civil war Crossword Puzzles

HISTORY 2024-05-14

HISTORY crossword puzzle
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  1. allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior
  2. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  3. a native or resident of Kansas. used as a nickname.
  4. an auction of enslaved Americans of African descent held at Ten Broeck Race Course
  5. something that according to international law cannot be supplied to one belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the other
  6. an important battle of the Atlanta campaign by Union General William Sherman
  7. an American Civil War campaign lasting from November 15 to December 21, 1864
  8. fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
  9. The Battle of Vicksburg was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War
  10. the action of reconstructing
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  1. failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers
  2. fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War
  3. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  4. a decisive engagement that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland
  5. Nativism is the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born"
  6. a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it
  7. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War
  8. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  9. he first major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865)
  10. a village in central Virginia where the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee
  11. a fort in SE South Carolina, guarding Charleston Harbour
  12. one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household.

22 Clues: the action of reconstructing • a native or resident of Kansas. used as a nickname. • a fort in SE South Carolina, guarding Charleston Harbour • allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior • he first major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865) • a decisive engagement that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland • ...

Civil war 2025-04-16

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped melee weapon designed to be mounted on the end of the barrel of a rifle
  2. F. Davis, an American politician who served as the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
  3. S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States
  4. ball, the Minie ball, is a type of rifle bullet designed by Claude-Étienne Minié in the 1840s.
  5. Proclamation, a document issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states during the Civil War were to be free
  6. a compass direction, opposite of South
  7. a small town in S Pennsylvania, southwest of Harrisburg
  8. Plan, a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott during the early stages of the American Civil War
  9. known as Peace Democrats
  10. Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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  1. Address, a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
  2. a large-caliber gun, typically part of artillery, that uses explosive force to launch a projectile
  3. Run, the First Battle of Manassas, was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
  4. a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon
  5. the Northern part of the United States of America, especially during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
  6. a compass direction, opposite of North
  7. the single deadliest one-day battle in American history, with nearly 23,000 casualties.
  8. Sumter, a fort that is historically significant for being the site where the first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861.
  9. the Southern part of the United States of America, especially during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
  10. Court House, the site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865

20 Clues: known as Peace Democrats • a compass direction, opposite of North • a compass direction, opposite of South • S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States • a small town in S Pennsylvania, southwest of Harrisburg • a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon • ...

Civil War Crossward 2023-04-03

Civil War Crossward crossword puzzle
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  1. first modern war?
  2. Who was the president during the civil war?
  3. Location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the war?
  4. what was the bloodiest battle during the civil war?
  5. Main cause of death?
  6. The side who wanted to end slavery?
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  1. Where did the civil war start?
  2. What they were fighting for?
  3. People who had no freedom were called?
  4. Who won the civil war?
  5. a slave who led other slaves to freedom?
  6. ____ were not allowed to fight in the Civil war?

12 Clues: first modern war? • Main cause of death? • Who won the civil war? • What they were fighting for? • Where did the civil war start? • The side who wanted to end slavery? • People who had no freedom were called? • a slave who led other slaves to freedom? • Who was the president during the civil war? • ____ were not allowed to fight in the Civil war? • ...

Civil War Crossword by Nicholas 2020-02-24

Civil War Crossword by Nicholas crossword puzzle
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  1. A Union General who was criticized for his Scorched Earth policies
  2. "Lee's Warhorse."
  3. President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  4. An ironclad warship rebuilt by the Confederate soldiers
  5. He lost his arm and died after he was accidentally shot by allies
  6. He was a US military officer, a railroad executive, and a politician
  7. The Rock of Chickamauga
  8. A steampowered ironclad warship built for the Union Navy
  9. Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
  10. A college professor who volunteered for the Union Army
  11. Had a flawed campaign in the Battle of Gettysburg
  12. Helped Capture the Confederate city of New Orleans and gave support to Generel Ulysses S. Grante
  13. A Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy at the start of the war
  14. William Sherman captured this city and the morale boost helped Lincoln get reelected
  15. Surrendered at the Appomattox courthouse on April 9, 1865
  16. Led a victory over the Confederacy and was the 18th president
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  1. Known as the bloodiest day in US military history
  2. Where the Confederate troops launched a surprise attack at Pittsburg Landing
  3. A Union General who was the subject in a famous poem "Sheridan's Ride"
  4. Nicknamed "Young Napoleon." and was popular among men who served under him
  5. Gave the Union controll over the Mississipi
  6. This states that all slaves within the Confederacy shall be free
  7. The first shots of the Civil War were fired here
  8. First major battle of the Civil War
  9. A slave holder who developed a successful plantion on Spavinaw Creek
  10. This battle brought the Civil War to an end
  11. One of the largest military prisons in the Civil War, also known as Camp Sumter
  12. Led Pickett's Charge
  13. The only member of Congress killed in the Civil War
  14. Longest battle in Civil
  15. Most remembered for his key defeat at the Battle of Chancellorsville

31 Clues: "Lee's Warhorse." • Led Pickett's Charge • The Rock of Chickamauga • Longest battle in Civil • First major battle of the Civil War • Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation • Gave the Union controll over the Mississipi • This battle brought the Civil War to an end • The first shots of the Civil War were fired here • Known as the bloodiest day in US military history • ...

FFF 2023-07-12

FFF crossword puzzle
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  1. introduction of technological advancements in the Civil War
  2. Confederate capital during the Civil War
  3. _warships were significant in the naval battles
  4. declared the abolition of slavery
  5. crucial battle win for the Union
  6. # of seceded states in response to Lincoln's election
  7. Where General Robert E. Lee surrendered
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  1. U.S. President during the Civil War
  2. reintegrate the former Confederate states
  3. mode of transportation
  4. Sumter first shots of the Civil War
  5. U.S. General
  6. states that seceded from the Union
  7. May 26, 1865

14 Clues: U.S. General • May 26, 1865 • mode of transportation • crucial battle win for the Union • declared the abolition of slavery • states that seceded from the Union • U.S. President during the Civil War • Sumter first shots of the Civil War • Where General Robert E. Lee surrendered • Confederate capital during the Civil War • reintegrate the former Confederate states • ...

Unit 4 Review Crossword Puzzle 2019-11-14

Unit 4 Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who is the legal property of someone else. Has no legal rights.
  2. George Washington Carver worked with ______
  3. During the Civil War the southern states were called _____ states
  4. The Civil War result in the______, or legal freedom from slavery, for Black people in the United States.
  5. George Washington Carver was an ______ because his parents died when he was a child.
  6. Grandfather laws stopped Black people from
  7. During the Civil War the northern states were called _____ states
  8. A synonym for "refill"
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  1. George Washington Carver once worked as _______: a job where he was required to clean buildings.
  2. Place where crops grow and animals are raised
  3. The southern states _____ to the northern states and agreed to stop fighting.
  4. The legal separation of people based on race
  5. The _____ won the Civil War
  6. The Civil War _____ slavery in the South and freed the slaves.
  7. "Start from ______" means to start something all over again
  8. The study of plants, agriculture and vegetation
  9. The most important crop in the South.
  10. During slavery, Black people did not have ____ skills: they did not know how to read or write

18 Clues: A synonym for "refill" • The _____ won the Civil War • The most important crop in the South. • Grandfather laws stopped Black people from • George Washington Carver worked with ______ • The legal separation of people based on race • Place where crops grow and animals are raised • The study of plants, agriculture and vegetation • ...

Southeast Region 2022-02-03

Southeast Region crossword puzzle
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  1. growing crops and raising animals
  2. the number of years the Civil War lasted
  3. the body of water that borders the southeast states to the east
  4. name of the national park that is a sanctuary to many endangered animals
  5. the body of water that bordersthe southeast states to the south
  6. something coal is used to make today
  7. name of the mountains in the southeast states
  8. crops grown by farmers and sold for money
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  1. an example of a crop that requires a longer growing season
  2. when the weather is warm enough to grow crops
  3. a large storm that develops over a large body of water and occurs during the summer and fall
  4. what the southern states were called during the Civil War
  5. what the northern states were called during the Civil War
  6. black or brown mineral found in the ground
  7. the name of the first colonial settlement and state
  8. one of the main reasons of the Civil War
  9. an example of a cash crop grown in the southeast states
  10. a cash crop during the Civil War

18 Clues: a cash crop during the Civil War • growing crops and raising animals • something coal is used to make today • the number of years the Civil War lasted • one of the main reasons of the Civil War • crops grown by farmers and sold for money • black or brown mineral found in the ground • when the weather is warm enough to grow crops • ...

Civil War Fort Sumter to Shiloh 2023-11-14

Civil War Fort Sumter to Shiloh crossword puzzle
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  1. , Confederate General who was eccentric and got his men to march over 600 miles in under 50 days
  2. , Fort attacked in Charleston that set off the Civil War
  3. , Color of Confederate uniforms
  4. , State with most battles in the Civil War
  5. , Who did North Carolina side with in the Civil War
  6. , Color of Union uniforms
  7. , US President
  8. , First major land battle of the Civil War
  9. , Union General in Tennessee who has been getting victories on the Confederates
  10. , Main General of the Confederate Army
  11. , CS President
  12. , Battle in Tennessee that was, up to that point, the bloodiest on American soil
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  1. , Union general who is controversial today and served under Grant
  2. , This was all Lee had to do to push McClellan out of the Virginia Peninsula
  3. , Union General in Virginia who lacked a spine despite having so many men
  4. , Bullet invented prior to the Civil War that gave more accuracy and inflicted more damage
  5. , Name of plan the Union had to split the Confederacy in two
  6. , Confederate cavalryman who rose to General all the way from private

18 Clues: , US President • , CS President • , Color of Union uniforms • , Color of Confederate uniforms • , Main General of the Confederate Army • , State with most battles in the Civil War • , First major land battle of the Civil War • , Who did North Carolina side with in the Civil War • , Fort attacked in Charleston that set off the Civil War • ...

Civil war 2022-05-18

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. What caused the American Civil War
  2. What was the antislavery political party that ran John C. Fremont in the 1856 presidential election
  3. What was the South's main source of income
  4. Who led the ill-fated Confederate
  5. Which current state was not part of the Northwest Territory
  6. on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
  7. In what battle did Stonewall Jackson die
  8. who was the 16th president
  9. What amendment was added to the Constitution after the war that freed slaves
  10. Who won the American Civil War
  11. who raided a federal armory in Harper's Ferry and planned to march south to free the slaves
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  1. What killed more men in the Civil War
  2. What was the nickname for northern Democrats
  3. Who was president of the Confederacy
  4. What was the CSS Hunley
  5. what did the south call them selfs
  6. what did the north call them selfs
  7. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  8. Where did the Civil War start
  9. Where did Sherman march to from Atlanta while burning and destroying property on the way
  10. Which side was against high tariffs

21 Clues: What was the CSS Hunley • who was the 16th president • Where did the Civil War start • Who won the American Civil War • Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Who led the ill-fated Confederate • What caused the American Civil War • what did the south call them selfs • what did the north call them selfs • Which side was against high tariffs • Who was president of the Confederacy • ...

Extra Credit 2025-05-12

Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. Landmark 1964 law banning segregation.
  2. Mass suburban developments post-WWII.
  3. “King of Rock and Roll.”
  4. Led to U.S. escalation in Vietnam.
  5. President who approved the atomic bomb drops.
  6. Cold War standoff in 1962.
  7. Cold War competition for atomic weapons.
  8. Civil rights protest with King’s famous speech.
  9. Controversial Cold War conflict in Southeast Asia.
  10. Youngest elected president, assassinated in 1963.
  11. U.S. senator behind anti-communist witch hunts.
  12. National highway system begun under Eisenhower.
  13. Ended school segregation.
  14. Civil rights protest against segregation.
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  1. Leader of the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement.
  2. Military alliance formed in 1949.
  3. First Black player in Major League Baseball.
  4. Transformed American culture in the 1950s.
  5. Youth music culture in the 1950s.
  6. Volunteer program created by JFK.
  7. Nonviolent protest tactic.
  8. Civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat.
  9. Black nationalist leader.
  10. Teen identity revolution of 1950s–60s.
  11. Supreme Allied Commander turned president.
  12. U.S. space agency formed during Cold War.
  13. First major Cold War conflict.
  14. Labor leader for farm workers.
  15. Communist leader of Cuba.
  16. Population surge after WWII.

30 Clues: “King of Rock and Roll.” • Black nationalist leader. • Communist leader of Cuba. • Ended school segregation. • Nonviolent protest tactic. • Cold War standoff in 1962. • Population surge after WWII. • First major Cold War conflict. • Labor leader for farm workers. • Military alliance formed in 1949. • Youth music culture in the 1950s. • Volunteer program created by JFK. • ...

