states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
W2 Intro to Reconstruction 2024-02-23
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- The Fourteenth Amendment provided a constitutional basis for ________ intervention to protect those rights.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lincoln’s was a relatively ________ plan intended to quickly reintegrate the southern states into the Union without imposing harsh punishments.
- 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."
- The withdrawal of federal troops and the end of Reconstruction led to the rise of ________ ________ laws and widespread discrimination against African Americans.
- 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.
- Johnson’s actions emboldened Southern states to enact ________ ________ to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
- The Fourteenth Amendment granted ________ to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S., including former enslaved persons.
- Rebuilding the economy and addressing issues such as land ________ for freed African Americans was a major challenge.
- 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.
- Johnson vetoed the _______ Bureau Bill and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 which were aimed at securing rights and protections for African Americans.
- The abolition of slavery was a central goal of the Reconstruction era, aimed at dismantling the economic and social foundations of the ________.
- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly ________, shall exist within the United States.
- The period of time when the federal government dealt with the effects of the Civil War, 1865 to 1877, is known as __________.
- Deeply entrenched racial prejudices and social _______ posed significant obstacles to achieving meaningful social change.
- 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.
- Severe acts of terrorism were committed against African Americans in the South by such organizations as the _________.
- Johnson granted ________ to many former Confederates.
- The period of time when the federal government dealt with the effects of the Civil War from 1865-1877
- Southern resistance hindered the ________ of reforms and threatened the safety and rights of African Americans.
- The beneficial impact of Reconstruction for African Americans became limited by the eventual ________ of federal troops in 1877.
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- Despite the granting of citizenship and equal protection under the law, African Americans faced widespread _______.
- Johnson’s approach ________ significantly from Lincoln’s in his resistance to civil rights for freed slaves.
- The impact of the Reconstruction and Civil Rights acts was limited by Southern ________ and the eventual withdrawal of federal troops in 1877.
- Secure the right to vote, own property, and access education for the newly _________ African Americans.
- The Fifteenth Amendment aimed to ________ African American men, granting them the right to vote and participate in the political process.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1875 prohibited ________ in public accommodations and facilities, such as hotels, theaters, and transportation.
- 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.
- It was also necessary to rebuild the Southern ________, which had been devastated by the Civil War.
- The abolition of slavery was a significant legal and social ________.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was intended to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights, regardless of ________.
- Disagreements, political tensions, and conflicts emerged over the ________ of the newly freed African Americans.
- Reconstruction involved ________ development and federal assistance to former Confederate states.
- Despite this amendment, African Americans still faced significant barriers to voting, including ________ practices such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation tactics.
- The process for readmitting Confederate states to the Union was defined by the ________ ________ of 1867.
- The primary __________ was to bring the Southern states back into the Union and restore their representation in Congress.
- The Reconstruction Amendments provided a constitutional basis for federal ________ to protect those rights.
- Republicans in Congress also wanted to secure ________ ________ for newly emancipated African Americans, including the right to vote, own property, and access education.
- The Fourteenth Amendment ensured that state could not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without _______ process of law.
- No state shall make or enforce any law which shall ________ the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- The new state governments established in the South were also required to include ________ ________ participation.
- Johnson’s plan, similar to Lincoln’s plan, is often referred to as ________ Reconstruction.
- 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 ________.
- President Lincoln’s approach to Reconstruction was characterized by a desire for leniency and ________.
- Bring the Southern states back into the Union and restore their ________ in Congress.
- Under the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 seceded states were required to ratify the ________ Amendment as a condition of their readmission.
- A frequent source of contention between the states and the federal government was the extent of federal ________ in enforcing Reconstruction policies.
- President Johnson took a more lenient approach towards the Southern states than many in ________ desired.
- One major political challenge facing the federal government during Reconstruction was ________ the Southern states back into the Union.
- The ________ Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. – a significant legal and social transformation.
- Between May and December of 1865, Congress was not in session, giving President ________ control over Reconstruction.
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. • ...
Geometry 6-1 and 6-2 Review 2013-12-15
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- Theorem 6-2-2 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are congruent
- A polygon with 8 sides
- Polygon that is equilateral and equiangular
- A polygon with 4 sides
- A theorem that states that the sum of the exterior angles is 360 degrees.
- A polygon with indentations, diagonal is outside the polygon
- A polygon with 6 sides
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- A polygon with 9 sides
- A theorem that states that the sum of the interior angles is (n-2)180 degrees, when n= the number of sides
- Theorem 6-2-4 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ bisect each other
- Theorem 6-2-3 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are supplementary
- A polygon with 12 sides
- Closed figure made with line segments
- A polygon with 3 sides
- A polygon with 10 sides
- A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
- A polygon with 5 sides
- Theorem 6-2-1 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are congruent
- A polygon with 7 sides
- A polygon with all diagonals inside the polygon, no indentations
20 Clues: A polygon with 9 sides • A polygon with 8 sides • A polygon with 3 sides • A polygon with 4 sides • A polygon with 5 sides • A polygon with 7 sides • A polygon with 6 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. • ...
Geometry 6-1 and 6-2 Review 2013-12-15
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- A polygon with 6 sides
- A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
- A polygon with 8 sides
- A polygon with 12 sides
- A polygon with 3 sides
- Closed figure made with line segments
- Theorem 6-2-3 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are supplementary
- Theorem 6-2-2 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are congruent
- A theorem that states that the sum of the interior angles is (n-2)180 degrees, when n= the number of sides
- Theorem 6-2-1 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ are congruent
- A polygon with 9 sides
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- A polygon with all diagonals inside the polygon, no indentations
- A theorem that states that the sum of the exterior angles is 360 degrees.
- A polygon with indentations, diagonal is outside the polygon
- A polygon with 5 sides
- Polygon that is equilateral and equiangular
- A polygon with 4 sides
- A polygon with 10 sides
- Theorem 6-2-4 states that if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its _____ bisect each other
- A polygon with 7 sides
20 Clues: A polygon with 6 sides • A polygon with 5 sides • A polygon with 4 sides • A polygon with 8 sides • A polygon with 3 sides • A polygon with 7 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. • ...
Civil War 2018-04-19
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- ship made of iron
- To leave or withdraw
- Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
- Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win
- The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia which left a path of almost total destruction
- Union general
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- the United States
- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
- President of the Confederacy
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- General of the Confederacy
- Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
- The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861
- Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides
- Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
- Slave states that remained in the Union
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else
20 Clues: Union general • the United States • ship made of iron • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • Slave states that remained in the Union • Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides • Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded • President of the United States of America during the Civil War • ...
ABC's Civil War 2025-05-07
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- was a journey during the Civil War where Union General Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah
- supply the soldiers during the Civil War
- slaveholding states that remained in the Union rather than joining the Confederacy
- when a state leaves a country
- was a series of battles in 1864
- after the Civil War to rebuild the South and bring back the states into the Union
- cannons used by the Union Army during the Civil War
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- a slave but ran away to be free
- a war that happened in December 1862 in Virginia
- a failed attack by Confederate General George Pickett
- enslaved a man who went to court to try to win his freedom
- 16th President of the United States
- a law passed in 1854
- a law made by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863
- was a law added to the U.S. Constitution in 1865. It ended slavery
- also known as the Union
- the president of the Confederate States during the Civil War
- Confederate States of America was formed by 11 Southern states
- soldiers who fought on foot during the Civil War
- fought in July 1863 in Pennsylvania
20 Clues: a law passed in 1854 • also known as the Union • when a state leaves a country • a slave but ran away to be free • was a series of battles in 1864 • 16th President of the United States • fought in July 1863 in Pennsylvania • supply the soldiers during the Civil War • a law made by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 • a war that happened in December 1862 in Virginia • ...
Civil war crossword 2017-04-24
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- soldiers who ride horses
- Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- Union general who believed in total war
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- confederate general
- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
- Law the provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
- killed most of solders during the holocaust
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- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
- withdrawal from enemy forces and territory
- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
- freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
- Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- To leave or withdraw
- laws passed to restrict African Americans
- A ship protected by iron armor
- Paper currency which began to circulate in the North
20 Clues: confederate general • To leave or withdraw • soldiers who ride horses • A ship protected by iron armor • Union general who believed in total war • laws passed to restrict African Americans • withdrawal from enemy forces and territory • killed most of solders during the holocaust • Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel • ...
Civil war crossword 2017-04-24
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- Union general who believed in total war
- Law the provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
- Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
- confederate general
- Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel
- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- withdrawal from enemy forces and territory
- killed most of solders during the holocaust
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- Paper currency which began to circulate in the North
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- freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
- Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- To leave or withdraw
- soldiers who ride horses
- A ship protected by iron armor
- laws passed to restrict African Americans
20 Clues: confederate general • To leave or withdraw • soldiers who ride horses • A ship protected by iron armor • Union general who believed in total war • laws passed to restrict African Americans • withdrawal from enemy forces and territory • killed most of solders during the holocaust • Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel • ...
Gralin's crossword puzzle 2017-02-08
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- tax on goods coming from other country's
- a ceremony were the precedent takes the oath of office
- this person was George Washington vice president
- this person wrote the u.s. constitution, and was against factions
- its an agreement by states to overthrow federal law
- this person was sent to London to sole problems with Britain
- an example to be followed by other in the near future
- this person was the leader of the Federalist party
- some one from another country that comes into yours
- states wanted to ________ the alien sedition acts
- and activity to overthrow your government
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- the taking of ships and sailors
- people who invest in a risky adventure for a large profit
- he was sent to remove the native Americans from the Northwest territory
- contrary to what the constitution states
- not favoring ether side of an dispute
- this person was the first president of the united states
- a certificate issued by the government for a certain amount of money
- this person was the Secretary of state for George Washington
- this is an organized political group
20 Clues: the taking of ships and sailors • this is an organized political group • not favoring ether side of an dispute • tax on goods coming from other country's • contrary to what the constitution states • and activity to overthrow your government • this person was George Washington vice president • states wanted to ________ the alien sedition acts • ...
