civil war Crossword Puzzles
U.S History Crossword 2021-06-04
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- a group of people that fight during emergencies
- to make a place more urban
- where a country develops lost of industries
- the founding document of the U.S that established the national government
- the name of the southern army during the civil war
- name of the plan the union used to separate the confederate side in two
- to treat someone poorly for their religion or race
- the separation of people because of their race
- 1st president of the United States
- a system where the people and their elected officials run the government
- First name of the commander of the Union army during the civil war
- name of the British soldiers
- A system of government by all the eligible members of a state
- the name of the northern army during the civil war
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- the place where Robert E. Surrendered to end the Civil War
- a slave who got their freedom
- first name of the leader of the confederate army during the civil war
- a person who moves from a foreign country to another
- 2nd president of the United States
- someone who travels for religious reasons
- first English settlement in 1607
- 16th president of the U.S
- to question something typically to remove someone from office
- the item governments put on goods to make money
- a plan to rebuild the south after the Civil War
- a system where colonies gave materials to support the mother country
- name of the battle that got the colonists support from the French during the revolutionary war
- 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
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- Announced that enslaved people were free in Galveston on June 19, 1865.
- Battle of __________ Pass occurred on September 8, 1863.
- Texans favored ________ tariffs to import cheap manufactured goods.
- German settlers were opposed to this.
- Confederate leader of the "Texas Brigade".
- The 13th Amendment did this to slavery.
- Union navy had a blockade at this battle.
- The U.S. promised to pay this off for Texas.
- Besides states' rights, tariffs, and slavery, a reason for the Civil War.
- Former governor of Texas and Confederate army lieutenant colonel.
- Many former slaves became _____________ in a cycle of debt due to the sharecropping system.
- Most battles of the civil war in texas occurred near the Gulf of __________.
- Sam Houston said the Union and U.S. Constitution were worth this.
- _____________ Destiny was supported by Americans to expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean.
- Treaty of Guadalupe-____________ created peace between U.S. and Mexico.
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- ___________ Nebraska Act, May 1854
- _________ or characteristics of The civil war: slavery was abolished and freedmen can vote.
- Adopted in 1876 and still current to Texas.
- This bureau created schools for african american children.
- New settlers came to Texas for this.
- The Compromise of 1850 allowed Texas to pay this off.
- In 1861, the first shots of the civil war were ______.
- Good example of a Texas community founded by European immigrants.
- Leader of the Confederate troops at the Battle of Galveston.
- As an effect of men going to war, they had to manage affairs at home.
- What right did African American men get after the Civil War?
- The last battle of the civil war.
- 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 2021-09-17
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- of Palmetto Ranch / What battle took place after the end of the Civil War
- One of the main causes of the Civil War
- Huston / Refused to sign the oath of loyal to the confederacy
- E Lee / Commander of the Confederate army
- / To nullify or reject a national law
- Scott / An enslaved man who tried to win his freedom in the court
- 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
- / Help the war effort by sewing uniforms and making other supplies
- Whitney / Invented the cotton gin
- / What were the north called during the Civil War
- 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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- Lincoln / President of the United States
- Davis / Who is the president of the confederacy during the Civil War
- gin / Provided a fast and cheap way to remove seeds from cotton
- / To leave or withdraw from the Union
- / A sworn promise
- states of America / What was the south called
- S. Grant / General in the Union
- Nebraska Act / Repealed The Missouri compromise by allowing slavery in the northern territories; Territories could choose whether they would to allow slavery
- 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 • ...
Chapter 9: Civil War 2025-04-07
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- The leading early photographer who captured images of the Civil War
- The location of Lee's surrender to Grant
- The document issued by Lincoln to end enslavement in the Confederacy
- A leading nurse during the Civil War who helped found the Red Cross
- The location of the first military conflict of the Civil War
- The battle that allowed the North to control the Mississippi River
- The Union general who led a March to the Sea in Georgia
- The last name of the lead general for the Confederacy
- The amendment to the Constitution that ended most enslavement
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- The military strategy did Winfield Scott propose to defeat the South
- The action both sides used to increase the number of troops
- The last name of the Confederate president
- The primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of the Civil War
- The area of the economy that the North had a major advantage
- The location of the Confederate capital at the end of the Civil War
- A major part of the North's plan to hurt the southern war effort
- 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 • ...
P.G.T. BEAUREGARD & THE CIVIL WAR CROSSWORD 2024-05-01
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- Who became commander of the Union Army of the Potomac after the loss at Fredericksburg?
- Who was the President of USA during the Civil War?
- The president of the Confederacy's last name
- Battle of the Monitor and _______ who were both ironclad warships used in Civil War
- Who won the battle of Fredericksburg?
- The bloodiest one-day battle in US history with 23k casualties
- The Union general who captured Atlanta Georgia
- The souths main source of income
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- Nicknamed "Stonewall" for his great stand at 'First Battle of Bull Run'
- The antislavery political party that ran John Fremont in the 1856 presidential election
- Where did the Civil War start?
- The fort that Confederate PGT Beauregard fired on to start Civil War
- What was the CSS Hunley?
- What killed more men in the civil war?
- The southern states were called this
- 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 • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2015-09-28
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- Union General
- Secretly fought in the war
- Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- Used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery
- one-third of the Union Army soldiers
- President during the Civil War
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- Confederate General
- Divided the United States
- First battle of the Civil War
- Treatment of choice for broken or wounded limbs
- Won the Civil War
- 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 Vocab 2026-03-06
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- The location where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant effectively ending the Civil War.
- The northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War.
- Loyalty to a specific region or section of the country, which contributed to tensions between the North and South.
- The system in which people were owned as property and forced to work without pay, a central issue leading to the Civil War.
- Commander of the Confederate Army
- A significant battle fought in July 1863, considered a turning point in the Civil War, resulting in a Union victory.
- The 16th President of the United States who led the country during the Civil War and worked to end slavery.
- tax imposed on imported goods
- The production of goods and services in factories
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- An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring the freedom of all slaves in Confederate-held territory.
- The site in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861
- A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- A member of the Confederate States of America, which seceded from the Union during the Civil War.
- President of the Confederacy
- The idea that states have certain rights and political powers independent of the federal government, often used to justify slavery.
- The presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln was elected, leading to the secession of several southern states.
- 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.
- General of the Union Army
- A famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, emphasizing the principles of liberty and equality
- 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. • ...
American History Unit 2 Vocab 2026-02-16
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- The fight for Texas independence from Mexico
- Abolitionist and women’s rights activist
- The group of Southern states that seceded from the Union
- A political party that opposed immigrants and Catholics
- A major Civil War battle that led to the Emancipation Proclamation
- Favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
- Abraham Lincoln 16th president who led the U.S. during the Civil War
- To formally accuse a public official of wrongdoing
- A racist secret group that opposed African American rights
- Founder of the Mormon religion and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- To add territory to a country
- The act of leaving or breaking away from a nation
- Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War
- The period before the Civil War
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- A major route settlers used to travel west
- The idea that settlers vote to decide if slavery is allowed in a territory
- The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South
- A period when people rushed to find gold, especially in California
- Control of local government by local citizens
- A Northerner who moved South during Reconstruction for political or economic gain
- The movement to end slavery
- A system where farmers rent land instead of owning it
- A farming system where workers farm land in exchange for a share of crops
- Laws in the South that limited the rights of freed African Americans
- A proposal to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico
- A Southern white who supported Reconstruction after the Civil War
- A legal principle protecting against unlawful imprisonment
- The Union strategy to block Southern ports and split the Confederacy during the Civil War
- The belief that the United States was destined to expand westward across North America
- 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 • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-10-11
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- ______ Lincoln,Union President
- ______ Davis, Confederate President
- ____ E. Lee, Confederate General
- First confrontation of civil war
- color of confederate uniforms
- Battle where Lee Surrendered
- _____ Sheridan, Union General
- _______ Proclamation
- Building where Lee´s surrender was negotiated
- Color of Union uniforms
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- Largest battle of Civil War
- North had this, south did not
- Battle on bloodiest day in American History
- Revolutionary invention that led to more slavery
- Another name for bull run
- First major battle of civil war
- ______ S. Grant, Union General
- 16th president of the union
- Only Casualty of Battle of Fort Sumter
- 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 2025-09-10
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- A big gun used in the war
- Union ships blocking Southern ports
- Large Southern farm with enslaved people
- A famous battle in Pennsylvania
- Confederate general
- What came after the war ended
- A group of many soldiers
- President of the Union
- Union general who won the war
- Someone who fights in the war
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- The North during the Civil war
- How soldiers traveled on foot
- Symbol carried by each side
- A fight between armies
- President of the Confederacy
- The big issue that divided the country
- The South during the Civil war
- Helps care for the wounded soldiers
- 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 2025-05-30
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- Superintendent of Army nurses
- The countryside or a farm
- A group of states that broke off from the US during the Civil War
- Leader of the US army during the Civil War
- Being more concerned for your region rather than others
- The general of the confederate army
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- The act of holding someone as property
- The name given to the US during the Civil War
- A tax on goods from other countries
- An act toward the enlistment of African Americans in the Union Army
- A famous writer and nurse from the Civil War
- Plan to block the South so products cant get in or out
- A town or a city
- The president of the US during the civil war
- 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 2024-05-13
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- Tru or Fal: The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the United States.
- Where the first shots were fired to begin the Civil War
- Law that required able-bodied men between ages of 20 & 45 to serve in the military if they were called.
- Tru or Fal: African Americans fought in the Civil War.
- The first state to leave the Union
- These were dug to escape gun fire
- A tax on this was created to help pay for the war.
- What the southern states who left the Union were called
- The river the Union wanted control of to separate the South & cut off a supply route
- The reason southern states left the Union
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- A common fighting tactic was to attack in straight ___.
- The location where the Confederacy surrendered & marked the end of the Civil War.
- The number of years the Civil War was fought.
- Became the Union General (last name only) & his plan to end the war was to wage total war.
