states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Civics Unit 2 2026-03-25

Civics Unit 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. and balances branches limit each other’s power
  2. Branch interprets the law
  3. sovereignty government power comes from the people
  4. v Wainwright right to attorney in criminal cases
  5. Nation v Georgia defined relationship between tribes and US government
  6. reject a law
  7. v Carr established one person one vote
  8. charge an official with misconduct
  9. of law society and government must follow the law
  10. de Montesquieu separation of powers philosopher
  11. v Board of Education ended school segregation
  12. v Arizona rights must be read to suspects
  13. v Yoder allowed religious exemption from school attendance
  14. Amendment no quartering of soldiers
  15. Scott v Sandford ruled slaves not citizens and Congress cannot ban slavery in territories
  16. Amendment rights not listed are still protected
  17. a government where citizens elect representatives
  18. divides power between the national government and the states
  19. v Wade protected abortion rights under privacy
  20. Amendment freedoms of religion speech press assembly and petition
  21. Branch enforces the law
  22. government the government only has power that has been given to it
  23. v United States limits on free speech during wartime
  24. liberties freedom from unfair government interference
  25. Amendment due process and protection from self incrimination
  26. States v Nixon president not above the law
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  1. Amendment protection from unreasonable search and seizure
  2. v Maryland established implied powers and federal supremacy
  3. Amendment right to bear arms
  4. v Reno limited racial gerrymandering
  5. liberties rights protected from government interference
  6. An introduction
  7. of Rights first ten amendments protecting freedoms
  8. of power three branches with unique roles to prevent absolute power
  9. York Times v United States protected press from prior restraint
  10. v Madison power of judicial review established
  11. change to the Constitution
  12. Amendment right to fair and speedy trial with lawyer
  13. Branch creates the law
  14. v Virginia ended bans on interracial marriage
  15. v Chicago applied 2nd Amendment to states
  16. review power to interpret the Constitution
  17. Senate and House of Representatives
  18. v Ferguson established separate but equal doctrine
  19. of the Governed the government power comes from the people's consent (approval)
  20. v United States upheld Japanese internment during WWII
  21. v Gore decided 2000 election
  22. v Des Moines students have free speech in schools
  23. Amendment powers not given to federal government go to states or people
  24. v Vitale school prayer unconstitutional
  25. Amendment right to jury trial in civil cases
  26. States v Lopez limited Congress under commerce clause
  27. 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 • ...

War with Mexico 2016-03-21

War with Mexico crossword puzzle
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  1. California became known as the (blank) Flag Republic
  2. Amount of millions the United States paid Mexico for new land
  3. River in Mexico that the United States believed separated Texas and Mexico
  4. Mexico and the United States argued about where this was between Texas and Mexico
  5. Catholic priests tried to convert Native Americans to this religion
  6. First American trader to reach Santa Fe
  7. President who believe both New Mexico and California were part of Manifest Destiny
  8. General sent by Polk to lead an army between the rivers separating Texas and Mexico
  9. New Mexico Territory included parts of present day New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and
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  1. Owner of a rancho
  2. Americans wanted California to the country to have access to this ocean
  3. Treaty that ended the war between Mexico and the United States
  4. large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West
  5. American traders wanted to have access to countries in this continent
  6. American army officer who wrote about the nice weather and natural resources in California
  7. Became independent in 1846
  8. 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 • ...

unit 7 vocab 2023-04-05

unit 7 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. between north and south that were divided
  2. rights and powers independent of the federal government
  3. they where hard to manage
  4. withdrawal from the union
  5. was the president of the Confederate states
  6. confederate general during civil war
  7. president of the USA during the time of the cival war
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  1. to free from slavery
  2. to leave or withdrawal
  3. 18th president and military officer
  4. political theory that the gov is subjected to the will of the people
  5. war on all aspects of the enemy's life
  6. united states of America
  7. confederate, soldiers,
  8. confederate states of America
  9. union soldiers
  10. 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 • ...

State Capitals 2015-03-31

State Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New Hampshire
  2. Maryland
  3. Vermont
  4. New Jersey
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  1. New York
  2. Virginia
  3. Pennsylvania
  4. Connecticut
  5. Massachusetts
  6. Rhode Island
  7. Maine

11 Clues: Maine • Vermont • New York • Virginia • Maryland • New Jersey • Connecticut • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • New Hampshire • Massachusetts

Country Capitals 2022-12-11

Country Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. this place has an effiel tower
  2. theres a pair of boots with the same name that are know as gum boots now
  3. maple syrup is often consumed with food
  4. famous for chocalate
  5. was once a great empire that conquered most of europe
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  1. sounds like the dreaded vegatable
  2. often confused with sydney as capital
  3. its name is close to its country
  4. was burnt by a fire started by a baker
  5. named after an american revolution person
  6. 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 crossword puzzle
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  1. Ireland
  2. France
  3. Indonesia
  4. Australia
  5. Iran
Down
  1. Afghanistan
  2. Turkey
  3. Chile
  4. Russia
  5. Spain
  6. Germany

11 Clues: Iran • Chile • Spain • Turkey • France • Russia • Ireland • Germany • Indonesia • Australia • Afghanistan

World Capitals 2022-11-08

World Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Maldives
  2. Bhutan
  3. Iceland
  4. Congo
  5. Azerbaijan
Down
  1. Georgia
  2. East Timor
  3. Cape Verde
  4. Cameroon
  5. Afhganistan
  6. Kyrgyzstan

11 Clues: Congo • Bhutan • Georgia • Iceland • Maldives • Cameroon • East Timor • Cape Verde • Azerbaijan • Kyrgyzstan • Afhganistan

COUNTRIES-CAPITALS 2023-05-18

COUNTRIES-CAPITALS crossword puzzle
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  1. THE CAPITAL OF HUNGARY
  2. THE CAPITAL OF AZERBAITZAN
  3. THE CAPITAL OF SWEDEN
  4. THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRIA
  5. THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIA
  6. THE CAPITAL OF DENMARK
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  1. THE CAPITAL OF SERBIA
  2. THE CAPITAL OF PORTUGAL
  3. THE CAPITAL OF BELGIUM
  4. THE CAPITAL OF CYPRUS
  5. THE CAPITAL OF MONACO

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

State Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sikkim
  2. Gujarat
  3. Kerala
  4. Karnataka
  5. Bihar
  6. Telangana
  7. Tamil Nadu
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  1. West Bangal
  2. Nagaland
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Goa

11 Clues: Goa • Bihar • Sikkim • Kerala • Gujarat • Nagaland • Karnataka • Telangana • Tamil Nadu • West Bangal • Maharashtra

Northeast Capitals 2024-11-18

Northeast Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. The capital of New Jersey
  2. The capital of Maryland
  3. The capital of Vermont
  4. The capital of Massachusetts
  5. The capital of New York
  6. The capital of Connecticut
  7. The capital of Delaware
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  1. The capital of Rhose Island
  2. The capital of Maine
  3. The capital of Pennsylvania
  4. The capital of New Hampshire

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

Countries & Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital: Wellington
  2. Capitel of USA
  3. England, Scotland, Wales
  4. England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
  5. Capital of Canada
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  1. Capital of Ireland
  2. Capital: Cardiff
  3. Capital of Scotland
  4. Capital of England
  5. Capital of Australia
  6. Capital of Northern Ireland

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

Countries/Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. Uruguay
  2. Perú
  3. Venezuela
  4. España
  5. Paraguay
  6. Nicaragua
  7. Colombia
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  1. Honduras
  2. Guinea Ecuatorial
  3. Ecuador
  4. Chile

11 Clues: Perú • Chile • España • Uruguay • Ecuador • Honduras • Paraguay • Colombia • Venezuela • Nicaragua • Guinea Ecuatorial

ABC Civil War Crossword 2025-05-07

ABC Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. helped others escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
  2. president of the Confederate States.
  3. It meant destroying everything that could help the enemy, including farms, railroads, and cities.
  4. the movement to end slavery in the United States
  5. were two iron ships that fought in 1862
  6. They wanted to keep slavery and have more control over their laws.
  7. Southern states decided to leave the Union and form their own country.
  8. Act allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves if they wanted slavery.
  9. was the part of the country that opposed slavery
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  1. resident during the Civil War
  2. were large farms in the South where enslaved people worked
  3. was a speech by President Lincoln in 1863.
  4. soldiers who fight on foot
  5. was an order by President Lincoln that freed enslaved people in the Confederate states.
  6. It was the turning point of the Civil War
  7. Union victory that gave the North control of the Mississippi River.
  8. law that made men join the army, whether they wanted to or not.
  9. helped former slaves after the war by providing food, jobs, and education
  10. was the time after the Civil War when the South rebuilt
  11. were the leaders of the armies
  12. 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 • ...

Kinetic 2024-05-21

Kinetic crossword puzzle
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  1. His law states that volume and temperature of a gas are directly proportional.
  2. Process by which gas particles pass through a tiny opening
  3. Amount of space a gas occupies
  4. Measure of the average kinetic energy of gas particles.
  5. Force exerted by gas particles on the walls of the container.
  6. Type of collision where no kinetic energy is lost
  7. Type of energy associated with the motion of gas particles.
  8. His law states that volume and amount (moles) of gas are directly proportional.
  9. Type of gas that deviates from ideal behavior at high pressures and low temperatures
  10. His law states that pressure and temperature of a gas are directly proportional.
  11. Pressure exerted by a single type of gas in a mixture of gases
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  1. Temperature scale used in gas law calculations
  2. Unit of pressure commonly used in gas calculations.
  3. Device used to measure the pressure of gas in a closed container
  4. Unit for amount of substance used in gas law calculations
  5. His law states that pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional.
  6. Instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
  7. Standard conditions for measuring gases, 0°C and 1 atm.
  8. Process by which gas molecules spread from areas of high concentration to low concentration
  9. 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. • ...

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. longest battle of the war
  2. gave the Gettysburg address
  3. had way more supplies
  4. fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
  5. killed his son in war.
  6. corps commander
  7. Abrham lincoln promoted it.
  8. Secretary of the navy
  9. States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
  10. General for the north
  11. took winfeild scotts position
  12. run first battle of the war
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  1. nickname for people in the union
  2. were the underdogs
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. shot abrham lincoln
  5. last battle of the war
  6. left the north
  7. what divided the united states
  8. shortest battle of the war
  9. General for the south
  10. nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
  11. 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

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. longest battle of the war
  2. gave the Gettysburg address
  3. had way more supplies
  4. fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
  5. killed his son in war.
  6. corps commander
  7. Abrham lincoln promoted it.
  8. Secretary of the navy
  9. States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
  10. General for the north
  11. took winfeild scotts position
  12. run first battle of the war
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  1. nickname for people in the union
  2. were the underdogs
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. shot abrham lincoln
  5. last battle of the war
  6. left the north
  7. what divided the united states
  8. shortest battle of the war
  9. General for the south
  10. nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
  11. 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 • ...

Hands Off 2025-04-04

Hands Off crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Food and Drug Administration
  2. Social Security Administration
  3. Forest Service
  4. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  5. Medical care for retired people and survivors
  6. Internal Revenue Service
  7. Department of Defense
  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  9. Environmental Protection Agency
  10. Central Intelligence Agency
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  1. United States Postal Service
  2. USDT
  3. Federal Aviation Administration
  4. Veterans Administration
  5. United States Agency for International Development
  6. Department of Education
  7. Small Business Administration
  8. National Park Service
  9. National Institutes of Health
  10. Medical care for poor
  11. Federal Emergency Management Agency
  12. 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 • ...

Jeffersonian Era Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-19

Jeffersonian Era Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The devotion of one to their country
  2. The taxation of foreign goods
  3. An agreement to cease fire
  4. Parts that could be used in the place of multiple things
  5. Politicians from the south and west that steered the United States towards war
  6. A road that stretched from Georgia all the way to Illinois
  7. An agreement to balance free and slave states
  8. The presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe
  9. An act that prevented merchants to trade with France and England
  10. a set of beliefs that American territory was for the Americans only
  11. an invention from Robert Fulton that allowed smooth travel across waters.
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  1. Two friends that ventured the Louisiana Purchase under the command of Thomas Jefferson.
  2. The treaty that ended the war of 1812
  3. A Supreme Court Justice for many years
  4. The 3rd president of the United States
  5. An Indian guide that ventured with Lewis and Clark
  6. An invention that aided with the separation of cotton seeds from the plant
  7. A purchase of then foreign territory that doubled the size of the United States
  8. The seizing of multiple American sailors into the Royal Navy
  9. 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 • ...

States of Matter Vocabulary Assignment 2024-08-30

States of Matter Vocabulary Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. When energy is released, and loses heat.
  2. The change of a substance from one physical state to another.
  3. Object still has the same composition, and is just represented in a different form.
  4. An increase or decrease in the size of a substance when the temperature is changed.
  5. When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form.
  6. When matter changes states from a solid to gas form.
  7. When matter changes from a solid to liquid form.
  8. The resistance of a fluid to flowing.
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  1. The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states into a solid matter.
  2. When energy is taken in, and gains heat.
  3. When matter changes states from a as to a liquid form.
  4. The force exerted per unit area.
  5. Matter that has enough energy to overcome not just the attractive forces between its particles, but also the attractive forces within its atoms.
  6. When matter changes states from a liquid to solid form.
  7. The exact temperature that liquid matter changes states to a gas form.
  8. A change in chemical properties or composition of a substance, resulting in the information of at least one new substance.
  9. When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form.
  10. 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

Ani Sci 1 - Unit 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. NC ranks 5th in the nation, Iowa, Georgia, Ohio are the top 3 producing states of this animal
  2. this place consumes the largest amount of beef
  3. NC ranks 2nd in the nation, Iowa, Minnesota and NC are the top 3 ranking states for this animal
  4. NC ranks 1st in the nation, Georgia, Arkansas, NC are the top 3 producers of this animal
  5. _______ production is one of the most important agricultural industries in the United States
  6. NC ranks 3rd in the nation, NC, Minnesota, Indiana are the top 3 states that produce this animal
  7. This animal group accounts for the largest share of total cash receipts for all agricultural commodities
  8. The average age of primary farm operators is _______
  9. Since 1990, the number of hog farms in the U.S has declined by more than _____ percent
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  1. this is the companion animal most households have
  2. This item is produced in all 50 states
  3. Approximately, the pet industry brings in roughly ______ million jobs
  4. NC ranks 12th in the nation and California, Wisconsin, Idaho are the top 3 producing states for this animal
  5. NC Ranks 10th in this animal production, Nebraska, Texas and Kansas are the top producing states of this animal
  6. _____ precent of households own a pet (dog, cat, bird, fish, pocket pet, reptile,)
  7. Farmland availability is ______
  8. Government policies have consistently favored ______ farms
  9. 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 • ...

