civil war Crossword Puzzles
U.S. Presidents 2023-06-19
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- President who authorized the use of atomic bombs in WWII
- President who faced impeachment proceedings
- President during the Great Depression
- President known for his business background
- First U.S. President
- President known for his conservative policies
- President during the American Civil War
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- First African-American President
- President known for the New Deal policies
- President associated with the Camp David Accords
- President who resigned from office
- President who led the U.S. during the 9/11 attacks
- President who signed the Civil Rights Act into law
- Second U.S. President and founding father
- President associated with the Cuban Missile Crisis
15 Clues: First U.S. President • First African-American President • President who resigned from office • President during the Great Depression • President during the American Civil War • President known for the New Deal policies • Second U.S. President and founding father • President who faced impeachment proceedings • President known for his business background • ...
U.S. Presidents 2023-06-19
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- President who authorized the use of atomic bombs in WWII
- President who faced impeachment proceedings
- President during the Great Depression
- President known for his business background
- First U.S. President
- President known for his conservative policies
- President during the American Civil War
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- First African-American President
- President known for the New Deal policies
- President associated with the Camp David Accords
- President who resigned from office
- President who led the U.S. during the 9/11 attacks
- President who signed the Civil Rights Act into law
- Second U.S. President and founding father
- President associated with the Cuban Missile Crisis
15 Clues: First U.S. President • First African-American President • President who resigned from office • President during the Great Depression • President during the American Civil War • President known for the New Deal policies • Second U.S. President and founding father • President who faced impeachment proceedings • President known for his business background • ...
1960's 2016-05-22
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- Teens questioned everything
- Art based on modern culture and mass media
- Insecticide that people wanted to be banned
- First soft landing on the moon by the U.S.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed
- Created first high-speed film
- Where JFK was assassinated
- Civil Rights leader assassinated in 1968
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- Early 60's fashion
- Pop artist of the 60's
- A person who rejected established institutions and values
- Law was passed that stated ____ packages must contain warnings
- Apollo to land on the moon
- War that lasted from 1955-1975
- The Great Society was the policy of _______
15 Clues: Early 60's fashion • Pop artist of the 60's • Apollo to land on the moon • Where JFK was assassinated • Teens questioned everything • Created first high-speed film • War that lasted from 1955-1975 • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed • Civil Rights leader assassinated in 1968 • Art based on modern culture and mass media • First soft landing on the moon by the U.S. • ...
Historical Figures 2024-02-08
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- - Inventor and electrical engineer.
- - Native American guide and interpreter.
- - French military and political leader.
- - Leader of the Indian independence movement.
- - Queen of ancient Egypt.
- - Scientist and two-time Nobel Prize winner.
- - Monarch of the United Kingdom for over 60 years.
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- - U.S. President during the Civil War.
- - French heroine and military leader.
- - Founding Father and first U.S. President.
- - Eighth English monarch, known for his six marriages.
- - Theoretical physicist, creator of the theory of relativity.
- - Pharaoh of ancient Egypt.
- - Pioneer in radioactivity and Nobel laureate.
- - Civil rights leader and advocate for nonviolence.
15 Clues: - Queen of ancient Egypt. • - Pharaoh of ancient Egypt. • - Inventor and electrical engineer. • - French heroine and military leader. • - U.S. President during the Civil War. • - French military and political leader. • - Native American guide and interpreter. • - Founding Father and first U.S. President. • - Scientist and two-time Nobel Prize winner. • ...
Key People and Terms of the 1950s & 60s 2025-05-07
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- Nikita ______ - First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964.
- A. ______ Randolph - Key African American politician and activist who fought for workers rights and the creation of black unions.
- An African American revolutionary party formed in 1966 that advocated for self-defense against police brutality and for black power.
- _______ v. Board of Education - It declared segregation in schools unconstitutional.
- The type of War fought between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947-1991.
- Lynden B. ______ - 36th president, Southern Democrat, he served from 1963-1969 and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Bobby ______ - Co-founder of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California.
- John F. ______ - 35th president, a Democrat, Catholic, and the youngest president to be elected. He was assassinated in 1963.
- Martin Luther ______ Jr. - Leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 till his assassination in 1968.
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- Key African American activist best known for her Montgomery Bus Boycotts in defiance of Jim Crow Laws.
- Dwight D. ______ - The 34th president, he served from 1953-1961 and was the supreme commander of the military during World War II.
- ______ Missile Crisis - 1962 standoff between the USA and the USSR regarding the placement of missiles.
- _______ Marshall - He became the first African American Supreme Court Justice in 1967 and served until 1991.
- ______ X - African American revolutionary, Islamic minister, and key figure of the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965.
- Richard _______ - 37th president, Republican, known for the Watergate Scandal and was the president during the Vietnam War.
- Huey P. ______ - First leader of the Black Panther Party and co-founder.
16 Clues: Huey P. ______ - First leader of the Black Panther Party and co-founder. • Bobby ______ - Co-founder of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. • _______ v. Board of Education - It declared segregation in schools unconstitutional. • The type of War fought between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1947-1991. • ...
The 50's Vocab 2023-03-03
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- The act of releasing soldiers after a war.
- Salk American physician and medical researcher who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio
- Presley US pop singer and guitar player, called the king of rock and roll.
- Marshall American civil rights lawyer. First African American of the Supreme Court.
- Carried out by Senator Joseph McCarthy. Making false accusations against one another.
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is responsible for space research and civil space programs.
- Boom Increased birth rate following WWII.
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- People who consume more goods and services will more likely be better off.
- Parks Famously known for not giving up her seat to a white person on a bus.
- Riders People would take bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.
- D. Eisenhower 34th president of the United States. Served from 1953 to 1961.
- Strand of states which stretch from Virginia south through Florida, west to Texas and northwest through California
- Bill Provided World War II veterans with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing
- rights activists. Martin Luther King, Jr He was an American Baptist minister and activist
- Family Consisting of a mother and father in a first-time marriage and their children.
- Truman 33rd president of the United States. Serving from 1945 to 1953
16 Clues: Boom Increased birth rate following WWII. • The act of releasing soldiers after a war. • Truman 33rd president of the United States. Serving from 1945 to 1953 • People who consume more goods and services will more likely be better off. • Presley US pop singer and guitar player, called the king of rock and roll. • ...
soldiers heart crossword 2013-03-04
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- A heavy cavalry sword
- army the northern army during the American Civil War
- A person in authority
- recharge: load anew
- A person who rises in armed resistance against an established government or ruler
- A disposition of troops for action in battle
- opposite of friend
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- main thing to fight in war
- people that fight in war
- The distinctive clothing worn by members
- The piece of ground on which a battle is or was fought.
- Sounding rough and harsh
12 Clues: opposite of friend • recharge: load anew • A heavy cavalry sword • A person in authority • people that fight in war • Sounding rough and harsh • main thing to fight in war • The distinctive clothing worn by members • A disposition of troops for action in battle • army the northern army during the American Civil War • The piece of ground on which a battle is or was fought. • ...
American words 2023-03-21
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- A popular speach made by martin luther king(4 words)
- A man with a tall hat,also the president leading the nation under the civil war(2 words)
- Song about lynching(2 words)
- Something all americans have and value, an example is their rights, or equality(2 words)
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- The war where the slaves were set free (3 words)
- The people who lived in america before settelers came, also a minority now(2 words)
- The people first traveling to america and staying there
- settlers who migratet west
- The new world
9 Clues: The new world • settlers who migratet west • Song about lynching(2 words) • The war where the slaves were set free (3 words) • A popular speach made by martin luther king(4 words) • The people first traveling to america and staying there • The people who lived in america before settelers came, also a minority now(2 words) • ...
General History - December 1st 2020-11-11
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- world congress after 1945
- invention of the wheel
- Who owned the Armada?
- 1st president of the USA
- hundred years war was between england and
- Who painted the Mona Lisa
- Who rose to power in 1922? (Last name)
- won the english civil war
- president for three terms in the US (last name)
- revolution of 1979
- What ideology was the USSR?
- First female PM
- house of Henry VII and Elizabeth I
- Origins of the Olympics
- last chinese dynasty
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- Dual monarchy power in the 20th century
- Norman conquest of England
- What empire continued the Roman legacy
- 9 year old king of Egypt
- PM before Winston Churchill
- War was between the USA and the USSR
- treaty on Germany in 1918
- ideology of USA + UK
- Where was Napoleon born
- new ship invented in 1906
25 Clues: First female PM • revolution of 1979 • ideology of USA + UK • last chinese dynasty • Who owned the Armada? • invention of the wheel • Where was Napoleon born • Origins of the Olympics • 1st president of the USA • 9 year old king of Egypt • world congress after 1945 • treaty on Germany in 1918 • Who painted the Mona Lisa • new ship invented in 1906 • won the english civil war • ...
Social Studies Review EJS 2022-03-31
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- Has the same Greek and Roman name
- Creates the weapons of the gods
- The great Macedonian king that created a good army
- Greek god of the hunt
- Luring songs
- Kills the prince of Troy
- Magnificent structure that won the Trojan war
- Condisered as Alexander's greatest legacy
- Persian's first defeat
- The amount of years Odysseus was at sea
- Helped Odysseus kill the suitors
- This means victory
- Starts the beauty contest
- The final location Alaxander conquered
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- The name of the cyclops Oddysseus tricks
- Lightning
- Taught Alexander the Great
- Daughter was kidnapped by Hades
- Who Athens fought in the civil war
- The league Athens joins
- This goddess wins the beauty contest
- The length of a sarissa
- This war weakened all of greece
- The golden apple says, "to the _______ of them all"
- They want to marry Penelope
25 Clues: Lightning • Luring songs • This means victory • Greek god of the hunt • Persian's first defeat • The league Athens joins • The length of a sarissa • Kills the prince of Troy • Starts the beauty contest • Taught Alexander the Great • They want to marry Penelope • Creates the weapons of the gods • Daughter was kidnapped by Hades • This war weakened all of greece • ...
Texas History 2022-04-20
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- The name of the telegram that made the US join the war.
- The girl who was never going to give her seat up.
- Cow head in Spanish, also an explorer.
- The guy who got wrongly arrested for treason.
- Who Mexico gained their freedom from.
- The name of the ship that made the US join the war.
- Another word for joined in war.