- States were slavery was banned
- Was elected President of the United States in 1860 (last name only)
- The Union had the ___ Plan to suffocate the South
- Type of states that allowed slavery to continue but were on the Union side
- The Battle of ___ was a huge victory for the Union that would be the turning point the of war.
- Ya or No: Women fought in the Civil War.
- The president of the Confederate States of America
- Capturing this city helped the Union control the Mississippi River.
- 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. • ...
Grey Unit Crossword Puzzle: The Civil War 2024-04-01
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- Someone who is against slavery
- Amendment that guaranteed equal protection of the law to all U.S. persons
- Last name of the woman who wrote the "Declaration of Sentiments"
- War 1861-1865 was the time period of the American _______ _______.
- this proclamation freed slaves in the south.
- Another name for the north during the Civil War
- Famous speech given by President Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg
- Uncle Tom's _________ - This book brought awareness to the evils of slavery
- Last name of a former slave who worked for woman's rights through speeches
- Last name of the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
- Main issue of the Lincoln-Douglas debates
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- amendment that gave all American men the right to vote
- Last name of the editor of the "North Star" newspaper
- Last name of the man who led a raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
- Amendment that ended slavery
- Last name of the president of the Union during the Civil War
- Last name of the confederate president
- The American Civil War ended at this courthouse
- American Civil War started here
- The Compromise of 18__ put a temporary end to disputes between free/slave states
- The turning point of the war; South retreats after this defeat
- __________ 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
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- What side won the civil war?
- The President of the union at the time of the civil war.
- The name of the fort at which the first battle of the civil war took place.
- Large metal-clad ships fought in the war and were given this nickname.
- The first name of a prominent union general and president
- What is the medical process of cutting off a limb called?
- The last name of the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
- The President of the Confederate States of America
- What state did state reps meet to form the confederacy?
- The name of one of the more notable confederate generals.
- What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war?
- The last name of Lincoln's assassin, a prominent actor and confederate sympathizer.
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- A mini ball is what?
- How many years did the civil war last?
- While Union forces named battles after the nearest creek or mountain confederate forces named them after this.
- One of the first battles, notable for the people who picnicked as they watched it
- The term for the number of dead and injured people in a battle.
- Thomas Jonathan Jackson was given this nickname because of his stance at the first battle of bull run.
- Barebones, what was the main issue that divided the northern and southern states?
- 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? • ...
SS Year in Review Part 2 2024-06-10
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- putting the nation back together
- Native Americans forced off their land
- Tries to convince or persuade
- River important to U.S. farmers
- Enslaved man; part of Corps of Discovery
- Location of Women's Rights Convention
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- Civil War bullet
- Telegraph uses ---- code
- Almost became extinct during expansion
- Confederate President
- First state to secede
- U.S. President during Civil War
- To bounce back after tough times
- someone who wants to end slavery
- First shots of Civil War fired here
- Confederate General
- Philadelphia Underground Railroad leader
- 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 • ...
reconstruction 2013-05-20
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- president during the civil war
- baggers north go south
- set free, liberate
- confederate general who surrendered to grant
- republicans political party opposed slavery
- union general
- former slaves freed after the civil war
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- terriorst group in the south
- the northern states during the civil war
- help freedmen
- say no
- money
- southern states
- amendment free slaves
- 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
Extra credit 2025-05-11
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- “King of Rock and Roll.”Joseph McCarthy U.S. senator behind anti-communist witch hunts.
- First Black player in Major League Baseball.
- President who approved the atomic bomb drops.
- Leader of the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement.
- Black nationalist leader.
- Cold War competition for atomic weapons.
- Civil rights protest with King’s famous speech.
- Landmark 1964 law banning segregation.
- Led to U.S. escalation in Vietnam.
- Mass suburban developments post-WWII.
- National highway system begun under Eisenhower.
- Youth music culture in the 1950s.
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- Volunteer program created by JFK.
- U.S. space agency formed during Cold War.
- Labor leader for farm workers.
- Communist leader of Cuba.
- Teen identity revolution of 1950s–60s.
- Cold War standoff in 1962.
- First major Cold War conflict. Vietnam War Controversial Cold War conflict in Southeast Asia.
- Civil rights protest against segregation.
- Population surge after WWII. Television Transformed American culture in the 1950s.
- Military alliance formed in 1949.
- Civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat.
- Ended school segregation.
- Supreme Allied Commander turned president.
- Nonviolent protest tactic.
- 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. • ...
Unit 6 Conflict Review 2025-01-16
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- frist state to secede the Union
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Frist all black battalion in American history
- Confederate General who led the Army of North Virginia and then Commander of the Confederate Army
- republican who came up with the idea "war against slavery"
- General who is considered to have won the Civil War
- where first shots of the Civil war were fired
- A battle fought on July 1-3 and had the most casualties
- Union state Gettysburg is located
- Colonel who led the first all black infantry in the Civil War
- Port taken by the Union Army blocking off supplies to Charleston
- capital of the Confederate States of America
- The city General Sherman captured on September 2, 1864
- the confederate ship Robert Smalls stole and gave to the Union
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- first black person in the navy
- A presidential order signed on January 1, 1863
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- Union General who led the Army of the Potomac
- small boats used to travel through the Union Army to get supplies
- first confederate submarine
- The Military strategy through the state of Georgia
- Strategy of burning military targets in the confederacy
- Military college that most generals in the Civil War graduated from
- 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 • ...
Reconstruction 2026-01-26
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- – Farming system where tenants worked land in exchange for a share of crops.
- – Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.
- – Renting land for cash or crops, often leading to debt.
- - Southern whites who supported Reconstruction.
- – Senator and Radical Republican advocating civil rights for African Americans.
- - Formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War.
- - The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
- – Congressional plan that enforced civil rights and military oversight in the South.
- - Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction.
- – White supremacist group using violence to oppose Reconstruction.
- – Divided the South into military districts.
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- – Abolished slavery in the United States.
- – Reconstruction plan led by Lincoln and Johnson with lenient policies toward the South.
- – Agency that provided education, food, and assistance to freed slaves.
- – Radical Republican leader who pushed for strong protections for freedmen.
- – Lincoln’s successor; favored lenient Reconstruction and clashed with Congress.
- – Civil War general and president during much of Reconstruction.
- – Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race.
- – President during the Civil War; proposed a lenient plan for Reconstruction before his assassination.
- – Southern laws restricting African Americans’ rights after slavery.
- – Gave African Americans citizenship and equal rights under the law.
- – Ended Reconstruction by removing federal troops from the South.
- – Lincoln’s plan requiring 10% loyalty to rejoin the Union.
- – 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. • ...
Guts & Glory 2020-01-20
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- what was a pow?
- who was a hardened,seemingly emotionless, vicious killing machine?
- who won the civil war?
- who went behind enemy lines to save slaves and walk 350-miles back and forth?
- what was the biggest killer in the civil war?
- the union blockade was part of the US strategy known as?
- how long did the battle of Gettysburg last?
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- who had the bigger ship in the battle of Hampton roads but still lost?
- which point in war had more deaths then the revolutionary,1812,Mexican-american, and Spanish war combined?
- 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?
- what war was fought between the confederate states and the united states?
- 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 Crossword Puzzle Review 2022-05-23
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- He wanted to start a slave revolt
- Started by a state seceeding from the United States
- He won the 1860 Election
- Someone who gets injured or dies in battle
- He sued for his freedom
- A person running away from being enslaved during the Civil War
- Believed in "Total War"
- Major battle for control of the Mississippi
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- Prisoner of War
- The people of an area deciding on the issue of slavery by voting
- Most important city that was burned by Gen.Sherman
- To prevent supplies and reinforcements from coming in or out of an area
- Bloodiest 1-day battle in the Civil War
- Fort where the Civil War started
- 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 • ...
The American Civil War 2023-11-10
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- Last name of the leader of the Confederate Army.
- Full name of the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- Last name of the leader of the Union Army.
- Full name of the president of the Union during the Civil War.
- Side that was pro-slavery.
- One of the deadliest battles of the Civil War; took place in Murfreesboro, TN.
- This is a celebration marking the day that the last slaves were freed in the U.S.
- First state to secede.
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- This vice president became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
- The Emancipation Proclamation freed ?
- What is a term for a person who is against slavery?
- Name of the battle that began the Civil War.
- Turning-point battle in the war; Lincoln gave an address here.
- This amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States.
- What was the main reason that the Civil War was fought?
- 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 Crossword by Nicholas 2020-02-24
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- A Union General who was criticized for his Scorched Earth policies
- "Lee's Warhorse."
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- An ironclad warship rebuilt by the Confederate soldiers
- He lost his arm and died after he was accidentally shot by allies
- He was a US military officer, a railroad executive, and a politician
- The Rock of Chickamauga
- A steampowered ironclad warship built for the Union Navy
- Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
- A college professor who volunteered for the Union Army
- Had a flawed campaign in the Battle of Gettysburg
- Helped Capture the Confederate city of New Orleans and gave support to Generel Ulysses S. Grante
- A Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy at the start of the war
- William Sherman captured this city and the morale boost helped Lincoln get reelected
- Surrendered at the Appomattox courthouse on April 9, 1865
- Led a victory over the Confederacy and was the 18th president
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- Known as the bloodiest day in US military history
- Where the Confederate troops launched a surprise attack at Pittsburg Landing
- A Union General who was the subject in a famous poem "Sheridan's Ride"
- Nicknamed "Young Napoleon." and was popular among men who served under him
- Gave the Union controll over the Mississipi
- This states that all slaves within the Confederacy shall be free
- The first shots of the Civil War were fired here
- First major battle of the Civil War
- A slave holder who developed a successful plantion on Spavinaw Creek
- This battle brought the Civil War to an end
- One of the largest military prisons in the Civil War, also known as Camp Sumter
- Led Pickett's Charge
- The only member of Congress killed in the Civil War
- Longest battle in Civil
- 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 • ...
Civil War 2022-05-18
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- Many in the South _____ Lincoln because of his anti-expansion views on slavery.
- In 1861 ____ became president of the Confederacy. ____ believed that the government rests on the consent of the governed.
- ____ is the act of withdrawing from an organization.
