civil war Crossword Puzzles
Texas History Crossword Puzzle - Anisha 2022-04-20
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- A prominent Spanish mission that was later used as a fort during the war of Texas Independence. It was originally called “San Antonio de Vallero.”
- One of the main things Texas produces. It’s used to power many things and is used to create as well.
- Another product Texas produces. It’s used to make shirts.
- Father of Texas (Word is Abbreviated/Use Initials)
- To make someone join a certain belief, or to change a mindset/belief
- When cities become more urban - they see growth and a shift into a more industry-based economy
- Men who guided and tended to cattle in the frontier
- animals with horns and cloven hoofs, domesticated for meat or milk. They can be seen as cows
- The act of being free from another rule
- People who helped the Mexican government colonize Texas
- An act banning the selling of alcohol
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- Texas State Mammal
- The time period after the American Civil War came to a close
- Mapped the Texas coast in 1519
- One of the main factors for the American CIvil War and was abolished in 1865
- Establish control over land and spread out your own ideas of life there
- The belief/movement to end slavery
- A Spanish military settlement that was also used to colonize Texas
- Created to convert Native Americans into Spanish way of life
- 1901
20 Clues: 1901 • Texas State Mammal • Mapped the Texas coast in 1519 • The belief/movement to end slavery • An act banning the selling of alcohol • The act of being free from another rule • Father of Texas (Word is Abbreviated/Use Initials) • Men who guided and tended to cattle in the frontier • People who helped the Mexican government colonize Texas • ...
End of the Civil War 2026-04-10
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- Twisted railroad rails destroyed by Union troops
- Lincoln’s wife present at Ford’s Theatre
- Cabinet member who recorded Lincoln’s death
- The Southern states that seceded from the Union
- The broader meaning of Union victory beyond preserving the nation
- Confederate general who surrendered at war’s end
- Companion of the Lincolns at the theater
- Site of Lincoln’s assassination
- President of the Confederacy
- The Northern states fighting to preserve the nation
- Village where Lee surrendered to Grant in April 1865
- Union general who accepted Lee’s surrender
- Vice president who became president after Lincoln’s death
- Owner of the house where surrender terms were written
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- Building where Lincoln died
- Strategy targeting both armies and civilian resources
- Site of the long siege that wore down Lee’s army
- Phrase shouted by Booth after the shooting
- Symbolic end of the Civil War
- Actor who assassinated Lincoln
- Lincoln’s speech emphasizing humility and judgment
- The postwar effort to rebuild and reunify the nation
- President who led the Union through the Civil War
- Officer injured while trying to stop Booth
- General known for his March to the Sea
- Secretary of War who managed the crisis after the assassination
- Formerly enslaved people whose future became a central question
- Confederate capital that fell in April 1865
- Campaign that devastated Georgia’s infrastructure
- City captured by Sherman in 1864
30 Clues: Building where Lincoln died • President of the Confederacy • Symbolic end of the Civil War • Actor who assassinated Lincoln • Site of Lincoln’s assassination • City captured by Sherman in 1864 • General known for his March to the Sea • Lincoln’s wife present at Ford’s Theatre • Companion of the Lincolns at the theater • Phrase shouted by Booth after the shooting • ...
US Civil War Vocabulary 2022-10-05
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- - the state of nation before a war, for example a civil war like in the US.
- Institution - practice of keeping slaves
- Dream - the opportunity, for example a migrant or a regular american, in America to grow from sort of rags to riches and use the free market to make their way up the corporate ladder and do great achievements, in less words anything can be achieved in the US.
- - owner of a plantation, overlooks the plantation
- - free market economic system, private ownership
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- - being freed from slavery
- with the Wind - movie regarding the civil war the terrors experienced, the confederacy, the pity in the South post civil war
- Fathers - someone behind the institution, originating it. In the case of the US, it was Ben Franklin, John Adams, George Washington, Alexander Hamiltn and others.
- Hierarchy - consists of the King, who would own everything, then would pass on to the second tier of noblemen, then the knights and the rest of the population would come.
- - separating a nation or society based on one factor in public services, such as schools, public transport, hospitals and other estates
- - making decision for others, instead of them taking their own responsibility in their own lives
11 Clues: - being freed from slavery • Institution - practice of keeping slaves • - free market economic system, private ownership • - owner of a plantation, overlooks the plantation • - the state of nation before a war, for example a civil war like in the US. • - making decision for others, instead of them taking their own responsibility in their own lives • ...
Unit 7 Civil War Project 2021-02-08
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- Color of flag for truce or ceasefire
- A way women contributed to the war
- Confederate's capitol in Virginia
- Paid someone to serve for him in the Seventy-Sixth New York Infantry
- Union President
- Union strategy to for the Civil War
- Battle that happened in April 12th of 1861
- Place in South Carolina
- Died from leg amputation
- Confederate President
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- Seceded from Union, a Confederate state
- American Abolitionist
- Union leader during the Battle of Fort Sumter
- Confederate leader during the Battle of Fort Sumter
- Came up with the Anaconda Plan
- Inlet to the Atlantic in SC that the Union took over
- Known for Sherman's March
- War between opposing groups of of citizens of the same country
- Wife of a Confederate soldier
- Most successful Confederate blockade runner
20 Clues: Union President • American Abolitionist • Confederate President • Place in South Carolina • Died from leg amputation • Known for Sherman's March • Wife of a Confederate soldier • Came up with the Anaconda Plan • Confederate's capitol in Virginia • A way women contributed to the war • Union strategy to for the Civil War • Color of flag for truce or ceasefire • ...
current events 2023-04-26
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- Is the largest space agency
- Major Leauge ________ starts a new season
- _____ and Suadi Arabia resume ongoing negotiations
- In the war with Russia
- March madness NCAA basketball________
- Space X's ______ launches into space
- This country votes on Finland's membership to join nato
- In a civil war
- International _________ day is celebrated on March 8th
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- the Jerusalem marathon is held in this country
- newest rocket blew up
- We all went into a _______ when Covid-19 Had an outbreak
- Sacramento's Nba team made it to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years
- This eastern European country is having a presidential election
- March holds the 95th ______ awards
- World cup has a _____ tournament
- Prices rising
- The Stanley Cup playoffs are for this sport
- interest _______ are going up
- Russia and Ukraine are battling in a ____
20 Clues: Prices rising • In a civil war • newest rocket blew up • In the war with Russia • Is the largest space agency • interest _______ are going up • World cup has a _____ tournament • March holds the 95th ______ awards • Space X's ______ launches into space • March madness NCAA basketball________ • Major Leauge ________ starts a new season • Russia and Ukraine are battling in a ____ • ...
Colton Ritchey Absolute Monarchs of Europe 2024-11-14
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- Longest lasting csar
- ruler that was executed by Oliver
- Wealthy family of Prussia
- British royal family
- Ivans private terror force
- The new rulers of Britan
- The right given by God to rule
- To modernize from the west
- Old Russian territory
- Civil war due to parliament
- All powerful leader
- Revolution that ended in zero causalities
- Ruler of Spain
- Ruler with extremely strong military
- Shared power between the people and rulers
- Modernized Russia
- General and short time military ruler
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- Hapsburg ruler
- To restore the old monarchy
- Huge palace Louis built
- Oldest csar
- War fought by most European powers
- Wealthy family of Austria
- Wealthy land owners
- Ruler of Russia that accidentally killed his son
- Absolute monarch of France
- War started over religious disputes
27 Clues: Oldest csar • Hapsburg ruler • Ruler of Spain • Modernized Russia • Wealthy land owners • All powerful leader • Longest lasting csar • British royal family • Old Russian territory • Huge palace Louis built • The new rulers of Britan • Wealthy family of Prussia • Wealthy family of Austria • Ivans private terror force • To modernize from the west • Absolute monarch of France • ...
chapter 9 2022-10-21
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- how women served in war
- higher wages and shorter hours
- led the AEF
- u.s attorney house bombed
- created to maitain peace in europe
- ran war industries board
- american soldiers
- fear of "reds" seizing power
- 75% police force walked off
- idea that country can increase its power and wealth by controlling other countries
- strike steel workers went on strike
- france,italy,russia,unitedstates,great britain
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- germany,austria-hungary,itlaly
- great britain,france,russia
- agressive build up of armed forces to scare
- 6 million african americans moved out of the south
- Ran committee of public information
- required men to register for the draft if 21-30 yrs old
- info used to influence people
- won 1920 election
- soldiers blamed african american for loss of jobs
- won russian civil war
22 Clues: led the AEF • won 1920 election • american soldiers • won russian civil war • how women served in war • ran war industries board • u.s attorney house bombed • great britain,france,russia • 75% police force walked off • fear of "reds" seizing power • info used to influence people • germany,austria-hungary,itlaly • higher wages and shorter hours • created to maitain peace in europe • ...
Ancient Greece USR 2022-04-06
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- Philip died of this cause
- Odysseus sails past these woman-like creatures
- Alexander the Great conquered this city
- the god of war
- Athens is named after her
- Athens and Sparta's civil war
- Alexander the Great died at this age
- she was the goddess of beauty
- their first loss
- name of the bad guys
- Also written by Homer
- The Trojan War was fought over
- they rose during the
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- Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades were
- what the greeks are known as in the Illiad
- Alexander founded this city
- the Illiad was written by
- Athens was very
- name of the cyclops
- was the god of thunder
- name for a weak spot
- Duration of the Odyssey
- thrived in Athens
- genre of the Illiad
- Was the son of Philip
25 Clues: the god of war • Athens was very • their first loss • thrived in Athens • name of the cyclops • genre of the Illiad • name for a weak spot • name of the bad guys • they rose during the • Was the son of Philip • Also written by Homer • was the god of thunder • Duration of the Odyssey • Philip died of this cause • Athens is named after her • the Illiad was written by • Alexander founded this city • ...
Why Did England Have a Civil War? | History in a Nutshell 2026-01-09
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- System ruled by a king or queen
- Command or instruction
- Parliamentarian nickname
- Something difficult to deal with
- Money paid to the government
- Religious institution
- A period of time
- No war or violence
- Person in charge
- Powerful
- war A war between groups in the same country
- To agree with or help
- To fight against authority
- Things people think are true
- A country’s soldiers
- To control or govern
- Serious disagreement or fighting
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- Showing support or understanding
- Complete disorder
- power Total control
- To make something different
- Royalist nickname
- Information used to influence people
- A reason something happens
- People who are against something
- To split into parts
- Power over something
- Official power
- Changes to improve a system
- Use something unfairly
30 Clues: Powerful • Official power • A period of time • Person in charge • Complete disorder • Royalist nickname • No war or violence • power Total control • To split into parts • Power over something • A country’s soldiers • To control or govern • Religious institution • To agree with or help • Command or instruction • Use something unfairly • Parliamentarian nickname • A reason something happens • ...
7th Grade Crossword 2020-12-16
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- not at war so they are at...
- money collected to from citizens
- switching products, or a product for money
- type of war with the people in a country
- Another country
- Jamaica sends bananas to Japan.
- money collected when trading
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- inside your country
- America buys iPhones from China.
- an adversary
- a plan to spend money
- banning a country from trade
- friends
- paper signed as a contract between countries
14 Clues: friends • an adversary • Another country • inside your country • a plan to spend money • not at war so they are at... • banning a country from trade • money collected when trading • Jamaica sends bananas to Japan. • America buys iPhones from China. • money collected to from citizens • type of war with the people in a country • switching products, or a product for money • ...
Freedom Crossword 2023-03-11
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- the separating of people by race
- to not be maintained or owned
- equal protection under the law for all
- freed all slaves in America
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- the idea of owning someone
- The name of the southern states during the Civil War
- an abolitionist and clergyman from the 19th century
- when the southern states fought the northern ones over slavery
- the name of the northern states during the Civil War
9 Clues: the idea of owning someone • freed all slaves in America • to not be maintained or owned • the separating of people by race • equal protection under the law for all • an abolitionist and clergyman from the 19th century • The name of the southern states during the Civil War • the name of the northern states during the Civil War • ...
Reconstruction Review Part I 2024-03-20
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- Amendment that gave the right to vote to Black Men
- Republicans that fought to change the South
- Era after the Civil War
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- Group/Bureau that gave help after the Civil War
- Amendment that freed enslaved people
- Amendment that gave citizenship
- The process to try and throw out an elected person
- Senator that was a Radical Republican and got beat with a cane in Congress
- President after Lincoln (last name)
9 Clues: Era after the Civil War • Amendment that gave citizenship • President after Lincoln (last name) • Amendment that freed enslaved people • Republicans that fought to change the South • Group/Bureau that gave help after the Civil War • Amendment that gave the right to vote to Black Men • The process to try and throw out an elected person • ...
