This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Civil War & Reconstruction has 15 clues. Answers range from 7 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The process of admitting former Confederate states back into the Union
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction
The first state to be admitted back into the Union
Organization against black suffrage
An alternative to Lincoln's plan, but much stricter
Amendment that made slavery illegal throughout the whole United States
An organization providing supplies for former slaves
Was admitted into office after Lincoln was assassinated
Amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote
Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
Wanted the federal government to force change in the South
Act that provided African Americans with the same legal rights as whites
Set of laws that divided the South into 5 districts
Amendment that granted anyone born in the United States (excluding Native Americans) citizenship
First African American to hold a position in Congress