states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
Constitution 2023-10-23
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- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
- the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional
- the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
- the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
- a basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by a majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the vote
- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- the part of the government that carries out, or executes, the laws
- the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
- an organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy.
- the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
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- trade and other business dealings between two or more states
- the law making part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.
- a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments.
- the “Age of Reason” in 17th and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
- the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches of government
- a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
- a country governed by elected representatives
21 Clues: a country governed by elected representatives • trade and other business dealings between two or more states • the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • the part of the government that carries out, or executes, the laws • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-31
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- a term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.
- To formally enroll in the army or to call roll.
- row of trees was chopped down and replanted with their limbs pointing towards the enemy to strengthen fortifications.
- Slaves who had escaped to the Union lines for safety.
- Term for cheap, poorly made cloth which was used early in the war to make Federal uniforms
- The lowest rank in the army.
- A pledge by a prisoner of war or a defeated soldier not to bear arms.
- Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
- The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
- A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field
- A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
- A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
- Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing
- Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender.
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- A military branch that is mounted on horseback. Cavalry regiments could travel swiftly from place to place or go on reconnaissance excursions on horseback during the Civil War, although they mostly fought on foot. Their primary mission was to acquire intelligence on enemy movements.
- Also called the North or the United States Whigs A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
- A Northerner,someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
- The Confederacy, often known as the South or the Confederate States of America, was a group of states that broke away from the United States of America to create their own country.
- Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or the Rebel states
- A type of counter-attack used to disrupt the enemy's attack or siege of a fortification, causing the enemy to divert some of its resources away from the initial attack or siege.
- Intestinal disease causing severe diarrhea. a leading cause of death by disease.
- A part of a defensive line of works or a fortification that juts out from the main line towards the enemy
- A cannon which fired hollow projectiles and was generally lighter and shorter than its solid-shot cousins
- A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare. During the Civil War, “blue water” ships cruised the oceans and “brown water” boats floated up and down the rivers
- To formally approve or sanction
- A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer.
26 Clues: The lowest rank in the army. • To formally approve or sanction • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder • To formally enroll in the army or to call roll. • A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer. • Slaves who had escaped to the Union lines for safety. • A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field • ...
Civil War 2017-03-02
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- (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War.
- A term used to refer to the stomach.
- A battle that occurred July 1, 1863—lasting for 3 days-- that was marked as one of the bloodiest battles
- Joined the Union Army and became general during the Civil War. Elected president of the United States in 1869.
- Someone who believes slavery is wrong and wants to get rid of it.
- Surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 19, 1865.
- States that all slaves be freed from the Confederate states. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
- A term used to describe a person that is bad or good for nothing.
- A uncivilized killing of a large number of innocent, helpless people. One term used to describe the civil war.
- War that lasted from April 12, 1861-May 9, 1865 between the North and South in America.
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- New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before.
- States that had allowed slavery.
- A term used when you have been through a lot or have "seen it all".
- Speech given on November 19, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln that commemorated the soldiers that died in the battles.
- An acronym used when a soldier would leave his post or place in the army without leave.
- Used during the Civil War to transport soldiers to different areas for battle. Used mostly by the North.
- Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States .
- States that had outlawed slavery.
- Born 1808. Instructed the confederate generals on decisions during the Civil War.
- A system invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse then sends messages along a wire. Used by the Northerners and Abraham Lincoln to communicate during the Civil War.
- 16th president of the United States. Wished to end slavery. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting many slaves free.
- (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War.
- Vice president to Abraham Lincoln, Became president (1865-1869) after Lincolns assassination and tried to reconstruct America.
23 Clues: States that had allowed slavery. • States that had outlawed slavery. • A term used to refer to the stomach. • (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War. • (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War. • New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before. • Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States . • ...
On The Road 2025-11-29
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- individuals or groups employed to track down and return escaped enslaved people to their owners
- slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections.
- laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian
- S. foreign policy, articulated in 1823, that opposed European colonialism and interference in the Western Hemisphere
- five laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- system where enslaved people are treated as the personal property of their owners,
- declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights that white Americans were bound to respect
- the theory that a state can declare a federal law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it within its borders
- Slave auctions were a historical mechanism for the trade of enslaved people in various parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, and Central Asia
- a social, political, and religious movement that advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption, culminating in the Prohibition era in the United States
- a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds,
- abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War
- the political and legislative effort to maintain an equal number of states that allowed slavery and states that did not
- Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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- a religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the United States.
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
- entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state
- the dominant role of cotton in the pre-Civil War Southern economy, politics, and society
- the act of freeing someone from legal or social control
- movement to end slavery
- a period of violent guerrilla warfare in the Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861,
- best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberato
- was an invasion of Mexico by the United States
- the principle that the government's authority comes from its people, who are the source of all political power
- the formal withdrawal of a group from a larger political entit
- a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
- After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends
30 Clues: movement to end slavery • was an invasion of Mexico by the United States • entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state • abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War • 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian • the act of freeing someone from legal or social control • an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer • ...
Civil war 2025-11-25
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- individuals or groups employed to track down and return escaped enslaved people to their owners
- slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections.
- laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian
- S. foreign policy, articulated in 1823, that opposed European colonialism and interference in the Western Hemisphere
- five laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- system where enslaved people are treated as the personal property of their owners,
- declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights that white Americans were bound to respect
- the theory that a state can declare a federal law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it within its borders
- Slave auctions were a historical mechanism for the trade of enslaved people in various parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, and Central Asia
- a social, political, and religious movement that advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption, culminating in the Prohibition era in the United States
- a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds,
- abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War
- the political and legislative effort to maintain an equal number of states that allowed slavery and states that did not
- Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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- a religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the United States.
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
- entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state
- the dominant role of cotton in the pre-Civil War Southern economy, politics, and society
- the act of freeing someone from legal or social control
- movement to end slavery
- a period of violent guerrilla warfare in the Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861,
- best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberato
- was an invasion of Mexico by the United States
- the principle that the government's authority comes from its people, who are the source of all political power
- the formal withdrawal of a group from a larger political entit
- a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
- After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends
30 Clues: movement to end slavery • was an invasion of Mexico by the United States • entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state • abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War • 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian • the act of freeing someone from legal or social control • an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer • ...
on the way to civil war 2025-12-10
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- individuals or groups employed to track down and return escaped enslaved people to their owners
- slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections.
- laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian
- S. foreign policy, articulated in 1823, that opposed European colonialism and interference in the Western Hemisphere
- five laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
- system where enslaved people are treated as the personal property of their owners,
- declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights that white Americans were bound to respect
- the theory that a state can declare a federal law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it within its borders
- Slave auctions were a historical mechanism for the trade of enslaved people in various parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, and Central Asia
- a social, political, and religious movement that advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption, culminating in the Prohibition era in the United States
- a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds,
- abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War
- the political and legislative effort to maintain an equal number of states that allowed slavery and states that did not
- Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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- a religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the United States.
- an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
- entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state
- the dominant role of cotton in the pre-Civil War Southern economy, politics, and society
- the act of freeing someone from legal or social control
- movement to end slavery
- a period of violent guerrilla warfare in the Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861,
- best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberato
- was an invasion of Mexico by the United States
- the principle that the government's authority comes from its people, who are the source of all political power
- the formal withdrawal of a group from a larger political entit
- a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
- After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends
30 Clues: movement to end slavery • was an invasion of Mexico by the United States • entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state • abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War • 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian • the act of freeing someone from legal or social control • an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer • ...
Unit 8: Civil War 2024-05-15
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- Barriers which were about breast-high and protected soldiers from enemy fire
- a group of states that left the United States
- workers
- Division of the army that handled cannon and other large weapons
- A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War
- fights happening
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- The name given for the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War
- The murder of a prominent person such as Abraham Lincoln
- withdraw formally from membership in an organization
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- The back end of a weapon's barrel.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- Soldiers trained to fight on horseback
- Proclamation. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
14 Clues: workers • fights happening • The back end of a weapon's barrel. • Soldiers trained to fight on horseback • a group of states that left the United States • withdraw formally from membership in an organization • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • The murder of a prominent person such as Abraham Lincoln • ...
Module 2 2025-09-22
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- period, question mark, or exclamation point
- used to emphasize words
- prefix that means "again"
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- any person, place, or thing
- who tells the story in 1st person Point of View
- prefix that means "opposite"
- a word part that goes at the beginning of the word
- who tells the story in 3rd person Point of View
8 Clues: used to emphasize words • prefix that means "again" • any person, place, or thing • prefix that means "opposite" • period, question mark, or exclamation point • who tells the story in 1st person Point of View • who tells the story in 3rd person Point of View • a word part that goes at the beginning of the word
7th Grade Social Studies - Interim #4 Review Guide 2025-02-21
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- An _____ is a journey with a clearly set purpose or set of purposes
- The _____ roughly doubled the size of the United States for 15 million dollars in 1803 (2 words)
- Type of road where users had to pay every few miles to use it
- The British process of taking US sailors hostage to serve in the British Royal Navy
- The _____ stated that the United States would not permit Europe from interfering with Central or South America (2 words)
- The United States belief that God wanted it to conquer all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean (2 words)
- A large unsettled but not uninhabited area next to a settled area is called a _____
- The young Congressmen who wanted to go to war with Great Britain before the War of 1812 started were nicknamed the _____ (2 words)
- Shawnee Native American leader who lead armed resistance against the United States until his death in 1813
- President _____ (last name) signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 into law
- The President takes the ____ to officially become the President of the United States on inauguration day (3 words)
- The modern day state of Oklahoma used to be called _____ (2 words)
- Last name of the US Army officer who found was sent to find the headwaters of the Mississippi River, along with mapping the Rocky Mountains and the Spanish Southwest
- Fishhooks and sewing needles made out of _____ were the primary trading tools with Native Americans used by Lewis and Clark
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- In early US Presidential elections, whoever came in second place became _____ (2 words)
- To process of being removed from the usual place or land
- The _____ is the system used to formally elect the President of the United States (2 words)
- Made made waterway connecting two or more bodies of water
- Type of watercraft powered by a steam powered engine
- The point in the Rocky Mountains where water flows either to the east or west is called the _____ (2 words)
- The _____ Court is the highest and most powerful court in the United States
- The Battle of the _____ ended with the biggest military defeat the United States ever received by Native American forces
- The United States bought this Spanish held area from Spain during Monroe's Presidency
- The _____ Gap was a pass found through the Appalachian Mountains by Daniel Boone in 1769
- The Presidential ____ is a group of expert advisors meant to help the President make decisions on different issues impacting the United States overall
- A _____ is an example for future actions or decisions
26 Clues: Type of watercraft powered by a steam powered engine • A _____ is an example for future actions or decisions • To process of being removed from the usual place or land • Made made waterway connecting two or more bodies of water • Type of road where users had to pay every few miles to use it • The modern day state of Oklahoma used to be called _____ (2 words) • ...
Geometry terms- Mila D 2026-01-19
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- A quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides
- A quadrilateral with 4 right angles
- Theorem that says if 2 angles are complementary to congruent angles, then they are congruent
- Theorem that says if a segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle, then it's parallel to the third side and half as long
- A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides
- corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent
- Bisector A line or ray through the vertex of an angle that divides an angle into two equal angles
- Same shape and size
- A segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
- Property that states the order of operants does not change the result in add. and mult. operations
- Theorem that says if 2 angles are supplementary to congruent angles, then they are congruent
- Property that states when you replace an unknown value with a known value
- Lines in the same plane that do not intersect
- Lines not in the same plane that do not intersect
- Property that states if the product of 2 numbers =___ one of the numbers must be ___
- A quadrliateral with two distinct pairs of congruent adjacent sides
- Two angles whose measures have the sum of 90 degrees
- A segment that joins two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon
- Property that states if a numberplus its opposite=0, and a number plus its reciprocal=1
- Property that states all the numbers are the same and there is a string of equality, all of them equal to each other
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- Theorem that says if two sides of a triangle are congruent then the angles opposite those sides are congruent
- Lines, rays, or segments that intsersect to form a 90 degree angle
- When a shape fits inside a circle and every vertex of the polygon is on the circle
- Postulate that states the points on a line can be paired with real numbers such in a way that any two points each have the coordinates 0 and 1. The distance between those two points equal the absolute value of the diiference
- Theorem that says if a point M is the ______ of a line segment AB, then AM=1/2AB and BM=1/2AB
- Theorem that says if the hypotenuse and a leg of one right triangle are congruent to the corresponding parts of another rright triangle, then the triangles are congruent
- A geometric figure which extends in two directions without ending
- A rigid transformation in which all points of the pre-image slide thee same distance in the same direction
- A transformation such that all points of the pre-image move through x degrees about a point
- With radius r and center O is the set of all coplanar points that are a distance r units from O.