Civil War 2025-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Party - A party that is usually against slavery and the expansion to other territories
  2. - An officer responsible for supplying food, clothes, and supplies
  3. - Loyal to the government of the United States also known as the Union
  4. - A mounted sentry station in advance of a picket line
  5. - Also known as the North of the United States
  6. - African Americans being owned by white people
  7. - Container that is used to carry water
  8. - Attacking someone
  9. - A ship protected by iron armor
  10. - The cruel killing of a number of people
  11. - Someone who wishes to end slavery
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  1. - Hard crackers soldiers used to eat
  2. - Group of soldiers stationed at the Military post
  3. - Loyal to the southern states
  4. - Freedom from slavery
  5. - A disease causing symptoms like fevers, headaches, and physical exhaustion
  6. - A group of military using ships to conduct warfare
  7. party - A political party that was more sympathetic to states rights
  8. Institution" - Term for slavery in the south
  9. - 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 • ...

Starting A New Nation 2023-09-25

Starting A New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. This plan Favors the smaller states with less people/ every state regardless of size. The same number of representatives.
  2. Marbury V "_" Established and created judicial review, an important addition to checks and balances.
  3. The "_" Tariff is a tax on imported goods so people would be insured to buy American goods instead.
  4. 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.
  5. This is the process for creating new states, new land is divided into 5 new territories/ states. Northwest "_"
  6. 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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  1. The Alien and "_" Acts were used to quiet the democrats/republicans after criticism against John Adams for being a federalist.
  2. Articles of "_" The first new constitution that was weak and very ineffective, the states would often ignore it.
  3. The Great "_" satisfies both the larger and smaller states creating a government with three branches.
  4. The upper house of the U.S., all states get two votes, one hundred in total.
  5. House of "_" The lower house of the U.S., the number of votes or representatives is determined only on population.
  6. In "_" Rebellion, 12,000 angry farms have to pay taxes and are getting foreclosed by the banks leading them to destruction.
  7. 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. • ...

Unit 2 Test 2021-12-14

Unit 2 Test crossword puzzle
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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  1. A form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly.
  2. Deemed "The Father of the Bill of Rights".
  3. The supreme law of the United States of America; Originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government.
  4. 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.
  5. Opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  6. America's fourth President, made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”
  7. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  8. 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.
  9. 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. • ...

Famous African Americans 2023-06-19

Famous African Americans crossword puzzle
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  1. Douglass (Abolitionist and writer)
  2. Hughes (Poet and writer)
  3. Harris (Vice President of the United States)
  4. Angelou (Author and poet)
  5. Morrison (Author and Nobel laureate)
  6. Tubman (Abolitionist and activist)
  7. Williams (Tennis player)
  8. Truth (Abolitionist and women's rights activist)
  9. Kaepernick (Former NFL player and activist)
  10. X (Civil rights activist)
  11. Parks (Civil rights activist)
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  1. Rice (Former U.S. Secretary of State)
  2. Mandela (South African anti-apartheid revolutionary)
  3. Obama (44th President of the United States)
  4. Jordan (Basketball player)
  5. Parks (Civil rights activist)
  6. Luther King Jr. (Civil rights leader)
  7. (Singer and actress)
  8. Winfrey (Media mogul and philanthropist)
  9. 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) • ...

Civil War 2025-09-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Capital of the Confederacy
  2. – Bloodiest single-day battle in American history
  3. – President of the United States during the Civil War
  4. – President of the Confederate States
  5. – Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox
  6. – Period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
  7. – Former enslaved woman who became a conductor on the Underground Railroad
  8. Run – First major battle of the Civil War, fought in Virginia
  9. – Turning point battle in Pennsylvania, 1863
  10. – Union general who later became president
  11. – System of forced labor that was a major cause of the war
  12. – The northern states during the Civil War
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  1. – Union naval strategy to cut off Southern trade
  2. – Soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing
  3. – The southern states that broke away from the Union
  4. – Capital of the Union
  5. – Movement to end slavery
  6. Sumter – Site where the Civil War began in 1861
  7. – Famous abolitionist and writer who escaped slavery
  8. – 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 • ...

Lesson 4.1-4.2 Vocabulary 2025-02-21

Lesson 4.1-4.2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first ten amendments of the United States constitution
  2. A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement
  3. A plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and two houses
  4. The first American constitution, passes in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
  5. A 1787 law that set up a government for the Northwest territory
  6. An agreement that three fifths of the enslaved people would count in a states population
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  1. A document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and process of government
  2. A 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
  3. A plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states.
  4. To put private individuals or companies charge of something
  5. A meeting of representatives from all states (Except Rhode Island) to revise the Articles of Confederation
  6. A period when business activity is slow, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises.
  7. Money
  8. A plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and one house
  9. 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 • ...

Bob's Birthday 2025-01-11

Bob's Birthday crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Study of math equations with unknowns
  2. - Ruler of ancient Egypt.
  3. - Thank you in French.
  4. Programming language for AP Computer Science
  5. A language spoken in Paris.
  6. A symbol of the United States.
  7. The NFL team from Baltimore.
  8. A genre of books involving made-up stories.
  9. A subject focusing on past events
  10. The study of numbers and equations.
  11. A device used to type and navigate on a computer.
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  1. - Hello in French.
  2. - Ancient civilization that built roads and aqueducts. We went there.
  3. - Deals with shapes, sizes, and positions of figures.
  4. - Declared on July 4th, 1776.
  5. The first president of the United States
  6. - 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 • ...

James Liamero Articles X-Word 2024-02-09

James Liamero Articles X-Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Why did he believe that?
  2. States were even starting to______ their own currency.
  3. What factor prompted the states to change the Articles of Confederation?
  4. What power was held by the government?
  5. What document declared America a new country?
  6. States acted independently acting in their own_____________.
  7. Who did Alexander Hamilton hate?
  8. What was the biggest issue in America?
  9. What is a synonym for disorder, relating to Shays Rebellion?
  10. When did Articles of Confederation take effect?
  11. Farmers joined________ in the state of________.
  12. Which country did Alexander Hamilton believe was a future superpower?
Down
  1. Who mostly inhabited west of that river?
  2. What fraction of the states did you need to pass a law?
  3. What did the states do to encourage people to buy local goods?
  4. What phrase describes federalist government?
  5. Congress lacked supplies for the______.
  6. What was the biggest challenge Congress faced?
  7. Who wrote our language we speak today?
  8. Who went to England after the war?
  9. 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

Chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The gathering of individuals.
  2. Enlistment to service.
  3. Enough or equal to.
  4. Military strategy proposed by the Union.
  5. Peace Democrats.
  6. Putting a decision or plan into effect.
  7. Flag officer of the United States Navy.
  8. Freed the enslaved people of the Confederate states.
  9. The “Young Napoleon”
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  1. Brought before a judge to be assessed.
  2. Britain accused the United States of violating British neutrality.
  3. Sailors who sailed goods in and out of Southern seaports.
  4. Vital to the resolution of a crisis or the determination of an outcome.
  5. Precipitated the Trent Affair during the American Civil War.
  6. Emergency currency.
  7. One of the most valued generals in the Confederate Army.
  8. Overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
  9. Wearing down the enemy by taking numbers.
  10. a payment or reward of money to locate, capture or kill an outlaw or a wanted person.
  11. Union general who led the United States to victory.
  12. 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. • ...

Social 20 Vocabulary Puzzle Assignment 2013-01-06

Social 20 Vocabulary Puzzle Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. Leadership or dominance by one country or social group.
  2. An agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.
  3. An agreement signed in 1988 between the US and Canada.
  4. The advocacy of cooperation and understanding between nations.
  5. Having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
  6. An organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, hydrogen and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of m
  7. An agreement whereby one state or nation-state acts independently to pursue its interests.
  8. Economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
  9. A person, group, or nation that tries to make peace.
  10. To bring or come into agreement.
  11. Engaged in or promoting political revolution.
  12. The active maintenance of a truce between nations or communities.
  13. An agreement whereby two nations or nation-states co-operate to pursue each nation's interests.
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  1. An agreement whereby various nations or nation-states co-operate to pursue their interests and goals beyond their national borders.
  2. An IGO that illustrates the way organizations combine the authority of governments to address the specific concerns on a group of people.
  3. The power or ability to make a decision for oneself without influence from outside.
  4. Stability An economy with a low steady growth that lasts for multiple years without major disruptions caused by crises.
  5. A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups or countries.
  6. Society The elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, that make up a democratic society.
  7. 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.
  8. The belief that Canada should seek closer ties with the United States.
  9. An organization of African states established in 2002 which aims to encourage economic development and political stability through increased cooperation between its members.
  10. The purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.
  11. 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.
  12. 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. • ...

States and there nicknames 2023-09-26

States and there nicknames crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bay state
  2. the first state
  3. the great lake state
  4. the heart of it all
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  1. the golden state
  2. the volunteer state
  3. the sunshine state
  4. the lone star state
  5. the beehive state
  6. the peach state
  7. Americas fairyland
  8. the big apple

12 Clues: the bay state • the big apple • the peach state • the first state • the golden state • the beehive state • the sunshine state • Americas fairyland • the volunteer state • the lone star state • the heart of it all • the great lake state

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. longest battle of the war
  2. gave the Gettysburg address
  3. had way more supplies
  4. fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
  5. killed his son in war.
  6. corps commander
  7. Abrham lincoln promoted it.
  8. Secretary of the navy
  9. States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
  10. General for the north
  11. took winfeild scotts position
  12. run first battle of the war
Down
  1. nickname for people in the union
  2. were the underdogs
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. shot abrham lincoln
  5. last battle of the war
  6. left the north
  7. what divided the united states
  8. shortest battle of the war
  9. General for the south
  10. nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
  11. 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 • ...

Nik Blue 7 2018-01-16

Nik Blue 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A nice ________ would not be mean
  2. I am an _______ of the Washington Capitals
  3. A kind __________ would be with an accent
  4. I am a ________ of the lightning winning the Stanley Cup
  5. Ben Franklin was a good ________
  6. “SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH” said the _________ were in a library
Down
  1. A center is an ________ in hockey
  2. I am a 9/11 ________ because I got out of the building alive
  3. I am not _____ I am american am a normal ________
  4. A good ________ would be in the oprea
  5. I am a ______ of the play
  6. a __________ is good in their field

12 Clues: I am a ______ of the play • Ben Franklin was a good ________ • A center is an ________ in hockey • A nice ________ would not be mean • a __________ is good in their field • A good ________ would be in the oprea • A kind __________ would be with an accent • I am an _______ of the Washington Capitals • I am not _____ I am american am a normal ________ • ...

Saadia Freeman 6th Asia Religon 2017-11-13

Saadia Freeman 6th Asia Religon crossword puzzle
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  1. hundred twenty is the highest temperature recorded in Asia
  2. are the flag colors of Asia
  3. is one of Asia's country
  4. is one of Asia's rivers
  5. town center one of Asia's restaurants
  6. rolls are one of the foods in Asia
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  1. is a treeless plain located in a arctic circle
  2. garden Lite one of the gardens in Asia
  3. is one of the capitals in Asia
  4. Arabian Night one of the folktales in Asia
  5. is a bordering island
  6. has the most expensive houses in the world

12 Clues: is a bordering island • is one of Asia's rivers • is one of Asia's country • are the flag colors of Asia • is one of the capitals in Asia • rolls are one of the foods in Asia • town center one of Asia's restaurants • garden Lite one of the gardens in Asia • Arabian Night one of the folktales in Asia • has the most expensive houses in the world • ...

Andrew Jackson Crossword 2023-10-18

Andrew Jackson Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A member of a north american people originally of the southeastern us
  2. A political party
  3. Financial crisis in the united states that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s
  4. 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
  5. The second federally authorized hamiltonian national bank in the united States
  6. Signed into law on May 28, 1830, by united states president andrew Jackson.
  7. 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
  8. A person sent or authorized to represent others
  9. Land which the indians were forced to give up
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  1. A conservative political party that existed in the united states during the mid-19th century
  2. To state run banks that were given more power because they were loyal to president andrew jackson
  3. The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
  4. An american lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who served as the eighth president of the united states from 1837 to 1841
  5. 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.
  6. 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. • ...

Marie's Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-06

Marie's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These members are the head of the executive departments
  2. The legislative branch and their roles and responsibilities to the U.S. government
  3. Slave trade was banned in the United States in 1808
  4. Ruled that the Constitution requires the states to provide defense attorneys to criminal defendants charged with serious offenses who cannot afford lawyers themselves.
  5. All states use this system with the exception of Maine & Nebraska
  6. Having retroactive effect or force
  7. A plan for a strong national government with three branches
  8. The first written constitution of the United States
  9. Granted the right to vote at the age of 18
Down
  1. review by the U.S. Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act
  2. A deal between the large & small states to provide representation
  3. Powers not granted to the national government and not denied to the state
  4. Once a presidential candidate reaches this number they win the election
  5. A president can only serve two terms
  6. An action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill
  7. Senate can vote to set an end to a debate without also rejecting the bill
  8. Powers that are given to the national government in the Constitution
  9. First ten amendments to the constitution

18 Clues: Having retroactive effect or force • A president can only serve two terms • First ten amendments to the constitution • Granted the right to vote at the age of 18 • Slave trade was banned in the United States in 1808 • The first written constitution of the United States • These members are the head of the executive departments • ...

