states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Vocabulary 2023-12-04

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a long disagreement that have a lot of battles and need agreements to solve.
  2. a fight between two groups.
  3. That is something Southerners and Northerners fought over about slavery.
  4. a group leaving another group (country, state, area).
  5. how people make money.
  6. rule for Northerners to send back escaped slaves to the South.
  7. South Army.
  8. War when the Southern states and Northern states of America fought against each other.
  9. American Army.
  10. Section that does not support slavery and use businesses/factories for economy.
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  1. President of the Confederate States of America. He led the South against the Union in the Civil War.
  2. main issue that caused the Civil War.
  3. if there is no national law, it is up to states to decide. One example is allowing slavery.
  4. Area of America.
  5. Section that relies on slavery and refuses to stop it.
  6. The states that did not leave/quit America and wanted to stay united.
  7. 16th U.S. President who wanted to help both the North and South but instead dealt with the Civil War.

17 Clues: South Army. • American Army. • Area of America. • how people make money. • a fight between two groups. • main issue that caused the Civil War. • a group leaving another group (country, state, area). • Section that relies on slavery and refuses to stop it. • rule for Northerners to send back escaped slaves to the South. • ...

Chapter 3: The Nation Divides 2023-10-16

Chapter 3: The Nation Divides crossword puzzle
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  1. set of laws
  2. land that belongs to a nation but is not a state and is not represented in the national government.
  3. a system of secret routes leading to free lands.
  4. war between people in the same country.
  5. states located between the North and the South.
  6. rights idea that the states should have the final say in their own affairs.
  7. and agreement in which each side gives up something that it wants.
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  1. national government that was made up of six states.
  2. people that worked to end slavery
  3. regional loyalty
  4. practice of holding people against their will and making them work without pay.
  5. state does not allow slavery
  6. leave
  7. state allows slavery
  8. ended
  9. tax

16 Clues: tax • leave • ended • set of laws • regional loyalty • state allows slavery • state does not allow slavery • people that worked to end slavery • war between people in the same country. • states located between the North and the South. • a system of secret routes leading to free lands. • national government that was made up of six states. • ...

BPRI Appreciation 2024-11-12

BPRI Appreciation crossword puzzle
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  1. Chloe relocated within the same state _____ to Cleveland
  2. Know for its lighthouses and moose, ________ calls home this northeastern-most state
  3. She will go down in history as the founder of the BPRI program
  4. Oscar is proud to live in _______, North Carolina state capital
  5. Amanada calls the city with the Over the ______ district with its 19th century architecture home
  6. Pscar is originally from a South American country with 2 capitals
  7. Michele’s first risk role was at ____ bank
  8. Greg picked the state of _______ to enjoy sports, arts, culture and its KC-style BBQ
  9. Michele researched her family history into the ____ hundreds
  10. Shanea is from the US. Virgin island that has flown 7 different flags
  11. She is from _____ Texas named for what we all hope to do
  12. More than twice the size of Cleveland and Cincinnati combined, _____ calls Columbus home.
  13. Barbara’s home is in _____ this midwestern state encompassing the prairies of the Great Plains and the towering Sandhill dunes.
  14. Michele was raise in ____
  15. The US state of ____ is the only one to have a flag with a different design on each side and Jennifer calls this rainy Pacific coastline state home
  16. Jared lives in_______ the capital city of Keybank’s state headquarters
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  1. Fontayne may call Texas home now, but he was born in the Sooner state of ______
  2. Michele is passionate about risk, because “ the ___ cannot win!”
  3. She hails from _____, only US state that is bordered by two navigable rivers
  4. Michele played the ____ in school orchestra and bands
  5. As a youngster, Michele hoped to go the school and live in ______
  6. Michele went to undergraduate school at ____ University
  7. Michele childhood cat’s name is ____
  8. Michele’s favorite chocolates has this ingredient _____
  9. The Queen of Spas is ________ home state but you may know it as the hub for thoroughbred horse racing
  10. Michele has enjoyed the welcoming Keybank ___
  11. Michele’s bachelor’s degree is in ____ Engineering
  12. She is originally from South America’s presidential republic with 23 states
  13. Michele’s most relaxing sport activity is ___
  14. Michele plans to be an ____ in a traveling theater group after retirement
  15. Michele recently moved to ____
  16. Our own southern belle call the Heart of Dixie home
  17. Robert hails from Texan at the location of the infamous Alamo battle

33 Clues: Michele was raise in ____ • Michele recently moved to ____ • Michele childhood cat’s name is ____ • Michele’s first risk role was at ____ bank • Michele has enjoyed the welcoming Keybank ___ • Michele’s most relaxing sport activity is ___ • Michele’s bachelor’s degree is in ____ Engineering • Our own southern belle call the Heart of Dixie home • ...

Civil War 2024-11-20

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The Southern states that seceded from the Union.
  2. Site of a pivotal Civil War battle and Lincoln’s famous address.
  3. The act of withdrawing from the Union.
  4. President of the United States during the Civil War.
  5. President of the Confederate States of America.
  6. Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War.
  7. Court House where Lee surrendered to Grant.
  8. Abolished all slavery in the United States.
  9. Network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
  10. The institution at the heart of Civil War conflicts.
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  1. Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad who helped enslaved people escape.
  2. The military force of the Southern states.
  3. Douglass Former enslaved person who became an abolitionist leader.
  4. Commanding general of the Union Army.
  5. Movement to end slavery.
  6. Period of rebuilding after the Civil War.
  7. The Northern states during the Civil War.
  8. Sumter Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  9. The military force of the Northern states.
  10. Union general famous for his scorched earth tactics during his "March to the Sea."
  11. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
  12. General of the Confederate Army.
  13. The act of freeing enslaved people.
  14. Armored naval ships used during the Civil War.

24 Clues: Movement to end slavery. • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • General of the Confederate Army. • The act of freeing enslaved people. • Commanding general of the Union Army. • The act of withdrawing from the Union. • Period of rebuilding after the Civil War. • The Northern states during the Civil War. • The military force of the Southern states. • ...

Government Vocab 2021-01-11

Government Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  2. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
  3. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the
  4. a compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
  5. of a few.
  6. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  7. the citizens have political authority and are bound by social contract to obey laws with their rights guaranteed by a constitution; citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good
  8. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  9. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
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  1. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  2. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  3. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  4. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  5. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  6. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  7. __explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
  8. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  9. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
  10. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
  11. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  12. monarchy_king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)

21 Clues: of a few. • government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • ...

Unit 2: Government Vocab 2023-02-16

Unit 2: Government Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
  2. form of federal monetary aid under which congressgave a share of federal tax revenue with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities counties, and townships
  3. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
  4. a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
  5. those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone
  6. States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
  7. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
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  1. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  2. those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
  3. powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
  4. basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
  5. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
  6. A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
  7. A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
  8. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

15 Clues: A change in, or addition to a constitution of law • A congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states • those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...

Abraham Lincoln 2024-02-21

Abraham Lincoln crossword puzzle
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  1. What was the biggest motivating factor behind John Wilkes Booth's assassination of Lincoln?
  2. A large southern farm
  3. The northern states that banded together and fought against slavery.
  4. A law that freed the slaves in the southern states
  5. To break away from?
  6. The time period after the Civil War when the South had to rebuild because of the war.
  7. Abraham Lincoln helped by?
  8. Identified the states which allowed slavery to exist
  9. A difficulty a person must deal with.
  10. Who is the man with the top hat.
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  1. What month was Abraham Lincoln born.
  2. From which document did Lincoln draw most of his inspiration for the Gettysburg Address?
  3. A person who is against slavery.
  4. A person who works in the government or in politics
  5. The southern states that banded together and fought to keep slavery.
  6. Where was Abraham Lincoln born.
  7. The combination of things to make one thing. Example: Lincoln wanted to bring unity to the United States.
  8. Which political title did Lincoln never hold?
  9. Has been described as an eloquent public speaker.
  10. To stop or prevent someone from doing something

20 Clues: To break away from? • A large southern farm • Abraham Lincoln helped by? • Where was Abraham Lincoln born. • A person who is against slavery. • Who is the man with the top hat. • What month was Abraham Lincoln born. • A difficulty a person must deal with. • Which political title did Lincoln never hold? • To stop or prevent someone from doing something • ...

Civics Final Exam Crossword #2 2024-05-01

Civics Final Exam Crossword #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Name of the national anthem
  2. One of our national holidays
  3. War fought in the U.S. between the north and the south
  4. One of the U.S. states that border Canada
  5. President during the Great Depression and WWII
  6. Movement to end racial discrimination in the U.S.
  7. The longest river in the U.S.
  8. Where the statue of liberty is located
  9. This was the main concern of the U.S. during the Cold War
  10. Womens suffrage activist
  11. President who led the U.S. during the Civil War
  12. Celebrated on July 4th
  13. President during WWI
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  1. U.S. president who was a general during WWII (last name only)
  2. This freed enslaved persons in the United States
  3. Ocean on the east coast
  4. One of the U.S. territories
  5. One of the Native American tribes
  6. The U.S. capital
  7. Ocean on the west coast
  8. This war was fought by the United States in the 1800s
  9. One of the U.S. states that border Mexico
  10. Major Civil Rights Movement activist
  11. The American flag has 50 stars to represent these
  12. The American flag has 13 stripes to represent these

25 Clues: The U.S. capital • President during WWI • Celebrated on July 4th • Ocean on the east coast • Ocean on the west coast • Womens suffrage activist • Name of the national anthem • One of the U.S. territories • One of our national holidays • The longest river in the U.S. • One of the Native American tribes • Major Civil Rights Movement activist • Where the statue of liberty is located • ...

Gobin Crossword 2025-04-16

Gobin Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. length of Supreme Court Justice terms
  2. branch of government responsible for the court system
  3. to deny a law
  4. The governing body of a nation
  5. executive department that administers and regulates travel into and out of the United States
  6. only one thing required of a United States citizen
  7. commonly known as the Bill of Rights
  8. what James Madison is trying to persuade about in Federalist 51
  9. principal of government that favors a government with separate branches
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  1. branch of government that is responsible for creating laws
  2. form of government that describes the United States
  3. two parts to our United States Congress
  4. a formal organized choice by vote
  5. executive head of a state form of government
  6. formal change to the Constitution
  7. amendment that gave freedom to slaves
  8. the reason as to why some states have more House representation than others
  9. considered to be the most important aspect of a democratic society
  10. branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws
  11. amendment that allows for freedom of speech

20 Clues: to deny a law • The governing body of a nation • a formal organized choice by vote • formal change to the Constitution • commonly known as the Bill of Rights • length of Supreme Court Justice terms • amendment that gave freedom to slaves • two parts to our United States Congress • amendment that allows for freedom of speech • executive head of a state form of government • ...

Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy 2024-04-14

Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy crossword puzzle
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  1. Opportunities to reach out to government officials to influence public policy. Our structure of government provides citizens with many of these through separation of powers and checks and balances
  2. Power is shared between the national and state governments
  3. Powers that can be inferred from vague constitutional provisions like the necessary and proper clause
  4. National funding with almost no restrictions to the states on its use, the least used form of funding
  5. Grants from the federal government to the states that come with very specific strings attached. The federal government prioritizes how the money will be spent by the states
  6. “Great Compromise” over representation in the Constitution
  7. Ultimate political authority rests with the people
  8. Compromise for electing the country’s chief executive/magistrate
  9. Agreement to add this to the Constitution appeased the concerns of the Anti-Federalists
  10. All people have certain rights that cannot be taken away
  11. A model of rep dem that recognizes group-based activism by nongovernmental interests striving for impact on political decision making
  12. Highlighted the lack of centralized military and taxing power under the Articles of Confederation
  13. A model of rep dem that emphasizes limited participation in politics and civil society
  14. A check the House has against officers of the U.S. Simple majority vote would trigger a trial in the Senate where 2/3rds are needed to remove
  15. Article 5 in the Constitution outlines this process (2/3 vote in both houses of Congress; 3/4 of state legislatures)
  16. The year in the 19th century that the Constitution first permitted a Congressional ban on the slave trade (180_)
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  1. Supported ratification of the Constitution and a strong central government
  2. Reserve powers, a major justification for supporters of states rights
  3. A government’s power cannot be absolute
  4. Powers shared by the federal and state governments
  5. Implicit agreement among the people in a society to give up some freedoms to maintain social order
  6. Grants from the federal government to the states that allow the states discretion in how to spend the money
  7. Compromise in Constitution about how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation purposes
  8. Contrary to a direct democracy, a government where the scheme of representation takes place
  9. A model of rep dem that emphasizes broad participation in politics and civil society
  10. Powers that are explicitly spelled out in the Constitution
  11. Opposed the Constitution’s ratification, wanting more power reserved to the states rather than a strong central government
  12. Requirements by the national government of the states

28 Clues: A government’s power cannot be absolute • Powers shared by the federal and state governments • Ultimate political authority rests with the people • Requirements by the national government of the states • All people have certain rights that cannot be taken away • Power is shared between the national and state governments • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2022-03-03

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. abraham lincoln becomes 16th president opposing the spread of slavery
  2. admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a non slave state
  3. 16th president of the united states
  4. he sued his master for freedom, court rules slaves are not legal citizens and cant bring court cases before the supreme court
  5. african americans who worked on plantations in the south with no pay
  6. wilmot proviso suggested all lands from mexican cession had no slaves
  7. an American Confederate general best known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
  8. some states thought they could leave the union if they didnt like the laws being passed by federal government
  9. northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859, was crushed, tried, and executed
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  1. required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
  2. 11 southern states leave the union and become the confederacy
  3. the new states would vote if their state would be admitted as a free or slave state.
  4. an anti-slavery book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  5. an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
  6. john brown and others overran the federal arsenal
  7. greater loyalty to your own section rather than country as a whole

16 Clues: 16th president of the united states • john brown and others overran the federal arsenal • required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves • an anti-slavery book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe • 11 southern states leave the union and become the confederacy • admitted missouri as a slave state and maine as a non slave state • ...