- Property that states anything is equal to itself
- The basic of all geometric figures. It is represented by a dot
- Two angles whose measures have the sum of 180 degrees
- Theorem that states if two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding parts of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
- A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel
- Postulate that states if three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
- Postulate that states if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
- The perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line that contains the opposite side
- A portion of a line which contains endpoints and all points between them
- Postulate that states if two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent
- A set of points that suggests a flat surface. It extends without ending and has no thickness
- Polygon Both equilateral and equiangular
42 Clues: Same shape and size • A quadrilateral with 4 right angles • A quadrilateral with 4 congruent sides • Polygon Both equilateral and equiangular • Lines in the same plane that do not intersect • Property that states anything is equal to itself • Lines not in the same plane that do not intersect • Two angles whose measures have the sum of 90 degrees • ...
Reconstruction crossword 2024-04-11
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- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and strip the power of Black voters.
- this gives The right of citizens of the United States to vote and shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The 17th President of the United States
- The people who led efforts to establish civil rights for former slaves and implement emancipation
- a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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- This states that no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- Era of the United States after the civil war
- What group provided food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to poor white Southerners and newly freed African Americans.
- (especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.
- this is a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- This person was the The first Black Senator
- This bill was the framework for Reconstruction and gave a chance for the Confederate states to get back into the Union
13 Clues: The 17th President of the United States • This person was the The first Black Senator • Era of the United States after the civil war • (especially in the US) charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct. • The people who led efforts to establish civil rights for former slaves and implement emancipation • ...
Ch. 3: Federalism 2019-09-01
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- specifies basic policies & procedures of local govt
- national govt derives power from states
- clause, states extradite criminal to states they have been convicted
- powers, powers derived form enumerated powers and N & P Clause
- requests, fed. funds given for special projects w/in state
- grants, appropriates funds to states for specific purpose
- gives power to people, directly or indirectly
- power vested in hereditary kings & queens
- compact, contracts between states that carry the force of law
- federalism, separate & equally powerful levels of govt (layer cake)
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- federalism, relationship between national, state, & local govt (marble cake)
- grant, grant given to state by fed govt w/ general spending guidelines
- system, local & regional govt derive all authority from strong national govt
- power resides in leaders, rule by force
- powers, power reserved to states, to legislate for public health & citizen welfare
- right of participation in govt depends on wealth, status, & position
- system, national & state govt share power & derive authority from people
- powers, powers shared by national & state govt
- district, local govt restricted to a particular function
19 Clues: power resides in leaders, rule by force • national govt derives power from states • power vested in hereditary kings & queens • gives power to people, directly or indirectly • powers, powers shared by national & state govt • specifies basic policies & procedures of local govt • district, local govt restricted to a particular function • ...
Countries And Their Capitals 2021-05-02
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- Buenos Aires is the capital of which country
- Rome is the capital of which country
- What is the capital of Canada
- What is the capital of Germany
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- Cairo is the capital of which country
- Tokyo is the capital of which country
- What is the capital of Bangladesh
- Hanoi is the capital of which country
- What is the capital of Austria
- What is the capital of South Korea
10 Clues: What is the capital of Canada • What is the capital of Austria • What is the capital of Germany • What is the capital of Bangladesh • What is the capital of South Korea • Rome is the capital of which country • Cairo is the capital of which country • Tokyo is the capital of which country • Hanoi is the capital of which country • Buenos Aires is the capital of which country
Countries and Capitals Crossword 2025-10-20
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- Smallest planet, closest to the Sun
- Second planet from the Sun, known as Earth’s twin
- Small rocky body orbiting the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt
- Icy celestial body that develops a tail when near the Sun
- Largest planet in the solar system
- Star at the center of our solar system
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- Natural satellite of Earth
- Planet known for its rings
- Our home planet, third from the Sun
- The red planet, fourth from the Sun
10 Clues: Natural satellite of Earth • Planet known for its rings • Largest planet in the solar system • Smallest planet, closest to the Sun • Our home planet, third from the Sun • The red planet, fourth from the Sun • Star at the center of our solar system • Second planet from the Sun, known as Earth’s twin • Icy celestial body that develops a tail when near the Sun • ...
History Quiz 14 2024-05-02
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- bill that established plans for national security and the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- – the false belief that God does not exist
- – U.S. plan which offered financial help to European countries that had been harmed during World War II
- – period in which the United States and the Soviet Union threatened to use nuclear weapons against each other
- – Nasa’s first satellite
- – act which provide medical care through health insurance for senior citizens
- – organization formed after World War II in which nations of the world work together to solve problems
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration started by Dwight D Eisenhower
- of 1957 – bill passed to protect the rights of Black Americans to vote in elections, first bill regarding civil rights since the reconstruction
- an agreement to stop fighting
- – organization that sends out young volunteers to help improve living conditions of poor people in nations around the world
- – program in which the United States sent planes loaded with food and supplies to West Berlin, Germany
- – manmade channel connecting the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- War fought from 1950-1953 in which the United Nations especially the United States helped defend South Korea against Communist North Korea
- Amendment – Constitutional amendment stating that if the President dies while in office the vice president will become president
- – wall built by the Soviet Union that separated the Communist and the free parts of Berlin, Germany
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- Amendment – a constitutional amendment which states that a person can serve in the office of president for only two terms
- Missile crisis – situation caused by the Soviet Union’s shipping missiles to Cuba for possible use against the United States
- – the first Black American four star general in the history of the U.S. airforce
- (NATO) group of countries that agreed to defend each other against a Communist invasion
- – conflict between communist North Vietnam and free South Vietnam in which the United States became involved
- - President Johnson’s plan to improve public education, conservation, poverty, crime, and civil rights
- the first American astronaut to orbit the earth
- – policy stating that the United States would use its power to stop the overthrow of a free country
- – 36th President became president after Kennedy’s death
- – System of highways that connect all parts of America
- Intelligence Agency – security organization that gathers information from other countries and provides it to the President of the United States
- – Communist dictator of Cuba
- – 35th president, youngest person elected president, assassinated in Dallas Texas
- - term used for the border that separated Communist countries from the free countries of Eastern Europe during the Cold War
30 Clues: – Nasa’s first satellite • – Communist dictator of Cuba • an agreement to stop fighting • – the false belief that God does not exist • the first American astronaut to orbit the earth • – 36th President became president after Kennedy’s death • – System of highways that connect all parts of America • ...
Important People 2016-10-31
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- Planter and Politician known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia
- African American slave who served the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary
- Jewish businessman and political financial broker who immigrated to New York City from Poland
- A spanish military leader and colonial administrator
- Political writer and propagandist of the Revolution
- meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5
- Commander in chief of the continental army and the first president of the United States
- They made responses to Britain and shared their plans
- A person who loves their country enough to fight for it
- group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves The Loyal Nine, began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act
- President of the United States and the first Vice President
- The United States' first well known naval commander in the American Revolution
- Treated colonists poorly and passed many taxes
- She was the first and second first lady of the United States
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- American Founding Father and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He was elected the second Vice President of the United States
- general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army
- French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War
- Revolutionary War veteran in Newmarket, New Hampshire
- American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and a Patriot in the American Revolution
- convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies
- First person killed in the Boston Massacre
- English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. One of the Founding Fathers
- Private colonists who were self trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies
- Colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary war
- One leader of the American Revolution
- His writings inspired many American Revolutionaries
26 Clues: One leader of the American Revolution • First person killed in the Boston Massacre • Treated colonists poorly and passed many taxes • convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies • Political writer and propagandist of the Revolution • His writings inspired many American Revolutionaries • A spanish military leader and colonial administrator • ...
Maurizio Coco Articles X-Word 2024-02-09
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- The Revolutionary War left American states in _____
- Daniel _____ followers prevented tax collection in 1786
- The plan wrote to govern the new country
- To pass a bill, ____ out of thirteen states need to approve it
- After 1787s Constitutional Convention, only Congress could print _____
- Shays Rebbelion happened in _____________
- A system where states share power with a strong national government
- Each sates got ___ vote in congress, for a total of 13 votes
- Shays Rebellion highlighted a _________ in the Articles of Confederation
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- The US Constitution went into effect ________ years after America declared independence
- The Articles were more like a _______ organization for states than a set of binding laws
- Alexander _______ hated congress, the world, and himself
- The new nation was at a point that it seemed like it might _______
- The national government included one _____ __ ______
- The Articles of Confederation were written and adopted ______ the Revolutionary War
- The Articles created the idea of ________ union of states (never ending)
- Articles are flawed because congress couldn't ____
- Noah _______ wrote a speller (dictionary) for American English
- Shays Rebellion had momentous ___________ for the nation
- Americans were afraid to give too much _____ to one person
20 Clues: The plan wrote to govern the new country • Shays Rebbelion happened in _____________ • Articles are flawed because congress couldn't ____ • The Revolutionary War left American states in _____ • The national government included one _____ __ ______ • Daniel _____ followers prevented tax collection in 1786 • Alexander _______ hated congress, the world, and himself • ...
Geography Vocab 2022-02-09
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- the removal of all trees in a stand of timber
- the communities outside of a city
- legal proceeding in which a borrower's rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan
- a farming method used in dry regions in which crops are grown that rely only on the natural precipitation
- a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
- economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing
- the coming of the Europeans to the US
- the free, open land that had been available and suitable for settlement
- a region that covers about one-fourth of the land area of the US and contains more than one-third of its population
- a corporation that engages in business worldwide
- precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, which kills wildlife and damages buildings, forests, and crops
- where manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role
- a functional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs, linked economically
- by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water the water
- Railroad a network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people escape to freedom
- North American region, consisting of 13 states, that stretches form the great plains to the pacific ocean and includes Alaska to the north and Hawaii in the Pacific
- the region that contains the 12 states of the north-central US
- where the people rule through elected representatives
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- territory bought in 1803 that double the size of the US
- a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
- a large powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
- any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product
- a region in which several large cities and surrounding area grow together
- goods sold to another country
- a resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains
- a boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
- the source of a stream or river
- private individuals own most of the resources, technology, and businesses, and can operate them for profit with little control from the government
- a musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s, blending African rhythms and European harmonies
- movement
- the six northern states in the Northeast US-Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
- a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States
- a channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water
- haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources
- Belt a concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and Mideastern United States
35 Clues: movement • goods sold to another country • the source of a stream or river • the communities outside of a city • the coming of the Europeans to the US • the removal of all trees in a stand of timber • a corporation that engages in business worldwide • where manufacturing no longer plays a dominant role • where the people rule through elected representatives • ...
Civics Word Puzzle 2024-12-06
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- a form of work organization
- executive officer of the city
- substitutes the punishment imposed by a federal court for a less severe punishmen
- those specifically identified in the Constitution
- the temporary suspension of a prison sentence to release an offender under conditions which, if violated, permit his re-imprisonment
- a figurehead, a person who represents the country during his or her term in office
- those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution
- the procedure of how Presidents and Vice Presidents are elected.
- the elected head of a republic.
- an agency that has been delegated authority by Congress to issue rules or regulations
- the leader of a government or a company.
- the highest-ranking diplomatic officer, designated by the government as its resident representative in a foreign state or before an international organization.
- Branch This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land.
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- the chief executive of a county having a system of government similar to the council-manager planchief
- negotiate with foreign governments and appoint ambassadors.
- the President finds themselves ultimately responsible for the safety and security of the United States and its citizens
- the process by which the United States elects the president and vice president.
