civil war Crossword Puzzles
African War Crossword Will Pfaffenroth 2024-05-17
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- A war the Somalia lost against Ethiopia over the Ogaden region that provoked a coup against Barre.
- Diamonds sold during conflicts to fund said conflicts
- Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- Uganda National Liberation Front
- An operation by Kenyan troops to fight against Al-Shabaab and create a buffer zone in Somalia.
- Eritrean People’s Liberation Front
- An ethnic group in Northern Nigeria.
- Uganda National Liberation Army
- A militant Islamist and Jihadist rebel group
- Leader of the NRA
- His dictatorial rule, characterized by repression, corruption, and economic mismanagement, heightened existing ethnic and class divisions within Ethiopian society
- A blockade that instated hunger and famine in the biafra region
- stands as one of the most significant and tumultuous periods in Ethiopia's history, reshaping its political landscape and social make up.
- An extremist group which took control over parts of Somalia where it imposes its islamic law.
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- The genoiced of Tutsis in Rwanda following the Rwandan civil war.
- A US led task force whose goal was the to provide aid and attempt to restore order in Somalia and fought with local Somali militias.
- the leader of Libya and an ally of Amin, dispatched several thousand Libyan troops to Uganda to assist the Uganda Army.
- Tigay People’s Liberation Front
- International Non-governmental Organizations
- The authoritarian ruler of Somalia whose overthrow created a vacuum in Somalia and triggered the war
- The next leader of the Congo after he exiled Mobutu
- An ethnic group in Southern Nigeria represented by the breakaway state of Biafra
- the first major civil war in the Congo that eventually spilled out into surrounding countries.
- the dictator of the Congo in the late 1900s
- After Idi Amin was overthrown in 1979 following the Uganda-Tanzania War, elections saw the previous President of Uganda Milton Obote return to power in a UNLA-ruled government. Several opposition groups claimed the elections were rigged, and united as the National Resistance Army
25 Clues: Leader of the NRA • Tigay People’s Liberation Front • Uganda National Liberation Army • Uganda National Liberation Front • Eritrean People’s Liberation Front • An ethnic group in Northern Nigeria. • Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship • the dictator of the Congo in the late 1900s • International Non-governmental Organizations • A militant Islamist and Jihadist rebel group • ...
Parent Teacher Conference 2026-01-20
8 Clues: Late • Not present • Biology, Chemistry • Physical education • Teacher meets with Parent(s). • Raise a hand, speak in class, answer questions • Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication • Includes US Civil War, World War 1, World War 2
Classic Movies 2023-09-05
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- - Great white shark thriller
- - Alfred Hitchcock's thriller
- - Mafia family drama
- - Yellow brick road adventure
- - Musical set in Weimar Berlin
- - Iconic musical
- - Space opera franchise
- - Hitchcock's dizzying mystery
- - Orson Welles' masterpiece
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- - Bogart's romantic drama
- - Civil War epic
- - Holocaust drama
- - Epic shipwreck film
- - Boxing underdog story
- - Alien friendship tale
15 Clues: - Civil War epic • - Iconic musical • - Holocaust drama • - Mafia family drama • - Epic shipwreck film • - Boxing underdog story • - Space opera franchise • - Alien friendship tale • - Bogart's romantic drama • - Orson Welles' masterpiece • - Great white shark thriller • - Alfred Hitchcock's thriller • - Yellow brick road adventure • - Musical set in Weimar Berlin • ...
Chapter 5 Section 2: Growth and Conflict 2014-11-19
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- The ________________ from 1861 to 1865 was fought over the issue of slavery
- An attempt by southern states to keep the former slaves separate from white people
- explored the land west of the Mississippi
- ___________________ was the change from agriculture and making things by hand to making things by machines in a factory
- elected president in 1828
- The first industry to change during the Industrial Revolution
- Place where the Texans were defeated by the Mexican army
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- __________________ was president during the Civil War
- _________________ came to the United States to work in factories
- The period after the Civil War when the North attempted to rebuild the South
- _____________ opposed slavery
- Land bought by Pres. Jefferson from France
- When the southern states seceded from the Union, they formed the ________________________
13 Clues: elected president in 1828 • _____________ opposed slavery • explored the land west of the Mississippi • Land bought by Pres. Jefferson from France • __________________ was president during the Civil War • Place where the Texans were defeated by the Mexican army • The first industry to change during the Industrial Revolution • ...
Unit 9 Reconstruction Vocabulary 2018-05-08
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- Klux Klan secret society organized in the South after the Civil War to reassert white supremacy by means of violence
- tax tax required before a person can vote
- test examination to see if a person can read and write; used in the past to restrict voting rights
- of 1877 a deal that allowed Rutherford Hayes to become president as long as he promised to withdraw troops from the South, this event ended Reconstruction
- person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop
- Percent Plan Lincoln’s plan that allowed a southern state to form a new government after 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of loyalty to the United States
- Republican member of Congress during Reconstruction who wanted to ensure that freedmen received the right to vote
- Crow Laws laws that separated people of different races in public places in the South
- legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
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- Amendment an 1868 amendment that guarantees citizenship rights to freed slaves
- derogatory term given to white Republicans in the south who supported Reconstruction
- codes Southern laws that severely limited the rights of African Americans after the Civil War
- Bureau government agency founded during Reconstruction to help former slaves
- uncomplimentary nickname for a northerner who went to the South after the Civil War
- Bill an 1864 plan for Reconstruction that denied the right to vote or hold office to anyone who had volunteered to fight for the Confederacy
- Amendment an 1869 amendment to the United States Constitution that forbids any state to deny African Americans to the right to vote because of race
- Amendment an 1865 amendment to the United States Constitution that bans slavery throughout the nation
17 Clues: tax tax required before a person can vote • legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences • Bureau government agency founded during Reconstruction to help former slaves • Amendment an 1868 amendment that guarantees citizenship rights to freed slaves • uncomplimentary nickname for a northerner who went to the South after the Civil War • ...
Chapter 7 2025-10-28
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- a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War.
- to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
- persons freed from slavery
- Act that created a national currency and allowed the government to issue paper money.
- requiring people to enter military service.
- A Union military strategy to “strangle” the Confederacy by blockading its ports and cutting the South in two by controlling the Mississippi.
- Amendment that banned slavery in the United States
- a former senior officer in the United States Army, who resigned his position and offered his services to the Confederacy. Lee became a Confederate general and overall commander of the Confederate army.
- the act of granting a pardon to a large group of people
- Union general during the Civil War who was best known for his March to the Sea and total war military tactics.
- searching or raiding for food
- indirectly vetoing a bill by letting a session of Congress expire without signing the bill
- a soldier captured by the enemy in battle.
- a military assault ordered by General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg, attempting to break through the Union lines and achieve a decisive victory in the north.
- Nickname of Thomas Jackson, one of the Confederacy’s most effective commanders.
- a hard biscuit made of wheat powder.
- the act of wearing down by constant harassment or attack.
- a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned.
- This amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and declared that no state could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property “without due process of law.” Also, it declared that no state could deny any person “equal protection of the laws.”
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- one faction of the Democratic party that strongly supported a war to restore the Union, but opposed ending slavery.
- a decree freeing all enslaved persons in states still in rebellion after January 1, 1863.
- The US Navy intercepted a British ship carrying Confederate diplomats who were seeking recognition of the Confederate States. The act threatened British neutrality and risked bringing them into the war.
- ship that runs through a blockade, usually to smuggle goods through a protected area.
- in the 1860s, a term used for a water mine
- laws passed in the South just after the War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers.
- Union general who became the commander of the Union Army.
- Peace Democrats - another faction of northern Democrats who opposed the war and called for the reunion of the states by negotiation.
- a military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it to surrender
- the reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War.
- authorization to act given to a representative
- Admiral of the US Navy who took command of the Union force in an attempt to seize New Orleans.
- money given as a reward, as to encourage enlistment in the army.
- A speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln following the Battle of Gettysburg in dedication of part of the battlefield as a cemetery. It is one of the most famous speeches in American history.
- The site of one of the last and most significant battles of the Civil War. It was the last military engagement led by Robert E. Lee’s army before surrendering to Grant’s Army of the Potomac.
- Amendment declaring that the right to vote “shall not be denied … on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude”
- In March 1865, Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Land with the task of feeding and clothing war refugees in the South using surplus army supplies. The Bureau also assisted formerly enslaved people in finding employment on plantations.
36 Clues: persons freed from slavery • searching or raiding for food • a hard biscuit made of wheat powder. • in the 1860s, a term used for a water mine • a soldier captured by the enemy in battle. • requiring people to enter military service. • authorization to act given to a representative • Amendment that banned slavery in the United States • ...
Black History Crossword Puzzle by Bryce Fleishauer Period 5 2020-02-24
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- The initial pay for the Buffalo Soldier was ______ dollars per month. (numbers in letters)
- One of the first schools to have an all-black faculty was ________ University.
- This man left monetary funds to establish the school of Cheyney University.
- The number of black students to enter the Little Rock Central High School main building in 1957.
- The court case from Kansas eventually made it to the Supreme Court, which ruled that “_______ but equal educational facilities are inherently unequal.”
- A brave group of men who fought in the civil war that included six all black cavalry and infantry regiments.
- This civil rights activist is largely known for his famous speech in 1963 and was born and buried in Atlanta.
- In the Summer of 1950, 13 parents in _____, Kansas were not allowed to register their children for the upcoming school year.
- This Buffalo Soldier served in the 10th Cavalry and 24th Infantry and was killed when the Germans sank a steamship in 1917.
- century.
- The initial goal of Morehouse College was to train former slaves to be _________ ministers.
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- This Buffalo Soldier fought in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish American War before he retired in 1901.
- South Carolina State University has an undergraduate ______ Engineering Program that no other school in the state of South Carolina has.
- Most Regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers served here.
- The last name of an accomplished advisor to several U.S. presidents who died at the age of 59.
- Born into slavery in the 19th century, this abolitionist leader became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, who noticed a connection between literacy and slavery.
- This Buffalo Soldier received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic deeds during the Indian Wars on the frontier.
17 Clues: century. • Most Regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers served here. • This man left monetary funds to establish the school of Cheyney University. • One of the first schools to have an all-black faculty was ________ University. • The initial pay for the Buffalo Soldier was ______ dollars per month. (numbers in letters) • ...
Chapter 28 2021-03-04
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- Rebellion / Hong's movement.
- War / United States joined the Cuban war for independence.
- War / Japan launched a surprise attack on Russian ships resulting in war.
- Rebellion / Campaign against the Dowager Empress's rule and foreigner privilege.
- Corollary / To protect the economic interests.