- The Emancipation Proclamation only freed about 20,000 ____ compared to the 3.1 million it applied to.
- 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.
- The end of the war created bitter feelings between the North and the ____.
- 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.
- 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.
- Some of this general’s most important victories were the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville.
- 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.
- At first, African Americans worked as guards or servants in the war. In 1862 Congress allowed them to join the Union ___.
- If African Americans were captured in battle they could face punishments such as enslavement or ____.
- In Davis’s time in the government, he advocated for states' ____.
- The all Black _________ (state) 54th regiment earned lots of respect and was very famous.
- This Union general was also a president of the United States after the Civil War.
- Lee was offered Command of the Union Army by ______ in April 1861. He refused and instead led the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War.
- The Battle of Gettysburg was the deadliest _____ of the Civil War (over 50,000 casualties).
- The Battle of Gettysburg was Confederate General Lee’s _____ invasion of the North.
- After Confederate forces bombarded a South Carolina fort in April 1861, this many more states joined the Confederacy.
- 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.)
- The Emancipation Proclamation shifted the focus of the war from preserving the union to preserving the union and ______ slavery.
- In the Civil War 620 _____ Americans were killed, More than all wars from the Revolution to WWII combined.
- The end of the Civil War freed 4 million African Americans from this.
- The states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, North Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia, and ______ made up the Confederate states of America.
- During the Civil War _____ ran family economics (farms and businesses) while their husbands were away.
- Both Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee attended this military academy.
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- Some women also ran events and donated the proceeds to ___ with the war.
- 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
- Jefferson Davis served in the military, as a _____ from Mississippi, and as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce.
- 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.
- Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and gave this famous speech at the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863.
- The freedom the Emancipation Proclamation promised heavily depended on the Union’s ______ victory over the Confederacy.
- 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.
- This one-day battle was the deadliest day of the Civil War (over 22,000 casualties).
- This side of the war forced slaves to do manual labor to help the war.
- The Battle of Antietam was the first major battle of the Civil War to take place on _____ soil.
- General Lee surrendered his army at this court house in Virginia on April 9, 1865, marking the end of the Civil War.
- The Union victory at this battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War.
- This Executive Order was issued on January 1, 1863 and it announced that all slaves in rebelling states were to be freed.
- This side won the Civil War and the U.S. was preserved.
- “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 ___…”
- 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.
- Lee was famous for winning many battles in which he was greatly _______ by Union troops. (Think Battle of Chancellorsville.)
- Lincoln was the _____ of the Union during the Civil War and was the 16th _____ of the United States.
- 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.
- 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. • ...
Civil War 2023-05-12
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- Battle fought on April 12, 1861
- The place where Robert E. Lee surrendered
- The man who tried to arm slaves in a revolt
- Other name for the Battle of Sharpsburg
- The place where runaway slaves went to be free after the Fugitive Slave Act
- Side that won the Battle of Bull Run
- The main reason the Civil War was fought
- Battle fought on April 6-7, 1862
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- Commander of Union army at the end of June, 1863
- The Confederate capital during the Civil War
- Confederate General during the Civil War
- First temporary solution about slavery
- Battle fought on July 1-3, 1863
- Month that the Civil War started in
- 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 • ...
civil war review board crossword 2024-05-14
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- December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil Wa
- who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864
- policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born" or established inhabitants over those of immigrants
- encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779.
- the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
- 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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- A forgotten history of the largest slave auction ever on American soil.
- a new status for certain people who escaped slavery or those who affiliated with Union forces
- took place during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War on July 22, 1864
- fought on June 27, 1864, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War
- first battle of bull run
- a 34-hour exchange of artillery fire, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13.
- Appomattox is a town in Appomattox County, Virginia, United States
- 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
- Plunderers and militant abolitionists
- the deadliest one-day battle in American military history
- three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863
- also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.
- 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
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- allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior
- the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
- a native or resident of Kansas. used as a nickname.
- an auction of enslaved Americans of African descent held at Ten Broeck Race Course
- something that according to international law cannot be supplied to one belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the other
- an important battle of the Atlanta campaign by Union General William Sherman
- an American Civil War campaign lasting from November 15 to December 21, 1864
- fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
- The Battle of Vicksburg was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War
- the action of reconstructing
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- failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers
- fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War
- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- a decisive engagement that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland
- Nativism is the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born"
- a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it
- military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- he first major battle of the American Civil War (1861–1865)
- a village in central Virginia where the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee
- a fort in SE South Carolina, guarding Charleston Harbour
- 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
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- a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped melee weapon designed to be mounted on the end of the barrel of a rifle
- F. Davis, an American politician who served as the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
- S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States
- ball, the Minie ball, is a type of rifle bullet designed by Claude-Étienne Minié in the 1840s.
- 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
- a compass direction, opposite of South
- a small town in S Pennsylvania, southwest of Harrisburg
- Plan, a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott during the early stages of the American Civil War
- known as Peace Democrats
- Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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- Address, a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
- a large-caliber gun, typically part of artillery, that uses explosive force to launch a projectile
- Run, the First Battle of Manassas, was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
- a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon
- the Northern part of the United States of America, especially during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
- a compass direction, opposite of North
- the single deadliest one-day battle in American history, with nearly 23,000 casualties.
- 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.
- the Southern part of the United States of America, especially during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
- 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 • ...
Unit 4 Review Crossword Puzzle 2019-11-14
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- A person who is the legal property of someone else. Has no legal rights.
- George Washington Carver worked with ______
- During the Civil War the southern states were called _____ states
- The Civil War result in the______, or legal freedom from slavery, for Black people in the United States.
- George Washington Carver was an ______ because his parents died when he was a child.
- Grandfather laws stopped Black people from
- During the Civil War the northern states were called _____ states
- A synonym for "refill"
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- George Washington Carver once worked as _______: a job where he was required to clean buildings.
- Place where crops grow and animals are raised
- The southern states _____ to the northern states and agreed to stop fighting.
- The legal separation of people based on race
- The _____ won the Civil War
- The Civil War _____ slavery in the South and freed the slaves.
- "Start from ______" means to start something all over again
- The study of plants, agriculture and vegetation
- The most important crop in the South.
- 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
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- growing crops and raising animals
- the number of years the Civil War lasted
- the body of water that borders the southeast states to the east
- name of the national park that is a sanctuary to many endangered animals
- the body of water that bordersthe southeast states to the south
- something coal is used to make today
- name of the mountains in the southeast states
- crops grown by farmers and sold for money
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- an example of a crop that requires a longer growing season
- when the weather is warm enough to grow crops
- a large storm that develops over a large body of water and occurs during the summer and fall
- what the southern states were called during the Civil War
- what the northern states were called during the Civil War
- black or brown mineral found in the ground
- the name of the first colonial settlement and state
- one of the main reasons of the Civil War
- an example of a cash crop grown in the southeast states
- 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
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- , Confederate General who was eccentric and got his men to march over 600 miles in under 50 days
- , Fort attacked in Charleston that set off the Civil War
- , Color of Confederate uniforms
- , State with most battles in the Civil War
- , Who did North Carolina side with in the Civil War
- , Color of Union uniforms
- , US President
- , First major land battle of the Civil War
- , Union General in Tennessee who has been getting victories on the Confederates
- , Main General of the Confederate Army
- , CS President
- , Battle in Tennessee that was, up to that point, the bloodiest on American soil
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- , Union general who is controversial today and served under Grant
- , This was all Lee had to do to push McClellan out of the Virginia Peninsula
- , Union General in Virginia who lacked a spine despite having so many men
- , Bullet invented prior to the Civil War that gave more accuracy and inflicted more damage
- , Name of plan the Union had to split the Confederacy in two
- , 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 2024-04-12
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- Confederate general during the American Civil War
- where was the confederate capital
- secede from something
- wanted too stop slavery
- side that did not slavery
- tried to prevent any goods, troops, and weapons from entering the southern states
- did not support slavery
- required that slaves be returned to their owners even if they were in a free state
- slave states that border with the free states during the civil war
- first republican too become president
- supported slavery
- side that supported slavery
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- all slaves in rebel states be free
- who won the civil war
- this is how slaves would escape
- the act of using a person as a workforce without consent
- an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker
- he burned down nearly all of atlanta
- first battle in the civil war
- 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 • ...
Review 2023-01-18
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- Little/9
- 1972 Break-in
- Sparked the Civil Rights Movement/outrage
- Dallas Police Station
- "Great"/ 1910-1960 African Americans
- Battle of San Juan/Teddy
- 1929 Event
- Nov. 11
- Spanish Civil War "Town"
- President during Great Depression
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- USS Maine
- 1959/Castro
- General Douglas Macarthur/Cold War/ After WWII
- Lightining War
- Land recieved for helping Cubans gain independence
- Custoday Battle 1999
- Attempt to kill Castro
- "He Kept us out the war"
- 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 2021-10-22
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- Where the first major Civil War engagement was west of the Mississippi River.
- American military officer and an early explorer and mapmaker of the American West
- Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
- Who established the Underground Railroad
- What were the groups of people called that campaigned against slavery?
- 17th president of the United States who took office upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the war
- Union general during the American Civil War
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- Who was the president of the U.S. during the Civil War?
- a leader in the abolitionist movement
- A woman who risked her life to bring supplies and support for soldiers
- A man who said“Get there first with the most men,”
- Confederate cavalry commander in the Civil War
- Led the North during the Civil War
- Militant abolitionist leader
- 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 2022-05-18
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- What caused the American Civil War
- What was the antislavery political party that ran John C. Fremont in the 1856 presidential election
- What was the South's main source of income
- Who led the ill-fated Confederate
- Which current state was not part of the Northwest Territory
- on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- In what battle did Stonewall Jackson die
- who was the 16th president
- What amendment was added to the Constitution after the war that freed slaves
- Who won the American Civil War
- who raided a federal armory in Harper's Ferry and planned to march south to free the slaves
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- What killed more men in the Civil War
- What was the nickname for northern Democrats
- Who was president of the Confederacy
- What was the CSS Hunley
- what did the south call them selfs
- what did the north call them selfs
- Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- Where did the Civil War start
- Where did Sherman march to from Atlanta while burning and destroying property on the way
- 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
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- Landmark 1964 law banning segregation.