20th Word Puzzle (Imperialism) 2021-12-03

20th Word Puzzle (Imperialism) crossword puzzle
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  1. gave the United States the exclusive right to build and control any proposed canal through Central America
  2. constitution for cuba
  3. a writer and poet who was passionately committed to the cause of Cuban independence
  4. countries should be allowed to trade with China
  5. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
  6. powerful senator
  7. ascended the Hawaiian throne
  8. group wipeout “foreign devils” and their Christian converts, whom they believed were corrupting Chinese society
  9. machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge
  10. has a story called The Journal
  11. has a story called World
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  1. an officer in the U.S. Navy who taught at the Naval War College
  2. Taft’s policy
  3. The growing American involvement in foreign affairs caused Roosevelt to expand his “big stick” diplomacy
  4. The idea that the United States and Latin America should work together
  5. writers often exaggerated or even made up stories to attract readers
  6. 1897 president of the united states
  7. prepare and issue into a book journal piece of music
  8. area where a foreign nation controlled economic development such as railroad construction
  9. the imperial power allowed the local rulers to stay in control and pro- tected them against rebellions and invasion
  10. was popular idea in Britain and the United States
  11. 16 battleships of the new United States Navy
  12. had an order to take a naval expedition to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty
  13. an attitude of aggressive nationalism
  14. is the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations

25 Clues: Taft’s policy • powerful senator • constitution for cuba • has a story called World • ascended the Hawaiian throne • has a story called The Journal • Assistant Secretary of the Navy • 1897 president of the united states • an attitude of aggressive nationalism • 16 battleships of the new United States Navy • countries should be allowed to trade with China • ...

Vocab #4 2020-02-04

Vocab #4 crossword puzzle
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  1. all the shares into which ownership of the corporation is divided
  2. Famous for his innovative methods of playing the trumpet and cornet
  3. Programs that helped improve the lives of people suffering from the events of depresion
  4. An American fiction writer, whose works helped illustrate the flamboyance and excess of the jazz age
  5. An American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist
  6. The 32nd president of the United States
  7. A stock change
  8. African American painter known for his portrayal of African American life
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  1. A culture movement in the United States
  2. A tax on imports and exports between sovereign states
  3. When people above a specific age are not in paid employment or self-employment
  4. The movement of 6 million African Americans out of the southern United States
  5. To assume an excessive amount of buisness risk in speculating on something
  6. A severe worldwide economic depression
  7. Known for his broadway musicals as well as his world famous orchestral compositions
  8. The central banking system of the United States of America
  9. American composer in the 1920s
  10. An American writer best known for his novel about social consequences of the great depression in America
  11. A famous American artist in the 1920s
  12. One of the most popular and successful blues singers of the 1920s
  13. Played a large part in the evolution of jazz

21 Clues: A stock change • American composer in the 1920s • A famous American artist in the 1920s • A severe worldwide economic depression • A culture movement in the United States • The 32nd president of the United States • Played a large part in the evolution of jazz • A tax on imports and exports between sovereign states • ...

Foundations of Math I Mid Chapter Vocab 2014-11-04

Foundations of Math I Mid Chapter Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. is a set of numbers from which replacements for variables may be chosen
  2. property states any quantity is equal to itself
  3. expressions that represent the same number
  4. the property used way to group three or more numbers when adding or multiplying does not change their sum or product
  5. the property states the product of any number and 1 is equal to the number
  6. the property states a quantity may be substituted for its equal in any expression
  7. property allows you to multiply a single term and two or more terms inside a set of parentheses
  8. the property states a number and its opposite are additive inverses of each other
  9. quantities being multiplied
  10. a mathematical statement that contains algebraic expressions and symbols
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  1. an expression that consists of one or more numbers and variables along with one or more arithmetic operations
  2. two numbers whose product is 1
  3. the numerical factor of a term
  4. the sum of any number and 0 is equal to the number
  5. a process used to simplify an expression or an equation using addition and subtraction of the coefficients of terms
  6. the property used that the order in which you add or multiply numbers does not change their sum or product
  7. property states if one quantity equals a second quantity, then the second quantity equals the first
  8. a symbol used to represent an unspecified number(s) or value(s)
  9. property states if one quantity equals a second quantity, and the second quantity equals a third quantity, then the first quantity equals the third quantity
  10. an expression that contains more than one operation and a combination of numbers
  11. a constant or variable in an expression
  12. an open sentence that contains an equals sign =
  13. is a collection of objects or numbers that is often shown in braces

23 Clues: quantities being multiplied • two numbers whose product is 1 • the numerical factor of a term • a constant or variable in an expression • expressions that represent the same number • property states any quantity is equal to itself • an open sentence that contains an equals sign = • the sum of any number and 0 is equal to the number • ...

Student name:__________ 2024-11-21

Student name:__________ crossword puzzle
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  1. proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
  2. government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony
  3. violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them.
  4. a tax or fee imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries from foreign competitio
  5. a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798 during the presidency of John Adams
  6. written in 1812 and limited the power of the king
  7. the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country's national government after the American Revolution:
  8. signed on February 2, 1848, in the Mexican city of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War:
  9. foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that outlined the United States' role in the Western Hemisphere and its relationship with Europe:
  10. The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country.
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  1. authority of the federal courts to declare that actions by the federal or state government violate the Constitution.
  2. known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or Whigs, were colonists in the Thirteen Colonies who opposed the Kingdom of Great Britain's control
  3. someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
  4. the belief in manifest destiny, federally issued Indian removal acts, and economic promise
  5. an agreement made during the drafting of the US Constitution where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in Congress
  6. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state
  7. "Give me liberty or give me death'
  8. a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, primarily caused by British practices like "impressment"
  9. led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States.

19 Clues: "Give me liberty or give me death' • written in 1812 and limited the power of the king • government of a country by its own people, especially after having been a colony • The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were both written in this state • violent protest against a new tax on distilled spirits and the stills that produced them. • ...

Ap gov vocabulary 2025-01-16

Ap gov vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. System in which power is held by a loose union of independent states. The central government is weak in relation to the power of the states.
  2. Procedure that allows voters to reject a measure passed by the state legislature.
  3. that permits voters to put state legislative measures directly on the ballot.
  4. Federal grants given to states for specific purposes, often with strings attached, such as building an airport or a highway.
  5. The distribution of a percentage of federal tax income to state and local governments.
  6. Powers given to the federal government that have been reasonably inferred from the Constitution.
  7. This constitutional provision provides a guarantee of citizenship, as well as equal protection and due process, which have been the sources of incorporation for key protections in the Bill of Rights.
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  1. Federal grants given to states for broader purposes, such as healthcare or education.
  2. Ruling that declared the national government’s power under the commerce clause does not permit it to regulate matters not directly related to interstate commerce; in this case, banning firearms in a school zone.
  3. Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass all laws essential to carrying out its expressed duties. This provision allows the national government to carry out implied powers.
  4. System in which power is divided between national and state or local governments.
  5. The doctrine that a state can void a federal law that, in the state’s opinion, violates the Constitution.
  6. Provision that states all powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved for the states.
  7. Powers given to the state governments alone.
  8. Powers written into the Constitution that have been given to the national government.
  9. Powers shared by both the national and state governments.
  10. Constitutional provision that gives the federal government the power to regulate interstate and foreign trade.
  11. Strings attached by the national government that states must meet if they are to receive certain federal funds.
  12. Ruling that declared the federal government had the power to establish a national bank under the “necessary and proper” clause.
  13. Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office.
  14. Terms set by the national government that states are required to meet whether or not they accept federal grants.
  15. System in which power is centralized in one body. State or regional governments derive authority from the central government.

22 Clues: Powers given to the state governments alone. • Powers shared by both the national and state governments. • Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office. • that permits voters to put state legislative measures directly on the ballot. • System in which power is divided between national and state or local governments. • ...

Connecticut and the Constitutional Convention: Crossword Challenge 2026-10-26

Connecticut and the Constitutional Convention: Crossword Challenge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the way states are included in government decisions
  2. Buying and selling goods between people or states
  3. the number of people living in a place
  4. Money that is owed
  5. states states that wanted equal representation
  6. The first plan of government for the United States
  7. votes What each state received in Congress under the articles of confederation
  8. an important part of Connecticut’s economy
Down
  1. The group that makes laws for the national government
  2. The system that makes an enforces laws
  3. people who represented their states at the constitutional convention
  4. government The government that leads the whole country
  5. An agreement between two sides
  6. states states that wanted representation based on population

14 Clues: Money that is owed • An agreement between two sides • The system that makes an enforces laws • the number of people living in a place • an important part of Connecticut’s economy • states states that wanted equal representation • Buying and selling goods between people or states • The first plan of government for the United States • ...

Nixon 2023-01-23

Nixon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relaxation in tensions
  2. What kind of troubles did the US go through in Nixon's first years
  3. In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the first
  4. imposed an embargo, or ban, on shipping oil to the United States.
  5. leaked the pentagon papers
  6. joined Armstrong
  7. asked to be attorney general
  8. What rose due to federal spending
  9. Arms Limitation Treaty, known as
  10. Nixon tried to get North Vietname to accept a _____
Down
  1. states were asked to assume greater responsibility for the well-being of their citizens
  2. decided to join other nations in recognizing the
  3. spending more money in a year than the government receives in
  4. name of the spacecraft
  5. A period of high inflation combined with economic stagnation
  6. During the early 1970s, relations eased between the United States and ____
  7. Nixon had hoped to slowly remove US from
  8. first man to walk on the moon
  9. war while helping ______ to defend
  10. the ______ arms race.
  11. The United
  12. Nixon uses new relations with China to get USSR to talk about
  13. Nixons National security advisor

23 Clues: The United • joined Armstrong • the ______ arms race. • name of the spacecraft • relaxation in tensions • leaked the pentagon papers • asked to be attorney general • first man to walk on the moon • Arms Limitation Treaty, known as • Nixons National security advisor • What rose due to federal spending • war while helping ______ to defend • Nixon had hoped to slowly remove US from • ...

History Chapter 5 2022-10-05

History Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sharing of power between a central government and states
  2. keeps any branch of government from being too powerful
  3. taxes on imports or exports
  4. made the king subject to law
  5. includes president and departments
  6. a period of low economic activity and a rise in unemployment
  7. gave each state an equal number of votes
  8. created a two-house legislature
  9. made up of all national courts
Down
  1. people who opposed the Constitution
  2. gave supreme power to the central government
  3. trade between 2 or more states
  4. official approval
  5. right to vote
  6. official changes
  7. supporters of the Constitution
  8. a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of government
  9. congress

18 Clues: congress • right to vote • official changes • official approval • taxes on imports or exports • made the king subject to law • trade between 2 or more states • supporters of the Constitution • made up of all national courts • created a two-house legislature • includes president and departments • people who opposed the Constitution • gave each state an equal number of votes • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-19

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded.
  2. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  3. African-American unit in the Union army.
  4. President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
  5. Ironclad warship of the Union.
  6. An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War.
  7. Northerner who opposed using force to keep the Southern states in the union.
  8. To leave or withdraw.
  9. The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War).
  10. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
  11. The use of naval power to keep enemy ships from entering or exiting a port.
  12. A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery.
  13. Law that requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military.
Down
  1. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
  2. Ship made of iron.
  3. President of the Confederacy.
  4. To set free.
  5. Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy.
  6. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
  7. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances.

20 Clues: To set free. • Ship made of iron. • To leave or withdraw. • President of the Confederacy. • Ironclad warship of the Union. • African-American unit in the Union army. • Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War. • An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War. • ...

Unit 1 - Foundations of Democracy - Myrtil 2023-01-24

Unit 1 - Foundations of Democracy - Myrtil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers that go beyond those that are enumerated in the Constitution.
  2. The entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments.
  3. Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes, or "categories," of state and local spending.
  4. Federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations.
  5. The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
  6. Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which allows Congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers of the Constitution.
  7. Federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applications.
  8. A legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one state to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
Down
  1. The provision of the Constitution according citizens of each state the privileges of citizens of other states.
  2. A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency.
  3. A way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government share formal authority over the same area and people.
  4. A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government.
  5. An 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments. In deciding this case, Chief Justice John Marshall and his colleagues held that Congress had certain implied powers in addition to the enumerated powers found in the Constitution.
  6. The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system; it is the cornerstone of the national government's relations with state and local governments.
  7. Powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution; including the power to collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare war.
  8. Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services.
  9. The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.
  10. The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
  11. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  12. Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.

20 Clues: The first ten amendments to the Constitution. • The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional. • Powers that go beyond those that are enumerated in the Constitution. • The entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments. • A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency. • ...

United States and Canada Relationship 2020-05-08

United States and Canada Relationship crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ,are naturally-created features of the earth.
  2. ,consists of roadways to important nation's economy, defense and mobility.
  3. ,power to decide future leader
  4. ,a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
  5. ,a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all
  6. ,This war came after 1807
  7. , area of production distribution and trade
  8. , almost all religions are practiced in the US
  9. , consists on the religious revival in the North american colonies
  10. , beliefs, customs, myths that passed from generatio to generation
  11. ,is the features of a given area of land, especially when the area of land has been improved by carefully designed planting and arrangement.
  12. ,a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.
Down
  1. , measures everything produced in the United States.
  2. ,existing or carried on between states
  3. , is to write, debate, and pass laws, which are then sent to the president for his approval and final signature.
  4. ,piece of land surrounded by water
  5. , its other, less desirable elements—prolonged droughts, torrential rains, pounding surf, mud slides, wind-fanned fires, and especially earthquakes
  6. ,weather conditions in an area in general or over a long period.
  7. , territory of texas joins usa

19 Clues: ,This war came after 1807 • ,power to decide future leader • , territory of texas joins usa • ,piece of land surrounded by water • ,existing or carried on between states • , area of production distribution and trade • ,are naturally-created features of the earth. • , almost all religions are practiced in the US • , measures everything produced in the United States. • ...

particles and states of matter 2025-10-10

particles and states of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A material that is not a mixture. It has the same properties all the way through. Made of just one type of material.
  2. The change of state from gas to liquid.
  3. The different types of stuff that things are made from.
  4. Describes what something looks and behaves like.
  5. point The temperature at which a substance boils.
  6. To bump into, or hit, a particle or surface.
  7. point The temperature at which a substance melts.
  8. of matter The three forms in which a substance can exist – solid, liquid, and gas.
  9. The change of state from liquid to solid.
  10. In the liquid state, a substance can flow but cannot be compressed.
Down
  1. A material whose properties are not the same all the way through. Consists of more than one substance.
  2. The movement of liquid or gas particles from a place of high concentration to a place of low concentration.
  3. The change of state from liquid to gas that occurs when bubbles of the substance in its gas state form throughout the liquid.
  4. Flatten by pressure, squeeze or press.
  5. The change of state from liquid to gas that occurs when particles leave the surface of the liquid only. It can happen at any temperature.
  6. The tiny things that materials are made from.
  7. The change of state from solid to gas.
  8. of state The process by which a substance changes from one state to another.
  9. In the gas state, a substance can flow and can also be compressed.
  10. In the solid state, a substance cannot be compressed and it cannot flow.
  11. The change of state from solid to liquid.