5 Capitals of GA 2021-10-13

5 Capitals of GA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the acronynm of all the 5 capitals
  2. Lasted for 7 years
  3. 4th Capital of GA
Down
  1. Biggest City in GA
  2. Caused many to die from diseases
  3. Had a past Capital named after them
  4. Now a major city that runs through the fall line

7 Clues: 4th Capital of GA • Biggest City in GA • Lasted for 7 years • Caused many to die from diseases • the acronynm of all the 5 capitals • Had a past Capital named after them • Now a major city that runs through the fall line

THE LANGUAGE OF THE MAP 2018-05-06

THE LANGUAGE OF THE MAP crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a book of maps
  2. the art of making maps
  3. these maps show the political boundaries of each country or state along with their capitals and other important countries
  4. the relationship between the exact distance between two places on the map and the actual distance on the earths surface
Down
  1. they show the physical features
  2. the people who makes maps

6 Clues: a book of maps • the art of making maps • the people who makes maps • they show the physical features • the relationship between the exact distance between two places on the map and the actual distance on the earths surface • these maps show the political boundaries of each country or state along with their capitals and other important countries

Know Your Capitals! 2022-01-17

Know Your Capitals! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jharkhand
  2. Karnataka
  3. Tripura
  4. Mizoram
  5. Punjab
  6. Goa
  7. Kerala
  8. Nagaland
Down
  1. Meghalaya
  2. Manipur
  3. Chhattisgarh
  4. Rajasthan
  5. Dun Uttarakhand
  6. Andhra Pradesh
  7. Madhya Pradesh
  8. Assam
  9. Arunachal Pradesh
  10. Sikkim

18 Clues: Goa • Assam • Punjab • Sikkim • Kerala • Manipur • Tripura • Mizoram • Nagaland • Meghalaya • Rajasthan • Jharkhand • Karnataka • Chhattisgarh • Andhra Pradesh • Madhya Pradesh • Dun Uttarakhand • Arunachal Pradesh

Spanish speaking capitals 2024-01-29

Spanish speaking capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ecuatoria – Malabo
  2. Dominicana – Santo Domingo
  3. – Sucre
  4. – Madrid
  5. – Havana
  6. – Montevideo
  7. – Tegucigalpa
  8. – Buenos Aires
  9. – Caracas
Down
  1. – Managua
  2. – Santiago
  3. – Mexico Ci
  4. Rica – San José
  5. – Quito
  6. (Panamá) – Panama City
  7. Salvador – San Salvador
  8. – Asunción
  9. – Ciudad de Guatemala

18 Clues: – Quito • – Sucre • – Madrid • – Havana • – Managua • – Caracas • – Santiago • – Asunción • – Mexico Ci • – Montevideo • – Tegucigalpa • – Buenos Aires • Rica – San José • ecuatoria – Malabo • (Panamá) – Panama City • – Ciudad de Guatemala • Salvador – San Salvador • Dominicana – Santo Domingo

Countries & Capitals Europe 2024-03-25

Countries & Capitals Europe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Switzerland
  2. Luxembourg
  3. UK
  4. Spain
  5. Italy
  6. Germany
  7. Greece
  8. Sweden
Down
  1. Denmark
  2. Austria
  3. Ireland
  4. Iceland
  5. Netherlands
  6. France
  7. Portugal
  8. Finland
  9. Norway
  10. Belgium

18 Clues: UK • Spain • Italy • France • Norway • Greece • Sweden • Denmark • Austria • Ireland • Iceland • Finland • Belgium • Germany • Portugal • Luxembourg • Switzerland • Netherlands

capitals - grade 8 2026-06-15

capitals - grade 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Serbia
  2. Sofia is the capital of this country
  3. Capital of Syria
  4. Rabat is the capital of this country
  5. capital of Ghana
  6. Manila is the capital of this country
  7. capital of Spain
  8. capital of China
Down
  1. Bangkok is the capital of this country
  2. Kabul is the capital of this country
  3. capital of Bangladesh
  4. capital of Luxembourg
  5. Capital of South Korea
  6. capital of Iceland
  7. capital of Italy
  8. London is the capital of this country
  9. capital of Austria
  10. Cairo is the capital of this country

18 Clues: Capital of Syria • capital of Ghana • capital of Italy • capital of Spain • capital of China • Capital of Serbia • capital of Iceland • capital of Austria • capital of Bangladesh • capital of Luxembourg • Capital of South Korea • Kabul is the capital of this country • Sofia is the capital of this country • Rabat is the capital of this country • Cairo is the capital of this country • ...

American Revolution and US states 2023-11-17

American Revolution and US states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. both Washington and King of England had this name
  2. a street in Manhattan that ingores the grid system, goes diagonally and has some of the best shows
  3. Maine, New Hampshire,Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts
  4. The country that helped the colonists rebel.
  5. John that had a huuuge signature
  6. Thomas Jefferson bought this territory from France
  7. Colonists were outraged by taxation without ____________.
  8. wrote American Constitution
  9. battles of Lexington & ... (the capital of New Hampshire)
Down
  1. the nickname of Middle Colonies
  2. Its capital is Boston
  3. finance guy who developed the financial system of the US
  4. US government (also 2 Continental ... were held by Sons of Liberty)
  5. a building in midtown New York that is tall, triangular and flat; you can remove wrinkles from your clothes with it
  6. Elizabeth I & Elizabeth II are these, but it's also a NY borough
  7. Soho is South of it, and Noho is in the North
  8. James that discovered Australia and

17 Clues: Its capital is Boston • wrote American Constitution • the nickname of Middle Colonies • John that had a huuuge signature • James that discovered Australia and • The country that helped the colonists rebel. • Soho is South of it, and Noho is in the North • both Washington and King of England had this name • Thomas Jefferson bought this territory from France • ...

states and changes of matter 2026-02-17

states and changes of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed through gaining or losing electrons to have 8 electrons
  2. central
  3. variants of a particular chemical element that have the same number of protons
  4. chemical structure with an uneven distribution of electron density
  5. group of chemical elements
  6. chemical elements located on the upper right side of the periodic table
  7. the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom
  8. symbolic representation of a substance's composition
  9. negatively charged particles located in the outermost electron shell
Down
  1. a link formed when two nonmetal atoms share pairs of valence electrons
  2. visual representation of an atom's valence electrons
  3. smallest unit of an element
  4. only one type of atom
  5. the smallest particle
  6. positively charged metal ions and a shared sea of valence electrons
  7. a class of chemical elements
  8. when one atom transfers valence electrons to another

17 Clues: central • only one type of atom • the smallest particle • group of chemical elements • smallest unit of an element • a class of chemical elements • visual representation of an atom's valence electrons • when one atom transfers valence electrons to another • symbolic representation of a substance's composition • the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom • ...

here kitty kitty... 2024-10-19

here kitty kitty... crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they're a bad ___
  2. a starch and sugar based gel confection
  3. smallest cat breed
  4. fish most populous in alaska- quite delicious
  5. turkish ___ cat breed with no eye markings
  6. country only bordered by france
  7. instead of four loaves and two fishes...
  8. third daily word game
  9. a young fox
  10. affectionate silver naturally spotted cat
  11. potato or tomato
  12. lion pa+tiger ma
  13. an arrangement of rectangles used for tiling
  14. southernmost national park of alaska
  15. Belgium cap
  16. breed of cat with huge ears
  17. lion mam+tiger pap
Down
  1. k?
  2. variety of thornless blackberries
  3. third longest river
  4. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21
  5. a sour upright plucked instrument
  6. a summer squash
  7. new cat breed I didn't know about ___ brown
  8. island in between New Zealand and New caledonia
  9. city in France and vermont
  10. cutest of the Sciuridae family
  11. third largest planet of Jupiter; a cow
  12. goddess of the moon
  13. bland baby food
  14. another word for kitty feet
  15. things that can be perceived or measured- Merriam Webster daily word
  16. k
  17. a deep fried battered fruit
  18. pipsqueak
  19. cry that breaks hearts
  20. shorthair that prefers tea
  21. a type of candle or column

38 Clues: k • k? • pipsqueak • a young fox • Belgium cap • a summer squash • bland baby food • potato or tomato • lion pa+tiger ma • they're a bad ___ • smallest cat breed • lion mam+tiger pap • third longest river • goddess of the moon • third daily word game • cry that breaks hearts • 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 • city in France and vermont • shorthair that prefers tea • a type of candle or column • ...

Articles of Confederation and US Constitution 2024-10-10

Articles of Confederation and US Constitution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the US Constitution is divided into seven of these.
  2. named the large states plan and wanted representation in congress based on population.
  3. number of branches of government created by the US Constitution.
  4. group that supported passing the Constitution with no bill of rights.
  5. the idea of dividing the powers of government between multiple branches.
  6. weakness in first form of government. "The government had no power to pass _____".
  7. Consist of President,Vice President,and the Cabinet
  8. the Articles of Confederation were considered too _______.
  9. named the small states plan and wanted each state to be represented equally in congress.
  10. a change to the US Constitution.
  11. created an orderly plan to admit new states to the Union.
  12. a collection of essays written to gain support for the new US Constitution.
  13. introduction to the US Constitution
  14. first ten amendments to the Constitution
  15. location of the writing of the US Constitution.
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  1. interprets the Constitution and federal legislation.
  2. consist of house of representatives and the senate
  3. first president of the united states
  4. amendment that guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
  5. number of amendments to the US Constitution.
  6. The first government of the US.
  7. 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 • ...

Semester Review Puzzle II- Electric Booggaloo 2014-12-14

Semester Review Puzzle II- Electric Booggaloo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The President is elected through a system called the ____________ college.
  2. The two historical documents that created an English tradition that the colonists wanted to continue in America were the English Bill of Rights and the _________.
  3. Under the Articles, Congress could not_____ _____.
  4. __________ is the request that a decision be reviewed by a higher court.
  5. The ________ branch, also known as Congress, makes the laws in our government.
  6. The _________ branch interprets the laws.
  7. Under the Articles of Confederation, most power was given to the _____.
  8. The ____ Plan called for the central government to have 3 separate branches.
  9. The _________ amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press.
Down
  1. the Northern states agreed to the Three-Fifths ___ because they didn't want the southern states to pull out of the union.
  2. _______ Sovereignty asserts that people are the source of a government's power.
  3. Many states insisted that a _______ be added to the Constitution.
  4. _____ Rights such as freedom of speech, religion and the right to a trial.
  5. The president is part of the _____ branch.
  6. The main job of the Supreme Court is to serve as the nation’s final court of __________.
  7. The division of powers between the federal government and the states is called ___.
  8. In a _________ government, the government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it.
  9. The ________ amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.
  10. John Locke declared that every individual has ________.

19 Clues: The _________ branch interprets the laws. • The president is part of the _____ branch. • Under the Articles, Congress could not_____ _____. • John Locke declared that every individual has ________. • The ________ amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms. • Many states insisted that a _______ be added to the Constitution. • ...

Semester Review Puzzle II- Electric Booggaloo 2014-12-14

Semester Review Puzzle II- Electric Booggaloo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ____ Plan called for the central government to have 3 separate branches.
  2. In a _________ government, the government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it.
  3. The ________ branch, also known as Congress, makes the laws in our government.
  4. __________ is the request that a decision be reviewed by a higher court.
  5. The President is elected through a system called the ____________ college.
  6. Under the Articles, Congress could not_____ _____.
  7. The two historical documents that created an English tradition that the colonists wanted to continue in America were the English Bill of Rights and the _________.
  8. _______ Sovereignty asserts that people are the source of a government's power.
  9. Under the Articles of Confederation, most power was given to the _____.
Down
  1. _____ Rights such as freedom of speech, religion and the right to a trial.
  2. The division of powers between the federal government and the states is called ___.
  3. Many states insisted that a _______ be added to the Constitution.
  4. The _________ branch interprets the laws.
  5. The _________ amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press.
  6. the Northern states agreed to the Three-Fifths ___ because they didn't want the southern states to pull out of the union.
  7. The president is part of the _____ branch.
  8. John Locke declared that every individual has ________.
  9. The ________ amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.

18 Clues: The _________ branch interprets the laws. • The president is part of the _____ branch. • Under the Articles, Congress could not_____ _____. • John Locke declared that every individual has ________. • The ________ amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms. • Many states insisted that a _______ be added to the Constitution. • ...

Articles of Confederation-Harlen 2026-03-06

Articles of Confederation-Harlen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ of the thirteen states had to agree to pass any laws
  2. this person served as Washington's right hand man
  3. _______ wanted a strong central government that had more power over the people and the states
  4. person who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"
  5. this person was appointed secretary of war by Washington
  6. this persons ideas were the model for the House of Representatives and Senate
  7. this was outlawed in 1808
  8. the new government was fearful of this
  9. ______ was a plan that stated that each state no matter the size would have the same amount of representatives in Congress
Down
  1. on the one dollar bill and the quarter
  2. _______ wanted a weaker federal government that gave more power to the states and the people
  3. person was chosen to serve as a delegate of New Jersey
  4. _____ was a plan that gave Congress more power over the states
  5. this person was a delegate of Connecticut
  6. Roger Sherman proposed the idea that Congress be made up of two parts in the ____
  7. the United States doubled in size because of thsi
  8. wrote the Declaration of Independence
  9. this person refused to sign the document unless several amendments were added, these amendments later became known as the Bill of Rights

18 Clues: this was outlawed in 1808 • wrote the Declaration of Independence • on the one dollar bill and the quarter • the new government was fearful of this • this person was a delegate of Connecticut • this person served as Washington's right hand man • the United States doubled in size because of thsi • person was chosen to serve as a delegate of New Jersey • ...

