50 states Crossword Puzzles
Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03
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- Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- A guide on how to alter the constitution.
- Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
- Right to bear arms.
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- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
- No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
- Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
- The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
- Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
- Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- We the People
- Relation between the states and the federal government.
- When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.
18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...
vocab 2019-11-07
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- invaded and subsequently became a possession of the United States.
- policy of Dollar Diplomacy
- War A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898
- Moral diplomacy
- ceded to the United States under the treaty ending the Spanish-American War
- journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
- 1898 treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish American War
- President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy
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- a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy
- structure of their government and school system
- waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean
- an anti-imperialist uprising of peasants in northern China between Autumn 1899
- big stick policy
- a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823
- a form of diplomacy proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 election
- a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
- shaping America's open-door policy toward the Far East
- It exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898 and precipitated U.S. entry into the Spanish American War.
- could not govern themselves
19 Clues: Moral diplomacy • big stick policy • policy of Dollar Diplomacy • could not govern themselves • President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy • structure of their government and school system • shaping America's open-door policy toward the Far East • War A war between Spain and the United States, fought in 1898 • ...
Giuseppe Tribuzio Articles x-word 2024-02-09
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- Alexander ______ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision.
- Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by___.
- what do you need to pass a new law in the Confederation Congress
- Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____
- what best describes a federalist system of government?
- Because ___lacked the power to tax the states, it couldn't pay for the supplies
- after the States meet to fix Articles of Confederation Constitution ____.
- what was the biggest obstical facing the Continental Congress
- what happend after United States declares independence.
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- What can you infer about Daniel Shays from the rebellion named after him?
- which power was held exclusively by the national government?
- What factor convinced the framers of the Articles of Confederation to create a weak central government?
- The Declaration of Independence was ___ to shays Rebellion,Articles of Confederation,and Revolutionary War ends.
- Shays' Rebellion convinced American leaders that little protected them from anarchy. What's the best synonym for "anarchy?"
- Constitution was based on.
- what factor prompted the states to consider changing the Articles of Confederation?
- why might one state tax goods manufactured in another state?
- Articles of Confederation Established one-house___.
- The individual states acted in their ownby taxing goods from other states.
- what was established by the Declaration of Independence?
20 Clues: Constitution was based on. • Shays' Rebellion to protest taxes imposed by___. • Articles are flawed because Congress couldn't _____ • Articles of Confederation Established one-house___. • what best describes a federalist system of government? • what happend after United States declares independence. • what was established by the Declaration of Independence? • ...
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Civil War Test 2022-05-06
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- Number of Confederate States
- turning point of war
- freed the slaves in the south
- Number of border states
- Where did lee surrender at johnwilesbooth assassinated lincoln
- winning the first half of war
- who won the war
- bloodiest battle of the war
- General of USA
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- Famous Speech
- Number of Union States.
- Had motivation, experience, better generals
- General of CSA
- What kind of war did Gen Sherman unleash
- President of the USA
- first major battle
- President of the CSA
- first battle
- Had more $$$, weapons, factories, soldiers
19 Clues: first battle • Famous Speech • General of CSA • General of USA • who won the war • first major battle • turning point of war • President of the USA • President of the CSA • Number of Union States. • Number of border states • bloodiest battle of the war • Number of Confederate States • freed the slaves in the south • winning the first half of war • What kind of war did Gen Sherman unleash • ...
National Crossword Puzzle Day 2022-12-19
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- PRP with hourglass design and 3 minute spin
- Safely relieve pain and anxiety with our 50/50 N2O and O2 system
- Musculoskeletal radial wave therapy system
- Acoustic wave therapy for cellulite and body firming
- Smart, portable NIR vein imaging technology
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- Concentrates Alpha-2-Macroglobulin
- Suction bags and cannisters for surgical fluid management
- Filters with >99.99% bacterial/viral efficiencies
- WAL method for harvesting micronized fat
- Gentle lipoharvest for body contouring
10 Clues: Concentrates Alpha-2-Macroglobulin • Gentle lipoharvest for body contouring • WAL method for harvesting micronized fat • Musculoskeletal radial wave therapy system • PRP with hourglass design and 3 minute spin • Smart, portable NIR vein imaging technology • Filters with >99.99% bacterial/viral efficiencies • Acoustic wave therapy for cellulite and body firming • ...
Matematika 2023-10-03
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- bilangan prima yang kurang dari 3 adalah
- berikut ini yang merupakan kelipatan dari 3,KECUALI
- KPK dari 30 dan 15 adalah
- perkalian bilangan prima dari 50 adalah
- FPB dari 110 dan 154 adalah
- faktor persekutuan terbesar dari 35 dan 42 adalah
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- kelipatan persekutuan terkecil dari 3 dan 5 adalah
- 2²×3²×5 adalah faktor dari
- KPK dari 48 dan 50 adalah
- FPB dari 40 dan 20 adalah
10 Clues: KPK dari 30 dan 15 adalah • KPK dari 48 dan 50 adalah • FPB dari 40 dan 20 adalah • 2²×3²×5 adalah faktor dari • FPB dari 110 dan 154 adalah • perkalian bilangan prima dari 50 adalah • bilangan prima yang kurang dari 3 adalah • faktor persekutuan terbesar dari 35 dan 42 adalah • kelipatan persekutuan terkecil dari 3 dan 5 adalah • ...
unit 5 vocabulary 2018-01-18
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- President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
- an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
- the heads of these departments made up the president’s cabinet
- Onis Treaty-an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
- a member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson, favored states' rights
- the declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decide whether a federal law is constitutional States’ rights
- the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
- explorers that traveled through the Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806
- the practice of forcing people into military service
- a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
- it called for the Supreme Court to consist of one chief justice and five associate justices
- a supporter of a strong federal government
- loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
- to cancel
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- the power of Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
- a nation’s plan of action toward other nations.
- of Greenville the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
- the members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
- in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
- the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
- at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
- a 1795 agreement between Britain and the United States that settled differences and put off a threat of military conflict between the two nations
- thousands marched in protest through the streets of Pittsburgh, they sang Revolutionary songs and tarred and feathered the tax collectors
- laws created in 1798 that permitted the President to expel foreigners, made it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
- it stated that the United States would not support either side in the war
- an 1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional
- a devotion to one's nation and its interests
- a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
- an act or a decision that sets an example for others to follow
- a 1797 French attempt to demand a bribe of money from the United States before discussing French seizure of neutral American ships
30 Clues: to cancel • a supporter of a strong federal government • a devotion to one's nation and its interests • a nation’s plan of action toward other nations. • the practice of forcing people into military service • an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • the power of Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional • ...
Numbers 2023-07-04
Civil War Crossword 2022-03-06
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- The first official battle of the Civil War.
- Event (Book about horrors of slavery) that caused/led to the Civil War.
- General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
- The economy in the ________ states grew quickly after the Civil War.
- William Sherman’s goal to take over the city of Atlanta.
- President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
- Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War.
- President of the United States during the Civil War.
- The battle that ended the Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
- A battle during the Civil War known as the turning point and the deadliest battle.
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- Cause of the Civil War: Northern and Southern states disagreed about.
- William Sherman and his troops marched from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in their path.
- General in the Confederate Army: Known for standing his ground in the First Battle of Bull Run.