- Mass suburban developments post-WWII.
- “King of Rock and Roll.”
- Led to U.S. escalation in Vietnam.
- President who approved the atomic bomb drops.
- Cold War standoff in 1962.
- Cold War competition for atomic weapons.
- Civil rights protest with King’s famous speech.
- Controversial Cold War conflict in Southeast Asia.
- Youngest elected president, assassinated in 1963.
- U.S. senator behind anti-communist witch hunts.
- National highway system begun under Eisenhower.
- Ended school segregation.
- Civil rights protest against segregation.
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- Leader of the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement.
- Military alliance formed in 1949.
- First Black player in Major League Baseball.
- Transformed American culture in the 1950s.
- Youth music culture in the 1950s.
- Volunteer program created by JFK.
- Nonviolent protest tactic.
- Civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat.
- Black nationalist leader.
- Teen identity revolution of 1950s–60s.
- Supreme Allied Commander turned president.
- U.S. space agency formed during Cold War.
- First major Cold War conflict.
- Labor leader for farm workers.
- Communist leader of Cuba.
- 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 Crossward 2023-04-03
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- first modern war?
- Who was the president during the civil war?
- Location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the war?
- what was the bloodiest battle during the civil war?
- Main cause of death?
- The side who wanted to end slavery?
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- Where did the civil war start?
- What they were fighting for?
- People who had no freedom were called?
- Who won the civil war?
- a slave who led other slaves to freedom?
- ____ 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? • ...
FFF 2023-07-12
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- introduction of technological advancements in the Civil War
- Confederate capital during the Civil War
- _warships were significant in the naval battles
- declared the abolition of slavery
- crucial battle win for the Union
- # of seceded states in response to Lincoln's election
- Where General Robert E. Lee surrendered
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- U.S. President during the Civil War
- reintegrate the former Confederate states
- mode of transportation
- Sumter first shots of the Civil War
- U.S. General
- states that seceded from the Union
- 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 • ...
Civil War Review 2025-02-05
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- The General of the Union (northern) Army.
- President of the Union.
- The General of the Confederate (southern) Army.
- The era after the Civil War.
- The first battle of the Civil War.
- The battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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- President of the Confederacy.
- Where the Civil War ended; Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
- The turning point in the war; after this battle, the South never invaded the north again.
- What the South was called in the Civil War.
- The economy of the South.
- What the North was called in the Civil War
- 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. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-04-16
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- deadliest battle of the civil war
- deadliest day of the civil war, won the west for the north
- lead general for the confederacy
- president for the Union during the civil war
- first battle of the civil war
- president for the confederacy during the civil war
- the freeing of the slaves, someone proclaimed this
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- man who raided the south burning down cities late in the war
- "stonewall"- most overrated general in the war
- state where the battle of gettysburg was fought
- man who lead the raid on Harper's Ferry
- important river that cut the south off from their western states
- 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 • ...
American Civil War 2018-04-11
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- Battle where Union tried to control the railroads of Cornith, MS
- Bloodiest day in American History
- Battle which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy into two parts
- Battle which gave the Union control of the Cumberland River
- Proclamation which freed the slaves in rebellious states
- General Sherman marched from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean burning houses and destroying animals
- Speech delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- Battle which gave the Union control of the Tennessee River
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- Battle which began the Civil War
- Lincoln's plan to block Southern ports
- First major land battle of the American Civil War
- Where General Lee surrendered his troops and ended the American Civil War
- 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
Across
- Battle where Union tried to control the railroads of Cornith, MS
- Bloodiest day in American History
- Battle which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy into two parts
- Battle which gave the Union control of the Cumberland River
- Proclamation which freed the slaves in rebellious states
- General Sherman marched from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean burning houses and destroying animals
- Speech delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- Battle which gave the Union control of the Tennessee River
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- Battle which began the Civil War
- Lincoln's plan to block Southern ports
- First major land battle of the American Civil War
- Where General Lee surrendered his troops and ended the American Civil War
- President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
14 Clues: Battle which began the Civil War • Bloodiest day in American History • Lincoln's plan to block Southern ports • First major land battle of the American Civil War • President of the United States during the Civil War • Proclamation which freed the slaves in rebellious states • President of the Confederacy during the American Civil War • ...
Station 17 2021-10-13
Across
- a plan that cut off supplies just like an anaconda would cut off oxygen supplies
- the proslavery states
- states that share a border between the union and the confederacy
- an economic motivation towards other countries to support the confederate's efforts in the civil war, through stopping cotton trade
- the capital of the us
- a well known confederate general
- Lincoln's declaration that all people held as slaves in the confederate states will be declared as free men.
- the battle of bull run
- the capital of the confederacy
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- the person who assassinated Lincoln
- a war between two sides of a divided nation
- The turning point of the civil war and the most deadly war in the civil war
- a military leader and the 18th president of the united states
- A law passed to force participation within the military.
- the nonslave states
- ____vs____. a naval battle between the union and the confederacy
- The place where the confederates formerly surrendered to the union
- a strategic union victory that led to lincoln's emancipation proclamation
- A union general who used 'scorched earth' strategies to effectively prevent the confederates from rebuilding
- 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 2024-04-24
Across
- The bloodiest day of the Civil War
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- The condition of one being owned by another for labor
- The cause of death for Abraham Lincoln
- The economy that the South had
- The war plan that the North used on the South
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- The name of the General who surrendered to Ulysses
- The name of the base where the civil war started
- The number of the amendment that freed slaves
- The act of a state leaving the union
- The economy that the North had
- What killed most soldiers in the war
- The number of battles that happened at Bull Run
- Sixteenth President of the U.S.
- 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 • ...
Unit 5: Antebellum-Reconstruction (1830-1877) 2012-05-02
Across
- common strategy for dealing with the issue of slavery
- popular sovereignty caused this state to bleed
- became a state largely because of the gold rush
- America's God-given right to expand westward
- radical abolitionist, failed at Harpers Ferry
- The Union's strategy for the Civil War
- bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- "Old Rough and Ready," 1848 Presidential winner
- famous senate beating incident
- Laws that made segregation legal
- "before war"
- Court leader who said slaves are property, not people
- Location of Lee's surrender
- This man's 1877 Compromise won him the Presidency and ended Reconstruction
- First shots of the Civil War fired here
- Amendment that enfranchises all races
- "Remember the ___"
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- First president to be impeached
- turning point of the War in the West
- popular 2,000 mile journey to the west
- 1844 Presidential election winner
- Northerners who moved south after the war
- Act encouraging people to move west
- to leave the Union
- Most notable Union General; future president
- Democrats in the north who opposed the Civil War
- Amendment that freed the slaves
- Southern Republicans
- First black Senator
- helped bring American settlers to Texas
- Name of Lincoln's Reconstruction plan
- Amendment that defines citizenship
- 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
Across
- Time when factories replaced hand tools.
- Court case that said slaves were not citizens.
- Secret escape network for enslaved people.
- Laws passed to ease slavery tension.
- Farming system after the Civil War.
- Fight for women to gain equality.
- Union general and later president.
- Southern leader who supported slavery and states’ rights.
- Machine that cleaned cotton faster.
- Device used to send fast messages.
- Transportation system that helped westward travel.
- War between the U.S. and Britain.
- Famous Civil War battle and Lincoln speech.
- Former slave who became a powerful abolitionist speaker.
- Order that freed slaves in Confederate states.
- Balanced slave and free states.
- Belief that the U.S. should expand west.
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- Time period after the Civil War to rebuild the South.
- President during the War of 1812.
- War between North and South.
- Movement focused on nature and self-reliance.
- Land deal that doubled U.S. size.
- Invented the cotton gin.
- President during the Civil War who helped end slavery.
- President responsible for the Indian Removal Act.
- Led enslaved people to freedom.
- Third U.S. president who made the Louisiana Purchase.
- "Ain't I a woman?"
- Forced removal of Native Americans.
- 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
Across
- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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 Jerina Barcinas 2017-02-14
Across
- The state or position of being a leader.
- Known as the Savannah Campaign.
- An American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War
- A democratic U.S Representative and Senator from Mississippi
- Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg
- The last major confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River.
- Meaning literally "You may have the body."
- One of the last battle of the American Civil War.
- A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln.
- Notable for two battles of the American Civil War
- Commonly known as THE DRAFT.
- Withdraw formally from membership in a federal union & etc.
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- Preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.
- Work closely with the president Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the confederacy.
- Fought by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
- The name applied to an outline strategy for suppressing the confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
- Has the 2nd lowest household income.
- A confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1861 and 1865
- An establishment for traders carrying on businesses in a foreign country.
19 Clues: Commonly known as THE DRAFT. • Known as the Savannah Campaign. • Has the 2nd lowest household income. • Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg • The state or position of being a leader. • Meaning literally "You may have the body." • One of the last battle of the American Civil War. • Notable for two battles of the American Civil War • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-15
Across
- how old were some of the youngest people in the war
- what were most women in the war
- who had more money for the war and better materials
- where did the surrender happen
- the amount of days after the war when Abraham Lincoln was killed
- Political joining
- the leader of the confederate army
- 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
- what percentage of the union army was black
- the most famous civil war nurse
- the leader of the union army
- To formally withdraw from membership in a political state
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- to set free
- how old do you have to be to fight in the war
- how many women went incognito as men in the civil war
- how many people died in the war because of sickness
- what did people use when they can't hear speaking orders
- how many years did the war last
- what month did the civil war end
- who won the battle of gettysburg
- the blockade made around the confederacy
- 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 • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26
Across
- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
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- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
Across
- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
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- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
Across
- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
Across
- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
Across
- tax
- an 1863 civil war battle in Virginia
- An 1862 civil war in Tennessee
- hesitate to do something
- Wagner A fort in South Carolina doubles the site it in attack by the African-American 54th Massachusetts requirement in 1863
- an 1862 civil war battle in Virginia
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- Released
- charge
- an ironclad union warship
- to do or show how to do something
- address
- an 1862 civil war battle in Maryland
- court house
- the battle of manassas by the confederation
- 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 • ...
