states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

COUNTRIES & CAPITALS 2024-04-24

COUNTRIES & CAPITALS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital of France.
  2. The capital of Russia.
  3. The capital of Belgium.
  4. The capital of Germany.
  5. The capital of the Netherlands.
  6. The capital of Ukraine.
  7. The capital of England.
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  1. The capital of Greece.
  2. The capital of Portugal.
  3. The capital of Spain.
  4. The capital of Poland.
  5. The capital of Japan.

12 Clues: The capital of Spain. • The capital of Japan. • The capital of Greece. • The capital of France. • The capital of Russia. • The capital of Poland. • The capital of Belgium. • The capital of Germany. • The capital of Ukraine. • The capital of England. • The capital of Portugal. • The capital of the Netherlands.

European Capitals 2023-03-20

European Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Spain
  2. Capital of France
  3. Capital of Romania
  4. Capital of Turkey
  5. Capital of Austria
  6. Capital of Russia
Down
  1. Capital of Hungary
  2. Capital of Finland
  3. Capital of Bulgaria
  4. Capital of Portugal
  5. Capital of Greece
  6. Capital of Italy

12 Clues: Capital of Spain • Capital of Italy • Capital of France • Capital of Greece • Capital of Turkey • Capital of Russia • Capital of Hungary • Capital of Finland • Capital of Romania • Capital of Austria • Capital of Bulgaria • Capital of Portugal

Midwest Capitals 2024-10-28

Midwest Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lansing
  2. Columbus
  3. Jefferson City
  4. St Paul
  5. Pierre
  6. Bismarck
  7. Madison
  8. Indianapolis
Down
  1. Des Moines
  2. Lincoln
  3. Springfield
  4. Topeka

12 Clues: Pierre • Topeka • Lansing • Lincoln • St Paul • Madison • Columbus • Bismarck • Des Moines • Springfield • Indianapolis • Jefferson City

World Capitals 2024-03-29

World Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Modernist Architecture
  2. - Imperial Palace
  3. - Eiffel Tower
  4. - Brandenburg Gate
  5. - White House
  6. - Kremlin
  7. - Red Fort
Down
  1. - Pyramids
  2. - Parliament House
  3. - Forbidden City
  4. - Big Ben
  5. - Colosseum

12 Clues: - Big Ben • - Kremlin • - Pyramids • - Red Fort • - Colosseum • - White House • - Eiffel Tower • - Forbidden City • - Imperial Palace • - Parliament House • - Brandenburg Gate • - Modernist Architecture

US Capitals 2022-03-03

US Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New York
  2. Massachussets
  3. arizona
  4. Georgia
  5. Alabama
  6. Ohio
  7. Illinois
Down
  1. Texas
  2. Hawaii
  3. California
  4. Alaska
  5. Michigan

12 Clues: Ohio • Texas • Hawaii • Alaska • arizona • Georgia • Alabama • New York • Michigan • Illinois • California • Massachussets

STATE CAPITALS 2022-06-08

STATE CAPITALS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. OREGON
  2. KANSAS
  3. NORTH CAROLINA
  4. ILLINOIS
  5. NEBRASKA
  6. MISSISSIPPI
  7. NORTH DAKOTA
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  1. ALABAMA
  2. SOUTH DAKOTA
  3. MONTANA
  4. MICHIGAN
  5. VERMONT

12 Clues: OREGON • KANSAS • ALABAMA • MONTANA • VERMONT • ILLINOIS • MICHIGAN • NEBRASKA • MISSISSIPPI • SOUTH DAKOTA • NORTH DAKOTA • NORTH CAROLINA

State Capitals 2026-08-03

State Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kansas capital central to a landmark school-desegregation case
  2. Tennessee capital nicknamed “Music City”
  3. Delaware capital sharing its name with an English port
  4. Virginia capital that once served as the capital of the Confederacy
  5. Maryland capital and home of the U.S. Naval Academy
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  1. Pennsylvania capital on the Susquehanna River
  2. Michigan capital located west of Detroit
  3. Washington capital at the southern end of Puget Sound
  4. New Hampshire capital whose name means “harmony”
  5. Montana capital established during a 19th-century gold rush
  6. Massachusetts capital known as the “Cradle of Liberty”
  7. Oregon capital sharing its name with a Massachusetts city

12 Clues: Tennessee capital nicknamed “Music City” • Michigan capital located west of Detroit • Pennsylvania capital on the Susquehanna River • New Hampshire capital whose name means “harmony” • Maryland capital and home of the U.S. Naval Academy • Washington capital at the southern end of Puget Sound • Delaware capital sharing its name with an English port • ...

Chapter 4 2022-11-18

Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
  2. hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.
  3. Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its
  4. the basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause (Article I, Section 8).
  5. one of the earliest federalists
  6. when signed by the president, enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
  7. Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution are called
  8. One view the favors state and local action in dealing with problems.
  9. landmark case of 1819
  10. Since the mid 1960s, Congress has used ______, or the power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state.
  11. another early federalist
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  1. those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution
  2. Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme.
  3. The Constitution states that full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts,records,and judicial proceedings of every other state
  4. The courts have never given a complete listing of
  5. forbidding racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants
  6. government and the states have.
  7. are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
  8. The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states.
  9. A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
  10. The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate
  11. Expressed powers are also called
  12. are those powers that both the
  13. A second view the favors national action in dealing with these matters.
  14. - This clause applies only to civil law, or laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state
  15. The main way the national government provides money to the states is through

26 Clues: landmark case of 1819 • another early federalist • are those powers that both the • government and the states have. • one of the earliest federalists • Expressed powers are also called • The courts have never given a complete listing of • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • The principal way in which states may do this is to negotiate • ...

Civil War 2023-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Referred to as the Confederacy . Name of the unrecognized ¨country¨ temporarily created by the southern states which seceded from the union.
  2. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  3. Act Law allowed those territories to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery by utilizing popular voting.
  4. Slave states that stayed with the United States during the civil war.
  5. 16th president, he was president during the Civil War
  6. The action of formally withdrawing from a federation
  7. A war between citizens of the same country. The American civil war was a war between Americans over states rights. It was a 4 year war and over 600,000 Americans died.
  8. An enslaved African American man, he unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, and the case went to the supreme court.
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  1. The 13th amendment abolished slavery, and the 14th granted all citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. . 15th prohibited the denial of the vote because of race, color, or previous servitude.
  2. Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters and that citizens of free states must cooperate.
  3. of 1850 California wanted to join the union as a free state which caused conflict between the North and the South
  4. To be set free. Lincoln's emancipation proclamation set free all slaves in the confederacy only.
  5. Numerous laws enacted in the former Confederate states after the civil war limited the rights and liberties of African Americans.
  6. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  7. Abolitionist, Led attacks in Kansas during ¨bleeding Kansas¨, planned to arm slaves in a revolt.
  8. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
  9. The period of U.S. history immediately following the Civil War in which the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union.
  10. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
  11. An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It helped spread the abolitionist movement throughout the north.
  12. marked the official beginning of the American Civil Wa

20 Clues: To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • The action of formally withdrawing from a federation • 16th president, he was president during the Civil War • marked the official beginning of the American Civil Wa • A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored. • ...

HSA Review Crossword 2015-05-21

HSA Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. economic system where economic decisions are made based on cultural traditions
  2. a democracy in which the executive and legislative powers are both held by a group of elected officials called a parliament
  3. a system of government in which the people have power over the government.
  4. describes the fact that there are limited resources compared to unlimited human wants
  5. the principle of government that states that the government is divided into three branches and that each has certain powers.
  6. the principle of government that states that each branch of government has limits it can place on the power of the other branches.
  7. a form of government in which the states hold all of the power.
  8. a government ruled by a single leader who has inherited their position from their family and has absolute power.
  9. an economic system that blends features of command economy, market economy, and traditional economy
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  1. a form of government in which the national government holds the power
  2. a government ruled by a single leader who has achieved their position through popularity, revolution, wealth, etc.
  3. an economic system where most economic decisions are made by businesses and individuals
  4. the principle of government that states that the government gets all of its power from the people
  5. the principle of government that states that there are limits on the power of the government.
  6. an economic system where most major economic decisions are made by the government
  7. describes a government in which the people have few rights and little say in how the government is run.
  8. a form of government in which the national and state governments share power.
  9. describes a government that has total control over peoples’ lives
  10. cost the opportunity someone has to pass up when making a decision
  11. a government ruled by a small group of people.
  12. a democracy led by a president and in which the executive and legislative powers are held by separate branches.
  13. the principle of government that states that the Supreme Court can decide whether or not a law or presidential action is constitutional
  14. the principle of government which states that everyone must follow the laws including the wealthy, the powerful, and those in government.
  15. the principle of government in which the national and state governments share power.

24 Clues: a government ruled by a small group of people. • a form of government in which the states hold all of the power. • describes a government that has total control over peoples’ lives • cost the opportunity someone has to pass up when making a decision • a form of government in which the national government holds the power • ...

HSA Review Crossword 2015-05-21

HSA Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. describes the fact that there are limited resources compared to unlimited human wants
  2. an economic system where most economic decisions are made by businesses and individuals
  3. a government ruled by a single leader who has achieved their position through popularity, revolution, wealth, etc.
  4. a form of government in which the national government holds the power
  5. the principle of government that states that the Supreme Court can decide whether or not a law or presidential action is constitutional
  6. describes a government in which the people have few rights and little say in how the government is run.
  7. an economic system where most major economic decisions are made by the government
  8. the principle of government that states that the government is divided into three branches and that each has certain powers.
  9. a system of government in which the people have power over the government.
  10. economic system where economic decisions are made based on cultural traditions
  11. the principle of government which states that everyone must follow the laws including the wealthy, the powerful, and those in government.
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  1. a government ruled by a small group of people.
  2. a democracy in which the executive and legislative powers are both held by a group of elected officials called a parliament
  3. the principle of government that states that the government gets all of its power from the people
  4. describes a government that has total control over peoples’ lives
  5. a democracy led by a president and in which the executive and legislative powers are held by separate branches.
  6. the principle of government that states that each branch of government has limits it can place on the power of the other branches.
  7. the principle of government in which the national and state governments share power.
  8. the principle of government that states that there are limits on the power of the government.
  9. a form of government in which the states hold all of the power.
  10. cost the opportunity someone has to pass up when making a decision
  11. a form of government in which the national and state governments share power.
  12. an economic system that blends features of command economy, market economy, and traditional economy
  13. a government ruled by a single leader who has inherited their position from their family and has absolute power.

24 Clues: a government ruled by a small group of people. • a form of government in which the states hold all of the power. • describes a government that has total control over peoples’ lives • cost the opportunity someone has to pass up when making a decision • a form of government in which the national government holds the power • ...

Jackson Presidency & Westward Expansion 2025-01-06

Jackson Presidency & Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
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  1. - The 7th President of the United States (1829–1837), known for his populist appeal and controversial policies such as the Indian Removal Act.
  2. - A high tariff on imports that angered Southern states and contributed to the Nullification Crisis.
  3. - Legislation that provided settlers with 160 acres of public land in exchange for a small fee and the promise to farm the land for five years.
  4. - A scandal involving members of Jackson's Cabinet and their wives, which highlighted tensions in Jackson’s administration.
  5. - Land in present-day Oklahoma designated as the relocation site for Native American tribes displaced by the Indian Removal Act.
  6. - The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs, implemented extensively during Jackson’s presidency.
  7. - A land acquisition by the United States from France that doubled the nation's size, facilitating westward migration.
  8. - The forced relocation of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, resulting in thousands of deaths due to harsh conditions.
  9. - Legislation signed by Jackson that authorized the relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands to territories west of the Mississippi River.
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  1. - A major route used by settlers traveling west to Oregon and other territories during the 19th century.
  2. - A conflict between the United States and Mexico that resulted in significant territorial gains for the U.S., including present-day California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
  3. - Settlers who moved westward to claim free or cheap land under laws like the Homestead Act.
  4. - The incorporation of Texas into the United States, which heightened tensions with Mexico and contributed to the Mexican-American War.
  5. - A political confrontation between South Carolina and the federal government over tariffs, during which Jackson opposed the idea of state nullification of federal laws.
  6. - A period of rapid migration to California following the discovery of gold, significantly boosting westward expansion.
  7. - A political movement during Jackson’s presidency that emphasized greater democracy for the "common man" and expanded suffrage to most white males.
  8. - A land purchase from Mexico that facilitated the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad.
  9. - Jackson’s campaign to dismantle the Second Bank of the United States, which he viewed as corrupt and favoring elites.
  10. - The belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent, often used to justify westward expansion.
  11. - Legislation that gave Jackson the authority to use military force to ensure compliance with federal tariffs.

20 Clues: - Settlers who moved westward to claim free or cheap land under laws like the Homestead Act. • - A high tariff on imports that angered Southern states and contributed to the Nullification Crisis. • - A major route used by settlers traveling west to Oregon and other territories during the 19th century. • ...

Key Skills 2023-05-15

Key Skills crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person, place or thing.
  2. A piece of punctuation that demonstrates a contraction or possession of an object.
  3. A word that means the opposite of another word.
  4. A word that describes an action.
  5. An upper case letter used at the start of sentences and names.
  6. A word or phrase that typically describes the location of an object or subject.
  7. A word that has the same or a similar meaning to another word.
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  1. A word that describes a noun.
  2. Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
  3. A phrase that gives more information about the verb.
  4. Used to signify the end of a sentence.

11 Clues: A person, place or thing. • A word that describes a noun. • A word that describes an action. • Used to signify the end of a sentence. • A word that means the opposite of another word. • A phrase that gives more information about the verb. • Words that sound the same but have different meanings. • An upper case letter used at the start of sentences and names. • ...

Sean Harris's Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

Sean Harris's Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
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  1. The Articles of Confederation could not _____ the states, the states disregarded.
  2. In Alexander Hamilton's eyes, the U.S. had advantages such as natural resources and a big __________.
  3. The presence of _________ military on American lands convinced the states to consider changing the first constitution.
  4. Noah _______ wrote the American Spelling Book.
  5. Shay's Rebellion was imposed in __________.
  6. Because the federal government had no money, wealthy _________ helped raise militias.
  7. The states regulated ______ with eachother.
  8. After Revolutionary War, the American states were deeply in ________, so they raised taxes, angering colonists which led to Shay's Rebellion.
  9. In 1783, the Revolutionary War _______.
  10. The Articles of Confederation was the First U.S. ________, passed during the Rev. War.
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  1. _________ Hamilton saw power in the U.S. but hated the congress.
  2. After the war, loyalists felt like ________ and didn't fit in.
  3. The U.S. not having an _________ government is a important underlying crisis.
  4. Shay's Rebllion highlighted the Article of Confederation's ___________.
  5. Decreasing the value of ________ convinced the states to consider changing the first constitution.
  6. After __________ Rebellion, it convinced people that they needed to have a strong federal government. They needed a new constitution.
  7. In 1775, the Revolutionary War _________.
  8. In 1781, the Articles of Confederation was _________. (taken, gotten)
  9. Over _______ thousand miltias was formed to fight Shay's men.
  10. The Articles of Confederation had _____ house.