21 Clues: Flatten by pressure, squeeze or press. • The change of state from solid to gas. • The change of state from gas to liquid. • The change of state from solid to liquid. • The change of state from liquid to solid. • To bump into, or hit, a particle or surface. • The tiny things that materials are made from. • Describes what something looks and behaves like. • ...

Definition 2012-05-31

Definition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Groups of people claiming common bonds based on culture, language and history.
  2. Institutions, rules, norms and legal arrangements that seek to facilitate cooperation, and manage relations, between states.
  3. Rights that are afforded to all human beings universally on the basis of their common humanity.
  4. Power exercised through coercion, or threatened acts of coercion, to influence the actions of other global actors.
  5. Entire process in which states conduct their foreign relations with one another.
  6. School of thought in which foreign policy is infl uenced above all else by practical and pragmatic considerations, as opposed to moral principles.
  7. Form of communication aimed at influencing the attitude and perspective of the international community toward some cause or position by presenting a one-sided perspective.
  8. Acceleration and intensifi cation of exchanges of goods, services, labour and capital which promote global interdependence.
  9. System of coordinating relations between three or more states, usually in pursuit of objectives in particular areas.
  10. Notion of a ‘society of states’ in which law, order and cooperation are the basis of interaction, and that states work towards achieving common ideals and goals.
  11. Political social grouping in which people within territorial boundaries, with recognised sovereignty, have common bonds based on culture, language and history.
  12. The ability to shape the actions of other global actors most commonly exercised through diplomacy, culture, policies and history.
  13. Traditionally the central actor in international relations, states possess a permanent population, defi ned territory and recognised sovereignty.
  14. School of thought in which foreign policy is influenced above all else by moral principle, as opposed to practical and pragmatic considerations.
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  1. Legitimate or widely recognised ability to exercise effective control of a territory within recognised borders.
  2. interest Used as an all-embracing concept to justify policy preferences and actions, and includes the goals or objectives of foreign policy.
  3. Specialised organisations, agencies and groups committed to promoting particular interests or issues.
  4. corporation Company whose operations and investments extend beyond the boundaries of the state in which it is registered.
  5. Issues which affect a number of states at any one time and so require joint action to be resolved.
  6. Policy of acting alone, with little regard for the views or interests of other global actors, in pursuit of foreign policy objectives.
  7. The ability of one global actor to infl uence the actions of another global actor.
  8. Seeks to address questions of morality.

22 Clues: Seeks to address questions of morality. • Groups of people claiming common bonds based on culture, language and history. • Entire process in which states conduct their foreign relations with one another. • The ability of one global actor to infl uence the actions of another global actor. • ...

US Final 2026-05-29

US Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A military alliance formed in 1949 between the United States, Canada, and Western European nations for mutual defense.
  2. – A series of programs and reforms created by President Franklin Roosevelt to help Americans recover from the Great Depression.
  3. – The large increase in births in the United States following World War II.
  4. – A restriction on oil sales that caused fuel shortages and rising gas prices in the 1970s.
  5. – A powerful weapon using nuclear energy that the United States dropped on Japan during World War II.
  6. – __________ camps were where Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated and confined during World War II.
  7. – A political scandal involving President Richard Nixon and a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters.
  8. This diplomacy used used _______________exchanges in the 1970s to improve relations between the United States and China.
  9. – The United States policy of stopping the spread of communism during the Cold War.
Down
  1. – Shantytowns built by homeless Americans during the Great Depression and named after President Herbert Hoover.
  2. – Crowded and poorly maintained apartment buildings that housed many low-income immigrants and workers in growing cities.
  3. – A period of political tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
  4. – A barrier built by East Germany to divide East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
  5. – Organized refusals to buy or use goods and services as a form of protest.
  6. – _____________ Schools were created to force Native American children to adopt American culture and abandon their traditional languages and customs.
  7. – The _________ theory was the belief that if one country became communist, nearby countries would soon follow.
  8. – The Great __________ was the movement of Black Americans from the rural South to northern and western cities

17 Clues: – Organized refusals to buy or use goods and services as a form of protest. • – The large increase in births in the United States following World War II. • – The United States policy of stopping the spread of communism during the Cold War. • – A barrier built by East Germany to divide East and West Berlin during the Cold War. • ...

Untited states 2025-05-15

Untited states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. increased tax on imported Chinese products
  2. which country does Donald trump want to become 52 state of america
  3. what rappers criminal trial started
  4. who is skeptical of trumps idea to implement his birthright citizenship plans
  5. recently elected president
  6. Court case recently overturned
  7. which American state has the most wildfires per year
  8. who is receiving US food aid
  9. where does trump want to expand his enterprise
Down
  1. who did Elon Musk call a moron
  2. Starbucks workers on strike over what
  3. What market is crashing
  4. what iceream companies co founder was arrested
  5. who was recently deported after a protest outside the whitehouse
  6. where was the new pope born
  7. who is worried about the stock market crashing
  8. what rapper/singer was recently stabbed in prison

17 Clues: What market is crashing • recently elected president • where was the new pope born • who is receiving US food aid • who did Elon Musk call a moron • Court case recently overturned • what rappers criminal trial started • Starbucks workers on strike over what • increased tax on imported Chinese products • what iceream companies co founder was arrested • ...

States and Nations Crossword 2025-08-15

States and Nations Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Associated with the government, and want power and want to make decisions, they want to influence people.
  2. Amount of people.
  3. Blank slate.
  4. not having any authority, no rules, or politics.
  5. Authorized legally to have power and make decisions.
  6. Philosopher that thought that men are free and equal, and were born with a blank slate.
Down
  1. institution that maintains social order, political services and enforces rules.
  2. Power over state or nation.
  3. Does not have a country.
  4. being able to control and make decisions.
  5. Same government.
  6. Land being owned and controlled.
  7. Philosopher that thought that without government there would be no control over people.

13 Clues: Blank slate. • Same government. • Amount of people. • Does not have a country. • Power over state or nation. • Land being owned and controlled. • being able to control and make decisions. • not having any authority, no rules, or politics. • Authorized legally to have power and make decisions. • institution that maintains social order, political services and enforces rules. • ...

States 2021-04-14

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blake Shelton made a song thats called Austin
  2. you go here to get to Kentucky
  3. where not not in______anymore Toto
  4. Dakota this is up
  5. Volcanoes are comin here
  6. Dakota this is down
Down
  1. Big rocky mountains
  2. jersey you go here and you might join the mafia
  3. A movie called twister was filmed here
  4. Huskies love this place

10 Clues: Dakota this is up • Big rocky mountains • Dakota this is down • Huskies love this place • Volcanoes are comin here • you go here to get to Kentucky • where not not in______anymore Toto • A movie called twister was filmed here • Blake Shelton made a song thats called Austin • jersey you go here and you might join the mafia

States 2022-10-18

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. known as the peach state
  2. the great lakes state
  3. you find lots of lobsters and seafood there
  4. recently had an earthquake
  5. has the capital of Denver
  6. has the abbreviation of OH
Down
  1. it's also called the Old Dominion
  2. named after a president
  3. where most celebrities live
  4. so open up the doors to, ______, _______

10 Clues: the great lakes state • named after a president • known as the peach state • has the capital of Denver • recently had an earthquake • has the abbreviation of OH • where most celebrities live • it's also called the Old Dominion • so open up the doors to, ______, _______ • you find lots of lobsters and seafood there

States 2023-05-26

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has an ocean but smaler
  2. Copied a countries name!
  3. Even worse...
  4. Mount Ver
  5. Glove
Down
  1. Potato
  2. Roger Federer
  3. You know
  4. Why?
  5. Like a ______

10 Clues: Why? • Glove • Potato • You know • Mount Ver • Roger Federer • Even worse... • Like a ______ • Has an ocean but smaler • Copied a countries name!

States 2023-12-07

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kinshasa is the capital of this country
  2. Cairo is the capital of this country
  3. Baghdad is the capital of this country
  4. Dhaka is the capital of this country
  5. Algiers is the capital of this country
Down
  1. Bogotá is the capital of this country
  2. Naypyidaw is the capital of this country
  3. Manila is the capital of this country
  4. Hanoi is the capital of this country
  5. Nairobi is the capital of this country

10 Clues: Cairo is the capital of this country • Hanoi is the capital of this country • Dhaka is the capital of this country • Bogotá is the capital of this country • Manila is the capital of this country • Baghdad is the capital of this country • Nairobi is the capital of this country • Algiers is the capital of this country • Kinshasa is the capital of this country • ...

STATES 2024-05-10

STATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Celtics
  2. chilkoot trail
  3. mount rush more
  4. Earmuffs
  5. City of love
Down
  1. Alligators
  2. City of light
  3. los vegas
  4. Road house
  5. volcano

10 Clues: Celtics • volcano • Earmuffs • los vegas • Alligators • Road house • City of love • City of light • chilkoot trail • mount rush more

STATES 2024-04-18

STATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
  2. AUDI
  3. Zagreb
  4. HALUŠKY
  5. Mbappe
  6. MR.Miyagi
Down
  1. MOSKVA
  2. PYRAMIDS
  3. CHINAOFWALL
  4. RONALDO

10 Clues: AUDI • MOSKVA • Zagreb • Mbappe • RONALDO • HALUŠKY • PYRAMIDS • MR.Miyagi • CHINAOFWALL • LET'S GET OUT OF HERE

States 2024-09-25

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. State where the ancient Nalanda University is located.
  2. Known for backwaters and the city of Kochi.
  3. State home to Mumbai, India's financial capital.
  4. India's smallest state by area, famous for its beaches.
  5. State with capital city Chennai, known for Dravidian-style temples.
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  1. Famous for the Jagannath Temple and the Sun Temple at Konark.
  2. State whose capital is Bengaluru, the tech hub of India.
  3. Famous for tea gardens and Kaziranga National Park.
  4. State with Kolkata as its capital.
  5. Known for the Pink City, Jaipur, and grand forts.

10 Clues: State with Kolkata as its capital. • Known for backwaters and the city of Kochi. • State home to Mumbai, India's financial capital. • Known for the Pink City, Jaipur, and grand forts. • Famous for tea gardens and Kaziranga National Park. • State where the ancient Nalanda University is located. • India's smallest state by area, famous for its beaches. • ...

States 2026-05-29

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they have the olddest capital city in the world
  2. the land of the rising spark
  3. they have cedar tree in flag
  4. they have kangaroos and many dangerous animals here
  5. maple sirup
Down
  1. they have 16 official languages
  2. national symbol is a rooster
  3. Yellow star in middle of the flag
  4. flag is basically one triangle on top of other one
  5. the country with the most saunas in the world

10 Clues: maple sirup • national symbol is a rooster • the land of the rising spark • they have cedar tree in flag • they have 16 official languages • Yellow star in middle of the flag • the country with the most saunas in the world • they have the olddest capital city in the world • flag is basically one triangle on top of other one • ...

Unit 3: The New Nation 8.21-8.28 2024-12-05

Unit 3: The New Nation 8.21-8.28 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. interpretation of the Constitution that seeks to adapt its meaning to the needs of the country at that moment
  2. a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives
  3. unsettled territory bordered by the Ohio River, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Mississippi River
  4. to give official approval
  5. Second president of the US, first vice president of the US
  6. deported anyone from a country with which the United States was at war
  7. opposed the constitution
  8. people chosen to speak or make decisions for another person or group of people
  9. representatives
  10. Trail carved out by Daniel Boone through the Cumberland Gap
  11. Washington offered advise on how the nation should move forward
  12. a group of advisors to the president who each head a department of the executive branch
  13. allowed three-fifths of a states slave population to count toward a state's total population
  14. freedoms that are protected by law
  15. allowed congress to divide the Northwest Territory into three to five separate territories
  16. Hamilton wanted to create it to stabilize the economy
  17. a person who buys and sells land for a profit
  18. 16th state of the union
  19. delegates meeting in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation
  20. led a rebellion in Massachusetts following the Revolution over monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War.
Down
  1. interpretation of the Constitution that maintains the federal government has authority to do ONLY what the Constitution specifically states it can do
  2. approval
  3. limits any one branch from gaining too much power
  4. violent protest against a tax on whiskey that took place in the United States from 1791 to 1794
  5. the idea that government authority comes from people who have agreed to be governed
  6. said the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional and that the states had the right to nullify them
  7. secretary of the treasury in Washington's Cabinet
  8. loosely unified the states by giving basic powers to a weaker central government and more power to the states; government established after the American Revolution in the Colonies
  9. banned any writings thought to be false, harmful, or directed against the government
  10. allows the three branches to keep the other two branches in check
  11. earlier events or actions used as examples for decisions or actions
  12. groups of men who traveled together looking for game; first European people to come to Tennessee
  13. grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers grated in the Constitution
  14. the first ten amendments; protects the people's basic rights and freedoms
  15. solved the representation issue in the Constitutional Convention
  16. 1st president; general of the Continental Army
  17. a diplomatic incident between the United States and France that occurred in 1797 and 1798
  18. supported the Constitution
  19. a fleet of small ships
  20. change to the Constitution
  21. division of power between the states and federal government
  22. import tax
  23. 1784 divided the Northwest Territory into states

43 Clues: approval • import tax • representatives • a fleet of small ships • 16th state of the union • opposed the constitution • to give official approval • supported the Constitution • change to the Constitution • freedoms that are protected by law • a person who buys and sells land for a profit • 1st president; general of the Continental Army • ...

ColdWar 2025-02-05

ColdWar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A system where all absolute control is in one person or party.
  2. An act that proposed that the United States provided economic assistance to restore economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.
  3. An American spy plane that got shot over Soviet Air space
  4. A military alliance between the Communist countries in East Europe to counter the threat of capitalism in Europe.
  5. A country in East Asia bordering the East China Sea,Korea Bay, and the South China Sea.
  6. Largest Country in the world by land area.
  7. The effort to supply the city through air transport.
  8. A circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
  9. 32nd president for the United States.
  10. A state that is north of South Korea
  11. Served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state in Winsconsin from 1947 to 1957
  12. A independent country that is strongly influenced or controlled by another country.
Down
  1. The 50 States and the district of Columbia.
  2. First artificial satellite to orbit the earth
  3. A safeguards allies freedom and security by political and military means.
  4. An invistigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.
  5. A foreign policy meant to stop the spread of a certain idea or belief that is not allowed in your country's ideals.
  6. Protects you from shock waves and overpressure and also from earthquake
  7. A rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.
  8. Led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death 1953.
  9. A system where the people vote their elected representatives into parliament.
  10. To establish that the United States would support a democratic nation under threat from an internal or external authoritarian force.
  11. A personal protection method against the effects of a nuclear explosion.
  12. A state that is South of North korea
  13. A barrier where it divided the capitalist and communist nations.

25 Clues: A state that is north of South Korea • A state that is South of North korea • 32nd president for the United States. • Largest Country in the world by land area. • The 50 States and the district of Columbia. • First artificial satellite to orbit the earth • Led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death 1953. • The effort to supply the city through air transport. • ...

Unit 2 Crossword 2025-01-28

Unit 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A series of plants and animals, each of which depends on the one below it for food.
  2. Located outside cities and towns, often characterized by open spaces and lower population density
  3. Ocean found on the East coast of the United States.
  4. One of the official languages of Canada
  5. The largest country by land area in North America
  6. only Great Lake entirely within the United States
  7. A society in which different cultural groups maintain their unique identities, but share the same territory.
  8. The chain of five freshwater lakes along the U.S.-Canada border.
  9. The largest and deepest of the Great Lakes,
  10. All of the feeding relationships within an ecosystem.
  11. Canada's division of territory, similar to states in the U.S.
  12. A large natural stream of water flowing in a sea or a ocean
  13. The state you live in
  14. national animal of Canada
  15. A community of all the living things in an area, including plants, animals, and the physical environment in which they live.
  16. Ocean that is found to the North of Canada.
  17. The longest river in the United States.
Down
  1. Ocean found on the West coast of the United States.
  2. Lines that run north and south around the globe
  3. a geographic area that includes all of the land and waterways that drain into a body of water.
  4. The region of Canada with the smallest population
  5. Capital city of Canada.
  6. The capital of the United States
  7. Lines that run east and west around the globe
  8. The smallest of the Great Lakes
  9. Organism that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm
  10. made up of water that is fresh, not salty.
  11. This region is the most populated region in Canada.
  12. A geographic region well-suited for permanent settlement, where most people live.

29 Clues: The state you live in • Capital city of Canada. • national animal of Canada • The smallest of the Great Lakes • The capital of the United States • One of the official languages of Canada • The longest river in the United States. • made up of water that is fresh, not salty. • The largest and deepest of the Great Lakes, • Ocean that is found to the North of Canada. • ...

GA studies 2025-12-12

GA studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. did Georgia’s capitals change so frequently?
  2. the name of the forced march of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma?
  3. region of the country (North or South) believed secession was not an option because the Constitution was a contract?
  4. was the first state-chartered uni in the U.S.
  5. who advocated for the end of slavery
  6. idea that a state did not have to follow a federal law is called
  7. trail of tears
  8. to economic growth, increased trade, and the development of towns and cities.
  9. the headright system, who was granted land?
  10. the University of Georgia was chartered in 1785, what made it different from other universities of that time?
Down
  1. were some results of the growth of the railroad system in Georgia?
  2. abolitionists.
  3. region of the country (North or South) believed that state governments should be stronger than the federal government?
  4. was a key figure in the Indian removal act, which led to the forced removal of native american tribes and it included the cherokee from georgia.
  5. shifts, transportation improvements, and political changes
  6. several important facts about Andrew Jackson, especially in relation to Indian removal from Georgia.
  7. south
  8. of households

18 Clues: south • of households • abolitionists. • trail of tears • who advocated for the end of slavery • the headright system, who was granted land? • did Georgia’s capitals change so frequently? • was the first state-chartered uni in the U.S. • shifts, transportation improvements, and political changes • idea that a state did not have to follow a federal law is called • ...

Confederation to Constitution 2024-02-14

Confederation to Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. System of government in which power is shared between the states and federal government.
  2. Served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
  3. 1786 uprising in Massachusetts of 1500 farmers led by Daniel Shays, who were protesting unfair land taxes and an unresponsive government.
  4. People who supported the Constitution.
  5. Essays written by Federalists urging ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
  6. Determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.
  7. Area of land north of the Ohio River and included the current states of Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and a chunk of Minnesota.
  8. Plan proposed a government that would have three branches (judicial, legislative, & executive) and two houses.
  9. Trail built by Daniel Boone that served as the pathway to the western United States for over 300,000 settlers.
  10. Described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed.
Down
  1. Established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body (Senate & House of Representatives).
  2. Virginia delegate of the Constitutional Convention who refused to sign the Constitution until a bill of rights was added.
  3. People who opposed the Constitution.
  4. The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
  5. Divided the Northwest Territory into townships.
  6. Was a convention of delegates from all the states except Rhode Island that met in Philadelphia, PA, in May of 1787.
  7. Plan called for a legislature with only one house, and each state only one vote.
  8. Was known as the "Father of the Constitution."
  9. In this form of government people choose representatives to govern them.

19 Clues: People who opposed the Constitution. • People who supported the Constitution. • The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. • Was known as the "Father of the Constitution." • Divided the Northwest Territory into townships. • Described how the Northwest Territory was to be governed. • In this form of government people choose representatives to govern them. • ...

states and counties 2023-11-21

states and counties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Genesee
  2. Cattaraugus
  3. Steuben
  4. Erie
  5. jersey Wayne
Down
  1. Wyoming
  2. Allegany
  3. Chautauqua
  4. Niagara
  5. mexico Orleans

10 Clues: Erie • Wyoming • Genesee • Steuben • Niagara • Allegany • Chautauqua • Cattaraugus • jersey Wayne • mexico Orleans

Cold War 2020-10-09

Cold War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. takeover
  2. Plan Program under which the United States gave economic aid to
  3. Airlift Resupply of West Berlin by U.S. and British planes during Soviet
  4. taking measures to prevent the spread of Communist rule to other
  5. S. Truman 33rd president of the United States
  6. postwar Western Europe
  7. States, Canada, and ten European nations
Down
  1. Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defensive military alliance of the
  2. curtain The division of Europe between free and Communist countries
  3. of 1948
  4. and state department and to perform secret operations in foreign
  5. Intelligence Agency (ClA) Agency created to compile intelligence from the
  6. nation Country dominated by the Soviet Union
  7. War State of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but
  8. military action
  9. Doctrine U,S. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a

16 Clues: of 1948 • takeover • military action • postwar Western Europe • States, Canada, and ten European nations • nation Country dominated by the Soviet Union • S. Truman 33rd president of the United States • Plan Program under which the United States gave economic aid to • and state department and to perform secret operations in foreign • ...

World History Review Crossword 2022-10-13

World History Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. only continent that is an island
  2. largest river in the United States
  3. Capital of North Carolina
  4. line that goes across the middle of the earth
  5. capital of the United States
  6. largest river in Africa
  7. Ocean between North America and Africa/Europe
  8. largest river in the world
Down
  1. continent with Germany, Finland, and England
  2. the largest continent
  3. Ocean between North America and Asia
  4. Ocean that sits between Africa, Asia and Australia
  5. continent to the south of us!
  6. coldest continent located at the south pole
  7. Ocean at the north pole
  8. continent we live on in the United States
  9. large continent that includes Egypt and Ethiopia

17 Clues: the largest continent • Ocean at the north pole • largest river in Africa • Capital of North Carolina • largest river in the world • capital of the United States • continent to the south of us! • only continent that is an island • largest river in the United States • Ocean between North America and Asia • continent we live on in the United States • ...

Government Exam review 2020-12-02

Government Exam review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ensures that States recognize the laws and, documents, and court proceedings of the other States
  2. Powers that can be exercised by the National Gov’t alone
  3. fractions are bad but a necessary evil.
  4. journalists whose sole job is to follow the President
  5. responsible for addressing the press daily and answer questions for the president
  6. are those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States.
  7. supreme court interprets the Constitution and other laws, reviews lower-court decisions
  8. life, liberty, property
  9. grats that were given for a specific project
  10. Congress writes the laws, confirms presidential appointments, ratifies treaties grants money declares war
  11. links people and government and gives voice to people
  12. grants that come with ''strings'' attached
Down
  1. powers that both National and State Gov’t have.
  2. Kings get their right to rule by God
  3. controls the media
  4. no State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States.
  5. are powers not expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested, or implied by, the expressed powers.
  6. first 10 Amendments
  7. is the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State
  8. a system of gov’t in which a written constitution divides the powers of government between the national government and the State governments
  9. keep people in office who are sympathetic to group wants and needs
  10. collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence gov’t for specific ends.
  11. president proposes laws administers the laws commands armed forces appoints ambassadors and other officials conduct foreign policy negotiates treaties
  12. agreements among states
  13. ''the fourth branch of government

25 Clues: controls the media • first 10 Amendments • agreements among states • life, liberty, property • ''the fourth branch of government • Kings get their right to rule by God • fractions are bad but a necessary evil. • grants that come with ''strings'' attached • grats that were given for a specific project • powers that both National and State Gov’t have. • ...

Vocab: Constitution 2024-02-20

Vocab: Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of formally approving a document, such as a treaty or constitution, usually through a vote.
  2. The leaders and statesmen who played key roles in the American Revolutionary War and the drafting of the Constitution.
  3. The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.
  4. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, headed by the President.
  5. The branch of government responsible for making laws, consisting of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives).
  6. Rights guaranteed to individuals by law, especially those relating to equal treatment and freedom from discrimination.
  7. A system within the government where each branch has some measure of influence over the other branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
  8. A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, such as states.
  9. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which outline fundamental rights and liberties.
  10. A system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through elected representatives.
Down
  1. Active participation in community and public affairs to contribute to the common good.
  2. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and administering justice, headed by the Supreme Court.
  3. The introductory statement to the United States Constitution, outlining the purpose and goals of the document.
  4. Changes or additions made to the Constitution.
  5. A gathering of delegates in 1787 to draft the United States Constitution.
  6. Involvement of citizens in the democratic process, including voting, community service, and advocacy.
  7. Rights and freedoms guaranteed to individuals, including freedom of speech, religion, and assembly.
  8. The individuals who participated in drafting and framing the United States Constitution.
  9. The supreme law of the United States, outlining the framework of government and the rights of citizens.
  10. of powers The division of governmental responsibilities among distinct branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.

20 Clues: Changes or additions made to the Constitution. • A gathering of delegates in 1787 to draft the United States Constitution. • The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, headed by the President. • Active participation in community and public affairs to contribute to the common good. • ...

USHC 2 - Early Republic 2026-04-22

USHC 2 - Early Republic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clause allowing Congress to make laws needed to carry out its powers, also called the elastic clause
  2. Division of government into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
  3. States National bank created to stabilize the economy and manage government funds
  4. Acts Laws passed in 1798 that limited speech and targeted immigrants, increasing tensions over federal power
  5. Period when John Marshall was Chief Justice and strengthened federal power through Supreme Court decisions
  6. Process by which government officials are formally accused of wrongdoing and can be removed from office
  7. Economic activity focused on manufacturing and production, supported by Federalists
  8. Statements arguing that states could nullify unconstitutional federal laws
  9. Power of the president to reject a law passed by Congress
  10. Power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional, strengthening the judiciary
  11. Leader of the Federalists who supported a strong national government and economic growth through industry
  12. Leader of the Democratic-Republicans who supported states’ rights and an agricultural society
  13. 1803 case that established judicial review
  14. Farming-based economy favored by Jefferson and Democratic-Republicans
Down
  1. Speech warning against political parties and foreign alliances
  2. Political party that supported states’ rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution
  3. Law of 1787 that set up a process for admitting new states and banned slavery in the Northwest Territory
  4. Political party that supported a strong central government and loose interpretation of the Constitution
  5. 1794 uprising of farmers protesting a federal tax on whiskey, showing federal authority under the Constitution
  6. Peaceful transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic-Republicans, demonstrating stability of the new government
  7. First ten amendments to the Constitution protecting individual freedoms such as speech and religion
  8. Official approval of the Constitution by the states
  9. British practice of forcing American sailors into the British navy
  10. Framework of government ratified in 1788 that established a stronger federal system and replaced the Articles of Confederation
  11. Conflict between the U.S. and Britain caused by trade issues and impressment, boosting American nationalism

25 Clues: 1803 case that established judicial review • Official approval of the Constitution by the states • Power of the president to reject a law passed by Congress • Speech warning against political parties and foreign alliances • British practice of forcing American sailors into the British navy • Farming-based economy favored by Jefferson and Democratic-Republicans • ...

civil war 2026-05-01

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these states are not on a certain side
  2. caused the civil war
  3. what gave the south power
  4. first state to secede from the union
  5. preserved the peace between slave states and free states
Down
  1. how many of the south was wealthy
  2. Wich states did not allow slavery
  3. the north and south were mostly what
  4. the presedent of the union
  5. the confedracy's presedent
  6. California entered the union as what type of state
  7. states wich states allowed slaves

12 Clues: caused the civil war • what gave the south power • the presedent of the union • the confedracy's presedent • how many of the south was wealthy • Wich states did not allow slavery • states wich states allowed slaves • the north and south were mostly what • first state to secede from the union • these states are not on a certain side • ...

1960's 2025-05-06

1960's crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 35th president of the United States
  2. a government program in the United States that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources
  3. promote the school readiness of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children from families with low income
  4. country in asia
  5. a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities
  6. a nightclub owner and Dallas figure with ties to organized crime
Down
  1. a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy
  2. a failed 1961 military invasion of Cuba by a CIA-backed group of Cuban exiles, aimed at overthrowing Fidel Castro
  3. a series of domestic programs initiated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s, aimed at addressing poverty, inequality, and other social issues in the United States
  4. the 64th United States attorney general
  5. city in texas
  6. a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia
  7. Executive Committee of the National Security Council
  8. a program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free education and vocational training to young people ages 16 to 24
  9. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

15 Clues: city in texas • country in asia • a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia • the 64th United States attorney general • the 35th president of the United States • Executive Committee of the National Security Council • a U.S. Marine veteran who assassinated John F. Kennedy • a nightclub owner and Dallas figure with ties to organized crime • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
  2. The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
  3. Who won the election of 1860?
  4. Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
  5. Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
  6. Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
  7. The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
  8. Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
  9. A person who flees or tries to escape.
  10. The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
  11. The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.
Down
  1. The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
  2. When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
  3. The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
  4. The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
  5. Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest battle in American history.
  7. To formally break away in a political state.
  8. Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
  9. The states that allowed slavery but refused to leave the Union.

20 Clues: Who won the election of 1860? • A person who flees or tries to escape. • The bloodiest battle in American history. • To formally break away in a political state. • The south had to fight a _________ war to win. • Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War. • The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line. • ...

Structural techniques 2026-09-24

Structural techniques crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a sentence
  2. - ending lines with words that sound the same
  3. - the opposite of something, e.g., hot and cold
  4. - making some information stand out in a text. This can be done using bolding, capitals and highlighting
  5. - idea carrying on from one line into another, without punctuation, at the end of the preceeding line
  6. - a group of lines put together is more or less like a paragraph in a poem
  7. - placing ideas with opposite meaning in the same sentence, stanza or paragraph
Down
  1. - repeating words or phrases
  2. - placing a punctuation mark within (in) a line of poetry.
  3. - punctuation at the end of a line
  4. - repeat the last line of a stanza in other stanzas

11 Clues: - a sentence • - repeating words or phrases • - punctuation at the end of a line • - ending lines with words that sound the same • - the opposite of something, e.g., hot and cold • - repeat the last line of a stanza in other stanzas • - placing a punctuation mark within (in) a line of poetry. • - a group of lines put together is more or less like a paragraph in a poem • ...

World Capitals 2021-07-14

World Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Brazil
  2. Bhutan
  3. Saudiarabia
  4. England
  5. Srilanka
  6. Chile
Down
  1. China
  2. Germany
  3. France
  4. Spain
  5. Russia
  6. Bangladesh

12 Clues: China • Spain • Chile • Brazil • Bhutan • France • Russia • Germany • England • Srilanka • Bangladesh • Saudiarabia

COUNTRIES & CAPITALS 2022-05-20

COUNTRIES & CAPITALS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Espa˜ña
  2. México
  3. Chile
  4. Perú
  5. ElSalvador
Down
  1. Ecuador
  2. CostaRica
  3. Cuba
  4. Colombia
  5. Venezuela
  6. La Guinea Ecuatorial
  7. Puerto Rico

12 Clues: Cuba • Perú • Chile • México • Ecuador • Espa˜ña • Colombia • CostaRica • Venezuela • ElSalvador • Puerto Rico • La Guinea Ecuatorial

state capitals 2022-10-21

state capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. egypt
  2. azerbaijan
  3. scotland
  4. japon
  5. latvia
  6. england
Down
  1. portugal
  2. colombia
  3. turkiye
  4. greece
  5. italy
  6. afghanistan

12 Clues: egypt • italy • japon • greece • latvia • turkiye • england • portugal • colombia • scotland • azerbaijan • afghanistan

Destination Capitals! 2020-04-28

Destination Capitals! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Can also have chicken made this way
  2. Not just for Christmas
  3. Not female
  4. You've got mail!
  5. Don't guess the obvious answer for downunder
  6. The little mermaid lives here
  7. The difference is simply i and a
Down
  1. Also a root vegetable
  2. More than just cigars
  3. One piece of protective footwear
  4. There's a real football team in this city
  5. You'll be on top of the world here

12 Clues: Not female • You've got mail! • Also a root vegetable • More than just cigars • Not just for Christmas • The little mermaid lives here • One piece of protective footwear • The difference is simply i and a • You'll be on top of the world here • Can also have chicken made this way • There's a real football team in this city • Don't guess the obvious answer for downunder

EUROPEAN CAPITALS 2023-02-13

EUROPEAN CAPITALS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF AUSTRIA?
  2. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF FRANCE?
  3. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY?
  4. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE UK?
  5. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF BELGIUM?
  6. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF GREECE?
Down
  1. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF GERMANY?
  2. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF HOLLAND?
  3. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF SPAIN?
  4. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF HUNGARY?
  5. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF POLAND?
  6. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF PORTUGAL?

12 Clues: WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF SPAIN? • WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF ITALY? • WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF FRANCE? • WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF POLAND? • WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE UK? • WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF GREECE? • WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF GERMANY? • WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF AUSTRIA? • WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF HOLLAND? • ...

European Capitals 2023-05-09

European Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. France
  2. Greece
  3. Hungary
  4. Italy
  5. Spain
  6. Great-Britain
Down
  1. Blugaira
  2. Romania
  3. Austria
  4. Germany
  5. Malta
  6. Sweden
  7. Germany

13 Clues: Malta • Italy • Spain • France • Greece • Sweden • Romania • Austria • Germany • Hungary • Germany • Blugaira • Great-Britain

World Capitals 2023-12-14

World Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The capital city of Japan, known for its technology and culture.
  2. - The capital city of Russia, known for Red Square and the Kremlin.
  3. - The capital city of India, rich in history, culture, and historical sites.
  4. - The capital city of Germany, famous for its history and landmarks.
  5. - The capital city of Spain, known for art, culture, and lively streets.
  6. - The capital city of Thailand, known for its vibrant street life and temples.
  7. - Known as the "City of Lights," famous for the Eiffel Tower.
Down
  1. - The capital city of Norway, known for its fjords and Viking history.
  2. - The capital city of Italy, famous for the Colosseum and ancient ruins.
  3. - The capital city of England, home to the Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.
  4. - The capital city of Egypt, home to ancient pyramids.
  5. - The capital city of China, known for the Great Wall and Forbidden City.

12 Clues: - The capital city of Egypt, home to ancient pyramids. • - Known as the "City of Lights," famous for the Eiffel Tower. • - The capital city of Japan, known for its technology and culture. • - The capital city of Russia, known for Red Square and the Kremlin. • - The capital city of Germany, famous for its history and landmarks. • ...

Province Capitals 2023-12-06

Province Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Nova Scotia
  2. Capital of New Brunswick
  3. Capital of Ontario
  4. Capital of Saskatchewan
  5. Capital of Newfoundland & Labrador
  6. Capital of Manitoba
Down
  1. Capital of Alberta
  2. Capital of Yukon
  3. Capital of Prince Edward Island
  4. City Capital of Quebec
  5. Capital of Nunavut
  6. Capital of British Columbia

12 Clues: Capital of Yukon • Capital of Alberta • Capital of Ontario • Capital of Nunavut • Capital of Manitoba • Capital of Nova Scotia • City Capital of Quebec • Capital of Saskatchewan • Capital of New Brunswick • Capital of British Columbia • Capital of Prince Edward Island • Capital of Newfoundland & Labrador

25 Capitals 2026-02-19

25 Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the capital of Alabama?
  2. What is the capital of Arkansas?
  3. What is the capital of Massachusetts?
  4. What is the capital of Maine?
  5. What is the capital of Kentucky?
  6. What is the capital of Louisiana?
  7. What is the capital of Florida?
Down
  1. What is the capital of Connecticut?
  2. What is the capital of Georgia?
  3. What is the capital of Mississippi?
  4. What is the capital of Delaware?
  5. What is the capital of Maryland?

12 Clues: What is the capital of Maine? • What is the capital of Alabama? • What is the capital of Georgia? • What is the capital of Florida? • What is the capital of Arkansas? • What is the capital of Delaware? • What is the capital of Kentucky? • What is the capital of Maryland? • What is the capital of Louisiana? • What is the capital of Connecticut? • ...

ColdWar Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-05

ColdWar Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States and United Kingdom responded by airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany. The crisis ended on May 12, 1949
  2. a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
  3. It is a federal union of 50 states and a federal capital district,
  4. The first artificial Earth satellite.
  5. the line of latitude that divides North Korea from South Korea
  6. Hopes for a successful summit were dashed when on May 1, May Day, an American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Soviet air space.
  7. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. JosephMcCarthy
  8. China was the only major country that stood at the intersection of the two superpower camps, a target of influence and enmity for both
  9. the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies.
  10. Duck and cover drills refer to the practice of teaching children in schools throughout the United States to protect themselves from a potential nuclear attack
  11. is a political and military alliance of countries from Europe and North America. Its members are committed to protecting each other from any threat.
  12. a metaphorical boundary that divided Europe into two separate areas after World War II,
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  1. system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
  2. the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits. the containment of health costs.
  3. a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers.
  4. proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.
  5. A satellite state or dependent state is a country that is formally independent but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from
  6. Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous country in the world.
  7. Soviet politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953.
  8. the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
  9. a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.
  10. also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945.
  11. HUAC was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.BombShelter

23 Clues: The first artificial Earth satellite. • the line of latitude that divides North Korea from South Korea • It is a federal union of 50 states and a federal capital district, • a metaphorical boundary that divided Europe into two separate areas after World War II, • South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. JosephMcCarthy • ...

Civil War 2025-01-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. – Conductor of the Underground Railroad and Union spy.
  2. – Site where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
  3. – General of the Confederate Army.
  4. – Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  5. – Nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
  6. – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
  7. – Location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  8. – General of the Union Army who later became President.
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  1. – Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states.
  2. – The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union.
  3. – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy.
  4. – President of the Union during the Civil War.
  5. – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address.
  6. – President of the Confederate States of America.
  7. – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

15 Clues: – General of the Confederate Army. • – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. • – President of the Union during the Civil War. • – President of the Confederate States of America. • – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history. • – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy. • – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address. • ...

Ms Bolivar Social Studies Project 2025-01-07

Ms Bolivar Social Studies Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Conductor of the Underground Railroad and Union spy.
  2. – Site where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union Army.
  3. – General of the Confederate Army.
  4. – Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  5. – Nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
  6. – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
  7. – Location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  8. – General of the Union Army who later became President.
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  1. – Executive order by Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states.
  2. – The 11 southern states that seceded from the Union.
  3. – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy.
  4. – President of the Union during the Civil War.
  5. – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address.
  6. – President of the Confederate States of America.
  7. – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

15 Clues: – General of the Confederate Army. • – Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. • – President of the Union during the Civil War. • – President of the Confederate States of America. • – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history. • – The northern states that opposed the Confederacy. • – Famous 1863 battle and site of Lincoln’s address. • ...

jääkiekko 2025-04-10

jääkiekko crossword puzzle
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  1. kuinka monta suomalaista jääkiekko pelaajaa pelaa florida pantersissa
  2. kuka voitti mm-kisat 2022
  3. floridan panhtersin kapteeeni.
  4. kuka voitti maailman mestaruuden2018
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  1. nhl:än paras maalivahti
  2. kuka on NHL pistepörssin ensimmäinen
  3. kuinka monta suomalaista jääkiekko pelaajaa pelaa Dallas starsissa

7 Clues: nhl:än paras maalivahti • kuka voitti mm-kisat 2022 • floridan panhtersin kapteeeni. • kuka on NHL pistepörssin ensimmäinen • kuka voitti maailman mestaruuden2018 • kuinka monta suomalaista jääkiekko pelaajaa pelaa Dallas starsissa • kuinka monta suomalaista jääkiekko pelaajaa pelaa florida pantersissa

Ireland 2026-08-28

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

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

coming to terms 2022-01-07

coming to terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Powers refers to powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
  2. a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
  3. an advocate of a federal union between the American colonies after the Revolution and of the adoption of the us constitution
  4. a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
  5. Government a theory of governance in which the government only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  6. Locke an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of liberalism”
  7. Washingtonan American soldier, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
  8. American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution,
  9. a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction
  10. Clause A clause within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws are deemed “necessary and proper”
  11. Jefferson an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
  12. System a state governed as a single entity in which the central government is ultimately supreme
  13. a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.
  14. Compromise an agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the counting of slaves in determining a state's total population.
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  1. of Powers a model that divides the government into separate branches, each of which has separate and independent powers.
  2. Democracy A democratic system of government in which individual rights and freedoms are officially recognized and protected
  3. Republic The political philosophy that a government should be subject to the will of the people
  4. Compromise the Great Compromise solved the issue of the representation of states by creating two houses. This is called a bicameral legislature.
  5. of Law a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the state itself, are accountable to the law
  6. and Balances a system in U.S. government that ensures no one branch becomes too powerful.
  7. de Montesquieu a French judge, man of letters, historian, and political philosopher
  8. of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  9. of Confederationan agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government.
  10. Contract Theory is another descriptive theory about society and the relationship between rules and laws, and why society needs them.
  11. Hamilton
  12. Right of Kings a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
  13. Hobbes an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan
  14. Sovereignty a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.
  15. form of government and a political system that prohibits all opposition parties, outlaws individual opposition to the state and its claims, and exercises an extremely high degree of control and regulation over public and private life
  16. Madisonan American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

30 Clues: Hamilton • a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
  2. The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
  3. Who won the election of 1860?
  4. Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
  5. Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
  6. Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
  7. The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
  8. Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
  9. A person who flees or tries to escape.
  10. The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
  11. The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.
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  1. The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
  2. When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
  3. The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
  4. The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
  5. Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest battle in American history.
  7. To formally break away in a political state.
  8. Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
  9. The states that allowed slavery but refused to leave the Union.

20 Clues: Who won the election of 1860? • A person who flees or tries to escape. • The bloodiest battle in American history. • To formally break away in a political state. • The south had to fight a _________ war to win. • Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War. • The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line. • ...

George The man who worked hard, stayed honest, and waited for life to reward him – but it didn’t. Tom The carefree brother who chose pleasure over responsibility. Money What Tom constantly asked for — and George kept giving. Capitals Places where Tom 2025-04-17

George The man who worked hard, stayed honest, and waited for life to reward him – but it didn’t. Tom The carefree brother who chose pleasure over responsibility. Money What Tom constantly asked for — and George kept giving. Capitals Places where Tom crossword puzzle
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  1. Places where Tom enjoyed his freedom — Paris, Rome, Berlin, etc.
  2. The carefree brother who chose pleasure over responsibility.
  3. The man who worked hard, stayed honest, and waited for life to reward him – but it didn’t.
  4. The rare reward George allowed himself once a year.
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  1. Tom’s irresistible trait that made everyone like him.
  2. What George believed in all his life — until the ending made him question it.
  3. What changed Tom’s life forever, thanks to a rich older lady.
  4. What Tom constantly asked for — and George kept giving.
  5. The feeling the story ends with — life didn’t go the way you’d expect.
  6. The hardworking creature from the fable that inspired the story.

10 Clues: The rare reward George allowed himself once a year. • Tom’s irresistible trait that made everyone like him. • What Tom constantly asked for — and George kept giving. • The carefree brother who chose pleasure over responsibility. • What changed Tom’s life forever, thanks to a rich older lady. • Places where Tom enjoyed his freedom — Paris, Rome, Berlin, etc. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2026-04-19

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital of the Confederate States of America
  2. U.S. President during Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  3. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  4. Central cause of the war
  5. The group of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. during the Civil War
  6. First shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort
  7. Northern democrats who were opposed to the war and wanted peace with Confederate states
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  1. Union victory where the Northern states gained the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy
  2. Union General known for his "March to the Sea"
  3. Where the First Battle of Bull Run, or first Civil War battle took place
  4. The name of the Union's plan and strategy against the South
  5. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
  6. These type of states (Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri) had slavery but stayed in the Union
  7. The group of Northern states that won the Civil War

14 Clues: Central cause of the war • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Capital of the Confederate States of America • Union General known for his "March to the Sea" • The group of Northern states that won the Civil War • First shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort • Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia • ...

Zachary's Final Exam Crossword Puzzle 2020-06-04

Zachary's Final Exam Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. This government involvement allowed Montana and Washington to be a part of America and it spilt Dakota into two different states
  2. This government involvement was an event that was started by James K. Polk and it was an expansion that included Texas, California, and the entire Oregon territory
  3. This man was known to be a very wealthy businessman that owned a successful fur company
  4. This was a famous meeting that happened in the Pacific Northwest in 1855 between United States and sovereign tribal nations of the Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Yakama tribes
  5. This man is known to be the first governor of Washington
  6. This man was most famous for his exploration of the North Pacific Coast of North America
  7. This was a war between the United States and the Yakima people and happened mostly in Southern Washington
  8. This famous trade center was built by the Hudson's Bay Company which was a fur trading business
  9. This man is most famous for being the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, he is also a politician, explorer, and solider
  10. This campsite was the place where the Lewis and Clark Expedition stayed at during the winter of 1805-1806
  11. This man was known as the founder of Seattle, Washington and has served two terms as the Mayor of Seattle
  12. This woman was famous for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Rainier
  13. This was a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the 49th parallel of latitude as a boundary between America and British North America
  14. This man is known to be an American Army politician and officer who has served as a Washington governor
  15. This famous railroad tunnel was built inside the Cascade Mountains and was completed on May 27, 1888
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  1. This is a very old company that traded fur and now they own many retail stores in the Unites States and in Canada
  2. This place was located in the Pacific North west and was a trading post of Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department
  3. This man is most famous for his expedition with MeriWeather Lewis as they explored the Louisiana Territory that ended at the Pacific Ocean
  4. This was an international incident and political fight between the Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United States of America
  5. This famous woman is best known for helping Lewis and Clark with their expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory
  6. This policy was an American policy that opposed European colonialism in the United States
  7. This pilot is most famous for his claim to have explored the Strait of Juan de Fuca
  8. This man was famous for his speech that talked about being responsible for taking good care of the environment and over people's land
  9. This was a war that happened in 1859 between the United States and United Kingdom over the United States- British Border
  10. This was a cultural belief in America that had to do with the idea that the settlers in America are destined to expand in North America
  11. This famous Jesuit missionary was known for trying to Christianize Indian tribes that was west of the Mississippi River

26 Clues: This man is known to be the first governor of Washington • This pilot is most famous for his claim to have explored the Strait of Juan de Fuca • This woman was famous for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Rainier • This man was known to be a very wealthy businessman that owned a successful fur company • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-09-30

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sherman's March went through this state
  2. Lincoln’s famous speech in 1863
  3. Lincoln's 1863 proclamation
  4. Group of seceding Southern states
  5. Top Union General and future President
  6. Most deadly war in US History
  7. Founded the American Red Cross
  8. President of the Confederacy
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  1. Where Lee surrendered in 1865
  2. Abolished slavery in the U.S.
  3. Most famous Confederate General
  4. Bloodiest single-day battle
  5. Turning point battle in Pennsylvania
  6. What Southern states did to leave the Union
  7. Assassinated President Lincoln
  8. President of the United States
  9. Northern states during the Civil War
  10. Battle of...

18 Clues: Battle of... • Bloodiest single-day battle • Lincoln's 1863 proclamation • President of the Confederacy • Where Lee surrendered in 1865 • Abolished slavery in the U.S. • Most deadly war in US History • Assassinated President Lincoln • President of the United States • Founded the American Red Cross • Most famous Confederate General • Lincoln’s famous speech in 1863 • ...

US and Canada Geography 2023-09-25

US and Canada Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. feature on Earth's surface
  2. longest river in the United States
  3. ocean found on western border US and Canada
  4. most populated city in the US
  5. mountains. mountain range found on eastern United States
  6. largest collection of freshwater lakes
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  1. ocean found on eastern border US and Canada
  2. mountain range found on western United States and Canada
  3. most populated city in Canada
  4. wide open flat land in central United States and Canada
  5. capital of United States
  6. capital of Canada

12 Clues: capital of Canada • capital of United States • feature on Earth's surface • most populated city in Canada • most populated city in the US • longest river in the United States • largest collection of freshwater lakes • ocean found on eastern border US and Canada • ocean found on western border US and Canada • wide open flat land in central United States and Canada • ...

US and Canada Geography 2023-09-25

US and Canada Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. feature on Earth's surface
  2. longest river in the United States
  3. ocean found on western border US and Canada
  4. most populated city in the US
  5. mountains. mountain range found on eastern United States
  6. largest collection of freshwater lakes
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  1. ocean found on eastern border US and Canada
  2. mountain range found on western United States and Canada
  3. most populated city in Canada
  4. wide open flat land in central United States and Canada
  5. capital of United States
  6. capital of Canada

12 Clues: capital of Canada • capital of United States • feature on Earth's surface • most populated city in Canada • most populated city in the US • longest river in the United States • largest collection of freshwater lakes • ocean found on eastern border US and Canada • ocean found on western border US and Canada • wide open flat land in central United States and Canada • ...

USHC 2 - Early Republic 2026-04-22

USHC 2 - Early Republic crossword puzzle
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  1. Political party that supported states’ rights and a strict interpretation of the Constitution
  2. Political party that supported a strong central government and loose interpretation of the Constitution
  3. First ten amendments to the Constitution protecting individual freedoms such as speech and religion
  4. British practice of forcing American sailors into the British navy
  5. States National bank created to stabilize the economy and manage government funds
  6. Framework of government ratified in 1788 that established a stronger federal system and replaced the Articles of Confederation
  7. Power of the president to reject a law passed by Congress
  8. Farming-based economy favored by Jefferson and Democratic-Republicans
  9. Clause allowing Congress to make laws needed to carry out its powers, also called the elastic clause
  10. Process by which government officials are formally accused of wrongdoing and can be removed from office
  11. Acts Laws passed in 1798 that limited speech and targeted immigrants, increasing tensions over federal power
  12. Leader of the Federalists who supported a strong national government and economic growth through industry
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  1. Peaceful transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic-Republicans, demonstrating stability of the new government
  2. Conflict between the U.S. and Britain caused by trade issues and impressment, boosting American nationalism
  3. Law of 1787 that set up a process for admitting new states and banned slavery in the Northwest Territory
  4. Statements arguing that states could nullify unconstitutional federal laws
  5. 1803 case that established judicial review
  6. Division of government into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
  7. Leader of the Democratic-Republicans who supported states’ rights and an agricultural society
  8. Power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional, strengthening the judiciary
  9. 1794 uprising of farmers protesting a federal tax on whiskey, showing federal authority under the Constitution
  10. Speech warning against political parties and foreign alliances
  11. Period when John Marshall was Chief Justice and strengthened federal power through Supreme Court decisions
  12. Economic activity focused on manufacturing and production, supported by Federalists
  13. Official approval of the Constitution by the states

25 Clues: 1803 case that established judicial review • Official approval of the Constitution by the states • Power of the president to reject a law passed by Congress • Speech warning against political parties and foreign alliances • British practice of forcing American sailors into the British navy • Farming-based economy favored by Jefferson and Democratic-Republicans • ...

Lower 6 - Douglas vs Lincoln Debate 2025-03-04

Lower 6 - Douglas vs Lincoln Debate crossword puzzle
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  1. Political party Lincoln represented
  2. Lincoln's famous speech stating that a nation cannot remain half slave and half free
  3. The political contest Lincoln and Douglas were competing in
  4. Political party Douglas represented
  5. Idea that states should decide on slavery
  6. Someone who wanted to end slavery
  7. Douglas' argument against the Dred Scott decision
  8. State where the Lincoln-Douglas debates took place
  9. 1854 act allowing states to decide on slavery
  10. The issue of states leaving the Union, which Lincoln opposed
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  1. Location of John Brown’s raid
  2. Secret network helping enslaved people escape
  3. Supreme Court case that ruled African Americans were not citizens
  4. The act of freeing enslaved people, a topic Lincoln later pursued
  5. 1820 agreement limiting slavery in new territories
  6. Series of laws attempting to balance slave and free states
  7. Opponent of Douglas in the 1858 debates
  8. Democratic senator who debated Lincoln
  9. Law requiring escaped slaves to be returned
  10. Conflict that followed the debates' tensions

20 Clues: Location of John Brown’s raid • Someone who wanted to end slavery • Political party Lincoln represented • Political party Douglas represented • Democratic senator who debated Lincoln • Opponent of Douglas in the 1858 debates • Idea that states should decide on slavery • Law requiring escaped slaves to be returned • Conflict that followed the debates' tensions • ...

Unit 2- Government Quiz- Part 1 2026-02-05

Unit 2- Government Quiz- Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the type of powers kept by the states
  2. supreme law of the United States
  3. freedoms such as speech and religion
  4. elected official acting on behalf of voters
  5. the branch that enforces the laws
  6. division of government into different branches
  7. the powers suggested but not written in the Constitution
  8. changes made to the Constitution
  9. the plan favoring small states
  10. writers of the Constitution
  11. the type of powers shared by state and federal governments
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  1. with powers restricted by the Constitution
  2. system that allows branches to limit each other
  3. basic freedoms protected by the Constitution
  4. the branch that makes the laws
  5. division of power between national and state governments
  6. the plan favoring large states
  7. charging a government official with wrongdoing
  8. primary author of the Declaration
  9. idea that the people hold political power
  10. the branch that interprets the laws
  11. the clause/principle that federal law is highest
  12. the powers clearly listed in the Constitution

23 Clues: writers of the Constitution • the branch that makes the laws • the plan favoring large states • the plan favoring small states • supreme law of the United States • changes made to the Constitution • the branch that enforces the laws • primary author of the Declaration • the branch that interprets the laws • freedoms such as speech and religion • ...

Becoming a Citizen 2023-01-10

Becoming a Citizen crossword puzzle
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  1. what territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  2. Who elects U.S. senators?
  3. What is the highest court in the United States?
  4. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
  5. How many senators does each state have?
  6. What is the economic system of the United States?
  7. hundred How many U.S. senators are there?
  8. What U.S. war ended slavery?14thAmendment What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
  9. The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
  10. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
  11. What is the form of government of the United States?
  12. what is the best way to participate in the United States government
  13. What is the supreme law of the land?
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  1. Who does a U.S. senator represent?
  2. Who signs bills to become laws?
  3. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
  4. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
  5. What does the Bill of Rights protect?
  6. How can people become United States citizens?
  7. What is the capital of the United States?
  8. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
  9. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
  10. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
  11. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
  12. what founding document was written in 1787?
  13. how long do Supreme Court justices serve?

26 Clues: Who elects U.S. senators? • Who signs bills to become laws? • Who does a U.S. senator represent? • What is the supreme law of the land? • What does the Bill of Rights protect? • How long is a term for a U.S. senator? • How many senators does each state have? • How many seats are on the Supreme Court? • What is the capital of the United States? • ...

POLS 1101 Chapters 2 & 3 2019-08-29

POLS 1101 Chapters 2 & 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among various states.
  2. Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress.
  3. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states.
  4. Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election.
  5. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.
  6. Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system.
  7. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new constitution.
  8. Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in Article 1, Section 8.
  9. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
  10. Initial governing authority of the United States
  11. Formal process of changing the Constitution.
  12. First ten amendments to the Constitution.
  13. Makes federal law supreme over state laws.
  14. Imposed taxes on almost all paper productions; boycotts and riots followed.
  15. Required colonists to export certain items only to Britain.
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  1. Five colonists killed by British soldiers; led Parliament to repeal all Townshend Act taxes except for tea tax.
  2. Powers retained by the states under the Constitution.
  3. The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain.
  4. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
  5. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president.
  6. Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.
  7. Rule by the people.
  8. Colonists dump taxed tea into Boston Harbor.
  9. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
  10. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
  11. To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
  12. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
  13. Document that establishes the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed.
  14. Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by the citizens.

29 Clues: Rule by the people. • To formally withdraw from a nation-state. • First ten amendments to the Constitution. • Makes federal law supreme over state laws. • Colonists dump taxed tea into Boston Harbor. • Formal process of changing the Constitution. • Initial governing authority of the United States • Powers retained by the states under the Constitution. • ...

Juhi Shah Section. #3&4 XW 2024-03-22

Juhi Shah Section. #3&4 XW crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ Clay spoke for the West and was the leader of the War Hawks; he favored a more active role for the central government in establishing the country's growth.
  2. ___ Webster was the most skilled public speaker of his time and thought slavery was not fair and cruel.
  3. The _____ Doctrine was the policy that President James Monroe declared in 1823 that showed that the United States was determined to keep European power out of the West.
  4. ____ is loyalty to one's state or section rather than to the nation all together: Northern, Southern, and Western.
  5. ____twenty-one was when the treaty was secured and we gained Florida.
  6. A settlement on the Apalachicola River known as the ___ Fort which contained about 1,000 African Americans.
  7. Gibbons vs. ____ was another Supreme Court case that upheld the power of the federal government to regulate trade.
  8. The ____-Onis Treaty secured trade between the US and Spain for the land of Florida.
  9. The United States successfully challenged European ______, which is direct involvement, in Latin America.
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  1. We paid ___ million dollars to gain Florida from Spain.
  2. The policy also warned European nations not to attempt to regain control of the newly independent nations of ____ America.
  3. Spain did not retaliate when Andrew Jackson destroyed the fort because they were too busy fighting ____ in Latin America and could not risk war with the United States.
  4. ___ C. Calhoun spoke for the South,was a firm defender of slavery, and opposed policies that would strengthen the power of the federal government.
  5. ____ vs. Maryland was a Supreme Court case in which the court ruled that states have no right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders.
  6. The American ____ was Henry Clay's plan, which was aimed at promoting economic growth and called for high tariffs on imports, which would immensely benefit northern factories.
  7. Americans ___ as Latin American nations won independence.Yay!
  8. Tariffs remained high, and Congress spent a little on ____ improvements, which were for roads, bridges, and canals.
  9. The policy called for the United States to not ____ in the affairs of European nations or existing colonies of European nations.
  10. Only the federal government had the power to regulate ____ commerce, or trade between diverse states.
  11. Despite some tensions between different states, the nation enjoyed an "___ of good feelings" after the war.

20 Clues: We paid ___ million dollars to gain Florida from Spain. • Americans ___ as Latin American nations won independence.Yay! • ____twenty-one was when the treaty was secured and we gained Florida. • The ____-Onis Treaty secured trade between the US and Spain for the land of Florida. • ...

Citizenship/Civics 2024-05-30

Citizenship/Civics crossword puzzle
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  1. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
  2. What is one reason colonists came to America?
  3. The third President of the United States
  4. Washington D.C. was formed from land belonging to Virginia and _____
  5. The second President of the United States
  6. The ___________ sets up the government, defines the government, protects basic rights of Americans
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  1. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
  2. Capital of Massachusetts
  3. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
  4. What month is Independence Day?
  5. Who makes federal laws?
  6. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
  7. a change (to the Constitution), an addition (to the Constitution)
  8. We elect a President for how many years?
  9. Susan B. __________ fought for civil rights and the women's right to vote.
  10. A system of _______ and balances exits to make sure no branch has too much power.

16 Clues: Who makes federal laws? • Capital of Massachusetts • What month is Independence Day? • Who is the “Father of Our Country”? • The third President of the United States • We elect a President for how many years? • The second President of the United States • Name one problem that led to the Civil War. • What is one reason colonists came to America? • ...

GOV'T CROSSWORD 2 2021-11-11

GOV'T CROSSWORD 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. 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 Land"
  2. group of people chosen in each state and district of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the president and vice president
  3. congressional act admitting a new state to the Union
  4. those powers, expressed, implied,or inherent granted to the national government by the constitution
  5. those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the States
  6. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out, expressly, in the constitution
  7. a change in or addition to the constitution or law
  8. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers
  9. formal agreement entered into with the consent of congress, between or among states, or between a state and a foreign state
  10. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
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  1. a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state;a binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require senate consent
  2. first 10 amendments to the constitution
  3. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  4. those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone
  5. a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
  6. 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
  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. formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

18 Clues: first 10 amendments to the constitution • a change in or addition to the constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new state to the Union • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...

Constitutional Craziness 2022-11-03

Constitutional Craziness crossword puzzle
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  1. Article 1 states: Congress shall have the power to collect ___.
  2. Article 1 states: All ______ powers shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.
  3. Article 3 states: _____ power shall be vested in a Supreme Court of the United States.
  4. Article 5 states: _____ of state legislatures need to ratify an amendment. (fraction)
  5. Article 5 states: ____ of Congress needs to approve a proposal of an amendment. (fraction)
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  1. Article 1 states: Congress shall have the power of ______, meaning a charge against a public office holder.
  2. Article 1 states: Congress shall have the power to declare ___.
  3. Article 1 states: Congress shall be composed of a ____ and a House of Representatives.
  4. Article 2 states: ____ power shall be vested in a President of the United States.
  5. Article 3 states: All trials of crime except impeachment shall be by ____, or a body of people that gives a verdict.
  6. Article 2 states: The President shall be the ____ in chief of the Army and Navy.
  7. Article 1 states: The Senate shall be composed of ___ senators from each state.

12 Clues: Article 1 states: Congress shall have the power to collect ___. • Article 1 states: Congress shall have the power to declare ___. • Article 1 states: The Senate shall be composed of ___ senators from each state. • Article 2 states: The President shall be the ____ in chief of the Army and Navy. • ...

Unit 2: Government Vocab 2023-02-16

Unit 2: Government Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
  2. form of federal monetary aid under which congressgave a share of federal tax revenue with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities counties, and townships
  3. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
  4. a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
  5. those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone
  6. States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
  7. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
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  1. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  2. those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
  3. powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
  4. basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
  5. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
  6. A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
  7. A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
  8. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

15 Clues: A change in, or addition to a constitution of law • A congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states • those powers that can be exercised by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...

unit 2 vocab 2023-02-16

unit 2 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
  2. form of federal monetary aid under which congressgave a share of federal tax revenue with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities counties, and townships
  3. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
  4. a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
  5. those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone
  6. States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
  7. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
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  1. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  2. those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
  3. powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
  4. basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
  5. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
  6. A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
  7. A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
  8. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

15 Clues: A change in, or addition to a constitution of law • A congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states • those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...

Gov. Unit 2 Vocab 2023-02-27

Gov. Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states
  2. form of federal monetary aid under which congressgave a share of federal tax revenue with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities counties, and townships
  3. those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out in the constitution
  4. a congressional act directing the people of a united states territory to frame a proposed state constitution as a step towards admission to the union
  5. those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone
  6. States' pacts with foreign governments and other limits on states' power to engage in foreign affairs
  7. those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers.
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  1. those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise
  2. those powers expressed, implied por inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution
  3. powers delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within a world community
  4. basic principle of federalism, the constitutionalprovisions of which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
  5. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state, is returned to that state
  6. A change in, or addition to a constitution of law
  7. A congressional act admitting a new state to the union
  8. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

15 Clues: A change in, or addition to a constitution of law • A congressional act admitting a new state to the union • a formal agreement between two of more sovereign states • those powers that can be exercized by the national government alone • those powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise • ...

history 2022-11-22

history crossword puzzle
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  1. - make full use of and derive benifent
  2. - Latin America and the united states came together
  3. corollary - prevent european nations from sending troops to the carrabian and central america
  4. of influence - an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development
  5. Roosevelt - 26th president
  6. - imperial powers allowed local rulers to stay in control
  7. - part of manifest destiny
  8. rebellion - a group that wiped out foreign devils
  9. Marti - writer/poet who committed to the cause of the Cuban independence
  10. diplomancy - countrys finacial power to extend its international influence
  11. c.perry - ordered the commodore to take a navel expedition to japan to negotiate a trade treaty
  12. white fleet - president Roosevelt sent 16 battle ships of the united states navy
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  1. - economic and political domination of a strong nation
  2. Pulitzer - the owner of a major newspaper in the world
  3. door policy - all countries should be allowed to trade with china
  4. - the attitude of aggressive nationalism
  5. t Mahon - an officer in the united states navy who naught of naval war college
  6. amendment - Cuba rules for the island with the united states
  7. treaty - gave united states the executive right to build and control any canal through central america
  8. journalism - exaggerated or made of the story to attract readers
  9. - emotional strain
  10. cross a person
  11. Randolph Hearst- the owner of a major newspaper the journal

23 Clues: cross a person • - emotional strain • Roosevelt - 26th president • - part of manifest destiny • - make full use of and derive benifent • - the attitude of aggressive nationalism • rebellion - a group that wiped out foreign devils • - Latin America and the united states came together • - economic and political domination of a strong nation • ...

crossword midterm puzzle 2020-09-30

crossword midterm puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. one of the Amendments that abolished slavery in the United States
  2. a form of government operating on principles adopting from Republican and a democracy
  3. this Trail pointed the way for the United States to expand Westward to achieve the positions of the day called Manifest Destiny to reach from sea to shining sea
  4. a protest that occurred in December people got a lot of tea imported by British East India Company into the Hober
  5. ended the war between the United States and Mexico by its terms, Mexico gets fifty five of its territory, including parts of present day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States.
  6. was an American statesman, politician legal scholar military commander lawyer Banker an economist he was one of the founding fathers of the United States
  7. it granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States including Farmers and slaves guaranteed all citizens equal
  8. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution ratified and guaranteeing such rights as the freedom of speech assembly and worship
  9. a american-statesman, lawyer, philospher and founding father who served as a third president of the United States
  10. a u.s. history document that was approved by the continental Congress that announced the separation of thirteen North American British colonies from Great Britain
  11. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
  12. declared that all persons held as slaves" within the rebelious states are and henceforward shall be free
  13. was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York
  14. a series of laws designed to restrict England carrying trades English ships
  15. it forbid all settlement west of line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains which was Indian reserved
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  1. a place which crops such as coffee sugar and tobacco are grown by Resident labor
  2. this plan divided two bodies the Senate and the House of Representative with proportional representation
  3. the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or Abridged by the United States or any state on account of race color or previous conditions of servitude
  4. this railroad was one thousand one hundred ninety-two my railroad line constructed it connected the existing Eastern u.s. rail network at the Council Bluffs Iowa Pacific Coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay
  5. a person who favors the abomination of practice instruction such as slavery
  6. was a American political leader, military general, statesmen and founding father who served as the first president of the United States
  7. was the King of Great Britain
  8. a state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in Southern United States
  9. and after of a national stage who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
  10. a word that occurred between cheyenne and arpaho people by the US Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred
  11. a plan to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population
  12. It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the US from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande
  13. was the North American conflict in a larger war between Great Britain and France
  14. a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolution it took place in December and Trenton New Jersey
  15. an act that required printed materials in the colonies be produced and stamp paper produced in London carrying an embossed revenue Stamp
  16. it reduce the rate of tax on molasses from six piece to three pints per gallon
  17. a decade long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott
  18. a belief in the benefits of profitable Trading

33 Clues: was the King of Great Britain • a belief in the benefits of profitable Trading • one of the Amendments that abolished slavery in the United States • and after of a national stage who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln • a decade long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott • ...

Civil war Terms 2025-10-20

Civil war Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. a book about the brutal realities of slavery through the parallel stories of two enslaved people
  2. the withdraw of 11 southern states from the union, leading to the civil war
  3. made main and Missouri a free and slaves states
  4. u.s foreign policy that warned European powers against interfering in the affairs in the western hemisphere
  5. a movement to end slavery
  6. the act of freeing enslaved people
  7. the organization of the territories Kansas and Nebraska
  8. a movement to end slavery
  9. a machine that separated seeds from cotton fibers
  10. a war that was an invasion of Mexico by the united states
  11. the most wanted good that lead to the spread of slavery
  12. a conflict between the united states and america
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  1. an escaped slaved that became a abolitionist and a writer who campaigned against slavery
  2. declared that African Americans couldn't be u.s citizens and had no right to sue in federal court
  3. a American abolitionist that was know for leading the 1859 raid oh harpers ferry
  4. the decision declared enslaved or free peoplecompromiseof1850 5 laws that were passed to release the tensions between the north and south
  5. the most wanted good that lead to slavery
  6. a american aboultionist who was known for his anti-slavery newspaper
  7. this act allowed enslavers to pursue and capture fugitives in free states
  8. American abolitionist and activist for african-american rights, and womens rights
  9. a system where enslaved people were treated like property, sold, and traded
  10. organization the territories between kansas and Nebraska
  11. a organized event where enslaved people were bought and sold as property
  12. secret routes and safe houses that were used by enslaved people to escape from the south to the north
  13. a American abolitionist who was enslaved, but escaped and traveled back 13 times to rescue roughly 70 people from enslavement

25 Clues: a movement to end slavery • a movement to end slavery • the act of freeing enslaved people • the most wanted good that lead to slavery • made main and Missouri a free and slaves states • a conflict between the united states and america • a machine that separated seeds from cotton fibers • the organization of the territories Kansas and Nebraska • ...

4th of July 2024-07-02

4th of July crossword puzzle
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  1. Famous signer of the Declaration of Independence: John _____.
  2. Commonly consumed food on July 4th
  3. Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____
  4. Symbol of Freedom located in the New York Harbor: Statue of ____.
  5. American President who was born July 4th, Calvin____
  6. Patriotic song: Yankee ___.
  7. Founding father and third President of the United States.
  8. Cooking outdoors on a grill
  9. Public procession that might occur on the July Fourth.
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  1. Open air meal popular on July Fourth
  2. The day of the Month on which American declared its independence
  3. Fight for American independence : The ____ War.
  4. Number of original colonies that declared independence
  5. First President of the United States.
  6. Founding document of the United States: The Declaration of ____.
  7. Month in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  8. National Bird of the United States
  9. City in which the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  10. Light show often seen on the 4th of July
  11. Red, White and ____.
  12. National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____.

21 Clues: Red, White and ____. • Patriotic song: Yankee ___. • Cooking outdoors on a grill • Commonly consumed food on July 4th • National Bird of the United States • Open air meal popular on July Fourth • First President of the United States. • Light show often seen on the 4th of July • National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____. • Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____ • ...

Ellie Hamilton 2nd SS 2023-03-06

Ellie Hamilton 2nd SS crossword puzzle
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  1. battle that happened on May 24 1856
  2. Kansas first territorial governor
  3. how many free states were there in 1854
  4. John Brown's son that was killed on August 30 1856 in Osawatomie
  5. something blocking others from coming in
  6. were was the battle that happened on August 30 1856
  7. invisible line that divided proslavery and antislavery states\
  8. who led the group of pro slavery men in The Battle of Black Jack
  9. how many territories were there in 1854
  10. how many free-staters were kidnapped on May 19 1858 during the Marais Des Cyagnes Massacre
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  1. person who dies from what they believe in
  2. a safe route for escaped slaves
  3. biggest territory in 1854
  4. someone that wants to expand
  5. someone that escaped and is in hiding
  6. against slavery
  7. someone who wants the states to be free and have no slaves
  8. abolitionist that participated in The Battle of Black Jack
  9. how many slave states was there in 1854
  10. wanted slavery

20 Clues: wanted slavery • against slavery • biggest territory in 1854 • someone that wants to expand • a safe route for escaped slaves • Kansas first territorial governor • battle that happened on May 24 1856 • someone that escaped and is in hiding • how many free states were there in 1854 • how many slave states was there in 1854 • how many territories were there in 1854 • ...

4th of July 2025-03-19

4th of July crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous signer of the Declaration of Independence: John _____.
  2. Commonly consumed food on July 4th
  3. Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____
  4. Symbol of Freedom located in the New York Harbor: Statue of ____.
  5. American President who was born July 4th, Calvin____
  6. Patriotic song: Yankee ___.
  7. Founding father and third President of the United States.
  8. Cooking outdoors on a grill
  9. Public procession that might occur on the July Fourth.
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  1. Open air meal popular on July Fourth
  2. The day of the Month on which American declared its independence
  3. Fight for American independence : The ____ War.
  4. Number of original colonies that declared independence
  5. First President of the United States.
  6. Founding document of the United States: The Declaration of ____.
  7. Month in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  8. National Bird of the United States
  9. City in which the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  10. Light show often seen on the 4th of July
  11. Red, White and ____.
  12. National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____.

21 Clues: Red, White and ____. • Patriotic song: Yankee ___. • Cooking outdoors on a grill • Commonly consumed food on July 4th • National Bird of the United States • Open air meal popular on July Fourth • First President of the United States. • Light show often seen on the 4th of July • National Anthem: The Star-Spangled ____. • Nickname for the American flag, stars and ____ • ...

How our government - The US Constitution - was born 2021-11-22

How our government - The US Constitution - was born crossword puzzle
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  1. Another question for revising the government was: Should the government's power to rule come from the states or the ___?(6).
  2. The delegates believed the basic ___ of government was to protect the rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”(3).
  3. The first government called the Articles of Confederation could establish a post office, raise an army, declare war, and print money, but it could not levy ___(2).
  4. ___ system- a strong national government that shared power with the states(8).
  5. These were created when ratifying the Constitution was in question and a divide among Americans began.
  6. States had to make several agreements or ___ when creating the United State's Constitution(1).
  7. Some leaders from the American Revolution did not attend the convention because they feared that a ___ national government would hurt states’ rights(3).
  8. The U.S. Constitution is the ___ used written charter in the entire world(1).
  9. A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government - each state has their own of these(4).
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  1. state leaders present at the Constitutional Convention(2).
  2. A country governed by elected representatives(3).
  3. When revising the government, the hardest question was how ___ the government should be. Many wanted to preserve the rights of the states and feared too strong of a national government(5).
  4. A formal alliance, in this case among states(2).
  5. The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each slave as only ⅗ a person for representation in the government(7).
  6. after declaring independence, Congress tried to unite the states under one ___(1)
  7. This government, the Articles of Confederation was not what the country ___ because it could not raise funds to do anything effective(3).
  8. Representatives in government help gain a ___ on decision making for laws, taxes, and policies(7).
  9. If the central government is too ___, it could not protect liberty and property(5).
  10. to formally approve a plan or an agreement(8).
  11. An agreement was reached in which ___ the population and size of state applied to the amount of representation in government(6).

20 Clues: to formally approve a plan or an agreement(8). • A formal alliance, in this case among states(2). • A country governed by elected representatives(3). • state leaders present at the Constitutional Convention(2). • The U.S. Constitution is the ___ used written charter in the entire world(1). • ...

Civil War: Significant People 2022-11-28

Civil War: Significant People crossword puzzle
Across
  1. served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses; created the first generation of American mental asylums
  2. U.S. commanding officer of the Confederate Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga
  3. 18th U.S. President; lead the Union Army during the American Civil War
  4. Stage actor; assassinator of Abraham Lincoln
  5. U.S. Army officer; helped lead during Mexican-American War and Civil War
  6. Union army officer who was in command of a regiment of African American troops
  7. Nurse who becomes one of the most honored women in American History
  8. started a rebellion known as the Southampton Insurrection
  9. General of the Confederate States
  10. former U.S. Secretary of State during John Quincy Adam's Presidency
  11. slave who sued over being denied freedom
  12. President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
  13. american journalist who helped organize both the New England and American Anti-Slavery Society
  14. U.S. Army officer who became a major general for the Confederate States Army
  15. American commander of the U.S. Army garrison of Fort Sumter
  16. 16th president of the United States
  17. 6th President of the United States
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  1. An architect of the American abolitionist movement; lectured for the American Anti-Slavery Society
  2. American abolitionist; rose to fame after publishing The Narrative of the Life of (himself)
  3. Served as an engineer during Mexican-American War and was transferred east by President Lincoln as a Union general
  4. strong hate for slavery; started
  5. helped many slaves escape to the North via the Underground Railroad
  6. an American abolisionist of New York Dutch heritage and a women's rights activist
  7. former U.S. Senator for the Democratic party; one who promoted the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  8. former U.S. Secretary of State during Millard Fillmore's Presidency
  9. was formerly enslaved and a Carpenter; accused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822
  10. author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
  11. Wife of Abraham Lincoln
  12. Famous military leader and Union general who played a crucial role in the victory over the Confederate States
  13. One of the best-known commanders of the Confederate States Army after Robert E. Lee

30 Clues: Wife of Abraham Lincoln • strong hate for slavery; started • General of the Confederate States • 6th President of the United States • 16th president of the United States • author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin • slave who sued over being denied freedom • Stage actor; assassinator of Abraham Lincoln • President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 • ...

Pacific War 2022-01-30

Pacific War crossword puzzle
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  1. Southern Japanese island were the famous photo of American soldiers raising the American Flag in February, 1945 was taken.
  2. December 7th, 1941 Japanese surprise attack on the United States against a Hawaiian naval base, effectively bringing the Unites States into the war.
  3. Pacific islands that were taken by the United States starting with the Battle of Guadalcanal, putting Japan on the defensive for the first time in the war.
  4. Unified command in southeast Asia and the southwest pacific consisting of American, British, Dutch, and Australian forces.
  5. United States developed this weapon and dropped it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, effectively ending the war against Japan in the Pacific.
  6. Mitsubishi planes that were the most powerful planes in the beginning of World War II due to their high maneuverability and long range.
  7. Japanese advance into this French territory prompted the United States to impose an oil embargo on Japan.
  8. Battle on June 3rd, 1942 in which Japan and the United States engaged in aggressive aerial and naval warfare. The United States victory was a turning point for the Allies in the Pacific War.
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  1. Japanese plan to capture the Philippines, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies.
  2. One of many incendiaries that were used in the United States bombing campaign against major Japanese cities. Later used in the Vietnam War.
  3. United States policy of warfare in the Pacific. Plan to push back Japanese forces in the Pacific island by island.
  4. Japanese city that was attacked by the United States on April 18th 1942. The raid did little damage, but caused psychological damage to the Japanese as well as kept the Zero fighters in Japan and out of the Pacific.
  5. Pacific islands that were taken by the United States stemming from the southernmost island in the archipelago, Guam. These islands were considered to be the last line of defense for Japan before the United States reached the home islands.

13 Clues: Japanese plan to capture the Philippines, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies. • Japanese advance into this French territory prompted the United States to impose an oil embargo on Japan. • United States policy of warfare in the Pacific. Plan to push back Japanese forces in the Pacific island by island. • ...

Tour The World: Official Crossword 2022-05-10

Tour The World: Official Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The squarest country
  2. Capital of South Sudan
  3. Only fully recognized country not in the United Nations
  4. Topic of Isahi's magazine (check editorial page)
  5. Last country said in the song Tour the World
  6. First country said in the song "Tour the World"
Down
  1. Country with 3 capitals (no spaces)
  2. Country that only issues business visas
  3. Place with 0 people per square mile
  4. Number of countries that have Guinea
  5. Amount of countries that have South
  6. Capital of Equatorial Guinea
  7. Only place the US has a travel ban on (no spaces)

13 Clues: The squarest country • Capital of South Sudan • Capital of Equatorial Guinea • Country with 3 capitals (no spaces) • Place with 0 people per square mile • Amount of countries that have South • Number of countries that have Guinea • Country that only issues business visas • Last country said in the song Tour the World • First country said in the song "Tour the World" • ...

Citizenship Exam 3 2024-01-10

Citizenship Exam 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the two political parties of the United States.
  2. The current president of the United States.
  3. This sets up the government for the United States.
  4. The name of the national anthem.
  5. The number of years that a senator serves.
  6. This is the capital of the United States.
  7. One of the two senators for Texas.
  8. He was president during the Great Depression.
  9. He was the first president of the United States and is known as the Father of the Country.
  10. The main concern of the United States during the Cold War.
  11. The group of people who lived in America before the Europeans arrived.
Down
  1. The name of the man who fought for civil rights.
  2. He was president during the Civil War.
  3. One of the reasons that the colonists rebelled against Great Britain.
  4. The number of senators each state has.
  5. One of the state that borders Mexico.
  6. One of the enemies of the United States during World War II.
  7. The number of amendments of the Constitution.
  8. The name of the ocean that is on the west coast.
  9. The number of stripes on the American flag.
  10. He is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
  11. The name of the woman who fought for women's rights.
  12. The name of the territory that the United States bought from France in 1803.

23 Clues: The name of the national anthem. • One of the two senators for Texas. • One of the state that borders Mexico. • He was president during the Civil War. • The number of senators each state has. • This is the capital of the United States. • The number of years that a senator serves. • The current president of the United States. • The number of stripes on the American flag. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
  2. The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
  3. Who won the election of 1860?
  4. Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
  5. Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
  6. Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
  7. The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
  8. Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
  9. A person who flees or tries to escape.
  10. The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
  11. The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.
Down
  1. The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
  2. When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
  3. The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
  4. The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
  5. Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest battle in American history.
  7. To formally break away in a political state.
  8. Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
  9. The states that allowed slavery but refused to leave the Union.

20 Clues: Who won the election of 1860? • A person who flees or tries to escape. • The bloodiest battle in American history. • To formally break away in a political state. • The south had to fight a _________ war to win. • Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War. • The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
  2. The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
  3. Who won the election of 1860?
  4. Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
  5. Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
  6. Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
  7. The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
  8. Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
  9. A person who flees or tries to escape.
  10. The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
  11. The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.
Down
  1. The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
  2. When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
  3. The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
  4. The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
  5. Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest battle in American history.
  7. To formally break away in a political state.
  8. Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
  9. The states that allowed slavery but refused to leave the Union.

20 Clues: Who won the election of 1860? • A person who flees or tries to escape. • The bloodiest battle in American history. • To formally break away in a political state. • The south had to fight a _________ war to win. • Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War. • The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line. • ...

Launching A New Nation 2022-12-07

Launching A New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system in which the different parts of an organization (such as a government) have powers that affect and control the other parts so that no part can become too powerful.
  2. a solution where both large and small states would be fairly represented by creating two houses of Congress
  3. a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
  4. Founding Father, Signer of the Treaty of Paris, Second Governor of New York, and First Chief Justice of the United States
  5. American officer in the American revolution and a leader of Shays Rebellion
  6. The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech.
  7. established the federal court system separate from individual state courts
Down
  1. determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.
  2. a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution for the United States
  3. the first woman to serve as Second Lady of United States and the second woman to serve as First Lady
  4. Father of the Constitution
  5. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
  6. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  7. designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress, as under the Articles of Confederation
  8. a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury
  9. chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
  10. begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period).

17 Clues: Father of the Constitution • begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period). • a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office. • established the federal court system separate from individual state courts • American officer in the American revolution and a leader of Shays Rebellion • ...

Civil War Crossword 2026-02-17

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War, an unrestricted conflict where nations mobilize all available resources—industrial, civilian, and military—to achieve total victory. It blurs the lines between combatants and non-combatants.
  2. Address, was a famous speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  3. States, the name the Northern states went by during the Civil War.
  4. War, a war fought between members of the same country.
  5. the sustained general increase in the prices of goods and services across an economy over time.
  6. the formal voluntary withdrawal of a state, region, or group from a larger political entity, such as a country or union.
  7. the first national paper currency issued by the U.S. federal government in 1862 to finance the Civil War.
  8. a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US.
  9. Lincoln, was the 16th president of the United States of America.
Down
  1. Barton, creator of the American Red Cross
  2. identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
  3. Proclamation, the speech given by Abraham Lincoln that stated, "declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states currently in rebellion are, and henceforward shall be free."
  4. State, the slave-holding states located between the North and South that did not secede during the U.S. Civil War, remaining loyal to the Union.
  5. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  6. Amendment, what amendment would abolish slavery in the states.
  7. States, the name the Southern states went by during the Civil War.

16 Clues: Barton, creator of the American Red Cross • War, a war fought between members of the same country. • Amendment, what amendment would abolish slavery in the states. • Lincoln, was the 16th president of the United States of America. • States, the name the Northern states went by during the Civil War. • ...

Capitals: Oceania 2021-03-03

Capitals: Oceania crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Federated States of Micronesia
  2. Capital of Papua New Guinea
  3. Capital of Australia
  4. Capital of Nauru
  5. Capital of Tuvalu
  6. Capital of Marshall Islands
Down
  1. Capital of Tonga
  2. Capital of Vanuatu
  3. Capital of Solomon Islands
  4. Capital of Kiribati
  5. Capital of New Zealand
  6. Capital of Fiji

12 Clues: Capital of Fiji • Capital of Tonga • Capital of Nauru • Capital of Tuvalu • Capital of Vanuatu • Capital of Kiribati • Capital of Australia • Capital of New Zealand • Capital of Solomon Islands • Capital of Papua New Guinea • Capital of Marshall Islands • Capital of Federated States of Micronesia