Benchmark Review 2016-03-13
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- People who were against slavery during the Civil War
- His election was the most immediate cause of secession
- Where people were passionately converted during the Second Great Awakening
- The most important battle of the Civil War
- A booklet written by Thomas Paine that convinced Americans to fight for independence
- The founder of the Sons of Liberty
- The European country that helped the US in the Revolution
- The growth of cities
- The most famous traitor in US history (first name only)
- The farmer who rebelled and proved the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
- To break away; a state leaving a country
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- The leader of the Federalists (last name only)
- These mountains marked the western border of allowed American expansion according to the Proclamation of 1763
- The major problem for the US right after the Revolutionary War
- The belief that America was meant to grow and destined to expand westwards
- The major cause of urbanization in the North
- A new invention that encouraged Americans to travel by boat on rivers
- The reform movement against the sale of alcohol
- The machine that led to more slavery in the agricultural South
- The location of a convention for women's suffrage
- The reform movement that fought for women's right to vote
- The South had a better one of these, which is why they were more agricultural
22 Clues: The growth of cities • The founder of the Sons of Liberty • To break away; a state leaving a country • The most important battle of the Civil War • The major cause of urbanization in the North • The leader of the Federalists (last name only) • The reform movement against the sale of alcohol • The location of a convention for women's suffrage • ...
Brooklyn James-Reconstruction Era Crossword era 2022-05-11
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- a simple plan following all plans before this one
- This race did not want african american to become educatitoin
- made a plan similar to linocolsn plans but was more in place
- this is the number o schools that the freedman breaua help create
- These poeple came home to find crops and frams completely demolished
- This began in 1867 was open to soldiers bu then became voilet and deadily not to soon after
- these people came to the south to support freed blacks
- they passed the dave wyane pill
- this is when the kkk was disbanned by congress
- A simple plan that was supossed to help the southerns
- This president worked with the U.S goverment to estabilish the freedman's bureau
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- all slaves
- This was the number of elibage afican americas able to vote
- rented pecies of land
- This plan gave money, selter, food and etc to poor white man and freed slaves.
- The time period after the civil war
- assiantoin after this sad event vice oresident andrew johnson became preident
- This war destroyed gorgias agercultural ecomany
- having a owner and leneded suppiles and a home from ur owner
- This crop was hurt by the civil war and was highly demanded by the north and europe
- Being seperated because of a race
21 Clues: all slaves • rented pecies of land • they passed the dave wyane pill • Being seperated because of a race • The time period after the civil war • this is when the kkk was disbanned by congress • This war destroyed gorgias agercultural ecomany • a simple plan following all plans before this one • A simple plan that was supossed to help the southerns • ...
Early Japan and Korea 2023-11-08
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- Buddhism became the ______ religion of each Korean kingdom (400s-600s)
- Popular with Aristocrats and Samurais; different paths to enlightenment
- Under the _____ shogunate, Mongol ruler attempted to invade Japan.
- Koryo adopted ____ political institutions.
- Head of noble families in Japan who controlled estates and relied on samurai for protection.
- Taishi created a _______ system of govt., based on the Chinese model.
- In the 7th century, he was a Yamato prince and the first to unify the Japanese clans.
- A strict warrior code
- "General," a powerful military leader in Japan.
- The ____ War, a civil war that destroyed the capital city
- The kingdom of ___ gained control of the region with the support of the Tang.
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- Unable to gain tax ______, the government in the Nara Period lost power.
- The Koryo dynasty broke down with the fall of the ______ dynasty.
- A new class whose purpose was to protect the security of their employers.
- This was a religion brought from monks from China ~500AD
- Japan is a mountainous ______, or chain of many islands.
- World's first greatest novels; The Tale of ____
- Early Japanese societies were made up of ______.
- After the civil war in Korea, a new dynasty called ____ emerged in the 900s.
- This clan had the political power at the beginning of the Nara Period.
- Samurai emerged during the _____ period.
- the Japanese state religion; divinity of the emperor
22 Clues: A strict warrior code • Samurai emerged during the _____ period. • Koryo adopted ____ political institutions. • World's first greatest novels; The Tale of ____ • "General," a powerful military leader in Japan. • Early Japanese societies were made up of ______. • the Japanese state religion; divinity of the emperor • ...
African Wars (Elijah Retamoza) 2024-06-10
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- UNITED NATIONS LIBERATED ARMY
- MILITARY CAMPAIGN TO REPRESS THEN REBELS
- ETHNIC GROUP FOUND MOSTLY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
- DIAMONDS THAT HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY TRADED TO FINANCE ARMED CONFLICT
- PEOPLE OF SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA
- MASS KILLING OF TUTSI MINORTIY GROUP BY THE HUTU MAJORITY ETHNIC GROUP
- ARMED REBEL GROUP AGAINST THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT, STARTED IN 2009
- CONFLICT BETWEEN SOMALI NATIONAL ARMY AND THE ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT OVER THE REGION OGADEN
- resulted from a combination of factors including drought, crop failure, and the disruption of food distribution due to the conflict
- RESPONSE TO THE ETHIOPIAN FAMINE
- PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
- imposed heavy food shortages and the famine of Biafra
- UNITED NATIONS INTERIM ADMINISTRATION FORCE IN SOMALIA
- NATIONAL RESISTANCE ARMY (Uganda)
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- AKA THE BIAFRAN WAR
- the ongoing instability and conflict in Somalia, which has been characterized by political instability, civil war, and various armed groups.
- SOMALI WARLORD WHO LED THE SOMALI NATIONAL ARMY DURING THE SOMALIAN CIVIL WAR
- A PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEH CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT AND REBEL GROUPS
- MARXIST-LENINST MILITARY DICTATORSHIP AFTER 1930
- a Jihadist militant group that was founded in 1998
- ETRIAN PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT
- TIGRAY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT
- NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
- A UGANDAN MILITARY AND POLITICIAN WHO SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF UGANDA
- UNITED NATIONS LIBERATED FRONT
25 Clues: AKA THE BIAFRAN WAR • UNITED NATIONS LIBERATED ARMY • PEOPLE OF SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA • NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS • UNITED NATIONS LIBERATED FRONT • ETRIAN PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT • TIGRAY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT • RESPONSE TO THE ETHIOPIAN FAMINE • NATIONAL RESISTANCE ARMY (Uganda) • MILITARY CAMPAIGN TO REPRESS THEN REBELS • PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA • ...
Cold War Soviet Union 2023-05-19
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- This divided a German city for nearly 30 years.
- This policy allowed the freedom of speech in the USSR.
- The initials for the East German Government
- This policy combined private farms into larger state owned farms.
- These plans were first enacted by Joseph Stalin to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union
- This is the name of a city in Germany were several "Monday Protests" were held against the Stasi and Berlin Wall
- First artificial satellite.
- Gorbachev’s plan to restructure the USSR.
- This organization was a form of secret police in East Germany.
- He was a totalitarian leader of the Soviet Union for nearly 30 years
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- This communist dictator controlled a Caribbean island for decades.
- The initials for an Angolan Communist faction during the Angolan War for Independence and ensuing Civil War
- This agreement was signed in the capital of Poland.
- The Rosenbergs were executed for this type of crime.
- A country in Africa where the USSR and Cuba tried to help the communists win a 27 year long civil war
- The USSR invaded this nation in 1979.
- The Soviet Union developed these missiles in the 1950s, capable of striking targets over 3,400 miles away
- The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis and who sponsored the Soviet Space Program
- The first dog launched into space
- The last leader of the Soviet Union
20 Clues: First artificial satellite. • The first dog launched into space • The last leader of the Soviet Union • The USSR invaded this nation in 1979. • Gorbachev’s plan to restructure the USSR. • The initials for the East German Government • This divided a German city for nearly 30 years. • This agreement was signed in the capital of Poland. • ...
American History 2021-05-14
7 Clues: The president during that time • An author who was also an activist • The turning point of the civil war • This war took place from 1861-1865 • A major court case during this time • What was the main cause of the civil war • She was an activist that freed many slaves
The Lincoln Years 2023-02-04
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- The Emancipation Proclamation said the slaves in the Confederacy should be __________.
- Lincoln Was shot in _______ Theater
- The __________ was also called the Confederacy.
- Lincoln wanted to end __________.
- Lincoln was elected __________ twice.
- The __________ or Union won the Civil War.
- war The __________ __________ started in 1861 and ended in 1865.lincoln was shot in a theater in __________.
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- The man who shot Abraham Lincoln was named JohnWilkesBooth
- speech Lincoln gave at the cemetery in Pennsylvania is called the __________ Address.
- It would be hard for the Northern and Southern __________ to come back together.
- Lincoln was elected _ to US President
11 Clues: Lincoln wanted to end __________. • Lincoln Was shot in _______ Theater • Lincoln was elected __________ twice. • Lincoln was elected _ to US President • The __________ or Union won the Civil War. • The __________ was also called the Confederacy. • The man who shot Abraham Lincoln was named JohnWilkesBooth • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-19
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- The President of the Confederate States
- Last battle of the Civil War
- The 16th President
- First major battle of the Civil War
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- A law that required all runaway slaves to be returned to the South
- A proclamation freeing all slaves
- The practice of owning and sellng a person for labor without pay
- An addition to the Constitution that abolished slavery
- Radical Abolitionist who was executed after attempting a raid
9 Clues: The 16th President • Last battle of the Civil War • A proclamation freeing all slaves • First major battle of the Civil War • The President of the Confederate States • An addition to the Constitution that abolished slavery • Radical Abolitionist who was executed after attempting a raid • The practice of owning and sellng a person for labor without pay • ...
Civil war 2021-03-18
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- President during the Civil War
- Fought the North
- Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln
- Battle of Bull ___
- This state was home to Richmond, one of the capitals of the Confederacy
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- Where did the Civil War began
- First state to leave the Union
- Jefferson Davis was president of this southern government
8 Clues: Fought the North • Battle of Bull ___ • Where did the Civil War began • First state to leave the Union • President during the Civil War • Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln • Jefferson Davis was president of this southern government • This state was home to Richmond, one of the capitals of the Confederacy
Civil War Crossword 2026-02-19
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- President of the Union during the Civil War.
- President of the Confederacy.
- A person who fights in an army.
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- A high-ranking military leader.
- The Southern states that broke away.
- The Northern states during the Civil War.
- A fight between the North(Union) and South(Confederacy).
- The issue that divided the North and South.
8 Clues: President of the Confederacy. • A high-ranking military leader. • A person who fights in an army. • The Southern states that broke away. • The Northern states during the Civil War. • The issue that divided the North and South. • President of the Union during the Civil War. • A fight between the North(Union) and South(Confederacy).
Global problems 2024-06-07
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- diseases afecting a large number of people
- usually caught because of mosquito bites
- often caused by sexual contact or contact with contaminated blood
- too much rain
- terrible skin disease; leaves the skin deformed
- a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war
- suffering from hunger
- tropical disease; skin goes yellow
- e.g. a car crash
- disease can be caused by a bit from a dog, fox, ect.
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- natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage
- injured
- war war bewteen people of the same country
- no food
- e.g. a bomb
- no rain
- a person who lived through a traumatic event
- hot liqid rock and gases pour from a mountain
- the earth moves/trebles
- violent winds/storms
20 Clues: injured • no food • no rain • e.g. a bomb • too much rain • e.g. a car crash • violent winds/storms • suffering from hunger • the earth moves/trebles • tropical disease; skin goes yellow • usually caught because of mosquito bites • diseases afecting a large number of people • a person who lived through a traumatic event • hot liqid rock and gases pour from a mountain • ...
Civil War 2022-05-25
7 Clues: ProSlavery • Antislavery • Nurses and Spy´s • the battle that ended the Civil War • A weapon you used during the Civil War • Missouri Kentucky West Virigina Maryland • Who did the Union allowed to join the Union Army
U.S. History III- Test Review Ch. 1 Thru 3.A 2021-11-21
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- Country Stalin saw as vital to the future security of the Soviet Union. Fought to keep it in his orbit of control
- U.S. policy to confront Soviet Communist expansion while preventing escalation to War
- Legislation, 1947-created the CIA, Department of Defense, and National Security Council
- Economic system, country's trade and industry controlled by private interests for profit
- Soviets feared reunification of this country. Americans wanted its economy and government rebuilt in the name of stabilization.
