This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Civil War & Reconstruction has 20 clues. Answers range from 7 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
He was the president during the CIvil War
a war in the US between the North and the South
the act of owning another human as property
a person that was against slavery
a person that supported slavery
a case where the Supreme Court said that Congress could not outlaw slavery and that slaves were not US citizens
this was declared by Lincoln and it stated that slaves were free if they were in the Northern territory
a law passed by Congress that stated that if a slave was in a free state, then they would have to be sent back to their owners
this is where the first shot was fired and it began the Civil War
This is a blockade that the Union put in place in the South to cut of trade
this is the election where Lincoln became president
the rights of states to limit the power of the federal government
the president of the Confederate States of America
led many attacks in GA and South Carolina and created mass destruction in many cities
this compromise said that California would be a free state and governments were established in New Mexico and Utah
this is where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body
main commander of the Union forces
main commander of the Confederate army
this is when the people decide if slavery should be legal in their states by voting