Civil War 2022-05-18

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Many in the South _____ Lincoln because of his anti-expansion views on slavery.
  2. In 1861 ____ became president of the Confederacy. ____ believed that the government rests on the consent of the governed.
  3. ____ is the act of withdrawing from an organization.
  4. The Emancipation Proclamation only freed about 20,000 ____ compared to the 3.1 million it applied to.
  5. General Lee was cut off from supplies so he abandoned the Confederate Capital of this state, and retreated to North Carolina to join troops and supplies. The retreat was unsuccessful and allowed Union General Grant to overtake Lee, forcing Lee’s surrender.
  6. The end of the war created bitter feelings between the North and the ____.
  7. The Civil War started with the battle of this South Carolina fort. Abraham Lincoln ordered unarmed supply ships to resupply to this union fort in April of 1861. Confederate forces bombarded the fort and caused it to surrender on April 14th 1861. This became the first battle of the Civil War.
  8. Women also were guides, ____, and messengers in the Civil War. Rose Greenhow and Belle Boyd were famous ___ for the South. Some women also dressed up as men to fight in the war. One famous example of this was Loretta Janeta Velazquez.
  9. Some of this general’s most important victories were the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville.
  10. The Southern Democrats demanded a Constitutional amendment to guarantee slavery forever. This split the Southern and Northern Democratic parties allowing Abraham Lincoln and this emerging political party to win the presidential election of 1860.
  11. At first, African Americans worked as guards or servants in the war. In 1862 Congress allowed them to join the Union ___.
  12. If African Americans were captured in battle they could face punishments such as enslavement or ____.
  13. In Davis’s time in the government, he advocated for states' ____.
  14. The all Black _________ (state) 54th regiment earned lots of respect and was very famous.
  15. This Union general was also a president of the United States after the Civil War.
  16. Lee was offered Command of the Union Army by ______ in April 1861. He refused and instead led the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War.
  17. The Battle of Gettysburg was the deadliest _____ of the Civil War (over 50,000 casualties).
  18. The Battle of Gettysburg was Confederate General Lee’s _____ invasion of the North.
  19. After Confederate forces bombarded a South Carolina fort in April 1861, this many more states joined the Confederacy.
  20. Ulysses S. Grant’s nicknames were “The Butcher” (after 60,000 soldiers died in one month) and “________.” (After his victories at Forts Henry and Donelson.)
  21. The Emancipation Proclamation shifted the focus of the war from preserving the union to preserving the union and ______ slavery.
  22. In the Civil War 620 _____ Americans were killed, More than all wars from the Revolution to WWII combined.
  23. The end of the Civil War freed 4 million African Americans from this.
  24. The states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, North Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia, and ______ made up the Confederate states of America.
  25. During the Civil War _____ ran family economics (farms and businesses) while their husbands were away.
  26. Both Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee attended this military academy.
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  1. Some women also ran events and donated the proceeds to ___ with the war.
  2. The most common way women helped out in the war were as these. Two of the most famous Civil War ____ were Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton
  3. Jefferson Davis served in the military, as a _____ from Mississippi, and as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce.
  4. Even though the final outcome of the battle was a draw, Lincoln saw the Battle of Antietam as a strategic victory and used it as a way to pass the ___________ Proclamation.
  5. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and gave this famous speech at the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863.
  6. The freedom the Emancipation Proclamation promised heavily depended on the Union’s ______ victory over the Confederacy.
  7. Lee’s objective in the Battle of Gettysburg was to pressure the ________ into a negotiated end to the war by causing harm on northern soil.
  8. This one-day battle was the deadliest day of the Civil War (over 22,000 casualties).
  9. This side of the war forced slaves to do manual labor to help the war.
  10. The Battle of Antietam was the first major battle of the Civil War to take place on _____ soil.
  11. General Lee surrendered his army at this court house in Virginia on April 9, 1865, marking the end of the Civil War.
  12. The Union victory at this battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War.
  13. This Executive Order was issued on January 1, 1863 and it announced that all slaves in rebelling states were to be freed.
  14. This side won the Civil War and the U.S. was preserved.
  15. “all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever ___…”
  16. Lincoln’s election showed the South that they could no longer shape national events or policies. Southern states feared that with Lincoln’s election, Congress would try to abolish slavery. As a result, southern states started to enact ordinances of secession, beginning with this state.
  17. Lee was famous for winning many battles in which he was greatly _______ by Union troops. (Think Battle of Chancellorsville.)
  18. Lincoln was the _____ of the Union during the Civil War and was the 16th _____ of the United States.
  19. The Civil War put the government in lots of debt, destroyed 40% of southern livestock, decreased Southern wealth by 60%, and ____ 25% of southern White men.
  20. Grant replaced this general as general-in-chief of the Union Army in March 1864 after the Second Battle of Bull Run.

46 Clues: ____ is the act of withdrawing from an organization. • This side won the Civil War and the U.S. was preserved. • In Davis’s time in the government, he advocated for states' ____. • The end of the Civil War freed 4 million African Americans from this. • This side of the war forced slaves to do manual labor to help the war. • ...

Review 2023-01-18

Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Little/9
  2. 1972 Break-in
  3. Sparked the Civil Rights Movement/outrage
  4. Dallas Police Station
  5. "Great"/ 1910-1960 African Americans
  6. Battle of San Juan/Teddy
  7. 1929 Event
  8. Nov. 11
  9. Spanish Civil War "Town"
  10. President during Great Depression
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  1. USS Maine
  2. 1959/Castro
  3. General Douglas Macarthur/Cold War/ After WWII
  4. Lightining War
  5. Land recieved for helping Cubans gain independence
  6. Custoday Battle 1999
  7. Attempt to kill Castro
  8. "He Kept us out the war"
  9. June 6

19 Clues: June 6 • Nov. 11 • Little/9 • USS Maine • 1929 Event • 1959/Castro • 1972 Break-in • Lightining War • Custoday Battle 1999 • Dallas Police Station • Attempt to kill Castro • Battle of San Juan/Teddy • "He Kept us out the war" • Spanish Civil War "Town" • President during Great Depression • "Great"/ 1910-1960 African Americans • Sparked the Civil Rights Movement/outrage • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-04-16

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. deadliest battle of the civil war
  2. deadliest day of the civil war, won the west for the north
  3. lead general for the confederacy
  4. president for the Union during the civil war
  5. first battle of the civil war
  6. president for the confederacy during the civil war
  7. the freeing of the slaves, someone proclaimed this
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  1. man who raided the south burning down cities late in the war
  2. "stonewall"- most overrated general in the war
  3. state where the battle of gettysburg was fought
  4. man who lead the raid on Harper's Ferry
  5. important river that cut the south off from their western states
  6. lead general for the north, Weaver's favorite president

13 Clues: first battle of the civil war • lead general for the confederacy • deadliest battle of the civil war • man who lead the raid on Harper's Ferry • president for the Union during the civil war • "stonewall"- most overrated general in the war • state where the battle of gettysburg was fought • president for the confederacy during the civil war • ...

CIVIL WAR 2021-10-22

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
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  1. Where the first major Civil War engagement was west of the Mississippi River.
  2. American military officer and an early explorer and mapmaker of the American West
  3. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
  4. Who established the Underground Railroad
  5. What were the groups of people called that campaigned against slavery?
  6. 17th president of the United States who took office upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the war
  7. Union general during the American Civil War
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  1. Who was the president of the U.S. during the Civil War?
  2. a leader in the abolitionist movement
  3. A woman who risked her life to bring supplies and support for soldiers
  4. A man who said“Get there first with the most men,”
  5. Confederate cavalry commander in the Civil War
  6. Led the North during the Civil War
  7. Militant abolitionist leader
  8. Confederate General under Robert E. Lee

15 Clues: Militant abolitionist leader • Led the North during the Civil War • a leader in the abolitionist movement • Confederate General under Robert E. Lee • Who established the Underground Railroad • Union general during the American Civil War • Confederate cavalry commander in the Civil War • A man who said“Get there first with the most men,” • ...

American Civil War 2018-04-11

American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Battle where Union tried to control the railroads of Cornith, MS
  2. Bloodiest day in American History
  3. Battle which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy into two parts
  4. Battle which gave the Union control of the Cumberland River
  5. Proclamation which freed the slaves in rebellious states
  6. General Sherman marched from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean burning houses and destroying animals
  7. Speech delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
  8. President of the United States during the Civil War
  9. Battle which gave the Union control of the Tennessee River
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  1. Battle which began the Civil War
  2. Lincoln's plan to block Southern ports
  3. First major land battle of the American Civil War
  4. Where General Lee surrendered his troops and ended the American Civil War
  5. President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

14 Clues: Battle which began the Civil War • Bloodiest day in American History • Lincoln's plan to block Southern ports • First major land battle of the American Civil War • President of the United States during the Civil War • Proclamation which freed the slaves in rebellious states • President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War • ...

American Civil War 2023-08-28

American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Battle where Union tried to control the railroads of Cornith, MS
  2. Bloodiest day in American History
  3. Battle which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy into two parts
  4. Battle which gave the Union control of the Cumberland River
  5. Proclamation which freed the slaves in rebellious states
  6. General Sherman marched from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean burning houses and destroying animals
  7. Speech delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
  8. President of the United States during the Civil War
  9. Battle which gave the Union control of the Tennessee River
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  1. Battle which began the Civil War
  2. Lincoln's plan to block Southern ports
  3. First major land battle of the American Civil War
  4. Where General Lee surrendered his troops and ended the American Civil War
  5. President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

14 Clues: Battle which began the Civil War • Bloodiest day in American History • Lincoln's plan to block Southern ports • First major land battle of the American Civil War • President of the United States during the Civil War • Proclamation which freed the slaves in rebellious states • President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War • ...

Station 17 2021-10-13

Station 17 crossword puzzle
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  1. a plan that cut off supplies just like an anaconda would cut off oxygen supplies
  2. the proslavery states
  3. states that share a border between the union and the confederacy
  4. an economic motivation towards other countries to support the confederate's efforts in the civil war, through stopping cotton trade
  5. the capital of the us
  6. a well known confederate general
  7. Lincoln's declaration that all people held as slaves in the confederate states will be declared as free men.
  8. the battle of bull run
  9. the capital of the confederacy
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  1. the person who assassinated Lincoln
  2. a war between two sides of a divided nation
  3. The turning point of the civil war and the most deadly war in the civil war
  4. a military leader and the 18th president of the united states
  5. A law passed to force participation within the military.
  6. the nonslave states
  7. ____vs____. a naval battle between the union and the confederacy
  8. The place where the confederates formerly surrendered to the union
  9. a strategic union victory that led to lincoln's emancipation proclamation
  10. A union general who used 'scorched earth' strategies to effectively prevent the confederates from rebuilding
  11. The 16th president who served during the civil war

20 Clues: the nonslave states • the proslavery states • the capital of the us • the battle of bull run • the capital of the confederacy • a well known confederate general • the person who assassinated Lincoln • a war between two sides of a divided nation • The 16th president who served during the civil war • A law passed to force participation within the military. • ...

Civil War Review 2025-02-05

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The General of the Union (northern) Army.
  2. President of the Union.
  3. The General of the Confederate (southern) Army.
  4. The era after the Civil War.
  5. The first battle of the Civil War.
  6. The battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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  1. President of the Confederacy.
  2. Where the Civil War ended; Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
  3. The turning point in the war; after this battle, the South never invaded the north again.
  4. What the South was called in the Civil War.
  5. The economy of the South.
  6. What the North was called in the Civil War
  7. The biggest cash crop in the South.

13 Clues: President of the Union. • The economy of the South. • The era after the Civil War. • President of the Confederacy. • The first battle of the Civil War. • The biggest cash crop in the South. • The General of the Union (northern) Army. • What the North was called in the Civil War • What the South was called in the Civil War. • The General of the Confederate (southern) Army. • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
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  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-04-24

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bloodiest day of the Civil War
  2. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  3. The condition of one being owned by another for labor
  4. The cause of death for Abraham Lincoln
  5. The economy that the South had
  6. The war plan that the North used on the South
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  1. The name of the General who surrendered to Ulysses
  2. The name of the base where the civil war started
  3. The number of the amendment that freed slaves
  4. The act of a state leaving the union
  5. The economy that the North had
  6. What killed most soldiers in the war
  7. The number of battles that happened at Bull Run
  8. Sixteenth President of the U.S.
  9. The rival of the Union during the Civil War

15 Clues: The economy that the North had • The economy that the South had • Sixteenth President of the U.S. • The bloodiest day of the Civil War • The act of a state leaving the union • What killed most soldiers in the war • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The cause of death for Abraham Lincoln • The rival of the Union during the Civil War • ...

Civil War Jerina Barcinas 2017-02-14

Civil War Jerina Barcinas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The state or position of being a leader.
  2. Known as the Savannah Campaign.
  3. An American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War
  4. A democratic U.S Representative and Senator from Mississippi
  5. Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg
  6. The last major confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River.
  7. Meaning literally "You may have the body."
  8. One of the last battle of the American Civil War.
  9. A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln.
  10. Notable for two battles of the American Civil War
  11. Commonly known as THE DRAFT.
  12. Withdraw formally from membership in a federal union & etc.
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  1. Preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
  2. Work closely with the president Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the confederacy.
  3. Fought by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
  4. The name applied to an outline strategy for suppressing the confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
  5. Has the 2nd lowest household income.
  6. A confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1861 and 1865
  7. An establishment for traders carrying on businesses in a foreign country.

19 Clues: Commonly known as THE DRAFT. • Known as the Savannah Campaign. • Has the 2nd lowest household income. • Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg • The state or position of being a leader. • Meaning literally "You may have the body." • One of the last battle of the American Civil War. • Notable for two battles of the American Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-15

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how old were some of the youngest people in the war
  2. what were most women in the war
  3. who had more money for the war and better materials
  4. where did the surrender happen
  5. the amount of days after the war when Abraham Lincoln was killed
  6. Political joining
  7. the leader of the confederate army
  8. The belief that race determines human traits and capacities, and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race; unfair behavior directed at someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior
  9. what percentage of the union army was black
  10. the most famous civil war nurse
  11. the leader of the union army
  12. To formally withdraw from membership in a political state
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  1. to set free
  2. how old do you have to be to fight in the war
  3. how many women went incognito as men in the civil war
  4. how many people died in the war because of sickness
  5. what did people use when they can't hear speaking orders
  6. how many years did the war last
  7. what month did the civil war end
  8. who won the battle of gettysburg
  9. the blockade made around the confederacy
  10. Formerly enslaved people who have been emancipated

22 Clues: to set free • Political joining • the leader of the union army • where did the surrender happen • what were most women in the war • how many years did the war last • the most famous civil war nurse • what month did the civil war end • who won the battle of gettysburg • the leader of the confederate army • the blockade made around the confederacy • ...

