states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
Countries, Cities & Capitals 2023-02-21
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- - Country which named like a pepper
- - City which located in two continents (Asia&Europe)
- - Biggest country in the world
- - Country with the highest population in the world
- - The continent which is also a country
- - City where you can visit Pyramids of Giza
- - Capital city of UK
- - Small country between India and Tibet
- - Italian city where you can suffer "Stendhal Syndrome"
- - Origin country of Halloween and Leprechaun
- - Elephants are the symbol of this country
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- - Biggest state of USA
- - Capital city of South Korea
- - Country with a maple leaf on the flag
- - Capital city of Portugal
- - This asian country have 4 official languages
- - Smallest country in the world
- - Official language of this country is Tagalog
- - Womans traditional dress here is Saree
- - Capital city of of Brazil
- - Eiffel Tower is the one of the main sightseeings of this city
- - The largest city of Japan
22 Clues: - Capital city of UK • - Biggest state of USA • - Capital city of Portugal • - Capital city of of Brazil • - The largest city of Japan • - Capital city of South Korea • - Smallest country in the world • - Biggest country in the world • - Country which named like a pepper • - Country with a maple leaf on the flag • - The continent which is also a country • ...
Capitals of Asia 2023-05-03
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- The capital of Afghanistan
- The capital of Singapore
- The capital of Iran
- The capital of Philippines
- The capital of Georgia
- The capital of Tajikistan
- The capital of Taiwan
- The capital of Yemen
- The capital of North Korea
- The capital of Nepal
- The capital of South Korea
- The capital of Turkmenistan
- The capital of Uzbekistan
- The capital of Palestine
- The capital of United Arab Emirates
- The capital of Iraq
- The capital of Azerbaijan
- The capital of Saudi Arabia
- The capital of Maldives
- The capital of India
- The capital of Kyrgyzstan
- The capital of Laos
- The capital of Pakistan
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- The capital of Mongolia
- The capital of Japan
- The capital of Armenia
- The capital of Timor-Leste
- The capital of Myanmar
- The capital of Bahrain
- The capital of Bhutan
- The capital of Jordan
- The capital of Brunei
- The capital of Thailand
- The capital of Qatar
- The capital of Syria
- The capital of Cambodia
- The capital of Oman
- The capital of Sri Lanka
- The capital of Indonesia
- The capital of Kuwait
- The capital of Lebanon
- The capital of Israel
- The capital of Kazakhstan
- The capital of Vietnam
- The capital of Bangladesh
- The capital of Malaysia
- The capital of China
47 Clues: The capital of Iran • The capital of Oman • The capital of Iraq • The capital of Laos • The capital of Japan • The capital of Qatar • The capital of Yemen • The capital of Syria • The capital of Nepal • The capital of India • The capital of China • The capital of Bhutan • The capital of Jordan • The capital of Brunei • The capital of Taiwan • The capital of Kuwait • The capital of Israel • ...
Asian Countries & Capitals 2020-02-10
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- Kabul
- Vientiane
- Ulaanbaatar
- Tbilisi
- Doha
- Nicosia
- Beijing
- Tashkent
- Bangkok
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Kelapo
- Hanoi
- Thimphu
- Beirut
- Kuala Lumpur
- Dushanbe
- Jakarta
- Pyongyang
- Kathmandu
- Male
- Phnom Penh
- Muscat
- Dili
- Astana
- Manama
- Jerusalem
- Ankara
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- Manila
- Dhaka
- Bishkek
- Islamabad
- Yerevan
- Moscow
- Tokyo
- Riyadh
- Ashgabat
- Cairo
- Baku
- Abu Dhabi
- Baghdad
- Kuwait City
- Sana'a
- Colombo
- Tehran
- Seoul
- New Delhi
- Naypyidaw
- Taipei
- Amman
- Damascus
50 Clues: Doha • Baku • Male • Dili • Kabul • Dhaka • Tokyo • Cairo • Hanoi • Seoul • Amman • Manila • Moscow • Riyadh • Kelapo • Sana'a • Beirut • Tehran • Taipei • Muscat • Astana • Manama • Ankara • Bishkek • Tbilisi • Yerevan • Nicosia • Beijing • Bangkok • Baghdad • Thimphu • Colombo • Jakarta • Ashgabat • Tashkent • Dushanbe • Damascus • Vientiane • Islamabad • Abu Dhabi • New Delhi • Pyongyang • Kathmandu • Naypyidaw • Jerusalem • Phnom Penh • Ulaanbaatar • Kuwait City • Kuala Lumpur • ...
State Capitals/Nicknames 2021-01-21
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- Providence/Ocean State
- Montgomery/Yellowhammer State
- Saint Paul/North Star State
- Salt Lake City/Beehive State
- Jackson/Magnolia State
- Indianapolis/Hoosier State
- Frankfort/Bluegrass State
- Columbus/Buckeye State
- Tallahassee/Sunshine State
- Nashville/Volunteer State
- Lincoln/Cornhusker State
- Atlanta/Peach State
- Albany/Empire State
- Olympia/Evergreen State
- Lansing/Great Lakes State
- Cheyenne/Equality State
- Topeka/Sunflower State
- Concord/Granite State
- Bismarck/Peace Garden State
- Sacramento/Golden State
- Helena/Treasure State
- Springfield/Prairie State
- Montpelier/Green Mountain State
- Annapolis/Old Line State
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- Harrisburg/Keystone State
- Santa Fe/Alien State
- Little Rock/Natural State
- Honolulu/Aloha State
- Pierre/Mount Rushmore State
- Juneau/Eskamo State
- Richmond/Old Dominion State
- Boise/Gem State
- Dover/First State
- Trenton/Garden State
- Hartford/Constitution State
- Augusta/Pine Tree State
- Charleston/Mountain State
- Des Moines/Hawkeye State
- Jefferson City/Show Me State
- Oklahoma City/Sooner State
- Baton Rouge/Pelican State
- Salem/Beaver State
- Columbia/Palmetto State
- Madison/Badger State
- Boston/Bay State
- Austin/Lone Star State
- Raleigh/Tar Heel State
- Carson City/Silver State
- Denver/Centennial State
- Phoenix/Grand Canyon State
50 Clues: Boise/Gem State • Boston/Bay State • Dover/First State • Salem/Beaver State • Juneau/Eskamo State • Atlanta/Peach State • Albany/Empire State • Santa Fe/Alien State • Honolulu/Aloha State • Trenton/Garden State • Madison/Badger State • Concord/Granite State • Helena/Treasure State • Providence/Ocean State • Jackson/Magnolia State • Columbus/Buckeye State • Austin/Lone Star State • ...
JTDaShiell - State Capitals 2021-09-22
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- Louisiana (2 Words)
- Texas
- Maine
- Arizona
- Wyoming
- Puerto Rico (2 Words)(US Territory)
- Nevada (2 Words)
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Pennsylvania
- Alabama
- Arkansas (2 Words)
- Illinois
- New Mexico (2 Words)
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- Georgia
- Delaware
- Minnesota
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Vermont
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- Guam (US Territory)
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Utah (3 Words)
- Maryland
- USA
- Hawaii
- New Hampshire
- West Virginia
- Virginia
- Iowa (2 Words)
- Missouri (2 Words)
- North Dakota
- New York
- Wisconsin
- Connecticut
- Nebraska
- Tennessee
- California
- South Dakota
- Ohio
- Okalhoma (2 Words)
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Mississippi
- Oregon
- Kansas
- Montana
- Rhode Island
- New Jersey
53 Clues: USA • Ohio • Texas • Maine • Idaho • Hawaii • Alaska • Oregon • Kansas • Arizona • Wyoming • Alabama • Florida • Georgia • Montana • Indiana • Vermont • Kentucky • Maryland • Virginia • New York • Nebraska • Illinois • Delaware • Colorado • Michigan • Wisconsin • Tennessee • Minnesota • California • Washington • New Jersey • Connecticut • Mississippi • Pennsylvania • North Dakota • South Dakota • Rhode Island • New Hampshire • West Virginia • Massachusetts • ...
Capitals around Europe 2018-11-21
25 Clues: Spain • Italy • Swiss • Norway • Greece • France • Island • Sweden • Poland • Russia • Ireland • Belgium • Hungary • Denmark • England • Finland • Ukraina • Germany • Austria • Bulgaria • Portugal • Slovakia • Netherlands • Czech Republic • Bosnia and Herzegovina
NORTH AMERICA CAPITALS 2019-09-13
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- Bermuda
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Honduras
- Grenada
- St.Kitts and Nevis
- Panama
- Belize
- Virgin Island
- El Salvador
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
- Greenland
- Jamaica
- Bahamas The
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- Martinique
- Haiti
- Netherlands Antilles
- Guadaloupe
- St.Lucas
- United States of America
- Guatemala
- Dominica
- Mexico
- Barbados
- Puerto Rico
- St.Vincent & The Grenadines
- Cuba
- Costa Rica
- Antigua & Barbuda
30 Clues: Cuba • Haiti • Mexico • Panama • Belize • Canada • Bermuda • Grenada • Jamaica • St.Lucas • Honduras • Dominica • Barbados • Guatemala • Nicaragua • Greenland • Martinique • Guadaloupe • Costa Rica • Puerto Rico • El Salvador • Bahamas The • Virgin Island • Trinidad & Tobago • Antigua & Barbuda • St.Kitts and Nevis • Dominican Republic • Netherlands Antilles • United States of America • St.Vincent & The Grenadines
Central American Capitals 2023-09-26
20 Clues: Cuba • Perú • Chile • Haiti • Mexico • Brazil • Panama • Uruguay • Ecuador • Bolivia • Honduras • Colombia • Paraguay • Venezuela • Argentina • Guatemala • CostaRica • Nicaragua • ElSalvador • DominicanRepublic
U.S. State Capitals 2023-09-12
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- Providence
- Boise
- JeffersonCity
- Phoenix
- Cheyenne
- LittleRock
- Columbus
- Honolulu
- SaltLakeCity
- Springfield
- Austin
- Hartford
- Montpelier
- St.Paul
- Juneau
- Bismarck
- Charleston
- Montgomery
- Augusta
- Olympia
- Sacramento
- Tallahassee
- Atlanta
- Topeka
- Concord
- Salem
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- Columbia
- Richmond
- Pierre
- Albany
- CarsonCity
- Jackson
- BatonRouge
- Raleigh
- Harrisburg
- Madison
- Dover
- Lansing
- SantaFe
- DesMoines
- Annapolis
- Denver
- Lincoln
- Boston
- Frankfort
- Indianapolis
- Helena
- Trenton
- Nashville
- OklahomaCity
50 Clues: Boise • Dover • Salem • Pierre • Albany • Austin • Denver • Boston • Juneau • Helena • Topeka • Jackson • Phoenix • Raleigh • Madison • Lansing • SantaFe • Lincoln • St.Paul • Augusta • Olympia • Trenton • Atlanta • Concord • Columbia • Richmond • Cheyenne • Columbus • Honolulu • Hartford • Bismarck • DesMoines • Annapolis • Frankfort • Nashville • Providence • CarsonCity • BatonRouge • LittleRock • Harrisburg • Montpelier • Charleston • Montgomery • Sacramento • Springfield • ...
Capitals of Europe 2023-10-04
25 Clues: Italy • Spain • Italy • Greece • Serbia • Poland • Norway • Sweden • Cyprus • Denmark • Ireland • Croatia • Iceland • Hungary • Germany • Finland • Romania • Ukraine • Belgium • England • Slovakia • Bulgaria • Portugal • Netherlands • Czech Republic
European Union Capitals 2024-05-01
27 Clues: MALTA • ITALY • SPAIN • POLAND • SWEDEN • GREECE • CYPRUS • LATVIA • FRANCE • GERMANY • ESTONIA • ROMANIA • HUNGARY • BELGIUM • IRELAND • CROATIA • FINLAND • DENMARK • AUSTRIA • SLOVAKIA • BULGARIA • PORTUGAL • SLOVENIA • LITHUANIA • LUXEMBOURG • THE CZECH REPUBLIC • THE NETHERLANDS/HOLLAND
Capitals/Elementary Spanish 2024-08-04
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- 1
- 7
- Capital of Venezuela
- capital of Spain
- capital of Peru
- 8
- Capital of Colombia
- This country's capital is Mexico City
- Cinco + cuatro=
- This country's capital is La Paz
- capital of Chile
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- 2
- tres+tres=
- This country's capital is Buenos Aires
- 4
- does+dos=
- 5
- Capital of Uruguay
- capital of Ecuador
- 0
- 3
- 10
- Portuguese-speaking country in South America
- This country's capital is Asuncion
24 Clues: 2 • 1 • 7 • 4 • 5 • 8 • 0 • 3 • 10 • does+dos= • tres+tres= • capital of Peru • Cinco + cuatro= • capital of Spain • capital of Chile • Capital of Uruguay • capital of Ecuador • Capital of Colombia • Capital of Venezuela • This country's capital is La Paz • This country's capital is Asuncion • This country's capital is Mexico City • This country's capital is Buenos Aires • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-02-16
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- This is what the south's name was.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- This is when you production and management wealth.
- He was the leader of the north.
- This is what the north´s name was.
- The president at the time of the civil war.
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- He was the leader of the south.
- nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- This is when you give up.
- A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
- This is the country that the civil war happened in.
- Some one who waned to stop slavery.
- When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union
- The side of an army or military unit.
- This means before the war.
- The truing point of the war
- Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns.
- The date april 12, 1861.
20 Clues: The date april 12, 1861. • This is when you give up. • This means before the war. • The truing point of the war • He was the leader of the south. • He was the leader of the north. • This is what the south's name was. • This is what the north´s name was. • Some one who waned to stop slavery. • The side of an army or military unit. • The president at the time of the civil war. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-05-15
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- the man who assassinated President Lincoln
- law brought runaway slaves back to their owners
- another word for Northern states
- amendment abolished slavery
- Confederate General Thomas Jackson’s nickname
- first major battle of the Civil War
- conductor of the Underground Railroad
- the place that General Robert E. Lee surrendered to end the war
- leader of the Confederate states
- word means to break away from
- leader of the abolitionist movement
- Proclamation (executive order) by President Lincoln freeing slaves in rebelling states
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- the place the first shot of the war was fired
- another word for southern states
- Union Commander that helped win the war and later became the 18th President
- Product the South grew and sold for large profits
- a speech that starts, “Four score and seven years ago…?”
- Confederate Commander and expert military leader
- the nickname for people that lived in the South
- 16th President of the United States
- the nickname for people that lived in the North
- founder of the Red Cross
- Union General that led a deadly "March to the Sea"
- war between people of the same country
24 Clues: founder of the Red Cross • amendment abolished slavery • word means to break away from • another word for southern states • another word for Northern states • leader of the Confederate states • 16th President of the United States • first major battle of the Civil War • leader of the abolitionist movement • conductor of the Underground Railroad • ...
US CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION 2022-03-29
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- - a test African American people had to take to vote
- - a group of politicians that believed that free slaves should have equal rights as a regular citizen
- - Three legged route that made up the Atlantic slave trade
- - 16th President of the United States
- - a terrorist group
- - the 13th, 14th, and the 15th amendments of the constitution
- - a organization made to protect slaves trying to be free
- - assassinated the 16th president of the United States
- - The 11 southern states that fought the Northern of the United States in the civil war
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- - American folk music that articulate the suffering, longing and religious passion
- - A machine made in 1793 that makes cotton easier to process
- - was the location of the first ever attack in the American civil war
- - separating people by their race and skin colors
- - A person that supported ending slavery
- - a transportation system used to help escape slaves
- - A huge farm/field where slaves were forced to work
- - laws that limited the rights of African Americans
- - voting rights passed on by their grandfathers
- - became President after the 16th President of the United States died
- - to depart from a group
- - a fee people had to pay to vote in elections
- - The 18th President of the United States
22 Clues: - a terrorist group • - to depart from a group • - 16th President of the United States • - The 18th President of the United States • - A person that supported ending slavery • - a fee people had to pay to vote in elections • - voting rights passed on by their grandfathers • - separating people by their race and skin colors • ...
Bill of Rights Cross Word 2022-03-08
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- The 10th amendment states Any ______ not listed in the constitution do not belong to the federal government instead they belong to the state
- Purposely lying to destroy someone's reputation
- an allegation that something denies some legal right
- go against, as of rules and laws
- legal proceeding against a defendant for criminal behavior
- The 6th Amendment states that you have the right to a ______ trial
- The 8th Amendment states the the punishment must fit the _______
- The 2nd amendment stated you have the right to own guns or bear ______
- keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
- something that provides direction or advice
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- The first amendment states you can Practice your own _______
- a solemn declaration serving the same purpose as an oath
- an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
- Double ______ meant that you can may not be tried twice for the same crime
- to stop or prevent something
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
- The 9th amendment states that any rights not listed in the constitution belong to the _______ government instead they belong to the people
- personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression
- The first amendment states you can peacefully _________
- The 4th Amendment Protects you from unreasonable ________ and seizures
20 Clues: to stop or prevent something • go against, as of rules and laws • make sense of; assign a meaning to • something that provides direction or advice • Purposely lying to destroy someone's reputation • an allegation that something denies some legal right • The first amendment states you can peacefully _________ • a solemn declaration serving the same purpose as an oath • ...
Immigrant Soldiers 2019-05-19
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- an organized military force equipped for fighting on land
- the state of being a slave
- a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
- A republic formed in February, 1861, and composed of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states' rights
- of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own
- relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical
- relating to Germany, its people, or their language.
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- a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors
- a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state
- a person who serves in an army
- a native or citizen of the United States
- a native or inhabitant of the north, especially of the northern US
- a native or inhabitant of the south, especially of the southern US
- an inhabitant of a particular town or city
- The United States; especially the northern states during the Civil War, which remained with the original United States government
15 Clues: the state of being a slave • a person who serves in an army • a native or citizen of the United States • an inhabitant of a particular town or city • relating to Germany, its people, or their language. • an organized military force equipped for fighting on land • a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country • ...
Midterm Vocab Review 2020-09-28
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- a post-Civil War American secret society advocating white supremacy.
- was a long series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships shipping, trade, and commerce between other countries and with its own colonies
- They were distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
- was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans.
- the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
- This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
- information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
- was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its allies
- the federal principle or system of government.
- the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
- a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.
- The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands
- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
- of confederation
- stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
- The first permanent English settlement in NorthAmerica
- Was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries
- pronouncement adopted by the second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.
- The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
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- was the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918. All the school's property, known as the Carlisle Barracks, is now part of the U.S. Army War College. Horrible conditions
- indentured laborer is an employee within a system of unfree labor who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work without pay for the owner of theindenture for a period of time.
- belief in the benefits of profitable trading commercialism.
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay.
- armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes
- method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
- late-18th century movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. ... By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States.
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
- principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
- were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by Native American allies.
- this amendment states All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside
- a person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face ofa revolt.
- warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
- A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
- acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
- a steel-making process, now largely superseded, in which carbon, silicon, and other impurities are removed from molten pig iron by oxidation in a blast of air in a special tilting retort a Bessemer converter.
- war a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- This amendment states 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.
- closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia
- a prolonged war or period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wearout the other by a series of small-scale actions.
- authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individual plots. Only those Native Americans who accepted the individual allotments were allowed to become US citizens
- legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Indian tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs rather than the state governments of the United States in which they are physically located.
48 Clues: of confederation • the federal principle or system of government. • The first permanent English settlement in NorthAmerica • first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • closed down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia • belief in the benefits of profitable trading commercialism. • ...
Federalism Vocab!! 2016-04-26
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- System of government where the local and regional governments derive all authority from strong national government.
- Law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed.
- Portion of Article VI mandating that national law is supreme to all other laws passed by the states or any other subdivision of government.
- proper clause The final paragraph of Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution, which gives Congress the authority to pass all laws necessary and proper” to carry out the enumerated powers specified in the Constitution; also called the elastic clause.
- Contracts between states that carry the force of law; generally now used as a tool to address multistate policy concerns.
- The intertwined relationship between the national, state and local governments that began with the New Deal. (Marble Cake Federalism).
- The basic principle of of federalism stating “The powers not delegated to the United States by Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states , are reserved to the Stets, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
- Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax.
- Section of Article IV of the Constitution that ensures judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforceable in any other state.
- Made senators directly elected by the people; removed their selection from state legislatures.
- Powers reserved to the states by the Tenth Amendment that lie at the foundation of a state’s right to legislate for the public health and welfare of its citizens.
- Powers derived from enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause. These powers are not stated specifically but are considered to be reasonably implied through the exercise of delegated powers.
- System of government where the national government and state governments share power, derive all authority from the people, and the powers of the government are specified in a constitution.
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- National laws that direct state or local governments to comply with federal rules or regulations (such as clean air or water standards) but contain little or no federal funding to defray the cost of meeting these requirements.
- Authority possessed by both the state and national governments that may be exercised concurrently as long as that power is not exclusively within the scope of national power or in conflict with national law.
- The belief that having separate and equally powerful levels of government is the best arrangement. (Layer Cake Federalism)
- Specific powers granted to Congress under Article 1, section 8, of the Constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and the authority to provide for a national defense.
- A concept derived from the Constitution’s supremacy clause that allows the national government to override or preempt state or local actions in certain areas.
- Part of Article IV of the constitution that requires states to extradite, or return, criminals to states where they have been convicted or are to stand trial.
- Type of government where the national government derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states.
- The right of a state to be free from a lawsuit unless it gives permission to the suit. Under the Eleventh Amendment all states are considered sovereign.
- Broad grant with few strings attached; given to states by the federal government for general categories of activity, such as secondary education or health services.
- grants that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose.
- A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial.
- Federal-state relationship proposed by Reagan administration during the 1980s; hallmark is returning administrative powers to the state governments.
25 Clues: Authorized Congress to enact a national income tax. • A law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial. • grants that allocated federal funds to states for a specific purpose. • Made senators directly elected by the people; removed their selection from state legislatures. • ...
Spanish Speaking Countries and Capitals 2023-09-28
16 Clues: Peru • Chile • Belize • Panama • Ecuador • Uruguay • Bolivia • Colombia • Honduras • Paraguay • Nicaragua • Guatemala • Argentina • Venezuela • Costa Rica • El Salvador
U.S. Citizenship Test 2012-10-26
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- Name of the current President
- The ocean that is on the east coast of the United States.
- The capital of Illinois.
- He is the "Father of Our Country."
- This branch of the government makes the laws.
- The longest river in the United States.
- The Congress has 100 members of these.
- This person signs and vetoes bills.
- Change or addition to the Constitution
- He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
- He was President during World War I
- He freed the slaves, preserved the Union, and led the United States during Civil War.
- Current governor of Illinois
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- Rights of speech, religion and press are protected in this amendment
- We vote for the President in this month.
- Supreme law of the land
- The Flag Day is celebrated in this month.
- U.S. bought this territory from France in 1803
- This U.S. national holiday is in December.
- The main concern of the United States during the Cold War.
- This country borders the United States to the south.
- He was famous for writing "Poor Richard's Almanac" and started the first free libraries.
- Name of the current Vice President
23 Clues: Supreme law of the land • The capital of Illinois. • Current governor of Illinois • Name of the current President • He is the "Father of Our Country." • Name of the current Vice President • This person signs and vetoes bills. • He was President during World War I • The Congress has 100 members of these. • Change or addition to the Constitution • ...
States And Capitols (First 25) 2022-02-23
25 Clues: Boise • Dover • Boston • Denver • Juneau • Topeka • Atlanta • Phoenix • Lansing • Augusta • Jackson • Honolulu • Hartford • Frankfort • Annapolis • Montgomery • Saint Paul • Sacramento • Des Moines • Springfield • Baton Rouge • Little Rock • Tallahassee • Indianapolis • Jefferson City
Density and States Unit Review 2022-02-11
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- explained by gravity, density, and displacement
- a physical form of matter controlled by particle attractions
- unit of cubic centimeters for solids
- particles do not experience attractions between particles
- 10 meters
- name of Mr. Sucher’s dog
- decreases when a substance is heated
- solid --> gas
- particles cannot easily move relative to each other
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- 0.01 gram
- heat will move from high to low _______________
- units of g, kg, mg
- one third of a yard
- gas --> liquid
- unit of volume for liquids
- principle of volume displacement
- for a substance, will occur at the same conditions as melting
- evidence of a state change on a time-temperature graph
- solid --> liquid
- 25.4 millimeters
20 Clues: 0.01 gram • 10 meters • solid --> gas • gas --> liquid • solid --> liquid • 25.4 millimeters • units of g, kg, mg • one third of a yard • name of Mr. Sucher’s dog • unit of volume for liquids • principle of volume displacement • unit of cubic centimeters for solids • decreases when a substance is heated • heat will move from high to low _______________ • ...
Body Rhythms and Mental States 2014-10-25
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- Biological Rhythms continue to occur from within although there might be an absence of external factors (cues).
- These are short bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves present in the 2nd stage of sleep.
- ___________Rhythms occurs about once a day.
- Obese individuals may suffer from a sudden gasp or choking sensation due to the temporary halt in breathing during their sleep.
- During this period, also known as ‘paradoxical sleep’, the pattern of electrical activity in the brain resembles that of alert wakefulness
- In the __________ approach, dreams emphasize the current concerns in one's life but no problem solving is manifested during sleep.
- Dejuan find its extremely hard to fall asleep or stay asleep each night. What is Dejaun suffering from?
- In the __________ approach, dreams are random mental images resulting from the spontaneous neural firing initiated in the pons.
- The hormone involved with the regulation of the circadian rhythms.
- ___________ Rhythms, periodic fluctuations in a biological system, are usually in tune with external cues like temperature and daylight.
- These are very slow waves with very high peaks present in the last 3rd and 4th stage of sleep.
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- Maria frequently falls into deep sleeping episodes several times for the day. Doctors say that she is suffering from __________________.
- Internal __________occurs when one’s circadian rhythms may be thrown out of phase when their normal routine changes.
- ________ Disorder occurs when a sleeper is able to act out their dreams without awareness because muscle paralysis during sleep did not occur.
- During _________ dreams, the person is aware that they are dreaming.
- Hypnosis and the use of recreational drugs are used to hinder mental and physical awareness of the environment and oneself.
- Longer periods of sleep deprivation may result in _______________.
- Our __________controls the body's activities through the release of hormones based on the time of day.
- These are regular, slow rhythmic waves with high amplitudes present during alert wakefulness.
- In this approach, the dreams represent ongoing conscious problems in which the symbols and metaphors reveal the true meaning rather than disguising it.
- In the _____________ approach, dreams express our unconscious wishes and desires, usually sexual or violent.
- Many scientists believe that _________ and the retention of memories are mental benefits of sleep.
- A nucleus in the brain that governs circadian rhythms.
- ____________ content are what we consciously experience during sleep and may remember after awakened.
- __________ content are the unconscious wishes and thoughts being expressed symbolically.
25 Clues: ___________Rhythms occurs about once a day. • A nucleus in the brain that governs circadian rhythms. • Longer periods of sleep deprivation may result in _______________. • The hormone involved with the regulation of the circadian rhythms. • During _________ dreams, the person is aware that they are dreaming. • ...
States and Capitols 1-25 2016-10-12
25 Clues: Boise • Dover • Juneau • Boston • Denver • Topeka • Phoenix • Augusta • Atlanta • Lansing • Jackson • St. Paul • Honolulu • Hartford • Frankfort • Annapolis • Sacramento • Des Moines • Montgomery • Little Rock • Springfield • Baton Rouge • Tallahassee • Indianapolis • Jefferson City
United states and Canada similarities 2020-05-06
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- Angular distance from a point on the Earth's surface to the parallel of the equator
- Each ecological unit into which the biosphere is divided according to a set of climatic and geological factors that determine the type of vegetation and fauna.
- Portion of land surrounded by water everywhere.
- Set of assets, wealth or means of subsistence.
- System of production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services of a society or a country.
- Set of plants typical of an area or a place or existing on a given land.
- Surrounding or circulating around a body.
- the events and facts that belong to the past time and that constitute the development of humanity from its origins to the present moment
- A set of unspecialized knowledge and ideas acquired through the development of intellectual faculties, through reading, study and work.
- Flat and grassy place, generally in the field.
- From the area immediately south of or related to the Arctic region.
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- That is depopulated or uninhabited
- Vegetation typical of cold climates that includes mosses, lichens and some dwarf trees.
- Set of people and organizations that govern or direct a political-administrative division
- zones: Climate classification systems are ways of classifying the world's climates.
- zones are characterized by monthly average temperatures of 18 ℃ (64.4 ℉) or higher year-round, and have high levels of precipitation
- is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that falls under gravity from clouds.
- Large expanse of land separated by the oceans and, in general, by certain geographical features.
- Territory that constitutes a homogeneous unit in a certain aspect due to historical, political, geographic, climatic, cultural circumstances
- Long and narrow strip of land that connects two continent.
20 Clues: That is depopulated or uninhabited • Surrounding or circulating around a body. • Set of assets, wealth or means of subsistence. • Flat and grassy place, generally in the field. • Portion of land surrounded by water everywhere. • Long and narrow strip of land that connects two continent. • From the area immediately south of or related to the Arctic region. • ...
US Airports and their states 2024-02-01
49 Clues: SJC • MEM • DEN • ATL • CLT • ABQ • MYR • GRB • BIL • ICT • OMA • STL • MSY • FSD • CRW • DSM • DET • SDF • SLC • ORD • LIT • MCO • MHT • BDL • MPV • BWI • PIT • PHX • PDX • GPT • ROA • FAR • HNL • LGA • SEA • BOI • DAY • EWR • LAS • OKC • MSP • DFW • ANC • BGR • IND • CYS • HSV • PVD • BOS
Europe and states crossword puzzle 2024-05-13
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- Jefferson City is the capital of this state
- Texas capital city
- Dakota state north of South Dakota
- Augusta is the capital of this state
- state between Kansas and Texas
- country between Denmark and Finland
- Wyoming's capital city
- state between Mississippi and Georgia
- Dakota Pierre is the capital
- Boston is in this state
- York Albany is the capital city
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- Baton Rouge is the capital
- Montpelier is the capital city
- Chicago is in this state
- capital of Germany
- capital city is Bern
- state just north of California
- Olympia is the capital of this state
- Nebraska's capital city
- Italy's capital city
- state north of Wyoming
- capital city is Paris
- state just south of Nebraska
23 Clues: capital of Germany • Texas capital city • capital city is Bern • Italy's capital city • capital city is Paris • state north of Wyoming • Wyoming's capital city • Nebraska's capital city • Boston is in this state • Chicago is in this state • Baton Rouge is the capital • state just south of Nebraska • Dakota Pierre is the capital • Montpelier is the capital city • ...
US Airport Codes and States 2024-04-04
46 Clues: BNA • SDF • DSM • LIT • CLT • MSP • CHS • LAS • JFK • MHT • IND • BIL • DEN • BWI • ANC • MCI • PHL • BHM • SEA • PHX • IAD • BDL • HNL • MKE • MCO • JAN • ABQ • BOI • OKC • PDX • FSD • DFW • FAR • STL • ATL • SLC • BOS • ORD • MSY • LAX • EWR • DFW • DTW • CLE • OMA • LAS
Mid West and Western States 2022-09-24
27 Clues: Boise • Salem • Helena • Austin • Juneau • Denver • Topeka • Olympia • Madison • Lincoln • Lansing • Phoenix • Honolulu • St. Paul • Santa Fe • Columbus • Cheyenne • Sacramento • Des Moines • Springfield • Carson City • Indianapolis • Oklahoma City • Dakota Pierre • Salt Lake City • Jefferson Ciry • Dakota Bismarck
ecosystems and states of matter 2023-05-16
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- conversion of liquid or solid into vapor
- laying down of sediment by wind or water
- cell where photosynthesis occurs
- heat energy being transferred between atoms
- living things that produce their own food
- energy that comes from a source and travels at speed of light
- the energy carrier of living things
- community of interacting organisms
- breaks down dead, organic material
- living things
- substance that can flow and has no fixed shape
- solid immediately going into gas
- how hot or cold something is
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- non-living things
- water vapor becoming liquid
- pigment in plants that is used to produce carbohydrates
- sugar that gives energy
- things in chloroplast that absorb light
- the process of plants making their energy
- the mass of a substance
- heat being transferred between something warm
- liquid being changed into gas
- liquid being changed into solid through cold
- feed on plants and other animals for energy
- state of matter that has no fixed shape
- solid being changed into a liquid through heat
26 Clues: living things • non-living things • sugar that gives energy • the mass of a substance • water vapor becoming liquid • how hot or cold something is • liquid being changed into gas • cell where photosynthesis occurs • solid immediately going into gas • community of interacting organisms • breaks down dead, organic material • the energy carrier of living things • ...
Matter and its 3 states 2023-04-08
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- When measuring the volumes of liquids, the apparatus used must be placed on a table and not carried around and the eye must be positioned at the same level as the m___________ or lowest curved part of the liquid in the apparatus used.
- Gases do not have a fixed volumes too. Thus they can spread and f________ from one location to another.
- In order to obtain r__________ data, the data should be collected at least three times and then its average calculated and taken down.
- When using different measuring cylinders, we need to study the apparatus carefully to find out how much volume is recorded by one gap or i_________ in the measuring cylinder. In some measuring apparatus, 1 gap or i_________,is equal to 1 ml or 1 cm3 of volume but in others it may be 10 ml or 100 ml etc.
- Solid matter has both fixed or d_________ shape and volume.
- Matter can exist in t______ states namely: a solid, a liquid or a gas.
- If we want to measure the volumes of solids we need to use the d___________ of water method. In this method, we use a fixed volume of liquid in a measuring cylinder and then we lower the solid completely into the measuring cylinder of the known volume of liquid. The water level of the liquid will then rise and we can substract the volume of the liquid alone from the new volume of solid with water. The difference in the two volumes will be the volume of the solid given.
- A solid is different from a liquid as solids have fixed s________ but liquids can always take the s_______ of the containers that it is put in.
- Gases are usually i______________ or cannot be seen unless it is purposely coloured or given a certain colour so that it can be easily seen as in the making of coloured smoke bombs.
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- Both solids and liquids cannot be squeezed into a smaller volume or they are not c_____________. However gases can be c__________ because it does not have a fixed volume.
- An a__________ data can be obtained by ensuring that the apparatus used has no zero error and we should use better and precise apparatus that could measure to more decimal places for example.
- To measure mass of matter, we can make use of the electronic or lever b____________.
- One of the changes of state that could happen is m__________ when solids can change to a liquid. Other changes of state include boiling, evaporation, condensation and freezing.
- Another word which means "occupies space" is having v_________.
- An example of something which can be considered as non-matter are s__________ as these have'nt got both mass and volume.
- The three states can change from one phase to another depending on whether h_______ is gained or removed/lost and this will cause the state of the matter to change from one state to another.
- The apparatus that can be used to directly measure the volumes of liquids is the m______________cylinders.
- The amount of matter in a substance or body is called its m______.
- In the electronic balance, to ensure that there is no error in the apparatus, the t_______ button should be pressed when the machine is switched on and before placing any objects on the balance before it was first used.
- For solids that do not s______ in water, we need to use another solid that does s_______ in water and tie them together before we can use the displacement of water method.
20 Clues: Solid matter has both fixed or d_________ shape and volume. • Another word which means "occupies space" is having v_________. • The amount of matter in a substance or body is called its m______. • Matter can exist in t______ states namely: a solid, a liquid or a gas. • To measure mass of matter, we can make use of the electronic or lever b____________. • ...
American West 2023-10-10
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- An event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened to homestead on a first-arrival basis
- The act that regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States
- A United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior
- An American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders
- The given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States
- Several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead
- A group of wagons traveling together
- The trail that was used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads
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- The cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America
- A ceremony incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems proper practice of the dance would reunite the living with spirits of the dead, bring the spirits to fight on their behalf, end American Westward expansion, and bring peace, prosperity, and unity to Native American peoples throughout the region
- An area of land held and governed by a U.S. federal government-recognized Native American tribal nation, whose government is semi-sovereign
- An agreement between the United States and the Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brulé bands of Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation, following the failure of the first Fort Laramie treaty
- The process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses
- A private security guard and detective agency established around 1850 in the United States
- An ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government
- Regiments formed during the 19th century to serve on the American frontier that primarily comprised African Americans
16 Clues: A group of wagons traveling together • A United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior • The given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States • An American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders • The act that regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States • ...
Colorado-crossword 2020-11-30
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- The Mile Hight City is capitals common...
- The first wave of settlers came when...broke
- One of the largest rivers in Colorado.
- The national tree of Colorado.
- What is the capital of Colorado?
- Uninhabited areas in Colorado are called...
- Colorado is also known for his...
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- Name of the world-famous animated series, hosted in Colorado.
- In witch part of USA is Colorado located in?
- What sport does Scott Humphries play?
- Highest point of the state.
- National dinosaur of Colorado.
12 Clues: Highest point of the state. • The national tree of Colorado. • National dinosaur of Colorado. • What is the capital of Colorado? • Colorado is also known for his... • What sport does Scott Humphries play? • One of the largest rivers in Colorado. • The Mile Hight City is capitals common... • Uninhabited areas in Colorado are called... • ...
Social Studies - Ch. 12 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-12
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- Practice of rewarding one’s political supporters with government jobs.
- Presidential statement that declared that North and South America were off-limits to future colonization by any foreign power.
- Agency created by Congress to oversee federal policy toward American Indians.
- Law passed by Congress that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River.
- Originally made up of people who supported Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1828.
- Meeting whose purpose is to select a political party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
- Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the federal government, not the states, had authority over the Cherokee.
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- First federal road project in the United States, which began construction in 1815.
- Large canal project that ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York.
- Treaty that limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and Great Britain.
- President Andrew Jackson’s trusted advisors.
- Treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
- Agreement between the United States and Canada that gave the United States fishing rights off parts of the Newfoundland and Labrador coasts and established the border between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel, as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
- Plan for using high tariffs to pay for internal improvements in the United States.
- Financial crisis that led to severe economic depression.
15 Clues: President Andrew Jackson’s trusted advisors. • Financial crisis that led to severe economic depression. • Treaty in which Spain ceded Florida to the United States. • Large canal project that ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York. • Practice of rewarding one’s political supporters with government jobs. • ...
Fourth of July Crossword Challenge 2024-06-27
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- Public procession that might occur on July Fourth.
- Famous signer of the Declaration of Independence: John __________.
- National bird of the United States.
- Number of original colonies that declared independence.
- Cooking outdoors on a grill.
- Founding Father and third President of the United States.
- Light show often seen on the 4th of July.
- Patriotic song often sung on Independence Day: Yankee _________.
- Symbol of freedom located in the New York City Harbor: Statue of _________.
- Open air meal popular on July Fourth
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- National anthem of the United States: The Star-Spangled ___________.
- First President of the United States.
- American President who was born on July 4th, Calvin ________.
- Nickname for the American flag, stars and _________.
- Fight for American independence: The ___________ War.
- Month in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
- Founding document of the United States: The Declaration of _______________.
- Commonly consumed food on July 4th
- City in which the Declaration of Independence was signed.
- The day of the month on which America declared its independence.
- Red, white and _______.
21 Clues: Red, white and _______. • Cooking outdoors on a grill. • Commonly consumed food on July 4th • National bird of the United States. • Open air meal popular on July Fourth • First President of the United States. • Light show often seen on the 4th of July. • Public procession that might occur on July Fourth. • Nickname for the American flag, stars and _________. • ...
Ava Wyatt's TX history CWP 2021-05-03
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- Power is divided between national and state government
- A historical building where there was a battle between Mexico and Texas
- An agreement between two nations
- The separation between the north south and wet states
- To fight or what someone believes in, in a non-violent way
- Government ruled by one person with unlimited power
- Abolishes and prohibits slavery
- Texas is split up into 4 different sections based off of climate
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- Small towns moving to big cities
- Southern states that let the united states in 1861
- The action of adding territory or land to a country
- State of being under its own control
- The idea to stop segregation
- Number one cash crop in the south during the 1800’s
- The idea of moving west
- The northern states during the civil war
- Texas is split up into 4 different sections based off of climate
- To leave or withdraw from a place
- Mexico gained their independence in...
- A tax on imported goods
20 Clues: The idea of moving west • A tax on imported goods • The idea to stop segregation • Abolishes and prohibits slavery • Small towns moving to big cities • An agreement between two nations • To leave or withdraw from a place • State of being under its own control • Mexico gained their independence in... • The northern states during the civil war • ...
social studies test : chapter eleven the nation grows 2021-12-09
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- this type of transportation was used in railroads and steam engines helped it get power .
- this man was an army officer and had served in the northwest territory,and the other man was the brother of revolutionary war hero named george rogers clark and a good friend of the first man,these explorers were sent to explore some of the louisiana
- this was a war between britain and the united states of america and britain was burning down the white house during the war.
- he was an explorer exploring the southwestern of the louisiana purchase and there was a mountain named after him thats named pikes peak .
- she was the wife of james madison and she saved the famous george washington portrait from the white house because the white house was burning down because britain was in war with the united states of
- british colonies in america and his doctrine he acknowledged the english colonies in the western hemisphere , but the doctrine later shut down .
- president jackson made the indian removal act and told all the indians to go to the indian territory but some indians refused,so they fought but unfortunately they didn't win,this type of trail was when the indians had to go to the indiana territory and the trip to there was very sad most of the indians died because of sickness,diseases,cold,and lack of food.
- of the rush of gold but with a different name.
- and the pacific northwest because no one has been there.
- this was a trail that was more than 2,000 miles,this journey
- he wrote a poem that was later turned into the
- banner song and he wrote it while he was watching the war
- about 6 months to get to oregon .
- this was a spanish mission were texans took shelter at behind the walls during the war at the alamo .
- there was a rush of people trying to go to california and get gold because it was discovered and that's where it got its
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- this was a dream that the united states wanted to do and it was for making the united states from the atlantic ocean to the
- this was a doctrine about the spanish ,french,russian
- he was the fourth president of the united states of america,he helped out the constitution and he served from 1801-1809
- he worked in a factory of machines in britain,but britain didn't want any country to find out about their special machines,so he
- ocean .
- in 1837 he developed the first cast - steel plow in the united states of america and it also made tilling the soil much easier.
- this was a part of land that france owned and thomas jefferson the third president of the united states wasn't able to expand the united states more west because of france ,so the united states bought this part of land for $15 million dollars , and on april 30,1803 this part of land was owned by the united states of america .
- he was the seventh president of the united states of america,and he also served in the military and his nickname was¨old
- he started his political career in tennessee and he ran for office and he learned about government while being part of it .
- in 1793 he developed the cotton gin and it helped remove the seeds from the cotton fibers much faster than doing it by hand .
- this quickly became the main form of river traveling and they were used in other parts of the country and it was a type of boat .
- people started traveling on canals more than roads because they could carry larger things and this type of canal was located in new york
- them and gave the secrets to the united states of america.
- baltimore.
- it was special because it traveled longer distances.
30 Clues: ocean . • baltimore. • about 6 months to get to oregon . • of the rush of gold but with a different name. • he wrote a poem that was later turned into the • it was special because it traveled longer distances. • this was a doctrine about the spanish ,french,russian • and the pacific northwest because no one has been there. • ...
Progressives/Imperialism/World War I Vocabulary 2022-11-21
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- the idea to solve everything with the United States Military to expand and the belief that a strong military is needed.
- connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
- A person that tries to expose corruption especially in politics.
- allowed voters to directly elect a senator.
- Gave women the right to vote.
- Allowed the congress to enforce a tax on any source of income.
- Strong belief of cultural or Economic influences in the United States.
- Important event that led to WW1 where a German submarine shot torpedoes at an American cruise ship.
- Minimized the use of the United States Military and instead solve it with economic power.
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- Worldwide organization whose purpose was to maintain world peace.
- Incorporating something into a larger area such as Texas annexing into the United States.
- War fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.
- Banned the manufacture and distribution of Alcohol.
- An American party that split from the Republican Party.
- Protected the rights of all countries to trade equally with China.
- Book that was written to expose the harsh conditions of the meatpacking industry.
- secret telegram stating if America was to join the war Mexico would be asked to join as a German ally.
- the influence of the United States on other Countries.
18 Clues: Gave women the right to vote. • connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans • allowed voters to directly elect a senator. • Banned the manufacture and distribution of Alcohol. • the influence of the United States on other Countries. • War fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. • An American party that split from the Republican Party. • ...
Vocab 2022-01-06
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- government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- power is held at the national level
- first ten amendments of the Constitution
- First president of the US
- giving congress the right pass all laws "necessary & proper"
- guaranteed in the 9th amendment in the Constitution
- explains the purposes of the Constitution
- compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states
- the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions
- type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights
- citizens have political authority
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- He was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist papers
- king/queen controls all aspects of life
- 4th president of the US
- Third president of the US
- believed in natural rights
- government is defined by law and serves the people
- the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
- belief that monarchs were chosen by god
- compromise between slave states and and free states
20 Clues: 4th president of the US • Third president of the US • First president of the US • believed in natural rights • citizens have political authority • power is held at the national level • king/queen controls all aspects of life • belief that monarchs were chosen by god • first ten amendments of the Constitution • explains the purposes of the Constitution • ...
TEST PREP [Types of Government & Major Constitutional Principles] 2021-09-30
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- In a __________ such as Iran religious leaders are in charge.
- The social contract theory as applied to the Declaration of Independence most directly reflects the ideas of __________.
- The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government.
- In an absolute __________, such as Saudi Arabia, a king or queen has all the power, but in a Constitutional __________, such as Great Britain, the power of king or queen is limited.
- In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s __________ in Congress.
- Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that reduce the __________ of governmental power.
- According to the United States Constitution, the federal __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives.
- A form of government where one person has all the power.
- To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of separation of __________.
- The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government.
- One way in which the Declaration of Independence and the original United States Constitution are similar is that both promote the idea of the __________ of the governed.
- The authors of the United States Constitution established a __________ legislature primarily because they reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation.
- In a __________ dictatorship the government has almost total control over people’s lives.
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- The __________ powers belong to the United States Government.
- Senate Rejects Supreme Court Nominee; Supreme Court Declares National Recovery Act (NRA) Unconstitutional; Congress Overrides Truman Veto of Taft Hartley Act Each of these headlines illustrates the use of __________.
- __________ of President Donald Trump by the US House of Representatives is an example of the use of checks and balances.
- “Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . . ” This statement from the United States Constitution is referred to as the __________ clause.
- During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for __________ proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of equal state representation or proportionate state representation.
- I The structure of the legislative branch of government is set out in __________ of the Constitution.
- A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that legislation must be passed by the __________ representatives of the people.
- European __________ thinkers and writers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced America’s colonial development by providing ideas about self-government and political Rights.
- The Preamble to the United States Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power.
- A form of government where a small group has most of the power.
- A __________form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people.
- The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government.
25 Clues: A form of government where one person has all the power. • The __________ powers belong to the United States Government. • In a __________ such as Iran religious leaders are in charge. • A form of government where a small group has most of the power. • In a __________ dictatorship the government has almost total control over people’s lives. • ...
Era of Good Feelings 2024-03-06
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- German and Irish citizens move to America fleeing political trouble in their home nations
- A Protestant religious revival in the early 1800s
- An agreement between the United States and Spain that divided North America and gave the United States Florida
- The first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, giving the Western states a route to trade with the Eastern states
- A machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds, which helped transform the Southern economy
- The belief that organized religion and political parties harm the goodness of the individual
- A system devised by Henry Clay in which the East will help to construct new roads and canals in exchange for Western support of the protective tariff
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- The first federal highway in the United States that helped to unify the country
- As a result of industrialization and the factory system, many people have flocked to the bustling economy in cities
- A term coined by politicians who observed the new importance of the cotton crop to the American economy
- Introduced Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to maintain the balance of representation
- A United States foreign policy that prevents European nations from colonizing the Americas
- The Supreme Court in the United States from 1801 to 1835 led by Chief Justice John Marshall
- The sixth president of the United States and Secretary of State to President Monroe
- A financial crisis in the United States created by the excessive bank loans of the National Bank
15 Clues: A Protestant religious revival in the early 1800s • The first federal highway in the United States that helped to unify the country • The sixth president of the United States and Secretary of State to President Monroe • German and Irish citizens move to America fleeing political trouble in their home nations • ...
Countries 2020-09-23
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- Country that is an archipelago and is the 4th most populous country in the world
- Island country formed by a volcano
- Island country located right next to Italy
- Newest country to be recognized by the UN
- Country that has the least population density
- Country formerly called Burma
- County in Scandinavia just south of Sweden
- country with a maple leaf on its flag
- country that doesn't have as good pizza as New York:)
- Country that has the Eiffel Tower and good pastries
- Country that sounds like how you feel when your tummy rumbles
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- Country that could be entirely underwater in 10 years
- Country often abbreviated UAE
- Country with three capitals
- Country that has the second highest mountain peak and 6th highest population
- Country named after the latitude line in which it sits
- Country thats flag is supposed to look like a setting sun
- Country with a square flag
- country thats flag is not a rectangle or a square
- country that hosted the 2018 winter Olympic Games
- Country that comes in second place for highest population and comes in third place for highest mountain
- Country thats flag has the shape of itself on it
22 Clues: Country with a square flag • Country with three capitals • Country often abbreviated UAE • Country formerly called Burma • Island country formed by a volcano • country with a maple leaf on its flag • Newest country to be recognized by the UN • Island country located right next to Italy • County in Scandinavia just south of Sweden • ...
Countries 2024-08-11
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- Country that is an archipelago and is the 4th most populous country in the world
- Island country formed by a volcano
- Island country located right next to Italy
- Newest country to be recognized by the UN
- Country that has the least population density
- Country formerly called Burma
- County in Scandinavia just south of Sweden
- country with a maple leaf on its flag
- country that doesn't have as good pizza as New York:)
- Country that has the Eiffel Tower and good pastries
- Country that sounds like how you feel when your tummy rumbles
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- Country that could be entirely underwater in 10 years
- Country often abbreviated UAE
- Country with three capitals
- Country that has the second highest mountain peak and 6th highest population
- Country named after the latitude line in which it sits
- Country thats flag is supposed to look like a setting sun
- Country with a square flag
- country thats flag is not a rectangle or a square
- country that hosted the 2018 winter Olympic Games
- Country that comes in second place for highest population and comes in third place for highest mountain
- Country thats flag has the shape of itself on it
22 Clues: Country with a square flag • Country with three capitals • Country often abbreviated UAE • Country formerly called Burma • Island country formed by a volcano • country with a maple leaf on its flag • Newest country to be recognized by the UN • Island country located right next to Italy • County in Scandinavia just south of Sweden • ...
political dictionary chapter 4 2021-10-24
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- No state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those who happen to live in another state. Each state must recognize the right of any US citizen to travel or become a resident of a state.
- An act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution. A convention prepares the constitution , then it is put up to a popular vote to the proposed state.
- Powers that only the national government has. This power includes things such as; the power to coin money, make treaties with foriegn states, and lay duties ( taxes ) on imports.
- Agreements amongst ourselves and forign states
- A system of government where in the power is split between a national government and states
- A document dividing the power between the national government and the states
- Grants made to states and localities, occasionally private agencies as well.
- Grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
- A grant for a more broad / general use.
- Powers that both the national government and state possess. An example of these powers are they can levy and collect taxes, to define crimes and set punishments, and condemn private property for public use.
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- Often comes into play in court matters by making sure punishment is enforced. ( cannot escape punishment by moving to another state )
- Powers that belong to the national government due to it being a government of a sovereign state within the world community. They are powers that the constitution does not expressly state but the national government always had.
- Powers that are given in the constitution.
- Powers granted to only the states. These include; forbidding a person under 18 from marrying without parental consent, forbiding the purchase of liqour to anyone under 21, ban the sale of pornography, outlaw prostitution, permit forms of gambling, and make people like doctors and lawyers to have a license in order to do their practice.
- The legal process by which a fugitive from justice from one state is returned to that state.
- A form of federal monetary aid that involves congress giving an annual share of the federal tax revenue to their; states, cities, counties, and townships.
- An act to create a new state.
- Powers given to the national government and are expressly spelled out / stated in the constitution.
- Grants made for a specific purpose.
- Powers that are not directly written in the constitution but are hinted at within reason.
20 Clues: An act to create a new state. • Grants made for a specific purpose. • A grant for a more broad / general use. • Powers that are given in the constitution. • Agreements amongst ourselves and forign states • A document dividing the power between the national government and the states • Grants made to states and localities, occasionally private agencies as well. • ...
Human Geography of the United States: Shaping an Abundant Land 2023-09-18
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- A region that covers about one-fourth of the land area of the United States and contains more than one-third of its population.
- The movement of peoples within a country or region.
- A functional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs, linked economically.
- A corporation that engages in business worldwide.
- A political unit or community touching the borders of the central city or touching other suburbs that touch the city.
- North American region, consisting of 13 states, that stretches from the Great Plains to the Pacific Ocean and includes Alaska to the north and Hawaii in the Pacific.
- An economic system in which private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and businesses, and can operate them for profit with little control from the government.
- An economic phase in which manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role.
- The six northern states in the Northeast United States - Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
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- The movement of plants, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western hemispheres during the age of exploration.
- The region that contains the 12 states of the north-central United States.
- The free, open land in the American West that was available for settlement.
- Any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product.
- A government in which the people rule through elected representatives.
- The territory, including the region between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, that the United States purchased from France in 1803.
- A region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together.
- A product or good that is sold from one economy to another.
17 Clues: A corporation that engages in business worldwide. • The movement of peoples within a country or region. • A product or good that is sold from one economy to another. • A government in which the people rule through elected representatives. • An economic phase in which manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role. • ...
The Constitutional Crossword 2023-09-20
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- Introduction to the Constitution and states why it was written.
- Amendment that abolished slavery.
- Amendment that gives freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
- The clause that states the Constitution is the "Law of the Land".
- Major principle that allows US to be run "by the people and for the people".
- Article # ___ establishes the Executive Branch.
- prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel punishments.
- Article # ___ explains the Amendment process.
- Article # ___ explains the relationship of the states to the federal government. (Federalism)
- right to speedy and fair trial.
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- First ten Amendments in the Constitution.
- Article # ___ establishes the Legislative Branch.
- The Constitution was made to replace the Articles of ______.
- First three words that the Constitution begins with.
- Amendments 4,5,6, and 8 are all concerned with the rights of whom?
- Man known as the "Father of the Constitution".
- Article # ___ establishes the Judicial Branch.
- Clause that states legal matters be resolved according to established rules/principles and that individuals be treated fairly.
- The Founding Fathers wanted the Constitution to be _____ throughout time.
- Amendment stating accused people do not have to answer incriminating questions.
20 Clues: right to speedy and fair trial. • Amendment that abolished slavery. • First ten Amendments in the Constitution. • Article # ___ explains the Amendment process. • Man known as the "Father of the Constitution". • Article # ___ establishes the Judicial Branch. • Article # ___ establishes the Executive Branch. • Article # ___ establishes the Legislative Branch. • ...
Countries, capitals and emblems 2021-04-26
11 Clues: The emblem of Wales • The capital of Wales • The emblem of England • The capital of Ireland • The emblem of Scotland • The capital of Scotland • The country west of England • The country north of England • The capital of Northern Ireland • The capital of England and The UK • The emblem of Ireland and Northern Ireland
asia geography and capitals 2021-02-22
11 Clues: syria capital • israel capital • mongolia capital • Philippines capital • afghanistan capital • largest city in asia • largest river in asia • Delhi capital of India • country, 2 cities of over 8 million • Everest largest mountain in the world • city with the most population in the world
European countries and capitals 2024-08-06
The Civil War 2022-11-01
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- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- Also called the South or the Confederate States of America
- Also called the North or the United States,
- A state of bondage in which African Americans are owned by whites
- To admit defeat and give up
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
- The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
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- The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories
- Troops, like the National Guard
- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
- Also called the Union
- A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States
- A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories
- Also called the Confederacy
15 Clues: Also called the Union • To admit defeat and give up • Also called the Confederacy • Troops, like the National Guard • Also called the North or the United States, • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri • Also called the South or the Confederate States of America • ...
Unit 1 Crossword 2023-05-11
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- The ________ property states that the opposite of a number cancels it out
- The ________ Property states that the placement of parentheses does not matter for multiplication and addition.
- No negative numbers or decimals
- ______ refer to all numbers
- If B = R then R = B
- The _____ property states that you distribute a value if it is outside a=of parenthesis
- The ______ states that a value always equals itself
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- _______ refer to decimals that have no end and do not repeat
- Multiplying by zero always equals zero
- Whole numbers excluding zero
- Fractions and decimals that do end or repeat
- No decimals
- if L = N And N = Z, then L = X
- The______ property states that when a value is multiplied by 1 of added to 0, it will stay the same
- The ________ property states that the order of value does not make a difference
15 Clues: No decimals • If B = R then R = B • ______ refer to all numbers • Whole numbers excluding zero • if L = N And N = Z, then L = X • No negative numbers or decimals • Multiplying by zero always equals zero • Fractions and decimals that do end or repeat • The ______ states that a value always equals itself • _______ refer to decimals that have no end and do not repeat • ...
Unit 1 Crossword 2023-05-11
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- The ________ property states that the opposite of a number cancels it out
- The ________ Property states that the placement of parentheses does not matter for multiplication and addition.
- No negative numbers or decimals
- ______ refer to all numbers
- If B = R then R = B
- The _____ property states that you distribute a value if it is outside a=of parenthesis
- The ______ states that a value always equals itself
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- _______ refer to decimals that have no end and do not repeat
- Multiplying by zero always equals zero
- Whole numbers excluding zero
- Fractions and decimals that do end or repeat
- No decimals
- if L = N And N = Z, then L = X
- The______ property states that when a value is multiplied by 1 of added to 0, it will stay the same
- The ________ property states that the order of value does not make a difference
15 Clues: No decimals • If B = R then R = B • ______ refer to all numbers • Whole numbers excluding zero • if L = N And N = Z, then L = X • No negative numbers or decimals • Multiplying by zero always equals zero • Fractions and decimals that do end or repeat • The ______ states that a value always equals itself • _______ refer to decimals that have no end and do not repeat • ...
Money (coins and bills) 2023-06-23
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- This is a coin in the United States worth 25 cents.
- This is a small, round piece of metal used as money.
- This is a paper bill in the United States worth 1 dollar.
- This is another word for a paper bill or a piece of paper money.
- dollars This is a paper bill in the United States worth 20 dollars.
- This is the smallest coin in the United States, worth 1 cent.
- dollars This is a paper bill in the United States worth 50 dollars.
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- This is a coin in the United States worth 10 cents.
- This is money that you set aside and keep in a safe place for the future.
- This is the money you receive back when you pay more than the price of something.
- hundred dollars This is a paper bill in the United States worth 100 dollars.
- This is a coin in the United States worth 5 cents.
- dollars This is a paper bill in the United States worth 10 dollars.
- This is a machine where you can withdraw money from your bank account or check your balance.
- This is a small, flat container used to hold money, cards, and other personal items.
- dollars This is a paper bill in the United States worth 5 dollars.
16 Clues: This is a coin in the United States worth 5 cents. • This is a coin in the United States worth 10 cents. • This is a coin in the United States worth 25 cents. • This is a small, round piece of metal used as money. • This is a paper bill in the United States worth 1 dollar. • This is the smallest coin in the United States, worth 1 cent. • ...
asdf 2021-02-19
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- The United States has what regime type.
- 9/11 is an example of _________.
- A failed nation-state in Europe.
- The ______ Wall divided East Germany from West Germany.
- Sahara, The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is also known as _____.
- European states established colonies to promote ____________.
- Union, Opposition against the United States during the Cold War.
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- A Welcome sign to Florida is an example of what type of boundary.
- The People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Japan all claim these islands. In Japan, these islands are known as _______ islands.
- States, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda are all _______ ______.
- The Three Caucasus states include Armenia, Azerbaijan, and _______.
- Which Gerrymandering dilutes minorities and wastes their votes.
- The boundary between U.S. and Canada is a _________ boundary.
- The ______ peninsula was divided after WWII.
- China claims ______ is not sovereign but a part of China.
- The Treaty on the ________________ of Nuclear Weapons.
16 Clues: 9/11 is an example of _________. • A failed nation-state in Europe. • The United States has what regime type. • The ______ peninsula was divided after WWII. • The Treaty on the ________________ of Nuclear Weapons. • The ______ Wall divided East Germany from West Germany. • China claims ______ is not sovereign but a part of China. • ...
Vocab Crossword 2021-01-06
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- believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
- supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
- 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; he did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights
- out the other powers listed in Article I
- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to
- first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
- chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
- division of the powers in our government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power
- government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- “father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
- the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people constitution were written
- in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
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- French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
- first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
- the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
- group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
- king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political
- explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
- considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
- compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
- each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
21 Clues: out the other powers listed in Article I • government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • ...
Federalism 2020-10-16
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- denied power; can't retroactively apply a law
- decision affirming Congress has the exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce
- allows Congress to create implied powers (aka, necessary and proper clause)
- national government powers suggested by its expressed power; additional powers created to carry out expressed ones
- division of power between the federal and national government
- process where states assist one another in apprehending fugitives
- decision affirming Congress's use of Elastic Clause to create implied powers (a national bank)
- Clause requiring states to recognize the legal proceedings and records of other states
- national government powers found in the Constitution
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- Clause requiring that states treat residents of other states fairly (can't discriminate)
- denied power; can't punish someone without the benefit of due process
- asserts if a state law conflicts with a federal law, federal law prevails (also Constitution is the supreme law of the land)
- powers held by both federal and states (shared)
- describes federal system (all powers not granted to national are reserved to states)
- powers of state governments
- legal rights neither the federal or state governments can deny (one has the right to challenge unjust detainments)
16 Clues: powers of state governments • denied power; can't retroactively apply a law • powers held by both federal and states (shared) • national government powers found in the Constitution • division of power between the federal and national government • process where states assist one another in apprehending fugitives • ...
Jade Winters 2020-02-06
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- The relaxing of tension between the superpowers
- A competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to prove their superiority in technology (2 words)
- a name given to the Soviet Union and its communist controlled states in Eastern Europe such as Poland, East Germany, and Bulgaria. (2 words)
- said that the United States would help countries that were threatened by armed minorities or outside pressures. (2 words)
- President during the cold war, 33rd President (2 words)
- an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European communist nations. (2 words)
- Name for the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War.
- designed to shoot down ballistic missiles before they reach their targets. (3 words)
- Called the red telephone in 1963
- An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society.
- A nuclear bomb that is either lost, stolen, or accidentally launched that causes a nuclear accident. (2 words)
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- The term translates to "restructuring" in Russian.
- A threat was intended to prevent, or deter, anyone from attacking. (2 words)
- Republican senator from Wisconsin who capitalized on Cold War fears of Communism in the early 1950s (2 words)
- a movement in Poland to create a trade union that was not controlled by the communist party.
- Describes the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states. (2 words)
- A crossing point between West Berlin and East Berlin when the Berlin Wall divided the city (2 words)
- A policy that allowed for more openness in the Soviet government as well as some level of freedom of speech.
- Philosophy named after Karl Marx.
- when the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the number of nuclear weapons they made.
20 Clues: Called the red telephone in 1963 • Philosophy named after Karl Marx. • The relaxing of tension between the superpowers • The term translates to "restructuring" in Russian. • President during the cold war, 33rd President (2 words) • Name for the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. • ...
Reconstuction 2023-06-01
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- shot Abraham Lincoln
- gave african americans the same rights as white americans
- laws that limit african americans freedom
- official pardon
- democrats accepted Hayes´s victory
- mean fellows
- leaders of radical republicans
- gave african americans equal rights
- rebuilding the nation and southern states without slavery
- allowed african americans to vote
- Assassinated at Ford's theater
- confederate states can make a new government if ten percent of their population took loyalty oaths
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- divided the south into five districts
- granted citizenship to people in the us
- before states could rejoin the union they had to follow two rules
- wanted the southern states to change
- severe economic downfall
- southern republicans that moved south
- this amendment made slavery illegal
- to deny african americans votes
- mandatory separation between whites and blacks
- provided relief for the poor
- charges against a public official
- opposed civil rights movement and used violence
24 Clues: mean fellows • official pardon • shot Abraham Lincoln • severe economic downfall • provided relief for the poor • leaders of radical republicans • Assassinated at Ford's theater • to deny african americans votes • charges against a public official • allowed african americans to vote • democrats accepted Hayes´s victory • this amendment made slavery illegal • ...
4th grade vocab 2024-01-09
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- details or facts that are relevant to the topic
- Uppercase letters used at the beginning of sentence and for proper nouns
- the main idea or lesson that the author wants the readers to understand
- a written or spoken description of an event
- The group of people the author is talking to
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- the opinion from which the author tells a story
- a word that describes a noun
- The person who writes a book or article
- A word that has the opposite meaning
- A written piece of text that provides information
10 Clues: a word that describes a noun • A word that has the opposite meaning • The person who writes a book or article • a written or spoken description of an event • The group of people the author is talking to • details or facts that are relevant to the topic • the opinion from which the author tells a story • A written piece of text that provides information • ...
Quarter II Vocabulary 2017-01-23
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- an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers
- basic principle of federalism
- 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each to check the actions of others
- grants of federal money or other resources to states, cities, counties, and other local units
- one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly define area of public policy
- a provision of the US constitution that states that the Constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "Supreme Law of the Land"
- Constitution's requirements that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
- the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
- Those powers that the constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the states
- A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional government like states
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- formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
- those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788
- the first ten amendments to the constitution
- Those persons who supported the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788
- those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution
- Plan of government adopted by the continental congress after the American Revolution
- basic principle of American government, which states that government is restricted in what it may do and each individual has rights that government cannot take away
- A formal agreement
- a change in, or addition to a constitution
20 Clues: A formal agreement • basic principle of federalism • a change in, or addition to a constitution • the first ten amendments to the constitution • 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court • an adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers • those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788 • ...
Jade Winters 2020-02-06
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- The relaxing of tension between the superpowers
- A competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to prove their superiority in technology (2 words)
- a name given to the Soviet Union and its communist controlled states in Eastern Europe such as Poland, East Germany, and Bulgaria. (2 words)
- said that the United States would help countries that were threatened by armed minorities or outside pressures. (2 words)
- President during the cold war, 33rd President (2 words)
- an alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European communist nations. (2 words)
- Name for the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War.
- designed to shoot down ballistic missiles before they reach their targets. (3 words)
- Called the red telephone in 1963
- An economic theory in which collective ownership of property leads to a classless society.
- A nuclear bomb that is either lost, stolen, or accidentally launched that causes a nuclear accident. (2 words)
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- The term translates to "restructuring" in Russian.
- A threat was intended to prevent, or deter, anyone from attacking. (2 words)
- Republican senator from Wisconsin who capitalized on Cold War fears of Communism in the early 1950s (2 words)
- a movement in Poland to create a trade union that was not controlled by the communist party.
- Describes the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states. (2 words)
- A crossing point between West Berlin and East Berlin when the Berlin Wall divided the city (2 words)
- A policy that allowed for more openness in the Soviet government as well as some level of freedom of speech.
- Philosophy named after Karl Marx.
- when the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to limit the number of nuclear weapons they made.
20 Clues: Called the red telephone in 1963 • Philosophy named after Karl Marx. • The relaxing of tension between the superpowers • The term translates to "restructuring" in Russian. • President during the cold war, 33rd President (2 words) • Name for the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. • ...
Articles of Confederation 2022-02-13
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- __________Papers are 85 essays that gave reasons for ratification
- one house
- A loose confederation of the states with a weak central government
- _____Amendment- Freedom of Speech
- people hold the sovereign power
- _______ Amendment- Trial by jury
- Madison called for 3 branches of government
- __________ Ordinance of 1787 set rules for creating new states
- _________ Amendment- protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
- unicameral legislature based on equal representation
- majority rule with minority rights
- Drafted the nation's first constitution
- ________ Amendment- Power to the states
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- could elect their own officials
- Father of the Constitution
- supported the Constitution and strong national government
- the government's control extends to almost every aspect of citizens lives
- Ambassador in France
- division of power between central and local government
- presided over the Constitutional Convention
- ________ Powers- powers which are shared by both the federal and states governments
- power comes from the people
- "Smelt a rat"
- __________ Amendment- power to the people
24 Clues: one house • "Smelt a rat" • Ambassador in France • Father of the Constitution • power comes from the people • could elect their own officials • people hold the sovereign power • _______ Amendment- Trial by jury • _____Amendment- Freedom of Speech • majority rule with minority rights • Drafted the nation's first constitution • ________ Amendment- Power to the states • ...
Creating Territories 2023-03-02
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- the United States President who was famous for the quote "54 40 or fight!"
- territories differ from states because they don't have a _________ in Congress
- the country that jointly occupied the Oregon Territory with the United States.
- _________ Territory was set up a temporary government in 1843
- this incident set off a potential firestorm between the United States and Great Britain in the San Juan Islands
- the westward expansion that helped the United States claim land all the way to the Pacific Ocean
- this person was offered governorship of the Oregon Territory but turned it down
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- the first territorial governor of Washington
- the name that people originally wanted for Washington
- the parallel that separates modern day United States and Canada
- the nationality of the person who mediated between the United States and Great Britain after the 1859 incident.
- the United States and Great Britain didn't go to war for a third time because they used ____________ instead
- the issue that congress has a tough time deciding when adding states into the United States
13 Clues: the first territorial governor of Washington • the name that people originally wanted for Washington • _________ Territory was set up a temporary government in 1843 • the parallel that separates modern day United States and Canada • the United States President who was famous for the quote "54 40 or fight!" • ...
History 2017-03-28
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- 11th president of US
- worked in the cotton industry in Manchester before setting up a large mill at New Lanark in Scotland
- Presbyterian minister, American Temperance Society co-founder and leader
- Businessman who bought the Industrial Revolution to USA
- 12th president of US
- American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War
- brought British textile technology to America, modifying it for United States use
- 6th president of US
- United States Army general and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852
- Lobbied in state legislatures and US congress
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- Invented the cotton gin
- English civil engineer of the nineteenth century, particularly associated with railway projects
- American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian
- Warrior of Sauk Indian tribe
- American lawyer, politician, and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate
- Mexican Criollo who fought to defend royalist New Spain and then for Mexican independence
- English writer and social critic
- Developed and commercialized the steamboat
- Manufacturer who founded Deere & Company
19 Clues: 6th president of US • 11th president of US • 12th president of US • Invented the cotton gin • Warrior of Sauk Indian tribe • English writer and social critic • Manufacturer who founded Deere & Company • Developed and commercialized the steamboat • Lobbied in state legislatures and US congress • Businessman who bought the Industrial Revolution to USA • ...
The Crisis of Cuba 2015-03-26
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- Leader of the Soviet Union during this crisis.
- What the U.S. Was trying to do to Cuba in order to stop missile carrying ships from entering it.
- The government organization responsible for conducting the Bay of Pigs operation.
- This doctrine made by a U.S. President was the reason the U.S. Stored its weapons in Turkey.
- The city in Florida where many Cubans tried to travel to to escape their country.
- The crisis between the United States against Cuba and the Soviet Union. This involved the placement of nuclear missiles.
- A small nation that was invaded by the U.S. and was used for missile storage by the U.S.S.R.
- This union was sending nuclear weapons to Cuba.
- This treaty between the United States and Soviet Union barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
- The United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Recently self-appointed Cuban dictator during the crises.
- The United States was allowed stored nuclear missiles in this country near the Soviet Union.
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- Arming a nation for total war including military and nuclear. Kennedy was criticized for using this.
- These were stored in Turkey and Cuba and would cause major destruction.
- What Castro relied on when people of Cuba did not agree with him.
- What the U.S. tried to do in Cuba to topple the dictator.
- What the CIA failed at striking in Cuba and reported it sucessful.
- This date in 1962 was when photographs were first released of Cuban missile bases.
- A political group blamed for the loss of Cuba.
- Where the United States landed in Cuba while trying to topple the government.
- A phone line dedicated between the United States and Kremlin.
21 Clues: Leader of the Soviet Union during this crisis. • A political group blamed for the loss of Cuba. • This union was sending nuclear weapons to Cuba. • What the U.S. tried to do in Cuba to topple the dictator. • Recently self-appointed Cuban dictator during the crises. • The United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. • ...
Review: Formation of U.S. Government 2013-09-23
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- English philosopher who believed the government had a duty to protect people’s rights.
- Written set of laws that provide the functions and limits of a government.
- A weak central __________________ was to blame for economic and other problems the United States faced after the Revolution.
- 55 delegates from 12 states came to Philadelphia in 1787 to come up with a new plan for government, this is now known as the _________________________.
- A series of articles and essays promoting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution; written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
- Carta This English document limited the power of the monarch and said Kings/Queens should follow the same laws as the people.
- Ideas that government should be based on the “laws of nature”, including the rights to liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness.
- This country was the most important trade partner with the United States in the late 1700’s.
- The approval of something, such as the Constitution.
- High __________ led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel.
- The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom included Thomas Jefferson’s idea that people should have _______________ freedom.
- Territory including Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
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- Electors who cast votes to elect the president and vice president.
- The United States had a problem with Britain after the Revolutionary War because Britain restricted _________ with the United States.
- This compromise was made over the decision of whether to count slaves in a state’s population for representation in the government.
- Laws that loosely tied the United States into a “league of “friendship”
- This plan called for the legislative branch to have one house in the legislative branch, and each state would have an equal vote in Congress.
- This plan called for a strong central government, including 2 houses in the legislative branch. The number of representatives would be based on a state’s population.
- Protest by Massachusetts’s farmers against the government on whom they blamed for inflation and the poor economy after the Revolution.
- This settled/established how the states were going to be represented in the legislative branch of government.
- This branch of government is the law-making branch.
- Voting rights.
- The Articles of Confederation gave the Congress of the United States practically _______ power.
23 Clues: Voting rights. • This branch of government is the law-making branch. • The approval of something, such as the Constitution. • High __________ led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel. • Electors who cast votes to elect the president and vice president. • Territory including Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana. • ...
American Revolution crossword 2018-11-20
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- The branch of government that enforces the laws
- President of the Constitutional Convention
- The branch of government that makes laws
- to the Union, Set up the three-step process for admitting new states
- Person who officially represents their state
- Against the constitution and favored states having more power that the central government
- Often called the "Father of the Constitution"
- Framer of the constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making
- The plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with the representatives for states based on their population
- A document stating the rules infer which a government will operate
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- The plan that called for a one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented
- The United States' first written plan for government,
- The branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret the laws
- The idea that each branch of government had specific was to limit the power of the other branches
- Decided how slaves would be counted for states' populations
- Rebellion, The Massachusetts farmers' uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect states form popular unrest
- Framer of the constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people were the cornerstone of the democratic process
- supported the constitution an favored a strong central, or national, government
- Constitutional Convention, The meeting of delegates in which the articles of confederation were scrapes in favor of a new United States Constitution
- A Change or addition to a document
- The decision of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states
21 Clues: A Change or addition to a document • The branch of government that makes laws • President of the Constitutional Convention • Person who officially represents their state • Often called the "Father of the Constitution" • The branch of government that enforces the laws • The United States' first written plan for government, • ...
History Crossword 2020-06-04
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- This was an international treaty made between the United States and the United Kingdom respecting fisheries, boundaries, and the restoration of slaves between the two parties.
- This man is best known for his claim to have explored the semi-mythical strait known as the Strait of Anián.
- A Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped and traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean in order to help establish cultural contacts with Native Americans.
- During the winter of 1805-1806, this fort was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River.
- An American career Army officer and politician who served as governor of the Territory of Washington for four years.
- A meeting that took place in the Pacific Northwest between the U.S. and the sovereign tribal nations of five Native American tribes.
- This American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor is famous for his role as a one of the leaders in the first expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.
- A retail business group that owns and operates retail stores in Canada and the United States.
- This war was triggered by the shooting of a pig.
- This United States statute is known for splitting the Territory of Dakota into two states.
- An entrepreneur and a politician who is regarded as the founder of the city of Seattle.
- This word is the motto of Washington and refers to the white settlers' hope that the region would in time rival the East Coast.
- This war was a conflict between the United States Army and a Native American Tribe centered in Washington.
- This was a 19th-century United States cultural belief that its settlers were destined to expand throughout the American continents.
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- The first Governor of the State of Washington.
- These people are a multiancestral indigenous group whose homeland is in Canada and also parts of the United States.
- A German-American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul and investor who mainly made his fortune in a fur trade monopoly and by investing in real estate.
- A British explorer in the British Royal Navy, famous for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and his accurate mapping of it.
- This British fur trading post was built in 1824 and was also the early terminus of the Oregon Trail.
- Washington State’s largest city is named after this Suquamish and Duwamish chief.
- This controversy involved the competing claims of Spain and Britain for control of trade and navigation on the Northwest Coast and in the Pacific Ocean.
- The first non-Native American woman to climb Mt. Rainier in 1890.
- This is a United States policy that began in 1823 and opposed European colonialism in the Americas.
- This American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator is famous for his role as a one of the leaders in the first expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.
- A British officer of the Royal Navy who is best known for his exploration of the North Pacific coast of North America.
25 Clues: The first Governor of the State of Washington. • This war was triggered by the shooting of a pig. • The first non-Native American woman to climb Mt. Rainier in 1890. • Washington State’s largest city is named after this Suquamish and Duwamish chief. • An entrepreneur and a politician who is regarded as the founder of the city of Seattle. • ...
History Crossword 2020-06-04
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- This United States statute is known for splitting the Territory of Dakota into two states.
- Washington State’s largest city is named after this Suquamish and Duwamish chief.
- This is a United States policy that began in 1823 and opposed European colonialism in the Americas.
- This word is the motto of Washington and refers to the white settlers' hope that the region would in time rival the East Coast.
- The first non-Native American woman to climb Mt. Rainier in 1890.
- This was an international treaty made between the United States and the United Kingdom respecting fisheries, boundaries, and the restoration of slaves between the two parties.
- An American career Army officer and politician who served as governor of the Territory of Washington for four years.
- A German-American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul and investor who mainly made his fortune in a fur trade monopoly and by investing in real estate.
- During the winter of 1805-1806, this fort was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River.
- This British fur trading post was built in 1824 and was also the early terminus of the Oregon Trail.
- This American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor is famous for his role as a one of the leaders in the first expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.
- A British officer of the Royal Navy who is best known for his exploration of the North Pacific coast of North America.
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- A British explorer in the British Royal Navy, famous for his voyages in the Pacific Ocean and his accurate mapping of it.
- A meeting that took place in the Pacific Northwest between the U.S. and the sovereign tribal nations of five Native American tribes.
- This was a 19th-century United States cultural belief that its settlers were destined to expand throughout the American continents.
- A retail business group that owns and operates retail stores in Canada and the United States.
- This war was a conflict between the United States Army and a Native American Tribe centered in Washington.
- This American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator is famous for his role as a one of the leaders in the first expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.
- This controversy involved the competing claims of Spain and Britain for control of trade and navigation on the Northwest Coast and in the Pacific Ocean.
- This war was triggered by the shooting of a pig.
- These people are a multiancestral indigenous group whose homeland is in Canada and also parts of the United States.
- This man is best known for his claim to have explored the semi-mythical strait known as the Strait of Anián.
- The first Governor of the State of Washington.
- An entrepreneur and a politician who is regarded as the founder of the city of Seattle.
- A Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped and traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean in order to help establish cultural contacts with Native Americans.
25 Clues: The first Governor of the State of Washington. • This war was triggered by the shooting of a pig. • The first non-Native American woman to climb Mt. Rainier in 1890. • Washington State’s largest city is named after this Suquamish and Duwamish chief. • An entrepreneur and a politician who is regarded as the founder of the city of Seattle. • ...
The division of powers in Australia 2021-07-24
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- When the states and commonwealth both take and cooperate to run the country
- When states have more power than the commonwealth
- The house of parliament that is more diverse and mirrors Australia's society
- The upper house of parliament
- Power that interprets the law's independently
- Who is Western Australia's premier?
- The power that has public servants
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- The aim is to protect peoples rights, and ensure that the government doesn't interfere too much
- The queens representative in Australia
- Power that makes the law's
- The level of government that deals with problems such as immigration, defence and currency
- Power that carries out the law's
- The level of government that deals with problems such as school education, health, transport and local government
- written document + unwritten conventions
- When the commonwealth has more power than the states
- The number of states in Australia
16 Clues: Power that makes the law's • The upper house of parliament • Power that carries out the law's • The number of states in Australia • The power that has public servants • Who is Western Australia's premier? • The queens representative in Australia • written document + unwritten conventions • Power that interprets the law's independently • ...
The Cold War 2023-03-16
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- The belief that communist countries would spread their influence to other countries in the same region.
- A capitalist democracy formed in 1776.
- A war that erupted in 1950 between the Communist North Korean forces and the Democratic South Korean forces, and eventually involved Chinese and United Nations forces.
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which was formed in 1949 as a military alliance between the United States and its allies in Western Europe.
- The military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellites in Eastern Europe, created in 1955 in response to NATO.
- A system of government where a ruler or a small group of rulers holds absolute political power.
- A meeting of leaders from the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union in 1945 to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe.
- Weak countries that are economically dependent on and politically faithful to another more powerful country.
- The leader of the Soviet Union from 1924-1953 and one of the key architects of the Cold War.
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- Different ideas and values held by two powerful countries or groups (in this case, the United States and the Soviet Union) that lead to conflict.
- The dissolution of the USSR in 1991 and the end of the Cold War.
- The competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop and stockpile nuclear weapons.
- A policy of relaxed tensions between countries.
- A military conflict fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies from 1959 to 1975.
- The term used to describe the physical and ideological barrier separating the Soviet Union and its allied countries from the Western world.
- A system of government where the state owns all of the means of production and the people have equal rights and opportunities.
- A global war fought from 1939 to 1945 primarily between the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, the United States, the Soviet Union, and many others).
- Information, ideas, and opinions that are spread deliberately by an individual or a group to further their own interests.
- The use of one country's military resources to fight another country's battles.
- An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and driven by the forces of competition and the profit motive.
- A series of airlifts conducted by the United States, Great Britain, France, and others to provide food, fuel, and other supplies to the people of West Berlin after the Soviet Union imposed a blockade on the city in 1948.
- Also known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). It was a communist country that was formed out of the Soviet Republics after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- McCarthy: A United States Senator who conducted a high-profile witch-hunt against communists in the United States in the 1950s.
- The 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, succeeding President Franklin Roosevelt.
- Attempts to limit or stop the building and stockpiling of weapons, and to reduce the nuclear stockpiles of countries.
25 Clues: A capitalist democracy formed in 1776. • A policy of relaxed tensions between countries. • The dissolution of the USSR in 1991 and the end of the Cold War. • The use of one country's military resources to fight another country's battles. • The leader of the Soviet Union from 1924-1953 and one of the key architects of the Cold War. • ...
South Africa 2016-05-26
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- Indigenous Empire that fought against the British in a civil war
- While weak Federalism exists, South Africa is considered...
- South Africa's system of government is considered a Constitutional ______.
- Number of houses in the legislative branch
- Number of capitals South Africa has
- The South African _________ provides the regime with a sense of rational-legal legitimacy.
- Party that has dominated South African politics of late
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- Name of current President
- Former President that was put in prison fighting for end to Apartheid
- South Africa was colonized and later granted independence by the...
- Investigations have led to the uncovering of this prevalent issue in the government.
- Word used to describe the laws segregating blacks and whites
- Civil Society is strong, which has led to an increasing number of ______.
- South Africa is the leading producer in the world of this fine element
- Name of the main media outlet in South Africa.
15 Clues: Name of current President • Number of capitals South Africa has • Number of houses in the legislative branch • Name of the main media outlet in South Africa. • Party that has dominated South African politics of late • While weak Federalism exists, South Africa is considered... • Word used to describe the laws segregating blacks and whites • ...
Top 25 Gov Vocab 2024-05-10
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- When the Supreme Court applies rights and freedoms to states as outlined in the Bill of Rights
- A governing document that created a union of 13 sovereign states in which the states, not the union, were supreme
- A theory that widespread participation is essential for Democratic government
- Authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution
- Supreme Court case that made the national government stronger by supporting the Supremacy Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause
- Federalist paper that advocated for a strong executive with its own branch of government
- The departments and agencies within the executive branch that carry out the laws of the nation
- Supreme Court case that ruled that Congress may not use the Commerce Clause to make posession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime
- The sharing of powers between the national government and the states
- Amendment that states that powers that are not specifically given to the federal government, nor withheld from the states, are reserved to those respective states
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- A popular uprising against the government of Massachusetts
- Clause of the Constitution that states that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
- The experiences and factors that shape an individual's political values, attitudes, and behaviors
- A powerful committee that determines when a bill will be subject to debate and vote on the House floor, how long the debate will last, and whether amendments will be allowed on the floor
- A theory of governance in which the government only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution
- The executive branch office that assists the president in setting national spending priorities
- The essential function through which legislators determine whether current laws and appropriations are achieving intended results
- Clause of the Constitution granting Congress the powers necessary to carry out its enumerated powers
- A constitutionally required process for selecting the president through states of electors chosen in each state, who are pledged to vote for a nominee in the presidential election
- The authority of the Supreme Court to strike down a law or executive action if it conflicts with the Constitution
- Federalist paper that advocated for separation of powers and checks and balances
- The intentional use of redistricting to benefit a specific interest or group of voters
- Clause of the Constitution that establishes the Constitution and the laws of the federal government passed under its authority as the highest laws of the land
- Supreme Court case that set the precedent that students still have constitutional rights while they're at school
- Comprises the 1st ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
25 Clues: Comprises the 1st ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution • A popular uprising against the government of Massachusetts • The sharing of powers between the national government and the states • A theory that widespread participation is essential for Democratic government • Authority specifically granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution • ...
SEAPFRI 2021-01-19
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- , most powerful city-states.
- , two successful banking families who failed due the unpaid debts of a King in England.
- , Challenged the power of the church
- , On trade routes that linked western Europe and Asia.
- , Did not repay the loan he finance his war against France.
- , When Alfonso I conquered this country it became famous centre of arts and culture.
- , They brought high quality untreated cloth(Wool).
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- , The wealthiest and most powerful city-states in Renaissance Italy.
- , The making and trading of this clothmade Florence wealthy.
- learning and creative people such as artists,composers,and writers.
- , 1200's become wealthiest bankers and the most powerful family in Europe.
- , the coin in France and become the standard currency used throughout Europe.
- , The Italian name of " France".
- , the Pope ruled Rome and other city-states called ___________________.
- of this, they're able to enjoy life throughpaintings, music, books and beautiful buildings.
- , Not just leaders of Roman Catholics but could be ruthless politicians.
- , A city-state ruled by representatives chosen by the people.
- , over threwn by Spanish genaral Cordova in 1945.
- , Another industry that flourished in Europe.
- DuchiesRepublics ,Noble rulers of small monarchies and city-states.
20 Clues: , most powerful city-states. • , The Italian name of " France". • , Challenged the power of the church • , Another industry that flourished in Europe. • , over threwn by Spanish genaral Cordova in 1945. • , They brought high quality untreated cloth(Wool). • , On trade routes that linked western Europe and Asia. • ...
Civil War 2024-05-08
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- a heavy large-caliber muzzle-loading usually smoothbore shoulder firearm
- a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery
- a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada
- a coarse work shoe reaching to the ankle
- a regiment or division
- Capitol or the southern states
- a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the Reconstruction governments
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- the group of states that remained part of the United States after 11 southern states seceded in 1860 and 1861
- an agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor
- a bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder
- an armored naval vessel especially of the mid to late 19th century
- the 11 southern states of the United States during their secession from the United States between 1860 and 1865
- Capitol of the northern states
- weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging
- a legal-tender note issued by the U.S. government
15 Clues: a regiment or division • Capitol of the northern states • Capitol or the southern states • a coarse work shoe reaching to the ankle • a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery • a legal-tender note issued by the U.S. government • a bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder • an agricultural estate usually worked by resident labor • ...
8.3 vocab 2019-03-10
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- the right to vote to elect leaders or to vote on policies and laws
- an ideal community that exists in unrealistically positive conditions
- evangelical preacher in the American colonies
- set of ideas that a group of thinkers shared in the 1800s
- first women’s rights convention in the United States
- to organized efforts to improve specific aspects of society
- for opposing slavery
- Railroad-a series of escape routes and hiding places used by enslaved people
- "showing restraint or moderation."
- - he was kidnapped and sold into slavery at about age 11
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- most of her life fighting for women’s suffrage
- York-a town in west-central New York state.
- person of mixed blood, or mixed racial origin
- religious revival
- leader in the movement for women’s rights in the United States
- prominent U.S. abolitionist
- was born into slavery in Maryland in about 1820
- the first African American freemasons lodge in the United States
- second First Lady of the United States
- means "doing away with or ending something"
- for opposing slavery
- codes- laws drafted by individual states and colonies in the South
22 Clues: religious revival • for opposing slavery • for opposing slavery • prominent U.S. abolitionist • "showing restraint or moderation." • second First Lady of the United States • York-a town in west-central New York state. • means "doing away with or ending something" • person of mixed blood, or mixed racial origin • evangelical preacher in the American colonies • ...
Government Crossword 2022-01-06
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- had a strong influence on thomas jefferson
- the division of power in our government
- 3rd president of the united states
- the distribution of power between the national government and states within the union
- the belief that monarchs were chosen by god
- a french writer that introduced the idea of the separation of powers
- believed that in order to live in groups you must give up some of your freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
- helped write the federalist papers
- 4th president of the united states
- in order to live in groups you must give up some of your freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
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- a compromie between slave states and free states
- the 1st plan of government adopted by the US
- the 1st president of the united states
- explains the purposes of the constitution and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the united states
- a group who feared the new government created by the constitution gave too much power to the national government
- they control all aspects of life social economical, and political
16 Clues: 3rd president of the united states • helped write the federalist papers • 4th president of the united states • the 1st president of the united states • the division of power in our government • had a strong influence on thomas jefferson • the belief that monarchs were chosen by god • the 1st plan of government adopted by the US • ...
Canadian Capitals 2023-05-31
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- the capital of Nova Scotia
- the capital of Yukon Territories
- the capital of Prince Edward Island
- the capital of Alberta
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- the capital of Nunavut
- the capital of Quebec
- the capital of New Brunswick
- the capital of Saskatchewan
- the capital of Newfoundland/Labrador
- the capital of British Columbia
- the capital of Northwest Territories
- the capital of Manitoba
- the capital of Ontario
13 Clues: the capital of Quebec • the capital of Nunavut • the capital of Ontario • the capital of Alberta • the capital of Manitoba • the capital of Nova Scotia • the capital of Saskatchewan • the capital of New Brunswick • the capital of British Columbia • the capital of Yukon Territories • the capital of Prince Edward Island • the capital of Newfoundland/Labrador • ...
The Breadwinner 2022-02-10
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- Parvana's younger brothers name
- Mandatory girl clothing
- Human Rights article #5 states no one shall be subjected to this
- All men ordered to grow these
- Dug and sold for income
- Ordered to stay inside at all times
- Location where Parvana witnessed an awful act
- Human Rights article 23 states everyone has the free choice of this
- Parvana wore his clothes
- Parvana's older sister
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- Human Rights article 9 states no one shall be subjected to arbitrary ___________
- Afghanastan's capitol
- Main character
- Place for thieves
- Group that was invading Afganistan
- Human Rights article 26 states everyone has the right to this
- Girls weren't allowed to ride these alone
- Language Parvana and her family spoke
- Parvana had to walk to fetch buckets of this
- Parvana's younger sister
20 Clues: Main character • Place for thieves • Afghanastan's capitol • Parvana's older sister • Mandatory girl clothing • Dug and sold for income • Parvana's younger sister • Parvana wore his clothes • All men ordered to grow these • Parvana's younger brothers name • Group that was invading Afganistan • Ordered to stay inside at all times • Language Parvana and her family spoke • ...
chapter 20 crossword 2022-05-30
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- Someone who wanted to get rid of slavery.
- He had hookers brought to his soldiers to keep them happy.
- A very popular rifle during the war
- The 18th president of the United States.
- a nickname for someone in the south
- a very commonly found pistol that a lot of people owned
- The place where the first civil war battle was fought.
- The South section that fought under Robert E Lee in the Civil War.
- The act of being a slave
- A United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War with a cool nickname from his real name.
- there were two kinds of states a slave states and a _____ state
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- general was he
- The leader who took a bullet into the dome and took it out with his bare hands
- Capital of the Union
- An American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, and railroad executive.
- the general who ordered the first shot during the battle of fort sumter
- there were two kinds of states a free state and a _____ state
- The North section that fought under Abe Lincoln in the Civil War.
- A war fought between the north and south parts of America.
- known for the creation of sideburns and also helping by organizing a regiment of Rhode Island militiamen at the start of the Civil War what
- a state of being free in society
- Capital of the confederacy
- A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- A nickname for a northerner
- The land army that the union owned during the civil war
25 Clues: general was he • Capital of the Union • The act of being a slave • Capital of the confederacy • A nickname for a northerner • a state of being free in society • A very popular rifle during the war • a nickname for someone in the south • The 18th president of the United States. • Someone who wanted to get rid of slavery. • The place where the first civil war battle was fought. • ...
Historical American People and Events 2023-05-17
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- Winning this war gave America its Independence 1775-1782
- 342 chest of tea dropped into Boston Harbor
- 13 Original States in the US
- Boston soldiers shot into crowd killing 3 injuring 9
- A human owned by another human/forced to work without pay
- Supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic
- 4th President of the United States
- Northern side of the civil war/fought to end slavery
- Withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
- Southern side of the civil war/fought for slavery
- A person that wanted to end slavery
- 5th President of the United States
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- 3rd President of the United States
- On the $100 bill/One of the founding fathers/Made the lightning rod
- 2nd President of the United States
- Crops Crops made to sell
- 1st President of the United States
- 16th President of the United States/Freed Slaves/Emancipation Proclamation
- Opposed the ratification of the Constitution in favor of small localized government.
- War started over slaves 1861-1865
20 Clues: 13 Original States in the US • Crops Crops made to sell • War started over slaves 1861-1865 • 3rd President of the United States • 2nd President of the United States • 1st President of the United States • 4th President of the United States • 5th President of the United States • A person that wanted to end slavery • 342 chest of tea dropped into Boston Harbor • ...
Nations, States & Nation States 2022-10-26
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- Puerto Rico is an example of this.
- A state in which a nation's (group of similar people) homeland corresponds exactly to a state's territory.
- Identity with a group of people who share citizenship and personal allegiance to a particular country.
- A group of people who have a common language, culture, and set of values.
- England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
- Japan is an example of this.
- Ability of a state (country) to govern its territory free from control of other countries.
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- Example of ethnic cleansing
- An area of land that is part of a country but is not officially a province or state of that country.
- the USA is an example of this.
- Independent, defined borders, internationally recognized, full sovereignty (control over land and people), includes different nations (groups).
- A practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world.
- Common group of people who may share a common ancestry, religion, language, behavior, and history.
- The capital of the USA.
- Elimination or forced removal of a specific ethnic group of people.
- A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to an aspect of a person's identity (country, language, religion, ethnic group).
- The group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.
17 Clues: The capital of the USA. • Example of ethnic cleansing • Japan is an example of this. • the USA is an example of this. • Puerto Rico is an example of this. • England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland • Elimination or forced removal of a specific ethnic group of people. • A group of people who have a common language, culture, and set of values. • ...
Matter Rylie Satern 2015-03-10
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- part of the 5 states of matter has a lot of energy
- when something happens and you can't change it back
- a very small substance that you cannot see like air
- the states in which matter does exist
- A group of one thing that can't be human made
- cannot be separated easily mixture that is one or more substance dissolved
- part of the 5 states of matter stays in it's shape in a container
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- the point when a liquid turns into a soilid
- when something happens but you can change it back
- how much space something takes up
- anything that takes up space and that has mass and volume
- When two or more elements are combined
- easily separated and can be solid, liquid, or a gas
- a substance that you can't see and is part of the 5 states of matter
- the point when a solid turns into a liquid
- small two or more atoms make a molecule
- part of the 5 states of matter can take the shape of a container
- has volume and different from weight and the amount of matter
18 Clues: how much space something takes up • the states in which matter does exist • When two or more elements are combined • small two or more atoms make a molecule • the point when a solid turns into a liquid • the point when a liquid turns into a soilid • A group of one thing that can't be human made • when something happens but you can change it back • ...
The Crisis of Cuba 2015-03-26
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- The United States was allowed stored nuclear missiles in this country near the Soviet Union.
- The city in Florida where many Cubans tried to travel to to escape their country.
- This date in 1962 was when photographs were first released of Cuban missile bases.
- A small nation that was invaded by the U.S. and was used for missile storage by the U.S.S.R.
- The crisis between the United States against Cuba and the Soviet Union. This involved the placement of nuclear missiles.
- Where the United States landed in Cuba while trying to topple the government.
- Recently self-appointed Cuban dictator during the crises.
- The government organization responsible for conducting the Bay of Pigs operation.
- This treaty between the United States and Soviet Union barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
- Arming a nation for total war including military and nuclear. Kennedy was criticized for using this.
- This union was sending nuclear weapons to Cuba.
- Leader of the Soviet Union during this crisis.
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- This doctrine made by a U.S. President was the reason the U.S. Stored its weapons in Turkey.
- What the U.S. Was trying to do to Cuba in order to stop missile carrying ships from entering it.
- What Castro relied on when people of Cuba did not agree with him.
- A political group blamed for the loss of Cuba.
- What the CIA failed at striking in Cuba and reported it sucessful.
- What the U.S. tried to do in Cuba to topple the dictator.
- These were stored in Turkey and Cuba and would cause major destruction.
- United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- A dedicated between the United States and Kremlin.
21 Clues: A political group blamed for the loss of Cuba. • Leader of the Soviet Union during this crisis. • This union was sending nuclear weapons to Cuba. • A dedicated between the United States and Kremlin. • United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis. • What the U.S. tried to do in Cuba to topple the dictator. • ...
Chapter 10 2021-12-10
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- abolitionist leader.
- favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people
- was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States.
- supported the compromise.
- a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue.
- an amendment of 1846 military appropriations bill, proposing that none of the territory acquired in the war with Mexico would be open to slavery.
- Former United States Attorney General
- a series of congressional measures intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states.
- the formal withdrawal of a state from the union.
- was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder of the New-York Tribune
- a political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into U.S. territories.
- the confederate state of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by the southern states after their secession from the union.
- was an explorer of the Western United States
- a system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states.
- 15th president of U.S.
- a law that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery.
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- published Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- was the 14th president of the united states
- 21 men were led to it.
- the modern political party that was formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery in the territories.
- statutes, passed in nine northern states in the 1850’s, that forbade the imprisonment of runaways slaves and granted jury trails for fugitive slaves.
- slave from Missouri
- a name given to the American party, formed in 1850’s to curtail the political influence of immigrants
- statutes passed by Congress.
- the idea, expressed by Stephen Douglas in 1858, that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it
- picked up the pro-compromise reins.
- republican, 16th president of U.S.
- A name applied to the Kansas territory in the years before the Civil War, when the territory was a battleground between proslavery and antislavery forces
- A best selling novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- on of the most famous conductors
30 Clues: slave from Missouri • abolitionist leader. • 21 men were led to it. • 15th president of U.S. • supported the compromise. • published Uncle Tom’s Cabin • statutes passed by Congress. • on of the most famous conductors • republican, 16th president of U.S. • picked up the pro-compromise reins. • Former United States Attorney General • was the 14th president of the united states • ...
States and Capitols 26-50 2016-10-12
25 Clues: Salem • Austin • Helena • Albany • Pierre • Madison • Olympia • Lincoln • Trenton • Raleigh • Concord • Columbia • Richmond • Santa Fe • Bismarck • Cheyenne • Columbus • Nashville • Harrisburg • Montpelier • Charleston • Providence • Carson City • Oklahoma City • Salt Lake City
Nigeria's states and its Capital 2022-10-18
37 Clues: uyo • jos • ondo • kano • Yola • awka • ikega • enugu • minna • dutse • lafia • gusau • Abuja • asaba • benin • gombe • sokoto • bauchi • kaduna • lokoja • owerri • ibadan • oshogbo • illorin • katsina • Umuahia • jalingo • makurdi • yenegoa • calabar • damaturu • abeokuta • maiduguri • abakaliki • ado ekiti • porthacourt • birnin kebbi
The United States and Canada 2023-08-31
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- in what era did cities become important seaports
- population growth in lower Mississippi due to economies..
- Seattle has industries such as foresting and fishing; what economic level are those
- the United States is facing what challenge
- French missionaries converted people to what religion
- from Boston to Washington DC the cities form what
- Canada's history and culture reflects
- the south is becoming more
- country's leading automobile producer
- in 1885 the Canadian Pacific Railway was built; what type of railway was it
- Scotia what province was divided
- how many main regions does the United States have
- France at it's height, eastern Canada and the central United States were a part of
- who hunted bison on the interior plains
- the groups that native Canadians are divided into
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- the french established what city in 1608
- ten percent of the nation lives in
- most productive farming regions in the world
- who created the dominion of Canada in 1867
- how many aboriginals and Inuit live in Canada today
- hunted seals, whales and walruses in the far north
- Europeans traded with Native Canadians for
- state with the most oil, forest and fish
- who settled on Newfoundland
- this region grows cotton, tobacco, and citrus fruits
- brunswick what colony was created by the british
- what other settlers arrived in Canada in the 1400s
- New France was part of what empire
28 Clues: the south is becoming more • who settled on Newfoundland • Scotia what province was divided • ten percent of the nation lives in • New France was part of what empire • Canada's history and culture reflects • country's leading automobile producer • who hunted bison on the interior plains • the french established what city in 1608 • state with the most oil, forest and fish • ...
States of Matter and Change 2023-09-18
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- a state of matter that does not change shape or volume in a different container
- a form of energy released or absorbed during a chemical change
- does not result in a new substance
- anything that has mass or volume
- when heat is absorbed
- a substance with a pH level of 0 through 7
- a mixture in which one substance dissolves into the other
- results in a new substance
- a substance with a pH of exactly 7
- substances that start a chemical reaction
- changes shape and volume
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- physical things that can be seen, touched, or measured
- when heat is released during a chemical reaction
- a mixture in which the substances cannot be separated easily
- when two or more substances are put together
- a test of how acidic, basic or neutral something is
- a mixture in which the substances can be separated easily
- substances produced by a chemical reaction
- a paper tester that changes color based on pH of the substance
- changes shape but does not change volume
- a substance with a pH level of 7 through 14
21 Clues: when heat is absorbed • changes shape and volume • results in a new substance • anything that has mass or volume • does not result in a new substance • a substance with a pH of exactly 7 • changes shape but does not change volume • substances that start a chemical reaction • substances produced by a chemical reaction • a substance with a pH level of 0 through 7 • ...
States Of America (and instruments) 2024-03-29
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- most known for potatoes
- most known for Craft Beers
- most known for nascar
- a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge
- most known for surfing
- most known for cattle
- a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to produce a sound wave inside the instrument's body.
- has a simple, straight tube with intricate keys, a single-reed mouthpiece, and a flared, bell-shaped end.
- most known for crab
- most known for college football
- most known for the mall of america
- most known for lobster
- a brass musical instrument consisting of a metal tube with one narrow end, into which the player blows, and one wide end. Three buttons are pressed in order to change notes.
- the soprano of the string family. It has a hollow, wooden body and four strings, sound is made by drawing a bow across the strings, or by plucking the strings with a finger.
- most known for cornfields
- most known for their peaches
- a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- most known for hollywood
- most known for its cheese
- most known for Los Alamos
- a type of instrument known as a lamellaphone, consisting of thin metal or split cane tongues mounted on a resonating board or box.
- most known for Country Music
- most known for Coffee Milk
- most known for their auto industry
- most known for its maple syrup
- most known for Barbecue and supersizing everything
- most known for being the birthstate of the Wright Brothers
- most known for cowboys
- a string instrument which is played by plucking the strings. The main parts are the body, the fretboard, the headstock and the strings are usually made from wood
- instrument that produces sound by striking strings with hammers while the player presses keys, characterized by its large range and ability to play chords freely.
- most known for this states famous derby and fried chiken
- most known for Diners
- most known for skiing
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- most known for Fall Foliage
- most known for Ranches
- most known for mardi gras
- most known for the northern lights
- most known for the wizard of oz
- most known for The Liberty Bell
- most known for theme parks
- most known for deep dish pizza
- most known for Las Vegas
- most known for the trail of tears and tordandos
- most known for its national parks
- most known for its scenic roadways
- most known for casinos
- a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet.
- most known for Jamestown
- most known for its mountains
- most known for the grand canyon
- most known for Broadway
- most known for Mount Rushmore
- most known for Beaches
- most known for having the longest river in the US
- most known for being the birthstate of Bill Clinton
- most known for Dunkin Donuts
- most known for Indianapolis 500
- most known for Coffee and a rainy coast
- most known for the beer brand budweiser
- most known for being a meme and the rock and roll hall of fame
60 Clues: most known for crab • most known for nascar • most known for cattle • most known for Diners • most known for skiing • most known for Ranches • most known for surfing • most known for casinos • most known for lobster • most known for Beaches • most known for cowboys • most known for potatoes • most known for Broadway • most known for Las Vegas • most known for Jamestown • ...
Federal and States courts systems 2024-03-18
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- To change the wording or meaning of a motion, bill, or Constitution.
- A union of groups or states in which each member agrees to give up some of its governmental power in certain areas to a central authority
- Two parts
- 435 members
- Relating to an entire nation
- A proposal made by a member to alter the language or provisions of a bill or act
- A box attached to the side of the Clerk’s desk in the House of Representatives
- A system of government by all eligible people, often through their representatives.
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- Removing the President
- Came over from different country
- To sign or officially approve an agreement, treaty, contract, amendment, or similar document.
- In charge of the United States
- 100 members
- Being unfaithful or disloyal to one’s own country.
- Independence or freedom
- List of bills
- A person elected or appointed to the Senate and duly sworn is a Senator. There are currently 100 members in the Senate.
- President refuses to approve a bill
- 535 members in total, part of the legislative branch
- A meeting or session of a committee of Congress, usually open to the public,
20 Clues: Two parts • 100 members • 435 members • List of bills • Removing the President • Independence or freedom • Relating to an entire nation • In charge of the United States • Came over from different country • President refuses to approve a bill • Being unfaithful or disloyal to one’s own country. • 535 members in total, part of the legislative branch • ...
Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2022-12-22
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- authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders
- served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829
- a national economic plan by Henry Clay and the Whig party throughout the first half of the 19th century
- Jackson's Vice President of South Carolina
- sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports
- the first federally funded road in U.S. history
- practice in which the political party winning an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters by appointment to government posts and with other favours
- a law that tried to address growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery
- parts that are exactly alike
- house speaker who represented Kentucky
- An American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats
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- seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man
- a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
- "The Big Ditch" stretched 363 miles and linked the Hudson River to Lake Erie and connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- established in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton to serve as a repository for federal funds and as the government's fiscal agent
- eighth President of the United States
- invented the cotton gin and the first musketmade of interchangeable parts
- an American military officer and politician, was the ninth President of the United States (1841), the oldest President to be elected at the time
- warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs
- short for "cotton engine"
- social and economic reorganization that took place as machines replaced hand tools and large-scale factory production developed
- an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in 1791-93 to oppose the centralizing policies of the new Federalist Party run by Alexander Hamilton
- The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government
- the production of goods in large quantities
- the United States and Spain defined the western limits of the Louisiana Purchase and Spain surrendered its claims to the Pacific Northwest
- the belief that national interests should be placed ahead of regional concerns or the interests of other countries
- the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma
- James Madison proposed this tax provided the federal government with money to loan to industrialists
- the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841
29 Clues: short for "cotton engine" • parts that are exactly alike • eighth President of the United States • house speaker who represented Kentucky • Jackson's Vice President of South Carolina • the production of goods in large quantities • the first federally funded road in U.S. history • served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829 • ...
Geography 2020-11-20
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- Country that borders the United States to the north
- Island state
- Mountain range that stretches from Canada to New Mexico
- Mountain range along the border between California and Nevada
- Ocean to the west of the United States
- ____, D.C. is the capital city
- of Mexico The ____ is the body of water south of Louisiana
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- Ocean to the east of the United States
- This river flows across the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana
- Mountain range along the east coast
- This river was used by Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the west
- Lake ________ is the only Great Lake located entirely within the United States
- California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border this country
- National bird and animal of the United States
14 Clues: Island state • ____, D.C. is the capital city • Mountain range along the east coast • Ocean to the east of the United States • Ocean to the west of the United States • National bird and animal of the United States • Country that borders the United States to the north • Mountain range that stretches from Canada to New Mexico • ...
Unit 7 Crossword 2020-04-03
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- a speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg and memory of the Union Soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.
- a person who flees or tries to escape ( for example, from slavery).
- laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
- a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
- a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1870, declaring that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote because of race or color, or because the person was once a slave.
- an agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state.
- an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring slaves in the Confederate states are to be free.
- the right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether he or she is being imprisoned lawfully.
- 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 period after the Civil War in which southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union.
- A proposal made in 1846 to prohibit slavery in the territory added to the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War.
- a series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas who are candidates in the Illinois race for the U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue.
- another name for the Confederate States of America made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union.
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- a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the law.
- 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.
- laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the south after the Civil War.
- the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens especially. equal treatment under the law
- a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to the Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant.
- The agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a free state. these agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the slave trade in Washington,D.C., and creating a stronger fugitive slave law.
- 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.
- Bureau an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans.
21 Clues: a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country. • a person who flees or tries to escape ( for example, from slavery). • laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the south after the Civil War. • the period after the Civil War in which southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union. • ...
History 2017-03-28
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- American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian
- 12th president of US
- English writer and social critic
- Lobbied in state legislatures and US congress
- American lawyer, politician, and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate
- Invented the cotton gin
- Manufacturer who founded Deere & Company
- United States Army general and unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Whig Party in 1852
- Warrior of Sauk Indian tribe
- brought British textile technology to America, modifying it for United States use
- Mexican Criollo who fought to defend royalist New Spain and then for Mexican independence
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- 6th president of US
- 11th president of US
- Businessman who bought the Industrial Revolution to USA
- American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War
- English civil engineer of the nineteenth century, particularly associated with railway projects
- Presbyterian minister, American Temperance Society co-founder and leader
- Developed and commercialized the steamboat
- worked in the cotton industry in Manchester before setting up a large mill at New Lanark in Scotland
19 Clues: 6th president of US • 11th president of US • 12th president of US • Invented the cotton gin • Warrior of Sauk Indian tribe • English writer and social critic • Manufacturer who founded Deere & Company • Developed and commercialized the steamboat • Lobbied in state legislatures and US congress • Businessman who bought the Industrial Revolution to USA • ...
Civil War CROSSWORD NO NOTES 2024-02-28
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- :where did the war end
- :some women and men provided
- :who was the general for the union
- :what did abraham make his navy do to southern ports
- :who was elected in 1860
- :what month did the civil war end
- :which states are rural
- :what part is monitor
- :what state was created during the war
- :who was a abolitionist and spy
- :who led a revolt
- :what part is merrimack
- :what troop was the confederacy
- :who was a african american spy
- : what states were industrialized
- :what river was iron-clad on
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- :supported the underground rail
- :who played a major role in battle of bullrun
- :sailor for the union navy
- :what was the 1st major battle:
- :who wanted new states to be slave states
- :capital of the confederacy
- :who led a raid
- :most did not take sides in the war
- :campaigned to end slavery
- :who won the war
- :what did southern states want
- :who surrendered
- :who created the red cross
- :what war started in 1861
30 Clues: :who led a raid • :who won the war • :who surrendered • :who led a revolt • :what part is monitor • :where did the war end • :which states are rural • :what part is merrimack • :who was elected in 1860 • :what war started in 1861 • :sailor for the union navy • :campaigned to end slavery • :who created the red cross • :capital of the confederacy • :some women and men provided • ...
Unit 5 - Layer B - Crossword 2022-03-21
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- A supporter of a strong federal government
- The declarations passed in 1798 and 1799 that claimed that each state has the right to decie whether a federal law is constitutional
- Author of the Federalist,secretary of the treasury under President George Washington,and founder of the Federalist Party
- The Federalist-supported laws created in 1798 that permitted the president to expel foreigners,make it harder for immigrants to become citizens, and allowed for citizens to be fined or jailed if they criticized the government or its officials
- Leader in the American Revolution. He went on to serve as the First Vice President and the second president of the United States
- An 1803 court case in which the supreme court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by congress were constitutional
- One of the authors of the Declaration independence and third president of the United States
- The sixth president of the United States who earlier served as a US diplomat, senator,and secretary of state.
- A rebellion in France beginning in 1789 that overthrew the French Monarchy
- The cast territory extending from the Mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
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- At the end of the war of 1812, a battle between British & US forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
- Loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country
- President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning Europeans nations not to interfere in Latin America
- He earlier served as a military officer during conflict with Creek Indians during the war of 1812 and during conflicts with Spain over Florida
- A devotion to one's nation and its interests
- A 1794 protest over a tax on all liquor made and sold in the United States.
- A member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson
- The fourth president of the United States
- The chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835
- A law that created the structure of the Supreme Court and set up a system of district courts and circuit courts for the nation.
20 Clues: The fourth president of the United States • A supporter of a strong federal government • A devotion to one's nation and its interests • Loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country • A member of the political party founded by Thomas Jefferson • The chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835 • ...
Building a New Nation 2020-04-02
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- The port city in northwest Belgium.
- A review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- A founding father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817
- Taking men into a military or navel force with or without notice.
- A treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819.
- Served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
- identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations
- A Louisiana city on the Mississippi River.
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- Who was the third U.S. President?
- Wife of the president from 1809 to 1817 of the United States of America.
- The national anthem of the United States of America.
- An American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States in 1841.
- An American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.
- The United States capital.
- A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
15 Clues: The United States capital. • Who was the third U.S. President? • The port city in northwest Belgium. • A Louisiana city on the Mississippi River. • The national anthem of the United States of America. • A treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819. • Taking men into a military or navel force with or without notice. • ...
SS Final Exam- People 2023-05-31
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- President of the United States during most of the Depression and most of World War II. He began the New Deal in order to help Americans and the economy grow.
- An abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory and giving weapons to slaves, was hung in Harpers Ferry after capturing an Armory
- United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state
- Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
- American General who began in North Africa and became the Commander of Allied forces in Europe. Later, he was elected the President of the United States.
- Prominent black American, born into slavery, who believed that racism would end once blacks acquired useful labor skills and proved their economic value to society, was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881.
- United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program following WWII
- an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
- American industrialist and philanthropist who founded the a steel company in 1892. By 1901, his company dominated the American steel industry.
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- leader of the Lakota Sioux who defeated U.S. troops in Montana
- Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- A Republican politician who helped pass an act intended to assimilate Native Americans into the US.
- Chief Leader of Sioux in clashes with U.S. Army in Black Hills in 1870s
- President of the US during the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis
- United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
- 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
- Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII. He predicted an iron curtain that would separate Communist Europe from the rest of the West.
- Was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy.
- A northern American politician. He developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote an opinion in the 1857 Dred Scott case that declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
21 Clues: Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • President of the Confederate States of America • leader of the Lakota Sioux who defeated U.S. troops in Montana • Chief Leader of Sioux in clashes with U.S. Army in Black Hills in 1870s • United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state • ...