- the killing of legislation by a chief executive through a failure to act within a specified period following the adjournment of the legislature.
- the power of one department or branch of a government to forbid an action of another department or branch.
- official documents … through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government
- an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.
- A cabinet in governing is a group of people with the constitutional or legal task to rule a country or state, or advise a head of state, usually from the executive branch.
- One who represents the view of a party as a whole, helping to get members of the party elected and to represent their party in a positive light.
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
- he President can grant a pardon to a person who was convicted in a United States District Court
- a person qualified to vote in an election.
- No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,
- agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government
- serve as the chief executive officers of the fifty-five states, commonwealths, and territories of the United States
- Diplomacy is the art, the science, and the means by which nations, groups, or individuals conduct their affairs
30 Clues: a form of work organization • executive officer of the city • the elected head of a republic. • the leader of a government or a company. • a person qualified to vote in an election. • those specifically identified in the Constitution • agency of the executive branch of the Federal Government • negotiate with foreign governments and appoint ambassadors. • ...
Variables and Patterns Vocabulary 2025-03-12
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- of equal value
- an acronym describing the smallest common multiple shared by two numbers
- does not change, stands alone (addition or subtraction)
- ____ property states that when adding or multiplying 3 or more terms, how you group them does not matter
- the number in front of a variable (implies multiplication)
- a math phrase that has numbers, operations, and/or variables and and equal sign
- the answer to a multiplication problem
- ___ property states that the order does not matter when multiplying or adding
- ____property of zero states that any number multiplied by zero equals zero
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- the answer to a division problem
- ____ identity property of one states that the value of a number does not change when multiplied by one
- the answer to a subtraction problem
- to solve
- an acronym describing the largest positive integer that divides two or more integers without leaving a remainder
- a math phrase that has numbers, operations, and/or variables and no equal sign
- ____ property of zero states that the sum of any number and zero equals itself
- a number, variable, or product of a number and a variable
- the answer to an addition problem
- a quantity that can change and is represented by a letter
19 Clues: to solve • of equal value • the answer to a division problem • the answer to an addition problem • the answer to a subtraction problem • the answer to a multiplication problem • does not change, stands alone (addition or subtraction) • a number, variable, or product of a number and a variable • a quantity that can change and is represented by a letter • ...
The Poltics of Protest Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-19
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- Showed defiance of the 1950s
- Feminist author
- Practice of teaching immigrant students in their own language while they also were taught English
- group of young people concerned most about the injustices they saw in countries political and social systems
- Most famous hippie destination in California
- Ruled that states could place restrictions on all abortions
- Mexicans faced this in the southwest of the United States
- Belief that mean and women should be equal politically, economically, and socially
- outlawed paying men more than women for the same job
- Led by Mario Savio at University of California Berkley
- Protested Vietnam war and called to end apathy and urged citizens to stop accepting a country ran by big corporations and government
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- 350,000 cubans migrated to the Untied States
- New lifestyle based on flamboyant dress, rock band, drug use and communal living
- Act directed to school districts to set uo classes for immigrant in their own language, while leaning Spanish
- People who participated in counter culture
- union organizer who protested and fought for improving conditions of Latin American farm workers
- Folk Music concert in 1969
- People who tried to immigrate and live in the United States
- SCOTUS decision that ruled state governments could not regulate abortion during first three months of pregnancy
- Prohibited public schools from discriminating against women
20 Clues: Feminist author • Folk Music concert in 1969 • Showed defiance of the 1950s • People who participated in counter culture • 350,000 cubans migrated to the Untied States • Most famous hippie destination in California • outlawed paying men more than women for the same job • Led by Mario Savio at University of California Berkley • ...
Social Studies Vocab 2025-03-28
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- A leader of the Lakota Sioux
- Leaders of the expedition to explore the Native Americans and Louisiana Purchase
- Founded the earliest precursor of the famous law enforcement organization
- Seven-term U.S. Congressman, Speaker of the House, Governor of Tennessee, and the 11th President of the United States
- American Politician, Militia Officer, and Frontiersman
- United States Army Officer and cavalry commander
- Head of the Mormon Church
- One of the most famous long hunters ever
- Rapid increases in mining activity driven by the discovery of valuable resources
- Rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits
- Dissolution of state legislatures, disarmament of state militias, and abolition of the Constitution of 1824
- Document that got signed for the United States to purchase 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million
- Mexican army officer and statesman
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- Provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War
- An Oglala Sioux chief
- Was president when he began to worry that a foreign power might shut down access to New Orleans
- A Shoshone (Native American) from the Rocky Moutains
- All of the present day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming
- Explorers who lived in the wilderness
- Gave government-owned land to small farmers
20 Clues: An Oglala Sioux chief • Head of the Mormon Church • A leader of the Lakota Sioux • Mexican army officer and statesman • Explorers who lived in the wilderness • One of the most famous long hunters ever • Gave government-owned land to small farmers • United States Army Officer and cavalry commander • A Shoshone (Native American) from the Rocky Moutains • ...
Biography Crossword 2026-04-13
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- Walt ___, creator of Mickey Mouse.
- __ Revere, famous for his "midnight ride" that told American troops the British were coming.
- Frida ___, famous Mexican painter known for her self-portraits.
- Isaac ___, the developer of the laws of motion and gravity.
- George Washington ____, scientist who encoruaged farmers to grow crops like peanuts and sweet potatoes.
- ____ Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series.
- __ Lee, Hong Kong and American actor, filmmaker, and martial artist.
- Abraham ___, the 16th president of the United States, helped stop slavery.
- Harry ___, famous escape artist, magician, and stunt performer.
- ___ Bazalgette, civil engineer known as the founder of modern sewage systems.
- Ulysses S. ______, American Civil War general and 18th president of the United States.
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- Neil ____, first man on the moon.
- ____ Yousafzai, stood up for women's rights to educati StoodEarhart Amelia ___ the first woman to fly a plane by herself.
- ____ Graham Bell, the inventor of the Telephone.
- George ___, the first president of the United States.
- ___ Ride, the first woman in space.
- Last name of the brothers, Orville and Wilbur, the first people to fly a plane.
- Helen ___, the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, and helped people with disabilities.
- Anne ___, writer of a famous diary about life during the Holocaust.
- ____ Sotomayor, lawyer and judge who became a justice on the United States Supreme Court.
20 Clues: Neil ____, first man on the moon. • Walt ___, creator of Mickey Mouse. • ___ Ride, the first woman in space. • ____ Graham Bell, the inventor of the Telephone. • ____ Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series. • George ___, the first president of the United States. • Isaac ___, the developer of the laws of motion and gravity. • ...
"Fill in a Form" Word List (Use blockletters to complete this puzzle) 2026-02-22
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- Writing that is clear and easy for someone else to read.
- Big letters, such as ‘A’, ‘B’, or ‘C’.
- A document with blank spaces where you write or type information.
- These letters stand for "not applicable" and are used when a question does not apply to you.
- Information that is correct and has nothing missing.
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- A part of a form that you can choose whether or not to complete.
- Questions or sections that must be answered; they are not optional.
- A style of writing often requested to make handwriting distinct and easy to read.
- Small letters, such as ‘a’, ‘b’, or ‘c’.
- Information that tells you how to fill in a form, often found at the top or by specific sections.
10 Clues: Big letters, such as ‘A’, ‘B’, or ‘C’. • Small letters, such as ‘a’, ‘b’, or ‘c’. • Information that is correct and has nothing missing. • Writing that is clear and easy for someone else to read. • A part of a form that you can choose whether or not to complete. • A document with blank spaces where you write or type information. • ...
civil war 2022-03-10
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- Forcing people to do labour
- Edmunds/ A field nurse who served in the war
- Houston/ He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas
- Hamilton/ United States Army officer who served with distinction during the Mexican–American War
- the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln
- rights/ the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
- someone who didn't agree with secession
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- of Sabine/ a failed Union Army attempt to invade the Confederate state of Texas
- Lincoln/ 16th president
- the withdrawal of 11 slave states
- /Confederate States of America
- of Galveston/ a naval and land battle of the American Civil War
- someone who used to be a slave
- a ruler
14 Clues: a ruler • Lincoln/ 16th president • Forcing people to do labour • /Confederate States of America • someone who used to be a slave • the withdrawal of 11 slave states • someone who didn't agree with secession • Edmunds/ A field nurse who served in the war • the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln • of Galveston/ a naval and land battle of the American Civil War • ...
Capitals 2020-04-21
capitals 2022-01-07
Civil War Crossword 2021-10-15
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- Brutal Union general, employed scorched earth policy
- Commander of Confederate States Army
- AKA Battle of Hampton Roads, at Hampton Roads, Virginia, first naval battle between ironclad warships
- AKA First Battle of Bull Run, Confederate victory
- Confederate strategy to withhold cotton from Europe to force European countries to support Confederacy
- Known as “the North,” fought for reunification in the Civil War
- Commander of Union Army 18th president of United States
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- Issued by President Abraham Lincoln, that delcared all slaves rebelling against the Union were free, shifted focus of Civil War from preserving Union to ending slavery
- 16th president of United States, Issued Emancipation Proclamation
- Conscription act that called for males 20-45 years old to register for war
- Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
- Confederate secret agent, assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford Theater on April 14, 1865
- Capital of Confederate States, provided weapons and supplies
- Naval blockade of Confederate littoral, did not end the war but weakened the South
- War in the United States caused by the differing views on slavery between the free states and slave states
15 Clues: Commander of Confederate States Army • AKA First Battle of Bull Run, Confederate victory • Brutal Union general, employed scorched earth policy • Commander of Union Army 18th president of United States • Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant • Capital of Confederate States, provided weapons and supplies • ...
Civil War 2023-10-12
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- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
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- - A nickname for the South.
- - A term meaning "before war"
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union
15 Clues: - A nickname for the South. • - A term meaning "before war" • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. • - A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • ...
US History: Creating a New Nation 2014-10-23
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- official approval
- group of electors chosen by states
- political leader from Connecticut proposed the Great Compromise
- makes laws
- set of laws of the new government where two levels of government shared fundamental powers
- system where one branch is unable to dominate the other
- Ordinanceof1785 congresses plan for surveying land
- a Two house congress to satisfy both big and small states
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- representative of Virginia known as the "Father of the Constitution
- supporters of the constitution
- states slaves counted as 3/5 of a person in states population
- a series of 85 essays defending the Constitution
- interpret laws
- ten amendments made to the constitution
- new government form that divides power between national power and state power
- idea that government should be based off of the consent of the people
- opposed strong government and were against the Constitution
- carry's out laws
- an alliance
- Ordinanceof1787 congress plan for dividing the land into territories
- farmers protest that caused panic through the nation
- a government where citizens rule through representatives
22 Clues: makes laws • an alliance • interpret laws • carry's out laws • official approval • supporters of the constitution • group of electors chosen by states • ten amendments made to the constitution • a series of 85 essays defending the Constitution • Ordinanceof1785 congresses plan for surveying land • farmers protest that caused panic through the nation • ...
Liliana's Government 2023-10-18
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- takes over the presidents job if the president is not able to perform their task
- guarantees rights of individuals
- made up by house of representatives and the senate
- believed the government should be weak compared to the states different governments
- making sure one of the branches isn't more powerful than another
- highest court in federal judiciary for the U.S.
- interprets the meaning of laws
- bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing
- states should be represented in congress based on size of their population
- father of the constitution and proposed Virginia Plan
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- branch responsible for making laws
- first form of government for the U.S.
- believed the government should be powerful to lead the country
- a plan that gives small states power
- document that displays the fundamental laws and principles that the U.S. is governed by
- legislative body having two branches or chambers
- states could count 3/5 of their slave population towards their state population
- an agreement between two opposing sides
- the president during the Constitutional Convention
- leader of the country who is responsible for passing laws
20 Clues: interprets the meaning of laws • guarantees rights of individuals • branch responsible for making laws • a plan that gives small states power • first form of government for the U.S. • an agreement between two opposing sides • highest court in federal judiciary for the U.S. • legislative body having two branches or chambers • ...