- Era / He took control of the government.
- / New nations as military dictators.
- Zapato / Raised a powerful revolutionary army.
- War / Clash between the British and the Chinese.
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- Doctrine / Document stated that the American continents are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future.
- of influence / Area in which the foreign nation controlled trade and investment.
- / Brought that country under Japan's control.
- Lopez de Santa Anna / Mexican political life.
- Villa / Became immensely popular.
- Canal / Effort to control diseases.
- Juarez / Strongly influenced the politics of Mexico.
- Door Policy / Open to merchants of all nations.
- Rights / Treaty that was signed to help foreign citizens.
- Diaz / He rose through the army and became a noted general in the civil war and fought against the French.
- of Kanagawa / Agreement between the United States and the government of Japan.
- Madero/ was educated in the United States and France.
- Reforma / Worked to start a liberal reform movement.
- Marti / A writer who had been exiled from Cuba by the Spanish.
23 Clues: Rebellion / Hong's movement. • Villa / Became immensely popular. • Canal / Effort to control diseases. • / New nations as military dictators. • Era / He took control of the government. • / Brought that country under Japan's control. • Lopez de Santa Anna / Mexican political life. • Corollary / To protect the economic interests. • ...
Emma Dumm Chapter 5 2020-12-03
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- laws to protect the people rights
- king of Spain in the late 1500's
- monarchy that follows Parliaments rules and laws
- daughter of Charles VI, took over Austrian Empire in 1740
- restored Parliament
- very young and powerful monarch of France
- took throne of Russia at age 3, used secret police to hunt down and kill people he thought were traitors
- belief of what rulers had to be God's representation on Earth, better than normal people
- nothing can be known for certain
- people Ivan hated and accused of poisoning his wife
- leader of the Catholic church appointed by Louis 13
- Huguenots could worship freely
- took throne in 1625, unwilling to consult with Parliament, executed for treason
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- opposed king in civil war, established military dictatorship in England after the war
- when a ruler had unlimited power
- appointed by king to administer the gov't
- Prime Minister that connects monarchs and parliament
- James2 takes over, gets deposed by Mary and William because he is Catholic
- war that was 30 years long, over religious conflict
- changed alliances, war that left no territorial change
- making Russia more like western Europe
- became king of Prussia in 1740, Austrian Succession and Seven Years war
- tried to westernize Russia
- war between roundheads and royalists, Charles flees
24 Clues: restored Parliament • tried to westernize Russia • Huguenots could worship freely • when a ruler had unlimited power • king of Spain in the late 1500's • nothing can be known for certain • laws to protect the people rights • making Russia more like western Europe • appointed by king to administer the gov't • very young and powerful monarch of France • ...
Russian Revolution Crossword 2022-10-19
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- Leader of Bolsheviks and first dictator of Soviet Union
- A form of feudalism practiced in Russia until
- Influential advisor to the Romanov family until his murder in 1916
- Worker-dominated councils of farm laborers and soldiers
- The first revolution of 1917 was called the _____ Revolution
- One of 2 cities whose population doubled due to the Industrial Revolution in Russia.
- Political/economic belief system which rose to prominence because of Russian Revolution
- Battleship on which crew had a mutiny against their officers
- War in 1904-1905 in which Russia lost soldiers, ships, money, and prestige
- The army on the Bolshevik side during the Russian Civil War
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- Russian minister of war during their provisional government of 1917.
- Country eventually formed by the Russian Revolution.
- Representative assembly formed by Nicholas II after Russo-Japanese War
- State of high tension between the Soviet Union and United States after World War II (we'll learn about this in a couple weeks)
- Last tsar of Russia, executed in 1918
- Dynasty ended by the Russian Revolution.
- 1905 massacre of unarmed protestors
- Event which killed up to 400,000 Russians between 1891-1892
- The October Revolution of 1917 was led by this political party
- Capital of Russia during World War I
20 Clues: 1905 massacre of unarmed protestors • Capital of Russia during World War I • Last tsar of Russia, executed in 1918 • Dynasty ended by the Russian Revolution. • A form of feudalism practiced in Russia until • Country eventually formed by the Russian Revolution. • Leader of Bolsheviks and first dictator of Soviet Union • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2014-01-09
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- A group of people that saw white men as the superior race
- War hero, harsh towards the South when elected President
- President after Lincoln, was impeached
- Horrible Laws passed by the South after Slaves were freed
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- 12 year period after the civil War
- Abolished slavery for good in the U.S.
- President all throughout the Civil War and beginning of Reconstruction
7 Clues: 12 year period after the civil War • Abolished slavery for good in the U.S. • President after Lincoln, was impeached • War hero, harsh towards the South when elected President • A group of people that saw white men as the superior race • Horrible Laws passed by the South after Slaves were freed • President all throughout the Civil War and beginning of Reconstruction
Civil War Battles 2024-10-15
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- Union general who led troops at Gettysburg.
- The general who earned the nickname "Stonewall" during the first Bull Run.
- The state where the Battle of Shiloh occurred.
- Famous naval battle between the Monitor and the Virginia was fought with these
- The Confederate capital that was captured by Union forces.
- This is where the Confederates surrendered.
- City where the Union secured a significant victory in July 1863.
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- Confederate general known for his strong defense at Bull Run.
- The river the Union aimed to control during the Vicksburg campaign.
- The name of the Confederate president during the Civil War
- This battle is known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. history.
- The first battle of the Civil War, fought in South Carolina.
12 Clues: Union general who led troops at Gettysburg. • This is where the Confederates surrendered. • The state where the Battle of Shiloh occurred. • The name of the Confederate president during the Civil War • The Confederate capital that was captured by Union forces. • The first battle of the Civil War, fought in South Carolina. • ...
Ashlyn's End Of Civil War 2014-05-08
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- Lincoln spoke shortly in fact he spoke less than three minutes soon however people relized that this speech was one of the most inspiring speaches ever by united states president
- 62,000 men headed toward Savannah in a march that has become known as march to the sea
- if slaves were born there there consitered as citizens
- as sherman captured alanta ,
- it was time to bring the country back together
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- union cut off all supplies and they ran out of food , conditions were very bad
- got rid of slavery
- one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War
- he was the unions general
- when able to vote
- he was the confederates general
- honor those who died in the Civil War
- the confederates won but Jackson had died
13 Clues: when able to vote • got rid of slavery • he was the unions general • as sherman captured alanta , • he was the confederates general • honor those who died in the Civil War • the confederates won but Jackson had died • one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War • it was time to bring the country back together • if slaves were born there there consitered as citizens • ...
the revolutionary puzzle 2017-05-20
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- economic and political system adopted during the russian civil war
- Argentine Marxist revolutionary who helped Castro in the Cuban revolution
- emergency economic measures adopted after the russian civil war to revive the economy
- the ministry of state security in the GDR
- head of the Stasi in 1957
- politcal organisation and military in Vietnam that fought against the USA
- military overthrow of a government
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- US policy to contain and protect western states from communist insurrection in 1947
- military alliance between communist states in the Eastern Bloc
- CCP campaign to remove possible political opponents in 1952
- the first soviet secret police force
- the middle class that owns the means of production during the period of modern industrialisation
- aggressive agricultural policy that pooled farming resources together
13 Clues: head of the Stasi in 1957 • military overthrow of a government • the first soviet secret police force • the ministry of state security in the GDR • CCP campaign to remove possible political opponents in 1952 • military alliance between communist states in the Eastern Bloc • economic and political system adopted during the russian civil war • ...
Six of Crows/Rule of Wolves 2025-03-31
11 Clues: zowa • A king • A prince • Bad haircut • Zemeni zowa • Likes waffles • Trade capital • Names her knives • Civil war survivor • Evil Darkling Spawn • The heart of a dragon
Ch 8 Voc. quiz #1 2022-02-23
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- change for the better
- good for the good of the entire community
- huge outdoor religious meeting
- happening again and again in the same order
- freeing someone from slavery
- disobedience peaceful protest
- before the Civil War
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- system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual
- restore to normal life
- 19th-century artistic movement that appealed to emotion rather reason
- evil Jefferson's nickname for slavery
11 Clues: before the Civil War • change for the better • restore to normal life • freeing someone from slavery • disobedience peaceful protest • huge outdoor religious meeting • evil Jefferson's nickname for slavery • good for the good of the entire community • happening again and again in the same order • system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual • ...
Chapter 2 Part 2 2013-09-15
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- banning slavery in the U.S.
- an escaped slave who taught himself to read and write
- a railroad that promoted growth in territories along the route
- Hayes was given presidency; troops are pulled out of the South
- well-organized network of abolitionists that helped thousands of enslaved persons flee North
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and declared that no state could deprive any person of life, liberty or property “without Due Process of Law”
- the most famous conductor, who helped other slaves flee to the North
- rebuilding the South after the Civil War
- was a Missouri slave who had been taken to the North to work in free territory for several years
- are a group of extremists that attempted to plan reconstruction of the U.S. after the Civil War
- right to vote
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- limiting the rights of African Americans in the South
- the Burreau were given the task of feeding and clothing war refugees
- a decree freeing all enslaved persons in states (South) still in rebellion
- they paid shares of their crops, often as much as 2/3 to cover their rent as well as supplies
- was the Fugitive Slave Act
- which essentially nullified Johnson’s programs, divides the Confederacy into 5 different military districts
17 Clues: right to vote • was the Fugitive Slave Act • banning slavery in the U.S. • rebuilding the South after the Civil War • limiting the rights of African Americans in the South • an escaped slave who taught himself to read and write • a railroad that promoted growth in territories along the route • Hayes was given presidency; troops are pulled out of the South • ...
Everyday Life During the War (7.5) 2023-05-17
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- Poor drinking water and lack of _____ led to a rapid spread of illness in the ranks
- "Peace Democrats" who opposed Lincoln's conduct of the war and demanded an end to the fighting
- Amount a man in the North could pay to hire a replacement for military service
- For every soldier killed in battle, _____ died of disease
- Farmers who received western land through the Homestead Act had to agree to cultivate the land for _____ years
- _____ out of eligible men in the South served in the military during the Civil War
- Inflation, combined with a shortage of food, led to _____ in some parts of the South
- Paper money issued by the Union
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- State that talked about seceding from the Confederacy
- The Union introduced this to help meet the cost of paying for the military
- The most notorius prison camp was in _____, GA
- The United States Sanitary Commission authorized _____ to oversee hospitals and sanitation in military installations
- At least four women fought in the Battle of _____
- Drafting of citizens into military service
- The biggest source of wartime funds came from the sale of government _____
- Trained as a teacher but went on to serve as a nurse during the Civil War
- By 1863, the Union blockade of the South was about _____ effective
17 Clues: Paper money issued by the Union • Drafting of citizens into military service • The most notorius prison camp was in _____, GA • At least four women fought in the Battle of _____ • State that talked about seceding from the Confederacy • For every soldier killed in battle, _____ died of disease • By 1863, the Union blockade of the South was about _____ effective • ...
The Civil War III 2015-02-06
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- The type of work slaves did after the Civil War, very similar to slavery
- People who wanted to end slavery
- Marched through the south burning everything he encountered
- Belief that the states should have more power than the federal government
- Amendment that granted citizenship to slaves
- When states leave the union
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- Name of the worst confederate prison
- Name of the period after the Civil War
- Name of the former slave who tried to earn his freedom but was declared to be the "property" of his owner by the Supreme Court
- Amendment that freed the slaves
- Amendment that gave black men the right to vote
11 Clues: When states leave the union • Amendment that freed the slaves • People who wanted to end slavery • Name of the worst confederate prison • Name of the period after the Civil War • Amendment that granted citizenship to slaves • Amendment that gave black men the right to vote • Marched through the south burning everything he encountered • ...
History Review 2023-04-03
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- a former slave who led many other slaves to freedom
- The Southern States were called the ________ states of America.
- Abraham Lincoln was born in a log ____ in Kentucky.
- Abraham Lincoln was called _____ Abe.
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- A series of houses where escaped slaves were helped was called the ________ Railroad
- Harriet Tubman opened her home to former ______.
- President Lincoln's famous speech was called the ______ Address.
- The name of the North States during the Civil War.
- the order signed by Abraham Lincoln stating all slaves should be freed was called the _________ Proclamation.
- The man who killed Abraham Lincoln was John Wilkes ______.
- Harriet Tubman worked as a ____ during the civil war.
11 Clues: Abraham Lincoln was called _____ Abe. • Harriet Tubman opened her home to former ______. • The name of the North States during the Civil War. • a former slave who led many other slaves to freedom • Abraham Lincoln was born in a log ____ in Kentucky. • Harriet Tubman worked as a ____ during the civil war. • The man who killed Abraham Lincoln was John Wilkes ______. • ...
Community Events Around Us! 2025-02-12
12 Clues: B2S _____ • _____ Fest • _____ Dash 5K • _____ War Days • Christmas _______ • Amish sport events • County _____ games • Night to help Seniors • Cherry ______ Festival • Halloween ____ or Treat • Event to give away books • School Auctions to help their community
The Battle of Marston Moor 2014-06-16
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- The Battle of..., the first Battle of the Civil War in 1642 which ended in a draw.
- The name of Cromwell's disciplined new fighting force.
- The side which won the Battle of Marston Moor.
- The leader of the Royalist troops at Marston Moor.
- The city which the Parliamentarians had besieged since April 1644.
- The colour of the coats which the Parliamentarians wore.
- The colour of the sashes which the Parliamentarians wore.
- The nickname of the Parliamentarians.
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- The number of major battles which took place during the Civil War.
- The place in the city where the Royalists surrendered to the Parliamentarians.
- The name of the Royalist army leader's lucky dog.
- The nickname of the Royalists.
- The place where the Battle of Marston Moor was fought.
- The leader of the Parliamentarian troops at Marston Moor.
- The name given to someone who follows the type of strict Protestant Christianity which Cromwell believed in.
- The month in which the Battle of Marston Moor took place.
- The colour of the sashes which the Royalists wore.
- The county that Cromwell came from.
18 Clues: The nickname of the Royalists. • The county that Cromwell came from. • The nickname of the Parliamentarians. • The side which won the Battle of Marston Moor. • The name of the Royalist army leader's lucky dog. • The leader of the Royalist troops at Marston Moor. • The colour of the sashes which the Royalists wore. • ...
Civil War Vocab 2021-04-15
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- Determine the boundaries of a state
- Someone fighting against slavery
- buildings where goods are produced
- the qualities that make up a personality
- forced to work without being payed
- the condition of being a state in the U.S
- relating to a city
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- cannot be taken away
- To deceive, to trick
- approval or agreement
- the production of items in large numbers
- To withstand
12 Clues: To withstand • relating to a city • cannot be taken away • To deceive, to trick • approval or agreement • Someone fighting against slavery • buildings where goods are produced • forced to work without being payed • Determine the boundaries of a state • the qualities that make up a personality • the production of items in large numbers • the condition of being a state in the U.S
The Civil War 2021-05-13
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- Bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history
- Who was the Union president
- The confederates were on the
- The south believed they had a right to
- Cause of civil war
- Who devised the Anaconda Plan
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- General of Union Army
- Union were on the
- How many slave states stayed with the union
- General of the Confederate Army
- Which side had more morale or motivation
- Who was the confederate president
12 Clues: Union were on the • Cause of civil war • General of Union Army • Who was the Union president • The confederates were on the • Who devised the Anaconda Plan • General of the Confederate Army • Who was the confederate president • The south believed they had a right to • Which side had more morale or motivation • Bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history • ...
The civil war 2022-03-09
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- an island city on the Gulf Coast of Texas.
- a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
- focusing on ones religon
- Texas, Alabama and Georgia.
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- General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops to the Union's Ulysses S.
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- He served as the first and third president
- flows into the golf of mexico
- November 1863
- ultimate power
- the states that did not separate from the United States.
12 Clues: November 1863 • ultimate power • focusing on ones religon • Texas, Alabama and Georgia. • flows into the golf of mexico • He served as the first and third president • an island city on the Gulf Coast of Texas. • the governing body of a nation, state, or community. • the states that did not separate from the United States. • ...
The Civil War 2018-12-14
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- an American abolitionist newspaper that appealed to the moral conscience of people to abolish slavery
- the right to vote
- author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- the first woman's rights convention held in New York
- duty on a specific foreign good or activity
- Supreme Court case that ruled that Americans of African descent weren't American citizens and therefore, couldn't sue in federal court
- federal law passed in 1793 that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within US territory
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- African American who led a two-day slave rebellion in Southampton County, VA and killed around 60 people
- tensions between the federal government and S.C. over a series of protective tariffs
- Leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, VA
- to withdraw formally from a membership in a federal union
- a duty imposed on imports to raise their price thus, reducing foreign competition and protecting domestic industry
12 Clues: the right to vote • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • duty on a specific foreign good or activity • the first woman's rights convention held in New York • Leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, VA • to withdraw formally from a membership in a federal union • tensions between the federal government and S.C. over a series of protective tariffs • ...
The Civil War 2018-12-14
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- duty on a specific foreign good or activity
- the right to vote
- tensions between the federal government and S.C. over a series of protective tariffs
- federal law passed in 1793 that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within US territory
- an American abolitionist newspaper that appealed to the moral conscience of people to abolish slavery
- to withdraw formally from a membership in a federal union
- a duty imposed on imports to raise their price thus, reducing foreign competition and protecting domestic industry
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- author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- African American who led a two-day slave rebellion in Southampton County, VA and killed around 60 people
- the first woman's rights convention held in New York
- Supreme Court case that ruled that Americans of African descent weren't American citizens and therefore, couldn't sue in federal court
- Leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, VA
12 Clues: the right to vote • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • duty on a specific foreign good or activity • the first woman's rights convention held in New York • Leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, VA • to withdraw formally from a membership in a federal union • tensions between the federal government and S.C. over a series of protective tariffs • ...
The Civil War 2018-12-14
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- an American abolitionist newspaper that appealed to the moral conscience of people to abolish slavery
- Supreme Court case that ruled that Americans of African descent weren't American citizens and therefore, couldn't sue in federal court
- to withdraw formally from a membership in a federal union
- duty on a specific foreign good or activity
- tensions between the federal government and S.C. over a series of protective tariffs
- Leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, VA
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- a duty imposed on imports to raise their price thus, reducing foreign competition and protecting domestic industry
- the right to vote
- federal law passed in 1793 that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within US territory
- author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- the first woman's rights convention held in New York
- African American who led a two-day slave rebellion in Southampton County, VA and killed around 60 people
12 Clues: the right to vote • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • duty on a specific foreign good or activity • the first woman's rights convention held in New York • Leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, VA • to withdraw formally from a membership in a federal union • tensions between the federal government and S.C. over a series of protective tariffs • ...
Civil War events 2014-09-14
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- invented the cotton gin which sped up harvesting of cotton
- first battle of civil war
- shot Lincoln (last name)
- amendment that gave equal rights
- speech delivered by Lincoln to free slaves
- 16th President of the U.S.
- amendment that abolished slavery
- theater where Lincoln was shot
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- ordered by Lincoln to end slavery
- amendment that allowed African American men the right to vote
- the side that surrendered allowing the Union to win
- first to secede from the union
12 Clues: shot Lincoln (last name) • first battle of civil war • 16th President of the U.S. • first to secede from the union • theater where Lincoln was shot • amendment that gave equal rights • amendment that abolished slavery • ordered by Lincoln to end slavery • speech delivered by Lincoln to free slaves • the side that surrendered allowing the Union to win • ...
Civil War Project 2024-01-10
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- Gray
- large guns used in warfare
- a vital piece of equipment carried by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War
- common in southern states before abolishing slavery, were reliant on forced labor and enslavement
- common shoe that was worn
- Blue
- ships used in water battle
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- A person who wanted to end slavery
- the withdrawl of slave states
- a political candidate who seeks election
- ground troops that engage with the enemy in close-range combat
- something that you use to pay
12 Clues: Gray • Blue • common shoe that was worn • large guns used in warfare • ships used in water battle • the withdrawl of slave states • something that you use to pay • A person who wanted to end slavery • a political candidate who seeks election • ground troops that engage with the enemy in close-range combat • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-03-15
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- Slave states that did not secede from the Union
- Political party against slavery
- Battle referred to as the bloodiest day in US history
- The withdrawal of a state from the Union
- Pro-slavery part of the nation
- 16th president who was assassinated in a theatre
- Political party that supported slavery
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- A state where slavery is illegal
- First battle of the Civil War
- Union general and 18th president
- Anti-slavery part of the nation
- The ownership of a person as property
12 Clues: First battle of the Civil War • Pro-slavery part of the nation • Political party against slavery • Anti-slavery part of the nation • A state where slavery is illegal • Union general and 18th president • The ownership of a person as property • Political party that supported slavery • The withdrawal of a state from the Union • Slave states that did not secede from the Union • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-05-23
12 Clues: a tie • problem • to set free • to move back • a iron warship • room full of amor • supply of weapons • the southern states • a heavily guarded wall • a announcement to the public • a mutiny towards the government • with many factories, buildings etc...
Civil war Crossword 2023-06-06
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- People not in the army
- Sales people
- A tax on the people to pay for the war
- Destroying food and equipment that might be useful for the enemy
- The right to have charges filed and or a hearing before being jailed
- To free
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- A rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- Harmful acts inflicted on a certain group of people
- A military blockade of an enemy position in order to force it to surrender
- A law that forces people to join war efforts
- Someone willing to give up their life for their beliefs
- Gun warehouse
12 Clues: To free • Sales people • Gun warehouse • People not in the army • A tax on the people to pay for the war • A law that forces people to join war efforts • Harmful acts inflicted on a certain group of people • A rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money • Someone willing to give up their life for their beliefs • ...
Civil War Vocab 2023-01-30
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- The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
- 1st and only confederate president
- A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- 16th president in 1861
- Scott decision A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
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- A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
- Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
- also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political or religious organization
- When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
12 Clues: 16th president in 1861 • 1st and only confederate president • The northern states of the United States, also called the Union. • A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy. • When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-01-30
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- The freedom of all slaves
- they were considered property and one of the main reason of the civil war
- it was one of the major political parties that existed in 1830s-1855 it transformed into the republican party.
- A nominee of the democratic party and was a lawyer and politician from Illinois
- The confederates seceded from this and eventually the confederates would fight them
- The winner of the 1860 election united the states after a war
- The principle of authority for the government among the people
- It was the major turning point in the civil war
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- A law that passed that allowed slaves to be returned to their owners when the slaves were in a free state
- when former members of the whig party created the party to oppose andrew jackson and to oppose the spread of slavery.
- This party was represented by stephen douglas and john breckinridge.It caused a split between the party within
- The US states that seceded from the union eventually a war would break out between them and the union
12 Clues: The freedom of all slaves • It was the major turning point in the civil war • The winner of the 1860 election united the states after a war • The principle of authority for the government among the people • they were considered property and one of the main reason of the civil war • A nominee of the democratic party and was a lawyer and politician from Illinois • ...
English Civil War 2022-04-29
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- who was invited to be the ruler of England if they agreed to the English bill of rights.
- which group supported the parliament and was also known as the new model army.
- what leader tried to have an absolute monarchy and in return was the first monarch ever tried and executed by his subjects.
- what said everyone is under the law and protected the rights of the people.
- what was the name of William and Mary's reign
- which political group gained more control after the English civil war.
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- who was the key leader in the defeat of the cavaliers and a member of parliament.
- This freedom was given in the English bill of rights.
- From the English bill of rights who now had to have the consent of the parliament.
- who was invited into power after Cromwell
- Which group supported the King and Archbishop Laud.
- What type of law had unfair enforcement and sentences.
12 Clues: who was invited into power after Cromwell • what was the name of William and Mary's reign • Which group supported the King and Archbishop Laud. • This freedom was given in the English bill of rights. • What type of law had unfair enforcement and sentences. • which political group gained more control after the English civil war. • ...
The Civil War 2023-05-18
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- Top general for Union
- Battle that ended the war
- Top general for Confederacy
- Battle that started the war
- Started March to the Sea
- Only city ever laid siege to
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- Bloodiest one day battle
- "Stonewall", shot by friendly fire
- President of the Confederate States
- This side lost the war
- Turning point of the war
- Won reelection in 1864
12 Clues: Top general for Union • This side lost the war • Won reelection in 1864 • Bloodiest one day battle • Turning point of the war • Started March to the Sea • Battle that ended the war • Top general for Confederacy • Battle that started the war • Only city ever laid siege to • "Stonewall", shot by friendly fire • President of the Confederate States
Civil War Crossword 2025-03-19
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- The rights and powers held by individual US states.
- One of the most pivotal presidential elections that ended slavery.
- Allowed residents of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.
- A fort in South Carolina that guards that the Charleston Harbor.
- Declared that enslaved people were not US citizens and could not sue in federal court.
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- A failed attempt on a raid of Harpers Ferry.
- Admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.
- The North relied on free labor while the South relied on slave labor.
- Series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party candidates.
- An anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- The issue of the institution of slavery and its expansion.
- Taxes on imported good during the Civil War
12 Clues: Taxes on imported good during the Civil War • A failed attempt on a raid of Harpers Ferry. • The rights and powers held by individual US states. • An anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. • The issue of the institution of slavery and its expansion. • Admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. • ...
Russian Civil War 2025-02-25
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- In Marxist theory, this group consists of the working class, who are exploited by those who own production.
- This political and economic theory argues that history is shaped by class struggle and that capitalism will eventually be replaced by socialism.
- Leader who adapted Marxist ideas and led the 1917 revolution that brought communism to Russia.
- Agreement that officially ended Russia's involvement in World War I but resulted in the loss of large territories.
- A secret police force, created after the revolution, was used to eliminate political enemies.
- The temporary government led by Alexander Kerensky after the February Revolution.
- This diverse coalition opposed communist forces during the Russian Civil War, including monarchists and liberals.
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- This event in 1917 led to the overthrow of the Provisional Government and the establishment of a communist state.
- In Marxist thought, this wealthy class controls industry and capital, oppressing the working class.
- This campaign of mass arrests and executions was carried out by communist forces to maintain control.
- This group, primarily made up of peasants, fought against both communist and anti-communist forces during the Russian Civil War.
- This revolutionary group, led by Lenin, seized power in Russia and established communist rule.
12 Clues: The temporary government led by Alexander Kerensky after the February Revolution. • A secret police force, created after the revolution, was used to eliminate political enemies. • This revolutionary group, led by Lenin, seized power in Russia and established communist rule. • ...
The Civil War 2025-05-19
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- Last name of US president.
- Where was the bloodiest battle?
- Who was drinking the most?
- What the South was known for other than slaves.
- The goal of the North "_________" the Union.
- Last name of Confederate President
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- A Confederate soldier.
- Who was the person who liked ladies?
- A Union soldier.
- What the war eventually was fought about.
- Who had more military leaders?
- The famous speech "The Gettysburg _________"
12 Clues: A Union soldier. • A Confederate soldier. • Last name of US president. • Who was drinking the most? • Who had more military leaders? • Where was the bloodiest battle? • Last name of Confederate President • Who was the person who liked ladies? • What the war eventually was fought about. • The famous speech "The Gettysburg _________" • The goal of the North "_________" the Union. • ...
CIVIL WAR PUZZLE 2025-05-19
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- the initials of the CSA president
- battle with the most casualties
- what did the southerners call norther's
- southerns nickname
- what did the union do to southern ports
- first battle of the war
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- the northern had a which economy
- most people had their limbs
- the bloodiest battle of the war
- last name of the beloved Confederate general
- Confederate capital
- most of the battles were in the
12 Clues: southerns nickname • Confederate capital • first battle of the war • most people had their limbs • battle with the most casualties • the bloodiest battle of the war • most of the battles were in the • the northern had a which economy • the initials of the CSA president • what did the southerners call norther's • what did the union do to southern ports • ...
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
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- loyalty towards your area
- senator________ opposed Clay's plan
- Free_____ Party
- John _____ lead a group in Lawrence
- most states in union were ______
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- return runaways or ________
- Civil ____ involved citizens in the same country
- ban slavery In lands taken from in
- Compromise banned slavery _____
- his plan was divided into 5 parts
- became a state with Maine
- _____ railroad
12 Clues: _____ railroad • Free_____ Party • loyalty towards your area • became a state with Maine • return runaways or ________ • Compromise banned slavery _____ • most states in union were ______ • his plan was divided into 5 parts • ban slavery In lands taken from in • senator________ opposed Clay's plan • John _____ lead a group in Lawrence • ...
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
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- Douglas created a plan to organize the territories or ____
- _____ this man led a group in killing five slavery supporters
- _____ soil party
- _______ Compromise
- A war between citizens of the same country is called ____ war
- free state _____
- ______ Kansas is fighting between proslavery and antislavery forces
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- voted the slavery issue called the _____ sovereignty
- slavery supporters attacked the town of______
- ____ Slave Act required citizens catch run away enslaves
- ____ Van Buren to leave union
- ____ Sumner was struck unconscious with a cane
12 Clues: _____ soil party • free state _____ • _______ Compromise • ____ Van Buren to leave union • slavery supporters attacked the town of______ • ____ Sumner was struck unconscious with a cane • voted the slavery issue called the _____ sovereignty • ____ Slave Act required citizens catch run away enslaves • Douglas created a plan to organize the territories or ____ • ...
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
12 Clues: of 1850 • slave act • Compromise • soil party • Border______ • railroad_____ • famous abolitionist • _______ sovereignty • joined as a free state • a person held captive as a servant • this state joined as a slave states • best known for his fervent advocacy for civil rights
Toward Civil War 2025-08-15
12 Clues: ___Ruffians • ___slave act • "Bleeding____" • ____Compromise • John Brown was one • helped ran away slaves • he was struck by a cane • Douglas called this _____ • worked for hours with no pay • Kansas was most likely going to be a • __ would most likely become a free state • slave supporters attacked the town of ____
Toward Civil War 2025-08-15
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- _____ was a runway slave
- Most states in the ___ were free
- ____ party was formed 1848
- In Miss Comp ___ joined as a Free state
- John Brown was one
- "Bleeding____"
- a person forced to work with no pay
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- slave runways were called
- The ___ helped runway slaves
- Senator ____ opposed Clay's plan
- in 1819 there was a ____ in Congress
- _____ was likely to become a free state
12 Clues: "Bleeding____" • John Brown was one • _____ was a runway slave • slave runways were called • ____ party was formed 1848 • The ___ helped runway slaves • Most states in the ___ were free • Senator ____ opposed Clay's plan • a person forced to work with no pay • in 1819 there was a ____ in Congress • In Miss Comp ___ joined as a Free state • _____ was likely to become a free state
toward civil war 2025-08-15
12 Clues: senator___ • bleeding ___ • forced workers • underground___ • the ___ hated slavery • ____was formed in 1848 • ___ opposed clay's plan • someone who hates slavery • ___ joined as a free state • ___ came in as a slave state • both northeners and southerners had this • wanted to ban slavery from states taken from mexico
Civil War Vocabulary 2026-03-14
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- ending of slavery,
- effort to rebuild and reunite the United States following the Civil War,
- murder for political reasons,
- Railroad-A network of people who worked together to help African Americans escape from slavery,
- person who wants to end slavery,
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- a member of the constitutional union party,
- southern states that seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America,
- Proclamation- an 1863 document issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves living in Confederate territory,
- Address-an 1863 speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln
- commemorate the loss of life at the Battle of Gettysburg,
- Ship-a ship armored with iron plates to protect it from cannon fire,
- States- state that bordered both the Union and Confederate states,
12 Clues: ending of slavery, • murder for political reasons, • person who wants to end slavery, • a member of the constitutional union party, • commemorate the loss of life at the Battle of Gettysburg, • Address-an 1863 speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln • States- state that bordered both the Union and Confederate states, • ...
The Civil War 2026-03-21
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- 16th president
- seperates cotton seads
- union general
- The supreme law/fundemental set of rules
- a abolishtionist
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- someone who worked to end slavery
- confederate general
- refusal to accept/comply
- When slavery became in the colonies
- to determine the behavior/decisons
- racial segregation laws
- first shots of the U.S civil war
12 Clues: union general • 16th president • a abolishtionist • confederate general • seperates cotton seads • racial segregation laws • refusal to accept/comply • first shots of the U.S civil war • someone who worked to end slavery • to determine the behavior/decisons • When slavery became in the colonies • The supreme law/fundemental set of rules
civil war terms 2022-03-07
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- an attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
- large caliber fire arms like cannons
- when a person is murdered for political reasons
- .
- .
- a term to describe the people who supported the union
- .
- the northern states also called the union
- a solider that is wounded or killed during battle
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- a large farm in the southern united states before the civil war many worker on plantation were slaves
- a person who wants to eliminate or abolish slavery
- another name for the confederate states of america or the south
- when the southern states chose to leave the united states chose to leave the united states and to no longer be apart of the country
- a term meaning before war it was often used to describe the united states
14 Clues: . • . • . • large caliber fire arms like cannons • the northern states also called the union • when a person is murdered for political reasons • a solider that is wounded or killed during battle • a person who wants to eliminate or abolish slavery • a term to describe the people who supported the union • another name for the confederate states of america or the south • ...
THE CIVIL WAR 2022-03-08
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- a battle on November 2–6, 1863
- an enslaved person
- was the 16 us president
- free form outside control, self governing
- A person who supported the union
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- laws limiting the rights of africans.
- the rights and held by individual US states
- a naval and land battle win galveston
- the Lieutenant Governor
- The focus on the interest on ones region
- a Spanish-Tejano political figure
- an American general and statesman
12 Clues: an enslaved person • the Lieutenant Governor • was the 16 us president • a battle on November 2–6, 1863 • A person who supported the union • a Spanish-Tejano political figure • an American general and statesman • laws limiting the rights of africans. • a naval and land battle win galveston • The focus on the interest on ones region • free form outside control, self governing • ...
Civil War events 2014-09-14
Across
- amendment that allowed African American men the right to vote
- the side that surrendered allowing the Union to win
- first to secede from the union
- ordered by Lincoln to end slavery
- invented the cotton gin which sped up harvesting of cotton
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- first battle of civil war
- amendment that abolished slavery
- speech delivered by Lincoln to free slaves
- theater where Lincoln was shot
- shot Lincoln (last name)
- 16th President of the U.S.
- amendment that gave equal rights
12 Clues: shot Lincoln (last name) • first battle of civil war • 16th President of the U.S. • theater where Lincoln was shot • first to secede from the union • amendment that abolished slavery • amendment that gave equal rights • ordered by Lincoln to end slavery • speech delivered by Lincoln to free slaves • the side that surrendered allowing the Union to win • ...
Civil War Terms 2016-03-24
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- Northwest of Georgia where the Confederacy had a famous victory against the Union.
- Seagoing steamships that made their way through Union blockades.
- A notorious Confederate military prison.
- Sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- Sight of the deadliest battle in U.S. history and Lincoln's address to revive the country halfway through the war.
- Compulsory enlistment for state service.
- Battle leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.
- The declaration of freedom to slaves,by Lincoln.
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- Sherman's campaign from Atlanta to Georgia's seacoast.
- 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union.
- The Confederacy's way of getting the United Kingdom and France's support.
- Workers leaving jobs to fight in wars causing prices to increase.
12 Clues: A notorious Confederate military prison. • Compulsory enlistment for state service. • 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union. • Battle leading to the Emancipation Proclamation. • The declaration of freedom to slaves,by Lincoln. • Sherman's campaign from Atlanta to Georgia's seacoast. • Seagoing steamships that made their way through Union blockades. • ...
The Civil War 2023-02-10
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- This state was the first to secede from the Union.
- Winner of the Battle of Fort Sumter.
- Which side had more factories?
- Which side had the best military officers?
- A state declaring itself independent of the United States.
- This battle showed that the war would not be short or entertaining
- This battle contained the bloodiest day in US military history
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- He was trusted by Robert E. Lee and was accidentally shot by his own men.
- Which side had a bigger population overall?
- This is known as General Lee's Greatest Victory.
- Abraham Lincoln's primary goal was to _____________ the Union.
- This is the first battle of the Civil War.
- _____________ sovereignty allowed states to vote on whether the wanted slavery or not.
13 Clues: Which side had more factories? • Winner of the Battle of Fort Sumter. • Which side had the best military officers? • This is the first battle of the Civil War. • Which side had a bigger population overall? • This is known as General Lee's Greatest Victory. • This state was the first to secede from the Union. • A state declaring itself independent of the United States. • ...
English civil war 2021-02-04
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- American colonist
- the Parliamentary party in the English Civil War.
- God's mandate is a political and religious doctrine of political legitimacy in a monarchy.
- who supported the American Revolution.
- the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
- King of Scotland
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- an independent country or community
- an English general and statesman who, first as a subordinate and latterly as Commander-in-Chief.
- A ruler that has unlimited power and authority over his or her people.
- King of England
- a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor.
- A name first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier male Royalist supporters of King Charles.
12 Clues: King of England • King of Scotland • American colonist • an independent country or community • who supported the American Revolution. • the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. • the Parliamentary party in the English Civil War. • A ruler that has unlimited power and authority over his or her people. • ...
English Civil War 2021-02-04
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- A supporter of King Charles I
- English general and statesman
- The Merry Monarch
- Kings derived their authority from god
- A royal charter of rights
- Horse thieves and Scottish Presbyterians
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- Political association of 54 member states
- Practice of unlimited centralized authority and absolute sovereignty
- Supported the hereditary right of James
- Supported Parliament and Oliver Cromwell
- King of Ireland and Great Britain (1625-49)
- The highest legislature in the UK
12 Clues: The Merry Monarch • A royal charter of rights • A supporter of King Charles I • English general and statesman • The highest legislature in the UK • Kings derived their authority from god • Supported the hereditary right of James • Supported Parliament and Oliver Cromwell • Horse thieves and Scottish Presbyterians • Political association of 54 member states • ...
English civil war 2021-02-04
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- a political association of 54 member states
- was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651
- was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
- The European monarchies between the 15th-18th centuries
- a legislative body
- a group of people who supported Parliament & Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War.
- a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism
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- an English general and statesman
- belie It is a theory of government that arose our of medieval conflicts in Western Europe between Roman popes and emperors.
- a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War.
- a member of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament
- a document that gave the Englishman the right to have a trial before his property was taken due to unpaid back taxes.
12 Clues: a legislative body • an English general and statesman • was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 • a political association of 54 member states • a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War. • The European monarchies between the 15th-18th centuries • a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism • ...
Civil War Causes 2021-10-12
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- Idea that people can vote to decide if a state is free or slave
- senatorial debates between Lincoln and Douglass
- states which seceded from the Union and created their own government
- compromise which ended the slave trade in DC but passed the fugitive slave act
- Law which repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed for popular sovereignty
- difficult not simple
- Law that required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners
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- Divide among states over a strong difference of opinion
- Raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry to cause a slave insurrection
- Book that caused the North to realize the injustices of slavery and the South to be angry, claiming it did not represent slavery correctly
- Things that are inferred or deduced
- to leave the union
12 Clues: to leave the union • difficult not simple • Things that are inferred or deduced • senatorial debates between Lincoln and Douglass • Divide among states over a strong difference of opinion • Idea that people can vote to decide if a state is free or slave • Law that required runaway slaves to be returned to their owners • ...
The Civil War 2022-05-16
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- Vice president elected in 1860 was _____.
- The ____ made Lee surrender when he realized the capital of Richmond, Virginia was at risk.
- The North was ____ that their strategy worked and the South's did not.
- The Union strategy was based on ____.
- Lincoln was ___ in the head
- Lincoln proclaimed that if the confederates did not ____ the U.S. their slaves would be freed.
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- One advantage of the North was ____.
- The Union first won in ________.
- More _____ joined the army after Lincoln's proclamation because the war took on a new purpose.
- The Confederates used many surrounding ________ in their strategy.
- To ____ the country, Lincoln ran once more for election. (Use another word for unite)
- ___ won the war in Pennsylvania in July of 1863.
12 Clues: Lincoln was ___ in the head • The Union first won in ________. • One advantage of the North was ____. • The Union strategy was based on ____. • Vice president elected in 1860 was _____. • ___ won the war in Pennsylvania in July of 1863. • The Confederates used many surrounding ________ in their strategy. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-05-12
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- Battle of December 15, 1864
- Doneison Battle of February 14-15, 1862
- Location of the Battle of Fort Sumter
- Run Battle of July 21, 1861
- Location of the Battle of Fort Henry
- Battle of April 9, 1860
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- Battle of September 19-20, 1863
- Battle of July 1-3, 1863
- Battle of November 30, 1864
- Battle of September 17, 1862
- Henry Battle of February 6, 1861
- Battle of 6-7, 1862
- Battle of May 18-July 4, 1863
- Sumter Battle of April 12, 1861
14 Clues: Battle of 6-7, 1862 • Battle of April 9, 1860 • Battle of July 1-3, 1863 • Battle of November 30, 1864 • Battle of December 15, 1864 • Run Battle of July 21, 1861 • Battle of September 17, 1862 • Battle of May 18-July 4, 1863 • Battle of September 19-20, 1863 • Sumter Battle of April 12, 1861 • Henry Battle of February 6, 1861 • Location of the Battle of Fort Henry • ...
Civil War Events 2024-02-23
12 Clues: deadliest war • union general • 18th president • abraham lincoln • start of the war • the turning point • liberty and justice • confederacy general • presidential address • confederacy commander • the final battle of the war • president of the confederacy
Civil War Crossword 2024-10-01
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- peacefully or forcefully separating from a country to make a new territory.
- laws meant to control and keep enslaved Africans from rebelling.
- when a new territory is peacefully or forcefully added to a country.
- a land deal between the United States and France in 1803.
- allowed president Andrew Jackson, in 1830, to relocate native peoples from their homelands.
- ratified in 1781, the first Constitution of the U.S.
- doctrine that new territories would decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery.
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- someone who actively worked to end, or abolish, slavery.
- an organization of both whites and free blacks who helped runaway slaves travel to states in the North and to Canada.
- the belief that white people are superior to other races.
- president whose election ignited the Civil War.
- the principle that U.S. States had certain rights and political powers separate from the federal government.
12 Clues: president whose election ignited the Civil War. • ratified in 1781, the first Constitution of the U.S. • someone who actively worked to end, or abolish, slavery. • the belief that white people are superior to other races. • a land deal between the United States and France in 1803. • laws meant to control and keep enslaved Africans from rebelling. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2025-01-11
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- cannot be cut into parts
- a large farm in the South
- the union of southern states
- foot soldiers
- someone who wanted to abolish (get rid of) slavery
- troops trained to fight on horseback
- the southern states wanting to leave the Union
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- states that stayed loyal to the United States
- the period before the war
- to murder for political reasons
- nickname for northerners
- an attempt to block people or supplies from entering or leaving a port
12 Clues: foot soldiers • cannot be cut into parts • nickname for northerners • the period before the war • a large farm in the South • the union of southern states • to murder for political reasons • troops trained to fight on horseback • states that stayed loyal to the United States • the southern states wanting to leave the Union • someone who wanted to abolish (get rid of) slavery • ...
Civil War Photography 2025-04-08
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- The act of taking photos
- It is the time period in which this Photography was invented
- The person who delivered the Gettysburg Address
- The South side of the battle, also known as the confederacy
- Photography is __________
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- Promote or Publicize; To convince
- A type of photo which is a negative image on a collodion emosion
- _____ Daguerre is the inventor of the deero type
- Some were small carts, others were wagons, small tents, with others being wooden boxes of various types of configurations
- People who worked in fields but during the war they were freed
- The north side of the battle
- One of the famous photographers (HINT: ______ B. Brady
12 Clues: The act of taking photos • Photography is __________ • The north side of the battle • Promote or Publicize; To convince • The person who delivered the Gettysburg Address • _____ Daguerre is the inventor of the deero type • One of the famous photographers (HINT: ______ B. Brady • The South side of the battle, also known as the confederacy • ...
Towards civil war 2025-08-17
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- bleeding______
- The compromise banned slavery ____ of 36 degrees N latitude
- In 1856 slavery supported attacked the town
- this happened 1850
- wilmot proviso wanted ban slayery in land taken from
- soil _____party was formed in 1848 by opponents of slavery
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- Popular _______is a states right to make its own laws
- famous abolitionist
- Clays plan was divided in 5 parts by senator ______.
- someone who revolts against civil authority
- led to group killing five slavery supporters
- the compromise 1812_____ joined as a free state
12 Clues: bleeding______ • this happened 1850 • famous abolitionist • someone who revolts against civil authority • In 1856 slavery supported attacked the town • led to group killing five slavery supporters • the compromise 1812_____ joined as a free state • Clays plan was divided in 5 parts by senator ______. • wilmot proviso wanted ban slayery in land taken from • ...
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
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- _ and Maine became free staes at the same time
- most __ in the union were free
- the compromise of 1850 involved what state
- _____ fairy was raided by John brown
- ___ Kansas was a violent skirmish
- was an escaped slave
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- Stephen __ was a senator
- _______ was a famous abolitionist
- ____ and Nebraska were part of an agreement
- ___ is a person forced to work for no play
- popular ____
- Wich railroad helped slaves
12 Clues: popular ____ • was an escaped slave • Stephen __ was a senator • Wich railroad helped slaves • most __ in the union were free • _______ was a famous abolitionist • ___ Kansas was a violent skirmish • _____ fairy was raided by John brown • ___ is a person forced to work for no play • the compromise of 1850 involved what state • ____ and Nebraska were part of an agreement • ...
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
12 Clues: Compromise • _____ of 1850 • Bloody ______ • ___ Soil Party • Runaway Slaves • _______ Sovereignty • The Underground ______ • A person forced to work • Senator Had Five step plan • ______ Votes Against Slavery • _____ Was a Famous Abolitionist • Senator ___ opposed Clay's Plan
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
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- to make own laws is called ____ sovereignty
- a violent skirmish involving voting
- Maine and ___ became states at same time
- Senator was responsible for the plan with slavery
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- Most states in the ____ were free
- was raided by John Brown
- was an escaped slave
- Kansas and ___ were part of popular sovereignty
- The _____ involved California
- was a famous abolitionist
- The _____ railroad helped slaves
- person forced to work for no pay
12 Clues: was an escaped slave • was raided by John Brown • was a famous abolitionist • The _____ involved California • The _____ railroad helped slaves • person forced to work for no pay • Most states in the ____ were free • a violent skirmish involving voting • Maine and ___ became states at same time • to make own laws is called ____ sovereignty • ...
towards civil war 2025-08-15
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- ______ ferry was raised by John brown
- popular____ Kansas and nebraska part of this
- a violent skirmish
- helped slaves get free
- famous abolitionist
- a person forced to work for no pay
- most_____in the union were free
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- states right to make its own laws
- the____of 1850 involved California
- five part plan
- part of the missouri comprimise
- An escaped slave
12 Clues: five part plan • An escaped slave • a violent skirmish • famous abolitionist • helped slaves get free • part of the missouri comprimise • most_____in the union were free • states right to make its own laws • the____of 1850 involved California • a person forced to work for no pay • ______ ferry was raised by John brown • popular____ Kansas and nebraska part of this
CIVIL WAR REVIEW 2025-11-19
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- Supreme court ruled that Black Americans were not citizens of the U.S.
- terrorist organization created to intimidate and prevent freedmen and Republicans from gaining political power in the South
- was designed to surround the Confederacy and cut it off from supplies and trade
- People Who Wanted Independence from Great Britain
- 1st plan for our country’s government. Its major flaw was that the central government was too weak to enforce laws.
- His Emancipation Proclamation made the Civil War about slavery.
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- People Who Remained Loyal to Great Britain.
- set up to help newly freed slaves and poor whites
- the president that signed the Indian Removal Act.
- Legislators were bribed to sell the land cheaply
- to make invalid; to cancel; John C. Calhoun wanted to nullify the Compromise of 1850
- was the industry most responsible for economic growth in the South before the Civil War
12 Clues: People Who Remained Loyal to Great Britain. • Legislators were bribed to sell the land cheaply • set up to help newly freed slaves and poor whites • the president that signed the Indian Removal Act. • People Who Wanted Independence from Great Britain • His Emancipation Proclamation made the Civil War about slavery. • ...
History definitions 2024-05-16
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- on June 27, 1864, was an important battle of the Atlanta campaign by Union General William Sherman to launch a full-scale frontal assault on the entrenched position of General Joseph Johnston's Rebel
- was fought on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia. Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John B. Hood
- brought much anguish to the enslaved. Families, who had been together for all of their lives on Butler's Island or Hampton, were torn apart and dispersed;
- granted all males the ability to vote by prohibiting voter discrimination based on race, color, or previous condition .
- an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household. b. : a person attending or assisting another : retainer.
- Vicksburg's strategic location on the Mississippi River made it a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy. The Confederate surrender there ensured Union control of the Mississippi River and cleaved the South in two
- It was a network of people, both whites and free Blacks, who worked together to help runaways from slaveholding states travel to states in the North and to the country of Canada, where slavery was illegal.
- They got drunk, insulted the local citizenry, court-martialed, and then summarily executed nine citizens. The jayhawkers returned to Kansas with everything they could carry and followed by hundreds of emancipated slaves.
- military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War.
- ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
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- In this battle, the British three men and the other ten were wounded while the Patriots lost eighty-three men and four hundred and eighty-three were captured.
- an American Civil War campaign lasting from November 15 to December 21, 1864, in which Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman led troops through the Confederate state of Georgia, pillaging the countryside and destroying both military outposts and civilian properties.
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- The charge was repulsed by Union rifle and artillery fire, at great loss to the Confederate army. Lee led his army on a torturous retreat back to Virginia.
- was a crushing defeat for the Union, whose soldiers fought courageously and well but fell victim to mismanagement by their generals, including confused orders from Burnside to Franklin.
- once the fleeing slaves crossed Union army lines, they were classified as property
- cultural landscape marks the beginning of the country's transition to peace and reunification following four years of Civil War.
- The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War fought on April 6–7, 1862
- the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
- Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. John Pope, hastening the Federals' retreat back toward their defenses in Washington and allowing Lee to lead his army across the Potomac River into the North
- The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official beginning of the American Civil War—a war that lasted four years, cost the lives of more than 620,000 Americans, and freed 3.9 million enslaved people from bondage.
22 Clues: once the fleeing slaves crossed Union army lines, they were classified as property • military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. • the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants • ...
unit 8 voc 2018-04-11
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- E. Lee an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army
- an infantry assault ordered by Confederate
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside
- any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War
- of Antietam________________
- of Gettysburg________________
- a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
- is part of the seven principles, that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
- McClellan found General Lee’s battle plans, but was slow to act. This battle had no clear winner, but boosted northern morale after General Lee ordered his troops to withdraw.
- a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, and one of the best-known speeches in American history
- Law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law
- law passed in 1846 that banned salvery in any territories won by the USA from Mexico
- Act It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders
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- Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party
- a vocal faction of Democrats in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War and wanted an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates
- Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. ... Abolitionists nicknamed it the "Bloodhound Law" for the dogs that were used to track down runaway slaves.
- of Bull Run______________
- compulsory recruitment for military service
- three-day battle that ended in a Union victory. This marked a turning point in the war and the South never tried to invade the North again.
- Agreement, proposed in 1819 by Henry Clay
- Scott v. Sandford a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law
- withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
- Confederate army defeated the Union army in three days, but the Confederate army lost one of it's best generals (Stonewall Jackson).
- A war profiteer is any person or organization that profits from warfare or by selling weapons and other goods to parties at war
- battle was fought in the west by General Grant’s Union army. The Union army won, but it was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
- the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished
- a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded
- the Union and the Confederacy that their soldiers needed training. It also showed the Union that the Confederate army could stand up to the Union army.
28 Clues: of Bull Run______________ • of Antietam________________ • of Gettysburg________________ • Agreement, proposed in 1819 by Henry Clay • an infantry assault ordered by Confederate • compulsory recruitment for military service • Law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law • ...
Civil war 2023-01-06
7 Clues: wanted to get rid of slavery • Real reason for the civil war • Basis of the southern economy • Official start of the civil war • commander of the confederate army • Union states that still had slavery • Union plan to destroy the southern economy
Toward Civil war 2025-08-17
12 Clues: ban __ • __ state • "railroad • "bleeding __ • group killed 5 __ • unconsion by a __ • John Brown was one • joined as slave __ • war scene by many__ • Sovereight he called __ • __ by slavery supporters • saved by only protecting slavery
Civil War 2016-03-09
8 Clues: wanted slavery • turning point in war • did not want slavery • President of the union • General of the Confederacy • war between north and south • man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • the bloodest battle of the civil war
Civil War Causes 2013-11-08
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- known as the great peacemaker
- enslavement of people with colored skin
- California forbids slavery
- a political party created in1854
- wanted slaves
- banned slavery from the northwest territory
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- former member of the Illinois senate
- popular sovereignty
- against slavery
- 16th president
- a world seller book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- didn't want slaves
12 Clues: wanted slaves • 16th president • against slavery • didn't want slaves • popular sovereignty • California forbids slavery • known as the great peacemaker • a political party created in1854 • former member of the Illinois senate • enslavement of people with colored skin • banned slavery from the northwest territory • a world seller book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Civil War Causes 2013-11-08
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- known as the great peacemaker
- enslavement of people with colored skin
- California forbids slavery
- a political party created in1854
- wanted slaves
- banned slavery from the northwest territory
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- former member of the Illinois senate
- popular sovereignty
- against slavery
- 16th president
- a world seller book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- didn't want slaves
12 Clues: wanted slaves • 16th president • against slavery • didn't want slaves • popular sovereignty • California forbids slavery • known as the great peacemaker • a political party created in1854 • former member of the Illinois senate • enslavement of people with colored skin • banned slavery from the northwest territory • a world seller book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
English Civil War 2021-02-04
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- A political community meant for the common good
- Crowned king in May 1660
- Personal rule was known as "Eleven Year Tyranny"
- The political belief in a centralized, absolute sovereignty in the form of a monarch
- Legislative body in England
- Parliamentarian forces who fought for parliament
- Those who supported James's claim over the English throne
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- Military leader of parliamentary forces during the English Civil War
- A political belief that stated kings derived their authority from God and could not be held accountable
- Royalist forces who fought for the monarch
- Those who supported excluding James from the English throne
- Document limiting a monarch's power in England
12 Clues: Crowned king in May 1660 • Legislative body in England • Royalist forces who fought for the monarch • Document limiting a monarch's power in England • A political community meant for the common good • Personal rule was known as "Eleven Year Tyranny" • Parliamentarian forces who fought for parliament • Those who supported James's claim over the English throne • ...
Towards Civil War 2021-09-02
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- president who supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- former president who ran as a Free-Soiler in 1848 (3 words)
- wrote "Civil Disobedience" about breaking the Fugitive Slave Act (3 words)
- a storage site for weapons
- the man who suppposedly invented baseball who was inside Fort Sumter during its attack (2 words)
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- proposed a series of amendments to protect slavery (2 words)
- Southerners believed the U.S. government broke their contract by refusing to enforce this (3 words)
- another name of the American Party (2 words)
- Douglas's response to Lincoln that said voters could refuse to pass laws protecting slaveholders (2 words)
- name of the doctor who owned Dred Scott
- many northerners saw John Brown as this after his execution
- Fort Sumter guarded this harbor
12 Clues: a storage site for weapons • Fort Sumter guarded this harbor • name of the doctor who owned Dred Scott • another name of the American Party (2 words) • president who supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act • many northerners saw John Brown as this after his execution • former president who ran as a Free-Soiler in 1848 (3 words) • ...
The civil war 2022-03-09
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- Texas, Alabama and Georgia.
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- an island city on the Gulf Coast of Texas.
- the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
- focusing on ones religon
- He served as the first and third president
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- ultimate power
- General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops to the Union's Ulysses S.
- a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- flows into the golf of mexico
- November 1863
- the states that did not separate from the United States.
12 Clues: November 1863 • ultimate power • focusing on ones religon • Texas, Alabama and Georgia. • flows into the golf of mexico • an island city on the Gulf Coast of Texas. • He served as the first and third president • the governing body of a nation, state, or community. • the states that did not separate from the United States. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2022-03-22
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- the higher taxes on imported goods - the North supported this
- the withdrawal of a state from a union
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- turning point of the Civil War
- the seperating a country into sections based on beliefs
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- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute
- commander of the confederacy
- an alliance formed for a common purpose
- the North captured this stronghold to gain control of the Mississippi River and divided the southern states
- the theory of nullifying a law passed by the government
- the federal principle or system of government
- to leave a country
12 Clues: to leave a country • commander of the confederacy • turning point of the Civil War • the withdrawal of a state from a union • an alliance formed for a common purpose • an agreement or a settlement of a dispute • the federal principle or system of government • the theory of nullifying a law passed by the government • the seperating a country into sections based on beliefs • ...
U.S. Civil War 2022-05-24
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- place where Lee finally surrendered
- the only general not afraid to fight Lee
- place of Grant's impressive seige
- place where Lincoln gave famous speech
- Railroad network used by slaves to escape
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- Gun prototype for today's machine guns
- the name for the rebels' government
- the trouble makers who started the war
- single bloodiest day of fighting in the war
- the best general in the war
- the North's name in the war
- run place where Union got slapped into reality
12 Clues: the best general in the war • the North's name in the war • place of Grant's impressive seige • the name for the rebels' government • place where Lee finally surrendered • Gun prototype for today's machine guns • the trouble makers who started the war • place where Lincoln gave famous speech • the only general not afraid to fight Lee • ...
The Civil War 2022-05-16
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- Lincoln wrote the _______ Proclamation freeing all slaves in the confederacy if it did not return to the union.
- Lee invaded this northern town in Pennsylvania but lost the battle to Grant.
- Lee surrendered to Grant after realizing Grant was going to capture their capital _______, Virginia
- Britain and _______ hated slavery more than they loved cotton.
- Johnson was a democrat from Tennessee and owned________.
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- The south was motivated to win the war to protect their was of _________.
- The first union victory or tie was the battle of __________.
- The northś advantages were that they had more money, people factories, weapons, schools, immigrants, land, and _____________.
- This southern democrat took office once Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
- The south wanted to fight a _________ war using natural barriers as protection.
- The unionś strategy to surround the south and cut off all its trade was called the ___________ Plan.
- The _______ of 1860 was won by Republican Abraham Lincoln and soon after South Carolina secedes.
12 Clues: Johnson was a democrat from Tennessee and owned________. • The first union victory or tie was the battle of __________. • Britain and _______ hated slavery more than they loved cotton. • The south was motivated to win the war to protect their was of _________. • This southern democrat took office once Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. • ...
Civil war causes 2021-12-09
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- the person who attended to arm slaves, but was fought and hung
- a place to store military equipment
- to leave or withdraw from the union
- the author of Uncle Tom’s cabin
- people who wanted to end slavery
- strict rules regarding slaves
- the amount of years indentured servants had to work
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- rule by the people
- immigrants who had to earn their freedom by becoming servants
- each side gives a little
- a law that helped recover escaped slaves
- the owner of the liberator
12 Clues: rule by the people • each side gives a little • the owner of the liberator • strict rules regarding slaves • the author of Uncle Tom’s cabin • people who wanted to end slavery • a place to store military equipment • to leave or withdraw from the union • a law that helped recover escaped slaves • the amount of years indentured servants had to work • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-12-02
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- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- a geographic area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
- a messaging device that sends messages by code over distance
- military organization of citizens with limited military training whom are called to defend
- a collection of states that seceded from the United States
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- road having a line of rails fixed to wooden ties to provide transportation
- a state of bondage where people were owned by other people to work
- means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- manufacturing goods from raw materials
- soldier captured by the enemy and placed in an enemy camp
- period before a war
- portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government
12 Clues: period before a war • manufacturing goods from raw materials • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • soldier captured by the enemy and placed in an enemy camp • a collection of states that seceded from the United States • a messaging device that sends messages by code over distance • a state of bondage where people were owned by other people to work • ...
The Civil War 2022-12-01
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- program of cash bonuses paid to entice into the army.
- the military art of maneuvering troops on the field of battle to achieve victory in combat.
- to engage in combat between individuals or armed forces.
- weapons, equipment, and practices used by the Artillery branch to support the infantry and cavalry forces in the field.
- that they tried to prevent any goods, troops, and weapons from entering the southern states.
- American Civil War comprised foot soldiers who fought primarily with small arms, and carried the brunt of the fighting on battlefields across the United States.
- is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault.
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- the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule.
- required states to draft men to serve in the American Civil War if individual states did not meet their enlistment quotas through volunteers.
- a phase of war involving a series of operations related in time and space and aimed towards a single, specific, strategic objective or results in the war.
- A branch of the military mounted on horseback
- are slave states that did not secede from the union.
12 Clues: A branch of the military mounted on horseback • are slave states that did not secede from the union. • program of cash bonuses paid to entice into the army. • to engage in combat between individuals or armed forces. • the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule. • ...
Civil War Project 2024-01-10
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- Gray
- large guns used in warfare
- a vital piece of equipment carried by both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War
- common in southern states before abolishing slavery, were reliant on forced labor and enslavement
- common shoe that was worn
- Blue
- ships used in water battle
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- A person who wanted to end slavery
- the withdrawl of slave states
- a political candidate who seeks election
- ground troops that engage with the enemy in close-range combat
- something that you use to pay
12 Clues: Gray • Blue • common shoe that was worn • large guns used in warfare • ships used in water battle • the withdrawl of slave states • something that you use to pay • A person who wanted to end slavery • a political candidate who seeks election • ground troops that engage with the enemy in close-range combat • ...
The Civil War 2018-12-14
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- an American abolitionist newspaper that appealed to the moral conscience of people to abolish slavery
- African American who led a two-day slave rebellion in Southampton County, VA and killed around 60 people
- Supreme Court case that ruled that Americans of African descent weren't American citizens and therefore, couldn't sue in federal court
- federal law passed in 1793 that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within US territory
- author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- the right to vote
- duty on a specific foreign good or activity
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- tensions between the federal government and S.C. over a series of protective tariffs
- Leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, VA
- a duty imposed on imports to raise their price thus, reducing foreign competition and protecting domestic industry
- the first woman's rights convention held in New York
- to withdraw formally from a membership in a federal union
12 Clues: the right to vote • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • duty on a specific foreign good or activity • the first woman's rights convention held in New York • Leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, VA • to withdraw formally from a membership in a federal union • tensions between the federal government and S.C. over a series of protective tariffs • ...
Civil War Puzzle 2023-02-16
12 Clues: division • before war • large farms • turning point • hated general • knife on a gun • brutal bondage • enemy nickname • what we aim for • our great nation • food for soldiers • cannons and mortars
the civil war 2023-01-30
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- 16th US president
- republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
- A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
- a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party. The party was largely focused on the single issue of opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States.
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- was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by William Tecumseh Sherman,
- is to move around and gain the side of an enemy position, avoiding a frontal assault.
- anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet
- a conservative political party that existed in the United States during the middle 19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850s as part of the Second Party System.
- Union slave states
- Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon.
12 Clues: 16th US president • Union slave states • anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet • A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored. • Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon. • is to move around and gain the side of an enemy position, avoiding a frontal assault. • ...
Civil War Medicine 2023-05-24
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- Churches, houses, barns, and schools were used as these
- A type of bug that both Union and Confederate soldiers had problems with
- These were not cleaned between surgeries
- Amount of time the average doctor spent at medical school
- Medicine like opium, quinine, and mercury was ___
- The government founded a ____ Commission to help the condition of the camps
- Many soldiers came from these areas
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- Soldiers were exposed to diseases they weren't ___ to
- Most common anesthetic
- Vital medicine was produced here, so the South did not have access to it
- Twice as many soldiers died from this than battle
- A good surgeon could perform an amputation in ___ minutes
12 Clues: Most common anesthetic • Many soldiers came from these areas • These were not cleaned between surgeries • Twice as many soldiers died from this than battle • Medicine like opium, quinine, and mercury was ___ • Soldiers were exposed to diseases they weren't ___ to • Churches, houses, barns, and schools were used as these • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-11-20
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- Famous quote
- African American Revolutionary Organization; Avenger's character
- African American woman arrested for bus seating
- nine high school kids boycott
- Laws that separated races
- Priest turned to public black speaker
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- seperation of different races
- Act that changed the world
- Till
- Long vehicle; school
- They would _____ to show they had enough
- "NO, WE WILL NOt STAND FOR THIS."
12 Clues: Till • Famous quote • Long vehicle; school • Laws that separated races • Act that changed the world • seperation of different races • nine high school kids boycott • "NO, WE WILL NOt STAND FOR THIS." • Priest turned to public black speaker • They would _____ to show they had enough • African American woman arrested for bus seating • ...
Civil War Review 2023-01-18
12 Clues: Scott Case • Union _____ • _____ of 1860 • _______ Rights • _______ of 1850 • ______ Platform • Confederate Prison • ________ Proclamation, • Ended a union offensive • ______ March to the Sea, • Sherman's ______ Campaign • Debate over ______ in Georgia.
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
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- the compromise of 1850 involved
- a ___ is a person forced to work for no money
- famous abolitionist
- kansas was a part of a popular ___ agreement
- this senator was struck by a cane
- harper's ___ was raised by john brown
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- 2 states joined at the same time during the missouri
- underground ____ help slaves get to free land
- most states in the union were
- bleeding ____ was voting violently
- ___ was responsible for the "five part plan
- ____ douglas was an escaped slave
12 Clues: famous abolitionist • most states in the union were • the compromise of 1850 involved • ____ douglas was an escaped slave • this senator was struck by a cane • bleeding ____ was voting violently • harper's ___ was raised by john brown • ___ was responsible for the "five part plan • kansas was a part of a popular ___ agreement • underground ____ help slaves get to free land • ...
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
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- The violence in Kansas was seen as a
- Famous abolitionist
- The ______ party was formed in 1848
- Sumner was a senator that was beat with a cane
- A _____ was a person forced to do work for no pay
- sovereignty
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- was raided by John Brown
- was a senator that was responsible for the 5 part plan
- The _____ of 1850
- The compromise banned slavery ____ of 36 30' N latitude.
- In 1856 slavery supporter attacked the town of
- underground
12 Clues: underground • sovereignty • The _____ of 1850 • Famous abolitionist • was raided by John Brown • The ______ party was formed in 1848 • The violence in Kansas was seen as a • In 1856 slavery supporter attacked the town of • Sumner was a senator that was beat with a cane • A _____ was a person forced to do work for no pay • was a senator that was responsible for the 5 part plan • ...
Towards Civil War 2025-08-15
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- ______ Sovereignty
- this party was formed in 1848
- joined as a free state during the Missouri Compromise
- this Senator opposed Senator Henry Clay's plan
- ____ Slave Law
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- a violent abolitionist
- this Senator divided Clay's plan into several parts
- an exaggerated loyalty to their regions of the country
- joined as a slave state during the Missouri Compromise
- The Compromise banned slavery _____ of 368*30' N latitude
- Wilmont Proviso wanted to ban slavery in lands taken from ______
- Used to strike Senator Charles Sumner unconscious.
12 Clues: ____ Slave Law • ______ Sovereignty • a violent abolitionist • this party was formed in 1848 • this Senator opposed Senator Henry Clay's plan • Used to strike Senator Charles Sumner unconscious. • this Senator divided Clay's plan into several parts • joined as a free state during the Missouri Compromise • an exaggerated loyalty to their regions of the country • ...
Chapter 12: The Civil War 2025-03-24
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- ____________ was one of the most important ways that women helped in the Civil War. 212
- The goals of Sherman’s March to the Sea was to be _______________, frightening, and bring an end to the war. 219
- The _______ ____ ______ _________was a critical center for shipping goods and resources. 215
- A Union strategy to block Southern ports and the Mississippi River to stop the shipment of goods 204
- The _____________ __________ participated in many major battles such as the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg. 215
- Many historians say General __________________ was the most capable of all the Union generals. 203
- The Union victory in the Battle of ____________ ended Confederate hopes for invading the North. 217
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- The Battle of Antietam improved the attitude of the North toward the war and enabled President Lincoln to issue the _______________ _______________. 208
- Louisiana contributed to the Southern economy and ______________ war effort with agricultural resources like cotton and sugar. 215
- The Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in the town of ____________ ____________ ____________, Virginia. 220
- General _________________ opposed secession but chose not to fight against his home state 203
- 200,000 Black soldiers and sailors fought for the _____________. 210
- The Emancipation Proclamation allowed ______________ to enlist in the Union Army and join the cause to free their enslaved brethren in the South. 210
- The Battle of ____________ allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River. 217
14 Clues: 200,000 Black soldiers and sailors fought for the _____________. 210 • ____________ was one of the most important ways that women helped in the Civil War. 212 • The Battle of ____________ allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi River. 217 • The _______ ____ ______ _________was a critical center for shipping goods and resources. 215 • ...
WORLD WAR II 2023-05-08
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- THE SYSTEMATIC MURDER OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE BY THE NAZIS
- BATTLE WHERE ERWIN ROMMEL WAS DEFEATED
- BATTLE AFTER WHICH U.S. TOOK THE OFFENSIVE IN THE PACIFIC
- UNION BETWEEN AUSTRIA & GERMANY
- BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHO APPEASED HITTLER
- JAPAN'S FIRST MAJOR DEFEAT
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- WRITTER WHO SERVED AS THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER OF U.K
- REFUSAL TO FIGHT IN A WAR
- THE PLACE OF THE D-DAY INVASION
- AMERICAN MILITARY OFFICER AMD STATE MEN WHO SERVED AS THE 34TH PRESIDENT OF U.S
- BRITISH POLITICIAN WHO SERVED AS PRIME MINISTER OF U.K
- MAKING CONCESSIONS TO AN AGGRESSOR IN ORDER TO PRESERVE PEACE
- SPANISH MILITARY GENERAL WHO LED NATIONALIST FORCES IN OVERTHROWING THE S.S.R. DURING SPANISH CIVIL WAR
- 1942 BATTLE WHERE THE SOVIETS DEFEAT THE GERMANS
- LIGHTNING WAR
- SYSTEM WHICH ALLOW U.S TO LEND WAR SUPPLIES TO NATIONS
16 Clues: LIGHTNING WAR • REFUSAL TO FIGHT IN A WAR • JAPAN'S FIRST MAJOR DEFEAT • THE PLACE OF THE D-DAY INVASION • UNION BETWEEN AUSTRIA & GERMANY • BATTLE WHERE ERWIN ROMMEL WAS DEFEATED • BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WHO APPEASED HITTLER • 1942 BATTLE WHERE THE SOVIETS DEFEAT THE GERMANS • BRITISH POLITICIAN WHO SERVED AS PRIME MINISTER OF U.K • ...
Chapter 28 Vocab 2021-03-05
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- Rights: Treaty that was signed to help foreign citizens.
- Doctrine: Document stated that the American continents are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future.
- Brought that country under Japan's control.
- War: United States joined the Cuban war for independence.
- War: Japan launched a surprise attack on Russian ships resulting in war.
- Rebellion: Hong's movement.
- Diaz: He rose through the army and became a noted general in the civil war and fought against the French.
- Rebellion: Campaign against the Dowager Empress's rule and foreigner privilege.
- New nations as military dictators.
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- Juarez: Strongly influenced the politics of Mexico.
- Door Policy: Open to merchants of all nations.
- Marti: A writer who had been exiled from Cuba by the Spanish.
- Zapato: Raised a powerful revolutionary army.
- Canal: Effort to control diseases.
- Era: He took control of the government.
- Reforma: Worked to start a liberal reform movement.
- Corollary: To protect the economic interests.
- of Kanagawa: Agreement between the United States and the government of Japan.
- War: Clash between the British and the Chinese.
- Villa: Became immensely popular.
- Lopez de Santa Anna: Mexican political life.
- of influence: Area in which the foreign nation controlled trade and investment.
- Madero: was educated in the United States and France.
23 Clues: Rebellion: Hong's movement. • Villa: Became immensely popular. • Canal: Effort to control diseases. • New nations as military dictators. • Era: He took control of the government. • Brought that country under Japan's control. • Lopez de Santa Anna: Mexican political life. • Zapato: Raised a powerful revolutionary army. • Corollary: To protect the economic interests. • ...
Nigel T. Revolution crossword puzzle 2024-02-12
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- a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
- this battle was a turning point in the war
- The tyrannical king of England
- written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States
- Those who wanted to avoid war with England
- Those who wanted to go to war with England
- A pamphlet that convinced colonkst that going to war with England was inevitable
- A petition sent to England to try to avoid war with them
- Painted the Boston massacre
- initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
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- A colonist who wrote the pamphlet common sense
- The day the decleration of independence was published
- Where the British surrendered and lost the war
- One of the 2 countries who help the continetal army and the british biggest rival
- The general for the British army
- was our best general but became a traitor
- THis man maid the famous drawing join or die
- an attempt to raise funds from the minimally taxed American colonists to provide for their defense
- A group of men who were ready to fight withing a minute
- General for the continental army
20 Clues: Painted the Boston massacre • The tyrannical king of England • The general for the British army • General for the continental army • was our best general but became a traitor • this battle was a turning point in the war • Those who wanted to avoid war with England • Those who wanted to go to war with England • THis man maid the famous drawing join or die • ...
