states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Cities Around The World 2023-04-11

Cities Around The World crossword puzzle
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  1. the "capital of capitals"
  2. city of the Eiffel tower
  3. bollywood originated here
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  1. vibrant place somewhere in Asia
  2. India Gate is located here
  3. was once a desert
  4. largest port of a country in Asia

7 Clues: was once a desert • city of the Eiffel tower • the "capital of capitals" • bollywood originated here • India Gate is located here • vibrant place somewhere in Asia • largest port of a country in Asia

Geography - Around the World 2023-09-04

Geography - Around the World crossword puzzle
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  1. largest protected area in Africa
  2. is a monarchy
  3. is the most mountainous island in the world
  4. has more than 20,000 castles
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  1. has two capitals
  2. has no roads
  3. is the driest continent on the planet

7 Clues: has no roads • is a monarchy • has two capitals • has more than 20,000 castles • largest protected area in Africa • is the driest continent on the planet • is the most mountainous island in the world

Ireland 2026-08-27

Ireland crossword puzzle
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  1. you needs 4 to get luck
  2. 4 animals playing music
  3. Is precious
  4. comes to you at home
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  1. People are verry hungry
  2. two capitals find together(3 of octobre 1990)
  3. Is everywere in the natur

7 Clues: Is precious • comes to you at home • People are verry hungry • you needs 4 to get luck • 4 animals playing music • Is everywere in the natur • two capitals find together(3 of octobre 1990)

Civil War Vocab 2024-02-11

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A person or thing that prevents incompatible or antagonistic people or things from coming into contact with or harming each other.
  2. A war fought between citizens of the same country.
  3. The formal admission of someone to office.
  4. A republic formed in February 1861 and composed of the Southern states that seceded from the United States in an attempt to preserve slavery and states' rights.
  5. A fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861.
  6. The term used to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War.
  7. Forts controlled by the government of the United States.
  8. To withdraw formally from membership in a group or organization, especially a political union, alliance, or federation.
  9. A colloquial term used to refer to people from the Northern United States.
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  1. A strategy used by the Confederacy to withhold cotton exports in an attempt to gain support from European powers.
  2. The act of using ships to break through a naval blockade.
  3. A term used to refer to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes, who were considered more assimilated into Euro-American culture.
  4. The term used to refer to the Southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War.
  5. A set of principles or goals declared by a political party or candidate.
  6. The most important city or town of a country or region, usually where the government is located.
  7. Another term used to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War.
  8. A strategy proposed by General Winfield Scott for defeating the Confederacy by blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River.

17 Clues: The formal admission of someone to office. • A war fought between citizens of the same country. • Forts controlled by the government of the United States. • The act of using ships to break through a naval blockade. • A set of principles or goals declared by a political party or candidate. • ...

Preamble 2026-03-17

Preamble crossword puzzle
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  1. and secure the Blessings of _________
  2. Article __________ describes how to amend the Constitution
  3. We the _________ of the United States,
  4. freedom
  5. promote the general ____________,
  6. to ourselves and our __________,
  7. united country
  8. insure domestic _______________,
  9. establish _____________,
  10. Article __________ states the the relationship between the state and the federal government
  11. Article ______________ describes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land
  12. provide for the common ___________,
  13. well being of its citizens
  14. do ordain and establish this ___________ for the United States of America
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  1. peace and order at home
  2. protect its citizens from foriegn attack
  3. opening statement
  4. There are __________ amendments to the constitution
  5. Article ______________ describes how to ratify the Constitution
  6. The first ___________ articles describe the branches of government: Legislative, executive, and judicial
  7. in Order to form a more perfect ________,
  8. The Constitution is divided into ___________ sections called articles
  9. 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, • ...

10.6.1 - Cold War 2024-04-15

10.6.1 - Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. The state of hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union in the decades following World War II.
  2. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several ___ European nations.
  3. East Berlin, Cuba, the Soviet Union (USSR), and North Korea were all ____ countries.
  4. On June 27, 1950, the United States officially entered which War?
  5. After he led Vietnam to independence from France, Ho Chi Minh became the communist leader of ____.
  6. The main goal of the ___ ___ was to see who could land the first person on the moon.
  7. In 1955, the Soviet Union created the ___ ____ in response to the creation of NATO.
  8. Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was a failure and resulted in a widespread ____.
  9. The ___ Missile Crisis lead the Soviet Union in attempting to install missiles less than 100 miles off the coast of Florida.
  10. The ____ _____ facilitated political stability in western Europe, which led to economic rebuilding.
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  1. who led the first Chinese Communist Party?
  2. The imaginary line between the Communist East and Democratic West.
  3. In his popular speech given on June 12, 1987, which United States president ___ ____ said "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
  4. The ___ theory was a belief that if one country became communist, others would follow.
  5. Mikhail Gorbachev instituted the policies of glasnost and perestroika to reform the ___ ____ politically and economically.
  6. West Berlin and the United States were ____ countries.
  7. The Soviet Union launched which satellite on October 4, 1957?
  8. When the ____ won WWII, The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers and competitors.
  9. The Bay of Pigs operation was aimed to trigger an uprising against communist leader ____ ___.

19 Clues: who led the first Chinese Communist Party? • West Berlin and the United States were ____ countries. • The Soviet Union launched which satellite on October 4, 1957? • On June 27, 1950, the United States officially entered which War? • The imaginary line between the Communist East and Democratic West. • ...

George Washington 2022-02-27

George Washington crossword puzzle
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  1. having liberty
  2. a normal condition, not in war
  3. leader of the Continental Army and first president of the United States of America
  4. a paper that is laws for the United States
  5. the leader of the United States of America
  6. war between America and Great Britain
  7. not easily done, hard
  8. a place where Washington and his soldiers stayed
  9. had confidence, had faith
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  1. paper saying the United States of America was a new, free country
  2. a free country in North America
  3. the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales
  4. colonists who wanted to be free from Great Britain
  5. became a member of an organization
  6. the American army in the American Revolution
  7. well-known

16 Clues: well-known • having liberty • not easily done, hard • had confidence, had faith • a normal condition, not in war • a free country in North America • became a member of an organization • war between America and Great Britain • a paper that is laws for the United States • the leader of the United States of America • the American army in the American Revolution • ...

Civil War Review 2026-03-24

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia and later surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
  2. First African American to receive the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War at Fort Wagner.
  3. 1854 law that allowed settlers in new territories to vote on whether slavery would be allowed there.
  4. The idea that people in a territory should decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.
  5. 1863 order that declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
  6. Belief that states had the power to reject or ignore federal laws they disagreed with.
  7. Growing differences between the North and South in economy, culture, and politics that increased tension before the war.
  8. President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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  1. Union general who became commander of all Union armies and later president of the United States.
  2. Taxes placed on imported goods that caused conflict between Northern and Southern states.
  3. Union general known for his “March to the Sea” and total war strategy in the South.
  4. Union general who trained the Army of the Potomac but was often criticized for being too cautious in battle.
  5. 16th president of the United States who led the country during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
  6. Nurse who founded the American Red Cross and cared for wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
  7. 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. • ...

Chapter 12 Key Terms Review Worksheet 2024-01-22

Chapter 12 Key Terms Review Worksheet crossword puzzle
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  1. the property of gases that states that a mole of a gas at standard temperature and pressure occupies a volume of 22.4L
  2. the law that states that under equivalent conditions, the volumes of reacting gases and their gaseous products can be expressed in ratios of small whole numbers
  3. the law that states that the Kelvin temperature and volume of a sample of gas at a constant pressure are directly related
  4. the law that states that the volume of a gas at a constant temperature and pressure is directly proportional to the number of moles of the gas
  5. the process by which particles pass through a tiny opening into an evacuated chamber
  6. the force per unit area cause by the collisions of fluid particles with their container
  7. the law that states that the total pressure of a mixture of gases equals the sum of the pressures of each individual gas
  8. the ability of a substance to spontaneously fill its available space
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  1. the law that relates the pressure, temperature, volume, and the number of moles in any sample of a gas
  2. the law that states that the Kelvin temperature and pressure of a sample of gas at a constant volume are directly related
  3. any substance that can flow
  4. the law that states that the pressure, volume, and Kelvin temperature of a sample of a gas vary jointly
  5. the ability of a substance to be squeezed into a smaller volume by applying pressure
  6. a gas whose behavior is perfectly predicted by the kinetic-molecular theory
  7. the law that states that the pressure and volume of a sample of gas at a constant temperature are inversely related
  8. the process by which fluid matter and energy spread from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
  9. a temperature and pressure agreed upon chemists for comparison of research

17 Clues: any substance that can flow • the ability of a substance to spontaneously fill its available space • a temperature and pressure agreed upon chemists for comparison of research • a gas whose behavior is perfectly predicted by the kinetic-molecular theory • the ability of a substance to be squeezed into a smaller volume by applying pressure • ...

U.S Citizenship test questions 2023-01-08

U.S Citizenship test questions crossword puzzle
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  1. where the statue of liberty is located
  2. the ocean on the east coast of the united states
  3. The capital of the united state
  4. states have more Representatives than other states’
  5. the date we celebrate independence day
  6. a U.S senator severes for how many years
  7. the amount of time a US supreme court justicer and serve for
  8. a state that boarders mexico
  9. the group of people that were taken form america and sold as slaves
  10. the person that represents someone in court
  11. the war that ended slavery
  12. what age do you have to be to vote for the president
  13. the person who wrote the declaration of independence
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  1. a form of which someone can become a US citizen
  2. how many years does the president serve
  3. freedom from the first amendment
  4. the president during world war one
  5. states have how many senators
  6. founding document was written in 1787
  7. lived in the united states of america before the europeans
  8. the month when we vote for the president
  9. who is in charge of the executive branch
  10. a part of the judicial branchthe
  11. a war fought by the united states in the 1900s
  12. the movement that ended racial discrimination
  13. amount of seats are on the superme court
  14. makes federal laws
  15. the economic system in the united states

28 Clues: makes federal laws • the war that ended slavery • a state that boarders mexico • states have how many senators • The capital of the united state • freedom from the first amendment • a part of the judicial branchthe • the president during world war one • founding document was written in 1787 • where the statue of liberty is located • the date we celebrate independence day • ...

U.S. History Review 2020-12-15

U.S. History Review crossword puzzle
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  1. he was the leader of the american polital.
  2. a series of force relocation's of approximately 60,000 native americans between the 1830 and 1850 by the U.S governments.
  3. designated the headwaters of rivers flowing into the atlantic from the appalachians as the temporary western boundary for colonial settlement.
  4. the constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and eqaul civil and legal rights to african americans and slaves.
  5. it was used by hundreds of of thousand of american of american pioneers in the mid-1800s to the emigrate west.
  6. the first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British Parliament.
  7. This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
  8. a formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States
  9. they had war with U.S. and Mexico lost to the U.S.
  10. The United States took the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain, in a conflict that would have a impact in the future countries.
  11. it is the passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.
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  1. is the guy that killed president Abraham Lincoln.
  2. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from union in 1860, leading of the civil war.
  3. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convention providing for a single legislative house with equal representational for each state.
  4. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convention.
  5. he was one of the founding fathers of the United States.
  6. the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War.
  7. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  8. he was the third president in 1797-1801.
  9. during the reconstruction period after the american civil war.
  10. the 19th century doctrine.
  11. is abolished slavery in the United States.
  12. provide Federal subsidies in land and loons of the construction of transcontinental railroad across the U.S.
  13. people decide policy initiative directly on voting
  14. trading profitable item.
  15. he was the king of Ireland & Great Britain.
  16. the act of all paper goods like; playing cards, wills, marriage licenses, pamphlets and newspapers.
  17. the governor refused to let it sail, Adam and rebel sympathizes would not pay.
  18. he was an american statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the U.S.
  19. the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war.
  20. a person who favors the abilition of a pratice or slavery.

31 Clues: trading profitable item. • the 19th century doctrine. • he was the third president in 1797-1801. • he was the leader of the american polital. • is abolished slavery in the United States. • he was the king of Ireland & Great Britain. • is the guy that killed president Abraham Lincoln. • people decide policy initiative directly on voting • ...

Civil War 2024-04-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
  2. An agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a state that allowed enslavement and Maine was admitted as a state that banned enslavement.
  3. A Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
  4. Confederacy another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union.
  5. A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
  6. An agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans.
  7. An act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
  8. The period after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union as the federal government addressed the impact of slavery.
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  1. A speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in memory of the Union soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.
  2. The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law.
  3. An order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free.
  4. A series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who were candidates in the Illinois race for U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue.
  5. The United States as one nation united under a single government. During the Civil War, “the Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North.
  6. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  7. The agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a state in which slavery was illegal. These agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., and creating a stronger law targeting fugitives from slavery.
  8. Laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
  9. The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

17 Clues: A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country. • The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law. • An agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans. • ...

war vocab 2026-04-30

war vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. states: Slave states that did not secede from the
  2. war A military strategy where an army destroys anything that might be useful to the enemy, including civilian resources like food and infrastructure.
  3. A 19th-century warship protected by iron plating.
  4. To formally sign up for service in the military.
  5. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union.
  6. To occupy a strong defensive position, often by digging ditches or trenches.
  7. A soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in action.
  8. A sum of money paid by the government to encourage men to enlist in the military.
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  1. The refusal to accept or comply with something; in this context, opposition to the enemy’s forces or authority.
  2. an unrecognized breakaway republic of 11 Southern U.S. states that seceded to protect the institution of slavery and states' rights
  3. rights The political belief that individual states should have more power than the federal government, often used to justify slavery and secession.
  4. Proclamation An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing enslaved people in Confederate-held territory.
  5. the federal government of the United States and the states that remained loyal to it during the American Civil War (1861–1865)
  6. corpus A legal right that protects individuals from being held in jail without being charged with a crime.
  7. A system of required (compulsory) military service.
  8. The side or edge of a military formation.

16 Clues: The side or edge of a military formation. • To formally sign up for service in the military. • The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union. • states: Slave states that did not secede from the • A 19th-century warship protected by iron plating. • A system of required (compulsory) military service. • ...

