states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

WWI & 1920's 2022-05-04

WWI & 1920's crossword puzzle
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  1. One way in which the economic principles of Republican presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar is that both believed that government should limit its ___________________ of business activities.
  2. During the 1920s, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, the revival of the Ku Klux Klan, and the Palmer raids demonstrate that ___________________ sentiments were on the rise
  3. The ___________________ trial reflects the conflict in American society between science and religion.
  4. The United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles after World War I because many senators believed that the League of Nations could draw the United States into future ___________________.
  5. The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted _______________ rights to women.
  6. National Prohibition, as authorized by the ___________________ amendment, stated that the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned.
  7. During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson outlined the ___________________ suggesting a peace plan to prevent future wars.
  8. After World War I, a “return to ___________________” was most clearly demonstrated by opposition to joining the League of Nations.
  9. During the 1920s, the Palmer raids, immigration quotas, and the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti resulted from the fear that American values were threatened by ___________________.
  10. The Zimmerman telegram was part of an effort to enlist _______________ support for Germany if the United States declared war.
  11. After World War I, senators who opposed United States participation in the ___________________ argued that American membership in the organization would involve the nation in future world conflicts.
  12. Henry Ford’s use of the ___________________ in the production of automobiles led directly to a decrease in the cost of automobiles.
  13. The Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States (1919) supported the position that during a national emergency civil liberties of United States citizens may be _________________.
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  1. The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the popularity of the _______________ and their style of dress.
  2. The division in public opinion over the Scopes trial and Prohibition demonstrates clash of _____________________ during the 1920’s.
  3. The repeal of national ___________________ in 1933 showed that unpopular laws are difficult to enforce.
  4. United States entry into World War I was a result of Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, interception of the ________________ telegram, and the United States economic ties to Allied nations.
  5. During the 1920s, much of the debt accumulated by consumers was due to ___________________ buying of manufactured goods.
  6. Renewal of unrestricted _______________ warfare by Germany influenced President Woodrow Wilson’s decision to enter World War I.
  7. The Great Migration during World War I refers to the movement of ___________________ to northern cities to find work.
  8. The prosperity of the United States in the mid- 1920s resulted in part from increased ___________________ for new consumer goods.
  9. The Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States (1919) stated that freedom of ___________________ is not absolute.
  10. By 1920, more Americans lived in _______________ areas then in rural areas.
  11. The “clear and present danger” doctrine established in ___________________ v. United States (1919) concerned the issue of freedom of speech.
  12. ____________________ were used during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to help finance (pay for) the war effort.
  13. The main goal of Americanization schools was to promote ___________________.

26 Clues: By 1920, more Americans lived in _______________ areas then in rural areas. • The main goal of Americanization schools was to promote ___________________. • The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution granted _______________ rights to women. • The ___________________ trial reflects the conflict in American society between science and religion. • ...

States 2022-11-01

States crossword puzzle
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  1. new york retirement home
  2. Dorothy
  3. home of cleveland, heaven on earth
  4. beaver state
  5. golden coast
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  1. cheeeeeeeeeeese
  2. bigger is not better
  3. the big apple
  4. trail of tears
  5. clutched up to give Biden the win
  6. binghamton neighbor

11 Clues: Dorothy • beaver state • golden coast • the big apple • trail of tears • cheeeeeeeeeeese • binghamton neighbor • bigger is not better • new york retirement home • clutched up to give Biden the win • home of cleveland, heaven on earth

States 2024-02-23

States crossword puzzle
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  1. Had an island that held the most dangerous prisoners
  2. Known for being the most northern state
  3. Known for it's corn statues
  4. Known for its heat
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  1. Known for having cowboys
  2. Has a nickname known as "Tree Planters"
  3. Known for the civil rights movement
  4. Next to the Canadian border
  5. Known for its potatoes
  6. Known for a famous city
  7. One of the states next to the mexican border

11 Clues: Known for its heat • Known for its potatoes • Known for a famous city • Known for having cowboys • Next to the Canadian border • Known for it's corn statues • Known for the civil rights movement • Has a nickname known as "Tree Planters" • Known for being the most northern state • One of the states next to the mexican border • Had an island that held the most dangerous prisoners

States 2023-03-03

States crossword puzzle
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  1. Is known for its fried chicken.
  2. Is known for its coldest weather.
  3. Is known for oranges and alligators.
  4. Is known for its odd behavior and "Only in ----".
  5. Is known for peaches.
  6. Is known for cheese.
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  1. Part of Tornado Valley.
  2. Is known for potatoes.
  3. Is known for the Great Canyon, also a tea brand.
  4. Is known for the Golden Gate Bridge.
  5. Is known for the Oregon trail and grapes.

11 Clues: Is known for cheese. • Is known for peaches. • Is known for potatoes. • Part of Tornado Valley. • Is known for its fried chicken. • Is known for its coldest weather. • Is known for the Golden Gate Bridge. • Is known for oranges and alligators. • Is known for the Oregon trail and grapes. • Is known for the Great Canyon, also a tea brand. • ...

States 2025-01-29

States crossword puzzle
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  1. corn
  2. disny land
  3. Volcano
  4. Mountains
  5. Bears
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  1. to places of land not connected
  2. movie stars
  3. First NationParkark ever
  4. White House
  5. cold
  6. Bills two words

11 Clues: corn • cold • Bears • Volcano • Mountains • disny land • movie stars • White House • Bills two words • First NationParkark ever • to places of land not connected

Service Learning Unit 1 Review 2022-09-13

Service Learning Unit 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Historically dominant type of government
  2. Type of democracy where you choose a rep
  3. Amendment that creates Federalism
  4. Period of Federalism under FDR
  5. Theory that explains the origin of government
  6. Leader who showed weakness of Articles
  7. Number of states needed to ratify Constitution
  8. Plan supported by large states
  9. Legislative body with 2 chambers
  10. The right to use power
  11. Returning powers to the states
  12. Using specific words to send a message
  13. trade that crosses state lines
  14. Getting someone to do what you want.
  15. What grants authority
  16. Dictatorship with multiple rulers
  17. City of the Constitutional Convention
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  1. Power distribution with all power in states
  2. Type of grant for a specific purpose
  3. Type of grant for a general purpose
  4. Fed 10 said Constitution protects us from these
  5. When national and states both have power
  6. Powers for both the National and State
  7. Dictatorship with one ruler
  8. Powers that are for the states
  9. Power distribution with all power at the top
  10. Law that put Nat'l gov't in public education
  11. Listed powers for the National Gov't
  12. Powers granted through Necessary and Proper C

29 Clues: What grants authority • The right to use power • Dictatorship with one ruler • Period of Federalism under FDR • Plan supported by large states • Powers that are for the states • Returning powers to the states • trade that crosses state lines • Legislative body with 2 chambers • Amendment that creates Federalism • Dictatorship with multiple rulers • ...

Xmas 2025-12-23

Xmas crossword puzzle
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  1. one of the fashion capitals
  2. a stumble before you travel?
  3. shape or numeric total
  4. international athletics event
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  1. can be done on wheels or blades
  2. season following autumn
  3. country shaped liked a boot
  4. solid state of water

8 Clues: solid state of water • shape or numeric total • season following autumn • one of the fashion capitals • country shaped liked a boot • a stumble before you travel? • international athletics event • can be done on wheels or blades

American Government Crossword 2019-08-29

American Government Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Supported ratification of new Constitution
  2. the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
  3. Governmental decisions are shared by states and central
  4. prohibits states from denying the right to vote based on race.
  5. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
  6. Different states have different laws about different things.
  7. State and local governments hold most power
  8. Congress has the power "to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof"
  9. prohibits states from discriminating against non-state residents.
  10. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
  11. an inherent weakness of majority rule in which the majority of an electorate can and does place its own interests above, and at the expense of those in the minority.
  12. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  13. Americans threw tea into the harbor! 1773.
  14. First 10 amendments to the Constitution
  15. set up equal protection of the law
  16. Prohibits Slavery
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  1. Separation/sharing of power between federal and state governments
  2. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
  3. “This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing [sic] in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."
  4. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
  5. legal decisions from one state are to be honored in other states.
  6. Central government holds most power
  7. The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
  8. July 4, 1776
  9. a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
  10. Rule by the people
  11. Every branch of government has its own responsibilities.
  12. control of a political situation by those outside the conventional or lawful realm, typically involving violence and intimidation.
  13. Opposed ratification of new Constitution
  14. an authoritarian form of government, characterized by a single leader or group of leaders with either no party or a weak party, little mass mobilization, and limited political pluralism.

30 Clues: July 4, 1776 • Prohibits Slavery • Rule by the people • set up equal protection of the law • Central government holds most power • First 10 amendments to the Constitution • Opposed ratification of new Constitution • Supported ratification of new Constitution • Americans threw tea into the harbor! 1773. • State and local governments hold most power • ...

Countries, capitals and Continents. 2024-10-03

Countries, capitals and Continents. crossword puzzle
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  1. Kangaroo only exists in this continent.
  2. Is the capital of Dominican Republic.
  3. This country is in Africa.
  4. Is the biggest Continent.
  5. The capital is Beijing.
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  1. Is the capital.
  2. Where the Eiffel Tower.
  3. Share territory with Dominican Rep.
  4. Joe Biden is the President.
  5. The Capital City is New Delhi.
  6. Bandeja Paisa is the most representative meal.
  7. Has a leaf in their flag.

12 Clues: Is the capital. • Where the Eiffel Tower. • The capital is Beijing. • Is the biggest Continent. • Has a leaf in their flag. • This country is in Africa. • Joe Biden is the President. • The Capital City is New Delhi. • Share territory with Dominican Rep. • Is the capital of Dominican Republic. • Kangaroo only exists in this continent. • ...

Great Compromise: Big vs Small Peace 2024-04-15

Great Compromise: Big vs Small Peace crossword puzzle
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  1. number of senators in EACH state no matter their size
  2. the state with the most representatives in the HOR
  3. there are this many total congressmen in america: four hundred and thirty...
  4. government meetings where laws are made
  5. AKA votes, states competed to have THIS so they could get more rewards for their people
  6. the number of senators in north carolina
  7. if thousands/millions of people do this, then a state can lose or gain representatives next year
  8. there are this many senators TOTAL in america
  9. the Great Compromise created two of these - one for big states and one for small states
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  1. the difference between big states and small states
  2. americans are not sure if these people should be counted towards the population (south has more of them)
  3. this house made big state happy as they got more representation based on their population
  4. the state with the least representatives in the HOR that borders NY
  5. the number of congressmen in south carolina
  6. this house made small states happy as ALL states got the same representation
  7. the name of this plan proposed by small states
  8. the name of this plan proposed by big states

17 Clues: government meetings where laws are made • the number of senators in north carolina • the number of congressmen in south carolina • the name of this plan proposed by big states • there are this many senators TOTAL in america • the name of this plan proposed by small states • the difference between big states and small states • ...

Islam and Al-Andalus crossword 2024-05-17

Islam and Al-Andalus crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Muslim city
  2. successor of the prophet Muhammad
  3. the second holiest city in Islam, after Mecca
  4. a Muslim house of worship
  5. the name of the Muslim Empire created in Spain that lasted from the 700s to 1492
  6. Spanish Christian in the period of Muslim domination of Spain from about the 9th century to the 15th century.
  7. River in Cadiz, Andalusia in Spain
  8. Muslim’s place of study
  9. God's oldest written revelation
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  1. God of Islam
  2. an important Roman city and also one of the main Islamic centres during the Middle Ages
  3. homes and regional capitals for governmental figures throughout the Umayyad caliphate and later, for Christian rulers following the Iberian Reconquista
  4. belonging or relating to a particular Muslim people in North Africa, or to their language or customs
  5. marketplace. They can be found all over Northern Africa and even Western Asia
  6. Spaniard who adopted Islam during the Moorish occupation
  7. Publix bathroom of Muslims
  8. a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries

17 Clues: Muslim city • God of Islam • Muslim’s place of study • a Muslim house of worship • Publix bathroom of Muslims • God's oldest written revelation • successor of the prophet Muhammad • River in Cadiz, Andalusia in Spain • the second holiest city in Islam, after Mecca • a ruler, chief, or commander in Islamic countries • Spaniard who adopted Islam during the Moorish occupation • ...

civil war 2021-04-30

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. Focus on the interests of one’s regions
  2. United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
  3. war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  4. AFRICAN PERSON FORCED TO WORK
  5. FIRST STATE TO SECEDE FROM THE UNION
  6. To withdraw from the united states
  7. PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES
  8. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CIVIL WAR
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  1. A person who wanted to end slavery
  2. A person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War
  3. FARMING, MOSTLY IN THE SOUTH
  4. Federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional rights
  5. SWITH FROM MAKING THINGS BY HAND TO MACHINES MOSTLY IN THE NORTH
  6. the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states' rights

14 Clues: FARMING, MOSTLY IN THE SOUTH • AFRICAN PERSON FORCED TO WORK • A person who wanted to end slavery • To withdraw from the united states • PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES • FIRST STATE TO SECEDE FROM THE UNION • Focus on the interests of one’s regions • PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CIVIL WAR • A person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War • ...

Constitution Crossword 2022-10-28

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Law, The sixth article of the constitution introduces the ________________________
  2. In the second article of the Constitution which branch is being discussed
  3. The second amendment states you have the right to bear __________
  4. How many amendments are in the constitution
  5. This amendment granted people the right to become citizens in the United States
  6. In which article of the constitution do you mainly find text of proposing amendments
  7. Which amendment states no soldiers in time of peace will be permitted to stay in your home with out your consent
  8. The sixteenth amendment speaks on income _______
  9. In the first article of the Constitution which branch is being discussed
  10. The fifth amendment states you can not self ________________ yourself
  11. Which amendment gave women the right to vote
  12. In the third article of the Constitution which branch is being discussed
  13. Which amendment state you have the right to a speedy and lawful trial
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  1. The eight amendment states you may not be subject to cruel or unusual __________________
  2. A sent of fundamental rules that determine how a country or state is run
  3. Which amendment states you have freedom of religion, speech, and press
  4. The twelfth Amendment go over the election of the ________________
  5. Which amendment states you have the right to a trial by a jury in civil cases
  6. The twenty second amendment speaks on the presidential ________ limits
  7. Which amendment speaks on the election of senators
  8. This amendment protects you from unlawful searches or seizures
  9. This amendment gave all citizens the right to vote
  10. Article four speaks about the relationship between the ______________
  11. Which Amendment abolished slavery
  12. Which amendment states your life, liberty and property cannot be taken without due process
  13. How many amendments where originally written in the bill of rights

26 Clues: Which Amendment abolished slavery • How many amendments are in the constitution • Which amendment gave women the right to vote • The sixteenth amendment speaks on income _______ • Which amendment speaks on the election of senators • This amendment gave all citizens the right to vote • This amendment protects you from unlawful searches or seizures • ...

US States 2021-11-23

US States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nevada gambling city
  2. Named after King George
  3. Quaohog
  4. Formerly Russian
  5. Where RADAR is from
  6. Cleveland
  7. Where Hawkeye is from
  8. Trenton
  9. Formerly New Amsterdam
  10. Salt Lake City
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  1. Nevada gambling city
  2. Named for French King
  3. After Spanish word for plants
  4. largest state
  5. Green mountain
  6. Largest city in Florida
  7. Capital of Iowa
  8. New Jersey gambling city
  9. Named for first president
  10. Las Vegas

20 Clues: Quaohog • Trenton • Cleveland • Las Vegas • largest state • Green mountain • Salt Lake City • Capital of Iowa • Formerly Russian • Where RADAR is from • Nevada gambling city • Nevada gambling city • Named for French King • Where Hawkeye is from • Formerly New Amsterdam • Named after King George • Largest city in Florida • New Jersey gambling city • Named for first president • ...

Midwestern States 2024-05-16

Midwestern States crossword puzzle
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  1. This state is to the South(below) of Indiana
  2. This state is to the North (above) Indiana
  3. This President was born in Illinois
  4. Kentucky's capital
  5. This state is to the East(to the right) of Indiana
  6. Michigan's capital
  7. The Kentucky Derby races these
  8. Michigan's state bird
  9. Indiana's nickname
  10. Ohio's nickname
  11. Indiana's State Bird
  12. Illinois's capital
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  1. Indiana's capital
  2. Lakes in Michigan
  3. This is a big city in Illinois
  4. Kentucky's nickname
  5. Ohio's capital
  6. This state is to the West (left) of Indiana
  7. The Indianapolis 500 races these

19 Clues: Ohio's capital • Ohio's nickname • Indiana's capital • Lakes in Michigan • Kentucky's capital • Michigan's capital • Indiana's nickname • Illinois's capital • Kentucky's nickname • Indiana's State Bird • Michigan's state bird • This is a big city in Illinois • The Kentucky Derby races these • The Indianapolis 500 races these • This President was born in Illinois • ...

The Crossword Puzzle For Mr.Hill 2017-02-08

The Crossword Puzzle For Mr.Hill crossword puzzle
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  1. sent to london to try to make peace with britian
  2. for shipping and trade, wanted a strict interpretation of the constitution
  3. setting an example to be followed in the future
  4. the formal admission of someone to office
  5. something that is not in the united states constitution
  6. a organized group in politics, capatalists
  7. the person responsible of foreign affairs
  8. forced the native americans from the northwest territory
  9. the third president of the united states of america
  10. a person who invests in a risky venture
  11. someone from another country, a immigrant
  12. import tax wanted by the federalists
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  1. the second federalist president of the united states
  2. seizing ships to fight for your navy
  3. to make something legally void or not allowed
  4. the most credited person who wrote the constitution
  5. he was a patriot commander and the first president of the united states of america
  6. a process designed to overthrow a government
  7. he was the united states of america's first secretary of treasury
  8. for factories and a tariff, wanted a loose interpretation of the constitution
  9. not taking a side in a argument (Switzerland)
  10. powers held by the states instead of the national government

22 Clues: seizing ships to fight for your navy • import tax wanted by the federalists • a person who invests in a risky venture • the formal admission of someone to office • the person responsible of foreign affairs • someone from another country, a immigrant • a organized group in politics, capatalists • a process designed to overthrow a government • ...

California State Capital 2018-01-08

California State Capital crossword puzzle
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  1. Decoration made up of small pieces of stone, glass, wood, etc.
  2. A round building or room, especially one with a dome
  3. One of the Pacific states of the United States
  4. The capital of California
  5. The first capitol of California
  6. Group of persons that has the duty and power of making laws for a state
  7. Join or add to a larger thing
  8. Condition of being a state, especially a state of the United States
  9. The Goddess of wisdom, the arts, and war (In Roman Myths)
  10. The upper and smaller branch of an assembly that makes laws
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  1. A rounded roof; dome
  2. The city where the government of a country, state or providence is located.
  3. Restoring or a being restored; bringing back to a former condition
  4. The ruling of a country, state, district, etc.
  5. The lower branch of the state legislature of some states of the United States
  6. The building in which a state legislature meets
  7. Official elected as the executive head of a state of the United States
  8. Place where public records or historical documents are kept
  9. I have found it
  10. Rule or regulation made by a country, state, etc. for all the people who live there

20 Clues: I have found it • A rounded roof; dome • The capital of California • Join or add to a larger thing • The first capitol of California • The ruling of a country, state, district, etc. • One of the Pacific states of the United States • The building in which a state legislature meets • A round building or room, especially one with a dome • ...

chapter 12 terms 2024-06-06

chapter 12 terms crossword puzzle
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  1. landowners allowed tenants to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced
  2. 19th president of the United States whose election marked the end of Reconstruction
  3. The right to vote in political elections
  4. a legislative body levels charges against a government official
  5. provided assistance to freed slaves and poor whites
  6. Ratified in 1865, this amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
  7. Republican Party that advocated for the complete abolition of slavery
  8. A vocational school for African Americans founded in 1881 by Booker T. Washington in Alabama
  9. declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens
  10. divided the South into five military districts governed by Union generals
  11. required 50% of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union
  12. Courts operated by the military, used during Reconstruction to enforce laws and protect the rights of freedmen in the Southern states.
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  1. A derogatory term for Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
  2. Ratified in 1870, this amendment prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  3. leader of the Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives who was a fierce advocate for the abolition of slavery
  4. Republican Party who supported some civil rights for African Americans
  5. Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of newly freed African Americans and to ensure their availability as a cheap labor force.
  6. Southerners who opposed Reconstruction policies and sought to restore the pre-Civil War social order
  7. Ratified in 1868, this amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and provided equal protection under the laws.
  8. A derogatory term for Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party.
  9. agreement that ended the disputed 1876 presidential election
  10. white supremacist group formed in 1865 that used terror and violence to oppose the civil rights of African Americans
  11. farmers rented land from a landowner and were responsible for their own supplies
  12. 18th president of the United States and former Union general
  13. The 17th president of the United States

25 Clues: The 17th president of the United States • The right to vote in political elections • provided assistance to freed slaves and poor whites • agreement that ended the disputed 1876 presidential election • 18th president of the United States and former Union general • declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens • ...

Grade 5 Quarter 4 2025-04-28

Grade 5 Quarter 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. deadliest, bloodiest battle of the civil war
  2. German immigrant who came to America and invented blue jeans
  3. number of states that joined the confederacy
  4. the most important form of transportation in the north and eastern United States in the 1800's
  5. means to leave. refers to when the southern states broke away from the United States to make a new country
  6. another name for the united stated army
  7. the process of moving from one country to another to live
  8. form of river transportation during the civil war
  9. capital of the confederacy
  10. a tax on imported goods
  11. last name of slave who claimed he should be free after living in free states for four years
  12. number of people who died during the first battle of the civil war
  13. winner of 1860 presidential election
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  1. what the 11 states who left the united states called themselves
  2. war between citizens of the same country
  3. name for the fort where the civil war began
  4. celebration in america that marks the end of slavery in america
  5. to kill a leader or an important person
  6. a person who is not in the military or police
  7. In the 1800's this crop replaced tobacco as the number one crop grown in the southern United States
  8. the freeing of slaves
  9. place where people started working during the Industrial Revolution
  10. general who led the united states to victory over the south

23 Clues: the freeing of slaves • a tax on imported goods • capital of the confederacy • winner of 1860 presidential election • to kill a leader or an important person • another name for the united stated army • war between citizens of the same country • name for the fort where the civil war began • deadliest, bloodiest battle of the civil war • ...

Eastern Europe Countries and Capitals 2014-02-25

Eastern Europe Countries and Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. Bratislava
  2. Podgorica
  3. Sofia
  4. Budapest
  5. Prague
  6. Skopje
  7. Belgrade
  8. Tirane
  9. Bucharest
  10. Riga
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  1. Vilnius
  2. Tallinn
  3. Sarajevo
  4. Zagreb
  5. Ljubljana
  6. Warsaw
  7. Chisinau

17 Clues: Riga • Sofia • Zagreb • Prague • Warsaw • Skopje • Tirane • Vilnius • Tallinn • Sarajevo • Budapest • Chisinau • Belgrade • Podgorica • Ljubljana • Bucharest • Bratislava

Government 2020-12-03

Government crossword puzzle
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  1. act creating new state
  2. believed God gave you 3 rights life,liberty, and property; constitutionalism
  3. system of government in which entities such as states or provinces share power with a national government
  4. found directly in Constitution
  5. agreements among states
  6. big non fictional book
  7. an act directing people of the territory to frame a proposed constitution
  8. Constitution establishes the Constitution and United States laws as the supreme Law of the Land
  9. not directly in constitution but are reasonably implied through expressed powers
  10. USA is sovereign
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  1. total amount of elector votes available
  2. that the gov only has so little power
  3. tax on colony for British Army in US
  4. Constitution ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States
  5. levy and collect taxes; establish courts
  6. conduct elections;establish public schools
  7. would like to see a strong absolute ruler;philosophical absolution
  8. a member of electoral college
  9. coin money; declare war
  10. grants of federal money or other resources to the states and/or their cities, counties, or localities
  11. Party members select the best candidate through a series of discussions and vote
  12. A person authorized to represent others as an elected representative to a political party conference
  13. in law to save East India Trade Co.
  14. legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State
  15. Party members vote for the best candidate that will represent them in the general election.

25 Clues: USA is sovereign • act creating new state • big non fictional book • coin money; declare war • agreements among states • a member of electoral college • found directly in Constitution • in law to save East India Trade Co. • tax on colony for British Army in US • that the gov only has so little power • total amount of elector votes available • ...

Mesopotàmia i Egipte 2013-11-11

Mesopotàmia i Egipte crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Riu de Mesopotàmia
  2. Déu egipci dels morts
  3. Regió de Mesopotàmia
  4. Capital del Baix Egipte
  5. Regió d'Egipte on hi ha el delta del Nil
  6. Temple típic de Mesopotàmia
  7. Element arquitectònic que van utilitzar els mesopotpamics
  8. Sembla ser que eren tombes que acabaven en punxa
  9. Nom amb el que es coneix al rei d'Egipte
  10. Suport sobre on escribien els egipcis
Down
  1. Capitals de l'Alt Egipte
  2. Nom de l'escriptura de Mesopotàmia
  3. Déu egipci del Sol
  4. Fang del riu Nil
  5. Vasos que es feien servir per guardar-hi les vísceres.
  6. Persones d'Egipte que sabien escriure
  7. Regió d'Egipte que la seva capital és Tebes
  8. Riu de Mesopotàmia
  9. Tomba de forma rectangulat
  10. Riu d'Egipte

20 Clues: Riu d'Egipte • Fang del riu Nil • Déu egipci del Sol • Riu de Mesopotàmia • Riu de Mesopotàmia • Regió de Mesopotàmia • Déu egipci dels morts • Capital del Baix Egipte • Capitals de l'Alt Egipte • Tomba de forma rectangulat • Temple típic de Mesopotàmia • Nom de l'escriptura de Mesopotàmia • Persones d'Egipte que sabien escriure • Suport sobre on escribien els egipcis • ...

A More Perfect Union 2016-12-11

A More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / person who officially represents their state
  2. / supported the Constitution and favored a strong central, or national, government
  3. / Against the constitution and favored states having more power than the central government
  4. / The United States first written plan for government
  5. / president of the constitutional convention
  6. / the idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches
  7. / the plan that called for a one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented
  8. / the branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret the laws
  9. / The Massachusetts farmers' uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protest states from popular unrest
  10. / to approve something formally
Down
  1. / the plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with the representation for states based on population
  2. / the division of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states
  3. / decided how slaves would be counted for states population
  4. / framer or the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed the common people were the cornerstone of the democratic process
  5. / set up the three-step process for admitting new states
  6. / the branch of government that enforces laws
  7. / the meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scraped in favor of a new United States Constitution
  8. / framer of the constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making
  9. / often called the "Father of the Constitution"
  10. / a document stating the rules under which a government will operate
  11. / a change or addition to a document
  12. / the branch of government that makes laws

22 Clues: / to approve something formally • / 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 • / the branch of government that enforces laws • / often called the "Father of the Constitution" • / The United States first written plan for government • ...

A More Perfect UNion 2016-12-09

A More Perfect UNion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The branch of the government that makes laws
  2. The branch of the government that is a system of courts set up to interpret the laws.
  3. The plan that called for a one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented
  4. Decided how slaves would be counted towards states' population
  5. Person who official represents their state
  6. Often called the "Father of the Constitution"
  7. Set up the three-step process for admitting new states
  8. The United States first written plan for government
  9. For the Constitution and favored a strong central , or national, government,
  10. The branch of the government that enforces the law
Down
  1. To approve something formally
  2. The plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up with two houses with the representation for the states' based on their population
  3. Against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central goverment
  4. Framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people had no integral part in the government decision making process
  5. The meeting of the delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scraped in favor of the new United States Constitution
  6. Framer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people were the cornerstone of the democraticprocess
  7. The idea that each branch of Government has specific ways to limit power of the other branches
  8. A change or addition to a document
  9. A document stating the rules under which a government will operate.
  10. The division of government between the central and the constituent units, as in national government and the states
  11. The Massachusetts farmers uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect states from popular unrest
  12. President of the Constitutional Convention

22 Clues: To approve something formally • A change or addition to a document • Person who official represents their state • President of the Constitutional Convention • The branch of the government that makes laws • Often called the "Father of the Constitution" • The branch of the government that enforces the law • The United States first written plan for government • ...

Constitution & Federalism 2019-08-28

Constitution & Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
  2. Doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions
  3. Replaced the Stamp Act; imposed new taxes on imports; Led to rallying cry "no taxation without representation"
  4. powers not expressly granted to congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
  5. initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88
  6. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
  7. makes the laws
  8. Makes federal law supreme over state laws
  9. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states
  10. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  11. The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation
  12. powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution
  13. form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
  14. process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election
  15. authority of the president to block legislation passed by congress. Congress can override a veto by a two-thirds majority in each chamber
Down
  1. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new constitution
  2. right of states to invalidate acts of congress they believe to be illegal
  3. compromise over slavery at the constitutional convention that granted states extra representation in the house of representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths
  4. powers retained by the states under the constitution
  5. formal process of changing the Constitution
  6. Documents or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society should be governed
  7. the presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president
  8. system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  9. authority of courts to declare laws passed by congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
  10. system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
  11. required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the thirteenth amendment
  12. view that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the constitution
  13. first ten amendments to the constitution, which provide basic political rights
  14. rule by the people
  15. gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states

30 Clues: makes the laws • rule by the people • to formally withdraw from a nation-state • Makes federal law supreme over state laws • formal process of changing the Constitution • powers retained by the states under the constitution • powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution • initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88 • ...

American Government - Chapter 4 Review - Gardner 2016-09-29

American Government - Chapter 4 Review - Gardner crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was created to help new States join the Union
  2. federal government helping the States, such as with grant money, even though it isn't required by the Constitution
  3. powers not written in the Constitution but suggested by its content
  4. division of powers between the federal government and State governments
  5. powers held by any sovereign government
  6. clause of the Constitution that requires States to acknowledge each other's laws, records, and judicial proceedings
  7. says Federal law is always higher than State law
  8. person who flees
  9. expressed, implied, or inherent powers
Down
  1. means a criminal must be returned to the State where they committed the crime
  2. things the Constitution forbids federal government from doing, such as taxing exports
  3. powers that are shared by the federal government and the States, such as taxation
  4. powers given only to federal government, such as acquiring territory or regulating interstate commerce
  5. clause of the Constitution that keeps States from treating residents of other States differently
  6. only exist because the State government has given them the power to
  7. powers not give to the federal government so left to the States, such as education
  8. gives Congress the power to pass laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out the Constitution (implied powers)
  9. description of a representative government
  10. powers that are actually written in the Constitution, such as Congress' power to coin money

19 Clues: person who flees • expressed, implied, or inherent powers • powers held by any sovereign government • description of a representative government • was created to help new States join the Union • says Federal law is always higher than State law • only exist because the State government has given them the power to • ...

states 2022-10-06

states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This cardinal direction is the direction the tip of your compass will point to.
  2. This is the state you live in.
  3. 4. This state lies to the south of Indiana and touches Kentucky.
  4. This cardinal direction starts with an 'S'.
  5. 2. This City is the state capital of Washington state.
  6. This cardinal direction begins with the letter 'E'.
Down
  1. This state is shaped like a square and its capital is a city called Denver.
  2. 1. The state that touches Illinois on the East has this city as it's capital.
  3. Moines, This is the state capital of Iowa
  4. This cardinal direction starts with the letter 'W'.
  5. 3. This state touches the Gulf of Mexico, The Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean; Its state capital is Tallahassee.

11 Clues: This is the state you live in. • Moines, This is the state capital of Iowa • This cardinal direction starts with an 'S'. • This cardinal direction starts with the letter 'W'. • This cardinal direction begins with the letter 'E'. • 2. This City is the state capital of Washington state. • 4. This state lies to the south of Indiana and touches Kentucky. • ...

States 2024-02-23

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Had an island that held the most dangerous prisoners
  2. Known for being the most northern state
  3. Known for it's corn statues
  4. Known for its heat
Down
  1. Known for having cowboys
  2. Has a nickname known as "Tree Planters"
  3. Known for the civil rights movement
  4. Next to the Canadian border
  5. Known for its potatoes
  6. Known for a famous city
  7. One of the states next to the mexican border

11 Clues: Known for its heat • Known for its potatoes • Known for a famous city • Known for having cowboys • Next to the Canadian border • Known for it's corn statues • Known for the civil rights movement • Has a nickname known as "Tree Planters" • Known for being the most northern state • One of the states next to the mexican border • Had an island that held the most dangerous prisoners

States 2025-07-04

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zones, these are areas where military activity is prohibited by international agreement.
  2. boundaries, these are boundaries that are created by human-made factors such as treaties, agreements and laws.
  3. boundaries, these are boundaries that are defined by differences in economic systems, such as capitalism or communism
  4. zones, these are neutral areas that are established between 2 or more countries to prevent conflict
  5. state, circular-like shape with relatively equal distances from the centre to any boundary
Down
  1. state, long and narrow shape with internal communication problems and isolation of towns from the capital city
  2. state, lacks direct access to major bodies of water, hindering its economy and trade
  3. boundaries, these are natural boundaries that are created by physical features such as mountains, rivers and coastlines.
  4. state, separated by large bodies of water or other states
  5. state, has other state territories or states within them.
  6. boundaries, these are boundaries that are defined by differences in language, religion or ethnicity.

11 Clues: state, separated by large bodies of water or other states • state, has other state territories or states within them. • state, lacks direct access to major bodies of water, hindering its economy and trade • zones, these are areas where military activity is prohibited by international agreement. • ...

states 2025-04-10

states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to the right of mississippi
  2. Top left
  3. biggest state
  4. down in ----
  5. fried chicken
  6. your the only 10 I see
  7. Philidalphia
Down
  1. Disny orlando
  2. really famous river
  3. a very Mary land
  4. 2nd biggest state

11 Clues: Top left • down in ---- • Philidalphia • Disny orlando • biggest state • fried chicken • a very Mary land • 2nd biggest state • really famous river • your the only 10 I see • to the right of mississippi

Wanted: A Just Right Government 2024-10-28

Wanted: A Just Right Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Under the Virginia Plan, these states would have more power.
  2. One of two things people were afraid states might lose.
  3. Under the Articles of Confederation, congress couldnot do this to its laws, so states could just ignore laws.
  4. In the House of Representatives, the number of votes a state gets depends on thi
  5. The Articles let Congress create this but not pay for it
  6. States must treat their own citizens and other states’citizens this way.
  7. Under the New Jersey Plan, ___ states would have more power.
  8. A group of individuals united together for a purpose
Down
  1. The branch that interprets laws
  2. Fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution.
  3. One problem was that states charged these goods from other states.
  4. The chamber of congress in which each state has two votes.
  5. States send these to Congress
  6. The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation
  7. Under the articles, the United States did not have one of these
  8. The Constitution says laws passed by Congress are ___ to state laws.
  9. These were the "individuals" in the "confederation" created by the articles.
  10. The branch of government that makes laws

18 Clues: States send these to Congress • The branch that interprets laws • The branch of government that makes laws • A group of individuals united together for a purpose • One of two things people were afraid states might lose. • The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation • The Articles let Congress create this but not pay for it • ...

Apush Unit 5 2024-05-03

Apush Unit 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name for the north during the civil war
  2. Act that decides Nebraska should be a free state and Kansas should be a slave state
  3. Party from 1848 to 1854 against the expansion of slavery to western territories
  4. the withdrawal of states from a nation
  5. The american idea of expanding west to settle all of North AmericaTreatyofGuadalupe treaty that ended the Mexican-American war
  6. State that the gold rush occurred in
  7. Amendment Amendment that freed all slaves in the United States
  8. political party that was anti-Jackson and supported higher tariffs
  9. Act that makes it illegal to know and not doing anything about runaway slaves
Down
  1. name for the South during the civil war
  2. battle that led lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation
  3. State the Mexican-American war was over
  4. white suprmeisit group that
  5. union general that led them to victory
  6. slave states that are slave states but are also loyal to the union
  7. treaty that ended the Mexican-American war
  8. pre-civil war
  9. Letting states choose whether to be free or slave states themselves
  10. commanding general of the confederate army

19 Clues: pre-civil war • white suprmeisit group that • State that the gold rush occurred in • union general that led them to victory • the withdrawal of states from a nation • name for the South during the civil war • State the Mexican-American war was over • name for the north during the civil war • treaty that ended the Mexican-American war • ...

Apush Unit 5 2024-05-03

Apush Unit 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name for the north during the civil war
  2. Act that decides Nebraska should be a free state and Kansas should be a slave state
  3. Party from 1848 to 1854 against the expansion of slavery to western territories
  4. the withdrawal of states from a nation
  5. The american idea of expanding west to settle all of North AmericaTreatyofGuadalupe treaty that ended the Mexican-American war
  6. State that the gold rush occurred in
  7. Amendment Amendment that freed all slaves in the United States
  8. political party that was anti-Jackson and supported higher tariffs
  9. Act that makes it illegal to know and not doing anything about runaway slaves
Down
  1. name for the South during the civil war
  2. battle that led lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation
  3. State the Mexican-American war was over
  4. white suprmeisit group that
  5. union general that led them to victory
  6. slave states that are slave states but are also loyal to the union
  7. treaty that ended the Mexican-American war
  8. pre-civil war
  9. Letting states choose whether to be free or slave states themselves
  10. commanding general of the confederate army

19 Clues: pre-civil war • white suprmeisit group that • State that the gold rush occurred in • union general that led them to victory • the withdrawal of states from a nation • name for the South during the civil war • State the Mexican-American war was over • name for the north during the civil war • treaty that ended the Mexican-American war • ...

Apush Unit 5 2024-05-03

Apush Unit 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. white suprmeisit group that
  2. name for the north during the civil war
  3. name for the South during the civil war
  4. slave states that are slave states but are also loyal to the union
  5. Party from 1848 to 1854 against the expansion of slavery to western territories
  6. commanding general of the confederate army
  7. battle that led lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation
  8. The american idea of expanding west to settle all of North AmericaTreatyofGuadalupe treaty that ended the Mexican-American war
Down
  1. treaty that ended the Mexican-American war
  2. political party that was anti-Jackson and supported higher tariffs
  3. Act that decides Nebraska should be a free state and Kansas should be a slave state
  4. Act that makes it illegal to know and not doing anything about runaway slaves
  5. State the Mexican-American war was over
  6. Amendment Amendment that freed all slaves in the United States
  7. pre-civil war
  8. the withdrawal of states from a nation
  9. Letting states choose whether to be free or slave states themselves
  10. union general that led them to victory
  11. State that the gold rush occurred in

19 Clues: pre-civil war • white suprmeisit group that • State that the gold rush occurred in • the withdrawal of states from a nation • union general that led them to victory • name for the north during the civil war • State the Mexican-American war was over • name for the South during the civil war • treaty that ended the Mexican-American war • ...

Civil War 2023-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first major battle
  2. founder of the American Red Cross
  3. Union general
  4. North of the United States
  5. South of the United States
  6. troops,like the national guard
  7. Union victory
  8. president of the confederate states
  9. formally withdraw from the Union
  10. freed slaves in confederate states
  11. politically motivated murder
Down
  1. Union general who led the March to Sea
  2. Robert E. Lee surrenders
  3. general who led the Confederate army to Bull Run
  4. first shots of the civil war
  5. freeing of the slaves
  6. slaves states that did not secede/join the
  7. a ship protected by iron armor
  8. the Union control of the mississippi
  9. Battle that split the confederacy in half and

20 Clues: Union general • Union victory • first major battle • freeing of the slaves • Robert E. Lee surrenders • North of the United States • South of the United States • first shots of the civil war • politically motivated murder • troops,like the national guard • a ship protected by iron armor • formally withdraw from the Union • founder of the American Red Cross • ...

Chapter 10 vocab 2021-12-09

Chapter 10 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into U.S. territories.
  2. A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue.
  3. A law enacted as part of the compromise of 1850, designed to ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage.
  4. They were an abolitionist and political activist
  5. The 15th us president?
  6. An amendment to an 1846 military appropriations bill, proposing that none of the territory acquired in the war with Mexico would be open to slavery.
  7. A former United States representative?
  8. A former governor of California
  9. The modern political party that was formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery in the territories.
  10. The idea, expressed by Stephen Douglas in 1858, that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it.
  11. The 14th us president?
  12. A town in West Virginia?
  13. The 16th us president?
  14. Statutes, passed in nine northern states in the 1850s, that forbade the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteed jury trials for fugitive slaves.
  15. Former senator of the United States.
Down
  1. The fifth chief justice of the United States?
  2. An enslaved African-American man in the United States who sued for his freedom.
  3. Was captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War.
  4. An American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865?
  5. A system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states
  6. The name applied to the Kansas Territory in the years before the civil war, when the territory was a battleground between proslavery and antislavery forces.
  7. A name given to the American party, formed in the 1850s to curtail the political influence of immigrants.
  8. A best selling novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1852, that portrayed as a great moral evil.
  9. A series of congressional measures intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states.
  10. Who was the 13th president?
  11. they were an American author and abolitionist
  12. Favoring the interests of native born people over foreign born people.
  13. The formal withdrawal of a state from the union.
  14. The confederate states of America, a confederate formed in 1861 by the southern states after their secession from the union.

29 Clues: The 15th us president? • The 14th us president? • The 16th us president? • A town in West Virginia? • Who was the 13th president? • A former governor of California • Former senator of the United States. • A former United States representative? • The fifth chief justice of the United States? • they were an American author and abolitionist • ...

State Capitals 2018-04-11

State Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Albany
  2. Helena
  3. Des Moines
  4. Columbia
  5. Augusta
  6. Phoenix
  7. Carson City
  8. Boise
Down
  1. Bismarck
  2. Olympia
  3. Tallahassee
  4. Cheyenne
  5. Salem
  6. Honolulu

14 Clues: Salem • Boise • Albany • Helena • Olympia • Augusta • Phoenix • Bismarck • Cheyenne • Columbia • Honolulu • Des Moines • Tallahassee • Carson City

oceania capitals 2022-11-15

oceania capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. micronesia
  2. marshall islands
  3. palau
  4. vanuatu
  5. tonga
  6. samoa
  7. australia
Down
  1. new zealand
  2. nauru
  3. papua new guinea
  4. fiji
  5. kiribati
  6. tuvalu
  7. solomon islands

14 Clues: fiji • nauru • palau • tonga • samoa • tuvalu • vanuatu • kiribati • australia • micronesia • new zealand • solomon islands • papua new guinea • marshall islands

20 States 2022-11-14

20 States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The state flower is the Oklahoma rose
  2. the biggest city in Los Angelos
  3. Is the 50th state
  4. has the Only active diamond mind in the U.S
  5. The state we are in right now
  6. has 100.000 glaciers
  7. Their biggest city is Memphis
  8. is the largest state east of the Mississippi River
Down
  1. state flower is the violet
  2. Least populated state
  3. most known for its mountains
  4. Nicknames the Grand Canyon State
  5. their capital is Columbus
  6. named after out first president
  7. Has the largest population of the 13 colonies
  8. Peninsula in the South
  9. Has the smallest population of the 13 colonies
  10. Smallest state in size of the 13 colonies
  11. Has the most languages spoken there

19 Clues: Is the 50th state • has 100.000 glaciers • Least populated state • Peninsula in the South • their capital is Columbus • state flower is the violet • most known for its mountains • The state we are in right now • Their biggest city is Memphis • named after out first president • the biggest city in Los Angelos • Nicknames the Grand Canyon State • Has the most languages spoken there • ...

United States 2020-05-08

United States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The act or process of working the ground, planting seeds, and growing edible plants.
  2. Document that forms the basic structure of the US government.
  3. Principal author of the declaration of independence and president of the US
  4. Area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses.
  5. Incorrectly disposing waste.
  6. Large rotating storm with high speed winds that forms over warm waters in tropical areas.
  7. United States central bank.
  8. The removal of a forest or stand of trees
  9. The introduction into the environment of a substance that has harmful effects.
Down
  1. American holiday that celebrates the harvest of the past year.
  2. War Conflict caused by historic controversy over the enslavement of black people.
  3. Violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
  4. The most popular sport in the United States.
  5. Politician, military general, and first president of the US.
  6. Region that receives very little precipitation.
  7. The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth.
  8. Treeless Arctic biome in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  9. President of the US during most of the World War II.
  10. Currency of the United States.

19 Clues: United States central bank. • Incorrectly disposing waste. • Currency of the United States. • The removal of a forest or stand of trees • The most popular sport in the United States. • Region that receives very little precipitation. • Area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses. • President of the US during most of the World War II. • ...

States & Countries 2023-11-21

States & Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Great Wall of.....
  2. Good Snowmobile
  3. Home to the Space Needle
  4. Eiffel Tower
  5. Desserts
  6. Christ the Redeemer
  7. States
  8. Dakota Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park
  9. Neuschwanstein Castle
  10. Baggutes
Down
  1. Home to Fenway Park
  2. Palm Trees
  3. Mount Elbrus
  4. Maple Syrup
  5. Universal
  6. lighthouses
  7. Carolina Wright Brothers National Memorial
  8. Home to Golden Gate Bridge
  9. Amber Palace
  10. Futuristic

20 Clues: States • Desserts • Baggutes • Universal • Palm Trees • Futuristic • Maple Syrup • lighthouses • Mount Elbrus • Eiffel Tower • Amber Palace • Good Snowmobile • Great Wall of..... • Home to Fenway Park • Christ the Redeemer • Neuschwanstein Castle • Home to the Space Needle • Home to Golden Gate Bridge • Dakota Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park • Carolina Wright Brothers National Memorial

Psychology: States 2023-09-07

Psychology: States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Difficulty in getting to sleep or staying asleep
  2. Type of drugs that result in increased activity of the central nervous system
  3. Procedure where a professional suggests that a person will experience changes in sensation, thoughts, or feelings
  4. An internal state that activates behavior and directs it towards a goal
  5. Sudden, irresistible sleep attack
  6. Hypnotic ___________ is the reduction in pain caused by hypnosis
  7. Excessive daytime sleepiness
  8. A dream in which the dreamer feels awake and capable of normal thought
  9. Mental filters that hide the true meanings of dreams
  10. Last name of the first person to suggest dreams are based on wish fulfillment
Down
  1. Innate tendency that determines behavior
  2. A behavioral pattern marked by an overwhelming compulsive desire to obtain and use the drug
  3. Repeated interrupting breathing during sleep
  4. When prolonged use of a drug makes the original dose too small to be effective
  5. A state of panic during NREM sleep
  6. Types of drugs that affect the nervous system
  7. Last name of the scientist who used monkeys to explore drive-reduction theory
  8. Last name of the person credited with beginning the idea of hypnosis
  9. Someone who sleep walks

19 Clues: Someone who sleep walks • Excessive daytime sleepiness • Sudden, irresistible sleep attack • A state of panic during NREM sleep • Innate tendency that determines behavior • Repeated interrupting breathing during sleep • Types of drugs that affect the nervous system • Difficulty in getting to sleep or staying asleep • Mental filters that hide the true meanings of dreams • ...

US States 2025-09-24

US States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. State famous for peaches and Atlanta
  2. State famous for the Grand Canyon
  3. State surrounded by the Great Lakes
  4. Largest US state by area, known for glaciers and wildlife
  5. Island state known for volcanoes and beaches
  6. State known for its forests and Portland
  7. State famous for Las Vegas and desert landscapes
  8. State known for the Liberty Bell and Amish Country
  9. State with Chicago and the Willis Tower
  10. State known for Hollywood and the Golden Gate Bridge
Down
  1. State home to Seattle and Mount Rainier
  2. State known for Boston and the Pilgrims
  3. Largest state in the contiguous US by area
  4. State known for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  5. State known for the Rocky Mountains and skiing
  6. State famous for cheese and the Green Bay Packers
  7. York, State home to the Statue of Liberty and Times Square
  8. Historic state with Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown
  9. State famous for its beaches and Disney World
  10. Jersey, State famous for its boardwalks and proximity to NYC

20 Clues: State famous for the Grand Canyon • State surrounded by the Great Lakes • State famous for peaches and Atlanta • State home to Seattle and Mount Rainier • State known for Boston and the Pilgrims • State with Chicago and the Willis Tower • State known for its forests and Portland • Largest state in the contiguous US by area • Island state known for volcanoes and beaches • ...

Reconstruction (Aliyah and Sophi) 2022-06-02

Reconstruction (Aliyah and Sophi) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He established a reputation as one of the most radical American politicians of the era
  2. Declare African Americans equal treatment in public arrangements
  3. A federal law passed which removed the fine force of confederates by the 14th amendment
  4. They packed all of their belongings into a bag and moved to the south
  5. Large farms that usually major in growing crops
  6. The man who killed Abraham Lincoln
  7. The legislature of the federal government of the United States
  8. Against to slavery Antislavery
  9. Someone who wanted to abolish slavery-
  10. A US political party who views are conservative
  11. Amendment- Congress proposed this to the Constitution
  12. Became the first African American to work in the U.S. Senate in 1870 to 1871
  13. The time where the government worked to rebuild the southern states reunite the nation
  14. A place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury
  15. laws enforcing racial segregation in the South
  16. Law that gave African Americans legal rights equal to white Americans
  17. War A cruel war that lasted from 1861 to 1865
  18. Lousiniana elected a new state legislature under this plan
  19. Separating something or someone from other thing
  20. A argument between Democrats in the south and allies to settle the result of the presidential election of 1876
  21. Act of 1867 outlined the terms to return representation of the confederacy
  22. The first African American to lead over the Senate in 1879
  23. A member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  24. 17th President of the united states from 1865 to 1869
  25. 11 states that left the United states in 1860 following the election of President Abraham Lincoln
  26. The states in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware ect
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  1. The 17th president of the United states from 1865 to 1869
  2. A person who behaves badly and is worthless
  3. Law that are passed in the southern states during the Reconstruction
  4. The President during the Civil War
  5. Is one of the two main political parties in the United States, the other is the Republican Party
  6. Allow residency to all people born or take in the United States, including former enslaved people and guaranteed all citizens
  7. A decision and landmark that upheld the lawfulness of racial segregation in 1896
  8. A Government union in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction Era
  9. Pardon A decision made by the government to allow someone to be relieved of all or some of their legal consequences
  10. Rules that are created and enforced to help us be safe
  11. Started with a problem in Europe, when the share price crashed
  12. A tax of a fixed amount on every responsible individual
  13. Member of Congress who felt that the south states needed to make good changes
  14. Before a state could rejoin the union it had to meet two conditions under this law
  15. Period following the civil war during which the U.S government worked to connect the nation
  16. bureau Supply food, shelter, clothing, medical services and land to replace southerners

42 Clues: Against to slavery Antislavery • The President during the Civil War • The man who killed Abraham Lincoln • Someone who wanted to abolish slavery- • A person who behaves badly and is worthless • War A cruel war that lasted from 1861 to 1865 • The states in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware ect • laws enforcing racial segregation in the South • ...

Year 8 • Year 8 Temperature is rising 2023-05-17

Year 8 • Year 8 Temperature is rising crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous lightouse in IOM (won't let go)!
  2. Athletic event/bang in some nails with this.
  3. manx fish/ sounds like a posh ball
  4. Huge objects/solid/not Earth but in our galaxy
  5. Famous word game/struggle to pick up letters
  6. What do you called a man hanging of a wall
  7. use these at the start of names and MOY
Down
  1. What do you called a man sitting in barely warm water
  2. part of a horses face/bridle goes here
  3. What is this word missing?
  4. What do you call a man who fixes pot holes.
  5. Not from our planet
  6. Opposite to rough
  7. A man reading part of a book/rip part of clue

14 Clues: Opposite to rough • Not from our planet • What is this word missing? • manx fish/ sounds like a posh ball • part of a horses face/bridle goes here • Famous lightouse in IOM (won't let go)! • use these at the start of names and MOY • What do you called a man hanging of a wall • What do you call a man who fixes pot holes. • Athletic event/bang in some nails with this. • ...

Pre Civil War Vocab - SHS McCurry 2025-03-03

Pre Civil War Vocab - SHS McCurry crossword puzzle
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  1. Tax on imports
  2. _________________ Railroad - Secret network helping enslaved people escape. Not an actual railroad
  3. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  4. A Latin phrase that means "before the war". It's used to describe the time period before the Civil War, which lasted from 1861–1865.
  5. ______________ - A term for the pre-Civil War era in the South, when the economy was based on slave labor and plantation farming.
  6. Wealth and resources of a nation
  7. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  8. a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is organized or in people's ideas about it.
  9. When a state focuses on its own region's needs instead of the nation's interests.
  10. _____________ Compromise (1820) - Agreement about admitting new states. Missouri entered as slave state, Maine entered as free state. Set 36°30' parallel as slavery boundary
  11. Warehouse of weapons
Down
  1. Compromise of Eighteen-_______ - Series of bills to maintain balance between free/slave state and included controversial Fugitive Slave Law
  2. Another word for Rebellion
  3. Loyalty to one's region over the nation
  4. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
  5. Party: A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories. This political party had basically been swallowed up by the Democrat and Republican parties by the time of the Civil War.
  6. Rights: This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government. States rights meant that the Federal government held its power only through the consent of the states and that any powers not specifically given to the Federal government remained in control of the states.
  7. the 1857 Supreme Court ruling that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal court. The decision also declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
  8. Product purchased from other nations
  9. Community that shares laws and culture
  10. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
  11. _____________________ line: A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  12. A nickname for the South.
  13. ________ Gin - Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. Machine that quickly removed seeds from cotton
  14. Popular ______________ - Letting voters in territories decide about slavery
  15. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union. Southerners felt this was perfectly legal but Unionists saw it as rebellion.
  16. Free __________ - Political movement opposing slavery's expansion. Wanted western territories free for white settlers
  17. _______ Crops - crops grown to be sold

28 Clues: Tax on imports • Warehouse of weapons • A nickname for the South. • Another word for Rebellion • Wealth and resources of a nation • Product purchased from other nations • Community that shares laws and culture • _______ Crops - crops grown to be sold • Loyalty to one's region over the nation • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • ...

United States and Canada 2022-11-02

United States and Canada crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mountain range from Maine to Georgia
  2. where a river connects with another river
  3. a boundary in the eastern part of the United States
  4. a mountain range from Bristish Columbia to New Mexico
  5. a physical feature that determines the direction that a water flows in a river
  6. The country side
  7. A city like area
  8. a source or head of a river
Down
  1. movement towards cities
  2. a gulf along the Texas and connects to the Atantic Ocean
  3. a river connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
  4. a set of 5 lakes along the boarder of Canada and the United States
  5. a river going from Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
  6. a waterfall on the boarder and is a main source for hyroelectric power
  7. things that help a city to be more functioning

15 Clues: The country side • A city like area • movement towards cities • a source or head of a river • a mountain range from Maine to Georgia • where a river connects with another river • things that help a city to be more functioning • a boundary in the eastern part of the United States • a river going from Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico • ...

US History B 2015-05-05

US History B crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A central intelligence agency.
  2. Contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons.
  3. Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe.
  4. Program in which U.S. and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade.
  5. Policy of keep communism contained within its existing borders.
  6. Negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty.
  7. A Chinese Communist Revolutionary.
  8. To place a resource under government control.
  9. Policy of President Eisenhower that stated that the United States would use force to help any nation threatened by communism.
  10. National Aeronautics Space Association.
  11. A committee that investigates possible subversive activities within the United States.
  12. War fought to achieve only a specific goals.
Down
  1. Worldwide rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  2. Policy of threatening to use massive force in response to aggression.
  3. Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life.
  4. Law that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violent overthrow of the United States government.
  5. A Russian politician who led the Soviet Union through the Cold War.
  6. North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  7. Military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite states.

19 Clues: A central intelligence agency. • A Chinese Communist Revolutionary. • North Atlantic Treaty Organization. • National Aeronautics Space Association. • War fought to achieve only a specific goals. • To place a resource under government control. • Policy of keep communism contained within its existing borders. • ...

European Countries and Capitals 2013-11-18

European Countries and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The land of flamenco
  2. The biggest country in the world, it stretches over Europe and Asia
  3. The land of champagne
  4. This country consists of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
  5. The capital of Russia
  6. The capital of United Kingdom and England
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  1. The capital of France
  2. The capital of Spain
  3. The capital of Germany
  4. The capital of Italy
  5. This country borders the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria,Switzerland, Czech Republic and Poland
  6. The land of pizza

12 Clues: The land of pizza • The land of flamenco • The capital of Spain • The capital of Italy • The capital of France • The land of champagne • The capital of Russia • The capital of Germany • The capital of United Kingdom and England • The biggest country in the world, it stretches over Europe and Asia • This country consists of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales • ...

European Countries and Capitals 2013-11-13

European Countries and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital of France
  2. The capital of Germany
  3. The capital of Russia
  4. It consists of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
  5. The land of pizza
  6. The capital of Italy
Down
  1. The land of flamenco
  2. The land of champagne
  3. It borders the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Poland
  4. The biggest country in the world, it stretches over Europe and Asia
  5. The capital of Spain
  6. The capital of United Kingdom and England

12 Clues: The land of pizza • The land of flamenco • The capital of Spain • The capital of Italy • The capital of France • The land of champagne • The capital of Russia • The capital of Germany • The capital of United Kingdom and England • It consists of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales • The biggest country in the world, it stretches over Europe and Asia • ...

The Integrated Reporting (IR) Framework 2025-03-11

The Integrated Reporting (IR) Framework crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A company’s employees, skills, and leadership contribute to this capital
  2. The IR Framework encourages companies to focus on value ____ over time
  3. A core principle of IR that ensures all six capitals are interconnected
  4. This IR principle ensures transparency and fairness in corporate reports
  5. Companies that care about their carbon footprint are focused on this capital
  6. Investors trust companies that are ____, meaning they consider long-term value creation
Down
  1. Physical infrastructure, technology, and machinery belong to this capital
  2. A company’s financial statements reflect this capital
  3. IR encourages this type of thinking, where organizations consider the bigger picture
  4. IR is designed to improve decision-making and better inform this group
  5. Global organization that developed the IR Framework
  6. A company's relationships with customers, suppliers, and society fall under this capital
  7. This capital includes patents, copyrights, and brand value
  8. Key feature of IR that makes corporate reporting more relevant and useful

14 Clues: Global organization that developed the IR Framework • A company’s financial statements reflect this capital • This capital includes patents, copyrights, and brand value • The IR Framework encourages companies to focus on value ____ over time • IR is designed to improve decision-making and better inform this group • ...

Chapter 10 vocab 2021-12-09

Chapter 10 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they were an American author and abolitionist
  2. A former governor of California
  3. Was captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War.
  4. A best selling novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1852, that portrayed as a great moral evil.
  5. The 15th us president?
  6. An enslaved African-American man in the United States who sued for his freedom.
  7. The 14th us president?
  8. The idea, expressed by Stephen Douglas in 1858, that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it.
  9. Former senator of the United States.
  10. A law enacted as part of the compromise of 1850, designed to ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage.
  11. Favoring the interests of native born people over foreign born people.
  12. A political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into U.S. territories.
  13. A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue.
  14. They were an abolitionist and political activist
  15. An American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865?
  16. The fifth chief justice of the United States?
Down
  1. A name given to the American party, formed in the 1850s to curtail the political influence of immigrants.
  2. The modern political party that was formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery in the territories.
  3. Who was the 13th president?
  4. A former United States representative?
  5. A series of congressional measures intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states.
  6. An amendment to an 1846 military appropriations bill, proposing that none of the territory acquired in the war with Mexico would be open to slavery.
  7. A system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states
  8. The 16th us president?
  9. The formal withdrawal of a state from the union.
  10. A town in West Virginia?
  11. Statutes, passed in nine northern states in the 1850s, that forbade the imprisonment of runaway slaves and guaranteed jury trials for fugitive slaves.
  12. The name applied to the Kansas Territory in the years before the civil war, when the territory was a battleground between proslavery and antislavery forces.
  13. The confederate states of America, a confederate formed in 1861 by the southern states after their secession from the union.

29 Clues: The 15th us president? • The 14th us president? • The 16th us president? • A town in West Virginia? • Who was the 13th president? • A former governor of California • Former senator of the United States. • A former United States representative? • they were an American author and abolitionist • The fifth chief justice of the United States? • ...

History Quiz 18 Due May 22nd 2024-05-16

History Quiz 18 Due May 22nd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Islamic terrorist group led by Osama Bin Laden
  2. – powerful telescope released into space by the United States to send images from space to earth
  3. space station
  4. – United States naval ship attacked by al-Qaeda
  5. – 1993 meeting between the leaders of Palestine and Israel to bring about peace
  6. one who believes the original wording of the Constitution is clear and should be followed in all decisions of the court
  7. U.S. space shuttle that docked with Mir
  8. Clinton – 42nd president of the United States helped form peaceful agreement between Palestine and Israel
  9. the first internet browser
  10. North American Free Trade Agreement – agreement in which Mexico the United States and Canada agreed not to charge fees or tariffs (Taxes) to trade with each other
Down
  1. – treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union to stop producing chemical weapons and destroying existing ones
  2. Supreme Court justice appointed by George H.W. Bush
  3. – the first military action of the Persian Gulf War
  4. – Dictator of Iraq
  5. – world’s largest internet company
  6. – first female to serve as secretary of state
  7. – NASA rover sent to the surface of Mars to gather and send photos and data back to the earth first land rover to explore a neighboring planet
  8. – the leader of an Islalmic terrorist group called al-Qaeda
  9. – president of the Russian Republic after the Soviet Union collapsed
  10. – domestic terrorist attack in which the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was destroyed in 1995
  11. – first Black American to serve as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  12. – War between Iraq and US. led forces that began when Iraq invaded Kuwait over oil production
  13. Schwarzkopf- U.S. general appointed to lead troops during the Persian Gulf War
  14. the year 2000
  15. – spacecraft launched by NASA to carry the Sojourner rover to Mars
  16. Commonwealth of Independent States- group of free former Soviet republics
  17. – first female attorney general of the United States
  18. – bill stating that the United States should support efforts to remove Saddam Hussein from power and help Iraq form a democratic government
  19. – the main internet browser
  20. second female to serve as Supreme Court Justice

30 Clues: space station • the year 2000 • – Dictator of Iraq • the first internet browser • – the main internet browser • – world’s largest internet company • U.S. space shuttle that docked with Mir • – first female to serve as secretary of state • – United States naval ship attacked by al-Qaeda • second female to serve as Supreme Court Justice • ...

Across Five Aprils - Chapter 1 (Vocaulary) 2026-01-19

Across Five Aprils - Chapter 1 (Vocaulary) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long, narrow trench made by a plow
  2. friendly
  3. marked by wealth, health, good fortune, well-being
  4. a duty/fee imposed by a government on goods
  5. dark, dark-colored, dull, gloomy
  6. independent authority of a state to govern itself
  7. Southern states seceded from the United States during the Civil War
  8. a tool with a thin, flat blade on a long handled used for cultivating, weeding
  9. to hate or have a low opinion of someone
  10. a system or device sending messages over long distances
  11. a fate that someone deserves
Down
  1. open resistance and bold disobedience
  2. being distant, reserved, or not friend with others
  3. lack of interest or concern
  4. Southern states leaving the United States
  5. difficult and hard to understand situations
  6. the state of something about to happen "the threat of war"
  7. repetitive and dull
  8. Original United States that did not secede during the Civil War
  9. a drought resistance cereal grain similar to corn

20 Clues: friendly • repetitive and dull • lack of interest or concern • a fate that someone deserves • dark, dark-colored, dull, gloomy • a long, narrow trench made by a plow • open resistance and bold disobedience • to hate or have a low opinion of someone • Southern states leaving the United States • difficult and hard to understand situations • ...

U.S. CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2018-03-15

U.S. CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This British act levied an internal tax on various documents and articles in the American colonies.
  2. The United States president is elected for _____ years.
  3. The _____ Continental Congress called for peace, made preparations for war, and declared independence.
  4. What is the head executive of a state government called?
  5. A change to the United States Constitution is called an _____.
  6. The destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax is known as the _____ Tea Party.
  7. Article _____ sets forth the ways to amend the Constitution.
  8. The _____ of the United States elect Congress.
  9. Article _____ states that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land.
  10. It is the duty of Congress to make _____.
Down
  1. Pilgrim agreement (compact) before landing at Plymouth to pass and obey laws for the good of the colony.
  2. How many branches are there in the government of the United States?
  3. What is the head executive of a city government called?
  4. How many full terms can the president of the United States serve?
  5. The Senate and the House of Representatives is what we call _____.
  6. The Constitution of the United States can be _____.
  7. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
  8. Article _____ of the Constitution tells how the Legislative Branch of government should work.

18 Clues: It is the duty of Congress to make _____. • How many Supreme Court justices are there? • The _____ of the United States elect Congress. • The Constitution of the United States can be _____. • What is the head executive of a city government called? • The United States president is elected for _____ years. • What is the head executive of a state government called? • ...

U.S. CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2018-03-15

U.S. CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A change to the United States Constitution is called an _____.
  2. Article _____ sets forth the ways to amend the Constitution.
  3. The United States president is elected for _____ years.
  4. How many full terms can the president of the United States serve?
  5. It is the duty of Congress to make _____.
  6. What is the head executive of a state government called?
  7. This British act levied an internal tax on various documents and articles in the American colonies.
  8. Article _____ of the Constitution tells how the Legislative Branch of government should work.
  9. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
Down
  1. The Constitution of the United States can be _____.
  2. Pilgrim agreement (compact) before landing at Plymouth to pass and obey laws for the good of the colony.
  3. The _____ Continental Congress called for peace, made preparations for war, and declared independence.
  4. How many branches are there in the government of the United States?
  5. The Senate and the House of Representatives is what we call _____.
  6. The destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax is known as the _____ Tea Party.
  7. What is the head executive of a city government called?
  8. The _____ of the United States elect Congress.
  9. Article _____ states that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land.

18 Clues: It is the duty of Congress to make _____. • How many Supreme Court justices are there? • The _____ of the United States elect Congress. • The Constitution of the United States can be _____. • The United States president is elected for _____ years. • What is the head executive of a city government called? • What is the head executive of a state government called? • ...

ok 2021-02-25

ok crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first ten amendments to the Constitution
  2. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states
  3. explains the purposes of the Constitution
  4. group of people who feared the new government
  5. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  6. compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population
  7. constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches
  8. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions
Down
  1. the distribution of power between the national government and the states
  2. English political philosopher
  3. first president of the United States
  4. “Father of the Constitution”
  5. 3rd president of the United States
  6. gave the monarch unlimited authority
  7. _helped write the Federalist Papers

15 Clues: “Father of the Constitution” • English political philosopher • 3rd president of the United States • _helped write the Federalist Papers • first president of the United States • gave the monarch unlimited authority • first ten amendments to the Constitution • explains the purposes of the Constitution • group of people who feared the new government • ...

Civics Review Questions 51-100 2021-11-01

Civics Review Questions 51-100 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
  2. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
  3. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
  4. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
  5. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
  6. Who was the first President?
  7. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
  8. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
  9. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
  10. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
  11. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  12. Name one state that borders Canada.
  13. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
  14. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
  15. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
  16. There were 13 original states. Name one.
  17. When was the Constitution written?
  18. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
  19. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
Down
  1. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
  2. Name one U.S. territory.
  3. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
  4. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
  5. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  6. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
  7. Who was President during World War I?
  8. What is the capital of the United States?
  9. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
  10. What is one reason colonists came to America?
  11. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
  12. What is the name of the national anthem?
  13. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
  14. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
  15. Name one state that borders Mexico.

34 Clues: Name one U.S. territory. • Who was the first President? • Where is the Statue of Liberty? • When was the Constitution written? • Who is the “Father of Our Country”? • Name one state that borders Canada. • Name one state that borders Mexico. • Who was President during World War I? • When do we celebrate Independence Day? • What is the name of the national anthem? • ...

Nebraska Crossword 2019-10-24

Nebraska Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Home to the College Baseball World Series
  2. Nebraska is 'The ______ ______ State'
  3. Capital of Nebraska and home to the University of Nebraska
  4. The Capitals original name before it was changed to honor a President.
  5. Nickname for area with violent thunderstorms and tornados
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  1. Name of Fort that closed down to help travelers during the California Gold Rush
  2. City where it is illegal for a woman to wear a hat and eat an onion in public
  3. Video game that Mr. Davis played in Middle School that has Nebraska's Chimney Rock
  4. Headquarters to Cabella's Sportsmans Warehouse
  5. Even though Nebraska is landlocked, it has a _________

10 Clues: Nebraska is 'The ______ ______ State' • Home to the College Baseball World Series • Headquarters to Cabella's Sportsmans Warehouse • Even though Nebraska is landlocked, it has a _________ • Nickname for area with violent thunderstorms and tornados • Capital of Nebraska and home to the University of Nebraska • ...

The Lincolns, Slavery, and the Civil War 2025-04-30

The Lincolns, Slavery, and the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Elizabeth Keckley wrote a _____ to try and fix Mrs. Lincoln's reputation, but it made things worse.
  2. Another name for the southern states in the Civil War
  3. When Mrs. Lincoln tried to sell her dresses, it caused a ___.
  4. In order to increase their representation in the government, which is based on population, the south counted each slave as ___ of a person.
  5. A person who was against slavery and wanted to abolish it right away
  6. Abraham Lincoln's nickname
  7. Abraham Lincoln's wife
  8. Abe Lincoln was _____ when he and Mrs. Lincoln were watching a play at the Ford Theater.
  9. A large farm
  10. Abraham Lincoln was the _____ president of the United States.
Down
  1. Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker and friend; she wrote a memoir
  2. The southern states wanted to keep slavery because it helped their ____.
  3. The order from Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in the Confederate States
  4. An invention by Eli Whitney that made cleaning cotton faster and increased the need for slaves and cotton production
  5. Mary Todd Lincoln spent huge amounts of money on fancy ____.
  6. When someone owns someone else
  7. The Lincoln's son ____ died as a child due to typhoid fever.
  8. Another name for the northern states in the Civil War
  9. When Abe Lincoln was elected president, southern states decided to ___ from the Union and form their own country.

19 Clues: A large farm • Abraham Lincoln's wife • Abraham Lincoln's nickname • When someone owns someone else • Another name for the southern states in the Civil War • Another name for the northern states in the Civil War • Mary Todd Lincoln spent huge amounts of money on fancy ____. • The Lincoln's son ____ died as a child due to typhoid fever. • ...

U.S History Crossword 2014-11-10

U.S History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Person who officially represents their state.
  2. A change or addition to the document.
  3. The plan that called for a one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented.
  4. Supported the Constitution and favored a strong central, or national government.
  5. The idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches.
  6. Framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making.
  7. Framer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed comm0n people were the cornerstone of the democratic process.
  8. The meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new United States Constitution.
  9. The branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret the laws.
  10. A change or addition to a document.
  11. A period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises.
  12. The Massachusetts farmers' uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect states from popular unrest.
  13. The branch of government that enforces the laws.
  14. A document stating the rules under which a government will operate.
  15. To approve something formally.
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  1. The division of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states.
  2. The United States first written plan for government.
  3. The plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with the representation for states based on their population.
  4. Decided how slaves would be counted for states' populations.
  5. President of the Constitutional Convention.
  6. Set up the three-step process for admitting new states.
  7. The branch of government that makes laws.
  8. Against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central government.

23 Clues: To approve something formally. • A change or addition to a document. • A change or addition to the document. • The branch of government that makes laws. • President of the Constitutional Convention. • Person who officially represents their state. • The branch of government that enforces the laws. • The United States first written plan for government. • ...

A More Perfect Union 2014-11-09

A More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the branch of government that makes laws
  2. a person who officially represents their state
  3. the idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches
  4. to approve something formally
  5. decided how slaves would be counted for the states' populations
  6. the branch of government that enforces laws
  7. the United States' first written plan for government
  8. the branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret laws
  9. often called the "Father of the Constitution"
  10. the plan that called for one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented
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  1. against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central government
  2. the president of the Constitutional Convention
  3. a period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
  4. the Massachusetts farmers'uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect its states from popular unrest
  5. the meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new United States Constitution
  6. a change or addition to a document
  7. the plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with representation for states based on their population
  8. framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making
  9. framer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people were the cornerstone of the democratic process
  10. supported the Constitution and favored a strong central, or national, government
  11. set up the three step process for admitting new states
  12. A document stating the rules under which a agovernment will operate
  13. the division of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states

23 Clues: to approve something formally • a change or addition to a document • the branch of government that makes laws • the branch of government that enforces laws • often called the "Father of the Constitution" • the president of the Constitutional Convention • a person who officially represents their state • the United States' first written plan for government • ...

ERGENT 2021-02-18

ERGENT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there are lower case letters and _________ letters (plural).
  2. a different one opens every door.
  3. when you go inside you are going __.
  4. a way to communicate used by spies.
Down
  1. when you capture someone you hold them _______.
  2. the most used determiner in the english language.
  3. there are three ways of spelling this word.

7 Clues: a different one opens every door. • a way to communicate used by spies. • when you go inside you are going __. • there are three ways of spelling this word. • when you capture someone you hold them _______. • the most used determiner in the english language. • there are lower case letters and _________ letters (plural).

Asian Countries and Capitals 2013-11-13

Asian Countries and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The most populous country in the world
  2. This land stretches over Asia and Europe, it is encircled by the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea
  3. The land of Mecca and Medina
  4. The capital of Saudi Arabia
  5. Delhi The capital of India
  6. An ocean is named after this country
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  1. The capital of Japan
  2. The capital of Turkey
  3. The capital of Taiwan
  4. The island Southeast of China
  5. The land of rising sun
  6. The capital of China

12 Clues: The capital of Japan • The capital of China • The capital of Turkey • The capital of Taiwan • The land of rising sun • Delhi The capital of India • The capital of Saudi Arabia • The land of Mecca and Medina • The island Southeast of China • An ocean is named after this country • The most populous country in the world • ...

Countries and Capitals: Southern Edition 2026-03-02

Countries and Capitals: Southern Edition crossword puzzle
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  1. This capital’s country is an island
  2. This country’s capital and name are the same
  3. Podgorica
  4. Lisbon
  5. __________ la Vella
  6. The name of this country’s capital contains the letters j and k
  7. Tirana
  8. The capital of Slovenia
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  1. Rome
  2. The country of this capital is south of France
  3. Belgrade can be found in this country
  4. Athens
  5. Pristina
  6. Sarajevo
  7. Italy and France border this ocean
  8. Zagreb
  9. The Pope lives here

17 Clues: Rome • Athens • Lisbon • Zagreb • Tirana • Pristina • Sarajevo • Podgorica • The Pope lives here • __________ la Vella • The capital of Slovenia • Italy and France border this ocean • This capital’s country is an island • Belgrade can be found in this country • This country’s capital and name are the same • The country of this capital is south of France • ...

Provinces and Capitals of Ecuador 2025-10-10

Provinces and Capitals of Ecuador crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Napo
  2. Capital of Chimborazo
  3. Capital of Imbabura
  4. Capital of El Oro
  5. Capital of Cañar
  6. Capital of Pastaza
  7. Capital of Loja
  8. Capital of Manabí
  9. Capital of Carchi
  10. Capital of Morona Santiago
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  1. Capital of Azuay
  2. Capital of Esmeraldas
  3. Capital of Guayas
  4. Capital of Los Ríos
  5. Capital of Bolívar
  6. Capital of Tungurahua
  7. Capital of Cotopaxi

17 Clues: Capital of Napo • Capital of Loja • Capital of Azuay • Capital of Cañar • Capital of Guayas • Capital of El Oro • Capital of Manabí • Capital of Carchi • Capital of Bolívar • Capital of Pastaza • Capital of Los Ríos • Capital of Imbabura • Capital of Cotopaxi • Capital of Esmeraldas • Capital of Chimborazo • Capital of Tungurahua • Capital of Morona Santiago

Civics crossword 2023-12-15

Civics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of rights and duties of citizens
  2. A power that both the states and central gov hold
  3. someone who agrees with uniting under one central government
  4. 2 house legislature with proportional representation (favored large states)
  5. When one branch looks over another to prevent corruption
  6. He inspired Thomas Jefferson when writing the declaration of independence
  7. someone who does not believe under uniting under one government
  8. Said there should be checks and balances and separation of powers in a government
  9. One house legislature with equal representation (favored small states)
  10. manipulate the boundaries to control a party
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  1. Where we vote for a representative to make decisions for us in government
  2. Final compromise between the states that wanted the new jersey plan and virginia plan
  3. an insalnley long speech in congress that prevents from voting
  4. A power that is left for the states
  5. All the branches are equal and not one holds power over another
  6. The federal gov is above all other govs such as state govs
  7. A power directly stated in the constitution
  8. A power that is not directly stated in the constitution
  9. Something that a citizen HAS to do
  10. Something a citizen is recommended to do

20 Clues: Something that a citizen HAS to do • A power that is left for the states • Something a citizen is recommended to do • The study of rights and duties of citizens • A power directly stated in the constitution • manipulate the boundaries to control a party • A power that both the states and central gov hold • A power that is not directly stated in the constitution • ...

Jackson fives Government Vocab 2023-10-19

Jackson fives Government Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. James Madison wrote this
  2. first president of the Nation
  3. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches
  4. designed to protect the security and power of smaller states
  5. the upper chamber of the United States Congress
  6. the principle that the leaders of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
  7. responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress
  8. The branch that makes the decisions about the laws and those who break them
  9. electors who are selected to elect a candidate to particular offices
  10. established the United States would be allowed two representatives; in the House of Representatives
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  1. strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
  2. known as the Founding Father of the constitution
  3. people who support a strong government
  4. supreme law of the United States of America.
  5. officer next in rank to a president
  6. Branch that holds the President
  7. people who are against a strong government
  8. Branch that makes laws for North Carolina
  9. the plan that allows black Slaves to vote
  10. United States highest court

20 Clues: James Madison wrote this • United States highest court • first president of the Nation • Branch that holds the President • officer next in rank to a president • people who support a strong government • Branch that makes laws for North Carolina • the plan that allows black Slaves to vote • people who are against a strong government • ...

Impacts and the Causes of the Civil War 2024-04-09

Impacts and the Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. many kids were left without these.
  2. the sole provider of a typical family back then.
  3. what cause Confecerate money to eventually become worthless.
  4. Balence the representation between free and slave states.
  5. whether or not a slave should be free.
  6. to keep the balence of slave states and free states.
  7. Womens role in the army.
  8. the tariff would be lowered and SC would appeal its nullification.
  9. the job young kids were given when they joined the war.
  10. An entire_____________ grew up suffering the results of the Civil War.
  11. the states joined together and became more powerful than the federal government.
  12. there was a manpower __________ pushing most males in the south into war.
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  1. what women were left to look after when men fought in the war.
  2. candidates include Lincon, Douglass, and Bell.
  3. this hampered many fathers lives.
  4. the name of the Northern Army.
  5. most of the men who fought in in the Civil war recevied this from the government.
  6. To prevent slave from freedom even when they travel in free states.
  7. plantation owners became very wealthy because if this.
  8. percent of the SC men who died in the war.
  9. what slave and free children did on the farms.

21 Clues: Womens role in the army. • the name of the Northern Army. • this hampered many fathers lives. • many kids were left without these. • whether or not a slave should be free. • percent of the SC men who died in the war. • candidates include Lincon, Douglass, and Bell. • what slave and free children did on the farms. • the sole provider of a typical family back then. • ...

Holidays 2023-04-10

Holidays crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Day A holiday observed on the last Monday in May in the United States, honoring those who have died in military service.
  2. A Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, usually observed in the spring.
  3. A Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights in December, also known as the Festival of Lights.
  4. Patrick's Day A holiday celebrated on March 17th that is associated with Irish culture and heritage.
  5. Gras A holiday celebrated on the day before Ash Wednesday, associated with parades, costumes, and revelry.
  6. Year's Day A holiday celebrating the start of a new year, observed on January 1st.
  7. Day A holiday celebrated in the United States on July 4th, commemorating the country's independence from Great Britain.
  8. Claus A character associated with Christmas who delivers gifts to children.
  9. A holiday celebrated on October 31st that involves costumes, trick-or-treating, and spooky decorations.
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  1. Day A holiday celebrated on the second Monday in October in the United States, commemorating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.
  2. A Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25th.
  3. Day A holiday observed on the first Monday in September in the United States, celebrating the contributions of workers.
  4. of July Another name for Independence Day, celebrated in the United States on July 4th.
  5. Day A holiday celebrated on February 14th that is associated with love and romance.
  6. A holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November, traditionally associated with giving thanks and feasting.
  7. Day A holiday observed on November 11th in the United States, honoring military veterans.
  8. Bunny A character associated with Easter who delivers eggs and treats to children.
  9. A week-long holiday celebrated in the United States and other countries in late December, focused on African American heritage and culture.
  10. de Mayo A holiday celebrated on May 5th that commemorates the Mexican army's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
  11. A Hindu holiday celebrated in the fall, also known as the Festival of Lights.

20 Clues: Claus A character associated with Christmas who delivers gifts to children. • A Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25th. • A Hindu holiday celebrated in the fall, also known as the Festival of Lights. • Bunny A character associated with Easter who delivers eggs and treats to children. • ...

Civil War 2025-05-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Address – A famous speech by President Lincoln in 1863, emphasizing unity and the principles of equality.
  2. Rights – The idea that states have certain rights and political powers independent of the federal government; used to justify secession.
  3. – A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
  4. – The act of formally withdrawing from an organization or union; Southern states seceded from the United States to form the Confederacy.
  5. War – A military strategy that involves targeting both the enemy’s military and civilian resources (e.g., Sherman’s March to the Sea).
  6. – The Confederate States of America, formed in 1861 by 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union.
  7. S. Grant – The leading general of the Union Army who later became President of the United States.
  8. – The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
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  1. E. Lee – The leading general of the Confederate Army.
  2. – A system for requiring citizens to serve in the military, used by both the Union and Confederacy.
  3. Proclamation – An executive order issued by President Lincoln in 1863 that freed slaves in Confederate states.
  4. – The use of naval forces to isolate a place, especially to cut off supplies, such as the Union blockade of Southern ports.
  5. States – Slave states that remained in the Union (e.g., Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware).
  6. Sumter – A federal fort in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861.
  7. – The Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the U.S. federal government.

15 Clues: E. Lee – The leading general of the Confederate Army. • – A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. • – The Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the U.S. federal government. • States – Slave states that remained in the Union (e.g., Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware). • ...

Federalist Vocab 2025-09-04

Federalist Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers kept by the states under the Tenth Amendment
  2. Federal requirements imposed on states without providing money to carry them out
  3. Transferring responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments
  4. Powers specifically listed in the Constitution for the federal government
  5. Use of spending, taxing, and grants to influence state and local governments
  6. Federal funds given to states with broad spending guidelines
  7. Nixon and Reagan’s effort to return more power to the states
  8. Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution but justified by the Necessary and Proper Clause
  9. System of government where power is divided between national and state governments
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  1. Model of federalism where powers and responsibilities are shared ("marble cake")
  2. Powers shared by both the federal and state governments
  3. Powers that only the national government may exercise
  4. Federal funds given to states for a specific purpose, often with detailed requirements
  5. Conditions attached to federal grants
  6. Model of federalism where state and national governments remain supreme in their own spheres ("layer cake")
  7. Constitutional provision giving Congress power to regulate trade between states

16 Clues: Conditions attached to federal grants • Powers kept by the states under the Tenth Amendment • Powers that only the national government may exercise • Powers shared by both the federal and state governments • Federal funds given to states with broad spending guidelines • Nixon and Reagan’s effort to return more power to the states • ...

Kaylee Mullins's Government Crossword 2023-10-18

Kaylee Mullins's Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. leaders and government are created and sustained by the people
  2. The United States' first constitution
  3. 3/5 of the non-white land-owning man population will be counted towards the total population
  4. works with the House of Reprisentatives in a bicameral legislature
  5. makes laws
  6. trials a government official against a crime
  7. father of the constitution
  8. electors who are selected to elect a candidate
  9. leader of the United States
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  1. interprets what our laws mean
  2. first president of the U.S.
  3. supreme law of the United States
  4. states get more power based on population
  5. enforces laws
  6. the finial court of appeal in the U.S. government
  7. able to break a tie in the Senate
  8. wanted states to have more power than government
  9. having two branches of government
  10. first section of the constitution
  11. adjustment to the constitution

20 Clues: makes laws • enforces laws • father of the constitution • first president of the U.S. • leader of the United States • interprets what our laws mean • adjustment to the constitution • supreme law of the United States • able to break a tie in the Senate • having two branches of government • first section of the constitution • The United States' first constitution • ...

Unit 4 2021-12-09

Unit 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prison camp in Georgia that inhumanely held Union soldiers
  2. The the years immediately following the end of the Civil War are called
  3. This amendment ended slavery across the entire United States after the Civil War
  4. governmental power reserved for individual states. Southern states intended to use this to allow slavery. (2 words)
  5. The plan to surround the seceded states and suffocate or squeeze them of supplies
  6. Under this arrangement, laborers with no land of their own worked on farm plots owned by others, and at the end of the season landowners paid workers a half of the crop.
  7. These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union: Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia (2 words)
  8. Terrorist group developed by Confederate veterans to support white supremacy (3 words)
  9. another word for taxes
  10. Union army general that believed in total war (2 words)
  11. When the citizens of an individual state vote on the legalization of slavery (2 words)
  12. Under this arrangement, laborers with no land of their own worked farm plots owned by others, but owned their own supplies and kept around 2/3 of their harvest. (2 words)
  13. This person took his owner to court to sue for his freedom. The case ruled that African Americans were not considered citizens and did not have rights. (2 words)
  14. Black men that served in Georgia's General Assembly until removed from office in 1876 (2 words)
  15. Sherman believed in this approach to war (2 words)
  16. The southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War were called this
  17. This person became president after Lincoln's assassination.(2 words)
  18. This plan for reconstruction was much more harsh on the Confederate states and sent Union troops to the south to oversee reconstruction. (2 words)
  19. Series of battles that took place in Atlanta resulting in the destruction of the city and railroads under William Sherman (2 words)
  20. This amendment gave all men the right to vote.
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  1. These plans for reconstruction were considered too lenient or easy on the Confederate states (2 words)
  2. Georgia's response to the Compromise of 1850 which said that Georgia would agree to the compromise if the Fugitive Slave Act was included. (2 words)
  3. This Civil War battle was fought in northern Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee
  4. When a change is made to the constitution it is called an
  5. When union troops blocked the southeastern coastline, preventing southern states from importing or exporting goods (2 words)
  6. This declaration from Abraham Lincoln freed slaves, but only in Confederate States (2 words
  7. Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere
  8. Sherman and his troops' journey from Atlanta to Savannah (4 words)
  9. The south's economy was based on this.
  10. This group was created to assist newly freed people in establishing a new life. (2 words)
  11. This act was included in the Compromise of 1850 and required any escaped enslaved person to be returned (3 words)
  12. Winner of the Presidential election of 1860. (2 words)
  13. To separate from
  14. Another term for "total war" that invloves burning to the ground (2 words)
  15. The action of cancelling or ignoring a federal law deemed unconstitutional by an individual state.
  16. This amendment states that all people born or naturalized in the United States are considered citizens and have basic rights, regardless of color.
  17. The northern and western states that remained united during the Civil War were called this
  18. This event lasted 4 years and took place within the United States between the North and the South. (2 words)

38 Clues: To separate from • another word for taxes • The south's economy was based on this. • This amendment gave all men the right to vote. • Individuals that wanted to end slavery everywhere • Sherman believed in this approach to war (2 words) • Winner of the Presidential election of 1860. (2 words) • Union army general that believed in total war (2 words) • ...

Early Republic 2024-11-21

Early Republic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A from of tax applied on imports from other countries
  2. 7th president of the United States
  3. an economic system characterized by private ownership
  4. First President of the United States.
  5. prohibited U.S. from trading with foreign nations
  6. The overemphasized political, economic and social loyalty
  7. Invernted the cotton gin in 1783
  8. The character of a good participant in a system of government
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  1. was the person who started the United states military expidition
  2. commander and chief during the war of 1812
  3. Appointed secretary of State by John Qiuncy
  4. Avoided the war with france Lawyer and population
  5. The right to determine whether a law violates the constitution
  6. Propogandist and journalis; wrote the pamphlet of "Common Sense"
  7. was fought between the United states and England
  8. mostly young politicians from hailing the west and south
  9. the practice of forcing scamen to serve the British Royal Navy
  10. a form of civic, ethnic, culture, and econimic influence
  11. Author of Monroe Doctrine
  12. role to advise President

20 Clues: role to advise President • Author of Monroe Doctrine • Invernted the cotton gin in 1783 • 7th president of the United States • First President of the United States. • commander and chief during the war of 1812 • Appointed secretary of State by John Qiuncy • was fought between the United states and England • Avoided the war with france Lawyer and population • ...

key terms, people, and concepts 2015-10-28

key terms, people, and concepts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents
  2. This document served as the United States' first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day Constitution went into effect
  3. a principle of classical liberalism, free market libertarianism, and some tendencies of liberalism and conservatism in the United States
  4. a name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing
  5. a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention
  6. rights that which cannot be given away or taken away
  7. the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons
  8. the part of English law this derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes
  9. diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
  10. a trend of thought that favors equality for all people
  11. a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity
  12. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
  13. an advocate or supporter of federalism
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  1. a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773
  2. a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
  3. the statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies
  4. an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
  5. a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in one or several individuals reigning until death or abdication
  6. a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch
  7. an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States
  8. Rights that people supposedly have under natural law
  9. the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  10. a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787
  11. supreme power or authority
  12. belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism

25 Clues: supreme power or authority • an advocate or supporter of federalism • Rights that people supposedly have under natural law • rights that which cannot be given away or taken away • a trend of thought that favors equality for all people • belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism • a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch • ...

West African Nations and Capitals 2013-01-21

West African Nations and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Porto Novo
  2. Banjul
  3. Conarky
  4. Bissau
  5. Yamoussoukro
  6. Monrovia
  7. N'djamena
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  1. Abuja
  2. Ouagadougou
  3. Bamako
  4. Niamey
  5. Accra
  6. Freetown
  7. Lome
  8. Dakar
  9. Noukchott
  10. Praia

17 Clues: Lome • Abuja • Accra • Dakar • Praia • Banjul • Bamako • Niamey • Bissau • Conarky • Freetown • Monrovia • Noukchott • N'djamena • Porto Novo • Ouagadougou • Yamoussoukro

Apostrophe to the Ocean 2022-03-22

Apostrophe to the Ocean crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What does he do to his gods?
  2. What do the shores do?
  3. What is on the lonely shore?
  4. What trembles in their capitals?
  5. Where are their paths?
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  1. What do you do through the deep ocean blue?
  2. What does he love more than man?
  3. How many fleets swept over thee?
  4. Where is his petty hope?
  5. Who intrudes society?
  6. What are the cities built out of?
  7. What are the shores?

12 Clues: What are the shores? • Who intrudes society? • What do the shores do? • Where are their paths? • Where is his petty hope? • What does he do to his gods? • What is on the lonely shore? • What does he love more than man? • How many fleets swept over thee? • What trembles in their capitals? • What are the cities built out of? • What do you do through the deep ocean blue?

U.S. CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2018-03-15

U.S. CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
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  1. Article _____ states that the Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land.
  2. The destruction of a cargo of tea by colonists who were opposed to the tea tax is known as the _____ Tea Party.
  3. Article _____ sets forth the ways to amend the Constitution.
  4. The Constitution of the United States can be _____.
  5. Article _____ of the Constitution tells how the Legislative Branch of government should work.
  6. A change to the United States Constitution is called an _____.
  7. What is the head executive of a city government called?
  8. This British act levied an internal tax on various documents and articles in the American colonies.
  9. It is the duty of Congress to make _____.
  10. The United States president is elected for _____ years.
  11. The _____ of the United States elect Congress.
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  1. What is the head executive of a state government called?
  2. The Senate and the House of Representatives is what we call _____.
  3. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
  4. The _____ Continental Congress called for peace, made preparations for war, and declared independence.
  5. Pilgrim agreement (compact) before landing at Plymouth to pass and obey laws for the good of the colony.
  6. How many full terms can the president of the United States serve?
  7. How many branches are there in the government of the United States?

18 Clues: It is the duty of Congress to make _____. • How many Supreme Court justices are there? • The _____ of the United States elect Congress. • The Constitution of the United States can be _____. • What is the head executive of a city government called? • The United States president is elected for _____ years. • What is the head executive of a state government called? • ...

Interactions Among Branches of Government 2023-01-24

Interactions Among Branches of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. When two or more levels of government share formal authority over the same area and people.
  2. The cornerstone of the national government's relations with state and local governments.
  3. Required each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states.
  4. The interactions among national, state, and local governments
  5. The national government and the states share powers and policy assignments.
  6. The Supreme Court held that school segregation was unconstitutional.
  7. The national government is weak, and most or all power is in the hands of the country's components
  8. A central government that holds supreme power in a nation.
  9. The transferring of responsibility for policies from the federal government to state and local governments.
  10. States,“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.”
  11. A legal process whereby a state surrenders a person charged with a crime to the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
  12. Makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws
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  1. Powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the Constitution.
  2. Authorizes Congress to pass all laws “necessary and proper”.
  3. Established the supremacy of the national government over state governments.
  4. Support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services.
  5. Defined the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce as encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity.
  6. Powers specifically listed in Article I of the Constitution.
  7. Required state and local law enforcement officials to conduct background checks on people attempting to purchase handguns.
  8. The main source of federal aid to state and local governments.

20 Clues: A central government that holds supreme power in a nation. • Authorizes Congress to pass all laws “necessary and proper”. • Powers specifically listed in Article I of the Constitution. • The interactions among national, state, and local governments • The main source of federal aid to state and local governments. • ...

CH3 and 4 Summative Assessment Review 2025-09-18

CH3 and 4 Summative Assessment Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments, such as taxation or building roads.
  2. A key constitutional basis for federalism, it reserves powers not delegated to the federal government nor denied to the states, for the states or the people.
  3. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two. For example, the President can veto a bill passed by Congress, but Congress can override that veto.
  4. A model of federalism that emerged during the New Deal era, involving greater collaboration and shared responsibilities between federal and state governments.
  5. of Powers A fundamental principle designed to prevent any single person or group from gaining too much power by dividing governmental authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
  6. The division of the federal government into three separate but equal branches: legislative (Congress), executive (President), and judicial (Supreme Court and lower federal courts). The legislative branch creates laws, the executive branch enforces them, and the judicial branch interprets them.
  7. A system of government where power is divided between a national government and state or provincial governments, typically outlined in a constitution. This system contrasts with unitary systems (centralized power) and confederations (decentralized power among independent states).
  8. Powers that are not delegated to the federal government nor denied to the states, which are consequently reserved for the states or the people. Examples include regulating intrastate commerce and establishing schools.
  9. A system established by the Constitution that divides power between the national (federal) government and the state governments, ensuring a balance of power in managing national versus local issues.
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  1. A term referring to the idea that the Constitution's meaning can be interpreted differently over time to address changing societal values and circumstances, facilitated by its broad terms and major Supreme Court decisions.
  2. Refers to efforts, particularly since the 1970s, to devolve power from the federal government back to the states.
  3. This clause in the U.S. Constitution establishes that federal laws are supreme when they conflict with state laws, provided the federal laws are constitutional.
  4. The introduction to the Constitution, which states its goals and purposes. It begins with "We the People," emphasizing that the government's authority originates from its citizens.
  5. The highest legal authority in the United States, meaning all other laws must comply with its principles. The Supremacy Clause (Article VI) establishes that the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties are this "supreme law of the land".
  6. funds given to states for specific purposes, often with strict conditions. Medicaid is provided as an example.
  7. formal procedure outlined in Article V for changing the Constitution. An amendment can be proposed by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate, and must be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures or special state conventions.
  8. These are powers specifically granted to the federal government, such as coining money or declaring war.
  9. A model of federalism that prevailed from the late 18th century to the early 20th century, characterized by distinct spheres of authority for federal and state governments with little overlap.
  10. Federal funds given to states for broader purposes, allowing states more discretion in how they spend the money. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is an example.
  11. The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which collectively guarantee fundamental individual rights and freedoms, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press, and the right to a fair trial.
  12. Sovereignty: A concept where both the national and state governments possess their own spheres of authority. Under this system, citizens are subject to the laws of both levels of government, and each level can act directly on the people.

21 Clues: Powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments, such as taxation or building roads. • These are powers specifically granted to the federal government, such as coining money or declaring war. • funds given to states for specific purposes, often with strict conditions. Medicaid is provided as an example. • ...

coins in the world 2023-06-01

coins in the world crossword puzzle
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  1. The currency of Russia, divided into 100 kopeks
  2. The currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa
  3. The basic unit of currency in many countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia
  4. The currency of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and other countries
  5. The currency of several countries, including Mexico, the Philippines, and Argentina
  6. The former currency of France, replaced by the euro in 2002
  7. A coin worth twenty-five cents in the United States
  8. A coin worth five cents in the United States
  9. The currency of Thailand, divided into 100 satang
  10. The currency of Japan, divided into 100 sen
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  1. The currency of China, also known as the renminbi
  2. The official currency of the European Union, used by 19 of its 27 member states
  3. The currency of several countries, including Sweden, Norway, and Iceland.
  4. A coin worth ten cents in the United States
  5. The former currency of Italy, replaced by the euro in 2002
  6. The currency of the United Kingdom, divided into 100 pence
  7. The former currency of Spain, replaced by the euro in 2002
  8. The currency of Indonesia, divided into 100 sen
  9. The smallest unit of currency in many countries, including the United States and United Kingdom

19 Clues: A coin worth ten cents in the United States • The currency of Japan, divided into 100 sen • A coin worth five cents in the United States • The currency of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa • The currency of Russia, divided into 100 kopeks • The currency of Indonesia, divided into 100 sen • The currency of China, also known as the renminbi • ...

A More Perfect Union 2014-11-09

A More Perfect Union crossword puzzle
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  1. the idea that each branch of government has specific ways to limit the power of the other branches
  2. set up the three step process for admitting new states
  3. decided how slaves would be counted for the states' populations
  4. a person who officially represents their state
  5. a change or addition to a document
  6. the United States' first written plan for government
  7. the president of the Constitutional Convention
  8. the branch of government that enforces laws
  9. a period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop, and unemployment rises
  10. often called the "Father of the Constitution"
  11. the plan that called for one house legislative branch with each state being equally represented
  12. against the Constitution and favored states having more power than the central government
  13. the branch of government that makes laws
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  1. the meeting of delegates in which the Articles of Confederation were scrapped in favor of a new United States Constitution
  2. the branch of government that is a system of courts set up to interpret laws
  3. to approve something formally
  4. the division of government between the central government and the constituent units, as in the national government and the states
  5. A document stating the rules under which a agovernment will operate
  6. the plan that called for the legislative branch of the central government to be made up of two houses with representation for states based on their population
  7. framer of the Constitution from Connecticut who believed common people could not be an integral part of the government decision making
  8. framer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania who believed common people were the cornerstone of the democratic process
  9. the Massachusetts farmers'uprising that made it clear to many that the central government was too weak to protect its states from popular unrest
  10. supported the Constitution and favored a strong central, or national, government

23 Clues: to approve something formally • a change or addition to a document • the branch of government that makes laws • the branch of government that enforces laws • often called the "Father of the Constitution" • a person who officially represents their state • the president of the Constitutional Convention • the United States' first written plan for government • ...

Bolivia 2021-01-13

Bolivia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Women wrestle while wearing traditional clothing
  2. people who live in the east
  3. national symbol, colorful flag
  4. one of Bolivia's capitals
  5. Country that borders Bolivia in the northwest
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  1. "The Death Road"
  2. people who live in the west
  3. Driest desert in the world
  4. country that borders Bolivia in the northeast
  5. world largest salt flat or largest mirror

10 Clues: "The Death Road" • one of Bolivia's capitals • Driest desert in the world • people who live in the west • people who live in the east • national symbol, colorful flag • world largest salt flat or largest mirror • country that borders Bolivia in the northeast • Country that borders Bolivia in the northwest • Women wrestle while wearing traditional clothing

IT March 22 2022-03-22

IT March 22 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Key used to Type in Capitals
  2. Number of vowels in home row keys
  3. Key used to delete words
  4. Type of Font
  5. Only Symbol in home row keys
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  1. Key used between words
  2. Key used to type in next line
  3. Style used to type in slanting
  4. Style used to type in sketchpen
  5. keys used in TMnations game

10 Clues: Type of Font • Key used between words • Key used to delete words • keys used in TMnations game • Key used to Type in Capitals • Only Symbol in home row keys • Key used to type in next line • Style used to type in slanting • Style used to type in sketchpen • Number of vowels in home row keys

Today's Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-03

Today's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Favorite Hockey Team
  2. Favorite genre in movies
  3. Mom-to-Be place of birth
  4. Baby's Expected Birth Month
  5. Where does Mom-to-Be currently work?
  6. Who is the Mom-To-Be?
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  1. Where did Dad-to-Be go for his undergrad?
  2. City Dad-To-Be grew up in
  3. Who is the Dad-To-Be?
  4. School Bismah graduated from

10 Clues: Favorite Hockey Team • Who is the Dad-To-Be? • Who is the Mom-To-Be? • Favorite genre in movies • Mom-to-Be place of birth • City Dad-To-Be grew up in • Baby's Expected Birth Month • School Bismah graduated from • Where does Mom-to-Be currently work? • Where did Dad-to-Be go for his undergrad?

Jamaica Crossword Homework 2024-11-27

Jamaica Crossword Homework crossword puzzle
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  1. What region is it?
  2. what was the first word of the cake you ate?
  3. West of what country?
  4. are there 3 capitals for each county?(yes or no)
  5. What is the presentation about
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  1. How many parishes are in Jamaica?(in words)
  2. capitol name
  3. What sea is it located?
  4. What is Jamaica's official language?
  5. South of what country?

10 Clues: capitol name • What region is it? • West of what country? • South of what country? • What sea is it located? • What is the presentation about • What is Jamaica's official language? • How many parishes are in Jamaica?(in words) • what was the first word of the cake you ate? • are there 3 capitals for each county?(yes or no)

Persia Crossword 2023-10-16

Persia Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Conquered _______ using clever tactics
  2. Persians started as a small kingdom in the _____ empire
  3. One of the capitals
  4. Empire had multiple ________ cities
  5. Leader called this for sparing lives
  6. Founder of the Persian Empire
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  1. Hired ____ guides to lead through the desert
  2. Cyrus was called the ______
  3. Allowed the ___ to return to Israel
  4. Provided ________ freedom for the people
  5. Cambyses II was the ______ of the Persian Empire

11 Clues: One of the capitals • Cyrus was called the ______ • Founder of the Persian Empire • Allowed the ___ to return to Israel • Empire had multiple ________ cities • Leader called this for sparing lives • Conquered _______ using clever tactics • Provided ________ freedom for the people • Hired ____ guides to lead through the desert • ...

Federalism// By:Ali Canter 2017-11-03

Federalism// By:Ali Canter crossword puzzle
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  1. grants, ,one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined are of public policy.
  2. powers, ,those delegated powers of the nation government that are spelled out in the constitution; also called the "enumerated powers"
  3. grants, ,one type of federal grants-in-aid; made for specific projects to states, localities, and private agencies who apply for them.
  4. faith and credit clause, ,constitution's requirement that each state accept public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every state.
  5. powers, ,those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the nation government by the constitution.
  6. of admission, ,act creating a new state.
  7. ,legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state can be returned to that state.
  8. ,system of government in which a written constitution divides powers of government on territorial basis, between a central government and several regional governments, usually called states or provinces.
  9. act, ,act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution.
  10. compacts, ,agreement among themselves and states.
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  1. powers, ,powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to nation government because it is the government of a soverign state within the world community.
  2. of powers, ,basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographical basis. (in U.S. between national government and states)
  3. powers, ,those powers that both the nation government and states posses and exercise.
  4. powers, ,those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out expressed powers.
  5. programs, ,grants of federal money or other resources to the states and their cities, countries, and other local units
  6. and immunities clause, ,no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in another state.
  7. grants, ,one type of federal grants-in-aid; made for some specific, closely defined, purpose.
  8. powers, ,those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone.
  9. clause, ,a provision of the U.S. constitution that states that the constitution, federal law, and treaties of the U.S. are the "Supreme Law of the Land"
  10. powers, ,those posers that the constitution does not grant to nation government and does not deny to the states.

20 Clues: of admission, ,act creating a new state. • compacts, ,agreement among themselves and states. • powers, ,those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone. • powers, ,those powers that both the nation government and states posses and exercise. • act, ,act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution. • ...

Unit 3 Vocab 2024-09-12

Unit 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. John ___________ - A U.S. Chief Justice whose decision in Marbury v Madison changed US politics
  2. ___________ v. Madison - A landmark Supreme Court Case that established Judicial Review.
  3. __________ Destiny - the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
  4. A group of politicians that were AGAINST a strong, central, national government.
  5. A philosophy that supports a return to family farming, subsistence agriculture, and widespread property ownership.
  6. ____________ Act - a law that allowed citizens and intended citizens to claim 160 acres of government land in exchange for living on it and making improvements.
  7. ____________ Doctrine - A U.S. Policy, started by President James Monroe, said that the US would not bother itself with European matters.
  8. A territory that gained independence from Mexico in 1836, and later joined the U.S. Disputes over the border led to war between the U.S. and Mexico
  9. Thomas _______________ - A Federalist, the 3rd president of the United States, a founding father
  10. ______________ Purchase - the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803
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  1. Treaty of __________________________ - the agreement signed in 1848 that officially ended the Mexican-American War, forcing Mexico to cede a vast territory to the United States, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and New Mexico, and parts of Colorado,
  2. Trail of _______ - The forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850
  3. __________ Judges Act - The name comes from the fact that Adams signed the commissions late into the night of his last day in office.
  4. ____________ Court of the United States - The top of the Judicial Branch
  5. A group of politicians strongly FOR a strong, central, national government
  6. __________ Treaty - an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that established the border between the United States and British North America west of the Rocky Mountains
  7. _______-__________ Treaty - A treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.
  8. _____________-Republicans - A group that favored a Republic and were strongly against the Federalists, who they thought were pushing for monarchy
  9. Judicial __________ - The Supreme Court's ability to strike down any law that is seen as "unconstitutional"
  10. Andrew ____________ - The seventh president of the United States

20 Clues: Andrew ____________ - The seventh president of the United States • ____________ Court of the United States - The top of the Judicial Branch • A group of politicians strongly FOR a strong, central, national government • A group of politicians that were AGAINST a strong, central, national government. • ...

The Development of Canada 2013-11-27

The Development of Canada crossword puzzle
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  1. The former name of Nova Scotia.
  2. The treaty which transferred the lands of New France to Britain.
  3. The British colonies that declared their independence in 1776 to become the original states of the United States of America.
  4. The term used by settlers in the Thirteen Colonies to describe acts passed by the British Parliament prior to the American Revolution.
  5. People loyal to Britain who migrated from the United States to Ontario and the Maritimes following American independence in 1776.
  6. The name given to the territories granted to the Hudson Bay Company in 1670.
  7. In New France, the administrator responsible for finance and justice.
  8. Hostilities between Britain and France that broke out in 1756.
  9. The unfavourable treatment of a person or group of people based on prejudice about race, age, or gender.
  10. Independence in exercising power or authority.
  11. A union of a group of people, states, or countries for a common purpose.
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  1. To add territory, especially without permission.
  2. This created two countries: by design it gave brith to the United States, and by circumstance it sowed the seeds for the future nation of Canada.
  3. The difference between the birth rate and the death rate.
  4. The British act of Parliament in 1867 that created the Dominion of Canada.
  5. A person who is bound by contract to serve another person.
  6. The constitutional rights of people to vote and have equal treatment and protection under the law.
  7. A secret transportation network in Canada and the United States before the American Civil War set up to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states and Canada.
  8. The term used by Acadians in reference to their deportation from Nova Scotia by the British in 1755.

19 Clues: The former name of Nova Scotia. • Independence in exercising power or authority. • To add territory, especially without permission. • The difference between the birth rate and the death rate. • A person who is bound by contract to serve another person. • Hostilities between Britain and France that broke out in 1756. • ...

Unit 7 Vocabulary 2023-11-29

Unit 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the right to vote
  2. Amendment granted citizenship to all former slaves
  3. withdraw from enemy forces
  4. a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop
  5. an organization of people formed for a particular purpose, especially of the Confederate States
  6. concern for regional needs and interests
  7. the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories
  8. the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group
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  1. Amendment abolished slavery in the United States
  2. the act of giving someone freedom
  3. income
  4. blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out
  5. Amendment granted African American men the right to vote
  6. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  7. the group of states that remained part of the United States after 11 southern states seceded in 1860 and 1861 and formed the Confederacy
  8. the act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War
  9. a large house used for agricultural needs usually worked by enslaved labor
  10. to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union

18 Clues: income • the right to vote • withdraw from enemy forces • the act of giving someone freedom • concern for regional needs and interests • Amendment abolished slavery in the United States • Amendment granted citizenship to all former slaves • a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop • Amendment granted African American men the right to vote • ...

The Jackson Era Crossword Puzzle 2013-01-10

The Jackson Era Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Act signed by President Andrew Jackson
  2. the fourth Chief Justice of the United States
  3. Native American people
  4. a practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory
  5. wife of andrew jackson
  6. political party in the United States
  7. Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
  8. political party of the United States
  9. the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity
  10. Someone who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization
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  1. a leading American politician
  2. andrew jacksins nickname
  3. the ninth President of the United States
  4. the political movement toward greater democracy
  5. forced relocation and movement of Native American
  6. eighth president
  7. one of two political parties
  8. an American financier who served as the president of the Second Bank of the United States
  9. territory that belonged to indians
  10. political powers

20 Clues: eighth president • political powers • Native American people • wife of andrew jackson • andrew jacksins nickname • one of two political parties • a leading American politician • territory that belonged to indians • political party in the United States • political party of the United States • Act signed by President Andrew Jackson • the ninth President of the United States • ...

Civil war crossword 2023-05-12

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A group of states that left to form their own country
  2. Northeners that came to the south to make money.
  3. Court case that made northerners mad
  4. And accident, someone could get hurt from it
  5. Lincoln. Theater....
  6. Downwards states
  7. Part of the war front,fire arms
  8. Upwards states
  9. Place where slaves worked and lived
  10. Soldiers that traveled by foot
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  1. What happened when Lincoln was elected for the 2nd time
  2. An attempt to stop somthing from happening.
  3. Wanted to get rid of slavery
  4. Northerners who were against the civil war
  5. People who supported the union
  6. Southern whites who supported republic
  7. Rebuilding of the southern states after the war
  8. Citizens used in war when needed
  9. a type of gun used in the war
  10. Nickname given to states who stayed in america
  11. Nickname for the first actual paper money

21 Clues: Upwards states • Downwards states • Lincoln. Theater.... • Wanted to get rid of slavery • a type of gun used in the war • People who supported the union • Soldiers that traveled by foot • Part of the war front,fire arms • Citizens used in war when needed • Place where slaves worked and lived • Court case that made northerners mad • Southern whites who supported republic • ...

Word Processing Week 2 2019-01-17

Word Processing Week 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Times New Roman, Arial and Calibri are types of ____
  2. Shortcut for making text bold
  3. a button on a keyboard that causes all letters to be capitals.
  4. Allows you to paste texts
  5. a program used for formatting text entered
  6. the edge or border of something.
  7. a movable indicator on a computer screen identifying the point
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  1. an object on a computer that stores data, information, or settings
  2. Allows you to copy texts
  3. output device that displays information
  4. cursor movement keys are buttons on a computer keyboard
  5. central processing unit
  6. is the space between each line in a paragraph
  7. a device which allows a computer to read from computer disks
  8. To change the margins which tab should you go under
  9. refers to the appearance or presentation of your essay

16 Clues: central processing unit • Allows you to copy texts • Allows you to paste texts • Shortcut for making text bold • the edge or border of something. • output device that displays information • a program used for formatting text entered • is the space between each line in a paragraph • To change the margins which tab should you go under • ...

North and Central Africa countries and capitals 2023-05-04

North and Central Africa countries and capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tripoli
  2. Addisababa
  3. Tunis
  4. Djibouti
  5. Juba
  6. Nouakchott
  7. Abuja
  8. Bangui
  9. Khartoum
  10. Lome
  11. Dakar
Down
  1. Asmara
  2. Monrovia
  3. Cairo
  4. Yamoussoukro
  5. Algiers
  6. Ouagadougou
  7. Mogadishu
  8. Rabat
  9. Niamey
  10. Freetown
  11. Conakry
  12. N'Djamena

23 Clues: Juba • Lome • Cairo • Tunis • Rabat • Abuja • Dakar • Asmara • Niamey • Bangui • Tripoli • Algiers • Conakry • Monrovia • Djibouti • Freetown • Khartoum • Mogadishu • N'Djamena • Addisababa • Nouakchott • Ouagadougou • Yamoussoukro

Topic 12 Federalism Vocabulary 2026-03-05

Topic 12 Federalism Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. powers only for states
  2. powers used by federal and state gov't like taxes
  3. money collected by fed/ state gov't in the form of taxes
  4. article that allows the federal government to add new states
  5. length of time congress works
  6. smaller crimes
  7. power was kept mainly by the states
  8. local levels of government like cities/ towns/ counties
  9. pardon power to reduce a criminal's punishment
  10. powers such as drafting
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  1. federal money awarded to states
  2. citizens propose new state laws
  3. state level executive
  4. powers such as declaring war and coining money
  5. major crimes with severe punishments
  6. written plans of government for states
  7. citizens vote on state laws
  8. system of government with shared powers
  9. article 6 of the U.S constitution is also known as the ____ clause
  10. population count used for redistricting & representation
  11. pardon power to release someone from prison

21 Clues: smaller crimes • state level executive • powers only for states • powers such as drafting • citizens vote on state laws • length of time congress works • federal money awarded to states • citizens propose new state laws • power was kept mainly by the states • major crimes with severe punishments • written plans of government for states • system of government with shared powers • ...

Midterms civic study guide 2023-12-18

Midterms civic study guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights if charged with a crime
  2. religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
  3. Has to do
  4. shared by state and government
  5. written
  6. Cabinet ___ the president
  7. best compromise
  8. states can make laws too
  9. rights related to trials
  10. responsibility
Down
  1. civil case
  2. bear arms
  3. favor small states
  4. not specifically listed in constitution
  5. no unreasonable fines/punishment
  6. house soldiers
  7. No searches without reason
  8. powers for individual states
  9. plan that favored large states
  10. rights not listed in BoR

20 Clues: written • Has to do • bear arms • civil case • house soldiers • responsibility • best compromise • favor small states • rights not listed in BoR • states can make laws too • rights related to trials • Cabinet ___ the president • No searches without reason • powers for individual states • rights if charged with a crime • shared by state and government • plan that favored large states • ...

AP Government Chapter 2 2016-05-02

AP Government Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. person who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in 1789 and thereafter allied with Thomas Jefferson's Antifederal Party, which opposed extension of the powers of the federal government
  2. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
  3. proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787. States with a large population, like Virginia, would thus have more representatives than smaller states.
  4. government gets all its power from the people
  5. court order to a person (prison warden) or agency (institution) holding someone in custody to deliver the imprisoned individual to the court issuing the order
  6. proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
  7. agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution
  8. formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain
  9. proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
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  1. document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments.
  2. The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The decision established the Court's power of judicial review over acts of Congress, in this case the Judiciary Act of 1789.
  3. used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch
  4. name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt
  5. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
  6. United States' first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day Constitution went into effect
  7. a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
  8. The power of the courts to determine whether acts of Congress, and by implication the executive, are in accord with the U.S. Constitution.
  9. state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
  10. first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  11. collection of 85 articles and essays written (under the pseudonym Publius) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution

20 Clues: government gets all its power from the people • first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch • a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics • an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies • ...

Unit 5 key terms crossword 2021-02-23

Unit 5 key terms crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deal made in Congress to allow Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and it created Maine as a free state to keep an equal balance of free and slave states.
  2. To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization
  3. To collect tax money off of foreign goods
  4. The forced removal of about 15,000 Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians west
  5. created to help the national treasury out of its uncomfortable financial situation and to regulate the currency.
  6. Hero of the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), took Florida from Spain, 7th President of the United States
  7. A HUGE canal system that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean; 363 miles; cuts the price of shipping goods.
  8. The time period IMMEDIATELY after the War of 1812
  9. Debate that starts as issue over land sales in west and uncovers a HUGE issue that shows the U.S. is splitting apart.
  10. Developed the American System(tariffs, bank and internal improvements), Missouri Compromise, fixed the Nullification Crisis, predicted the annexation of Texas would cause war, and the Compromise of 1850.
  11. Mexico gained it’s independence from Spain. Spain and it’s allies threatened to take back over a lot of Latin America.
  12. Law that allowed the federal gov’t to pay Native Americans to move west
  13. in the states.
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  1. This establishes that the U.S. has powers that aren’t in the Constitution and that the Constitution is supreme over state laws.
  2. Made for two reasons
  3. protect American industry
  4. John C. Calhoun claimed that states have the right to nullify, or refuse to accept, a federal law if it wasn’t in the state’s best interest.
  5. 1819 Treaty that gave control of Spanish Florida to the United States...as well as claims to the Oregon Country. The U.S. gives up parts of Spanish Texas.
  6. 1817-1825 5th President of the United States, Democratic-Republican; wanted a strong federal government
  7. 6th President of the United States; Author of Monroe Doctrine
  8. Tariff passed in 1828 designed to protect industry in the northern states.
  9. A rivalry based on the special interests of different areas (North vs. South)
  10. Had support in Southern states; vice-president to Jackson

23 Clues: in the states. • Made for two reasons • protect American industry • To collect tax money off of foreign goods • The time period IMMEDIATELY after the War of 1812 • To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization • Had support in Southern states; vice-president to Jackson • 6th President of the United States; Author of Monroe Doctrine • ...