20 Clues: In 1783, the Revolutionary War _______. • In 1775, the Revolutionary War _________. • Shay's Rebellion was imposed in __________. • The states regulated ______ with eachother. • Noah _______ wrote the American Spelling Book. • The Articles of Confederation had _____ house. • Over _______ thousand miltias was formed to fight Shay's men. • ...

Social Studies 2026-04-14

Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a dry region found in parts of the southwestern U.S.
  2. a change to the Constitution
  3. the national bird of the United States
  4. the first president of the United States
  5. what the U.S. declared in 1776
  6. the number of stripes on the American flag
  7. a person who moves to a new country
  8. the largest state overall in the United States
  9. the ocean on the west coast of the U.S.
  10. a government where people vote for leaders
  11. the number of states in the United States
  12. the city where the capital of the U.S. is located
  13. the first permanent English settlement in America
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  1. the upper house of Congress, has 100 members
  2. a holiday celebrating early settlers and Native Americans
  3. the month Independence Day is celebrated
  4. the lawmaking branch of the U.S. government
  5. large flat lands in the central United States
  6. the president during the Civil War
  7. early settlers who came to America for religious freedom
  8. the ocean on the east coast of the U.S.
  9. another word for freedom
  10. a system where people were treated as property
  11. the state where the Statue of Liberty is located
  12. the document that outlines the U.S. government
  13. the war between the North and South
  14. an early settlement ruled by another country

27 Clues: another word for freedom • a change to the Constitution • what the U.S. declared in 1776 • the president during the Civil War • a person who moves to a new country • the war between the North and South • the national bird of the United States • the ocean on the east coast of the U.S. • the ocean on the west coast of the U.S. • the month Independence Day is celebrated • ...

Civil war crossword puzzle 2021-03-29

Civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This color represents the union states.
  2. Union war strategy that consisted of a naval blockade.
  3. The first shots were fired here and civil war began at this location.
  4. Capital of the confederate states of America.
  5. slave states that did not secede from the union.
  6. This color represented the confederates.
  7. served as a nurse during the civil war.
  8. the blue States that were united and no slavery.
  9. President of the confederate states of America.
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  1. Capital of the union.
  2. Voted to secede from the Union in 1860.
  3. Issued the Emancipation proclamation
  4. ships that were used by the confederates to break through the union's blockade.
  5. Led troops to victory in Tennessee and Mississippi.
  6. A war between two groups from the same country or state.

15 Clues: Capital of the union. • Issued the Emancipation proclamation • Voted to secede from the Union in 1860. • This color represents the union states. • served as a nurse during the civil war. • This color represented the confederates. • Capital of the confederate states of America. • President of the confederate states of America. • ...

POS 120 First Exam Review 2023-02-07

POS 120 First Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Highlights the male dominance and absence of women in political discussions and in the field
  2. The use of historical analogs to draw lessons on the present (often incorrectly)
  3. States cooperate with each other in order to develop an international community/society.
  4. The ability to rule with legitimacy through the institutions of law and a monopoly over the legitimate use of violence
  5. Sovereign political entity with legitimacy, territory, and a system of bureaucracy/governing institution
  6. The ability to act independently with other states
  7. Viewing adversarial states or individuals as having the opposite characteristics of oneself or group
  8. The tendency to dismiss new evidence if it contradicts prior belief or understanding
  9. The idea that the proletariat will successfully revolt and overthrow the state, also diminishing the existence of class division.
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  1. The control of things within your own state/territory
  2. The tendency to agree with group consensus and hesitancy to challenge it
  3. States act only in their own self-interest. Defense and security are the main focuses. States are violent because they want power.
  4. Another name for a State in Political Science
  5. States'identities and interests are socially constructed. Norms play a huge role in the decision-making process
  6. States are violent because they HAVE to be in order to survive
  7. A shared culture, history, language, or identity
  8. Leadership or dominance, especially by one social group or country, over the others

17 Clues: Another name for a State in Political Science • A shared culture, history, language, or identity • The ability to act independently with other states • The control of things within your own state/territory • States are violent because they HAVE to be in order to survive • The tendency to agree with group consensus and hesitancy to challenge it • ...

4th of July 2024-07-02

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

21 Clues: Red, White and ____. • Patriotic song: Yankee ___. • Cooking outdoors on a grill • National Bird of the United States • Commonly consumed food on July 4th • 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 ____ • ...

Creating the Constitution 2022-02-14

Creating the Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the number of branches created under the Constitution
  2. the second government of the United States
  3. one of the two houses created out of the great compromise
  4. trade between states
  5. two house; two body
  6. approve
  7. the types of goods the southern states were producing
  8. Federalists wanted a strong one of these
  9. last name of one of the anti-federalists
  10. the title given to the "executive" under the Articles of Confederation
  11. the name of the compromise that covers that issue between foreign and interstate trade
  12. means to change
  13. the plan that says states wanted representation based on population
  14. the plan that says states wanted equal representation
  15. the types of goods the northern states were producing
  16. one house; one body
  17. one of its leaders were Hamilton
  18. opposed ratification
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  1. the compromise over representation in the House of Representatives
  2. the number of states needs to amend the Articles of Confederation
  3. the name of the compromise surrounding the issue of representation in congress
  4. also known as the Connecticut compromise
  5. the system of government the US was under when the states had more power
  6. what the Anti-federalists wanted added to the Constitution
  7. Anti-federalists wanted a strong one of these
  8. finish the quote "all ______ _______ should be counted as well as three-fifths of all other persons"

26 Clues: approve • means to change • two house; two body • one house; one body • trade between states • opposed ratification • one of its leaders were Hamilton • also known as the Connecticut compromise • Federalists wanted a strong one of these • last name of one of the anti-federalists • the second government of the United States • Anti-federalists wanted a strong one of these • ...

Reconstruction (Selene & Addy) 2023-05-30

Reconstruction (Selene & Addy) crossword puzzle
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  1. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  2. People that wanted southern states to change even more before returning to the Union
  3. Defined people born or naturalized within the United States except American Indians, as U.S citizens
  4. Admitting Southerners back into the Union to form a new government by doing pledges
  5. Born free slave that served as a Chaplain for the Union and became the first African American in the U.S. Senate
  6. Democrats that became control again of the states governments
  7. Person that shot and killed Abraham Lincoln
  8. Grew up in slavery in Virginia
  9. Act that allowed African Americans the same legal rights as everyone else
  10. An official pardon
  11. Black americans with ancestry from Africa
  12. Allowed former Confederates, except those who had held high ranks, to hold public office
  13. One leader of the Radical Republicans from Pennsylvania
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  1. Created by a group of white southerners in Tennessee
  2. Made slavery illegal in the United States
  3. Northern-born Republicans that moved to the south after the war
  4. Laws that limited freedom rights for African Americans
  5. Process of reuniting the nation and adding back the southern states without having slavery
  6. Gave the poor people (Black or White) of the south food and assistance
  7. Economic downturn that made 2 million people lose their jobs
  8. The bill that the people of the congress that wanted the access to allowing states back into the union
  9. Acts that divided the South in 5 districts until they rejoined the Union
  10. Southern Democrats that cared even less for white southern Republicans
  11. Vice President of president Lincoln

24 Clues: An official pardon • Grew up in slavery in Virginia • Vice President of president Lincoln • Gave African Americans the right to vote • Made slavery illegal in the United States • Black americans with ancestry from Africa • Person that shot and killed Abraham Lincoln • Created by a group of white southerners in Tennessee • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-04-12

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the power to reduce a fine or the length of a sentence imposed by a court
  2. someone who wanted to end slavery in the US
  3. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
  4. a loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War
  5. warship covered with protective iron plates
  6. cannons and large guns
  7. when the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the countrybrogan an ankle-high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
  8. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
  9. putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country
  10. soldiers that travel by foot
  11. a term used to describe people who supported the Union
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  1. a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
  2. a soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
  3. a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
  4. a nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing
  5. murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
  6. belongs to a period before the American Civil War
  7. a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
  8. a Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War

19 Clues: cannons and large guns • soldiers that travel by foot • someone who wanted to end slavery in the US • warship covered with protective iron plates • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel • belongs to a period before the American Civil War • a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies • a term used to describe people who supported the Union • ...

States and More 2026-09-28

States and More crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Can be reached only by airplane or boat
  2. Alaska’s abbreviation
  3. Arizona’s abbreviation
  4. Home of the Grand Canyon
  5. Alabama’s abbreviation
  6. Bella Swan lived here
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  1. this state is known for its wilderness and Northern Lights
  2. this state is known for peanuts and cotton
  3. known as “Cradle of the Confederacy”

9 Clues: Alaska’s abbreviation • Bella Swan lived here • Arizona’s abbreviation • Alabama’s abbreviation • Home of the Grand Canyon • known as “Cradle of the Confederacy” • Can be reached only by airplane or boat • this state is known for peanuts and cotton • this state is known for its wilderness and Northern Lights

Italian Culture by Paul 2026-07-12

Italian Culture by Paul crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wet-plaster painting technique; Italian for "fresh"
  2. 17-foot marble statue of a biblical character who fought Goliath
  3. Da Vinci's painting of a smiling lady, now in the Louvre
  4. Florentine poet, 1265-1321, wrote the Divine Comedy (incl. Inferno)
  5. Street party with parades and costumes held at the start of Lent
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  1. Movement started in 1986 as a protest against McDonald's opening in Rome
  2. Milan fashion house, a favourite of the Devil
  3. Italian food is all abou the freshness of it's ___
  4. Music genre sang by Pavarotti
  5. Tuscan artist who painted the Sistine chapel ceiling in The Vatican
  6. Written instructions to prepare food handed down through generations
  7. Milan is one of the world's "Big Four" ___ capitals

12 Clues: Music genre sang by Pavarotti • Milan fashion house, a favourite of the Devil • Italian food is all abou the freshness of it's ___ • Wet-plaster painting technique; Italian for "fresh" • Milan is one of the world's "Big Four" ___ capitals • Da Vinci's painting of a smiling lady, now in the Louvre • 17-foot marble statue of a biblical character who fought Goliath • ...

Review Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-30

Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. : A battle between the Germans and the americans in 1781 and was a decisive victory.
  2. Provided shelter for Newly freed African Americans.
  3. states.
  4. : A slave who sued for his freedom claiming that his four year stay in the northern portion of the louisiana Territory had made him a free man.
  5. : He was an author of the declaration of independence and was the third president of the united states.
  6. : Guaranteeing suh tights as the freedom of speech, assembly, and worship.
  7. : a Battle between the united states and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.
  8. : was a American social reformed, Abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  9. : facilitated the creation of the first transcontinental railroad, a huge railway line connected the east of the USA to the west.
  10. : was a railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the east to the council Buffs.
  11. : was a ruling that banned off land but the colonists rebelled and won.
  12. : Native Americans that were forced of their lands by the Americans.
  13. : declared the slaves in the rebellious confederate states would be free but not all slaves.
  14. : Gave voting right to every man citizen including African Americans.
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  1. : was abolishing slavery and if you had slaves it was a crime.
  2. the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
  3. : equal protection under law and African Americans became citizens.
  4. : the king of great britain
  5. : a American actor who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln.
  6. : he was a military general and the first president of the united states.
  7. : became a founding father and the impassioned champion of a strong federal government and played a defending role in the US constitution.
  8. : A withdrawal from the eleven
  9. : was a long and serious english law that developed, Promoted and regulated English ships, shipping ,Trade,commerce between countries.
  10. : a battle between the united states and Great Britain over britain violations.
  11. : a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
  12. : This act was a law that was passed by the british to import sugar to the colonies.
  13. : a proposal for the structure if the united states Government
  14. : people who are in the anti-Slavery movement.
  15. : large-estate meant for farming that specializes in cotton, coffee, tea, cocoa, and sugarcane.
  16. : was a small battle in the American revolutionary war that had heavy loss and continental army.

30 Clues: states. • : the king of great britain • : A withdrawal from the eleven • : people who are in the anti-Slavery movement. • Provided shelter for Newly freed African Americans. • : was abolishing slavery and if you had slaves it was a crime. • : a American actor who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln. • : a proposal for the structure if the united states Government • ...

Antelbellum America, the Civil War, and Recanstruction Vocabulary 2013-05-16

Antelbellum America, the Civil War, and Recanstruction Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gin Used to seperate the seeds from the cotton fiber
  2. of chickamauga Union general led his troops seven miles south of chattanooga at chickamauga Creek
  3. bureau A federal government organization etsablished in 1865 that helped the newly freed slaves after the Civil War
  4. proclamation A document issueed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that freed the slaves in the confedereacy
  5. Unfair treatment of a person or group because of prejudice
  6. Amendment An amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal
  7. of 1850 Legislation passed by Congress by which California entered the Union as a free state
  8. The ability to buy something now and pay for it later over a period of time
  9. farming Owned some agricultural equipment
  10. amendment Granted citizensship to the former slaves and forbade the states from denying anyone the "equal protection of the law"
  11. klux klan Worked to keep the freedmen from voting after the Civil War
  12. amendment Extended the right to vote to all males
  13. lincoln Elected in 1860
  14. states A state that allowed slavery
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  1. codes set of laws passed by Georgia , and most outhern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights of the freedman
  2. To declare invalid
  3. sovereighty The ability if the residnets of an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether they would allow slavery
  4. compromise Legislation passed by congress in 1820 by which Maine entered the Union as a free state, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, slavery was prohibited north of the southern border of Missouri
  5. and antebellum The period before the Civil War
  6. runners Mostly private ships that slipped around the blockade
  7. The act of pulling out of the Union
  8. Landowners provided land, houses, farming tools, and fertilizer
  9. The period immediately after the Civil War when the south rebulit and the southern states returned to the Union
  10. Confederate prison for Union soldiers
  11. states A state that did not allow slavery
  12. to abolish slavery
  13. The right to vote
  14. rights The belief that states interest should precedence over the interest of the national government

28 Clues: The right to vote • To declare invalid • to abolish slavery • lincoln Elected in 1860 • The act of pulling out of the Union • states A state that allowed slavery • Confederate prison for Union soldiers • states A state that did not allow slavery • farming Owned some agricultural equipment • and antebellum The period before the Civil War • ...

vocab review project 2020-09-28

vocab review project crossword puzzle
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  1. the belief that the united states is destined by god to expand
  2. integration of people being forced to blend in
  3. people have representatives to vote for them uses principles from both republics and democracies
  4. war between the united states and britain after britain violated americas shipping rights
  5. citizenship now includes african americans
  6. to ensure the federal government could not infringe on individual rights, greatest tool to protect ourselves from oppression of the government
  7. actor who assassinated lincoln
  8. an escaped slave who became a huge abolitionist leader
  9. a tax on sugar,molasses, coffee, and indigo
  10. series of forced relocations of native americans that was a long brutal journey where many died
  11. the united states acquired louisiana territory from france
  12. a slave sued for freedom but the supreme court ruled that there was no case because slaves are property and not people
  13. legal discrimination of african americans used by segregation
  14. granted freedom to the slaves held in confederate states
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  1. granted african american males the right to vote
  2. federal law intended to form native americans into farmers
  3. officially ended all slavery
  4. patriots dressed as natives to dump the kings tea shipment into the harbor
  5. a tax on all paper goods put on the colonists
  6. wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the missouri river to oregon
  7. battle where the british surrendered to washington marking the end of the war
  8. an estate on which crops are cultivated by resident labor
  9. a writer of the declaration of independence and a crucial colonist who fought for their freedom
  10. 3 branches, larger states had more power, government had power to tax
  11. a person who wanted to abolish slavery
  12. established by congress to help former slaves and poor whites in the south in the aftermath of the civil war
  13. 3 branches all states had equal say no matter population size, gave government power to tax
  14. people get to directly decide on policies instead of having someone represent them
  15. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from union in 1860 leading to the civil war
  16. belief that trading brings you wealth

30 Clues: officially ended all slavery • actor who assassinated lincoln • belief that trading brings you wealth • a person who wanted to abolish slavery • citizenship now includes african americans • a tax on sugar,molasses, coffee, and indigo • a tax on all paper goods put on the colonists • integration of people being forced to blend in • ...