Ancient Greece and Persia 2023-02-09
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- Compromise of eighteentwenty over the issue of slavery in Missouri
- A novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral.
- Mexican general and dictator whose large army failed to defeat the Texans
- United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
- Land purchased from France doubling the size of U.S
- Treaty that ended the MexicanWar,granting the U.S.control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million
- An expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the US
- Agreement designed to ease tensions caused b the expansion of slavery into western territories
- People who rushed to California in 1849 for gold
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- The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory
- President of the Confederate States of America
- A belief that ultimate power resides in the people
- President who's election caused Southern states to secede from the union
- Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
- Lincoln the Republican candidate won because the Democratic party was split over slavery
- A Political rival to Abraham Lincoln won election for the Senate, but lost the election for president.
- Escaped slave and great black abolitionist who fought to end slavery through political action.
- First president of the Republic of Texas
- A person who wanted to end slavery
19 Clues: Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • A person who wanted to end slavery • First president of the Republic of Texas • President of the Confederate States of America • People who rushed to California in 1849 for gold • A belief that ultimate power resides in the people • Land purchased from France doubling the size of U.S • ...
Chapter 2: The Beginnings of American Government 2021-11-05
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- French Enlightenment philosopher
- English judge who believed in protecting the rights of the innocent
- King of England who became ruthless in his governing
- author of Considerations on the Nature and Extent of the Legislative Authority of the British Parliament
- known as the father of the Constitution
- first Chief Justice of the United States and Governor of New York
- attended the first and second Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention
- American author, inventor, diplomat, and legislator
- wrote about natural rights, social contract, separation of church and state, and other rights
- King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, he triggered a civil war because of his disagreements with Parliament
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- King and Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
- a lawyer from Boston who became the second President of the United States
- commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution and was the first President of the United States
- delegate from New York, died in a duel
- formed the Committees of Correspondence, also a delegate to both the first and second Continental Congresses
- founded Maryland as a haven for Catholics
- third President of the United States who drafted the Declaration of Independence
- founded Pennsylvania as a haven for Quakers and other religious minorities; also acquired Delaware
- a farmer who led the movement protesting high takes and a lack of debt relief
- King of Britain, granted charters to many colonies
- opposed the Constitution because it did not include a Bill of Rights
- Swiss philosopher
22 Clues: Swiss philosopher • French Enlightenment philosopher • delegate from New York, died in a duel • known as the father of the Constitution • founded Maryland as a haven for Catholics • King and Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland • King of Britain, granted charters to many colonies • American author, inventor, diplomat, and legislator • ...
Lithosphere Review-Part 2 2020-04-20
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- a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing downslope at great speed(2-words)
- the primary wave arrives at a given point before any other type of seismic wave, the wave also travels through solids, liquids, and gases
- an instrument that records earthquake waves (seismograph)
- Principle of ____________ states that geologic processes (volcano, tsunami, EQs) that occur today, occurred in the past and will occur in the future
- a destructive mud, ash, and debris flow from the slopes of a volcano
- scientist who studies the movements of Earth
- A type of seismic wave that moves the ground side to side and arrives second.
- scientific scale that measures the energy of earthquakes(2-words)
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
- the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
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- The theory of ________ ______ states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations(2-words)
- The law of _____ _____ States any time period can be recognized by its fossil content in rock of the same age(2-words)
- The theory of _________ _________ states that Earth's lithosphere is made up of crustal plates that are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle(2-words)
- (AKA focus). It is the actual location or starting point of an earthquake underground.
- the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- the law of ____________ states that a sedimentary rock layer is older than the layers above it and younger than the layers below it if the layers are undisturbed
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
- __________ ________ theory Tectonic plates come in contact, pressure builds and releases as earthquakes(2-words)
- The Principle of ___________ states in a sequence of sedimentary rocks, layers of rock were originally formed lying horizontally by gravity
- stationary column of magma which burns through moving tectonic plates, ex. Hawaiian
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, landslide, or other uplift disturbance.
21 Clues: scientist who studies the movements of Earth • the branch of geology that studies earthquakes • an instrument that records earthquake waves (seismograph) • scientific scale that measures the energy of earthquakes(2-words) • a destructive mud, ash, and debris flow from the slopes of a volcano • the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake • ...
Government review crossword 2022-01-03
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- the ability to send mail by one's signature rather than by postage
- "is a congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president's ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad.”
- an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
- formal, legislatively enacted agreements between two or more states that bind them to the compacts' provisions
- refers to the idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and lawful only when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised
- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- the concept of a government limited in power.
- "supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives"
- a system in which the branches of the us government can regulate each other
- strong central government
- ruled by the people
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- first ten amendments
- an article added to the US constitution
- funds the federal government gives to state and local governments to spend on specific activities within specific programs
- "the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states."
- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
- opposed the US constitution
- addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state."
- declared the state’s independence from England
- the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches
- those powers over and beyond those explicitly spelled out in the Constitution
- federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs.
- powers are specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
- prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of its constitutional powers
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
25 Clues: ruled by the people • first ten amendments • strong central government • opposed the US constitution • an article added to the US constitution • life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness • the concept of a government limited in power. • declared the state’s independence from England • federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs. • ...
Thomas HISTORY AND GEOGRAGHY crossword 2016-06-13
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- who sent invatations to premiers to discuss federation (too bad if your not in Australia)
- Capital of Australia
- which country is mount Everest in
- which continent is Turkey in
- best person in the world (not geography or history but a fact a very bigggggggggggggggg fact)
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- when was Australia's federation
- the old things half monkey half man during evolution in China
- another australian national
- how many capitals does china have
- an australian national animal
10 Clues: Capital of Australia • another australian national • which continent is Turkey in • an australian national animal • when was Australia's federation • how many capitals does china have • which country is mount Everest in • the old things half monkey half man during evolution in China • ...
Bolivia 2013-04-10
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- What are the capitals of Bolivia?
- Who is the president of Bolivia?
- What is highest lake in Bolivia?
- Which meal is most important?
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- Find the second most common food they eat.
- What contact is needed among people?
- From who did Bolivia get its name?
- What is the most important food in Bolivia?
- What is the holiday they call holy week or Semana Santa?
- Find the most common food they eat.
10 Clues: Which meal is most important? • Who is the president of Bolivia? • What is highest lake in Bolivia? • What are the capitals of Bolivia? • From who did Bolivia get its name? • Find the most common food they eat. • What contact is needed among people? • Find the second most common food they eat. • What is the most important food in Bolivia? • ...
Building a New Nation 2020-04-12
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- Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana.
- Reveiw- review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- system- national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay
- Marshall- lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States
- bagot treaty- Disarmament was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom
- Madison- philosopher and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States
- a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
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- captured by an enemy tribe and sold to a French Canadian trapper who made her his wife around age 12
- a Native American Shawnee
- identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
- Navies of several nations used forced recruitment by various means.
- Jackson- was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
- Jefferson- Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States
- spangled banner- the national anthem of the United States.
14 Clues: a Native American Shawnee • Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana. • spangled banner- the national anthem of the United States. • system- national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay • Navies of several nations used forced recruitment by various means. • a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. • ...
Civil war crossword 2017-04-24
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- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- To leave or withdraw
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- A ship protected by iron armor
- withdrawal from enemy forces and territory
- Law the provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
- killed most of solders during the holocaust
- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
- Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
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- Paper currency which began to circulate in the North
- soldiers who ride horses
- freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- Union general who believed in total war
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
- confederate general
- laws passed to restrict African Americans
20 Clues: confederate general • To leave or withdraw • soldiers who ride horses • A ship protected by iron armor • Union general who believed in total war • laws passed to restrict African Americans • withdrawal from enemy forces and territory • killed most of solders during the holocaust • Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel • ...
Gralin's crossword puzzle 2017-02-08
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- some one from another country that comes into yours
- an example to be followed by other in the near future
- this person was the first president of the united states
- this is an organized political group
- the taking of ships and sailors
- this person was George Washington vice president
- states wanted to ________ the alien sedition acts
- contrary to what the constitution states
- a certificate issued by the government for a certain amount of money
- and activity to overthrow your government
- he was sent to remove the native Americans from the Northwest territory
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- a ceremony were the precedent takes the oath of office
- this person was the leader of the Federalist party
- this person was the Secretary of state for George Washington
- people who invest in a risky adventure for a large profit
- this person wrote the u.s. constitution, and was against factions
- tax on goods coming from other country's
- not favoring ether side of an dispute
- this person was sent to London to sole problems with Britain
- its an agreement by states to overthrow federal law
20 Clues: the taking of ships and sailors • this is an organized political group • not favoring ether side of an dispute • tax on goods coming from other country's • contrary to what the constitution states • and activity to overthrow your government • this person was George Washington vice president • states wanted to ________ the alien sedition acts • ...
Constitution Review 2024 SS Mikey 2024-01-03
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- The plan created by smaller states to have equal representation
- The plan created by bigger states to have representation based off of population
- A change to the Constitution
- The branch that has a Supreme Cout
- The first 10 amendments
- Settled the debate on how enslaved people should be represented
- The statement in which Congress can "stretch" an amendment
- Group that votes for the President and VP
- Pre-Constiution that created multiple issues
- The group that favored the constitution without a bill of rights
- The meeting that revised the Articles of Confederation
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- When the branches are being checked for their powers
- Split powers between the states and federal government
- An agreement to continue this trade for 20 years
- "The Father of The Constitution"
- The branch that contains the President
- Agreement that decided that there would be equal representation and population used in voting
- The branch that has Congress
- The statement that states that federal is always above state
- When powers are divided to different branches
20 Clues: The first 10 amendments • A change to the Constitution • The branch that has Congress • "The Father of The Constitution" • The branch that has a Supreme Cout • The branch that contains the President • Group that votes for the President and VP • Pre-Constiution that created multiple issues • When powers are divided to different branches • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2024-04-10
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- Geographical differences between the North and South
- created two new territories and was called "bleeding kansas"
- The meeting that South Carolina signed the Articles of Secession
- Lowered the protective tariff to avoid nullification
- The first major battle of the Civil War
- The fort that was attacked to start the civil war
- Prohibited slavery beyond the 36/30 line
- The total amount of Confederate states during the Civil war
- The total amount of free states during the Civil war
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- Dred Scott was deemed property by the supreme court
- The practice or system of owning slaves
- The election that Lincoln was elected
- allowed states to secede from the United States
- The capitol of the union
- The last name of the president of the confederacy during the civil war
- California was added as a free state and the fugitive slave law was amended
- The last name of the president of the union during the civil war
- The capitol of the confederacy
- The last name of the leader of the confederate army
- The last name of the leader of the union army
20 Clues: The capitol of the union • The capitol of the confederacy • The election that Lincoln was elected • The practice or system of owning slaves • The first major battle of the Civil War • Prohibited slavery beyond the 36/30 line • The last name of the leader of the union army • allowed states to secede from the United States • The fort that was attacked to start the civil war • ...
The Civil War 2014-11-11
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- War The war in which the North fought for the freedom of slaves in the southern states of the United States
- The number one staple crop produced by the South
- Nickname used in the South to call a Union soldier
- This source of transportation was a great advantage to the North as it's economy was based on commercial manufacturing.
- A person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the United States
- The act of withdrawing from an organization, union, military alliance or especially a political entity
- State A southern state of the United States in which slavery was legal
- E. Lee The General of the Confederate Army
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- Often referred to as the North and the Federal Government
- This side of the United States believed they needed to own slaves to work their crops in order to keep their plantations afloat
- The southern soldiers who were also called the rebels
- Soldiers or military units that fight on foot, typically with guns and grenades
- S. Grant He served as the Commander in Chief for the Union Army. He later served as the 18th president of the United States.
- The isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit
- The act of owning a person to do labor
- The side of the United States believed that even if slavery should not be immediately banished, they felt that southern states had absolutely no right to secede and that the Union must be preserved
- An act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position
17 Clues: The act of owning a person to do labor • E. Lee The General of the Confederate Army • The number one staple crop produced by the South • Nickname used in the South to call a Union soldier • The southern soldiers who were also called the rebels • Often referred to as the North and the Federal Government • ...