- and biological, weapons the major powers worked to develop during the Cold War
- Central Intelligence Agency, 1947
- Former Vice-President, Progressive Party candidate for President, 1948. Called for closer ties with Soviet Union
- Where Chinese Nationalist fled after defeat during Chinese Civil War
- Deal, Truman's planned policy proposals for expanding the New Deal
- one of two countries at the center of the Truman Doctrine
- Author, Iron Curtain speech
- Chinese Allie of United States, on losing side of Chinese Civil war
- British/ American effort to drop vital food and supplies around Soviet blockade of this German city
- Desegregated Major League Baseball, April 1947
- Prominent Conservative member of the Senate, From Ohio,Leading opponent of the New Deal, Trade Unions, and Truman's efforts to place America in the lead of International issues
- Site of risky U.S. led amphibious invasion to counter North Korean Forces
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- American diplomat, first proposed policy of Containment to confront Soviet Union
- Committed America for first time abroad, effort to support any nation from internal/ external authoritarian threats
- Institution Truman had the power to desegregate, 1948
- Dominant postwar political philosophy. Liberal goals on social justice and conservative means of faith in capitalism for growth
- 'States' Rights Democrats' 1948
- Speech at 1948 Democratic National Convention created split between Northern and Southern Dems.
- country where Soviets staged a coup to overthrow a freely elected government, February 1948
- Piece of legislation passed in 1947, limited the power of Trade Unions
- Leader of North Korean Communist government
- First major test of containing communist expansion. First time the Cold war Turned 'Hot' 1950.
- Economic system, industries vital to the nation owned and controlled by the government
- Conference between Stalin, Churchill, and FDR on what should be done with Europe when the war ends
- formerly controlled by the British. declared independence in 1948. Conflict erupted shortly after with Arab neighbors.
- Chosen as Supreme U.N. commander of military forces during the Korean war
- Country occupied during and after the war by Soviet and British forces. Source of oil for the world economy.
- American plan for the reconstruction of Europe
- Celebrated Military planner, Secretary of State. Sent to China by President Truman to prevent Civil War in China and failed.
- Governor from New York, Progressive Republican, Lost to Truman in 1948 Election
- Candidate for President, 48 for 'States' Rights Democrats'
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization,1949
- Leader of Chinese Communist Party
38 Clues: Author, Iron Curtain speech • 'States' Rights Democrats' 1948 • Central Intelligence Agency, 1947 • Leader of Chinese Communist Party • North Atlantic Treaty Organization,1949 • Leader of North Korean Communist government • American plan for the reconstruction of Europe • Desegregated Major League Baseball, April 1947 • ...
Chapter 8 Last 15 2019-10-31
15 Clues: stoppage • journeymen • rule limiting • a craft trade • pre civil war • ban to profit • skilled worker • prevailing customs • womens right leader • workers organization • search for abolition • goods produced at home • daughters of South Carolina • leader of women rights movement • stanton found Matt in the Quaker
Chattanooga Adventure Series 2021-11-07
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- What country did John Ross's grandfather come from?
- What discovery was made on Cherokee land that preceded the Indian Removal Act?
- What was the communications tool that changed warfare during the Civil War?
- What treaty marked the beginning of the Trail of Tears?
- What warrior tribe did Chief Dragging Canoe lead?
- How many tribes are connected to Moccasin Bend's history?
- What was the Cherokee 'alphabet' called?
- When bones were discovered building the Boathouse, what about them helped identify their age?
- What was the name of the village on Moccasin Bend that Spanish explorers visited?
- Who was the slave who escaped from Moccasin Bend and helped create the Underground Railroad?
- What railroad is connected to Moccasin Bend history?
- Who was the only woman to be recognized with the Medal of Honor for her service at Cameron Hill?
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- What was in the mountains that was so important during the Civil War?
- What is the other profession that Andrew Jackson is famous - or infamous - for?
- During which period did Indigenous people begin creating and using stone tools?
- Where was the last battle of the Revolutionary War fought?
- Who was the President who signed the Indian Removal Act?
- During which period did Indigenous people first settle Moccasin Bend?
- Who was Chief Dragging Canoe's cousin?
- Who invented the written Cherokee language?
20 Clues: Who was Chief Dragging Canoe's cousin? • What was the Cherokee 'alphabet' called? • Who invented the written Cherokee language? • What warrior tribe did Chief Dragging Canoe lead? • What country did John Ross's grandfather come from? • What railroad is connected to Moccasin Bend history? • What treaty marked the beginning of the Trail of Tears? • ...
gone with the wind crossword 2022-10-08
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- where the book mainly takes place
- she changed herself through the book in what way
- losing side of the civil war (side scarlet was on)
- where scarlets plantation is located
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- time period where the books set in
- main characters name
- winning side of the civil war (side scarlet wasn't on)
- name of scarlet's plantations
8 Clues: main characters name • name of scarlet's plantations • where the book mainly takes place • time period where the books set in • where scarlets plantation is located • she changed herself through the book in what way • losing side of the civil war (side scarlet was on) • winning side of the civil war (side scarlet wasn't on)
Unit 7 Civil War Project 2021-02-08
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- Color of flag for truce or ceasefire
- A way women contributed to the war
- Confederate's capitol in Virginia
- Paid someone to serve for him in the Seventy-Sixth New York Infantry
- Union President
- Union strategy to for the Civil War
- Battle that happened in April 12th of 1861
- Place in South Carolina
- Died from leg amputation
- Confederate President
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- Seceded from Union, a Confederate state
- American Abolitionist
- Union leader during the Battle of Fort Sumter
- Confederate leader during the Battle of Fort Sumter
- Came up with the Anaconda Plan
- Inlet to the Atlantic in SC that the Union took over
- Known for Sherman's March
- War between opposing groups of of citizens of the same country
- Wife of a Confederate soldier
- Most successful Confederate blockade runner
20 Clues: Union President • American Abolitionist • Confederate President • Place in South Carolina • Died from leg amputation • Known for Sherman's March • Wife of a Confederate soldier • Came up with the Anaconda Plan • Confederate's capitol in Virginia • A way women contributed to the war • Union strategy to for the Civil War • Color of flag for truce or ceasefire • ...
African War crossword Maurice Shanks 2024-06-04
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- Museveni, Leader of NRA
- city Agreement, end of Congo Wars
- Barre, old dictator of Somalia
- group of people in southeast Nigeria
- Haile Mariam, second leader of Ethiopian dictator ship
- Yakubu Gowon, leader of Nigerian Union side
- group who took over parts of Somalia
- No-Government Organization
- Uganda National liberation Front
- Tigray people liberation front
- National Resistance Army
- Gaddafi, Leader of Libya
- Aid, funds for in Africa
- Shibir, Ethiopian Red Terror
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- people democratic republic of Ethiopia
- Obote, President overthrown in 1991
- War of 1977-1978, war between Somalia and Ethiopia
- Unified Task Force
- Konya, leader of LRA
- group that controlled the Nigeria Government
- Sese Seko, Corrupt Leader of government
- Eritrean People Liberation Front
- Military Dictatorship
- Uganda National Liberation Army
- Ear, civil war in Ethiopia
25 Clues: Unified Task Force • Konya, leader of LRA • Military Dictatorship • Museveni, Leader of NRA • National Resistance Army • Gaddafi, Leader of Libya • Aid, funds for in Africa • No-Government Organization • Ear, civil war in Ethiopia • Shibir, Ethiopian Red Terror • Barre, old dictator of Somalia • Tigray people liberation front • Uganda National Liberation Army • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction Part 1 2024-03-05
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- People who wanted to end slavery.
- A vital Confederate port targeted and recaptured by Confederate forces during the war.
- To formally withdraw from the Union.
- An invention by Samuel Morse that revolutionized communication during the Civil War.
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- The belief that states' powers supersede federal power.
- The site where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- Governor of Texas who wanted Texas to remain loyal to the United States.
- Favoring the interests of one region over the whole country.
9 Clues: People who wanted to end slavery. • To formally withdraw from the Union. • The belief that states' powers supersede federal power. • The site where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. • Favoring the interests of one region over the whole country. • The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. • ...
Vocab Unit 10 2023-04-07
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- civil war in russia between Communists vs. democratic socialists
- France/ GB/Russia (Italy May 1915)
- Leader of the Bolshevik revolution
- one sided information to swag public opinion
- movement of military
- glorification of military
- Big foul
- newly formed countries (Need guidance)
- trade restrictions the U.S does not join
- a general association of nations to keep world peace
- A wearing down process until a victory can be achieved
- Germany sent to mexico to Germany to distract from U.S
- Germany/Italy/Austria Hungarian (Central Powers)
- The heir of A-H assassinated which started WW1
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- An area full of tens on that is ready to explode
- Germany Harshest war guilt clause-admit guilt for war
- led by Vladimir Lenin they overthrow the dramatic provisional government Nov 1917
- Nation in war
- Take France out 1st then Russia
- illegal war materials
- British ship sinked by torpedo
- Communist of Russia
- creation of league of nations
- Allied powers
- neutrality agreement between Germany and Russia- it expired so Germany has a war on z fronts
- Serbian terriosts grop (union of death)
- Submarine
- Payment for war damages
- Brutalities of war
- Everyone is impacted
- cease fire
- Germany/Italy/A-H/Ottoman Empire/Bulgaria
- lists of demands to avoid consequences
- allied powers that negotiated the treaties
34 Clues: Big foul • Submarine • cease fire • Nation in war • Allied powers • Brutalities of war • Communist of Russia • movement of military • Everyone is impacted • illegal war materials • Payment for war damages • glorification of military • creation of league of nations • British ship sinked by torpedo • Take France out 1st then Russia • France/ GB/Russia (Italy May 1915) • ...
WWI puzzle 2023-05-19
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- Battle of ___ in 1916
- Massive arms buildup
- helps drop bombs on railroads, intersections, and factories
- The battle of ___ happened in 1917
- launches burning fuel
- The ___ ended November 11, 1918
- Over ___ million people dead after the war
- Defeat Russia before Russia is mobilized
- treaties defend one another in event of war
- Britain and France wanted national security
- ___ is supreme principle
- created a DMZ (Rhineland) as a buffer
- mass is supreme principle
- used to attack underwater
- increase tension over territories and boundaries
- choked victims, first used by germans
- counties from all 6 continents were involved in the war
- part of France, Luxemburg, Belgium, western Russia
- controlled factory production
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- People turned to ___ ___, but he stepped down
- cut down many soldiers out of the trenches
- helped with recruiting
- ___ withdrew from the from the war due to civil unrest
- no man's land
- sunk in 1915
- Note from German Foreign secretary to mexico
- win an end the war
- attack across river Somme by British
- “The great war”
- Machine guns and ___ make it difficult to attack the trenches
- Introduced by British at Somme in 1916
- Treaty of ___
- mostly unreliable and slow
- intensifies rivalries between nations
- who attacked to frighten French?
- Austria declared war on ___ July 28
- gas used during trench warfare
- supported Austria
- WWI became a ___ ___
- name of one of the aviation aircraft
40 Clues: sunk in 1915 • no man's land • Treaty of ___ • “The great war” • supported Austria • win an end the war • Massive arms buildup • WWI became a ___ ___ • Battle of ___ in 1916 • launches burning fuel • helped with recruiting • ___ is supreme principle • mass is supreme principle • used to attack underwater • mostly unreliable and slow • controlled factory production • ...
US History Test 3 2024-10-28
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- A state obtained from the Mexican American war that elected to become a free state even though it was below the 36-30 parallel
- "Remember the ___" is a rally cry from Texas's war for Independence from Mexico
- John __ Adams of the Adams Onis treaty
- The Doctrine that warned European powers that the United States was off limits to them
- Abraham who was elected President in 1860 and is most famous for the Emancipation Proclamation
- The final battle of the War of 1812 that actually took place two weeks after the war was over
- Another one of the tribes that was removed from their homeland after the Indian Removal Act was passed
- Last name of the general in charge of the Union army fighting for the North in the Civil War
- How the British stole US sailors and forced them to join the British Navy
- One of the tribes that was removed from their homeland after the Indian Removal Act was passed
- A Native American Leader who convinced Native tribes to join together to fight Colonists westward expansion
- ___ Destiny was the belief that the US was destined to inherit the western part of the US
- Purchase that the US made from France for 15 million dollars
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- Cotton, Sugar, and Tabaco are examples of these things, that were grown in the south
- Treaty with Spain in which the US acquired Florida
- __ Slave Act that was strengthened in 1850 and required northerners to turn in anyone they think might be an escaped slave
- The Missouri ___ that banned new states from adopting slavery above the 36-30 parallel line
- Andrew who was elected President in 1828 and oversaw the removal of Native Americans from their land
- Famous Address given by Lincoln after a devastating battle was fought there during the Civil War
19 Clues: John __ Adams of the Adams Onis treaty • Treaty with Spain in which the US acquired Florida • Purchase that the US made from France for 15 million dollars • How the British stole US sailors and forced them to join the British Navy • "Remember the ___" is a rally cry from Texas's war for Independence from Mexico • ...
