This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Civil War & Reconstruction has 20 clues. Answers range from 6 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Place where the first shot was fired
Election where Lincoln was elected
Battle that made it clear that North was going to win, turning point for North
Person who lead a "march" to the sea
Bloodiest battle in the war
Place where the treaty was signed to end the war
The right for states to limit the power of the federal government
Document that freed slaves in Confederate states
Speech gave by Lincoln at the spot of the Battle of Gettysburg
16th President and gave Gettysburg Address
President of the Confederacy
Leader and general of the Confederate army
Union General
Famous general of Confederacy with an interesting nickname
Let people in those areas decide if they want slavery. (Popular Sovereignty)
Said if California was admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act would be enacted.
Law that said if runaway slaves were caught, they would be given back to their owners
Famous runaway slave that popularized the Underground Railroad
A court case that announced by the Supreme Court that slaves were property
When a state would decide to leave the Union, they would do this.