puzzle
Across
  1. State song
  2. State crustacean
  3. State dog
  4. State fruit
  5. Bloodiest battle of the US Civil War
  6. Home to the Preakness
  7. State gem
Down
  1. State reptile
  2. State horse
  3. State fossil
  4. State cat
  5. State mineral

12 Clues: State dog • State cat • State gem • State song • State horse • State fruit • State fossil • State reptile • State mineral • State crustacean • Home to the Preakness • Bloodiest battle of the US Civil War

The American Civil War 2022-01-12

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This Battle happened in 1862 September 17
  2. President of the United States during the American Civil War
  3. Surrendered his troops to the Union
  4. The Northern States
  5. President of the Confederacy States
Down
  1. The Southern States
  2. One of the reasons the war started
  3. How many years did the war last?
  4. Last state to secede
  5. First State to ecede

10 Clues: The Southern States • The Northern States • Last state to secede • First State to ecede • How many years did the war last? • One of the reasons the war started • Surrendered his troops to the Union • President of the Confederacy States • This Battle happened in 1862 September 17 • President of the United States during the American Civil War

APUSH Unit 5 Crossword 2 2024-02-09

APUSH Unit 5 Crossword 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Battle in which Confederates surprised the Union driving them back across the Tennessee River. Union backed up and won but one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War
  2. Northerners moved to then South after the war with their possessions in bags during Reconstruction
  3. Southern whites that joined the Republican efforts during Reconstruction and were considered traitors to the Ex-Confederates
  4. 60 mile wide swath of destruction across Georgia to deprive Confederate Army of raw materials and railroad communications breaking the will of the Southerners
  5. ______ v Merrimac first battle meeting of ironclad naval vessels the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia in Chesapeake Bay
  6. Bill 1864 during Reconstruction that state needed to have a majority of people take the ironclad oath
  7. Battle in which union forces defeated 2 Confederate Armies and shortly after had complete control of the Mississippi
Down
  1. Government Land Grant Act, grantin 30,000 acres of land to establish agricultural and mechanical colleges
  2. Battle during the Civil War with the largest number of casualties suffered (About 50,000 total)
  3. Plan for Union to suffocate the South by creating naval blockades then planned to advance down the Mississippi River
  4. Battle in which Union is victorious and empowers Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
  5. $300 million worth of paper money issued by government during the Civil War and back side was painted with green ink
  6. Oath taken by Southerners stating that they never supported the Confederacy in the past

13 Clues: Oath taken by Southerners stating that they never supported the Confederacy in the past • Battle during the Civil War with the largest number of casualties suffered (About 50,000 total) • Battle in which Union is victorious and empowers Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2020-11-09

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Confederate general who served during the Civil War from 1861 to 1863.
  2. The 16th President of the United States. He was the first President to be assassinated in the history of the United States.
  3. A battle fought between the navies of opposing countries.
  4. Spying on other countries; generally during times of war to gather information about the enemies.
  5. An act in which there are no restrictions on supplies, weapons, attacks, or war zones during the war.
Down
  1. An attempt to not allow goods into the Confederate States in order to damage their economy.
  2. The President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
  3. A bloody battle fought between the Union States and the Confederate States in 1863.
  4. An organization founded to support soldiers during the Civil War in 1881.
  5. A siege occurred between the Confederate and Union which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and led to the fall of this place.

10 Clues: A battle fought between the navies of opposing countries. • The President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. • A Confederate general who served during the Civil War from 1861 to 1863. • An organization founded to support soldiers during the Civil War in 1881. • A bloody battle fought between the Union States and the Confederate States in 1863. • ...

Courtney's APUSH Puzzle CH. 21 2021-12-08

Courtney's APUSH Puzzle CH. 21 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the battle that stopped foreign it intervention
  2. (battle of...) the civil war battle that left 2300 soldiers mia
  3. the proclamation that the slaves in rebelling states were free
  4. The dedication of the grave at gettysburg
  5. In Massachusetts junction, the first major battle of the civil war
  6. the siege of the confederate fort on the Mississippi
Down
  1. The battle that convinced lee to push north
  2. the union generals march through destructive georgia
  3. (battle of fort...) A key victory for the general ulysses s grant
  4. the victory for Robert e lee in Virginia in 1862
  5. the union ship that took down the merrimack
  6. The Union's failed effort to seize Richmond
  7. the amendment that prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude
  8. a stolen union ship the confederates covered in iron rails to take down the unions wooden ships
  9. a union victory that spelled doom for the confederacy and stopped them from invading again

15 Clues: The dedication of the grave at gettysburg • The battle that convinced lee to push north • the union ship that took down the merrimack • The Union's failed effort to seize Richmond • the battle that stopped foreign it intervention • the victory for Robert e lee in Virginia in 1862 • the union generals march through destructive georgia • ...