AP Government Unit 2 Constitution Vocabulary 2022-12-13
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- Each state must recognize the validity of the laws, public records, and court decisions of all other states
- Court order which requires a person who is charged (must have substantial evidence) with a crime in order to be held in jail
- holds guidelines for the Judicial branch
- Designed to shield the United States against “corrupting foreign influence” by not allowing the federal government from receiving gifts, emoluments, offices, or titles from foreign states without consent of the United States Congress
- The process of proposing, approving, and applying an Amendment
- Gives the president the power to pardon and reprieve federal crimes. There are 4 parts: pardons, amnesty, reprieve, and commutation
- the Senate ___ (⅔ majority)
- bills concern the public
- Bills bills affect individuals or certain organizations
- a way to override a filibuster with a ⅗ majority vote
- The source of Congress’ impliedpowers Gives Congress to increase powers to things that are not listed specifically in the constitution
- holds guidelines for Congress
- begins in the SCOTUS
- Congress can regulate trade with foreign nations and among several states
- Passed by both Houses of Congress and has force of law
- If Congress goes out of session before a bill is read, it can be dismissed
- Reduces punishment
- Eliminates criminal punishment
- originate in lower courts
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- The House ___ (or charges with a simple majority)
- holds guidelines for the President
- an international agreement made by the executive branch in order to bypass Congress.
- Makes something that was done legally in past times illegal and punished in the present. This is NOT allowed in the United States
- States cannot discriminate between its citizens and other citizens
- Expresses the opinion of both Houses of Congress but does not have the force of law
- SCOTUS members serve life terms unless impeached or deemed unable
- are international agreements that have ⅔ majority consent of the Senate
- The Constitution and the laws of the United States is the supreme law of the land. No one is above the law
- Expresses the opinion of a House of Congress but does not have the force of law
- All revenue bills must start in the house
- An outline of how the executive branch will enforce a law by Congress. More recently, presidents use it to pass laws that go over Congress
- Except in cases of treason, a felony, or breach of peace, members of congress can not be arrested while congress is in session. Members are also not liable for anything they say on the Congress floor
- Punishing a suspect without a conviction. This is NOT allowed in the United States
- Eliminates criminal punishment and expunges the offense from an individual's record
- Redistribution of the seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years based on change in population
- Postpones carrying out a sentence
- The process of returning criminals
- when a senator says they do not give consent to debate a bill in order to postpone the debate of a bill
- President’s ability to object to a bill
39 Clues: Reduces punishment • begins in the SCOTUS • bills concern the public • originate in lower courts • the Senate ___ (⅔ majority) • holds guidelines for Congress • Eliminates criminal punishment • Postpones carrying out a sentence • holds guidelines for the President • The process of returning criminals • President’s ability to object to a bill • ...
Chapter 4 Govt 2022-11-18
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- sent troops to Detroit to help control racial unrest and rioting
- sent troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957
- he people, not the states, created the national government and that its power should be expanded to carry out the people's will.
- a contractual arrangement made between two or more states in which the assigned parties agree on a specific policy issue
- last two states to be admitted
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
- tax levied by a government directly on income
- those powers of the President of the United States and Congress that are not explicitly specified in the Constitution.
- a statute empowering a person or body to take certain action
- used troops at the University of Mississippi in 1962 and the University of Alabama in 1963.
- rejected statehood by a vote in 1993.
- was admitted in 1907
- specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
- the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
- a law requiring certain proceedings of government agencies to be open or available to the public.
- won independence from Mexico and sought annexation to the United States for several years before being admitted.
- It establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
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- hand over to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.
- a statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
- favors state and local action in dealing with social and economic problems.
- powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit
- a law that automatically terminates an agency, a law, or a government program
- those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution
- political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority.
- a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials
- once it was admitted as a state, it promptly amended its constitution to restore provisions about the recall of judges that Taft had requested be deleted
26 Clues: was admitted in 1907 • last two states to be admitted • rejected statehood by a vote in 1993. • sent troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 • tax levied by a government directly on income • a statute empowering a person or body to take certain action • sent troops to Detroit to help control racial unrest and rioting • ...
articles of confederation terms to own. 2025-01-15
12 Clues: MAKES laws • passes laws • interprets laws • confirm by vote • teaming of states • citizens have power • related to national • house and Senate combined • govt and states share power • two nations working together • legislative branch has the most power • power being divided between states and govt
Confederation and Constitution 2024-10-30
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- location of the Constitutional Convention
- first 10 amendments
- branch that makes the laws
- this Constitutional clause regulates trade between states
- The Constitution does this to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful
- a person who works for a political group to try and shape American laws for their favor
- money issues led to this rebellion showing the failures of the Articles of Confederation
- first attempt at American government
- argued for larger states having more legislative power
- the Three Fifths Compromise settled this debate in the Constitution
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- list of basic American rights
- political groups that shape American politics
- system in which delegates vote for presidential candidates
- the act of separating federal and state governments
- The Federalist Papers argued the necessity of strengthening this inorder to have a successful government
- branch that interprets and judges the laws
- argued for states to be equal in the Legislative branch
- branch that carries out the laws
- Formed 2 houses of congress
- number of original states
- father of the constitution
- fear of this led to a weak Articles of Confederation and the Separation of Powers in the Constitution
22 Clues: first 10 amendments • number of original states • branch that makes the laws • father of the constitution • Formed 2 houses of congress • list of basic American rights • branch that carries out the laws • first attempt at American government • location of the Constitutional Convention • branch that interprets and judges the laws • political groups that shape American politics • ...
U.S. Constitution Review 2026-02-13
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- small group of representatives in Congress who work together to investigate specific issues and recommend legislation (new laws)
- the written document that established the federal government of the United States, its rules, and guidelines for government representatives
- to approve or pass
- opponents of the United States Constitution who did not want a strong national government
- supporters of the United States Constitution who wanted a strong national government
- more than half
- representative at a meeting, conference, or convention
- general agreement
- two houses of government (ex: Senate and House of Representatives)
- leader of the executive branch
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- the part of the government that enforces the laws
- the President’s power to reject a law proposed by Congress
- illegal according to the process of judicial review
- what the U.S. calls its legislative branch
- changes made to the Constitution
- the part of the government that interprets the laws and settles disagreements between the states
- the part of the government that makes the laws
- an idea for a law/a proposed law
- name for a judge on the Supreme Court
- Congress’s power to pass a law that a President vetoed with a 2/3's majority vote
20 Clues: more than half • general agreement • to approve or pass • leader of the executive branch • changes made to the Constitution • an idea for a law/a proposed law • name for a judge on the Supreme Court • what the U.S. calls its legislative branch • the part of the government that makes the laws • the part of the government that enforces the laws • ...
Constitutional Convention 2022-08-08
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- Supported the new constitution and a strong central government
- Lower house of Congress based on Virginia Plan
- President of the Constitutional Convention
- Upper house of Congress based on New Jersey Plan
- Beloved celebrity delegate from Pennsylvania
- Father of the Constitution; organized the constitutional convention
- Written by Hamilton, Jay, and Madison
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- Distrusted the new constitution; wanted strong states
- The Three-Fifths Compromise decided how ______ should be counted towards the population.
- Plan in which states in Congress would share equal power despite population
- Solution to the states' power controversy in which a two-house legislature would preside
- Proposed the Connecticut Compromise and Three-Fifths Compromise
- Replaced the weak Articles of Confederation
- Refused to sign constitution, because it lacked a Bill of Rights
- Plan in which states in Congress had various levels of power based on population
- List of individual liberties added to the constitution
- Means two houses of Congress
17 Clues: Means two houses of Congress • Written by Hamilton, Jay, and Madison • President of the Constitutional Convention • Replaced the weak Articles of Confederation • Beloved celebrity delegate from Pennsylvania • Lower house of Congress based on Virginia Plan • Upper house of Congress based on New Jersey Plan • Distrusted the new constitution; wanted strong states • ...
The World 2026-06-29
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- (Directions) North, South, East and
- Capital of the Philippines
- There are ___ continents
- Capital of Vietnam
- Capital of Argentina
- Capital of China
- Capital of England
- There are ____ states in the United States
- There are ___ countries in Asia.
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- Capital of France
- Capital of Loas
- Capital of the United States
- Capital of Cuba
- Capital of Ireland
- Capital of Mexico
- Capital of Thailand
16 Clues: Capital of Loas • Capital of Cuba • Capital of China • Capital of France • Capital of Mexico • Capital of Vietnam • Capital of Ireland • Capital of England • Capital of Thailand • Capital of Argentina • There are ___ continents • Capital of the Philippines • Capital of the United States • There are ___ countries in Asia. • (Directions) North, South, East and • ...
TEST 4 - REVIEW [PERIOD 4] 2021-01-05
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- ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states
- One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the creation of a national __________________
- One reason President George Washington called for a policy of ______________ in the 1790s was to avoid United States participation in European wars
- The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power
- The main reason the ___________________ wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation was that the national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems
- In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned U.S. “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” because alliances could draw the United States into __________________
- Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey
- Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France was in conflict with Jefferson’s belief in a _________________ interpretation of the Constitution
- The __________________ expedition (1803–1806) was important because it increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase
- On the issue of creating a national bank, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to apply a strict or loose interpretation of the __________________
- President Thomas Jefferson decided to purchase the _______________ Territory in 1803 because it gave U.S. full control of the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
- Holding a cabinet meeting at the White House is an example of the use of the __________________ constitution
- During the presidency of George Washington, disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to the formation of __________________
- the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________
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- ___________________ opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that a bill of rights would be added to the original document
- Secretary of the Treasury __________________ supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would help ensure the economic stability of the new nation
- President Washington creating the first __________________ illustrates the use of the unwritten constitution
- President George Washington’s leadership during the __________________ Rebellion (1794) was important because it showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law
- The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held that states could __________________ the Alien and Sedition Acts because these laws violated the Constitution
- At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the ___________________ and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how individual states would be represented in the national government
- The system of __________________ was developed to prevent the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands
- The Supreme Court decision in __________________ (1803) strengthened the constitutional principle of separation of powers by establishing the Court’s right to review the constitutionality of federal laws
- A major reason for the issuance of the ____________________ Doctrine (1823) was to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
- The War of 1812 has been called the “Second War for American Independence” primarily because the __________________ had never fully respected the United States as a free nation
- Because the __________________ Ocean provided a buffer from European interference United States was able to maintain a foreign policy of neutrality throughout most of the 19th century
- A principle of government that is stated in the Preamble to the United States Constitution is that the power of government comes from the ___________________
26 Clues: the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________ • The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power • Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey • ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states • ...