US History Crossword 2024-11-02

US History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The withdrawal of Southern states from the Union.
  2. Pardoning, often of Confederate soldiers after the war.
  3. Refers to Lincoln’s death at the hands of John Wilkes Booth.
  4. Former enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War.
  5. The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding and integrating freed slaves.
  6. The Northern states during the Civil War.
  7. The movement to end slavery in the United States.
  8. Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction.
  9. Southern whites who supported Reconstruction efforts.
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  1. The group of Southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
  2. Codes Laws passed in the South during Reconstruction to limit freedmen's rights.
  3. System where freedmen and poor whites farmed land for a share of the crops.
  4. The act of freeing enslaved people, especially tied to a famous proclamation.
  5. Site of a major Civil War battle and a famous address by Lincoln.
  6. Republicans who pushed for harsher measures during Reconstruction.

15 Clues: The Northern states during the Civil War. • The withdrawal of Southern states from the Union. • The movement to end slavery in the United States. • Southern whites who supported Reconstruction efforts. • Pardoning, often of Confederate soldiers after the war. • Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction. • ...

Unit 4A review 2022-02-03

Unit 4A review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an agreement where both sides get a little of what they want
  2. person that fights in wars
  3. a state that had slavery, but stayed in the United States during the Civil War
  4. only caring about in what benefits you or your beliefs
  5. name of the country formed by southern states
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  1. to leave a group
  2. main cause of the Civil War
  3. source made by somebody that lived through an event
  4. question that has a correct answer
  5. president during the Civil War
  6. name for the United states during the Civil War
  7. source made many years after an event
  8. ___ war was fought between northern and southern states
  9. big picture question

14 Clues: to leave a group • big picture question • person that fights in wars • main cause of the Civil War • president during the Civil War • question that has a correct answer • source made many years after an event • name of the country formed by southern states • name for the United states during the Civil War • source made by somebody that lived through an event • ...

civil war 2022-07-15

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What job did Ulysses S. Grant do after the Civil War?
  2. Who was the Confederate general that commanded the Army of Northern Virginia?
  3. What were the laws that limited African American civil rights in the American South after the Civil War?
  4. Who was the Union commander that won victories against the South?
  5. Who was the president of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
  6. What Amendment to the Constitution formally banned slavery in the United States?
  7. What was the name of the era after the Civil War?
  8. What role did African Americans play during the Civil War?
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  1. African American men to vote
  2. Who was the former slave/abolitionist that recruited former slaves to fight for the Union army?
  3. What job did Robert E. Lee do after the Civil War?
  4. What region of the U.S. wanted to secede or break away to start a new nation?
  5. What was the name of the era after the Civil War?
  6. What did Lincoln use to keep the Union together?
  7. Citizenship and protection of equal rights

15 Clues: African American men to vote • Citizenship and protection of equal rights • What did Lincoln use to keep the Union together? • What was the name of the era after the Civil War? • What was the name of the era after the Civil War? • What job did Robert E. Lee do after the Civil War? • What job did Ulysses S. Grant do after the Civil War? • ...

Civil War 2025-11-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this was the main cause for the Civil War
  2. The ___________ Amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the United States
  3. _______ Ulysses S. ________ was a Union general who would become the commander of all Union forces
  4. the Union's victory at _______ allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River
  5. President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  6. ________ Jackson was a Confederate general who won the first battle of the Civil War at Bull Run
  7. William Tecumseh ________ was the Commander of Union troops in Georgia and South Carolina
  8. Black soldiers faced __________ in the Union army; they served in separate regiments and were paid less than white soldiers
  9. Robert E. _____ was a confederate general and would become the General in Chief of the Confederate army
Down
  1. John Wilkes ______ assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
  2. Robert Gould _______ commanded the 54th Regiment, the first all Black regiment in the Northeast
  3. The _________ Proclamation was an order issued by Lincoln freeing slaves behind Confederate lines
  4. The ________ Plan was the Union's military strategy for defeated the Confederacy
  5. ___________ Courthouse was the site of the Confederate surrender
  6. most decisive battle of the Civil War where the Union army defeated Lee's troops after three days of vicious fighting
  7. name for the southern states that seceded from the Union to form their own country
  8. drafting of men to serve in the army
  9. The _____ tax is a tax that takes a percentage of an individual's income
  10. President of the United States during the Civil War
  11. name for the North during the Civil War

20 Clues: drafting of men to serve in the army • name for the North during the Civil War • this was the main cause for the Civil War • President of the Confederacy during the Civil War • President of the United States during the Civil War • John Wilkes ______ assassinated President Abraham Lincoln • ___________ Courthouse was the site of the Confederate surrender • ...

Arena texas history 2022-04-21

Arena texas history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to compete
  2. mapped the Texas coast
  3. part of the Spanish system
  4. Edwards Fredonia rebellion
  5. radio
  6. parker
  7. and balances
  8. Republic of
  9. luther king
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  1. duties and responsibilities
  2. y Teran
  3. rights
  4. economic gain
  5. destiny
  6. northern states in the civil war
  7. Houston
  8. Spanish word
  9. popular cash crop
  10. remember the
  11. war 2

20 Clues: radio • war 2 • rights • parker • y Teran • destiny • Houston • to compete • Republic of • luther king • Spanish word • and balances • remember the • economic gain • popular cash crop • mapped the Texas coast • part of the Spanish system • Edwards Fredonia rebellion • duties and responsibilities • northern states in the civil war

Civil War 2025-12-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. weapon used heavily in war
  2. nicknamed stone wall
  3. transportation network
  4. first major battle of the civil war
  5. southern states seceded
  6. single day battle
  7. southern soldiers
  8. total war policy
  9. statesthat seceded from the union
  10. Confederate forces bombarded the union held fort
  11. Main northern goal
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  1. Northern fighting force
  2. Union general known for "March to the Sea"
  3. Armored warships
  4. Lincolns 1863 proclamation
  5. communication invention
  6. civil war siege that split the confederacy
  7. turning point battle union victory
  8. major 1862 battle in Virgina
  9. union general
  10. cash crop of the south

21 Clues: union general • Armored warships • total war policy • single day battle • southern soldiers • Main northern goal • nicknamed stone wall • transportation network • cash crop of the south • Northern fighting force • southern states seceded • communication invention • weapon used heavily in war • Lincolns 1863 proclamation • major 1862 battle in Virgina • statesthat seceded from the union • ...

Unit 5: Antebellum-Reconstruction (1830-1877) 2012-05-02

Unit 5: Antebellum-Reconstruction (1830-1877) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. common strategy for dealing with the issue of slavery
  2. popular sovereignty caused this state to bleed
  3. became a state largely because of the gold rush
  4. America's God-given right to expand westward
  5. radical abolitionist, failed at Harpers Ferry
  6. The Union's strategy for the Civil War
  7. bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  8. "Old Rough and Ready," 1848 Presidential winner
  9. famous senate beating incident
  10. Laws that made segregation legal
  11. "before war"
  12. Court leader who said slaves are property, not people
  13. Location of Lee's surrender
  14. This man's 1877 Compromise won him the Presidency and ended Reconstruction
  15. First shots of the Civil War fired here
  16. Amendment that enfranchises all races
  17. "Remember the ___"
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  1. First president to be impeached
  2. turning point of the War in the West
  3. popular 2,000 mile journey to the west
  4. 1844 Presidential election winner
  5. Northerners who moved south after the war
  6. Act encouraging people to move west
  7. to leave the Union
  8. Most notable Union General; future president
  9. Democrats in the north who opposed the Civil War
  10. Amendment that freed the slaves
  11. Southern Republicans
  12. First black Senator
  13. helped bring American settlers to Texas
  14. Name of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan
  15. Amendment that defines citizenship
  16. most famous "underground" conductor

33 Clues: "before war" • to leave the Union • "Remember the ___" • First black Senator • Southern Republicans • Location of Lee's surrender • famous senate beating incident • First president to be impeached • Amendment that freed the slaves • Laws that made segregation legal • 1844 Presidential election winner • bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Amendment that defines citizenship • ...

US History DC Crossword Project Unit 3 2025-12-10

US History DC Crossword Project Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Time when factories replaced hand tools.
  2. Court case that said slaves were not citizens.
  3. Secret escape network for enslaved people.
  4. Laws passed to ease slavery tension.
  5. Farming system after the Civil War.
  6. Fight for women to gain equality.
  7. Union general and later president.
  8. Southern leader who supported slavery and states’ rights.
  9. Machine that cleaned cotton faster.
  10. Device used to send fast messages.
  11. Transportation system that helped westward travel.
  12. War between the U.S. and Britain.
  13. Famous Civil War battle and Lincoln speech.
  14. Former slave who became a powerful abolitionist speaker.
  15. Order that freed slaves in Confederate states.
  16. Balanced slave and free states.
  17. Belief that the U.S. should expand west.
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  1. Time period after the Civil War to rebuild the South.
  2. President during the War of 1812.
  3. War between North and South.
  4. Movement focused on nature and self-reliance.
  5. Land deal that doubled U.S. size.
  6. Invented the cotton gin.
  7. President during the Civil War who helped end slavery.
  8. President responsible for the Indian Removal Act.
  9. Led enslaved people to freedom.
  10. Third U.S. president who made the Louisiana Purchase.
  11. "Ain't I a woman?"
  12. Forced removal of Native Americans.
  13. Movement to end slavery.

30 Clues: "Ain't I a woman?" • Invented the cotton gin. • Movement to end slavery. • War between North and South. • Led enslaved people to freedom. • Balanced slave and free states. • President during the War of 1812. • Land deal that doubled U.S. size. • Fight for women to gain equality. • War between the U.S. and Britain. • Union general and later president. • ...

cciv 2025-04-30

cciv crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Large Southern farms where many enslaved people worked.
  2. / Union general who became president.
  3. / A large organized group of soldiers.
  4. / Armed conflict between opposing sides.
  5. / When states break away from a country.
  6. / The uniform color of Confederate soldiers.
  7. / The act of freeing enslaved people.
  8. / The uniform color of Union soldiers.
  9. / Confederate general who led the Southern army.
  10. / The opposite of slavery.
  11. / Large artillery weapon used in battles.
  12. / Movement to end slavery.
Down
  1. / A person not in the military.
  2. / A high-ranking military officer.
  3. / A common type of rifle used by soldiers.
  4. / Political units that joined the Union or Confederacy.
  5. / The rebuilding period after the Civil War.
  6. / Another word for a serious disagreement or fight.
  7. / A person who serves in the military.
  8. / Central issue that led to the Civil War.
  9. / The southern states that seceded from the Union.
  10. / A major turning point battle in Pennsylvania.
  11. / U.S. president during the Civil War.
  12. / The northern states during the Civil War.
  13. / A large-scale conflict between groups or countries.

25 Clues: / The opposite of slavery. • / Movement to end slavery. • / A person not in the military. • / A high-ranking military officer. • / Union general who became president. • / The act of freeing enslaved people. • / A large organized group of soldiers. • / A person who serves in the military. • / The uniform color of Union soldiers. • / U.S. president during the Civil War. • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

The North vs. South 2023-05-23

The North vs. South crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tax
  2. an 1863 civil war battle in Virginia
  3. An 1862 civil war in Tennessee
  4. hesitate to do something
  5. Wagner A fort in South Carolina doubles the site it in attack by the African-American 54th Massachusetts requirement in 1863
  6. an 1862 civil war battle in Virginia
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  1. Released
  2. charge
  3. an ironclad union warship
  4. to do or show how to do something
  5. address
  6. an 1862 civil war battle in Maryland
  7. court house
  8. the battle of manassas by the confederation
  9. Massachusetts regiment the 54th accepted African Americans from all across the north

15 Clues: tax • charge • address • Released • court house • hesitate to do something • an ironclad union warship • An 1862 civil war in Tennessee • to do or show how to do something • an 1863 civil war battle in Virginia • an 1862 civil war battle in Maryland • an 1862 civil war battle in Virginia • the battle of manassas by the confederation • ...

Civil War 2023-10-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General for the Confederate Army.
  2. A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories.
  3. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  4. general for the Union Army.
  5. The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
  6. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder.
  7. turning point of the Civil War.
  8. were loyal to the Confederate States.
  9. A term meaning "before war".
  10. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  11. The lowest rank in the army.
Down
  1. declares all slaves in states in rebellion to be free.
  2. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
  3. Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War.
  4. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  5. first major battle in the Civil War.
  6. Who was the president of the Confederates during the Civil War.
  7. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  8. the first ironclad warship in the United States Navy.
  9. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.

20 Clues: general for the Union Army. • A term meaning "before war". • The lowest rank in the army. • turning point of the Civil War. • General for the Confederate Army. • first major battle in the Civil War. • were loyal to the Confederate States. • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • ...