Unit 4A review 2022-02-03
Across
- an agreement where both sides get a little of what they want
- person that fights in wars
- a state that had slavery, but stayed in the United States during the Civil War
- only caring about in what benefits you or your beliefs
- name of the country formed by southern states
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- to leave a group
- main cause of the Civil War
- source made by somebody that lived through an event
- question that has a correct answer
- president during the Civil War
- name for the United states during the Civil War
- source made many years after an event
- ___ war was fought between northern and southern states
- 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 2025-12-11
Across
- weapon used heavily in war
- nicknamed stone wall
- transportation network
- first major battle of the civil war
- southern states seceded
- single day battle
- southern soldiers
- total war policy
- statesthat seceded from the union
- Confederate forces bombarded the union held fort
- Main northern goal
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- Northern fighting force
- Union general known for "March to the Sea"
- Armored warships
- Lincolns 1863 proclamation
- communication invention
- civil war siege that split the confederacy
- turning point battle union victory
- major 1862 battle in Virgina
- union general
- 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 • ...
Arena texas history 2022-04-21
20 Clues: radio • war 2 • rights • parker • y Teran • destiny • Houston • to compete • Republic of • luther king • Spanish word • and balances • remember the • economic gain • popular cash crop • mapped the Texas coast • part of the Spanish system • Edwards Fredonia rebellion • duties and responsibilities • northern states in the civil war
Civil War 2023-10-06
Across
- General for the Confederate Army.
- A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- general for the Union Army.
- The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
- A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder.
- turning point of the Civil War.
- were loyal to the Confederate States.
- A term meaning "before war".
- A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
- The lowest rank in the army.
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- declares all slaves in states in rebellion to be free.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
- Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- first major battle in the Civil War.
- Who was the president of the Confederates during the Civil War.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- the first ironclad warship in the United States Navy.
- 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. • ...
Civil War 2025-11-03
Across
- this was the main cause for the Civil War
- The ___________ Amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the United States
- _______ Ulysses S. ________ was a Union general who would become the commander of all Union forces
- the Union's victory at _______ allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- ________ Jackson was a Confederate general who won the first battle of the Civil War at Bull Run
- William Tecumseh ________ was the Commander of Union troops in Georgia and South Carolina
- Black soldiers faced __________ in the Union army; they served in separate regiments and were paid less than white soldiers
- Robert E. _____ was a confederate general and would become the General in Chief of the Confederate army
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- John Wilkes ______ assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
- Robert Gould _______ commanded the 54th Regiment, the first all Black regiment in the Northeast
- The _________ Proclamation was an order issued by Lincoln freeing slaves behind Confederate lines
- The ________ Plan was the Union's military strategy for defeated the Confederacy
- ___________ Courthouse was the site of the Confederate surrender
- most decisive battle of the Civil War where the Union army defeated Lee's troops after three days of vicious fighting
- name for the southern states that seceded from the Union to form their own country
- drafting of men to serve in the army
- The _____ tax is a tax that takes a percentage of an individual's income
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- 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 • ...
US History Crossword 2024-11-02
Across
- The withdrawal of Southern states from the Union.
- Pardoning, often of Confederate soldiers after the war.
- Refers to Lincoln’s death at the hands of John Wilkes Booth.
- Former enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War.
- The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding and integrating freed slaves.
- The Northern states during the Civil War.
- The movement to end slavery in the United States.
- Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction.
- Southern whites who supported Reconstruction efforts.
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- The group of Southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
- Codes Laws passed in the South during Reconstruction to limit freedmen's rights.
- System where freedmen and poor whites farmed land for a share of the crops.
- The act of freeing enslaved people, especially tied to a famous proclamation.
- Site of a major Civil War battle and a famous address by Lincoln.
- 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. • ...
cciv 2025-04-30
Across
- / Large Southern farms where many enslaved people worked.
- / Union general who became president.
- / A large organized group of soldiers.
- / Armed conflict between opposing sides.
- / When states break away from a country.
- / The uniform color of Confederate soldiers.
- / The act of freeing enslaved people.
- / The uniform color of Union soldiers.
- / Confederate general who led the Southern army.
- / The opposite of slavery.
- / Large artillery weapon used in battles.
- / Movement to end slavery.
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- / A person not in the military.
- / A high-ranking military officer.
- / A common type of rifle used by soldiers.
- / Political units that joined the Union or Confederacy.
- / The rebuilding period after the Civil War.
- / Another word for a serious disagreement or fight.
- / A person who serves in the military.
- / Central issue that led to the Civil War.
- / The southern states that seceded from the Union.
- / A major turning point battle in Pennsylvania.
- / U.S. president during the Civil War.
- / The northern states during the Civil War.
- / 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 2022-07-15
Across
- What job did Ulysses S. Grant do after the Civil War?
- Who was the Confederate general that commanded the Army of Northern Virginia?
- What were the laws that limited African American civil rights in the American South after the Civil War?
- Who was the Union commander that won victories against the South?
- Who was the president of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
- What Amendment to the Constitution formally banned slavery in the United States?
- What was the name of the era after the Civil War?
- What role did African Americans play during the Civil War?
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- African American men to vote
- Who was the former slave/abolitionist that recruited former slaves to fight for the Union army?
- What job did Robert E. Lee do after the Civil War?
- What region of the U.S. wanted to secede or break away to start a new nation?
- What was the name of the era after the Civil War?
- What did Lincoln use to keep the Union together?
- 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? • ...
South Carolina in the American Civil War 2021-03-04
Across
- The Union won this battle giving them Hilton Head Island
- A song commonly sung by whites during Civil War
- He attacked Fort Sumter
- A Confederate leader during the Civil War and later went on to be the governor of SC
- a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War
- a lawyer, judge, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War
- He accepted to command the first all-black regiment in the Northeast
- the first land battle of the civil war fought in South Carolina.
- This was a minor and bloodless Union victory
- an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States
- He was the 14th president of the United States
- He was an American planter, lawyer, politician, and soldier from South Carolina
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- was an American preacher and religious writer
- Was a naval pilot.
- It was an effortless win for the Confederates
- They were a group of pro-slavery Democrats that were very extreme with their beliefs
- He was an American soldier and diplomat
- was elected as a representative from South Carolina in the First Confederate Congress
- Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah
- a series of forts on Sullivan's Island
20 Clues: Was a naval pilot. • He attacked Fort Sumter • a series of forts on Sullivan's Island • He was an American soldier and diplomat • This was a minor and bloodless Union victory • was an American preacher and religious writer • It was an effortless win for the Confederates • He was the 14th president of the United States • A song commonly sung by whites during Civil War • ...
Civil War, Civil Rights, and Black History Month 2025-02-11
Across
- The amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
- The leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and March on Washington
- The organization that helped formerly enslaved people after the Civil War
- The amendment that outlawed poll taxes, helping protect Black voting rights
- Laws in the South that restricted African Americans’ rights after the Civil War
- The first African American U.S. president
- The act that banned segregation in public places in 1964
- The general who led the Confederate Army
- This 1860 election victory by a Republican candidate sparked Southern secession and Civil War
- The laws enforcing racial segregation in the South
- The period after the Civil War aimed at rebuilding the South
- The Supreme Court case that established “separate but equal”
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- The amendment that abolished slavery
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- The first state to secede from the Union
- The inventor who improved the lightbulb’s filament
- The organization that fought for Black rights, founded in 1909
- The amendment that granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people
- The document that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
- The movement in the 1950s and 1960s for racial equality
- The journalist and activist who led anti-lynching campaigns
- The system of forced labor that was a major cause of the Civil War
- The leader of the Underground Railroad
- The movement to end slavery in the U.S.
- A key figure in the suffrage movement who campaigned for women’s right to vote and helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association
25 Clues: The amendment that abolished slavery • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The leader of the Underground Railroad • The movement to end slavery in the U.S. • The first state to secede from the Union • The general who led the Confederate Army • The first African American U.S. president • The inventor who improved the lightbulb’s filament • ...
Period 5 Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-29
Across
- Failed try to make land acquired through Mexican War free of slavery.
- An attempt at a slave revolt by providing slaves with arms and encouraging violence, led by John Brown.
- Also known as the "March to the Sea," which was to show the strength of the Union.
- A plan for the Civil War that included a naval blockade to cut the South in half.
- A confederate general known for his fearlessness during battle.
- Ensured the abolition of slavery (hint: first two boxes are numbers!).
- Wanted harsh punishment for south and complete freedom for slaves.
- Determined slaves were property, not citizens.
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- US government agency that helped poor whites and formerly enslaved people post-Civil War.
- Anti foreigners and immigrants.
- Free land in the west to promote expansion.
- Westward expansion belief.
- Declares that everyone born in the US is a citizen, regardless of race.
- Bloodiest day in Civil War, the South lost which resulted in no foreign support.
- Political party that aimed to prohibit slavery in west.
- Congress pushed for change in the South and more rights for Slaves.
- Confederate general, General Lee, surrendered at this location.
- An attempt to resolve slavery issues resulting from new states joining the Union.
- Restrictive laws against African Americans in the South, even after the Civil War.
- Someone who moved to the South after the Civil War.
20 Clues: Westward expansion belief. • Anti foreigners and immigrants. • Free land in the west to promote expansion. • Determined slaves were property, not citizens. • Someone who moved to the South after the Civil War. • Political party that aimed to prohibit slavery in west. • Confederate general, General Lee, surrendered at this location. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-19
Across
- Ironclad warship of the Union.
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
- Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances.
- The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War).
- President of the Confederacy.
- Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy.
- The use of naval power to keep enemy ships from entering or exiting a port.
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
- To set free.
- A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery.
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- Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
- Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded.
- African-American unit in the Union army.
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
- Northerner who opposed using force to keep the Southern states in the union.
- Ship made of iron.
- An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War.
- To leave or withdraw.