TEST 4 - REVIEW [PERIOD 9] 2021-01-05
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- ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states
- One immediate result of Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan was the creation of a national __________________
- One reason President George Washington called for a policy of ______________ in the 1790s was to avoid United States participation in European wars
- The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power
- The main reason the ___________________ wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation was that the national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems
- In his Farewell Address, President George Washington warned U.S. “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” because alliances could draw the United States into __________________
- Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey
- Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France was in conflict with Jefferson’s belief in a _________________ interpretation of the Constitution
- The __________________ expedition (1803–1806) was important because it increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase
- On the issue of creating a national bank, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton differed on whether to apply a strict or loose interpretation of the __________________
- President Thomas Jefferson decided to purchase the _______________ Territory in 1803 because it gave U.S. full control of the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
- Holding a cabinet meeting at the White House is an example of the use of the __________________ constitution
- During the presidency of George Washington, disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson over the interpretation of the Constitution contributed to the formation of __________________
- the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________
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- ___________________ opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that a bill of rights would be added to the original document
- Secretary of the Treasury __________________ supported the creation of the Bank of the United States because it would help ensure the economic stability of the new nation
- President Washington creating the first __________________ illustrates the use of the unwritten constitution
- President George Washington’s leadership during the __________________ Rebellion (1794) was important because it showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law
- The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) held that states could __________________ the Alien and Sedition Acts because these laws violated the Constitution
- At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the ___________________ and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how individual states would be represented in the national government
- The system of __________________ was developed to prevent the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands
- The Supreme Court decision in __________________ (1803) strengthened the constitutional principle of separation of powers by establishing the Court’s right to review the constitutionality of federal laws
- A major reason for the issuance of the ____________________ Doctrine (1823) was to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere
- The War of 1812 has been called the “Second War for American Independence” primarily because the __________________ had never fully respected the United States as a free nation
- Because the __________________ Ocean provided a buffer from European interference United States was able to maintain a foreign policy of neutrality throughout most of the 19th century
- A principle of government that is stated in the Preamble to the United States Constitution is that the power of government comes from the ___________________
26 Clues: the federal courts by establishing the principle of __________________ • The Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) increased the power • Lewis and Clark expedition used __________________ systems to help them on their journey • ___________________ is best defined as sharing of Power between the national government and the states • ...
Age of Jackson Vocabulary 2024-12-03
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- A northern American politician. He developed the American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.
- the right to vote
- become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
- (1830) a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
- dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
- Location where the Cherokee Nation were relocated from Georgia during the Traill of Tears as a result of Andrew Jackson ignoring the supreme court ruling in Worchester v. Georgia
- to cancel
- Refers to the presidential election of 1824 in which Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, convinced the House of Representatives to elect Adams rather than Jackson.
- senate approves presidents appointments by majority vote, Appointment of a cabinet officer or someone of high importance is rarely turned down
- Famous American politician and orator. he advocated renewal and opposed the financial policy of Jackson. Many of the principles of finance he spoke about were later incorporated in the Federal Reserve System. Would later push for a strong union.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers.
- the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- Supreme Court Decision - Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty - Jackson ignored it
- result of an expanded electorate; also a result of a growing interest in politics and a strengthening of party organization and party loyalty
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- the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population
- No one won a majority of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had to decide among Adams, Jackson, and Clay. Clay dropped out and urged his supporters in the House to throw their votes behind Adams. Jackson and his followers were furious and accused Adams and Clay of a "corrupt bargain."
- Contrary to what is permitted by the constitution
- 1838-1840, The marches in which the Cherokee people were forcibly removed from Georgia to the Indian Territory with thousands of Cherokee's dying on the way
- Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
- Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams in this election, becoming our 7th President
- Secretary of State, He served as sixth president under Monroe. In 1819, he drew up the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain gave the United States Florida in exchange for the United States dropping its claims to Texas. The Monroe Doctrine was mostly Adams' work.
- South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification
- A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
- A sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by the Ordinance of Nullification, an attempt by the state of South Carolina to nullify a federal law - the tariff of 1828 - passed by the United States Congress.
- One of the most colorful periods in the history of American politics, this era was a time during which sectional differences (states' rights, protective tariffs, and national bank) disrupted America's spirit of unity.
- To reverse or cancel something previously decided or ordered
27 Clues: to cancel • the right to vote • Contrary to what is permitted by the constitution • To reverse or cancel something previously decided or ordered • become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand. • Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams in this election, becoming our 7th President • ...
friday activity-chapter 2/3 2019-08-27
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- the process of selecting to judges where the nomination is by appointment and the subsequent retention is by a retention election
- first 10 amendments in the constitution, establish freedoms
- political party established by Thomas Jefferson and his followers. opposed the constitution, supported bill of rights.
- powers held by both the state and national government in the federal system
- required states to return runaway slaves
- act of formally withdrawing from the nation
- formal way to change the constitution
- doctrine holding state governments separate from federal government
- the authority of the president to place certain legislations that are passed by congress
- meeting in 1787 where the 12 states discussed the articles of confederation but decided to create the constitution
- a view that states should have independent authority to go against the federal government of the constitution
- systemsystem of government that authority rests with regional government
- authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional
- powers that aren't explicitly given to congress but given with necessary clause.
- makes federal law more important than state laws
- system of goverment where authority lies with national government
- presidential electors selected to represent their selected states during the election.
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- authorities other branches to have certain control over the others used to make sure one branch doesn't have to much power.
- A document (or set of documents) that will establish the basic rules for how a society should be governed.
- give congress the power to pass certain laws outside of their normal powers in the constitution
- powers granted to the congress by the constitution
- FDR's plan to add new supreme court justices so they would uphold his ideas
- the right of the states to rule that acts of congress laws are invalid/illegal
- authority is spread amongst branches equally giving them each different responsibilities
- Compromise on legislative representation where the lower chamber is based on population and the states are represented equally by the upper chamber
- political party that was established by Alexander Hamilton and his followers. supported the constitution
- political powers is exercised directly by the citizens
- system of government where national and state powers are slipt equally
- 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
- powers the states possess under the constitution
30 Clues: formal way to change the constitution • required states to return runaway slaves • act of formally withdrawing from the nation • powers the states possess under the constitution • makes federal law more important than state laws • authority of courts to rule laws unconstitutional • powers granted to the congress by the constitution • ...
Escape room - DHSS 2024-08-26
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- The French philosopher who talks about three different capitals that are important due to class.
- How many different classes are there in Britain today?
- What is it called when you take something from a shop without paying?
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- Who was the Prime Minister of Britain in the 1980s?
- If a group of workers stop working as a protest, it is called a ?
- To ask people to give you food, money ect, because you live in poverty, is called ?
- The abbreviation of Department of Health and Social Security.
- What is the missing capital? Economic, cultural and ?
8 Clues: Who was the Prime Minister of Britain in the 1980s? • What is the missing capital? Economic, cultural and ? • How many different classes are there in Britain today? • The abbreviation of Department of Health and Social Security. • If a group of workers stop working as a protest, it is called a ? • ...
Delight's Civil War 2019-05-22
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- Color of the north
- The man from Mississippi who became the president of the south during the civil war
- Bloodiest single day battle in American History
- First state to leave the union, also state where Fort Sumter was located
- Leader of Union army, Huge cigar smoker
- Last name of the man who killed Lincoln
- His real name was Thomas Jackson
- Merrimac and Monitor
- Color of the south
- Located on the River and State of Mississippi, this was the Confederate city that grant captured
- Sixteenth president during the civil war
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- The official word to leave the union of states
- Located in Virginia, this was the capital of the confederate states
- Theater that Lincoln was shot and killed in Washington DC
- The document that Lincoln issued freeing the slaves in 1863
- Commanded the confederates during the civil war
- Three day battle in Pennsylvania during hot July 1863, stopped the south from invading the north
- He was beaten with a cane in the US Senate
- First battle of the civil war
- The name for the southern states during the civil war
- Captured and hung following raid on Harpers Ferry
- another name for the northern states
22 Clues: Color of the north • Color of the south • Merrimac and Monitor • First battle of the civil war • His real name was Thomas Jackson • another name for the northern states • Leader of Union army, Huge cigar smoker • Last name of the man who killed Lincoln • Sixteenth president during the civil war • He was beaten with a cane in the US Senate • ...
Brendan 2023-03-05
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- How the best italian skier starts her social posts
- Giovanni in certe settimane
- Dating pre-requisite
- Gli sci
- Chilometri attorno al lago
- L'autore della citazione sulla tua tesi
- Pompieri
- The most wanted document
- Miocuggino gioca a calcio meglio di…
- Il papà del lab su skype
- La mascotte UF
- Il tuo orologio da polso (da scrivere in francese)
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- The only whatsapp group that cannot be searched for
- Compleanno
- Sounds like a beer name, she likes touching deadlines
- La bici prediletta
- The most visited website in the last 6 monthes
- Your first supervisor
- Ha scalato l'Everest 2 volte in un giorno
- Tappa del Tour de France
- Best dance
- Your test according to Michelle
- C'è quello dei pompieri e quello sulle vette
- Il miglior colore (in francese)
24 Clues: Gli sci • Pompieri • Compleanno • Best dance • La mascotte UF • La bici prediletta • Dating pre-requisite • Your first supervisor • Tappa del Tour de France • The most wanted document • Il papà del lab su skype • Chilometri attorno al lago • Giovanni in certe settimane • Your test according to Michelle • Il miglior colore (in francese) • Miocuggino gioca a calcio meglio di… • ...
NHL Teams 2021-05-04
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- Crosby owns you
- Storm Surge
- Kesler held pad
- Alec Martinez
- Finals run was lucky
- Caufield
- Best Core
- Won a cup after being good for 6 years straight
- Started Riots
- Hot Garbage
- John Tavares
- Jackets Your best player.. is Seth Jones
- Same as Nashville
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- One good year
- *No one cheering*
- Knights Always been good
- Never been good
- The best team in the NHL
- Binnington was a one year wonder
- Bouman is terrible
- Best potential
- The team who stole all of Vancouver's players
- 2019 Finals
- ROTY is 24
- Gonna be terrible in 3 years
- Leafs First Round
- Patrick Kane is your father
- Moves around too much
- Who?
- Wings Not the 2000's anymore
- Drafted Terrible
- Erik Karlsson
32 Clues: Who? • Caufield • Best Core • ROTY is 24 • Storm Surge • 2019 Finals • Hot Garbage • John Tavares • One good year • Alec Martinez • Started Riots • Erik Karlsson • Best potential • Never been good • Crosby owns you • Kesler held pad • Drafted Terrible • *No one cheering* • Leafs First Round • Same as Nashville • Bouman is terrible • Finals run was lucky • Moves around too much • Knights Always been good • ...
Antibiotics 2024-03-31
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- route of administration for penicillin g
- this agent can be ototoxic and nephrotoxic
- inhibits folic acid metabolism in bacteria
- a macrolide used for H. pylori
- bird and bat droppings, mainly lives in soil in the central and eastern states, particularly areas around the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys
- antipseudomonal penicillin
- tx for impetigo
- example of an aminoglycoside
- watch out for this body part with administration of a fluoroquinolone
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- tx for RMSF
- found in the southwest united states
- example of a gram negative diplococci
- risk of QT prolongation
- vancomycin infused too quickly can cause
- found in the south eastern region of the united states
- Prevalent in northeast and midwest
- penicillin very specific to MSSA
17 Clues: tx for RMSF • tx for impetigo • risk of QT prolongation • antipseudomonal penicillin • example of an aminoglycoside • a macrolide used for H. pylori • penicillin very specific to MSSA • Prevalent in northeast and midwest • found in the southwest united states • example of a gram negative diplococci • route of administration for penicillin g • ...
Famous African Americans 2023-06-19
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- Douglass (Abolitionist and writer)
- Hughes (Poet and writer)
- Harris (Vice President of the United States)
- Angelou (Author and poet)
- Morrison (Author and Nobel laureate)
- Tubman (Abolitionist and activist)
- Williams (Tennis player)
- Truth (Abolitionist and women's rights activist)
- Kaepernick (Former NFL player and activist)
- X (Civil rights activist)
- Parks (Civil rights activist)
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- Rice (Former U.S. Secretary of State)
- Mandela (South African anti-apartheid revolutionary)
- Obama (44th President of the United States)
- Jordan (Basketball player)
- Parks (Civil rights activist)
- Luther King Jr. (Civil rights leader)
- (Singer and actress)
- Winfrey (Media mogul and philanthropist)
- Ali (Boxing legend and activist)
20 Clues: (Singer and actress) • Hughes (Poet and writer) • Williams (Tennis player) • Angelou (Author and poet) • X (Civil rights activist) • Jordan (Basketball player) • Parks (Civil rights activist) • Parks (Civil rights activist) • Ali (Boxing legend and activist) • Douglass (Abolitionist and writer) • Tubman (Abolitionist and activist) • Morrison (Author and Nobel laureate) • ...
The American Revolution (Ronald Oldenburg) 2024-02-13
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- British general in charge of the British army.
- In the treaty of Paris the western boundaries ended at the ______ river
- This guy rode his horse at night and told everybody that the British were coming.
- The place were the British surrendered and lost the war.
- A petition sent to king George as a last chance to prevent the war
- What could the states not inforce but can only ask for?
- The war that this crossword is about
- Who saw the United States as a future world power?
- General in charge of the United states army
- The treaty that ended the war.
- alexander Hamilton saw the united states as ____ _____ _____
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- people who were against leaving Britain and starting a war.
- Militias that would be ready to fight in a minutes notice.
- Each ____ shall have one vote when voting
- People who were willing to go to war for their rights.
- this country helped us win the war.
- The "Turning Point" in the war
- This guy wrote common sense and the American crisis.
- One of the best generals who became a traitor for not getting proper credit
- Who wrote the dictionary?
20 Clues: Who wrote the dictionary? • The "Turning Point" in the war • The treaty that ended the war. • this country helped us win the war. • The war that this crossword is about • Each ____ shall have one vote when voting • General in charge of the United states army • British general in charge of the British army. • Who saw the United States as a future world power? • ...
Chapter 6, Sections 3 and 4 2024-04-26
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- Also known as Swamp Fox
- Country that was affected by the American Revolution
- Daniel Morgan won a clear victory at the Battle of _________
- Battle of ____________ ended the Revolutionary War
- To sign up for duty
- The United States extended west towards the _________ River
- Cornwallis wanted to ________ his troops in Yorktown
- The United States extended north towards __________
- General _______ split his army in two.
- An American traitor
- person who betrays his or her country or cause and helps the other side
- armed civilian ships that had their government's permission to attack energy ships and keep their goods
- Commander of the American navy
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- Paper money
- fighters who work in small bands to make hit-and-run attacks
- British general who surrendered during the Battle of Yorktown
- Fought beyond the Appalachian Mountains
- The United States extended east towards the _____________ Ocean
- Treaty of ____________
- The United States extended south towards ___________
- Took over farms and businesses during the war
- Britain offered enslaved African Americans _______ in return for fighting in the war
- American ships were ________ than British ships
- Louisiana governor
- People not in the military
- Who helped the Americans in trapping Cornwallis?
26 Clues: Paper money • Louisiana governor • To sign up for duty • An American traitor • Treaty of ____________ • Also known as Swamp Fox • People not in the military • Commander of the American navy • General _______ split his army in two. • Fought beyond the Appalachian Mountains • Took over farms and businesses during the war • American ships were ________ than British ships • ...
The Jackson Era 2023-03-28
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- What removed the Indians from their land
- the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums
- political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government
- the vice president of Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
- hero of the War of 1812
- Party members choose candidates.
- a conservative political party that existed in the United States during the middle 19th century
- 7th president of the united states
- second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States
- this movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation.
- Term for state banks selected by the U.S. department of treasury.
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- 800 mile forced march
- An official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office.
- This system gives government jobs to people.
- a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
- Political party which favored state's rights and weaker central gov.- followers of Jackson
- A person who represents others.
- the principles of the United States Law.
- This group met in the kitchen of the white house
- name they called Andrew Jackson
20 Clues: 800 mile forced march • hero of the War of 1812 • A person who represents others. • name they called Andrew Jackson • Party members choose candidates. • 7th president of the united states • What removed the Indians from their land • the principles of the United States Law. • This system gives government jobs to people. • This group met in the kitchen of the white house • ...
Gasses and Phase Changes 2023-05-10
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- gas law that states V1/n1=V2/n2
- way to find a missing variable through mole ratio, converted units, or the assumptions of a gas at STP
- on the heating curve, the change from point D to E
- law that states that the sum of individual pressures of each gas in a mixture equals the total pressure
- solid to gas transformation
- gas law that states V1/T1=V2/T2
- law that states that PV=nRT
- theory that has two points: matter is made up of particles and particles are always moving
- solid to liquid transformation
- gas law that states P1V1=P2V2
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- substance spreading out across a concentration gradient until evenly distributed
- law that relates the speed of a gas to its molar mass with the equation rateA/rateB=√MB/√MA
- liquid to solid transformation
- on heating curve, the change from point E to D
- gas law that states P1/T1=P2/T2
- the assumptions of particles are hard round spheres; particles aren't attracted to one another; individual particles don't take up space; particle collisions are perfectly elastic are of what?
- passage of a gas through a tiny opening in a barrier
- gas to solid transformation
- gas law that states (P1V1)/T1=(P2V2)/T2
19 Clues: solid to gas transformation • gas to solid transformation • law that states that PV=nRT • gas law that states P1V1=P2V2 • liquid to solid transformation • solid to liquid transformation • gas law that states V1/n1=V2/n2 • gas law that states P1/T1=P2/T2 • gas law that states V1/T1=V2/T2 • gas law that states (P1V1)/T1=(P2V2)/T2 • on heating curve, the change from point E to D • ...
Foundations of American Government 2025-10-09
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- Proposal favoring equal representation for all states.
- Idea that governments exist by the consent of the governed.
- Essays written to persuade states to ratify the Constitution
- Supported the Constitution and a strong central government
- 1776 document declaring American independence from Britain
- First plan of government for the U.S., weak central authority.
- First ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing personal freedoms
- A lawmaking body with only one house
- Combined Virginia and New Jersey plans; created two-house Congress
- Division of government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- Makes the Constitution the highest law of the land
- Counted enslaved people as partial population for representation and taxes
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- A lawmaking body made up of two chambers or houses
- System ensuring no branch of government becomes too powerful
- Alliance of independent states with a weak central government
- Powers specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution
- Power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress
- Basic rights all humans are born with: life, liberty, property
- Powers kept by the states under the Constitution
- Opposed the Constitution and wanted a Bill of Rights added.
- Government structure dividing power between national and state levels
- Proposal favoring representation based on state population
22 Clues: A lawmaking body with only one house • Powers kept by the states under the Constitution • A lawmaking body made up of two chambers or houses • Makes the Constitution the highest law of the land • Proposal favoring equal representation for all states. • Supported the Constitution and a strong central government • ...
Cold War Vocabulary 25 (no spaces) 2025-05-30
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- - An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
- - idea that both sides would face certain destruction in a nuclear war
- - The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea. The USSR and China aided North Korea.
- - The collapse of colonial empires. Between 1947 and 1962, practically all former colonies in Asia and Africa gained independence.
- - 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey
- - A prolonged war between the communist armies of North Vietnam (supported by the USSR and the China) and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam (supported by the United States)
- - A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union.
- - Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons
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- - US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism
- - A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
- - a "curtain" split between the democratic nations and communist nations
- - Military alliance created in 1949 made up of 12 non-Communist countries including the United States that support each other if attacked.
- - A political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II.
- - an organization of the world's countries that promotes peace and security around the globe
- - A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
15 Clues: - A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations • - US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism • - idea that both sides would face certain destruction in a nuclear war • - a "curtain" split between the democratic nations and communist nations • - A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union. • ...
Republic Day 2023-01-18
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- Republic Day parade starts from
- Concept of republic borrowed from constitution of which country
- India's highest military decoration
- First President of India
- National Song of India
- Takes Salute at the Grand Parade on Republic Day
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- Concept of parliamentary government borrowed from constitution of which country
- Country with the longest constitution
- 26th Jan is National Day of which country
- Father Of Indian Constitution
- Republic Day parade Ends at
- Concept of 5 year plan borrowed from constitution of which country
- Who unfurls the National Flag in Republic Day ceremony in the state capitals
13 Clues: National Song of India • First President of India • Republic Day parade Ends at • Father Of Indian Constitution • Republic Day parade starts from • India's highest military decoration • Country with the longest constitution • 26th Jan is National Day of which country • Takes Salute at the Grand Parade on Republic Day • ...
Citizen 2020-10-05
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- to show loyalty to the United States flag and the
- swearing loyalty to the United
- law.
- it stands for.
- death!
- To qualify applicants must be at least 18 years old and have been
- being a member of a country and having full rights and responsibilities under that
- is the act of betraying your
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- pass laws, which are usually called
- residents of the United States for 5 years.
- that tells how the city will run.
- is a group of people who share an environment.
- are duties to other people, the government, or society.
- and our Constitution.
- is a member of a community who has rights and responsibilities.
- and the U.S. Constitution makes this crime punishable
- is a privilege or a claim to something.
17 Clues: law. • death! • it stands for. • and our Constitution. • is the act of betraying your • swearing loyalty to the United • that tells how the city will run. • pass laws, which are usually called • is a privilege or a claim to something. • residents of the United States for 5 years. • is a group of people who share an environment. • to show loyalty to the United States flag and the • ...
The Constitution;Donna 2019-04-25
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- the branch that interprets the laws and Constitution
- The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people
- A loose alliance of states
- Delegate who developed the Great Compromise
- Power given to separate branches
- Official approval of the Constitution
- the branch that enforce the laws
- A law that sets up a plan for surveying land west of the Appalachian Mountains
- Agreement that allowed states by the Constitutional Convention
- The division between federal and state governments
- Law that organized the Northwest Territories
- Anti-tax protest by farmers
- set of amendments
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- people opposed to ratification
- Supporters
- Agreement that allowed states to count three-fifths of their slave population
- A group selected to elect the president
- the branch that makes laws
- One of the leaders of the Constitutional Conversation
- essay written by federalists
- the set of laws that established the first government of the United States
- A government in which the people elect representatives to govern
22 Clues: Supporters • set of amendments • A loose alliance of states • the branch that makes laws • Anti-tax protest by farmers • essay written by federalists • people opposed to ratification • Power given to separate branches • the branch that enforce the laws • Official approval of the Constitution • A group selected to elect the president • Delegate who developed the Great Compromise • ...
Honors Gov. Anthony Valentine 2023-05-17
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- disliked a strong federal government
- service a civic duty to be drafted
- Old Party The old name for Republicans
- This agreement helped southern states have greater representations in the house
- The first ten amendments of the Constitution
- Jeopardy Cannot be tried for the same crime twice
- You cannot do this under the 5th amendment
- obligations under citizenship of the United States
- the constitution rules over all
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- represents the states by population in congress
- The smallest geographical unit for voting
- a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by state and federal level
- An oath to be loyal and do right by the US govenrment
- Created the bicameral legislature in the US
- represents the states more equally with two from each state in congress
- Where the party announces their lead candidates for the general election
- Any means of casting a vote
- Powers not specified in the constitution
- Allows for commerse to regulate interstate trade
- A group of dictators
20 Clues: A group of dictators • Any means of casting a vote • the constitution rules over all • service a civic duty to be drafted • disliked a strong federal government • Old Party The old name for Republicans • Powers not specified in the constitution • The smallest geographical unit for voting • You cannot do this under the 5th amendment • ...
Social Studies Final 2024-05-13
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- Mountains that are the largest mountain range in the Western United States
- The state where the Mississippi River starts
- This act was an order to let British soldiers live in colonist homes
- The reason the British closed the Boston Harber
- Last name of Carrie Chapman - a woman who fought for suffrage
- Last name of General that was commander of the Confederate Army
- This was formed by the Southern states that wanted to protect States’ rights, keep slavery, and were angry with Lincoln being elected president
- The growth of cities during the twentieth century due to industrialization
- The Bill of Rights is the first 10 of these to the Constitution
- northerners and southerners disagreed about this should be allowed in new territories in the years before the Civil War
- The Movement where people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. fought against racial segregation
- The War that was was the struggle between democratic nations, led by the United States, and communist nations, led by the Soviet Union, that lasted from 1945 to 1991
- Last name of the leader of the Union
- The Gulf where the Mississippi River ends after running 2,340 miles
- The 13th amendment banned this in the US and its territories
- Proclamation that freed all slaves who lived in slave states and territories
- One effect of the attacks of September 11, 2001 was the war on this
- The idea that the US would acquire many pieces of land between1803 and 1853
- Last name of Susan B. - a woman who fought for suffrage
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- This Compromise of 1820 was one thing that led to the Bleeding Kansas conflict
- The system where workers and landowners split the profits from the fields
- The name of the city and courthouse in Virginia where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union
- The South developed this
- The process of balancing the government after Lincoln’s assassination providing help to former slaves, bringing the Confederate states back into the Union
- This Kansas- Act of 1854 was the other thing that led to the Bleeding Kansas conflict
- A time in U.S. history where Unemployed people stood in food lines for soup, coffee and other foods
- This were created so that the new central government of the US would not be too strong and powerful
- States of America - The South was called this during the Civil War
- the largest river in the United States
- The arms race during the Cold War lead people to this
- These people helped Harriet Tubman and wanted slavery to end
- The North developing these
- The North and South are two different types of these regions
- Last name of Elizabeth Cady - a woman who fought for suffrage
- The Movement to fight for the Right to Vote for Women
- The North was called this during the Civil War
- The Bleeding Kansas conflict show that compromises were not enough to hold this together
- Fought against the south
38 Clues: The South developed this • Fought against the south • The North developing these • Last name of the leader of the Union • the largest river in the United States • The state where the Mississippi River starts • The North was called this during the Civil War • The reason the British closed the Boston Harber • The arms race during the Cold War lead people to this • ...
Iron curtain 2025-05-08
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- War A geopolitical and ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, along with their respective allies, from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.
- A military alliance formed in 1949 by Western countries (including the US, UK, and France) to counter the Soviet threat.
- A period of intense anti-communist sentiment and government persecution in the United States during the 1950s, named after Senator Joseph McCarthy.
- Curtain A symbolic and physical division between Eastern Europe (Soviet-controlled) and Western Europe (democratic nations) during the Cold War.
- Pact A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies in response to NATO.
- Sphere of Influence – The regions under the political and military control of the Soviet Union, especially in Eastern Europe.
- States Countries that were nominally independent but heavily influenced or controlled by the Soviet Union, such as Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.
- Wall A physical barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin and, by extension, to the West.
- A period of easing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s, marked by arms control agreements and increased diplomatic dialogue.
- Curtain Speech A famous speech delivered by Winston Churchill in 1946, where he coined the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division of Europe.
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- Airlift A 1948-1949 operation by Western Allies to supply West Berlin with food and fuel after the Soviet Union blockaded the city.
- The United States' foreign policy strategy during the Cold War, aiming to prevent the spread of communism, particularly from the Soviet Union.
- Nikita Khrushchev was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1950s until 1964, known for his de-Stalinization efforts and more confrontational stance with the West.
- Bloc The group of democratic and capitalist countries aligned with the United States, including Western Europe, the United States, and Canada.
- Bloc Refers to the group of socialist states under the influence or control of the Soviet Union during the Cold War, including countries like East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia.
15 Clues: Pact A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies in response to NATO. • A military alliance formed in 1949 by Western countries (including the US, UK, and France) to counter the Soviet threat. • ...
USA States 2023-09-18
15 Clues: home • Aloha • Square • cheese • potatoes • Blank Man • Kansas City • the windy city • big and French • Mr Aden Hacking • little and French • medium and French • washing machine state • they are way up their • the bigger the hair the closer to god honey
U.S States 2026-01-22
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- Home of the only non-rectangular state flag in the Union (a swallowtail burgee).
- The only state that borders exactly one other U.S. state.
- State whose name is derived from a Caddo Indian word meaning "friends".
- The top producer of maple syrup in the United States.
- Home to the U.S. Naval Academy in its capital city.
- Its name comes from an Aleut word that translates to "the mainland".
- The primary grower of Marionberries, a hybrid fruit named after one of its counties.
- Site of the only active diamond mine in the United States.
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- Its name is derived from a Mohican word meaning "long tidal river".
- State whose name comes from Choctaw words meaning "red people".
- The only state in history to turn down an offer to host the Olympic Games.
- Officially recognized as the driest state in the country.
- State whose name translates from Latin as "Penn’s Woods".
- The state that actually leads the South in peach production, despite Georgia’s nickname.
- The 1927 birthplace of the colorful powdered drink mix Kool-Aid.
15 Clues: Home to the U.S. Naval Academy in its capital city. • The top producer of maple syrup in the United States. • The only state that borders exactly one other U.S. state. • Officially recognized as the driest state in the country. • State whose name translates from Latin as "Penn’s Woods". • Site of the only active diamond mine in the United States. • ...
