Civil War and Reconstruction crossword: crossword puzzle for Grade 9, page 1 preview

Crossword puzzle · History, Civics & Social Studies

Civil War and Reconstruction crossword · Grade 9

Solve a crossword of up to 13 words about civil War and Reconstruction from short definition clues, with a word bank to help. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.

Grade 9 · ages 14 to 15
Easy
20 to 30 minutes
1 page
Free

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The crossword clues

Directions: Read each clue and pick the answer from the word bank. Write one letter in each box.

Word bank
ABOLITIONIST · APPOMATTOX · DOUGLASS · EMANCIPATION · FORT SUMTER
GETTYSBURG · JIM CROW · LINCOLN · SECESSION · SHARECROPPING · TUBMAN
Across
4 Underground Railroad conductor who led many people to freedom (6)
7 Person who worked to end slavery (12)
9 Formal withdrawal of a state from the nation (9)
10 Virginia village where Lee surrendered to
Grant in 1865 (10)
11 Act of setting people free from slavery (12)
Down
1 Formerly enslaved writer and speaker who fought for abolition (8)
2 President who led the Union and issued the
Emancipation Proclamation (7)
3 Farming another's land for a share of the crop, often staying in debt (13)
5 1863 Pennsylvania battle, later the site of a famous presidential address (10)
6 Laws and customs that enforced racial segregation after Reconstruction (3, 4)
8 South Carolina fort where the war's first shots were fired (4, 6)

What your child practices

Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.

Grades and ages: Grade 9, ages 14 to 15
Time: About 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: History, Civics & Social Studies
Level: Easy for Grade 9
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is one of the easier sheets for Grade 9, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.