Chapter 6 Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-11

Chapter 6 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. What was the codename for the atomic bomb?/
  2. Who was the person that directed Project Y?/
  3. What is Sputnik?/
  4. When the United States started to join in WW1 congress put out an act that asked for men that were from the ages of 21 to 30 to join the military. What was the name of this act?/
  5. The United States and the Soviet Union didn’t fight, but instead they fought by which other method?/
  6. What is another word for diversity?
  7. What was the location where the military and scientists decided to develop atomic bombs in New Mexico?/
  8. An organization of workers who join together to achieve common goals is called what?/
  9. At the end of the Cold War which country became known as the biggest superpower?/
  10. What is the legal separation of race called?/
  11. The United States didn’t trust the Soviet Union because they were what?/
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  1. In September 1939, the president of the United States received a letter from someone, and the letter was a warning about Germany making an atomic bomb. Who Was the person who sent the president the letter?/
  2. What made many Mexican migrants come to the United States for work?/
  3. The first major victory for a civil rights movement happened because of a ____ decision?/
  4. What was the name of the missile range in New Mexico?/
  5. On which side did the United States join in WW1?/
  6. What was the name of the telegram that Germany sent to Mexico?/
  7. Who was the president of the United States during the attack of Pancho Villa?/
  8. Who was the president of the US who decided to bomb Japan to end the war?/
  9. The economic depression is also known as what?/

20 Clues: What is Sputnik?/ • What is another word for diversity? • What was the codename for the atomic bomb?/ • Who was the person that directed Project Y?/ • What is the legal separation of race called?/ • The economic depression is also known as what?/ • On which side did the United States join in WW1?/ • What was the name of the missile range in New Mexico?/ • ...

Learning Contract #3 2021-11-14

Learning Contract #3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.
  2. It is an area of land tenure governed by a federally recognized Native American tribal nation under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, rather than by the government of the state in which it is located.
  3. The action or process of adapting or being adapted.
  4. He was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache people.
  5. It authorized the President of the United States to subdivide Native American tribal communal landholdings into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals.
  6. It was, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
  7. It was a 2,170-mile east-west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.
  8. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
  9. It was a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army.
  10. They were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead.
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  1. It is a contiguous railroad trackage, that crosses a continental land mass and has terminals at different oceans or continental borders.
  2. In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
  3. The action of inventing something, typically a process or device.
  4. He was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies.
  5. The surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it.
  6. The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
  7. He was a leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce, a Native American tribe of the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States, in the latter half of the 19th century.

17 Clues: The action or process of adapting or being adapted. • In, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city. • The surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it. • The action of inventing something, typically a process or device. • The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas. • ...

Map Vocabulary Review 2021-09-28

Map Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area defined by its common features
  2. Lines that measure the distances east and west of the Prime Meridian
  3. A map that shows information about the past
  4. A map legend; the boxed list showing what the symbols or colors on a map represent
  5. A simple map that shows where the area in which an accompanying map is located
  6. A ruler that shows distance on a map
  7. A symbol on a map that shows cardinal and intercardinal directins
  8. A map that shows physical characteristics of a land area
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  1. A map that shows information such as borders, capitals, and important cities
  2. A map that shows geographic features of a place, such as mountains and valleys and bodies of waters
  3. Shows high and low places through different colors and shading
  4. The distance above or below sea level
  5. Lines that measure the distance north and south from the equator
  6. A map that shows how many people live in an area
  7. A map that shows a picture of what an area looks like from space

15 Clues: A ruler that shows distance on a map • The distance above or below sea level • An area defined by its common features • A map that shows information about the past • A map that shows how many people live in an area • A map that shows physical characteristics of a land area • Shows high and low places through different colors and shading • ...

USA Geography 2023-02-14

USA Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. region of the United States that includes the great plains
  2. largest wetland area in the United States
  3. capital of the United States
  4. state with largest amount of mammoth remains
  5. where gold was discovered in 1848 sparking the gold rush
  6. gateway to the west
  7. longest river in the country
  8. state that has the Grand Canyon
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  1. the United States' belief that they were destined by God to expand westward
  2. the granite state
  3. type of climate in midwest
  4. the lowest point in the United States
  5. the great lake touching Chicago
  6. a barrier constructed to hold back water and form a resevoir to use for electricity or as a water supply
  7. america's highest mountain
  8. state that discovered oil first
  9. area near San Francisco where many technology companies are located
  10. largest lobster producer in the country
  11. america's dairyland
  12. major mountain range in the Eastern USA

20 Clues: the granite state • gateway to the west • america's dairyland • type of climate in midwest • america's highest mountain • capital of the United States • longest river in the country • the great lake touching Chicago • state that discovered oil first • state that has the Grand Canyon • the lowest point in the United States • largest lobster producer in the country • ...

civl puzzl 2024-04-12

civl puzzl crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Period before the Civil War
  2. Warships protected by iron or steel armor plates
  3. Preventing goods or people from entering or leaving
  4. Withdrawal of states from the Union
  5. Decree by Lincoln to free slaves in Confederate states
  6. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  7. Group of artillery pieces
  8. Southern states that seceded from the Union
  9. Sea fort in South Caralina
  10. Supreme Court ruling denying citizenship to African Americans
  11. When a human is owned by another human
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  1. Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
  2. 16th U.S. President during the Civil War
  3. Legislation admitting Missouri as a slave state
  4. Large-caliber weapons used in warfare
  5. States between Union and Confederacy
  6. Advocate for the abolition of slavery
  7. Person killed, wounded, or missing in action
  8. Northern states during the Civil War
  9. The side of an army or military unit.

20 Clues: Group of artillery pieces • Sea fort in South Caralina • Period before the Civil War • Withdrawal of states from the Union • States between Union and Confederacy • Northern states during the Civil War • Large-caliber weapons used in warfare • Advocate for the abolition of slavery • The side of an army or military unit. • When a human is owned by another human • ...

Civics Crossword 2025-05-12

Civics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Advocacy for women's rights
  2. The highest court level
  3. Part of Congress that is equally represented
  4. The presidents wife
  5. What is held every 4 years to determine the next president
  6. The main institution for the Legislative Branch
  7. The Bill of Rights has 10 of these
  8. Where the president lives
  9. Document that outlines the laws for the United States
  10. What we won from Britain in the Revolutionary War
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  1. The right to vote
  2. Part of Congress that is proportionally represented
  3. The type of Government the United States has
  4. The main leader of the United States
  5. To decide the next president, citizens will what on candidates
  6. First president of the United States
  7. The document you use to vote for president
  8. We live in the United States of
  9. The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch are all apart of the
  10. There are 9 of these on the Supreme court

20 Clues: The right to vote • The presidents wife • The highest court level • Where the president lives • Advocacy for women's rights • We live in the United States of • The Bill of Rights has 10 of these • The main leader of the United States • First president of the United States • There are 9 of these on the Supreme court • The document you use to vote for president • ...

Chapter 20 and 21 2021-12-06

Chapter 20 and 21 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Person who assassinated lincoln
  2. First major battle of the civil war
  3. a major defeat for the union army
  4. amendment to abolish slavery
  5. creates a national currency backed by governmental securities
  6. where the first shots of the civil war were taken.
  7. first woman inducted into the army
  8. 6th chief justice of the u.s
  9. president of the confederate states from 1861 to 1865
  10. first woman to receive a medical degree
  11. Two warships that were designed to help the Confederate ports.
  12. Son of pres John Quincy Adams
  13. import tariff in the united states during the administration of pres James Buchanan
  14. speech Abraham Lincoln gave at the national cemetery in Gettysburg
  15. created to handle issues surrounding the civil war.
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  1. diplomatic incident in 1861 during the civil war that threatened a war between the united states and the United kingdom.
  2. Nurse who founded the american red cross
  3. order by u.s pres abe lincoln to free slaves in 10 states
  4. commander of the confederate states army
  5. got defeated at the second battle of bull run
  6. peace democrats
  7. relief agency to support sick and wounded soldiers
  8. military campaign by a general of the union army
  9. gave people public land if they cared for it and paid a small registration fee
  10. emergency paper currency
  11. gave the union the control of the Mississippi
  12. killed any chance of Europe intervening
  13. Riots because of the anger of a federal draft law during the civil war.
  14. 18th pres of the united states
  15. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia

30 Clues: peace democrats • emergency paper currency • amendment to abolish slavery • 6th chief justice of the u.s • Son of pres John Quincy Adams • 18th pres of the united states • Person who assassinated lincoln • a major defeat for the union army • first woman inducted into the army • First major battle of the civil war • killed any chance of Europe intervening • ...

US History 30 terms 2020-10-26

US History 30 terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Responsible for the Missouri Compromise
  2. Helped protect Tariff and developed a federal government
  3. Mostly served to raise income for the national government
  4. Emerged in 1830 in opposition to President Andrew Jackson
  5. Eight President of the United States
  6. Served as the ninth president of the United States
  7. Warn European nations that the U.S. will not tolerate colonization or monarchy
  8. Elected seventh President
  9. Machin that separates cotton fiber from seed
  10. Political party gives government civil service jobs to its supporters
  11. Financial crises in the United States that created a major depression
  12. Establish in 1791 to serve as a repository for federal funds
  13. Political party's
  14. U.S. into war with Great Britain and established second bank of the U.S.
  15. Allowed Missouria to become a slave state and Maine to become a free state in 1854
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  1. Substitutes one for another
  2. Gave Congress power to establish a national bank
  3. Known for his inventing the cotton gin
  4. Sixth president of the United States
  5. Made to protect industry in northern U.S.
  6. Treaty Between the United States and Spain in 1819
  7. Longest artificial waterway
  8. Large making of products
  9. Granted unsettled land west of Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands
  10. Indian nation forced to give up lands
  11. transition to new manufacturing processes in U.S.
  12. Helped define the constitutional power of the federal government
  13. Road made by Federal government
  14. Was the tenth president of the United States in 1841
  15. Idea that promotes the interest of a national group

30 Clues: Political party's • Large making of products • Elected seventh President • Substitutes one for another • Longest artificial waterway • Road made by Federal government • Eight President of the United States • Sixth president of the United States • Indian nation forced to give up lands • Known for his inventing the cotton gin • Responsible for the Missouri Compromise • ...

The Cold War 2021-02-24

The Cold War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Curtain, a political boundary that divided Europe into two separate areas
  2. Keeps communism within its existing borders.
  3. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during this time.
  4. Plan, Grants and loans given to Western Europe from the United States
  5. Atlantic Treaty Organization, Provided military alliance to counter Soviet expansions.
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  1. Soviet Union leader during this time
  2. Doctrine, A promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements
  3. Airlift, United States provided West Berlin with food, fuel, medical supplies, and clothing through airlifts.
  4. States, Eastern European states controlled by the Soviet Union
  5. Pact, Soviet Union and its satellite states formed a rival military alliance.
  6. War, Worldwide rivalry between United States and the Soviet Union
  7. United States President during this time

12 Clues: Soviet Union leader during this time • United States President during this time • Keeps communism within its existing borders. • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during this time. • States, Eastern European states controlled by the Soviet Union • War, Worldwide rivalry between United States and the Soviet Union • ...

Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-14

Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from this European nation.
  2. John _____ was an abolitionist that led anti-slavery fighters in Kansas before his famed raid on Harper's Ferry.
  3. The ____ Trail was a western transportation route in the mid-1800s.
  4. Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
  5. He was the President of the United States during the Mexican-American War.
  6. The War of 1812 was fought primarily between the United States and ____.
  7. The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo ended this war (2 words).
  8. The _____ Removal Act gave the Federal government the power to relocate Native Americans to western areas.
  9. She helped Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition.
  10. This railroad was built by the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific and helped link the west with the east.
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  1. He was the President of the United States during the Louisiana Purchase.
  2. The _____ Act was a US law passed in 1862 that enabled Americans to acquire land in the United States at a minimal cost.
  3. Davy ____ was a 19th century folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He famously died at the Battle of the Alamo.
  4. Daniel _____ was a frontiersman who is often credited with exploring modern-day Kentucky.
  5. This 'doctrine' was based on American fears of the revival of European monarchs and their control in the New World.
  6. The Lewis and Clark expedition was called the "Corps of ____."
  7. This gold rush occurred from 1896 to 1899.
  8. There was a gold rush in this state in 1848 and 1849.
  9. Lewis and Clark were tasked with exploring the territory that was acquired after the _______ Purchase.
  10. The United States annexation of this territory was a cause of the Mexican-American War.
  11. John O'Sullivan coined this term in relation to the American belief in its right to Westward Expansion.
  12. The Pony Express was concerned with ______ delivery.

22 Clues: Who won the Battle of the Alamo? • This gold rush occurred from 1896 to 1899. • The Pony Express was concerned with ______ delivery. • There was a gold rush in this state in 1848 and 1849. • She helped Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition. • The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo ended this war (2 words). • ...