Midterm Review Crossword - Alec Brown 2015-12-31
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- Laws that were passed after the 13th amendment that continued to restrict african americans rights
- One of two women who organized the Seneca Falls Convention
- An organization whose purpose was to abolish segregation and discrimination and to gain civil rights for african americans
- Henry Clay’s plan for a compromise over slavery between the northern and southern states
- The completion of this project greatly improved the countries economic infrastructure
- A movement seeking equal voting rights for women
- A Union victory allowing them control over the Mississippi River
- A speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 during the Civil War
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- Ended slavery in the United States permanently
- Elected president in 1868 during the Reconstruction
- Was a organization headed by Susan B. Anthony supporting equal rights for women
- The first women’s rights convention in U.S. history
- Modeled after the Declaration of Independence
- Formed in the mid-1800‘s to bring workers together to push for improvements in the workplace.
- An increase in money supply, decrease in dollar value, and an increase in the price of goods
- Made mass production of steel possible
- A union that pursued equal pay, eight hour work day and an end to child labor
- This act ordered all U.S. citizens to return runaway slaves to their owners
- A Major battle of the Civil War
- Believed that women should remain responsible for caring for the children and home but that required them to be allowed to vote
20 Clues: A Major battle of the Civil War • Made mass production of steel possible • Modeled after the Declaration of Independence • Ended slavery in the United States permanently • A movement seeking equal voting rights for women • Elected president in 1868 during the Reconstruction • The first women’s rights convention in U.S. history • ...
American Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-19
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- Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
- Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to. Most Civil War soldiers, especially in the beginning of the War, were ______
- A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South was rebuilt by the North after its loss in the war.
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- A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
- Where did Abraham Lincoln get shot
- 16th Us president
- Also called the Confederacy
- Also called the Union
- A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
9 Clues: 16th Us president • Also called the Union • Also called the Confederacy • Where did Abraham Lincoln get shot • A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare • A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action. • Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron. • ...
reconstruction crossword 2023-05-10
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- Lincoln's plan that allowed a Southern state to form its own government after ten percent of its voters swore an oath of loyalty to the United States
- Law passed that split up Indian Reservation lands among individual Native Americans and promised them citizenship
- A secret society created by white southerners that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights
- Bringing together people who were opposed to each other
- freed all slaves
- All male former slaves could vote
- Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom
- A test given to persons to prove they can read and write before being allowed to register to vote
- someone who fought for slave's rights
- the act of uniting or bringing together, especially people of different races
- many immigrants lived in these buildings
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- allowed people to vote if their father or grandfather had voted before Reconstruction
- 17th President of the United States
- the era after the civil war
- Made all former slaves citizens of the United States
- Northerners who migrated south during the Reconstruction to advance their own fortunes
- A tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
- A derogatory term for white Southerners who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War
- Federal law that gave land to western states to encourage them to build colleges
- Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
20 Clues: freed all slaves • the era after the civil war • All male former slaves could vote • 17th President of the United States • someone who fought for slave's rights • many immigrants lived in these buildings • Made all former slaves citizens of the United States • Bringing together people who were opposed to each other • ...
Taiping Rebellion 2025-09-09
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- Hong created what he called the?
- Hong had desperately wanted to become a?
- In 1837 Hong experienced a?
- By 1864 the Taiping capital was?
- The Taiping allowed women to fight alongside men true/false?
- When Hong read the Christian pamphlet he had a?
- In 1861 the Taiping tried to attack?
- The Taiping Rebellion became an example of what kind of war ?
- The Qing were distracted from fighting the Taiping due to the?
- Another Chinese leader with similar strategies to Hong?
- From 1861 to 1863 The Qing wiped 600 ______ from the map in a counter offensive
- The ethnic minority and underclass to which Hong belonged
- Facing a siege from Qing forces, Hong eventually died from?
- Hong started to develop support in which city?
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- What city did Hong sit for the civil service exam?
- All along, Hong was convinced he was the?
- The ethnic majority of China
- What did Hong discover in 1843?
- The Taiping capital Najing fell to the Qing in how many days?
- Hong had called into question what social order?
- In 1853 Hong's forces captured what city?
- The total number killed during the 14 year civil war?
- The Taiping used ________ to justify violence to achieve their goal
- The city where Qing forces attacked the Taiping Army
- The region from where Hong originated?
- One Taiping policy was to eliminate?
- The Taiping grew what in defiance of Confucian values?
- The Qing were from what ethnic group?
28 Clues: In 1837 Hong experienced a? • The ethnic majority of China • What did Hong discover in 1843? • Hong created what he called the? • By 1864 the Taiping capital was? • In 1861 the Taiping tried to attack? • One Taiping policy was to eliminate? • The Qing were from what ethnic group? • The region from where Hong originated? • Hong had desperately wanted to become a? • ...
Russian Revolution Crossword 2022-03-04
Across
- was the average Russian citizen poor or rich?
- What was Russia made up of?
- What was the first world war called?
- Started happening because of how unhappy people where with the Czar's rule.
- Russia created this country and is now at war with it.
- The Russians had a civil war in middle of a _____.
- Where was the Czar's winter palace?
- Last czar of Russia
- Who created the Soviet Union?
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- The Ruler of russia or King
- Commanded Red Army from 1918-1920?
- What war humiliated Russia?
- what did the factories's workers have to deal with?
- Who were the people who protested the Czar?
- The Russians were behind the rest of the world because they didn't __________.
- Who wrote the communist manifesto?
- Who is the Soviet Union's most notorious dictator?
- What did the Czar have much of?
- Lost control of Russia during the Soviet Revolution.
- Who was the Dr. Oz of Russia
20 Clues: Last czar of Russia • The Ruler of russia or King • What war humiliated Russia? • What was Russia made up of? • Who was the Dr. Oz of Russia • Who created the Soviet Union? • What did the Czar have much of? • Commanded Red Army from 1918-1920? • Who wrote the communist manifesto? • Where was the Czar's winter palace? • What was the first world war called? • ...
New Republic Vocabulary 2013-02-04
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- civil rights is an example of this
- there are important people in this who help make decisions
- many presidents tried to keep this during war
- an example of this is the excise tax
- Alexander Hamilton was one.
- happened in the aftermath of the french revolution
- The Louisiana purchase could have been considered this
- agriculture is very important to this society
- the nation had this after war.
- any tax
- the U.S had a lot of this after war
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- Federalists and democratic-republican's weren't in agreement so they had to make one of these
- Monroe Doctrine is referenced in this policy.
- The US Supreme Court first exercised this in 1796
- people earned these from providing services
- the two main ones were democratic-republican and federalist.
- the ___ fathers
- the British practiced this on U.S soldiers.
- when America won the war they felt this
- it is important to do this when reading documents
20 Clues: any tax • the ___ fathers • Alexander Hamilton was one. • the nation had this after war. • civil rights is an example of this • the U.S had a lot of this after war • an example of this is the excise tax • when America won the war they felt this • people earned these from providing services • the British practiced this on U.S soldiers. • ...
Layer B crossword 2013-05-14
Across
- Battle with over 23,000 cuaslties but ended in a draw
- A battle with more cuaslties than any war or battle before
- Only severed as general for 2 and a half months
- General in charge of taking the East
- first time Grant is involved in battle
- took command of the Union army after Bull Run
- last battle of the war
- Killer of Abraham Lincoln
- only persident for the Confederacy
- Also Known as the battle of first Manassas
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- Famous for his march through the south and his stratagy of total war
- Famous for losing his entire divison at Gettysburg
- president of the Union during the Civil War
- Only battle with Burnside as general
- a major battle that started over shoes
- Led the Confederete army to victory in the battles of Bull Run and Fredricksburg
- Made the Compirmise of 1850
- Robert E. Lees right hand man
- battle were confederete soldiers shelled a Union fort
- Battle that ensured that Kentucky would stay in the Union
20 Clues: last battle of the war • Killer of Abraham Lincoln • Made the Compirmise of 1850 • Robert E. Lees right hand man • only persident for the Confederacy • Only battle with Burnside as general • General in charge of taking the East • a major battle that started over shoes • first time Grant is involved in battle • Also Known as the battle of first Manassas • ...
Reconstruction 2024-04-11
Across
- What severely limited the rights to Black people
- What granted African American men the right to vote?
- Who was the president after Lincolns assassination?
- Who called themselves the "Radicals"?
- Term for a white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction
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- What was passed by the senate on June 8, 1866?
- An outsider who pretends to be an insider
- What was the era after the Civil War?
- What provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people
- To charge with crime or misconduct
- System where the landlord allows tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of crop
- American Republican politician
- What bill was created at the end of the Civil War?
13 Clues: American Republican politician • To charge with crime or misconduct • What was the era after the Civil War? • Who called themselves the "Radicals"? • An outsider who pretends to be an insider • What was passed by the senate on June 8, 1866? • What severely limited the rights to Black people • What bill was created at the end of the Civil War? • ...
Unit 8: Civil War and Reconstruction 2025-02-06
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- the time period that followed the Civil War when the United States worked to reunite the country
- order issued by President Abraham Lincoln that freed enslaved people
- to farm in exchange for a portion of the crop
- to formally leave
- development of industries in a country or region
- the amount of people in a given area
- the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War
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- act of moving to live in a new country
- process of making an area more urban
- process of being set free
- government formed by Southern states that seceded from the United States
- involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds
- loyalty to one's own region or section of country
13 Clues: to formally leave • process of being set free • process of making an area more urban • the amount of people in a given area • act of moving to live in a new country • to farm in exchange for a portion of the crop • development of industries in a country or region • loyalty to one's own region or section of country • ...
Week 18 - Challenges in Alabama After Reconstruction 2025-02-09
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- a political party with little power in the state
- laws that would return the freed African Americans to slavery
- political party that dominated Alabama for three elections after the civil war
- the third African American from Alabama to be elected to the U.S. Congress
- amendment that abolished slavery
- amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
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- people from the north that came to the south after the civil war
- owned Alabama's first African American newspaper
- to rebuild the nation
- started the first school for African Americans in Selma, Alabama
- amendment that made African Americans citizens
- southerners that worked with carpetbaggers and supported the freed people
- first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate
13 Clues: to rebuild the nation • amendment that abolished slavery • amendment that made African Americans citizens • owned Alabama's first African American newspaper • a political party with little power in the state • first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate • amendment that gave African American men the right to vote • ...
Jesse James 2016-01-16
14 Clues: jesse ______ • zee _______ • the civil ___ • ____ younger. • train _________ • _________ Agency • jr. jesse James son • ___ and ________ ford • James. jesses brother • bloody Bill __________ • Willam Clark __________ • where James's where born • what is shot out of a gun • Yonger. the ______-______ gang
Ancient Greece FSL 2022-03-31
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- Poet who wrote the Odyssey
- Country Athens is in
- One eyed giant
- Country Phillip grew up in
- Leader of the Myrmidons
- Athena's symbol
- Athens was named after _______
- Name of slaves in Sparta
- God of all gods
- Apollo is god of
- Largest temple for Athena
- Epic Poem about the return home from the war
- Spartan women could own which Greek women can't
- Alexander the Greats birth country
- Main focus of Sparta
- Superior ______ than Sparta
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- Main character of Odyssey
- Number of battles Alexander the Great lost
- Length of the Trojan War
- Leader of the Greeks during the Trojan War
- Eris
- Other name for the Greeks
- Age of which Spartan boys start training
- A lifestyle that Spartans didn't want
- Age Alexander the Great became king
- Athens lost the Civil War to ______
- A 20 foot spear
- Built troys walls
- Weapon that had an arrow shot through it
- Wrestled with Odysseus
30 Clues: Eris • One eyed giant • Athena's symbol • God of all gods • A 20 foot spear • Apollo is god of • Built troys walls • Country Athens is in • Main focus of Sparta • Wrestled with Odysseus • Leader of the Myrmidons • Length of the Trojan War • Name of slaves in Sparta • Main character of Odyssey • Other name for the Greeks • Largest temple for Athena • Poet who wrote the Odyssey • ...
Vocab #4 2023-12-18
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- League Athens League in the Peloponnesian War
- Ancient Temple dedicated to Athena
- Economy Trade of Money for Goods
- A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
- A person who offers views on ethics, morals, and logic
- League Spartan League during the Peloponnesian War
- Civilization Greeces Golden Age was also known as the
- Age An Age of a flourish in Arts, Philosophy, and Culture
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- Peninsula A famous peninsula that includes Greece, Croatia, and Albania
- Rule By a single person who inherits power
- Capital of Greece
- A famous Greek City State known for its Philosophy
- Invaded Greece after the Peloponnesian War
- Economy Trade of Goods for Goods
- Power Rests within a small number of people
- A body of heavily armed infantry in Greece
- Government ruled by the Nobility
- War Two sides of the same country fighting against each other
- A cruel or oppressive ruler
- Government ruled by elected representatives
20 Clues: Capital of Greece • A cruel or oppressive ruler • Economy Trade of Money for Goods • Economy Trade of Goods for Goods • Government ruled by the Nobility • Ancient Temple dedicated to Athena • Rule By a single person who inherits power • Invaded Greece after the Peloponnesian War • A body of heavily armed infantry in Greece • Power Rests within a small number of people • ...
American History 2025-10-08
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- Dragged America into WW2
- Opened relations with China, Had accomplished "Peace with Honor" in Vietnam yet resigned
- Turning point of the Civil War
- A proxy "war" between America and the USSR
- Named a toy bear after him
- Known as Ike; planned the D-Day invasion; prestigious WWII general; Later turned President
- Independence Day
- First battles of the revolution
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- 46th President
- President during World War 1
- First President of African American descent
- Led the American army down the Mississippi River
- Alliance America was apart during the Second World War
- 16th President
- Astronaut who had the first step on the moon
- Incumbent President who served 2 non-consecutive terms
- British,American, and Canadian troops landed on a beach to liberate occupied France and Europe
- Passed the New Deal
- Where Lincoln lived and place we had a field trip to ;)
- fought Robert Lee at Gettysburg
- First President and Leader of the Continental Forces
- Said the British were coming
22 Clues: 46th President • 16th President • Independence Day • Passed the New Deal • Dragged America into WW2 • Named a toy bear after him • President during World War 1 • Said the British were coming • Turning point of the Civil War • fought Robert Lee at Gettysburg • First battles of the revolution • A proxy "war" between America and the USSR • First President of African American descent • ...
workshop 4 by Victoria Pena 2023-09-18
Across
- defending or protecting someone/something from attack. Helping to keep a person or thing safe
- When people from the same country fight against each other
- the northern sates during the civil war
- the southern sates during the civil war
- owning someone for labor
- an organized search for a person
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- a person who murders an important person
- say or write good things about someone or something. To give approval.
- a leader who has power over a country
- to harm or punish someone who has harmed you
- to harm or punish someone who has harmed SOMEONE or SOMETHING else you care about
11 Clues: owning someone for labor • an organized search for a person • a leader who has power over a country • the northern sates during the civil war • the southern sates during the civil war • a person who murders an important person • to harm or punish someone who has harmed you • When people from the same country fight against each other • ...
Post Civil War Civil Rights Crossword 2023-03-02
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- child who was murdered in 1955
- was a part of Southern culture
- was the period right after the Civil War
- The right to vote in elections
- tests that African Americas had to take in order to vote
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- The Civil War was over the issue of state’s rights to own
- taxes that were required to vote
- Many Southerners were not happy about slavery being
- a collection of state and local laws in the Southern States that legalized segregation.
- most infamous race riot occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921.
- President who was assassinated during this time
11 Clues: child who was murdered in 1955 • was a part of Southern culture • The right to vote in elections • taxes that were required to vote • was the period right after the Civil War • President who was assassinated during this time • Many Southerners were not happy about slavery being • tests that African Americas had to take in order to vote • ...
6.08 Graded Assignment: African Americans During Reconstruction - Janelle O 2025-11-21
Across
- Northerners who moved South after the Civil War, often for political or economic gain
- Deal that ended Reconstruction and pulled troops from the South
- Farmers rent land and keep their crops
- Government agency that helped free slaves after the Civil War
- Gave citizenship and equal protection under the law
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- Credit system where farmers used future crops as collateral
- Farmers work land for a share of the crops
- Abolished slavery
- Violent group that terrorized African Americans and their allies
- Southern laws that restricted the rights of African Americans
- Gave African American men the right to vote
11 Clues: Abolished slavery • Farmers rent land and keep their crops • Farmers work land for a share of the crops • Gave African American men the right to vote • Gave citizenship and equal protection under the law • Credit system where farmers used future crops as collateral • Government agency that helped free slaves after the Civil War • ...
gone with the wind crossword 2022-10-08
Across
- losing side of the civil war (side Scarlett was on)
- main characters name
- time period where the books set in
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- where the book mainly takes place
- she changed herself through the book in what way
- where Scarlett's plantation is located
- name of Scarlett's plantations
- winning side of the civil war (side Scarlett wasn't on)
8 Clues: main characters name • name of Scarlett's plantations • where the book mainly takes place • time period where the books set in • where Scarlett's plantation is located • she changed herself through the book in what way • losing side of the civil war (side Scarlett was on) • winning side of the civil war (side Scarlett wasn't on)
English Civil War 2017-10-05
Across
- a war between citizens of the same country.
- a member or supporter of the Parliamentary party in the English Civil War.
- is the legislature group, in the government of the United Kingdom
- a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War
- a person who supports the principle of monarchy or a particular monarchy.
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- an army created in 1645 by Oliver Cromwell to fight for the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
- a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries
7 Clues: a war between citizens of the same country. • a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War • is the legislature group, in the government of the United Kingdom • a person who supports the principle of monarchy or a particular monarchy. • a member or supporter of the Parliamentary party in the English Civil War. • ...
Civil War 2022-05-25
7 Clues: ProSlavery • Antislavery • Nurses and Spy´s • the battle that ended the Civil War • A weapon you used during the Civil War • Missouri Kentucky West Virigina Maryland • Who did the Union allowed to join the Union Army
Military Appreciation 2025-05-20
Legendary Personalities 2025-08-28
Across
- LUTHER KING Voice of civil rights
- Led nation through civil war
- Mughal ruler known for tolerance
- British wartime leader
- MANDELA Fought apartheid in South Africa
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- Advocate of non-violence
- French general turned emperor
- India’s first prime minister
- Indian emperor who embraced peace
- LAXMIBAI Warrior queen of Jhansi
10 Clues: British wartime leader • Advocate of non-violence • India’s first prime minister • Led nation through civil war • French general turned emperor • Mughal ruler known for tolerance • LAXMIBAI Warrior queen of Jhansi • LUTHER KING Voice of civil rights • Indian emperor who embraced peace • MANDELA Fought apartheid in South Africa
Reconstruction Week #21 2024-04-19
Across
- farmers who did not own their own land
- the primary economic activity in Texas
- people coming from other countries to settle in a new country
- the new governor of Texas after the Civil War
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- the period of time following the Civil War
- separation because of race
- voting rights
- a key crop in Texas during Reconstruction
8 Clues: voting rights • separation because of race • farmers who did not own their own land • the primary economic activity in Texas • a key crop in Texas during Reconstruction • the period of time following the Civil War • the new governor of Texas after the Civil War • people coming from other countries to settle in a new country
Magna Carta 2021-02-04
12 Clues: ally • droit • heeler • democrat • reimplant • the say so • bill of rights • prince of wales • cromwell ironside • a king of englnad • english civil war • english civil war
the 60s/the vietnam war 2023-06-13
Across
- the group who had the popular phrase "make love not war"
- one of the largest military campaign of the Vietnam War
- American movement organized in early 1963 by the SCLC to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama.
- when did the Vietnam War start
- the mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by the United States
- an armed communist organization in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
- A black power political organization
- a civil rights activist who is best known for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus
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- ___ is also also known as the Liberation of Saigon or Liberation of the South
- what dose the SCLC stand for
- A series of violent confrontations between Los Angeles police and residents of Watts and other predominantly African American neighbourhoods
- a peaceful march led by MLK
- a 14-year-old who was brutally murdered
- the civil rights activist who gave the I Have dream speech
- the most famous festival in the 1960s
15 Clues: a peaceful march led by MLK • what dose the SCLC stand for • when did the Vietnam War start • A black power political organization • the most famous festival in the 1960s • a 14-year-old who was brutally murdered • one of the largest military campaign of the Vietnam War • the group who had the popular phrase "make love not war" • ...
Peace and conflict 2025-11-14
Across
- Giving everyone what they need to be successful.
- Disagreement and competition over power, ideas, identity, resources or territory.
- A real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest
- Violence in the form of physical or mental harm brought upon an individual.
- An armed uprising, involving irregular soldiers, which aims to overthrow the established regime
- An official pardon for people who have been convicted of a criminal offense.
- war A war between two or more states
- A war within a state; can be used synonymously with the term civil war
- War that is fought to establish dominance of the entire world order
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- An armed conflict between politically organized groups within a state
- Forcible action taken by one state against another state, without the latter's consent
- when a third party, the mediator, assists the parties in a dispute to negotiate a settlement
- Escalating confrontation even to the point of risking war.
- Treating everybody the same.
- Violence that can be used to justify or legitimize direct or structural violence.
- Making concessions to an aggressor.
- Sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace.
- An intensification of something, such as violence or tension.
- prevent aggression by emphasizing the scale of the likely military response.
- A pre-emptive or surprise attack on an adversary
- Literally, 'little war'; an insurgency or people's war, fought by irregular troops
21 Clues: Treating everybody the same. • Making concessions to an aggressor. • war A war between two or more states • Giving everyone what they need to be successful. • A pre-emptive or surprise attack on an adversary • Escalating confrontation even to the point of risking war. • Sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-08
Across
- Document signed by Lincoln, freeing all slaves and should forever be free.
- A person that was killed or injured during a war.
- President of the Confederacy.
- Condition in which one human being was owned by another.
- Their lifes changed by the Emancipation Proclamation or joining the Union army.
- Founter of the American Red Cross was Clara ____
- A device that allowed messages to be sent over long distances by wires.
- The southern states seceded from the United States in 1861.
- Their lifes changed by taking on more responsibilities, becoming nurses, or disguising themselves to join the army.
- Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
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- Loyalty to one's own region or section of the country
- President of the Union
- A military tactic in which an army destroys everything to hurt the enemy to keep fighting.
- Their lifes changed by hardship or some young boys became drummer boys or standard bearers.
- Document signed by Lincoln, freeing all slaves and should forever be free.
- A southern military strategy to try to repeal a Union invasion.
- The northern army of the U.S. during the Civil War.
- To leave or withdraw.
- The 18th U.S. president and a American soilder was Ulysses S. ________
- the idea that political authority belongs to the people
20 Clues: To leave or withdraw. • President of the Union • President of the Confederacy. • Founter of the American Red Cross was Clara ____ • A person that was killed or injured during a war. • The northern army of the U.S. during the Civil War. • Loyalty to one's own region or section of the country • the idea that political authority belongs to the people • ...
Civil War: Early Stages 2025-02-07
Across
- A confederate flagship, famous like it's sistership, CSS Alabama.
- A type of warship used between the Union and Confederacy.
- A court order forcing imprisonment.
- A vessel that overtakes a blockade, mostly to smuggle goods into a protected territory.
- Money given as a reward, such as encouragement to join a Nation's security force.
- 16th President of the U.S, lead the Union through the Civil War. He was killed At Ford's Theater on April 5th, 1865.
- The south's economy fell apart after a food shortage, forcing families to break into stores and loot them for food.
- First female physician in the U.S. Created the first training programs for nurses.
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- 1st and only President of the Confederacy, Imprisoned at the end of the war at Fort Monroe.
- A confederate flagship, famous like it's sistership, CSS Florida.
- A person captured during a war, often one of high power or a member of the nation's security forces.
- A type of bread made out of wheat flour.
- The Southern Territories, Pro-Slavery
- Forced enlistment/Drafting into a nation's security forces.
- A speech given by the 16th Union President.
- A battle between Confederate General Lee and Union General McClellan, The south began the battle to gain recognition from European powers.
- A POW camp in Andersonville Georgia, it's the most infamous for the lack of shade nor shelter. The prison suffered from supply chain issues, overpopulation, and disease.
- The Northern territories, anti-slavery.
- The Confederate gateway through the Mississippi River, It was the war's turning point after the Union liberated it.
19 Clues: A court order forcing imprisonment. • The Southern Territories, Pro-Slavery • The Northern territories, anti-slavery. • A type of bread made out of wheat flour. • A speech given by the 16th Union President. • A type of warship used between the Union and Confederacy. • Forced enlistment/Drafting into a nation's security forces. • ...
Causes of Civil War 2025-05-18
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- Scott.(2 words) Sued for his freedom after being brought from a slave state to a free territory and free state
- entered as a slave state as a part of the Compromise of 1820
- There were ___ million slaves at the start of the Civil War.
- last name of the slave who led a rebellion in 1831
- when a new state wanted to enter the union, both the north and south were concerned as it might upset the _____ in the Congress
- name of person who lead a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry (first and last name no spaces)
- In 1820 and 1850 Americans tried several of these to deal with the issue of slavery
- (3 words with no spaces)Law created to stop northerners from helping runaway slaves
- under the law, a slaved is considered ...
- state Lincoln was from
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- The 3/5 Compromise gave the Southern states more _______ in the House of Reps
- On April 12, 1861, shots were fired at Fort _________ making it clear that war was the only way the issues of this nation could be decided
- entered as a free state as a part of the Compromise of 1820
- last name of the Supreme Court justice who ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and could not sue for his freedom
- became President in 1860
- political party Lincoln was from
- applied for statehood in 1849 as a free state
- the southern states threatened to do this if the government tried to put limits on slavery
- Popular Sovereignty allowed the people of Kansas to ____ on whether or not to allow slavery
19 Clues: state Lincoln was from • became President in 1860 • political party Lincoln was from • under the law, a slaved is considered ... • applied for statehood in 1849 as a free state • last name of the slave who led a rebellion in 1831 • entered as a free state as a part of the Compromise of 1820 • entered as a slave state as a part of the Compromise of 1820 • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2026-01-23
Across
- A person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War.
- Free from outside control; self-governing.
- Drug used for fightinh malaria and other fevers.
- Front The civilian world in wartime.
- Focus on the interests of one's region.
- Called troops together for inspection.
- To make payment for something.
- A local law or piece of legislation.
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- A member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals.
- Of central importance.
- To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to.
- with the states exercising their constitutional powers.
- The system by which goods and services are d, sold, and bought in a country or region.
- The forced enrollment of people into military service.
- Using naval vessels to prevent shipment of supplies into or out of ports.
- A coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric.
- Rights The position that the federal government should not
- As a whole or in general.
- To cause something to continue without changing.
19 Clues: Of central importance. • As a whole or in general. • To make payment for something. • Front The civilian world in wartime. • A local law or piece of legislation. • Called troops together for inspection. • Focus on the interests of one's region. • A coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric. • Free from outside control; self-governing. • ...
toward the civil war 2017-05-16
Across
- matter dealt within a text
- –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible
- person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution.
- war-a war between citizens of the same country
- –withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- of interests to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or pretty distinctions at the expense of general well being.
- –a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country person or group
- – control or maintain the rate or speed (a machine or process) so that it operates properly
- rights- the rights and powers held by individual us states rather than by the federal government.
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- Sovereignty- the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
- to be right or reasonable
- –certain to happen unavoidable
- –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent
- –a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after another.
- –formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.
- argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
- ruffians –pro slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas territory
- –a person who is killed because of their religious beliefs or other beliefs
- –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste
19 Clues: to be right or reasonable • matter dealt within a text • –certain to happen unavoidable • war-a war between citizens of the same country • –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent • –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible • argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. • –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste • ...
Civil War Part 1 2025-02-10
21 Clues: Bell, • Plan, • South, • Davis, • Scott, • Ferry, • Sumter, • States, • E. Lee, • Affair, • Alabama. • Jackson, • S. Grant, • Stephens, • Diplomacy, • Compromise, • of Antietam, • B. McClellan, • C. Breckinridge, • of Fredericksburg, • Battle of Bull Run,
Lead to civil war 2025-10-21
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- A cabin that slaves would stay at during the underground railroad.
- Complete ownership over another person.
- The war that allowed the US to have the land it has today.
- people paid to get escaped slaves.
- Southern and north people killing each other cause they went to vote to be a free or slave state.
- The product that made the rate of slaves go up.
- The route slaves took to escape and go north.
- The act of nullify something.
- Withdrawing from something formally.
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- A law passed that allowed people to catch run away slaves.
- Kansas and Nebraska are allowed to vote to be a free or slave state.
- One of the first abolitionist almost 60 years before the civil war.
- The act when Missouri is a slave state and Maines a free state.
- The act to end slavery.
- When slaves are viewed and examined to be sold.
- Escaped slave that went back to rescue other slaves.
- The legal process of being set free.
- Known as the great compromiser (ended up failing.)
- The machine that lead to less work needed for cotton.
- the act of nullifying something.
20 Clues: The act to end slavery. • The act of nullify something. • the act of nullifying something. • people paid to get escaped slaves. • The legal process of being set free. • Withdrawing from something formally. • Complete ownership over another person. • The route slaves took to escape and go north. • When slaves are viewed and examined to be sold. • ...
8.4 Civil War Homefront 2025-10-27
Across
- A primary tool used by surgeons to cut through bone.
- Deadly post-operative infection that was a "true terror" in makeshift hospitals.
- The Union navy's action that choked off Southern trade and caused shortages.
- Appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses (Dorothea ___).
- Surgical removal of a limb, common during the war.
- The soft, heavy bullet that shattered bone, making amputation necessary.
- Substances like chloroform and ether used to prevent pain during surgery.
- Trailblazing nurse known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" (Clara ___).
- Richmond socialite who ran a massive spy ring for the Union (Elizabeth Van ___).
- Poet who served as a volunteer nurse in Washington D.C. hospitals (Walt ___).
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- Term for a Confederate guerrilla fighter, often found in Missouri.
- Mississippi city where residents were forced to live in caves during a 47-day siege.
- The economic problem of rapidly rising prices and plummeting currency value.
- Type of conflict fought against civilian resources and morale, not just armies.
- Notorious Confederate guerrilla leader who led a raid on Lawrence, Kansas.
- The 1863 protest in Richmond led by starving women demanding food.
- A medical advancement involving sorting patients by the urgency of their wounds.
- The Union's paper currency, not backed by gold, which led to rising prices.
- This plant's seeds were roasted as a coffee substitute.
19 Clues: Surgical removal of a limb, common during the war. • A primary tool used by surgeons to cut through bone. • Appointed Superintendent of Army Nurses (Dorothea ___). • This plant's seeds were roasted as a coffee substitute. • Term for a Confederate guerrilla fighter, often found in Missouri. • The 1863 protest in Richmond led by starving women demanding food. • ...
Latin 2023-03-03
Across
- curve
- any group that is not part of any great civilization
- military gear
- a sport with the use of a bow and arrow
- a well organized military
- savagely cruel
- a place to store weapons
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- a savage
- German word for warrior
- occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
- a height of a object
- protective article of equipment
- a word for weapons
- short time
- a person who uses a bow and arrow
15 Clues: curve • a savage • short time • military gear • savagely cruel • a word for weapons • a height of a object • German word for warrior • a place to store weapons • a well organized military • protective article of equipment • a person who uses a bow and arrow • a sport with the use of a bow and arrow • any group that is not part of any great civilization • ...
Weekly Special 2024-03-14
Across
- first iron-clad warship built for the war
- U. S. General?
- This year, in Rome
- Presidential Loser
- First name of the Confederate President, or last name of a former US President
- Vice President Hamlin
- State where Lincoln served as Senator
- President Lincoln's first name
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- Famous Actor: 3 Words
- First state to #-Down/Across
- catastrophic, gruesome, sad
- Fort where the Civil War started
- Former Slave-Turned Author
- Confederate General, with Robert E.
- Leave the Union
15 Clues: U. S. General? • Leave the Union • This year, in Rome • Presidential Loser • Famous Actor: 3 Words • Vice President Hamlin • Former Slave-Turned Author • catastrophic, gruesome, sad • First state to #-Down/Across • President Lincoln's first name • Fort where the Civil War started • Confederate General, with Robert E. • State where Lincoln served as Senator • ...
Module 18: The Civil War 2025-02-27
Across
- A new type of ship that was heavily armored with iron.
- In the ____________ _____ ______________, the Union army gained greater control of the Mississippi River valley.
- Wedged between the North and the South were the key _____________________ of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri—slave states that did not join the Confederacy.
- Escaped slaves that had the right to join the Union army in South Carolina.
- This was a key battle that finally turned the tide against the Confederates.
- At the Battle of Manassas/Bull Run, one unit, commanded by ___________________ ________________ was not driven back by Confederates.
- George Pickett led 15,000 men who charged for one mile up toward Cemetery Ridge, causing many casualties.
- In June 1862, the Confederate army in Virginia came under the command of General _______________ ___ ______.
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- In August 1862, the three-day battle called the _____________ ___________ ____ ________ _______, or the Second Battle of Manassas started.
- A series of battles designed to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
- This Admiral was responsible for leading key attacks on the southern ports of Vicksburg and New Orleans.
- Abraham Lincoln wrote the ___________________ _____________________, which ordered the freedom of Confederate slaves.
- This was the first major battle of the Civil War and a Confederate
- This was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War—and of U.S. history.
- General Grant’s troops began the _________ ____ _________________ in mid-May 1863, cutting off the city and shelling it repeatedly.
- A federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by Confederate troops, beginning the Civil War.
- Lincoln fumed over the cautious, hesitant General McClellan, so he replaced him with ___________ ___ __________.
- The idea that Great Britain would support the Confederacy because it needed the South’s raw cotton to supply its booming textile industry.
18 Clues: A new type of ship that was heavily armored with iron. • This was the first major battle of the Civil War and a Confederate • Escaped slaves that had the right to join the Union army in South Carolina. • This was a key battle that finally turned the tide against the Confederates. • This was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War—and of U.S. history. • ...
History 2024-09-23
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- Great War Another name for World War I
- Government where one leader or party has all power
- Radical socialist group led by Lenin
- The glorification of the military and military values
- era The period from 1900 to 1950 that includes the world wars
- experience of time The idea that life keeps improving over time
- Powers Germany, Austria, and their allies in World War I
- zone An area where the same standard time is used
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- A system of government with many civil servants and strict rules
- Belle Époque The peaceful period from 1890 to 1914
- war A war fought in two different areas at the same time
- Countries like the US, Great Britain, and France during World War I
- Dug hallways for soldiers to protect themselves
- Preparing the army for combat
- Army The army of communist Russia
15 Clues: Preparing the army for combat • Radical socialist group led by Lenin • Dug hallways for soldiers to protect themselves • Government where one leader or party has all power • Great War Another name for World War I • The glorification of the military and military values • Army The army of communist Russia • ...
7th grade crossword tucker 2024-01-22
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- which state sarted a war with mexico
- what was used by the north to send supplies across the country
- what team won last years superbowl
- what team is tuckers favorite team
- what team has the most superbowls in the nfc north
- who won the civil war
- which team does von miller play for
- which state left the union first
- what nfl team is in minnesota
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- where was the first shots fired that started the war
- what team does aj brown play for
- where did john brown attempt to steal guns
- who invented the cotton
- what yellow team has 6 superbowls
- what team is the only blue team left in the playoffs
- what was a major factor in starting the war
16 Clues: who won the civil war • who invented the cotton • what nfl team is in minnesota • what team does aj brown play for • which state left the union first • what yellow team has 6 superbowls • what team won last years superbowl • what team is tuckers favorite team • which team does von miller play for • which state sarted a war with mexico • ...
7th grade crossword tucker 2024-01-22
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- which state sarted a war with mexico
- what was used by the north to send supplies across the country
- what team won last years superbowl
- what team is tuckers favorite team
- what team has the most superbowls in the nfc north
- who won the civil war
- which team does von miller play for
- which state left the union first
- what nfl team is in minnesota
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- where was the first shots fired that started the war
- what team does aj brown play for
- where did john brown attempt to steal guns
- who invented the cotton
- what yellow team has 6 superbowls
- what team is the only blue team left in the playoffs
- what was a major factor in starting the war
16 Clues: who won the civil war • who invented the cotton • what nfl team is in minnesota • what team does aj brown play for • which state left the union first • what yellow team has 6 superbowls • what team won last years superbowl • what team is tuckers favorite team • which team does von miller play for • which state sarted a war with mexico • ...
Civil War Reconstruction 2024-05-17
Across
- a place where you grow crops
- aftermath of the civil war
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- important president that helped the civil war and rebuilding
- war between parts of the same country
- states that were mostly cities and didn't support slavery
- states that were mostly rural and supported slavery
- where African americans were forced to work.