The Civil War 2025-05-15

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The leader of the South
  2. The fort where the Civil War started
  3. The leader/ president of the North
  4. The losing side of the Civil War
  5. The South side
  6. The North side
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  1. The battle that marks the turning point
  2. one of the main reasons why the Civil War was fought
  3. A very common military weapon used in the Civil War
  4. Civil Wars of the civil war
  5. Civilians

11 Clues: Civilians • The South side • The North side • The leader of the South • Civil Wars of the civil war • The losing side of the Civil War • The leader/ president of the North • The fort where the Civil War started • The battle that marks the turning point • A very common military weapon used in the Civil War • one of the main reasons why the Civil War was fought

South Carolina in the American Civil War 2021-03-04

South Carolina in the American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Union won this battle giving them Hilton Head Island
  2. A song commonly sung by whites during Civil War
  3. He attacked Fort Sumter
  4. A Confederate leader during the Civil War and later went on to be the governor of SC
  5. a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War
  6. a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War
  7. He accepted to command the first all-black regiment in the Northeast
  8. the first land battle of the civil war fought in South Carolina.
  9. This was a minor and bloodless Union victory
  10. an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States
  11. He was the 14th president of the United States
  12. He was an American planter, lawyer, politician, and soldier from South Carolina
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  1. was an American preacher and religious writer
  2. Was a naval pilot.
  3. It was an effortless win for the Confederates
  4. They were a group of pro-slavery Democrats that were very extreme with their beliefs
  5. He was an American soldier and diplomat
  6. was elected as a representative from South Carolina in the First Confederate Congress
  7. Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah
  8. a series of forts on Sullivan's Island

20 Clues: Was a naval pilot. • He attacked Fort Sumter • a series of forts on Sullivan's Island • He was an American soldier and diplomat • This was a minor and bloodless Union victory • was an American preacher and religious writer • It was an effortless win for the Confederates • He was the 14th president of the United States • A song commonly sung by whites during Civil War • ...

Civil war 2024-10-02

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what was common during the civil war
  2. who loss the civil war
  3. When did the civil war start
  4. were was the civil war taken place
  5. who was the president during the civil war
  6. What did people call abrahamlincon
Down
  1. who won the civil war
  2. when did the civil war end
  3. who made slaves free
  4. what was poupular on the southside
  5. why did the civil war start

11 Clues: who made slaves free • who won the civil war • who loss the civil war • when did the civil war end • why did the civil war start • When did the civil war start • what was poupular on the southside • were was the civil war taken place • What did people call abrahamlincon • what was common during the civil war • who was the president during the civil war

Texas History DCA Review 2025-02-17

Texas History DCA Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amendment that gave citizenship to all people born in the US
  2. Pride in one's region over the whole country
  3. African American who fought in the US Army from the Civil War to the Korean War
  4. Chief that resisted forced relocation to reservations
  5. Land sold to the US after the Mexican American War for $15 million
  6. Leader of the Confederate Army at Galveston
  7. that increased the need for slavery in the South
  8. Positive factor that caused immigrants to come to a new country
  9. Last Battle of the Civil War that happened near Brownsville, Texas
  10. This gave Texas its final shape
  11. Largest immigrant group to settle in Texas in the 1800s. Germans
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  1. Main cause of the Civil War
  2. Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
  3. In 1845 Texas was ________ to the United States
  4. Largest oil field in Texas in 1905
  5. Negative factor that caused immigrants to move to a new country
  6. Resigned as Governor because he would not take oath to the Confederacy
  7. Place where the oil boom start in Texas
  8. Dispute between the United States and Mexico in 1846
  9. Amendment that ended slavery
  10. Texas Civil War battle between Texas and Louisiana that kept the Union out of Texas
  11. Amendment that gave voting rights to people regardless of race

22 Clues: Main cause of the Civil War • Amendment that ended slavery • This gave Texas its final shape • Largest oil field in Texas in 1905 • Place where the oil boom start in Texas • Treaty that ended the Mexican American War • Leader of the Confederate Army at Galveston • Pride in one's region over the whole country • In 1845 Texas was ________ to the United States • ...

Civil War, Civil Rights, and Black History Month 2025-02-11

Civil War, Civil Rights, and Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
  2. The leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and March on Washington
  3. The organization that helped formerly enslaved people after the Civil War
  4. The amendment that outlawed poll taxes, helping protect Black voting rights
  5. Laws in the South that restricted African Americans’ rights after the Civil War
  6. The first African American U.S. president
  7. The act that banned segregation in public places in 1964
  8. The general who led the Confederate Army
  9. This 1860 election victory by a Republican candidate sparked Southern secession and Civil War
  10. The laws enforcing racial segregation in the South
  11. The period after the Civil War aimed at rebuilding the South
  12. The Supreme Court case that established “separate but equal”
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  1. The amendment that abolished slavery
  2. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  3. The first state to secede from the Union
  4. The inventor who improved the lightbulb’s filament
  5. The organization that fought for Black rights, founded in 1909
  6. The amendment that granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people
  7. The document that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
  8. The movement in the 1950s and 1960s for racial equality
  9. The journalist and activist who led anti-lynching campaigns
  10. The system of forced labor that was a major cause of the Civil War
  11. The leader of the Underground Railroad
  12. The movement to end slavery in the U.S.
  13. A key figure in the suffrage movement who campaigned for women’s right to vote and helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association

25 Clues: The amendment that abolished slavery • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The leader of the Underground Railroad • The movement to end slavery in the U.S. • The first state to secede from the Union • The general who led the Confederate Army • The first African American U.S. president • The inventor who improved the lightbulb’s filament • ...

Period 5 Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-29

Period 5 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Failed try to make land acquired through Mexican War free of slavery.
  2. An attempt at a slave revolt by providing slaves with arms and encouraging violence, led by John Brown.
  3. Also known as the "March to the Sea," which was to show the strength of the Union.
  4. A plan for the Civil War that included a naval blockade to cut the South in half.
  5. A confederate general known for his fearlessness during battle.
  6. Ensured the abolition of slavery (hint: first two boxes are numbers!).
  7. Wanted harsh punishment for south and complete freedom for slaves.
  8. Determined slaves were property, not citizens.
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  1. US government agency that helped poor whites and formerly enslaved people post-Civil War.
  2. Anti foreigners and immigrants.
  3. Free land in the west to promote expansion.
  4. Westward expansion belief.
  5. Declares that everyone born in the US is a citizen, regardless of race.
  6. Bloodiest day in Civil War, the South lost which resulted in no foreign support.
  7. Political party that aimed to prohibit slavery in west.
  8. Congress pushed for change in the South and more rights for Slaves.
  9. Confederate general, General Lee, surrendered at this location.
  10. An attempt to resolve slavery issues resulting from new states joining the Union.
  11. Restrictive laws against African Americans in the South, even after the Civil War.
  12. Someone who moved to the South after the Civil War.

20 Clues: Westward expansion belief. • Anti foreigners and immigrants. • Free land in the west to promote expansion. • Determined slaves were property, not citizens. • Someone who moved to the South after the Civil War. • Political party that aimed to prohibit slavery in west. • Confederate general, General Lee, surrendered at this location. • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
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  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Jasmine's Civil War Crossword 2022-01-21

Jasmine's Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was part of the Anaconda Plan
  2. what was the confederate capital
  3. most important union general
  4. freed slaves in confederate states
  5. how many years did the civil war last
  6. bloodiest battle fought in Georgia
  7. man who issued emancipation proclamation
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  1. tried to get access to Chattanooga railroads
  2. north in the civil war(Lincoln is president)
  3. south in the civil war(Davis is president)
  4. most important confederate general
  5. where did sherman's march to the sea end
  6. bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  7. confederate supply chain (railroad town)
  8. prison with highest death rate

15 Clues: most important union general • was part of the Anaconda Plan • prison with highest death rate • what was the confederate capital • bloodiest battle in the Civil War • most important confederate general • freed slaves in confederate states • bloodiest battle fought in Georgia • how many years did the civil war last • where did sherman's march to the sea end • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-19

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ironclad warship of the Union.
  2. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  3. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances.
  4. The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War).
  5. President of the Confederacy.
  6. Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy.
  7. The use of naval power to keep enemy ships from entering or exiting a port.
  8. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
  9. To set free.
  10. A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery.
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  1. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
  2. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded.
  3. African-American unit in the Union army.
  4. President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
  5. Northerner who opposed using force to keep the Southern states in the union.
  6. Ship made of iron.
  7. An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War.
  8. To leave or withdraw.
  9. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  10. Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.

20 Clues: To set free. • Ship made of iron. • To leave or withdraw. • President of the Confederacy. • Ironclad warship of the Union. • African-American unit in the Union army. • Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War. • An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War. • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
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  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A spy in the civil war
  2. farmer working lands for owner
  3. separating white people and black people
  4. north side of the civil war
  5. The aftermath of the civil war
  6. man freed from slavery
  7. farm crop used for money
  8. A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
  1. white people who profit off the south
  2. allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
  3. The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
  4. south side of the civil war
  5. President that was assassinated
  6. tax paid before voting
  7. these are god given

15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...

UNIT 9 VOCAB 2016-04-20

UNIT 9 VOCAB crossword puzzle
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  1. GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMY
  2. PROHIBITED DENIAL OF VOTING RIGHTS FOR BLACKS
  3. LAWS THAT LIMITED THE RIGHTS OF BLACKS
  4. ANTI-SLAVERY POLITICAL GROUP
  5. THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
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  1. AMENDMENT A LAW THAT LEGALLY GOT RID OF SLAVERY
  2. PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY
  3. PRESIDENT U.S. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
  4. A cHILEAN IMMIGRANT THAT WAS IN THE NAVY
  5. SOLDIER WHO HAD COURAGE IN FORT SUMTER
  6. GURANTEED EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL CITIZENS
  7. THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR
  8. GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
  9. BATTLE THAT THE UNION WON
  10. CIVIL WAR NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STATES FOUGHT

15 Clues: GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMY • BATTLE THAT THE UNION WON • PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY • ANTI-SLAVERY POLITICAL GROUP • GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY • THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR • PRESIDENT U.S. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR • THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR • SOLDIER WHO HAD COURAGE IN FORT SUMTER • LAWS THAT LIMITED THE RIGHTS OF BLACKS • ...

Jasmine's Civil War Crossword 2022-01-21

Jasmine's Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was part of the Anaconda Plan
  2. what was the confederate capital
  3. most important union general
  4. freed slaves in confederate states
  5. how many years did the civil war last
  6. bloodiest battle fought in Georgia
  7. man who issued emancipation proclamation
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  1. tried to get access to Chattanooga railroads
  2. north in the civil war(Lincoln is president)
  3. south in the civil war(Davis is president)
  4. most important confederate general
  5. where did sherman's march to the sea end
  6. bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  7. confederate supply chain (railroad town)
  8. prison with highest death rate

15 Clues: most important union general • was part of the Anaconda Plan • prison with highest death rate • what was the confederate capital • bloodiest battle in the Civil War • most important confederate general • freed slaves in confederate states • bloodiest battle fought in Georgia • how many years did the civil war last • where did sherman's march to the sea end • ...

Civil War 2019-10-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Risked her life to bring supplies and support to soldiers in the field during the Civil War.
  2. An infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War.
  3. Became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century.
  4. Also called field surgery and later combat casualty care, is the treatment of wounded combatants and non-combatants in or near an area of combat.
  5. Is the federally-recognized government of the Cherokee people.
  6. Was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E.
  7. Was the first major battle of the American Civil War and was a Confederate victory.
  8. Was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician.
  9. Served as a Confederate General (1861-1863) during the American War
  10. An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  11. Civil War Union Major General
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  1. Was an American soldier, politician, and international statesman who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
  2. An American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
  3. An American abolitionist and author.
  4. The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in the McLean House in the village of _____________ Court House.
  5. A type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets named after its developer.
  6. Born into slavery in Maryland.
  7. Accepted a general’s commission in the newly formed Confederate Army.
  8. Was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee.
  9. 16th president of the United States.
  10. A steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century.
  11. He advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
  12. To Confederate President Jefferson Davis,__________was the "nailhead that holds the South's two halves together."
  13. 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862.

24 Clues: Civil War Union Major General • Born into slavery in Maryland. • An American abolitionist and author. • 16th president of the United States. • Is the federally-recognized government of the Cherokee people. • Served as a Confederate General (1861-1863) during the American War • An infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. • ...

Civil War 2022-02-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He put up the blockade
  2. Capital of Georgia, captured by union troops
  3. He signed the emancipation proclamation
  4. linoln did this to stop southern cotton from reaching European markets
  5. the general of the confederate Army
  6. the transportation hub of the south
  7. the capital of Georgia during the civil war
  8. sherman marched his army across to
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  1. Bloodiest battle fought in Georgia during the civil war
  2. the President of the confederacy
  3. war name of the war
  4. president during civil war
  5. main goal of the Emancipation proclamation
  6. main crop of the south
  7. served as a Union general and was a key player in the end of the Civil War

15 Clues: war name of the war • He put up the blockade • main crop of the south • president during civil war • the President of the confederacy • sherman marched his army across to • the general of the confederate Army • the transportation hub of the south • He signed the emancipation proclamation • main goal of the Emancipation proclamation • the capital of Georgia during the civil war • ...