What is SkillsUSA 2019-06-02

What is SkillsUSA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The pledge states SkillsUSA members believe in the ___ of work.
  2. Another benefit of membership is to engage in community service - to be ___ engaged.
  3. The pledge states that SkillsUSA members believe in ___.
  4. VICA members met many US presidents including President Ronald ___.
  5. Jack Frederick manages a large ___ equipment company.
  6. The color ___ stands for the individual. the most important element of the organization.
  7. Another benefit of membership is to participate in ___ and leadership training.
  8. One benefit of SkillsUSA membership is nationwide ___ - meeting new people from all over the country.
  9. In two ___ and two, the name SkillsUSA-VICA was shortened to SkillsUSA.
  10. In the success story section, Ahmad Shawwal shared that he was first introduced to SkillsUSA in his ___ class.
  11. According to the pledge a person who demonstrates ardent practice is a person of ___ who makes every effort despite setbacks and personal losses.
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  1. The torch represents ___.
  2. Chauncy Walker is a very successful ___ arts student.
  3. In 1974, the US Skills Olympics was given a new name - SkillsUSA ___.
  4. One quarter of the ___ in the United States are covered by SkillsUSA.
  5. SkillsUSA was first called VICA which stood for ___ Industrial Clubs of America.
  6. Angibel Tome-Martinez is a student of ___ justice and hopes to help immigrants navigate the legal immigration process.
  7. The motto states that members are preparing for ___ in the world of work.
  8. There are 53 states and ___ with SkillsUSA chapters.
  9. One of the many speakers at the National Leadership and Skills Conference was TV star from the show "Dirty Jobs," Mike ___.
  10. The orbital circles represent ___.
  11. In the pledge, it refers to diligent work. Diligence means ___, concentration, and not always taking the easy route.
  12. The ___ represents the individual.
  13. The SkillsUSA emblem has many parts. The shield represents ___.
  14. The gear represents our ___ society.
  15. VICA was founded in ___ sixty-five.
  16. The SkillsUSA colors are red, white,and blue. Red stands for the individual states and ___.

27 Clues: The torch represents ___. • The orbital circles represent ___. • The ___ represents the individual. • VICA was founded in ___ sixty-five. • The gear represents our ___ society. • There are 53 states and ___ with SkillsUSA chapters. • Chauncy Walker is a very successful ___ arts student. • Jack Frederick manages a large ___ equipment company. • ...

What is SkillsUSA 2024-09-18

What is SkillsUSA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The pledge states SkillsUSA members believe in the ___ of work.
  2. Another benefit of membership is to engage in community service - to be ___ engaged.
  3. The pledge states that SkillsUSA members believe in ___.
  4. VICA members met many US presidents including President Ronald ___.
  5. Jack Frederick manages a large ___ equipment company.
  6. The color ___ stands for the individual. the most important element of the organization.
  7. Another benefit of membership is to participate in ___ and leadership training.
  8. One benefit of SkillsUSA membership is nationwide ___ - meeting new people from all over the country.
  9. In two ___ and two, the name SkillsUSA-VICA was shortened to SkillsUSA.
  10. In the success story section, Ahmad Shawwal shared that he was first introduced to SkillsUSA in his ___ class.
  11. According to the pledge a person who demonstrates ardent practice is a person of ___ who makes every effort despite setbacks and personal losses.
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  1. The torch represents ___.
  2. Chauncy Walker is a very successful ___ arts student.
  3. In 1974, the US Skills Olympics was given a new name - SkillsUSA ___.
  4. One quarter of the ___ in the United States are covered by SkillsUSA.
  5. SkillsUSA was first called VICA which stood for ___ Industrial Clubs of America.
  6. Angibel Tome-Martinez is a student of ___ justice and hopes to help immigrants navigate the legal immigration process.
  7. The motto states that members are preparing for ___ in the world of work.
  8. There are 53 states and ___ with SkillsUSA chapters.
  9. One of the many speakers at the National Leadership and Skills Conference was TV star from the show "Dirty Jobs," Mike ___.
  10. The orbital circles represent ___.
  11. In the pledge, it refers to diligent work. Diligence means ___, concentration, and not always taking the easy route.
  12. The ___ represents the individual.
  13. The SkillsUSA emblem has many parts. The shield represents ___.
  14. The gear represents our ___ society.
  15. VICA was founded in ___ sixty-five.
  16. The SkillsUSA colors are red, white,and blue. Red stands for the individual states and ___.

27 Clues: The torch represents ___. • The orbital circles represent ___. • The ___ represents the individual. • VICA was founded in ___ sixty-five. • The gear represents our ___ society. • There are 53 states and ___ with SkillsUSA chapters. • Chauncy Walker is a very successful ___ arts student. • Jack Frederick manages a large ___ equipment company. • ...

HUM 210 Creative Project 2023-04-17

HUM 210 Creative Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Monophonic type of chant found in the Middle Ages
  2. The change in psyche and changes in outlook of the Greek's moving from order (arete) to doubt (chaos)
  3. Where the source of Jazz gets it's vocal and rhythmic style
  4. The course theme that states, "The impact of ____ and technology"
  5. The animal that is involved in the parable that teaches which teaches the lesson of greed and the dangers of covetousness
  6. The Sedes ______ or "Seat of Wisdom," Virgin Mary as the patron saint of liberal arts
  7. Artists in the United States have used this to stir our imaginations and spirits
  8. The course theme that states, "The ____ dimension of the arts"
  9. The unpredictable movement of ideas across history or the unexpected movement of atoms
  10. The course theme that states, "The interaction of change and tradition within ____"
  11. The fight for equality of women within the Renaissance
  12. Knowing _____ or the search for meaning through Culture, Religion, etc.
  13. The course theme that states, "The development of ______ within an ethical context"
  14. The sense of devotion to religion and duty to the gods, ancestors and family
  15. Who wrote about practicing mindfulness and reducing stress and anxiety
  16. Who said, "The mind of man exists in a logical universe, but it is not itself logical."
  17. Women who were often portrayed as beautiful and soulful in art and literature, known for taking action
  18. One of the Nine Noble Virtues that emphasizes finishing tasks
  19. The course theme that states, "An exploration of the enduring ______ of humanity"
  20. "I feel, therefore I am."
Down
  1. The author of the 95 theses and the leader of the Reformation
  2. The Roman value of self-control and seriousness
  3. Modesty which refers to fidelity and decorum in regard to behavior
  4. The Parable of the _____ is a philosophical allegory created by Plato, which illustrates the importance of gaining knowledge and insight to attain true wisdom and understanding
  5. Military valor and the root value of the Romans in the middle of the Republic
  6. What Dame of Julian of Norwich is considered due to her revelation of divine love
  7. The course theme that states, "The creative process and the development of _______"
  8. The characteristic often associated with Baroque Music
  9. Phrase continuously repeated by the Raven in Edgar Allen Poe's poem
  10. The predominate style of art of any given period gives us vital clues to what is ________ in their lived experience
  11. The Greek god who is associated with thought and logic
  12. The Greek god who is associated with action and emotion
  13. The course theme that states, "An exploration of culture as a journey through the ____, spiritual, and social worlds"
  14. The Day of ____ or Dies irae
  15. Paradigm ____ or a profound change in society
  16. The author of the classical Beauty & Beast
  17. The course theme that states, "The formation of the mythic hero as a reflection of the ____ of the society"
  18. A rhythm associated with the baroque period
  19. "I think, therefore I am."
  20. Who said “I am persuaded that the future belongs to us”
  21. What St. Theresa of Avila is considered by many
  22. The author of the Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon

42 Clues: "I feel, therefore I am." • "I think, therefore I am." • The Day of ____ or Dies irae • The author of the classical Beauty & Beast • A rhythm associated with the baroque period • Paradigm ____ or a profound change in society • The Roman value of self-control and seriousness • What St. Theresa of Avila is considered by many • ...

ASEAN COUNTRIES & CAPITALS 2021-04-12

ASEAN COUNTRIES & CAPITALS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the capital of Indonesia
  2. the country with the Vanda Miss Joaquim as its national flower
  3. its currency is the kyat
  4. the capital of Thailand
  5. the only other Christian state in SEAsia besides the Philippines
  6. the world's largest exporter of black pepper
  7. the capital of Myanmar
  8. made up of 7641 islands
  9. the country with the Angkor Wat
Down
  1. the largest country in SEAsia
  2. the capital of Malaysia
  3. an oil-rich country between the states of Sarawak and Sabah
  4. the capital of Laos
  5. its administrative capital is Putrajaya
  6. the capital of Vietnam
  7. the only country in SEAsia entirely surrounded by land
  8. the only SEAsian country never to have been colonised by a European country
  9. the capital of the Philippines
  10. the capital of Cambodia

19 Clues: the capital of Laos • the capital of Vietnam • the capital of Myanmar • the capital of Malaysia • the capital of Thailand • the capital of Cambodia • made up of 7641 islands • the capital of Indonesia • its currency is the kyat • the largest country in SEAsia • the capital of the Philippines • the country with the Angkor Wat • its administrative capital is Putrajaya • ...

World Capitals & Countries 2025-09-26

World Capitals & Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Capital of Indonesia (7)
  2. – Capital of Greece (6)
  3. – Capital of Japan (5)
  4. – Capital of Kenya (7)
  5. – Capital of Spain (6)
  6. – Capital of Germany (6)
  7. – Capital of Portugal (6)
  8. – Capital of Australia (8)
  9. – Capital of Italy (4)
Down
  1. – Capital of Canada (7)
  2. – Country known as “Land Down Under” (9)
  3. – Capital of Russia (6)
  4. – Capital of China (7)
  5. – Capital of South Korea (5)
  6. – Capital of France (5)
  7. – Capital of Egypt (5)
  8. – Capital of United Kingdom (6)
  9. – Country with capital “Brasília” (6)
  10. – Capital of Thailand (7)

19 Clues: – Capital of China (7) • – Capital of Egypt (5) • – Capital of Japan (5) • – Capital of Kenya (7) • – Capital of Spain (6) • – Capital of Italy (4) • – Capital of Canada (7) • – Capital of Russia (6) • – Capital of Greece (6) • – Capital of France (5) • – Capital of Germany (6) • – Capital of Portugal (6) • – Capital of Thailand (7) • – Capital of Indonesia (7) • – Capital of Australia (8) • ...

Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights 2021-07-26

Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights that are included (written) in a document
  2. a people that share a common heritage, language or culture and sometimes a common race
  3. a government and the people it governs; a country
  4. the primary judicial organ of the UN; has jurisdiction to hear disputes submitted by member states and issue advisory opinions
  5. a legal system that deems treaties enforceable in domestic law as soon as they have been signed
  6. rights that can be implied through the text, structure or purpose of a document
  7. the UN administrative body headed by the UN Secretary- General; contains the departments and offices of the UN
  8. the UN organ that acts as a forum for international economic and social cooperation and development
  9. how powers are divided between the federal and state governments
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  1. the UN forum of member states responsible for overseeing and making recommendations on human rights in all member states
  2. preventing one person or group from gaining total power by dividing power between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary
  3. a body of international law developed from the Geneva and Hague conventions that deals with the conduct of states and individuals during armed conflict; also known as the law of armed conflict
  4. inactive since 1994 but originally responsible for overseeing the transition of UN trust territories to self-government after decolonisation
  5. the process of a state formally approving a treaty, making it legally binding
  6. a decision passed by the UN General Assembly or UN Security Council; when passed by the UN Security Council, it can be legally binding on all member states
  7. powers listed in sections 51 and 52 of the Australian Constitution: the areas that the Commonwealth can legislate on
  8. a legal system that does not deem treaties enforceable domestically until and unless they are incorporated into domestic law, usually by passing similar legislation
  9. the UN organ representing all UN member states; acts as a forum for global discussion and runs numerous committees and programs
  10. the UN organ responsible for the preservation of international peace and security; it has the power to authorise military action and other measures
  11. laws made by people or bodies to whom parliament has delegated law-making authority
  12. the UN human rights office responsible for monitoring and reporting on human rights worldwide
  13. the process by which a country incorporates a treaty into domestic law
  14. a government power that is not listed in section 51 of the Australian Constitution as a legislative power of the Commonwealth Parliament, and thus belongs to the states

23 Clues: rights that are included (written) in a document • a government and the people it governs; a country • how powers are divided between the federal and state governments • the process by which a country incorporates a treaty into domestic law • the process of a state formally approving a treaty, making it legally binding • ...

Gobin Hill Government Crossword 2024-04-10

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

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

Civil War 2022-09-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. union general who was fired after he wouldn't attack
  2. compromise in 1820 that added two new states
  3. president during civil war
  4. reason California was added to the union so quickly
  5. last name of the writer of Uncle Tom's cabin
  6. Union general who led the army at the end of the war
  7. state which contained the capital of the Confederacy
  8. the union's first ironclad ship
  9. slave who sued for his freedom
  10. time after the Civil war in which southern states were brought back into the union
  11. Major battle in SE Pennsylvania
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  1. president of the confederate states of america
  2. Battle site meaning "place of peace"
  3. major crop of the southern states
  4. man responsible for raiding the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA
  5. first major battle of the war just outside Washington DC
  6. confederate who led an ill-fated charge at Gettysburg
  7. name for the southern states who seceded
  8. _ kansas; period of violence between pro and anti slavery factions
  9. head of Confederate army
  10. last name of the man who shot and killed the president

21 Clues: head of Confederate army • president during civil war • slave who sued for his freedom • the union's first ironclad ship • Major battle in SE Pennsylvania • major crop of the southern states • Battle site meaning "place of peace" • name for the southern states who seceded • compromise in 1820 that added two new states • last name of the writer of Uncle Tom's cabin • ...

4th Grade things we should know 2024-01-31

4th Grade things we should know crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sources such as a textbook
  2. 18th president of the United States
  3. sources such as a letter or photograph
  4. the mascot of Lake Forest Hills
  5. the answer to an addition problem
  6. only president of the Confederate states
  7. the war between the Northern and Southern states
  8. objects that you can partially see through
  9. the answer to a division problem
Down
  1. led the Underground Railroad
  2. First battle of the Civil War
  3. the amount of space on the inside of a rectangle
  4. 16th president of the United States
  5. objects that you can see through
  6. the answer to a multiplication problem
  7. the distance around the outside of a shape
  8. objects that can not be seen through
  9. the capital of the United States
  10. taker IB word- being brave enough to try new things
  11. the answer to a subtraction problem

20 Clues: sources such as a textbook • led the Underground Railroad • First battle of the Civil War • the mascot of Lake Forest Hills • objects that you can see through • the capital of the United States • the answer to a division problem • the answer to an addition problem • 18th president of the United States • 16th president of the United States • the answer to a subtraction problem • ...

WWII Test Crossword 2025-05-15

WWII Test Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. senior officer
  2. treaty
  3. 34th president of the United States
  4. joint declaration
  5. two to five divisions
  6. diplomatic strategy
  7. fleet admiral
  8. killing of a large number of people
  9. prices of most goods
  10. United States detonated two atomic bombs
  11. international military coalition
  12. fraternal or social organization
  13. murder all the Jews
  14. British politician
  15. offensive warfare
  16. French general
  17. American theoretical physicist
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  1. top-secret World War II government program
  2. American army officer
  3. general in the United States Army
  4. British statesman
  5. general of the Imperial Japanese Army
  6. controlled distribution
  7. major naval battle
  8. 33rd president of the United States
  9. Germany, Japan, and Italy
  10. turning point
  11. Defense of the United States
  12. Jewish quarter
  13. prison or other facility
  14. direct procurement of materials
  15. Allies won
  16. American general
  17. second atomic bomb

34 Clues: treaty • Allies won • fleet admiral • turning point • senior officer • Jewish quarter • French general • American general • joint declaration • British statesman • offensive warfare • major naval battle • British politician • second atomic bomb • diplomatic strategy • murder all the Jews • prices of most goods • American army officer • two to five divisions • controlled distribution • ...