Vocab 2025-02-28
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- a plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and two houses
- a plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and one house
- a 1787 law that setup a government for the northwest territory
- a plan at the constitutional convention that settled the differences between large and small states
- to put private individuals or companies in charge of something
- the first ten amendments of the United States constitution
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- a document that sets out the laws,principles,organization,and processes of a government
- an agreement that three-fifths of the enslaved people would count in a states population
- a period when business activity slow,prices and wages fall,and unemployment rises
- a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
- to give up
- of confederation the first American constitution,passed in 1777,which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
- a meeting of representatives from all states except Rhode island to revise the articles of confederation
- a solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement
- money
15 Clues: money • to give up • the first ten amendments of the United States constitution • a 1787 law that setup a government for the northwest territory • to put private individuals or companies in charge of something • 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 • ...
Hollister California 2026-04-14
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- Park with water and ocean animal elements
- Every Wednesday in the spring and fall
- Hollister is known for these and causes our cracked and uneven sidewalks
- Main street in downtown Hollister
- Local community college that serves both Hollister and its neighboring cities
- Park in Hollister that is known for its quick hikes
- large outdoor recreation area just outside Hollister, known for its rugged terrain and off-road trails
- High school mascot
- First name of the current mayor of Hollster, her last name is Stephens
- Restaurant named after an animal with good cardio
- High school
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- Building located downtown that hosts major city events
- Park known to host local events and has a playground, tennis and pickleball courts
- Known for its golf club and resort
- Line that runs through Hollister making it one of the earthquakes capitals of the world
- County that Hollister is located in
- Day program that offers day services, training and employment, community living, and mental health services
- Park located at the top of a hill
- Local News source
- Park funded by the country to make sure to hold on to its beauty and wildlife that is just outside of Hollister
- Popular event known for its bull riding and barrel racing
- Infamopus gathering of poeple and motorcycles
- Giant ranch land given to Hollister when it was founded, now the name of a middle school
- Long backroad to Hollister
24 Clues: High school • Local News source • High school mascot • Long backroad to Hollister • Park located at the top of a hill • Main street in downtown Hollister • Known for its golf club and resort • County that Hollister is located in • Every Wednesday in the spring and fall • Park with water and ocean animal elements • Infamopus gathering of poeple and motorcycles • ...
civil war vocabulary 2021-12-08
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- Blockade one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to
- of 1850 legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the
- Platform established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850; kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union
- the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other
- of 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union
- the action of southern states to leave the Union
- March to the Sea a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
- a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel; any federal law that the state has considered unconstitutional
- in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
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- most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter”
- the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the
- as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
- Atlanta Campaign battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely
- Rights the belief that a state’s interests should take priority over the interests of the national government
- states returned to the Union
- Scott case Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
- battle that was the largest Union
- Proclamation proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
- Bureau federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in
19 Clues: states returned to the Union • battle that was the largest Union • the action of southern states to leave the Union • as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed • the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the • March to the Sea a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • ...
American History 2024-11-21
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- the first constitution of the united states
- supporters of the United states constitution
- the site of the first pilgrim settlement in 1620
- 2nd president of the United states
- a change or addition to a constitution or law
- a tax on imported goods
- first chief of justice of the supreme court
- the battle that won victory over general Lord Charles Cornwallis
- turning point of the revolutionary war
- a revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s
- the adminisration of justice according to established rules
- "give me liberty or give me death"
- continental armys camp during the winter of 1777-1778
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- commander and chief of the continental army
- colonists who choose not to pick a side
- 3rd president of the United states
- "father of the constitution"
- financial obligation against citizens
- a belief that ultimate power resides in the people
- people who belong to the religious society of friends
- formal approval
21 Clues: formal approval • a tax on imported goods • "father of the constitution" • 3rd president of the United states • 2nd president of the United states • "give me liberty or give me death" • financial obligation against citizens • turning point of the revolutionary war • colonists who choose not to pick a side • commander and chief of the continental army • ...
7th Period Crossword 2021-01-29
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- An American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945
- An American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration
- Buying on margin is the act of borrowing money to buy securities.
- The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators
- A bidding fee auction, also called a penny auction is a type of all-pay auction in which all participants must pay a non-refundable fee to place each small incremental bid
- A political philosophy movement or regime
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- The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- The Kellogg–Briand Pact is a 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise
- The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses.
- A shantytown built by unemployed and destitute people during the Depression of the early 1930’s
- The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
- An American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945
- An American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression
- The Tariff Act of 1930, commonly known as the Smoot–Hawley Tariff or Hawley–Smoot Tariff, was a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
- An American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
- Sign and accept liability under, thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs
- An area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially as a consequence of drought or unsuitable farming practice
17 Clues: A political philosophy movement or regime • The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators • The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence • An American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner • Buying on margin is the act of borrowing money to buy securities. • ...
Andrew Jackson 2025-09-10
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- an ordinary private bank operating within the federal government's regulatory structure, which usually but not always operates in multiple U.S. states
- confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former’s attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
- Resulted in the first major political campaign with organized rallies and slogans.
- fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson
- legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.
- the forced displacement of about 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850, and the additional thousands of Native Americans and their black slaves within that were ethnically cleansed by the United States government.
- a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives
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- 19th-century political ideology in the United States that restructured a number of federal institutions.
- a nickname for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States.
- the first major legislative departure from the U.S. policy of officially respecting the legal and political rights of the American Indians.
- he power of the courts to examine and invalidate legislation and executive actions that are deemed unconstitutional.
- in representative government, the right to vote in electing public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed legislation.
- the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1835.
- a very high protective tariff that became law in the United States on May 19, 1828. It was a bill designed to fail in Congress because it was seen by free trade supporters as hurting both industry and farming, but it passed anyway.
- the constitutional power of a president or governor to reject a decision or proposal made by the legislative body.
15 Clues: the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1835. • a nickname for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States. • Resulted in the first major political campaign with organized rallies and slogans. • 19th-century political ideology in the United States that restructured a number of federal institutions. • ...
States And Geography Info 2021-09-14
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- Where Zack goes to in Michigan
- Settled by the Spanish
- Springfield
- The other citrus fruit from Florida
- This crop is used to make bread
- Florida had a lot of this citrus fruit
- Area between mountains
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- Indianapolis
- West coast state
- Indiana, Illinois and Iowa have a lot of this crop
- This fruit is grown in California
- Great Lake
12 Clues: Great Lake • Springfield • Indianapolis • West coast state • Settled by the Spanish • Area between mountains • Where Zack goes to in Michigan • This crop is used to make bread • This fruit is grown in California • The other citrus fruit from Florida • Florida had a lot of this citrus fruit • Indiana, Illinois and Iowa have a lot of this crop
States and Countries K.T 2023-11-20
Capitals 2022-01-10
7 Clues: Union of _________ • Serendib's capital • Red dragon's capital • Land of the Pure' capital • Land of the Thunder Dragon • The Land of Truth's capital • Peoples republic of ___________
capitals 2024-09-23
capitals 2022-12-15
7 Clues: What is the capital of peru? • What is the capital of qatar? • What is the capital of brazil? • What is the capital of botswana? • what is the capital of mozambique? • What is the capital of turkmenistan? • What is the capital of west virginia?
NHL Teams 2021-05-04
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- Hot Garbage
- Same as Nashville
- ROTY is 24
- Best Core
- Started Riots
- The best team in the NHL
- 2019 Finals
- One good year
- Finals run was lucky
- Never been good
- Crosby owns you
- Drafted Terrible
- Won a cup after being good for 6 years straight
- Kesler held pad
- Gonna be terrible in 3 years
- Wings Not the 2000's anymore
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- Storm Surge
- Moves around too much
- Bouman is terrible
- Knights Always been good
- Erik Karlsson
- The team who stole all of Vancouver's players
- Best potential
- John Tavares
- Patrick Kane is your father
- Binnington was a one year wonder
- Leafs, First Round
- *No one cheering*
- Caufield
- Alec Martinez
- Jackets Your best player.. is Seth Jones
- Who?
32 Clues: Who? • Caufield • Best Core • ROTY is 24 • Storm Surge • Hot Garbage • 2019 Finals • John Tavares • Erik Karlsson • Started Riots • One good year • Alec Martinez • Best potential • Never been good • Crosby owns you • Kesler held pad • Drafted Terrible • Same as Nashville • *No one cheering* • Bouman is terrible • Leafs, First Round • Finals run was lucky • Moves around too much • Knights Always been good • ...
NHL Teams 2021-05-04
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- Hot Garbage
- Same as Nashville
- ROTY is 24
- Best Core
- Started Riots
- The best team in the NHL
- 2019 Finals
- One good year
- Finals run was lucky
- Never been good
- Crosby owns you
- Drafted Terrible
- Won a cup after being good for 6 years straight
- Kesler held pad
- Gonna be terrible in 3 years
- Wings Not the 2000's anymore
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- Storm Surge
- Moves around too much
- Bouman is terrible
- Knights Always been good
- Erik Karlsson
- The team who stole all of Vancouver's players
- Best potential
- John Tavares
- Patrick Kane is your father
- Binnington was a one year wonder
- Leafs First Round
- *No one cheering*
- Caufield
- Alec Martinez
- Jackets Your best player.. is Seth Jones
- Who?
32 Clues: Who? • Caufield • Best Core • ROTY is 24 • Storm Surge • Hot Garbage • 2019 Finals • John Tavares • Erik Karlsson • Started Riots • One good year • Alec Martinez • Best potential • Never been good • Crosby owns you • Kesler held pad • Drafted Terrible • Same as Nashville • *No one cheering* • Bouman is terrible • Leafs First Round • Finals run was lucky • Moves around too much • Knights Always been good • ...