Capitals 2021-10-02

Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Capital of China
  3. Capital of Assam
Down
  1. Capital of India
  2. Capital of France
  3. Capital of Bihar
  4. Capital of Kerala

7 Clues: Capital of India • Capital of Bihar • Capital of China • Capital of Assam • Capital of France • Capital of Kerala • Capital of Arunachal Pradesh

Capitals 2021-09-05

Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. USA
  2. bangladesh
  3. india
Down
  1. UK
  2. nepal
  3. Germany
  4. France

7 Clues: UK • USA • nepal • india • France • Germany • bangladesh

capitals 2022-01-06

capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. horvátország
  2. portugália
  3. svájc
  4. svédország
Down
  1. argentina
  2. spanyolország
  3. amerika

7 Clues: svájc • amerika • argentina • portugália • svédország • horvátország • spanyolország

Founding Fathers 2023-09-14

Founding Fathers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. founding father of the United states
  2. wrote a methodical assessment
  3. shaped the United States, Vision for new Nation
  4. organized one signed the one
  5. father of constitution
  6. not real
  7. signed all four documents
  8. ”that these United colonies are and ought to be free and independent states”
  9. author-Virginia
Down
  1. New Jersey Plan
  2. power and liberty
  3. ”Father of American Independence”
  4. ”give me liberty or give me death"
  5. 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 • ...

Semester Review Puzzle II- Electric Buggaloo 2014-12-14

Semester Review Puzzle II- Electric Buggaloo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The main job of the Supreme Court is to serve as the nation’s final court of __________.
  2. _____ Rights such as freedom of speech, religion and the right to a trial.
  3. The ________ branch, also known as Congress, makes the laws in our government.
  4. Under the Articles, Congress could not_____ _____.
  5. The _________ branch interprets the laws.
  6. The division of powers between the federal government and the states is called ___.
  7. The ____ Plan called for the central government to have 3 separate branches.
  8. The President is elected through a system called the ____________ college.
  9. The _________ amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press.
  10. __________ is the request that a decision be reviewed by a higher court.
  11. The ________ amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.
Down
  1. _______ Sovereignty asserts that people are the source of a government's power.
  2. Many states insisted that a _______ be added to the Constitution.
  3. John Locke declared that every individual has ________.
  4. the Northern states agreed to the Three-Fifths ___ because they didn't want the southern states to pull out of the union.
  5. The president is part of the _____ branch.
  6. The two historical documents that created an English tradition that the colonists wanted to continue in America were the English Bill of Rights and the _________.
  7. In a _________ government, the government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it.
  8. Under the Articles of Confederation, most power was given to the _____.

19 Clues: The _________ branch interprets the laws. • The president is part of the _____ branch. • Under the Articles, Congress could not_____ _____. • John Locke declared that every individual has ________. • The ________ amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms. • Many states insisted that a _______ be added to the Constitution. • ...

Sahib Virdi Crossword 2024-02-08

Sahib Virdi Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. United states could not force citizens to join the ____.
  2. Who saw United Sates as a future world power.
  3. Under the articles the states were too ________.
  4. What did Alexander Hamilton hate.
  5. States could print their own _____ under the Articles.
  6. In 1777, The battle of ____ was a turning point in the war.
  7. Could not levy taxes to fund Gen. Washingtons army.
  8. The articles were passed on November _______, 1777.
  9. The _____ to tax is the power to destroy.
Down
  1. How much militia was funded by rich men in Boston, MA.
  2. Territory land won from England in revolutionary war.
  3. ______ of confederation were very flawed.
  4. After the war many ______ left the Americas.
  5. After the war many Loyalists went up north to ______.
  6. United states had the advantage of rich ______.
  7. Whose rebellion showed the Articles of confederation.
  8. After the revolutionary war loyalists went to _______ In Europe.
  9. General who fought total 12 battles and won 9.
  10. After the war loyalists felt like ______.
  11. United states were three thousand ____ away from England.
  12. The first American dictionary was made by ____ Webster.

21 Clues: What did Alexander Hamilton hate. • ______ of confederation were very flawed. • After the war loyalists felt like ______. • The _____ to tax is the power to destroy. • After the war many ______ left the Americas. • Who saw United Sates as a future world power. • General who fought total 12 battles and won 9. • United states had the advantage of rich ______. • ...

The Progressive Era 2017-02-15

The Progressive Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ida _______,one of the leading female muckrakers
  2. ______ diplomacy
  3. The Amendment to prohibit alcohol in the United States
  4. holding that limits to working time violated the Fourteenth Amendment
  5. federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction
  6. served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service
  7. The first name to a women named willard, who was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist
Down
  1. the ability to assess and initiate things independently
  2. The Amendment that allowed senators to be elected by the general public
  3. ____ Guard
  4. the man who opened public lands in Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska against Roosevelt's conservation policies
  5. The Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates
  6. a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West
  7. the US journalists who exposed corruption in business and politics
  8. 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 • ...

Unit 6 Review 2018-01-25

Unit 6 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A series of ______ are used to help boats change elevation along a canal
  2. He essentially started the modern factory system in the U.S. by bringing all the steps of textile manufacturing to one location (last name)
  3. After the Industrial Revolution, many of the things that used to be made by hand were now being made with the help of ______
  4. This guy received a patent for his Cotton Gin in 1794 (last name)
  5. As the result of a compromise in 1820, this state joined the Union as a slave state
  6. In the ___________, the United States announced a warning to the countries of Europe to not attempt to re-establish colonies in North or South America (2)
  7. By 1820, the population of the United States was about ____-million people.
  8. As the result of a compromise in 1820, this state joined the Union as a free state
  9. The time when partisanism (briefly) ended and there was much less political arguing was known as the “_______” (4)
  10. The demand for cotton in the North and Europe unfortunately also resulted in a greater demand for in the South
  11. One problem with river travel was the travelling ______ was slow and difficult.
  12. North, west, or south - which part of the country did the Industrial Revolution primarily take hold?
  13. The idea of identifying yourself based on the region of the country you live is known as _______
  14. He brought the secrets of the Industrial Revolution from Britain and started America’s first textile mill in Rhode Island (last name)
  15. At the “______ of 1818”, the imaginary line at 49-degrees North was established as the border between the United States and British territory to the north.
  16. The main voice of the North was this politician (last name)
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  1. The main voice of the South was this politician (last name)
  2. Robert Fulton’s big contribution to American travel was the development of the _____
  3. The _______ passed through the state of New York and connected the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean (2)
  4. The Industrial Revolution also led to the rapid growth of ______, especially in the North, where it was easy to find a job
  5. The ________ (temporarily) resolved the arguing over the number of slave states and free states in 1820 (2)
  6. A ______ is a man-made, artificial waterway.
  7. The cotton gin removes the ______ from the cotton.
  8. In the _________ Treaty, Spain ceded (gave up) Florida to the United States and defined the border between the United States and Spain out west (2)
  9. He became the 5th president of the United States and winning the elections of 1816 and 1820 (last name)
  10. The main voice of the West was this politician (last name)
  11. One problem with travelling by ______ was that most naturally flowed in north or south, instead of east and west like many Americans wanted to travel

27 Clues: A ______ is a man-made, artificial waterway. • The cotton gin removes the ______ from the cotton. • The main voice of the West was this politician (last name) • The main voice of the South was this politician (last name) • The main voice of the North was this politician (last name) • This guy received a patent for his Cotton Gin in 1794 (last name) • ...

Vocab #2 2026-02-17

Vocab #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A formerly enslaved person who became a powerful speaker and writer against slavery.
  2. A former enslaved woman who led many enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
  3. A slave uprising in Virginia led by Nat Turner in 1831.
  4. The site of John Brown’s 1859 raid on a federal arsenal in an attempt to start a slave revolt.
  5. The belief that women’s proper role was in the home, focusing on family and moral guidance.
  6. The belief that the United States was destined to expand westward across North America.
  7. The act of Southern states withdrawing from the Union before the Civil War.
  8. An order issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing enslaved people in Confederate-held territory.
  9. An deal that settled the intensely disputed presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden.
  10. Required that escaped enslaved people be returned to their enslavers even if they were found in free states.
  11. The movement to end slavery in the United States.
  12. An enslaved man whose Supreme Court case ruled that African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in federal court.
  13. A mass migration of people to California after gold was discovered there in 1848.
  14. A reform effort aimed at reducing or banning the consumption of alcohol.
  15. To add territory to a country or state.
  16. A war between the United States and Mexico that resulted in the U.S. gaining large territories in the West.
Down
  1. A white supremacist organization formed after the Civil War that used violence and intimidation against African Americans and their supporters.
  2. A leading abolitionist who demanded the immediate end of slavery.
  3. The legal right that protects individuals from being held in jail without being brought before a court.
  4. A farming system in which tenants worked land owned by someone else in exchange for a share of the crops.
  5. A trade route connecting Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  6. Laws passed in the South after the Civil War to restrict the rights and freedoms of formerly enslaved people.
  7. A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, often to take part in politics or business.
  8. The 16th president of the United States, who led the country during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
  9. The idea that settlers in a territory should decide whether to allow slavery.
  10. An education reformer who promoted free public schooling and is known as the “Father of the Common School Movement.”
  11. The group of Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
  12. A major route used by pioneers traveling west to settle in Oregon and other western territories.
  13. A social reformer who worked to improve conditions for the mentally ill and helped establish state mental hospitals.
  14. The founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism).

30 Clues: To add territory to a country or state. • The movement to end slavery in the United States. • A slave uprising in Virginia led by Nat Turner in 1831. • A trade route connecting Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. • A leading abolitionist who demanded the immediate end of slavery. • A reform effort aimed at reducing or banning the consumption of alcohol. • ...

American Revolution 2024-10-21

American Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protest on British tea. Colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped over 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
  2. British dominance in North America after the Treaty of Paris (1763), where France ceded most of its North American territory to Britain. Britain became in debt and began taxing heavily on the colonists.
  3. American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809)
  4. First official battle in the American Revolution. The British won in Lexington and Colonists won in Concord
  5. Forbade British colonists from settling on lands, designating that territory as "Indian Reserve" and restricting land purchases from Native Americans to only be made through the British Crown
  6. served as the second President of the United States
  7. Also known as coercive acts were made to make and force colonists to follow the laws.
  8. British soldiers stayed in colonists homes and eat their food
  9. a founding document of the United States that established the country's independence from Great Britain
  10. helped draft the Declaration of Independence and was one of its signers, represented the United States in France during the American Revolution, and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention
  11. Unfair taxing of British tea benefiting the British and monopolizing British tea.
Down
  1. a secret group of American colonists who protested British taxation and rule of the 13 North American colonies
  2. British soldiers opened fire on a crowd of colonists in Boston, killing five people and wounding six others
  3. led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, helped create the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president of the United States
  4. Taxing on imported goods(materials brought in)
  5. Required colonists to pay a tax on all legal and official papers and publications, including newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.
  6. a war fought by the American colonists against the British government, where the colonists decided to fight for their freedom and create their own country, the United States of America, by breaking away from British rule
  7. Taxing of sugar and molasses, along with other items high in sugar such as wine and rum

18 Clues: Taxing on imported goods(materials brought in) • served as the second President of the United States • British soldiers stayed in colonists homes and eat their food • Unfair taxing of British tea benefiting the British and monopolizing British tea. • Also known as coercive acts were made to make and force colonists to follow the laws. • ...

war of 1812 2023-02-02

war of 1812 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who made "jay's treaty"?
  2. warship which defeated the British Warship Guerrier in 1812
  3. a Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark
  4. America's first Vice-President
  5. United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
  6. who was the 3rd president of the U.S.
  7. George Washington's wife
  8. what lake was secured when oliver hazared perry lead a navel war
  9. the treaty that forced the Creek nation to give up millions of acres of their land
  10. Southerners and Westerners who were eager for war with Britain.
  11. 1st President of the United States
Down
  1. stated that the United States would not take sides with any European countries that were at war
  2. "Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.
  3. American jurist and politician who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
  4. 1817 agreement that limited American and British naval forces on the Great Lakes
  5. first Secretary of the Treasury.
  6. battle between Americans and Native Americans.
  7. A battle during the War of 1812 where the British army attempted to take New Orleans.
  8. who lead Democratic-Republican Party's
  9. Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo.

20 Clues: who made "jay's treaty"? • George Washington's wife • America's first Vice-President • first Secretary of the Treasury. • 1st President of the United States • who was the 3rd president of the U.S. • who lead Democratic-Republican Party's • battle between Americans and Native Americans. • Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. • ...

war of 1812 2023-02-02

war of 1812 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who made "jay's treaty"?
  2. warship which defeated the British Warship Guerrier in 1812
  3. a Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark
  4. America's first Vice-President
  5. United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
  6. who was the 3rd president of the U.S.
  7. George Washington's wife
  8. what lake was secured when oliver hazared perry lead a navel war
  9. the treaty that forced the Creek nation to give up millions of acres of their land
  10. Southerners and Westerners who were eager for war with Britain.
  11. 1st President of the United States
Down
  1. stated that the United States would not take sides with any European countries that were at war
  2. "Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.
  3. American jurist and politician who served as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
  4. 1817 agreement that limited American and British naval forces on the Great Lakes
  5. first Secretary of the Treasury.
  6. battle between Americans and Native Americans.
  7. A battle during the War of 1812 where the British army attempted to take New Orleans.
  8. who lead Democratic-Republican Party's
  9. Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo.

20 Clues: who made "jay's treaty"? • George Washington's wife • America's first Vice-President • first Secretary of the Treasury. • 1st President of the United States • who was the 3rd president of the U.S. • who lead Democratic-Republican Party's • battle between Americans and Native Americans. • Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. • ...