CIVIL WAR 2025-05-05

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where the Civil War started (2 words)
  2. nickname given to Southern whites that supported Republican Reconstruction after the Civil War
  3. improve 160 acres of land and get it free!
  4. a mission that destroyed the South’s economy from Atlanta and Savannah (5 words)
  5. Amendment that abolished slavery
  6. the capital of the United States of America
  7. ____of the Civil War: slavery/state’s rights/tariff disputes/different economies/cultural differences/Election of 1860
  8. first African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
  9. commanding general of the Union army and 18th president
  10. Amendment that gave all men voting rights
  11. “Stonewall Jackson becomes famous and the Civil War becomes real (picnickers attend)
  12. the Social Studies teacher with the least amount of hair
  13. Union______:far from home/motivation/generals/enemy coastline/location
  14. the single bloodiest day in American History
  15. _________Act of 1867 divided the South into 5 military districts and granted freedmen citizenship and voting rights
  16. runaway slaves must be returned to the South
  17. dedicated the land to those who lost their lives at the Battle of Gettysburg
  18. abolitionist responsible for Bleeding Kansas and Harpers Ferry; seen as a martyr
  19. people have the power!
  20. the loudest Social Studies teacher
  21. Amendment that gave citizenship
  22. time period that includes all of the events leading up to the Civil War
  23. became president after Lincoln’s assassination (was impeached)
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  1. assassinated Licoln at Ford’s Theatre
  2. a person from the North that comes to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction
  3. General that had an aggressive approach to destroying the South near the end of the Civil War
  4. system of farming in which a farmer works land for an owner who provides equipment and seeds for a share of the crop
  5. Confederate__________: motivation/military tradition/skilled with guns and horses/home turf/generals
  6. President of the the United States of America during the Civil War
  7. federal land for colleges that taught Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (GIG ‘EM!)
  8. Supreme Court case that said slaves have no rights because they are property
  9. the capital of the Confederate States of America
  10. _______ Advantages: Abe Lincoln/Industrial Power/Population/Control shipping/Railroads
  11. repealed the Missouri Compromise and gives the states popular sovereignty
  12. ________Disadvantages: few factories/organization of railroads/inflation/population
  13. Sophia’s Mom
  14. where the Civil War ended
  15. commanding general of the Confederate Army
  16. President of the Confederate States of America
  17. Union gains control of the Mississippi River
  18. _____Proclamation Lincoln freed the slaves in the Confederate Territories
  19. first Hispanic-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
  20. the Social Studies teacher that loves George Washington
  21. anti-slavery political party created in 1854
  22. the turning point in the Civil War

45 Clues: Sophia’s Mom • people have the power! • where the Civil War ended • Amendment that gave citizenship • Amendment that abolished slavery • the turning point in the Civil War • the loudest Social Studies teacher • assassinated Licoln at Ford’s Theatre • where the Civil War started (2 words) • Amendment that gave all men voting rights • improve 160 acres of land and get it free! • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-19

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded.
  2. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  3. African-American unit in the Union army.
  4. President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
  5. Ironclad warship of the Union.
  6. An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War.
  7. Northerner who opposed using force to keep the Southern states in the union.
  8. To leave or withdraw.
  9. The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War).
  10. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  11. The use of naval power to keep enemy ships from entering or exiting a port.
  12. A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery.
  13. Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
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  1. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
  2. Ship made of iron.
  3. President of the Confederacy.
  4. To set free.
  5. Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy.
  6. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
  7. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances.

20 Clues: To set free. • Ship made of iron. • To leave or withdraw. • President of the Confederacy. • Ironclad warship of the Union. • African-American unit in the Union army. • Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War. • An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War. • ...

Civil War 2023-06-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a battle during civil war
  2. Tubman Important person during civil war
  3. The united states
  4. lincoln 16th US president
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  1. Shaw Important person during civil war
  2. Virginia A Part of a state during civil war
  3. bloodiest day in american history
  4. McClellan Important person during civil war
  5. carolina state during civil war
  6. Mclean Important person during civil war

10 Clues: The united states • a battle during civil war • lincoln 16th US president • bloodiest day in american history • carolina state during civil war • Shaw Important person during civil war • Mclean Important person during civil war • Tubman Important person during civil war • McClellan Important person during civil war • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the side that was fighting a defending battle
  2. the side that wanted to restore itself and end slavery
  3. the slave captain that helped slaves escape
  4. main leader of confederate army
  5. a march to the sea
  6. helped make food and served as nurses
  7. big guns that launch huge ammunition
  8. president during civil war
  9. when people make fun of a different race
  10. something that blocks ports
  11. an general increase in prices
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  1. when a slave escapes union lines during the civil war
  2. the war between the unions and confederates
  3. the turning point of the civil war
  4. the fort that began the war
  5. on of the things they used for guns
  6. the plan to blockade the south and attack through the Mississippi river
  7. the proclamation that freed the slaves
  8. the first settlement in the Carolina colony
  9. served as drummers and make soup
  10. people that worked for whites with no pay

21 Clues: a march to the sea • president during civil war • the fort that began the war • something that blocks ports • an general increase in prices • main leader of confederate army • served as drummers and make soup • the turning point of the civil war • on of the things they used for guns • big guns that launch huge ammunition • helped make food and served as nurses • ...

African Wars Crossword Sarah W. 2024-05-21

African Wars Crossword Sarah W. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ethnic group in northern Algeria
  2. NGOs
  3. leader of the LRA
  4. Extremest group during the Somali Civil War
  5. Capital of Uganda
  6. President of Uganda that was overthrown in a coup
  7. UNLA
  8. organized to raise funs for the Ethiopian famine
  9. ethnic group in southeast Nigeria
  10. war in Ethiopia in 2020-2022
  11. EPLF
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  1. 500,000-800,000 Tusti were killed
  2. war between Ethiopia and Somalia
  3. leader of independence for the eatst region of Biafra
  4. considered one of the most brutal dictators
  5. TPLF
  6. humanization organization which speaks on the suffering of Biafra
  7. PDRE
  8. UNLF
  9. Authoritarian ruler of Somalia
  10. NRA
  11. Marxist-Lenist military dictatorship in the Ethiopian Civil War
  12. time in Ethiopia caused by droughts, crop failure, and disruption of food
  13. battle when Somali shot down 3 US helicopters
  14. leader of the Nigerian government in the Nigerian Civil War

25 Clues: NRA • NGOs • TPLF • PDRE • UNLF • UNLA • EPLF • leader of the LRA • Capital of Uganda • war in Ethiopia in 2020-2022 • Authoritarian ruler of Somalia • war between Ethiopia and Somalia • ethnic group in northern Algeria • 500,000-800,000 Tusti were killed • ethnic group in southeast Nigeria • considered one of the most brutal dictators • Extremest group during the Somali Civil War • ...

Reconstruction Puzzle 2023-10-11

Reconstruction Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A murder based on color/gender
  2. A system where the landowner gives a tenant his land for crop
  3. It means to work
  4. Amendment that ensured everyone voting rights
  5. To separate based on color
  6. The south side in the civil war
  7. A set of laws limiting african american rights
  8. War The war that started the emancipation proclamation
  9. Attempted rebuild of the country
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  1. White supremacy group
  2. Amendment that ensured everyone equal protection
  3. The State that seceded first
  4. Treated differently because of color
  5. The holiday that is on June 19th that celebrates the end of the war
  6. The act to hold someone to unpaid labor
  7. The north side in the civil war
  8. Part of a country that leaves that country
  9. National Association for Colored
  10. Amendment that abolished slavery (numeral)
  11. The person responsible for lynching
  12. A tax that required certain people to pay before voting

21 Clues: It means to work • White supremacy group • To separate based on color • The State that seceded first • A murder based on color/gender • The north side in the civil war • The south side in the civil war • National Association for Colored • Attempted rebuild of the country • The person responsible for lynching • Treated differently because of color • ...

crossword 2022-12-13

crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. __________, PA was the site of the most famous battle of the Civil War, which was fought from July 1-3 1963. In winning the battle, the Union stopped the South's last northern invasion and set the stage for the eventual end of the war.
  2. Ulysses S. __________ was the final General of the Union Army. He won the war in 1865 and, after the end of the war, he became the 18th President of the United States.
  3. The ____________ is a racist, primarily Southern interpretation of the Civil War, in which the Confederacy is framed as heroic and analysis of the war is shifted to emphasize states' rights and independence rather than slavery.
  4. Robert E. _________ was the General and Commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
  5. The name for the Northern states during the war.
  6. The policy of forced separation of black and white Americans, which lasted from 1865 until the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
  7. The period between 1865-1877 in which the United States tried to rebuild after the Civil War.
  8. Thomas ___________ Jackson was one of the best known Southern generals of the Civil War and was known for his aggressive tactics and willingness to sacrifice his troops for victory. He was famously killed when he was accidentally shot by one of his men during 1863.
  9. To officially withdraw from membership in a federation or union.
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  1. Abraham __________ was the 16th President of the United States, who served during the Civil War and was assassinated in April 1865.
  2. ________ Davis was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  3. ______________ No. 143 was a May 22, 1863 order that admitted Black Americans into the Union Army. The Army created regiments down as United States Colored Troops (USCT), which were often filled by both Northern citizens and escaped Southern slaves.
  4. _________ Laws were Reconstruction era state and local laws that enforced the policy of segregation of black and white Americans.
  5. The name for the Southern states during the war.
  6. The ________ Proclamation was a document issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. The document officially freed all slaves in southern states, but slavery would not actually end until after the war with the passage of the 13th Amendment.
  7. John Wilkes ___________ was a stage actor and Southern sympathizer who assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC on April 15, 1865.
  8. The United States ________ was a 19th century war between the Northern and Southern states fought over the future of slavery. The war lasted from 1861 until 1865.

17 Clues: The name for the Southern states during the war. • The name for the Northern states during the war. • To officially withdraw from membership in a federation or union. • ________ Davis was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • The period between 1865-1877 in which the United States tried to rebuild after the Civil War. • ...

Impacts of the Civil War 2024-04-10

Impacts of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A "way of life" that ended up turning into a muddy destroyed slab of land because of the battles
  2. Some were exempt from service in the South under this law
  3. Opposite of agriculture; positively changed the nation after the war
  4. Many women became this after the war
  5. Founder of the American Red Cross
  6. A mental disorder that most likely haunted ex-soldiers after the war
  7. _____ had to step up after the men left for war
  8. Young children enlisted in the army served as ___________ or standard bearers
  9. Something the U.S. will have to go through after the war
  10. This freed slaves in rebel states
  11. The government wasn't sure how much of this to give to the South after the war
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  1. What the South is after the war
  2. This freed all slaves across the U.S.
  3. The government faced __________ from the South after the war
  4. Something the South deserved(?) after the war
  5. One of the few jobs avaliable to women at the front
  6. During the Civil War, there were _________ of food, clothes, and various other things because the soldiers needed them
  7. A new visual source of information that became popularized through the Civil War
  8. No one knew how to feel about the new _____ population
  9. This got banned shortly after/during the Civil War

20 Clues: What the South is after the war • Founder of the American Red Cross • This freed slaves in rebel states • Many women became this after the war • This freed all slaves across the U.S. • Something the South deserved(?) after the war • _____ had to step up after the men left for war • This got banned shortly after/during the Civil War • ...

Civil War Battle Strategies 2019-05-19

Civil War Battle Strategies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the home where Robert Lee surrendered
  2. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. 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.
  3. amount of people killed it the civil war
  4. led the nation through the bloodiest war known to mankind
  5. former president of the confederate states
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  1. led the confederate soldiers.
  2. destroyed everything he came across, burnt everything
  3. southern civil war soldiers
  4. was to lead the unions massive army against Robert E. Lee
  5. the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power. Type of: blockade, encirclement. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy.
  6. killed abe
  7. northern civil war soldiers
  8. the butcher of the civil war, lost 7000 men in half an hour
  9. Led the anaconda plan
  10. a powerful place that hurt the confederacy when it was lost

15 Clues: killed abe • Led the anaconda plan • southern civil war soldiers • northern civil war soldiers • led the confederate soldiers. • the home where Robert Lee surrendered • amount of people killed it the civil war • former president of the confederate states • destroyed everything he came across, burnt everything • was to lead the unions massive army against Robert E. Lee • ...

The Civil War Terrance Ogo Ordot 2017-02-15

The Civil War Terrance Ogo Ordot crossword puzzle
Across
  1. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union
  2. _________ plan; had 3 parts
  3. suspended by Lincoln during Civil War
  4. president of Confederacy
  5. Confederacy surrenders here
  6. assassinated abraham lincoln (john wilkes _____)
  7. emancipation proclamation freed slaves here
  8. leading General of Union
  9. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
  10. mississippi, confederacy was split in two
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  1. huge advantage for North
  2. the south, went against the union
  3. general for confederacy
  4. huge advantage for South
  5. draft to serve in army
  6. completely devastated Atlanta, Georgia (ex of total war)
  7. president during the civil war
  8. founded in 1881 by Clara Barton
  9. where the civil war started
  10. single bloodiest day battle in the war
  11. turning point, game over for Confederacy
  12. west _________, broke away from state

22 Clues: draft to serve in army • general for confederacy • huge advantage for North • huge advantage for South • president of Confederacy • leading General of Union • _________ plan; had 3 parts • where the civil war started • Confederacy surrenders here • president during the civil war • founded in 1881 by Clara Barton • the south, went against the union • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-09

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the bloodiest battle of the civil war
  2. people against slavery
  3. president of the confederate states of America
  4. confederate general
  5. Clara Barton created this to help people
  6. government by the people
  7. was a slave who tried to sue for his freedom in the Supreme court
  8. Anti-slavery
  9. won the election of 1860
  10. where General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to the union
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  1. the battle that started the Civil war
  2. the name of the North during the war
  3. Pro-slavery
  4. The name of the South during the war
  5. The South did this after the election of 1860
  6. wrote Uncle Tom's cabin
  7. was the first state to secede
  8. Union general and the 18th president of the united states
  9. tried to start a slave revolt by stealing weapons
  10. the biggest killer during the civil war

20 Clues: Pro-slavery • Anti-slavery • confederate general • people against slavery • wrote Uncle Tom's cabin • government by the people • won the election of 1860 • was the first state to secede • the name of the North during the war • The name of the South during the war • the battle that started the Civil war • the bloodiest battle of the civil war • the biggest killer during the civil war • ...