American Symbols 2026-10-21

American Symbols crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A symbol commonly used on very important government documents to show they’re official
  2. - The pledge is said as a promise to be loyal and honor the United States
  3. - A statue built to honor president Abraham Lincoln who helped in the ending of slavery
  4. - It stands as a big symbol for our country, containing 50 stars for each state and 13 stripes for the original 13 colonies
  5. - It is a famous bell in the United States that remind Americans about our freedom and independence
  6. - A carving within a mountain of the faces of four United States Presidents to honor important leaders in history.
  7. - A map of the United States that shows where each state is in the country
Down
  1. - The national bird of the United States. It represents strength and freedom
  2. - A star represents each state in the United States. There are currently 50 stars on the flag
  3. - A tall monument to remember America’s first president, George Washington
  4. - The national flower of America. It represents beauty and love
  5. - A large green statue found in New York that welcomes people and also represents freedom
  6. - The national tree of America. It represents strength and endurance
  7. - A place where the president of the United States works and lives

14 Clues: - The national flower of America. It represents beauty and love • - A place where the president of the United States works and lives • - The national tree of America. It represents strength and endurance • - The pledge is said as a promise to be loyal and honor the United States • - A tall monument to remember America’s first president, George Washington • ...

The US Enters WWII 2015-03-18

The US Enters WWII crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what happened on December 7, 1941
  2. what peninsula did many New Mexicans fight to defend
  3. President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill secretly sign the
  4. what was the largest American air base
  5. France and Germany give Germany Czechoslovakia with the
  6. the month Germany signs a non-aggression pact with Soviet Union
  7. what month did The United States declare war on Germany, Italy, and Japan
  8. totalitarian leader of the soviet union
  9. what did President Roosevelt ask Congress to declare on Japan
  10. President Roosevelt asks for funds to build up the
  11. the month Germany invades Poland
Down
  1. the month when Britain and France declare war on Germany
  2. totalitarian leader of Italy
  3. who came to the United States to talk about peace
  4. The United States broke the ____ and knew an attack was coming
  5. this allows President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to “any country whose defense was vital to the United States”
  6. totalitarian leader of Germany
  7. Japan joins the
  8. In 1935 the US begins passing the
  9. the month Germany takes over Austria unopposed

20 Clues: Japan joins the • totalitarian leader of Italy • totalitarian leader of Germany • the month Germany invades Poland • what happened on December 7, 1941 • In 1935 the US begins passing the • what was the largest American air base • totalitarian leader of the soviet union • the month Germany takes over Austria unopposed • who came to the United States to talk about peace • ...

Kaja - Our Puzzling Government #2 2022-11-18

Kaja - Our Puzzling Government #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Basic principle of federalism; the constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the United States, between the National Government and the States).
  2. powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution spelled out expressly.
  3. Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
  4. Powers that are shared by both the Nationaly and state governments
  5. An act creating a new state
  6. Constitutional agreement by which the national government is created by and relies on subnational governments for its authority
  7. Mandates that impose costs on state and local governments without reimbursement from the federal government
  8. Grants made to States, private agencies for projects
  9. powers saved for the states
  10. An agreement among two or more states. Congress must approve most such agreements.
  11. One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined area of public policy
  12. No State can draw unreasonable distinctions between its own residents and those persons who happen to live in other States
  13. Thought that Government should be free of parties
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  1. Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
  2. Powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
  3. Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution reasonably suggested.
  4. Network of political, financial, and administrative relationships between units of the federal government and those of state and local governments.
  5. Passing down of responsibilities from the national government to the states.
  6. Grants of federal money or other resources to the states or their cities, counties, and other local units.
  7. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  8. The first step in the state admission procedure which enables the people of a territory to prepare a constitution
  9. The powers of the national government in foreign affairs that the Supreme Court has declared do not depend on constitutional grants but rather grow out of the very existence of the national government. (Power that belongs to the National Government because it is the government of the sovereign state within the world community)
  10. The surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)
  11. Grant for which Congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose
  12. Direct federal orders to state and local governments requiring them to perform a service or to obey federal laws in the performance of their functions.
  13. Giving money back to the state and local government with no strings attached

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

Chapter 4 Vocabulary 2014-09-30

Chapter 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ act; allows the people of a territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
  2. ______ powers; powers that nation government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
  3. _______ law; prohibits public officials from holding closed meetings
  4. federal _______; a sum of money given to a state or local government for a specific purpose
  5. the division of government powers between the national and state level
  6. ________________ Clause; Found in Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution, this clause addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
  7. ______powers; powers the Constitution grants to the states only
  8. ______ rights position; favors state and local action in dealing with problems
  9. _______ clause; allows the powers of Congress to stretch
  10. a formal order given by the federal government to the state governments
Down
  1. _______ powers; powers that the nation government may exercise simply because it is a government
  2. _______ powers; powers directly stated in the Constitution
  3. public ______; course of action the government takes in response to some issue or problem
  4. return to a state
  5. _______ powers; powers that both the national government and the states have
  6. ________ position; favors national action in dealing with problems
  7. ________ clause; statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution is the highest law
  8. interstate _____; written agreements between two or more states
  9. ________law; require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed

19 Clues: return to a state • _______ clause; allows the powers of Congress to stretch • _______ powers; powers directly stated in the Constitution • interstate _____; written agreements between two or more states • ______powers; powers the Constitution grants to the states only • ________ position; favors national action in dealing with problems • ...

Civil War Word Puzzle 2021-02-09

Civil War Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederacy's first general officer
  2. First battle of the Civil War
  3. The Northern States during the Civil War
  4. General of the Union
  5. Took over men's work, disguised as men in order to fight, etc.
  6. A war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
  7. President of the Confederate States of America
  8. Former slave, traveled the country speaking out against slavery, newspaper called North Star
  9. Confederate submarine
  10. President of the United States during the Civil War
Down
  1. Capital of the Confederacy
  2. The Southern states during the Civil War
  3. Union naval ships and soldiers captured Port Royal
  4. General of the Confederate
  5. A war between citizens of the same country
  6. Freed slaves
  7. Capital of the Union
  8. Former slave, freed himself and others during blockade
  9. The Union Navy cut off South's major port from trade
  10. African American unit in the Union ArmyU

20 Clues: Freed slaves • General of the Union • Capital of the Union • Confederate submarine • Capital of the Confederacy • General of the Confederate • First battle of the Civil War • Confederacy's first general officer • The Southern states during the Civil War • The Northern States during the Civil War • African American unit in the Union ArmyU • ...

Mr. Corbin's Wordsearch for Substitute 2021-08-24

Mr. Corbin's Wordsearch for Substitute crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 3rd president of the United States
  2. I am in the front and back of this class
  3. there are 12 in this room
  4. this was a declaration to the king of England
  5. 1 of the basic principles of the constitution
  6. amount of stars on the flag
  7. branch of government that makes laws
  8. 4th president of the United States
  9. author of the pamphlet "common sense"
  10. known for the Golden Gate Bridge
Down
  1. document on which America is founded
  2. amendment gives you the right to remain silent
  3. said give me liberty or give me death
  4. starts with "we the people"
  5. building where the president lives
  6. one of the freedoms guaranteed in the 1st amendment
  7. this classroom has 6 of these
  8. division of power between Federal and States
  9. state directly above Florida
  10. articles in the constitution
  11. there are 50 of these in America

21 Clues: there are 12 in this room • starts with "we the people" • amount of stars on the flag • state directly above Florida • articles in the constitution • this classroom has 6 of these • there are 50 of these in America • known for the Golden Gate Bridge • 3rd president of the United States • building where the president lives • 4th president of the United States • ...

Civil War 2017-04-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process to readmit the Confederate states to the Union
  2. Codes Laws created by the South to limit the rights of former slaves
  3. Extensions of black codes
  4. Slave states that bordered states where slavery was illegal
  5. Place where the South surrendered
  6. Gave African Americans equal rights and protection under the laws
  7. Place where the first shots were fired
  8. Bullet that increased death rates
Down
  1. Southern plan for the Civil War
  2. winner of First Battle of Bull Run
  3. Agency created to assist former slaves
  4. Created by Lincoln to free Southern slaves
  5. Northern Plan that called for a naval blockade
  6. Largest cause of death
  7. Ended Slavery
  8. Gave African Americans the right to vote
  9. Lincoln's killer
  10. Battle that was the turning point of the war, turned war to North
  11. Virginia citizen who resigned from the US Army and became leader of the Confederate Army
  12. 16th President of the United States

20 Clues: Ended Slavery • Lincoln's killer • Largest cause of death • Extensions of black codes • Southern plan for the Civil War • Place where the South surrendered • Bullet that increased death rates • winner of First Battle of Bull Run • 16th President of the United States • Agency created to assist former slaves • Place where the first shots were fired • ...

World War II Warfare 2017-03-02

World War II Warfare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Codename for the Atomic Bomb dropped in Japan
  2. The second president during World War 2
  3. Allies with Germany
  4. The United states also dropped a bomb here, causing over 80,000 casualties
  5. The first president during the beginning of World war 2(Died during the war)
  6. What Air Warfare fighters were called (dropped bombs)
  7. Leader of the Nazis
  8. _____Warfare included Submarines, Battleships and aircraft carriers
  9. Artillery was considered more ________
  10. The United States dropped a bomb here, causing over 140,000 casualties
Down
  1. Ally Powers(United States, Canada, ____,Brazil)
  2. American Troops and other nations used __________ weapons
  3. 1st attack of the War(Place)
  4. Considered the most Impressive tank of the War. (T-______) (Soviet Union)
  5. Axis Powers (Germany, Italy,Hungary,_______)
  6. Pilot that dropped the bomb
  7. Year Japan surrendered
  8. Japan attacked the U.S Station(December 7,1941)
  9. Allies are with United States
  10. Code name for the second bomb dropped in Japan

20 Clues: Allies with Germany • Leader of the Nazis • Year Japan surrendered • Pilot that dropped the bomb • 1st attack of the War(Place) • Allies are with United States • Artillery was considered more ________ • The second president during World War 2 • Axis Powers (Germany, Italy,Hungary,_______) • Codename for the Atomic Bomb dropped in Japan • ...

Ancient Chinese Warfare 2020-05-31

Ancient Chinese Warfare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the smallest of the warring states
  2. the era that began when China was unified
  3. the earliest soldiers in ancient china
  4. the vehicle that carried the archers and drivers during early ancient chinese battles
  5. the dynasty during which firearms were developed
  6. the number of chapters in The Art of War
Down
  1. the state victorious at the end of the warring states period
  2. what the earliest armour was made of
  3. the number of states involved in the Warring states
  4. armies of mounted troops
  5. important weapon developed during the Warring states period
  6. the author of The Art of War
  7. the state eliminated by qin state in 223BCE
  8. the book written in ancient china on war strategies
  9. the axe that was popular during the warring states period
  10. the dynasty in power at the beginning of the warring states period

16 Clues: armies of mounted troops • the author of The Art of War • the smallest of the warring states • what the earliest armour was made of • the earliest soldiers in ancient china • the number of chapters in The Art of War • the era that began when China was unified • the state eliminated by qin state in 223BCE • the dynasty during which firearms were developed • ...

Review of Naturalization Test Questions 2023-10-05

Review of Naturalization Test Questions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of the United States
  2. Ocean on the west coast of the United States
  3. The name of our national anthem
  4. Current President of the United States (last name only)
  5. Capital of Oklahoma
  6. "Supreme Law of the Land"
Down
  1. What we call the first ten amendments
  2. One of the longest rivers in the United States (if the one you chose doesn't fit, try the other river)
  3. Author of the Declaration of Independence (last name only)
  4. The U.S. war between the northern and southern states
  5. Ocean on the east coast of the United States
  6. Who takes over for the president if they cannot serve
  7. Month we vote for president
  8. "Father of our Country", first president of the United States (last name only)
  9. We elect a U.S. senator for how many years
  10. Number of Supreme Court Justices

16 Clues: Capital of Oklahoma • "Supreme Law of the Land" • Month we vote for president • Capital of the United States • The name of our national anthem • Number of Supreme Court Justices • What we call the first ten amendments • We elect a U.S. senator for how many years • Ocean on the west coast of the United States • Ocean on the east coast of the United States • ...

America Moves West 2023-04-03

America Moves West crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large area of grassy, flat land in North America
  2. the line separating two states or countries
  3. Native American guide and translator for Lewis and Clark
  4. land that is covered with many trees
  5. women's rights leader in the east
  6. an agreement in 1820 to balance the number of slave and free states
  7. one of the first people to settle in an undeveloped area
  8. large farm that raises animals
  9. right to vote
  10. the process of becoming greater in size
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  1. States that wanted slavery
  2. territory bought by Jefferson for $15 million in 1803
  3. Staters that did not want slavery
  4. another women's rights leader in the east
  5. The forced movement of Native Americans from their land
  6. longest river in the United States
  7. undeveloped area beyond settled land

17 Clues: right to vote • States that wanted slavery • large farm that raises animals • Staters that did not want slavery • women's rights leader in the east • longest river in the United States • land that is covered with many trees • undeveloped area beyond settled land • the process of becoming greater in size • another women's rights leader in the east • ...

Government Acronyms 2024-10-11

Government Acronyms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Worldwide police organization
  2. Controls air traffic
  3. Federal transportation infrastructure
  4. A group of representatives from different nations gathered together
  5. Headquarters in the Pentagon
  6. Gather intelligence against other countries
  7. Carries out federal delivery of mail
  8. Oversees Secret Service and other security agencies
  9. Insures mortgages to eligible homeowners
Down
  1. Issues forecasts and researches oceans and seas
  2. Leads government response to natural disasters
  3. Conducts the legal business of the United States
  4. Oversees space programs
  5. Researches and formulates policies concerning disease
  6. Collects taxes within the United States
  7. Oversees agriculture in United States

16 Clues: Controls air traffic • Oversees space programs • Headquarters in the Pentagon • Worldwide police organization • Carries out federal delivery of mail • Federal transportation infrastructure • Oversees agriculture in United States • Collects taxes within the United States • Insures mortgages to eligible homeowners • Gather intelligence against other countries • ...

Federalism 2014-09-24

Federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1819 Supreme Court case that established supremacy of national government over state government
  2. powers of federal government addressed specifically in constitution, for congress powers in article 1 section 8
  3. A clause in Article IV, section 2 states citizens of each state most of the privileges of citizens of other states
  4. powers of federal government that go beyond enumerated in constitution
  5. System of government where powers and policy assignments are shared between states and national government
  6. federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or categories of state and local spending
  7. federal grant given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs I areas like community development or social service
  8. Pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in federal system
  9. organizes nation so two or more levels of government have more authority over same land and people
  10. entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments
  11. final paragraph in Article I, Section 8 which authorizes Congress to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution
  12. federal categorical grant distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or administrative regulations
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  1. system of government where both The state & national government remain supreme within own spheres, each responsible for some policies
  2. Clause in Article IV , section. 8 of constitution requires each state to recognize official documents and civil judgements rendered by the courts of other states
  3. way of organizing nation so all powers resides in central government
  4. Article VI Of Constitution makes Constitution national law, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within constitutional limits
  5. the powers not delegated to the U.S. By the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states reserved to states or people
  6. Case in 1824, Supreme Court interpreted Broadly the clause in Article I Section 8; giving Comgress power to regulate interstate com ever, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
  7. legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrenders by officials instate in which crime is alleged to have been committed

19 Clues: Pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in federal system • way of organizing nation so all powers resides in central government • powers of federal government that go beyond enumerated in constitution • entire set of interactions among national, state, and local governments • ...

Federalism Test Review 2026-02-23

Federalism Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers not written but assumed from the Constitution
  2. System in which power is shared between national and state governments
  3. Clause that allows Congress to stretch its powers
  4. Principle that courts can declare laws unconstitutional
  5. Federal funding given to the states with broad flexibility on how to spend the money
  6. Case that expanded federal power over civil rights and private businesses
  7. Powers kept by the states
  8. Clause that makes federal law supreme
  9. Powers shared by federal and state governments
  10. Case that expanded Congress’s power to tax and create a national bank
  11. Federal requirements without the necessary funding
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  1. Clause giving Congress power over interstate trade
  2. Federal money given to the states with strict rules
  3. Federal government sending money to states to influence state policy
  4. Case that established judicial review
  5. Case that allowed federal regulation of home-grown wheat
  6. Powers specifically listed and given to the national congress in the Constitution

17 Clues: Powers kept by the states • Case that established judicial review • Clause that makes federal law supreme • Powers shared by federal and state governments • Clause that allows Congress to stretch its powers • Clause giving Congress power over interstate trade • Federal requirements without the necessary funding • Federal money given to the states with strict rules • ...

Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes 2025-05-21

Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a culturally defined group of people with shared past and common future who relate to territory and government
  2. where individual states come together to work together toward common goals
  3. a defined political entity with a government, territory, population and sovereignty recognized by other states.
  4. the delegation of power to a lower level government or state
  5. the distribution of power and resources
  6. a theoretical perspective that emphasizes the role of material resources and determining power dynamics
  7. Government a government system where the power is shared better the central authority and states
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  1. a theoretical perspective that illuminates how gender shapes power structures and inequalities demonstrating how seemingly neutral systems can reinforce patriarchal dominance
  2. a state whose territory corresponds to that particular ethnicity
  3. the ability to have something or someone do something they normally wouldn't do on its own
  4. a theoretical perspective that highlights the importance of shared ideals, beliefs, and norms in shaping power relations
  5. acquiring territory or gaining control over the political or economic life of other countries
  6. State a country that contains more than one ehtincy with tradition of self-determination
  7. a country’s sense of property and attachment towards its own territory
  8. government a government system where the central authority is weak and the states maintain their power
  9. land politically attached to a larger piece of land but not physically attached
  10. a tax on imported and exported goods
  11. a permanent settlement that maintains ties to the home country
  12. Government a government system where all the power is with the central authority and now power shared to the states
  13. a piece of land totally surrounded by a foreign territory

20 Clues: a tax on imported and exported goods • the distribution of power and resources • a piece of land totally surrounded by a foreign territory • the delegation of power to a lower level government or state • a permanent settlement that maintains ties to the home country • a state whose territory corresponds to that particular ethnicity • ...

States and their Capitols 2022-08-16

States and their Capitols crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capitol is Boston
  2. The capitol is Sacramento
  3. The Capitol is Dover
  4. The capitol is Frankfort
  5. The capitol is Charleston
  6. The capitol is Austin
  7. The capitol is Salt Lake City
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  1. The capitol is Juneau
  2. The capitol is Albany
  3. The capitol is Salem
  4. The capitol is Lincoln
  5. The capitol is Baton Rouge
  6. The capitol is Tallahassee

13 Clues: The capitol is Salem • The Capitol is Dover • The capitol is Juneau • The capitol is Albany • The capitol is Boston • The capitol is Austin • The capitol is Lincoln • The capitol is Frankfort • The capitol is Sacramento • The capitol is Charleston • The capitol is Baton Rouge • The capitol is Tallahassee • The capitol is Salt Lake City

civil war crossword puzzle 2023-02-24

civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. before the war
  2. highest in rank or authority
  3. how the south got there goods
  4. people should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states
  5. to pick one side EX:free states and slave states
  6. people that were freed from slavery
  7. the president in the civil war
  8. disrespectful or rude to one color of skin
  9. slave states were considered what?
  10. a slave that left a slave state is consider property what act is this
Down
  1. the largest battle in the civil war
  2. things that are illegal in ones country
  3. how the north produced there goods
  4. congress wanted to keep a balance of power
  5. african americans that have been slaved by the south
  6. the free states were considered what?
  7. first battle of the civil war
  8. to leave one organization
  9. information facts to convince a public oppinion
  10. Souths main agricultural goods

20 Clues: before the war • to leave one organization • highest in rank or authority • first battle of the civil war • how the south got there goods • the president in the civil war • Souths main agricultural goods • how the north produced there goods • slave states were considered what? • the largest battle in the civil war • people that were freed from slavery • ...

Madison Goshey- Chapter 4 2020-12-03

Madison Goshey- Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system of spending, taxing,and providing aid in the federal system
  2. federal aid is distributed to the states (specific purpose)
  3. the idea that southern states could nullify national laws that they believed clashed with state interests
  4. include money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities
  5. powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution
  6. a power held by the national government and the state government at the same time
  7. a series of initiatives aimed at eliminating poverty and social inequality
  8. federalism under the New Deal
  9. ensures that extradition can take place
  10. demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money
Down
  1. state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
  2. federal grants that are given for more general purposes or for broad policy areas
  3. powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation
  4. political leaders worked to reverse the trend of the national government expanding
  5. powers granted to the national government by the Constitution
  6. powers that the Constitution neither mention nor prohibit
  7. the idea that states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
  8. the idea of returning power to states

18 Clues: federalism under the New Deal • the idea of returning power to states • ensures that extradition can take place • powers that the Constitution neither mention nor prohibit • federal aid is distributed to the states (specific purpose) • powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution • powers granted to the national government by the Constitution • ...

Unit 3 Government Review, 5th Grade 2023-12-04

Unit 3 Government Review, 5th Grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the branch that interprets the laws
  2. the person who works in the Executive branch for 4 years (limited to 2 elections)
  3. the first 10 amendments to the constitution that protect individual rights
  4. the person who works in the Legislative branch for 2 years (unlimited elections)
  5. the level of government that deals with problems inside the state, run by the governor
  6. the first group of laws made to run the United States that were too weak and needed to be changed
  7. these states are represented fairly by the Senate
  8. the branch that makes the laws
  9. the amendment that states people have the right to own a gun
  10. the level of government that deals with problems for the whole country, run by the president
  11. a document that lays out the laws on how to run a country
Down
  1. the person who works in the Judicial branch (picked by the president, for life)
  2. the person who works in the Legislative branch for 6 years (unlimited elections)
  3. the name of the compromise that split the Legislative branch into two parts to give equal representation to big and small states
  4. these states are represented fairly by the House of Representatives
  5. the branch that enforces the laws
  6. the amendment that states people have freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion
  7. another name for the Legislative branch, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives
  8. the name of the compromise that made enslaved people less than white people
  9. the level of government that deals with problems in cities, run by the mayor

20 Clues: the branch that makes the laws • the branch that enforces the laws • the branch that interprets the laws • these states are represented fairly by the Senate • a document that lays out the laws on how to run a country • the amendment that states people have the right to own a gun • these states are represented fairly by the House of Representatives • ...

waters of Canada 2023-02-25

waters of Canada crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ocean in the west of Canada
  2. Ocean in the east of Canada
  3. Region of ancient bedrock in Canada
  4. River in Manitoba
  5. River in Ontario and Michigan
  6. River in British Columbia
  7. Largest island in Canada
  8. River in Alberta
  9. River in the Yukon
  10. Group of five large lakes on the border of Canada and the United States
  11. Waterway connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
  12. River in British Columbia
  13. River in Manitoba and the United States
Down
  1. River in British Columbia and the United States
  2. Ocean surrounding the Arctic
  3. Delta of the Mackenzie River
  4. Gulf in the Pacific Ocean
  5. Gulf in eastern North America
  6. River in Ontario and Quebec
  7. Rainforest in British Columbia
  8. - Group of islands in the Arctic Ocean
  9. Lowlands surrounding the Hudson Bay
  10. River in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
  11. Region of northern Canada
  12. River in Alberta and British Columbia

25 Clues: River in Alberta • River in Manitoba • River in the Yukon • Largest island in Canada • Gulf in the Pacific Ocean • River in British Columbia • Region of northern Canada • River in British Columbia • River in Ontario and Quebec • Ocean in the west of Canada • Ocean in the east of Canada • Ocean surrounding the Arctic • Delta of the Mackenzie River • Gulf in eastern North America • ...

Geometry Crossword 2023-01-14

Geometry Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This postulate states that: If two angles form a linear pair, then the measures of the angles add up to 180°.
  2. The ___________ postulate states that through any two points, there is exactly one line.
  3. An ___________ is created when two different rays that share a common endpoint (also known as a vertex).
  4. This theorem states that if the hypotenuse and a leg of a right triangle are each congruent with the corresponding hypotenuse and leg of another right triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
  5. The ____________ of a triangle is a perpendicular line segment drawn from the vertex to the opposite side of the triangle
  6. Which theorem states that same-side exterior angles are supplementary, meaning that they have a sum of 180 degrees
  7. Abbreviated to SSS *note use "-" for spaces
  8. This theorem states, if two angles and a non-included side in one triangle are congruent to two angles and the corresponding non-included side in another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
Down
  1. This postulate states If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, the triangles are congruent.
  2. The ___________ of triangle is a segment that joins the midpoints of 2 sides of the triangle.
  3. The ___________ of a right triangle is it's longest side and is always across or opposite from right angle.
  4. Intersecting lines that create a right angle.
  5. An angle that is less than 90°
  6. Has 3 sides and 3 angles
  7. A quadrilateral with four equal and straight sides and four right angles
  8. this theorem states that if two parallel lines are split by a transversal then each pair of corresponding angles are congruent.

16 Clues: Has 3 sides and 3 angles • An angle that is less than 90° • Abbreviated to SSS *note use "-" for spaces • Intersecting lines that create a right angle. • A quadrilateral with four equal and straight sides and four right angles • The ___________ postulate states that through any two points, there is exactly one line. • ...

The Reconstruction Era Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-01

The Reconstruction Era Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. members of Congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union
  2. a white southerner who collaborated with the northern republicans during Reconstruction
  3. offered southerners amnesty for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion
  4. a period beginning in 1867 when the Republicans, who had control in both houses of Congress, took charge of Reconstruction
  5. an agency providing relief for freed people and certain poor people in the South
  6. a person from the northern states who went South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction
  7. a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements
  8. this secret society opposed civil rights, particularly suffrage, for African Americans
  9. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American War
  10. the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
Down
  1. the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union
  2. a special tax that you need to pay in order to vote
  3. the law that put the southern states under U.S. military control and required them to draft new constitutions upholding the Fourteenth Amendment
  4. 17th President of the United States; was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated
  5. the forced separation of whites and African Americans in public spaces
  6. an assessment to determine a person's ability to read and write that is required in order to vote
  7. one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
  8. laws that limited the freedom of African Americans
  9. someone sharing land with a landowner in exchange for labor
  10. an official pardon

20 Clues: an official pardon • one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans • laws that limited the freedom of African Americans • a special tax that you need to pay in order to vote • someone sharing land with a landowner in exchange for labor • the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union • ...

The Makings of American Government 2019-08-30

The Makings of American Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
  2. doctrine holding that state and federal governments have almost completely seperate functions
  3. splits powers between nation and state
  4. the branch of government that makes the laws
  5. creator of the Virginia Plan
  6. electors selected to represent the votes of their respective states
  7. The intial governing authority of the United States (1781-88)
  8. keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful
  9. right of states to invalidate acts of congress they believe to be illegal
  10. system of government where ultimate authority rests with the state government
  11. imposed tax on almost all paper products
  12. system of government where ultimate authority rests with the national government
  13. powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution
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  1. rule by the people
  2. required states to return runaway slaves
  3. who proposed the Connecticut Compromise
  4. groups of people sharing similar views and interests in order to win elections
  5. powers retained by the states under the constitution
  6. amendment that prohibits states from denying the right to vote on account of race
  7. required colonists to export certain items only to Britain
  8. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  9. colonists dump taxed tea into Boston Harbor
  10. powers held by the national and state governments in a federal system
  11. Documents that establish the rules for how society will be governed
  12. those who supported the constitution
  13. list of rights granted to the people that can not be taken away
  14. form of government in which political power is exercised directly by the citizens
  15. makes federal law supreme over state law
  16. form of government where citizens vote for officials to represent them
  17. power that the president has to block legislation

30 Clues: rule by the people • creator of the Virginia Plan • those who supported the constitution • splits powers between nation and state • who proposed the Connecticut Compromise • required states to return runaway slaves • to formally withdraw from a nation-state • makes federal law supreme over state law • imposed tax on almost all paper products • ...

The Makings of American Government 2019-08-30

The Makings of American Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. form of government in which political power is exercised directly by the citizens
  2. powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
  3. form of government where citizens vote for officials to represent them
  4. required colonists to export certain items only to Britain
  5. electors selected to represent the votes of their respective states
  6. to formally withdraw from a nation-state
  7. the branch of government that makes the laws
  8. doctrine holding that state and federal governments have almost completely separate functions
  9. imposed tax on almost all paper products
  10. those who supported the constitution
  11. The initial governing authority of the United States (1781-88)
  12. splits powers between nation and state
  13. powers held by the national and state governments in a federal system
  14. Documents that establish the rules for how society will be governed
Down
  1. powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution
  2. makes federal law supreme over state law
  3. system of government where ultimate authority rests with the state government
  4. system of government where ultimate authority rests with the national government
  5. amendment that prohibits states from denying the right to vote on account of race
  6. groups of people sharing similar views and interests in order to win elections
  7. keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful
  8. creator of the Virginia Plan
  9. who proposed the Connecticut Compromise
  10. right of states to invalidate acts of congress they believe to be illegal
  11. required states to return runaway slaves
  12. list of rights granted to the people that can not be taken away
  13. colonists dump taxed tea into Boston Harbor
  14. powers retained by the states under the constitution
  15. power that the president has to block legislation
  16. rule by the people

30 Clues: rule by the people • creator of the Virginia Plan • those who supported the constitution • splits powers between nation and state • who proposed the Connecticut Compromise • makes federal law supreme over state law • to formally withdraw from a nation-state • required states to return runaway slaves • imposed tax on almost all paper products • ...

AbolitionofSlavery: To get rid of Slavery. Equalprotection / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Accountofrace / A phrase that meant people of a 2022-05-06

AbolitionofSlavery: To get rid of Slavery. Equalprotection / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Accountofrace / A phrase that meant people of a crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  2. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  3. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  4. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  5. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  6. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  7. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  8. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  9. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  10. / The enacting of laws.
  11. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
Down
  1. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  2. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  3. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
  4. To get rid of Slavery.
  5. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  6. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  7. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  8. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.
  9. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.