- Event (An attempt to take over a federal armory and arm slaves) that caused/led to the Civil War.
- General in the Union Army: Known for the Atlanta Campaign & March to the Sea.
- Cause of the Civil War: Southern States were worried about the government becoming too powerful.
- The ________ states had to rebuild after the Civil War because of destruction.
17 Clues: The first official battle of the Civil War. • Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War. • President of the United States during the Civil War. • General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. • William Sherman’s goal to take over the city of Atlanta. • The economy in the ________ states grew quickly after the Civil War. • ...
Drugs 2024-05-14
8 Clues: Pablo escobar • Meth Breaking Bad • smoke w… everyday • you smoke it in a whistle • 50 times weaker than Fentanyl • tomatolix likes it at the Most • 8 Hours Trip Bit Not a Addition drug • Zombie drug 50 times stronger than Heroin
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George Washington 2022-02-27
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- having liberty
- a normal condition, not in war
- leader of the Continental Army and first president of the United States of America
- a paper that is laws for the United States
- the leader of the United States of America
- war between America and Great Britain
- not easily done, hard
- a place where Washington and his soldiers stayed
- had confidence, had faith
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- paper saying the United States of America was a new, free country
- a free country in North America
- the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales
- colonists who wanted to be free from Great Britain
- became a member of an organization
- the American army in the American Revolution
- well-known
16 Clues: well-known • having liberty • not easily done, hard • had confidence, had faith • a normal condition, not in war • a free country in North America • became a member of an organization • war between America and Great Britain • a paper that is laws for the United States • the leader of the United States of America • the American army in the American Revolution • ...
US History 30 terms 2020-10-26
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- Responsible for the Missouri Compromise
- Helped protect Tariff and developed a federal government
- Mostly served to raise income for the national government
- Emerged in 1830 in opposition to President Andrew Jackson
- Eight President of the United States
- Served as the ninth president of the United States
- Warn European nations that the U.S. will not tolerate colonization or monarchy
- Elected seventh President
- Machin that separates cotton fiber from seed
- Political party gives government civil service jobs to its supporters
- Financial crises in the United States that created a major depression
- Establish in 1791 to serve as a repository for federal funds
- Political party's
- U.S. into war with Great Britain and established second bank of the U.S.
- Allowed Missouria to become a slave state and Maine to become a free state in 1854
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- Substitutes one for another
- Gave Congress power to establish a national bank
- Known for his inventing the cotton gin
- Sixth president of the United States
- Made to protect industry in northern U.S.
- Treaty Between the United States and Spain in 1819
- Longest artificial waterway
- Large making of products
- Granted unsettled land west of Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands
- Indian nation forced to give up lands
- transition to new manufacturing processes in U.S.
- Helped define the constitutional power of the federal government
- Road made by Federal government
- Was the tenth president of the United States in 1841
- Idea that promotes the interest of a national group
30 Clues: Political party's • Large making of products • Elected seventh President • Substitutes one for another • Longest artificial waterway • Road made by Federal government • Eight President of the United States • Sixth president of the United States • Indian nation forced to give up lands • Known for his inventing the cotton gin • Responsible for the Missouri Compromise • ...
Sergio Cadena's Articles X-Words 2024-02-09
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- a ___ from each colony who was apart of the Continental Congress
- The states could have their own wars with Native Americans,since congress can't stop them from making their own ___.
- what did the aftermath of shay's rebellion create?
- how many houses of congress did America have?
- Alexander ___ hated Congress because they didn't share his vision.
- what was the name of the rebellion that started in 1785, which a group of farmers revolted in Massachusetts.
- Since congress was bankrupt, British troops where still on American soil, and the UNITED states are divided, what was most likely going to happen to the new nation.
- Another flaw in the articles that specifically almost destroyed economies with other states.
- who lead the protest that almost made Massachusetts go into a civil war?
- Congress is the only ones that can make money because the states made so much that it was usless.
- Since the continental army had been disbanded after the revolutionary war, what did the federal government need, but had no money to buy.
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- What came into effect in 1789?
- Because of shay's rebellion, the legislature (person to tax a state/country) relized that it was ___
- what was the first constitution in America
- A system in which states share power with a strong national government.
- how many years did the revolutionary war last?
- Delegates met in philidalphia because they wanted to help ___ the Articles.
- Articles are flawed because Congress can't____
- how did the states act with one another after the war
- Shay's rebellion showed the ____ of the articles of confedersation.
20 Clues: What came into effect in 1789? • what was the first constitution in America • how many houses of congress did America have? • how many years did the revolutionary war last? • Articles are flawed because Congress can't____ • what did the aftermath of shay's rebellion create? • how did the states act with one another after the war • ...
He is Worthy to Be Praised 2023-08-14
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- He has shown His people the what of His works? (Psalm 111:6)
- The song of the Lamb states, "... for your righteous acts have been what? (Revelation 15:4)
- The LORD is what? (Psalm 111:4) (3 words)
- He sent what to His people? (Psalm 111:9)
- James 5:11, states that the Lord is what and merciful?
- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of what? (Psalm 111:10)
- I will give thanks with my whole what? (Psalm 111:1)
- He has caused His wondrous works to be what? (Psalm 111:4)
- Those who delight in the works of the Lord have _______ them. (Psalm 111:2)
- The LORD provides food for those who what Him? (Psalm 111:5)
- The works of His what are faithful and just? (Psalm 111:7)
- The song of the Lamb states, "For you alone are what? (Revelation 15:4)
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- 1 Peter 2:9 states that we should proclaim the __________ of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Great are the what of the Lord? (Psalm 111:2)
- His what endures forever? (Psalm 111:10)
- The song of the Lamb states, "great and amazing are your what?" (Revelation 15:3)
- What of the LORD's endures forever? (Psalm 111:3)
- The song of the Lamb states, "Just and true are your what?" (Revelation 15:3)
- What is holy and awesome? (Psalm 111:9) (2 words)
- The LORD's work is full of what? (Psalm 111:3)
- His precepts are what? (Psalm 111:7)
21 Clues: His precepts are what? (Psalm 111:7) • His what endures forever? (Psalm 111:10) • He sent what to His people? (Psalm 111:9) • The LORD is what? (Psalm 111:4) (3 words) • Great are the what of the Lord? (Psalm 111:2) • The LORD's work is full of what? (Psalm 111:3) • What of the LORD's endures forever? (Psalm 111:3) • What is holy and awesome? (Psalm 111:9) (2 words) • ...
Presidents Day Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-20
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- The author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States
- The President who led the country during the Civil War
- The President who famously said, "The business of America is business"
- The only President to be elected to four terms
- The actor-turned-President who famously said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
- The first President of the United States
- The Union general who served as President from 1869-1877
- The President who was impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021
- The President who later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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- The President who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002
- The President who was impeached in 1998
- The fifth President of the United States and author of the Monroe Doctrine
- The fourth President of the United States and the "Father of the Constitution"
- The President who led the country through World War I and helped create the League of Nations
- The President who famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"
- The President who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II
- The President whose grandfather, William Henry Harrison, served as President for only 31 days before dying in office
- The President who authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan to end World War II
- The first African-American President of the United States
- The second President of the United States and one of the Founding Fathers
20 Clues: The President who was impeached in 1998 • The first President of the United States • The only President to be elected to four terms • The President who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 • The President who led the country during the Civil War • The President who was impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021 • The Union general who served as President from 1869-1877 • ...