- The people who started the world wars.
- Oil geyser.
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- Germany started it again.
- first European to map the coast of Texas.
- A French explorer.
- The plains, but greater.
- San Antonio De Valero was another name.
- The Earth is tilted on an ______.
- Where La Salle is from.
- The 2nd biggest state in the US.
- Where the oil geyser was found.
- Spokesman for civil rights before he got assassinated in 1968.
- Germany started it.
- DONT USE ANY SPACES FOR THE ANSWERS,the answer is free
21 Clues: Oil geyser. • A French explorer. • Germany started it. • Where La Salle is from. • The plains, but greater. • Germany started it again. • Another word for joined in war. • Where the oil geyser was found. • The 2nd biggest state in the US. • The Earth is tilted on an ______. • Who Mexico gained their freedom from. • Cow head in Spanish, also an explorer. • ...
A Long Way Gone Crossword 2024-02-16
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- What foundation rescued the author?
- When did this civil war take place?
- What village is the author from?
- What saves the group of boys from being executed?
- What did this book win?
- What guns were used in war?
- What country does this take place in?
- How many years did the author serve?
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- The author lost his childhood ________
- Who is the author’s brother?
- What did the author not know until he was rescued?
- This book is considered to be ______
- What side did the author fight for?
- What time did the village get attacked?
- When was the author removed from combat?
- What is the author’s name?
- What city did the author go to after rehab?
- What kind of music is the author make before the war?
- What kind of book is this?
- When was this book published?
- When was the author drafted?
- Who was being fought against?
22 Clues: What did this book win? • What is the author’s name? • What kind of book is this? • What guns were used in war? • Who is the author’s brother? • When was the author drafted? • When was this book published? • Who was being fought against? • What village is the author from? • What side did the author fight for? • What foundation rescued the author? • ...
What shall we read? 2022-10-25
15 Clues: Good • Not untrue • Not impure • the Civil ___ • The Holy _____ • Untrue stories • Dramatic magic • What witches do • Our denomination • What disney makes • ___ice of the peace • What happened before us • The only thing we take to heaven • What happens before you get married • Not conforming to acceptable standards
African Wars Crossword Kennedi Miller 2024-06-11
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- A term used to refer to diamond mined in a warzone
- a battle in 1993 when Somali militia forces shot down three American helicopters
- Idi Amin military coup killed plenty of people
- Used by the Nigerian government as a tactic to win the Nigerian Civil War. Resulted in food shortages and death for over 2 million people
- And insurgency that included militant Islamist, jihadist rebel group, and Boko Haram on July 2 2009, to start an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria Due to the dive
- The leader of the Nigerian Government
- He wanted to make living better education, healthcare and rural development
- Siad Barre was an authoritarian who gained power in 1969 and gained near totalitarian levels of control
- Eritrean People's Liberation Front
- Non- governmental Organization
- A war the occurred because of the president Amins
- an independence struggle rooted in the decline of Western imperialism that began in 1961 and would last until 1991
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- People of the norther area of Nigeria
- Humanitarian organization that provided Critical medical Assistance to civilians affected by the conflic in Biafra
- Tigray People's Liberation Front
- Uganda National Liberation Army
- Uganda National Liberation front; was trying to establish a transitional government
- The agreement that ended the congo war
- An ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria
- the rise of the Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- Genocide also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred between 7 April and 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War.
- The leader of the declaration of Independence for the Eastern Region of Biafra
- a task force created by the United Nations security council to provide humanitarian relief and restore order
- Seized power in the military coup
- a war between Somalia and Ethiopia over a disputed border region (Ogaden)
25 Clues: Non- governmental Organization • Uganda National Liberation Army • Tigray People's Liberation Front • Seized power in the military coup • Eritrean People's Liberation Front • People of the norther area of Nigeria • The leader of the Nigerian Government • The agreement that ended the congo war • An ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria • ...
civil war 2021-02-09
9 Clues: the red's • the blue's • 6"5' tall president • one of many guns used • invited to Confederacy • a meager win for blues • invited to Confederacy • a small but usfull gun • a sword attached to some guns
Civil War 2020-07-13
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- To formally end practice or system (of slavery)
- When something is kept secret and is not known about
- Breaking away from a group or country to form another
- Constantly diminishing size or strength in a system
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- Name of the pro-slavery group of southern states
- A way to force people to join the armed forces
- To free from legal, social, or political restrictions
- The 20 "free" states in the north and 5 border states
8 Clues: A way to force people to join the armed forces • To formally end practice or system (of slavery) • Name of the pro-slavery group of southern states • Constantly diminishing size or strength in a system • When something is kept secret and is not known about • To free from legal, social, or political restrictions • The 20 "free" states in the north and 5 border states • ...
Civil War 2022-03-27
8 Clues: The first battle • THis side loved slavery • This side was against slavery • He was the general of the South • He was the leader of the North side • Which was the most important battle? • He was the general of the North side • County The first battle was located here
Civil War 2016-08-12
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- A tax on goods coming into a country or going out of a country
- To make an agreement
- A war in which opposing groups of people from the same country fight each other in order to gain political control
- A change that is made to a law or document
- Give someone rights they did not have before
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- When a law or system ends
- The work that is done to repair the damage to a city, industry, etc., especially after the end of a war
- Leaving a group
8 Clues: Leaving a group • To make an agreement • When a law or system ends • A change that is made to a law or document • Give someone rights they did not have before • A tax on goods coming into a country or going out of a country • The work that is done to repair the damage to a city, industry, etc., especially after the end of a war • ...
Civil War 2023-11-01
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- Rights: The legal rights and protections granted to all citizens, including equal treatment under the law.
- Proclamation: An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that declared enslaved people in Confederate-held territory to be free.
- A person who advocated for the complete and immediate abolition (elimination) of slavery.
- Railroad: A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom in the North and Canada.
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- The act of a state or group of states formally withdrawing from the Union.
- An agreement reached through mutual concessions between conflicting parties. Compromises such as the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 aimed to address issues related to slavery.
- The Southern states that seceded from the United States and formed their own government during the Civil War.
- The Northern states of the United States during the Civil War, also referred to as the United States or the federal government.
8 Clues: The act of a state or group of states formally withdrawing from the Union. • A person who advocated for the complete and immediate abolition (elimination) of slavery. • Rights: The legal rights and protections granted to all citizens, including equal treatment under the law. • ...
Civil War 2024-05-03
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- General George B.________ was urged by Lincoln to continue advancing.
- When Robert E. Lee fought an offensive war.
- The North
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- A 2 day battle that was the bloodiest at that point in the war.
- Small and fast ships that have mounted guns on them.
- A vessel that was built in the North.
- The South
- Confederacy's largest city.
8 Clues: The South • The North • Confederacy's largest city. • A vessel that was built in the North. • When Robert E. Lee fought an offensive war. • Small and fast ships that have mounted guns on them. • A 2 day battle that was the bloodiest at that point in the war. • General George B.________ was urged by Lincoln to continue advancing.
Civil War 2024-05-15
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- celebrated for its captivating history, diverse culture, and breathtaking landscapes. It is a sought-after destination for travelers around the world.
- was the most popular U.S. war since World War II. It restored American confidence in its position as the world's sole superpower. It helped to exorcise the ghost of Vietnam that had haunted American foreign policy debates for nearly two decades.
- First War
- an armed conflict between a United States-led coalition force against the regime of Saddam Hussein from 2003 to 2011. The war was part of a broader campaign against terrorist activity known as the Global War on Terror.
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- was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Zanzibar on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history.
- an important development in the Cold War because it was the first time that the two superpowers were close superpower countries who had huge influence or strength, giving them significant global power.
- War
- Second War
8 Clues: War • First War • Second War • celebrated for its captivating history, diverse culture, and breathtaking landscapes. It is a sought-after destination for travelers around the world. • ...
Civil war 2022-04-28
8 Clues: Pro-Slavery • Anti-slavery • 16th U.S. President • deadliest 1 day long battle • A book written by Harriet Tubman • War between the north and the south • Bloodiest single battle of the civil war • The south loved the idea of this and had a lot of these
Civil War 2023-05-24
civil war 2025-02-07
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- the south states that seceded from the union
- a three day battle in 1863 near the Tennessee border
- the US Navy’s strategy to prevent the Confederacy from trading so they could not get supplies, weapons, ammunition and other materials
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- A general of the union army
- all of the assets that are used or can be used by the enemy are targeted, such as food sources, transportation, communications, industrial resources, and even the people in the area
- the Union Army’s plan to capture a major city
- led by Wiliam T Sherman from ATL to Savannah
- confederate prison
8 Clues: confederate prison • A general of the union army • the south states that seceded from the union • led by Wiliam T Sherman from ATL to Savannah • the Union Army’s plan to capture a major city • a three day battle in 1863 near the Tennessee border • ...
civil war 2025-03-05
8 Clues: what was the south called • what was the north called • Abraham Lincoln freed ____ • what was the bloodiest battle • who was a monster to the south • who was the president of the north • what bullet did they use in the civil war • who was Abraham Lincoln assassinated from
US Presidents- Sue 2015-02-05
8 Clues: Civil War • the New Deal • Truman Doctrine • Watergate scandal • the author of Bill of Rights • direct the Operation Overlord • first president of United States • the African-American Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Review 2022-12-07
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- Raided a national armory at Harper’s Ferry, in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt.
- Wanted to preserve the Union. Free-Soiler.
- Founded the Tuskegee Institute, a vocational school for African Americans. Worked with white leaders. Thought African Americans would have to wait and prove equality
- Fees you had to pay to vote
- ___ v. Board of Education. This court case overturned Plessy V. Ferguson. Said schools must be desegregated .
- What most freedmen did after the Civil War to make money, often working on the same farms they were once slaves on. Kept them economically dependent on whites
- This Amendment said FreedMEN can vote
- The movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities to get jobs and escape racism
- Fought against lynching
- A surge in African American art and creativity in Harlem, NY as a result of the Great Migration
- Attempted to sue for his freedom. The court ruled he was property & cannot sue.
- The time period after the Civil War in which the South was “re-built”
- A violent racist group that sought to suppress freedmen
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- Created schools for freedmen and poor whites
- Editor of the abolitionist newspaper “the Liberator”
- Co-founded the NAACP. Demanded equality NOW!
