civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War 2022-01-21

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. this was the primary cause of the Civil War
  2. _____ differences between the North and the South ultimately would lead to the South losing the Civil War.
  3. this word describes how different parts of the country have unique characteristics.
  4. this movement grew as a result of the fugitive slave law being so invasive.
  5. free African-Americans and runaway slaves were at risk of becoming slaves as part of the _____ slave law.
  6. general _____ would surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
  7. nickname given to Thomas Jackson at the battle of Bull Run
  8. the battle at _____ is where the Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River, its main supply line.
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  1. the emancipation proclamation, signed by president _____, would free over 200,000 slaves.
  2. the commanding general of the Union army was Ulysses S. _____.
  3. after the civil war ended, Lincoln believed in bringing southern states back into the _____.
  4. the _____ compromise relieved tensions between the north and the south
  5. the _____ had home field advantage during the Civil War because they knew the terrain of where most of the battles were fought.
  6. the confederate attack at fort _____ would initiate the Civil War.
  7. before the civil war began, different groups of people argued over whether or not slavery should expand into the _____.
  8. section of the country that was no longer able to profit off agricultural production because of lincoln's embargo
  9. this battle was the "bloodiest" day of the Civil War
  10. Lincoln questioned whether or not it was legal for a state to _____ from the Union.
  11. as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska act, groups supporting _____ and groups against it would riot.

19 Clues: this was the primary cause of the Civil War • this battle was the "bloodiest" day of the Civil War • nickname given to Thomas Jackson at the battle of Bull Run • the commanding general of the Union army was Ulysses S. _____. • the confederate attack at fort _____ would initiate the Civil War. • ...

civil war 2024-05-15

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. restrict black peoples right to own property
  2. Key battle won by union
  3. escaping slaves
  4. used for blacks to escape slavery underground
  5. Battle won by union
  6. stratagy used by union in war
  7. first battle of bull run
  8. first shot was fired at?
  9. most important battle of civil war
  10. battle on a mountian in georgia
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  1. civil war campian
  2. all slaves are set free with this
  3. battle in savvanah 1778
  4. band of robbers associated with the kansas free stater cause
  5. Slaves were sold in auction
  6. rebuilding
  7. one of the largest and deadliest war in civil war
  8. protecting the natives
  9. town in virginia
  10. confederate troops attack union supply depot
  11. commander mcpherson was killed in this battle
  12. attendent or officer

22 Clues: rebuilding • escaping slaves • town in virginia • civil war campian • Battle won by union • attendent or officer • protecting the natives • battle in savvanah 1778 • Key battle won by union • first battle of bull run • first shot was fired at? • Slaves were sold in auction • stratagy used by union in war • battle on a mountian in georgia • all slaves are set free with this • ...

Civil War & Richmond Virginia 2024-12-10

Civil War & Richmond Virginia crossword puzzle
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  1. County of Richmond
  2. Geographical Region that is home to Virginia
  3. U.S. State, home to Richmond.
  4. Civil war prison, starts with 'L'
  5. Place for wounded soldiers
  6. Historical figure: Famous 3-name Poet from Richmond
  7. Name of Major River
  8. Place of fighting during war
  9. Famous Cemetery
  10. 1863 uprising against economic hardship
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  1. Largest method of transportation in old Richmond
  2. Name of Deadliest U.S. War hosted in Virginia
  3. Southern military
  4. Job of Jack, a young boy in Civil War On Sunday
  5. Northern military
  6. Civil war prison, rhymes with "well"
  7. Historical figure: Native American Woman laid to rest in Richmond

17 Clues: Famous Cemetery • Southern military • Northern military • County of Richmond • Name of Major River • Place for wounded soldiers • Place of fighting during war • U.S. State, home to Richmond. • Civil war prison, starts with 'L' • Civil war prison, rhymes with "well" • 1863 uprising against economic hardship • Geographical Region that is home to Virginia • ...

Standard 9 Review Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-09

Standard 9 Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. During Reconstruction, the ______________ Republicans wanted to punish Southern states and protect voting and civil rights for African Americans.
  2. This group of people struggled with hunger and poverty during the Civil War as they had to manage life at home with fewer resources.
  3. The opening confrontation of the Civil War occurred at Fort _________________.
  4. This former slave urged Lincoln to recruit former enslaved people to fight in the Union Army.
  5. The Freedman’s ______________ helped newly freed slaves with food, medical care, education, and finding jobs.
  6. This man was the president of the Confederacy.
  7. In the Gettysburg _____________________ Lincoln shared that the Civil War was a struggle to preserve the idea that the U.S. government was “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
  8. The ______________________ Proclamation freed enslaved people in states that were rebelling against the United States.
  9. This General led a “March to the Sea” during which he set fire to everything in his path.
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  1. The time period following the Civil War when the United States needed to heal and rebuild.
  2. This Reconstruction Plan called for forgiveness of the South and required 10% of the registered voters of each state o pledge loyalty to the United States.
  3. African Americans were allowed to ___________________ in the Union Army as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation.
  4. Lincoln’s first goal in fighting the Civil War was to preserve the ______________________.
  5. This battle was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War.
  6. Lincoln’s election in 1860 caused Southern states to secede because they feared Lincoln would abolish _____________.
  7. This Union army commander won victories over the South.
  8. This was the site of where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865.
  9. This Pennsylvania battle resulted in a loss for the Confederacy and was a turning point in the Civil War.
  10. Robert E. Lee led the __________________ Army.

19 Clues: This man was the president of the Confederacy. • Robert E. Lee led the __________________ Army. • This Union army commander won victories over the South. • This battle was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War. • This was the site of where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865. • ...

Civil War 2021-04-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. American Confederate General
  2. confederate states
  3. the war between the states
  4. union states
  5. secretary of war and president of the Confederate States of America for the duration of the American Civil War
  6. one of the original thirteen states of the United States
  7. Us Capital
  8. a political union
  9. a name applied to a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
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  1. commanded the victorious Union army during the American Civil War
  2. an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor
  3. Founder of the American Red Cross 1881
  4. a ship that manages to enter or leave a blockaded port.
  5. any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  6. 16th president of the U.S
  7. a club, society, or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose.
  8. general and a major architect of modern warfare
  9. the capital of Virginia

18 Clues: Us Capital • union states • a political union • confederate states • the capital of Virginia • 16th president of the U.S • the war between the states • American Confederate General • Founder of the American Red Cross 1881 • general and a major architect of modern warfare • an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor • ...

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2017-11-15

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. States Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and West Virginia in the Civil War
  2. Inherent to all human beings according to the UN
  3. Section 1- "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
  4. The period after the Civil War in American history
  5. A synonym of "fairness"
  6. Southern States during the Civil War
  7. The northern states during the Civil War
  8. "Neither slavery nor involuntary _______, except as a punishment..."
  9. To divide or seperate
  10. An antonym of "acceptance"
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  1. ________ v. Sandford case of 1857
  2. Begins with "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..."
  3. The Constitution guarantees many types of civil _____
  4. The 1st of the Reconstruction Amendments
  5. This amendment was passed in 1868
  6. The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
  7. He was arrested for sitting in a white car on a train even though he was only 1/8ths black
  8. He _____ the ruling the judge had declared
  9. Laws passed by Democrat-controlled Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War to restrict African Americans' freedom
  10. To set free from something
  11. Crow A black man portrayed by a white man in minstrel shows
  12. Making something officially valid

22 Clues: To divide or seperate • A synonym of "fairness" • To set free from something • An antonym of "acceptance" • ________ v. Sandford case of 1857 • This amendment was passed in 1868 • Making something officially valid • Southern States during the Civil War • The 1st of the Reconstruction Amendments • The northern states during the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2014-03-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. General of the Confederate Army
  2. When you are forced to go fight in a war
  3. nickname for the confederate flag
  4. Commander of the Union Army
  5. Nickname for Abraham Lincoln
  6. President of the Confederacy
  7. First Battle of the Civil War
  8. President of the Union
  9. Who won the Civil War?
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  1. Lincoln signed this to free the slaves
  2. Abe Lincoln was born in one of these
  3. The Civil War was faught over this reason
  4. Word that means to leave or break away from
  5. How many Aprils the Civil War lasted

14 Clues: President of the Union • Who won the Civil War? • Commander of the Union Army • Nickname for Abraham Lincoln • President of the Confederacy • First Battle of the Civil War • General of the Confederate Army • nickname for the confederate flag • Abe Lincoln was born in one of these • How many Aprils the Civil War lasted • Lincoln signed this to free the slaves • ...

Civil War & the West 2025-02-04

Civil War & the West crossword puzzle
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  1. Chinese and ___ immigrants built much of the RR
  2. Largest battle of Civil War 7/1/63
  3. Commander of Confederacy's army
  4. Lakota leader that won his war vs US
  5. US president during Civil War
  6. 2nd Ft Laramie Treaty made the Great Sioux
  7. Town that grows quickly
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  1. Lakota that led US Cavalry into trap.
  2. Confederacy president
  3. Appomattox ____ , surrender place of Civil War
  4. First battle of the Civil War
  5. Place where Colorado militia attacked Cheyenne
  6. City where transcontinental trains met
  7. George __led forces to attack Black Kettle.

14 Clues: Confederacy president • Town that grows quickly • First battle of the Civil War • US president during Civil War • Commander of Confederacy's army • Largest battle of Civil War 7/1/63 • Lakota leader that won his war vs US • Lakota that led US Cavalry into trap. • City where transcontinental trains met • 2nd Ft Laramie Treaty made the Great Sioux • ...

Civil War by William M 2024-05-15

Civil War by William M crossword puzzle
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  1. involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point
  2. Plunderers and militant abolitionists
  3. the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history
  4. a crucial victory for the Union during the Civil War
  5. marked the official beginning of the American Civil War
  6. The First Battle of Bull Run
  7. pitted Union General George McClellan's Army of the Potomac against General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern
  8. an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
  9. he National Museum of the Pacific War, Texas Wine Country, award-winning shopping, and Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.
  10. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  11. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War.
  12. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
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  1. the failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers
  2. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  3. American Civil War engagement fought on July 22, 1864, that was part of the Union's summer Atlanta Campaign
  4. a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864
  5. launch a full-scale frontal assault on the entrenched position of General Joseph Johnston's Rebels.
  6. the campaign by Union forces to take the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi Battle of Atlanta American Civil War engagement fought on July 22, 1864, that was part of the Union's summer Atlanta Campaign
  7. the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems
  8. escaping slaves
  9. the events of April 1865
  10. the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

22 Clues: escaping slaves • the events of April 1865 • The First Battle of Bull Run • Plunderers and militant abolitionists • a crucial victory for the Union during the Civil War • an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household • the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history • marked the official beginning of the American Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2026-02-05

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A 1861 Union strategy to win the Civil War by strangling the Confederacy economically
  2. A three-day battle with the largest number of casualties in the Civil War
  3. A Confederate prison-of-war camp in Georgia that held about 45,000 Union soldiers
  4. A Union general who is most famous for the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
  5. A Union general who was also a businessman, educator, and author
  6. A vital city for Confederate transportation hub and manufacturing center
  7. The most famous Union general and the 18th president of the US
  8. A presidential proclamation and executive order that changed the legal status of 3.5 million African Americans from enslaved to free
  9. A Union major general known as "Lion of Little Round Top"
  10. The first battle of the Civil War
  11. A Confederate army general and cavalry officer
  12. A Union Army officer who served in the Illinois legislature
  13. An ironclad warship built for the US Navy during the Civil War
  14. A Union major general known as "Fighting Joe"
  15. A Union General who had conflicts with Lincoln and was nicknamed "Young Napoleon"
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  1. The last Confederate barrier to Union control of the entire Mississippi
  2. A Confederal general called "Old War Horse" by Robert E. Lee
  3. A Union general known as "Rock of Chickamauga"
  4. The site of the first battle of the Civil War
  5. The most famous general of the Confederate army
  6. The only president of the Confederate states
  7. A Confederate general, has the nickname "Stonewall"
  8. A Confederate major general known for leading Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg
  9. The 16th president of the US
  10. A senior Union general and 3 time governor of Rhode Island
  11. A flag officer in the US Navy during the Civil War
  12. A US Navy warship transformed by the Confederacy into the ironclad CSS Virginia
  13. The deadliest single-day battle in American history
  14. The only Native American to fight for Confederate States during the Civil War
  15. The Court House in Virginia, where Robert Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses Grant
  16. A bloody battle ironically named after a small Methodist church

31 Clues: The 16th president of the US • The first battle of the Civil War • The only president of the Confederate states • The site of the first battle of the Civil War • A Union major general known as "Fighting Joe" • A Union general known as "Rock of Chickamauga" • A Confederate army general and cavalry officer • The most famous general of the Confederate army • ...

Civil War 2017-03-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Born 1808. Instructed the confederate generals on decisions during the Civil War.
  2. New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before.
  3. Used during the Civil War to transport soldiers to different areas for battle. Used mostly by the North.
  4. Someone who believes slavery is wrong and wants to get rid of it.
  5. A battle that occurred July 1, 1863—lasting for 3 days-- that was marked as one of the bloodiest battles
  6. Joined the Union Army and became general during the Civil War. Elected president of the United States in 1869.
  7. (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War.
  8. Vice president to Abraham Lincoln, Became president (1865-1869) after Lincolns assassination and tried to reconstruct America.
  9. States that all slaves be freed from the Confederate states. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
  10. A term used to refer to the stomach.
  11. A term used to describe a person that is bad or good for nothing.
  12. States that had outlawed slavery.
  13. 16th president of the United States. Wished to end slavery. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting many slaves free.
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  1. Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States .
  2. War that lasted from April 12, 1861-May 9, 1865 between the North and South in America.
  3. States that had allowed slavery.
  4. (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War.
  5. A system invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse then sends messages along a wire. Used by the Northerners and Abraham Lincoln to communicate during the Civil War.
  6. Speech given on November 19, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln that commemorated the soldiers that died in the battles.
  7. A term used when you have been through a lot or have "seen it all".
  8. A uncivilized killing of a large number of innocent, helpless people. One term used to describe the civil war.
  9. Surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 19, 1865.
  10. An acronym used when a soldier would leave his post or place in the army without leave.

23 Clues: States that had allowed slavery. • States that had outlawed slavery. • A term used to refer to the stomach. • (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War. • (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War. • New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before. • Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States . • ...

Semester Test Review 2025-05-12

Semester Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. He became President after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
  2. This amendment granted African American men the right to vote in the USA
  3. This amendment ends slavery and involuntary servitude in the USA
  4. This political group sought equal rights for African Americans after the Civil War
  5. Bureau est. after the Civil War to support former slaves and black veterans
  6. How many of each free and slave states there were after the Missouri Compromise
  7. Name of the journey that many Native Americans took to Indian Territory
  8. Side that won the Civil War
  9. Main general of the Union Army, goes on the be the 18th president
  10. These were used to try and limit voter participation for African Americans
  11. The process of putting the country back together after the Civil War was called this
  12. This religious group mass-migrated to Utah in the 1840's after being persecuted
  13. The process of trying to teach Indians how to act more like Americans
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  1. This issue was the main topic at the Seneca Falls convention in 1848
  2. This hate group was formed after the Civil War to try and bring back white supremacy to the govt.
  3. First battle of the Civil War occurs here
  4. This amendment grants citizenship to all people born in the USA
  5. Holiday that celebrates the ending of slavery in the USA
  6. The North had significantly more of this than the South, making it easier to connect major cities
  7. First state to secede from the USA
  8. The reason tons of people went to CA in the late 1840's
  9. Idea that Americans had the right to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean
  10. Last name of the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad.
  11. Main general of the Confederacy during the Civil War. He surrenders to lose the War
  12. Laws that were passed that made segregation and other forms of discrimination against blacks legal
  13. The USA gained CA,NV,and UT after beating this country in a war

26 Clues: Side that won the Civil War • First state to secede from the USA • First battle of the Civil War occurs here • The reason tons of people went to CA in the late 1840's • Holiday that celebrates the ending of slavery in the USA • He became President after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated • This amendment grants citizenship to all people born in the USA • ...

Civil War 2016-04-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. amendment abolished slavery
  2. proclamation a document that Lincoln released after Antietam
  3. sovereignty states rights
  4. amendment granted citizenship to all dormer slave
  5. the South goes and causes conflict
  6. cause of the civil war
  7. s. Grant union general
  8. Lincoln union president
  9. codes put limitations on African American
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  1. war a war inside a country
  2. address a famous speech given at the end of Gettysburg
  3. may 18,1863-july 4,1863
  4. transportation used in the south
  5. Davis confederate president
  6. September 17,1862
  7. Sumter April 12,1861-april 14,1861
  8. amendment gave African American men the right to vote
  9. E. Lee confederate general
  10. the weapons used to fight in the civil war

19 Clues: September 17,1862 • cause of the civil war • s. Grant union general • may 18,1863-july 4,1863 • Lincoln union president • sovereignty states rights • war a war inside a country • E. Lee confederate general • amendment abolished slavery • Davis confederate president • transportation used in the south • Sumter April 12,1861-april 14,1861 • the South goes and causes conflict • ...

Civil War 2021-04-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. of Shiloh / Two victories forced the Confederacy to go back Northern Mississippi.
  2. / North side
  3. / Confederacy Commander
  4. / Southern states wanted to leave the United States to protect their way of life.
  5. / Destruction left by an army.
  6. of Bull Run / Had many battles
  7. / People who died during the battles
  8. Sumter / Confederate troops attacked this place starting the Civil War
  9. War / Battle between the North and South
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  1. / Union Commander
  2. / People who were used and abused for work because of their color
  3. / Guns, cannons, etc.
  4. / South side
  5. Day Battle / Battle that lasted seven days
  6. of New Orleans / Union forces wanted New Orleans because it was the mouth of the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.
  7. / Ship made out of iron.
  8. / Someone's ability to live the way they want.
  9. / a battleground where many people died during the Civil War
  10. Lincoln / President during the Civil War
  11. / Soldier leaves the army without permission

20 Clues: / South side • / North side • / Union Commander • / Guns, cannons, etc. • / Confederacy Commander • / Ship made out of iron. • / Destruction left by an army. • of Bull Run / Had many battles • / People who died during the battles • Lincoln / President during the Civil War • War / Battle between the North and South • ...

U.S. Wars 2022-02-04

U.S. Wars crossword puzzle
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  1. This was the main type of warfare during World War One
  2. the North was called The ______
  3. This word means freedom
  4. This world war was fought from 1914-1918
  5. The United States fought against the _____ Powers during World War Two
  6. Event in which over 6 million Jews were killed
  7. President of the U.S. for the majority of World War Two
  8. Leader of Germany during World War Two
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  1. The United States fought against the ______ Powers during World War One
  2. The South was known as the ______States of America
  3. This event caused the U.S. to join World War Two
  4. President during the Civil War
  5. The United States dropped an ______ bomb on two Japanese cities to force an end to World War Two
  6. War fought from 1861-1865
  7. Main issue fought over during the Civil War
  8. The United States fought with this group during World War One and World War Two
  9. This world war was fought from 1939-1945

17 Clues: This word means freedom • War fought from 1861-1865 • President during the Civil War • the North was called The ______ • Leader of Germany during World War Two • This world war was fought from 1914-1918 • This world war was fought from 1939-1945 • Main issue fought over during the Civil War • Event in which over 6 million Jews were killed • ...

Civil War 2025-02-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. the loss at the battle at vicksburg would divide the south into two sections on both sides of the _____ river
  2. since most battles were fought in the south, the confederacy had the advantage of knowing the _____, or landscape of the conflicts
  3. section of the country that had an economy based on the production and output of cotton
  4. the confederate attack on fort sumter _____, or started, the civil war
  5. the south's inability to trade agricultural products was a major _____ ($$$) difference that led to them losing the civil war
  6. battle that was considered the "bloodiest" day of the civil war for both the union and confederacy
  7. lincoln believed that southern states seceding from the union was _____, or uncalled for
  8. last name of the union general who also served in the u.s.-mexican war
  9. after robert e. lee's surrender, president lincoln wanted to bring _____ states back into the union
  10. the fugitive slave law upset many norhterners because it allowed plantation owners to use _____ (government) money to capture and enslave african-americans
  11. president lincoln stated this was the main cause of the civil war
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  1. the dred scott v. sandford supreme court decision ruled that african-americans could not use the legal system because they were considered _____
  2. before the civil war, the missouri compromise maintained the _____ of free and slave states within america
  3. last name of the republican president of the union during the civil war era
  4. word describing regional differences that would eventually build and cause the civil war
  5. the union's access to _____ helped them move soldiers and supplies very quickly
  6. during the antebellum period, neither free african-americans nor slaves were considered _____ until the 14th amendment was passed
  7. battle that allowed the union to take control of the mississppi river
  8. after the battle at bull run, general thomas jackson was given the nickname "_____"
  9. general lee would _____ to general grant in appomattox court hosue, virginia
  10. the emancipation proclamation would free all african-americans and encourage them to fight for the _____
  11. antietam and _____ were considered the most norhtern-fought battles during the civil war
  12. as a result of the kansas-nebraska act, despite john brown's best efforts, slavery would _____ (grow) into new territories

23 Clues: president lincoln stated this was the main cause of the civil war • battle that allowed the union to take control of the mississppi river • the confederate attack on fort sumter _____, or started, the civil war • last name of the union general who also served in the u.s.-mexican war • last name of the republican president of the union during the civil war era • ...

Civil War 2023-10-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Document that guaranteed slaves' freedom
  2. Famous speech that begins "Four score and seven years ago
  3. Political party formed in the 1850s to oppose the spread of slavery
  4. Hymn Union army's official song
  5. Compromise meant to ease tensions between the North and South
  6. Site of the first major battle of the Civil War
  7. Capital of the Confederacy
  8. Abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry
  9. Union general who later became President
  10. Amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
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  1. Confederate general known for his "Stonewall" nickname
  2. Fort in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  3. Southern states that seceded
  4. Legal term for leaving the Union
  5. President of the Confederacy
  6. Southern strategy to win the war by wearing down the North's will to fight
  7. President during the Civil War
  8. General known for his March to the Sea
  9. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  10. Amendment that abolished slavery

20 Clues: Capital of the Confederacy • Southern states that seceded • President of the Confederacy • President during the Civil War • Hymn Union army's official song • Legal term for leaving the Union • Amendment that abolished slavery • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • General known for his March to the Sea • Document that guaranteed slaves' freedom • ...

Civil War 2018-01-22

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Won the war but had more casualites
  2. First state to leave the union.
  3. Day that Lincoln died. (numbers are spelled out)
  4. confederate camp for nothern soilders.
  5. was a leader of underground railroad.
  6. This is a famous fight that a general destroyed everything in his fight and was a major victory for the south.
  7. Cut the confederacy in two and major win for the North.
  8. main commander of south.
  9. bloodiest day in the civil war.
  10. By the end of the war he was the main general for union.
  11. was when the states were allowed to decide about slavery for themselves.
  12. had a larger population then the south
  13. was winning the war in the beginning.
  14. Person that killed Lincoln.
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  1. First major battle of civil war. Southern Victory.
  2. Elected president of the confederacy. After the war he was caught fleeing as a woman.
  3. This is where lincoln was shot.
  4. Fired by lincoln, and later ran against him in 1864 but lost.
  5. freed the slaves.
  6. 3 Days and a northern victory. Considering the turning point for the war, for the north.
  7. President of north during civil war
  8. two ironclad ships that fought a battle during the civil war.
  9. famous southern general who served under general lee.
  10. The term used to south breaking away from the north.

24 Clues: freed the slaves. • main commander of south. • Person that killed Lincoln. • This is where lincoln was shot. • First state to leave the union. • bloodiest day in the civil war. • Won the war but had more casualites • President of north during civil war • was a leader of underground railroad. • was winning the war in the beginning. • confederate camp for nothern soilders. • ...

Gettysburg 2024-04-23

Gettysburg crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the main topics that started the civil war
  2. Southern side of the civil war, broke off from the eastern states
  3. General for the Union for the majority of the civil war
  4. a long knife attached to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
  5. President that lead us to victory in the civil war
  6. Major Confederate general
  7. A human owned by another human, typically to do unpaid labor
  8. Eastern side of the civil war, backed by the president
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  1. 3 day battle called the "Turning point in the civil war"
  2. a signal given on a bugle in the early morning to call soldiers to duty
  3. 3 minute address given by Abe Lincoln
  4. A military group that contains large amounts of soldiers
  5. an officer in the army with a rank below sergeant
  6. a small container for carrying water
  7. a public sale where things are sold to people who offer to pay the highest price

15 Clues: Major Confederate general • a small container for carrying water • 3 minute address given by Abe Lincoln • One of the main topics that started the civil war • an officer in the army with a rank below sergeant • President that lead us to victory in the civil war • Eastern side of the civil war, backed by the president • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-04-04

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Nicknamed "Stonewall", was a Confederate General who was one of the most gifted military officers of their time and was accidentally killed by one of his own men.
  2. An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed millions of African-American slaves during the Civil War.
  3. Nicknamed "J.E.B.", was a Confederate General, who commanded cavalry during the Battle of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
  4. A Union General, known for his spectacular facial hair, but was promoted above his abilities, leading to disastrous defeats at Fredericksburg and Petersburg.
  5. One of the highest ranking generals in the Confederacy, being called the "Old War Horse" by General Robert E. Lee.
  6. The bloodiest single day and battle in American history, with 22,727 total losses, serving as a major turning point for the Union
  7. A strategy outlined by General Winfield Scott, that emphasized a Union blockade of Southern Ports, advancing down the Mississippi river to cut the Confederacy in two.
  8. A Confederate General who graduated last in his class in the US Military Academy, and led a bloody offensive charge during the 3rd day of Gettysburg.
  9. An ironclad warship used in the Civil War by the US Navy, designed by John Ericsson.
  10. Born in Ohio, this Union General was praised for brilliant military tactics but criticized for harsh scorched-earth policies.
  11. The 18th President of the US, served as a General under the Union during the Civil War.
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  1. Served as the 16th President of the United States during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
  2. A city used to house Union prisoners of War, known for particularly bad conditions, leading to the death of 13,000 individuals.
  3. A Union General, known for his decisive defeat by Robert E. Lee at Chancellorsville, and had a reputation as a ladies man.
  4. A campaign that concluded with the Confederate surrender, marking the end of the Civil War.
  5. A city that was the critical point of a campaign in the Western Theater, when William T. Sherman invaded Georgia.
  6. A series of battles in the Western theater in Mississippi directed by Ulysses S. Grant, using many naval tactics and maneuvers to secure a fortress city.
  7. The first and only President of the Confederate States during the Civil War.
  8. The Flag Officer for the United States Navy during the Civil War, famous for his quote, "D*** the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" during the Battle of Mobile Bay.
  9. The commanding Confederate General during the Civil War, leading the Army of Northern Virginia through many battles and earning a reputation as a skilled tactician.
  10. The first full-scale battle of the Civil War, ending with a Confederate victory and giving a sobering reality for both sides that the war would be harder than they thought.
  11. A Union general that was constantly criticized for his cautiousness, developing a mistrust with Abraham Lincoln.
  12. An ironclad warship used in the Civil War, named after a river in New Hampshire.
  13. A Union Cavalry General, serving alongside Ulysses S. Grant. Known for having a poem written after them, they also were one of the first to use scorched earth tactics during the Civil War.
  14. A major battle in the Western theater, with Ulysses S. Grant leading the Union to victory but gaining criticism after a large casualty count.
  15. The setting for the beginning conflict of the Civil War, hosting the first shots of the war and two battles in total.
  16. A highly respected Union officer, known for his achievements at the Battle of Gettysburg, but was severely wounded at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg.
  17. An important General in the Western Theater, served under the Union despite hailing from Virginia and was most known for their victory a the Battle of Chickamauga.
  18. A military campaign in Virginia that led to the Civil War's deciding battle.
  19. A Brigadier General, who led the Cherokee tribe, allying with the Confederate States, and the only Native American General.
  20. Was a politician and US Army Officer, who became the only sitting US Senator to be killed in battle during the Battle of Ball's Bluff.

31 Clues: The first and only President of the Confederate States during the Civil War. • A military campaign in Virginia that led to the Civil War's deciding battle. • An ironclad warship used in the Civil War, named after a river in New Hampshire. • An ironclad warship used in the Civil War by the US Navy, designed by John Ericsson. • ...

U.S History Crossword 2021-06-04

U.S History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the founding document of the U.S that established the national government
  2. someone who travels for religious reasons
  3. the place where Robert E. Surrendered to end the Civil War
  4. first name of the president of the confederate states
  5. first name of the leader of the confederate army during the civil war
  6. a slave who got their freedom
  7. to question something typically to remove someone from office
  8. a system where colonies gave materials to support the mother country
  9. a plan to rebuild the south after the Civil War
  10. a system where the people and their elected officials run the government
  11. a group of people that fight during emergencies
  12. the name of the northern army during the civil war
  13. the item governments put on goods to make money
  14. name of the battle that got the colonists support from the French during the revolutionary war
  15. the separation of people because of their race
  16. a person who moves from a foreign country to another
  17. to make something invalid
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  1. to make a place more urban
  2. 2nd president of the United States
  3. 16th president of the U.S
  4. the introduction of something typically a new president in office or policy
  5. where a country develops lost of industries
  6. name of the plan the union used to separate the confederate side in two
  7. the name of the southern army during the civil war
  8. name of the British soldiers
  9. first English settlement in 1607
  10. A system of government by all the eligible members of a state
  11. to treat someone poorly for their religion or race
  12. First name of the commander of the Union army during the civil war
  13. 1st president of the United States

30 Clues: 16th president of the U.S • to make something invalid • to make a place more urban • name of the British soldiers • a slave who got their freedom • first English settlement in 1607 • 2nd president of the United States • 1st president of the United States • someone who travels for religious reasons • where a country develops lost of industries • ...

History Crossword 2019-06-11

History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pride in a country.
  2. A salve who sued for his freedom.
  3. Stonewall Jackson killed by friendly fire.
  4. People that favored going to war with Britain.
  5. First major battle of the Civil War.
  6. The battle of seven days.
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  1. Turning point of the Civil War.
  2. Bloodiest day in U.S. history.
  3. The first Southern state to secede from the Union.
  4. President of the South during the Civil War.
  5. President of the Union during the Civil War.
  6. Someone who wants to abolish slavery.
  7. The right of states to declare federal laws illegal.
  8. North waited too long to build bridges.
  9. Gave the North control of the Mississippi River.

15 Clues: Pride in a country. • The battle of seven days. • Bloodiest day in U.S. history. • Turning point of the Civil War. • A salve who sued for his freedom. • First major battle of the Civil War. • Someone who wants to abolish slavery. • North waited too long to build bridges. • Stonewall Jackson killed by friendly fire. • President of the South during the Civil War. • ...

The Civil War 2014-12-06

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate general killed by his own troops
  2. Battle lost by 54th Massachusetts Regiment
  3. Top general of the Union
  4. Marked the turning point for Union
  5. Law passed by Lincoln that every slave still in the Confederates were freed
  6. First major win for the Confederates
  7. Side that didn't have enough supplies for war
  8. Law passed that required able bodied men to serve in military
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  1. Black soldiers that fought for Union during Civil War
  2. President of Confederate during Civil War
  3. Union victory led by Grant at Tennessee River
  4. Battle where terrain decided the victor
  5. President of the Union during Civil War
  6. Confederate general captured at battle of Appomatox
  7. Union general that couldn't do jack
  8. Side that prospered economically during Civil War

16 Clues: Top general of the Union • Marked the turning point for Union • Union general that couldn't do jack • First major win for the Confederates • Battle where terrain decided the victor • President of the Union during Civil War • President of Confederate during Civil War • Battle lost by 54th Massachusetts Regiment • Confederate general killed by his own troops • ...

Civil War 2021-06-09

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of the southern states that left the Union during the Civil war
  2. first state to leave the union
  3. name of the northern states
  4. turning point of the war
  5. President of the Union during the Civil War (last name)
  6. 18th President that was a General for the union (last name)
  7. the process of destroying civilian and economic resources
  8. man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  9. President of the Confederacy (south) (last name)
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  1. someone that wants to end slavery
  2. order Lincoln gave to free the slaves
  3. Address speech Lincoln gave at the end of the Battle of Gettysburg
  4. Person who became President after Lincoln was killed (last name)
  5. name of the war when the north and the south went to war against each other
  6. Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri were all slave states that stayed with the Union known as (2 words)
  7. number of years the Civil War lasted (spell number)
  8. first battle of the Civil War

17 Clues: turning point of the war • name of the northern states • first battle of the Civil War • first state to leave the union • someone that wants to end slavery • man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • order Lincoln gave to free the slaves • President of the Confederacy (south) (last name) • number of years the Civil War lasted (spell number) • ...

American History Reform to Reconstruction 2025-04-14

American History Reform to Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Union Advantage
  2. Abolished slavery
  3. North and South agreed, California became a free state, and Fugitive Slave Law passed
  4. Union captured Mississippi River which divided the Confederacy in half
  5. Civil War U.S. president who wanted to preserve the Union
  6. Granted citizenship to African Americans
  7. Plantation system, slave labor, cotton
  8. Gave suffrage (voting rights) to African American males
  9. After the Civil War the south needed to be rebuilt
  10. Farming system that caused Freedmen to go into debt
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  1. Plantation system, slave labor, cotton produced
  2. Worked to help the newly freed slaves adjust to being free
  3. 1st African American U.S. Senator
  4. Law passed allowing southern slave owners to bring the runaway slaves back to owner
  5. Mining precious metals and agriculture
  6. Court House in Virginia where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union and ended the war
  7. wanted to punish the south for the Civil War
  8. Encouraged settlement of the West
  9. Region’s geography impacted its economy- North, South, and West, cause of Civil War

19 Clues: Union Advantage • Abolished slavery • 1st African American U.S. Senator • Encouraged settlement of the West • Mining precious metals and agriculture • Plantation system, slave labor, cotton • Granted citizenship to African Americans • wanted to punish the south for the Civil War • Plantation system, slave labor, cotton produced • ...

Early US History 2023-06-15

Early US History crossword puzzle
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  1. person moving to a new country
  2. Europeans can't colonize the Americas
  3. Organized to fight for workers
  4. Growth of cities
  5. Fought to end slavery
  6. President during Civil War
  7. Supreme court decision to support slavery
  8. Number amendment that gave citizenship
  9. First ten amendments to protect rights
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  1. Segregation laws after Civil War
  2. rights for all people
  3. Nickname for bad business leader
  4. Supported National Bank under Washington
  5. President during Indian Removal Act
  6. Document that made the US government
  7. Territory bought by Jefferson
  8. Government with elected leaders
  9. South during the Civil War
  10. tax on imported goods
  11. Oil company business leader

20 Clues: Growth of cities • rights for all people • tax on imported goods • Fought to end slavery • South during the Civil War • President during Civil War • Oil company business leader • Territory bought by Jefferson • person moving to a new country • Organized to fight for workers • Government with elected leaders • Segregation laws after Civil War • Nickname for bad business leader • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-20

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. amendment that allowed for all people to be equally protected under the law
  2. the Civil War battle with the most casualties
  3. the period after the Civil War of trying to rebuild the country
  4. the amendment that ended slavery throughout the United States
  5. North's greatest advantage during the Civil War
  6. strategy used by William Sherman to destroy the South
  7. the Black _____ were restrictions made to make the lives of African Americans more difficult
  8. the Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in the _______
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  1. amendment that allowed men to vote regardless of race
  2. last name of the Confederate leader that was wanted by both sides but was loyal to Virginia
  3. what did the South (led by Robert E. Lee) do at Appomattox Courthouse?
  4. the railroad allowed the Union to quickly transport supplies and ________
  5. the bloodiest single day/ battle of the Civil War
  6. the official start of the Civil War was at Fort _______
  7. last name of the Union leader who led the March to the Sea
  8. a death or injury during war or battle
  9. the last name of the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  10. last name of the president of the Confederacy (South)

18 Clues: a death or injury during war or battle • the Civil War battle with the most casualties • North's greatest advantage during the Civil War • the bloodiest single day/ battle of the Civil War • amendment that allowed men to vote regardless of race • strategy used by William Sherman to destroy the South • last name of the president of the Confederacy (South) • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-15

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. capital of the United States of America
  2. slave states that did not secede from the Union
  3. a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862
  4. compulsory service in the federal military services
  5. the diplomatic methods employed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to coerce the Great Britain and France to support the Confederate war effort
  6. a Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
  7. an American politician and military leader who served as the 18th president of the United States
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  1. a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  2. the first major battle of the American Civil War
  3. capital of Virginia
  4. what the north was referred to during the Civil War
  5. military strategy that 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
  6. president during the Civil War
  7. an American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare
  8. fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

15 Clues: capital of Virginia • president during the Civil War • capital of the United States of America • slave states that did not secede from the Union • the first major battle of the American Civil War • what the north was referred to during the Civil War • compulsory service in the federal military services • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • ...

Civil War 2016-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A war fought from 1861 to 1865.
  2. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  3. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union.
  4. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
  5. Where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place.
  6. A country of 50 states, with Alaska in the extreme Northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean.
  7. The 16th president of the United States.
  8. The color of the Unions uniform.
  9. An American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865.
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  1. A person who serves in an army.
  2. The 18th President of the United States and commanding General of the United States Army, he lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
  3. An African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and, during the American Civil War, a Union spy.
  4. Loyal to the Confederacy. Also a Southern or Rebel.
  5. A term for lice, or occasionally an offensive "Yankee" slang term for Confederate soldiers.
  6. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  7. The term used to describe new soldiers.
  8. The northern states of the US that opposed the seceding Confederate states in the Civil War.
  9. A person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
  10. A sustained fight between large, organized armed forces.
  11. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.

20 Clues: A person who serves in an army. • A war fought from 1861 to 1865. • The color of the Unions uniform. • The term used to describe new soldiers. • The 16th president of the United States. • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Loyal to the Confederacy. Also a Southern or Rebel. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • ...

U.S History Crossword 2021-06-04

U.S History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a group of people that fight during emergencies
  2. to make a place more urban
  3. where a country develops lost of industries
  4. the founding document of the U.S that established the national government
  5. the name of the southern army during the civil war
  6. name of the plan the union used to separate the confederate side in two
  7. to treat someone poorly for their religion or race
  8. the separation of people because of their race
  9. 1st president of the United States
  10. a system where the people and their elected officials run the government
  11. First name of the commander of the Union army during the civil war
  12. name of the British soldiers
  13. A system of government by all the eligible members of a state
  14. the name of the northern army during the civil war
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  1. the place where Robert E. Surrendered to end the Civil War
  2. a slave who got their freedom
  3. first name of the leader of the confederate army during the civil war
  4. a person who moves from a foreign country to another
  5. 2nd president of the United States
  6. someone who travels for religious reasons
  7. first English settlement in 1607
  8. 16th president of the U.S
  9. to question something typically to remove someone from office
  10. the item governments put on goods to make money
  11. a plan to rebuild the south after the Civil War
  12. a system where colonies gave materials to support the mother country
  13. name of the battle that got the colonists support from the French during the revolutionary war
  14. first name of the president of the confederate states

28 Clues: 16th president of the U.S • to make a place more urban • name of the British soldiers • a slave who got their freedom • first English settlement in 1607 • 2nd president of the United States • 1st president of the United States • someone who travels for religious reasons • where a country develops lost of industries • the separation of people because of their race • ...

Bundle 4 Review 2023-02-01

Bundle 4 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Announced that enslaved people were free in Galveston on June 19, 1865.
  2. Battle of __________ Pass occurred on September 8, 1863.
  3. Texans favored ________ tariffs to import cheap manufactured goods.
  4. German settlers were opposed to this.
  5. Confederate leader of the "Texas Brigade".
  6. The 13th Amendment did this to slavery.
  7. Union navy had a blockade at this battle.
  8. The U.S. promised to pay this off for Texas.
  9. Besides states' rights, tariffs, and slavery, a reason for the Civil War.
  10. Former governor of Texas and Confederate army lieutenant colonel.
  11. Many former slaves became _____________ in a cycle of debt due to the sharecropping system.
  12. Most battles of the civil war in texas occurred near the Gulf of __________.
  13. Sam Houston said the Union and U.S. Constitution were worth this.
  14. _____________ Destiny was supported by Americans to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean.
  15. Treaty of Guadalupe-____________ created peace between U.S. and Mexico.
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  1. ___________ Nebraska Act, May 1854
  2. _________ or characteristics of The civil war: slavery was abolished and freedmen can vote.
  3. Adopted in 1876 and still current to Texas.
  4. This bureau created schools for african american children.
  5. New settlers came to Texas for this.
  6. The Compromise of 1850 allowed Texas to pay this off.
  7. In 1861, the first shots of the civil war were ______.
  8. Good example of a Texas community founded by European immigrants.
  9. Leader of the Confederate troops at the Battle of Galveston.
  10. As an effect of men going to war, they had to manage affairs at home.
  11. What right did African American men get after the Civil War?
  12. The last battle of the civil war.
  13. ranching, sharecropping, tenant farming and railroads helped the state's _______________ after Reconstruction.

28 Clues: The last battle of the civil war. • ___________ Nebraska Act, May 1854 • New settlers came to Texas for this. • German settlers were opposed to this. • The 13th Amendment did this to slavery. • Union navy had a blockade at this battle. • Confederate leader of the "Texas Brigade". • Adopted in 1876 and still current to Texas. • The U.S. promised to pay this off for Texas. • ...

Civil War 2022-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lincoln president during the Civil War
  2. important statement
  3. states did not allow slavery
  4. William T. Sherman Union general who captured Atlanta, GA, then marched through GA to the sea, burning and destroying everything on the way
  5. Sumter located in Charleston, South Carolina, where the first battle of the Civil War was fought
  6. first Union ironclad
  7. gin machine that quickly removed cotton seeds
  8. War fought between north & south, 1861-1865, also called the War between the States
  9. states allowed slavery
  10. Ulysses S. Grant commander of the Union army
  11. decision to satisfy both sides of an argument
  12. Robert E. Lee commander of the Confederate army
  13. Union's move to block major seaports from the south, to prevent them from receiving much needed supplies
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  1. Johnson president after Lincoln's death
  2. Davis president of the Confederate States of America
  3. Court House, Virginia where General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the end of the Civil War
  4. Wilkes Booth shot and killed Abraham Lincoln in 1865
  5. battle that was the turning point of the Civil War
  6. set free
  7. first Confederate ironclad
  8. ship covered with thick iron plates to keep cannon balls and gun shells out
  9. referred to the US during the Civil War
  10. Proclamation President Lincoln's announcement in 1863, to free slaves
  11. city captured by the Union army so the north could control the Mississippi River
  12. States of America name Southern states gave themselves after withdrawing from the Union, to form their own nation
  13. capital of the Confederate States
  14. Compromise decision in 1821 to allow Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state & Maine as a free state, to keep the balance represented in Congress
  15. Whitney man who invented the cotton gin

28 Clues: set free • important statement • first Union ironclad • states allowed slavery • first Confederate ironclad • states did not allow slavery • capital of the Confederate States • Lincoln president during the Civil War • Johnson president after Lincoln's death • referred to the US during the Civil War • Whitney man who invented the cotton gin • ...

Civil War 2025-09-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A big gun used in the war
  2. Union ships blocking Southern ports
  3. Large Southern farm with enslaved people
  4. A famous battle in Pennsylvania
  5. Confederate general
  6. What came after the war ended
  7. A group of many soldiers
  8. President of the Union
  9. Union general who won the war
  10. Someone who fights in the war
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  1. The North during the Civil war
  2. How soldiers traveled on foot
  3. Symbol carried by each side
  4. A fight between armies
  5. President of the Confederacy
  6. The big issue that divided the country
  7. The South during the Civil war
  8. Helps care for the wounded soldiers
  9. Where the war ended

19 Clues: Confederate general • Where the war ended • A fight between armies • President of the Union • A group of many soldiers • A big gun used in the war • Symbol carried by each side • President of the Confederacy • How soldiers traveled on foot • What came after the war ended • Union general who won the war • Someone who fights in the war • The North during the Civil war • ...

Civil War and Reconstuction 2013-05-20

Civil War and Reconstuction crossword puzzle
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  1. The _________ amendment states that every person, no matter what race, born in the U.S. is a citizen.
  2. About 620,000 _______ died in the Civil War.
  3. The 13th,14th and 15th _________ were passed during reconstruction.
  4. Abraham _________'s election for president in 1860 was the leading cause of the Civil War.
  5. ________ percent of soldiers died due to diseases.
  6. The war ended on _______ ninth 1865.
  7. _____ states seceded from the Union in total.
  8. Reconstruction ended due to the _________ of 1877.
  9. More than 3 million ______ fought in the Civil War.
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  1. The _________ amendment abolished slavery.
  2. The war began on April ____ 1861
  3. The idea of __________ was made by Abraham Lincoln.
  4. The Unions victory ended ______.
  5. The right to vote is given by the _________ amendment.
  6. The ______ victory in Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863 was the turning point in the war.
  7. The Civil War was between the north and the ______ over slavery.
  8. Ulysses S. ________ was the leader of the Union army.

17 Clues: The war began on April ____ 1861 • The Unions victory ended ______. • The war ended on _______ ninth 1865. • The _________ amendment abolished slavery. • About 620,000 _______ died in the Civil War. • _____ states seceded from the Union in total. • ________ percent of soldiers died due to diseases. • Reconstruction ended due to the _________ of 1877. • ...

Civil War 2021-09-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. of Palmetto Ranch / What battle took place after the end of the Civil War
  2. One of the main causes of the Civil War
  3. Huston / Refused to sign the oath of loyal to the confederacy
  4. E Lee / Commander of the Confederate army
  5. / To nullify or reject a national law
  6. Scott / An enslaved man who tried to win his freedom in the court
  7. Address / A speech given by President Lincoln at the battle site of Gettysburg. It was very concise and moving, and is still remembered today as one of the greatest American speeches of all time
  8. / Help the war effort by sewing uniforms and making other supplies
  9. Whitney / Invented the cotton gin
  10. / What were the north called during the Civil War
  11. of Antietam / Happened on September 17, 1862. Over 23,000 people were killed; General McClellan should have destroyed the Confederacy because he had Lee's battle plans but failed to act.
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  1. Lincoln / President of the United States
  2. Davis / Who is the president of the confederacy during the Civil War
  3. gin / Provided a fast and cheap way to remove seeds from cotton
  4. / To leave or withdraw from the Union
  5. / A sworn promise
  6. states of America / What was the south called
  7. S. Grant / General in the Union
  8. Nebraska Act / Repealed The Missouri compromise by allowing slavery in the northern territories; Territories could choose whether they would to allow slavery
  9. Sumter / The battle to start the Civil War

20 Clues: / A sworn promise • S. Grant / General in the Union • Whitney / Invented the cotton gin • / To leave or withdraw from the Union • / To nullify or reject a national law • One of the main causes of the Civil War • Lincoln / President of the United States • E Lee / Commander of the Confederate army • Sumter / The battle to start the Civil War • ...

Civil War Voacabulary 2016-11-14

Civil War Voacabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. commanding general of the Union Army
  2. Commanding general of the Confederate Army
  3. Confederate victory. Bloodiest battle in GA
  4. Issued by Lincoln after Antietam. Declared slaved in Confederacy free
  5. Location where Lee surrendered to Grant and the war ended
  6. Bloodiest single day battle of the war
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  1. Nickname given to General Thomas Jackson in the Battle of First Bull Run
  2. First major battle of the Civil War
  3. union general who led the Battle of Atlanta and March to the Sea.
  4. Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  5. Northern Strategy to surround southern ports
  6. President of the Confederate States of America
  7. President of the United States during the Civil War
  8. Deadliest battle of the Civil War. 3 days
  9. Prisoner of War camp in GA for Union soldiers
  10. City given to Lincoln by Sherman as Christmas gift.

16 Clues: First major battle of the Civil War • commanding general of the Union Army • Bloodiest single day battle of the war • Deadliest battle of the Civil War. 3 days • Commanding general of the Confederate Army • Confederate victory. Bloodiest battle in GA • Northern Strategy to surround southern ports • Prisoner of War camp in GA for Union soldiers • ...

Civil War 2023-01-20

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. President during the Civil War
  2. The act of being set free
  3. How a country/region makes and spends money
  4. Union General who would go on to become president
  5. President for the Confederacy
  6. Name given to slave states that did not leave the union during the Civil War
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  1. Name of the South during the Civil War
  2. Name of the North during the Civil War
  3. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. New workplaces in big cities in the North
  5. Word meaning to leave or withdrawal from a country/union
  6. Famous battle site and place where Lincoln made an address to the nation.
  7. Woman responsible for saving over 300 slaves using the Underground Railroad
  8. The main issue the Civil War was fought over
  9. Main product the South produced

15 Clues: The act of being set free • President for the Confederacy • President during the Civil War • Main product the South produced • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Name of the South during the Civil War • Name of the North during the Civil War • New workplaces in big cities in the North • How a country/region makes and spends money • ...

Civil war 2025-05-30

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Superintendent of Army nurses
  2. The countryside or a farm
  3. A group of states that broke off from the US during the Civil War
  4. Leader of the US army during the Civil War
  5. Being more concerned for your region rather than others
  6. The general of the confederate army
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  1. The act of holding someone as property
  2. The name given to the US during the Civil War
  3. A tax on goods from other countries
  4. An act toward the enlistment of African Americans in the Union Army
  5. A famous writer and nurse from the Civil War
  6. Plan to block the South so products cant get in or out
  7. A town or a city
  8. The president of the US during the civil war
  9. Author of "Uncle Toms Cabin"

15 Clues: A town or a city • The countryside or a farm • Author of "Uncle Toms Cabin" • Superintendent of Army nurses • A tax on goods from other countries • The general of the confederate army • The act of holding someone as property • Leader of the US army during the Civil War • A famous writer and nurse from the Civil War • The president of the US during the civil war • ...

Civil War 2016-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who serves in an army.
  2. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  3. An African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and during the American Civil War a Union spy.
  4. A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
  5. Loyal to the Confederacy. Also a Southern or Rebel.
  6. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
  7. The 18th President of the United States and General of the United States Army.
  8. It was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
  9. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  10. A war fought from 1861 to 1865.
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  1. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States.
  2. An American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the Civil War.
  3. A term for lice, or occasionally an offensive "Yankee" slang term for Confederate soldiers.
  4. The 16th president of the United States.
  5. The term used to describe new soldiers.
  6. A country of 50 states with Alaska in the Northwest and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.
  7. A person who secretly collects and reports information on people and plans of an enemy or competitor.
  8. Where the bloodiest battle of the Civil War took place.
  9. The northern states of the US that opposed the seceding Confederate states in the Civil War.
  10. The color of the Unions uniform.

20 Clues: A person who serves in an army. • A war fought from 1861 to 1865. • The color of the Unions uniform. • The term used to describe new soldiers. • The 16th president of the United States. • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Loyal to the Confederacy. Also a Southern or Rebel. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • ...

P.G.T. BEAUREGARD & THE CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD 2024-05-01

P.G.T. BEAUREGARD & THE CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. Who became commander of the Union Army of the Potomac after the loss at Fredericksburg?
  2. Who was the President of USA during the Civil War?
  3. The president of the Confederacy's last name
  4. Battle of the Monitor and _______ who were both ironclad warships used in Civil War
  5. Who won the battle of Fredericksburg?
  6. The bloodiest one-day battle in US history with 23k casualties
  7. The Union general who captured Atlanta Georgia
  8. The souths main source of income
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  1. Nicknamed "Stonewall" for his great stand at 'First Battle of Bull Run'
  2. The antislavery political party that ran John Fremont in the 1856 presidential election
  3. Where did the Civil War start?
  4. The fort that Confederate PGT Beauregard fired on to start Civil War
  5. What was the CSS Hunley?
  6. What killed more men in the civil war?
  7. The southern states were called this
  8. The northern states were called this

16 Clues: What was the CSS Hunley? • Where did the Civil War start? • The souths main source of income • The southern states were called this • The northern states were called this • Who won the battle of Fredericksburg? • What killed more men in the civil war? • The president of the Confederacy's last name • The Union general who captured Atlanta Georgia • ...

Chapter 9: Civil War 2025-04-07

Chapter 9: Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The leading early photographer who captured images of the Civil War
  2. The location of Lee's surrender to Grant
  3. The document issued by Lincoln to end enslavement in the Confederacy
  4. A leading nurse during the Civil War who helped found the Red Cross
  5. The location of the first military conflict of the Civil War
  6. The battle that allowed the North to control the Mississippi River
  7. The Union general who led a March to the Sea in Georgia
  8. The last name of the lead general for the Confederacy
  9. The amendment to the Constitution that ended most enslavement
Down
  1. The military strategy did Winfield Scott propose to defeat the South
  2. The action both sides used to increase the number of troops
  3. The last name of the Confederate president
  4. The primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of the Civil War
  5. The area of the economy that the North had a major advantage
  6. The location of the Confederate capital at the end of the Civil War
  7. A major part of the North's plan to hurt the southern war effort
  8. The battle in the East that is seen as the turning point of the war

17 Clues: The location of Lee's surrender to Grant • The last name of the Confederate president • The last name of the lead general for the Confederacy • The Union general who led a March to the Sea in Georgia • The action both sides used to increase the number of troops • The area of the economy that the North had a major advantage • ...

Civil War Vocab 2026-03-06

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The location where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant effectively ending the Civil War.
  2. The northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War.
  3. Loyalty to a specific region or section of the country, which contributed to tensions between the North and South.
  4. The system in which people were owned as property and forced to work without pay, a central issue leading to the Civil War.
  5. Commander of the Confederate Army
  6. A significant battle fought in July 1863, considered a turning point in the Civil War, resulting in a Union victory.
  7. The 16th President of the United States who led the country during the Civil War and worked to end slavery.
  8. tax imposed on imported goods
  9. The production of goods and services in factories
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  1. An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring the freedom of all slaves in Confederate-held territory.
  2. The site in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861
  3. A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  4. A member of the Confederate States of America, which seceded from the Union during the Civil War.
  5. President of the Confederacy
  6. The idea that states have certain rights and political powers independent of the federal government, often used to justify slavery.
  7. The presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln was elected, leading to the secession of several southern states.
  8. An agreement passed in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance.
  9. General of the Union Army
  10. A famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, emphasizing the principles of liberty and equality
  11. The bloodiest single-day battle in American history

20 Clues: General of the Union Army • President of the Confederacy • tax imposed on imported goods • A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe • Commander of the Confederate Army • The production of goods and services in factories • The bloodiest single-day battle in American history • The northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2015-09-28

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Union General
  2. Secretly fought in the war
  3. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  4. Used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery
  5. one-third of the Union Army soldiers
  6. President during the Civil War
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  1. Confederate General
  2. Divided the United States
  3. First battle of the Civil War
  4. Treatment of choice for broken or wounded limbs
  5. Won the Civil War
  6. The war between the states.

12 Clues: Union General • Won the Civil War • Confederate General • Divided the United States • Secretly fought in the war • The war between the states. • First battle of the Civil War • President during the Civil War • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • one-third of the Union Army soldiers • Treatment of choice for broken or wounded limbs • Used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery

Civil War 2025-09-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A big gun used in the war
  2. Union ships blocking Southern ports
  3. Large Southern farm with enslaved people
  4. A famous battle in Pennsylvania
  5. Confederate general
  6. What came after the war ended
  7. A group of many soldiers
  8. President of the Union
  9. Union general who won the war
  10. Someone who fights in the war
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  1. The North during the Civil war
  2. How soldiers traveled on foot
  3. Symbol carried by each side
  4. A fight between armies
  5. President of the Confederacy
  6. The big issue that divided the country
  7. The South during the Civil war
  8. Helps care for the wounded soldiers
  9. Where the war ended

19 Clues: Confederate general • Where the war ended • A fight between armies • President of the Union • A group of many soldiers • A big gun used in the war • Symbol carried by each side • President of the Confederacy • How soldiers traveled on foot • What came after the war ended • Union general who won the war • Someone who fights in the war • The North during the Civil war • ...

American History Unit 2 Vocab 2026-02-16

American History Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The fight for Texas independence from Mexico
  2. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist
  3. The group of Southern states that seceded from the Union
  4. A political party that opposed immigrants and Catholics
  5. A major Civil War battle that led to the Emancipation Proclamation
  6. Favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
  7. Abraham Lincoln 16th president who led the U.S. during the Civil War
  8. To formally accuse a public official of wrongdoing
  9. A racist secret group that opposed African American rights
  10. Founder of the Mormon religion and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  11. To add territory to a country
  12. The act of leaving or breaking away from a nation
  13. Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War
  14. The period before the Civil War
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  1. A major route settlers used to travel west
  2. The idea that settlers vote to decide if slavery is allowed in a territory
  3. The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South
  4. A period when people rushed to find gold, especially in California
  5. Control of local government by local citizens
  6. A Northerner who moved South during Reconstruction for political or economic gain
  7. The movement to end slavery
  8. A system where farmers rent land instead of owning it
  9. A farming system where workers farm land in exchange for a share of crops
  10. Laws in the South that limited the rights of freed African Americans
  11. A proposal to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico
  12. A Southern white who supported Reconstruction after the Civil War
  13. A legal principle protecting against unlawful imprisonment
  14. The Union strategy to block Southern ports and split the Confederacy during the Civil War
  15. The belief that the United States was destined to expand westward across North America
  16. Supreme Court case ruling enslaved people were not citizens

30 Clues: The movement to end slavery • To add territory to a country • The period before the Civil War • Abolitionist and women’s rights activist • A major route settlers used to travel west • The fight for Texas independence from Mexico • Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War • Control of local government by local citizens • Favoring native-born Americans over immigrants • ...

Unit 6 Conflict Review 2025-01-16

Unit 6 Conflict Review crossword puzzle
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  1. frist state to secede the Union
  2. President of the Confederate States of America
  3. Frist all black battalion in American history
  4. Confederate General who led the Army of North Virginia and then Commander of the Confederate Army
  5. republican who came up with the idea "war against slavery"
  6. General who is considered to have won the Civil War
  7. where first shots of the Civil war were fired
  8. A battle fought on July 1-3 and had the most casualties
  9. Union state Gettysburg is located
  10. Colonel who led the first all black infantry in the Civil War
  11. Port taken by the Union Army blocking off supplies to Charleston
  12. capital of the Confederate States of America
  13. The city General Sherman captured on September 2, 1864
  14. the confederate ship Robert Smalls stole and gave to the Union
  15. President of the United States during the Civil War
  16. first black person in the navy
  17. A presidential order signed on January 1, 1863
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  1. Union General who led the Army of the Potomac
  2. small boats used to travel through the Union Army to get supplies
  3. first confederate submarine
  4. The Military strategy through the state of Georgia
  5. Strategy of burning military targets in the confederacy
  6. Military college that most generals in the Civil War graduated from
  7. strategy to cut the CSA by blocking the Mississippi River

24 Clues: first confederate submarine • first black person in the navy • frist state to secede the Union • Union state Gettysburg is located • capital of the Confederate States of America • Union General who led the Army of the Potomac • Frist all black battalion in American history • where first shots of the Civil war were fired • President of the Confederate States of America • ...

Grey Unit Crossword Puzzle: The Civil War 2024-04-01

Grey Unit Crossword Puzzle: The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who is against slavery
  2. Amendment that guaranteed equal protection of the law to all U.S. persons
  3. Last name of the woman who wrote the "Declaration of Sentiments"
  4. War 1861-1865 was the time period of the American _______ _______.
  5. this proclamation freed slaves in the south.
  6. Another name for the north during the Civil War
  7. Famous speech given by President Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg
  8. Uncle Tom's _________ - This book brought awareness to the evils of slavery
  9. Last name of a former slave who worked for woman's rights through speeches
  10. Last name of the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  11. Main issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates
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  1. amendment that gave all American men the right to vote
  2. Last name of the editor of the "North Star" newspaper
  3. Last name of the man who led a raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
  4. Amendment that ended slavery
  5. Last name of the president of the Union during the Civil War
  6. Last name of the confederate president
  7. The American Civil War ended at this courthouse
  8. American Civil War started here
  9. The Compromise of 18__ put a temporary end to disputes between free/slave states
  10. The turning point of the war; South retreats after this defeat
  11. __________ v. Sanford This decision denied slaves citizenship and struck down the Missouri Compromise

22 Clues: Amendment that ended slavery • Someone who is against slavery • American Civil War started here • Last name of the confederate president • Main issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates • this proclamation freed slaves in the south. • Last name of the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • The American Civil War ended at this courthouse • ...

The Civil War~ 2021-08-31

The Civil War~ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What side won the civil war?
  2. The President of the union at the time of the civil war.
  3. The name of the fort at which the first battle of the civil war took place.
  4. Large metal-clad ships fought in the war and were given this nickname.
  5. The first name of a prominent union general and president
  6. What is the medical process of cutting off a limb called?
  7. The last name of the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
  8. The President of the Confederate States of America
  9. What state did state reps meet to form the confederacy?
  10. The name of one of the more notable confederate generals.
  11. What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war?
  12. The last name of Lincoln's assassin, a prominent actor and confederate sympathizer.
Down
  1. A mini ball is what?
  2. How many years did the civil war last?
  3. While Union forces named battles after the nearest creek or mountain confederate forces named them after this.
  4. One of the first battles, notable for the people who picnicked as they watched it
  5. The term for the number of dead and injured people in a battle.
  6. Thomas Jonathan Jackson was given this nickname because of his stance at the first battle of bull run.
  7. Barebones, what was the main issue that divided the northern and southern states?
  8. The act of leaving a group.

20 Clues: A mini ball is what? • The act of leaving a group. • What side won the civil war? • How many years did the civil war last? • What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war? • The President of the Confederate States of America • The last name of the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". • What state did state reps meet to form the confederacy? • ...

Civil war 2025-05-30

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Superintendent of Army nurses
  2. The countryside or a farm
  3. A group of states that broke off from the US during the Civil War
  4. Leader of the US army during the Civil War
  5. Being more concerned for your region rather than others
  6. The general of the confederate army
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  1. The act of holding someone as property
  2. The name given to the US during the Civil War
  3. A tax on goods from other countries
  4. An act toward the enlistment of African Americans in the Union Army
  5. A famous writer and nurse from the Civil War
  6. Plan to block the South so products cant get in or out
  7. A town or a city
  8. The president of the US during the civil war
  9. Author of "Uncle Toms Cabin"

15 Clues: A town or a city • The countryside or a farm • Author of "Uncle Toms Cabin" • Superintendent of Army nurses • A tax on goods from other countries • The general of the confederate army • The act of holding someone as property • Leader of the US army during the Civil War • A famous writer and nurse from the Civil War • The president of the US during the civil war • ...

SS Year in Review Part 2 2024-06-10

SS Year in Review Part 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. putting the nation back together
  2. Native Americans forced off their land
  3. Tries to convince or persuade
  4. River important to U.S. farmers
  5. Enslaved man; part of Corps of Discovery
  6. Location of Women's Rights Convention
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  1. Civil War bullet
  2. Telegraph uses ---- code
  3. Almost became extinct during expansion
  4. Confederate President
  5. First state to secede
  6. U.S. President during Civil War
  7. To bounce back after tough times
  8. someone who wants to end slavery
  9. First shots of Civil War fired here
  10. Confederate General
  11. Philadelphia Underground Railroad leader
  12. Economy in the south

18 Clues: Civil War bullet • Confederate General • Economy in the south • Confederate President • First state to secede • Telegraph uses ---- code • Tries to convince or persuade • U.S. President during Civil War • River important to U.S. farmers • putting the nation back together • To bounce back after tough times • someone who wants to end slavery • First shots of Civil War fired here • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-10-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ Lincoln,Union President
  2. ______ Davis, Confederate President
  3. ____ E. Lee, Confederate General
  4. First confrontation of civil war
  5. color of confederate uniforms
  6. Battle where Lee Surrendered
  7. _____ Sheridan, Union General
  8. _______ Proclamation
  9. Building where Lee´s surrender was negotiated
  10. Color of Union uniforms
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  1. Largest battle of Civil War
  2. North had this, south did not
  3. Battle on bloodiest day in American History
  4. Revolutionary invention that led to more slavery
  5. Another name for bull run
  6. First major battle of civil war
  7. ______ S. Grant, Union General
  8. 16th president of the union
  9. Only Casualty of Battle of Fort Sumter
  10. Tomas Jackson´s nickname

20 Clues: _______ Proclamation • Color of Union uniforms • Tomas Jackson´s nickname • Another name for bull run • Largest battle of Civil War • 16th president of the union • Battle where Lee Surrendered • North had this, south did not • color of confederate uniforms • _____ Sheridan, Union General • ______ Lincoln,Union President • ______ S. Grant, Union General • ...

Civil War 2024-05-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tru or Fal: The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the United States.
  2. Where the first shots were fired to begin the Civil War
  3. Law that required able-bodied men between ages of 20 & 45 to serve in the military if they were called.
  4. Tru or Fal: African Americans fought in the Civil War.
  5. The first state to leave the Union
  6. These were dug to escape gun fire
  7. A tax on this was created to help pay for the war.
  8. What the southern states who left the Union were called
  9. The river the Union wanted control of to separate the South & cut off a supply route
  10. The reason southern states left the Union
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  1. A common fighting tactic was to attack in straight ___.
  2. The location where the Confederacy surrendered & marked the end of the Civil War.
  3. The number of years the Civil War was fought.
  4. Became the Union General (last name only) & his plan to end the war was to wage total war.
  5. States were slavery was banned
  6. Was elected President of the United States in 1860 (last name only)
  7. The Union had the ___ Plan to suffocate the South
  8. Type of states that allowed slavery to continue but were on the Union side
  9. The Battle of ___ was a huge victory for the Union that would be the turning point the of war.
  10. Ya or No: Women fought in the Civil War.
  11. The president of the Confederate States of America
  12. Capturing this city helped the Union control the Mississippi River.
  13. A leading cause of death due to poor sanitary conditions, lack of understanding on germs & adequate clothing, hunger

23 Clues: States were slavery was banned • These were dug to escape gun fire • The first state to leave the Union • Ya or No: Women fought in the Civil War. • The reason southern states left the Union • The number of years the Civil War was fought. • The Union had the ___ Plan to suffocate the South • A tax on this was created to help pay for the war. • ...

Extra credit 2025-05-11

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

27 Clues: Communist leader of Cuba. • Black nationalist leader. • Ended school segregation. • Cold War standoff in 1962. • Nonviolent protest tactic. • Labor leader for farm workers. • Volunteer program created by JFK. • Military alliance formed in 1949. • Youth music culture in the 1950s. • Led to U.S. escalation in Vietnam. • Mass suburban developments post-WWII. • ...

Reconstruction 2026-01-26

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Farming system where tenants worked land in exchange for a share of crops.
  2. – Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.
  3. – Renting land for cash or crops, often leading to debt.
  4. - Southern whites who supported Reconstruction.
  5. – Senator and Radical Republican advocating civil rights for African Americans.
  6. - Formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War.
  7. - The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
  8. – Congressional plan that enforced civil rights and military oversight in the South.
  9. - Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction.
  10. – White supremacist group using violence to oppose Reconstruction.
  11. – Divided the South into military districts.
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  1. – Abolished slavery in the United States.
  2. – Reconstruction plan led by Lincoln and Johnson with lenient policies toward the South.
  3. – Agency that provided education, food, and assistance to freed slaves.
  4. – Radical Republican leader who pushed for strong protections for freedmen.
  5. – Lincoln’s successor; favored lenient Reconstruction and clashed with Congress.
  6. – Civil War general and president during much of Reconstruction.
  7. – Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race.
  8. – President during the Civil War; proposed a lenient plan for Reconstruction before his assassination.
  9. – Southern laws restricting African Americans’ rights after slavery.
  10. – Gave African Americans citizenship and equal rights under the law.
  11. – Ended Reconstruction by removing federal troops from the South.
  12. – Lincoln’s plan requiring 10% loyalty to rejoin the Union.
  13. – Former enslaved person and leading voice for Black civil rights.

24 Clues: – Abolished slavery in the United States. • – Divided the South into military districts. • - Southern whites who supported Reconstruction. • - Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction. • – Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race. • – Renting land for cash or crops, often leading to debt. • – Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law. • ...

reconstruction 2013-05-20

reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president during the civil war
  2. baggers north go south
  3. set free, liberate
  4. confederate general who surrendered to grant
  5. republicans political party opposed slavery
  6. union general
  7. former slaves freed after the civil war
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  1. terriorst group in the south
  2. the northern states during the civil war
  3. help freedmen
  4. say no
  5. money
  6. southern states
  7. amendment free slaves
  8. approve

15 Clues: money • say no • approve • help freedmen • union general • southern states • set free, liberate • baggers north go south • amendment free slaves • terriorst group in the south • president during the civil war • former slaves freed after the civil war • the northern states during the civil war • republicans political party opposed slavery • confederate general who surrendered to grant

civil war review board crossword 2024-05-14

civil war review board crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil Wa
  2. who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household
  3. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  4. military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864
  5. policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born" or established inhabitants over those of immigrants
  6. encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779.
  7. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  8. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters
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  1. A forgotten history of the largest slave auction ever on American soil.
  2. a new status for certain people who escaped slavery or those who affiliated with Union forces
  3. took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864
  4. fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War
  5. first battle of bull run
  6. a 34-hour exchange of artillery fire, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13.
  7. Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States
  8. the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems
  9. Plunderers and militant abolitionists
  10. the deadliest one-day battle in American military history
  11. three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863
  12. also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.
  13. strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War

21 Clues: first battle of bull run • Plunderers and militant abolitionists • encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779. • the deadliest one-day battle in American military history • Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States • A forgotten history of the largest slave auction ever on American soil. • ...

HISTORY 2024-05-14

HISTORY crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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 Crossword by Nicholas 2020-02-24

Civil War Crossword by Nicholas crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

Guts & Glory 2020-01-20

Guts & Glory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what was a pow?
  2. who was a hardened,seemingly emotionless, vicious killing machine?
  3. who won the civil war?
  4. who went behind enemy lines to save slaves and walk 350-miles back and forth?
  5. what was the biggest killer in the civil war?
  6. the union blockade was part of the US strategy known as?
  7. how long did the battle of Gettysburg last?
Down
  1. who had the bigger ship in the battle of Hampton roads but still lost?
  2. which point in war had more deaths then the revolutionary,1812,Mexican-american, and Spanish war combined?
  3. What was the estimated casualties of the civil war?
  4. who was known for his awesome glorious muttonchops?
  5. who led the confederates to kick off the civil war?
  6. what war was fought between the confederate states and the united states?
  7. who was the most boldest and most daring spies of the civil war?

14 Clues: what was a pow? • who won the civil war? • how long did the battle of Gettysburg last? • what was the biggest killer in the civil war? • What was the estimated casualties of the civil war? • who was known for his awesome glorious muttonchops? • who led the confederates to kick off the civil war? • the union blockade was part of the US strategy known as? • ...

civil war 2024-04-12

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate general during the American Civil War
  2. where was the confederate capital
  3. secede from something
  4. wanted too stop slavery
  5. side that did not slavery
  6. tried to prevent any goods, troops, and weapons from entering the southern states
  7. did not support slavery
  8. required that slaves be returned to their owners even if they were in a free state
  9. slave states that border with the free states during the civil war
  10. first republican too become president
  11. supported slavery
  12. side that supported slavery
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  1. all slaves in rebel states be free
  2. who won the civil war
  3. this is how slaves would escape
  4. the act of using a person as a workforce without consent
  5. an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker
  6. he burned down nearly all of atlanta
  7. first battle in the civil war
  8. soldiers whom were killed

20 Clues: supported slavery • secede from something • who won the civil war • wanted too stop slavery • did not support slavery • side that did not slavery • soldiers whom were killed • side that supported slavery • first battle in the civil war • this is how slaves would escape • where was the confederate capital • all slaves in rebel states be free • he burned down nearly all of atlanta • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle Review 2022-05-23

Civil War Crossword Puzzle Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He wanted to start a slave revolt
  2. Started by a state seceeding from the United States
  3. He won the 1860 Election
  4. Someone who gets injured or dies in battle
  5. He sued for his freedom
  6. A person running away from being enslaved during the Civil War
  7. Believed in "Total War"
  8. Major battle for control of the Mississippi
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  1. Prisoner of War
  2. The people of an area deciding on the issue of slavery by voting
  3. Most important city that was burned by Gen.Sherman
  4. To prevent supplies and reinforcements from coming in or out of an area
  5. Bloodiest 1-day battle in the Civil War
  6. Fort where the Civil War started
  7. The main side fighting against the Union in the Civil War

15 Clues: Prisoner of War • He sued for his freedom • Believed in "Total War" • He won the 1860 Election • Fort where the Civil War started • He wanted to start a slave revolt • Bloodiest 1-day battle in the Civil War • Someone who gets injured or dies in battle • Major battle for control of the Mississippi • Most important city that was burned by Gen.Sherman • ...

Review 2023-01-18

Review crossword puzzle
Across
  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 2022-05-18

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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. • ...

FFF 2023-07-12

FFF crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

The American Civil War 2023-11-10

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Last name of the leader of the Confederate Army.
  2. Full name of the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  3. Last name of the leader of the Union Army.
  4. Full name of the president of the Union during the Civil War.
  5. Side that was pro-slavery.
  6. One of the deadliest battles of the Civil War; took place in Murfreesboro, TN.
  7. This is a celebration marking the day that the last slaves were freed in the U.S.
  8. First state to secede.
Down
  1. This vice president became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
  2. The Emancipation Proclamation freed ?
  3. What is a term for a person who is against slavery?
  4. Name of the battle that began the Civil War.
  5. Turning-point battle in the war; Lincoln gave an address here.
  6. This amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States.
  7. What was the main reason that the Civil War was fought?
  8. Side that was anti-slavery.

16 Clues: First state to secede. • Side that was pro-slavery. • Side that was anti-slavery. • The Emancipation Proclamation freed ? • Last name of the leader of the Union Army. • Name of the battle that began the Civil War. • Last name of the leader of the Confederate Army. • What is a term for a person who is against slavery? • ...

Civil War Crossward 2023-04-03

Civil War Crossward crossword puzzle
Across
  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?
Down
  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? • ...

Station 17 2021-10-13

Station 17 crossword puzzle
Across
  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 Crossword 2024-04-16

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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,” • ...

Civil War 2023-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Battle fought on April 12, 1861
  2. The place where Robert E. Lee surrendered
  3. The man who tried to arm slaves in a revolt
  4. Other name for the Battle of Sharpsburg
  5. The place where runaway slaves went to be free after the Fugitive Slave Act
  6. Side that won the Battle of Bull Run
  7. The main reason the Civil War was fought
  8. Battle fought on April 6-7, 1862
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  1. Commander of Union army at the end of June, 1863
  2. The Confederate capital during the Civil War
  3. Confederate General during the Civil War
  4. First temporary solution about slavery
  5. Battle fought on July 1-3, 1863
  6. Month that the Civil War started in
  7. The state that had the majority of battle in the first 2 years of the civil war

15 Clues: Battle fought on April 12, 1861 • Battle fought on July 1-3, 1863 • Battle fought on April 6-7, 1862 • Month that the Civil War started in • Side that won the Battle of Bull Run • First temporary solution about slavery • Other name for the Battle of Sharpsburg • Confederate General during the Civil War • The main reason the Civil War was fought • ...

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 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 Review 2025-02-05

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  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. • ...

American Civil War 2018-04-11

American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-04-24

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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 2025-11-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 • ...

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 • ...

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

Unit 5: Antebellum-Reconstruction (1830-1877) crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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. • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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 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 • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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. • ...

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

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?
Down
  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? • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...