Unit 5 Test Extra Credit 2023-01-24

Unit 5 Test Extra Credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Right that the 14th amendment guaranteed to all, regardless of race
  2. Era of cattle drives
  3. Wind driven pump that pulls water out of the ground to be used for human or livestock consumption
  4. Location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the end of the Civil War
  5. The 13th amendment ended this
  6. The 15th amendment guaranteed this right
Down
  1. Used to keep livestock out or in
  2. The leader of the Confederate Army
  3. First prime mover (engine) for railroads
  4. Location where first shots of the Civil War were fired
  5. Native American leader from the Comanche tribe who at first resisted American expansion to the West
  6. The leader of the Union Army

12 Clues: Era of cattle drives • The leader of the Union Army • The 13th amendment ended this • Used to keep livestock out or in • The leader of the Confederate Army • First prime mover (engine) for railroads • The 15th amendment guaranteed this right • Location where first shots of the Civil War were fired • Right that the 14th amendment guaranteed to all, regardless of race • ...

Georgia and World War II 2024-01-24

Georgia and World War II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. market Illegal sale of rationed goods
  2. war 2 The second world war
  3. Limiting the purchase of certain items
  4. Mussolioi One of the founders of the fascist movements in europe
  5. A leader with absolute power
  6. Lights were turned off to hide cities
  7. S. Truman Dropped atomic bombs on innocent jappanees cities
  8. service Being hired based on qualifications
  9. Hitler Fascist dictator in germany
  10. The deliberate killing of a particular group of people
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  1. Giving official approval
  2. Arnall Youngest governor in the nation when he was elected
  3. Killing of ⅔ of europe's jews
  4. Compensation for war damages
  5. Philosophy of government characterized by a Dictator

15 Clues: Giving official approval • war 2 The second world war • A leader with absolute power • Compensation for war damages • Killing of ⅔ of europe's jews • Hitler Fascist dictator in germany • Lights were turned off to hide cities • market Illegal sale of rationed goods • Limiting the purchase of certain items • service Being hired based on qualifications • ...

Civil Rights / BLM 2021-09-29

Civil Rights / BLM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws accepting segregation
  2. the rights of citizens to political and social equality
  3. to pester or annoy someone
  4. laws of America
  5. first name of civil rights leader who was killed in 1966
  6. same
  7. middle name of famous civil rights leader
  8. to refuse to buy something as a way of protesting
  9. to include people of all races
  10. formally put an end to a practice
  11. not fair
  12. something added to the constitution
Down
  1. imprison or confine
  2. the practice of unfairly treating a person or group differently from other people
  3. group of people working for a change
  4. type of animal in black power movement
  5. against the law
  6. the refusal to accept or comply with something
  7. president who started war on drugs

19 Clues: same • not fair • laws of America • against the law • imprison or confine • laws accepting segregation • to pester or annoy someone • to include people of all races • formally put an end to a practice • president who started war on drugs • something added to the constitution • group of people working for a change • type of animal in black power movement • ...