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
20 Clues: To set free. • Ship made of iron. • To leave or withdraw. • President of the Confederacy. • Ironclad warship of the Union. • African-American unit in the Union army. • Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War. • An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War. • ...
The Civil War 2025-05-15
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- The leader of the South
- The fort where the Civil War started
- The leader/ president of the North
- The losing side of the Civil War
- The South side
- The North side
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- The battle that marks the turning point
- one of the main reasons why the Civil War was fought
- A very common military weapon used in the Civil War
- Civil Wars of the civil war
- Civilians
11 Clues: Civilians • The South side • The North side • The leader of the South • Civil Wars of the civil war • The losing side of the Civil War • The leader/ president of the North • The fort where the Civil War started • The battle that marks the turning point • A very common military weapon used in the Civil War • one of the main reasons why the Civil War was fought
Texas History DCA Review 2025-02-17
Across
- Amendment that gave citizenship to all people born in the US
- Pride in one's region over the whole country
- African American who fought in the US Army from the Civil War to the Korean War
- Chief that resisted forced relocation to reservations
- Land sold to the US after the Mexican American War for $15 million
- Leader of the Confederate Army at Galveston
- that increased the need for slavery in the South
- Positive factor that caused immigrants to come to a new country
- Last Battle of the Civil War that happened near Brownsville, Texas
- This gave Texas its final shape
- Largest immigrant group to settle in Texas in the 1800s. Germans
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- Main cause of the Civil War
- Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
- In 1845 Texas was ________ to the United States
- Largest oil field in Texas in 1905
- Negative factor that caused immigrants to move to a new country
- Resigned as Governor because he would not take oath to the Confederacy
- Place where the oil boom start in Texas
- Dispute between the United States and Mexico in 1846
- Amendment that ended slavery
- Texas Civil War battle between Texas and Louisiana that kept the Union out of Texas
- 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 • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26
Across
- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
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- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
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- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
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- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
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- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
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- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- these are god given
15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...
Jasmine's Civil War Crossword 2022-01-21
Across
- was part of the Anaconda Plan
- what was the confederate capital
- most important union general
- freed slaves in confederate states
- how many years did the civil war last
- bloodiest battle fought in Georgia
- man who issued emancipation proclamation
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- tried to get access to Chattanooga railroads
- north in the civil war(Lincoln is president)
- south in the civil war(Davis is president)
- most important confederate general
- where did sherman's march to the sea end
- bloodiest battle in the Civil War
- confederate supply chain (railroad town)
- prison with highest death rate
15 Clues: most important union general • was part of the Anaconda Plan • prison with highest death rate • what was the confederate capital • bloodiest battle in the Civil War • most important confederate general • freed slaves in confederate states • bloodiest battle fought in Georgia • how many years did the civil war last • where did sherman's march to the sea end • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26
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- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
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- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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 2024-10-02
Across
- what was common during the civil war
- who loss the civil war
- When did the civil war start
- were was the civil war taken place
- who was the president during the civil war
- What did people call abrahamlincon
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- who won the civil war
- when did the civil war end
- who made slaves free
- what was poupular on the southside
- why did the civil war start
11 Clues: who made slaves free • who won the civil war • who loss the civil war • when did the civil war end • why did the civil war start • When did the civil war start • what was poupular on the southside • were was the civil war taken place • What did people call abrahamlincon • what was common during the civil war • who was the president during the civil war
Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-26
Across
- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- 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
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- A spy in the civil war
- farmer working lands for owner
- separating white people and black people
- north side of the civil war
- The aftermath of the civil war
- man freed from slavery
- farm crop used for money
- A test African Americans had to take to vote
Down
- white people who profit off the south
- allowed people to vote if their grandfather could
- The process of murdering someone usually of high regard
- south side of the civil war
- President that was assassinated
- tax paid before voting
- these are god given
15 Clues: these are god given • A spy in the civil war • tax paid before voting • man freed from slavery • farm crop used for money • south side of the civil war • north side of the civil war • farmer working lands for owner • The aftermath of the civil war • President that was assassinated • white people who profit off the south • separating white people and black people • ...
UNIT 9 VOCAB 2016-04-20
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- GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMY
- PROHIBITED DENIAL OF VOTING RIGHTS FOR BLACKS
- LAWS THAT LIMITED THE RIGHTS OF BLACKS
- ANTI-SLAVERY POLITICAL GROUP
- THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
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- AMENDMENT A LAW THAT LEGALLY GOT RID OF SLAVERY
- PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY
- PRESIDENT U.S. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
- A cHILEAN IMMIGRANT THAT WAS IN THE NAVY
- SOLDIER WHO HAD COURAGE IN FORT SUMTER
- GURANTEED EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL CITIZENS
- THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR
- GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
- BATTLE THAT THE UNION WON
- CIVIL WAR NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STATES FOUGHT
15 Clues: GENERAL OF THE UNION ARMY • BATTLE THAT THE UNION WON • PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERACY • ANTI-SLAVERY POLITICAL GROUP • GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY • THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR • PRESIDENT U.S. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR • THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR • SOLDIER WHO HAD COURAGE IN FORT SUMTER • LAWS THAT LIMITED THE RIGHTS OF BLACKS • ...
Jasmine's Civil War Crossword 2022-01-21
Across
- was part of the Anaconda Plan
- what was the confederate capital
- most important union general
- freed slaves in confederate states
- how many years did the civil war last
- bloodiest battle fought in Georgia
- man who issued emancipation proclamation
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- tried to get access to Chattanooga railroads
- north in the civil war(Lincoln is president)
- south in the civil war(Davis is president)
- most important confederate general
- where did sherman's march to the sea end
- bloodiest battle in the Civil War
- confederate supply chain (railroad town)
- prison with highest death rate
15 Clues: most important union general • was part of the Anaconda Plan • prison with highest death rate • what was the confederate capital • bloodiest battle in the Civil War • most important confederate general • freed slaves in confederate states • bloodiest battle fought in Georgia • how many years did the civil war last • where did sherman's march to the sea end • ...
Civil War 2019-10-16
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- Risked her life to bring supplies and support to soldiers in the field during the Civil War.
- An infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War.
- Became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century.
- Also called field surgery and later combat casualty care, is the treatment of wounded combatants and non-combatants in or near an area of combat.
- Is the federally-recognized government of the Cherokee people.
- Was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E.
- Was the first major battle of the American Civil War and was a Confederate victory.
- Was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician.
- Served as a Confederate General (1861-1863) during the American War
- An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- Civil War Union Major General
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- Was an American soldier, politician, and international statesman who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
- An American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
- An American abolitionist and author.
- The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in the McLean House in the village of _____________ Court House.
- A type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets named after its developer.
- Born into slavery in Maryland.
- Accepted a general’s commission in the newly formed Confederate Army.
- Was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee.
- 16th president of the United States.
- A steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century.
- He advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
- To Confederate President Jefferson Davis,__________was the "nailhead that holds the South's two halves together."
- 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862.
24 Clues: Civil War Union Major General • Born into slavery in Maryland. • An American abolitionist and author. • 16th president of the United States. • Is the federally-recognized government of the Cherokee people. • Served as a Confederate General (1861-1863) during the American War • An infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. • ...
Civil War 2022-02-02
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- He put up the blockade
- Capital of Georgia, captured by union troops
- He signed the emancipation proclamation
- linoln did this to stop southern cotton from reaching European markets
- the general of the confederate Army
- the transportation hub of the south
- the capital of Georgia during the civil war
- sherman marched his army across to
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- Bloodiest battle fought in Georgia during the civil war
- the President of the confederacy
- war name of the war
- president during civil war
- main goal of the Emancipation proclamation
- main crop of the south
- served as a Union general and was a key player in the end of the Civil War
15 Clues: war name of the war • He put up the blockade • main crop of the south • president during civil war • the President of the confederacy • sherman marched his army across to • the general of the confederate Army • the transportation hub of the south • He signed the emancipation proclamation • main goal of the Emancipation proclamation • the capital of Georgia during the civil war • ...
CIVIL WAR 2025-05-05
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- where the Civil War started (2 words)
- nickname given to Southern whites that supported Republican Reconstruction after the Civil War
- improve 160 acres of land and get it free!
- a mission that destroyed the South’s economy from Atlanta and Savannah (5 words)
- Amendment that abolished slavery
- the capital of the United States of America
- ____of the Civil War: slavery/state’s rights/tariff disputes/different economies/cultural differences/Election of 1860
- first African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
- commanding general of the Union army and 18th president
- Amendment that gave all men voting rights
- “Stonewall Jackson becomes famous and the Civil War becomes real (picnickers attend)
- the Social Studies teacher with the least amount of hair
- Union______:far from home/motivation/generals/enemy coastline/location
- the single bloodiest day in American History
- _________Act of 1867 divided the South into 5 military districts and granted freedmen citizenship and voting rights
- runaway slaves must be returned to the South
- dedicated the land to those who lost their lives at the Battle of Gettysburg
- abolitionist responsible for Bleeding Kansas and Harpers Ferry; seen as a martyr
- people have the power!
- the loudest Social Studies teacher
- Amendment that gave citizenship
- time period that includes all of the events leading up to the Civil War
- became president after Lincoln’s assassination (was impeached)
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- assassinated Licoln at Ford’s Theatre
- a person from the North that comes to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction
- General that had an aggressive approach to destroying the South near the end of the Civil War
- system of farming in which a farmer works land for an owner who provides equipment and seeds for a share of the crop
- Confederate__________: motivation/military tradition/skilled with guns and horses/home turf/generals
- President of the the United States of America during the Civil War
- federal land for colleges that taught Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (GIG ‘EM!)