Brendan 2023-03-05
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- How the best italian skier starts her social posts
- Giovanni in certe settimane
- Dating pre-requisite
- Gli sci
- Chilometri attorno al lago
- L'autore della citazione sulla tua tesi
- Pompieri
- The most wanted document
- Miocuggino gioca a calcio meglio di…
- Il papà del lab su skype
- La mascotte UF
- Il tuo orologio da polso (da scrivere in francese)
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- The only whatsapp group that cannot be searched for
- Compleanno
- Sounds like a beer name, she likes touching deadlines
- La bici prediletta
- The most visited website in the last 6 monthes
- Your first supervisor
- Ha scalato l'Everest 2 volte in un giorno
- Tappa del Tour de France
- Best dance
- Your test according to Michelle
- C'è quello dei pompieri e quello sulle vette
- Il miglior colore (in francese)
24 Clues: Gli sci • Pompieri • Compleanno • Best dance • La mascotte UF • La bici prediletta • Dating pre-requisite • Your first supervisor • Tappa del Tour de France • The most wanted document • Il papà del lab su skype • Chilometri attorno al lago • Giovanni in certe settimane • Your test according to Michelle • Il miglior colore (in francese) • Miocuggino gioca a calcio meglio di… • ...
civil war crossword 2021-11-20
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- widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
- American author and abolitionist.
- package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states
- Law was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers.
- enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
- 11th president of the usa
- widely held cultural belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
- territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
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- was a United States federal legislation that stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery's expansion by admitting Missouri as a slave state
- American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
- In the Treaty, Mexico agreed to surrender all claims to Texas and accept the Rio Grande as the boundary of that state.
- loyalty to ones own region or section of the country rather than to the country as a whole.
- mini civil war between pro- and anti-slavery forces that occurred in Kansas from 1856 to 1865.
- 16th president of the united states
14 Clues: 11th president of the usa • American author and abolitionist. • 16th president of the united states • territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. • enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom • loyalty to ones own region or section of the country rather than to the country as a whole. • ...
Cold War Vocabulary 2016-03-22
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- the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance of European and North American democracies founded after World War II to strengthen international ties between member states, especially the United States and Europe, and to serve as a counter-balance to the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact
- a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976
- A military operation in the late 1940s that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany, which at that time surrounded West Berlin had cut off its supply routes
- a war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which the use of nuclear weapons is avoided
- the agency of the United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research
- A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe
- The House Un-American Activities Committee, an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives
- a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War
- an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council
- the basis of later prosecutions of members of the Communist and Socialist Workers parties
- a foreign policy pronouncement by President Dwight D. Eisenhower promising military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country needing help in resisting communist aggression
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- a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the United States and the Soviet Union.
- a military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack.
- a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad
- transfer from private to state ownership or control
- the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism
- a politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War
- The principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection
- A physical boundary separating west Europe from east Europe.
- the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence
20 Clues: transfer from private to state ownership or control • A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe • A physical boundary separating west Europe from east Europe. • a politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War • the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism • ...
Conservation of Matter Review 2026-03-17
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- The three states of matter are liquids, gasses, and what?
- True or false, mass means the same thing as weight.
- When water is boiled and it turns to steam, the mass goes into the what?
- The conservation of mass states that mass can neither be created nor what?
- Matter is made up of tiny what?
- The conservation of matter states that matter can neither be destroyed nor what?
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- Water freezing is an example of what type of change?
- When wood is burned, what type of change is it?
- The three states of matter are solids, gasses, and what?
- The three states of matter are liquids, solids, and what?
- In a solid, how are the particles packed together?
- Can best be described as how much matter an object has.
- When a solid's shape is changed, the mass stays the ______.
- Every thing is made up of what?
14 Clues: Matter is made up of tiny what? • Every thing is made up of what? • When wood is burned, what type of change is it? • In a solid, how are the particles packed together? • True or false, mass means the same thing as weight. • Water freezing is an example of what type of change? • Can best be described as how much matter an object has. • ...
The Civil War Talaani Gilbert 2017-02-13
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- march from atlanta to savannah to defeat confederacy
- american states that seceded from the united states
- draft that would apply to certain members of the population
- order to bring accused to court without charges named
- humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance
- separated from virginia and joined union
- president of the united states
- outlaws slavery in the united states of america
- man who assassinated abraham lincoln
- to withdraw from
- the start of the civil war
- courthouse where confederacy surrendered
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- union advantage
- freed slaves behind confederate lines
- turning point of the civil war three day battle
- important in the war
- union plans to conquer south
- union victory in mississippi
- union general
- commander of confederacy from virginia
- confederate president
- bloodiest battle of the war
22 Clues: union general • union advantage • to withdraw from • important in the war • confederate president • the start of the civil war • bloodiest battle of the war • union plans to conquer south • union victory in mississippi • president of the united states • man who assassinated abraham lincoln • freed slaves behind confederate lines • commander of confederacy from virginia • ...
our puzzling government 2022-11-18
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- power to assume responsibility
- allows power of congress to stretch
- favors national action
- strictly reserved to states
- enables people to make a constitution
- not in constitution
- return to a state
- to take away
- major source of money for govt
- gov has bc it's simply a govt
- favors state/local action
- constitution grants these powers
- nationalist chief justice
- national gov and states both have
- dispute between individual/state
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- written agreement between 2+ states
- makes treaties/acts of the US supreme
- directly stated in constitution
- organization of gov administators
- course gov takes for an issue
- prevents closed meetings
- federal order to provide a service
- prohibits certain powers
- gives money to states from national
- periodic checks of gov agencies
25 Clues: to take away • return to a state • not in constitution • favors national action • prevents closed meetings • prohibits certain powers • favors state/local action • nationalist chief justice • strictly reserved to states • course gov takes for an issue • gov has bc it's simply a govt • power to assume responsibility • major source of money for govt • directly stated in constitution • ...
Anglophone world S.O.S 2022-03-10
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- the most spoken language in the united states.
- A very important American tradition where families gather and eat turkey together
- The country above the united states.
- The national animal of the Us.
- The most common girl name in the United states.
- A famous basketball player who was born in the united states.
- The longest river in the Us
- A statue in New York that represents freedom.
- A type of dining room where the students can buy food.
- The full name of the founder of macdonalds.
- A type of clothing that almost every school requires the students to wear.
- the name of the biggest american football finale.
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- The name of the american flag.
- A well known national park in Arizona.
- The house where the president stays while he's in command.
- Another name for New York.
- The amount of stars on the american flag.
- The 44th president of the US.
- the most popular sport in the US.
- The biggest state in the united states.
- The most common boy name in the united states
- The current president of the US.
- The smallest state in the US.
- The biggest amusement park in the united states.
- The biggest part of new york.
- a city where many known movies were produced.
- which religion is the most common in the US?
27 Clues: Another name for New York. • The longest river in the Us • The 44th president of the US. • The smallest state in the US. • The biggest part of new york. • The name of the american flag. • The national animal of the Us. • The current president of the US. • the most popular sport in the US. • The country above the united states. • A well known national park in Arizona. • ...
Isaiah Llanas 2021-01-13
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- powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the 9th Amendment to the Constitution
- supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
- king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
- government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- English political philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
- government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone, whether ruler or the ruled
- group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
- 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; he did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights
- French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
- the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
- considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
- in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
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- explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
- division of the powers in our government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power
- chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
- belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
- power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
- each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
- English political philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
- compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
- believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
- type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
22 Clues: government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the 9th Amendment to the Constitution • ...
UNIT VI 2022-05-27
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- A U.S. hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda.
- A system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- _____________ referred to as Republicans from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory
- An informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election; understanding the removal of federal troops from Confederate states
- The seventh president of the United States. He is known for founding the Democratic Party and for his support of individual liberty.
- intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate.
- a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877
- to formally accuse a public official of misconduct committed while in office. (EX. President or any government official.)
- The leader of the Free-Soil element among New York Democrats and supported the Union cause in the American Civil War
- An abolitionist who championed the rights of blacks for decades—up to, during, and after the Civil War and was also a part of the Radical Republicans
- The true abolition of slavery was achieved when the ______________ was ratified on December 6, 1865
- The first African American member of the United States Senate.
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- The ________________ guaranteed African-American men the right to vote.
- ruled that a citizen's "privileges and immunities," were limited to those spelled out in the Constitution and did not include many rights given by the individual states.
- The _____________ were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
- The ____________ era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
- Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
- Politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party that lasted from the Civil War into the era of Reconstruction were called __________________
- Fed millions of people, built hospitals and provided medical aid, negotiated labor contracts for ex-slaves and settled labor disputes.
- They owned the crops they planted and made their own decisions about them. After harvesting the crop, they sold it and received income from it.
- ____________ referred to southern-born radicals. Their purpose was to seek personal financial gain or power through political advancement.
- As the 19th President of the United States ____________ oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform
- Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War
- A Bill that required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification. This Bill would abolish slavery within the rebel states.
25 Clues: The first African American member of the United States Senate. • The ________________ guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. • The ____________ era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • A U.S. hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. • ...
Civil War 2021-10-11
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- secessionist states that opposed the Union
- capital of Confederates during the war
- a plan that included forming a naval blockade off the coast and an attack down the Mississippi
- warship used by Union navy in first notable battle between ironclad warships
- 16th U.S. president
- battle that stopped Confederate momentum and prevented intervention by the Europeans
- Confederate general that fought in Antietam and Gettysburg
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- war between northern and southern states
- Civil war’s bloodiest one-day battle
- name that referred to the northern states
- Union capital during the war
- system that required men to participate in the war
- first major land battle of civil war
- diplomacy strategy to withhold cotton exports to bring Europe into the war
- states middle ground of the Civil War
15 Clues: 16th U.S. president • Union capital during the war • Civil war’s bloodiest one-day battle • first major land battle of civil war • states middle ground of the Civil War • capital of Confederates during the war • war between northern and southern states • name that referred to the northern states • secessionist states that opposed the Union • ...
Finance Terms 2020-03-11
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- Difference between the present cash inflows and cash outflows over a period of time.
- Loan taken to finance everyday operations.
- Process of selling unpaid customers invoices to get money quicker.
- Money withdrawn from bank is more than what the company has in the bank.
- A mixture of the fixed and variable costs.
- Income generated from sales of goods and/or services.
- Costs that change depending on the production and sales.
- Private equity investor that provide capitals to companies with high growth potential.
- Funds used by company to acquire and maintain new physical assets.
- Sources of revenue that companies have.
- Something valuable that an entity owns.
- The purchase of supplies do not have to be paid immediately.
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- Rent or borrow a property temporarily.
- Difference between actual sales and break-even sales.