32 American Events Worth Knowing 2020-06-03

32 American Events Worth Knowing crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In 1896, in the case of Plessy vs. ___________________________, the U.S. Supreme Court established the idea of the “separate but equal” education of black and white children.
  2. In 1892, _________________________________opened in New York Harbor as a processing point for immigrants. Over the next 60 years, 12 million immigrants would pass through its doors.
  3. _______________________________________escaped from slavery in 1849 and made nineteen trips back to the South to rescue more than 300 slaves.
  4. On April 4, 1968, ___________________________________, leader of the Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated on the balcony of a Memphis hotel.
  5. In 1862, President Lincoln drafted the _______________________________ Proclamation. It was the first step toward ending slavery.
  6. In 1838, the Cherokees were driven out of Georgia and forced west (at gunpoint) to Oklahoma. Their journey, in which many of them died, became known as the Trail of _____________________.
  7. On May 8, 1945, the Germans surrendered to the Allies. ________________________ camps, in which _______________million Jews had been murdered were finally liberated.
  8. On November 22, ________________ John F. Kennedy(JFK) was assassinated by Lee Harvey___________________ in Dallas.
  9. On __________________________, 1941, Japan bombed U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. As a result, the U.S. entered the World War II which had begun in 1939 and lasted until 1945.
  10. In ________________________ the first Africans were brought as slaves to what is now Virginia.
  11. On October 29, _______________the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began.
  12. Between _______________ and _________________ the U.S. fought in the Korean War, a civil war between North and South Korea. The U.S. backed the South Koreans while China and the Soviet Union backed North Korea.
  13. On August _____, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on _____________________ Japan. Three days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
  14. On July 4, __________________ the Declaration of Independence was issued by the Continental Congress. The War for Independence had already begun (but was going poorly). The war would last until 1783.
  15. Between 1955 and ___________________ the U.S. was involved in the Vietnam War, a civil war between North and South Vietnam. The U.S. backed the South while the Soviets and Chinese backed the North.
  16. The War of _______________________was fought with Britain over shipping rights, land and the impressment of American soldiers.
  17. _______________________________ was elected as the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008. He was the first African American to hold the office.
  18. In 1846, the Mexican-American War erupted. This controversial war expanded the United States into the Southwest by taking and purchasing some land from ___________________________.
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  1. In 1803, Jefferson “purchased” __________________________ from the French. The native peoples had no say in the purchase.
  2. In 1777, Richard_____________________________, a Thetford native swam through a British flotilla of ships on Lake Champlain to get a message to colonial troops on the opposite shore.
  3. The ________________________ Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
  4. Between 1754 and 1763, the English and French fought a war over land that they both claimed. Different native peoples, whose land it had always been, fought on both sides. This was known as the ______________________ and _____________________War.
  5. In 1787, the Founding Fathers wrote and issued the ____________________________________. Setting up the laws and rules of our country, it is still the document by which we are governed today.
  6. Because of Pearl Harbor, some Americans grew suspicious of __________________________-Americans. As a result, they were interned in prison camps.
  7. In 1954, the Brown vs. _________________________________________ supreme court decision ordered the desegregation of schools. “Separate but equal” was no longer the law of the land.
  8. On ________________________ 1492, Columbus landed in the Caribbean and met the Arawak Indians.
  9. Between________________ and __________________ the Civil War was fought between the North and the South.
  10. In ___________________, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon.
  11. On September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked by members of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network. The planes struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly _____________________ people were killed.
  12. In ____________ the U.S. entered World War I, which had started in 1914 and lasted until 1918.
  13. In ______________________ the Berlin Wall, which divided East and West Berlin fell. Its fall was the symbolic end to communism.
  14. At _____________________________________ Knee in 1890, 150 Sioux were massacred by the U.S. Army. This massacre marked the end of 400 years of conflict between the white and native peoples.

32 Clues: The ________________________ Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. • On October 29, _______________the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began. • On ________________________ 1492, Columbus landed in the Caribbean and met the Arawak Indians. • In ________________________ the first Africans were brought as slaves to what is now Virginia. • ...

VOACBULARY WEEK 2 2022-01-19

VOACBULARY WEEK 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waterfalls
  2. info that does not affect your knowledge
  3. a life after death
  4. chief adviser
  5. preserved body
Down
  1. different views of a map
  2. a region with united people and 1 government
  3. information that cannot be proved
  4. tell in advance
  5. writing system with picture symbols
  6. war between two groups in the same place
  7. largest stone structures in the world

12 Clues: waterfalls • chief adviser • preserved body • tell in advance • a life after death • different views of a map • information that cannot be proved • writing system with picture symbols • largest stone structures in the world • info that does not affect your knowledge • war between two groups in the same place • a region with united people and 1 government

Famous Battles 2023-11-23

Famous Battles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - 300 Spartans stand
  2. - Pacific naval battle
  3. - WWII turning point
  4. - Hill
  5. - American Revolution key
  6. - Napoleon's defeat
Down
  1. - Civil War clash
  2. - Largest tank battle
  3. - WWI Western Front
  4. - Henry V's triumph
  5. - Norman conquest battle
  6. - Bloodiest single-day battle
  7. - WWII evacuation

13 Clues: - Hill • - Civil War clash • - WWII evacuation • - WWI Western Front • - Henry V's triumph • - Napoleon's defeat • - 300 Spartans stand • - WWII turning point • - Largest tank battle • - Pacific naval battle • - Norman conquest battle • - American Revolution key • - Bloodiest single-day battle

Civil War Events 2021-11-08

Civil War Events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the start of the Civil War
  2. Freeing of all the slaves
  3. Southernstates,fightingforslavery
  4. General of the Confederate army
Down
  1. General of the Union army
  2. Burned down Savannah
  3. ship used by the Confederacy
  4. ship used by the Union
  5. strategy used by the Union
  6. President of the United States
  7. Turning point of the war

11 Clues: Burned down Savannah • ship used by the Union • Turning point of the war • General of the Union army • Freeing of all the slaves • the start of the Civil War • strategy used by the Union • ship used by the Confederacy • President of the United States • General of the Confederate army • Southernstates,fightingforslavery

Canada/US Review 2025-05-06

Canada/US Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who rejected England's Church
  2. Province in Canada with a lot of French speaking people
  3. Loser of French and Indian War
  4. These were placed on colonists after F and I War
  5. A superpower after WWII
  6. When people revolt
  7. Name given to the transporting of slaves to N.America
  8. FDR's plan to get us out of Great Depression
Down
  1. Doubled the size of the U.S
  2. Another name for the southern states during Civil War
  3. Legislative body for Canada
  4. House built of snow and ice
  5. Belief that U.S had the right to expand westward
  6. First English settlement in the colonies
  7. This act gave French Canadians more rights

15 Clues: When people revolt • A superpower after WWII • Doubled the size of the U.S • Legislative body for Canada • House built of snow and ice • Loser of French and Indian War • People who rejected England's Church • First English settlement in the colonies • This act gave French Canadians more rights • FDR's plan to get us out of Great Depression • ...

Civil War vocabulary 2018-09-30

Civil War vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that own slaves but are not the South
  2. The South
  3. Issued by Lincoln to free slaves in some states
  4. Strategy of the North
  5. Properties of white people before the civil war
Down
  1. Strategy of the South
  2. Separate from the original country
  3. Participate by all citizens
  4. The North
  5. period before the war

10 Clues: The South • The North • Strategy of the South • Strategy of the North • period before the war • Participate by all citizens • Separate from the original country • States that own slaves but are not the South • Issued by Lincoln to free slaves in some states • Properties of white people before the civil war

Part 3 - Crossword Review Questions 2023-04-10

Part 3 - Crossword Review Questions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This political party was created in 1854 to end slavery and support American businesses.
  2. During the 1800s, many elected leaders in this part of government tried to keep a balance between slave and free states.
  3. This was the state where political violence occurred over slavery. Activists from both sides tried to settle the territory to "swing" the vote.
  4. Many former Whigs joined this political party before the Civil War.
  5. This compromise in 1820 helped create the state of Maine and helped maintain the balance between slave and free states.
  6. This political party was created to gather together all of President Jackson's opponents
  7. This political party was created by President Jackson.
  8. The ________Slave Act required anyone living in "free" states to help stop enslaved people from escaping.
  9. The Kansas-_______ Act let these two territories vote on slavery.
Down
  1. This term means "people power." It is when the people can vote on things.
  2. Violence over slavery in Kansas was called ________ Kansas in the newspapers and history books.
  3. Western __________ helped cause the Civil War as people tried to figure out if slavery could spread to new places.
  4. This state was admitted as a free state after a compromise 1850.
  5. This caused the Civil War. It also caused the Whig Party to break up.
  6. This is the name of the social reform movement that tried to end slavery in the USA.

15 Clues: This political party was created by President Jackson. • This state was admitted as a free state after a compromise 1850. • The Kansas-_______ Act let these two territories vote on slavery. • Many former Whigs joined this political party before the Civil War. • This caused the Civil War. It also caused the Whig Party to break up. • ...