Unit 5 Crossword Choice B 2021-11-18

Unit 5 Crossword Choice B crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 11th U.S. president who ran a campaign of expanding the USA from Sea to shining sea
  2. one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of enslaved people
  3. This Election demonstrated the divisions within the United States just before the Civil War.
  4. period of repeated outbreaks of violent warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854
  5. five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states
  6. series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidae
  7. an attempt to start an armed revolt of enslaved people and destroy the institution of slavery.
  8. Named after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War
  9. an organized incorporated territory of the United States, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon
  10. A United States federal legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery's expansion by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
Down
  1. Texas votes in favor of becoming part of USA and joins the Union as a slave state.
  2. brought an official end to the Mexican-American War and brought peace between Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic
  3. the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
  4. An act repealing the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty. It also produced a violent uprising known as “Bleeding Kansas,” as proslavery and antislavery activists flooded into the territories to sway the vote.
  5. the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power
  6. Former slave who moved into Illinoise and Wisconsin (two free states) files a lawsuit

16 Clues: Texas votes in favor of becoming part of USA and joins the Union as a slave state. • 11th U.S. president who ran a campaign of expanding the USA from Sea to shining sea • Former slave who moved into Illinoise and Wisconsin (two free states) files a lawsuit • This Election demonstrated the divisions within the United States just before the Civil War. • ...

Path to Civil War 2023-05-04

Path to Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that permitted slavery
  2. Group of slaves that went out West to escape slavery
  3. States that outlawed slavery
  4. The Treaty of ________ Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War
  5. Father of Texas
  6. General who led the Texans. Not Mr. Walker's home town.
  7. Woman who made many trips to free slaves from the South
  8. Massive migration to California for a precious metal
  9. This compromise allowed Maine to enter the United States
  10. Famous battle that resulted in a battle cry.
  11. Group that went to California to find gold.
Down
  1. The belief that the United States had the right to claim land from east to west.
  2. Mexican general that fought the Texans
  3. Texas was this after it gained Independence. (It's Name)
  4. Famous trail that led settlers out west.
  5. "Railroad" that helped many slaves escape slavery
  6. Woman that represents the United States
  7. The Kansas-________ Act allowed some territories to vote on slavery
  8. Slave laws that made the Northern states return escaped slaves
  9. Group that moved cattle out west.
  10. Popular ________ lets the people vote and decide on issues
  11. Religious group that went to Utah to flee persecution.

22 Clues: Father of Texas • States that outlawed slavery • States that permitted slavery • Group that moved cattle out west. • Mexican general that fought the Texans • Woman that represents the United States • Famous trail that led settlers out west. • Group that went to California to find gold. • Famous battle that resulted in a battle cry. • ...

Civics Midterm Review 2023-12-18

Civics Midterm Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Of Representives
  2. The powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the United States Constitution.
  3. The powers that are neither prohibited to be exercised by an organ of government
  4. A political process when one or more lawmakers continue to discuss new laws in an effort to postpone or obstruct decision-making.
  5. Social contract, people would give up unlimited freedom for the security provided by a government, but also that people of the state hold ultimate right to power
  6. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries.
  7. An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  8. The study of government
  9. Natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution
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  1. Although not directly stated in the Constitution, are implied to be available based on previously stated powers.
  2. Separation of powers and checks and balances
  3. Two chambers
  4. Concurrent powers are powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit, such as a state or province.
  5. The smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
  6. The elected head of a republic.
  7. A population census or official count that records different information about each person.
  8. Altering (an electoral constituencies) borders to favor one group or another.
  9. Someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government.
  10. A proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
  11. Powers expressed in the constition
  12. Federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority, constitute the "supreme Law of the Land", and thus take priority over any conflicting state laws.

21 Clues: Two chambers • Of Representives • The study of government • The elected head of a republic. • Powers expressed in the constition • Separation of powers and checks and balances • Altering (an electoral constituencies) borders to favor one group or another. • Natural law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution • ...

Saadia Freeman 6th Asia Religon 2017-11-13

Saadia Freeman 6th Asia Religon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hundred twenty is the highest temperature recorded in Asia
  2. are the flag colors of Asia
  3. has the most expensive houses in the world
  4. is one of Asia's country
  5. rolls are one of the foods in Asia
  6. town center one of Asia's restaurants
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  1. is one of the capitals in Asia
  2. is a treeless plain located in a arctic circle
  3. is a bordering island
  4. garden Lite one of the gardens in Asia
  5. Arabian Night one of the folktales in Asia
  6. is one of Asia's rivers

12 Clues: is a bordering island • is one of Asia's rivers • is one of Asia's country • are the flag colors of Asia • is one of the capitals in Asia • rolls are one of the foods in Asia • town center one of Asia's restaurants • garden Lite one of the gardens in Asia • Arabian Night one of the folktales in Asia • has the most expensive houses in the world • ...

Countries and capitals 2021-09-28

Countries and capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scotland
  2. Turkey
Down
  1. England
  2. Wales
  3. Nothern İreland
  4. Azerbaijan
  5. France

7 Clues: Wales • France • Turkey • England • Scotland • Azerbaijan • Nothern İreland

Government Crossword 2021-11-09

Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a provision of the U.S. Constitution that states that the Constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "supreme Law of the Land"
  2. group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President
  3. congressional act admitting a new State to the Union
  4. those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution
  5. those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the states
  6. those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; also called the "enumerated powers"
  7. A change in, or addition to a constitution or law
  8. those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers
  9. formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among States, or between a State and a foreign state
  10. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State
Down
  1. a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent
  2. The first ten amendments to the Constitution
  3. those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise
  4. those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone
  5. a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
  6. powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
  7. a congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step toward admission to the Union
  8. formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

18 Clues: The first ten amendments to the Constitution • A change in, or addition to a constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new State to the Union • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone • those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise • ...

Building a New Nation 2020-04-02

Building a New Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this was the man who wrote the Star Spangled Banner
  2. the third president of the United States
  3. this song was inspired by the Battle of Fort McHenry
  4. the First Lady known for saving a portrait of George Washington
  5. an Indian women who helped guide Louis and Clark through the Louisiana Territory
  6. patriot feeling
  7. the first highway that stretches from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois
  8. the ninth president of the United States
  9. a large amount of land the United States bought from France
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  1. the treaty that ended the War of 1812
  2. the capital of the United States
  3. the seventh president of the United States
  4. the fourth president of the United States
  5. a piece of land that Spain gave the United States
  6. a major port city that is located in Louisiana

15 Clues: patriot feeling • the capital of the United States • the treaty that ended the War of 1812 • the third president of the United States • the ninth president of the United States • the fourth president of the United States • the seventh president of the United States • a major port city that is located in Louisiana • a piece of land that Spain gave the United States • ...

Civil War 2017-03-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Born 1808. Instructed the confederate generals on decisions during the Civil War.
  2. New soldiers that have never fought in a battle or war before.
  3. Used during the Civil War to transport soldiers to different areas for battle. Used mostly by the North.
  4. Someone who believes slavery is wrong and wants to get rid of it.
  5. A battle that occurred July 1, 1863—lasting for 3 days-- that was marked as one of the bloodiest battles
  6. Joined the Union Army and became general during the Civil War. Elected president of the United States in 1869.
  7. (July 11, 1861) First battle over land in the Civil War.
  8. Vice president to Abraham Lincoln, Became president (1865-1869) after Lincolns assassination and tried to reconstruct America.
  9. States that all slaves be freed from the Confederate states. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
  10. A term used to refer to the stomach.
  11. A term used to describe a person that is bad or good for nothing.
  12. States that had outlawed slavery.
  13. 16th president of the United States. Wished to end slavery. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting many slaves free.
Down
  1. Governor of Ohio 1868-1972. 19th president of the United States .
  2. War that lasted from April 12, 1861-May 9, 1865 between the North and South in America.
  3. States that had allowed slavery.
  4. (June 10, 1861) First battle of the American Civil War.
  5. 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.
  6. Speech given on November 19, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln that commemorated the soldiers that died in the battles.
  7. A term used when you have been through a lot or have "seen it all".
  8. A uncivilized killing of a large number of innocent, helpless people. One term used to describe the civil war.
  9. Surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 19, 1865.
  10. An acronym used when a soldier would leave his post or place in the army without leave.

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 . • ...

Social studies project 2025-01-02

Social studies project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The Northern states that remained loyal to the U.S. government and fought against the Confederacy.
  2. – The site of a pivotal 1863 battle and the location of Lincoln’s famous address.
  3. – The assassin who killed President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
  4. – The collection of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States.
  5. – The place where the Confederate Army formally surrendered to the Union, ending the Civil War.
  6. – The 13th Constitutional Amendment, which ended slavery in the United States.
Down
  1. – The Union Army’s general who eventually became the 18th President of the United States.
  2. – The location where the Civil War began, with the first shots fired.
  3. – Lincoln’s executive order that declared slaves in Confederate-held territory free.
  4. – The site of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, fought in 1862.
  5. – A Civil War nurse who went on to found the American Red Cross.
  6. – An abolitionist and leader of the Underground Railroad, also a Union spy.
  7. – The 16th President of the United States who led the Union during the Civil War.
  8. – The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  9. – The commanding general of the Confederate Army.

15 Clues: – The commanding general of the Confederate Army. • – The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • – The assassin who killed President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. • – A Civil War nurse who went on to found the American Red Cross. • – The location where the Civil War began, with the first shots fired. • ...

1920's Crossword puzzels 2023-11-03

1920's Crossword puzzels crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The right or privilege to vote
  2. A production process that breaks the manufacture of a good into steps that are completed in predefined sequence
  3. Local laws introduced in the southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
  4. It limited the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States
  5. A women who challenged traditional gender norms
  6. The right of citizens of the United States or abridged by the United States or by any state to vote should not be denied on account of gender.
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  1. One of the largest movements of people in United States history
  2. The end of federal laws to bars
  3. It was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fahsion ect
  4. Violent fraternal society founded in 1915
  5. Abstinence from alcoholic drinks
  6. Saloon that sells with out a license
  7. A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups
  8. Identical components that can be substituted one for another
  9. Legal prevention of the manufacure, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States

15 Clues: The right or privilege to vote • The end of federal laws to bars • Abstinence from alcoholic drinks • Saloon that sells with out a license • Violent fraternal society founded in 1915 • A women who challenged traditional gender norms • Identical components that can be substituted one for another • One of the largest movements of people in United States history • ...

Geometry 6-1 and 6-2 Review 2013-12-15

Geometry 6-1 and 6-2 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
  2. A polygon with 10 sides
  3. A polygon with indentations, diagonal is outside the polygon
  4. Polygon that is equilateral and equiangular
  5. Theorem 6-2-4 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ bisect each other
  6. A theorem that states that the sum of the interior angles is (n-2)180 degrees, when n= the number of sides
  7. A polygon with 3 sides
  8. A polygon with 12 sides
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  1. A theorem that states that the sum of the exterior angles is 360 degrees.
  2. A polygon with 7 sides
  3. Theorem 6-2-2 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are congruent
  4. Theorem 6-2-3 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are supplementary
  5. A polygon with 4 sides
  6. A polygon with 5 sides
  7. A polygon with 8 sides
  8. A polygon with all diagonals inside the polygon, no indentations
  9. Closed figure made with line segments
  10. A polygon with 6 sides
  11. Theorem 6-2-1 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are congruent
  12. A polygon with 9 sides

20 Clues: A polygon with 7 sides • A polygon with 4 sides • A polygon with 5 sides • A polygon with 8 sides • A polygon with 6 sides • A polygon with 3 sides • A polygon with 9 sides • A polygon with 10 sides • A polygon with 12 sides • Closed figure made with line segments • Polygon that is equilateral and equiangular • A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. • ...

Geometry 6-1 and 6-2 Review 2013-12-15

Geometry 6-1 and 6-2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theorem that states that the sum of the interior angles is (n-2)180 degrees, when n= the number of sides
  2. Theorem 6-2-3 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are supplementary
  3. A polygon with 10 sides
  4. A polygon with 9 sides
  5. Theorem 6-2-2 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are congruent
  6. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
  7. A polygon with 7 sides
  8. A polygon with 4 sides
  9. Theorem 6-2-1 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are congruent
  10. Polygon that is equilateral and equiangular
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  1. Closed figure made with line segments
  2. A polygon with 3 sides
  3. A polygon with 8 sides
  4. A theorem that states that the sum of the exterior angles is 360 degrees.
  5. A polygon with 12 sides
  6. A polygon with 6 sides
  7. Theorem 6-2-4 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ bisect each other
  8. A polygon with 5 sides
  9. A polygon with all diagonals inside the polygon, no indentations
  10. A polygon with indentations, diagonal is outside the polygon

20 Clues: A polygon with 3 sides • A polygon with 8 sides • A polygon with 6 sides • A polygon with 5 sides • A polygon with 9 sides • A polygon with 7 sides • A polygon with 4 sides • A polygon with 12 sides • A polygon with 10 sides • Closed figure made with line segments • Polygon that is equilateral and equiangular • A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. • ...

friday activity chapter 2/3 2019-08-28

friday activity chapter 2/3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the right of the states to rule that acts of congress laws are invalid/illegal
  2. the process of selecting to judges where the nomination is by appointment and the subsequent retention is by a retention election
  3. a view that states should have independent authority to go against the federal government of the constitution
  4. presidential electors selected to represent their selected states during the election.
  5. authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional
  6. political party established by Thomas Jefferson and his followers. opposed the constitution, supported bill of rights.
  7. act of formally withdrawing from the nation
  8. give congress the power to pass certain laws outside of their normal powers in the constitution
  9. Compromise on legislative representation where the lower chamber is based on population and the states are represented equally by the upper chamber
  10. required states to return runaway slaves
  11. powers held by both the state and national government in the federal system
  12. powers the states possess under the constitution
  13. FDR's plan to add new supreme court justices so they would uphold his ideas
  14. system of government where national and state powers are slipt equally
  15. doctrine holding state governments separate from federal government
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  1. first 10 amendments in the constitution, establish freedoms
  2. the authority of the president to place certain legislations that are passed by congress
  3. system of government where authority lies with national government
  4. formal way to change the constitution
  5. powers granted to the congress by the constitution
  6. makes federal law more important than state laws
  7. political powers are exercised directly by the citizens
  8. compromise that granted states more representation in the house of representatives depending on how many slaves you have. counting them as 3/5 a person
  9. authority is spread amongst branches equally giving them each different responsibilities
  10. systemsystem of government that authority rests with regional government
  11. powers that aren't explicitly given to congress but given with necessary clause.
  12. meeting in 1787 where the 12 states discussed the articles of confederation but decided to create the constitution
  13. authorities other branches to have certain control over the others used to make sure one branch doesn't have to much power.
  14. A document (or set of documents) that will establish the basic rules for how a society should be governed.
  15. political party that was established by Alexander Hamilton and his followers. supported the constitution

30 Clues: formal way to change the constitution • required states to return runaway slaves • act of formally withdrawing from the nation • makes federal law more important than state laws • powers the states possess under the constitution • authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional • powers granted to the congress by the constitution • ...

