states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
New Nation Crossword 2024-11-20
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- a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
- the branch of the government that interprets the laws and the Constitution
- a political system in which a national government and constituent units, such as state governments, share power
- an alliance permitting states or nations to act together on matters of mutual concern
- a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
- calls for the complete separation fo church and state
- a document, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of the government of the new United States
- a government in which the citizens rules through elected representatives
- the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S government from dominating the other two branches
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- the branch of government that makes laws
- the Constitutional Convention's agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house
- the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rights and freedoms
- the belief that the government should be based on the consent of the people
- a group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of it's senators and representatives in Congress
- the Constitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation
- the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws
- the official approval of the Constitution, or of the amendment, by the states
- supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government
- an opponent of a strong central government
- supreme power
20 Clues: supreme power • the branch of government that makes laws • an opponent of a strong central government • calls for the complete separation fo church and state • a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue • the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws • supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government • ...
USH - Domain 2 2025-10-10
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- Compromise A deal in Congress that kept the balance of free and slave states.
- Purchase Land bought from France in 1803 that doubled the size of the U.S.
- of 1850 Laws that tried to settle arguments over slavery in new states and territories.
- Amendment Amendment giving African American men the right to vote.
- Destiny The belief that the U.S. should expand across the North American continent.
- Adams The second President who was a Federalist and faced challenges with France.
- Crow Laws Laws in the South that kept African Americans segregated after Reconstruction.
- Jefferson Third President who made the Louisiana Purchase and wrote the Declaration of Independence
- Act A law that let people in these territories decide on slavery themselves, leading to violence.
- A system where freed slaves worked land owned by others and gave part of the crops as payment.
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- The period after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt and formerly enslaved people gained rights.
- Lincoln President during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Proclamation Lincoln’s order that freed slaves in the Confederate states.
- Bureau Government agency that helped formerly enslaved people with food, education, and jobs.
- Washington The first President of the United States and leader of the Revolutionary War army.
- Amendment Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
- Revolution A period when machines and factories changed how people worked and lived.
- Monroe Fifth President remembered for the Monroe Doctrine, warning Europe not to interfere in the Americas.
- Madison Fourth President known as the “Father of the Constitution” and led the U.S. during the War of 1812.
- Doctrine A policy warning European nations not to colonize or interfere in the Americas.
- of 1812 A war between the U.S. and Britain that showed the U.S. could defend itself.
- Amendment Amendment giving citizenship and equal protection under the law to everyone born in the U.S.
- War The war between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy) over slavery and states’ rights.
23 Clues: Amendment Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States. • Amendment Amendment giving African American men the right to vote. • Proclamation Lincoln’s order that freed slaves in the Confederate states. • Purchase Land bought from France in 1803 that doubled the size of the U.S. • ...
Jefferson City 2021-12-01
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- All other state capitals are located on one of these. Jefferson City is not.
- Oldest continuous restaurant
- Jefferson City is this to the state of Missour
- Number of capital buildings that have stood in Jefferson City
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- River that Jefferson City is build next
- Railroad that connects Jefferson City to STL and KC
- Local Dairy that is headquartered in Jefferson City
- Number of public high schools in Jefferson City
8 Clues: Oldest continuous restaurant • River that Jefferson City is build next • Jefferson City is this to the state of Missour • Number of public high schools in Jefferson City • Railroad that connects Jefferson City to STL and KC • Local Dairy that is headquartered in Jefferson City • Number of capital buildings that have stood in Jefferson City • ...
Fundamentals of Partnership 2021-07-16
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- managers commission is a ____ against profits
- The liability of the partners in a partnership
- Partner's current account is opened when their capitals are
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- IOC is a ____ of Profit
- Partnership is a separate business entity from ____ viewpoint
- If the partnership deed does not exist or it is silent regarding profits and losses, then they will be
- under Indian Partnership Act, 1932 is
- The written agreement among the partners is called partnership ________".
8 Clues: IOC is a ____ of Profit • under Indian Partnership Act, 1932 is • managers commission is a ____ against profits • The liability of the partners in a partnership • Partner's current account is opened when their capitals are • Partnership is a separate business entity from ____ viewpoint • The written agreement among the partners is called partnership ________". • ...
The Washington to Jackson Era! By Emily, Ella & Natalia 2025-03-11
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- Burning of ______.
- A message to Europe to stay out of the Americas.
- When regular people get to have a say in government.
- The election some thought was unfair.
- The act that made it illegal to speak out against the government.
- Closed US ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain.
- A big ditch for boats.
- People who are in favor of War.
- An agreement between the US and Great Britain that postponed war between the two nations for 20 years.
- The purchase of a large territory from France.
- The third president of the United States.
- The fifth president of the United States.
- A Tax on imported goods.
- The person who wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
- The name of the treaty that ended the war of 1812.
- The political party that favored a strong central government.
- The treaty that ended the War of 1812.
- The act that Thomas Jefferson signed to stop trade with other countries.
- The political party of Thomas Jefferson.
- The name of the machine that increased the production of cotton.
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- The battle where Andrew Jackson became a war hero.
- The era when there was only one major political party.
- The name of the era where political parties started to change and grow.
- Inventor of the cotton gin.
- The act that Andrew Jackson signed that forced the removal of Native Americans.
- The seventh president of the United States.
- The second president of the United States.
- How many terms did Washington serve as president?
- War fought between the US and Britain in 1812.
- A financial crisis during Jackson's presidency.
- The treaty that gave the US Florida.
- A war fought against Native Americans in Florida.
- A famous Native American leader who resisted American expansion.
- The capital of the United States.
- The first president of the United States.
- The number of original states.
- The fourth president of the United States.
- The president known as "Old Hickory."
- Second Bank of the United States.
- The name of the crop that was a major export of the southern states.
40 Clues: Burning of ______. • A big ditch for boats. • A Tax on imported goods. • Inventor of the cotton gin. • The number of original states. • People who are in favor of War. • The capital of the United States. • Second Bank of the United States. • The treaty that gave the US Florida. • The election some thought was unfair. • The president known as "Old Hickory." • ...
10:1-3 Vocab Puzzle 2025-02-13
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- Chosen by Andrew Jackson to be his vice presidential running mate.
- Where party members choose the party’s candidates instead of the party leaders.
- the Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force. The Court also stated that only the federal government, not the states, had authority over Native Americans.
- (1828) was the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it
- Period of expanding democracy, its ideas, and influences, in the 1820s and 1830s.
- A leader named Osceola called upon his people to resist with force, and the Second Seminole War began. They were captured and soon died in prison.
- To manage Indian removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency,
- a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson
- used 86 characters to represent Cherokee syllables to create a writing system for their own complex language.
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- Whigs united against the weakened Van Buren to standbehind one candidate
- U.S.Supreme Court case that declared the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional
- the practice of giving government jobs to political backers
- Pres. Andrew Jackson’s group of informal advisers; so called because they often met in the White House kitchen
- Formed to support Jackson’s candidacy.
- Secretary of State and one of Jackson’s strongest allies in his official cabinet.
- states’ rights doctrine the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
- Hawk, a leader of the Fox and the Sauk Indians, led his people in a struggle to protect their lands in Illinois.
- (1838–39) an 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one-fourth of the Cherokee people
- of Massachusetts argued that the United States was one nation, not a pact among independent states. He believed that the welfare of the nation should override that of individual states.
- (1830) a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
- a financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression
- a dispute led by John C. Calhoun that said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution
22 Clues: Formed to support Jackson’s candidacy. • the practice of giving government jobs to political backers • a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson • Chosen by Andrew Jackson to be his vice presidential running mate. • (1828) was the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it • ...
Government Leaders Then and Now 2024-01-17
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- the people and offices that rule over a country, state, or city
- number of people in the president's cabinet
- the leader of Great Britian
- president who made our capital city
- leader of a state
- first president of the United States
- the head of Germany
- the leading group in cities or towns
- a part of the United States Congress; two senators per state
- a plan for using money
- leader of school districts
- selected to do a job
- groups of people living in the same area
- leader of a city or town
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- a part of the United States Coungress; based on population
- the leader of the country
- person living in a city or town who has the right to vote
- state with the biggest House of Representatives
- current president of the United States
- the laws of the United States
- the part of the United States government that makes laws for the country
- selected by vote for a job
- public officers who hear and decide court cases
- city where the government is run
- people who work to help the president lead the country
- the center of our government
26 Clues: leader of a state • the head of Germany • selected to do a job • a plan for using money • leader of a city or town • the leader of the country • selected by vote for a job • leader of school districts • the leader of Great Britian • the center of our government • the laws of the United States • city where the government is run • president who made our capital city • ...
Slavery Crossword 2013-05-06
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- / the enforced separation of different races and colours in society.
- / the owners of the slave.
- / the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself; to be free from control or restriction.
- / a set of rules and ideas which a government uses to rule the country.
- / Freedom
- / large farms on which slaves grew crops such as cotton or tobacco.
- / a punishment that involved slaves being covered in tar and then covered in feathers.
- / the Union army.
- / a farmer giving part of their crops as rent for the land on which the crops are grown, instead of money.
- / a trader who bought and sold goods with foreign traders.
- / people who thought that slavery was wrong and should be stopped.
- Likes to chase mice
- / The United States. Especially the northern states during the Civil War, which remained with the original United States government.
- / Burnt with a hot iron to leave an identifiable mark.
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- / smuggled property.
- / The Confederate States of America. The group of 11 Southern states that withdrew from the United States in 1860–61.
- / to be given the same treatment, opportunities and value as others.
- Has a trunk
- / The Confederate States of America. The 11 Southern states that withdrew from the Union in 1860–61.
- / the most important court in the USA.
- / the belief that one race or colour of people is superior to another, and the unfair behaviour that this attitude leads to.
- / a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for them.
- / people who signed a contract to work for a number of years (usually seven) without pay in return for their fare to America. They could not leave during this time.
- / an organisation set up by the Federal government to make sure that the anti-slavery laws were enforced.
- / the government which made the laws that had to be obeyed all over the country.
- Man's best friend
- / a pair of metal fastenings placed around the ankles or wrists of a prisoner or captive.
- / the activity of having slaves or the condition of being a slave.
- Large marsupial
- / a war between different groups within the same country
- / a public sale where property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Flying mammal
32 Clues: / Freedom • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • / the Union army. • Likes to chase mice • / smuggled property. • / the owners of the slave. • / the most important court in the USA. • / Burnt with a hot iron to leave an identifiable mark. • / a war between different groups within the same country • ...
Unit 6 2026-01-15
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- To officially swear someone into public office, like the President
- Compromise An agreement that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for both representation and taxation
- Territory A large area of land northwest of the Ohio River that became part of the United States
- Ordinance A law that set up a system for how new states could be formed from the Northwest Territory and banned slavery there
- Ordinance of 1785 A law that set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands into townships
- of Fallen Timbers A battle where American forces defeated Native Americans in the Northwest Territory
- A country where the power is held by the people and their elected representatives, rather than a king or emperor
- policy A country's plan for how it will deal with other countries
- of Greenville An agreement that forced Native Americans to give up land in Ohio to the United States
- rights The idea that states have certain powers that the federal government cannot overrule
- Convention A meeting in Philadelphia where leaders decided to create a new, stronger government for the United States
- Compromise The agreement that created two parts of Congress: the House of Representatives (based on population) and the Senate (two per state)
- Rebellion A protest by farmers against a tax on whiskey, which was put down by President Washington's army
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- A tax on goods brought into a country
- Revolution A major uprising in France where the people overthrew their king and government
- Judiciary Act A law that created the system of federal courts in the United States
- of Confederation The first plan of government for the United States, which gave more power to the states than the national government
- A group of advisors to the President, usually heads of government departments
- People who supported the new US Constitution and a strong national government
- People who were against the new US Constitution, fearing it would make the national government too powerful
- Rebellion A rebellion by farmers in Massachusetts who were upset about taxes and debts, showing the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
- of Rights The first ten amendments to the US Constitution that protect important freedoms and rights of citizens
- party A group of people who share similar ideas about how the government should be run and work to elect their members
23 Clues: A tax on goods brought into a country • policy A country's plan for how it will deal with other countries • To officially swear someone into public office, like the President • A group of advisors to the President, usually heads of government departments • People who supported the new US Constitution and a strong national government • ...
4th grade vocab 2024-01-09
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- details or facts that are relevant to the topic
- Uppercase letters used at the beginning of sentence and for proper nouns
- the main idea or lesson that the author wants the readers to understand
- a written or spoken description of an event
- The group of people the author is talking to
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- the opinion from which the author tells a story
- a word that describes a noun
- The person who writes a book or article
- A word that has the opposite meaning
- A written piece of text that provides information
10 Clues: a word that describes a noun • A word that has the opposite meaning • The person who writes a book or article • a written or spoken description of an event • The group of people the author is talking to • details or facts that are relevant to the topic • the opinion from which the author tells a story • A written piece of text that provides information • ...
U.S. State Capitals 2022-04-04
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- Capital of Arizona
- Capital of Illinois
- Capital of New York
- Capital of Alaska
- Capital of North Carolina
- Capital of Maine
- Capital of Connecticut
- Capital of Florida
- Capital of Oregon
- Capital of Georgia
- Capital of Mississippi
- Capital of Alabama
- Capital of Massachusetts
- Capital of Maryland
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- Capital of Idaho
- Capital of Hawaii
- Capital of Kentucky
- Capital of Colorado
- Capital of Indiana
- Capital of Nebraska
- Capital of Arkansas
- Capital of Pennsylvania
- Capital of Kansas
- Capital of Delaware
- Capital of North Dakota
- Capital of Michigan
- Capital of New Jersey
- Capital of California
- Capital of Montana
- Capital of New Hampshire
- Capital of Ohio
31 Clues: Capital of Ohio • Capital of Idaho • Capital of Maine • Capital of Hawaii • Capital of Alaska • Capital of Kansas • Capital of Oregon • Capital of Arizona • Capital of Indiana • Capital of Florida • Capital of Montana • Capital of Georgia • Capital of Alabama • Capital of Illinois • Capital of Kentucky • Capital of Colorado • Capital of New York • Capital of Nebraska • Capital of Arkansas • ...
Western Hemisphere Capitals 2013-04-12
27 Clues: Peru • Cuba • Chile • Haiti • Mexico • Guyana • Canada • Belize • Panama • Brazil • Uruguay • Jamaica • Ecuador • Colombia • Honduras • Paraguay • Suriname • Argentina • Guatemala • Nicaragua • Venezuela • Costa Rica • El Salvador • Puerto Rico • United States • French Guiana • Dominican Republic
Capitals of Europe 2014-11-19
39 Clues: Riga • Oslo • Rome • Bern • Vaduz • Paris • Sofia • Tirane • Monaco • Athens • Lisbon • Zagreb • London • Prague • Vienna • Skopke • Madrid • Berlin • Dublin • Tallinn • Vilnius • Belgrade • Sarajevo • Valletta • Brussels • Budapest • Chisinau • Helsinki • Stockholm • Ljubljana • Amsterdam • Reykjavik • SanMarino • Bucharest • Luxembourg • Bratislava • Copenhagen • VaticanCity • Andorralavella
US State Capitals 2015-06-19
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- Maryland-The Old Line State
- Alabama-The Yellowhammer State
- Missouri-The Show Me State
- Illinois-The Prairie State
- North Dakota-The Peace Garden State
- West Virginia-The Mountain State
- Alaska-The Eskamo State
- Wisconsin-The Badger State
- Florida-The Sunshine State
- Nevada-The Silver State
- Maine-The Pine Tree State
- Kansas-The Sunflower State
- Oklahoma-The Sooner State
- Vermont-The Green Mountain State
- Minnesota-The North Star State
- Texas-The Lone Star State
- Wyoming-The Cowboy State
- Oregon-The Beaver State
- Kentucky-The Bluegrass State
- New York-The Empire State
- Rhode Island-The Ocean State (NOT actually an island)
- Arizona-The Grand Canyon State
- Hawaii-The Aloha State
- Louisiana-The Pelican State
- Pennsylvania-The Keystone State
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- Iowa-The Hawkeye State
- New Hampshire-The Granite State
- Michigan-The Great Lakes State
- Nebraska-The Cornhusker State
- Massachusetts-The Bay State
- Colorado-The Centennial State
- New Jersey-The Garden State
- South Carolina-The Palmetto State
- Indiana-The Hoosier State
- Washington-The Evergreen State
- California-The Golden State
- Delaware-The First State
- Georgia-The Peach State
- New Mexico-The Alien State
- Utah-The Beehive State
- Arkansas-The Natural State
- South Dakota-Mount Rushmore State
- Montana-The Treasure State
- Tennessee-The Volunteer State
- Virginia-The Old Dominion State
- North Carolina-The Tar Heel State
- Ohio-The Buckeye State
- Mississippi-The Magnolia State
- Connecticut-The Constitution State
- Idaho-The Gem State
50 Clues: Idaho-The Gem State • Iowa-The Hawkeye State • Utah-The Beehive State • Ohio-The Buckeye State • Hawaii-The Aloha State • Alaska-The Eskamo State • Georgia-The Peach State • Nevada-The Silver State • Oregon-The Beaver State • Delaware-The First State • Wyoming-The Cowboy State • Indiana-The Hoosier State • Maine-The Pine Tree State • Oklahoma-The Sooner State • Texas-The Lone Star State • ...
Write the capitals 2015-06-17
29 Clues: Italy • Malta • Spain • Sweden • France • Greece • Latvia • Cyprus • Poland • Hungary • Romania • Ireland • Denmark • Germany • Estonia • Belgium • Galicia • Austria • Finland • Croatia • Slovenia • Bulgaria • Slovakia • Portugal • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Netherlands • United Kingdom • Czech Republic
Capitals of Europe 2022-12-19
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- Capital of Croatia
- Capital of Hungary
- Capital of Sweden
- Capital of Czech Republic
- Capital of Serbia
- Capital of Cyprus
- Capital of Austria
- Capital of Malta
- Capital of Ukraine
- Capital of Spain
- Capital of Portugal
- Capital of Ireland
- Capital of Bulgaria
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- Capital of Romania
- Capital of Poland
- Capital of Slovakia
- Capital of Netherlands
- Capital of Italy
- Capital of Denmark
- Capital of Paris
- Capital of FInland
- Capital of Greece
- Capital of Latvia
- Capital of Estonia
- Capital of Lithuania
- Capital of Germany
- Capital of Norway
27 Clues: Capital of Italy • Capital of Paris • Capital of Malta • Capital of Spain • Capital of Poland • Capital of Sweden • Capital of Greece • Capital of Serbia • Capital of Latvia • Capital of Cyprus • Capital of Norway • Capital of Romania • Capital of Croatia • Capital of Hungary • Capital of Denmark • Capital of FInland • Capital of Austria • Capital of Estonia • Capital of Ukraine • Capital of Germany • ...
Countries, Cities & Capitals 2023-02-21
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- - Country which named like a pepper
- - City which located in two continents (Asia&Europe)
- - Biggest country in the world
- - Country with the highest population in the world
- - The continent which is also a country
- - City where you can visit Pyramids of Giza
- - Capital city of UK
- - Small country between India and Tibet
- - Italian city where you can suffer "Stendhal Syndrome"
- - Origin country of Halloween and Leprechaun
- - Elephants are the symbol of this country
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- - Biggest state of USA
- - Capital city of South Korea
- - Country with a maple leaf on the flag
- - Capital city of Portugal
- - This asian country have 4 official languages
- - Smallest country in the world
- - Official language of this country is Tagalog
- - Womans traditional dress here is Saree
- - Capital city of of Brazil
- - Eiffel Tower is the one of the main sightseeings of this city
- - The largest city of Japan
22 Clues: - Capital city of UK • - Biggest state of USA • - Capital city of Portugal • - Capital city of of Brazil • - The largest city of Japan • - Capital city of South Korea • - Smallest country in the world • - Biggest country in the world • - Country which named like a pepper • - Country with a maple leaf on the flag • - The continent which is also a country • ...
Capitals of Asia 2023-05-03
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- The capital of Afghanistan
- The capital of Singapore
- The capital of Iran
- The capital of Philippines
- The capital of Georgia
- The capital of Tajikistan
- The capital of Taiwan
- The capital of Yemen
- The capital of North Korea
- The capital of Nepal
- The capital of South Korea
- The capital of Turkmenistan
- The capital of Uzbekistan
- The capital of Palestine
- The capital of United Arab Emirates
- The capital of Iraq
- The capital of Azerbaijan
- The capital of Saudi Arabia
- The capital of Maldives
- The capital of India
- The capital of Kyrgyzstan
- The capital of Laos
- The capital of Pakistan
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- The capital of Mongolia
- The capital of Japan
- The capital of Armenia
- The capital of Timor-Leste
- The capital of Myanmar
- The capital of Bahrain
- The capital of Bhutan
- The capital of Jordan
- The capital of Brunei
- The capital of Thailand
- The capital of Qatar
- The capital of Syria
- The capital of Cambodia
- The capital of Oman
- The capital of Sri Lanka
- The capital of Indonesia
- The capital of Kuwait
- The capital of Lebanon
- The capital of Israel
- The capital of Kazakhstan
- The capital of Vietnam
- The capital of Bangladesh
- The capital of Malaysia
- The capital of China
47 Clues: The capital of Iran • The capital of Oman • The capital of Iraq • The capital of Laos • The capital of Japan • The capital of Qatar • The capital of Yemen • The capital of Syria • The capital of Nepal • The capital of India • The capital of China • The capital of Bhutan • The capital of Jordan • The capital of Brunei • The capital of Taiwan • The capital of Kuwait • The capital of Israel • ...
Asian Countries & Capitals 2020-02-10
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- Kabul
- Vientiane
- Ulaanbaatar
- Tbilisi
- Doha
- Nicosia
- Beijing
- Tashkent
- Bangkok
- Bandar Seri Begawan
- Kelapo
- Hanoi
- Thimphu
- Beirut
- Kuala Lumpur
- Dushanbe
- Jakarta
- Pyongyang
- Kathmandu
- Male
- Phnom Penh
- Muscat
- Dili
- Astana
- Manama
- Jerusalem
- Ankara
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- Manila
- Dhaka
- Bishkek
- Islamabad
- Yerevan
- Moscow
- Tokyo
- Riyadh
- Ashgabat
- Cairo
- Baku
- Abu Dhabi
- Baghdad
- Kuwait City
- Sana'a
- Colombo
- Tehran
- Seoul
- New Delhi
- Naypyidaw
- Taipei
- Amman
- Damascus
50 Clues: Doha • Baku • Male • Dili • Kabul • Dhaka • Tokyo • Cairo • Hanoi • Seoul • Amman • Manila • Moscow • Riyadh • Kelapo • Sana'a • Beirut • Tehran • Taipei • Muscat • Astana • Manama • Ankara • Bishkek • Tbilisi • Yerevan • Nicosia • Beijing • Bangkok • Baghdad • Thimphu • Colombo • Jakarta • Ashgabat • Tashkent • Dushanbe • Damascus • Vientiane • Islamabad • Abu Dhabi • New Delhi • Pyongyang • Kathmandu • Naypyidaw • Jerusalem • Phnom Penh • Ulaanbaatar • Kuwait City • Kuala Lumpur • ...
State Capitals/Nicknames 2021-01-21
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- Providence/Ocean State
- Montgomery/Yellowhammer State
- Saint Paul/North Star State
- Salt Lake City/Beehive State
- Jackson/Magnolia State
- Indianapolis/Hoosier State
- Frankfort/Bluegrass State
- Columbus/Buckeye State
- Tallahassee/Sunshine State
- Nashville/Volunteer State
- Lincoln/Cornhusker State
- Atlanta/Peach State
- Albany/Empire State
- Olympia/Evergreen State
- Lansing/Great Lakes State
- Cheyenne/Equality State
- Topeka/Sunflower State
- Concord/Granite State
- Bismarck/Peace Garden State
- Sacramento/Golden State
- Helena/Treasure State
- Springfield/Prairie State
- Montpelier/Green Mountain State
- Annapolis/Old Line State
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- Harrisburg/Keystone State
- Santa Fe/Alien State
- Little Rock/Natural State
- Honolulu/Aloha State
- Pierre/Mount Rushmore State
- Juneau/Eskamo State
- Richmond/Old Dominion State
- Boise/Gem State
- Dover/First State
- Trenton/Garden State
- Hartford/Constitution State
- Augusta/Pine Tree State
- Charleston/Mountain State
- Des Moines/Hawkeye State
- Jefferson City/Show Me State
- Oklahoma City/Sooner State
- Baton Rouge/Pelican State
- Salem/Beaver State
- Columbia/Palmetto State
- Madison/Badger State
- Boston/Bay State
- Austin/Lone Star State
- Raleigh/Tar Heel State
- Carson City/Silver State
- Denver/Centennial State
- Phoenix/Grand Canyon State
50 Clues: Boise/Gem State • Boston/Bay State • Dover/First State • Salem/Beaver State • Juneau/Eskamo State • Atlanta/Peach State • Albany/Empire State • Santa Fe/Alien State • Honolulu/Aloha State • Trenton/Garden State • Madison/Badger State • Concord/Granite State • Helena/Treasure State • Providence/Ocean State • Jackson/Magnolia State • Columbus/Buckeye State • Austin/Lone Star State • ...
JTDaShiell - State Capitals 2021-09-22
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- Louisiana (2 Words)
- Texas
- Maine
- Arizona
- Wyoming
- Puerto Rico (2 Words)(US Territory)
- Nevada (2 Words)
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Pennsylvania
- Alabama
- Arkansas (2 Words)
- Illinois
- New Mexico (2 Words)
- Massachusetts
- Washington
- Georgia
- Delaware
- Minnesota
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Vermont
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- Guam (US Territory)
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Utah (3 Words)
- Maryland
- USA
- Hawaii
- New Hampshire
- West Virginia
- Virginia
- Iowa (2 Words)
- Missouri (2 Words)
- North Dakota
- New York
- Wisconsin
- Connecticut
- Nebraska
- Tennessee
- California
- South Dakota
- Ohio
- Okalhoma (2 Words)
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Mississippi
- Oregon
- Kansas
- Montana
- Rhode Island
- New Jersey
53 Clues: USA • Ohio • Texas • Maine • Idaho • Hawaii • Alaska • Oregon • Kansas • Arizona • Wyoming • Alabama • Florida • Georgia • Montana • Indiana • Vermont • Kentucky • Maryland • Virginia • New York • Nebraska • Illinois • Delaware • Colorado • Michigan • Wisconsin • Tennessee • Minnesota • California • Washington • New Jersey • Connecticut • Mississippi • Pennsylvania • North Dakota • South Dakota • Rhode Island • New Hampshire • West Virginia • Massachusetts • ...
Capitals around Europe 2018-11-21
25 Clues: Spain • Italy • Swiss • Norway • Greece • France • Island • Sweden • Poland • Russia • Ireland • Belgium • Hungary • Denmark • England • Finland • Ukraina • Germany • Austria • Bulgaria • Portugal • Slovakia • Netherlands • Czech Republic • Bosnia and Herzegovina
NORTH AMERICA CAPITALS 2019-09-13
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- Bermuda
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Honduras
- Grenada
- St.Kitts and Nevis
- Panama
- Belize
- Virgin Island
- El Salvador
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
- Greenland
- Jamaica
- Bahamas The
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- Martinique
- Haiti
- Netherlands Antilles
- Guadaloupe
- St.Lucas
- United States of America
- Guatemala
- Dominica
- Mexico
- Barbados
- Puerto Rico
- St.Vincent & The Grenadines
- Cuba
- Costa Rica
- Antigua & Barbuda
30 Clues: Cuba • Haiti • Mexico • Panama • Belize • Canada • Bermuda • Grenada • Jamaica • St.Lucas • Honduras • Dominica • Barbados • Guatemala • Nicaragua • Greenland • Martinique • Guadaloupe • Costa Rica • Puerto Rico • El Salvador • Bahamas The • Virgin Island • Trinidad & Tobago • Antigua & Barbuda • St.Kitts and Nevis • Dominican Republic • Netherlands Antilles • United States of America • St.Vincent & The Grenadines
Central American Capitals 2023-09-26
20 Clues: Cuba • Perú • Chile • Haiti • Mexico • Brazil • Panama • Uruguay • Ecuador • Bolivia • Honduras • Colombia • Paraguay • Venezuela • Argentina • Guatemala • CostaRica • Nicaragua • ElSalvador • DominicanRepublic
U.S. State Capitals 2023-09-12
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- Providence
- Boise
- JeffersonCity
- Phoenix
- Cheyenne
- LittleRock
- Columbus
- Honolulu
- SaltLakeCity
- Springfield
- Austin
- Hartford
- Montpelier
- St.Paul
- Juneau
- Bismarck
- Charleston
- Montgomery
- Augusta
- Olympia
- Sacramento
- Tallahassee
- Atlanta
- Topeka
- Concord
- Salem
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- Columbia
- Richmond
- Pierre
- Albany
- CarsonCity
- Jackson
- BatonRouge
- Raleigh
- Harrisburg
- Madison
- Dover
- Lansing
- SantaFe
- DesMoines
- Annapolis
- Denver
- Lincoln
- Boston
- Frankfort
- Indianapolis
- Helena
- Trenton
- Nashville
- OklahomaCity
50 Clues: Boise • Dover • Salem • Pierre • Albany • Austin • Denver • Boston • Juneau • Helena • Topeka • Jackson • Phoenix • Raleigh • Madison • Lansing • SantaFe • Lincoln • St.Paul • Augusta • Olympia • Trenton • Atlanta • Concord • Columbia • Richmond • Cheyenne • Columbus • Honolulu • Hartford • Bismarck • DesMoines • Annapolis • Frankfort • Nashville • Providence • CarsonCity • BatonRouge • LittleRock • Harrisburg • Montpelier • Charleston • Montgomery • Sacramento • Springfield • ...
European Union Capitals 2024-05-01
27 Clues: MALTA • ITALY • SPAIN • POLAND • SWEDEN • GREECE • CYPRUS • LATVIA • FRANCE • GERMANY • ESTONIA • ROMANIA • HUNGARY • BELGIUM • IRELAND • CROATIA • FINLAND • DENMARK • AUSTRIA • SLOVAKIA • BULGARIA • PORTUGAL • SLOVENIA • LITHUANIA • LUXEMBOURG • THE CZECH REPUBLIC • THE NETHERLANDS/HOLLAND
Capitals/Elementary Spanish 2024-08-04
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- 1
- 7
- Capital of Venezuela
- capital of Spain
- capital of Peru
- 8
- Capital of Colombia
- This country's capital is Mexico City
- Cinco + cuatro=
- This country's capital is La Paz
- capital of Chile
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- 2
- tres+tres=
- This country's capital is Buenos Aires
- 4
- does+dos=
- 5
- Capital of Uruguay
- capital of Ecuador
- 0
- 3
- 10
- Portuguese-speaking country in South America
- This country's capital is Asuncion
24 Clues: 2 • 1 • 7 • 4 • 5 • 8 • 0 • 3 • 10 • does+dos= • tres+tres= • capital of Peru • Cinco + cuatro= • capital of Spain • capital of Chile • Capital of Uruguay • capital of Ecuador • Capital of Colombia • Capital of Venezuela • This country's capital is La Paz • This country's capital is Asuncion • This country's capital is Mexico City • This country's capital is Buenos Aires • ...
Capitals of Europe 2023-10-04
25 Clues: Italy • Spain • Italy • Greece • Serbia • Poland • Norway • Sweden • Cyprus • Denmark • Ireland • Croatia • Iceland • Hungary • Germany • Finland • Romania • Ukraine • Belgium • England • Slovakia • Bulgaria • Portugal • Netherlands • Czech Republic
US STATE CAPITALS 2025-06-15
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- Providence
- Boise
- Jefferson City
- Phoenix
- Cheyenne
- Little Rock
- Columbus
- Honolulu
- Salt Lake City
- Springfield
- Austin
- Hartford
- Montpelier
- Saint Paul
- Juneau
- Bismarck
- Charleston
- Montgomery
- Augusta
- Olympia
- Sacramento
- Tallahassee
- Atlanta
- Topeka
- Concord
- Salem
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- Columbia
- Richmond
- Pierre
- Albany
- Carson City
- Jackson
- Baton Rouge
- Raleigh
- Harrisburg
- Madison
- Dover
- Lansing
- Santa Fe
- Des Moines
- Annapolis
- Denver
- Lincoln
- Boston
- Frankfort
- Indianapolis
- Helena
- Trenton
- Nashville
- Oklahoma City
50 Clues: Boise • Dover • Salem • Pierre • Albany • Austin • Denver • Boston • Juneau • Helena • Topeka • Jackson • Phoenix • Raleigh • Madison • Lansing • Lincoln • Augusta • Olympia • Trenton • Atlanta • Concord • Columbia • Richmond • Cheyenne • Columbus • Honolulu • Santa Fe • Hartford • Bismarck • Annapolis • Frankfort • Nashville • Providence • Harrisburg • Des Moines • Montpelier • Saint Paul • Charleston • Montgomery • Sacramento • Carson City • Baton Rouge • Little Rock • ...
US STATE CAPITALS 2025-06-15
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- Salem
- Boise
- Frankfort
- Springfield
- Lincoln
- Providence
- Sacramento
- Des Moines
- Phoenix
- Juneau
- Oklahoma City
- Little Rock
- Jefferson City
- York Albany
- Atlanta
- Baton Rouge
- Hartford
- Madison
- Dover
- Austin
- Jackson
- Richmond
- Mexico Santa Fe
- Helena
- Salt Lake City
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- Pierre
- Jersey Trenton
- Columbia
- Saint Paul
- Honolulu
- Hampshire Concord
- Lansing
- Annapolis
- Augusta
- Montgomery
- Tallahassee
- Denver
- Boston
- Nashville
- Montpelier
- Harrisburg
- Raleigh
- Bismarck
- Carson City
- Olympia
- Cheyenne
- Virginia Charleston
- Topeka
- Columbus
- Indianapolis
50 Clues: Salem • Boise • Dover • Pierre • Juneau • Denver • Boston • Topeka • Austin • Helena • Lincoln • Lansing • Augusta • Phoenix • Raleigh • Atlanta • Madison • Olympia • Jackson • Columbia • Honolulu • Bismarck • Hartford • Cheyenne • Columbus • Richmond • Frankfort • Annapolis • Nashville • Saint Paul • Providence • Sacramento • Montgomery • Des Moines • Montpelier • Harrisburg • Springfield • Tallahassee • Little Rock • York Albany • Baton Rouge • Carson City • ...
United State Capitals 2025-07-25
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- Vermont
- Arkansas
- WestVirginia
- Utah
- Indiana
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Idaho
- Delaware
- Kentucky
- Oregon
- Wyoming
- Michigan
- SouthDakota
- California
- Colorado
- Texas
- NewHampshire
- Massachusetts
- Tennessee
- NewYork
- Alaska
- NorthDakota
- SouthCarolina
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- Nebraska
- Kansas
- Washington
- NorthCarolina
- Maine
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Florida
- NewMexico
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Iowa
- NewJersey
- Louisiana
- Virginia
- Montana
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Mississippi
- RhodeIsland
- Oklahoma
- Hawaii
- Georgia
- City Missouri
49 Clues: Utah • Ohio • Iowa • Maine • Idaho • Texas • Kansas • Nevada • Oregon • Hawaii • Alaska • Vermont • Alabama • Indiana • Florida • Montana • Wyoming • Georgia • NewYork • Nebraska • Arkansas • Delaware • Kentucky • Virginia • Illinois • Michigan • Maryland • Colorado • Oklahoma • Minnesota • Wisconsin • NewMexico • NewJersey • Louisiana • Tennessee • Washington • California • Connecticut • SouthDakota • Mississippi • RhodeIsland • NorthDakota • WestVirginia • Pennsylvania • ...
US State Capitals 2025-10-15
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- This capital city is right by Olympic State Park and both rocker Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and rapper Macklemore lived here for a time while growing up.
- This capital was named for the chancellor of Germany as a way to try and get Germany to invest money into the area to build railroads and other things. Instead, Germany became the enemy of the USA in World War One not too long after this.
- This capital has a full sized replica of the Parthenon, the original of which is in Athens, Greece.
- This is the only capital city that has a working oil well on the grounds of the state capital.
- This is the highest capital in elevation at exactly one mile above sea level.
- This capital is the home of the “big blue bug”, a 58 foot statue of a blue termite.
- This capital city was originally called Penacook Plantation and is famous for its granite quarries.
- This capital was founded during a gold rush and was originally called Last Chance Gulch.
- This was the first state capital that allowed women to vote.
- This capital is home to the MagLab which houses the world's most powerful magnets.
- This capital is the home to the United States Naval Academy.
- This capital had the world’s first electric mill.
- This capital is one of the “twin cities” with Minneapolis.
- The famous picture of George Washington crossing the ice covered Delaware River was so he and American troops could attack this city that is now a US state capital.
- This capital is the furthest north of any US state capital.
- This capital is the only city in America to have a river in it that has a Class IV (4) white water rapids in the city.
- This capital is the location of the USA's busiest airport and was once named Thrasherville before the name was changed to its current name.
- This city has America's first subway, the oldest public library, and the oldest Major League Baseball stadium; it also was once hit by a 25 foot high wall of molasses (like maple syrup) that killed 21 people.
- This capital is where nylon was invented. The first Golden Delicious apple tree ever found was discovered near here as well in 1905.
- This capital is famous for being quirky. The city’s official bird is a plastic pink flamingo and there is a monument commemorating a story about Elvis Presley stopping a fight with his karate skills.
- This capital is home to the largest skatepark in the USA.
- This capital will be the only US capital to host the Olympics twice when it hosts the 2034 Winter Olympics.
- This capital is the headquarters of two major fast food chains - Wendy’s and White Castle.
- This capital was named for the famous frontiersman Kit Carson.
- This capital was first settled as a town in 1610, making it one of the oldest cities that is in the modern United States. It became part of the United States when we won the Mexican-American War.
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- This capital has the tallest state capital building in the USA and the town's name means "Red Stick".
- This capital has the largest population of city-dwelling bats in the USA. The bat colony lives under the Congress Avenue Bridge.
- This capital was named for a French fur trader and is the second smallest capital in the USA by population.
- This capital is known for its connection to the production of bourbon, a kind of alcholic drink.
- This capital is the second most common name for a town or city in America and was the home to Abraham Lincoln.
- This capital is home to the only royal palace in the USA and is the only state to ever have had a ruling royal family.
- This capital is the English translation of the French words "La Petite Roche" which was the name for a nearby rock formation named by a French explorer.
- This capital is named for President Thomas Jefferson.
- This city was the western end for both the pony express and the first transcontinental railroad.
- This capital has a college football stadium that is famous for having a blue field rather than a green one.
- This capital sits on the Susquehanna River and was once considered a possible choice to be the capital of the entire USA.
- This capital means Indian City or Indian Land and has a large room full of pickled brains and their medical museum.
- This capital was originally a Dutch colony named Beverwyck and many of its streets today still have Dutch names.
- This capital is built over a dormant, extinct volcano (from 75 million years ago).
- This capital has a Beer Garden that holds the Guinness World Record for the most kinds of beers available on tap.
- This capital city was where both the Reuben sandwich and Kool-Aid were invented.
- This capital is named for a mythological creature.
- The name of this capital means “peace” and has a tombstone to the “Wonder Cow”.
- This capital had the first public zoo and is the home of basketball star Magic Johnson.
- This is the smallest capital by population in the USA and the only state capital in the country that does not have a McDonald’s.
- This capital was the original capital city of the Confederate States of America before it was moved to Richmond, Virginia.
- This capital is the most eastern capital in the USA.
- The name of this capital city come from a Native American language and means "a good place to dig potatoes"; it was also founded by abolitionists who wanted to abolish slavery.
48 Clues: This capital had the world’s first electric mill. • This capital is named for a mythological creature. • This capital is the most eastern capital in the USA. • This capital is named for President Thomas Jefferson. • This capital is home to the largest skatepark in the USA. • This capital is one of the “twin cities” with Minneapolis. • ...
African Countries & Capitals 2022-04-07
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- Maputo
- Laayoune
- Antananarivo
- Bamako
- Bangui
- Tripoli
- Gaborone
- Porto-Novo
- Tunis
- Libreville
- Banjul
- Addis Ababa
- Dodoma
- Nouakchott
- Monrovia
- Niamey
- Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
- Mogadishu
- Abuja
- Lomé
- Yamoussoukro
- Conakry
- Yaoundé
- Nairobi
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- Kinshasa
- Malabo
- Luanda
- Ouagadougou
- Algiers [El Djazaïr]
- Djibouti city
- Mbabane, Lobamba
- Asmara
- Freetown
- Lusaka
- Juba
- Brazzaville
- N'Djamena
- Harare
- Khartoum
- Windhoek
- Bissau
- Gitega
- Lilongwe
- Maseru
- Cairo
- Dakar
- Kampala
- Rabat
- Kigali
- Accra
50 Clues: Juba • Lomé • Tunis • Cairo • Dakar • Abuja • Rabat • Accra • Maputo • Malabo • Luanda • Bamako • Bangui • Asmara • Lusaka • Harare • Banjul • Dodoma • Bissau • Gitega • Maseru • Niamey • Kigali • Tripoli • Kampala • Conakry • Yaoundé • Nairobi • Kinshasa • Laayoune • Freetown • Gaborone • Khartoum • Windhoek • Lilongwe • Monrovia • N'Djamena • Mogadishu • Porto-Novo • Libreville • Nouakchott • Ouagadougou • Brazzaville • Addis Ababa • Antananarivo • Yamoussoukro • Djibouti city • ...
Unit 2: Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Bill of Rights 2012-04-27
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- The A. of C. required this type of decision to pass amendments
- To approve an amendment
- The amendment protecting you from illegal search and seizure
- Percentage of states that must ratify an amendment
- Constitutional Convention president
- Powers for the national government
- The President's branch
- This rebellion confirmed the need for a new government
- The amendment protecting you from incriminating yourself
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- Powers that are shared
- The Courts' branch
- Congress' branch
- System of shared power between national and local governments
- Powers that belong to the states
- 20 year policy of not talking about slavery in Congress
- Plan for 1 legislative house, favors smaller states
- The A. of C. government struggled with money because it could not collect ___
- "Father of the Constitution"
- Plan for 2 legislative houses, favors larger states
- The amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment
20 Clues: Congress' branch • The Courts' branch • Powers that are shared • The President's branch • To approve an amendment • "Father of the Constitution" • Powers that belong to the states • Powers for the national government • Constitutional Convention president • Percentage of states that must ratify an amendment • Plan for 1 legislative house, favors smaller states • ...
The Civil War Alayna Aguon Ordot 2017-02-15
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- was the final major military action
- two armies fought on September 17 beside a sluggish creek
- Southern states
- color of cross
- the last battle of the American Civil war
- amendment for slaves
- given no rights
- 16th president of the United States
- 18th president of the United states
- the president of confederate states of America
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- Johnston was wounded, and command of the army passed to
- emancipation proclamation freed slaves
- the site of a famous civil war
- before heavy casualties and widespread desertions
- Union and Confederate forces during Civil war
- help decide the outcome of most civil war battles
- withdraw formally from membership in a federal union
- Union strategy to conquer South
- american stage actor
- was a military campaign of the American Civil war
- where the civil war started
- Union had advantages
22 Clues: color of cross • Southern states • given no rights • amendment for slaves • american stage actor • Union had advantages • where the civil war started • the site of a famous civil war • Union strategy to conquer South • was the final major military action • 16th president of the United States • 18th president of the United states • emancipation proclamation freed slaves • ...
Federalism - Gordy Kennedy 2021-12-03
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- the holiday that Jingle Bells was created for
- laws relating to disputes within a state
- an act Congress must pass as procedure of admission
- returning a criminal to a state
- enumerated powers
- what type of trees are the most common Christmas trees
- powers of a government because it is a government
- clause that makes the acts and treaties of the US supreme
- what sports term describes courts
- powers specifically delegated to the states
- powers not explicitly defined in the constitution
- a negotiation between states
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- case where the supreme court ruled national government the supreme power
- what is our government (not jigsaw)
- powers shared between the national and state governments
- created by John Marshall to empower the central government
- elastic clause
- what else is given besides full faith
- all citizens have the same privileges and
- whose version of Jingle Bells spells out j-i-n-g-l-e bells
- powers granted to the national government by the constitution
- other than Congress, what plays a key role in amending the constitution
- what do states and local governments conduct and pay for
- If interstate compacts aren’t enough to solve a dispute, these are what states will file
24 Clues: elastic clause • enumerated powers • a negotiation between states • returning a criminal to a state • what sports term describes courts • what is our government (not jigsaw) • what else is given besides full faith • laws relating to disputes within a state • all citizens have the same privileges and • powers specifically delegated to the states • ...
Slave States, Free States 2023-05-19
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- The people that believed slavery was wrong were called _____
- All new states north of the 36, 30 line of latitude _____ allow slavery
- The southernmost territory that got to decide the slavery issue for themselves
- The state that was entered as a free state in the Missouri Compromise
- The state that was entered as a slave state in the Missouri Compromise
- Free state that borders Ohio to the East
- Abolitionists wanted ALL states forward to be entered as ____ states
- Slave state that borders Indiana to the South
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- Balance in _____ was keeping the slavery issue in check
- ______ applied for statehood in 1849
- For almost ___ years, the US has kept the Free-Slave states balance as more states joined the Union, until 1850
- The US started out with ____ states
- The large issue that was splitting a wedge through the US
- The southernmost territory that got to decide the slavery issue for themselves
- By 1819 there was ___ states each that were free states and slave states
15 Clues: The US started out with ____ states • ______ applied for statehood in 1849 • Free state that borders Ohio to the East • Slave state that borders Indiana to the South • Balance in _____ was keeping the slavery issue in check • The large issue that was splitting a wedge through the US • The people that believed slavery was wrong were called _____ • ...
Civil War 2021-10-07
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- Ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- troops trained to fight on horseback
- A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- Large caliber firearms like canons and mortars
- A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
- Line A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were slaves.
- Term meaning "before war"
- Nickname for the south
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
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- the act of governing or exercising authority
- Soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- When someone is murdered for political reasons.
- Term used to describe people who supported the union.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
- The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- an offensive against an enemy
21 Clues: Nickname for the south • Term meaning "before war" • an offensive against an enemy • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • troops trained to fight on horseback • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • the act of governing or exercising authority • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • Large caliber firearms like canons and mortars • ...
civil war 2023-10-23
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- Manufacturing goods from raw materials
- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States.
- To rush towards the enemy.
- An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
- Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection.
- Also called the South or the Confederate States of America
- War A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War.
- States The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
- The largest organizational group of soldiers
- A smooth bore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the bullet forward like a chest pass in basketball.
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- The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
- The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories.
- The science of growing crops or raising livestock, farming.
- To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds.
- Freedom from slavery.
- A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
- A flag identifying a regiment or army.
- Round container used to carry water made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap.
- A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
- A hollow projectile shot from a cannon
20 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • To rush towards the enemy. • Manufacturing goods from raw materials • A flag identifying a regiment or army. • A hollow projectile shot from a cannon • The largest organizational group of soldiers • A branch of the military mounted on horseback. • Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection. • ...
Constitutional Crossword 2025-04-24
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- A group who believed that the Constitution was a good idea.
- Elected official ranking just below the president.
- The Presiding Judge in the Supreme Court.
- Elected Head of USA
- How the USA begins fighting another country. Only the Legislative branch can do this. Specifically congress.
- 45th and 47th president.
- Chief Justice's name.
- Court The highest Judicial court in the state.
- Interprets and makes laws and solves legal disputes. Branch.
- A plan also from one of the states that benefited small states.
- A group who didn't think the constitution was a good idea.
- The President can give this out to a person in prison to clear their criminal charges.
- To prevail over.
- Responsible for making laws.
- A cities way to keep track of people and how many live in one house.
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- A plan from one of the states that benefited the big states.
- President and Vice Presidents branch. Carries out laws made by other branches.
- Betrayal of the USA
- Presidents way of Declining a bill.
- Secretary of Defense.
- 45th President of the United states
- Smaller upper assembly in congress.
- Female who ran for President in 2024
- Giving formal consent to a law.
- Vice Presidents name.
25 Clues: To prevail over. • Elected Head of USA • Betrayal of the USA • Secretary of Defense. • Chief Justice's name. • Vice Presidents name. • 45th and 47th president. • Responsible for making laws. • Giving formal consent to a law. • Presidents way of Declining a bill. • 45th President of the United states • Smaller upper assembly in congress. • Female who ran for President in 2024 • ...
States and Capitols 26-50 2016-10-12
25 Clues: Salem • Austin • Helena • Albany • Pierre • Madison • Olympia • Lincoln • Trenton • Raleigh • Concord • Columbia • Richmond • Santa Fe • Bismarck • Cheyenne • Columbus • Nashville • Harrisburg • Montpelier • Charleston • Providence • Carson City • Oklahoma City • Salt Lake City
The United States and Canada 2023-08-31
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- in what era did cities become important seaports
- population growth in lower Mississippi due to economies..
- Seattle has industries such as foresting and fishing; what economic level are those
- the United States is facing what challenge
- French missionaries converted people to what religion
- from Boston to Washington DC the cities form what
- Canada's history and culture reflects
- the south is becoming more
- country's leading automobile producer
- in 1885 the Canadian Pacific Railway was built; what type of railway was it
- Scotia what province was divided
- how many main regions does the United States have
- France at it's height, eastern Canada and the central United States were a part of
- who hunted bison on the interior plains
- the groups that native Canadians are divided into
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- the french established what city in 1608
- ten percent of the nation lives in
- most productive farming regions in the world
- who created the dominion of Canada in 1867
- how many aboriginals and Inuit live in Canada today
- hunted seals, whales and walruses in the far north
- Europeans traded with Native Canadians for
- state with the most oil, forest and fish
- who settled on Newfoundland
- this region grows cotton, tobacco, and citrus fruits
- brunswick what colony was created by the british
- what other settlers arrived in Canada in the 1400s
- New France was part of what empire
28 Clues: the south is becoming more • who settled on Newfoundland • Scotia what province was divided • ten percent of the nation lives in • New France was part of what empire • Canada's history and culture reflects • country's leading automobile producer • who hunted bison on the interior plains • the french established what city in 1608 • state with the most oil, forest and fish • ...
States of Matter and Change 2023-09-18
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- a state of matter that does not change shape or volume in a different container
- a form of energy released or absorbed during a chemical change
- does not result in a new substance
- anything that has mass or volume
- when heat is absorbed
- a substance with a pH level of 0 through 7
- a mixture in which one substance dissolves into the other
- results in a new substance
- a substance with a pH of exactly 7
- substances that start a chemical reaction
- changes shape and volume
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- physical things that can be seen, touched, or measured
- when heat is released during a chemical reaction
- a mixture in which the substances cannot be separated easily
- when two or more substances are put together
- a test of how acidic, basic or neutral something is
- a mixture in which the substances can be separated easily
- substances produced by a chemical reaction
- a paper tester that changes color based on pH of the substance
- changes shape but does not change volume
- a substance with a pH level of 7 through 14
21 Clues: when heat is absorbed • changes shape and volume • results in a new substance • anything that has mass or volume • does not result in a new substance • a substance with a pH of exactly 7 • changes shape but does not change volume • substances that start a chemical reaction • substances produced by a chemical reaction • a substance with a pH level of 0 through 7 • ...
States Of America (and instruments) 2024-03-29
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- most known for potatoes
- most known for Craft Beers
- most known for nascar
- a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge
- most known for surfing
- most known for cattle
- a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to produce a sound wave inside the instrument's body.
- has a simple, straight tube with intricate keys, a single-reed mouthpiece, and a flared, bell-shaped end.
- most known for crab
- most known for college football
- most known for the mall of america
- most known for lobster
- a brass musical instrument consisting of a metal tube with one narrow end, into which the player blows, and one wide end. Three buttons are pressed in order to change notes.
- the soprano of the string family. It has a hollow, wooden body and four strings, sound is made by drawing a bow across the strings, or by plucking the strings with a finger.
- most known for cornfields
- most known for their peaches
- a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- most known for hollywood
- most known for its cheese
- most known for Los Alamos
- a type of instrument known as a lamellaphone, consisting of thin metal or split cane tongues mounted on a resonating board or box.
- most known for Country Music
- most known for Coffee Milk
- most known for their auto industry
- most known for its maple syrup
- most known for Barbecue and supersizing everything
- most known for being the birthstate of the Wright Brothers
- most known for cowboys
- a string instrument which is played by plucking the strings. The main parts are the body, the fretboard, the headstock and the strings are usually made from wood
- instrument that produces sound by striking strings with hammers while the player presses keys, characterized by its large range and ability to play chords freely.
- most known for this states famous derby and fried chiken
- most known for Diners
- most known for skiing
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- most known for Fall Foliage
- most known for Ranches
- most known for mardi gras
- most known for the northern lights
- most known for the wizard of oz
- most known for The Liberty Bell
- most known for theme parks
- most known for deep dish pizza
- most known for Las Vegas
- most known for the trail of tears and tordandos
- most known for its national parks
- most known for its scenic roadways
- most known for casinos
- a brass instrument consisting of a long cylindrical metal tube with two turns and having a movable slide or valves for varying the tone and a usual range one octave lower than that of the trumpet.
- most known for Jamestown
- most known for its mountains
- most known for the grand canyon
- most known for Broadway
- most known for Mount Rushmore
- most known for Beaches
- most known for having the longest river in the US
- most known for being the birthstate of Bill Clinton
- most known for Dunkin Donuts
- most known for Indianapolis 500
- most known for Coffee and a rainy coast
- most known for the beer brand budweiser
- most known for being a meme and the rock and roll hall of fame
60 Clues: most known for crab • most known for nascar • most known for cattle • most known for Diners • most known for skiing • most known for Ranches • most known for surfing • most known for casinos • most known for lobster • most known for Beaches • most known for cowboys • most known for potatoes • most known for Broadway • most known for Las Vegas • most known for Jamestown • ...
Federal and States courts systems 2024-03-18
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- To change the wording or meaning of a motion, bill, or Constitution.
- A union of groups or states in which each member agrees to give up some of its governmental power in certain areas to a central authority
- Two parts
- 435 members
- Relating to an entire nation
- A proposal made by a member to alter the language or provisions of a bill or act
- A box attached to the side of the Clerk’s desk in the House of Representatives
- A system of government by all eligible people, often through their representatives.
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- Removing the President
- Came over from different country
- To sign or officially approve an agreement, treaty, contract, amendment, or similar document.
- In charge of the United States
- 100 members
- Being unfaithful or disloyal to one’s own country.
- Independence or freedom
- List of bills
- A person elected or appointed to the Senate and duly sworn is a Senator. There are currently 100 members in the Senate.
- President refuses to approve a bill
- 535 members in total, part of the legislative branch
- A meeting or session of a committee of Congress, usually open to the public,
20 Clues: Two parts • 100 members • 435 members • List of bills • Removing the President • Independence or freedom • Relating to an entire nation • In charge of the United States • Came over from different country • President refuses to approve a bill • Being unfaithful or disloyal to one’s own country. • 535 members in total, part of the legislative branch • ...
Nigeria's states and its Capital 2022-10-18
37 Clues: uyo • jos • ondo • kano • Yola • awka • ikega • enugu • minna • dutse • lafia • gusau • Abuja • asaba • benin • gombe • sokoto • bauchi • kaduna • lokoja • owerri • ibadan • oshogbo • illorin • katsina • Umuahia • jalingo • makurdi • yenegoa • calabar • damaturu • abeokuta • maiduguri • abakaliki • ado ekiti • porthacourt • birnin kebbi
Russia and the Baltic States 2026-03-23
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- Eastern Orthodox (98%) and Jewish (2%)
- Capital of Russia
- Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
- Capital is Bratislava
- World's largest nation
- One of the reasons the Soviets desired control of the Baltic States
- World's deepest freshwater lake
- Who created the Soviet Union in 1922?
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- Drove off the Germans and established a Grand Duchy
- What was torn down in 1989?
- Speaks Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian, Turkish, and Roma
- Where does Russia import much of its food from?
- One of the two important rivers of Eastern Europe; also Europe's longest river
- Revolution that brought Russia under communism
- Capital is Warsaw
- Another term for communist Russia
- After the fall of communism, the Russian economy began to turn towards this
- A place of exile for criminals and religious and political prisoners
- Brutal Russian leader who imposed communism on Eastern Europe
- Russia's first czar
20 Clues: Capital is Warsaw • Capital of Russia • Russia's first czar • Capital is Bratislava • World's largest nation • What was torn down in 1989? • Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania • World's deepest freshwater lake • Another term for communist Russia • Who created the Soviet Union in 1922? • Eastern Orthodox (98%) and Jewish (2%) • Revolution that brought Russia under communism • ...
Unit 4 Remediation 2024-12-20
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- area which can govern itself in certain areas, but does not have complete power to govern
- boundary in the natural landscape that existed before the cultural landscape emerged and stayed in place as people moved in
- with two or more nations (includes most states)
- buffer zone created by treaties/agreements between two or more military powers that falls on either side of the actual boundary
- final authority over a territory and the right to defend territorial integrity against incursion
- political and/or economic alliance of three or more states that is formed for mutual benefit to promote shared goals and resolve disputes, but can limit the economic or political actions of member states creating a challenge to state sovereignty
- nation who do not have its own independent state
- political,economic and social alliance aimed at promoting greater unity, cohesion, and efficiency of African states and reducing the strains of their colonial roots
- aimed at promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among Arctic states, Arctic indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants
- military alliance formed after WWII between the U.S., Canada and 26 European states to ensure mutual assistance in times of aggression
- economic alliance to gradually eliminate tariffs and trade barriers between the U.S., Canada, Mexico
- economic alliance between European countries (1992)
- policies or actions designed to induce states to change their behavior
- boundary that is drawn by powerful outsiders and ignores existing cultural groups
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- power expressed geographically as control over people, land, and resources
- an area that governs itself, but is not an independent country
- the transfer of decision-making power from a central government to a lower level
- union formed to promote international world peace and security after WWII, comprised of 6 principal organs that meet to decide on common issues and policies
- boundary that coincides with cultural groups (religion, language) subsequent boundaryboundary that evolves as the cultural landscape of an area takes shape and changes as cultural landscape changes
- economicallianceaimed at improving development in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, and Brunei
- connection of people, their culture, and their economic systems to the land creating a desire for ownership over a defined space
- political unit with a permanent population and boundaries that are recognized by other states that allows for the administration of laws, collection of taxes, and provision of defense
- people who think of themselves as one based on a sense of shared culture and history and who desire political autonomy
- boundary that no longer exists as an international border, but remnants of its existence remain
24 Clues: with two or more nations (includes most states) • nation who do not have its own independent state • economic alliance between European countries (1992) • an area that governs itself, but is not an independent country • policies or actions designed to induce states to change their behavior • ...
Oklahoma History Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-03
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- A secret network of safe places for slaves to hide as they escaped to the North or Canada
- Compromise that tries to solve many issues
- A storage facility for non-ammunition military supplies, located near the front lines to provide equipment and resources to troops
- States that did not allow slavery
- Break away
- Not take sides
- Those against slavery
- When someone legally has the authority to make decisions for and care for and control all of the property of someone
- Allowed those living in Kansas and Nebraska Territories decide for themselves if they wanted slavery
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- What South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas called their new government
- A member of a small military group that harasses the enemy
- Regional differences on whether federal or state authority should prevail
- Taxes
- A small military camp or position at some distance from the main force, used especially as a guard against surprise attack
- States that did permit slavery
15 Clues: Taxes • Break away • Not take sides • Those against slavery • States that did permit slavery • States that did not allow slavery • Compromise that tries to solve many issues • A member of a small military group that harasses the enemy • Regional differences on whether federal or state authority should prevail • ...
All about cats 2026-01-05
9 Clues: Do cats eat fish? • skin on bottom of paw • most common cat noise • what you call dry cat food • what plant make cats go crazy • most famous cat island of japan • Yay you did it! Answer: CATSRULE • what is the name of the hairless cat breed? • What is the cats strongest scent?(no capitals)
Unit 8 Crossword Puzzle 2026-01-25
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- A system in which landowners allowed farmers to cultivate their land for a percentage of the profits.
- He was the slave that sued for his freedom and lost because the judge decided that he shouldn't be considered a citizen because he was owned by someone.
- The ownership of one person by another.
- Even in the southern states, there was much debate over if leaving the union was constitutional. Ultimatly, Georgia decided to secede.
- The failure or refusal of a state to enforce a federal law
- A series of battles fought in Georgia after William T. Sherman invaded the state in an attempt to invade the south.
- The amendment that allowed citizenship to anybody born in the United States
- The amendment that guaranteed each individuals right to vote, regardless of race.
- An order made by Lincoln that stated that slaves would become free in rebelling states.
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- A period of rebuilding the country after the civil war.
- It helped former slaves adjust to the new freedoms and responsibilities
- The movement of Shermans union forces from Atlanta to a port in Savannah, in result of the capturing of the port.
- An institution of labor in which laborers agree to exchange labor and a portion of their crops to a land owner in return for land to work.
- A statement made by the state of Georgia accepting the compromise.
- A secret violent organization of white supremacists that rose after the civil war to restrict the rights of African Americans
- A strategy by the Union Navy to prevent the south from trading its goods with Europe.
- The amendment that ended slavery in the states.
- The 3 day long battle that was the 2nd bloodiest battle during the civil war
- The compromise that allowed all of the states to choose if they wanted to be a slave or free state
- The small town that held all of the union prisoners
- The idea that the states can pas laws without federal involvement.
- The election where Abraham Lincoln was elected.
- The name of the war fought in the united states that was between the northern states and the southern states
23 Clues: The ownership of one person by another. • The amendment that ended slavery in the states. • The election where Abraham Lincoln was elected. • The small town that held all of the union prisoners • A period of rebuilding the country after the civil war. • The failure or refusal of a state to enforce a federal law • ...
Chapter 12 Vocabulary Worksheet Tim Felt 2013-02-25
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- SI unit for force
- law that states that the volume of gases involved in a chemical change can be represented by the ratio of small whole numbers
- imaginary gas whose particles are infinitely small and do not interact with each other
- movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density
- passage of a gas under pressure through a tiny opening
- law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature the volume of the gas increases as the pressure of the gas decreases and the volume of the gas decrease as the pressure of the gas increases
- law that states that the pressure of a gas at a constant volume is directly proportional to the absolute temperature
- the pressure of each gas in a mixture
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- theory that explains that the behavior of physical systems depends on the combined actions of the molecules constituting the system
- law that states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the component gases
- law that states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules
- the temperature of 0°C and 1 atm
- the amount of force exerted per unit area of surface
- SI unit of pressure
- law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a temperature of the gas increases and the volume of the gas decreases as the temperature of the gas decreases
- law that states the mathematical relationship of pressure, volume, temperature, the gas constant, and the number of moles of a gas
- law that states that the rate of diffusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of the gas density
17 Clues: SI unit for force • SI unit of pressure • the temperature of 0°C and 1 atm • the pressure of each gas in a mixture • the amount of force exerted per unit area of surface • passage of a gas under pressure through a tiny opening • movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density • ...
Chapter 12 Vocabulary Worksheet Tim Felt 2013-02-25
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- the pressure of each gas in a mixture
- law that states that the volume of gases involved in a chemical change can be represented by the ratio of small whole numbers
- law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a temperature of the gas increases and the volume of the gas decreases as the temperature of the gas decreases
- passage of a gas under pressure through a tiny opening
- movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density
- the amount of force exerted per unit area of surface
- law that states that the pressure of a gas at a constant volume is directly proportional to the absolute temperature
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- law that states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the component gases
- imaginary gas whose particles are infinitely small and do not interact with each other
- theory that explains that the behavior of physical systems depends on the combined actions of the molecules constituting the system
- SI unit of pressure
- law that states the mathematical relationship of pressure, volume, temperature, the gas constant, and the number of moles of a gas
- law that states that the rate of diffusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of the gas density
- the temperature of 0°C and 1 atm
- law that states that for a fixed amount of gas at a constant temperature the volume of the gas increases as the pressure of the gas decreases and the volume of the gas decrease as the pressure of the gas increases
- law that states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules
- SI unit for force
17 Clues: SI unit for force • SI unit of pressure • the temperature of 0°C and 1 atm • the pressure of each gas in a mixture • the amount of force exerted per unit area of surface • passage of a gas under pressure through a tiny opening • movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density • ...
amy crossword puzzle 2017-10-20
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- - the right of trial by _____ shall be preserved.
- - The right of citizens of the United States to ____ shall not be denied.
- - All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are _______ of the United States.
- - Excessive ____ shall not be required
- - certain ______, shall not be construed to deny or disparage.
- - The Tenth Amendment reinforces the principles of _________ __ ________.
- - the accused shall enjoy the right to a _____ and public trial
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- - The senate of the United States shall be composed of ___ _______ from each State,
- - The ________ _______ of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law.
- - no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise ________ in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
- - all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby _______.
- - the right of the people to keep and _______ ____, shall not be infringed.
- - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of____?
- - The Congress shall have power to lay and collect _______ on incomes.
- - The _______ shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President.
15 Clues: - Excessive ____ shall not be required • - the right of trial by _____ shall be preserved. • - certain ______, shall not be construed to deny or disparage. • - the accused shall enjoy the right to a _____ and public trial • - The Congress shall have power to lay and collect _______ on incomes. • ...
History Chapter 9 and 10 Test 6 2024-01-23
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- – created an income tax based on how much money a person makes each year
- – American evangelist who started a Sunday School movement in Chicago and founded the Moody Bible Institute
- a person who leaves his own country to make his home in another country
- – laws created to protect children from dangerous jobs and long working hours
- – manufacturing businesses that use factories to produce goods
- – largest passenger liner in the world at the time it sailed sank on its first voyage after hitting an iceberg
- moving platform on which workers add one specific part as a product moves to the next worker
- manmade waterway the United States built across the Isthmus of Panama
- – prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages for several years
- North Carolina – location of the first successful airplane flight
- – the man who brought the steel industry to America
- – 22nd president and 24th President of the United States only president to be elected again after another president has served
- – location of a hurricane in the year 1900 deadliest natural disaster in the United States
- – narrow strip of land that connects North America and South America
- sent by the United States to set up a government for the Philippines 27th President of the United States
- – evangelist who had once been a famous baseball player
- – 20th president of the United States
- California- location of the 1906 earthquake that destroyed most of the city
- president of the United States
- – unproven theory that animals slowly turned into other animals over billions of years instead of being created by God
- – inventor of the gas mask and automatic traffic light made improvements to the sewing machine
- – first car built on Henry Ford’s assembly line
- – inventor of the steamboat
- organization that Clara Barton founded that helps in times of war and natural disaster
- – founded Standard Oil
- – public transportation carrying passengers either above or below ground on a track
- – built and flew the first successful airplane
- – war fought between Spain and the United States to set Cuba free from Spain
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- – allowed for the election of U.S. Senators instead of being appointed by the U.S. State Legislature
- – U.S. East Coast entry port for immigrants from 1892 – 1954
- – famous battle won by the rough riders
- – 25th president of the United States declared war against Spain to help free the nation of Cuba
- – U.S. West Coast entry port for immigrants from 1910 – 1940
- –meeting that established time zones around the world
- – 1889 Pennsylvania flood that took the lives of over 2,000 people
- – leader of the Rough Riders 26th President of the United States
- – the first center of skyscraper architecture
- – 23rd President of the United States; Expanded the U.S. Navy
- – license proving ownership of an invention
- – years between 1900 and 1920 when government focused on being more efficient and better meeting the desires of voters
- – inventor of the telephone
- – inventor of the phonograph
- – helped save the lives of the Panama Canal workers by controlling disease carrying mosquitos
- – leader of the U.S. Navy fleet that destroyed Spanish Pacific naval fleet of Ships during the Spanish American War
- – law passed to keep Chinese laborers out of the United States
- – U.S, Navy ship that sank in Cuba and sparked the beginning of the Spanish American War
- – group of Pacific Islands that the United States helped free from Spain in the Spanish American War
- – group of American soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish American war
- time of great progress and growth in the way goods were made
- – island possessed by Spain until the end of the Spanish American War
- – 28th President of the United States president when the Panama Canal opened
- – built and launched the first successful liquid- fueled rocket
- – inventor who built the first gasoline powered car and developed the assembly line
53 Clues: – founded Standard Oil • – inventor of the telephone • – inventor of the steamboat • – inventor of the phonograph • president of the United States • – 20th president of the United States • – famous battle won by the rough riders • – license proving ownership of an invention • – the first center of skyscraper architecture • – built and flew the first successful airplane • ...
Presidents Day Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-20
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- The author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States
- The President who led the country during the Civil War
- The President who famously said, "The business of America is business"
- The only President to be elected to four terms
- The actor-turned-President who famously said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
- The first President of the United States
- The Union general who served as President from 1869-1877
- The President who was impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021
- The President who later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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- The President who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002
- The President who was impeached in 1998
- The fifth President of the United States and author of the Monroe Doctrine
- The fourth President of the United States and the "Father of the Constitution"
- The President who led the country through World War I and helped create the League of Nations
- The President who famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"
- The President who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II
- The President whose grandfather, William Henry Harrison, served as President for only 31 days before dying in office
- The President who authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan to end World War II
- The first African-American President of the United States
- The second President of the United States and one of the Founding Fathers
20 Clues: The President who was impeached in 1998 • The first President of the United States • The only President to be elected to four terms • The President who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 • The President who led the country during the Civil War • The President who was impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021 • The Union general who served as President from 1869-1877 • ...
5.6 Key Terms 2017-02-22
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- new roads, bridges, and canals
- direct involvement
- loyalty to one’s state or section rather than to the nation as a whole
- includes present-day nations of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala
- spoke for the South
- most skillful speaker of his time
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- describes people born to Spanish parents
- the Supreme Court upheld the power of the federal government to regulate trade between states
- includes present-day nations of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama
- easily defeated the Federalists
- or trade between different states
- called for high tariffs on imports
- United States would not interfere in the affairs of European nations or existing colonies of the European nations
- the Court ruled that states had no right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders
- contained about 1,000 black Seminoles
- Spain agreed to give Florida to the United States in exchange for $5 million
- spoke for the West
17 Clues: direct involvement • spoke for the West • spoke for the South • new roads, bridges, and canals • easily defeated the Federalists • or trade between different states • most skillful speaker of his time • called for high tariffs on imports • contained about 1,000 black Seminoles • describes people born to Spanish parents • ...
History Cross Word Puzzle 2024-11-21
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- Father of the constitution
- Strong central government weaker state power
- The first attempt at a Constitution
- The states power
- The current United Stated Constatution
- First 10 amendments
- The way to become a United States citizen
- Government powers not in the constitution
- Representation based on population
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- The process to become a new state
- The Anti-Federalist leader
- A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787
- You can't be tried twice for the same crime
- Created the Nation Bank
- Wanted equal number of representatives
- Strong state power weak federal power
- The compromise were slaves counted as people for more representatives
- 46th United States president
- The compromise for the New Jersey plan and Virginia Plan
- First president of the United States
20 Clues: The states power • First 10 amendments • Created the Nation Bank • The Anti-Federalist leader • Father of the constitution • 46th United States president • The process to become a new state • Representation based on population • The first attempt at a Constitution • First president of the United States • Strong state power weak federal power • ...
Logan Green Articles X-Word 2024-02-09
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- _________ sent home their soldiers, disbanding the army because _________ could not pay them for their service.
- Because the Articles of Confederation gave all trading power and regulation to each individual states, there were economic winners and _______.
- Represantatives of Congress tried to fix their debt/money problem with two _________s that made states pay taxes to the government but both failed since not all of the states agreed. (All states had to approve an amendment which is different than a bill being passed.
- Noah Webster wrote an American _______ book.
- Alexander Hamilton hated congress, the world and the fools in it, and most surprisingly, h_______.
- Alexander Hamilton saw the U.S. as a future ______ ______.
- Congress fixed many issues written in the Articles of Confederation such as only allowing Congress to ____ money because States previously ____(ed) too much money which caused the money to become less valuable.
- Where did the delegates meet to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787? P_________
- The land west of the Appalachian Mountains was turned into states by a law called the Northwest _______ of 1787
- How many states had to approve the bill for it to be passed? (_____ out of 13)
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- The Articles of Confederation created a national government centered on the (legislative branch), which was comprised of a ______ house.
- Congress wrote a new constitution at ______ ______ because the Articles of Confederation were flawed.
- What rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts?
- The Articles of Confederation made it so that only _______ could levy/impose taxes while the government had no power to impose taxes and had to request money from the states because they were bankrupt. (Underlying Crisis)
- Mostly _______ inhabited the boundaries of the “Western Land” which was won in the Treaty of Paris from England.
- Passed during the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation was the first U.S. __________.
- Shays' rebellion was made up of angry _______s because many of them could not pay their debts and were thrown in jail for this or the government took their land.
- Who realized that they were powerless because the continental army had been disbanded and the federal government had no money for new recruits. (A person who makes laws)
- Natural resources, __________, and isoltation from wars, were the advantages that the U.S. had that made this foreign born illegitimate, Alexander Hamilon see us as a future......
- After the war was over, some loyalists went to England while others went to _______. However, they felt like they did not really fit in.
20 Clues: Noah Webster wrote an American _______ book. • What rebellion almost caused a civil war in Massachusetts? • Alexander Hamilton saw the U.S. as a future ______ ______. • How many states had to approve the bill for it to be passed? (_____ out of 13) • Where did the delegates meet to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787? P_________ • ...
The Civil War 2023-10-12
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- is the movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved people around the world.
- the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity.
- people that are wounded or killed
- a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
- ship made of iron
- Slave states that remained in the Union
- The Northern states during the civil war
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
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- an American author and abolitionist
- a state of the U.S. in which slavery was prohibited before the Civil War.
- a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds
- an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States
- War between the North and South.
- a state in which slavery and the internal or domestic slave trade were legal
- the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union
15 Clues: ship made of iron • War between the North and South. • people that are wounded or killed • an American author and abolitionist • Slave states that remained in the Union • The Northern states during the civil war • the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity. • the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union • ...
Mr. O: History States/Capitals (1-12) 2020-09-16
VIETNAM WAR 2015-05-21
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- a camouflaged pit filled with razor-sharp stakes that were dipped with poison
- a jellylike, gasoline-based substance that splattered and burned
- the Ho Chi Minh Trail passed through this country
- communist guerrillas in South Vietnam
- this systematic trail or network of paths supplied arms to the Vietcong
- a communist sympathizer who fought for the independence of Vietnam before, during, and after World War II (LAST)
- a plan to withdrawal United States forces from Vietnam and replace them with forces from South Vietnam
- a reported incident that contributed to the increased involvement of the United States in Vietnam
- a toxic herbicide or chemical used to destroy the vegetation in the jungles of Vietnam
- a form of protest that took place on college campuses throughout the United States
- a communist or nationalist organization that fought for the independence of Vietnam
- an explosive device planted in the ground
- MISSING IN ACTION (ABBREVIATION)
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- the President of the United States who increased United States involvement in Vietnam (LAST)
- a policy or an attempt to stop the spread of communism
- PRISONER OF WAR (ABBREVIATION)
- individuals in the United States who supported the conflict in Vietnam
- he coined the phrase "Domino Theory" (LAST)
- a strategic attack by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, which was a turning point of the conflict in Vietnam
- individuals in the United States who were opposed to the conflict in Vietnam
- the title of a protest song that centered on the events that occurred at Kent State University
- this massacre altered the the mood of the country
- the Vietminh fought to win independence from this country
- this major city in South Vietnam was captured by the Vietcong following the withdrawal of the United States
- a strong anti-communist, democratic, but corrupt leader in South Vietnam (LAST)
25 Clues: PRISONER OF WAR (ABBREVIATION) • MISSING IN ACTION (ABBREVIATION) • communist guerrillas in South Vietnam • an explosive device planted in the ground • he coined the phrase "Domino Theory" (LAST) • the Ho Chi Minh Trail passed through this country • this massacre altered the the mood of the country • a policy or an attempt to stop the spread of communism • ...
Building a New Nation 2020-04-02
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- a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
- America’s ally when fighting against the British in the war of 1812.
- advocacy of or support for the political independence of a particular nation or people.
- America’s main enemy in the war of 1812.
- a tropical state that Spain has ceded to America.
- a procedure by which a court can review an administrative action.
- purchased by America and it also doubled the size of our country.
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- America’s national anthem.
- a general embargo on all foreign nations enacted by the United States Congress.
- The United States Military Academy.
- The fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
- the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
- pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa.
- a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S.
- the U.S. capital.
15 Clues: the U.S. capital. • America’s national anthem. • The United States Military Academy. • America’s main enemy in the war of 1812. • a tropical state that Spain has ceded to America. • pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa. • The fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. • the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. • ...
USA States Crossword #1 2024-01-17
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- The smallest state.
- Borders both Vermont and Maine.
- Only borders 2 other states.
- The only state that is split into 2 parts.
- Borders Florida and South Carolina.
- Borders all the states that start with the letter T
- Borders Mexico and New Mexico.
- Borders Mexico and Oklahoma.
- Borders Lake Ontario.
- Borders Colorado and Missouri.
- Borders Mexico and Louisiana.
- Borders California and the Pacific Ocean.
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- Borders the Pacific Ocean.
- Borders the Atlantic Ocean and New York
- Borders Lake Michigan and Minnesota.
- Borders Massachusetts and New York.
- Only borders 1 other state.
- Borders Minnesota to the north and Missouri to the south.
- Borders South Dakota to the south.
- Borders 8 different states.
- Borders Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.
- West of Idaho and borders Canada.
- The largest state.
- Has the largest border with Canada.
- Borders Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
25 Clues: The largest state. • The smallest state. • Borders Lake Ontario. • Borders the Pacific Ocean. • Only borders 1 other state. • Borders 8 different states. • Only borders 2 other states. • Borders Mexico and Oklahoma. • Borders Mexico and Louisiana. • Borders Mexico and New Mexico. • Borders Colorado and Missouri. • Borders both Vermont and Maine. • West of Idaho and borders Canada. • ...
Simone Thornton-Chapter 4 2020-12-02
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- A system of spending, taxing, and providing aid
- Historical powers that conduct the business of a sovereign nation
- The power to collect taxes
- The idea that states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
- A way federal aid is distributed
- both state and national governments were equal authorities operating
- Federal grants that are given for more general purposes
- Logical powers possessed by the national government
- Releasing national funds, to state and local communities, to achieve national goals
- states had the right to nullify national laws that they believed contradicted with state interests
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- Powers granted to the national government
- A system of spending, taxing, and providing aid
- Federalism under the New Deal
- Ensures that extradition can take place
- Constitution neither delegates powers to the national government nor prohibits them to the states.
- Demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant
- Authority to state governments
- Returning power to states
18 Clues: Returning power to states • The power to collect taxes • Federalism under the New Deal • Authority to state governments • A way federal aid is distributed • Ensures that extradition can take place • Powers granted to the national government • A system of spending, taxing, and providing aid • A system of spending, taxing, and providing aid • ...
Standard 2 2023-05-04
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- conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
- blank Destiney, the idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.
- The Reconstruction Amendments, or the blank, are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted between 1865 and 1870.
- acquisition of the territory of Louisiana
- blank of 1850, The acts called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act.
- The Ku Klux Klan, commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan in recent decades, is an American white supremacist, right-wing terrorist, and hate group whose primary targets are African Americans.
- blank convention was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman".
- blank revolution In the 1820s and 1830s, a market revolution was transforming American business and global trade. Factories and mass production increasingly displaced independent artisans.
- Blank Rebellion, was historically known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a rebellion of enslaved Virginians that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831.
- Act of 1854 was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by President Franklin Pierce.
- Jacksonian blank was a 19th century political philosophy in the United States that expanded suffrage to most white men over the age of 21, and restructured a number of federal institutions.
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- phrase frequently used by Southern politicians and authors prior to the American Civil War, indicating the economic and political importance of cotton production
- United States foreign policy position
- forced displacement of tribes
- the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight
- blank system of manufacturing that began in the 18th century and is based on the concentration of industry into specialized—and often large—establishments
- restricted black people's right to own property
- vetoed legislation that Congress passed to protect the rights of those who had been freed from slavery. This clash culminated in the House of Representatives voting, on February 24, 1868, to impeach the president.
- bank war was the political struggle that ensued over the fate of the Second Bank of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.
- required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
20 Clues: forced displacement of tribes • United States foreign policy position • acquisition of the territory of Louisiana • restricted black people's right to own property • the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight • conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. • ...
unit 3 2020-02-28
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- is the political philosophy view that the government is empowered by law from a starting point of having no power
- settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west
- made the office of the presidency powerful by appointing a cabinet and proposing major legislation to Congress.
- to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice
- review laws
- an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts
- the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it.
- is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation
- a party system where two major political parties dominate the political landscape.
- collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
- part of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States.
- alcohol got taken, rebellion to get it back
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- guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.
- president washington's right hand man
- point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed.
- federalist wanted in power
- first president
- the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
- first constitution in america
- is an organized group of people who have the same ideology
- he fixed the debt we were in with his systems
- called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population
- a compromise reached among state delegates during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention
- make laws
- enforces laws
- wanted democratic power
- thomas jefferson's followers
- french ambassador
- an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
- a proposal to establish a bicameral legislature in the newly-founded United States
30 Clues: make laws • review laws • enforces laws • first president • french ambassador • wanted democratic power • federalist wanted in power • thomas jefferson's followers • first constitution in america • president washington's right hand man • an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts • alcohol got taken, rebellion to get it back • he fixed the debt we were in with his systems • ...
Vocab 3 2018-11-01
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- sets of laws during the colonial period and in individual states after the American Revolution which defined the status of slaves and the rights and responsibilities of slave owners
- an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" and the "Father of the American Factory System".
- a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas beginning in 1823.
- tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry.
- an American lawyer, planter, and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
- was 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 New Spain.
- the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.
- loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
- consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
- the 11th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a re-match of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the nascent Democratic Party.
- are parts that are, for practical purposes, identical. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.
- the cotton-producing region of the southern United States up until the Civil War.
- an American inventor and businessman who founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, which later became part of the International Harvester Company in 1902.
- he first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
- a canal in New York, United States that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System.
- a machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
- an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.
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- refers to the 19th-century mills that operated in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
- was formed in 1792, when supporters of Thomas Jefferson began using the name Republicans, or Jeffersonian Republicans, to emphasize its anti-aristocratic policies.
- an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.
- developed the first commercially successful, self-scouring steel plow, closely parallels the settlement and development of the midwestern United States.
- the period where steam power, railroads, canals, roads, and bridges
- an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat; the first was called The North River Steamboat of Clermonts.
- a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812
- an American politician who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.
- the legislation that provided for the admission to the United States of Maine as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state, thus maintaining the balance of power between North and South in the United States Senate.
- a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by Romanticism.
- a period in the history of the Southern United States, from the late 18th century until the start of the American Civil War in 1861, marked by the economic growth of the South.
- the tenth quadrennial presidential election, held from Tuesday, October 26, to Thursday, December 2, 1824.
- refers to three historic incidents in American history in which political agreement was determined by congressional or presidential actions that many viewed to be corrupt from different standpoints.
- the process of making an area more urban.
- formally organized in 1834, bringing together a loose coalition of groups united in their opposition to what party members viewed as the executive tyranny of “King Andrew” Jackson.
32 Clues: the process of making an area more urban. • a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. • the period where steam power, railroads, canals, roads, and bridges • tariffs that are enacted with the aim of protecting a domestic industry. • the cotton-producing region of the southern United States up until the Civil War. • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2024-04-11
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- disproved as a result of the Civil war
- slave state added in the missouri compromise
- Lincoln won by a landslide
- theory that states were more powerful then the union
- what kansas was called as a result of the kansas nebraska act
- became a state during the Compromise of 1850
- the south got a new fugitive state law as a result
- first states to secede
- constitutional union candidate in the election of 1860
- Maine and Missouri were added as states
- the number of states that seceded from the union
- slave who sued his owner for freedom
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- this repealed the Missouri compromise
- tax placed on imported goods
- entered senate to fight the protective tariff
- elected in 1860 causing southern states to secede
- When SC tried to nullify the protective tariff
- where people can vote and decide for themselves
- when a state leaves a country
- free state added in the Missouri compromise
20 Clues: first states to secede • Lincoln won by a landslide • tax placed on imported goods • when a state leaves a country • slave who sued his owner for freedom • this repealed the Missouri compromise • disproved as a result of the Civil war • Maine and Missouri were added as states • free state added in the Missouri compromise • slave state added in the missouri compromise • ...
Death penalty 2026-01-21
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- INJECTION – The most used execution method today
- CHAIR – An old execution method using electricity
- STATES – Number of US states that abolished the death penalty
- PEOPLE – People who can be executed by mistake
- AND INHUMAN – How many people describe the death penalty
- THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY EXECUTIONS – Approximate number of executions since 1976
- STATES – Number of states that still use the death penalty
- PER YEAR – Approximate number of executions in Texas today
- – The US state with the most executions
- PENALTY – A legal punishment where the state kills a person
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- – The state where the death penalty started in sixteen thirty
- – The act of killing someone as a legal punishment
- PUNISHMENT – Another name for the death penalty
- TOPIC – A subject with many different opinions
- STATES – Number of states with a moratorium
- – A temporary stop of executions
- STATES – A country where the death penalty still exists
- SEVENTY-SIX – Year executions restarted in the USA
- CRIMES – Crimes punished by the death penalty
- – An old execution method using a rope
20 Clues: – A temporary stop of executions • – An old execution method using a rope • – The US state with the most executions • STATES – Number of states with a moratorium • CRIMES – Crimes punished by the death penalty • TOPIC – A subject with many different opinions • PEOPLE – People who can be executed by mistake • PUNISHMENT – Another name for the death penalty • ...
Unit 4: Key Terms 2024-11-08
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- Plan proposed at the 1787 Constitutional Convention for creating a national bicameral, two body, legislature.
- The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution describing citizen’s rights that the new federal government must protect.
- Conference of state delegates at Annapolis, Maryland call for a meeting at Philadelphia to consider fundamental changes for the new Republic.
- This first tariff, tax on imported goods, was intended to raise revenue and not protect American manufacturers from foreign competition.
- Group of leaders in the 1780s loyal to American nationality working to replace the Articles of Confederation.
- Treaty of 1795 in which Native Americans in the Northwest Territories were forced to cede most of the present state of Ohio to the U.S.
- Collective name given to the four acts passed by Congress in 1798 that curtailed freedom of speech and the liberty of foreign residents in the U.S.
- Act of Congress that implemented the judiciary clause of the Constitution by establishing the Supreme Court & a system of lower federal courts.
- Opponents of the Constitution in the debate over its ratification, demanding a weak central government & more power delegated to individual states.
- Diplomatic incident in 1789 in which Americans were outraged by the demand of the French for a bribe as a condition for negotiating with American diplomats.
- Party headed by Thomas Jefferson that formed in opposition to financial & diplomatic policies of the Federalist Party, favoring limited government and giving more power to the states.
- The sharing of powers between governments with the national government having certain authority over the states but also preserving some power to the states.
- Basic law passed by Congress in 1790 which stated that the U.S. would regulate trade & interaction with Native Americans tribes.
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- Written document creating a weak confederation, or group, of states form the first national government of the United States.
- Law that provided the authority to survey and sell land in the west to the Mississippi River to U.S. citizens.
- A bill authored by Thomas Jefferson establishing religious freedom in Virginia ultimately being added to the Bill of Rights.
- An armed movement of debt-ridden farmers in western Massachusetts in the winter of 1786-1787 rising up to redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor.
- Favoring the rights of individual states over rights claimed by the national government.
- The written document that created a new form of centralized government over the states and replacing the Articles of Confederation.
- Treaty with Britain negotiated in 1794 in which the U.S. made major concessions to avert a war over British seizures of American ships.
- Proposal of the New Jersey delegation for a strengthened national government in which all states would have an equal representation in a unicameral, single body, legislature.
- Chartered government territory, currently the Midwest, that created a framework for states to join the newly formed Union and listed a bill of rights.
- Undeclared naval war of 1797 to 1800 between the United States and France.
- A power implied in the Constitution that gives federal courts the right to review and determine the constitutionality of acts passed by Congress and state legislatures.
- Supporters of the Constitution who favored ratification, demanding a strong central government that oversees smaller state governments.
- Proposal calling for a national legislature in which the states would be represented according to population.
- The right to vote in a political election.
27 Clues: The right to vote in a political election. • Undeclared naval war of 1797 to 1800 between the United States and France. • Favoring the rights of individual states over rights claimed by the national government. • Plan proposed at the 1787 Constitutional Convention for creating a national bicameral, two body, legislature. • ...
Unit 1- Geography 2022-12-21
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- the region that Alaska and Hawaii are a part of
- region consisting of states such as Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, and more
- the area around a city
- a defined territory that is governed by a political body
- this region consists of states like North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, and more
- a highly populated area
- an area that has similar characteristics
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- region consisting of states such as Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and more
- you use this to tell direction
- region of the US consisting of states such as Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma
- this region consists of states such as Wyoming, Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, and more
- this region consists of states such as California, Oregon, and Washington
- this geographic area is outside of towns
13 Clues: the area around a city • a highly populated area • you use this to tell direction • this geographic area is outside of towns • an area that has similar characteristics • the region that Alaska and Hawaii are a part of • a defined territory that is governed by a political body • this region consists of states such as California, Oregon, and Washington • ...
Globalization Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-14
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- Cooperation, Two countries trading products, services and capitals between them eventually form cooperation of a political nature.
- mentality, the perception of ethnic and cultural inferiority and a form of internalized racial oppression.
- Silk Road, the trade route between China andother countries during the 207 - 220 B.C.E.
- Monetary Fund (IMF) – an organization working to faster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty around the world.
- Benefits, It is said that benefits can be gained in trading products, services and capitals with the other countries because the number of products one can choose from the market increases significantly.
- refers to the advocacy system or theory of protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting as by tariffs or quotas, the importation of foreign goods and services.
- Revolution, it happened in a number of places in the world during the last of 18th century up to the early part of the 19th century.
- Routes, also known as Maritime Silk Roads, is the name given to the network of sea routes that link the East with the West.
- Benefits, Global trade creates employment and job opportunities. Thus increasing the peoples abilities to become self sufficient.
- Greek, The culture that alexander the great brought to to Southwest Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe
- Trade, During the 15th and 16th centuries, the western countries such as Spain, Portugal, England and Holland were into what?
- B.C. , The date where Alexander the Great brought culture of Ancient Greek to Southwest Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe.
- Date when The catholic missionaries from Europe also spread Catholicism in the Philippines
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- the free and comprehensive interaction of countries in the world in the areas of politics, economics, society, technology and culture.
- Effect, Changes that affect individuals' surroundings (architecture, arts, customs, rituals etc.) owing to influxes of tourists constitute cultural impacts.
- It is the religion that was brought by european
- The Great, His invasions were among reasons behind hastening of globalization
- culture, is the combination of the western and eastern culture was formed because of this.
- Wiseman, Who wrote the “ Australia and the Politics of Globalization.”
- Trade, brought porcelain, silk, ivory, spices, and myriad other exotic goods from China to Mexico in exchange for New World silver.
- Bank (WB) – it was founded after world war in 1944
- the introduction of machines or automatic devices into a process, activity, or place.
- the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
- and 16th centuries, Date when the western countries such as Spain, Portugal, England and Holland were into brisk trade
- , Date when The catholic missionaries from Europe also spread Catholicism in Latin America
- - 1815, Date of the Galleon Trade
26 Clues: - 1815, Date of the Galleon Trade • It is the religion that was brought by european • Bank (WB) – it was founded after world war in 1944 • Wiseman, Who wrote the “ Australia and the Politics of Globalization.” • The Great, His invasions were among reasons behind hastening of globalization • ...
1st Semester Vocabulary/American History 2020-09-28
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- Is a form of government in which the country is considered a ''public mother.''
- Was an American political, leader, military general, statesman, and founding father who served as the first president of the United States.
- Was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Famous actor who shoot president Lincoln.
- Was an american social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, he became a national leader or the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York.
- Is a form of democracy in which people decide an policy initiatives directly.
- The plan was created in response to the Virginia plan, which convent for two houses of congress.
- Was a political and mercantile protest by The Sons of Liberty boycotting the King in Boston Massachusetts.
- Declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- This act passed on July 1, 1862 provided Federal subsidies in land and loans for the construction of a transcontinental railroad across the United States.
- Was a proposal to the United State constitutional convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three and a bicameral legislature.
- Was an armed conflict between the United States and the Mexican territory, since the government did not recognize the treaty signed by Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
- Was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Chayenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
- Guarantees voting right to all citizens of the United States.
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- Was a massacre of Cheyenne and Aropaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian War that occurred on November 29,1864.
- Expresses the ideals on which the United States was founded and the reasons for separation from Great Britain.
- Defines citizenship to include African Americans.
- An act regulating stamp duty on the legal recognition of documents.
- Was the acquisition of the territory by The United States from France in 1805.
- Were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
- Established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War.
- Officially tittle the Treaty of peace, friendship, limits, and settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic.
- A conflict primarily fought between Britain and France over New World territory, ended with a British Victory.
- The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a practical state.
- Authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands by partitioning them into individuals plots.
- Was a landmark decision of the U.S. supreme court in which the court held that the U.S. constitution was not meant to include American citizenship from black people.
- Is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group.
- Was a conflict fought between The United State and its allies against The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
- The belief that it was America's god given right to expand from ocean to ocean to justify all wrong doings.
- The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
- A person who is against slavery.
31 Clues: A person who is against slavery. • Famous actor who shoot president Lincoln. • Defines citizenship to include African Americans. • Was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. • Guarantees voting right to all citizens of the United States. • An act regulating stamp duty on the legal recognition of documents. • ...
Eli's Am. Gov. Crossword Puzzle 2k19 2019-08-30
Across
- A law that ordered people to return slaves that ran away to their owners and sparked debate in free states
- The Executive Branch (the President) has the power to _____ laws passed by Congress
- When a state decides to leave the union that is the United States, it participates in _____
- A political group that believed states should have more power than the national government
- An addition to the US Constitution to explicitly state rights not included in the Constitution
- The US's system of government is not a democracy; it's a _____
- The document that was sent to King George III on the 4th of July, 1776
- The written statement that states how Congress's rulings on Concurrent Powers are higher than any rulings decided by the states (i.e. minimum wage)
- Enumerated powers in the constitution that give each branch of government the right to correct others and protect the constituents from unfair rule
- A conflict between the national and southern entities, in which the south tried to succeed from the US
- A two party system
- Abilities of Congress that are not explicitly stated in a document, but can still be enacted without overreaching in power
- A national system of government
- A method for the selection of judges in this state and other states that adopted this method
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- Different groups of people with similar beliefs that agree to vote a certain way in most elections and affairs
- A political group that believed states should have less power than the national government
- A conclusion by the government that slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person to determine population
- Government run by the people as a whole (i.e. voting on all issues and decisions)
- Different branches of government are used to achieve this and, as an intended result, have a more fair and separated system with checks and balances
- The decision agreed to by large and small states that set up the US Congress and the numbers of representatives for both the Senate and the House of Representatives
- A document written to outline a government's system and people's rights
- Abilities of Congress explicitly stated in the Constitution
- Unstated abilities that overlap when it comes to whether the states or Congress has the right to decide
- The first trial of a national document to outline the US's government; written before the constitution
- Our indirect system of voting uses people in the _____ to officially vote
- A national government that is not divided into a federal system and a state system
- The document that contains the first ten amendments added to the Constitution
- The Supreme Court's power to decide whether a law passed by congress is constitutional or not
- A totalitarian form of government in which one person is the sole decision maker of the country
- Abilities saved for the states to decide for themselves; sometimes overlapping with national implied powers
30 Clues: A two party system • A national system of government • Abilities of Congress explicitly stated in the Constitution • The US's system of government is not a democracy; it's a _____ • The document that was sent to King George III on the 4th of July, 1776 • A document written to outline a government's system and people's rights • ...
Joshua Romain Canada 2015-01-25
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- New Brunswick is covered in 85% ______
- Canada is divided into
- Canada's ranking in size
- A famous tourist attraction shared by Canada and the untied states
- The United states has about 290 million people and canad has____people
- Most people in Qubec speak
- borders untied states and the United States
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- Native people called ______ follow more traditional ways of living.
- Canada's smallest province
- is Latin for New Scotland
- National sport for Canada
- Famous for being a site of the Winter Olympics
- Is celebrated on December 26th
- About seventy five percent of the worlds _________ come from Canada
- Ice and cold weather sports such as ______ and ice skating
15 Clues: Canada is divided into • Canada's ranking in size • is Latin for New Scotland • National sport for Canada • Canada's smallest province • Most people in Qubec speak • Is celebrated on December 26th • New Brunswick is covered in 85% ______ • borders untied states and the United States • Famous for being a site of the Winter Olympics • ...
History Crossword 2022-04-04
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- outlined a strong national government with three branches
- a body of people representing the states of the US
- the arrangement of and relations
- The branch that makes all laws, declares war, and regulates interstate.
- Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States
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- This branch interprets the law and determine the constitutionality of the law.
- counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated
- an agreement between the large and small states during the Constitutional Convention
- comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- the federal principle or system of government.
- a person who supports a system of government in which states unite under a central authority.
- a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- provided for a bicameral federal legislature that used a dual system of representation
- This branch carries out and enforces laws.
14 Clues: the arrangement of and relations • This branch carries out and enforces laws. • the federal principle or system of government. • a body of people representing the states of the US • outlined a strong national government with three branches • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • ...
States And Capitols (First 25) 2022-02-23
25 Clues: Boise • Dover • Boston • Denver • Juneau • Topeka • Atlanta • Phoenix • Lansing • Augusta • Jackson • Honolulu • Hartford • Frankfort • Annapolis • Montgomery • Saint Paul • Sacramento • Des Moines • Springfield • Baton Rouge • Little Rock • Tallahassee • Indianapolis • Jefferson City
Density and States Unit Review 2022-02-11
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- explained by gravity, density, and displacement
- a physical form of matter controlled by particle attractions
- unit of cubic centimeters for solids
- particles do not experience attractions between particles
- 10 meters
- name of Mr. Sucher’s dog
- decreases when a substance is heated
- solid --> gas
- particles cannot easily move relative to each other
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- 0.01 gram
- heat will move from high to low _______________
- units of g, kg, mg
- one third of a yard
- gas --> liquid
- unit of volume for liquids
- principle of volume displacement
- for a substance, will occur at the same conditions as melting
- evidence of a state change on a time-temperature graph
- solid --> liquid
- 25.4 millimeters
20 Clues: 0.01 gram • 10 meters • solid --> gas • gas --> liquid • solid --> liquid • 25.4 millimeters • units of g, kg, mg • one third of a yard • name of Mr. Sucher’s dog • unit of volume for liquids • principle of volume displacement • unit of cubic centimeters for solids • decreases when a substance is heated • heat will move from high to low _______________ • ...
Body Rhythms and Mental States 2014-10-25
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- Biological Rhythms continue to occur from within although there might be an absence of external factors (cues).
- These are short bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves present in the 2nd stage of sleep.
- ___________Rhythms occurs about once a day.
- Obese individuals may suffer from a sudden gasp or choking sensation due to the temporary halt in breathing during their sleep.
- During this period, also known as ‘paradoxical sleep’, the pattern of electrical activity in the brain resembles that of alert wakefulness
- In the __________ approach, dreams emphasize the current concerns in one's life but no problem solving is manifested during sleep.
- Dejuan find its extremely hard to fall asleep or stay asleep each night. What is Dejaun suffering from?
- In the __________ approach, dreams are random mental images resulting from the spontaneous neural firing initiated in the pons.
- The hormone involved with the regulation of the circadian rhythms.
- ___________ Rhythms, periodic fluctuations in a biological system, are usually in tune with external cues like temperature and daylight.
- These are very slow waves with very high peaks present in the last 3rd and 4th stage of sleep.
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- Maria frequently falls into deep sleeping episodes several times for the day. Doctors say that she is suffering from __________________.
- Internal __________occurs when one’s circadian rhythms may be thrown out of phase when their normal routine changes.
- ________ Disorder occurs when a sleeper is able to act out their dreams without awareness because muscle paralysis during sleep did not occur.
- During _________ dreams, the person is aware that they are dreaming.
- Hypnosis and the use of recreational drugs are used to hinder mental and physical awareness of the environment and oneself.
- Longer periods of sleep deprivation may result in _______________.
- Our __________controls the body's activities through the release of hormones based on the time of day.
- These are regular, slow rhythmic waves with high amplitudes present during alert wakefulness.
- In this approach, the dreams represent ongoing conscious problems in which the symbols and metaphors reveal the true meaning rather than disguising it.
- In the _____________ approach, dreams express our unconscious wishes and desires, usually sexual or violent.
- Many scientists believe that _________ and the retention of memories are mental benefits of sleep.
- A nucleus in the brain that governs circadian rhythms.
- ____________ content are what we consciously experience during sleep and may remember after awakened.
- __________ content are the unconscious wishes and thoughts being expressed symbolically.
25 Clues: ___________Rhythms occurs about once a day. • A nucleus in the brain that governs circadian rhythms. • Longer periods of sleep deprivation may result in _______________. • The hormone involved with the regulation of the circadian rhythms. • During _________ dreams, the person is aware that they are dreaming. • ...
States and Capitols 1-25 2016-10-12
25 Clues: Boise • Dover • Juneau • Boston • Denver • Topeka • Phoenix • Augusta • Atlanta • Lansing • Jackson • St. Paul • Honolulu • Hartford • Frankfort • Annapolis • Sacramento • Des Moines • Montgomery • Little Rock • Springfield • Baton Rouge • Tallahassee • Indianapolis • Jefferson City
United states and Canada similarities 2020-05-06
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- Angular distance from a point on the Earth's surface to the parallel of the equator
- Each ecological unit into which the biosphere is divided according to a set of climatic and geological factors that determine the type of vegetation and fauna.
- Portion of land surrounded by water everywhere.
- Set of assets, wealth or means of subsistence.
- System of production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services of a society or a country.
- Set of plants typical of an area or a place or existing on a given land.
- Surrounding or circulating around a body.
- the events and facts that belong to the past time and that constitute the development of humanity from its origins to the present moment
- A set of unspecialized knowledge and ideas acquired through the development of intellectual faculties, through reading, study and work.
- Flat and grassy place, generally in the field.
- From the area immediately south of or related to the Arctic region.
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- That is depopulated or uninhabited
- Vegetation typical of cold climates that includes mosses, lichens and some dwarf trees.
- Set of people and organizations that govern or direct a political-administrative division
- zones: Climate classification systems are ways of classifying the world's climates.
- zones are characterized by monthly average temperatures of 18 ℃ (64.4 ℉) or higher year-round, and have high levels of precipitation
- is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that falls under gravity from clouds.
- Large expanse of land separated by the oceans and, in general, by certain geographical features.
- Territory that constitutes a homogeneous unit in a certain aspect due to historical, political, geographic, climatic, cultural circumstances
- Long and narrow strip of land that connects two continent.
20 Clues: That is depopulated or uninhabited • Surrounding or circulating around a body. • Set of assets, wealth or means of subsistence. • Flat and grassy place, generally in the field. • Portion of land surrounded by water everywhere. • Long and narrow strip of land that connects two continent. • From the area immediately south of or related to the Arctic region. • ...
US Airports and their states 2024-02-01
49 Clues: SJC • MEM • DEN • ATL • CLT • ABQ • MYR • GRB • BIL • ICT • OMA • STL • MSY • FSD • CRW • DSM • DET • SDF • SLC • ORD • LIT • MCO • MHT • BDL • MPV • BWI • PIT • PHX • PDX • GPT • ROA • FAR • HNL • LGA • SEA • BOI • DAY • EWR • LAS • OKC • MSP • DFW • ANC • BGR • IND • CYS • HSV • PVD • BOS
Europe and states crossword puzzle 2024-05-13
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- Jefferson City is the capital of this state
- Texas capital city
- Dakota state north of South Dakota
- Augusta is the capital of this state
- state between Kansas and Texas
- country between Denmark and Finland
- Wyoming's capital city
- state between Mississippi and Georgia
- Dakota Pierre is the capital
- Boston is in this state
- York Albany is the capital city
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- Baton Rouge is the capital
- Montpelier is the capital city
- Chicago is in this state
- capital of Germany
- capital city is Bern
- state just north of California
- Olympia is the capital of this state
- Nebraska's capital city
- Italy's capital city
- state north of Wyoming
- capital city is Paris
- state just south of Nebraska
23 Clues: capital of Germany • Texas capital city • capital city is Bern • Italy's capital city • capital city is Paris • state north of Wyoming • Wyoming's capital city • Nebraska's capital city • Boston is in this state • Chicago is in this state • Baton Rouge is the capital • state just south of Nebraska • Dakota Pierre is the capital • Montpelier is the capital city • ...
US Airport Codes and States 2024-04-04
46 Clues: BNA • SDF • DSM • LIT • CLT • MSP • CHS • LAS • JFK • MHT • IND • BIL • DEN • BWI • ANC • MCI • PHL • BHM • SEA • PHX • IAD • BDL • HNL • MKE • MCO • JAN • ABQ • BOI • OKC • PDX • FSD • DFW • FAR • STL • ATL • SLC • BOS • ORD • MSY • LAX • EWR • DFW • DTW • CLE • OMA • LAS
United States and Canada Review 2025-10-12
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- includes Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
- tallest mountain in North America
- waterfalls on the US and Canada border
- longest mountain range in North America
- longest river in North America
- city where the Declaration of Independence was signed
- a fancy phrase for Westward Expansion
- tropical storm located in the Pacific Ocean
- United States,Canada,and Mexico
- national capital of Canada
- helped bring people to California in 1849
- first people in both the US and Canada
- water from the ocean that floods during a hurricane
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- storm fueled by warm ocean water
- located in Northern Arizona
- seven countries between Mexico and South America
- tropical storm located in the Indian Ocean
- location of Mount Rushmore
- ridge in the Rockies that affects river flow
- from Mexico through South America
- river between Texas and Mexico
- location where the Missouri River joins the Mississippi
- lowest elevation in North America
- National Park where really tall trees can be found
- creek or river that flows into another river
- helped with Westward Expansion in the US and Canada
- Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
27 Clues: location of Mount Rushmore • national capital of Canada • located in Northern Arizona • river between Texas and Mexico • longest river in North America • United States,Canada,and Mexico • storm fueled by warm ocean water • tallest mountain in North America • from Mexico through South America • lowest elevation in North America • a fancy phrase for Westward Expansion • ...
Polyatomic Ions and Oxidation States 2025-11-03
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- I am the Latin root for Copper (II). Who am I?
- When atoms LOSE electrons, they become this type of ion.
- I am a transition metal which is commonly used in "sterling" jewelery, and I have a 1+ charge. Who am I?
- I am a transition metal with two oxidation states of 3+ and 4+. What am I?
- I am a polyatomic ion that is found when bases come into contact with water. Who am I?
- I am an alkali metal commonly found sprinkled on soft pretzels. What am I?
- I am an ion commonly associated with rotten eggs and I am found in Group 6. Who am I?
- I am a halogen which is found in toothpaste. Who am I?
- I am a metalloid with two oxidation states of 4+ and 2+. What am I?
- I am the Latin root for Iron (III). Who am I?
- I am a polyatomic ion which is found in baking soda containing carbon and oxygen. Who am I?
- I am a polyatomic ion found in hot dogs and lunch meat with nitrogen and 3 oxygen atoms. Who am I?
- I am an ion of the seventh element on the periodic table. Who am I?
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- This is the Latin root of copper with an oxidation state of 2+.
- When atoms GAIN electrons, they become this type of ion.
- I am the only polyatomic ion with a positive charge. What am I?
- I am a transition metal with an oxidation state of 4+ and I have 25 protons. Who am I?
- I am a polyatomic ion with one phosphorus and 4 oxygen with a 3- charge. Who am I?
- I am a halogen with 53 protons in my nucleus. What am I?
- I am a transition metal with the oxidation states of 2+ and 3+, and I am number 27 on the periodic table. Who am I?
- I am a non-metal which makes up all living things! Who am I?
- I am a polyatomic ion found in deli meat and I contain oxygen and nitrogen, but I have one less oxygen that my sibling. Who am I?
- I am a polyatomic ion with sulfur and oxygen, but I have more oxygen atoms in my formula. What am I?
- I am a transition metal with an oxidation number of 2+. I am used to make pennies, since copper became expensive. Who am I?
- This type of bond is used when electrons are shared between two non-metals.
- I am a polyatomic ion with sulfur and oxygen, but I have fewer oxygen atoms than my sibling. What am I?
- This type of bond is used when two ions form a compound and give or take electrons.
- This is the Latin root of iron with an oxidation number of 2+.
28 Clues: I am the Latin root for Iron (III). Who am I? • I am the Latin root for Copper (II). Who am I? • I am a halogen which is found in toothpaste. Who am I? • When atoms GAIN electrons, they become this type of ion. • When atoms LOSE electrons, they become this type of ion. • I am a halogen with 53 protons in my nucleus. What am I? • ...
States of Matter and Solutions 2026-03-19
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- the smaller part of a solution (dissolves)
- to break apart
- represented by delta (triangle), Tf - Ti
- covalent molecule with no charge
- negatively charged ion (nonmetal)
- covalent molecule with slight + and - charges
- label for a substance that is dissolved in the solvent
- the space that a material takes up
- a mixture that is the same throughout (lemonade)
- force exerted on a system or container
- particles that are connected with a set volume and shape of container
- particles rigidly held with a shape and volume
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- positively charged ion (metal)
- measures the kinetic energy of a substance
- a mixture that is not evenly distributed (Chex mix)
- particles that move very fast with no volume or shape
- something that does not dissolve easily, if at all
- something that dissolves easily
- dissolvability
- the larger part of a solution (dissolves in)
20 Clues: to break apart • dissolvability • positively charged ion (metal) • something that dissolves easily • covalent molecule with no charge • negatively charged ion (nonmetal) • the space that a material takes up • force exerted on a system or container • represented by delta (triangle), Tf - Ti • measures the kinetic energy of a substance • the smaller part of a solution (dissolves) • ...
Civil War 2021-10-08
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- Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
- A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
- southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- Courthouse
- War between the North and South.
- Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery*His three minute speech inspired the North to keep fighting for a united country and the end of slavery.
- A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state to keep the balance of powe
- ship made of iron
- Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides* The Union blocked the South's coastline and Mississippi River to stop movement of people and supplies in the South.
- where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant.
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War; born in Kentucky; helped preserve the United States by leading the country in the defeat of the Confederacy; against slavery; freed slaves; assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
- U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined that slaves (Dred Scott) could not sue in federal court because they did not have the rights of citizenship.
- Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
- Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
- Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
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- of Antietam
- General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time*He was against slavery but didn't want to fight against his home state of Virginia. He also believed in states' rights.
- Proclamation
- The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863, after 48 days of seige
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).*Lincoln did not call for abolition (free all slaves) at the beginning of the war because these states had slaves and would fight for the Union.
- for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle - he held his position like a stone wall.
- To leave or withdraw
- War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
- freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia which left a path of almost total destruction. *It is often cited as the first example of total war.
- United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
28 Clues: Courthouse • of Antietam • Proclamation • ship made of iron • To leave or withdraw • War between the North and South. • War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded • freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states • Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute. • southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861. • ...
Our Solar System 2022-02-23
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- Soviet crewed spacecraft resulting Yuri Gagarin as the first man in space
- Third United States spaceflight program resulting in the first humans on Luna
- Russian space mission to Venus set to be launched in 2029
- Curie, Sojourner's flight spare
- Soviet artifical satelites and first launched into orbit in October 1957
- Failed space shuttle resulting in death of 7 crew members in 1986
- Airborne Observatory, Aka KAO jet used by NASA for infrared astronomy
- Lab, First United States space station launched in 1973
- NASA program beginning in 1992 to improve understanding of our solar system
- Mission resulting in successful keeping of humans on the ISS since 2000
- robotic lunar rovers made by the Soviets during the Moon race
- Communication using electromagnetic waves between 30 hertz and 300 gigahertz
- NASA mission that mapped entire surface of Venus
- retired space shuttle that was created after Challenger
- First successful Mars lander in 1976
- United States uncrewed space mission in the 1960s to take close photos of Luna
- Tool used to see faraway objects
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- First Mars rover and first wheeled vehicle on another planet that landed in 1997
- First United States spacecraft to achieve orbit
- Soviet program that sent spacecraft to our moon for study
- Global Surveyor, United States space probe launched in 1996 to globally map Mars
- Rover that landed on Mars in 2012
- Robotic interstellar probes launched in 1977 to collect data of Jupiter and Saturn
- Pathfinder, United States robotic spacecraft that landed on Mars in 1997
- United States space probe launched in 1972 passing Jupiter and first to leave our solar system
- Research mission between NASA and ISA to study Saturn
- United States robotic space probe launched 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons
- Shuttle, Comprising of two solid rocket boosters, one external tank and an orbiter (or space-plane)
- Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010
- Space probes launched to photograph and study interplanetary matter of Mars and Venus
- Space Station, Intergovernmental establishment in orbit of Earth comprised of modules
- Device that uses the reverberation of radio waves to sense objects
32 Clues: Curie, Sojourner's flight spare • Tool used to see faraway objects • Rover that landed on Mars in 2012 • Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010 • First successful Mars lander in 1976 • First United States spacecraft to achieve orbit • NASA mission that mapped entire surface of Venus • Research mission between NASA and ISA to study Saturn • ...
tullys cross word 2024-11-20
7 Clues: u soccer team • a describing word • it is a comparison • describes a adjective • person place or thing • a word naming a atrobroute • at the start of a sentence or for a name
Westward Expansion 2026-03-19
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- The availability of cheap, fertile BLANK made many people want to move west.
- One economic opportunity that the West could provide was possible BLANK for runaway slaves.
- Territory that was divided by the United States and Great Britain (1846).
- A war with Mexico resulted in this territory and the southwest territory becoming a part of the United States (1848).
- The east was becoming BLANK as the population grew, making many want to move west.
- They explored the Louisiana Purchase and the Oregon Territory from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
- Joined the United States as a state in 1845 after becoming an independent from Mexico in 1836 .
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- Who was President when the Louisiana Territory was purchased?
- Jefferson purchased this territory from France which doubled the size of the United States.
- The Santa Fe Trail and BLANK were two overland trails many pioneers followed on their move westward?
- Spain gave this land to the United States through a treaty (1819).
- The land that doubled the size of the United States overnight was purchased from WHAT country?
- Two industries that grew out West were farming and BLANK.
- The idea that expansion was for the good of the United States and was the right of the United States.
- Many people rushed west in the hopes of finding BLANK in California.
15 Clues: Two industries that grew out West were farming and BLANK. • Who was President when the Louisiana Territory was purchased? • Spain gave this land to the United States through a treaty (1819). • Many people rushed west in the hopes of finding BLANK in California. • Territory that was divided by the United States and Great Britain (1846). • ...
nationalism/unification 2018-02-27
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- a senior state or legal official.
- a speech made by Otto von Bismarck about the unification of the German territories.
- Prince of Bismarck & Duke of Lauenburg,
- a system of politics based on practical ideas
- a historical German state
- fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
- between the United States and Japan, opened the ports of Kanagawa and other Japanese cities to trade.
- a Commodore of the United States Navy
- a German or austrian emperor, or ruler of roman empire
- the period when Japan was ruled by Meiji Tenno, modernization and westernization took place
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- King of Prussia and the first German Emperor
- Italian general, politician and nationalist who helped unify Italy. one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"
- patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.
- a conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation
- name given to people who followed Giuseppe Garibaldi during his Mille expedition to southern Italy.
- an Italian politician and journalist who helped unify Italy
- fought between the Qing Empire and the Empire of Japan, over influence of Korea.
- an agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan TreatyOfKanagawa the first treaty between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate.
- a war fought in 1866 between the German Confederation and the Kingdom of Prussia.
- King of Sardinia from 1849 until 1861. He was the first king of united Italy since the 6th century, until 1878.
- Italian statesman and helped unify Italy
21 Clues: a historical German state • a senior state or legal official. • a Commodore of the United States Navy • Prince of Bismarck & Duke of Lauenburg, • Italian statesman and helped unify Italy • patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. • King of Prussia and the first German Emperor • a system of politics based on practical ideas • ...
Great Depression and New Deal Vocabulary 2017-12-13
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- paper money backed not by gold or silver but by government guarantee of value
- series of federal programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted in the United States during the 1930s in response to the Great Depression
- public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried, men from relief families as part of the New Deal
- old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped
- American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945
- Herbert Clark Hoover was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States
- assemblage of some 43,000 marchers—17,000 U.S. World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups gathered in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1932 to demand cash-payment redemption of their service certificates
- provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley
- Backing dollars solely with gold
- United States government corporation providing deposit insurance to depositors in US banks
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- No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice
- a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s
- law that was passed by the United States Congress to facilitate regulation of electric utilities
- term used to describe a series of 28 evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry
- purchase of an asset by paying the margin and borrowing the balance from a bank or broker
- increase the size of the Supreme Court and then bring in several new justices who would change the balance of opinion on the Court
- bill passed during the administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in reaction to the financially adverse conditions of the Great Depression
- shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States of America
- largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads
20 Clues: Backing dollars solely with gold • No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice • paper money backed not by gold or silver but by government guarantee of value • purchase of an asset by paying the margin and borrowing the balance from a bank or broker • ...
Difficult Capital Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-01
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- Bilingual capital known for "Parliament Hill"
- Mythology capital of the world and location of the Acropolis
- Ancient North African city known for its Phoenician historical sites
- One of three capitals in the country that is home to the legislative branch of government
- East European capital known for having a treaty named after it (mid-1950s)
- City containing a very famous wall that splits the city in half
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- Very populated capital that mainly lies in a massive valley
- East Asian and beauty capital of the world.
- Capital of a southern South-American country and the birthplace for the tango dance.
- Northern capital know for scenic views and Nordic cuisine
- Famous city know for its volcanic hills, also known as Tāmaki Makaurau
11 Clues: East Asian and beauty capital of the world. • Bilingual capital known for "Parliament Hill" • Northern capital know for scenic views and Nordic cuisine • Very populated capital that mainly lies in a massive valley • Mythology capital of the world and location of the Acropolis • City containing a very famous wall that splits the city in half • ...
Difficult Capital Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-01
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- One of three capitals in the country that is home to the legislative branch of government
- Bilingual capital known for "Parliament Hill"
- City containing a very famous wall that splits the city in half
- Very populated capital that mainly lies in a massive valley
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- Capital of a southern South-American country and the birthplace for the tango dance.
- East Asian and beauty capital of the world.
- Northern capital know for scenic views and Nordic cuisine
- Famous city know for its volcanic hills, also known as Tāmaki Makaurau
- Ancient North African city known for its Phoenician historical sites
- East European capital known for having a treaty named after it (mid-1950s)
- Mythology capital of the world and location of the Acropolis
11 Clues: East Asian and beauty capital of the world. • Bilingual capital known for "Parliament Hill" • Northern capital know for scenic views and Nordic cuisine • Very populated capital that mainly lies in a massive valley • Mythology capital of the world and location of the Acropolis • City containing a very famous wall that splits the city in half • ...
Civil War ABC Book 2025-05-07
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- The democratic candidate who went up against Lincoln and said slavery should be left to popular sovereignty.
- A legal right that states the rights of a person being imprisoned.
- To be actively involved in attacking or battling.
- This battle was the first all-out battle of the Civil war.
- The president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- Stated that the two territories would become better organized and the slavery issue would be left to popular sovereignty.
- The northernmost region of the United States and was based off of economics.
- A political event or focus that had the goal of ending slavery.
- Large cages, cylinders, and even boxes that may be filled with rocks and other materials.
- The 16th president of the United States and famous for the Gettysburg Address.
- "A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack."
- An important and powerful gun used in the Civil War. It was a long and heavy rifle with high accuracy.
- A "government" that was created after 11 states seceded from the Union.
- A military tactic in which all aspects of war are implemented to annihilate an opponent.
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- Soldiers who were fighting to restore the Union.
- A "mounted sentry" who warned troops if enemy soldiers were approaching.
- Commander of the Union and the 18th president after the Civil War.
- A government's laws and truthfulness are determined by the people.
- "Relating to or characterized by industry."
- "A person who is fanatical and uncompromised in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals."
- The southernmost region of the United States and consisted of agriculture.
- The capital of the United States and the Union's place of interest.
- Soldiers fighting for the south's protection.
- A military tactic in which a group of forces or target is surrounded by the opponent.
24 Clues: "Relating to or characterized by industry." • Soldiers fighting for the south's protection. • Soldiers who were fighting to restore the Union. • To be actively involved in attacking or battling. • The president of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • This battle was the first all-out battle of the Civil war. • ...
Joshua Romain Canada 2015-01-25
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- Canada's ranking in size
- Most people in Qubec speak
- Canada's smallest province
- Native people called ______ follow more traditional ways of living.
- About seventy five percent of the worlds _________ come from Canada
- Is celebrated on December 26th
- borders untied states and the United States
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- Canada is divided into
- A famous tourist attraction shared by Canada and the untied states
- New Brunswick is covered in 85% ______
- Famous for being a site of the Winter Olympics
- The United states has about 290 million people and canad has____people
- National sport for Canada
- is Latin for New Scotland
- Ice and cold weather sports such as ______ and ice skating
15 Clues: Canada is divided into • Canada's ranking in size • National sport for Canada • is Latin for New Scotland • Most people in Qubec speak • Canada's smallest province • Is celebrated on December 26th • New Brunswick is covered in 85% ______ • borders untied states and the United States • Famous for being a site of the Winter Olympics • ...
Civil War Review 2026-03-24
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- Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia and later surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
- First African American to receive the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War at Fort Wagner.
- 1854 law that allowed settlers in new territories to vote on whether slavery would be allowed there.
- The idea that people in a territory should decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.
- 1863 order that declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
- Belief that states had the power to reject or ignore federal laws they disagreed with.
- Growing differences between the North and South in economy, culture, and politics that increased tension before the war.
- President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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- Union general who became commander of all Union armies and later president of the United States.
- Taxes placed on imported goods that caused conflict between Northern and Southern states.
- Union general known for his “March to the Sea” and total war strategy in the South.
- Union general who trained the Army of the Potomac but was often criticized for being too cautious in battle.
- 16th president of the United States who led the country during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Nurse who founded the American Red Cross and cared for wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
- The act of Southern states leaving the United States to form their own nation.
15 Clues: President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. • 1863 order that declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free. • The act of Southern states leaving the United States to form their own nation. • Union general known for his “March to the Sea” and total war strategy in the South. • ...
Preamble 2026-03-17
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- and secure the Blessings of _________
- Article __________ describes how to amend the Constitution
- We the _________ of the United States,
- freedom
- promote the general ____________,
- to ourselves and our __________,
- united country
- insure domestic _______________,
- establish _____________,
- Article __________ states the the relationship between the state and the federal government
- Article ______________ describes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land
- provide for the common ___________,
- well being of its citizens
- do ordain and establish this ___________ for the United States of America
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- peace and order at home
- protect its citizens from foriegn attack
- opening statement
- There are __________ amendments to the constitution
- Article ______________ describes how to ratify the Constitution
- The first ___________ articles describe the branches of government: Legislative, executive, and judicial
- in Order to form a more perfect ________,
- The Constitution is divided into ___________ sections called articles
- legal system
23 Clues: freedom • legal system • united country • opening statement • peace and order at home • establish _____________, • well being of its citizens • to ourselves and our __________, • insure domestic _______________, • promote the general ____________, • provide for the common ___________, • and secure the Blessings of _________ • We the _________ of the United States, • ...