Civics Crossword 2 2021-11-16
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- Established in 1607, this colony became the first permanent English colony in America
- Article _____ of the Constitution tells how the Legislative Branch of government should work
- George ________ was the first president of the United States
- The name given to a clash between British soldiers and Bostonians was the "Boston ______" - several colonists were killed
- John _____ was Vice President under George Washington and the second President of the United States
- July 4th is celebrated as _________ Day
- The duty of the Supreme Court is to ____ laws
- The ______ Continental Congress called for peace, made preparations for war, and declared independence
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- The _____ court is the highest court in the United States
- On July 4th, we celebrate independence from _______ ________
- How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
- The colors of the United States flag are red, white, and ______
- The president is the _____-in-chief of the United States Army and Navy
- Also known as the _______ (or Connecticut) Compromise established that the House of Representatives would be based on population and the Senate would be based on equal representation
- The _______ is the supreme law of the land
- One of the two houses of Congress, historically known as the upper house
- The ______ becomes President of the United States if the current president should die.
- The ______ of the House becomes president if both the current President AND Vice President should die
- The pilgrims came to America for ______ freedom
- Patrick ______ was a Virginia patriot whose eloquent speeches helped to stir up resistance to Britain
- Article _____ of the Constitution tells how the Executive Branch of government should work
21 Clues: July 4th is celebrated as _________ Day • The _______ is the supreme law of the land • The duty of the Supreme Court is to ____ laws • The pilgrims came to America for ______ freedom • How many amendments are there to the Constitution? • The _____ court is the highest court in the United States • On July 4th, we celebrate independence from _______ ________ • ...
Unit 2- A New nation 2024-04-21
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- A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion.
- favored large states, representation based on population
- Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
- The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.
- The supreme law of the United States of America.
- Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
- Document that limited the power of the king.
- Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
- Division of power among different levels of government
- Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
- Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
- Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
- favored the small states in equal representation
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- Rule by the people, consent of the governed
- Wanted additional protections for people and states.
- Written in 1776, declared us independent of Great Britain
- The nation's first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
- Where we got some ideas for our Bill Of Rights from.
- The governing body that declared us independent of Great Britain
- States no one is above the law
- People directly vote for what they want
- Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person
- The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
- Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.
24 Clues: States no one is above the law • Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Document that limited the power of the king. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful. • favored the small states in equal representation • ...
Chapter 10 Vocab Terms 2025-10-20
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- the appeal of art, writing, music and other forms of entertainment to a larger audience
- the right to vote
- movement that fought for more rights to vote for workers and other groups/ presented demands in the People's Charter of 1838
- one of the most popular English Queens/ gave up some power voluntarily
- four year period in the United States where the Northern States fought the Southern states over slavery
- the movement of Jewish people to reestablish their homeland
- separation of blacks and whites in the South following the Civil War
- the idea that over generations, species change through the process of natural selection
- self-governing regions in domestic affairs but still a part of a larger empire (Canada)
- name given to new energy source by Marie Curie
- the idea that the United States had the right and duty to rule the entire North American continent
- the study of human mind and behavior
- a spy controversy involving a Jewish officer in the French Army
- president during the American Civil War
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- declared all slaves in the Southern states were free
- line of workers that would put a single piece onto unfinished cars
- colonies where prisoners from England went to serve their sentences
- unofficial military force seeking independence for Ireland
- man who came up with the theory of evolution
- native groups that were scattered throughout Australia
- republic setup in France that lasted over 60 years
- Polynesian group that was settled in New Zealand
- the term used for states leaving the Union during the Civil War
23 Clues: the right to vote • the study of human mind and behavior • president during the American Civil War • man who came up with the theory of evolution • name given to new energy source by Marie Curie • Polynesian group that was settled in New Zealand • republic setup in France that lasted over 60 years • declared all slaves in the Southern states were free • ...
History Chapter 9 and 10 Test 6 2024-01-23
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- – created an income tax based on how much money a person makes each year
- – American evangelist who started a Sunday School movement in Chicago and founded the Moody Bible Institute
- a person who leaves his own country to make his home in another country
- – laws created to protect children from dangerous jobs and long working hours
- – manufacturing businesses that use factories to produce goods
- – largest passenger liner in the world at the time it sailed sank on its first voyage after hitting an iceberg
- moving platform on which workers add one specific part as a product moves to the next worker
- manmade waterway the United States built across the Isthmus of Panama
- – prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages for several years
- North Carolina – location of the first successful airplane flight
- – the man who brought the steel industry to America
- – 22nd president and 24th President of the United States only president to be elected again after another president has served
- – location of a hurricane in the year 1900 deadliest natural disaster in the United States
- – narrow strip of land that connects North America and South America
- sent by the United States to set up a government for the Philippines 27th President of the United States
- – evangelist who had once been a famous baseball player
- – 20th president of the United States
- California- location of the 1906 earthquake that destroyed most of the city
- president of the United States
- – unproven theory that animals slowly turned into other animals over billions of years instead of being created by God
- – inventor of the gas mask and automatic traffic light made improvements to the sewing machine
- – first car built on Henry Ford’s assembly line
- – inventor of the steamboat
- organization that Clara Barton founded that helps in times of war and natural disaster
- – founded Standard Oil
- – public transportation carrying passengers either above or below ground on a track
- – built and flew the first successful airplane
- – war fought between Spain and the United States to set Cuba free from Spain
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- – allowed for the election of U.S. Senators instead of being appointed by the U.S. State Legislature
- – U.S. East Coast entry port for immigrants from 1892 – 1954
- – famous battle won by the rough riders
- – 25th president of the United States declared war against Spain to help free the nation of Cuba
- – U.S. West Coast entry port for immigrants from 1910 – 1940
- –meeting that established time zones around the world
- – 1889 Pennsylvania flood that took the lives of over 2,000 people
- – leader of the Rough Riders 26th President of the United States
- – the first center of skyscraper architecture
- – 23rd President of the United States; Expanded the U.S. Navy
- – license proving ownership of an invention
- – years between 1900 and 1920 when government focused on being more efficient and better meeting the desires of voters
- – inventor of the telephone
- – inventor of the phonograph
- – helped save the lives of the Panama Canal workers by controlling disease carrying mosquitos
- – leader of the U.S. Navy fleet that destroyed Spanish Pacific naval fleet of Ships during the Spanish American War
- – law passed to keep Chinese laborers out of the United States
- – U.S, Navy ship that sank in Cuba and sparked the beginning of the Spanish American War
- – group of Pacific Islands that the United States helped free from Spain in the Spanish American War
- – group of American soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American war
- time of great progress and growth in the way goods were made
- – island possessed by Spain until the end of the Spanish American War
- – 28th President of the United States president when the Panama Canal opened
- – built and launched the first successful liquid- fueled rocket
- – inventor who built the first gasoline powered car and developed the assembly line
53 Clues: – founded Standard Oil • – inventor of the telephone • – inventor of the steamboat • – inventor of the phonograph • president of the United States • – 20th president of the United States • – famous battle won by the rough riders • – license proving ownership of an invention • – the first center of skyscraper architecture • – built and flew the first successful airplane • ...