7 Clues: aftermath of the civil war • a place where you grow crops • war between parts of the same country • where African americans were forced to work. • states that were mostly rural and supported slavery • states that were mostly cities and didn't support slavery • important president that helped the civil war and rebuilding
SS8H6 Civil War and Reconstruction 2017-04-25
Across
- sixty-nine African-Americans served as delegates to Georgia’s constitutional convention or served
- Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia
- gave African-American men the right to vote
- infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.
- the belief that a state’s sovereignty is more important that that of the national government.
- Reconstruction period where Congress took responsibility for bringing the South back into the Union.
- ended slavery in the United States.
- compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union
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- Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States
- document that declared all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union
- private Southern ships that attempted to “break” the Union blockade
- the act of making legally null and void
- election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency
- Union strategy during the Civil War which incorporated a plan to blockade Southern ports and capture the Mississippi River
- gave African-Americans United States citizenship.
15 Clues: ended slavery in the United States. • the act of making legally null and void • gave African-American men the right to vote • gave African-Americans United States citizenship. • Confederate victory; largest battle fought in Georgia • private Southern ships that attempted to “break” the Union blockade • ...
Causes of Vietnam War 2023-05-16
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- Who was the leader of the communist Vietnamese resistance movement?
- Describe the type of military force President Kennedy sent to Vietnam.
- Who was the US Secretary of Defense?
- What treaty agreed that the French would leave Vietnam and the country would be split along the 17th Parallel?
- During the Civil War, what was the South known as?
- Which President sent a half a million US combat troops to Vietnam?
- Who were the South Vietnamese unhappy with?
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- What was the belief that if one country fell to communism, the neighboring ones would also fall
- Which US Navy destroyer was destroyed by North Vietnamese troops?
- What was the first Asian Nation to fall to Communism?
- Who did the U.S. send supplies to to stop the spread of communism?
- What did the peasants of South Vietnam want?
- What happened to Diem’s government after Kennedy sent military advisors?
- The conflict in Vietnam that developed following the French defeat can best be described as this type of War.
- What Empire had Vietnam been a part of before World War II?
15 Clues: Who was the US Secretary of Defense? • Who were the South Vietnamese unhappy with? • What did the peasants of South Vietnam want? • During the Civil War, what was the South known as? • What was the first Asian Nation to fall to Communism? • What Empire had Vietnam been a part of before World War II? • Which US Navy destroyer was destroyed by North Vietnamese troops? • ...
Key Terms 2024-05-20
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- - A time period of US History immediately after the Civil War
- - 16th president during the Civil War
- - Name of the unrecognized country temporarily created by southern states that seceded from the union
- - An abolitionist who led attacks in Kansas during ¨Bleeding Kansas
- - A war between citizens of the same country
- - Numerous laws enacted in the former Confederate states limited the rights and liberties of African Americans
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- - Slave states that stayed with the union
- - Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters
- - A law allowed those territories to decide for themselves whether to allow or not allow slavery by utilizing voting
- - An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- - The owner of a plot of land lets someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop
- - Southern states believed they had the right to decide to keep slaver and not pay tariffs
- - Enslaved African American man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
- - To set free
- - California joined as a free state and the slave trade was banned in Washington
15 Clues: - To set free • - 16th president during the Civil War • - Slave states that stayed with the union • - A war between citizens of the same country • - An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe • - Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters • - A time period of US History immediately after the Civil War • ...
1800s 2025-12-11
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- abolitionist and womens rights advocate
- conflict with Britain over trade
- made the Louisiana purchase
- allowd for the use of morse code
- jeffersons policy to avoid war
- helped replace a broken part
- pain free surgery can happen because of this
- "the great compromiser"
- allowed popular soventy on slavery
- adressed slavery in new territories
- president of the confederate states during the civil war
- made cotton production way faster
- fast sailing ships
- forced relocation of native americans
- war over slavery and states rights
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- underground railroad conductor
- doubles u.s territory
- slave uprising in virginia
- expanded trade with the use of trains
- made farming on tough soils easy
- uses steam engine to power paddles
- championed "jackson democracy"
- led the u.s during the war of 1812
- issued emancipation proclamation
- mccormics invetion tranformed agriculture
- led raid on harpers ferry
- former enslaved person abolitionist
- u.s gains southwest territoreis
28 Clues: fast sailing ships • doubles u.s territory • "the great compromiser" • led raid on harpers ferry • slave uprising in virginia • made the Louisiana purchase • helped replace a broken part • underground railroad conductor • jeffersons policy to avoid war • championed "jackson democracy" • u.s gains southwest territoreis • conflict with Britain over trade • ...
US history Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-24
7th grade crossword tucker 2024-01-22
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- which state sarted a war with mexico
- what was used by the north to send supplies across the country
- what team won last years superbowl
- what team is tuckers favorite team
- what team has the most superbowls in the nfc north
- who won the civil war
- which team does von miller play for
- which state left the union first
- what nfl team is in minnesota
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- where was the first shots fired that started the war
- what team does aj brown play for
- where did john brown attempt to steal guns
- who invented the cotton
- what yellow team has 6 superbowls
- what team is the only blue team left in the playoffs
- what was a major factor in starting the war
16 Clues: who won the civil war • who invented the cotton • what nfl team is in minnesota • what team does aj brown play for • which state left the union first • what yellow team has 6 superbowls • what team won last years superbowl • what team is tuckers favorite team • which team does von miller play for • which state sarted a war with mexico • ...
7th grade crossword tucker 2024-01-22
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- which state sarted a war with mexico
- what was used by the north to send supplies across the country
- what team won last years superbowl
- what team is tuckers favorite team
- what team has the most superbowls in the nfc north
- who won the civil war
- which team does von miller play for
- which state left the union first
- what nfl team is in minnesota
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- where was the first shots fired that started the war
- what team does aj brown play for
- where did john brown attempt to steal guns
- who invented the cotton
- what yellow team has 6 superbowls
- what team is the only blue team left in the playoffs
- what was a major factor in starting the war
16 Clues: who won the civil war • who invented the cotton • what nfl team is in minnesota • what team does aj brown play for • which state left the union first • what yellow team has 6 superbowls • what team won last years superbowl • what team is tuckers favorite team • which team does von miller play for • which state sarted a war with mexico • ...
All about Georgia Crossword 2023-05-12
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- Busiest Airport in the world, ______ - Jackson
- Civil Rights icon born in Atlanta
- Civil War prison in central georgia
- Baseball team that came to Atlanta in 1966
- General who marched through Atlanta on the way to the Sea
- Largest Swamp in North America
- Current capital City
- Jewish man hung after being wrongly accused of murder in a Marietta pencil factory
- President from Georgia, Jimmy ....
- Tribe that lived in North Georgia during the colonial period in Georgia
- Army fort in Colombus that is home to the U.S. Infantry
- President FDR's home in Warm Springs, the Little ......
- Rapper who got his start in Atlanta
- NHL Hockey team that used to call Atlanta home
- First Capital City
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- Fast food company known for it's cows that was founded in Georgia
- General who burned Atlanta during the Civil War
- Indian chief that Oglethorpe in Savannah
- Former capital and city that is home to the Master's golf tournament
- Football team that came to Atlanta in 1965
- 2 time college football national champs
- Founder of Georgia
- Tallest Water fall east of the Mississippi
- The Appalachian Trail begins at this mountain in the North Georgia
- The Vampire Diaries was filmed in this city
- Georgia is known for this fruit, the..... State
- Broke the color barrier in baseball and born in Cairo, Ga
- Current governor of Georgia
- Hometown of the Bulldawgs
- First public university in the US and founded in Georgia
- Major Airline based in Atlanta
31 Clues: Founder of Georgia • First Capital City • Current capital City • Hometown of the Bulldawgs • Current governor of Georgia • Largest Swamp in North America • Major Airline based in Atlanta • Civil Rights icon born in Atlanta • President from Georgia, Jimmy .... • Civil War prison in central georgia • Rapper who got his start in Atlanta • 2 time college football national champs • ...
Unit 7 2024-04-23
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- Utah town that became known as "the Uranium Capitol of the World" during the Cold War
- Last name of the civil rights activist who promoted the idea of civil disobedience
- A structure designed to protect people from radioactive fallout after a nuclear explosion
- Residents of southern Utah who experienced high rates of cancer after radioactive fallout from nuclear tests fell on their towns throughout the 1950s
- Last name of the realtor & politician who tried to create a separate "ghetto" for African Americans in SLC
- A group of people different from, and less powerful than, the largest group in a society
- The belief that men and women should be equal politically, economically, and socially
- Name of the boarding school for Native Americans in Brigham City that housed mostly Navajo children
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- A resource that exists in a limited quantity and is not replaceable
- Conflict between the US and USSR between 1945 and 1990, that included propaganda and threats of nuclear weapons
- Last name of the "Candy Bomber" for their role in the Berlin Airlift following WWII
- disobedience The idea of non-violent resistance - resisting a law people think is unjust
- Last name of the person whose discoveries led to the uranium mining boom in Utah
- Foreign war that the US sent troops to so they could “contain” Communism. The war was deadly with unclear objectives and horrific jungle fighting.
- A resource that keeps coming back or can be used over and over again
- Last name of the leader of the 2002 Winter Olympics who later ran for president
- Taking action to physically separate people because of racial differences
- Political system where there is an end of the class system; no rich or poor
18 Clues: A resource that exists in a limited quantity and is not replaceable • A resource that keeps coming back or can be used over and over again • Taking action to physically separate people because of racial differences • Political system where there is an end of the class system; no rich or poor • ...
they called us enemy 2021-12-03
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- trying to becoming permanent citizens of another country
- civil right activist he met in LA
- supreme court ruling
- eldest child main character
- Japanese attack on island
- 2014 record version of his story
- parents birth place and where ted talk was given
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- people who served in the war
- where the Japanese citizens were placed
- middle child brother
- citizens loyalty questions
- the atomic bomb that ended the war
- mean 4th grade teacher
- youngest child sister
- place of birth(mother, kids)\
15 Clues: middle child brother • supreme court ruling • youngest child sister • mean 4th grade teacher • Japanese attack on island • citizens loyalty questions • eldest child main character • people who served in the war • place of birth(mother, kids)\ • 2014 record version of his story • civil right activist he met in LA • the atomic bomb that ended the war • ...
Crosswords #2: Numbers 2013-07-18
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- Population of Australia in 2010
- Square root of 196
- Average speed limit in Australia (KM)
- Start of World War 1
- Area of Australia in Km2
- If x-y=z, find y if x=5 and z=-56
- % that is certain in chance
- Year Australia became a federation
- 1000x3+100x4+10x2+8
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- An astronomical unit (AU) in kilometres
- Twenty-six times ten minus fifteen
- A certain power level
- Year American civil war started
- A film about Sparta
- Year WW2 ended
15 Clues: Year WW2 ended • Square root of 196 • A film about Sparta • 1000x3+100x4+10x2+8 • Start of World War 1 • A certain power level • Area of Australia in Km2 • % that is certain in chance • Population of Australia in 2010 • Year American civil war started • If x-y=z, find y if x=5 and z=-56 • Twenty-six times ten minus fifteen • Year Australia became a federation • ...
Luke Lapuos 2025-05-16
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- when mass production became common
- a law made by Abraham Lincoln
- a war fought by a country and itself
- an invention to help harvest cotton
- Ships made of iron
- 16th president
- an escape route for slaves
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- a speech made near or after the civil war
- confederate leader and general
- the man who killed the president
- laws made to target freedman
- renowned abolitionist and escaped slave
- people against slavery
- Union general and president
- president after lincoln
15 Clues: 16th president • Ships made of iron • people against slavery • president after lincoln • an escape route for slaves • Union general and president • laws made to target freedman • a law made by Abraham Lincoln • confederate leader and general • the man who killed the president • when mass production became common • an invention to help harvest cotton • ...
u5 2026-01-25
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- Freed enslaved people during the Civil War
- Limit on the number of immigrants allowed
- First permanent English settlement
- Settlement of the Pilgrims
- Law protecting voting rights
- Key texts establishing U.S. government
- Swearing-in for new U.S. citizens
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- War for independence from Britain
- Law abolishing old quotas and opening new immigration rules
- Love for one’s country
- Law restricting immigration by country
- Law prohibiting discrimination
- Official event granting citizenship
- Ship that carried Pilgrims to America
- Celebration of new citizens
15 Clues: Love for one’s country • Settlement of the Pilgrims • Celebration of new citizens • Law protecting voting rights • Law prohibiting discrimination • War for independence from Britain • Swearing-in for new U.S. citizens • First permanent English settlement • Official event granting citizenship • Ship that carried Pilgrims to America • Law restricting immigration by country • ...
Reconstruction Post Civil War 2017-04-04
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- arguably the main causes of the Civil War
- the president right before the reconstruction era
- when the south rejoined the Union after the Civil War
- the factories and innovations from this caused pollution and gave many people jobs
- 13th, 14th, and 15th were ratified during this time
- what the 14th amendment protects
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- an address freeing slaves from rebelling states; led to this era
- the last name of President Lincoln's assassinator
- the movement fighting for women's right to vote
- the act, instance,or process of separating or keeping apart (famous speech by Lincoln about a house)
- what the 15th amendment protects
11 Clues: what the 15th amendment protects • what the 14th amendment protects • arguably the main causes of the Civil War • the movement fighting for women's right to vote • the last name of President Lincoln's assassinator • the president right before the reconstruction era • 13th, 14th, and 15th were ratified during this time • ...
Civil War Project 2025-04-17
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- A person who lives in the North but moves to the south after the Civil War
- A shoulder bag that was carried by soldiers in the Civil War
- A large gun or cannon
- Armor plated with iron
- Farms that farm cash crops
- The North piece of the US
- Multiple groups of people that have formed an alliance and are centered on a few main values but still have some independence
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- They were the first national currency of the United States, almost like dollars.
- A person who stops a system
- A rough leather shoe
- Foundation of Union and Confederate armies
11 Clues: A rough leather shoe • A large gun or cannon • Armor plated with iron • The North piece of the US • Farms that farm cash crops • A person who stops a system • Foundation of Union and Confederate armies • A shoulder bag that was carried by soldiers in the Civil War • A person who lives in the North but moves to the south after the Civil War • ...
Absolute Monarchs in Europe 2021-11-09
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- Adoption of the social, political, or economic institutions of Western (especially European or American) countries
- King of Prussia
- who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society
- The bloodless overthrow of the Catholic English king James II
- Lost the English Civil War
- “I am the state”
- A conflict in Europe, North America, and India in which the forces of Britain and Prussia battled those of Austria, France, Russia, and other countries
- First Russian ruler to try to westernize Russia
- First king of the Bourbon dynasty
- Meant to show the power of Louis XIV and arouse the envy(jealousy) of other monarchs
- His cruelty aimed mainly at nobles (boyars)
- Fought against Catholics in eight civil wars in France between
- A puritan leader that ruled England after the end of the English Civil War
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- Made clear the limits on royal power after the glorious revolution
- Prevented monarchs from jailing people for political reasons
- Restored the monarchy as an institutions
- The idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God
- built this city because he wanted a seaport with water routes to Europe that would make it easier to travel West
- King of Spain
- Meant to end violent religious conflict
- signed an agreement declaring they would recognize her as the heir
- King of Scotland
- European conflict over religion and territory, and for power among ruling families
23 Clues: King of Spain • King of Prussia • “I am the state” • King of Scotland • Lost the English Civil War • First king of the Bourbon dynasty • Meant to end violent religious conflict • Restored the monarchy as an institutions • His cruelty aimed mainly at nobles (boyars) • First Russian ruler to try to westernize Russia • Prevented monarchs from jailing people for political reasons • ...
reconstruction crossword 2023-05-10
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- Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
- freed all slaves
- All male former slaves could vote
- Lincoln's plan that allowed a Southern state to form its own government after ten percent of its voters swore an oath of loyalty to the United States
- A derogatory term for white Southerners who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War
- allowed people to vote if their father or grandfather had voted before Reconstruction
- Bringing together people who were opposed to each other
- A tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
- Northerners who migrated south during the Reconstruction to advance their own fortunes
- A secret society created by white southerners that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights
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- someone who fought for slave's rights
- Law passed that split up Indian Reservation lands among individual Native Americans and promised them citizenship
- Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom
- A test given to persons to prove they can read and write before being allowed to register to vote
- Made all former slaves citizens of the United States
- many immigrants lived in these buildings
- the era after the civil war
- the act of uniting or bringing together, especially people of different races
- Federal law that gave land to western states to encourage them to build colleges
- 17th President of the United States
20 Clues: freed all slaves • the era after the civil war • All male former slaves could vote • 17th President of the United States • someone who fought for slave's rights • many immigrants lived in these buildings • Made all former slaves citizens of the United States • Bringing together people who were opposed to each other • ...
Important People 2026-03-09
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- Photo journalist who exposed the poor living conditions in tenement housing
- Corrupt leader of the political machine, Tammany Hall, in New York
- Fueled the second Red Scare by claiming he had a list of 205 communists working in the U.S. government
- Created a steel monopoly through vertical integration and wrote the "Gospel of Wealth"
- Built many railroads in Florida to boost tourism
- Muckraker who exposed the poor working and health conditions of the meat packing industry
- Founded the Black Panther Party
- Civil rights activist who focused on academic and economic independence
- Organized the SCLC, gave his "I Have A Dream Speech", led the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Civil rights activist, founder of the NAACP, demanded equal rights now
- Muckraker who exposed Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Trust
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- Created an oil monopoly through horizontal integration
- Joined SNCC before leaving and creating the Black Power Movement
- helped slaves escape through the underground railroad
- Progressive who built settlement houses, the most famous being Hull House
- Civil rights activist who focused on black nationalism and started the Back to Africa movement
- Author of the Feminine Mystique
- General who forcibly removed the Bonus Army, became a WWII war hero, was fired by Truman during the Korean War
- The only woman of color to attend the United Nations Conference
- Her arrest started the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Gave the "Cross of Gold" speech advocating for bimetallism
21 Clues: Author of the Feminine Mystique • Founded the Black Panther Party • Her arrest started the Montgomery Bus Boycott • Built many railroads in Florida to boost tourism • helped slaves escape through the underground railroad • Created an oil monopoly through horizontal integration • Gave the "Cross of Gold" speech advocating for bimetallism • ...
Chapter 26 Section 5 Russian Revolution 2018-04-17
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- Russian secret police force used by the government
- what the women marchers during WWI were shouting on a march through St. Petersburg
- the Czar of Russia during WWI
- adviser to Tsarina during WWI, known as the "mad monk"
- the peasant/lower class of Russia
- Russian socialists, known as the "majority"
- counter-revolutionary forces who fought on behalf of the tsarists loyalists during civil war
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- leader of the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution
- named for Karl Marx, tried to convince proletariat to overthrow Russian Monarchy
- the revolutionary communists led by Lenin and Leon Trotsky during civil war
- council of workers and soldiers
- leader or king of a Russia
- took over Russia in 1924 after Lenin died, also excommunicated Trotsky
13 Clues: leader or king of a Russia • the Czar of Russia during WWI • council of workers and soldiers • the peasant/lower class of Russia • Russian socialists, known as the "majority" • Russian secret police force used by the government • leader of the Bolsheviks during the October Revolution • adviser to Tsarina during WWI, known as the "mad monk" • ...
civial war 2022-03-09
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- to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
- the crossing of a part by positioning ship
- the idea that states have the right to limit the power of federal governemnt
- a person who has escaped from a from a place or is in hiding to avoid arrest or prosecution
- president Lincolns' declaring slaves in the usa free
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- the group of southern states
- self governing free from outside control or influence
- store house for weapons
- an agreement or settlement
- the last battle of the civil war
- a person who wanted to end slavery
- people loyal to the union (USA) during the civil war
- strong focus on and identification with the interests' of one's own region
13 Clues: store house for weapons • an agreement or settlement • the group of southern states • the last battle of the civil war • a person who wanted to end slavery • the crossing of a part by positioning ship • to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to • people loyal to the union (USA) during the civil war • president Lincolns' declaring slaves in the usa free • ...
school crossword 2024-04-30
15 Clues: Dora • reflex • long test • Civil war • long quiet • kids love it • persaverance • Fifteen minutes • Meg Jo Amy Beth • collin and mary • you write with it • delusional lunatic • papers fall out of it • we do it in the morning • what you need for encore
Moving to Civil War 2022-02-02
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- president who had never voted in his life
- the political party which died around 1852
- was sent in to take Harpers' Ferry back
- state called "Bleeding"
- party also called the Know-Nothing Party
- proviso would ban slavery in the Mex. Cession
- had a series of debates with Lincoln
- helped about 300 slaves escape
- the state that was created in 1820 for balance
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- wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
- new president when Taylor died
- he lost the election of 1848 due to Van Buren
- became a free state in 1850
- won in 1852 but dropped by his party in 1856
- he created compromises
- party formed in Michigan in 1854
- a president who suggested 36 30 in new lands
- a slave who sued for his freedom but lost
- first Republican to run for president
19 Clues: he created compromises • state called "Bleeding" • became a free state in 1850 • new president when Taylor died • helped about 300 slaves escape • wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin • party formed in Michigan in 1854 • had a series of debates with Lincoln • first Republican to run for president • was sent in to take Harpers' Ferry back • party also called the Know-Nothing Party • ...
Civil War Weapons Crossword 2024-03-26
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- .38 caliber, 9 rounds Alternative to revolver, Had to manually align the magazine
- called for intense drilling of the unit, with particular emphasis on moving as one cohesive unit to outmaneuver the enemy
- 20 shots per chain, Easily jams
- This rifle is a predecessor of the modern semi-automatic rifle, as the “collapsing-toggle action”
- would harass the enemy while the main army got into line formation
- First rifle to use a metallic cartridge magazine system
- creates a thick smoke that obscures vision.
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- The infantry would march together in one of three formations
- invented the Cotton Gin & interchangeable parts
- 2 pounds 14 ounces 13.25 inches .44 Caliber, 6 shots
- used in most ammunition today
- The most widely used weapon by the U.S. Army in the Civil War
- .48 caliber, 9 rounds, A bullet in every hole, rotates after firing, There is always one round pointed directly at you
- came first, still used in small caliber today
- .27 caliber, 6 shots, Brass Knuckles, knife and gun all in one!
- .38 caliber, 24 barrels, Have to manually rotate, Load it once, be safe all week!
- 6 shots per Cylinder, 48 total, Removable cylinders, Extremely heavy, impractical
- 10.5 pounds, 58.5 inches, .71 inch musket balls
- 2 pounds 11 ounces 14 inches .44 Caliber, 6 shots
19 Clues: used in most ammunition today • 20 shots per chain, Easily jams • creates a thick smoke that obscures vision. • came first, still used in small caliber today • invented the Cotton Gin & interchangeable parts • 10.5 pounds, 58.5 inches, .71 inch musket balls • 2 pounds 11 ounces 14 inches .44 Caliber, 6 shots • 2 pounds 14 ounces 13.25 inches .44 Caliber, 6 shots • ...
Pre Civil War Vocabulary 2024-04-02
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- Political party formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery.
- Supreme Court chief justice who wrote the majority opinion in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford.
- Compromise introduced in 1861 that might have prevented secession.
- A system in which issues are decided by the citizenry or voters.
- Abolitionist; author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
- Series of laws intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states.
- law that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery.
- Confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union.
- 1856 Supreme Court case in which a slave, Dred Scott sued for his freedom; The court ruled against Scott.
- Illinois Republican who ran against Stephen Douglas in 1858 for the Senate.
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- 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained by the War with Mexico.
- John Brown led the raid on the Federal arsenal in Virginia, in hopes of starting a slave revolt, captured in 1859 during an antislavery revolt.
- law meant to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves.
- First President of the Confederate States of America.
- Novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that showed slavery as brutal and immoral.
- To withdraw.
- Idea that the states have certain rights that the federal government cannot override.
- Political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
- Illinois senator who backed the Compromise of 1850
19 Clues: To withdraw. • Abolitionist; author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. • Illinois senator who backed the Compromise of 1850 • First President of the Confederate States of America. • Political party formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery. • law meant to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves. • Political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery. • ...
toward the civil war 2017-05-16
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- –a person who is killed because of their religious beliefs or other beliefs
- –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible
- matter dealt within a text
- of interests to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or pretty distinctions at the expense of general well being.
- –formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.
- –a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country person or group
- Sovereignty- the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
- ruffians –pro slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas territory
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- person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution.
- war-a war between citizens of the same country
- –withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- – control or maintain the rate or speed (a machine or process) so that it operates properly
- –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent
- to be right or reasonable
- rights- the rights and powers held by individual us states rather than by the federal government.
- argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
- –certain to happen unavoidable
- –a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after another.
- –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste
19 Clues: to be right or reasonable • matter dealt within a text • –certain to happen unavoidable • war-a war between citizens of the same country • –lasting for only a limited time; not permanent • –unable to bend or be forced out of shape, not flexible • argument of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. • –dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate or not to ones taste • ...