The expanding Nation 2014-05-11

The expanding Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American sailors into the Royal Navy was the most important for many Americans. The British practice of manning naval ships with "pressed" men, who were forcibly placed into service
  2. American statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States
  3. an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
  4. the act of Congress (1809) prohibiting all shipping and trade between the United States and British- or French-controlled ports.
  5. any of the congressmen from the South and West, led by Henry Clay and John Calhoun, who wanted war against Britain in the period leading up to the War of 1812
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  1. fourth Chief Justice of the United States. His court opinions helped lay the basis for United States constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States
  2. was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution.
  3. set out in May 1804 to explore and map the American West.
  4. the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official.
  5. signed on December 24, 1814- was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  6. Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy which opposed the United States during the War of 1812.
  7. Lemhi Shoshone woman, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, acting as an interpreter and guide, in their exploration of the Western United States

12 Clues: set out in May 1804 to explore and map the American West. • American statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States • an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports. • ...

The expanding Nation 2014-05-11

The expanding Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy which opposed the United States during the War of 1812.
  2. American statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States
  3. the act of Congress (1809) prohibiting all shipping and trade between the United States and British- or French-controlled ports.
  4. fourth Chief Justice of the United States. His court opinions helped lay the basis for United States constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States
  5. an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports.
Down
  1. was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution.
  2. any of the congressmen from the South and West, led by Henry Clay and John Calhoun, who wanted war against Britain in the period leading up to the War of 1812
  3. the power of a court to adjudicate the constitutionality of the laws of a government or the acts of a government official.
  4. set out in May 1804 to explore and map the American West.
  5. American sailors into the Royal Navy was the most important for many Americans. The British practice of manning naval ships with "pressed" men, who were forcibly placed into service
  6. Lemhi Shoshone woman, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, acting as an interpreter and guide, in their exploration of the Western United States
  7. signed on December 24, 1814- was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

12 Clues: set out in May 1804 to explore and map the American West. • American statesman, political theorist and the fourth President of the United States • an order of a government prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports. • ...

Gov't crossword Tuesday and Wednesday 2021-11-11

Gov't crossword Tuesday and Wednesday crossword puzzle
Across
  1. those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise.
  2. powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community.
  3. the first ten amendments to the Constitution
  4. those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution. Also known as the "enumerated powers"
  5. those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone.
  6. a congressional act directing the people of a United States territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step towards admission into the Union.
  7. those powers that the Constitution donse not grant to the National Government and does not deny the States.
  8. those powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution.
  9. the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned to that State.
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  1. a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent
  2. formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among States, or between a State and a foreign state.
  3. a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
  4. congressional act admitting a new State to the Union.
  5. a provision of the U.S Constitution that states the Constitution, federal law, and treaties of the United States are the "supreme Law of the Land".
  6. group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Colombia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and the Vice President.
  7. those delegated powers of the National Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers.
  8. formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
  9. a change in, or addition to a constitution or law

18 Clues: the first ten amendments to the Constitution • a change in, or addition to a constitution or law • congressional act admitting a new State to the Union. • a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states • those powers which can be exercised by the National Government alone. • ...

STATES OF MATTER 2024-09-03

STATES OF MATTER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when matter changes states from a liquid to gas form
  2. object still has the same composition, and it just represented in a different form
  3. hen matter changes states from a solid to a liquid
  4. the ability of a fluid,liquid,or gas to exact on upward force on an object immersed in it
  5. the change of a substance from one physical state to another
  6. An increase or decrease in the size of a substance when the temperature is changed
  7. when matter changes states from a liquid to a solid form
  8. a change in chemical properties or composition of a substance resulting in the information of at least one new substances
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  1. the resistance of a fluid to flowing
  2. when matter changes states from a gas to liquid form
  3. the exact temperature that liquid matter changes states to gas form
  4. when energy is taken in, and gains heat
  5. when matter changes states from a liquid to gas form
  6. matter that has enough energy to overcome not just the attractive forces between its particles, but also the attractive forces within its atoms
  7. when energy is released,and loses heat
  8. the force exerted per unit area
  9. when matter changes states from solid to gas form
  10. point the exact temperature that liquid matter changes states into a solid matter

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 states from solid to gas form • hen matter changes states from a solid to a liquid • when matter changes states from a gas to liquid form • when matter changes states from a liquid to gas form • ...

States 2022-07-01

States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What has the gambling capital of the world
  2. The Last state
  3. It has Disney World
  4. The state that is 2nd place in size and population
Down
  1. Where is Hollywood
  2. The first state
  3. It has 4 eyes
  4. York I Love _______
  5. The biggest state

9 Clues: It has 4 eyes • The Last state • The first state • The biggest state • Where is Hollywood • York I Love _______ • It has Disney World • What has the gambling capital of the world • The state that is 2nd place in size and population

CHAPTER 7 2023-11-09

CHAPTER 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that the United States would not take sides with any European countries that were at war.
  2. The country's first national bank.
  3. Settled the border and trade disputes with Spain.
  4. Money owed by the United States.
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  1. Argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
  2. Groups that help elect people and shape policies.
  3. Gave United States claim to most Indian lands in the NW territory.
  4. Farmers lashed out against the tax on whiskey.
  5. Wanted a strong federal government and supported industry and trade.
  6. A rebellion of French people against their king in 1789.
  7. Settled disputes that had arisen between the United States and Great Britain in the early 1790s.
  8. Certificates of debt that carry a promise to buy back the bonds at a higher price.
  9. Private ships hired by a country to attack its enemies.

13 Clues: Money owed by the United States. • The country's first national bank. • Farmers lashed out against the tax on whiskey. • Groups that help elect people and shape policies. • Settled the border and trade disputes with Spain. • Private ships hired by a country to attack its enemies. • A rebellion of French people against their king in 1789. • ...

War of 1812 2026-01-15

War of 1812 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A French military general and statesman
  2. A Canadian heroine of the War of 1812
  3. A British Army officer and colonial administrator
  4. A law that banned American ships from trading with foreign ports
  5. The ninth president of the United States
  6. Was a famous American heavy frigate
  7. A renowned Shawnee warrior chief and influential leader
  8. Now known as Toronto
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  1. The Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811
  2. A historically significant battlefield in Niagra Falls
  3. American lawyer, politician, and military office
  4. Seventh president of the United States
  5. A heroic American naval officer, famous as the "Hero of Lake Erie"
  6. The first major engagement of the War of 1812,
  7. Peace treaty that formally ended the War of 1812 between the US and Great Britain
  8. The forced recruitment of men into a military
  9. 19th century belief that the United States was to expand it's territory across North America.
  10. An American lawyer, author, and poet
  11. An American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father
  12. A group of young, nationalistic Congressmen

20 Clues: Now known as Toronto • The Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 • Was a famous American heavy frigate • An American lawyer, author, and poet • A Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 • Seventh president of the United States • A French military general and statesman • The ninth president of the United States • A group of young, nationalistic Congressmen • ...

Ch 5 sec 1 vocab 2024-01-17

Ch 5 sec 1 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.).
  2. The Preamble to the United States Constitution, beginning with the words We the People, is a brief introductory statement of the US Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles.
  3. the distributions of seats in the house of representatives among the states.
  4. The process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrong doing and bringing them to trial.
  5. The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress
  6. System in wich each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches.
  7. worked out at the constitutional convention establishing that a states population would determine representation in the lower legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper.
  8. the people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body.
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  1. A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose.
  2. A group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern.Advice and Consent: Enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts
  3. The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.
  4. Describes the design of the legislative branch of the US Government -- the Congress.
  5. Enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts
  6. consisting of two houses.
  7. The power of congress to check up on the executive branch and to make sure it is following the laws congress has passed.

15 Clues: consisting of two houses. • Use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.). • Enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts • A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose. • The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. • ...

W4 Intro to Reconstruction 2024-02-23

W4 Intro to Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. The abolition of slavery was a central goal of the Reconstruction era, aimed at dismantling the economic and social foundations of the ________.
  2. Johnson’s actions emboldened Southern states to enact ________ ________ to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
  3. Republicans in Congress also wanted to secure ________ ________ for newly emancipated African Americans, including the right to vote, own property, and access education.
  4. It was also necessary to rebuild the Southern ________, which had been devastated by the Civil War.
  5. Johnson granted ________ to many former Confederates.
  6. It wasn't until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s that further legislative action was taken to address racial ________ in the United States.
  7. The Fourteenth Amendment provided a constitutional basis for ________ intervention to protect those rights.
  8. Rebuilding the economy and addressing issues such as land ________ for freed African Americans was a major challenge.
  9. Lincoln’s was a relatively ________ plan intended to quickly reintegrate the southern states into the Union without imposing harsh punishments.
  10. Reconstruction involved ________ development and federal assistance to former Confederate states.
  11. It wasn’t until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s that further legislative action was taken to address ________ ________ in the United States.
  12. The impact of the Reconstruction and Civil Rights acts was limited by Southern ________ and the eventual withdrawal of federal troops in 1877.
  13. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was intended to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights, regardless of ________.
  14. The period of time when the federal government dealt with the effects of the Civil War, 1865 to 1877, is known as __________.
  15. Between May and December of 1865, Congress was not in session, giving President ________ control over Reconstruction.
  16. Severe acts of terrorism were committed against African Americans in the South by such organizations as the _________.
  17. Bring the Southern states back into the Union and restore their ________ in Congress.
  18. The ________ Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. – a significant legal and social transformation.
  19. A frequent source of contention between the states and the federal government was the extent of federal ________ in enforcing Reconstruction policies.
  20. The Fourteenth Amendment ensured that no state could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny any person equal ________ under the law.
  21. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly ________, shall exist within the United States.
  22. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 prohibited ________ in public accommodations and facilities, such as hotels, theaters, and transportation.
  23. The period of time when the federal government dealt with the effects of the Civil War from 1865-1877
  24. The process for readmitting Confederate states to the Union was defined by the ________ ________ of 1867.
  25. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall ________ the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  26. Southern resistance hindered the ________ of reforms and threatened the safety and rights of African Americans.
  27. Secure the right to vote, own property, and access education for the newly _________ African Americans.
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  1. The Reconstruction Amendments provided a constitutional basis for federal ________ to protect those rights.
  2. Johnson’s approach ________ significantly from Lincoln’s in his resistance to civil rights for freed slaves.
  3. Deeply entrenched racial prejudices and social _______ posed significant obstacles to achieving meaningful social change.
  4. The new state governments established in the South were also required to include ________ ________ participation.
  5. The Fourteenth Amendment granted ________ to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., including former enslaved persons.
  6. Under President Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan, a southern state could be readmitted once 10 percent of its voters took an oath of _________ to the Union and accepted the end of slavery.
  7. Johnson vetoed the _______ Bureau Bill and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 which were aimed at securing rights and protections for African Americans.
  8. The abolition of slavery was a significant legal and social ________.
  9. President Johnson took a more lenient approach towards the Southern states than many in ________ desired.
  10. The Fourteenth Amendment ensured that state could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without _______ process of law.
  11. The Civil Rights Act of 1867 was the first United States federal law to define ________ and affirm that all citizens were equally protected by the law.
  12. The three Reconstruction amendments altered American life by legally ending slavery, providing citizenship and equal rights to African Americans, and attempting to secure their ________ participation.
  13. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, ethnicity, or previous condition of ________.
  14. The ________ Amendment prohibited the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
  15. President Lincoln’s approach to Reconstruction was characterized by a desire for leniency and ________.
  16. The Fifteenth Amendment aimed to ________ African American men, granting them the right to vote and participate in the political process.
  17. One major political challenge facing the federal government during Reconstruction was ________ the Southern states back into the Union.
  18. Despite this amendment, African Americans still faced significant barriers to voting, including ________ practices such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation tactics.
  19. Under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 seceded states were required to ratify the ________ Amendment as a condition of their readmission.
  20. Disagreements, political tensions, and conflicts emerged over the ________ of the newly freed African Americans.
  21. The withdrawal of federal troops and the end of Reconstruction led to the rise of ________ ________ laws and widespread discrimination against African Americans.
  22. The primary __________ was to bring the Southern states back into the Union and restore their representation in Congress.
  23. The beneficial impact of Reconstruction for African Americans became limited by the eventual ________ of federal troops in 1877.
  24. Johnson’s plan, similar to Lincoln’s plan, is often referred to as ________ Reconstruction.
  25. Despite the granting of citizenship and equal protection under the law, African Americans faced widespread _______.

52 Clues: Johnson granted ________ to many former Confederates. • The abolition of slavery was a significant legal and social ________. • Bring the Southern states back into the Union and restore their ________ in Congress. • Johnson’s plan, similar to Lincoln’s plan, is often referred to as ________ Reconstruction. • ...