3.11 The Civil War 2025-12-10

3.11 The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Weapon attached to rifles
  2. Technology documenting battlefield realities
  3. New federal paper money
  4. Site of the war’s first shots
  5. Union general
  6. Movement to end slavery
  7. Early Union commander
  8. Siege that split the Confederacy
  9. U.S. president during the Civil War
  10. Location of Confederate surrender
  11. Northerners who opposed the war
  12. Confederate president
  13. Southern Democrat leader
  14. Turning-point battle in 1863
  15. Armored Civil War warship
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  1. Lincoln’s freeing decree
  2. Northern Democrat in 1860
  3. Bloodiest single day battle
  4. Confederate general
  5. Creator of the Anaconda Plan
  6. Improved firearm of the era
  7. Confederate vice president
  8. Pain-reducing medical innovation used in Civil War surgeries
  9. Union general who used “contraband” policy
  10. Mandatory military draft
  11. Postwar rebuilding era (began during the war)
  12. Transport system crucial to both armies
  13. Union strategy to choke Southern trade
  14. Communication technology used by Lincoln
  15. Act of leaving the Union

30 Clues: Union general • Confederate general • Early Union commander • Confederate president • New federal paper money • Movement to end slavery • Lincoln’s freeing decree • Mandatory military draft • Act of leaving the Union • Southern Democrat leader • Northern Democrat in 1860 • Weapon attached to rifles • Armored Civil War warship • Confederate vice president • Bloodiest single day battle • ...

The US Civil War 2025-09-07

The US Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : Southern side during the Civil War
  2. : Another term for Reconstruction
  3. Proclamation : Issued by Lincoln in 1863 to free slaves in Confederate states
  4. S. Grant : Union general who later became president
  5. : Period after Civil War to rebuild the South
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  1. Wilkes Booth : Assassin of Abraham Lincoln
  2. : Amendment granting citizenship and equal rights
  3. : To break away from the Union
  4. : Color worn by Confederate soldiers
  5. : Color worn by Union soldiers
  6. : Amendment that abolished slavery
  7. and Privileges : What the 14th Amendment granted (“___ and privileges”)
  8. Theater : Venue where Lincoln was assassinated
  9. House : "Court ___" where Lee surrendered to Grant
  10. Sumter : Location where the first shots of the Civil War fired
  11. : The northern side during the Civil War

16 Clues: : To break away from the Union • : Color worn by Union soldiers • : Another term for Reconstruction • : Amendment that abolished slavery • : Southern side during the Civil War • : Color worn by Confederate soldiers • : The northern side during the Civil War • Wilkes Booth : Assassin of Abraham Lincoln • : Period after Civil War to rebuild the South • ...

Civil War 2020-03-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. capital of the Confederacy
  2. commander of the Union Army
  3. after this man was elected president some southern states seceded from the union
  4. ship belonging to the Union
  5. nickname given to Thomas Jackson at the Battle of Manassas or Bull Run
  6. the location where the Civil War ended
  7. ship belonging to the Confederacy
  8. campaigned to end slavery
  9. led a raid on the United States Armory at Harper's Ferry
  10. to leave
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  1. led a rebellion against slavery in Virginia, killing many white people
  2. economy in the South
  3. The first major land battle of the Civil War was fought in ___.
  4. the southern states formed a new country called the ___ States of America
  5. Lincoln sent the Union Navy to ___ southern ports
  6. economy in the North
  7. led escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad
  8. this group did not take sides during the Civil War
  9. lost the Civil War
  10. commander of the Confederate Army
  11. northern states thought that new states should be ___ states

21 Clues: to leave • lost the Civil War • economy in the South • economy in the North • campaigned to end slavery • capital of the Confederacy • commander of the Union Army • ship belonging to the Union • ship belonging to the Confederacy • commander of the Confederate Army • the location where the Civil War ended • led escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad • ...

nuts 2021-10-26

nuts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. year the the civil war started
  2. first name of abraham lincoln's killer
  3. major turning point of the war
  4. they had foreign allies
  5. union's plant to defeat the confederacy
  6. battle ended in a draw and foreign allies withdrew
  7. lincoln's famous speech
  8. first battle of the civil war.
  9. first state who left the union
  10. famous nurse of the civil war
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  1. year the confederacy surrendered
  2. ablished slavery
  3. president of the confederacy
  4. coneshaped bullets and grooved barrels for increased accuracy
  5. they had more railroads
  6. president elected in 1860

16 Clues: ablished slavery • they had more railroads • they had foreign allies • lincoln's famous speech • president elected in 1860 • president of the confederacy • famous nurse of the civil war • year the the civil war started • major turning point of the war • first battle of the civil war. • first state who left the union • year the confederacy surrendered • ...

Chapters 1-10 2023-02-09

Chapters 1-10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sick Man of Europe: Ottoman Empire's 19th-century nickname.
  2. War: European war fought 1853-1856.
  3. 19th-century African exploration.
  4. Dominion of Canada: 1867 Canadian self-rule.
  5. the Civil War: 1865-1877 US post-Civil War period.
  6. Against North: 1861-1865 American Civil War.
  7. Empires and Three Republics: Political situation in 19th-century Europe.
  8. 1868 Japanese reform.
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  1. Second Reich: 1871-1918 German period.
  2. Late 19th-century Italian unification.
  3. 1850-1864 China uprising.
  4. and the Triple Alliance: Paraguay's 1865-1870 war.
  5. Game: Britain-Russia conflict in Central Asia.
  6. UK Queen, ruled 1837-1901.
  7. Dutch East Indies: Former Dutch Southeast Asia colonies.
  8. 1857 Indian uprising.
  9. Zones, and Bulbs: 19th-century transportation technology.
  10. Meiji Restoration: 1868 Japanese modernization period.

18 Clues: 1857 Indian uprising. • 1868 Japanese reform. • 1850-1864 China uprising. • UK Queen, ruled 1837-1901. • 19th-century African exploration. • War: European war fought 1853-1856. • Second Reich: 1871-1918 German period. • Late 19th-century Italian unification. • Dominion of Canada: 1867 Canadian self-rule. • Against North: 1861-1865 American Civil War. • ...

Civil War 2021-02-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union nurse known for establishing the American Red Cross organization.
  2. The states who had slaves although they were not apart of the Confederacy.
  3. The fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  4. Lesser fortunate, women who sewed uniforms for Confederate soldiers.
  5. A person paid by a Confederate draftee to enlist in their place in the military.
  6. A law that exempted one white plantation owner from military service for every
  7. The site of a Union attack led by African American soldiers from Massachusetts.
  8. northern states whom opposed the institution of slavery.
  9. wife of an Confederate soldier who wrote a diary about what she witnessed during the Civil War.
  10. Davis President of the Confederate States of America.
  11. A war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
  12. Southern states who were determined to defend their homeland and perverse their way of life.
  13. The youngest military solider of the Civil War.
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  1. A abolitionist who wrote about his meeting with Lincoln discussing the Emancipation Proclamation almost 20 years later.
  2. Slave pilot who surrendered a Confederate ship in the hands Union authorities.
  3. Confederate submarine that was the first to successfully sink an enemy ship.
  4. An officer in the Union Army who left a loving letter to his wife and family before dying of an leg amputation.
  5. Union general who devised the Anaconda Plan.
  6. President of the United States during the Civil War
  7. Union General who was famous for leading the March to Sea on South Carolina.

20 Clues: Union general who devised the Anaconda Plan. • The youngest military solider of the Civil War. • President of the United States during the Civil War • Davis President of the Confederate States of America. • northern states whom opposed the institution of slavery. • The fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. • ...

Civil War 2021-02-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Brutal tactic that didn't care what was in its way.
  2. A document that allowed slaves part of the Confederates freedom.
  3. Highest medal that you could get in the military, and was given for valor.
  4. Capital of the Confederate States.
  5. Someone paid to replace someone in war.
  6. States that sectioned off from America and were fighting against the Union.
  7. Super compact submarine that was deadly at the same time.
  8. A community made of freed slaves and lasted for not very long.
  9. Confederate railroads which were wrapped around trees.
  10. If you had 20 slaves or more you didn't have to be drafted into war.
  11. Less fortunate woman who had to work in factories and sew uniforms for men.
  12. A plan to wrap around the Confederacy and to take out the capital.
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  1. A war that happens between the same state or country.
  2. One-sided Union victory and lead to the freedom of thousands of slaves.
  3. Narrow ships that could slip through Union ship cracks.
  4. First shots fired of the war, and bloodless loss for the Union.
  5. Kids usually 8-12 that hit drums to lift spirits.
  6. Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and etc.
  7. Real patriot that wrote a letter to his wife and kid about being in the war.
  8. Confederates' strategy for victory.

20 Clues: Capital of the Confederate States. • Confederates' strategy for victory. • Someone paid to replace someone in war. • Kids usually 8-12 that hit drums to lift spirits. • Brutal tactic that didn't care what was in its way. • A war that happens between the same state or country. • Confederate railroads which were wrapped around trees. • ...

civil war 2019-12-12

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Act , 1862 law that allowed African American soldiers to serve in the Union military
  2. state , slave states that did not secede: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
  3. of Vicksburg , gave the Union control of the Mississippi River in July 1863 dividing the Confederate States in two
  4. States of America , the name adopted by the 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War
  5. Barton , nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
  6. of Shiloh , April 1862 Union victory in Tennessee noted for its large number of dead and wounded
  7. Cross , an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime
  8. , an 1861 3-5% tax on earnings to pay for the costs of the Civil War
  9. , a military draft
  10. McClellan , first commander of the Union army; fired by Lincoln after the Battle of Antietam for being too cautious
  11. C. Breckinridge , Southern Democrat candidate for President of the United States in the 1860 Election
  12. Campaign , Spring 1862 failed Union attempt to capture Richmond led by McClellan stopped by Lee at the Seven Days Battle
  13. Jackson , Confederate general during the Battle of Bull Run; later became Robert E. Lee's right-hand man
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  1. G. Farragut , Union naval commander who took control of New Orleans in 1862
  2. corpus , principle that a person cannot be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
  3. , Confederate ironclad ship
  4. Davis , President of the Confederate States of America
  5. E. Lee , Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate Army)
  6. Massachusetts Regiment , a famous African American unit in the Union army; led an attack on Ft. Wagner near Charleston, SC
  7. York City Draft Riots , July 1863 opposition to conscription; Irish Americans burnt buildings and killed blacks
  8. Proclamation , order issued by Abraham Lincoln declaring slaves in all rebelling states were free
  9. actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  10. Brady , Civil War photographer
  11. Pickett , Confederate general who led a failed charge against Union forces at Gettysburg
  12. Amendment, 1865 constitutional amendment that abolished slavery
  13. , Union ironclad ship
  14. Wilkes Booth,
  15. Sumter , Union fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861

28 Clues: Wilkes Booth, • , a military draft • , Union ironclad ship • , Confederate ironclad ship • Brady , Civil War photographer • actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Davis , President of the Confederate States of America • Amendment, 1865 constitutional amendment that abolished slavery • , an 1861 3-5% tax on earnings to pay for the costs of the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2020-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern Ports
  2. is a term used a=to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War. These crackers consisted of nothing more than flour, water, and salt. They were simple and inexpensive to make in very large quantities. However, these crackers became almost rock solid once they went stale.
  3. formally enroll in the army or to call roll
  4. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  5. A flag or a banner carried into battle on a pole
  6. A sailor (sometimes a child) who carried explosives from the ship’s magazine to the ship’s guns.
  7. for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.
  8. A cannon which fired hollow projectiles and generally lighter and shorter than its solid-shot cousins. A howitzer’s projectiles had a smaller powder charge. Also, canister projectiles contained more small balls that other types of canister.Howitzers were useful in defending fortifications and causing disorder within an attacking force.
  9. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known a Union, Yankee, or Northern
  10. call the North or the United States, the Union was the portion othe country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
  11. Freedom from slavery.
  12. metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike I hard-to-hand combat.
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  1. political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories. The Whig Party had basically been swallowed by the Democrat and Republican parties by the time of the Civil War.
  2. ship protected by iron armor.
  3. who wanted to end slavery during the civil war
  4. A tern used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South was “reconstructed” by the North after its loss in the War.
  5. boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  6. cuts (trenches) dug out of the earth with the dirt piled up into a mound in front; used for defense.
  7. state of Bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf.
  8. A new wary of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort, ( Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, or example.)
  9. Intestinal disease causing severe diarrhea. Dysentery was a leading cause of deaths by disease.
  10. Actively attacking someone
  11. to the Confederacy – Also a southern or Rebel.
  12. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern state, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union
  13. branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot

25 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • Actively attacking someone • ship protected by iron armor. • formally enroll in the army or to call roll • for a Northerner who opposed the war effort. • who wanted to end slavery during the civil war • to the Confederacy – Also a southern or Rebel. • A flag or a banner carried into battle on a pole • ...

Civil war 2021-04-28

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person wanted t to abolish slavery
  2. where was the turning point
  3. Pulling people into war
  4. Attempt to rebuild South into the North
  5. parting from a country
  6. March from Georgia to Atlanta
  7. A slave who sued for freedom
  8. Compromise for equal slave and free states
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  1. Jackson nickname for standing his spot
  2. War between Union & Confederate
  3. lincoln's address to the people to fought in the battle of Gettysburg
  4. To ban or remove
  5. what ended The battle of Gettysburg
  6. Who surrendered to Grant
  7. Where was lee turned in?
  8. what was the main causes of death
  9. Fighting against slavery
  10. Fighting for slavery
  11. Who was the president during the Civil war
  12. Treatment as a property

20 Clues: To ban or remove • Fighting for slavery • parting from a country • Pulling people into war • Treatment as a property • Who surrendered to Grant • Where was lee turned in? • Fighting against slavery • where was the turning point • A slave who sued for freedom • March from Georgia to Atlanta • War between Union & Confederate • what was the main causes of death • ...