Emotion as a WOK 2023-03-16
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- A scenario where a train conductor is forced to choose between two bad outcomes, usually involving death
- States that most evil is done by those who don't necessarily decide to be evil
- States that rightness and wrongness are determined by morally relevant particularities of the situation
- States that an action is right if it is in-line with a good character
- States that an action is right if it pursues our own interest, emphasizes personal responsibility
- The preliminary assessment of patients in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment
- States that an action is right if it shows selfless concern for the interest of others
- An idea that an action is right or wrong according to personal belief, there are no moral facts
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- An idea that an action is right or wrong independent of beliefs, suggests that there are universal moral principles
- States that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules
- Determines the ethical choice that produces the greatest amount of good for the most people
- Proposed by David Hume that an action is only right if it conforms to positive sentiments
- A psychologist at Stanford University, famous for organizing the Stanford Prison Experiment
- States that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences
- States that an action is good if it shows that we care about those we have a connection to
15 Clues: States that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules • States that an action is right if it is in-line with a good character • States that most evil is done by those who don't necessarily decide to be evil • States that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences • ...
UNIT 5 INTRO + TOPIC 1 2025-04-04
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- ______, we had to cancel the picnic because it started raining.
- The ______ kitten could fit in the palm of my hand because it was so small.
- The United States has 50 ______, and each one has its own special things to see and do.
- It was so ______ this morning that I couldn’t see very far ahead when walking to school.
- The ______ of the city is growing, which means there are more people living here now than before.
- to I ______ live in a small town, but now I live in a big city with lots of people.
- It was so ______ today that my hat flew off my head while I was walking outside.
- The fireworks display last night was ______, and everyone was cheering and clapping.
- We ______ our birthdays with cake, presents, and fun games with our friends.
- field The ______ stretched for miles, and the tall plants were ready to be harvested.
- ______ dog ran across the yard, knocking over a few chairs along the way.
- The ______ dropped really low, and we had to wear jackets to stay warm.
- The world has different ______, so when it's morning here, it may be night in another country.
- The scientists ______ a new dinosaur fossil in the desert last week.
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- The ______ of the island have lived there for generations and know everything about the land.
- A ______ hit the town last night, and it caused a lot of damage to the houses.
- park The ______ has lots of fun rides, including roller coasters and water slides.
- A ______ is a very tall building that can be seen from far away in the city.
- The ______ has only a few houses, and everyone knows each other’s names.
- The ______ of the country makes important decisions about how the government works.
- We traveled ______ to see the sunset.
- mall We went to the ______ to buy new clothes and get some ice cream.
- The ______ is huge, and many animals like whales live there.
- The sun rises in the ______, and it lights up the sky in the morning.
24 Clues: We traveled ______ to see the sunset. • The ______ is huge, and many animals like whales live there. • ______, we had to cancel the picnic because it started raining. • The scientists ______ a new dinosaur fossil in the desert last week. • mall We went to the ______ to buy new clothes and get some ice cream. • ...
Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03
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- Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- A guide on how to alter the constitution.
- Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
- Right to bear arms.
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- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
- No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
- Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
- The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
- Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
- Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- We the People
- Relation between the states and the federal government.
- When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.
18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...
Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03
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- Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- A guide on how to alter the constitution.
- Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
- Right to bear arms.
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- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
- No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
- Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
- The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
- Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
- Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- We the People
- Relation between the states and the federal government.
- When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.
18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...
Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03
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- Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- A guide on how to alter the constitution.
- Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
- Right to bear arms.
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- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
- No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
- Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
- The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
- Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
- Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- We the People
- Relation between the states and the federal government.
- When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.
18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...
US History Exam #2 Review 2024-01-17
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- Abraham Lincoln became President and the country broke up into Union and Confederacy.
- Conflict between North and South. More than 620,000 people died.
- Created a pathway for new states to join the USA. Took land from Louisiana. Slavery was banned here.
- the idea that God told Americans to move west and take over North America for themselves
- Part of the country that seceded from the United States over slavery. Mostly agricultural economy. Wore gray uniforms.
- Law signed by Jackson that forced Native Americans to move West of the Mississippi River
- Very important Civil War Battle where many soldiers died. Lincoln gave a big speech here.
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- First government document of the United States. Took the ideas of "life, liberty, and" equality from John Locke and the Enlightenment.
- Major body of water that the United States got from France. Helped the United States ship goods to Europe and the East Coast more easily.
- The Civil War begins
- What the North did to make money (economy) and what helped them win the war
- The Civil War ends
- Last battle of the Civil War. General Grant Offers General Lee the opportunity to surrender and not be bothered by the US government.
- Enslaved man that sued for his freedom and lost. The Supreme Court ruled that Black people were not citizens and could not become citizens.
- the Confederacy withdrew from the United States
- Thomas Jefferson got this from France in 1803. Doubled the size of the United States.
- Part of the country that had more resources and was better able to supply its soldiers with food, weapons, and materials. Wore dark blue uniforms.
- President that abused his power by acting like a king and sent Native Americans to the West
18 Clues: The Civil War ends • The Civil War begins • the Confederacy withdrew from the United States • Conflict between North and South. More than 620,000 people died. • What the North did to make money (economy) and what helped them win the war • Abraham Lincoln became President and the country broke up into Union and Confederacy. • ...
Unit 6 Vocabuluary Assignment - Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-23
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- A Northerner who moved to the South after the war, often seen as exploiting the region.
- The period after the Civil War when the Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.
- Abolished slavery, gave African-Americans citizenship, and gave African American men the right to vote.
- The Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the U.S. government.
- A pardon for offenses, such as President Andrew Johnson’s offer of amnesty to many former Confederates
- A system where freedmen rented land from landowners and paid with a portion of their crops, often trapping them in poverty.
- Government agency that helped formerly enslaved people adjust to freedom by providing food, education, and medical care.
- The 1863 declaration by President Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate states.
- The act of formally withdrawing from an organization or alliance, such as the Southern states leaving the Union.
- The system of forced labor where people were considered property.
- Laws passed in the South to limit the freedom of African Americans after the Civil War.
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- A short speech by Lincoln honoring fallen soldiers and emphasizing national unity.
- The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
- The group of Southern states that seceded and formed their own government.
- The belief that individual states have the right to govern themselves, often used to justify secession.
- Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.
- The Union’s military strategy to defeat the Confederacy by blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River to “squeeze” the South, like an anaconda snake.
18 Clues: A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. • The system of forced labor where people were considered property. • The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. • Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction. • The group of Southern states that seceded and formed their own government. • ...
Creating the Constitution Vocab Crossword 2024-12-02
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- the idea that decisions approved by more than half of the people in a group or society will be accepted and observed by all of the people
- For purposes of representation and taxation, each person who was enslaved was to be counted as three-fifths of a person.
- Numerous protests led to stop tax collectors from seizing colonial properties. Proof the Articles were weak.
- A proposed that representation in both houses be based on the population of each state. This would give the more populous states more representatives, and thus more influence, than states with smaller populations.
- A series of 85 essays were published over the course of several months and made a strong case for the new plan of government. Some historians have called the publication of these papers one of the most powerful public relations campaigns in history.