American History 2025-09-16

American History crossword puzzle
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  1. To formally withdraw; what Southern states did beginning in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  2. The era of tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
  3. The belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.
  4. A legislature with two houses, such as the U.S. Congress with the Senate and House of Representatives.
  5. Taxes placed on imported goods, often used to protect domestic industries.
  6. A system of racial segregation in South Africa; often compared to segregation in the U.S. during the Civil Rights Movement.
  7. The period in the early 1950s characterized by accusations of communism and blacklists led by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
  8. The act of freeing enslaved people; most famously associated with Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation.
  9. The period after the Civil War when Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.
  10. The nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol from 1920–1933.
  11. The process by which a government official is formally charged with misconduct, such as Andrew Johnson or Bill Clinton.
  12. The growth of factories, machines, and mass production in the 19th century.
  13. The series of programs and reforms Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced to fight the Great Depression.
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  1. The system of government where power is divided between the national and state governments.
  2. The principle that each branch of government has powers that limit the powers of the others.
  3. Someone who opposed ratification of the Constitution and wanted stronger state governments.
  4. A supporter of the Constitution and a strong central government, such as Alexander Hamilton.
  5. The political scandal in the 1970s that led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
  6. A person who worked to end slavery in the United States before the Civil War.
  7. The forced relocation and confinement of Japanese Americans during World War II.
  8. The 1823 foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere.
  9. A massive land purchase in 1803 from France that doubled the size of the United States.
  10. The document written in 1787 in Philadelphia that created the framework for the U.S. government, including separation of powers and checks and balances.
  11. The right to vote, extended over time to African Americans, women, and 18-year-olds.

24 Clues: Taxes placed on imported goods, often used to protect domestic industries. • The growth of factories, machines, and mass production in the 19th century. • A person who worked to end slavery in the United States before the Civil War. • The forced relocation and confinement of Japanese Americans during World War II. • ...

History Final 2020-06-12

History Final crossword puzzle
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  1. the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
  2. a body of water that is the Salish Sea's outlet to the Pacific Ocean
  3. first Washington governor
  4. clark's partner
  5. Polk called for expansion of the entire Oregon territory
  6. type of otters
  7. 16 year old Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition
  8. a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy
  9. a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal nations
  10. best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere
  11. a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the boundary between British North America and the US across the West
  12. English naval captain
  13. Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
  14. a tunnel that was very important in the history of the Northern Pacific Railway
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  1. governor of Washington from 1853 to 1857
  2. the idea that America is destined by god
  3. a Chinook word meaning by and by
  4. a Suquamish and Duwamish chief that one of Washington's biggest cities was named after
  5. lewis's partner
  6. the oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world
  7. a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Washington into the United States
  8. a Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
  9. dispute over the seizure of vessels at Nootka Sound
  10. a British fur trading post built in 1824
  11. usa and uk war, 1959

25 Clues: type of otters • clark's partner • lewis's partner • usa and uk war, 1959 • English naval captain • first Washington governor • a Chinook word meaning by and by • governor of Washington from 1853 to 1857 • the idea that America is destined by god • a British fur trading post built in 1824 • the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition • ...

8/30 Discussion 2019-08-30

8/30 Discussion crossword puzzle
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  1. the part in the constitution which lays out the power for Congress to exclusivity in regulating state commerce
  2. an early American political party which opposed having a strong central government
  3. the form of government which splits power between a central and local governments
  4. the President, the branch of government which enforces the laws
  5. The belief that state governments should have more power than the federal government
  6. an early political part which favored stronger central powers
  7. the congress, the branch of government which creates the laws
  8. The failed attempt at government which gave states much more power than the government
  9. the middle ground plan for Congress with two houses, one with equal representation, and one with population based representation
  10. the ability of each branch to establish power over the others
  11. form of government based on indirect democracy
  12. served on George Washington's staff during the Revolution, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and an author of the Federalist Papers
  13. Philadelphia delegate to the Second Continental Congress, helped draft the Declaration of Independence
  14. blueprint for congress that favored large states by having population based representation
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  1. the middle ground of presidential electors as the people elect them and then they cast their ballots for president
  2. drafted the Declaration of Independence 3rd president of the United States
  3. Ney York delegate to the First Continental Congress, an author of The Federalist papers
  4. the power of the judicial branch established in Marbury vs. Madison
  5. Vice President under George Washington, and 2nd president of the United States
  6. an addition to the constitution
  7. Document written by Thomas Jefferson to be sent to the King of England
  8. the Rights of states to ignore acts of congress they believe illegal
  9. the division of responsibilities and abilities to the three branches of government
  10. the Supreme Court, the branch of government which decides if a law is constitutional
  11. counter to The Virginia Plan, this plan favored small states with equal representation for all states.
  12. a state formally withdrawing from the union
  13. the limited powers given to the Congress by the constitution
  14. First President of the United States
  15. the first ten amendments to the constitution which protect the individual liberties of American citizens
  16. Virginian delegate to the Second Continental Congress, an author of the Federalist Papers, main author of the Bill of Rights

30 Clues: an addition to the constitution • First President of the United States • a state formally withdrawing from the union • form of government based on indirect democracy • the limited powers given to the Congress by the constitution • an early political part which favored stronger central powers • the congress, the branch of government which creates the laws • ...

Civil War Review 2026-05-13

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. President of the U.S. during the civil war.
  2. General of the Union Army, Ulysses S. __________
  3. Where Robert E. Lee (South) surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant (North) in 1865, ending the American Civil War. Lee surrendered because he was surrounded and out of supplies.
  4. Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth just _______ days after the Civil War ended, he did not get to finish his second term as President and did not oversee the Union repair from war.
  5. 1863, 3-day battle. Bloodiest battle of the entire war. North wins. Turning point of the war because it was the last time the south attempted to invade the Union.
  6. Name of the government of the southern states that tried to secede from the Union.
  7. 1862 battle, North technically wins. Bloodiest single-day battle of war. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after this win.
  8. Capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, ___________, Virginia
  9. states Slave states that did not secede, remained fairly neutral during the war.
  10. Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; First shots of the Civil War fired here.
  11. 1863, Union victory. The Union gained control of the entire Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy's most western states off from access to their capital.
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  1. Legal order issued by Lincoln, freeing enslaved people in all rebelling (seceding) states at war with the United States. Went into effect on January 1st, 1863.
  2. A general term for the United States during the Civil War which also was used to refer to the Northern army.
  3. Union officer who led a famous "March to the Sea" in which he destroyed railways, bridges, crops, livestock, and other resources in the south.
  4. a war strategy that involves causing all the damage you can against your enemy's war resources; often resulting in complete destruction.
  5. State that joined the Union after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
  6. General of the Confederate Army
  7. Union's war strategy to defeat the Confederacy by surrounding the South to cut off access to their supplies.
  8. July 21, 1861, Confederate victory, 1st major battle, proved war was going to be long and costly
  9. To leave or withdraw
  10. United States of America, North, Blue uniforms, won the war.
  11. Nov.-Dec. 1864, General Sherman and about 60,000 troops set out to march across Georgia; burnt cities and destroyed everything.
  12. term for a conflict between two political groups within the same country, such as the one that occurred in the United States from 1861-1865
  13. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

24 Clues: To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederate Army • President of the U.S. during the civil war. • General of the Union Army, Ulysses S. __________ • United States of America, North, Blue uniforms, won the war. • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • Capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, ___________, Virginia • ...

POLS 1101 Chp 2 & 3 2019-08-29

POLS 1101 Chp 2 & 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. View that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under the Constitution.
  2. sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  3. ultimate authority rests with the state (or regional) governments.
  4. – allows Congress to provide for the common defense and common good of the country.
  5. ultimate authority rests with the national government.
  6. initial governing authority of the United States
  7. Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in Article I, Section 8.
  8. not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
  9. held by both the national and state governments in a federal system.
  10. gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and the states.
  11. required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the Thirteenth Amendment
  12. authorizes each branch of government to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches.
  13. an agreement between the small and large states which defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have.
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  1. powers retained by the states under the Constitution.
  2. – rule by the people
  3. pres. Roosevelt's proposal in 1937 to "reform" the Supreme Court by appointing an additional justice for each justice older than 70.
  4. where state governments and the federal government basically have separate functions.
  5. – Federal law is superior to state laws.
  6. 1819 Supreme Court decision that gave Congress the right to create a bank.
  7. – court’s authority to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
  8. people who supported the Constitution during the ratification period
  9. – a set of Electors, elected by the people, who elect a candidate to (
  10. opposed to a strong central government
  11. authority is divided among branches, each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility.
  12. explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
  13. Initial governing authority of the United States
  14. Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is by appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election.
  15. Form of democracy; political power is exercised directly by citizens.
  16. derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
  17. the supreme law of the US.

30 Clues: – rule by the people • the supreme law of the US. • opposed to a strong central government • – Federal law is superior to state laws. • Initial governing authority of the United States • initial governing authority of the United States • explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution. • powers retained by the states under the Constitution. • ...

War of 1812 2026-01-15

War of 1812 crossword puzzle
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  1. defended the colony during the first months of the war and captured Detroit, Michigan.
  2. court-martialed for cowardice and neglect of duty in surrendering the fort, and sentenced to die.
  3. one of America's original six frigates
  4. major conflict of the war in 1812
  5. believed that the United States was destined by God to expand across North America
  6. officially ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain, restoring pre-war boundaries and relations, though fighting
  7. author of the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry"
  8. well known for his victory over the British Royal Navy in the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813.
  9. seventh president of the United States
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  1. wanted to avoid war with Britain at almost any cost.
  2. the British practice of forcibly conscripting sailors from American merchant ships into the Royal Navy
  3. Shawnee warrior and chief
  4. undermined American morale throughout the United States
  5. Canadian national heroine
  6. the U.S. President who led the nation into the War of 1812 against Great Britain
  7. appointed Major General and commander of the Army of the Northwest
  8. The French invasion of Russia
  9. a pivotal conflict in the Indiana Territory
  10. a small colonial town and the capital of Upper Canada

19 Clues: Shawnee warrior and chief • Canadian national heroine • The French invasion of Russia • major conflict of the war in 1812 • one of America's original six frigates • seventh president of the United States • a pivotal conflict in the Indiana Territory • author of the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" • wanted to avoid war with Britain at almost any cost. • ...

USA Independence Day 2024-06-03

USA Independence Day crossword puzzle
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  1. Colorful displays of light and sound that are a hallmark of Independence Day celebrations.
  2. The supreme law of the United States, which outlines the structure of the federal government and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
  3. Another term for a barbecue or outdoor gathering centered around grilling food.
  4. Processions featuring floats, bands, and other participants, often held in towns and cities across the country on Independence Day.
  5. Referring to the document adopted on July 4, 1776, announcing the separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain.
  6. "The Star-Spangled Banner," the official anthem of the United States, often sung at Independence Day events.
  7. Represents the fundamental principle of freedom upon which the United States was founded.
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  1. Strong feelings of love and devotion to one's country.
  2. Referring to the 200th anniversary of an event, such as the American Bicentennial celebrated in 1976.
  3. Refers to the freedom and sovereignty gained by the United States from British rule.
  4. A popular activity on Independence Day, involving outdoor grilling of food, often with family and friends.
  5. Symbolizing what Independence Day commemorates.
  6. Refers to the American flag, representing the states and the original Thirteen Colonies.
  7. A personification of the United States government, often depicted as a tall, elderly man with a white beard, dressed in red, white, and blue.

14 Clues: Symbolizing what Independence Day commemorates. • Strong feelings of love and devotion to one's country. • Another term for a barbecue or outdoor gathering centered around grilling food. • Refers to the freedom and sovereignty gained by the United States from British rule. • ...

USA Independence Day 2024-06-03

USA Independence Day crossword puzzle
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  1. Colorful displays of light and sound that are a hallmark of Independence Day celebrations.
  2. The supreme law of the United States, which outlines the structure of the federal government and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
  3. Another term for a barbecue or outdoor gathering centered around grilling food.
  4. Processions featuring floats, bands, and other participants, often held in towns and cities across the country on Independence Day.
  5. Referring to the document adopted on July 4, 1776, announcing the separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain.
  6. "The Star-Spangled Banner," the official anthem of the United States, often sung at Independence Day events.
  7. Represents the fundamental principle of freedom upon which the United States was founded.
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  1. Strong feelings of love and devotion to one's country.
  2. Referring to the 200th anniversary of an event.
  3. Refers to the freedom and sovereignty gained by the United States from British rule.
  4. A popular activity on Independence Day, involving outdoor grilling of food, often with family and friends.
  5. Symbolizing what Independence Day commemorates.
  6. Refers to the American flag, representing the states and the original Thirteen Colonies.
  7. A personification of the United States government, often depicted as a tall, elderly man with a white beard, dressed in red, white, and blue.

14 Clues: Referring to the 200th anniversary of an event. • Symbolizing what Independence Day commemorates. • Strong feelings of love and devotion to one's country. • Another term for a barbecue or outdoor gathering centered around grilling food. • Refers to the freedom and sovereignty gained by the United States from British rule. • ...