Joshua Romain Canada 2015-01-25

Joshua Romain Canada crossword puzzle
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  1. Canada's ranking in size
  2. Most people in Qubec speak
  3. Canada's smallest province
  4. Native people called ______ follow more traditional ways of living.
  5. About seventy five percent of the worlds _________ come from Canada
  6. Is celebrated on December 26th
  7. borders untied states and the United States
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  1. Canada is divided into
  2. A famous tourist attraction shared by Canada and the untied states
  3. New Brunswick is covered in 85% ______
  4. Famous for being a site of the Winter Olympics
  5. The United states has about 290 million people and canad has____people
  6. National sport for Canada
  7. is Latin for New Scotland
  8. 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 2025-03-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The Union general who led the North to victory and later became the 18th U.S. president.
  2. – The President of the Confederate States of America.
  3. – A key Confederate general known for his tactics, killed in 1863.
  4. – The military draft used by both sides to recruit soldiers.
  5. – The bloodiest single-day battle (Sept. 1862), leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.
  6. – The leading general of the Confederate Army.
  7. – Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, just days after the war ended.
  8. – Warships covered in iron, marking a new era of naval warfare (e.g., USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia).
  9. – The site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the war (April 1865).
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  1. – Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).
  2. – The government formed by the seceded Southern states, officially called the Confederate States of America.
  3. – A destructive Union campaign through Georgia (1864), crippling the Confederate war effort.
  4. – Issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, it declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
  5. – The act of Southern states leaving the Union, beginning with South Carolina in 1860.
  6. – A major Union victory (July 1863) that turned the tide against the Confederacy.
  7. – The Union’s strategy to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River to squeeze the Confederacy.
  8. – Lincoln’s speech honoring fallen soldiers and redefining the war’s purpose.
  9. – The Northern states that remained loyal to the U.S. government during the Civil War.
  10. – The first battle of the Civil War (April 1861), where Confederate forces fired on a Union fort in South Carolina.

19 Clues: – The leading general of the Confederate Army. • – The President of the Confederate States of America. • – The military draft used by both sides to recruit soldiers. • – A key Confederate general known for his tactics, killed in 1863. • – Lincoln’s speech honoring fallen soldiers and redefining the war’s purpose. • ...

Unit 1: American Citizenship and Demographics 2022-10-05

Unit 1: American Citizenship and Demographics crossword puzzle
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  1. Immigrants blending in with American traditions and customs
  2. Immigrants keeping their traditions and customs, and adding them to American culture
  3. Area with open spaces, farms, and fewer people
  4. An area with a lot of people, skyscrapers, and traffic; like a city
  5. Loyalty, especially to one's country
  6. Immigrants blending in with American traditions and customs
  7. The belief in the United States that if you work hard and follow the rules you can have a better life for you and your family
  8. The study of government and citizenship
  9. Having the same rights under the law
  10. Freedom from too much government interference in your life
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  1. A population count that the government takes every 10 years
  2. Neighborhoods outside of cities
  3. Fairness under the law
  4. Safety
  5. A person that comes to the United States for asylum
  6. The specific characteristics (age, race, ethnicity, etc.) of a group of people
  7. Anyone living in the United States that is not a citizen.
  8. Rule by the people
  9. A member of a country that has full rights and responsibilities under that country's laws
  10. A person that comes to the United States from another country to live.

20 Clues: Safety • Rule by the people • Fairness under the law • Neighborhoods outside of cities • Loyalty, especially to one's country • Having the same rights under the law • The study of government and citizenship • Area with open spaces, farms, and fewer people • A person that comes to the United States for asylum • Anyone living in the United States that is not a citizen. • ...

Chapter 7 & 8 Vocab Crossword 2025-12-04

Chapter 7 & 8 Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An action that becomes an example for others to follow.
  2. A meeting where leaders wrote the U.S. Constitution.
  3. A plan to count enslaved people as 3/5 of a person for representation.
  4. People who supported the Constitution and a strong national government.
  5. Forcing someone to serve in the military.
  6. A plan for bringing new states into the United States from western lands.
  7. The branch of government that enforces laws.
  8. The first government of the United States, where states had most of the power.
  9. Trouble with money, trade, and debt in the early United States.
  10. A group of people with shared political ideas.
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  1. The belief that states can limit the power of the federal government.
  2. A group that helps elect leaders and shape government ideas.
  3. Something that is not allowed by the Constitution.
  4. A person who buys something cheap, hoping to sell it later for profit.
  5. The written plan for how the U.S. government works.
  6. When each side gives up a little to reach an agreement.
  7. The branch of government that creates and votes on laws.
  8. Laws that made it harder for immigrants to become citizens and punished criticism of the government.
  9. A group of advisors who help the president make decisions.
  10. A farmer uprising against a tax on whiskey in the 1790s.
  11. A time when the economy is weak, businesses close, and many people lose jobs.
  12. People who argued for strong states and wanted a Bill of Rights.
  13. A farmers' protest that showed the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
  14. A paper that promises to repay borrowed money later, with interest.
  15. Not taking sides in a conflict.
  16. A plan that created two parts in Congress: Senate and House of Representatives.
  17. The branch of government that decides what laws mean and settles disputes.
  18. A scandal where French agents demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats.
  19. A plan for government in each state that protects rights and lists rules.
  20. A tax on goods brought into the country from other places.
  21. A ceremony where the president officially takes office.

31 Clues: Not taking sides in a conflict. • Forcing someone to serve in the military. • The branch of government that enforces laws. • A group of people with shared political ideas. • Something that is not allowed by the Constitution. • The written plan for how the U.S. government works. • A meeting where leaders wrote the U.S. Constitution. • ...

Capitals of South Africa 2024-04-01

Capitals of South Africa crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital of Namibia
  2. Capital of Mozambique
  3. One of the Capitals of South Africa
  4. Capital of Zimbabwe
  5. Capital of Zambia
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  1. Capital of Botswana
  2. One of the Capitals of South Africa
  3. One of the Capitals of South Africa

8 Clues: Capital of Zambia • Capital of Namibia • Capital of Botswana • Capital of Zimbabwe • Capital of Mozambique • One of the Capitals of South Africa • One of the Capitals of South Africa • One of the Capitals of South Africa

Early Cold War 2021-03-16

Early Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. 34th President of the United States
  2. The operation in which the U.S. and British planes flew food and supplies into West Berlin
  3. The war fought between North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, supported by the US and other members of the UN
  4. Rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies
  5. A campaign or practice that endorses the use of unfair allegations and investigations
  6. A political boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas
  7. Was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976
  8. A collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
  9. Foreign policy to give money and weapons to enemies of the USSR
  10. All Americans have health insurance, that the minimum wage (the lowest amount of money per hour that someone can be paid) be increased, and that, by law, all Americans be guaranteed equal rights.
  11. The organization that provided collective security against the threat posed by the Soviet Union.
  12. The spread of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons technology, or fissile material to countries that do not already possess them
  13. The program designed to improve U.S. relations with Latin America
  14. A Georgian revolutionary and Soviet politician who ruled the Soviet Union from 1927 until 1953
Down
  1. Competition for supremacy in between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War
  2. Are those Eastern European nations that were allied with and under the control of the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  3. List of media workers ineligible for employment because of alleged communist or subversive ties
  4. a direct and dangerous standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
  5. A failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution
  6. A United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad
  7. Prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again
  8. A guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989
  9. The World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union
  10. The first major international crises of the Cold War. Soviet Union limited the ability of the United States, Great Britain and France to travel to their sectors of Berlin
  11. The first artificial Earth satellite

25 Clues: 34th President of the United States • The first artificial Earth satellite • A political boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas • Foreign policy to give money and weapons to enemies of the USSR • The program designed to improve U.S. relations with Latin America • Prohibits anyone who has been elected president twice from being elected again • ...

APUSH crossword 2023-05-11

APUSH crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The act of a state or region formally withdrawing from a larger political entity, most notably referring to the secession of Southern states and the formation of the Confederacy leading to the American Civil War
  2. The movement to end slavery, which gained momentum in the 19th century and played a significant role in the lead-up to the Civil War
  3. The nationwide constitutional ban on the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages, enforced from 1920 to 1933 through the 18th Amendment
  4. A federal law passed in 1887 that aimed to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream American society by dividing tribal lands into individual allotments for Native American families
  5. A political movement in the late 19th century that championed the rights and interests of the common people against the elite
  6. A person who acquired and settled on public land under the Homestead Act, typically involved in farming and agricultural activities
  7. The economic policies implemented by President Ronald Reagan, which emphasized tax cuts, deregulation, and reduced government spending
  8. A foreign policy stance that advocates for a nation to avoid involvement in international affairs and conflicts
  9. Refers to the late 19th century, characterized by rapid industrialization, economic growth, and stark social inequality
Down
  1. An economic philosophy advocating for minimal government intervention in the economy, allowing market forces to determine prices, wages, and production
  2. The period after the Civil War when the United States attempted to rebuild and reintegrate the South into the Union
  3. The belief that it was the destiny of the United States to expand its territory from coast to coast
  4. The process of transforming an economy from primarily agrarian and manual labor-based to one focused on manufacturing and mechanized production, as occurred in the United States during the late 19th century
  5. Goals of improving social problems, reforming local governments, improving labor conditions, and regulating big business
  6. The theory that states have the right to invalidate federal laws they consider unconstitutional, a concept that was debated during the early years of the United States
  7. The policy of extending a nation's power and influence through diplomacy or military force, often involving the acquisition of new territories or the establishment of economic dominance over other regions
  8. The period of geopolitical tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II, characterized by ideological, political, and military conflicts
  9. The railroad system connecting the eastern and western coasts of the United States, completed in 1869, which facilitated transportation, trade, and settlement across the country
  10. The process of ending racial segregation, particularly in schools, housing, and public facilities
  11. The practice of making accusations without proper evidence, particularly associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist campaigns in the 1950s

20 Clues: The process of ending racial segregation, particularly in schools, housing, and public facilities • The belief that it was the destiny of the United States to expand its territory from coast to coast • A foreign policy stance that advocates for a nation to avoid involvement in international affairs and conflicts • ...

All about cats 2026-01-05

All about cats crossword puzzle
Across
  1. most famous cat island of japan
  2. skin on bottom of paw
  3. most common cat noise
  4. what you call dry cat food
Down
  1. what plant make cats go crazy
  2. what is the name of the hairless cat breed?
  3. Yay you did it! Answer: CATSRULE
  4. Do cats eat fish?
  5. What is the cats strongest scent?(no capitals)

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)

Causes of the civil war 2023-01-05

Causes of the civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _________ states felt that the federal government was taking away their rights and power
  2. Many Southern states felt Lincoln was ____ the south because he was against slavery.
  3. people in the ____ wanted slavery to remain legal.
  4. Abraham Lincoln was part of the anti-slavery ____ Party.
  5. The South ______ heavily on slaves.
  6. By the mid-1800's the economies of many northern states relied on _______ instead of farming.
  7. How much power individual states have
  8. people in the ____ wanted slavery to be outlawed
Down
  1. Many southern plantations grew _______ in fields.
  2. The southern states wanted to form a new country called the _____ States of America.
  3. When Lincoln was elected many southern states decided they wanted to _____ the United States.
  4. As the states expanded west, each new state became a _______.
  5. Southern states wanted the right to keep ______.
  6. The south relied on slavery for _____ to work in their fields.
  7. Many people in the north thought slavery was _____.

15 Clues: The South ______ heavily on slaves. • How much power individual states have • Southern states wanted the right to keep ______. • people in the ____ wanted slavery to be outlawed • Many southern plantations grew _______ in fields. • people in the ____ wanted slavery to remain legal. • Many people in the north thought slavery was _____. • ...

U.S Citizenship test 2023-01-10

U.S Citizenship test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what age do you have to be to vote for the president
  2. a state that borders Mexico
  3. a form by which someone can become a US citizen
  4. the amount of time a US supreme court justice and serves for
  5. who is in charge of the executive branch
  6. founding document was written in 1787
  7. a war fought by the united states in the 1900s
  8. the movement that ended racial discrimination
  9. is the month when we vote for the president
  10. the date we celebrate independence day
  11. amount of seats are on the supreme court
  12. states have more Representatives than other states
  13. makes federal laws
Down
  1. the ocean on the east coast of the united states
  2. the president during world war one
  3. The capital of the united state
  4. the person who wrote the declaration of independence
  5. the war that ended slavery
  6. where the statue of liberty is located
  7. freedom from the first amendment
  8. how many years does the president serve
  9. a part of the judicial branch
  10. states have how many senators
  11. the group of people that were taken form America and sold as slaves
  12. lived in the united states of America before the Europeans
  13. are the person that represents someone in court
  14. a U.S senator serves for how many years
  15. is the economic system in the united states

28 Clues: makes federal laws • the war that ended slavery • a state that borders Mexico • a part of the judicial branch • states have how many senators • The capital of the united state • freedom from the first amendment • the president during world war one • founding document was written in 1787 • where the statue of liberty is located • the date we celebrate independence day • ...

The Civil War 2018-04-22

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ship made of iron
  2. Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
  3. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled confederate states
  4. To leave or withdraw
  5. Slave states that remained in the Union
  6. People that are wounded or killed
  7. Military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
  8. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
  9. Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides
  10. The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863
  11. War between the North and South
Down
  1. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
  2. Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865
  3. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  4. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
  5. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win
  6. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else
  7. President of the Confederacy
  8. The United States
  9. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  10. General of the Confederacy

21 Clues: Ship made of iron • The United States • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • War between the North and South • People that are wounded or killed • Slave states that remained in the Union • Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 • Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides • ...

The Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-10

The Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Played a pivotal role in documenting the Civil War.
  2. Nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.
  3. The southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
  4. A central cause of the Civil War.
  5. A key communication tool for the Union.
  6. Union general known for his "total war" strategy.
  7. Captured and burned by Sherman during his March to the Sea.
  8. Established on land owned by Robert E. Lee.
  9. The first major battle of the Civil War.
  10. Lincoln's declaration freeing slaves in Confederate states.
Down
  1. First state to secede from the Union.
  2. The northern states fighting to preserve the United States.
  3. Slave states that did not secede.
  4. Leading general of the Confederate Army.
  5. President of the Confederate States.
  6. A major Confederate victory, but where Stonewall Jackson was mortally wounded.
  7. President of the Union during the Civil War.
  8. Site where Lee surrendered to Grant.
  9. Location of the first shots of the Civil War.
  10. The bloodiest single-day battle of the war.
  11. Warships covered with protective iron plates.
  12. Protests against conscription laws in the North.
  13. Capital of the Confederacy.
  14. The turning-point battle of the civil war.

24 Clues: Capital of the Confederacy. • Slave states that did not secede. • A central cause of the Civil War. • President of the Confederate States. • Site where Lee surrendered to Grant. • First state to secede from the Union. • A key communication tool for the Union. • Leading general of the Confederate Army. • The first major battle of the Civil War. • ...