- opponents of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the loose association of states established under the Articles of Confederation
- The second type of government the United States adopted and still current.
- the first written plan of government for the United States; ratified in 1781
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- A plan called for a two-house legislature with a different form of representation in each house. In the Senate, states would have equal representation. In the House of Representatives, states would have representation based on their populations.
- In that plan, each state, whether large or small, would have the same vote.
- A list of Rights promised to American citizens in the Constitution
- the belief that governments should operate according to an agreed set of principles, which are usually spelled out in a written constitution
- On May 25, 1787, a meeting between Delegates from all the states except Rhode Island came together at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, which would later be known as Independence Hall to change the Articles of Confederation.
- supporters of ratifying the U.S. Constitution. They favored the creation of a strong federal government that shared power with the states.
- a financial status in which a person, company, or government owes money to someone else
- formal approval of an agreement, treaty, or constitution
- the approval of every voting member
17 Clues: the approval of every voting member • formal approval of an agreement, treaty, or constitution • A list of Rights promised to American citizens in the Constitution • The second type of government the United States adopted and still current. • In that plan, each state, whether large or small, would have the same vote. • ...
States 2024-09-13
7 Clues: Largest state by area • U.S. state known for Hollywood • U.S. state known for Hollywood • U.S. state famous for the Grand Canyon • U.S. state known as the "Sunshine State" • U.S. state known for the Rocky Mountains • U.S. state with the Great Lakes coastline
Unit 4 Academic Vocab 2021-05-20
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- Reporters are allowed to publish fair and accurate accounts of official proceedings, such as a school board meeting, city council meeting or court or judicial proceeding. Because privileges are matters of state law, the names of the privileges vary from state to state.
- printed false statements
- This First Amendment right states you can say things with limitations.
- This First Amendment right states you may peacefully protest.
- acronym for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- This First Amendment right states you can question the government
- blank of privacy law protects individuals from people using their personal info.
- invasion of privacy category similar to trespassing
- Two examples of this are slander and libel
- This amendment states you have freedom of speech, religion, press, and to question the government.
- states that require only one person for consent to recording.
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- invasion of privacy category where the person is shown in a negative light
- This will always be a publication’s best defense, which means a legal defense begins at the front end, when gathering facts and information and writing, arranging, editing and checking the facts.
- This First Amendment right states you can practice your beliefs
- This First Amendment right is the only portion that talks directly to the media
- verbal false statements
- invasion of privacy category using someone's image without permission
- acronym for Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- a legal term of art which means it was published either with known falsity or reckless disregard for the truth.
19 Clues: verbal false statements • printed false statements • Two examples of this are slander and libel • invasion of privacy category similar to trespassing • acronym for Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act • This First Amendment right states you may peacefully protest. • states that require only one person for consent to recording. • ...
Jason Nguyen's Constitution Crossword 2021-12-13
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- The part of the Constitution that describes the process of changing the Constitution
- The part of the Constitution that states that a majority of the thirteen states must approve in order for the Constitution to take effect
- The process of how the head of the executive branch is selected
- One of the two houses in Congress that has two senators for every state
- The part of the Constitution that interprets and deals with federal laws
- The introduction of the Constitution that explains the purpose of the new government
- The part of the Constitution that declares United States laws and treaties supreme
- The longest part of the Constitution that creates the legislative branch and Congress
- The part of the Constitution that creates a branch that carries out laws
- An idea that states that a national government shares power with state governments
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- Ten amendments that list specific rights that are not named in the Constitution to satisfy citizens
- One of the two houses in Congress that has the numbers of senators based on population of each state
- The number of ratified changes made to the Constitution
- A type of democracy that elects citizens as leaders
- This court and federal courts deal with national laws and appoint judges
- The number of states needed to ratify for the Constitution to become official
- The head of the executive branch
- A change or addition to the Constitution
- The part of the Constitution that describes interactions between states
19 Clues: The head of the executive branch • A change or addition to the Constitution • A type of democracy that elects citizens as leaders • The number of ratified changes made to the Constitution • The process of how the head of the executive branch is selected • One of the two houses in Congress that has two senators for every state • ...
8-7 Vokabeln 2022-04-26
19 Clues: tip • a bill • waiter • already • has made • a receipt • has given • young lady • has barked • blank paper • add together • the dog barks • has calculated • keep the change • the bill please • it makes(50 euro) • signal waiter over • can I have the bill • I would like the bill
CH 4 Constitution 2025-09-17
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- Refers to the interactions and relationships among the federal, state, and local governments. This includes informal and formal arrangements, such as compacts and cooperative agreements, and the effectiveness of federalism often depends on the quality of these relationships.
- An advantage of federalism that provides an additional safeguard against tyranny by dispersing governmental authority.
- Powers Powers shared by both the federal and state governments (e.g., taxation, building roads).
- Ensures that laws passed by both levels of government adhere to the Constitution.
- A disadvantage of federalism where overlapping jurisdictions can make it difficult for citizens to understand who is responsible for what.
- a crucial role in interpreting the division of powers between the federal and state governments. Landmark cases have shaped the balance of power, defining the limits of federal and state authority.
- A disadvantage of federalism that can lead to disparities in laws, services, and opportunities across states.
- Efforts to devolve power from the federal government back to the states, particularly since the 1970s.
- Powers not delegated to the federal government nor denied to the states, which are reserved for the states or the people (e.g., regulating intrastate commerce, establishing schools).
- An advantage of federalism where states can serve as "laboratories of democracy" by trying out new policies.
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- Federal funds given to states for specific purposes, often with strict conditions (e.g., Medicaid).
- (Layer Cake) Characterized by distinct spheres of authority for federal and state governments, with little overlap, prevalent from the late 18th century to the early 20th century.
- (Article VI) Establishes that federal laws are supreme when in conflict with state laws, provided they are constitutional.
- A contrasting system where power is centralized.
- An advantage of federalism that allows governments to be more responsive to the specific needs and preferences of their populations.
- Federal funds given to states for broader purposes, with more discretion for states in how they spend the money (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Grants are a major tool for the federal government to influence state policies.
- A contrasting system where power is decentralized among independent states.
- (Marble Cake) Characterized by greater collaboration and shared responsibilities between federal and state governments, emerging during the New Deal era.
- A system of government where power is divided between a national government and state or provincial governments. This division of power is typically outlined in a constitution.
- Primarily establishes federalism in the U.S. Constitution. It enumerates specific powers for the federal government while reserving others for the states.
- Both the national and state governments possess their own spheres of authority. Citizens are subject to the laws of both levels of government, and each level can act directly on the people.
- Powers specifically granted to the federal government (e.g., coining money, declaring war).
22 Clues: A contrasting system where power is centralized. • A contrasting system where power is decentralized among independent states. • Ensures that laws passed by both levels of government adhere to the Constitution. • Powers specifically granted to the federal government (e.g., coining money, declaring war). • ...
Vapo Round 2 2024-03-20
8 Clues: not a RTA • another word for liquid • its now called cream tea • juice thats 50/50 'salts' • one of the new flavors of bud • your standard juice/dispo flavor • shouldnt be a dispo flavor 'yuck' • like the famous movie '.... and loiuse'
Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-03
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- abraham lincoln becomes 16th president opposing the spread of slavery
- admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a non slave state
- 16th president of the united states
- he sued his master for freedom, court rules slaves are not legal citizens and cant bring court cases before the supreme court
- african americans who worked on plantations in the south with no pay
- wilmot proviso suggested all lands from mexican cession had no slaves
- an American Confederate general best known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
- some states thought they could leave the union if they didnt like the laws being passed by federal government
- northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859, was crushed, tried, and executed
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- required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
- 11 southern states leave the union and become the confederacy
- the new states would vote if their state would be admitted as a free or slave state.
- an anti-slavery book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
- john brown and others overran the federal arsenal
- greater loyalty to your own section rather than country as a whole
16 Clues: 16th president of the united states • john brown and others overran the federal arsenal • required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves • an anti-slavery book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe • 11 southern states leave the union and become the confederacy • admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a non slave state • ...
States of Matter/Changing States of Matter 2020-11-09
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- In a liquid, molecules are more ___ packed than in a solid.
- __ in solids are very close together.
- Gases have an ___ shape and volume.
- A liquid does not have a definite ___.
- Molecules in a a liquid move more than molecules in a ___.
- A liquid will take the shape of its ___.
- These atoms are the fastest.
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- The study of matter is called this.
- A liquid has definite ___.
- ___ change shape.
- When a liquid is poured from one container into another, it takes up the same about of ___.
- Gas atoms are so far apart that they're ___.
- An ___ is the smallest unit of matter.
- Solids have a ___ shape and a definite volume.
- This is another name for the states of matter.
15 Clues: ___ change shape. • A liquid has definite ___. • These atoms are the fastest. • The study of matter is called this. • Gases have an ___ shape and volume. • __ in solids are very close together. • A liquid does not have a definite ___. • An ___ is the smallest unit of matter. • A liquid will take the shape of its ___. • Gas atoms are so far apart that they're ___. • ...
Carola 2015-01-30
14 Clues: sport • 50 jaar • automerk • cabriolet • bezige bij • kampeerartikel • naam van je zus • aantal kinderen • verjaardagsmaand • atletiekvereniging • activiteit van WTC • karaktereigenschap • straat waar je woont • wat heb je nodig om te lezen
biochimie 2022-09-13
15 Clues: forte • unité • liaison • apolaire • + de 50aa • - de 50 aa • secondaire • hydrophile • secondaire • multimérique • collier de perle • liaison covalente • feuillet et helice • apporté par l'alimentation • obtenue grâce à liaisons faibles et fortes
States 2023-05-31
6 Clues: frozen water • a state of matter • you probably hate this subject • an action often related to liquids • the opposite of painted(starts with a "u") • a dense,ice-cold beverage that resembles the thickness of melting snow
You're not in Kansas anymore 2013-01-12
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- A popular city in this East Region state installed the first bank automated teller machine especially for rollerbladers.
- Part of the West Region in the northwest, this state is home to the deepest gorge in America and Shoshone Falls, the Niagara Falls of the West.
- The Saturday Evening Post is published in this North Central State.
- This West Region state is the home of Will Rogers and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
- This North Central State is home to Graceland.
- In Death Valley, the Kangaroo Rat can live its entire life without drinking a drop of liquid in this West Region state.
- Levi Hutchins invented the first alarm clock in 1787 in this North Central state
- The first rocket to put humans on the moon was built in this East Region State
- This North Central state built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
- More turkeys are raised in this West Region state than in any other state.
- A small East Region state, bordering New York and Pennsylvania and the most densely populated state in the US.
- Saint Joseph's Cemetery, the only known United States cemetery facing north-south is in this North Central state
- A North Central region state located in the Midwestern region of the United States, along the Canadian border. Its capital city is Bismarck.
- Maynard Reece, the only artist to win the Federal Duck Stamp competition five times, live in this North Central state.
- This East Region state is home to the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
- This North Central Region state is a southern state named after the biggest river in the United States.
- A small state on the east coast, contains the cities Baltimore and Annapolis in the East Region
- Dr Pepper was invented in this West region state in 1885.There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.
- This West Region state's official neckwear is the Bola Tie
- This East Region state is nicknamed: "Old Dominion" and the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there.
- This North Central state is the only state that shares its border with just one other state.
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- The World's Championship Duck Calling Contest is held annually in this West region state
- The first full time automobile service station was opened in 1899 in this North Central State.
- This North Central state boasts the highest number of personalized license plates, more than any other state.
- The state with the smallest area. Located in the North Central region. Nicknamed "The Ocean State".
- This West Region state's coastline extends over 6,600 miles.
- Located in the North Central region of the United States, it houses Mount Rushmore and the Badlands National Park.
- This West Region state has more ghost towns than any other state, but absolutely no self serve gas stations.
- This West Region state has the highest literacy rate in the nation.
- This West Region State's name is similar to the country south to the United States.
- Charles Karault was born and raised in this East Region state which is the nation's largest producer of sweet potatoes.
- The last state to join the Union in the West Region
- Located in the North Central Region and home of Dorothy and Toto
- This North Central Region state is an eastern state, and its capital city is Charleston. Considered to be the "southern most northern state".
- This East Region state was home to the first baseball stadium and the first computer.
- Tyler Brothers Work Shoe and Boot Company produces 8 major brands of OSHA approved safety footwear, including such famous brands as Redwing, Georgia, Northlake, and Wolverine in this East Region state.
- This West region state is the only state ever to turn down the Olympics.
- This North Central state is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939), and color television (1948).
- This West Region state is the least populated of all the 50 states and the first to give women the vote.
- A large northern state, in the West Region, it borders with Canada, one of the Mountain States. Contains three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National Park.
- Located in the East Region, its size is the second smallest from all states. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania.
- This North Central Region state contains the cities Louisville and Lexington and is nicknamed: "Bluegrass State"
- This West Region state more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.
- Home to the Mustard Museum and the Ginseng Capital, this North Central state produces more milk than any other state.
- Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products, and Green Giant vegetables were invented in this North Central Region state.
- In 1865 this North Central Region state became the first slave state to free its slaves.
- First in state boat registrations, this North Central state is the Cereal Capital of the world.
- Located on the Great Plains of the Midwest, this North Central Region's state capital is Lincoln, and its largest city is Omaha.
- This East Region state's largest employer is IBM, but In ratio of cows to people, it has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
- This East Region state once was the home the pirate, Blackbeard and boasts one of the largest single masses of exposed granite in the world.
50 Clues: This North Central State is home to Graceland. • The last state to join the Union in the West Region • This West Region state's official neckwear is the Bola Tie • This West Region state's coastline extends over 6,600 miles. • Located in the North Central Region and home of Dorothy and Toto • The Saturday Evening Post is published in this North Central State. • ...
Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03
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- Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- A guide on how to alter the constitution.
- Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
- Right to bear arms.
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- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
- No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
- Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
- The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
- Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
- Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- We the People
- Relation between the states and the federal government.
- When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.
18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...
Civil War puzzle 2022-03-05
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- a person who did not support slavery
- going in and out.
- states that are also called the union
- not law
- nickname was given to the people who lived in the south but supported the south.
- nickname for thee northerners who were against Civil War
- attempt to stop people money supplies
- nickname for the south
- people who supported the union
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- warship that is fully covered and protected but iron cladding.
- when states leave the U.S
- confederate states of the U.S
- crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers
- the states that stayed loyal to the U.S government
- person who is legal property of another person
- Scott this decision said that Congress
16 Clues: not law • going in and out. • nickname for the south • when states leave the U.S • confederate states of the U.S • people who supported the union • a person who did not support slavery • crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers • states that are also called the union • attempt to stop people money supplies • Scott this decision said that Congress • ...
American History Before The Civil War 2023-11-17
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- The location of a major Women's Rights Meeting in 1848.
- The law that created a line where North of the line would have no slaves and South would have slaves.
- The President who won the 1860 Election.
- The second President of the United States.
- The people who wanted to end slavery.
- The third President of the United States.
- The President who wanted to move Native Americans out of the country.
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- The name of a slave who tried to gain freedom through the court system.
- The law that allowed the new states to decide for themselves if they should have slavery.
- The first President of the United States.
- The country that the United States bought Louisiana from.
- The country that originally owned the United States.
- Where the final battle of the American Revolution happened.
- The idea that Women should be able to vote.
14 Clues: The people who wanted to end slavery. • The President who won the 1860 Election. • The first President of the United States. • The third President of the United States. • The second President of the United States. • The idea that Women should be able to vote. • The country that originally owned the United States. • ...
History Crossword 2022-04-04
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- outlined a strong national government with three branches
- a body of people representing the states of the US
- the arrangement of and relations
- The branch that makes all laws, declares war, and regulates interstate.
- Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States
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- This branch interprets the law and determine the constitutionality of the law.
- counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated
- an agreement between the large and small states during the Constitutional Convention
- comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- the federal principle or system of government.
- a person who supports a system of government in which states unite under a central authority.
- a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- provided for a bicameral federal legislature that used a dual system of representation
- This branch carries out and enforces laws.
14 Clues: the arrangement of and relations • This branch carries out and enforces laws. • the federal principle or system of government. • a body of people representing the states of the US • outlined a strong national government with three branches • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • ...
Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03
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- Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- A guide on how to alter the constitution.
- Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
- Right to bear arms.
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- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
- No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
- Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
- The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
- Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
- Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- We the People
- Relation between the states and the federal government.
- When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.
18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...
Constitution Crossword 2024-01-03
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- Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- A guide on how to alter the constitution.
- Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- Article which included the instructions to ratify the constitution into law.
- Right to bear arms.
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- Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
- No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Treason against the United States shall be punished. The criteria of this is discussed in which article.
- Restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent.
- The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
- Guarantees criminal defendants nine different rights, including the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the crime was alleged to have been committed.
- Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures.
- The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
- We the People
- Relation between the states and the federal government.
- When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins.
18 Clues: We the People • Right to bear arms. • A guide on how to alter the constitution. • Relation between the states and the federal government. • Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. • Limiting governmental powers focusing on criminal procedures. • When state law is in conflict with federal law, federal law always wins. • ...
Civil War 2024-04-30
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
- An agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a state that allowed enslavement and Maine was admitted as a state that banned enslavement.
- A Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
- Confederacy another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union.
- A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
- An agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans.
- An act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
- The period after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union as the federal government addressed the impact of slavery.
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- A speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in memory of the Union soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.
- The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law.
- An order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free.
- A series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who were candidates in the Illinois race for U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue.
- The United States as one nation united under a single government. During the Civil War, “the Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North.
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a state in which slavery was illegal. These agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., and creating a stronger law targeting fugitives from slavery.
- Laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
- The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
17 Clues: A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country. • The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law. • An agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans. • ...
Jack Kwartowitz 2nd Hour Gov. Final Project 2022-01-07
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- gov. power limited by the constitution
- Powers denied by states
- makes the money and collects taxes
- states send these to congress
- Troops lead by the commander in chief
- A singed agreement
- Ruled by 1
- Countrys actions towards other countries
- tally of all the votes cast
- Broad powers kept by states
- two chambers
- "to assign"
- The U.S. document that holds the concept of federalism
- principles, rules, or laws influenced by parties
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- the branch that makes laws
- to promote or support
- favoring one view or the other
- the branch that interprets laws
- things inside the United States
- the person that is chosen to run as a candidate in the national convention
- less serious crimes that can be less than a year in jail or just a fine
- Rule by a few
- agreements between countries
- serious crimes that are a punishment for more than a year in jail
24 Clues: Ruled by 1 • "to assign" • two chambers • Rule by a few • A singed agreement • to promote or support • Powers denied by states • the branch that makes laws • tally of all the votes cast • Broad powers kept by states • agreements between countries • states send these to congress • favoring one view or the other • the branch that interprets laws • things inside the United States • ...
Chapter 5 Vocab 2018-10-25
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- These are 85 essays defending Constitution
- Supporters of the constitution
- Leader of Virginia, him and Alexander Hamilton called a meeting of state
- It's an alliance but also another form of government that delegates call
- Make laws
- Divided power between the national and states government
- Fifths Compromise, 3/5 of a state's slaves to be counted as population
- Prevents one state from dominating the other
- Plan for surveying the land
- Procedure for dividing the land is called the
- Farmers protested and it caused panic and dismay throughout the nation
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- The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people, meant different things to different Americans
- Official approval, requires 9 states
- Group of electors chosen by states
- Set of laws
- Interpret the law
- Opponents, against Constitution
- 12 amendments submitted to the legislature
- Political Leader from Connecticut
- Carry out laws
- Offered a two-house congress to satisfy both small and big states
- A government in which citizens rule through the representatives
22 Clues: Make laws • Set of laws • Carry out laws • Interpret the law • Plan for surveying the land • Supporters of the constitution • Opponents, against Constitution • Political Leader from Connecticut • Group of electors chosen by states • Official approval, requires 9 states • These are 85 essays defending Constitution • 12 amendments submitted to the legislature • ...
The Constitution;Donna 2019-04-25
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- the branch that interprets the laws and Constitution
- The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people
- A loose alliance of states
- Delegate who developed the Great Compromise
- Power given to separate branches
- Official approval of the Constitution
- the branch that enforce the laws
- A law that sets up a plan for surveying land west of the Appalachian Mountains
- Agreement that allowed states by the Constitutional Convention
- The division between federal and state governments
- Law that organized the Northwest Territories
- Anti-tax protest by farmers
- set of amendments
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- people opposed to ratification
- Supporters
- Agreement that allowed states to count three-fifths of their slave population
- A group selected to elect the president
- the branch that makes laws
- One of the leaders of the Constitutional Conversation
- essay written by federalists
- the set of laws that established the first government of the United States
- A government in which the people elect representatives to govern
22 Clues: Supporters • set of amendments • A loose alliance of states • the branch that makes laws • Anti-tax protest by farmers • essay written by federalists • people opposed to ratification • Power given to separate branches • the branch that enforce the laws • Official approval of the Constitution • A group selected to elect the president • Delegate who developed the Great Compromise • ...
Civil War 2015-04-30
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- A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon
- Land within the mainland boundaries
- Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force
- Troops like the national guard
- The south or Confederate States of America
- African Americans who were owned by other people
- Someone who does something because they want too
- The Confederate States of America
- Freedom from slavery
- Party A political party who were generally against slavery
- The cruel killing of a number of people
- To rush towards the army
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- The science of growing crops
- The term used to describe new soldiers
- Actively attacking someone
- Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
- Resisting or protecting from an attack
- A branch of the Military
- Loyal to the government of the United States
- Loyal to the Confederacy
- Promoting the interests of a section or region
- The North or the United States
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
- The lowest rank in the army
- An organization of soldiers
25 Clues: Freedom from slavery • A branch of the Military • Loyal to the Confederacy • To rush towards the army • Actively attacking someone • The lowest rank in the army • An organization of soldiers • The science of growing crops • Troops like the national guard • The North or the United States • The Confederate States of America • Land within the mainland boundaries • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-02-23
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- How many Union states were there?
- First battle of war with combat
- If they didn't die in the war then they died from
- Who was the first state to leave the Union?
- The first battle of the Civil War?
- To formally withdraw from membership in a political state
- States States that allowed slavery but were still in the Union
- What invention did Eli Whitney make?
- This means before war
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- This helped slaves escape to the North
- Battle of bull run is also known as
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- The Union general who made Robert Lee surrender
- The first major battle of the Civil War
- Who was the president of the Union?
- What year did The Civil War start?
- What was the South's name in the war?
- What was the North's name in the war?
- What did they call Southern Soldiers
- How many confederate states were there?
20 Clues: This means before war • First battle of war with combat • How many Union states were there? • What year did The Civil War start? • The first battle of the Civil War? • Battle of bull run is also known as • Who was the president of the Union? • What did they call Southern Soldiers • What invention did Eli Whitney make? • What was the South's name in the war? • ...
Reconstruction Vocab 6 2022-11-18
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- the violent abolitionist that gave slaves guns at harpers ferry
- slave who led a rebellion
- leader of the black legislators
- equal slave to free states
- the act of making legally null and void
- new general of the union army
- terrorist group that wanted to stop black men from voting
- states where slavery is legal
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- most deadlist battle
- 17th president
- position supported by several prominent georgia politicans who supported the Compromise of 1850
- wrote uncle toms cabin
- site where a general abused his soldiers by not feeding them
- largest battle fought in georgia
- compromise where california was brought in as a free state
- states where slavery is not legal
- 16th president
- machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers
- the belief that a states sovereignity is more important than that of the national goverment
- general of the confederate army
- group that wants to punish the south
21 Clues: 17th president • 16th president • most deadlist battle • wrote uncle toms cabin • slave who led a rebellion • equal slave to free states • new general of the union army • states where slavery is legal • leader of the black legislators • general of the confederate army • largest battle fought in georgia • states where slavery is not legal • group that wants to punish the south • ...
Honors Gov. Anthony Valentine 2023-05-17
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- disliked a strong federal government
- service a civic duty to be drafted
- Old Party The old name for Republicans
- This agreement helped southern states have greater representations in the house
- The first ten amendments of the Constitution
- Jeopardy Cannot be tried for the same crime twice
- You cannot do this under the 5th amendment
- obligations under citizenship of the United States
- the constitution rules over all
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- represents the states by population in congress
- The smallest geographical unit for voting
- a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by state and federal level
- An oath to be loyal and do right by the US govenrment
- Created the bicameral legislature in the US
- represents the states more equally with two from each state in congress
- Where the party announces their lead candidates for the general election
- Any means of casting a vote
- Powers not specified in the constitution
- Allows for commerse to regulate interstate trade
- A group of dictators
20 Clues: A group of dictators • Any means of casting a vote • the constitution rules over all • service a civic duty to be drafted • disliked a strong federal government • Old Party The old name for Republicans • Powers not specified in the constitution • The smallest geographical unit for voting • You cannot do this under the 5th amendment • ...
Early Republic 2024-11-21
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- A from of tax applied on imports from other countries
- 7th president of the United States
- an economic system characterized by private ownership
- First President of the United States.
- prohibited U.S. from trading with foreign nations
- The overemphasized political, economic and social loyalty
- Invernted the cotton gin in 1783
- The character of a good participant in a system of government
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- was the person who started the United states military expidition
- commander and chief during the war of 1812
- Appointed secretary of State by John Qiuncy
- Avoided the war with france Lawyer and population
- The right to determine whether a law violates the constitution
- Propogandist and journalis; wrote the pamphlet of "Common Sense"
- was fought between the United states and England
- mostly young politicians from hailing the west and south
- the practice of forcing scamen to serve the British Royal Navy
- a form of civic, ethnic, culture, and econimic influence
- Author of Monroe Doctrine
- role to advise President
20 Clues: role to advise President • Author of Monroe Doctrine • Invernted the cotton gin in 1783 • 7th president of the United States • First President of the United States. • commander and chief during the war of 1812 • Appointed secretary of State by John Qiuncy • was fought between the United states and England • Avoided the war with france Lawyer and population • ...
The Civil War 2024-12-17
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- Union leader who took chances and wore a rumpled uniform
- states that remained in the Union but had slavery
- Confederate victory but they lost Stonewall Jackson
- single bloodiest day of the war
- winner of the Civil War
- president of the Confederate States
- Grant took control of part of the Mississippi and a railroad hub
- final battle and surrender
- Union general who marched to the sea
- first major battle of the war
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- slaves were freed in _____ states through the Emancipation Proclamation
- food item commonly made and consumed by soldiers
- main Confederate leader
- strategic plan of the Union
- general who led the Union at the Battle of Gettysburg
- capital of the Confederate States
- first name of general who led the Union at the Battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg
- war between opposing citizens of the same country
- turning point in Northern territory
- first shots fired
- issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- cautious Union leader fired by President Lincoln
22 Clues: first shots fired • main Confederate leader • winner of the Civil War • final battle and surrender • strategic plan of the Union • first major battle of the war • single bloodiest day of the war • capital of the Confederate States • president of the Confederate States • turning point in Northern territory • issued the Emancipation Proclamation • ...
Civil War 2021-10-08
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- Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
- A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
- southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- Courthouse
- War between the North and South.
- Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery*His three minute speech inspired the North to keep fighting for a united country and the end of slavery.
- A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state to keep the balance of powe
- ship made of iron
- Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides* The Union blocked the South's coastline and Mississippi River to stop movement of people and supplies in the South.
- where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant.
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War; born in Kentucky; helped preserve the United States by leading the country in the defeat of the Confederacy; against slavery; freed slaves; assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
- U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined that slaves (Dred Scott) could not sue in federal court because they did not have the rights of citizenship.
- Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
- Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
- Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
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- of Antietam
- General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time*He was against slavery but didn't want to fight against his home state of Virginia. He also believed in states' rights.
- Proclamation
- The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863, after 48 days of seige
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).*Lincoln did not call for abolition (free all slaves) at the beginning of the war because these states had slaves and would fight for the Union.
- for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle - he held his position like a stone wall.
- To leave or withdraw
- War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
- freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia which left a path of almost total destruction. *It is often cited as the first example of total war.
- United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
28 Clues: Courthouse • of Antietam • Proclamation • ship made of iron • To leave or withdraw • War between the North and South. • War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded • freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states • Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute. • southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. • ...
