This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Civil War & Reconstruction has 23 clues. Answers range from 6 to 30 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What document temporarily freed the slaves in the rebelling south
The first official battle of the Civil War took place at
Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, was voted into office
Former slave who led the Abolitionist Movement, served as United States ambassador to Haiti
Most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
General of the Union Army during the Civil War and 18th President of the United States
Confederate general of the Army of Northern Virginia
President of the United States during the Civil War
President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
capital of the Confederacy
responsible for the "March to the Sea"
Town where General Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865
Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech in November 1863 at the dedication of the first national cemetery
17th President of the United States after Lincoln was assassinated
Laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities
A series of Congressional measures under which Democrats agreed to accept the Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes as president. The measures included the withdrawal of federal troops from Southern states, thus ending Reconstruction
Constitutional amendment permanently outlawing slavery
Constitutional amendment granting anyone born or naturalized in the United States citizenship and equal rights
Constitutional amendment granting all male citizens the right to vote
after the Civil War, wanted to destroy the political power of former slaveholders and give African Americans full citizenship and the right to vote
Union used as an effective means of communication during the Civil War
this invention revolutionized war in the transport of men, food, equipment and medicines
Robert E Lee was never President of the United States but he was president of this after the Civil War