APUSH Spring Midterm 2024-04-08

APUSH Spring Midterm crossword puzzle
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  1. An agreement signed in 1814 which ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Britain, restoring conquered territory to its original owners and establishing peace between the two nations.
  2. Diplomatic incident between the United States and France, where French agents demanded a bribe from American diplomats, leading to a breakdown in diplomatic relations and an undeclared naval war.
  3. A political practice in which government jobs and appointments are awarded based on loyalty and support to the winning political party, rather than merit or qualifications.
  4. Legislation passed during John Adams's presidency that criminalized criticism of the government, particularly aimed at suppressing dissent against the Federalist administration.
  5. A controversial law enacted by the U.S. government, which made it illegal to impede government policies or falsely defame government officials. The act imposed heavy fines and imprisonment as penalties for those found guilty of sedition, leading to criticism for its perceived violation of free speech rights.
  6. An executive order issued by President Andrew Jackson in 1836, mandating that all public lands must be purchased with metallic money (gold or silver), aimed at curbing land speculation and stabilizing the economy.
  7. A historical event referring to the alleged backroom deal in the 1824 presidential election, where it was claimed that Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams in exchange for a cabinet position, revealing the flaws in the electoral process and leading to changes in political practices.
  8. A legislative measure passed by Congress in 1833, authorizing the President to use military force, if necessary, to collect federal tariff duties in states that refused to comply with federal laws.
  9. Name of the convention that convened in South Carolina in response to the Tariff of 1828, where delegates threatened to nullify the tariff within the state and even discussed the possibility of secession from the Union if the federal government attempted to enforce the tariffs by force.
  10. Name for compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention regarding the counting of slaves for population representation, whereby slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person for determining congressional representation and taxation.
  11. A controversial tariff passed by Congress in 1828, known as the "Tariff of Abominations," imposing high import duties, particularly resented by Southern states for its perceived discrimination against them and exacerbating sectional tensions.
  12. A significant Supreme Court case in 1819 that confirmed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States and established the principle of federal supremacy, prohibiting states from taxing or interfering with federal institutions.
  13. The British practice of forcibly conscripting American sailors into the Royal Navy, leading to outrage and diplomatic disputes between the United States and Britain during the early 19th century.
  14. A legislative agreement passed by Congress in 1820, prohibiting slavery in the remaining territories of the Louisiana Purchase north of the parallel 36°30', except for this state.
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  1. A protest by farmers and distillers in Pennsylvania against the excise tax on whiskey, demonstrating resistance to federal taxation and authority.
  2. A military engagement in 1815 where General Andrew Jackson successfully defended the city this city against British forces, marking a decisive American victory in the War of 1812.
  3. A comprehensive economic plan proposed by Henry Clay, comprising a strong banking system, a protective tariff to promote domestic industry, and investment in infrastructure such as roads and canals to facilitate commerce and national development.
  4. A political faction led by Alexander Hamilton that advocated for a strong central government, supported private enterprise, and favored close ties with Britain. Hamilton Federalists primarily consisted of wealthy merchants, landowners, and financiers, predominantly located along the Atlantic seaboard.
  5. A foreign policy statement articulated by President James Monroe in 1823, warning European powers against further colonization or intervention in the Americas, asserting American dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
  6. Legislation passed by the United States government that increased the residency requirements for aliens seeking citizenship from 5 years to 14 years. These laws aimed to restrict the naturalization process and limit the political influence of immigrants.
  7. A landmark Supreme Court case in 1803 that established the principle of judicial review, allowing the judiciary to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional and assert its authority over the other branches of government.
  8. A revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers and ex-soldiers protesting economic injustices and the inability of the weak central government under the Articles of Confederation to address their grievances.
  9. An agreement signed in 1819 between the United States and Spain, in which Spain ceded this state in exchange for rights to Texas.
  10. A Supreme Court case in 1824 that affirmed the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, superseding state laws in matters of trade between states.
  11. South Carolina_____________, a political document authored by John C. Calhoun in 1828, protesting against the Tariff of 1828 as unjust and unconstitutional, laying the groundwork for the doctrine of nullification and advocating states' rights.
  12. An agreement reached between the United States and Britain in 1817, limiting naval armament on the Great Lakes and leading to the establishment of the world's longest unfortified border between the U.S. and Canada.

26 Clues: An agreement signed in 1819 between the United States and Spain, in which Spain ceded this state in exchange for rights to Texas. • A protest by farmers and distillers in Pennsylvania against the excise tax on whiskey, demonstrating resistance to federal taxation and authority. • ...

US History: CH. 3 - The Growth of a Young Nation - Sections 1 & 2 2022-01-18

US History: CH. 3 - The Growth of a Young Nation - Sections 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Jackson /American lawyer, soldier, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
  2. Tyler / the 10th president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845
  3. Purchase / the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from Napoleonic France in 1803
  4. / the practice of seizing Americans at sea and “impressing,” or drafting, them into the British navy.
  5. of Tears / the forced relocation during the 1830s of Eastern Woodlands Indians of the Southeast region of the United States
  6. republicanism / the people should control the government and that a simple government best suited the needs of the people.
  7. Doctrine / became a foundation for future American policy and represented an important step onto the world stage by the assertive young nation.
  8. Review / the ability of the Supreme Court to declare a law, in this case an act of Congress, unconstitutional
  9. Monroe / American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and Founding Father who served as the 5th president of the United States from 1817 to 1825
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  1. Clay / American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
  2. democracy / a 19th-century political philosophy in the United States that expanded suffrage to most white men over the age of 21
  3. System / economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century
  4. / sometimes shortened to “Republicans
  5. Compromise / a series of agreements in 1820–1821
  6. Marshall / American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835
  7. v. Madison / was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States
  8. C Calhoun / American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions
  9. Quincy Adams /American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist, who served as the 6th president of the United States

18 Clues: / sometimes shortened to “Republicans • Compromise / a series of agreements in 1820–1821 • Tyler / the 10th president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845 • / the practice of seizing Americans at sea and “impressing,” or drafting, them into the British navy. • ...

Capitals and Countries 2025-05-19

Capitals and Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tokyo
  2. Rome
  3. Cairo
  4. Brasília
Down
  1. Kingdom London
  2. Paris
  3. Buenos Aires

7 Clues: Rome • Paris • Tokyo • Cairo • Brasília • Buenos Aires • Kingdom London

AP Gov Crossword 2024-05-09

AP Gov Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. is the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.
  2. the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
  3. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
  4. two houses (house of representatives and senate)
  5. manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
  6. the supreme law of the United States
  7. clause that gives Congress broad power to regulate interstate commerce and restricts states from impairing interstate commer
  8. plan that proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national leg
  9. provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becomin
  10. favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas.
  11. riot that exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation
  12. Presides over the Senate
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  1. declaration by the president or a governor which has the force of law, usually based on existing statutory powers.
  2. powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments
  3. the process by which congressional districts are redrawn and seats are redistributed among states in the house.
  4. establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state cons
  5. (in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
  6. plan that outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
  7. relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and fr
  8. voter who votes for candidates on issues rather than on the basis of a political ideology or partisanship
  9. a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government.
  10. clause that prohibits the government from "establishing" a religion
  11. demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money.
  12. political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
  13. This is the power of Congress to scrutinise and check the activities of the executive branch of government and hold it to acc
  14. the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congress

26 Clues: Presides over the Senate • the supreme law of the United States • two houses (house of representatives and senate) • clause that prohibits the government from "establishing" a religion • the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congress • powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments • ...

unit 2 project vocab crossword 2023-01-25

unit 2 project vocab crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an agreement among the 13 states of the United States of America
  2. a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede
  3. the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
  4. a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for thirteen of Britain's colonies in North America, and the newly declared United States just before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
  5. comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  6. he concept of a government limited in power.
  7. were a long series of English laws that developed, promoted, and regulated English ships, shipping, trade, and commerce between other countries and with its own colonies.
  8. the political philosophy that all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community are accountable to the same laws, including lawmakers and leaders.
  9. the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia.
  10. took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787.
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  1. an original Act of the English Parliament and has been in the custody of Parliament since its creation.
  2. a combined or compound mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.
  3. a process under which executive, legislative and administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.
  4. a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
  5. the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power.
  6. an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain.
  7. the supreme law of the United States of America.
  8. n armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades.
  9. is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at Pennsylvania State House
  10. a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.

20 Clues: an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. • he concept of a government limited in power. • the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. • the supreme law of the United States of America. • took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. • an agreement among the 13 states of the United States of America • ...

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-09

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who controlled Congress and wanted more changes in the former confederate states.
  2. A general pardon of a large group of people.
  3. A terrorist group found in former confederate states that fought against change.
  4. Georgia was required to required to repeal their _______________________.
  5. This abolished slavery in the United States
  6. The president is in charge of the __________________ branch at the national level.
  7. This provides equal citizenship to all born in the United States.
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  1. President at the end of the Civil War.
  2. A person who only rented land from a land owner in exchange for a share of the crops.
  3. A person who owned very little and needed to borrow tools, land, and shelter to work in exchange for a share of the crops.
  4. Government agency that worked to provide education, shelter, and other basic needs to newly freed slaves.
  5. Congress is the _____________________ branch at the national level.
  6. This states that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race.
  7. Term referring to the time after the Civil War where changes were forced on former Confederate states.
  8. Democratic President who declared that Reconstruction was over after very few changes.

15 Clues: President at the end of the Civil War. • This abolished slavery in the United States • A general pardon of a large group of people. • This provides equal citizenship to all born in the United States. • This states that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race. • Congress is the _____________________ branch at the national level. • ...

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 2023-01-10

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Congress would fund _____ establishments.
  2. A series of natural rights _____ would be included.
  3. The _____ process was lengthy.
  4. James _____ visited the region in the mid 1780s.
  5. Some favored the ____ admission of new states rather than a rapid addition.
  6. The voice of a single individual would have prevented this _____.
  7. There would be an absolute _____ on slavery.
  8. The region was _____ populated.
  9. Jefferson designed his proposal primarily as an _____ to prevent the westward expansion of slavery.
  10. The debates over the ordinance brought _____ to the forefront of national political discussion.
  11. The _____ borders of the existing states would be affected by the boundaries of the territory.
  12. A new constitutional framework was debated at the _____ Convention.
  13. Tensions remained regarding land claims west of the _____ River.
  14. In 1787, a series of long-lasting _____ disputes between states culminated in a new set of guidelines.
  15. Virginia's territory claims spanned northward to what is now _____.
  16. From the 1770s to the 1780s the newly formed American states were hardly _____.
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  1. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary _____.
  2. The new states would adopt a _____ form of government.
  3. The friends to the rights of human ____ will in the end prevail.
  4. Both Massachusetts and _____ asserted claims to some of Virginia's ceded territory.
  5. Once a state achieved a _____ of 60,000 inhabitants it would enter into the Confederation on equal footing.
  6. In 1777, 12 states had ratified, but _____ remained the lone holdout.
  7. The formation of new states would ____ the power of the existing states.
  8. The Articles of Confederation remained legally _____ for four years.
  9. A clause was inserted to guarantee the return of _____ slaves.
  10. The future states may never contain a _____ number of inhabitants.
  11. The new states would pay back a portion of _____ debt in proportion to their populations.
  12. Jefferson's plan consisted of four important _____.
  13. Thomas Jefferson served in Congress as a ____ of Virginia.
  14. The Northwest Ordinance was one of the most important acts of the _____ Congress.
  15. _____ governments would be appointed prior to statehood.
  16. _____ often made embellished westward claims on behalf of their own states.
  17. The Articles were _____ in February 1781.

33 Clues: The _____ process was lengthy. • The region was _____ populated. • Congress would fund _____ establishments. • The Articles were _____ in February 1781. • There would be an absolute _____ on slavery. • James _____ visited the region in the mid 1780s. • A series of natural rights _____ would be included. • Jefferson's plan consisted of four important _____. • ...

Growth of a Young Nation 2025-11-25

Growth of a Young Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional
  2. A member of a religious group that emphasizes reason and faith in an individual
  3. 7th president
  4. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states. Maintained balance between free and slave states
  5. A pre-Civil War set of measures designed to unify the nation and strengthen its economy by means of protective tariffs, a national bank, and such internal improvements as the development of a transportation system
  6. Leader of a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia.
  7. 19th-century mills for the manufacture of cloth, located in Lowell, Massachusetts, that mainly employed young women
  8. The marches in which the Cherokee people were forcibly removed from Georgia to the Indian Territory in 1838-1840, with thousands of the Cherokee dying on the way
  9. 6th President of the United States
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  1. A philosophical and literary movement of the 1800s that emphasized living a simple life and celebrated the truth found in nature and in personal emotion and imagination
  2. A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.
  3. South Carolina Senator — advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification
  4. A work stoppage intended to force an employer to respond to demands
  5. Movement to end slavery
  6. Coming to and settling in a country in one's not native to
  7. The first national women's rights convention at which the Declaration of Sentiments was written(Where was it? do not need to add convention)
  8. Economic changes where people buy and sell goods rather than make them themselves
  9. Inventor of the telegraph(last name only)

18 Clues: 7th president • Movement to end slavery • 6th President of the United States • Inventor of the telegraph(last name only) • Leader of a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia. • Coming to and settling in a country in one's not native to • A work stoppage intended to force an employer to respond to demands • ...

Unit 5 & 6 Vocabulary 2014-02-28

Unit 5 & 6 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crisis United States government wanting to enforce tariffs and South Carolina’s authority to nullify such laws
  2. McClellan was an American medical doctor and a grandson of George McClellan, also a doctor
  3. Movement movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal
  4. Proclamation an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War, to all segments of the Executive branch of the United State
  5. a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
  6. Douglas united States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North
  7. Sovereignty a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the peopl
  8. "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee
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  1. the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil
  2. Proviso bold attempt by opponents of slavery to prevent its introduction in the territories purchased from Mexico following the Mexican War
  3. T. Sherman an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War, for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy
  4. restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being
  5. Plan an outline strategy for subduing the seceding states in the American Civil War
  6. Douglas United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln
  7. Slave Law The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory
  8. Tubman United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North
  9. S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States following his successful role as a general in the second half of the Civil War
  10. Browns Raid an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
  11. Scott vs. Sanford a black slave whose suit for freedom (1857) was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court on the grounds that a slave was not a citizen and therefore could not sue in a federal court
  12. occurring or existing before a particular war, esp. the American Civil War
  13. Sisters were 19th-century Southern American Quakers, educators and writers who were early advocates of abolitionism and women's rights
  14. E. Lee American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War

22 Clues: Movement movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal • a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery • occurring or existing before a particular war, esp. the American Civil War • the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil • ...