Across
- 4. farmers who rented a portion of land from a planter and decided which crops to grow when to grow them
- 7. arapaho chief black kettle and his followers were massacred by angry colorado militia soldiers
- 10. refers to all public property and services
- 11. examples of new technology used in the west
- 12. sitting bull shot and killed
- 13. the capital of the confederate states of america
- 19. confederacy
- 20. farmers that worked a portion of a planter's land
- 22. land bought from the French for 15 million in 1803
- 23. union
- 25. government attempt to fix and rebuild the south
- 26. leader of mexico defeated during mexican war
- 29. First successful British Colony
- 32. a secret society created in 1866 by 6 former confederate soldiers
- 33. two first national parks to conserve natural resources in the US
- 36. Civil War nurse who created red cross
- 41. members of the Republican Party that disagreed with Lincoln's plan
- 43. slave in 1831 that organized one of the largest slave revolts
- 45. the sioux were resisting white expansion
- 46. first organized battle of the civil war
- 47. all citizens can vote
- 48. Democrats that strongly opposed the war
- 49. volunteers would help maintain national parks
- 50. new automatic weapon used during the Civil War
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- 1. governmental relief agency that started in 1865
- 2. first state to secede from the union
- 3. crops grown strictly for financial fain and not as a food source
- 5. Lincoln claims that all slaves were free
- 6. largest tribe force on the Trail of Tears
- 8. delaware and maryland
- 9. one overriding issue increased the regional and economic differences between the north and south
- 14. Turning point battle in the Civil War
- 15. congress divided the south into five military districts
- 16. court must decide if a person is lawfully imprisoned
- 17. restored peace after sand creek as native americans agreed to move onto reservations
- 18. new bullet could reach nearly half a mile and was effective when used with newer, more accurate rifles
- 21. settlers were given permission to move through but not settle and take native american land
- 24. the trip from east to west that required months not only took 6 days
- 27. the amendment ended slavery
- 28. of 1868 republican victory in the presidential election of 1868
- 30. settlers received 160 acres at least 21 years old and heads of their families live on the land at least 6 months out of each year
- 31. sherman's march through the Carolinas left more destruction than in Georgia
- 34. assassinated into the dominant culture
- 35. bill passed by congress that stated slavery was not allowed in any territory acquired from mexico
- 37. settlers moved into Colorado to mine silver and gold
- 38. small Virginia town where General Robert E. Lee of the south surrendered to General Grant
- 39. written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812
- 40. republicans swept the congressional elections of 1866
- 42. term used to refer to the fighting in Tennessee
- 44. people born in the US are formal citizens of the country