The Civil War Word Search
A free The Civil War word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ABOLITION, SECESSION, UNION, CONFEDERACY, EMANCIPATION, GETTYSBURG, ANTIETAM, BULLRUN, SHILOH, APPOMATTOX, FREEDOM, SLAVERY.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Civil War word list, defined
- ABOLITION /ˌæbəˈlɪʃən/ · noun
- The formal act or process of ending a law, system, practice, or institution, especially slavery. Related: elimination, eradication, termination, extinction.
- SECESSION /sɪˈsɛʃən/ · noun
- The act of withdrawing from an organization, country, or group, typically in protest or disagreement. The state of being separate or independent from a larger entity. Related: withdrawal, separation, independence, divorce.
- UNION /ˈjuːnjən/ · noun, verb
- A group of people, organizations, or states that have joined together for a common purpose or to achieve a common goal. To join or combine into a single entity or organization. Related: alliance, coalition, league, partnership.
- CONFEDERACY /kənˈfɛdərəsi/ · noun
- A confederacy is an alliance or union of people, states, or organizations formed for a shared purpose, especially political or military; it can also mean the group itself, or (dated) a secret conspiracy. Related: alliance, coalition, league, union.
- EMANCIPATION /ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən/ · noun
- The act or process of setting someone free from legal, social, or political restrictions, especially slavery. More broadly, the state of being freed from any constraint or from another's control. Related: liberation, freedom, release, deliverance.
- FREEDOM /ˈfriːdəm/ · noun
- The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint; also the state of not being imprisoned, enslaved, or restricted. Related: liberty, independence, autonomy, emancipation.
- SLAVERY /ˈslævəri/ · noun
- The state or condition of being a slave; a social system in which people are owned and exploited by others. Related: bondage, servitude, enslavement, captivity.
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