Westward Expansion 2026-03-19

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One economic opportunity that the West could provide was possible BLANK for runaway slaves.
  2. Territory that was divided by the United States and Great Britain (1846).
  3. Two industries that grew out West were farming and BLANK.
  4. The east was becoming BLANK as the population grew, making many want to move west.
  5. Spain gave this land to the United States through a treaty (1819).
  6. The availability of cheap, fertile BLANK made many people want to move west.
  7. A war with Mexico resulted in this territory and the southwest territory becoming a part of the United States (1848).
Down
  1. Joined the United States as a state in 1845 after becoming an independent from Mexico in 1836 .
  2. Jefferson bought this land from France which doubled the size of the United States.
  3. Many people rushed west in the hopes of finding BLANK in California.
  4. The Santa Fe Trail and BLANK were two overland trails many pioneers followed on their move westward?
  5. Who was President when the Louisiana Territory was purchased?
  6. They explored the Louisiana Purchase and the Oregon Territory from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
  7. The land that doubled the size of the United States overnight was purchased from WHAT country?
  8. The idea that expansion was for the good of the United States and was the right of the United States.

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). • ...

Foundations of Government 2024-10-25

Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This branch makes laws;Congress
  2. Rule of Law. NO one is above the law
  3. THE people elect representatives to run the government
  4. The government is divided into three branches
  5. We get this legislature from the Great Compromise; Means 2
  6. Based on equal representation
  7. This branch interprets laws;Supreme Court
  8. This compromise settles issues between LARGE states and small states
  9. National and state governments share power
  10. Representation based on population
  11. Powers shared between the state and federal governments
  12. Powers of the state
Down
  1. Supported by LARGE states
  2. Consent of the governed. The government gets power from THE people
  3. For every 5 slaves, 3 are counted as free people for representation and taxation
  4. Each branch has the ability to check the other branches
  5. This group would not ratify the U.S. Constitution without a Bill of Rights
  6. This branch enforces laws;President
  7. Supported by small states
  8. This group supported a STRONG central government
  9. This document protects your individual rights
  10. Powers of the federal government

22 Clues: Powers of the state • Supported by LARGE states • Supported by small states • Based on equal representation • This branch makes laws;Congress • Powers of the federal government • Representation based on population • This branch enforces laws;President • Rule of Law. NO one is above the law • This branch interprets laws;Supreme Court • National and state governments share power • ...

States And Capitols (First 25) 2022-02-23

States And Capitols (First 25) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Phoenix
  2. Boise
  3. Denver
  4. Frankfort
  5. Lansing
  6. Sacramento
  7. Augusta
  8. Baton Rouge
  9. Annapolis
  10. Dover
  11. Jackson
  12. Little Rock
  13. Tallahassee
Down
  1. Springfield
  2. Honolulu
  3. Atlanta
  4. Boston
  5. Montgomery
  6. Saint Paul
  7. Indianapolis
  8. Hartford
  9. Des Moines
  10. Juneau
  11. Jefferson City
  12. Topeka

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

Density and States Unit Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. explained by gravity, density, and displacement
  2. a physical form of matter controlled by particle attractions
  3. unit of cubic centimeters for solids
  4. particles do not experience attractions between particles
  5. 10 meters
  6. name of Mr. Sucher’s dog
  7. decreases when a substance is heated
  8. solid --> gas
  9. particles cannot easily move relative to each other
Down
  1. 0.01 gram
  2. heat will move from high to low _______________
  3. units of g, kg, mg
  4. one third of a yard
  5. gas --> liquid
  6. unit of volume for liquids
  7. principle of volume displacement
  8. for a substance, will occur at the same conditions as melting
  9. evidence of a state change on a time-temperature graph
  10. solid --> liquid
  11. 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

Body Rhythms and Mental States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Biological Rhythms continue to occur from within although there might be an absence of external factors (cues).
  2. These are short bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves present in the 2nd stage of sleep.
  3. ___________Rhythms occurs about once a day.
  4. Obese individuals may suffer from a sudden gasp or choking sensation due to the temporary halt in breathing during their sleep.
  5. During this period, also known as ‘paradoxical sleep’, the pattern of electrical activity in the brain resembles that of alert wakefulness
  6. In the __________ approach, dreams emphasize the current concerns in one's life but no problem solving is manifested during sleep.
  7. Dejuan find its extremely hard to fall asleep or stay asleep each night. What is Dejaun suffering from?
  8. In the __________ approach, dreams are random mental images resulting from the spontaneous neural firing initiated in the pons.
  9. The hormone involved with the regulation of the circadian rhythms.
  10. ___________ Rhythms, periodic fluctuations in a biological system, are usually in tune with external cues like temperature and daylight.
  11. These are very slow waves with very high peaks present in the last 3rd and 4th stage of sleep.
Down
  1. Maria frequently falls into deep sleeping episodes several times for the day. Doctors say that she is suffering from __________________.
  2. Internal __________occurs when one’s circadian rhythms may be thrown out of phase when their normal routine changes.
  3. ________ Disorder occurs when a sleeper is able to act out their dreams without awareness because muscle paralysis during sleep did not occur.
  4. During _________ dreams, the person is aware that they are dreaming.
  5. Hypnosis and the use of recreational drugs are used to hinder mental and physical awareness of the environment and oneself.
  6. Longer periods of sleep deprivation may result in _______________.
  7. Our __________controls the body's activities through the release of hormones based on the time of day.
  8. These are regular, slow rhythmic waves with high amplitudes present during alert wakefulness.
  9. In this approach, the dreams represent ongoing conscious problems in which the symbols and metaphors reveal the true meaning rather than disguising it.
  10. In the _____________ approach, dreams express our unconscious wishes and desires, usually sexual or violent.
  11. Many scientists believe that _________ and the retention of memories are mental benefits of sleep.
  12. A nucleus in the brain that governs circadian rhythms.
  13. ____________ content are what we consciously experience during sleep and may remember after awakened.
  14. __________ 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

States and Capitols 1-25 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boise
  2. Denver
  3. Little Rock
  4. Springfield
  5. Des Moines
  6. Hartford
  7. Tallahassee
  8. Atlanta
  9. Jackson
  10. Montgomery
  11. Annapolis
Down
  1. Frankfort
  2. Indianapolis
  3. Juneau
  4. Sacramento
  5. St. Paul
  6. Boston
  7. Phoenix
  8. Honolulu
  9. Augusta
  10. Dover
  11. Baton Rouge
  12. Jefferson City
  13. Lansing
  14. Topeka

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

United states and Canada similarities crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Angular distance from a point on the Earth's surface to the parallel of the equator
  2. 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.
  3. Portion of land surrounded by water everywhere.
  4. Set of assets, wealth or means of subsistence.
  5. System of production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services of a society or a country.
  6. Set of plants typical of an area or a place or existing on a given land.
  7. Surrounding or circulating around a body.
  8. the events and facts that belong to the past time and that constitute the development of humanity from its origins to the present moment
  9. A set of unspecialized knowledge and ideas acquired through the development of intellectual faculties, through reading, study and work.
  10. Flat and grassy place, generally in the field.
  11. From the area immediately south of or related to the Arctic region.
Down
  1. That is depopulated or uninhabited
  2. Vegetation typical of cold climates that includes mosses, lichens and some dwarf trees.
  3. Set of people and organizations that govern or direct a political-administrative division
  4. zones: Climate classification systems are ways of classifying the world's climates.
  5. zones are characterized by monthly average temperatures of 18 ℃ (64.4 ℉) or higher year-round, and have high levels of precipitation
  6. is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that falls under gravity from clouds.
  7. Large expanse of land separated by the oceans and, in general, by certain geographical features.
  8. Territory that constitutes a homogeneous unit in a certain aspect due to historical, political, geographic, climatic, cultural circumstances
  9. 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

US Airports and their states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. DEN
  2. CLT
  3. BIL
  4. ICT
  5. MSY
  6. DSM
  7. SDF
  8. ORD
  9. LIT
  10. BDL
  11. MPV
  12. PHX
  13. PDX
  14. GPT
  15. HNL
  16. LGA
  17. BOI
  18. DAY
  19. EWR
  20. OKC
  21. DFW
  22. IND
  23. CYS
  24. HSV
  25. PVD
  26. BOS
Down
  1. SJC
  2. MEM
  3. ATL
  4. ABQ
  5. MYR
  6. GRB
  7. OMA
  8. STL
  9. FSD
  10. CRW
  11. DET
  12. SLC
  13. MCO
  14. MHT
  15. BWI
  16. PIT
  17. ROA
  18. FAR
  19. SEA
  20. LAS
  21. MSP
  22. ANC
  23. BGR

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

Europe and states crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jefferson City is the capital of this state
  2. Texas capital city
  3. Dakota state north of South Dakota
  4. Augusta is the capital of this state
  5. state between Kansas and Texas
  6. country between Denmark and Finland
  7. Wyoming's capital city
  8. state between Mississippi and Georgia
  9. Dakota Pierre is the capital
  10. Boston is in this state
  11. York Albany is the capital city
Down
  1. Baton Rouge is the capital
  2. Montpelier is the capital city
  3. Chicago is in this state
  4. capital of Germany
  5. capital city is Bern
  6. state just north of California
  7. Olympia is the capital of this state
  8. Nebraska's capital city
  9. Italy's capital city
  10. state north of Wyoming
  11. capital city is Paris
  12. 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

US Airport Codes and States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. DSM
  2. CHS
  3. LAS
  4. MHT
  5. DEN
  6. BWI
  7. BHM
  8. SEA
  9. BDL
  10. HNL
  11. JAN
  12. ABQ
  13. BOI
  14. PDX
  15. DFW
  16. FAR
  17. STL
  18. BOS
  19. MSY
  20. LAX
  21. DTW
  22. CLE
  23. OMA
  24. LAS
Down
  1. BNA
  2. SDF
  3. LIT
  4. CLT
  5. MSP
  6. JFK
  7. IND
  8. BIL
  9. ANC
  10. MCI
  11. PHL
  12. PHX
  13. IAD
  14. MKE
  15. MCO
  16. OKC
  17. FSD
  18. ATL
  19. SLC
  20. ORD
  21. EWR
  22. DFW

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

Polyatomic Ions and Oxidation States 2025-11-03

Polyatomic Ions and Oxidation States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I am the Latin root for Copper (II). Who am I?
  2. When atoms LOSE electrons, they become this type of ion.
  3. I am a transition metal which is commonly used in "sterling" jewelery, and I have a 1+ charge. Who am I?
  4. I am a transition metal with two oxidation states of 3+ and 4+. What am I?
  5. I am a polyatomic ion that is found when bases come into contact with water. Who am I?
  6. I am an alkali metal commonly found sprinkled on soft pretzels. What am I?
  7. I am an ion commonly associated with rotten eggs and I am found in Group 6. Who am I?
  8. I am a halogen which is found in toothpaste. Who am I?
  9. I am a metalloid with two oxidation states of 4+ and 2+. What am I?
  10. I am the Latin root for Iron (III). Who am I?
  11. I am a polyatomic ion which is found in baking soda containing carbon and oxygen. Who am I?
  12. I am a polyatomic ion found in hot dogs and lunch meat with nitrogen and 3 oxygen atoms. Who am I?
  13. I am an ion of the seventh element on the periodic table. Who am I?
Down
  1. This is the Latin root of copper with an oxidation state of 2+.
  2. When atoms GAIN electrons, they become this type of ion.
  3. I am the only polyatomic ion with a positive charge. What am I?
  4. I am a transition metal with an oxidation state of 4+ and I have 25 protons. Who am I?
  5. I am a polyatomic ion with one phosphorus and 4 oxygen with a 3- charge. Who am I?
  6. I am a halogen with 53 protons in my nucleus. What am I?
  7. 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?
  8. I am a non-metal which makes up all living things! Who am I?
  9. 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?
  10. I am a polyatomic ion with sulfur and oxygen, but I have more oxygen atoms in my formula. What am I?
  11. I am a transition metal with an oxidation number of 2+. I am used to make pennies, since copper became expensive. Who am I?
  12. This type of bond is used when electrons are shared between two non-metals.
  13. I am a polyatomic ion with sulfur and oxygen, but I have fewer oxygen atoms than my sibling. What am I?
  14. This type of bond is used when two ions form a compound and give or take electrons.
  15. 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

States of Matter and Solutions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the smaller part of a solution (dissolves)
  2. to break apart
  3. represented by delta (triangle), Tf - Ti
  4. covalent molecule with no charge
  5. negatively charged ion (nonmetal)
  6. covalent molecule with slight + and - charges
  7. label for a substance that is dissolved in the solvent
  8. the space that a material takes up
  9. a mixture that is the same throughout (lemonade)
  10. force exerted on a system or container
  11. particles that are connected with a set volume and shape of container
  12. particles rigidly held with a shape and volume
Down
  1. positively charged ion (metal)
  2. measures the kinetic energy of a substance
  3. a mixture that is not evenly distributed (Chex mix)
  4. particles that move very fast with no volume or shape
  5. something that does not dissolve easily, if at all
  6. something that dissolves easily
  7. dissolvability
  8. 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) • ...

United States and Canada Review 2025-10-12

United States and Canada Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. includes Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico
  2. tallest mountain in North America
  3. waterfalls on the US and Canada border
  4. longest mountain range in North America
  5. longest river in North America
  6. city where the Declaration of Independence was signed
  7. a fancy phrase for Westward Expansion
  8. tropical storm located in the Pacific Ocean
  9. United States,Canada,and Mexico
  10. national capital of Canada
  11. helped bring people to California in 1849
  12. first people in both the US and Canada
  13. water from the ocean that floods during a hurricane
Down
  1. storm fueled by warm ocean water
  2. located in Northern Arizona
  3. seven countries between Mexico and South America
  4. tropical storm located in the Indian Ocean
  5. location of Mount Rushmore
  6. ridge in the Rockies that affects river flow
  7. from Mexico through South America
  8. river between Texas and Mexico
  9. location where the Missouri River joins the Mississippi
  10. lowest elevation in North America
  11. National Park where really tall trees can be found
  12. creek or river that flows into another river
  13. helped with Westward Expansion in the US and Canada
  14. 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 • ...

The Constitution 2026-09-17

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the states ratified 10 things in 1791
  2. power that state and federal government share
  3. What is authority given to a government or branch called
  4. What word means officially approved
  5. power that makes schools, sets marriage and divorce laws, and regulate trade within state
  6. what branch is the supreme and other federal courts in
  7. what is the branch that the president in called
  8. What word describes something related to the national government
  9. power that only belongs to federal government
Down
  1. What document sets up the U.S. government
  2. the house of representatives can do this to anything that is a wrongdoing
  3. What system keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful
  4. What is the system that makes and enforces rules for a country
  5. this group created the checks and balances system
  6. The first three words of the Constitution.
  7. Who leads the executive branch
  8. the branch that makes the laws
  9. allows states to deal with its own way but effects other americans too
  10. What are the individual parts of the United States called
  11. What places hear cases in the judicial branch

20 Clues: Who leads the executive branch • the branch that makes the laws • What word means officially approved • the states ratified 10 things in 1791 • What document sets up the U.S. government • The first three words of the Constitution. • power that state and federal government share • What places hear cases in the judicial branch • power that only belongs to federal government • ...

Revolutionary Characters 2016-10-12

Revolutionary Characters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. City where Constitution was signed.
  2. Movement that replaces the government.
  3. Legislative body that declared independence.
  4. Washington's home.
  5. First Ambassador to France.
  6. Document that declared independence.
  7. Country that ruled over colonies.
  8. Fourth United States President.
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  1. Third United States President.
  2. Document that organizes government.
  3. Party that favored decentralized government.
  4. Lower house within congress.
  5. Where people hold popular sovereignty.
  6. England's legislative body.
  7. Higher house within congress.
  8. Title also given to President.
  9. Group that helped found America.
  10. First Secretary of the Treasury.
  11. First United States President.
  12. Movement emphasizing reason and individualism.
  13. Second United States President.

21 Clues: Washington's home. • England's legislative body. • First Ambassador to France. • Lower house within congress. • Higher house within congress. • Third United States President. • Title also given to President. • First United States President. • Second United States President. • Fourth United States President. • Group that helped found America. • First Secretary of the Treasury. • ...

Chapter 18 Reconstruction 2017-09-27

Chapter 18 Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Social organization fromed in 1866 in Tennessee that intimidated African Americans and White Supporters with violent Tactics
  2. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  3. members of congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  4. Granted equal rights to african americans
  5. Agency that provided relief for freed-people and certain poor people in the South
  6. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  7. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
  8. required states to swear an oath of loyalty to the united states and agree that slavery was illegal
  9. Office holders who were northern-born Republicans who had moved South after the War
  10. Leader of the Radical Republicans
  11. Ulysees S. Grant is elected President, in part, to votes by African Americans in the South
Down
  1. southern states took advantage of this reconstruction plan as he was from the south
  2. hid in his office after President Johnson attempted to fire him
  3. Forced labor system that required former slaves to enter contracts with white planters to work off debts
  4. made slavery illegal throughout the united states
  5. Requried potential voters to read and explain difficult concepts in order to vote
  6. Fake railroad corporation created by Union Pacific stockholders and paid themselves with grants from the Federal Government
  7. Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials
  8. poor African Americans worked a piece of land and gave land owner 1/3-1/2 of annual crop
  9. Southern whites who became republicans
  10. African Americans rented a piece of land to farm from a land owner
  11. the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union

22 Clues: Leader of the Radical Republicans • Southern whites who became republicans • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Granted equal rights to african americans • made slavery illegal throughout the united states • Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • ...

Chapter 18 Reconstruction 2017-09-27

Chapter 18 Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Granted equal rights to african americans
  2. Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials
  3. Fake railroad corporation created by Union Pacific stockholders and paid themselves with grants from the Federal Government
  4. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  5. southern states took advantage of this reconstruction plan as he was from the south
  6. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  7. poor African Americans worked a piece of land and gave land owner 1/3-1/2 of annual crop
  8. the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union
  9. hid in his office after President Johnson attempted to fire him
Down
  1. African Americans rented a piece of land to farm from a land owner
  2. Requried potential voters to read and explain difficult concepts in order to vote
  3. required states to swear an oath of loyalty to the united states and agree that slavery was illegal
  4. members of congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  5. made slavery illegal throughout the united states
  6. Social organization fromed in 1866 in Tennessee that intimidated African Americans and White Supporters with violent Tactics
  7. Office holders who were northern-born Republicans who had moved South after the War
  8. Leader of the Radical Republicans
  9. Agency that provided relief for freed-people and certain poor people in the South
  10. Ulysees S. Grant is elected President, in part, to votes by African Americans in the South
  11. Forced labor system that required former slaves to enter contracts with white planters to work off debts
  12. Southern whites who became republicans
  13. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official

22 Clues: Leader of the Radical Republicans • Southern whites who became republicans • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Granted equal rights to african americans • made slavery illegal throughout the united states • Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • ...

Difficult Capital Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-01

Difficult Capital Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bilingual capital known for "Parliament Hill"
  2. Mythology capital of the world and location of the Acropolis
  3. Ancient North African city known for its Phoenician historical sites
  4. One of three capitals in the country that is home to the legislative branch of government
  5. East European capital known for having a treaty named after it (mid-1950s)
  6. City containing a very famous wall that splits the city in half
Down
  1. Very populated capital that mainly lies in a massive valley
  2. East Asian and beauty capital of the world.
  3. Capital of a southern South-American country and the birthplace for the tango dance.
  4. Northern capital know for scenic views and Nordic cuisine
  5. 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

Difficult Capital Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of three capitals in the country that is home to the legislative branch of government
  2. Bilingual capital known for "Parliament Hill"
  3. City containing a very famous wall that splits the city in half
  4. Very populated capital that mainly lies in a massive valley
Down
  1. Capital of a southern South-American country and the birthplace for the tango dance.
  2. East Asian and beauty capital of the world.
  3. Northern capital know for scenic views and Nordic cuisine
  4. Famous city know for its volcanic hills, also known as Tāmaki Makaurau
  5. Ancient North African city known for its Phoenician historical sites
  6. East European capital known for having a treaty named after it (mid-1950s)
  7. 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 • ...

Cold war 2024-01-19

Cold war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies
  2. The bill created a 41,000-mile “National System of Interstate and Defense Highways”
  3. when one nation falls to communism the impact is such as to weaken the resistance of other countries
  4. ideological barrier erected by the U.S.S.R after World War II to seal off itself
  5. ________ was the first artificial Earth satellite
  6. African-American music that was popular during the 1940-50's
  7. a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
  8. 35th President of the United States
Down
  1. 34th president of the United States
  2. a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
  3. the_______ helped to end the Cold War
  4. 33rd president of the United States
  5. The _______ was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe
  6. competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet
  7. created to assist American military veterans

15 Clues: 34th president of the United States • 33rd president of the United States • 35th President of the United States • the_______ helped to end the Cold War • created to assist American military veterans • ________ was the first artificial Earth satellite • African-American music that was popular during the 1940-50's • ...

Jackson fives Government Vocab 2023-10-19

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

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

Lead up to the Civil War 2025-10-21

Lead up to the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement to end slavery
  2. 5 laws passed to difuse tensions between free and slave states
  3. Ruled that African Americans were not American Citizens
  4. The act of being freed from control
  5. Period of violence between pro-slavery and Anti-slavery settlers
  6. All political power originates from the people
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  1. states may reject, or nullify, federal laws
  2. allowed settlers to decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty
  3. Formerly enslaved man who became an activist/public speaker
  4. popular abolitionist
  5. Allowed to capture and return enslaved people who tried to flee.
  6. An enslaved woman who escaped/conducted the underground railroads
  7. 1820 law that admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a free state
  8. Formal withdrawal of all 11 slave states
  9. Separated cotton fibers from their seeds, increasing cotton production
  10. American Lawyer and Statesman who represented Kentucky
  11. A system where slaves were bought, sold, traded, or inherited.
  12. Abolitionist novel about realities of slavery
  13. Network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to free states
  14. Massive economic power of cotton production

20 Clues: popular abolitionist • Movement to end slavery • The act of being freed from control • Formal withdrawal of all 11 slave states • states may reject, or nullify, federal laws • Massive economic power of cotton production • Abolitionist novel about realities of slavery • All political power originates from the people • American Lawyer and Statesman who represented Kentucky • ...

Chapter 3 Vocab 2016-05-01

Chapter 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. powers not explicitly named in the Constitution but assumed to exist due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article I.
  2. powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  3. created by an act of the United States Congress on July 10, 1953, to make recommendations for the solution of problems involving federal and state governments.
  4. issued by the United States Congress, which may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes; main source of federal aid to state and local government, can be used only for specific purposes and for helping education or categories of state and local spending.
  5. the division of governmental functions and financial relations among levels of government.
  6. a concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems, rather than making policies separately but more or less equally.
  7. system of government in which power is divided between a national government and various regional governments.
  8. a state governed as one single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions exercise only powers that their central government chooses to delegate.
  9. funding programs that you do not compete for, even though you must submit an application and meet other specified requirements. They ensure that designated recipients will receive funds, and are usually administered and managed by State Administering Agencies.
  10. establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
Down
  1. the official process whereby one country transfers a suspected or convicted criminal to another country.
  2. a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.
  3. addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  4. a grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.
  5. prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner.
  6. a political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms, with state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference from the federal government.
  7. the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, and state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government.
  8. Congress may exercise the powers that the Constitution grants it, subject to the individual rights listed in the Bill of Rights.
  9. the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.
  10. a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
  11. grants given by the federal government to state and local governments on the basis of merit.

21 Clues: prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner. • the division of governmental functions and financial relations among levels of government. • grants given by the federal government to state and local governments on the basis of merit. • ...

chapter 12 2022-04-13

chapter 12 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reconstruction
  2. Bill-this bill created framework
  3. against a public official for misconduct.
  4. politicians
  5. Revels-American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator.
  6. seceded states come back to reform the United States (1865-1877).
  7. Bureau-provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  8. Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
  9. Republicans-a group
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  1. Amendment-granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
  2. system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  3. Johnson-After the death of Lincoln he became the
  4. Amendment-The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  5. codes-restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
  6. president.
  7. formed a faction
  8. political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
  9. the republican party.
  10. the re-admittance of the confederate states.

19 Clues: president. • politicians • reconstruction • formed a faction • Republicans-a group • the republican party. • Bill-this bill created framework • against a public official for misconduct. • the re-admittance of the confederate states. • Johnson-After the death of Lincoln he became the • seceded states come back to reform the United States (1865-1877). • ...

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2017-11-15

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and West Virginia in the Civil War
  2. Inherent to all human beings according to the UN
  3. Section 1- "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
  4. The period after the Civil War in American history
  5. A synonym of "fairness"
  6. Southern States during the Civil War
  7. The northern states during the Civil War
  8. "Neither slavery nor involuntary _______, except as a punishment..."
  9. To divide or seperate
  10. An antonym of "acceptance"
Down
  1. ________ v. Sandford case of 1857
  2. Begins with "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..."
  3. The Constitution guarantees many types of civil _____
  4. The 1st of the Reconstruction Amendments
  5. This amendment was passed in 1868
  6. The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
  7. He was arrested for sitting in a white car on a train even though he was only 1/8ths black
  8. He _____ the ruling the judge had declared
  9. Laws passed by Democrat-controlled Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War to restrict African Americans' freedom
  10. To set free from something
  11. Crow A black man portrayed by a white man in minstrel shows
  12. Making something officially valid

22 Clues: To divide or seperate • A synonym of "fairness" • To set free from something • An antonym of "acceptance" • ________ v. Sandford case of 1857 • This amendment was passed in 1868 • Making something officially valid • Southern States during the Civil War • The 1st of the Reconstruction Amendments • The northern states during the Civil War • ...

7th Grade Geography Review 2021-12-13

7th Grade Geography Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the dominant South American civilization of the past
  2. the purpose for which Mound Builders built mounds
  3. both the Incas and Aztecs were conquered by this European people
  4. one of the buildings attacked by terrorist-hijacked airliners on September 11, 2001
  5. the type of dwelling in which related families of Iroquois lived
  6. ocean located to the east of the United States
  7. the Native American people that lived in the deserts of the American Southwest
  8. country that borders the United States to the south
  9. payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence
  10. the height of a location above sea level
  11. the first space shuttle that orbited the earth and returned safely back to the United States
Down
  1. country that borders the United States to the north
  2. war that caused widespread protests in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s
  3. early South American civilizations were centered around this mountain range
  4. waterway control of which was given to Panama by the United States in 1999
  5. last name of the first American to orbit the earth in 1962
  6. nation with which Cuba reestablished diplomatic relations on June 30, 2015
  7. line of latitude along which Ecuador is located
  8. a formal withdrawal from a nation or organization
  9. name of the dog launched into space by the Soviets on Sputnik II
  10. monster hurricane that was the worst natural disaster in U.S. history
  11. ocean located to the west of the United States
  12. the important social movement that brought much change to the United States during the 1960s
  13. Canadian province that was the focus of a separatist movement during the 1980s and early 1990s
  14. the offering needed by the Aztec god Huitzilopochtli in order to make the sun rise each day
  15. the largest center of Mississippian culture

26 Clues: the height of a location above sea level • the largest center of Mississippian culture • ocean located to the west of the United States • ocean located to the east of the United States • line of latitude along which Ecuador is located • the purpose for which Mound Builders built mounds • a formal withdrawal from a nation or organization • ...

US Constitution 2024-03-05

US Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous Federalist who worked alongside Hamilton
  2. Famous federalist who wanted the capital in NY
  3. The highest court in the United States
  4. When there are 2 houses in the legislature it is known as
  5. The 3/5s compromise revolved around the populations count of what group of people
  6. The first state to ratify the constitution
  7. The sharing of power between state and federal governments
  8. This states constitution had a large impact as a model for the US Constitution
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  1. This is a guaranteed list of rights (First 10 Amendments)
  2. This plan for voting used proportional representation and helped the large states
  3. to approve
  4. This house of legislature provides every states with 2 representatives and helps the small states
  5. This group makes laws for the country
  6. This state did not send any delegates to the constitutional convention
  7. The Articles of Confederation had a ______ national government
  8. Changes that are made to the constitution are called
  9. Only congress can declare
  10. Anti-Federalist who wanted an agrarian society

18 Clues: to approve • Only congress can declare • This group makes laws for the country • The highest court in the United States • The first state to ratify the constitution • Famous federalist who wanted the capital in NY • Anti-Federalist who wanted an agrarian society • Famous Federalist who worked alongside Hamilton • Changes that are made to the constitution are called • ...

Chapter 18 Reconstruction 2017-09-27

Chapter 18 Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. African Americans rented a piece of land to farm from a land owner
  2. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  3. hid in his office after President Johnson attempted to fire him
  4. Office holders who were northern-born Republicans who had moved South after the War
  5. Agency that provided relief for freed-people and certain poor people in the South
  6. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
  7. made slavery illegal throughout the united states
  8. required states to swear an oath of loyalty to the united states and agree that slavery was illegal
  9. Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials
  10. southern states took advantage of this reconstruction plan as he was from the south
  11. Ulysees S. Grant is elected President, in part, to votes by African Americans in the South
Down
  1. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  2. Southern whites who became republicans
  3. Leader of the Radical Republicans
  4. Forced labor system that required former slaves to enter contracts with white planters to work off debts
  5. the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union
  6. Requried potential voters to read and explain difficult concepts in order to vote
  7. poor African Americans worked a piece of land and gave land owner 1/3-1/2 of annual crop
  8. members of congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  9. Granted equal rights to african americans
  10. Social organization fromed in 1866 in Tennessee that intimidated African Americans and White Supporters with violent Tactics
  11. Fake railroad corporation created by Union Pacific stockholders and paid themselves with grants from the Federal Government

22 Clues: Leader of the Radical Republicans • Southern whites who became republicans • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Granted equal rights to african americans • made slavery illegal throughout the united states • Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • ...

Chapter 18 Reconstruction 2017-09-27

Chapter 18 Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forced labor system that required former slaves to enter contracts with white planters to work off debts
  2. members of congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  3. Leader of the Radical Republicans
  4. Agency that provided relief for freed-people and certain poor people in the South
  5. Requried potential voters to read and explain difficult concepts in order to vote
  6. African Americans rented a piece of land to farm from a land owner
  7. Granted equal rights to african americans
  8. Fake railroad corporation created by Union Pacific stockholders and paid themselves with grants from the Federal Government
  9. required states to swear an oath of loyalty to the united states and agree that slavery was illegal
  10. Ulysees S. Grant is elected President, in part, to votes by African Americans in the South
  11. made slavery illegal throughout the united states
  12. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  13. hid in his office after President Johnson attempted to fire him
  14. Social organization fromed in 1866 in Tennessee that intimidated African Americans and White Supporters with violent Tactics
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  1. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
  2. Office holders who were northern-born Republicans who had moved South after the War
  3. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  4. Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials
  5. the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union
  6. Southern whites who became republicans
  7. poor African Americans worked a piece of land and gave land owner 1/3-1/2 of annual crop
  8. southern states took advantage of this reconstruction plan as he was from the south

22 Clues: Leader of the Radical Republicans • Southern whites who became republicans • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Granted equal rights to african americans • made slavery illegal throughout the united states • Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • ...

Jess Evans - Chapter 4 2020-12-01

Jess Evans - Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a series of initiatives aimed at eliminating poverty and social inequality.
  2. were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
  3. include money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities.
  4. Constitution lists powers granted to the national government.
  5. governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation.
  6. The contract was a
  7. nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with
  8. this trend by returning authority to state governments.
  9. to achieve specific goals within 100 days of taking office.Central to the Contract with America was the idea of returning power to states
  10. Today the power of the national government to influence state policies occurs
  11. or a power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time
  12. 1981, as part of a major revision of the federal budget, Congress combined many categorical grants into nine
  13. many political leaders worked to
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  1. interests.
  2. ensures that extradition can take place.
  3. These grants can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending, such as the building of a new airport or crime-fighting in a certain area.
  4. Since the national and state governments worked together to meet the crisis, federalism under the New Deal was known as
  5. or powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to
  6. Politicians in some southern states believed that states had the right
  7. implied powers are not specifically listed in the Constitution, but they are logical extensions of
  8. the belong to the states because the Constitution neither delegates these powers to the national government nor prohibits them to the states.
  9. The idea that states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
  10. powers.
  11. both state and national

24 Clues: powers. • interests. • The contract was a • both state and national • many political leaders worked to • ensures that extradition can take place. • this trend by returning authority to state governments. • governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation. • Constitution lists powers granted to the national government. • ...

The Fight to End Slavery 2024-04-03

The Fight to End Slavery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. someone who opposes the ending of slavery, a person who wishes slavery shall continue
  2. a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, normally fleeting from persecution.
  3. a war between the citizens of the same country
  4. states that made slavery illegal and were above the Missouri compromise line.
  5. a network of secret routes and paths that was established to help slaves escape to free states.
  6. an event where people who opposed slavery made a constitution to ban slavery, making anti-abolitionists fight against them in the state of Kansas
  7. a violent public disturbance usually created by a large group.
  8. he was an abolitionist who led bleeding Kansas and began killing anti abolitionists.
  9. states that allows slavery and that were below the Missouri compromise line
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  1. the line created during the Missouri compromise to decide which states were free states or slave states.
  2. a formal act of where a state proclaims its authority or power over territory
  3. to officially end or stop something such as a law.
  4. the refusal to accept or comply with something, in this unit context is to try and refuse slavery.
  5. obtaining, transporting, and selling human beings as slaves
  6. an engagement that is settled by each side making an adjustment or forfeit.
  7. rules set in place to define and enforce a procedure or show how one must act
  8. a body of fundamental principles that established the basis for an organization or polity
  9. a territory that is considered as an organized political community in one government
  10. a person needed for exhausting labor or has restricted freedom.
  11. a man who chose to sue his slave owner because he claimed he should be free because he had lived in areas where slavery was illegal.

20 Clues: a war between the citizens of the same country • to officially end or stop something such as a law. • obtaining, transporting, and selling human beings as slaves • a violent public disturbance usually created by a large group. • a person needed for exhausting labor or has restricted freedom. • ...

civil war 2023-01-30

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  2. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  3. Ad
  4. theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
  5. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  6. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  7. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  8. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  9. - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
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  1. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  2. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  3. - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
  4. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  5. - A nickname for the South.
  6. states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  7. Scott decision - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  8. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.

17 Clues: Ad • - A nickname for the South. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War. • ...

70s-to now 2023-06-09

70s-to now crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This scandal led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
  2. The 37th President of the United States, who was involved in the Watergate scandal.
  3. He served as the 46th President of the United States, taking office in 2021.
  4. He succeeded President Ford in 1977 and served until 1981 as the 39th President of the United States.
  5. An American painter and art instructor known for his soothing demeanor and landscape paintings.
  6. A pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that emerged in late 2019 and spread globally in 2020.
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  1. He served as the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989.
  2. A space telescope launched by NASA in 1990, named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble.
  3. The terrible events that occurred September 11th led to the war on..
  4. The 45th President of the United States, who served from 2017 to 2021.
  5. A controversial conflict that took place in the 1960s and 1970s, pitting communist forces against American-backed South Vietnamese forces.
  6. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram that allow users to create and share content.
  7. A catastrophic hurricane that struck the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005, causing widespread devastation.
  8. A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  9. A sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.
  10. A genre of music that originated in the Bronx in the late 1970s and has since become a global phenomenon.
  11. A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States, which lasted from 1947 to 1991.

17 Clues: A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). • This scandal led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974. • The terrible events that occurred September 11th led to the war on.. • The 45th President of the United States, who served from 2017 to 2021. • He served as the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. • ...

Chapter 18 Reconstruction 2017-09-27

Chapter 18 Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
  2. members of congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  3. Southern whites who became republicans
  4. Agency that provided relief for freed-people and certain poor people in the South
  5. Leader of the Radical Republicans
  6. Granted equal rights to african americans
  7. the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the union
  8. required states to swear an oath of loyalty to the united states and agree that slavery was illegal
  9. Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  10. Fake railroad corporation created by Union Pacific stockholders and paid themselves with grants from the Federal Government
  11. Requried potential voters to read and explain difficult concepts in order to vote
  12. African Americans rented a piece of land to farm from a land owner
  13. Social organization fromed in 1866 in Tennessee that intimidated African Americans and White Supporters with violent Tactics
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  1. Office holders who were northern-born Republicans who had moved South after the War
  2. Forced labor system that required former slaves to enter contracts with white planters to work off debts
  3. made slavery illegal throughout the united states
  4. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  5. Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials
  6. southern states took advantage of this reconstruction plan as he was from the south
  7. Ulysees S. Grant is elected President, in part, to votes by African Americans in the South
  8. hid in his office after President Johnson attempted to fire him
  9. poor African Americans worked a piece of land and gave land owner 1/3-1/2 of annual crop

22 Clues: Leader of the Radical Republicans • Southern whites who became republicans • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Granted equal rights to african americans • made slavery illegal throughout the united states • Limited the president's power to hire and fire officials • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • ...

Countries, capitals and emblems 2021-04-26

Countries, capitals and emblems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The country north of England
  2. The capital of Northern Ireland
  3. The capital of Ireland
  4. The emblem of Scotland
  5. The capital of England and The UK
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  1. The country west of England
  2. The capital of Wales
  3. The capital of Scotland
  4. The emblem of Wales
  5. The emblem of Ireland and Northern Ireland
  6. The emblem of England

11 Clues: The emblem of Wales • The capital of Wales • The emblem of England • The capital of Ireland • The emblem of Scotland • The capital of Scotland • The country west of England • The country north of England • The capital of Northern Ireland • The capital of England and The UK • The emblem of Ireland and Northern Ireland

asia geography and capitals 2021-02-22

asia geography and capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. country, 2 cities of over 8 million
  2. mongolia capital
  3. syria capital
  4. largest city in asia
  5. Delhi capital of India
Down
  1. city with the most population in the world
  2. Philippines capital
  3. afghanistan capital
  4. israel capital
  5. Everest largest mountain in the world
  6. largest river in asia

11 Clues: syria capital • israel capital • mongolia capital • Philippines capital • afghanistan capital • largest city in asia • largest river in asia • Delhi capital of India • country, 2 cities of over 8 million • Everest largest mountain in the world • city with the most population in the world

European countries and capitals 2024-08-06

European countries and capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Paris
  2. Kyiv
  3. Reykjavík
  4. Athens
  5. Oslo
Down
  1. Bucharest
  2. Stockholm
  3. Rome
  4. Dublin
  5. Moscow
  6. Berlin

11 Clues: Kyiv • Rome • Oslo • Paris • Dublin • Athens • Moscow • Berlin • Bucharest • Stockholm • Reykjavík

Funny Money 2026-04-09

Funny Money crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tool used to trade for goods or services.
  2. Printed paper item traded by collectors (2 words).
  3. Activities performed for pay.
  4. One cent United States coin, 1/100 of a dollar.
  5. Used for barter by explorers Columbus and Coronado.
  6. Where coins were first invented and used.
  7. Twenty-five cent United States coin, 1/4 of a dollar.
  8. What hauling around items for barter can make you.
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  1. Trading this for that directly.
  2. Plant crushed to make paper.
  3. Actual items you can buy or sell.
  4. Five cent United States coin, 1/20 of a dollar.
  5. Disks of precious metal.
  6. Place where paper money was first used.
  7. Shiny sea creature creations.
  8. United States base currency, equal to 100 cents.
  9. Ten cent United States coin, 1/10 of a dollar.

17 Clues: Disks of precious metal. • Plant crushed to make paper. • Activities performed for pay. • Shiny sea creature creations. • Trading this for that directly. • Actual items you can buy or sell. • Place where paper money was first used. • Tool used to trade for goods or services. • Where coins were first invented and used. • Ten cent United States coin, 1/10 of a dollar. • ...

US Geography 2026-03-12

US Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative.
  2. A large part of the ocean—much bigger than a bay—reaching into the land.
  3. A slowly moving mass of ice.
  4. The geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries.
  5. A vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans.
  6. Distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
  7. Region in the far Northwestern United States that has low religious attendance
  8. A part of the sea that curves into the coastline.
  9. A large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife.
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  1. The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania.
  2. An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land.
  3. Distance measured in degrees east and west of an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  4. The midwestern states where corn is grown.
  5. A spring that discharges hot water and steam.
  6. A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region.
  7. Western states with a large Mormon population
  8. Urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles).
  9. Deeply eroded barren land.
  10. Flat tableland with steep edges.

19 Clues: Deeply eroded barren land. • A slowly moving mass of ice. • Flat tableland with steep edges. • The midwestern states where corn is grown. • A spring that discharges hot water and steam. • Western states with a large Mormon population • The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. • An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land. • ...

Early 1800s History 2013-04-16

Early 1800s History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail
  2. The river that separates the eastern and western areas of the United States
  3. Pioneers traveled ________ of the Mississippi River to the plains and northwest
  4. The European nation from which the Louisiana Territory was purchased
  5. Lewis and Clark made _______ of the western USA after their expedition
  6. The third president of the USA
  7. The practice in which African Americans were forced to work against their will with no rights
  8. In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable
  9. Before the Louisiana Purchase, most Americans lived ______ of the Mississippi River
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  1. The name of Americans who traveled to settle the western United States
  2. The _____________ Purchase more than doubled the land area of the United States
  3. The Missouri ____________ was made to balance power between slave states and free states
  4. Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________
  5. The young Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition
  6. ____________ Americans were moved to other lands as Americans began to settle the west
  7. One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase
  8. In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed

17 Clues: The third president of the USA • In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed • In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable • Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail • One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase • Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________ • ...

Our Puzzling Gov.|Chapter 4 2022-11-18

Our Puzzling Gov.|Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
  2. federal order requiring states to provide a service or undertake an activity in a manner that meets minimum national standards set by Congress
  3. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof, and all treaties made . . . under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby.
  4. The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states.
  5. powers that both the national government and the states have
  6. return to a state
  7. powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
  8. laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state.
  9. written agreements between two or more states.
  10. the power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state
  11. allows the powers of Congress to stretch
  12. requirement set by Congress that prohibits a local or state government from exercising a certain power
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  1. levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
  2. Supreme Court ruled on a conflict between a state government and the national government.
  3. Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government
  4. favors national action in dealing with these matters
  5. are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders
  6. The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem
  7. forbiding segregation in public places
  8. The main way the national government provides money to the states is
  9. favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
  10. imposing mandates that take away
  11. powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
  12. require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed

24 Clues: return to a state • forbiding segregation in public places • imposing mandates that take away • allows the powers of Congress to stretch • written agreements between two or more states. • favors national action in dealing with these matters • powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2024-03-07

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. African American man who went to court and sued for his freedom
  2. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist book
  3. Name of the remaining Northern and Western states and territories
  4. Someone to dies for their beliefs or for a cause
  5. Republican President, wins the election of 1860 because of the Southern split over slavery
  6. Admitted Kansas and Nebraska as official territories, started "Bleeding Kansas"
  7. A tax on imported goods
  8. To remove or repeal a law
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  1. Compromise that kept Congress balanced, banned slavery in the northern territories
  2. Political party is antislavery and supports the central government
  3. The rights of states, not the rights of the federal government
  4. Part of the Constitution, about catching runaway enslaved people, made worse by the Compromise of 1850
  5. To officially withdraw or leave a union or alliance
  6. Abolitionist, led a raid at Harper's Ferry, and wanted to start a slave rebellion
  7. Territories decide the legality of slavery, admits California, Fugitive Slave Act worsens
  8. Name of the Southern states that seceded
  9. Proslavery party that supports state's rights
  10. States focus on their own regional interests, states don't care about the nation

18 Clues: A tax on imported goods • To remove or repeal a law • Name of the Southern states that seceded • Proslavery party that supports state's rights • Someone to dies for their beliefs or for a cause • To officially withdraw or leave a union or alliance • Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist book • The rights of states, not the rights of the federal government • ...

U.S. Constitution Vocabulary pt. 2 2023-01-24

U.S. Constitution Vocabulary pt. 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. grants of federal money or other resources to States, cities, counties, and other local units
  2. those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone.
  3. formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among States, or between a State and a foreign state.
  4. congressional act admitting a new State to the Union.
  5. delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers in the Constitution, those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers.
  6. one type of federal grants-in-aid; made for some specific, closely defined purpose.
  7. those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out in the Constitution, also called the "enumerated powers."
  8. those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise.
  9. one type of federal grants-in-aid; made for specific projects to States, localities, and private agencies who apply for them.
  10. was the 27th President. During his administration he initiated many antitrust suits, a postal savings system. and amendments for a federal income tax.
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  1. Constitution's stipulation that all citizens are entitled to certain "privileges and immunities," regardless of their State of residence.
  2. those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the States.
  3. powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community.
  4. those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution.
  5. a provision of the U.S. Constitution that states that the Constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "supreme Law of the Land."
  6. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State.
  7. a congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step toward admission to the Union.
  8. one type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy.

18 Clues: congressional act admitting a new State to the Union. • those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone. • one type of federal grants-in-aid; made for some specific, closely defined purpose. • those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise. • ...

Who's Who 2017-09-04

Who's Who crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect
  2. de Tocqueville/ French diplomat, political scientist, and historian. Author of Democracy in America
  3. David Thoreau/ A leading transcendentalist, best known for his book Walden.
  4. Allen Poe/ He is known for being a poet that wrote about mysteries and morbid events
  5. Douglass/ African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
  6. Dix/ American activist that worked on behalf of the mentally insane
  7. Turner/ Enslaved African American who led rebellion of slaves and free blacks.
  8. Irvin/ He is best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
  9. Calhoun/ American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina and the seventh Vice President of the United States. Is remembered for strongly defending slavery.
  10. Core belief believes in nature and self reliance
  11. system/ The practice of, after winning an election, giving civil jobs for your friends, family, and supporters.
  12. Truth/ African American abolitionist and women's right activist
  13. Morse/ Invented the telegraph
  14. McCormick/ Invented the mechanical reaper
  15. Cady Stanton/ Worked with Lucretia Mott during the Seneca Falls Convention
  16. Rush/ The movement of a lot of people going towards an area with gold.
  17. Purchase/ The purchase that allowed the United States to gain the southern part of Arizona and New Mexico
  18. Destiny/ A belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
  19. A pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.
  20. Canal/ Canal that opened trade between New York and the midwestern states and aided in the growth of New York as a port
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  1. A religious and cultural group related to Mormonism
  2. The act of canceling something
  3. parts/ First used for musket rifles
  4. Waldo Emerson/ American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid 19th century.
  5. of Abominations/ A protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States, designed to protect industry on the northern United States
  6. Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions
  7. A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution
  8. Fennimore Cooper/ He is known for his historical romances of frontier and the Indian life.
  9. Lode/ Located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, first major discovery of silver in the United States
  10. Bank/ A commercial bank that is chartered under federal government
  11. Political idea that a nation should govern itself
  12. Mott/ Women's rights activist. Worked with Elizabeth Staton during the Seneca Falls Convention
  13. Great Awakening/ A Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States
  14. Young/ American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, moved Mormons to Utah
  15. Smith/ American religious leader and founder of Mormonism
  16. gin/ A machine for separating cotton from its seed
  17. Whitney/ Invented the cotton gin
  18. cession/ A historical name on the United States for the region of the modern day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the US in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  19. Webster/ Created the dictionary
  20. Jackson/ American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States. He gained the support through being seen as a “common man”.

40 Clues: Morse/ Invented the telegraph • The act of canceling something • Webster/ Created the dictionary • Whitney/ Invented the cotton gin • parts/ First used for musket rifles • A pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. • McCormick/ Invented the mechanical reaper • Core belief believes in nature and self reliance • Political idea that a nation should govern itself • ...

Cold war test 2025-06-03

Cold war test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Goal was to help them rebuild and recover from WWll so they did not turn to communism to solve their problems
  2. Soviet Union stopped trade and travel to Berlin to get first world out
  3. United States was ready for war and ready to invade Cuba
  4. United States foreign policy during the cold war
  5. Wanted United States to send soldiers and wanted war
  6. Didn't join a side and stayed neutral
  7. Competition between the United States and Soviet Union to have the most and strongest weapons
  8. Allied with the Soviet Union
Down
  1. Dividing line between first and second world in Europe
  2. Built by the Soviet union to separate East and West Germany
  3. The belief that if one country in Southeast Asia fell into communism the other countries around is would soon fall into communism as well
  4. Mutually assured destruction
  5. Allied with the United States
  6. Granted free press and free speech rights in the Soviet Union
  7. They want peace and no war

15 Clues: They want peace and no war • Mutually assured destruction • Allied with the Soviet Union • Allied with the United States • Didn't join a side and stayed neutral • United States foreign policy during the cold war • Wanted United States to send soldiers and wanted war • Dividing line between first and second world in Europe • ...

Cold war test 2025-06-03

Cold war test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Goal was to help them rebuild and recover from WWll so they did not turn to communism to solve their problems
  2. Soviet Union stopped trade and travel to Berlin to get first world out
  3. United States was ready for war and ready to invade Cuba
  4. United States foreign policy during the cold war
  5. Wanted United States to send soldiers and wanted war
  6. Didn't join a side and stayed neutral
  7. Competition between the United States and Soviet Union to have the most and strongest weapons
  8. Allied with the Soviet Union
Down
  1. Dividing line between first and second world in Europe
  2. Built by the Soviet union to separate East and West Germany
  3. The belief that if one country in Southeast Asia fell into communism the other countries around is would soon fall into communism as well
  4. Mutually assured destruction
  5. Allied with the United States
  6. Granted free press and free speech rights in the Soviet Union
  7. They want peace and no war

15 Clues: They want peace and no war • Mutually assured destruction • Allied with the Soviet Union • Allied with the United States • Didn't join a side and stayed neutral • United States foreign policy during the cold war • Wanted United States to send soldiers and wanted war • Dividing line between first and second world in Europe • ...

The Sumerians 2025-09-17

The Sumerians crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earliest form of written language
  2. an invention later used for farming equipment and army chariots
  3. each city-state has one of its own
  4. used to develop the 12 month lunar calendar
  5. the class of slaves, prisoners of war, criminals, and debtors
  6. the cause of war between some city-states
  7. a material created from copper and tin used for tools, weapons, and jewelry
  8. a tiered structure built to honor the gods and worship them
  9. invented by the Sumerians for river transport
  10. the belief in multiple gods who controlled nature and human activity
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  1. located in the city center
  2. an individual city and some of its surrounding land
  3. the class of merchants, farmers, fishermen, and artisans
  4. an epic tale documented in cuneiform
  5. the number of chief gods each city-state had
  6. the gender roles city-states operated with
  7. the formal government structure of city-states
  8. sharpened into a wedge shape and used to write cuneiform
  9. a subject we study today that Sumerians made great discoveries in
  10. one purpose(along with farming) for the 12 month calendar
  11. the original rulers of city-states
  12. the class of kings, priests, warriors, and officials

22 Clues: located in the city center • each city-state has one of its own • the original rulers of city-states • an epic tale documented in cuneiform • the earliest form of written language • the cause of war between some city-states • the gender roles city-states operated with • used to develop the 12 month lunar calendar • the number of chief gods each city-state had • ...

unit 4 part 2 2023-12-12

unit 4 part 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. the 31st president of the united states
  2. an ambitious employment and infrastructure program
  3. the worldwide economic downturn that start in 1929 and ended in 1939
  4. a U.S. government oversight agency responsible for regulating the securities markets and protecting investors.
  5. 323nd president of the united states from 1933 to 1945
  6. a deficit occurs when the federal governments spending exceeds its own revenues
  7. the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
  8. provided jobs for young unemployed men
  9. an area in or near a city in which poor people live in small, badly built houses.
  10. were a series of evening radio addresses given by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States
  11. Federal aid to the States to enable them to provide cash pensions to their needy aged
  12. franklin roosevelt became president
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  1. the united states stock market crash on oct, 29
  2. a series of programs that helped the recovery from the great depression
  3. a place people could go for a cheap or free meal
  4. a town built by the homeless
  5. buying stocks at a great risk with the anticipation that the price will rise
  6. an independent agency created by the Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system.
  7. a group that helped farmers recover from the great depression

19 Clues: a town built by the homeless • franklin roosevelt became president • provided jobs for young unemployed men • the 31st president of the united states • the united states stock market crash on oct, 29 • a place people could go for a cheap or free meal • an ambitious employment and infrastructure program • 323nd president of the united states from 1933 to 1945 • ...

Early 1800s History 2014-04-13

Early 1800s History crossword puzzle
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  1. Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail
  2. The river that separates the eastern and western areas of the United States
  3. Pioneers traveled ________ of the Mississippi River to the plains and northwest
  4. The European nation from which the Louisiana Territory was purchased
  5. Lewis and Clark made _______ of the western USA after their expedition
  6. The third president of the USA
  7. The practice in which African Americans were forced to work against their will with no rights
  8. In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable
  9. Before the Louisiana Purchase, most Americans lived ______ of the Mississippi River
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  1. The name of Americans who traveled to settle the western United States
  2. The _____________ Purchase more than doubled the land area of the United States
  3. The Missouri ____________ was made to balance power between slave states and free states
  4. Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________
  5. The young Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition
  6. ____________ Americans were moved to other lands as Americans began to settle the west
  7. One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase
  8. In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed

17 Clues: The third president of the USA • In a _______ state, slavery was not allowed • In a ________ state, slavery was acceptable • Settlers of the west traveled on the _______ Trail • One of the first explorers of the Louisiana Purchase • Lewis and Clark explored the west with the Corps of _____________ • ...

Causes of Civil War 2023-10-13

Causes of Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Proclamation Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
  2. War channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
  3. unfair treatment of particular groups
  4. Plan a Union military plan for defeating the South by dividing the Confederacy in two
  5. murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  6. Northern states
  7. The ideas that states, not federal government, should make final decisions that affect them.
  8. Tom's Cabin
  9. War A war between people of the same country.
  10. A system of required military service
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  1. Compromise "Compromise of 1820" over the issue of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
  2. Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  3. Compromise of 1850 (The Great Compromise) California enters as a a free state
  4. someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end slavery
  5. A closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out
  6. Cotton cotton and cotton-growing considered, in the pre-Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics.
  7. by harriet beecher stowe in 1853 that highly influenced england's view on the American Deep South and slavery. a novel promoting abolition. intensified sectional conflict.
  8. tax on imported goods
  9. loyalty to one part of the country
  10. overeignty the right of people to make political decisions for themselves
  11. series of escape routes and hiding places to bring slaves out of the South
  12. Slave Law this law required that northern states forcibly returned escaped slaves to their owners.
  13. To leave or withdraw

23 Clues: Tom's Cabin • Northern states • To leave or withdraw • tax on imported goods • loyalty to one part of the country • unfair treatment of particular groups • A system of required military service • murder of a public figure by surprise attack • War A war between people of the same country. • someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end slavery • ...

Unit 5 Review 2026-03-23

Unit 5 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jackson’s fight against the Second Bank of the United States.
  2. The economic recession that followed Jackson’s banking policies.
  3. To formally withdraw from the United States.
  4. The idea that a state can cancel a federal law it believes is unconstitutional.
  5. The movement of settlers into western territories of the United States.
  6. Land gained from Mexico after the Mexican-American War, including California and New Mexico.
  7. The 1830 law that forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.
  8. The national bank that Jackson believed favored the wealthy.
  9. The forced relocation of Native Americans that resulted in thousands of deaths.
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  1. The belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across North America.
  2. The conflict between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs.
  3. Land purchased from Mexico to build a southern railroad route.
  4. President who signed the Indian Removal Act and opposed the national bank.
  5. The addition of Texas to the United States.
  6. The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
  7. The belief that states have powers separate from the federal government.
  8. The agreement with Britain that gave the U.S. access to the Pacific Ocean.
  9. Political movement that supported the “common man” and expanded voting rights for white men.

18 Clues: The addition of Texas to the United States. • To formally withdraw from the United States. • The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress. • The national bank that Jackson believed favored the wealthy. • Jackson’s fight against the Second Bank of the United States. • Land purchased from Mexico to build a southern railroad route. • ...

UNIT 3 REVIEW 2018-04-23

UNIT 3 REVIEW crossword puzzle
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  1. prevents 1 branch from becoming too powerful
  2. 3/5 of slaves count for population and the number of votes in House Of Rep.
  3. One of founding fathers of US negotiator and signatory of Treaty of Paris 1783
  4. People have power to govern themselves
  5. Executive, Legislative, Judical
  6. Collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison,and John Jay to promote ratification of US Constitution
  7. Elected officials must obey law and the government has limited power
  8. Farmers rebel over paying taxes
  9. 4th president during war of 1812
  10. Congress passes amendment when 2/3 vote and 3/4 pf states ratify amendment
  11. power is divided and shared between states and national government
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  1. 1st President
  2. government is divided between 3 branches
  3. People elect representatives to make laws
  4. Action of signing or giving formal consent to treaty , conduct , or agreement
  5. Bill of Rights protects individual rights
  6. Argued for National Bank and was washingtons secretary of treasury
  7. States get equal votes in congress
  8. States get votes in congress based on population

19 Clues: 1st President • Executive, Legislative, Judical • Farmers rebel over paying taxes • 4th president during war of 1812 • States get equal votes in congress • People have power to govern themselves • government is divided between 3 branches • People elect representatives to make laws • Bill of Rights protects individual rights • prevents 1 branch from becoming too powerful • ...

Carole Social 30-1 Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-30

Carole Social 30-1 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. financial group that offers a wide range of financial products and services
  2. government protects economic and social well being of citizens
  3. president serving during the great depression and Americas involvement in World War II
  4. Britain's first female prime minister, serving from 1979 to 1990
  5. 29th president of the United States
  6. unequal distribution of income
  7. one company provides a good or service with no competition
  8. created The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
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  1. premier and attorney general of Quebec 1936–39
  2. American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States
  3. tax breaks and other incentives to the rich and corporations
  4. prices raising
  5. 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017
  6. 27th president and 10th chief justice of the united states
  7. believes that social responsibility rest on the shoulders of the shareholders, not the executives of the company
  8. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
  9. ever-increasing consumption
  10. government funded initiatives to support citizens well being
  11. 30th president, supported women's suffrage

19 Clues: prices raising • ever-increasing consumption • unequal distribution of income • 29th president of the United States • 30th president, supported women's suffrage • premier and attorney general of Quebec 1936–39 • 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 • ...

HSA Review Crossword 2015-05-21

HSA Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a form of government in which the national and state governments share power.
  2. the principle of government that states that the government gets all of its power from the people
  3. the principle of government that states that there are limits on the power of the government.
  4. economic system where economic decisions are made based on cultural traditions
  5. a form of government in which the national government holds the power
  6. the principle of government which states that everyone must follow the laws including the wealthy, the powerful, and those in government.
  7. the principle of government that states that each branch of government has limits it can place on the power of the other branches.
  8. a government ruled by a single leader who has inherited their position from their family and has absolute power.
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  1. a government ruled by a small group of people.
  2. an economic system that blends features of command economy, market economy, and traditional economy
  3. the principle of government that states that the government is divided into three branches and that each has certain powers.
  4. the principle of government that states that the Supreme Court can decide whether or not a law or presidential action is constitutional
  5. describes a government that has total control over peoples’ lives
  6. describes a government in which the people have few rights and little say in how the government is run.
  7. a form of government in which the states hold all of the power.
  8. a system of government in which the people have power over the government.
  9. an economic system where most economic decisions are made by businesses and individuals
  10. an economic system where most major economic decisions are made by the government

18 Clues: a government ruled by a small group of people. • a form of government in which the states hold all of the power. • describes a government that has total control over peoples’ lives • a form of government in which the national government holds the power • a system of government in which the people have power over the government. • ...

Unit 3 Keywords 2022-10-28

Unit 3 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. Was the second Hamiltonian national bank in the United States to receive federal authorization. It was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylannia, between February 1816 and January 1836.
  2. A particular affinity for a region's interests over those of a nation at large.
  3. A practice where the political party that wins an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters with appointments to government positions and other favors.
  4. Was the founder of the first principal English-speaking communities in Texas in the 1820s, when that region was still a part of Mexico.
  5. Was a political crisis that occurred in the United States in 1832–1833, under the administration of Andrew Jackson, and involved a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government.
  6. The Lowell mills were 19th-century textile mills that operated in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
  7. Was an unsuccessful proposal in the United States Congress to outlaw slavery in territorie that the country had taken from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War.
  8. Was a principle of US policy, enunciated by President James Monroe, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas was a potentially hostile act against the US.
  9. Was the sudden influx of fortune seekers in California that started as soon as gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in early 1848 and peaked in 1852.
  10. Was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement
  11. A prominent supporter of the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850, both attempts to protect the American union from regional turmoil over slavery, this statesman and congressman from the United States was known for his American System, which included a national bank, the tariff, and internal improvements to promote economic stability and prosperity.
  12. Was an American inventor, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer, who is best remembered as the inventor of the cotton gin but also made significinat contributions to developing the concept of mass production of interchangeable parts.
  13. A derogatory term for state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive surplus Treasury funds in 1833.
  14. A deal that transpired after the US gained possession of most of northern Mexico in 1848.
  15. An overland route that connected Independence, Missouri, and Oregon City, which is now close to Portland, Oregon, in the valley of the Willamette River. In the 19th century, it was one of the two primary emigration routes to the American West.
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  1. Was a treaty that established the border between the United States and New Spain in 1819 and ceded Florida to the United States.
  2. A historic waterway of the United States, connecting the Great Lakes with New York City via the Hudson River at Albany.
  3. The national mood of the United States from 1815 to 1825, as first described by the Boston Columbian Centinel on July 12, 1817. The period of time is commonly associated with President James Monroe's two presidential terms (1817-25), but it actually began in 1815, when, for the first time since the Napoleonic Wars ended, American citizens could afford to pay less attention to European political and military concerns.
  4. Historians' term for what they believe to have been a dominant value system among the upper and middle classes in the United States during the 19th century.
  5. A negotiated settlement between the North and the South that was approved by the US Congress allowed Missouri to become the country's 24th state (1821).
  6. An ideology that prioritizes a person's loyalty to the nation-state over their own or other people's interests.
  7. The supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond.
  8. A system that existed in the Northern states before the American Civil War whereby sympathetic Northerners helped fugitive slaves from the South escape to safety in the North or in Canada in defiance of the Fugitive Slave Acts.
  9. American presidential election held in 1824, in which John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives after Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes but failed to receive a majority.
  10. A political party established in 1834 by the opponents of Jacksonian Democrats, and the leader of the party, President Andrew Jackson.
  11. The forced removal of Eastern Woodlands Indians from the Southeast of the United States during the 1830s to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River, including tribes like the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles.
  12. Treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War.
  13. Was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.
  14. 18th-century Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., that was the site of a historic resistance effort by a small group of determined fighters for Texan independence (1836) from Mexico.

29 Clues: Treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War. • A particular affinity for a region's interests over those of a nation at large. • Was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. • A deal that transpired after the US gained possession of most of northern Mexico in 1848. • ...

VOCABULARY WORDS 2018-04-26

VOCABULARY WORDS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
  2. Infantry attack ordered by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's Union positions.
  3. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that African Americans
  4. A military operation
  5. An executive order issued on January 1, 1863, by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control
  6. Proposal brought forward by Pennsylvania Congressman David Wilmot that stipulated that none of the Mexican Cession territory would be allowed to permit slavery.
  7. GPO
  8. A law passed by Congress in 1854 that divided the territory west of the states of Missouri and Iowa and the territory of Minnesota into two new territories
  9. A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with legal weapons to capture slaves who had escaped to the free states.
  10. To make
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  1. A settlement of a dispute between slave and free states, contained in several laws passed during 1820 and 1821
  2. Military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
  3. Remove
  4. Vocal faction of Democrats in the Northern United States of the Union who opposed the American Civil War
  5. A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups
  6. A system for selecting young men for compulsory military service, administered in the United States by the Selective Service System.
  7. Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War
  8. The doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will
  9. A general of the nineteenth century

19 Clues: GPO • Remove • To make • A military operation • A general of the nineteenth century • Military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups • The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that African Americans • ...

Civil War Reconstruction 2023-05-17

Civil War Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Enslaved african american man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom the case went to the supreme court
  2. 16th president and was president during the civil war
  3. Referred to as the confederacy maned of the unrecognized country temporarily created by the southern states which seceded from the union
  4. An action of formality withdrawing from a federation
  5. prohibited the denial of the vote bc of race, color or previous servitudeBlackcodes Numerous laws enacted in the former confederate states after the civil war which limited the rights and liberties of african americans
  6. Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters and that citizens of free states must cooperate
  7. Abolitionist led attacks in kansas during bleeding kansas planned to arm slaves in revolt
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  1. Secret society that used violence against freedman and their white supporters they practiced violence to intimidate newly freed african americans
  2. abolished slavery
  3. A war between citizens in the same country
  4. The owner of a plot of land lets someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop it was used to keep newly freed slaves in a cycle
  5. An anti slavery novel, harriet beecher stowe, helped spread the abolishment movement throughout north
  6. Law allowed territories to decide for themselves weather or not to allow slavery by utilizing popular sovereignty
  7. California wanted to join the union as a free state which caused conflict between the north and the south
  8. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the us
  9. Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war
  10. To be set free, set free all slaves in the confederacy only- abraham lincoln
  11. Numerous laws enacted in the former confederate states after the civil war which limited the rights and liberties of african americans
  12. Division of power between state and federal gov. Civil war started over a fight over these states rights the southern states believed they had the right to decide to keep slavery and not pay tariffs
  13. An action of formality withdrawing from a federation

20 Clues: abolished slavery • A war between citizens in the same country • An action of formality withdrawing from a federation • An action of formality withdrawing from a federation • 16th president and was president during the civil war • Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war • granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the us • ...

Unit 2 test 2021-12-14

Unit 2 test crossword puzzle
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  1. Principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
  2. The 3rd President of the United States of America, widely regarded as "The Father of the Declaration of Independence".
  3. 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system.
  4. Deemed "The Father of the Bill of Rights".
  5. Credited as being the founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty.
  6. An armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.
  7. Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
  8. An agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. It was approved, after much debate, by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification.
  9. The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for 1 house of Congress with each state represented equally
  10. Protects the freedom of speech, religion and the press. It also protects the right to peaceful protest and to petition the government.
  11. Which branch of the government has the power to declare war under U.S. Constitution? *
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  1. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  2. how long is a term for a US senator
  3. An American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence.
  4. Patriot in the American Revolution, he is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord.
  5. Addresses criminal procedure and other aspects of the Constitution.
  6. America's fourth President, made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
  7. During his lifetime he was a Founding Father, Signer of the Treaty of Paris, Second Governor of New York, and First Chief Justice of the United States.

18 Clues: how long is a term for a US senator • Deemed "The Father of the Bill of Rights". • Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. • The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • Credited as being the founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty. • Addresses criminal procedure and other aspects of the Constitution. • ...

Unit #4 Extra Credit 2022-11-02

Unit #4 Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. a statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
  2. an agreement by the United States and Great Britain that helped avert war between the two nations.
  3. a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.
  4. outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
  5. having two branches or chambers.
  6. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  7. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  8. counting of population every ten years
  9. an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  10. Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
  11. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  12. a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
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  1. having a single legislative chamber.
  2. a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  3. the agreement on any type of discussion
  4. a person who supports the constitution
  5. national political convention held September 11–14, 1786 at Mann's Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland, in which twelve delegates from five U.S. states (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia) gathered to discuss and develop a consensus on reversing the protectionist trade barriers that each state had erected.
  6. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
  7. tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans
  8. an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.

20 Clues: having two branches or chambers. • having a single legislative chamber. • a person who supports the constitution • counting of population every ten years • the agreement on any type of discussion • tightened restrictions on foreign-born Americans • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • ...

US Constitution Crossword 2023-11-01

US Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people
  2. The branch of government that makes laws.
  3. The branch of government that administers and enforces the laws
  4. A compromise that called for 3/5ths of a state's slaves to be counted as population for both representation and taxation.
  5. Created and proposed the Virginia Plan and known as the father of the constitution
  6. 1787 A law that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the Union.
  7. An opponent of a strong central government
  8. A compromise that offered a two-house Congress to satisfy both small and big states.
  9. A political system in which a national government and constituent units, such as state governments, share power
  10. An uprising of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers protesting increased state taxes
  11. Supporters of the Constitution that favored the new Constitution's balance of power between the states and national government.
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  1. A document adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new United States
  2. A series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
  3. The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rights and freedoms.
  4. The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution
  5. The official approval of the Constitution, or of an amendment, by the states.
  6. A plan proposed by William Paterson that proposed a single house congress in which each state had an equal vote.
  7. the providions in the US Constitution that prevent any branch of the US government from dominating the other two branches
  8. Alliance
  9. A plan proposed by James Madison that proposed a bicameral (two house) legislature, with membership based on each state's population.
  10. Political leader from Connecticut that suggested the Great Compromise
  11. A government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives
  12. A group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice-president, in which each state's number of electorsis equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress.
  13. 1785 Established a plan for surveying and selling the federally owned lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

24 Clues: Alliance • The branch of government that makes laws. • An opponent of a strong central government • The branch of government that administers and enforces the laws • Political leader from Connecticut that suggested the Great Compromise • The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution • ...

Jeffersonian Era 2025-11-05

Jeffersonian Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the leaders sent by Jefferson to explore the new western lands
  2. Political party led by Adams, favored a strong national government
  3. The highest court in the United States
  4. Political party led by Jefferson, supported states’ rights
  5. Native American woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark
  6. The title of the person who leads the Supreme Court
  7. Third president responsible for the Louisiana Purchase
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  1. The name of the group that explored the Louisiana Territory
  2. 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the United States
  3. Bitter presidential race between Adams and Jefferson, ended with Jefferson’s victory
  4. The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional
  5. French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States
  6. Supreme Court case that established judicial review
  7. The main water route followed by the Lewis and Clark expedition
  8. Co-leader of the expedition to map and explore the Louisiana Territory
  9. Second president of the United States, served before Jefferson
  10. Powerful Chief Justice who strengthened the Supreme Court’s power

17 Clues: The highest court in the United States • Supreme Court case that established judicial review • The title of the person who leads the Supreme Court • Native American woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark • Third president responsible for the Louisiana Purchase • 1803 land deal that doubled the size of the United States • ...

US History: 1970s to Present 2026-05-11

US History: 1970s to Present crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Increasing political division between parties and ideologies
  2. Court, Judicial branch institution that decides major constitutional cases
  3. Hostage Crisis, Event in which Americans were held captive in Iran for 444 days
  4. Act, Law passed after 9/11 expanding government surveillance powers
  5. A rise in prices that decreases purchasing power
  6. Economic policy focused on tax cuts and reduced government spending during the Reagan administration
  7. The use of violence to achieve political goals
  8. Political ideology generally supporting greater government involvement in social programs
  9. The easing of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s
  10. Global pandemic that significantly impacted the United States beginning in 2020
  11. War, The long period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union that ended in 1991
  12. Intelligence, Rapidly developing technology affecting jobs, education, and politics
  13. Media, Modern communication platforms heavily influencing politics and elections
  14. The increasing connection of economies and cultures around the world
  15. Energy, Energy sources such as solar and wind power
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  1. Reduction Act, Recent federal law focused on energy, healthcare, and inflation
  2. Security, Current political issue involving immigration and the southern border
  3. The movement of jobs or production to other countries
  4. 11th, The 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States
  5. Constitutional process used to formally accuse government officials of misconduct
  6. False or misleading information spread online or through media
  7. Social media app frequently discussed in national security debates
  8. Care Act, Major healthcare reform law passed during Barack Obama’s presidency
  9. The political scandal that caused President Nixon to resign
  10. Security, Department created after 9/11 to protect the United States from threats
  11. Trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
  12. College, System used to officially elect the president
  13. Political ideology favoring limited government and traditional values
  14. Change, Environmental issue frequently debated in modern politics
  15. Learning, Type of education widely used during the pandemic

30 Clues: The use of violence to achieve political goals • A rise in prices that decreases purchasing power • Energy, Energy sources such as solar and wind power • The movement of jobs or production to other countries • 11th, The 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States • College, System used to officially elect the president • ...

tullys cross word 2024-11-20

tullys cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a word naming a atrobroute
  2. it is a comparison
  3. person place or thing
Down
  1. at the start of a sentence or for a name
  2. a describing word
  3. describes a adjective
  4. u soccer team

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

The Constitution 2026-09-16

The Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First president of the United States
  2. led by the president, carries out the laws
  3. branch of government that makes the laws
  4. collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  5. defender of Massachusetts's state arsenal
  6. consists of the Supreme Court and other federal courts, interprets and applies laws
  7. officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as an independent nation
  8. final authority in the federal court system
  9. Consisted of modern-day Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois
  10. set the rules determining if the northwest territories can become states
Down
  1. An armed uprising in Massachusetts led by poor farmers
  2. protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures
  3. The first three words of the constitution.
  4. had the right to declare war and sign treaties, but did not have the power to assign taxes
  5. Divided the new territories into townships, makinf it easier for people to purchase land
  6. a plan for a loose union of the states under the authority of a governing body called Congress
  7. collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  8. people who supported a stronger central government

18 Clues: First president of the United States • branch of government that makes the laws • defender of Massachusetts's state arsenal • The first three words of the constitution. • led by the president, carries out the laws • final authority in the federal court system • people who supported a stronger central government • protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures • ...

the cival war 2023-02-16

the cival war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long blade or knife at the end of a musket
  2. a law passed by congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned their
  3. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  4. a nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862
  5. when a person is murdered for political reasons
  6. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  7. the part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virgina,West Virgina,Maryland, and Pennysylvania
  8. large caliber like firearms like cannons and mortars
Down
  1. these states were slave states that did not leave the union
  2. a nickname from people from the north as well as union soldiers
  3. a person who want to abloish or eliminate slavery
  4. a canvas bag that many cival wars soldiers used to carry food
  5. a term used to describe people who supported the union
  6. a side of an army or military unit
  7. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  8. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  9. a nickname for the confederate states of america or the confederacy
  10. a term meaning "before war" often used to describe the united state before the cival war
  11. a nickname for the south
  12. an ankle high shoe worn by soldiers in the cival war

20 Clues: a nickname for the south • a side of an army or military unit • a long blade or knife at the end of a musket • when a person is murdered for political reasons • a person who want to abloish or eliminate slavery • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • an ankle high shoe worn by soldiers in the cival war • ...

Places Everyone 2025-12-26

Places Everyone crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where does Gigi live?
  2. Where are the Capitals from?
  3. Who do we root for in Ohio/Michigan games
  4. Where do the Orioles play?
Down
  1. Where do the Yankees play?
  2. Where are the Broncos from?
  3. Where does Mimi live?
  4. Champlain Where do we swim in the summer?

8 Clues: Where does Gigi live? • Where does Mimi live? • Where do the Yankees play? • Where do the Orioles play? • Where are the Broncos from? • Where are the Capitals from? • Who do we root for in Ohio/Michigan games • Champlain Where do we swim in the summer?

Chapter 4 Key IDs Jesse James 2020-12-01

Chapter 4 Key IDs Jesse James crossword puzzle
Across
  1. system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system.
  2. grants can only be used for a specific purpose
  3. states can nullify national laws
  4. money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities.
  5. powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution
  6. power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time
  7. releasing national funds, in the form of grants to state and local communities, to achieve national goals.
  8. federalism under the New Deal
  9. Article IV of the Constitution,ensures that extradition can take place.
  10. demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money.
Down
  1. both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence,
  2. a grant from central government which can be used for many things
  3. powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation.
  4. returning authority to state governments.
  5. powers granted to the national
  6. not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, but they belong to the states
  7. states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
  8. idea of returning power to states

18 Clues: federalism under the New Deal • powers granted to the national • states can nullify national laws • idea of returning power to states • returning authority to state governments. • grants can only be used for a specific purpose • states had the right to separate themselves from the Union • powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution • ...

Nations, States & Nation States 2022-10-26

Nations, States & Nation States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Puerto Rico is an example of this.
  2. A state in which a nation's (group of similar people) homeland corresponds exactly to a state's territory.
  3. Identity with a group of people who share citizenship and personal allegiance to a particular country.
  4. A group of people who have a common language, culture, and set of values.
  5. England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
  6. Japan is an example of this.
  7. Ability of a state (country) to govern its territory free from control of other countries.
Down
  1. Example of ethnic cleansing
  2. An area of land that is part of a country but is not officially a province or state of that country.
  3. the USA is an example of this.
  4. Independent, defined borders, internationally recognized, full sovereignty (control over land and people), includes different nations (groups).
  5. A practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world.
  6. Common group of people who may share a common ancestry, religion, language, behavior, and history.
  7. The capital of the USA.
  8. Elimination or forced removal of a specific ethnic group of people.
  9. A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to an aspect of a person's identity (country, language, religion, ethnic group).
  10. The group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, etc.

17 Clues: The capital of the USA. • Example of ethnic cleansing • Japan is an example of this. • the USA is an example of this. • Puerto Rico is an example of this. • England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland • Elimination or forced removal of a specific ethnic group of people. • A group of people who have a common language, culture, and set of values. • ...

Civil War Crossward 2021-01-06

Civil War Crossward crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Period of time where the Union fought the confederacy
  2. The thing in the south that made up most of its economy, also known as slavery
  3. Books, papers, magazines, and other written documents speaking out against southern slavery
  4. period after the civil war in which the southern states rejoined the union
  5. the capital of the confederate states, also the current capital of virginia
  6. President of the Union during the civil war
  7. an executive order from President Abraham Lincoln that freed Slaves in the Confederate States
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  1. A bill aimed to stop the spread of slavery during the 1820s
  2. Type of manufacturing common in the north during the civil war
  3. Leader of the Confederate Army
  4. Capitol of the U.S currently, and during the Civil war
  5. People, mostly in the north, who want to abolish slavery
  6. The area in the U.S against slavery
  7. The enslavement of people for work, existed in the U.S before the civil war
  8. a group of 4 states that existed on the edge of the confederacy, most had slaves, but the states were part of the union
  9. States that stayed loyal to the federal government during the civil war, mostly anti-slavery, also known as the north
  10. The period of time, right before the civil war, in which many southern states left the union
  11. Part of the U.S that is pro-slavery, became the confederacy
  12. The amendment that abolished slavery
  13. Collection of states that were once part of the U.S, but left in 1860, also known as the south

20 Clues: Leader of the Confederate Army • The area in the U.S against slavery • The amendment that abolished slavery • President of the Union during the civil war • Period of time where the Union fought the confederacy • Capitol of the U.S currently, and during the Civil war • People, mostly in the north, who want to abolish slavery • ...

Our Puzzling Government #2 2022-11-18

Our Puzzling Government #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
  2. Grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
  3. An act creating a new state
  4. Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
  5. The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government. (Power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community)
  6. Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
  7. Passing down of responsibilities from the national government to the states.
  8. Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached
  9. Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
  10. Grants made to States, private agencies for projects
  11. An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
  12. Thought that Government should be free of parties
  13. Direct federal orders to state and local governments requiring them to perform a service or to obey federal laws in the performance of their functions.
Down
  1. Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
  2. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  3. Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
  4. Network of political, financial, and administrative relationships between units of the federal government and those of state and local governments.
  5. The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
  6. Constitutional agreement by which the national government is created by and relies on subnational governments for its authority
  7. Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
  8. powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
  9. Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments
  10. One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
  11. powers saved for the states
  12. The first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution

25 Clues: An act creating a new state • powers saved for the states • Thought that Government should be free of parties • Grants made to States, private agencies for projects • Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose • Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments • ...

8th US Benchmark 2 Crossword Review 2021-03-17

8th US Benchmark 2 Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This document guarantees protection of your rights, like the right of protection against excessive bail and cruel punishment.
  2. The purchase of ___________ provided the United States with access to the vast resources of western lands.
  3. Under the ___________ Slave Law both escaped slaves and freedmen were captured and sent to the South.
  4. The Whiskey Rebellion, Alien and Sedition Acts, and Marbury v. Madison are all examples of __________ issues faced by the leaders of the new republic.
  5. Irish and German _____________ came to the U.S. to escape starvation from crop failure and see economic opportunity.
  6. Slavery expanded into new acquired territories after this invention made processing cotton faster and growing cotton more profitable.
  7. Tunnels basted through mountains, bridges built across rivers, hills leveled and valley filled, these environmental modifications were made in order to construct the _____________ railroad.
  8. This amendment declares that individual states are given powers not granted to the federal government.
  9. The creation of Congress to carry out the will of the people represents this constitutional principle.
  10. Some immigrants settled in the ____________ to establish small farms.
  11. Wahsington stopped this rebellion and showed the country that under the Constitution military action could be used to enforce laws.
  12. One effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was that ___________ among the populations of northern and southern states increased.
  13. One result of industrialization in the United States was that _________ differences increased.
  14. George Washigton wanted the United States to follow a policy of _________ in regards to foreign nations.
  15. This principle bestows the right to vote in a democracy and also the civic duty to do so.
  16. In this type of economic system there is limited government interference in business, and prices are determined by supply and demand.
  17. During the ______ Crisis southern states felt they had the right to overrule and act passed by Congress since the national government is supposed to share power with the states.
  18. The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison first stated the principle that the courts may declare a federal law ______________.
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  1. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were the leaders of America's first two _______________.
  2. This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
  3. The President vetoing a law passed by congress, then the congress overriding a presidential veto is an example of which Constitutional Principle.
  4. One of the most significant contributions to the industrial development in the Northeast was the construction of the _____ canal.
  5. The formation of political parties in the U.S. can be traced back to a disagreement over whether congress should create a ______________ and raise tariffs.
  6. Iron ore, coal, timber, and rivers are examples of the abundant _________ that helped the United States become a major industrial power in the early 19th century.
  7. This was the main crop grown on plantations in the southern United States.
  8. ____________ became a widespread practice in the U.S. because of the need for agricultural labor increased as a result of expanded cotton production.
  9. The main reason for the __________ Doctrine was to prevent European intervention in countries near the United States.
  10. Job opportunities in cities increased, agriculture became more mechanized, and prices of consumer goods decreased all because the United States went through ____________.
  11. Northern manufacturers increased their production of textiles, which could not be imported from England during the _____________.
  12. Rights The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution are an example of this constitutional principle.
  13. This constitutional principle explains how powers are divided between the national government and the state government.
  14. This amendment was created to prevent soldiers from being housed in private homes without the owner’s consent.
  15. The __________ Ordinance outlined the process for admitting a new state into the Union and also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in new territories.
  16. This occurred when workers moved closer to manufacturing centers after the development of the factory system.

34 Clues: This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. • Some immigrants settled in the ____________ to establish small farms. • This was the main crop grown on plantations in the southern United States. • This principle bestows the right to vote in a democracy and also the civic duty to do so. • ...

Government Vocab Crossword 2022-01-07

Government Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Agreement made between large and small U.S. states that partly defined the representation each state would have in the legislature under the United States Constitution.
  2. Believed that the only true and correct form of government was the absolute monarchy. He argued this most forcefully in his landmark work, Leviathan.
  3. A monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
  4. Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
  5. Members of the major political party in the early years of the U.S. that wanted a strong central government.
  6. System of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government,typically a national and local one.
  7. Influential Enlightenment thinker commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism".
  8. Combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government.
  9. Principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws.
  10. System of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government.
  11. Law under which the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) are kept separate.
  12. A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
  13. Agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security.
  14. Political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God.
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  1. Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States.
  2. Type of government whose legalized force and power is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
  3. Founding father of the United States, who helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury.
  4. Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States.
  5. First document that established the functions of the national government of the United States, Later Superseded by The Constitution.
  6. The introductory and expressionary statement in the constitution that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy.
  7. Enlightenment philosopher who has become best known for promoting the idea of the separation of powers in government.
  8. System in U.S. government that ensures no one branch becomes too powerful.
  9. Theory of democracy that holds that the best kind of government is one that promotes the "common good" and the welfare of an entire society.
  10. Compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
  11. Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States.
  12. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  13. Political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government.
  14. Political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.
  15. Powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law.
  16. A statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.

30 Clues: The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • Powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law. • Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States. • Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States. • Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States. • ...

Unit 5 Review 2026-03-23

Unit 5 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jackson’s fight against the Second Bank of the United States.
  2. The economic recession that followed Jackson’s banking policies.
  3. To formally withdraw from the United States.
  4. The idea that a state can cancel a federal law it believes is unconstitutional.
  5. The movement of settlers into western territories of the United States.
  6. Land gained from Mexico after the Mexican-American War, including California and New Mexico.
  7. The 1830 law that forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.
  8. The national bank that Jackson believed favored the wealthy.
  9. The forced relocation of Native Americans that resulted in thousands of deaths.
Down
  1. The belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across North America.
  2. The conflict between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs.
  3. Land purchased from Mexico to build a southern railroad route.
  4. President who signed the Indian Removal Act and opposed the national bank.
  5. The addition of Texas to the United States.
  6. The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
  7. The belief that states have powers separate from the federal government.
  8. The agreement with Britain that gave the U.S. access to the Pacific Ocean.
  9. Political movement that supported the “common man” and expanded voting rights for white men.

18 Clues: The addition of Texas to the United States. • To formally withdraw from the United States. • The president’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress. • The national bank that Jackson believed favored the wealthy. • Jackson’s fight against the Second Bank of the United States. • Land purchased from Mexico to build a southern railroad route. • ...

FEDERALILSM 2026-09-09

FEDERALILSM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Congressional Act of admitting a new state
  2. Powers shared by the state and federal governments
  3. Clause that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states
  4. This directs people in a territory to propose a state Constitution as a step to become a state
  5. Clause that gives Congress the power to create laws needed to carry out their responsibilities
  6. Clause that states Congress has the power to regulate interstate trade
  7. Clause that states the Constitution and federal laws are supreme
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  1. Clause that requires states to respect the court decisions or records of other states
  2. the act of returning a person to a state where they are accused of a crime
  3. Grants from the federal government that are given for a specific purpose
  4. A system where power is divided between the national and state governments
  5. Powers that are not directly stated in the Constitution but are considered necessary to carry out duties
  6. Grants given to states that are broader and more flexible
  7. Powers kept by the state governments
  8. Powers that are specifically given to the federal government

15 Clues: Powers kept by the state governments • Congressional Act of admitting a new state • Powers shared by the state and federal governments • Grants given to states that are broader and more flexible • Powers that are specifically given to the federal government • Clause that states the Constitution and federal laws are supreme • ...

Andrew Jackson- Paige, emery 2024-01-30

Andrew Jackson- Paige, emery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional
  2. states have the power to make any decisions the Federal Government does not make
  3. served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court for more than three decades
  4. an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841
  5. Southerners, arguing that the tariff enhanced the interests of the Northern manufacturing industry at their expense
  6. formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity
  7. the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast
  8. second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States
  9. 9th U.S. President
  10. conservative political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century
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  1. one of the two major political parties, alongside the Republican Party
  2. opposed by the Cherokee nation
  3. the country's first central banker
  4. often managed by individuals closely tied the Democratic Party, were granted privileged status in the banking system, and were lent substantial amounts of public funds
  5. Andrew Jacksons nickname
  6. practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends
  7. a member of an American Indian people originally from Tennessee and North Carolina.
  8. extended from the present Texas-Oklahoma border to the Nebraska-Dakota border
  9. the right to vote in political elections
  10. a problem in Europe, when the stock market crashed

20 Clues: 9th U.S. President • Andrew Jacksons nickname • opposed by the Cherokee nation • the country's first central banker • the right to vote in political elections • a problem in Europe, when the stock market crashed • formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity • one of the two major political parties, alongside the Republican Party • ...