Internet Safety 2021-09-23
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- password A mixture of capitals, symbols, and numbers, like hBr3%9
- Getting harmless emails, but a lot of them
- tracking An example of would be a website installing cookies without you knowing
- A person who makes one unhappy on the internet
- citizenship Being kind and thoughtful of the internet
- The act of sending emails from a site, such as Bank of America
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- security A protection between you and third parties looking for your information
- tracking An example of this would be a company tracking your location using Facebook
- A person who uses your information for their personal gain
- footprint Where you go and what you look at on the internet, staying there forever
10 Clues: Getting harmless emails, but a lot of them • A person who makes one unhappy on the internet • citizenship Being kind and thoughtful of the internet • A person who uses your information for their personal gain • The act of sending emails from a site, such as Bank of America • password A mixture of capitals, symbols, and numbers, like hBr3%9 • ...
Forming America 2019-08-26
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- Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period
- Rule by the people
- The fundamental law undergirding the structure of government
- Document declaring American independence from Great Britain
- Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states
- Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
- First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights
- Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution
- Government structure that authorizes each branch of government to share powers with other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches
- Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period
- Makes the laws
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government
- Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
- Makes federal law supreme over state laws
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- Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
- Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation
- Initial governing authority of the United States
- Government structure in which authority is divided among branches, with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility
- Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
- Formal process of changing the Constitution
- Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of 3/5th
- The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president
- System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
- Holds the judicial authority of the United States in one Supreme Court and other inferior courts that Congress might choose to establish
- Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
- Consists of a unitary president, chosen for a 4 year term by an Electoral College
- Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
- Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress can override a veto by a two-thirds majority in each chamber
29 Clues: Makes the laws • Rule by the people • Makes federal law supreme over state laws • Formal process of changing the Constitution • Initial governing authority of the United States • Powers retained by the states under the Constitution • Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution • Document declaring American independence from Great Britain • ...
Chapter 2 Part 2 Crossword 2014-09-12
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- Was an enslaved African American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom.
- Escaped slave that became a leader of the abolitionist movement.
- Large railroad built to help the expantion of western development and to get people to occupy the newly bought territory.
- Federal agency that aided distressed freed slaves.
- Passed by Lincoln that free slaves in the states that were rebelling, didn’t really free many slaves because of the confederacy.
- Series of trails that would lead fugitive slaves to get to the northern states for freedom.
- A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
- Major leader in the underground railroad, lead many escaped slaves to freedom.
- The process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War.
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- Freed slaves, declared anyone born or naturalized in the US to be a citizen, allowed any race to be able to vote.
- These acts divided the south into five military districts. Each district was placed under military leadership.
- Were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866 to restrict African American’s rights.
- Law passed to prevent another uprising.
- Arguements over the divisions of slave states and free states in territory gained in the Mexican-American (1846-48).
- During and after the American Civil War, a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks.
15 Clues: Law passed to prevent another uprising. • Federal agency that aided distressed freed slaves. • A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. • Escaped slave that became a leader of the abolitionist movement. • Major leader in the underground railroad, lead many escaped slaves to freedom. • ...
Social 20 Vocabulary Puzzle Assignment 2013-01-06
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- The active maintenance of a truce between nations or communities.
- To bring or come into agreement.
- An organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, hydrogen and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of m
- An organization formed in 1949 comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Aid Economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups or countries.
- An agreement signed in 1988 between the US and Canada.
- An agreement whereby various nations or nation-states co-operate to pursue their interests and goals beyond their national borders.
- Stability An economy with a low steady growth that lasts for multiple years without major disruptions caused by crises.
- An agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
- The purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.
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- Council An IGO that illustrates the way organizations combine the authority of governments to address the specific concerns on a group of people.
- The advocacy of cooperation and understanding between nations.
- The countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Representatives from these countries meet to discuss economic concerns.
- The belief that Canada should seek closer ties with the United States.
- Having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- An agreement whereby one state or nation-state acts independently to pursue its interests.
- Engaged in or promoting political revolution.
- The power or ability to make a decision for oneself without influence from outside.
- Union An organization of African states established in 2002 which aims to encourage economic development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members.
- Society The elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, that make up a democratic society.
- An agreement whereby two nations or nation-states co-operate to pursue each nation's interests.
- Agreement A treaty signed on June 14,1985 near the town of Schengen in Luxembourg, between five of the then ten member states of the European Economic Community.
- A person, group, or nation that tries to make peace.
- Leadership or dominance by one country or social group.
25 Clues: To bring or come into agreement. • Engaged in or promoting political revolution. • A person, group, or nation that tries to make peace. • An agreement signed in 1988 between the US and Canada. • Leadership or dominance by one country or social group. • The advocacy of cooperation and understanding between nations. • ...
Civics Unit 2 2026-03-25
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- and balances branches limit each other’s power
- Branch interprets the law
- sovereignty government power comes from the people
- v Wainwright right to attorney in criminal cases
- Nation v Georgia defined relationship between tribes and US government
- reject a law
- v Carr established one person one vote
- charge an official with misconduct
- of law society and government must follow the law
- de Montesquieu separation of powers philosopher
- v Board of Education ended school segregation
- v Arizona rights must be read to suspects
- v Yoder allowed religious exemption from school attendance
- Amendment no quartering of soldiers
- Scott v Sandford ruled slaves not citizens and Congress cannot ban slavery in territories
- Amendment rights not listed are still protected
- a government where citizens elect representatives
- divides power between the national government and the states
- v Wade protected abortion rights under privacy
- Amendment freedoms of religion speech press assembly and petition
- Branch enforces the law
- government the government only has power that has been given to it
- v United States limits on free speech during wartime
- liberties freedom from unfair government interference
- Amendment due process and protection from self incrimination
- States v Nixon president not above the law
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- Amendment protection from unreasonable search and seizure
- v Maryland established implied powers and federal supremacy
- Amendment right to bear arms
- v Reno limited racial gerrymandering
- liberties rights protected from government interference
- An introduction
- of Rights first ten amendments protecting freedoms
- of power three branches with unique roles to prevent absolute power
- York Times v United States protected press from prior restraint
- v Madison power of judicial review established
- change to the Constitution
- Amendment right to fair and speedy trial with lawyer
- Branch creates the law
- v Virginia ended bans on interracial marriage
- v Chicago applied 2nd Amendment to states
- review power to interpret the Constitution
- Senate and House of Representatives
- v Ferguson established separate but equal doctrine
- of the Governed the government power comes from the people's consent (approval)
- v United States upheld Japanese internment during WWII
- v Gore decided 2000 election
- v Des Moines students have free speech in schools
- Amendment powers not given to federal government go to states or people
- v Vitale school prayer unconstitutional
- Amendment right to jury trial in civil cases
- States v Lopez limited Congress under commerce clause
- Amendment no cruel or unusual punishment
53 Clues: reject a law • An introduction • Branch creates the law • Branch enforces the law • Branch interprets the law • change to the Constitution • Amendment right to bear arms • v Gore decided 2000 election • charge an official with misconduct • Amendment no quartering of soldiers • Senate and House of Representatives • v Reno limited racial gerrymandering • ...
TEST 4 - REVIEW [PERIOD 6] 2021-01-05
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- ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states
- One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the creation of a national __________________
- One reason President George Washington called for a policy of ______________ in the 1790s was to avoid United States participation in European wars
- The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power
- The main reason the ___________________ wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation was that the national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems
- In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned U.S. “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” because alliances could draw the United States into __________________
- Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey
- Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France was in conflict with Jefferson’s belief in a _________________ interpretation of the Constitution
- The __________________ expedition (1803–1806) was important because it increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase
- On the issue of creating a national bank, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to apply a strict or loose interpretation of the __________________
- President Thomas Jefferson decided to purchase the _______________ Territory in 1803 because it gave U.S. full control of the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
- Holding a cabinet meeting at the White House is an example of the use of the __________________ constitution
- During the presidency of George Washington, disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to the formation of __________________
- the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________
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- ___________________ opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that a bill of rights would be added to the original document
- Secretary of the Treasury __________________ supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would help ensure the economic stability of the new nation
- President Washington creating the first __________________ illustrates the use of the unwritten constitution
- President George Washington’s leadership during the __________________ Rebellion (1794) was important because it showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law
- The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held that states could __________________ the Alien and Sedition Acts because these laws violated the Constitution
- At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the ___________________ and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how individual states would be represented in the national government
- The system of __________________ was developed to prevent the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands
- The Supreme Court decision in __________________ (1803) strengthened the constitutional principle of separation of powers by establishing the Court’s right to review the constitutionality of federal laws
- A major reason for the issuance of the ____________________ Doctrine (1823) was to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
- The War of 1812 has been called the “Second War for American Independence” primarily because the __________________ had never fully respected the United States as a free nation
- Because the __________________ Ocean provided a buffer from European interference United States was able to maintain a foreign policy of neutrality throughout most of the 19th century
- A principle of government that is stated in the Preamble to the United States Constitution is that the power of government comes from the ___________________
26 Clues: the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________ • The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power • Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey • ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states • ...
unit 7 vocab 2023-04-05
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- between north and south that were divided
- rights and powers independent of the federal government
- they where hard to manage
- withdrawal from the union
- was the president of the Confederate states
- confederate general during civil war
- president of the USA during the time of the cival war
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- to free from slavery
- to leave or withdrawal
- 18th president and military officer
- political theory that the gov is subjected to the will of the people
- war on all aspects of the enemy's life
- united states of America
- confederate, soldiers,
- confederate states of America
- union soldiers
- armed naval vessel
17 Clues: union soldiers • armed naval vessel • to free from slavery • to leave or withdrawal • confederate, soldiers, • united states of America • they where hard to manage • withdrawal from the union • confederate states of America • 18th president and military officer • confederate general during civil war • war on all aspects of the enemy's life • between north and south that were divided • ...
Crossword Puzzle 2018-11-12
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- An attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South.
- A proposal to prohibit slavery in the territory acquired by the United States at the conclusion of the Mexican War.
- The colonists moved west to make a better living.
- A person forced into physical labor with no pay
- A person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
- Conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent.
- A vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada.
- Invented the cotton gin.
- A route people used to migrate westward
- Act It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.
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- Small civil war in the United States, fought between proslavery and antislavery advocates for control of the new territory of Kansas under the doctrine of popular sovereignty.
- John brown lead a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery.
- A war fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. The United States won the war acquiring modern day Texas.
- a machine that is used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed.
- A lottery system to distribute the land taken from the Cherokee Nation or Creek Nation.
- Gold was discovered in California and everyone was eager to take it.
- 1820An effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted.
- the capturing, selling, and buying of slaves.
- legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was not thereby entitled to his freedom, and that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States
19 Clues: Invented the cotton gin. • A route people used to migrate westward • the capturing, selling, and buying of slaves. • A person forced into physical labor with no pay • The colonists moved west to make a better living. • a machine that is used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed. • Gold was discovered in California and everyone was eager to take it. • ...
State Capitals 2015-03-31
Country Capitals 2022-12-11
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- this place has an effiel tower
- theres a pair of boots with the same name that are know as gum boots now
- maple syrup is often consumed with food
- famous for chocalate
- was once a great empire that conquered most of europe
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- sounds like the dreaded vegatable
- often confused with sydney as capital
- its name is close to its country
- was burnt by a fire started by a baker
- named after an american revolution person
- this capital is famous for anime
11 Clues: famous for chocalate • this place has an effiel tower • its name is close to its country • this capital is famous for anime • sounds like the dreaded vegatable • often confused with sydney as capital • was burnt by a fire started by a baker • maple syrup is often consumed with food • named after an american revolution person • ...
World capitals 2021-07-11
World Capitals 2022-11-08
COUNTRIES-CAPITALS 2023-05-18
11 Clues: THE CAPITAL OF SERBIA • THE CAPITAL OF SWEDEN • THE CAPITAL OF CYPRUS • THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIA • THE CAPITAL OF MONACO • THE CAPITAL OF HUNGARY • THE CAPITAL OF BELGIUM • THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRIA • THE CAPITAL OF DENMARK • THE CAPITAL OF PORTUGAL • THE CAPITAL OF AZERBAITZAN
State Capitals 2023-12-20
Northeast Capitals 2024-11-18
11 Clues: The capital of Maine • The capital of Vermont • The capital of Maryland • The capital of New York • The capital of Delaware • The capital of New Jersey • The capital of Connecticut • The capital of Rhose Island • The capital of Pennsylvania • The capital of New Hampshire • The capital of Massachusetts
Countries & Capitals 2025-04-23
11 Clues: Capitel of USA • Capital: Cardiff • Capital of Canada • Capital of Ireland • Capital of England • Capital: Wellington • Capital of Scotland • Capital of Australia • England, Scotland, Wales • Capital of Northern Ireland • England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Countries/Capitals 2025-09-11
Civil war crossword 2017-04-24
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- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- laws passed to restrict African Americans
- withdrawal from enemy forces and territory
- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers
- soldiers who ride horses
- Union general who believed in total war
- To leave or withdraw
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
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- freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- confederate general
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
- Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel
- Law the provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
- killed most of solders during the holocaust
- Paper currency which began to circulate in the North
- A ship protected by iron armor
20 Clues: confederate general • To leave or withdraw • soldiers who ride horses • A ship protected by iron armor • Union general who believed in total war • laws passed to restrict African Americans • withdrawal from enemy forces and territory • killed most of solders during the holocaust • Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel • ...
The Civil War 2021-11-18
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- President of the Confederate states
- Nurse and caregiver for the Union army, founded the American Red Cross
- Largest battle in the Western Hemisphere
- General of the Union army at the beginning of the war, too cautious
- Union general who replaced McClellan
- Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
- Overall commander of the Confederacy
- Civilian group used to support the army in an emergency
- Firearm with a smooth bore and fired from the shoulder
- General of Confederate army, died after an incident of friendly fire
- Army of the Northern states, against slavery
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- Hard crackers made with water, flour, and salt
- Also known as the Battle of Manassas
- Announced by Lincoln that all slaves in the rebelling states would be free
- Army of the Southern states, for slavery
- Place where the war started
- Name of the court house where Lee surrendered
- A U.S. Naval officer, known for his service in the Union army during the war
- Cause of the Civil War
- President during the Civil War
20 Clues: Cause of the Civil War • Place where the war started • President during the Civil War • President of the Confederate states • Also known as the Battle of Manassas • Union general who replaced McClellan • Overall commander of the Confederacy • Army of the Southern states, for slavery • Largest battle in the Western Hemisphere • Army of the Northern states, against slavery • ...
The Anatomy of the Constitution 2021-12-13
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- an ________.
- New states can be admitted to the ______ with the
- what article is about federalism.
- Article III creates the ______ _____.
- Article III creates the ______ ________ and authorizes Congress to create federal courts below the ______ _______.
- Article _______ says the Constitution could not take effect until at least nine out of the thirteen states approved it.
- This article creates the legislative branch.
- The first paragraph is called the _______.
- the main topic of chapter 6
- of Congress and the president.
- The Constitution is not set in stone, and Article ____ describes how it can be changed!
- The ________ is in charge of executing the laws
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- all of the amendments.
- Article ____ of the Constitution describes how the states should interact with each other.
- Article Seven says the Constitution could not take effect until at least ____ out of the thirteen states approved it.
- A change or addition to the Constitution is
- ______ laws are more powerful then state laws
- Legislative branch creates _____
- This branch executes, or carries out, laws.
- The preambles job is to ____ the reader.
20 Clues: an ________. • all of the amendments. • the main topic of chapter 6 • of Congress and the president. • Legislative branch creates _____ • what article is about federalism. • Article III creates the ______ _____. • The preambles job is to ____ the reader. • The first paragraph is called the _______. • A change or addition to the Constitution is • ...
Foundational Documents Objective 1.2 2022-09-30
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- NO foreign policy, no rule enforcment?
- Papers used to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution?
- Who was our leader before we elected presidents?
- What month is independence day in?
- The person that came up with the social contract?
- A massachusetts farmer and a war veteran comic incident?
- The first states of america were known as the?
- First attempt at a new government
- Increasing taxes on colonists
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- Organization that unites parties or groups?
- The person who had the idea of splitting power between the church and the states?
- One of the problems with the confederation, NO DEFENSE?
- The "breakup" letter to Britain?
- The person who came up with the separation of powers between the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative Branches?
- The beginning of the Declaration of Independence?
- One of the problems with confederation, NO MONEY?
- Did they plan for us to keep using those documents?
- The person that came up with the three natural right
- The first 10 amendments is a part of the?
- Which country did the United States break away from?
20 Clues: Increasing taxes on colonists • The "breakup" letter to Britain? • First attempt at a new government • What month is independence day in? • NO foreign policy, no rule enforcment? • The first 10 amendments is a part of the? • Organization that unites parties or groups? • The first states of america were known as the? • Who was our leader before we elected presidents? • ...
Kirsten Cathey Topic 1 2023-08-22
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- the national government has power to regulate interstate commerce
- the government's power lies with the people
- congress has implicit power (not listed in constitution) to make laws
- the rights people are born with
- how citizens can influence government in the policymaking process
- the government has a written set of laws
- form of national funding that is preferred by the states
- uprising that caused concern over the government under the Articles of Confederation
- power is shared between national and state governments
- requirements of states by the national government
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- people elect representatives in government
- established bicameral legislature and determined representation
- people give up some of their power to keep order
- the most common form of national funding
- the federal government only has powers states in the constitution
- each branch of government has individual powers over the other branches
- states do not have to power to tax national banks
- essay that supported a large republic to control factions
- the government's power is restricted
- all people and institutions must obey laws
20 Clues: the rights people are born with • the government's power is restricted • the most common form of national funding • the government has a written set of laws • people elect representatives in government • all people and institutions must obey laws • the government's power lies with the people • people give up some of their power to keep order • ...
War with Mexico 2016-03-21
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- California became known as the (blank) Flag Republic
- Amount of millions the United States paid Mexico for new land
- River in Mexico that the United States believed separated Texas and Mexico
- Mexico and the United States argued about where this was between Texas and Mexico
- Catholic priests tried to convert Native Americans to this religion
- First American trader to reach Santa Fe
- President who believe both New Mexico and California were part of Manifest Destiny
- General sent by Polk to lead an army between the rivers separating Texas and Mexico
- New Mexico Territory included parts of present day New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and
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- Owner of a rancho
- Americans wanted California to the country to have access to this ocean
- Treaty that ended the war between Mexico and the United States
- large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West
- American traders wanted to have access to countries in this continent
- American army officer who wrote about the nice weather and natural resources in California
- Became independent in 1846
- First Europeans to reach California
17 Clues: Owner of a rancho • Became independent in 1846 • First Europeans to reach California • First American trader to reach Santa Fe • California became known as the (blank) Flag Republic • large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West • Amount of millions the United States paid Mexico for new land • Treaty that ended the war between Mexico and the United States • ...
Civil War 2025-05-15
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- Party - A party that is usually against slavery and the expansion to other territories
- - An officer responsible for supplying food, clothes, and supplies
- - Loyal to the government of the United States also known as the Union
- - A mounted sentry station in advance of a picket line
- - Also known as the North of the United States
- - African Americans being owned by white people
- - Container that is used to carry water
- - Attacking someone
- - A ship protected by iron armor
- - The cruel killing of a number of people
- - Someone who wishes to end slavery
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- - Hard crackers soldiers used to eat
- - Group of soldiers stationed at the Military post
- - Loyal to the southern states
- - Freedom from slavery
- - A disease causing symptoms like fevers, headaches, and physical exhaustion
- - A group of military using ships to conduct warfare
- party - A political party that was more sympathetic to states rights
- Institution" - Term for slavery in the south
- - The act of the North trying to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern parts
20 Clues: - Attacking someone • - Freedom from slavery • - Loyal to the southern states • - A ship protected by iron armor • - Someone who wishes to end slavery • - Hard crackers soldiers used to eat • - Container that is used to carry water • - The cruel killing of a number of people • Institution" - Term for slavery in the south • - Also known as the North of the United States • ...
Bob's Birthday 2025-01-11
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- - Study of math equations with unknowns
- - Ruler of ancient Egypt.
- - Thank you in French.
- Programming language for AP Computer Science
- A language spoken in Paris.
- A symbol of the United States.
- The NFL team from Baltimore.
- A genre of books involving made-up stories.
- A subject focusing on past events
- The study of numbers and equations.
- A device used to type and navigate on a computer.
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- - Hello in French.
- - Ancient civilization that built roads and aqueducts. We went there.
- - Deals with shapes, sizes, and positions of figures.
- - Declared on July 4th, 1776.
- The first president of the United States
- - Supreme law of the United States.
17 Clues: - Hello in French. • - Thank you in French. • - Ruler of ancient Egypt. • A language spoken in Paris. • The NFL team from Baltimore. • - Declared on July 4th, 1776. • A symbol of the United States. • A subject focusing on past events • - Supreme law of the United States. • The study of numbers and equations. • - Study of math equations with unknowns • ...
ABC Civil War Crossword 2025-05-07
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- helped others escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
- president of the Confederate States.
- It meant destroying everything that could help the enemy, including farms, railroads, and cities.
- the movement to end slavery in the United States
- were two iron ships that fought in 1862
- They wanted to keep slavery and have more control over their laws.
- Southern states decided to leave the Union and form their own country.
- Act allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves if they wanted slavery.
- was the part of the country that opposed slavery
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- resident during the Civil War
- were large farms in the South where enslaved people worked
- was a speech by President Lincoln in 1863.
- soldiers who fight on foot
- was an order by President Lincoln that freed enslaved people in the Confederate states.
- It was the turning point of the Civil War
- Union victory that gave the North control of the Mississippi River.
- law that made men join the army, whether they wanted to or not.
- helped former slaves after the war by providing food, jobs, and education
- was the time after the Civil War when the South rebuilt
- were the leaders of the armies
- nickname for soldiers and people from the North, or Union.
21 Clues: soldiers who fight on foot • resident during the Civil War • were the leaders of the armies • president of the Confederate States. • were two iron ships that fought in 1862 • It was the turning point of the Civil War • was a speech by President Lincoln in 1863. • the movement to end slavery in the United States • was the part of the country that opposed slavery • ...
Hands Off 2025-04-04
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- Food and Drug Administration
- Social Security Administration
- Forest Service
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Medical care for retired people and survivors
- Internal Revenue Service
- Department of Defense
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency
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- United States Postal Service
- USDT
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Veterans Administration
- United States Agency for International Development
- Department of Education
- Small Business Administration
- National Park Service
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical care for poor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
22 Clues: USDT • Forest Service • National Park Service • Medical care for poor • Department of Defense • Veterans Administration • Department of Education • Internal Revenue Service • Central Intelligence Agency • United States Postal Service • Food and Drug Administration • Small Business Administration • National Institutes of Health • Social Security Administration • ...
Kinetic 2024-05-21
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- His law states that volume and temperature of a gas are directly proportional.
- Process by which gas particles pass through a tiny opening
- Amount of space a gas occupies
- Measure of the average kinetic energy of gas particles.
- Force exerted by gas particles on the walls of the container.
- Type of collision where no kinetic energy is lost
- Type of energy associated with the motion of gas particles.
- His law states that volume and amount (moles) of gas are directly proportional.
- Type of gas that deviates from ideal behavior at high pressures and low temperatures
- His law states that pressure and temperature of a gas are directly proportional.
- Pressure exerted by a single type of gas in a mixture of gases
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- Temperature scale used in gas law calculations
- Unit of pressure commonly used in gas calculations.
- Device used to measure the pressure of gas in a closed container
- Unit for amount of substance used in gas law calculations
- His law states that pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional.
- Instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
- Standard conditions for measuring gases, 0°C and 1 atm.
- Process by which gas molecules spread from areas of high concentration to low concentration
- PV = nRT represents this law.
20 Clues: PV = nRT represents this law. • Amount of space a gas occupies • Temperature scale used in gas law calculations • Instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure • Type of collision where no kinetic energy is lost • Unit of pressure commonly used in gas calculations. • Standard conditions for measuring gases, 0°C and 1 atm. • ...
Andrew Jackson Crossword 2023-10-18
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- A member of a north american people originally of the southeastern us
- A political party
- Financial crisis in the united states that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
- An ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "five civilized tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the united states government
- The second federally authorized hamiltonian national bank in the united States
- Signed into law on May 28, 1830, by united states president andrew Jackson.
- Was a 19th-century political philosophy in the united states that expanded suffrage to most white men over the age of 21 and restructured a number of federal institutions
- A person sent or authorized to represent others
- Land which the indians were forced to give up
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- A conservative political party that existed in the united states during the mid-19th century
- To state run banks that were given more power because they were loyal to president andrew jackson
- The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
- An american lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the united states from 1837 to 1841
- Applied by european americans in the colonial and early federal period in the history of the united states to the five major native american nations in the southeast, the cherokee, chickasaw, choctaw, muscogee, and seminoles.
- Womens struggle to gain the right to vote
15 Clues: A political party • Womens struggle to gain the right to vote • Land which the indians were forced to give up • A person sent or authorized to represent others • A member of a north american people originally of the southeastern us • Signed into law on May 28, 1830, by united states president andrew Jackson. • ...
Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03
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- longest battle of the war
- gave the Gettysburg address
- had way more supplies
- fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
- killed his son in war.
- corps commander
- Abrham lincoln promoted it.
- Secretary of the navy
- States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
- General for the north
- took winfeild scotts position
- run first battle of the war
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- nickname for people in the union
- were the underdogs
- president of the confederate states of america
- shot abrham lincoln
- last battle of the war
- left the north
- what divided the united states
- shortest battle of the war
- General for the south
- nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
- won the civil war
23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...
Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03
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- longest battle of the war
- gave the Gettysburg address
- had way more supplies
- fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
- killed his son in war.
- corps commander
- Abrham lincoln promoted it.
- Secretary of the navy
- States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
- General for the north
- took winfeild scotts position
- run first battle of the war
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- nickname for people in the union
- were the underdogs
- president of the confederate states of america
- shot abrham lincoln
- last battle of the war
- left the north
- what divided the united states
- shortest battle of the war
- General for the south
- nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
- won the civil war
23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...
Starting A New Nation 2023-09-25
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- This plan Favors the smaller states with less people/ every state regardless of size. The same number of representatives.
- Marbury V "_" Established and created judicial review, an important addition to checks and balances.
- The "_" Tariff is a tax on imported goods so people would be insured to buy American goods instead.
- In the Virginia And Kentucky "_" 2 states say they are not going to follow the Alien and Sedition Acts because they are unconstitutional and violate the first amendment.
- This is the process for creating new states, new land is divided into 5 new territories/ states. Northwest "_"
- The Bill of "_" were the first ten amendments used to protect people from the government, all are granted to these amendments.
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- The Alien and "_" Acts were used to quiet the democrats/republicans after criticism against John Adams for being a federalist.
- Articles of "_" The first new constitution that was weak and very ineffective, the states would often ignore it.
- The Great "_" satisfies both the larger and smaller states creating a government with three branches.
- The upper house of the U.S., all states get two votes, one hundred in total.
- House of "_" The lower house of the U.S., the number of votes or representatives is determined only on population.
- In "_" Rebellion, 12,000 angry farms have to pay taxes and are getting foreclosed by the banks leading them to destruction.
- This plan Introduced in 1787, favors the larger states with more people, more people equals more votes!
13 Clues: The upper house of the U.S., all states get two votes, one hundred in total. • The "_" Tariff is a tax on imported goods so people would be insured to buy American goods instead. • Marbury V "_" Established and created judicial review, an important addition to checks and balances. • ...
Social 20 Vocabulary Puzzle Assignment 2013-01-06
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- Leadership or dominance by one country or social group.
- An agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
- An agreement signed in 1988 between the US and Canada.
- The advocacy of cooperation and understanding between nations.
- Having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- An organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, hydrogen and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of m
- An agreement whereby one state or nation-state acts independently to pursue its interests.
- Economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
- A person, group, or nation that tries to make peace.
- To bring or come into agreement.
- Engaged in or promoting political revolution.
- The active maintenance of a truce between nations or communities.
- An agreement whereby two nations or nation-states co-operate to pursue each nation's interests.
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- An agreement whereby various nations or nation-states co-operate to pursue their interests and goals beyond their national borders.
- An IGO that illustrates the way organizations combine the authority of governments to address the specific concerns on a group of people.
- The power or ability to make a decision for oneself without influence from outside.
- Stability An economy with a low steady growth that lasts for multiple years without major disruptions caused by crises.
- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups or countries.
- Society The elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, that make up a democratic society.
- An organization formed in 1949 comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- The belief that Canada should seek closer ties with the United States.
- An organization of African states established in 2002 which aims to encourage economic development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members.
- The purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.
- The countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Representatives from these countries meet to discuss economic concerns.
- Agreement A treaty signed on June 14,1985 near the town of Schengen in Luxembourg, between five of the then ten member states of the European Economic Community.
25 Clues: To bring or come into agreement. • Engaged in or promoting political revolution. • A person, group, or nation that tries to make peace. • An agreement signed in 1988 between the US and Canada. • Leadership or dominance by one country or social group. • The advocacy of cooperation and understanding between nations. • ...
Unit 2 Test 2021-12-14
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- An agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. It was approved, after much debate, by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification.
- An American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence.
- An American soldier, revolutionary and farmer famous for being one of the leaders and namesake of Shays' Rebellion, a populist uprising against controversial debt collection and tax policies in Massachusetts.
- A proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
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- A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
- Deemed "The Father of the Bill of Rights".
- The supreme law of the United States of America; Originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government.
- An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
- Opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
- America's fourth President, made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
- The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- best known for his declaration to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia.
- During his lifetime he was a Founding Father, Signer of the Treaty of Paris, Second Governor of New York, and First Chief Justice of the United States.
13 Clues: Deemed "The Father of the Bill of Rights". • The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. • Opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. • ...
Southern Africa 2023-02-01
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- This is the most spoken language of the country South Africa
- South Africa has this many capitals
- President of Zimbabwe
- This country's dialing code is +264
- Zambian player that plays for Brighton FC
- One of the countries that starts with the letter z
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- 3 of the grade 9 teachers are from this country
- Former president who was imprisoned for 27 years
- This country's population is 32.08 million
- The capital of this country is Harare
- President of South Africa
- This country's GDP is 67.4 Billion USD
- This is the most spoken language in Southern Africa
13 Clues: President of Zimbabwe • President of South Africa • South Africa has this many capitals • This country's dialing code is +264 • The capital of this country is Harare • This country's GDP is 67.4 Billion USD • Zambian player that plays for Brighton FC • This country's population is 32.08 million • 3 of the grade 9 teachers are from this country • ...
NHL Teams 2021-05-04
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- Binnington was a one year wonder
- One good year
- Storm Surge
- Gonna be terrible in 3 years
- ROTY is 24
- Patrick Kane is your father
- The best team in the NHL
- Alec Martinez
- Jackets, Your best player.. is Seth Jones
- *No one cheering*
- Best potential
- Caufield
- Never been good
- Moves around too much
- Won a cup after being good for 6 years straight
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- The team who stole all of Vancouver's players
- Same as Nashville
- Erik Karlsson
- Crosby owns you
- Finals run was lucky
- Leafs, First Round
- John Tavares
- Knights, Always been good
- Wings, Not the 2000's anymore
- Best Core
- Hot Garbage
- Bouman is terrible
- Kesler held pad
- 2019 Finals
- Started Riots
- Drafted Terrible
- Who?
32 Clues: Who? • Caufield • Best Core • ROTY is 24 • Storm Surge • Hot Garbage • 2019 Finals • John Tavares • Erik Karlsson • One good year • Alec Martinez • Started Riots • Best potential • Crosby owns you • Kesler held pad • Never been good • Drafted Terrible • Same as Nashville • *No one cheering* • Leafs, First Round • Bouman is terrible • Finals run was lucky • Moves around too much • The best team in the NHL • ...
South America 2024-03-14
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- High plateau in Bolivia
- Driest desert in the world
- Patagonia is located here
- Large river that flows through the center of Venezuela
- Asuncion is its capital
- Spanish world for jungles
- Means equator
- Large nation west of Venezuela
- Nation east of Guyana
- Capital of Colombia
- The ___ Islands are called the Malvinas Islands by Argentina
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- The Rio ___ separates Argentina from Uraguay
- Capital of Chile
- Famous islands that Darwin visited
- Largest river in the world
- South American country with two capitals
- Largest lake in South America
- The Rio ___ meets the Amazon at Manaus
- Grassy region west of Buenos Aires
- The ___ Highlands separate Guyana from Brazil
- Capital of French Guiana
- Capital of Venezuela
- Largest country in South America
- Capital of Peru
- Long thin country
- Highest mountain in South America
26 Clues: Means equator • Capital of Peru • Capital of Chile • Long thin country • Capital of Colombia • Capital of Venezuela • Nation east of Guyana • High plateau in Bolivia • Asuncion is its capital • Capital of French Guiana • Patagonia is located here • Spanish world for jungles • Largest river in the world • Driest desert in the world • Largest lake in South America • ...
Brendan 2023-03-05
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- How the best italian skier starts her social posts
- Giovanni in certe settimane
- Dating pre-requisite
- Gli sci
- Chilometri attorno al lago
- L'autore della citazione sulla tua tesi
- Pompieri
- The most wanted document
- Miocuggino gioca a calcio meglio di…
- Il papà del lab su skype
- La mascotte UF
- Il tuo orologio da polso (da scrivere in francese)
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- The only whatsapp group that cannot be searched for
- Compleanno
- Sounds like a beer name, she likes touching deadlines
- La bici prediletta
- The most visited website in the last 6 monthes
- Your first supervisor
- Ha scalato l'Everest 2 volte in un giorno
- Tappa del Tour de France
- Best dance
- Your test according to Michelle
- C'è quello dei pompieri e quello sulle vette
- Il miglior colore (in francese)
24 Clues: Gli sci • Pompieri • Compleanno • Best dance • La mascotte UF • La bici prediletta • Dating pre-requisite • Your first supervisor • Tappa del Tour de France • The most wanted document • Il papà del lab su skype • Chilometri attorno al lago • Giovanni in certe settimane • Your test according to Michelle • Il miglior colore (in francese) • Miocuggino gioca a calcio meglio di… • ...
States of Matter Vocabulary Assignment 2024-08-30
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- When energy is released, and loses heat.
- The change of a substance from one physical state to another.
- Object still has the same composition, and is just represented in a different form.
- An increase or decrease in the size of a substance when the temperature is changed.
- When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form.
- When matter changes states from a solid to gas form.
- When matter changes from a solid to liquid form.
- The resistance of a fluid to flowing.
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- The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states into a solid matter.
- When energy is taken in, and gains heat.
- When matter changes states from a as to a liquid form.
- The force exerted per unit area.
- Matter that has enough energy to overcome not just the attractive forces between its particles, but also the attractive forces within its atoms.
- When matter changes states from a liquid to solid form.
- The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states to a gas form.
- A change in chemical properties or composition of a substance, resulting in the information of at least one new substance.
- When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form.
- The ability of a fluid, liquid, or gas to exact an upward force on an object immersed in it.
18 Clues: The force exerted per unit area. • The resistance of a fluid to flowing. • When energy is released, and loses heat. • When energy is taken in, and gains heat. • When matter changes from a solid to liquid form. • When matter changes states from a solid to gas form. • When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form. • ...