CIVIL WAR 2021-04-26

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Did away with; ended
  2. Resisting, or fighting, being controlled by someone else
  3. Events that cause a lot of destruction and pain
  4. To run away quickly from danger
  5. People who are injured
  6. Chosen by a vote to do something or be in a certain position
  7. Soft, white fibers that surround the seeds of a cotton plant
  8. People who worked to abolish, or end, slavery
  9. An area that is devastated, or destroyed, by something such as a flood, storm, or war
  10. The system by which people produce and trade goods
  11. An official announcement
  12. To spread out; to become greater in size
  13. The practice of forcing people to work without pay as enslaved people, and denying them the freedom to decide how to live their lives
  14. The northern states that did not secede from the United States
  15. Withdrew membership from an established group
  16. Yielded or gave something up to another
  17. People who are members of society and are not part of the military or police force
  18. The government formed by the states in the South after they withdrew from the United States
  19. The state of continuing to exist, especially in spite of difficult conditions
  20. Union soldiers during the Civil War; people from the northern States
  21. People involved in the activities of a government
  22. Failure to win
  23. The act of releasing, or setting free
  24. A plant whose hard-shelled fruit is sometimes dried and hollowed out to be used as a tool
  25. Joined together as one
  26. People who are chosen to run, or compete against others, for an office, prize, or honor
Down
  1. People who give advice
  2. The nickname given to the Confederate soldiers
  3. Something that is inherited, or passed down; traditions, or ways of doing things that haven’t changed over time
  4. Usefulness or importance
  5. Enslaved Africans who traveled to freedom on the Underground Railroad
  6. A structure, such as a building or sculpture, built as a memorial to a person or event
  7. Material fired from weapons
  8. A military officer of high rank or position
  9. Money that is paid or received for work
  10. Caring; having or showing sympathy or pity
  11. To collide in intense disagreement
  12. Buildings where goods are manufactured, or made
  13. A person who is competing for the same object or position as another
  14. Discussions involving two sides; arguments
  15. A rolled piece of parchment, or paper
  16. A promise made before witnesses
  17. A group of people who give advice to the president; advisors
  18. Financial success or good fortune
  19. The science of producing crops; farming
  20. The state of being the same; fairness
  21. Weak; fragile
  22. Amounts of food or provisions set aside for each person
  23. Too numerous to count
  24. A group of people who help lead a country
  25. war A war between different groups or regions in the same country
  26. Searched through to steal goods; looted
  27. Large farms where crops are raised
  28. Destroyed
  29. Money, materials, information, or labor given by someone to help others
  30. A person who led or directed enslaved Africans to freedom during the Civil War using the Underground Railroad

56 Clues: Destroyed • Weak; fragile • Failure to win • Did away with; ended • Too numerous to count • People who give advice • People who are injured • Joined together as one • Usefulness or importance • An official announcement • Material fired from weapons • To run away quickly from danger • A promise made before witnesses • Financial success or good fortune • To collide in intense disagreement • ...

Civil War 2021-10-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a custom that has been an important feature of some group
  2. of a government with central and regional authorities
  3. a successful ending of a struggle or contest
  4. A statement that is emphatic and explicit
  5. Troops trained to fight on horse back
  6. civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  7. The state of being allied
  8. civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  9. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
Down
  1. formal separation from an alliance or federation
  2. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  3. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  4. A region where a battle is being fought
  5. any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
  6. a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  7. A war measure isolating an area of importance
  8. Of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  9. being or joined into a single entity
  10. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  11. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
  12. freedom of choice

21 Clues: freedom of choice • The state of being allied • being or joined into a single entity • Troops trained to fight on horse back • A region where a battle is being fought • A statement that is emphatic and explicit • a successful ending of a struggle or contest • a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right • A war measure isolating an area of importance • ...

Civil War 2021-10-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  2. troops trained to fight on horseback
  3. A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
  4. Large caliber firearms like canons and mortars
  5. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  6. related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  7. Line A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
  8. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were slaves.
  9. Term meaning "before war"
  10. Nickname for the south
  11. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
Down
  1. the act of governing or exercising authority
  2. Soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  3. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  4. When someone is murdered for political reasons.
  5. Term used to describe people who supported the union.
  6. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  7. of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  8. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  9. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  10. an offensive against an enemy

21 Clues: Nickname for the south • Term meaning "before war" • an offensive against an enemy • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • troops trained to fight on horseback • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • the act of governing or exercising authority • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • Large caliber firearms like canons and mortars • ...

civil war 2021-09-06

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. North democrat running for office
  2. another major turning point for the north 1863
  3. first major land battle
  4. biggest cause of war involving people
  5. South democrat running for office
  6. supreme north general
  7. the south had way more...
  8. Southern president
  9. the north was way more...
Down
  1. most famous battle with over 50k killed
  2. Southern side
  3. First south win
  4. Southern supreme general
  5. Another name for the confederacy soldiers
  6. flag the south adopted
  7. constitutional union
  8. President of the time
  9. 1 day, 23,000 killed ending in a draw
  10. Northern side
  11. major battle in April 1862

20 Clues: Southern side • Northern side • First south win • Southern president • constitutional union • President of the time • supreme north general • flag the south adopted • first major land battle • Southern supreme general • the south had way more... • the north was way more... • major battle in April 1862 • North democrat running for office • South democrat running for office • ...

civil war 2021-11-21

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Proclamation, An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  2. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  3. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  4. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  5. Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South.
  6. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  7. theater, The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States
  8. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  9. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
Down
  1. A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  2. A large farm in the southern United States.
  3. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  4. A nickname for the South.
  5. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
  6. The side of an army or military unit.
  7. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
  8. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  9. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  10. Scott decision, A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery.
  11. A term used to describe people who supported the Union.

20 Clues: A nickname for the South. • The side of an army or military unit. • A large farm in the southern United States. • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. • ...

Civil War 2021-11-18

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A creek near Fort Sumter.
  2. Wrote by Lincoln and freed slaves.
  3. General Thomas J. Jackson's nickname.
  4. Famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad who helped many slaves escape.
  5. Confederate Military Leader that becomes the president later on.
  6. The Confederate side during the Civil War.
  7. General of the Confederate army who was strongly disliked by McClellan.
  8. Nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
  9. He sued for freedom based on living in Illinois but the Supreme Court called him property.
  10. Popular vote.
  11. Tax that takes a specific percentage from an individual’s income.
  12. The 14th president of America.
  13. A state leaving the Union.
Down
  1. A system of secret networks used to help slaves escape to freedom.
  2. Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin", and anti-slavery story that created controversy.
  3. Senator of Illinois who creates the Compromise of 1850.
  4. The first president of the Confederacy.
  5. The 16th president of America.
  6. A draft that forced men to join the military.
  7. A fort that was attacked which led to the Civil War.
  8. Bloodiest battle was fought near this creek.

21 Clues: Popular vote. • A creek near Fort Sumter. • A state leaving the Union. • The 16th president of America. • The 14th president of America. • Wrote by Lincoln and freed slaves. • General Thomas J. Jackson's nickname. • The first president of the Confederacy. • Nurse who founded the American Red Cross. • The Confederate side during the Civil War. • ...

Civil war 2022-01-13

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sumter-allowed the Confederates to create a valuable hole in the Union blockade of the Atlantic seaboard
  2. -contributed to both the Union and Confederate war effort
  3. was the union general who led his troops south through virginia?
  4. can get caused and end bad
  5. What is this whole thing about?
  6. what was the turning point in the Civil Wa
  7. commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
  8. did the confederate troops get called by the northerners
  9. What is it called when you own something?
  10. do you make things in?
  11. is it called when multiple people die?
  12. not Supported slavery
  13. the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy
  14. What were the union troops called by the southerners?
  15. What did a lot of slaves have to do for work
  16. Provided fresh supplies of arms, men, equipment, horses, and medical supplies on a direct route to where armies were camped
  17. was apart of the south
  18. what is it called when you don't have to work
  19. What do you do for someone to get elected?
  20. enacted the nation's first Federal income tax.
Down
  1. support slavery
  2. is it called when its only one person
  3. is it when people are punching or hitting each other?
  4. is it called when you win?
  5. you through in a white flag what is it called
  6. lincoln-Who was the 16th president of the united states
  7. are a group of soldiers called
  8. did they have to do because of a lot of damage?
  9. lee-who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
  10. practices-What overwhelmed people in the 1800s during the war?
  11. do you need when you go to war or even to an adventure?
  12. What happens when a group of people go against another?
  13. was apart of the north
  14. run-marked the first major land battle of the American Civil War
  15. Proclamation- was an edict issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union.
  16. many Slave states
  17. is a navy thing
  18. is it called when you go against another army like gettysburg
  19. do soldiers wear?
  20. states-what were the states called around the edge of the united states

40 Clues: support slavery • is a navy thing • many Slave states • do soldiers wear? • not Supported slavery • do you make things in? • was apart of the north • was apart of the south • is it called when you win? • can get caused and end bad • are a group of soldiers called • What is this whole thing about? • is it called when its only one person • is it called when multiple people die? • ...

civil war 2022-01-13

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was apart of the south
  2. allowed the Confederates to create a valuable hole in the Union blockade of the Atlantic seaboard
  3. What is it called when its only one person
  4. what was the turning point in the Civil War
  5. What do soldiers wear?
  6. What do you make things in?
  7. What were the union troops called by the southerners?
  8. What is a navy thing
  9. What did a lot of slaves have to do for work
  10. who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
  11. What happens when a group of people go against another?
  12. When you through in a white flag what is it called
  13. contributed to both the Union and Confederate war effort
  14. What is it called when you own something?
  15. what were the states called around the edge of the united states
  16. What do you do for someone to get elected?
  17. Led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy
  18. What was apart of the north
  19. What is it called when you go against another army like gettysburg
  20. what did the confederate troops get called by the northerners
  21. What Provided fresh supplies of arms, men, equipment, horses, and medical supplies on a direct route to where armies were camped
Down
  1. What is this whole thing about?
  2. what enacted the nation's first Federal income tax.
  3. What overwhelmed people in the 1800s during the war?
  4. was an edict issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union.
  5. What do you need when you go to war or even to an adventure?
  6. marked the first major land battle of the American Civil War
  7. What is it when people are punching or hitting each other?
  8. What did they have to do because of a lot of damage?
  9. What can get caused and end bad
  10. What are a group of soldiers called
  11. commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
  12. How many Slave states
  13. Did support slavery
  14. What is it called when multiple people die?
  15. Did not Supported slavery
  16. Who was the union general who led his troops south through Virginia?
  17. what is it called when you don't have to work
  18. What is it called when you win?
  19. Who was the 16th president of the united states

40 Clues: Did support slavery • What is a navy thing • How many Slave states • What do soldiers wear? • Did not Supported slavery • What was apart of the south • What do you make things in? • What was apart of the north • What is this whole thing about? • What can get caused and end bad • What is it called when you win? • What are a group of soldiers called • ...

civil war 2022-01-21

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person that worked on a farm in the south
  2. 16th president
  3. what slaves worked on
  4. a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
  5. National Battlefield, site of a turning point in the Civil War
  6. for slavery
  7. joined together politically
  8. a southeastern U.S. state with historic landmarks including founding father Thomas Jefferson’s iconic Charlottesville plantation
  9. when many people die they count the number of...
  10. the north was against...
  11. don't have to pay
  12. something put in cigarettes
  13. the time after the war
  14. a weapon that can shoot
  15. all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country
  16. a national legislative body, especially that of the US
  17. relating to or supporting democracy or its principles
  18. relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces
  19. a person advocating or supporting republican government.
  20. an area of land under the jurisdiction of a state
Down
  1. the killing of multiple people
  2. 18th us president
  3. another word for win
  4. give up or hand over in a war or battle
  5. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
  6. an organized political community or area forming part of a federal republic
  7. split into parts; separated or not united; in disagreement
  8. the civil...
  9. against slavery
  10. a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases
  11. plant used to make clothes
  12. the system or group of people governing an organized community
  13. a group of soldiers or armed forces
  14. in a war there are many...
  15. the capital of Virginia
  16. confederate general
  17. the public or official announcement of an important matter
  18. remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character
  19. inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function
  20. a line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries

40 Clues: for slavery • the civil... • 16th president • against slavery • 18th us president • don't have to pay • confederate general • another word for win • what slaves worked on • the time after the war • a weapon that can shoot • the capital of Virginia • the north was against... • plant used to make clothes • in a war there are many... • joined together politically • something put in cigarettes • ...

Civil War 2022-01-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  2. - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  3. - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  4. - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
  5. - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
  6. - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  7. Man's best friend
  8. Likes to chase mice
  9. - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  10. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  11. - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  12. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
Down
  1. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War. Dixie - A nickname for the South.
  2. - The side of an army or military unit.
  3. - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  4. Flying mammal
  5. - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
  6. - A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  7. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  8. Large marsupial
  9. - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  10. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  11. Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  12. Has a trunk
  13. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War. Carpetbagger - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  14. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  15. - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.

27 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • - The side of an army or military unit. • - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • - An army of citizens used during emergencies. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...

Civil War 2021-09-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Freedom from slavery.
  2. Confederate general, who commanded the army of Virginia.
  3. A person who is loyal to the federal government.
  4. Name of the confederate president.
  5. The political party that wanted to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories.
  6. Commanding general of the Union armies.
  7. Nickname of general Thomas Jonathan Jackson.
  8. A region or area where fighting takes place.
  9. The name of the battle, that was the turning point of the war.
  10. A long gun that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
Down
  1. The political party who wanted the spread of slavery to territories.
  2. Someone wanted to get rid of slavery.
  3. the act of a state leaving from its nation.
  4. The gettysburg ___ was given by abraham lincoln, to inspire the north.
  5. an iron ship used during the War.
  6. The workforce of the south's economy.
  7. the 16th president of the US.
  8. group of states that seceded from the US.
  9. Name of the bloodiest battle of the war.
  10. Slave states that remained in the union.
  11. Group of states that remained part of the US.

21 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • the 16th president of the US. • an iron ship used during the War. • Name of the confederate president. • Someone wanted to get rid of slavery. • The workforce of the south's economy. • Commanding general of the Union armies. • Name of the bloodiest battle of the war. • Slave states that remained in the union. • ...