20 Clues: To get rid of Slavery. • / The enacting of laws. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  2. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  3. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  4. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  5. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  6. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  7. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  8. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  9. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  10. / The enacting of laws.
  11. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
Down
  1. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  2. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  3. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
  4. To get rid of Slavery.
  5. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  6. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  7. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  8. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.
  9. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.

20 Clues: To get rid of Slavery. • / The enacting of laws. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  2. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  3. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  4. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.
  5. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  6. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  7. / The enacting of laws.
  8. / To get rid of Slavery.
  9. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  10. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
Down
  1. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  2. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  3. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  4. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  5. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  6. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  7. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
  8. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  9. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  10. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.

20 Clues: / The enacting of laws. • / To get rid of Slavery. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

Westward Expansion 2025-04-08

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fear or hatred of immigrants
  2. mass migration of people seeking fortune, starting in 1848
  3. land the US acquired in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, including present-day California, Nevada, and parts of other western states
  4. land bought from Mexico in 1853 to complete the continental United States
  5. European country that controlled Florida before the U.S.
  6. nation that lost about half its territory to the United States in 1848
  7. 1787 law that organized the settlement of western territories and their path to statehood
  8. territory acquired from Spain in 1819
  9. group that faced discrimination while seeking gold in California
  10. a busy trade route and stagecoach line for travel to the west; used by military to haul materials
  11. conflict between 1846-1848 that began over boundary disputes
  12. country that jointly controlled Oregon Territory with the U.S. until 1846
  13. agreement that ended the U.S.-Mexican War
Down
  1. the belief that the United States had a divine right to expand across North America
  2. 1845 addition to the United States
  3. 1803 land purchase from France that doubled the size of the United States
  4. inexpensive farmland, discovery of gold, adventure
  5. location where gold was first discovered in California
  6. Mexico claimed this as Texas’ southern border
  7. system that connected the east and west coasts
  8. a historic route used by pioneers traveling westward to settle new territories, stretching approximately 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon
  9. route taken by religious settlers to Utah
  10. the official border between Texas and Mexico after the U.S.-Mexican War
  11. overcrowding of cities, economic depressions, religious persecution
  12. won the presidential election of 1844 by promising the American people he would achieve Manifest Destiny

25 Clues: fear or hatred of immigrants • 1845 addition to the United States • territory acquired from Spain in 1819 • route taken by religious settlers to Utah • agreement that ended the U.S.-Mexican War • Mexico claimed this as Texas’ southern border • system that connected the east and west coasts • inexpensive farmland, discovery of gold, adventure • ...

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour 2023-03-06

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
  2. a person who was killed for their beliefs.
  3. to be free
  4. splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
  5. cancel, over turning something.
  6. resiton to a higher source of power.
  7. a person trying to end slavery.
Down
  1. person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
  2. going against your country's constitution.
  3. a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
  4. capture a town
  5. first territorial governor
  6. attempting to overthrow the government.
  7. a criminal
  8. a person who wants to expand.
  9. a crop that is grown for profit
  10. to seal off something
  11. a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
  12. bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
  13. allowing people to vote

20 Clues: a criminal • to be free • capture a town • to seal off something • allowing people to vote • first territorial governor • a person who wants to expand. • a crop that is grown for profit • cancel, over turning something. • a person trying to end slavery. • resiton to a higher source of power. • attempting to overthrow the government. • going against your country's constitution. • ...

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour 2023-03-06

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
  2. a person who was killed for their beliefs.
  3. to be free
  4. splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
  5. cancel, over turning something.
  6. resiton to a higher source of power.
  7. a person trying to end slavery.
Down
  1. person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
  2. going against your country's constitution.
  3. a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
  4. capture a town
  5. first territorial governor
  6. attempting to overthrow the government.
  7. a criminal
  8. a person who wants to expand.
  9. a crop that is grown for profit
  10. to seal off something
  11. a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
  12. bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
  13. allowing people to vote

20 Clues: a criminal • to be free • capture a town • to seal off something • allowing people to vote • first territorial governor • a person who wants to expand. • a crop that is grown for profit • cancel, over turning something. • a person trying to end slavery. • resiton to a higher source of power. • attempting to overthrow the government. • going against your country's constitution. • ...

Antebellum South 2023-01-12

Antebellum South crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people for slavery
  2. banned the further importation of slaves beginning in 1808.
  3. known for use of slavery.
  4. formally put an end to a system practice or institution.
  5. had 9 new slave states enter between 1789 and 1860
  6. planters projected the maount of cotton based on salve amount
  7. Turner led the second rebellion.
  8. a person who is owned and has no rights
  9. an owner of slaves.
  10. free blacks were lighter skinned women.
  11. people against slavery
  12. a boat powered by steam
Down
  1. wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
  2. the state of being a slave
  3. known as Petit gulf cotton a mix of mexican georgia strains
  4. what most slaves were used for.
  5. exstention of states territory by encroaching on that of other nations
  6. any Southern states in US which slavery was legal before the civil war.
  7. a person killed for religious beleifs
  8. what slave states were known as

20 Clues: people for slavery • an owner of slaves. • wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • people against slavery • a boat powered by steam • known for use of slavery. • the state of being a slave • what most slaves were used for. • what slave states were known as • Turner led the second rebellion. • a person killed for religious beleifs • a person who is owned and has no rights • ...

Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 6 Pages 79-87 2022-11-08

Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 6 Pages 79-87 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The North had more cities and _________ than the South. P. 85
  2. Most people in the South were farmers who grew rice, tobacco, _________, and cotton. P. 85-86
  3. Tad and Willie often burst into cabinet meetings to tell their Dad “___________” things. P. 83 (Cabinet meetings are private, closed-door sessions with the president, vice president and every other executive officer in the line of presidential succession are found in the same room).
  4. Along the railroad tracks, people lined the tracks to wave and _______ the new president well. P. 80
  5. A ________ is a huge farm whose owners depended on slave labor. P. 86
  6. Southern states were called the ____________. P. 87
  7. Southern states began to vote to ________ from, or leave, the United States and become a separate nation. P. 87
  8. The Southerners felt that the government was too powerful and taxed them _________. P. 87
  9. Tad and Willie kept the White House in an _________, racing through the halls and up and down the stairs. P. 83
Down
  1. These seven southern states named their new nation the Confederate States of America and named ________ Davis as their president. P. 87
  2. The halls of the White House were filled with people there to ask the president for ________ jobs. P. 80-81
  3. Northern states were called the __________. P. 87
  4. The Washington ____________ was only half finished when President Lincoln lived in the White House. Built to honor George Washington, the United States' first president, the 555-foot marble obelisk towers over Washington, D.C. P. 82
  5. This river of the eastern U.S. rises in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia and flows about 285 miles through Washington, D.C. into Chesapeake Bay. P. 82
  6. This word means “full of constant or frantic activity.” P. 80
  7. Lincoln’s oldest son, __________, was with him, as he headed to Washington, D.C. P. 79
  8. After South Carolina seceded, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, ____________ and Texas seceded as well. P. 87
  9. This word means “ill-feelings, or friction; a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other.” P. 85

18 Clues: Northern states were called the __________. P. 87 • Southern states were called the ____________. P. 87 • The North had more cities and _________ than the South. P. 85 • This word means “full of constant or frantic activity.” P. 80 • A ________ is a huge farm whose owners depended on slave labor. P. 86 • ...

Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 6 Pages 79-87 2022-11-08

Fact Tracker Abe Lincoln Ch 6 Pages 79-87 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern states began to vote to ________ from, or leave, the United States and become a separate nation. P. 87
  2. Tad and Willie often burst into cabinet meetings to tell their Dad “___________” things. P. 83 (Cabinet meetings are private, closed-door sessions with the president, vice president and every other executive officer in the line of presidential succession are found in the same room).
  3. Northern states were called the __________. P. 87
  4. This word means “ill-feelings, or friction; a feeling of fear or anger between two groups of people who do not trust each other.” P. 85
  5. The Washington ____________ was only half finished when President Lincoln lived in the White House. Built to honor George Washington, the United States' first president, the 555-foot marble obelisk towers over Washington, D.C. P. 82
  6. This word means “full of constant or frantic activity.” P. 80
  7. Tad and Willie kept the White House in an _________, racing through the halls and up and down the stairs. P. 83
  8. A ________ is a huge farm whose owners depended on slave labor. P. 86
  9. These seven southern states named their new nation the Confederate States of America and named ________ Davis as their president. P. 87
Down
  1. The halls of the White House were filled with people there to ask the president for ________ jobs. P. 80-81
  2. The North had more cities and _________ than the South. P. 85
  3. After South Carolina seceded, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, ____________ and Texas seceded as well. P. 87
  4. Southern states were called the ____________. P. 87
  5. This river of the eastern U.S. rises in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia and flows about 285 miles through Washington, D.C. into Chesapeake Bay. P. 82
  6. The Southerners felt that the government was too powerful and taxed them _________. P. 87
  7. Most people in the South were farmers who grew rice, tobacco, _________, and cotton. P. 85-86
  8. President Lincoln’s oldest son, __________, was with him, as he headed to Washington, D.C. P. 79
  9. Along the railroad tracks, people lined the tracks to wave and _______ the new president well. P. 80

18 Clues: Northern states were called the __________. P. 87 • Southern states were called the ____________. P. 87 • The North had more cities and _________ than the South. P. 85 • This word means “full of constant or frantic activity.” P. 80 • A ________ is a huge farm whose owners depended on slave labor. P. 86 • ...

Social Studies Map Skills 2022-08-30

Social Studies Map Skills crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lines that measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian
  2. a symbol on a map that shows directions
  3. an piece of land almost surrounded by water, but still attached to the mainland
  4. the distance above or below sea level
  5. lines that measure distance north and south from the equator
  6. a map that shows geographic features of a place, such as mountains, valleys, and bodies of water
  7. a boxed list that shows what symbols or colors on a map mean
Down
  1. a map that shows information about the past
  2. a map that shows how many people live in an area
  3. an area that shares common physical or human characteristics
  4. a ruler that shows distances on a map
  5. a map that shows information such as borders, capitals, and important cities
  6. an area of land that is completely surrounded by water

13 Clues: a ruler that shows distances on a map • the distance above or below sea level • a symbol on a map that shows directions • a map that shows information about the past • a map that shows how many people live in an area • an area of land that is completely surrounded by water • an area that shares common physical or human characteristics • ...

The European Union 2021-05-05

The European Union crossword puzzle
Across
  1. consists of 27 judges and 11 independant advocates-general
  2. EU primary legislation
  3. 55% of member states must agree, representing at least 65% of EU population
  4. 14 out of 27 member states must agree
  5. one or more departments of the European Commission added to a portfolio
  6. 31 January 2020
  7. executive body consisting of the heads of state of heads of government of Member States
  8. - an individual can directly enforce EU law against the state, not an individual
  9. - an individual can directly enforce EU law against any other individual in the UK
  10. all member states must agree
  11. executive body who act as "the guardian of EU Treaties"
Down
  1. has legislative function and passes EU secondary legislation proposed by the European Commission. Presidency changes every 6 months
  2. monarch (or president) with full powers
  3. if monarch has only ceremonial role, this person runs the country
  4. elected law making body with legislative function. Can amend EU Treaties.
  5. secondary legislation setting out EU law in general terms only and is addressed to one or more member states who will then have to amend their national law accordingly
  6. secondary legislation directly applicable to all member states

17 Clues: 31 January 2020 • EU primary legislation • all member states must agree • 14 out of 27 member states must agree • monarch (or president) with full powers • executive body who act as "the guardian of EU Treaties" • consists of 27 judges and 11 independant advocates-general • secondary legislation directly applicable to all member states • ...

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. • ...

USA cities and states 2023-04-28

USA cities and states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Starting point of the Route 66
  2. the mile high city
  3. there is death penalty
  4. Disney World is located there
  5. Home of Mormon Church
  6. the biggest state
Down
  1. named after a french king
  2. it is called the land of thousands of lakes
  3. the big apple
  4. the most tolerant city in the US
  5. it was founded by irish settlers
  6. Pentagon and White House are located there
  7. polynesians live there

13 Clues: the big apple • the biggest state • the mile high city • Home of Mormon Church • there is death penalty • polynesians live there • named after a french king • Disney World is located there • Starting point of the Route 66 • the most tolerant city in the US • it was founded by irish settlers • Pentagon and White House are located there • it is called the land of thousands of lakes

The Roaring Twenties 2024-02-19

The Roaring Twenties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American aviation pioneers credited with making the first succesful airplane
  2. international conference called by the United States to limit the naval arms race in the 20ś
  3. an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921
  4. American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition
  5. the 29th president
  6. a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups
  7. an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
  8. the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970
  9. deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism
  10. moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies
  11. an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer, he also wrote the Great Gatsby
  12. murder trial in Massachusetts
  13. a subculture of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior
  14. a trial on weather or not evolution should be taught in schools
  15. an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935
  16. a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
Down
  1. limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States
  2. founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate
  3. an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist
  4. legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933
  5. outlawed war as an instrument of national policy and the second called upon signatories to settle their disputes by peaceful means
  6. manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation
  7. an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri
  8. a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity
  9. the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century
  10. he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris
  11. a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923

27 Clues: the 29th president • murder trial in Massachusetts • deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism • founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate • an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist • he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris • moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies • ...

The Roaring Twenties 2024-02-19

The Roaring Twenties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American aviation pioneers credited with making the first succesful airplane
  2. international conference called by the United States to limit the naval arms race in the 20ś
  3. an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921
  4. American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition
  5. the 29th president
  6. a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups
  7. an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
  8. the movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970
  9. deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism
  10. moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies
  11. an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer, he also wrote the Great Gatsby
  12. murder trial in Massachusetts
  13. a subculture of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior
  14. a trial on weather or not evolution should be taught in schools
  15. an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935
  16. a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
Down
  1. limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States
  2. founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate
  3. an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist
  4. legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933
  5. outlawed war as an instrument of national policy and the second called upon signatories to settle their disputes by peaceful means
  6. manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation
  7. an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri
  8. a period in the 1920s and 1930s in which jazz music and dance styles gained worldwide popularity
  9. the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century
  10. he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris
  11. a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923

27 Clues: the 29th president • murder trial in Massachusetts • deregulation, civic engagement, and isolationism • founder of the Ford Motor Company,and business magnate • an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist • he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris • moral panic provoked by fear of the rise of leftist ideologies • ...

East Asia: Countries, Capitals and Regions 2013-10-30

East Asia: Countries, Capitals and Regions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountain range of northern China and Mogolia
  2. Elevated area created by the Himalayas
  3. Largest country in East Asia
  4. Island country off the coast of China
  5. Capital of Mongolia
  6. Fertile region on the east coast of China
  7. Country south of Russia and north of China
  8. Capital of North Korea
Down
  1. Desert of western China
  2. Fertile plain of North Korea and China
  3. Capital of Taiwan
  4. Capital of Japan
  5. Capital of South Korea
  6. Its capital is Seoul
  7. Southernmost fertile plain in China
  8. One of two countries on the Korean Peninsula
  9. A mountain range in western China
  10. Capital of China
  11. Desert of northern China and southern Mongolia
  12. Home of Godzilla and Mothra

20 Clues: Capital of Japan • Capital of China • Capital of Taiwan • Capital of Mongolia • Its capital is Seoul • Capital of South Korea • Capital of North Korea • Desert of western China • Home of Godzilla and Mothra • Largest country in East Asia • A mountain range in western China • Southernmost fertile plain in China • Island country off the coast of China • ...

Capitals: Central america and the Carribean 2021-03-02

Capitals: Central america and the Carribean crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Cuba
  2. Capital of St Vincent and the Grenadines
  3. Capital of Barbados
  4. Capital of Trinidad and Tobago
  5. Capital of Belize
  6. Capital of Guatemala
  7. Capital of The Bahamas
  8. Capital of El Salvador
  9. Capital of Costa Rica
  10. Capital of Nicaragua
  11. Capital of Antigua and Barbuda
  12. Capital of Grenada
Down
  1. Capital of St. Kitts and Nevis
  2. Capital of Jamaica
  3. Capital of Honduras
  4. Capital of Dominican Republic
  5. Capital of Panama
  6. Capital of St.Lucia
  7. Capital of Anguilla
  8. Capital of Puerto Rico
  9. Capital of Dominica
  10. Capital of Haiti

22 Clues: Capital of Cuba • Capital of Haiti • Capital of Panama • Capital of Belize • Capital of Jamaica • Capital of Grenada • Capital of Honduras • Capital of Barbados • Capital of St.Lucia • Capital of Anguilla • Capital of Dominica • Capital of Guatemala • Capital of Nicaragua • Capital of Costa Rica • Capital of The Bahamas • Capital of Puerto Rico • Capital of El Salvador • ...

Capitals of Australia and the Oceania 2019-10-14

Capitals of Australia and the Oceania crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Costa Rica
  2. George Grenada
  3. Antigua and Barbuda
  4. Dominican Republic
  5. Cuba
  6. Nicaragua
  7. Jamaica
  8. Guatemala
  9. Trinidad and Tobago
  10. Panama
  11. Saint Lucia
  12. Barbados
Down
  1. Canada
  2. Mexico
  3. Belize
  4. Honduras
  5. Haiti
  6. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  7. United States of America
  8. El Salvador
  9. Bahamas
  10. Dominica
  11. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

23 Clues: Cuba • Haiti • Canada • Mexico • Belize • Panama • Jamaica • Bahamas • Honduras • Dominica • Barbados • Nicaragua • Guatemala • Costa Rica • El Salvador • Saint Lucia • George Grenada • Dominican Republic • Antigua and Barbuda • Trinidad and Tobago • Saint Kitts and Nevis • United States of America • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Spanish Speaking Countries and Their Capitals 2026-04-16

Spanish Speaking Countries and Their Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital of Guatemala is …
  2. The capital of Nicaragua is …
  3. The capital of Peru is …
  4. The capital of Puerto Rico is …
  5. The capital of Uruguay is …
  6. The capital of Panama is …
  7. The capital of El Salvador is …
  8. The capital of the Dominican Republic is …
  9. The capital of Cuba is …
  10. The capital of Paraguay is …
Down
  1. The capital of Bolivia is …
  2. The capital of Honduras is …
  3. The capital of Argentina is …
  4. The capital of Mexico is …
  5. The capital of Spain is …
  6. The capital of Chile is …
  7. The capital of Equatorial Guinea is …
  8. The capital of Colombia is …
  9. The capital of Costa Rica is …
  10. The capital of Venezuela is …
  11. The capital of Ecuador is …

21 Clues: The capital of Peru is … • The capital of Cuba is … • The capital of Spain is … • The capital of Chile is … • The capital of Mexico is … • The capital of Panama is … • The capital of Bolivia is … • The capital of Uruguay is … • The capital of Ecuador is … • The capital of Honduras is … • The capital of Colombia is … • The capital of Paraguay is … • The capital of Guatemala is … • ...

Jeremy Sheppard Chapter 3 Crossword 2017-09-24

Jeremy Sheppard Chapter 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of rights / the name of the first ten amendments
  2. amendment / amendment that states you have the right to a speedy trial
  3. sovereignty / the people are the only source for any and all governmental power
  4. / division of power among a central government and several regional governments
  5. amendment / amendment that sates the bail, fines, and jail time has to be fair
  6. / government must be conducted according to constitutional principles
  7. amendment / amendment that says yu have the right to remain silent
  8. amendment / amendment that states you have the right to bear arms
  9. / the president can react a law
  10. and balances / each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks from the other branches
Down
  1. of law / government and its officers, in all they do, are always subject to - never above- the law.
  2. amendment / amendment that says that the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  3. amendment / amendment that says you have freedom of speech
  4. of powers / when the power of the government is operated with three branches
  5. review / power of a court to determine the constitutionality of governmental action
  6. amendment / amendment that states that a trial has to be over twenty dollars
  7. government / no government is all powerful
  8. amendment / amendment that says you don't have to let a solider stay in your house
  9. amendment / amendment that says that 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.
  10. amendment / amendment that says a police officer needs a warrant to search you or your house

20 Clues: / the president can react a law • government / no government is all powerful • of rights / the name of the first ten amendments • amendment / amendment that says you have freedom of speech • amendment / amendment that states you have the right to bear arms • amendment / amendment that says yu have the right to remain silent • ...

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-06

13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / The man who was elected vice president and succeeded Lincoln as President after he got assassinated.
  2. / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans.
  3. / A clan that had goals of achieving racial segregation and white supremacy.
  4. / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South.
  5. / The process by which the supreme court applied the bill of rights to the states, through the 14th amendment.
  6. / The first United States federal law to define equal U.S. citizenship
  7. / The enacting of laws.
  8. / To get rid of Slavery.
  9. / Northern people who traveled to the South during Reconstruction to make money
  10. / The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution.
Down
  1. / The person who introduced a bill that supported the abolishment of slavery.
  2. / A law issued by Abraham Lincoln that guaranteed the freedom of enslaved people from all States.
  3. / Programs that offer job training to those who've dealt with discrimination in the past.
  4. / Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits all states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  5. / An act that allowed anyone willing to commit to a full-time job, to get employed.
  6. / Laws that kept African Americans from going about their daily lives in a normal manner.
  7. / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote.
  8. / The first ten amendments made to the constitution until it was ratified for others to be added.
  9. / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting.
  10. / A test of reading comprehension and writing skills that people were required to take to vote in southern states.

20 Clues: / The enacting of laws. • / To get rid of Slavery. • / A phrase that meant people of all races could vote. • / A legislation that ended racial discrimination in voting. • / A war fought over Slavery between the North and the South. • / An organization set up by republicans to protect African Americans. • ...

Westward Expansion 2026-04-01

Westward Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fear or hatred of immigrants
  2. agreement that ended the U.S.-Mexican War
  3. nation that lost about half its territory to the United States in 1848
  4. location where gold was first discovered in California
  5. land the US acquired in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, including present-day California, Nevada, and parts of other western states
  6. land bought from Mexico in 1853 to complete the continental United States
  7. route taken by religious settlers to Utah
  8. a historic route used by pioneers traveling westward to settle new territories, stretching approximately 2,000 miles from Missouri to Oregon
  9. 1787 law that organized the settlement of western territories and their path to statehood
  10. Mexico claimed this as Texas’ southern border
  11. conflict between 1846-1848 that began over boundary disputes
  12. 1803 land purchase from France that doubled the size of the United States
  13. overcrowding of cities, economic depressions, religious persecution
  14. system that connected the east and west coasts
Down
  1. country that jointly controlled Oregon Territory with the U.S. until 1846
  2. won the presidential election of 1844 by promising the American people he would achieve Manifest Destiny
  3. territory acquired from Spain in 1819
  4. mass migration of people seeking fortune, starting in 1848
  5. inexpensive farmland, discovery of gold, adventure
  6. the belief that the United States had a divine right to expand across North America
  7. a busy trade route and stagecoach line for travel to the west; used by military to haul materials
  8. the official border between Texas and Mexico after the U.S.-Mexican War
  9. European country that controlled Florida before the U.S.
  10. group that faced discrimination while seeking gold in California
  11. 1845 addition to the United States

25 Clues: fear or hatred of immigrants • 1845 addition to the United States • territory acquired from Spain in 1819 • agreement that ended the U.S.-Mexican War • route taken by religious settlers to Utah • Mexico claimed this as Texas’ southern border • system that connected the east and west coasts • inexpensive farmland, discovery of gold, adventure • ...

An Age of Democracy and Progress 2025-05-19

An Age of Democracy and Progress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. movement A popular movement arose among the workers and other groups who still could not vote to press for more rights
  2. The idea that the United States had the right and duty to rule North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
  3. as Europeans later called the native peoples.
  4. declaring that all slaves in the Confederate states were free.
  5. became a battleground for these opposing forces
  6. a line of workers who each put a single piece on unfinished cars as they passed on a moving belt.
  7. A machine that sent messages instantly over wires.
  8. an unofficial military force seeking independence for Ireland, staged a series of attacks against British officials in Ireland.
  9. a conflict between the United States (the "Union") and the Confederate States of America, formed by Southern states that seceded over issues like slavery and states' rights.
Down
  1. or prejudice against Jews, also played a role in this scandal.
  2. Darwin’s idea of change through natural selection
  3. a Polynesian people who had settled in New Zealand around AD 800.
  4. The figure who presided over all this historic change
  5. President who had promised to stop the spread of slavery.
  6. Canada was self-governing in domestic affairs but remained part of the British Empire.
  7. the right to vote
  8. A greater number of Irish
  9. was a place where convicts were sent to serve their sentences
  10. The long history of exile and persecution convinced them to work to reestablish their ancient homeland
  11. France remained divided
  12. withdraw, from the Union
  13. scientific idea of modern times aroused more controversy than the work of English naturalist

22 Clues: the right to vote • France remained divided • withdraw, from the Union • A greater number of Irish • as Europeans later called the native peoples. • became a battleground for these opposing forces • Darwin’s idea of change through natural selection • A machine that sent messages instantly over wires. • The figure who presided over all this historic change • ...

social studies 20 terms/questions 2022-01-05

social studies 20 terms/questions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. document asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
  2. political powers granted to the united states government that are not explicitly stated in the constitution
  3. strip of land connecting alaska to russia
  4. exporting more goods then importing
  5. created so not one branch had too much power
  6. branch that consists of the supreme court
  7. authority of the people
  8. the action of signing consent to a treaty
  9. branch headed by president
Down
  1. opposed the ratification of the constitution
  2. he wrote the declaration of indpendence
  3. branch that makes laws
  4. second president of the united states
  5. french soldier who joined washingtons staff and became a general in the continental army
  6. first president of the united states
  7. agreement signed by british and American leaders stating america's independence
  8. when states banded together under constitution
  9. the first ten amendments to the constitution
  10. tax on imported goods
  11. pamphlet written by thomas paine

20 Clues: tax on imported goods • branch that makes laws • authority of the people • branch headed by president • pamphlet written by thomas paine • exporting more goods then importing • first president of the united states • second president of the united states • he wrote the declaration of indpendence • strip of land connecting alaska to russia • ...

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour 2023-03-06

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
  2. a person who was killed for their beliefs.
  3. to be free
  4. splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
  5. cancel, over turning something.
  6. resiton to a higher source of power.
  7. a person trying to end slavery.
Down
  1. person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
  2. going against your country's constitution.
  3. a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
  4. capture a town
  5. first territorial governor
  6. attempting to overthrow the government.
  7. a criminal
  8. a person who wants to expand.
  9. a crop that is grown for profit
  10. to seal off something
  11. a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
  12. bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
  13. allowing people to vote

20 Clues: a criminal • to be free • capture a town • to seal off something • allowing people to vote • first territorial governor • a person who wants to expand. • a crop that is grown for profit • cancel, over turning something. • a person trying to end slavery. • resiton to a higher source of power. • attempting to overthrow the government. • going against your country's constitution. • ...

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour 2023-03-06

Samantha Skulskie 6th hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a settler in kansas that wants kansas to be free.
  2. a person who was killed for their beliefs.
  3. to be free
  4. splitting the us in 2 haves free states and slave states.
  5. cancel, over turning something.
  6. resiton to a higher source of power.
  7. a person trying to end slavery.
Down
  1. person who invests in something hoping they can sell it for a greater price.
  2. going against your country's constitution.
  3. a principle consuming what is right or wrong.
  4. capture a town
  5. first territorial governor
  6. attempting to overthrow the government.
  7. a criminal
  8. a person who wants to expand.
  9. a crop that is grown for profit
  10. to seal off something
  11. a religious man who thought that he was chosen from god to end slavery no matter what.
  12. bloodshed in kansas from slave states and free states.
  13. allowing people to vote

20 Clues: a criminal • to be free • capture a town • to seal off something • allowing people to vote • first territorial governor • a person who wants to expand. • a crop that is grown for profit • cancel, over turning something. • a person trying to end slavery. • resiton to a higher source of power. • attempting to overthrow the government. • going against your country's constitution. • ...

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

Cities and States 2024-06-10

Cities and States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Louisville
  2. Cincinnati
  3. Nashville
  4. Myrtle Beach
  5. Orlando
Down
  1. North Tonawanda
  2. Richmond
  3. San Francisco
  4. St Louis

9 Clues: Orlando • Richmond • St Louis • Nashville • Louisville • Cincinnati • Myrtle Beach • San Francisco • North Tonawanda

Civil War Crossword 2022-03-06

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first official battle of the Civil War.
  2. Event (Book about horrors of slavery) that caused/led to the Civil War.
  3. General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
  4. The economy in the ________ states grew quickly after the Civil War.
  5. William Sherman’s goal to take over the city of Atlanta.
  6. President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
  7. Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War.
  8. President of the United States during the Civil War.
  9. The battle that ended the Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
  10. A battle during the Civil War known as the turning point and the deadliest battle.
Down
  1. Cause of the Civil War: Northern and Southern states disagreed about.
  2. William Sherman and his troops marched from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in their path.
  3. General in the Confederate Army: Known for standing his ground in the First Battle of Bull Run.
  4. Event (An attempt to take over a federal armory and arm slaves) that caused/led to the Civil War.
  5. General in the Union Army: Known for the Atlanta Campaign & March to the Sea.
  6. Cause of the Civil War: Southern States were worried about the government becoming too powerful.
  7. The ________ states had to rebuild after the Civil War because of destruction.

17 Clues: The first official battle of the Civil War. • Commander of the Union Army during the Civil War. • President of the United States during the Civil War. • General of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. • William Sherman’s goal to take over the city of Atlanta. • The economy in the ________ states grew quickly after the Civil War. • ...