Ani Sci 1 - Unit 3 2022-10-12
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- NC ranks 5th in the nation, Iowa, Georgia, Ohio are the top 3 producing states of this animal
- this place consumes the largest amount of beef
- NC ranks 2nd in the nation, Iowa, Minnesota and NC are the top 3 ranking states for this animal
- NC ranks 1st in the nation, Georgia, Arkansas, NC are the top 3 producers of this animal
- _______ production is one of the most important agricultural industries in the United States
- NC ranks 3rd in the nation, NC, Minnesota, Indiana are the top 3 states that produce this animal
- This animal group accounts for the largest share of total cash receipts for all agricultural commodities
- The average age of primary farm operators is _______
- Since 1990, the number of hog farms in the U.S has declined by more than _____ percent
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- this is the companion animal most households have
- This item is produced in all 50 states
- Approximately, the pet industry brings in roughly ______ million jobs
- NC ranks 12th in the nation and California, Wisconsin, Idaho are the top 3 producing states for this animal
- NC Ranks 10th in this animal production, Nebraska, Texas and Kansas are the top producing states of this animal
- _____ precent of households own a pet (dog, cat, bird, fish, pocket pet, reptile,)
- Farmland availability is ______
- Government policies have consistently favored ______ farms
- Companion animal industries generate more than _____ billion in salary wages and benefits
18 Clues: Farmland availability is ______ • This item is produced in all 50 states • this place consumes the largest amount of beef • this is the companion animal most households have • The average age of primary farm operators is _______ • Government policies have consistently favored ______ farms • Approximately, the pet industry brings in roughly ______ million jobs • ...
Spanish Speaking Countries and their Capitals 2024-09-10
19 Clues: DR • Cuba • Peru • Chile • Mexico • Panama • Uruguay • Honuras • Ecuador • Bolivia • Colombia • Paraguay • Nicaragua • Venezuela • CostaRica • Argentina • Guatemala • ElSalvador • PuertoRico
Founding Fathers 2023-09-14
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- founding father of the United states
- wrote a methodical assessment
- shaped the United States, Vision for new Nation
- organized one signed the one
- father of constitution
- not real
- signed all four documents
- ”that these United colonies are and ought to be free and independent states”
- author-Virginia
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- New Jersey Plan
- power and liberty
- ”Father of American Independence”
- ”give me liberty or give me death"
- first president
14 Clues: not real • New Jersey Plan • first president • author-Virginia • power and liberty • father of constitution • signed all four documents • organized one signed the one • wrote a methodical assessment • ”Father of American Independence” • ”give me liberty or give me death" • founding father of the United states • shaped the United States, Vision for new Nation • ...
James Liamero Articles X-Word 2024-02-09
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- Why did he believe that?
- States were even starting to______ their own currency.
- What factor prompted the states to change the Articles of Confederation?
- What power was held by the government?
- What document declared America a new country?
- States acted independently acting in their own_____________.
- Who did Alexander Hamilton hate?
- What was the biggest issue in America?
- What is a synonym for disorder, relating to Shays Rebellion?
- When did Articles of Confederation take effect?
- Farmers joined________ in the state of________.
- Which country did Alexander Hamilton believe was a future superpower?
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- Who mostly inhabited west of that river?
- What fraction of the states did you need to pass a law?
- What did the states do to encourage people to buy local goods?
- What phrase describes federalist government?
- Congress lacked supplies for the______.
- What was the biggest challenge Congress faced?
- Who wrote our language we speak today?
- Who went to England after the war?
- What River was splitting American and Spanish lands?
21 Clues: Why did he believe that? • Who did Alexander Hamilton hate? • Who went to England after the war? • What power was held by the government? • Who wrote our language we speak today? • What was the biggest issue in America? • Congress lacked supplies for the______. • Who mostly inhabited west of that river? • What phrase describes federalist government? • ...
Chapter 9 2025-01-09
Across
- The gathering of individuals.
- Enlistment to service.
- Enough or equal to.
- Military strategy proposed by the Union.
- Peace Democrats.
- Putting a decision or plan into effect.
- Flag officer of the United States Navy.
- Freed the enslaved people of the Confederate states.
- The “Young Napoleon”
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- Brought before a judge to be assessed.
- Britain accused the United States of violating British neutrality.
- Sailors who sailed goods in and out of Southern seaports.
- Vital to the resolution of a crisis or the determination of an outcome.
- Precipitated the Trent Affair during the American Civil War.
- Emergency currency.
- One of the most valued generals in the Confederate Army.
- Overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
- Wearing down the enemy by taking numbers.
- a payment or reward of money to locate, capture or kill an outlaw or a wanted person.
- Union general who led the United States to victory.
- Politician who became a Confederate diplomat.
21 Clues: Peace Democrats. • Emergency currency. • Enough or equal to. • The “Young Napoleon” • Enlistment to service. • The gathering of individuals. • Brought before a judge to be assessed. • Putting a decision or plan into effect. • Flag officer of the United States Navy. • Military strategy proposed by the Union. • Wearing down the enemy by taking numbers. • ...
Jeffersonian Era Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-19
Across
- The devotion of one to their country
- The taxation of foreign goods
- An agreement to cease fire
- Parts that could be used in the place of multiple things
- Politicians from the south and west that steered the United States towards war
- A road that stretched from Georgia all the way to Illinois
- An agreement to balance free and slave states
- The presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
- An act that prevented merchants to trade with France and England
- a set of beliefs that American territory was for the Americans only
- an invention from Robert Fulton that allowed smooth travel across waters.
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- Two friends that ventured the Louisiana Purchase under the command of Thomas Jefferson.
- The treaty that ended the war of 1812
- A Supreme Court Justice for many years
- The 3rd president of the United States
- An Indian guide that ventured with Lewis and Clark
- An invention that aided with the separation of cotton seeds from the plant
- A purchase of then foreign territory that doubled the size of the United States
- The seizing of multiple American sailors into the Royal Navy
- A sunken ship that led to the war of 1812
20 Clues: An agreement to cease fire • The taxation of foreign goods • The devotion of one to their country • The treaty that ended the war of 1812 • A Supreme Court Justice for many years • The 3rd president of the United States • A sunken ship that led to the war of 1812 • An agreement to balance free and slave states • An Indian guide that ventured with Lewis and Clark • ...
Famous African Americans 2023-06-19
Across
- Douglass (Abolitionist and writer)
- Hughes (Poet and writer)
- Harris (Vice President of the United States)
- Angelou (Author and poet)
- Morrison (Author and Nobel laureate)
- Tubman (Abolitionist and activist)
- Williams (Tennis player)
- Truth (Abolitionist and women's rights activist)
- Kaepernick (Former NFL player and activist)
- X (Civil rights activist)
- Parks (Civil rights activist)
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- Rice (Former U.S. Secretary of State)
- Mandela (South African anti-apartheid revolutionary)
- Obama (44th President of the United States)
- Jordan (Basketball player)
- Parks (Civil rights activist)
- Luther King Jr. (Civil rights leader)
- (Singer and actress)
- Winfrey (Media mogul and philanthropist)
- Ali (Boxing legend and activist)
20 Clues: (Singer and actress) • Hughes (Poet and writer) • Williams (Tennis player) • Angelou (Author and poet) • X (Civil rights activist) • Jordan (Basketball player) • Parks (Civil rights activist) • Parks (Civil rights activist) • Ali (Boxing legend and activist) • Douglass (Abolitionist and writer) • Tubman (Abolitionist and activist) • Morrison (Author and Nobel laureate) • ...
Lesson 4.1-4.2 Vocabulary 2025-02-21
Across
- The first ten amendments of the United States constitution
- A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement
- A plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and two houses
- The first American constitution, passes in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
- A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest territory
- An agreement that three fifths of the enslaved people would count in a states population
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- A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and process of government
- A 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
- A plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states.
- To put private individuals or companies charge of something
- A meeting of representatives from all states (Except Rhode Island) to revise the Articles of Confederation
- A period when business activity is slow, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises.
- Money
- A plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and one house
- To give up.
15 Clues: Money • To give up. • The first ten amendments of the United States constitution • To put private individuals or companies charge of something • A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest territory • A 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes • A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement • ...
capitals 2022-01-06
Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03
Across
- longest battle of the war
- gave the Gettysburg address
- had way more supplies
- fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
- killed his son in war.
- corps commander
- Abrham lincoln promoted it.
- Secretary of the navy
- States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
- General for the north
- took winfeild scotts position
- run first battle of the war
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- nickname for people in the union
- were the underdogs
- president of the confederate states of america
- shot abrham lincoln
- last battle of the war
- left the north
- what divided the united states
- shortest battle of the war
- General for the south
- nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
- won the civil war
23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...
Articles of Confederation and US Constitution 2024-10-10
Across
- the US Constitution is divided into seven of these.
- named the large states plan and wanted representation in congress based on population.
- number of branches of government created by the US Constitution.
- group that supported passing the Constitution with no bill of rights.
- the idea of dividing the powers of government between multiple branches.
- weakness in first form of government. "The government had no power to pass _____".
- Consist of President,Vice President,and the Cabinet
- the Articles of Confederation were considered too _______.
- named the small states plan and wanted each state to be represented equally in congress.
- a change to the US Constitution.
- created an orderly plan to admit new states to the Union.
- a collection of essays written to gain support for the new US Constitution.
- introduction to the US Constitution
- first ten amendments to the Constitution
- location of the writing of the US Constitution.
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- interprets the Constitution and federal legislation.
- consist of house of representatives and the senate
- first president of the united states
- amendment that guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
- number of amendments to the US Constitution.
- The first government of the US.
- group that refused to support the new constitution without a Bill of Rights.
22 Clues: The first government of the US. • a change to the US Constitution. • introduction to the US Constitution • first president of the united states • first ten amendments to the Constitution • number of amendments to the US Constitution. • location of the writing of the US Constitution. • consist of house of representatives and the senate • ...
SUPER EASY CROSSWORD 2023-06-19
Across
- What Mr. Musa thought my name was for 2 months
- This is the school email (without @ri.edu.sg) of a teacher who was my favourite, but i rarely paid attention to
- Our favourite subject which we don't study
- What is my grandfather's name? If it helps, you know someone with the same name. It's quite similar to Wandar and Wegawan
- Ian Bortoli Machado's arch-nemesis
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- What website did Bandar and Begawan learn capitals on this year?
- They ate your brains!
- It comes in a package of 10. Make sure you spell it properly!
- How many Gold Medals did I win at NSG 2022?
- What brand is the CPU in my computer?
- What brand are the gummy worms I bring?
11 Clues: They ate your brains! • Ian Bortoli Machado's arch-nemesis • What brand is the CPU in my computer? • What brand are the gummy worms I bring? • Our favourite subject which we don't study • How many Gold Medals did I win at NSG 2022? • What Mr. Musa thought my name was for 2 months • It comes in a package of 10. Make sure you spell it properly! • ...
The Progressive Era 2017-02-15
Across
- ida _______,one of the leading female muckrakers
- ______ diplomacy
- The Amendment to prohibit alcohol in the United States
- holding that limits to working time violated the Fourteenth Amendment
- federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction
- served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service
- The first name to a women named willard, who was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist
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- the ability to assess and initiate things independently
- The Amendment that allowed senators to be elected by the general public
- ____ Guard
- the man who opened public lands in Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska against Roosevelt's conservation policies
- The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates
- a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West
- the US journalists who exposed corruption in business and politics
- The 27th President of the United States
15 Clues: ____ Guard • ______ diplomacy • The 27th President of the United States • ida _______,one of the leading female muckrakers • The Amendment to prohibit alcohol in the United States • the ability to assess and initiate things independently • served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service • the US journalists who exposed corruption in business and politics • ...
Civil War 2025-09-04
Across
- – Capital of the Confederacy
- – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history
- – President of the United States during the Civil War
- – President of the Confederate States
- – Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox
- – Period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
- – Former enslaved woman who became a conductor on the Underground Railroad
- Run – First major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia
- – Turning point battle in Pennsylvania, 1863
- – Union general who later became president
- – System of forced labor that was a major cause of the war
- – The northern states during the Civil War
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- – Union naval strategy to cut off Southern trade
- – Soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing
- – The southern states that broke away from the Union
- – Capital of the Union
- – Movement to end slavery
- Sumter – Site where the Civil War began in 1861
- – Famous abolitionist and writer who escaped slavery
- – Proclamation by Lincoln freeing enslaved people in Confederate states
20 Clues: – Capital of the Union • – Movement to end slavery • – Capital of the Confederacy • – President of the Confederate States • – Union general who later became president • – The northern states during the Civil War • – Turning point battle in Pennsylvania, 1863 • Sumter – Site where the Civil War began in 1861 • – Union naval strategy to cut off Southern trade • ...