Civil War 2017-04-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process to readmit the Confederate states to the Union
  2. Codes Laws created by the South to limit the rights of former slaves
  3. Extensions of black codes
  4. Slave states that bordered states where slavery was illegal
  5. Place where the South surrendered
  6. Gave African Americans equal rights and protection under the laws
  7. Place where the first shots were fired
  8. Bullet that increased death rates
Down
  1. Southern plan for the Civil War
  2. winner of First Battle of Bull Run
  3. Agency created to assist former slaves
  4. Created by Lincoln to free Southern slaves
  5. Northern Plan that called for a naval blockade
  6. Largest cause of death
  7. Ended Slavery
  8. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  9. Lincoln's killer
  10. Battle that was the turning point of the war, turned war to North
  11. Virginia citizen who resigned from the US Army and became leader of the Confederate Army
  12. 16th President of the United States

20 Clues: Ended Slavery • Lincoln's killer • Largest cause of death • Extensions of black codes • Southern plan for the Civil War • Place where the South surrendered • Bullet that increased death rates • winner of First Battle of Bull Run • 16th President of the United States • Agency created to assist former slaves • Place where the first shots were fired • ...

Civil War 2017-01-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stowe She wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin about cruelty of slaves.
  2. The south needed these people to work on their plantations.
  3. What Act let the people of these territories decide whether to be a free or slave state.
  4. Lee faced the Union and each side lost at least 23,000 men at this place.
  5. The decree that stated all slaves in the Confederate states were freed.
  6. The leaders of the underground railroad who led them to safety
  7. This was placed on imports and the south refused to pay.
  8. Series of safe routes for runaway slaves.
  9. He was a white abolitionist who attacked an army post to start a slave rebellion.
  10. The battle at this Fort that marked the beginning of the Civil War.
Down
  1. This person led the Union soldiers in the Civil War.
  2. What stat became a free state and the fugitive slave law was passed in the Compromise of 1850?
  3. The battle of _____ where Grant took over Mississippi and the supplies to the south.
  4. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state based on this agreement.
  5. He shared his own experiences as a slave and his journey to freedom.
  6. Lee surrender to Grant here.
  7. He founded a newspaper called the Liberator which called to end slavery at once.
  8. This person was elected the 16th President of the US in 1860.
  9. The Union troops were given this nickname.
  10. The word for the north wanting a strong federal government and south wanting each state to make their own decision and were breaking away from the Union.
  11. This person led the southern armies into battle.
  12. A man who would not be freed when his owner died because he had no rights since African Americans were not citizens of the United States.

22 Clues: Lee surrender to Grant here. • Series of safe routes for runaway slaves. • The Union troops were given this nickname. • This person led the southern armies into battle. • This person led the Union soldiers in the Civil War. • This was placed on imports and the south refused to pay. • Stowe She wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin about cruelty of slaves. • ...

Civil War 2017-04-24

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People in each state would decide the slavery issue (“popular sovereignty”)
  2. was a former enslaved African American who promoted African American involvement in the Civil War
  3. a group of states united into one political body, the United States, and refers to the North during the Civil War
  4. tax on foreign goods
  5. in which people held jobs in cities, the North was mainly an urban society
  6. was leader of the Army of Northern Virginia, opposed secession, but did not believe that the Union should be held together by force
  7. a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was an abolitionist, which described slavery in the South
  8. California entered the Union as a free state. Southwest territories would decide about slavery.
  9. Missouri entered the Union as a slave state; Maine entered the Union as a free slate.
  10. an African American sailor and later a Union naval captain, was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives after the war.
  11. said that the Civil War was to preserve a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people” Given by Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg PA
  12. was president of the Confederate States of America
Down
  1. another term for the Confederate States of America, the South
  2. was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia
  3. the withdrawal of states from the United States
  4. an American abolitionist, Brown and his followers attacked and occupied the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry
  5. United States Supreme Court case, a slave who had resided in a free state or territory , where slavery was prohibited, was not thereby entitled to his freedom
  6. a Civil War nurse, created the American Red Cross
  7. was president of the United States during the Civil War (16TH president), wrote the Gettysburg Address
  8. declared “that all persons held as slaves: within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free”
  9. a crop such as tobacco and cotton that is grown to be sold rather than by use by the farmer
  10. in which people lived in small villages and on farms and plantations, the South was mainly an agricultural society
  11. the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power
  12. political powers reserved for the states governments rather than the federal governments. State power should be stronger than national.
  13. a law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with a legal way to capture slaves who had escaped to the free states
  14. was general of the Union army that defeated Lee
  15. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

27 Clues: tax on foreign goods • was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia • the withdrawal of states from the United States • was general of the Union army that defeated Lee • a Civil War nurse, created the American Red Cross • was president of the Confederate States of America • another term for the Confederate States of America, the South • ...

Civil War 2017-04-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous Confederate General who surrendered to General Grant
  2. First state to secede from the United States
  3. In the civil war the states between the north and the south: delaware, mayland, kentucky, and missouri
  4. The North
  5. Laws in a Southern state that controlled enslaved people
  6. Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
  7. This act repealed the Missouri Compromise and called for popular sovereignty to decide whether slavery would be allowed within new states
  8. The main export of the Southern Economy
  9. President of the Union
  10. Address by Lincoln in which he "freed" the enslaved people of the South
  11. President of the Confederacy
  12. Armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into and out of an area
Down
  1. An unfair opinion not based on facts
  2. People who sought to end slavery in the United States in the early 1800s
  3. To break away from the rest of the states, form their own nation
  4. This act made assisting a fugitive slave to freedom in any way a crime punishable by fine or imprisonment
  5. The right of states to limit the power of the federal government
  6. Lead the raid of Harper's Ferry in 1858
  7. A system where residents vote to decide an issue
  8. A system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped
  9. Warships with very tough Oak walls with iron sheets on the sides
  10. These people believed that since the states voluntarily joined the Union, they can also choose to leave.
  11. The compromise that blocked slavery north of 36*30' N
  12. Established that Congress could not ban slavery and slaves could not sue for their freedom since they are not citizens
  13. Unfair treatment
  14. This compromise allowed California to be admitted as a free state, new territories in the west would be decided by popular sovereignty, and the Fugitive Slave Law
  15. The South
  16. Soldiers on horseback

28 Clues: The North • The South • Unfair treatment • Soldiers on horseback • President of the Union • President of the Confederacy • An unfair opinion not based on facts • Lead the raid of Harper's Ferry in 1858 • The main export of the Southern Economy • First state to secede from the United States • A system where residents vote to decide an issue • ...

Civil War 2018-04-24

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A system of selecting people for required military service.
  2. What were the people of the North often called?
  3. One of the most decisive battles in the civil war
  4. A ship plated with iron
  5. Paper money issued by the Union government
  6. Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln September 22, 1862
  7. Refusal to give in
  8. How many years was the Civil War?
  9. a strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military
  10. What was an important animal which was used in the Cavalry?
Down
  1. Reward or payment
  2. The side or edge of a military formation.
  3. To go in the opposite direction
  4. Hospitals set up near the battlefield
  5. Surprise attack from the Confederates with narrow Union win
  6. To place within a trench, or ditch, for defense; to place in a strong defensisve position
  7. Was president during the war
  8. to find meaning in something
  9. The South
  10. to meet; to come face-to-face with
  11. Name of the first battle of the Civil War
  12. How many people did you need to fire a cannon?

22 Clues: The South • Reward or payment • Refusal to give in • A ship plated with iron • Was president during the war • to find meaning in something • To go in the opposite direction • How many years was the Civil War? • to meet; to come face-to-face with • Hospitals set up near the battlefield • The side or edge of a military formation. • Name of the first battle of the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2018-04-23

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bloodiest battle of the war
  2. wanted to establish Freedoms Burea to help the south
  3. color of uniforms for union
  4. Grant fought for this side
  5. a worker rented a plot of land to farm
  6. ball reason for most deaths in the war// weapon
  7. process federal government used to readmit confederate states to union
  8. one way women helped during the war
  9. laws continuing segregation of blacks and whites
  10. general in west
Down
  1. laws limiting freedom and rights of African Americans
  2. all persons born in the US were entitled to citizens regardless of race
  3. one of the two battles that made the civil was favor to the union
  4. Delaware, Maryland. Kentucky and Missouri
  5. when Lincoln was assassinated he became president
  6. freed over 70 slaves through underground railroad
  7. assassinated president Lincoln
  8. Lincolns main opponents named
  9. what was invented in 1844
  10. something many soldiers lacked which led to illnesses and deaths
  11. who founded the american red cross

21 Clues: general in west • what was invented in 1844 • Grant fought for this side • color of uniforms for union • Lincolns main opponents named • assassinated president Lincoln • the bloodiest battle of the war • who founded the american red cross • one way women helped during the war • a worker rented a plot of land to farm • Delaware, Maryland. Kentucky and Missouri • ...

Civil War 2018-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. troops trained to fight on horseback
  2. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
  3. Southern states seceded from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the Civil War.
  4. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  5. President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
  6. A ship made of iron usually used in the navy.
  7. states that bordered between the slave states and the free states
  8. army unit smaller than a division
  9. a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
  10. an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously
  11. a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
Down
  1. a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
  2. To leave or withdraw
  3. a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
  4. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
  5. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  6. president of the Confederacy
  7. The northern states who wanted the south to stay.
  8. The southern states who seceded due to wanting more control.
  9. plan used by the north
  10. leave in order to join an opposing cause, country, or army

21 Clues: To leave or withdraw • plan used by the north • president of the Confederacy • army unit smaller than a division • troops trained to fight on horseback • a cap with a flat circular top and a visor • A ship made of iron usually used in the navy. • a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel • ...

Civil War 2018-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Location of farmhouse where Lee surrendered to Grant.
  2. A Union general who won the Battle of Shiloh in 1862 and his nickname was "Unconditional Surrender _______".
  3. Union iron ship that fought with the Merrimac in the first battle of ironclad naval vessels.
  4. One of the major and well known battles that the North won, was fought in ___________, Pennsylvania.
  5. What the group of Southern States was called in the Civil War.
  6. The greatest commander of the Southern armies, he replaced the wounded General Johnston.
  7. The ___________ Proclamation was issued by Lincoln in 1862 to free the slaves in the Confederate held areas.
  8. A draft used to raise men to join a national army.
  9. A battle, though won by the South, which was the first in a series of battles that culminated in Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House.
  10. An important battle where General McClellan led an attack on General Lee on September 17, 1862.
  11. What the group of Northern States was called in the Civil War.
  12. This battle set the stage for Petersburg to be captured the following day.
Down
  1. This battle won by the North gave them control of the Mississippi River and cut the Confederacy in half.
  2. Admiral of the Union navy who helped win the Battle of New Orleans.
  3. Important battle in December 1862 at the Rappahannock River, where the Union lost twice as many men as the Confederates.
  4. During the Civil War, the President of the United States was President ___________.
  5. The President of the Confederacy.
  6. Commander of the Army of the Potomac, and he ran against Lincoln for President of the United States.
  7. One of the important battles in the Civil War was called _______________ and was won by the South in July of 1861.
  8. The nickname that Jackson earned during a battle was "__________" Jackson.
  9. Southern general who led the charge across a corn field at Gettysburg toward the Union lines.

21 Clues: The President of the Confederacy. • A draft used to raise men to join a national army. • Location of farmhouse where Lee surrendered to Grant. • What the group of Southern States was called in the Civil War. • What the group of Northern States was called in the Civil War. • Admiral of the Union navy who helped win the Battle of New Orleans. • ...

Civil war 2016-05-24

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what soldiers ate
  2. to block any trade or people coming in or out
  3. the starting of the Gettysburg add.
  4. Who commanded the Souths army for the Seven Days battles
  5. 16th president
  6. The camp that surrendered in 1861
  7. people killed or wounded
  8. Stonewall Jackson
  9. to take out; to send to another country
  10. what soldiers drink water in
  11. What were Confederate soldiers sometimes called
Down
  1. first major battle if the civil war
  2. enslaved African American
  3. who was victorious in the second battle of bull run
  4. DC was the _____ capital
  5. general increase in prices
  6. southern spy
  7. equal to one platoon
  8. When was the single bloodiest day of the war
  9. What were Union soldiers sometimes called

20 Clues: southern spy • 16th president • what soldiers ate • Stonewall Jackson • equal to one platoon • DC was the _____ capital • people killed or wounded • enslaved African American • general increase in prices • what soldiers drink water in • The camp that surrendered in 1861 • first major battle if the civil war • the starting of the Gettysburg add. • to take out; to send to another country • ...

Civil War 2019-04-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A very bloody battle in the civil war.
  2. Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
  3. An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters.
  4. A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
  5. A person who worked to end slavery.
  6. The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
  7. Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
  8. The defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
  9. She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad.
  10. A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
  11. A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
Down
  1. South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.
  2. Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War.
  3. President of the Confederacy.
  4. States between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
  5. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones.
  6. General for the Union, later became 18th President.
  7. General of the Confederacy.
  8. The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
  9. To separate from the Union.

20 Clues: General of the Confederacy. • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war. • General for the Union, later became 18th President. • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • ...

Civil War 2019-04-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones.
  2. The defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
  3. A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
  4. She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad.
  5. A person who worked to end slavery.
  6. Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
  7. Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
  8. An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters.
Down
  1. The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
  2. States between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
  3. South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.
  4. The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
  5. A very bloody battle in the civil war.
  6. President of the Confederacy.
  7. A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
  8. General for the Union, later became 18th President.
  9. A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
  10. General of the Confederacy.
  11. To separate from the Union.
  12. Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War.

20 Clues: General of the Confederacy. • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war. • General for the Union, later became 18th President. • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • ...