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.
the rights belonging to various states
act passed in 1854; abolished Missouri compromise; allowed states to choose slavery
a person who works to end slavery
special order by president Lincoln; declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free
the treatment of people as property
seperate from the Union
war between citizens of the same country
period of time after the civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back to the Union
bloodiest single day in American military history
northerners who came to the south for economic reasons after the Civil War
made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
a way of settling disagreements
former slave; sued for his freedom
president during the civil War
led 300 slaves to freedom; symbol of the Underground Railroad
president of the Confederacy
general for the Union; later became the 18th president
general of the confederacy
start of the Civil War
first major land battle of the Civil War