- Supreme Court case that said slaves have no rights because they are property
- the capital of the Confederate States of America
- _______ Advantages: Abe Lincoln/Industrial Power/Population/Control shipping/Railroads
- repealed the Missouri Compromise and gives the states popular sovereignty
- ________Disadvantages: few factories/organization of railroads/inflation/population
- Sophia’s Mom
- where the Civil War ended
- commanding general of the Confederate Army
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Union gains control of the Mississippi River
- _____Proclamation Lincoln freed the slaves in the Confederate Territories
- first Hispanic-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
- the Social Studies teacher that loves George Washington
- anti-slavery political party created in 1854
- the turning point in the Civil War
45 Clues: Sophia’s Mom • people have the power! • where the Civil War ended • Amendment that gave citizenship • Amendment that abolished slavery • the turning point in the Civil War • the loudest Social Studies teacher • assassinated Licoln at Ford’s Theatre • where the Civil War started (2 words) • Amendment that gave all men voting rights • improve 160 acres of land and get it free! • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-19
Across
- Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded.
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
- African-American unit in the Union army.
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
- Ironclad warship of the Union.
- An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War.
- Northerner who opposed using force to keep the Southern states in the union.
- To leave or withdraw.
- The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War).
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- The use of naval power to keep enemy ships from entering or exiting a port.
- A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery.
- Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
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- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
- Ship made of iron.
- President of the Confederacy.
- To set free.
- Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy.
- Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
- Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances.
20 Clues: To set free. • Ship made of iron. • To leave or withdraw. • President of the Confederacy. • Ironclad warship of the Union. • African-American unit in the Union army. • Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War. • An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-02-15
Across
- the side that was fighting a defending battle
- the side that wanted to restore itself and end slavery
- the slave captain that helped slaves escape
- main leader of confederate army
- a march to the sea
- helped make food and served as nurses
- big guns that launch huge ammunition
- president during civil war
- when people make fun of a different race
- something that blocks ports
- an general increase in prices
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- when a slave escapes union lines during the civil war
- the war between the unions and confederates
- the turning point of the civil war
- the fort that began the war
- on of the things they used for guns
- the plan to blockade the south and attack through the Mississippi river
- the proclamation that freed the slaves
- the first settlement in the Carolina colony
- served as drummers and make soup
- people that worked for whites with no pay
21 Clues: a march to the sea • president during civil war • the fort that began the war • something that blocks ports • an general increase in prices • main leader of confederate army • served as drummers and make soup • the turning point of the civil war • on of the things they used for guns • big guns that launch huge ammunition • helped make food and served as nurses • ...
African Wars Crossword Sarah W. 2024-05-21
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- ethnic group in northern Algeria
- NGOs
- leader of the LRA
- Extremest group during the Somali Civil War
- Capital of Uganda
- President of Uganda that was overthrown in a coup
- UNLA
- organized to raise funs for the Ethiopian famine
- ethnic group in southeast Nigeria
- war in Ethiopia in 2020-2022
- EPLF
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- 500,000-800,000 Tusti were killed
- war between Ethiopia and Somalia
- leader of independence for the eatst region of Biafra
- considered one of the most brutal dictators
- TPLF
- humanization organization which speaks on the suffering of Biafra
- PDRE
- UNLF
- Authoritarian ruler of Somalia
- NRA
- Marxist-Lenist military dictatorship in the Ethiopian Civil War
- time in Ethiopia caused by droughts, crop failure, and disruption of food
- battle when Somali shot down 3 US helicopters
- leader of the Nigerian government in the Nigerian Civil War
25 Clues: NRA • NGOs • TPLF • PDRE • UNLF • UNLA • EPLF • leader of the LRA • Capital of Uganda • war in Ethiopia in 2020-2022 • Authoritarian ruler of Somalia • war between Ethiopia and Somalia • ethnic group in northern Algeria • 500,000-800,000 Tusti were killed • ethnic group in southeast Nigeria • considered one of the most brutal dictators • Extremest group during the Somali Civil War • ...
Reconstruction Puzzle 2023-10-11
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- A murder based on color/gender
- A system where the landowner gives a tenant his land for crop
- It means to work
- Amendment that ensured everyone voting rights
- To separate based on color
- The south side in the civil war
- A set of laws limiting african american rights
- War The war that started the emancipation proclamation
- Attempted rebuild of the country
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- White supremacy group
- Amendment that ensured everyone equal protection
- The State that seceded first
- Treated differently because of color
- The holiday that is on June 19th that celebrates the end of the war
- The act to hold someone to unpaid labor
- The north side in the civil war
- Part of a country that leaves that country
- National Association for Colored
- Amendment that abolished slavery (numeral)
- The person responsible for lynching
- A tax that required certain people to pay before voting
21 Clues: It means to work • White supremacy group • To separate based on color • The State that seceded first • A murder based on color/gender • The north side in the civil war • The south side in the civil war • National Association for Colored • Attempted rebuild of the country • The person responsible for lynching • Treated differently because of color • ...
crossword 2022-12-13
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- __________, PA was the site of the most famous battle of the Civil War, which was fought from July 1-3 1963. In winning the battle, the Union stopped the South's last northern invasion and set the stage for the eventual end of the war.
- Ulysses S. __________ was the final General of the Union Army. He won the war in 1865 and, after the end of the war, he became the 18th President of the United States.
- The ____________ is a racist, primarily Southern interpretation of the Civil War, in which the Confederacy is framed as heroic and analysis of the war is shifted to emphasize states' rights and independence rather than slavery.
- Robert E. _________ was the General and Commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
- The name for the Northern states during the war.
- The policy of forced separation of black and white Americans, which lasted from 1865 until the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
- The period between 1865-1877 in which the United States tried to rebuild after the Civil War.
- Thomas ___________ Jackson was one of the best known Southern generals of the Civil War and was known for his aggressive tactics and willingness to sacrifice his troops for victory. He was famously killed when he was accidentally shot by one of his men during 1863.
- To officially withdraw from membership in a federation or union.
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- Abraham __________ was the 16th President of the United States, who served during the Civil War and was assassinated in April 1865.
- ________ Davis was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- ______________ No. 143 was a May 22, 1863 order that admitted Black Americans into the Union Army. The Army created regiments down as United States Colored Troops (USCT), which were often filled by both Northern citizens and escaped Southern slaves.
- _________ Laws were Reconstruction era state and local laws that enforced the policy of segregation of black and white Americans.
- The name for the Southern states during the war.
- The ________ Proclamation was a document issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. The document officially freed all slaves in southern states, but slavery would not actually end until after the war with the passage of the 13th Amendment.
- John Wilkes ___________ was a stage actor and Southern sympathizer who assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC on April 15, 1865.
- The United States ________ was a 19th century war between the Northern and Southern states fought over the future of slavery. The war lasted from 1861 until 1865.
17 Clues: The name for the Southern states during the war. • The name for the Northern states during the war. • To officially withdraw from membership in a federation or union. • ________ Davis was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • The period between 1865-1877 in which the United States tried to rebuild after the Civil War. • ...
Civil War 2023-06-07
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- a battle during civil war
- Tubman Important person during civil war
- The united states
- lincoln 16th US president
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- Shaw Important person during civil war
- Virginia A Part of a state during civil war
- bloodiest day in american history
- McClellan Important person during civil war
- carolina state during civil war
- Mclean Important person during civil war
10 Clues: The united states • a battle during civil war • lincoln 16th US president • bloodiest day in american history • carolina state during civil war • Shaw Important person during civil war • Mclean Important person during civil war • Tubman Important person during civil war • McClellan Important person during civil war • ...
Civil War Battle Strategies 2019-05-19
Across
- the home where Robert Lee surrendered
- military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces.
- amount of people killed it the civil war
- led the nation through the bloodiest war known to mankind
- former president of the confederate states
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- led the confederate soldiers.
- destroyed everything he came across, burnt everything
- southern civil war soldiers
- was to lead the unions massive army against Robert E. Lee
- the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power. Type of: blockade, encirclement. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy.
- killed abe
- northern civil war soldiers
- the butcher of the civil war, lost 7000 men in half an hour
- Led the anaconda plan
- a powerful place that hurt the confederacy when it was lost
15 Clues: killed abe • Led the anaconda plan • southern civil war soldiers • northern civil war soldiers • led the confederate soldiers. • the home where Robert Lee surrendered • amount of people killed it the civil war • former president of the confederate states • destroyed everything he came across, burnt everything • was to lead the unions massive army against Robert E. Lee • ...
Civil War 2020-03-11
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- capital of the Confederacy
- commander of the Union Army
- after this man was elected president some southern states seceded from the union
- ship belonging to the Union
- nickname given to Thomas Jackson at the Battle of Manassas or Bull Run
- the location where the Civil War ended
- ship belonging to the Confederacy
- campaigned to end slavery
- led a raid on the United States Armory at Harper's Ferry
- to leave
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- led a rebellion against slavery in Virginia, killing many white people
- economy in the South
- The first major land battle of the Civil War was fought in ___.
- the southern states formed a new country called the ___ States of America
- Lincoln sent the Union Navy to ___ southern ports
- economy in the North
- led escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad
- this group did not take sides during the Civil War
- lost the Civil War
- commander of the Confederate Army
- northern states thought that new states should be ___ states
21 Clues: to leave • lost the Civil War • economy in the South • economy in the North • campaigned to end slavery • capital of the Confederacy • commander of the Union Army • ship belonging to the Union • ship belonging to the Confederacy • commander of the Confederate Army • the location where the Civil War ended • led escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad • ...
Impacts of the Civil War 2024-04-10
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- A "way of life" that ended up turning into a muddy destroyed slab of land because of the battles
- Some were exempt from service in the South under this law
- Opposite of agriculture; positively changed the nation after the war
- Many women became this after the war
- Founder of the American Red Cross
- A mental disorder that most likely haunted ex-soldiers after the war
- _____ had to step up after the men left for war
- Young children enlisted in the army served as ___________ or standard bearers
- Something the U.S. will have to go through after the war
- This freed slaves in rebel states
- The government wasn't sure how much of this to give to the South after the war
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- What the South is after the war
- This freed all slaves across the U.S.
- The government faced __________ from the South after the war
- Something the South deserved(?) after the war
- One of the few jobs avaliable to women at the front
- During the Civil War, there were _________ of food, clothes, and various other things because the soldiers needed them
- A new visual source of information that became popularized through the Civil War
- No one knew how to feel about the new _____ population
- This got banned shortly after/during the Civil War
20 Clues: What the South is after the war • Founder of the American Red Cross • This freed slaves in rebel states • Many women became this after the war • This freed all slaves across the U.S. • Something the South deserved(?) after the war • _____ had to step up after the men left for war • This got banned shortly after/during the Civil War • ...
DE US 2026-01-21
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- end of indentured servitude
- 5 bills to settle border lines and slave disputes
- government power comes from the people
- limits power of each gov branch
- president during Civil war
- deragatory term for southern abolitionists post civil war
- settled disputes about accused corruption of presidential race in 1870s
- shot heard around the world
- first permanent colony
- relative religious freedom
- first battle of Civil war
- reform church of england
- religion practiced at Jamestown
- cause of war of 1812- US soldiers forced in British navy
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- travelled along the middle passage
- cash crops
- 3 branches
- ended revolutionary war
- led large slave revolt in richmond
- president who represented common man
- religious revival
- slave based Southern economic growth
- promised land after working
- president who basically ended reconstruction
- led the largest slave revolt
- French support at saratoga
26 Clues: cash crops • 3 branches • religious revival • first permanent colony • ended revolutionary war • reform church of england • first battle of Civil war • president during Civil war • French support at saratoga • relative religious freedom • end of indentured servitude • promised land after working • shot heard around the world • led the largest slave revolt • limits power of each gov branch • ...
Civil War 2018-04-11
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- Were called the Union
- a long blade that attaches on the end of a gun
- a line of trees used as defense
- deadly
- first name of Lincoln's wife
- first paper money in the U.S. instituted in 1862
- disbute over this was the main cause of the war
- nickname of confederate general Jackson
- nickname of the president during the civil war - two words
- sixty six percent of the deaths during the war was due to this
- President of the southern states
- related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
- troops that fought on horseback
- nicknamed "Angel of the War"
- slaves fought for this
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- regular people that were trained to fight as soldiers
- Were called the Confederates
- home state of Southern President
- the southern states did this
- became the Union's General in 1863
- state home to the northern capital
- deadliest battle in the Civil War
- the "color bearer" carries this
- state home to the southern capital
- capital of the southern states
- entry into an area you do not own
- to run away from battle
- a place where weapons are kept
- a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- fort at which the first battle of the war occurred
- the beginning
- the largest section of an army
32 Clues: deadly • the beginning • Were called the Union • slaves fought for this • to run away from battle • Were called the Confederates • the southern states did this • first name of Lincoln's wife • nicknamed "Angel of the War" • capital of the southern states • a place where weapons are kept • the largest section of an army • a line of trees used as defense • the "color bearer" carries this • ...
Civil War 2017-05-02
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- practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing one's weapon
- paper currency that was green
- a large gap or hole in fortification walls
- a Branch of military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
- a crop such as tobacco or cotton which was used to get cash
- loyal to the government of the United States
- a place that weapons are made and stored
- loyal to the confederacy
- a round container that can be used to carry water
- like a short sword and is on the front of a gun
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- resisting or protecting attack against attack from someone
- states that werent part of the confederacy
- the distance around the inside of a barrel measured in thousands of an inch
- large group of soldiers made up of one or more corps
- to rush towards the enemy
- a series of military operations that form a distinct phase of war
- a soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
- the effort by the north of keeping ships from leaving
- a place where weapons and other military stuff is stored
- long metal tube on a gun that a projectile is fired
20 Clues: loyal to the confederacy • to rush towards the enemy • paper currency that was green • a place that weapons are made and stored • states that werent part of the confederacy • a large gap or hole in fortification walls • loyal to the government of the United States • like a short sword and is on the front of a gun • a round container that can be used to carry water • ...
Civil War 2022-01-20
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- the name the south gave itself
- the capital of the Confederacy
- the general of the north
- forced to work or fight
- the general of the south
- man who led a raid on Harper's Ferry
- the name the north gave itself
- what the Civil War was fought over
- the president of the north
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- did not take sides during the war
- to not take sides
- to leave
- a new state that formed in 1863
- means business or factories
- slave who led a revolt that killed 60 whites
- some chose to fight for the North
- the president of the south
- the capital of the United States
- slave who led over 300 slaves to freedom
- someone who wants to end slavery
- a path slaves took to freedom
- means farming
- many chose to support the Confederacy
23 Clues: to leave • means farming • to not take sides • forced to work or fight • the general of the north • the general of the south • the president of the south • the president of the north • means business or factories • a path slaves took to freedom • the name the south gave itself • the capital of the Confederacy • the name the north gave itself • a new state that formed in 1863 • ...
Civil War 2022-02-24
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- An early battle in the Western Theater, fought in southwestern Tennessee.
- Overall commander of the Confederate army, was a very well-known Confederate General. Popular on both sides.
- A Union general and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
- A member of the Democratic Party he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
- Plan, A plan proposed to split the Confederacy into smaller groups and defeat them.
- The hull that the ironclad warship, CSS Virginia, was constructed.
- An extremely well-known Confederate General. Lee’s principal subordinate.
- The only sitting U.S senator to be killed in the military, was a good friend of Lincolns and served as a U.S Army colonial in the Mexican-American war and on the Union side in the Civil War.
- A prison for Union soldiers, was known for its horrendous conditions and high death rate.
- because of its location, it was used as a center for military operations and as a supply route for the Confederate army.
- the first Union ironclad warship.
- A Confederate general, his initials are J.E.B and his friends often called him this.
- The bloodiest one-day battle in the war and a huge turning point in the Civil War.
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- Proclamation, 3 years into the Civil War this law was passed by Abraham Lincoln. It allowed slaves in some states to be free.
- Held a charge under Lee and most of his troops died during it.
- the 16th president of the United States and was assassinated in 1865.
- was a Union soldier and served as the Governor of Rhode Island from 1866 to 1869.
- the only native-American general in the war, was a politician for the Cherokee Nation.
- A Union General, had a well-known poem written about him.
- General for the Union, is chiefly remembered for his defeat by Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
- He join the Union army, during that he was given a promotion to brigadier general. When he got home after the war he became the Mayor of Maine.
- A flag officer of the United States Navy and the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and United States Navy admiral.
- He was a soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He fought in the Civil War as a Union general and was dubbed “the first modern general.”
- A battle that ended in the victory of the Union, which gave them control over the Mississippi River.
- Run, Also known as the Battle of First Manassas.
- the town where the McLean house was and where General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses S. Grant.
- A three-day battle that changed the whole direction of the Civil War. The main story plot of Killer Angels.
- The 18th president of the United States. Changed his name because of his embarrassing initials.
- Summer, The site of the first shots of the Civil War.
- Nicknamed “Stonewall” died in 1863.
- was a Civil War Union general, railroad executive, Civil engineer, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey.
31 Clues: the first Union ironclad warship. • Nicknamed “Stonewall” died in 1863. • Run, Also known as the Battle of First Manassas. • Summer, The site of the first shots of the Civil War. • A Union General, had a well-known poem written about him. • Held a charge under Lee and most of his troops died during it. • ...
Civil War 2021-11-18
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- document by Lincoln
- nickname for northern people
- flour water and salt
- fight to determine slavery
- each state voting over slavery
- president of the confederacy
- political issue causing war
- opposite to confederate
- escaped slaves must be returned
- month of attack on Fort Sumter
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- Nickname for Thomas J. Jackson
- year Lincoln became president
- how women helped in the war
- Start of Civil War, surrendered
- Government bias of slavery term
- passionate leader of the union
- draft to join the army
- path to freedom after escape
- Lincoln's third option
- opposite to union
20 Clues: opposite to union • document by Lincoln • flour water and salt • draft to join the army • Lincoln's third option • opposite to confederate • fight to determine slavery • how women helped in the war • political issue causing war • nickname for northern people • path to freedom after escape • president of the confederacy • year Lincoln became president • Nickname for Thomas J. Jackson • ...
Civil War 2021-12-08
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- 16th president
- where Lincoln was shot
- the southern soldiers
- the type of gun used in the war
- trying to help the southerners become part of America
- the nickname for the southerners
- head of confederate states
- a crop that's used to make blue dye
- to do away with
- different parts of the country
- the document that freed the slaves
- the idea of helping slaves get free
- the bloodiest battle
- who has the power?
- owning a person
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- the document used before the Constitution
- the nickname for the northerners
- large scale farm
- living document for America to follow
- free labor
- the most famous battle
- shot Lincoln
- to leave the union
- the document that honored the dead
- the southern general
- invented the Minie Ball
- the southern economy
- where Gen Lee surrendered
- the northern soldiers
- the northern economy
- the battle plans wrapped around 3 cigars
- someone who helped the slaves
- the northern general
- the first battle of the Civil War
- money
35 Clues: money • free labor • shot Lincoln • 16th president • to do away with • owning a person • large scale farm • to leave the union • who has the power? • the southern general • the southern economy • the northern economy • the northern general • the bloodiest battle • the southern soldiers • the northern soldiers • the most famous battle • where Lincoln was shot • invented the Minie Ball • ...
Civil War 2022-02-07
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- Civil War Began Here
- Network Of Safe Houses
- Proposed To Ban Slavery In Mexico
- Wnated To Reinstate The Missouri Compromise
- People From Missouri Who Crossed Over To Kansas To Start Fights
- Theorist From South Carolina
- Formed Due To A Refusal In 1848
- Established A Newspaper
- Came From A Dispute Over Slavery
- Won The 1860 Election
- Slave Or Free States
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- Led To Pro- And Antislavery Governments
- Drafted The Missouri Compromise
- Stoped Runaways
- Illinois Senator
- CSA's President
- Won The 1848 Election
- Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
- 5 Passed Bills
- Led Antislavery Forces
20 Clues: 5 Passed Bills • Stoped Runaways • CSA's President • Illinois Senator • Civil War Began Here • Slave Or Free States • Won The 1848 Election • Won The 1860 Election • Network Of Safe Houses • Led Antislavery Forces • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • Established A Newspaper • Theorist From South Carolina • Drafted The Missouri Compromise • Formed Due To A Refusal In 1848 • ...