- Believed Civil rights was a black only movement. Advocated meeting violence with violence. Founded the Black Panthers.
- Wanted to punish white Southern leaders, and help the freedmen as much as possible.
- This Amendment established basic rights for freedmen
- Unfair tests people had to take to vote
- This court case said segregation was legal
- Worked with white leaders. Advocated civil disobedience.led the March on Washington
- Declared all slaves in rebelling states were free, but freed no one. Made the war about slavery which gives the north a new reason to fight, and prevents the British from helping the Confederacy.
- General laws that restricted black rights
- Segregation laws
- Wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. Exposed the horrors of slavery.
- If your dad or granddad could vote, so could you. Allowed whites to get around the voting restrictions
- This Amendment abolished slavery
- This term describes people who want to end all slavery everywhere.
29 Clues: Segregation laws • Fought against lynching • Fees you had to pay to vote • This Amendment abolished slavery • This Amendment said FreedMEN can vote • Unfair tests people had to take to vote • General laws that restricted black rights • Wanted to preserve the Union. Free-Soiler. • This court case said segregation was legal • Created schools for freedmen and poor whites • ...
President Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-03
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- This president was a strong believer in United States industry and was commander in chief during the Spanish American War.
- This president was a large proponent of the Affordable Care Act, and it was passed under his presidency.
- This president changed directions from Lincoln’s reconstruction plan once in office and was the first president to be impeached.
- This president is the first president to serve two non consecutive terms and is best known for using the veto power on laws.
- This is an abbreviated name for the president that came up with the New Deal during the Great Depression.
- This president is famous for warning European nations to not colonize any more lands in the American territories.
- This president was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis, but was not able to finish his term due to an assassination.
- This president conducted a massive trade deal that helped America trade with Canada and Mexico in the 90’s.
- This president struggled with his administration to help ease the problems of the Great Depression.
- This president had the shortest presidency of 31 days after passing away from pneumonia.
- Decided to drop the atomic bomb in World War II after only being in office for 82 days.
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- This president was a big advocate for the League of Nations as he believed in cooperation among nations after the first world war.
- This Civil War general turned president had to deal with the aftermath of the war trying to pass the Fifteenth Amendment.
- This president wrote the Declaration of Independence and was one of the first members of the Democratic-Republican party.
- Was This 16th president was commander in chief during the Civil War and famously wore a tall hat.
- This fiscally conservative president served during the 1920’s.
- This president ran on the idea that they would construct a border wall between the United States and Mexico.
- This president helped improve relations with the U.S.S.R and stopped fighting in Vietnam and was the only president to resign from office.
- The 1st president and commander in the Revolutionary War.
- This president was known to compromise and gets credit for penning the Constitution.
- This World War II general turned president tried to ease the tensions of the Cold War and started the framework for the highway system we have today.
- This president was famous for getting stuck in the White House bathtub.
- This labor supporting president tried to help preserve the earth through the creation of national parks.
23 Clues: The 1st president and commander in the Revolutionary War. • This fiscally conservative president served during the 1920’s. • This president was famous for getting stuck in the White House bathtub. • This president was known to compromise and gets credit for penning the Constitution. • ...
8th grade history crossword 2022-05-06
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- the act that began segregation.
- the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War.
- amendment, the amendment that guarantees citizenship to all slaves born in the U.S
- a group of people who sought to purify the church.
- A democracy where everyone has a say about what happens.
- southerns who supported the union
- , the main conductor on the underground railroad.
- the general of the confederate army
- northerners who move south to make money
- a revival that swept through the 13 colonies during the 1730´s
- A business owned collectively by his shareholder's
- the first gov in the 13 colonies
- the first black person to make it to U.s senate.
- Republicans, people that thought that Lincoln was being to easy on the southern states during Reconstruction
- amendment, Made slavery illegal.
- the war in between the states
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- the first gov document of the Plymouth colony.
- The first great battle of the Revolutionary War
- the people that settled Pennsylvania
- a joint stock company
- the act where slaves worked on a plantation for money but pay a living fee. (legal slavery)
- English settlers who came to North America on the Mayflower
- one of the first successful colony'sin north america
- a man or woman that is under contract to work in the 13 colonies.
- amendment, guarantees slaves the right to vote.
- the laws that began segregation
- the first state to succeed from the union
- bureau, the group of people that helps slaves begin school and getting jobs and housing.
- protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773
- the first full-scale battle of the Civil War
30 Clues: a joint stock company • the war in between the states • the act that began segregation. • the laws that began segregation • the first gov in the 13 colonies • amendment, Made slavery illegal. • southerns who supported the union • the general of the confederate army • the people that settled Pennsylvania • northerners who move south to make money • ...
Santiago-Unit Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-11
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- Built on barrier islands to convert Native Americans to Catholic Christianity
- An organization of people that kill and harass black people, still an organization active to this day
- An act that is Illegal if committed by a juvenile, legal if committed by an adult
- This is what the North was called during the civil war
- A US naval base that was attacked December,7,1941 this caused the US to join the war
- The idea of the South competing with the North by adding more factories and becoming more self efficient
- This branch has the power to make laws
- A way to get land grants by how many slaves you own and how many men are in the family
- Georgia hosted this event in 1996
- An article that lists the laws and responsibilities of citizens and the government of a Nation,State or group
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- A civil rights activist for African American rigths, known for his "I have a Dream" speech
- A physical feature that "cuts" Georgia horizontally
- People that are rebellious
- Not supporting any side of a disagrement or war
- A really dry area for a long period of time
- A deal implemented by Roosevelt during the Great Depression to return Prosperity to Americans
- A British passenger ship the was bombed by Germany, due to their strict ocean patrol, killing many Britians and Americans, one of the major events that caused the United States to join the war.
- This Branch enforces the laws written by congress
- An insect that would puncture and lay their eggs inside of cotton
- An act that would be illegal for a juvenile and illegal if committed by an adult
20 Clues: People that are rebellious • Georgia hosted this event in 1996 • This branch has the power to make laws • A really dry area for a long period of time • Not supporting any side of a disagrement or war • This Branch enforces the laws written by congress • A physical feature that "cuts" Georgia horizontally • This is what the North was called during the civil war • ...
Events of Civil War 2024-04-29
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- A famous speech by Lincoln, rallying people to keep fighting the war after the bloodiest battle of the war.
- Document, that would later become the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, stating that all slaves would be free.
- First conflict of the Civil War, where South Carolina attacked a Union fort within their state
- Battle in which Grant took the Mississippi river, cutting the South in half.
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- Battle that stopped the Confederacy from pushing to Washington D.C. Also was the single bloodiest day in American history.
- Series of battles in the state of Georgia where a Union general tried to destroy the hope of the South by burning down everything in his path.
- The last battle of the Civil War, where Lee surrenders to Grant.
- Turning point of the Civil War where Lee loses a great deal of soldiers while trying to have them charge at the Union.
8 Clues: The last battle of the Civil War, where Lee surrenders to Grant. • Battle in which Grant took the Mississippi river, cutting the South in half. • First conflict of the Civil War, where South Carolina attacked a Union fort within their state • A famous speech by Lincoln, rallying people to keep fighting the war after the bloodiest battle of the war. • ...
Finding fathers Harrington 2016-09-07
Across
- who said “ are we not on the eve of civil war
- who scientist
- the war hero of the revolutionary war
- nominated george Washington as presentedJefferson
- who read 100 books on government
- “ it is really an assembly of demigods”
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- Who was the voice who concerned all the small states
- was the delegates refused to attend
- who sent representatives to Philadelphia
- who presented the New Jersey plan
- who widely credited the great compromise
- who was overseas at their diplomatic post
12 Clues: who scientist • who read 100 books on government • who presented the New Jersey plan • was the delegates refused to attend • the war hero of the revolutionary war • “ it is really an assembly of demigods” • who sent representatives to Philadelphia • who widely credited the great compromise • who was overseas at their diplomatic post • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2022-04-12
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- All the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country
- Weapon used during the War
- The South
- City of the Capital of the Confederacy
- The South's main way of earning money
- Regiment allowing African Americans to fight in the War
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- The North
- President during the Civil War
- Battle that occurred in Sharpsburg, Maryland
- Common way of transportation for the North
- City of the Capital of the Union
- Cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority
12 Clues: The North • The South • Weapon used during the War • President during the Civil War • City of the Capital of the Union • The South's main way of earning money • City of the Capital of the Confederacy • Common way of transportation for the North • Battle that occurred in Sharpsburg, Maryland • Regiment allowing African Americans to fight in the War • ...
Unit 5 Vocabulary 2021-02-26
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- to limit the purchase or consumption of food or other goods
- to withdraw, in this case, from the U.S
- to equip with machinery especially to replace human or animal labor
- an oil well with a copious natural flow
- a reform movement that tried to connect social and political problems
- the civilian world in wartime
- power is distributed between a national government and the states Freedmen – a person who has been freed from slavery.
- the post-Civil War period from 1865 to 1877; the U.S. re admitted the southern states to the Union and the federal government implemented policies affecting southern states.
- rule by an army instead of the usual civil authorities.
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- a change made to a law or document, in this case the U.S. Constitution.
- the act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- the federal union of states during the period of the American Civil War
- a tenant farmer who receives a share of the value of the crop minus charges for rent and other expenses
- excessive devotion to local interests and customs to a region of a nation
- the right to vote
- to make rules or laws to control something
16 Clues: the right to vote • the civilian world in wartime • to withdraw, in this case, from the U.S • an oil well with a copious natural flow • to make rules or laws to control something • rule by an army instead of the usual civil authorities. • to limit the purchase or consumption of food or other goods • to equip with machinery especially to replace human or animal labor • ...
World history 2021-05-16
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- south africa is known for this
- war ww1 was a
- gave women more rights in terms of having kids
- because of what country was nato founded
- soviet leader ww2
- europeans _______ labor to poor countries to increase profit
- the us and soviet union fought directly in the _____ war
- european country leaving the eu
- global issue caused primarily by racism
- aliexpress is an example of ____
- something officially added to the un in 1948
- the most notorious loser of ww2
- infamous testing site in ww2 japan
- vietnam leader
- irradiated many diseases
- most of africa was _____ by europeans
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- famous person against apartheid
- city made infamous because of apartheid
- the cause for the american civil war
- notable resistance to globalization
- is an effect of burning fossil fuels
- was blamed for ww2
- migration effect caused by the industrial revolution
- increased the survival rate of wounded soldiers in ww2
- the holocaust is an example of
25 Clues: war ww1 was a • vietnam leader • soviet leader ww2 • was blamed for ww2 • irradiated many diseases • south africa is known for this • the holocaust is an example of • famous person against apartheid • european country leaving the eu • the most notorious loser of ww2 • aliexpress is an example of ____ • infamous testing site in ww2 japan • notable resistance to globalization • ...
Texas History 2022-04-20
Across
- Where La Salle is from.
- The name of the ship that made the US join the war.
- The name of the telegram that made the US join the war.
- The people who started the world wars.
- first European to map the coast of Texas.
- Cow head in Spanish, also an explorer.
- Another word for "teamed up" in war.
- The 2nd biggest state in the US.
- The plains, but greater.
- Spokesman for civil rights before he got assassinated in 1968.
- Germany started it again.
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- The guy who got wrongly arrested for treason.
- Who Mexico gained their freedom from.
- Germany started it.
- DONT USE ANY SPACES FOR THE ANSWERS,the answer is free
- A French explorer.
- Where the oil geyser was found.
- The Earth is tilted on an ______.
- Oil geyser.
- The girl who was never going to give her seat up.
- San Antonio De Valero was another name.
21 Clues: Oil geyser. • A French explorer. • Germany started it. • Where La Salle is from. • The plains, but greater. • Germany started it again. • Where the oil geyser was found. • The 2nd biggest state in the US. • The Earth is tilted on an ______. • Another word for "teamed up" in war. • Who Mexico gained their freedom from. • The people who started the world wars. • ...
Significant Historical Peeps 2019-12-17
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- Famous Queen with a lot of powerful descendants
- Most Academy Awards ever
- Laid the foundations for equality and liberty in the USA
- US Industrialist who has a very famous brand of car named after him
- Famous French Conqueror
- The most famous warrior who fought in the Trojan War
- Came down Mt Sinai with the 10 Commandments
- Leader of the Protestant Reformation
- Artist responsible for David and the Sistine Chapel
- Disgraced US Cyclist
- Lady who caused the ten year Trojan War
- Founder of the Persian Empire
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- Father of the Hebrew Nation
- Greek Conqueror during ancient times
- US President during the Civil War
- Laid the foundations regarding the Laws of Gravity
- Poet and playwright responsible for Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet
- Greek Philosopher
- First US President
- The First Holy Roman Emperor
- Famous Ancient Egyptian Queen
- Sailed the ocean blue in 1492
22 Clues: Greek Philosopher • First US President • Disgraced US Cyclist • Famous French Conqueror • Most Academy Awards ever • Father of the Hebrew Nation • The First Holy Roman Emperor • Famous Ancient Egyptian Queen • Sailed the ocean blue in 1492 • Founder of the Persian Empire • US President during the Civil War • Greek Conqueror during ancient times • Leader of the Protestant Reformation • ...
Ch. 16/17 Adyson Perkins 2024-01-26
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- concept that laws should be made by each state and not by federal government
- a well thought out plan of action
- someone who will die for their beliefs
- a force that opposes or slows motion
- Lincoln’s orger that freed slaves in all the rebelling states
- A payment made(often by authorities)as a reward
- serious injury or death
- a person who is illegally running away
- to firmly establish
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- to strengthen or make stronger
- war star of destroying the enemy’s means of survival
- a place where weapons are kept
- promissory notes (made with green ink) issued during the Civil War
- to provide evidence or reasons for
- slave-owning states that stayed in the U.S.
- to enroll in a group such as the military
- war fought among citizens of same country
- the act of separating or withdrawing
- to formally withdraw
- a stream flowing into a larger body of water
20 Clues: to firmly establish • to formally withdraw • serious injury or death • to strengthen or make stronger • a place where weapons are kept • a well thought out plan of action • to provide evidence or reasons for • a force that opposes or slows motion • the act of separating or withdrawing • someone who will die for their beliefs • a person who is illegally running away • ...
Cold War - Vietnam 2024-03-22
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- Youngest president; shot
- Separated Berlin from rest of Germany
- Fear of Communism in US
- Promoted war then peace
- Alliance between US and European countries
- Congregation of rep from countries to prevent war
- Border between N and S Korea
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Sent exiled Cubans to kill Castro
- Told people what activities were American
- Help countries resist communism
- US sent supplies to Berlin
- Civil war between north and south Korea
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- First satellite
- McCarthy started Russian "witch hunts"
- Soviet leader after stalin
- Barrier established between Soviets and west Europe
- Communist countries under Russia
- Weapon utilizing fission
- Soviet NATO
- An attempt to stop Communist spread
- Mass amounts of children being born
- Decided to split up Germany
- Executed because they were believed to be spies
- Demilitarized Zone
- Communist leader of Cuba
- US aid in rebuilding European econ
27 Clues: Soviet NATO • First satellite • Demilitarized Zone • Fear of Communism in US • Promoted war then peace • Youngest president; shot • Weapon utilizing fission • Communist leader of Cuba • Soviet leader after stalin • US sent supplies to Berlin • Decided to split up Germany • Central Intelligence Agency • Border between N and S Korea • Help countries resist communism • ...
Ethan 1st hour 2024-04-24
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- McCoy was 24 and was born in ilonoise
- they used them so they don't get bit by snakes
- so they don't get thorns in them
- most free staters were in lawrence.
- they liked robbing stores and banks
- they use them to lasso bulls
- quantdrail named after a war
- drives the people got mad cause of they ruined crops
- so they don't get hot
- brown he was a anti abolinsinist
- so they are more comfortable on the horse
- they can kill someone
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- slavery someone who is not agianst slavery
- people who were on people on the reservation
- he was born before Kansas had opened for settlement
- someone who against slavery
- in the civil war there are not permitted but she insisted to be in the war
- fields it ran through the cheyyene and apraho.
- person who tends cattle or has a barn
- people planted crops
20 Clues: people planted crops • so they don't get hot • they can kill someone • someone who against slavery • they use them to lasso bulls • quantdrail named after a war • so they don't get thorns in them • brown he was a anti abolinsinist • most free staters were in lawrence. • they liked robbing stores and banks • McCoy was 24 and was born in ilonoise • ...
21 2024-06-23
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- Oil spill off Alaska in 1989.
- U.S. President and WWII general.
- Soviet then Russian space station operational from 1986 to 2001.
- Site of a 1970 protest shooting.
- Leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
- 1968 reform movement crushed by Soviet troops.
- Group advocating for African American rights.
- Fear of computer failures at the turn of the millennium.
- Nonviolent transition of power in Czechoslovakia, 1989.
- 1955 action following Rosa Parks' arrest.
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- 1956 international crisis over the Suez Canal.
- 1980s scandal involving secret U.S. arms sales.
- Easing of Cold War tensions in the 1970s.
- French leader who established the Fifth Republic.
- U.S. senator known for anti-Communist crusade.
- Antiapartheid leader released in 1990.
- Space telescope launched in 1990.
- San Francisco politician and gay rights activist assassinated in 1978.
- Region attempting to secede from Nigeria, leading to civil war.
- Vehicle used by Apollo 15 on the moon.
20 Clues: Oil spill off Alaska in 1989. • U.S. President and WWII general. • Site of a 1970 protest shooting. • Space telescope launched in 1990. • Antiapartheid leader released in 1990. • Vehicle used by Apollo 15 on the moon. • Easing of Cold War tensions in the 1970s. • 1955 action following Rosa Parks' arrest. • Group advocating for African American rights. • ...
Civil Rights 2023-01-26
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- Famous speech made on the steps of Lincoln Memorial
- Granted African American men the right to vote
- Laws in South that enforced Racial segregation
- First African American to earn a Phd from Harvard, cofounded the NAACP
- Inspired by MLK, joined congress, received presidential Medal of Freedom
- Sparked the Montgomery bus boycotts
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- Protested segregated bus terminals, took bus trips through the American South
- Era after the civil war
- Foremost leader of Civil Rights movement, assassinated 1968
- Civil Rights leader and Muslim Minister
- Landmark Supreme Court ruling establishing racial segregation in Schools as unconstitutional
11 Clues: Era after the civil war • Sparked the Montgomery bus boycotts • Civil Rights leader and Muslim Minister • Granted African American men the right to vote • Laws in South that enforced Racial segregation • Famous speech made on the steps of Lincoln Memorial • Foremost leader of Civil Rights movement, assassinated 1968 • ...
Civil War 2013-12-05
8 Clues: the south • the north • people who had no rights • the president of the confedrent • the war fought between 1861-1865 • the gun they used in the civil war • what they put on the end of their gun • the 16th president of the united states
Civil war 2014-05-19
9 Clues: A battle • A battle • The north • The south • A confederate general • war A type of batte • A iron ship used for blockading • A battle fought by robert E lee • A more long ranged and powerful gun
Civil War 2021-10-12
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- west _____ seceded from the confederate states after not recognizing succession from the union
- The _____ proclamation was signed in 1863, freeing slaves as well as allowing them to serve in the army
- although african americans could serve in the army, they were in _____ units, usually staying in camps and seeing less battle than their white comrades
- president ______ declared an insurrection from the south in 1861
- the _____ address, spoken by Abraham Lincoln, was a two minute speech summing up the events of the civil war up to that point
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- _______ was the southern states president
- The southern states seceded into the ____
- The institution of ____ was the reason the southern states seceded
8 Clues: _______ was the southern states president • The southern states seceded into the ____ • president ______ declared an insurrection from the south in 1861 • The institution of ____ was the reason the southern states seceded • west _____ seceded from the confederate states after not recognizing succession from the union • ...
Civil war 2022-03-09
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- who won the civil war
- Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
- What political party was Abraham Lincoln a part of?
- Where first shot was fired that began the
- Which side had a larger population and more railroads?
- President of the Confederate States was
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- The name give to the north was what?
- What name was given to Southern states that didn't secede?
- war.
- The name give to the south was what?
10 Clues: war. • who won the civil war • The name give to the north was what? • The name give to the south was what? • President of the Confederate States was • Where is the capital of the Confederacy? • Where first shot was fired that began the • What political party was Abraham Lincoln a part of? • Which side had a larger population and more railroads? • ...
Civil War 2022-01-07
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- People opposed to slavery.
- Sumter this is the place the first shot was made
- vs south
- part of new warfare
- The southern group whose leader was Jefferson Davis
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- lead slaves to freedom as a spy
- Compromise set where Missouri became a slave state and Maine a free state. Slavery would now not be allowed above the 36,30 line of latitude
- Northern group. This group was lead by Abraham Lincoln.
8 Clues: vs south • part of new warfare • People opposed to slavery. • lead slaves to freedom as a spy • Sumter this is the place the first shot was made • The southern group whose leader was Jefferson Davis • Northern group. This group was lead by Abraham Lincoln. • ...
Civil War 2022-04-29
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- was the president while the war was happening
- new kind of bullet used in battle
- north had a better __ than the south
- what side didn't do anything
- where were most of the battles fought
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- military group that rode on horses
- used for communication with morse code
- Which side was pro-slavery?
- Which side was anti slavery?
9 Clues: Which side was pro-slavery? • Which side was anti slavery? • what side didn't do anything • new kind of bullet used in battle • military group that rode on horses • north had a better __ than the south • where were most of the battles fought • used for communication with morse code • was the president while the war was happening
Civil War 2022-05-11
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- First general of the Confederate states
- The president of the confederate states at the time, led the south in battle
- Second general of the Confederate states
- Well known nurse during the civil war, helped many soldiers live
- Abraham lincolns dog
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- general of the Union states
- The president of the union states at the time, led the north in battle
- The main cause of the civil war
8 Clues: Abraham lincolns dog • general of the Union states • The main cause of the civil war • First general of the Confederate states • Second general of the Confederate states • Well known nurse during the civil war, helped many soldiers live • The president of the union states at the time, led the north in battle • ...
Civil war 2022-05-11
8 Clues: the southern army • the northern army • a nurse in the civl war • the president at the time • "angle of the battlefeild" • created to help wounded soilders • one of the soldiers in the 54th Massachusetts regiment • the wart that was fought between the confederates and the union
Civil War 2022-06-14
8 Clues: Lincoln is shot • Southern States • Northern States • Famous confederate general • President of the Confederacy • Former Slave who fought for freedom • President of the United States in 1860 • Place where confederates first attacked
Civil war 2020-06-03
8 Clues: the 16 president • Started by a man named Nate • Between Lincoln and douglas • It was the last event in 1861 • Split Western territory in half • An attack on the federal armory and arsenal • Widened the division between north and the south. • A legislation that didn't pass trying to get rid of slvery
Civil War 2020-02-22
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- Plan- the Unions plan to strangle the South economically and militarily by taking over the Mississippi River and blockading Southern ports.
- Sumter- Confederacy attacked a federal fort in South Carolina officially starting the Civil War in 1861.
- Freedom and independence.
- the murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler. Inflation- Volume of money printed increases = Prices increase = loss of value of currency. (money becomes
- of Gettysburg- (1863), turning point in the Civil War in which the Union defeated the Confederacy, ending hopes for a Confederate victory in the North (Bloodiest battle.)
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- Proclamation- Presidential executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that declared all slaves within the rebellious states are free. (not border states)
- of Vicksburg- Union victory in the Mississippi River Valley that split the Confederacy from east to west.
- Address- Famous speech made by Abraham Lincoln to honor the soldiers of both sides that died at Gettysburg/ showed dedication to republicanism, equal rights, liberty, and Union.
- Court House- Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant signaling the end of the Civil War.
9 Clues: Freedom and independence. • Sumter- Confederacy attacked a federal fort in South Carolina officially starting the Civil War in 1861. • of Vicksburg- Union victory in the Mississippi River Valley that split the Confederacy from east to west. • ...
Civil War 2024-04-25
8 Clues: the U.S. • a Union soldier • quick way to travel • a Confederate citizen • a state that allows slavery • a very fast way to send messages • a building where manufacturing happens • a group of states that seceded from the Union
Civil War 2023-03-08
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- The 16th president of the United States, Lincoln preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people.
- election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln’s election Southern states seceded from the Union.
- the belief that a state’s sovereignty is more important than that of the national government.
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- compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
- Supreme Court ruling that declared enslaved people were not citizens of the United States.
- the act of making legally null and void
- the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent; the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
- machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers.
8 Clues: the act of making legally null and void • Supreme Court ruling that declared enslaved people were not citizens of the United States. • machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers. • the belief that a state’s sovereignty is more important than that of the national government. • ...
Civil war 2023-02-23
Across
- What nation did the south call themselves?
- what was the most popular anti slavery book?
- who was a terrorist to the south and a hero to the north?
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- who was the confederates president?
- who was the union's president?
- whats the nickname for cotton in the south?
- what did the south produce the most of?
- what nation did the north call themselves?
8 Clues: who was the union's president? • who was the confederates president? • what did the south produce the most of? • What nation did the south call themselves? • what nation did the north call themselves? • whats the nickname for cotton in the south? • what was the most popular anti slavery book? • who was a terrorist to the south and a hero to the north?
Civil War 2023-01-25
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- issued the Emancipation Proclamtion
- bloodiest battle fought on April 6th
- confedarate troops were called
- union general lep his troops where
- july 3rd confederacy lost its major offesive war to
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- many civil war battle were fought in
- In 1862 congress ended slavery in what district
- vicksbeard divided and gave control of
8 Clues: confedarate troops were called • union general lep his troops where • issued the Emancipation Proclamtion • many civil war battle were fought in • bloodiest battle fought on April 6th • vicksbeard divided and gave control of • In 1862 congress ended slavery in what district • july 3rd confederacy lost its major offesive war to
Civil war 2023-02-01
8 Clues: a shoe worn by soldiers • a term meaning before war • a log gun with a smooth bore • a nickname used for the South • a blade or knife at the end of a musket • a person who wants to get rid of slavery • relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns • a state of armed conflict between different states
Civil War 2023-05-24
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- In these debates, Abraham Lincoln argued with Stephen Douglas about slavery.
- At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor.
- The act allowed the people of each territory to decide whether or not to allow slavery.
- He organized a raid in Harpers Ferry in hopes that slaves would take weapons from an arsenal, or a collection of weapons for later use, and fight for freedom.
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- It allowed Missouri to become the 24th state in the United States. It also began the conflict over the spread of slavery that led to the American Civil War.
- It was an ugly war between groups of people who had strong beliefs about slavery.
- Allowed California to be admitted as a free state and the admission New Mexico Territory and Utah Territory with slavery was left to the decision of the people in relation to popular sovereignty on slavery.
- The United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
8 Clues: In these debates, Abraham Lincoln argued with Stephen Douglas about slavery. • It was an ugly war between groups of people who had strong beliefs about slavery. • The act allowed the people of each territory to decide whether or not to allow slavery. • ...
civil war 2023-04-26
civil war 2025-03-04
Across
- what was something that was forced to work and got sold to white people
- people who don’t make sandwiches and fight in
- somebody who was a president and fought for slaves freedom
- hating on other races
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- where was it was fought
- war what was the war called?
- Somebody who makes sandwiches and works as a nurse in war
- who lost the war
8 Clues: who lost the war • hating on other races • where was it was fought • war what was the war called? • people who don’t make sandwiches and fight in • Somebody who makes sandwiches and works as a nurse in war • somebody who was a president and fought for slaves freedom • what was something that was forced to work and got sold to white people
Civil War 2025-06-09
8 Clues: southern side • northern side • to break away • 16th president • group of soldier • a captured person • fight between armies • multiple military´s fighting
CIVIL WAR 2025-05-08
8 Clues: south • north • turning point • what Abraham Lincon is most famous for • Davis president of the Confederacy • Beecher Stowe author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Scott enslaved man who sued for his freedom • Tom's Cabin book written during the Civil War to she how slavery is bad
Civil war 2025-05-12
8 Clues: they freed the slaves • a warship made of metal • the confederacy's president • the norths plan to win the war • the norths way of transportation • they would dress as a man to fight in the war • they helped free the slaves and was a union spy • a military campaign led by union general william t sherman
Civil war 2025-05-14
8 Clues: The north • The south • Main General • The president • Confederate commander • One of the bloodiest Battles • Place for the seven days battle • Conflict between the north and south
Civil War 2023-04-06
8 Clues: Jailbird • Tough times • Fit as a Fiddle • Ankle-length, lace-up shoe • A bestseller written about slavery • Breechloading weapon used by soldiers • Low on the shoulders, good for parties • A kitchen utensil used for cooking a whole fish
Decolonization and the Cold War 2013-04-17
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- 1989 scene of demonstrations in Beijing China that were brutally suppressed
- Polish union leader who organized resistance to communism in Poland and ended communist rule there in 1988
- achieving goals through symbolic protests without using violence
- defensive alliance formed in 1949 by wetern Europe, the US and others to defend against Soviet expansion
- Israeli human rights activist, spent years in Soviet concentration camp for speaking out for human rights
- tense cold war stand off between US and USSR over missiles in Cuba in 1962
- war fought from 1950-1953 between South Korea and United Nations against N Korea and China
- South African freedom fighter and leader of the African National Congress, first black president of South Africa
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- Chinese leader who formulated China's economic modernization while retaining brutal communist political control
- Polish pope who became the first non-Italian pope in over 400 years
- late 1960's uprising led by the Red Guards in China
- communist leader of the People's Republic of China Won Chinese civil war in 1949
- policy of complete separation of the races
- led the Indian independence movement with non violence and civil disobedience
- cold war conflict involving the US and South Vietnam and North Vietnam in the 1960's and 70's
- first woman prime minister of India, assassinated by her Sikh guards
- the process of a colony moving to independence from an outside empire or force
- communist Cambodian rebels who committed genocide as they attempted to transform Cambodia in the 1970's
- curtain" term coined by Churchill to identify the boundary between eastern and western Europe after WWII
- leader of Soviet Union from 1985-1991 who introduced perestroika and glasnost
- policy of openness to ideas and information introduced by Gorbachev
21 Clues: policy of complete separation of the races • late 1960's uprising led by the Red Guards in China • achieving goals through symbolic protests without using violence • Polish pope who became the first non-Italian pope in over 400 years • policy of openness to ideas and information introduced by Gorbachev • ...
China 1911-1969 2015-11-18
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- military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China
- Name of Mao's wife and partner in the Cultural Revolution
- Leader of the KMT during the Chinese Civil War
- Capital city of China
- led the Red Army during the Long March (leader of CCP)
- Treaty after World War One, China was on the allied side
- This was done to find people who disliked Mao and eliminate them
- He was elected President of the Chinese Republic.
- Law that benefitted women that came in 1950
- Drug that many Chinese citizens were addicted to for large periods of time
- Key focus of the Five Year Plan
- died of diabetes because he was refused medical assistance
- system of government in which all the people of a state or polity are involved in making decisions about its affairs
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- Groups of young people who were encouraged to do Mao's bidding
- Last emperor of China
- 12th April 1927, was the violent suppression of Communist Party organisations in Shanghai by the KMT.
- Political, Communist ideas of Mao Zedong
- Political party that opposed the Communists
- Land Reforms in early 1950's were beneficial for development
- Type of warfare used by the CCP in the Chinese Civil War (successful)
- Cities that the USA dropped atomic bombs on in the Second World War
- Was declared illegal with all houses registered and visitor lists kept by street committees after Mao came into power in 1949
- also called the Second Five Year Plan and detrimental effects for China
- 1951, replaced the private banks and controlled the issuing of money.
- He took over the Chinese government in 1913
- A monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm
26 Clues: Last emperor of China • Capital city of China • Key focus of the Five Year Plan • Political, Communist ideas of Mao Zedong • Political party that opposed the Communists • Law that benefitted women that came in 1950 • He took over the Chinese government in 1913 • Leader of the KMT during the Chinese Civil War • He was elected President of the Chinese Republic. • ...
Decolonization and the Cold War 2013-04-17
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- 1989 scene of demonstrations in Beijing China that were brutally suppressed
- Polish union leader who organized resistance to communism in Poland and ended communist rule there in 1988
- achieving goals through symbolic protests without using violence
- defensive alliance formed in 1949 by wetern Europe, the US and others to defend against Soviet expansion
- Israeli human rights activist, spent years in Soviet concentration camp for speaking out for human rights
- tense cold war stand off between US and USSR over missiles in Cuba in 1962
- war fought from 1950-1953 between South Korea and United Nations against N Korea and China
- South African freedom fighter and leader of the African National Congress, first black president of South Africa
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- Chinese leader who formulated China's economic modernization while retaining brutal communist political control
- Polish pope who became the first non-Italian pope in over 400 years
- late 1960's uprising led by the Red Guards in China
- communist leader of the People's Republic of China Won Chinese civil war in 1949
- policy of complete separation of the races
- led the Indian independence movement with non violence and civil disobedience
- cold war conflict involving the US and South Vietnam and North Vietnam in the 1960's and 70's
- first woman prime minister of India, assassinated by her Sikh guards
- the process of a colony moving to independence from an outside empire or force
- communist Cambodian rebels who committed genocide as they attempted to transform Cambodia in the 1970's
- curtain" term coined by Churchill to identify the boundary between eastern and western Europe after WWII
- leader of Soviet Union from 1985-1991 who introduced perestroika and glasnost
- policy of openness to ideas and information introduced by Gorbachev
21 Clues: policy of complete separation of the races • late 1960's uprising led by the Red Guards in China • achieving goals through symbolic protests without using violence • Polish pope who became the first non-Italian pope in over 400 years • policy of openness to ideas and information introduced by Gorbachev • ...
American Government Review 2022-04-25
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- amendment where powers are reserved for the states
- branch of government that interprets the laws
- a day that celebrates the country's birthday
- Americans that lived in the US before the Europeans
- American innovation
- first secretary of treasury
- Chief Justice of the United States
- a day to honor people in the US military
- what the 13 stripes on the flag represent
- Commander in Chief of the US military
- the term length (in years) for a member of the Senate
- change to the US Constitution
- providing education is a power for the ___ government
- president during the Great Depression
- each state has two senators because of the Great
- the term length (in years) for a member of the House
- branch that the President is in charge of
- branch of government that writes laws
- country affected during Persian Gulf War
- Speaker of the House
- amendment that anyone born in the US is a citizen
- America's main rival during the Cold War
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- founded free public libraries
- capital of Florida
- war between the north and the south
- form of government of the US
- papers that help understand the constitution
- the people who elect US Senators
- father of the constitution
- the civil rights movement fought _____
- founding document written in 1787
- concern during the Cold War
- appoints federal judges
- president during September 11
- territory that was purchased from the French
- what the 50 stars on the flag represent
- making treaties is a power For the ____ government
- day that honors those who died during service
- amount of Supreme Court seats
- author of the Declaration of Independence
- governor of Florida
41 Clues: capital of Florida • American innovation • governor of Florida • Speaker of the House • appoints federal judges • father of the constitution • concern during the Cold War • first secretary of treasury • form of government of the US • founded free public libraries • president during September 11 • change to the US Constitution • amount of Supreme Court seats • ...
American Government Vocab Crossword 2022-11-10
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- Government by the people; the form of government the USA uses.
- Giving people the right to vote.
- When people own human beings, like property, to do all their dirty work and be their servants for free.
- A person that wants to put an end to slavery.
- This place was bombed by Japan to include US into World War 2
- The side of the Civil War that wanted to give slaves freedom.
- What the law is called before it is signed by the president
- The basic principles and laws of America. Written in 1787, and ratified in 1788.
- The first British settlement established in America or "the new world." Located in current day Virginia.
- America fought within itself for the freedom of slaves.
- The ship that transported pilgrims to "the new world."
- A area that is under full or partial control by another country, usually a country from far away.
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- This is what the Confederate States of America did from the Union.
- Americans fought for freedom against the British Empire.
- The side of the Civil War that was against giving slaves freedom.
- A worldwide economic depression where the stock market crashed wiping out millions and millions of investors.
- The time period before a war
- Rise in prices and decrease in the value of money.
- The first ten amendments written in the constitution.
- When the president decides not to pass the bill.
- A plant that is made for financial gain rather than being used by the grower.
- Tax on imports.
- British people did this thing without representation which angered the colonists and was one of the causes of the American Revolution.
23 Clues: Tax on imports. • The time period before a war • Giving people the right to vote. • A person that wants to put an end to slavery. • When the president decides not to pass the bill. • Rise in prices and decrease in the value of money. • The first ten amendments written in the constitution. • The ship that transported pilgrims to "the new world." • ...
Jackson and Sectionalism 2020-05-13
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- In the 1828 election, there were more ______ because property requirements were eliminated
- Northern industrial states favored high ____ to protect manufacturers from foreign competition
- Anti-slavery newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison
- Giving government jobs to loyal campaign supporters
- Compromises over slavery prior to the Civil War were meant to balance power between free and slave states in this branch of the national government
- This state opposed the Tariff of 1832 and threatened secession
- Southern states relied on this type of economy before and after the Civil War
- Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser led slave revolts in this state
- The Know-Nothings and this political party were formed when the Federalist party died after the War of 1812—WHIGS
- Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady ______ were leaders of the women's suffrage movement
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- Event in which Native Americans were forced to march west; many died along the Way
- Modeled after the Declaration of Independence, the _______ Declaration outlined reasons to give women the right to vote
- America's victory in the Mexican War led to the U.S. acquisition of California,Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and _____.
- Power given to the President to prevent passage of legislation
- When a new state joined the Union and if forbid slavery, it was called this
- This area entered the Union 9 years after fights for, and winning, independence from Mexico
- The Missouri Compromise's separation of free and slave state areas deals solely with this territory
- Westward expansion and admission of new states to the Union led to increased conflict over this issue
- This term means a state can invalidate (void) an act of Congress
- Battle where "Texans" were defeated by a superior Mexican army
- This person vetoed the re-chartering of the Bank of the United States
21 Clues: Giving government jobs to loyal campaign supporters • Anti-slavery newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison • Power given to the President to prevent passage of legislation • This state opposed the Tariff of 1832 and threatened secession • Battle where "Texans" were defeated by a superior Mexican army • ...
Layered Learning 1950s Crossword 2025-05-05
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- An African American activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus which started a boycott.
- Was the 34th US president and oversaw the Korean War and the development of nuclear weapons by both sides.
- A community located on the outskirts of a city or a large town
- Was a Chief Justice of US and made landmark decisions which helped expand civil rights.
- Was a period of intense anti-communism suspicion in the US partically during the Cold War
- Is a independent agency and operates the US´s space program
- Refers to a soda shop especially one that specializes in ¨dirty¨ sodas.
- Is a genre of music that became hugely popular in the 1950s
- Was a US air force officer and was the first person to break the sound barrier
- Was the first person to journey into outer space
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- American singer and actor who rose to fame in the 50s
- A form of protest where people refuse to buy,use, or support a business to express disapproval.
- Was a singer and guitarist who is known as the ¨King of Rock n Roll¨.
- Was the first artifical satellite to orbit Earth
- Was the first black Supreme Court Justice. He also helped argue landmark cases like Brown V Board of Education
- A period of global tension between the US and the Soviet Union.
- Was a African American Activist during the late 50s and early 60s
- Fought a 3-year civil war in 1950-1953
- Was a case where the Supreme Court outlawed segreated schools.
- Was the 33rd US president and led the US through WW2 and gave the command to drop nukes on Japan to end the war.
20 Clues: Fought a 3-year civil war in 1950-1953 • Was the first artifical satellite to orbit Earth • Was the first person to journey into outer space • American singer and actor who rose to fame in the 50s • Is a independent agency and operates the US´s space program • Is a genre of music that became hugely popular in the 1950s • ...
Roman Empire to Fall of Rome Puzzle 2023-05-08
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- Which part of the Roman empire fell first?
- The Eastern Roman Empire became known as the _______ Empire.
- King of the Roman gods; was Zeus to the Greeks.
- Volcano the buried two Roman cities in 79 A.D.
- I tried to help Marc Antony win the civil war but we ended up committing suicide when we lost the war.
- These were used to bring water to Roman cities from the mountains.
- First Emperor of the Roman Empire; created a fire & police department for Rome.
- Goddess of wisdom and war for the Romans; was Athena to the Greeks.
- The queen of the Roman gods and goddess of marriage; Hera to the Greeks.
- You could make money at gladiator games by doing this.
- What Roman Numeral is this XXIV (you will need to write it in words)
- The Roman god of the underworld; Hades to the Greeks.
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- Tickets to see gladiator contests were __________ to the public.
- Roman city preserved by the eruption of a volcano in 79 A.D.
- This gladiator had a curved sword and a very small round shield.
- Known as the fisherman this gladiator used a net and trident as weapons.
- This group of three men came together to avenge the death of Julius Caesar.
- This is where most people in Rome got their water.
- Adopted son of Julius Caesar, helped bring Caesar’s assassins to justice.
- United with Octavian to bring Caesar’s assassins to justice; allied with Cleopatra but lost civil war to Octavian.
- Gladiators were determined heavily or lightly armed by the size of their ____.
- Roman emperor who sang while Rome burned and blamed the fire on the Christians.
22 Clues: Which part of the Roman empire fell first? • Volcano the buried two Roman cities in 79 A.D. • King of the Roman gods; was Zeus to the Greeks. • This is where most people in Rome got their water. • The Roman god of the underworld; Hades to the Greeks. • You could make money at gladiator games by doing this. • ...
US History Chapter 7 2025-10-27
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- : To formally charge a public official with misconduct
- : Site of Lee’s surrender
- : Bureau providing aid, schools, and legal protection to freed slaves
- : Peace Democrat who opposed Lincoln’s war policies
- : President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- : Democrat who supported the war to preserve the Union
- : Confederate commander known for holding his ground at Bull Run
- : Government act allowing paper currency
- : Confederate general and overall commander of the Confederate army
- : Union strategy to blockade ports and split the Confederacy
- : Diplomatic crisis threatening British neutrality
- : President elected after the Compromise of 1877
- : Decree freeing enslaved persons in rebelling states
- : Union admiral who captured New Orleans
- : Authorization given to act as a representative
- : Amendment abolishing slavery
- : Wearing down by constant harassment or attack
- : Lincoln’s speech dedicating a cemetery after the battle
- : Led the failed assault at Gettysburg
- : A person freed from slavery
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- : Law dividing South into five military districts
- : Civil-War-era water mine
- : The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
- : Requiring people to serve in the military
- : Military blockade of a city to force surrender
- : Paper money first issued by the Union
- : Union general who became commander of the Union Army
- : Legal order ensuring a lawful imprisonment
- : Strategy of wearing down the enemy
- : President impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act
- : Union general known for his “March to the Sea”
- : A pardon granted to a large group of people
- : Laws used in the South to control freedmen
- : Amendment granting citizenship and equal protection
- : Hard biscuit eaten by soldiers
- : Amendment granting voting rights regardless of race
- : Searching or raiding for food
37 Clues: : Site of Lee’s surrender • : Civil-War-era water mine • : A person freed from slavery • : Amendment abolishing slavery • : Searching or raiding for food • : Hard biscuit eaten by soldiers • : Strategy of wearing down the enemy • : Led the failed assault at Gettysburg • : Paper money first issued by the Union • : Government act allowing paper currency • ...
Reconstruction Vocab 2025-09-01
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- Laws in the South that enforced segregation and unequal treatment of African Americans after Reconstruction.
- Taking away someone’s right to vote.
- The act of making peace and coming back together after a fight or conflict.
- The rights that belong to every citizen, such as equal treatment under the law and the right to vote.
- To officially approve or accept something, like an amendment.
- A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution.
- The time after the Civil War (1865–1877) when the United States worked to rebuild the South and bring the Southern states back into the Union.
- W written plan for how the government works.
- The forced separation of people, usually by race, in schools, housing, or public places.
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- Formerly enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War.
- The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments that ended slavery, gave citizenship, and protected voting rights.
- The act of freeing enslaved people.
- A government decision to forgive people for crimes, often related to politics or war.
13 Clues: The act of freeing enslaved people. • Taking away someone’s right to vote. • W written plan for how the government works. • A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution. • Formerly enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War. • To officially approve or accept something, like an amendment. • ...
A Long Walk to Water 1-10 2025-09-30
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- : Nya’s younger sister who becomes sick
- : Quality Salva shows by never giving up
- : River the group must cross
- : Shown by the old woman who helps Salva
- : Salva’s main source of strength and motivation
- : Long trip across the desert and Nile
- : Dangerous, dry land Salva’s group must cross
- : Boy forced to flee during the civil war
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- : Feeling that helps characters survive tough times
- : Relative who encourages Salva to keep going
- : Vital resource both Salva and Nya struggle to find
- : Dangerous animal in the Nile River
- : Country where the story takes place
- : Where Nya’s family must take Akeer for help
- : Suffering caused by lack of water
- : Person forced to leave their home because of war
- : Girl who must walk for water every day
- : Another constant struggle for Salva’s group
- : Insects that sting Salva’s group while gathering honey
- : Conflict that forces Salva from his home
20 Clues: : River the group must cross • : Suffering caused by lack of water • : Dangerous animal in the Nile River • : Country where the story takes place • : Long trip across the desert and Nile • : Nya’s younger sister who becomes sick • : Quality Salva shows by never giving up • : Girl who must walk for water every day • : Shown by the old woman who helps Salva • ...
Civil War 2023-01-06
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- What was the basis of the south's economy?
- Who had more advantages in the war?
- Who won the first battle of bull run?
- Who established the Emancipation proclamation?
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- Who wanted the war to last/wear out the opponent?
- What battle officially started the war?
- What was Winfield Scott's plan called?
- What were the North referred to as?
8 Clues: Who had more advantages in the war? • What were the North referred to as? • Who won the first battle of bull run? • What was Winfield Scott's plan called? • What battle officially started the war? • What was the basis of the south's economy? • Who established the Emancipation proclamation? • Who wanted the war to last/wear out the opponent?
Civil War 2021-10-12
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- _______ was the southern states president
- The southern states seceded into the ____
- the _____ address, spoken by Abraham Lincoln, was a two minute speech summing up the events of the civil war up to that point
- president ______ declared an insurrection from the south in 1861
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- The _____ proclamation was signed in 1863, freeing slaves as well as allowing them to serve in the army
- although african americans could serve in the army, they were in _____ units, usually staying in camps and seeing less battle than their white comrades
- west _____ seceded from the confederate states after not recognizing succession from the union
- The institution of ____ was the reason the southern states seceded
8 Clues: _______ was the southern states president • The southern states seceded into the ____ • president ______ declared an insurrection from the south in 1861 • The institution of ____ was the reason the southern states seceded • west _____ seceded from the confederate states after not recognizing succession from the union • ...
civil war 2023-02-24
8 Clues: the north • the south • leader of the us army • separates seeds from cotton • they were 200 to buy in the 1860's • soft white fiber that was really important • clothing largest manufacturing company NY in 1850 • brown a folk hero in the north a terrorsit in the south
Civil War 2023-05-16
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- This battle was another key victory for the Confederates. Again they were heavily outnumbered, but because of Lee’s genius military tactics, they defeated the Union. Even with the substantial win, the Confederates lost one of their biggest leaders,“Stonewall” Jackson.
- This battle was a crucial success in Tennessee for the Union Army led by Ulysses Grant because it helped pave the way for a massive operation in the Mississippi Valley later that year.
- This battle was the first major battle fought in Georgia. It had the second highest number of casualties after the Battle of Gettysburg.
- This battle was remarkable because it was the final battle of the Civil War.
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- This battle was the single most bloody battle of the war. It was a turning point in the war, effectively ending Lee's winning streak and stopping the Confederate invasion of the North. Lincoln honored the fallen in a famous speech.
- This battle was a major loss for the Union. Even though the Union had blown this place to pieces, when they tried to get around the Confederate army to avoid a battle, they ended up getting caught in the midst of one of the largest and bloodiest battles in the Civil War.
- This battle was one of the key turning points for the Union. Because of this victory, it provided President Abraham Lincoln the opportunity he wanted to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
- This battle took place in northern Virginia, which helped pave the way for the first Confederate invasion of the North. This battle is also known as the Second Manassas Battle.
8 Clues: This battle was remarkable because it was the final battle of the Civil War. • This battle was the first major battle fought in Georgia. It had the second highest number of casualties after the Battle of Gettysburg. • ...
Civil War 2017-01-17
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- / first major land battle of the armies in Virginia.
- / one of the divine rights promised in the Declaration of Independence
- / cut off a main Confederate supply centre,also influenced the Federal presidential election of 1864.
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- / concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government.
- / act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their states
- / one of the divine rights promised in the Declaration of Independence
- / He participated in the underground railroad. He also helped establish the League of Gileadites. Was sentenced to death 1859
- / violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of working-class discontent with new laws passed by Congress that year to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War.
- / a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and Canada.
- / one of the divine rights promised in the Declaration of Independence
10 Clues: / first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. • / one of the divine rights promised in the Declaration of Independence • / one of the divine rights promised in the Declaration of Independence • / one of the divine rights promised in the Declaration of Independence • ...
Civil War 2016-04-01
8 Clues: Union General • Union President • September 17,1862 • Confederate president • July 1, 1863-July 3, 1863 • May 18, 1863-July 4, 1863 • April 12, 1861-April 14, 1861 • War April 12, 1861- may 9, 1865
Civil War 2018-04-19
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- all persons born in the US are citizens no matter what race
- a process used by the federal government that re-admits the Confederate to the Union
- assassin of Lincoln
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- A law limiting freedom and fights of blacks
- Proclamation that freed all slaves within the Confederate states
- President of the confederacy
- Impeachment of this president
- Felt nation should forgive South
8 Clues: assassin of Lincoln • President of the confederacy • Impeachment of this president • Felt nation should forgive South • A law limiting freedom and fights of blacks • all persons born in the US are citizens no matter what race • Proclamation that freed all slaves within the Confederate states • ...
Civil War 2022-03-08
8 Clues: general • governor • former slaves • battle of galveston • battle of sabine pass • former president of Texas • rights for invidual states • remained loyal to the union
Civil war 2021-12-10
8 Clues: 16th president • a black preacher • to end something. • leave the country • loyalty to a region • to settle differences. • some one who tried to end slavery. • wrote the Declaration of Independence
Civil war 2022-04-28
8 Clues: Pro-Slavery • Anti-slavery • 16th U.S. President • deadliest 1 day long battle • A book written by Harriet Tubman • War between the north and the south • Bloodiest single battle of the civil war • The south loved the idea of this and had a lot of these
Civil war 2022-05-16
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- ___invaded the north two times and was then defeated.
- _________was the first state
- ______was elected to be president in 1860.
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- who served as president of the confederate states of America?
- Which Political Party won the election od 1860?
- ______ shot lincoln in the head on April 15, 1865.
- July of 1863, Union forces won the ______ of Gettysburg.
- Who does Lincoln choose to be the new vice president?
8 Clues: _________was the first state • ______was elected to be president in 1860. • Which Political Party won the election od 1860? • ______ shot lincoln in the head on April 15, 1865. • ___invaded the north two times and was then defeated. • Who does Lincoln choose to be the new vice president? • July of 1863, Union forces won the ______ of Gettysburg. • ...
Civil War 2024-02-07
8 Clues: A Slave • President • Enslavement • Kansas Nebraska • The Harpers Ferry raid • Abraham Lincoln at the time • Contribute a huge number of its men to both sides • Slaves had to make this with there hands before machines
Civil War 2024-05-22
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- Union General.
- The process to readmit the Sothern states back into the U.S.
- The process of accusing a pubic official of wrong doings.
- A system of which landowners gave farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for a large portion of the profits.
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- Separation, especially of the races.
- Most famous Confederate General.
- Opened nursing in Union army hospitals to women, supervised 3000 of them during the war.
- A scamp/rascal.
8 Clues: Union General. • A scamp/rascal. • Most famous Confederate General. • Separation, especially of the races. • The process of accusing a pubic official of wrong doings. • The process to readmit the Sothern states back into the U.S. • Opened nursing in Union army hospitals to women, supervised 3000 of them during the war. • ...
civil war 2024-11-27
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- is a key state because of wealth, large population and home of great military leaders like Robert E Lee. he was a general in carge of confederate troops during the civil war.
- Fights that broke out in kansa where many people had moved in order to vote
- -divide between the north(indus) and the south(agi)
- ran for the illinois senate seat in 1858, was a republican
- statements or beliefs, usually on behalf of a political party.
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- a federal fort located in the harbor of charleston, south carolina
- a mine state, wanted to make state not stay as territory.
- the union plane to shut off all southern trade and ruin their economy
8 Clues: -divide between the north(indus) and the south(agi) • a mine state, wanted to make state not stay as territory. • ran for the illinois senate seat in 1858, was a republican • statements or beliefs, usually on behalf of a political party. • a federal fort located in the harbor of charleston, south carolina • ...
Civil War 2024-05-03
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- Compromise This compromise added Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and put a line at 36 30 that decided if a territory could be free or slave in the future.
- Party which party was founded in 1854
- Action of abolishing something or getting rid of
- Sumter who was one of the first shots of the Civil War
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- battle of Pittsburg landing is also called what
- withdrawing what does seceding mean
- To set free
- Plan name after a type of snake that strangles its prey
8 Clues: To set free • withdrawing what does seceding mean • Party which party was founded in 1854 • battle of Pittsburg landing is also called what • Action of abolishing something or getting rid of • Sumter who was one of the first shots of the Civil War • Plan name after a type of snake that strangles its prey • ...
Civil war 2025-01-21
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- The battle of ________ ranch was fought after the civil war ended
- The __________ river was essential for Supplies
- The Battle of ________, the north took control of the Missippi River
- The Battle of _______ restored Galveston harbor to the Confederacy
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- The Battle of _________ Largest battle ever fought in North America
- General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the ________ courthouse
- The battle of _______pass,the Confederate destroyed 2 union gun boats, and captured 300 Union Soldiers
- The battle of _________ was known as the bloddiest day of the entire civil war
8 Clues: The __________ river was essential for Supplies • The battle of ________ ranch was fought after the civil war ended • The Battle of _______ restored Galveston harbor to the Confederacy • The Battle of _________ Largest battle ever fought in North America • General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the ________ courthouse • ...
Civil War 2024-11-08
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- group of men fighting from horse back
- group of men fighting on foot
- hard biscuit made of flour/salt/water
- confederate general who surrendered to Ulysses S Grant
- the act of breaking away from the United States to form the Confederate States
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- bag soldiers carried with their things in it
- 16th president of USA
- tin or wood container on a strap used to carry liquid
8 Clues: 16th president of USA • group of men fighting on foot • group of men fighting from horse back • hard biscuit made of flour/salt/water • bag soldiers carried with their things in it • tin or wood container on a strap used to carry liquid • confederate general who surrendered to Ulysses S Grant • ...
civil war 2025-01-17
8 Clues: firearms • horseback • from the west • to draft someone • a crop u can sell • the southern states • A soldier who was wounded • to kill a important person
Civil War 2025-05-16
civil war crossword puzzle 2013-04-04
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- contributed to the the abolutionist cause
- this was the first word used in the New York times
- event that preserved the union
- railroad aboulutionist created this help slaves
- two teritories kansas and nebraska
- a person against the opposite confederate
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- sumtner first spark that started the civil war occur here opposed abolution
- owner of a plantation
- soverieghty a person who votes if slaves are allowed
- conducted the underground railroad
- defiance to their government
- southerners believed they could leave their union
- these set of people ended slavery
- california was able to enter the union as a free slave
- leader a general of the union
- who touches a white heads hair dies like a dog
- lead a rebellion
- general on federal side who came on command in june 1862
18 Clues: lead a rebellion • owner of a plantation • defiance to their government • leader a general of the union • event that preserved the union • these set of people ended slavery • conducted the underground railroad • two teritories kansas and nebraska • contributed to the the abolutionist cause • a person against the opposite confederate • ...
Pre-Civil War Timeline 2023-10-12
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- Proviso unsuccessful proposal in the US to ban slavery territory from Mexico (1846)
- Liberty Laws pre-civil war laws passed by N state governments to counteract the fugitive slave acts (1851)
- Slave Act Act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if in free state (1850)
- Compromise Missouri=slave state Maine=non slave state (1820)
- of 1860 Abe Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860
- of 1850 Admission of California as a "free state"
- Railroad efforts of enslaved African Americans trying to gain their freedom by escaping bondage (1850s)
- Act Repealed the Missouri Compromise, created new territories, allowed popular sovereignty (1854)
- Tom's Cabin enslaved person being transported by boat to New Orleans (1852)
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- Brown's Raid Brown and his men captured citizens and seized armory and arsenal (1859)
- Kansas Series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas territory (1856)
- Party Short-lived coalition political party in the US (1848)
- Lloyd Printer, publisher, abolitionist, suffragist, civil rights activist, author of the liberator
- Scott Enslaved people were not citizens of the US and get no protection (1857)
- Debates Douglas=nationalizing slavery? Lincoln=abolitionist? (1858)
- Secedes to protect the states rights, disagreements over slavery (1861)
- Doctrine Douglas says a territory could prevent slavery by failing to pass favorable legislation (1858)
- Party Emerged to combat the expansion of slavery into the American territories (1854)
18 Clues: of 1850 Admission of California as a "free state" • Compromise Missouri=slave state Maine=non slave state (1820) • of 1860 Abe Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 • Party Short-lived coalition political party in the US (1848) • Debates Douglas=nationalizing slavery? Lincoln=abolitionist? (1858) • ...
Antebellum/Civil War Crossword 2022-12-13
Across
- Campaign to take GA's main rail & manufacturing center
- Plan to keep the South from trading cotton for European weapons
- Supreme Court Case that said no black people could be citizens
- What Lincoln gained from the fall of Atlanta
- Battle after first invasion of GA
- Commander of prison who was executed for war crimes
- What many prisoners died of at Andersonville Prison
- a person who thought all slaves should be freed immediately
- state that wanted to come into the Union as free state by itself.
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- What document changed the focus of the Civil War from secession to slavery.
- Platform that led to southern states accepting the Compromise of 1850
- People who Lincoln wanted to discourage from helping the South.
- Crisis where South Carolina that threatened to not follow a federal tariff law
- Who marched to the sea in GA, leaving a path of destruction
- What the states had to do in 1850 to keep the country together
- to make a law nonexistent in a state
- President who threatened to invade a state that did not enforce a tariff
- a type of law that said all slaves had to be returned to their master
18 Clues: Battle after first invasion of GA • to make a law nonexistent in a state • What Lincoln gained from the fall of Atlanta • Commander of prison who was executed for war crimes • What many prisoners died of at Andersonville Prison • Campaign to take GA's main rail & manufacturing center • Who marched to the sea in GA, leaving a path of destruction • ...
After the Civil War/Westward Expansion 2024-05-12
Across
- This area became highly industrial, eventually bleeding into the midwest.
- This was the president that started Reconstruction.
- Even after the civil war, the South remained reliant on this to maintain an economy.
- This Act in 1862 led settlers to go to the west to claim land to build houses.
- These people would transport cows via cattle drives before trains were increasingly popular.
- This plan, created by Lincoln, involved restoring Southern Government and getting 10% of all voters to pledge loyalty to the US.
- This amendment abolished slavery permanently.
- After the economy in the South bloomed, they mass produced lumber, coal and this plant that is usually associated with slavery.
- Johnson was hated by many because his reconstruction lead the way for the South to enact these codes to restrict black rights.
- This president ended the Civil War.
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- This group of people in the South were the creators of the Jim Crow Laws after they regained political power; were defeated in the war.
- These people had their land forcibly removed as people moved west.
- This amendment meantstates could not deny rights towards any citizen.
- This area was devastated after the war. Their money was worthless and many of their railroads and farms were completely destroyed.
- The south was considered this part of the nation economically.
- This group of people wanted the slaves to be given rights quickly and for the South to be punished heavily; impeached Johnson.
- This railroad was finished right after the War and helped settlers travel west.
- Three amendments were made during this time to create this for all American citizens.
- These laws segregated African Americans and Whites, removing the rights that African Americans fought for.
- This amendment said that people could not be denied voting rights based on race.
20 Clues: This president ended the Civil War. • This amendment abolished slavery permanently. • This was the president that started Reconstruction. • The south was considered this part of the nation economically. • These people had their land forcibly removed as people moved west. • This amendment meantstates could not deny rights towards any citizen. • ...