- Bounty, contribution or subsidy given by the government for specific purposes.
- Profit received per unit sold after all expenses have been discounted.
- A high net-worth individual that invests/financially banks small start-up companies.
- Profit Retained kept in the company instead of going to shareholders.
- Cash spent in sales revenue generation.
- Amount of time it takes to recover the cost of an investment.
- Price attributed to the production of specific goods and services.
- Percentage rate of return expected on an investment as compared to initial investment cost.
22 Clues: Rent or borrow a property temporarily. • Cash spent in sales revenue generation. • Sources of revenue that companies have. • Something valuable that an entity owns. • Loan taken to finance everyday operations. • A mixture of the fixed and variable costs. • Difference between actual sales and break-even sales. • Income generated from sales of goods and/or services. • ...
capitals and countries 2021-09-20
7 Clues: Rome is the capital of the country • Paris is the capital of the country • London is the capital of the country • Zagreb is the capital of the country • Madrid is the capital of the country • Berlin is the capital of the country • Bruxelles is the capital of the country
Civil War Vocabulary 2020-02-02
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- First major surrender took place here, between Gen. Lee and Gen. Grant
- In 1820 and 1850, the U.S. agreed to admit free and slave states
- Debates between two politicians over whether to expand slavery West
- _____ Compromise; Missouri admitted a slave state, Maine a free state
- First shots of the Civil War fired here
- U.S. Army, consists of Northern and border states
- Largest Confederate surrender took place here, in North Carolina!
- ____ Proclamation, issued by Lincoln in 1863, freed slaves in rebelling states
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- State admitted as free due to Compromise of 1850
- The People Choose, in this case over whether to allow slavery
- Last major battle fought in Civil War, in Johnston County!
- Battle was turning point in war, Union won
- To leave a country; 11 Southern states did this in 1861
- Eleven Southern rebelling states tried to form their own country
14 Clues: First shots of the Civil War fired here • Battle was turning point in war, Union won • State admitted as free due to Compromise of 1850 • U.S. Army, consists of Northern and border states • To leave a country; 11 Southern states did this in 1861 • Last major battle fought in Civil War, in Johnston County! • ...
War & Diplomacy 2022-12-11
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- The act of breaking away from the Union
- Critical ally in the American Revolution
- Major turning point of the Revolutionary War
- Major turning point of the Civil War
- Attempt by colonists to seek peace with Britain ________ Petition
- Major Native American massacre site in 1890
- ____ Proclamation addressed slavery in 1863
- gave states choice over slavery
- British capture of US sailors into their navy
- Land assignments forced upon Native Americans after broken treaties
- Ship destroyed in Cuba that triggered Spanish-American war was the USS ____
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- The Treaty of ___ ended the Revolutionary War
- Jefferson acquired from France for 15M
- One of Cuba's main exports and chief supply to the US
- Supreme Court overturned Missouri Compromise
- Type of war that targets whole area slowly
- Name of Civil War southern states' "nation"
- slave states that stayed within the Union
- One of the new and highly prosperous states gained in Mex-Amer War
- Adams Era laws - Alien & ________ Act
20 Clues: gave states choice over slavery • Major turning point of the Civil War • Adams Era laws - Alien & ________ Act • Jefferson acquired from France for 15M • The act of breaking away from the Union • Critical ally in the American Revolution • slave states that stayed within the Union • Type of war that targets whole area slowly • Name of Civil War southern states' "nation" • ...
APAH Unit 2 Test 2025-10-08
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- Large form of Greek pottery used to mix wine
- Family name of the Emperor who constructed the Colosseum
- The central piece which supports the weight of an arch
- The island on which the Winged Victory statue was found
- Culture from which almost all remaining artwork is Funerary
- Classical Greek sculptor who pioneered the wet drapery technique
- Depiction of the mythical battle between the Gods and the Giants
- Construction made by two intersecting arches
- Style in which the heads of all figures in a composition are on the same level
- Lamassu are carved with _____ legs to portray strength and unity from all sides
- The main light source in the Pantheon
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- The Seated Boxer represents this artistic period
- Classical Greeks depicted human figures as cool, calm, and collected. Also called Classical _______.
- Wall painting technique in which pigment is applied to wet plaster
- The city that is the source of most surviving works of Roman painting
- Roman emperor who built a private Domus Aurea
- Banquet couches that come in threes
- The Sun God who communicates Hammurabi's divine right to rule
- Greek order of construction that features scroll-like capitals and a frieze
- Typical garment worn by Greek women
- "City of the Dead"
21 Clues: "City of the Dead" • Banquet couches that come in threes • Typical garment worn by Greek women • The main light source in the Pantheon • Large form of Greek pottery used to mix wine • Construction made by two intersecting arches • Roman emperor who built a private Domus Aurea • The Seated Boxer represents this artistic period • ...
gilded age crossword 2022-01-24
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- o-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr
- reform-minded journalists,
- political philosophy and reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century
- armed conflict between Spain and the United States.
- a constructed waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.
- The Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain
- American writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer
- racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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- 26th president of the United States
- the United States would intervene as a last resort to ensure that other nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations to international creditors
- xpose the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry.
- local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
- the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do.
- return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects that might endanger the consumer or put the maker/seller at risk of legal action.
- a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.
- a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
- a person favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
18 Clues: reform-minded journalists, • 26th president of the United States • armed conflict between Spain and the United States. • o-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution • the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do. • ...
Developmental Theorist Part I 2021-01-26
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- theory that states that experience guides behavior and development
- stated that this creates learning through repeated experiences
- theory that people and culture impact our growth and development
- stage that states that preschoolers learn to use symbols, language, and pretend play to represent things that have been learned
- called this the central part of our personality
- operational/Piaget's stage that states that logical, organized thinking appears in middle childhood
- theory about young children and how they relate to their parents
- theory that all thoughts and activities are influenced by unconscious mind
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- art of helping adults learn
- term for when adults or more advanced peers help a child up to the next level of learning
- stage that states that infants learn primarily through the five physical senses
- to Freud, this is where our conscience lies
- theory that states that children construct their own learning
- art of teaching children
14 Clues: art of teaching children • art of helping adults learn • to Freud, this is where our conscience lies • called this the central part of our personality • theory that states that children construct their own learning • stated that this creates learning through repeated experiences • theory that people and culture impact our growth and development • ...
History Final Project 2015-06-10
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- / Father of Evolution
- Press / New type of press that emerged in the lead up to the Spanish America War
- Samoa / South pacific island that was the subject of a dispute between the United States,
- / Workers groups that began to form to protect workers rights
- / Country that rejected Dollar Diplomacy
- during the Spanish American War
- / Country located in the Pacific that was occupied by the United States
- Destiny / Justification for United States expansion
- / Country that gained domestic autonomy in 1867
- Canal / Theodore Roosevelt's pet project in Central America
- Stick Diplomacy / Name of the type of foreign policy employed by the 26th president
- Door Policy / United States policy towards China
- / Name of History Teacher
- Darwinism / Another justification for United States expansion that used Darwin's principles
- / Last name of a news reporter during the Spanish American war, who later became a congressman
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- Britain / Country with the largest naval presence at the turn of the century
- Taft / President who advocated for Dollar Diplomacy
- Amendment / Amendment that assured Cuba of its independence
- / Form of death of President McKinley
- / Country that was subject to a border dispute with Britain, during Grover Cleveland's presidency
- / Spanish general who was lampooned by the Yellow Press
- / Small island in the Pacific Ocean
- League / American group that advocated against United States expansion
- / Country that Panama separated from in order to allow the United States to build the canal.
- / Period that followed the end of the civil war
- Fleet / United States naval force that circumnavigated the world
- Hay / Secretary of State under both Roosevelt and McKinley
- of Nations / International body created by Woodrow Wilson
- / Country west of Spain
- / Country in which dollar diplomacy was used
- Kingdom, and Germany
- Domingo / Country the Roosevelt Corollary was used in first
- / Country in which Wilson intervened
- / War that started at the end of Wilson presidency
34 Clues: Kingdom, and Germany • / Father of Evolution • / Country west of Spain • / Name of History Teacher • during the Spanish American War • / Small island in the Pacific Ocean • / Country in which Wilson intervened • / Form of death of President McKinley • / Country that rejected Dollar Diplomacy • / Country in which dollar diplomacy was used • ...
Module 9 Vocabulary Crossword puzzle 2023-03-19
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- Homeless Americans began to build their own camps on the edges of cities, where they lived in shacks and other crude shelters.
- the highest concrete arch dam in the United States.
- government assistance in maintaining the levels of market prices regardless of supply or demand.
- getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash
- American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York
- United States stock market crashed
- a place where people who cannot afford, or do not have the means to feed themselves, can get a free or cheap meal.
- cash payments or “the dole”
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- a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
- 31st president
- the action or process of deflating or being deflated.
- agency authorized by the U.S. government to loan money to assist the nation's ailing banks after the stock market crash of 1929 and during the Great Depression that followed.
- a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
- the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
- the risky nineteenth-century investment practice or strategy of buying cheaply large quantities of land
- record of how a person handles money and debt, including credit card accounts and other loans.
- intended to lower the cost of home ownership by creating a network of government-sponsored banks and boards to provide mortgage credit.
- gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans
- a line of needy persons assembled to receive food given as charity,
- a long and severe recession in an economy or market.
20 Clues: 31st president • cash payments or “the dole” • United States stock market crashed • the highest concrete arch dam in the United States. • a long and severe recession in an economy or market. • the action or process of deflating or being deflated. • gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans • ...
module 8 topic 4 2025-12-09
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- The trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
- A ______ economy is the economic system that where the government controls production and distribution.
- Most economists believe that ______ (increasing/decreasing) international trade is in the better interest of the United States.
- An agreement that eliminates trading barriers, signed by two or more nations that agree to increase investment and promote fair competition between them.
- The action of exchanging goods or services between two entities.
- Many manufacturing jobs have been moved to other countries in the hopes that they can find cheaper ______.
- Trade within the United States is ______ trade.
- Adam ______ was an economist that believed the free market system was the best way to govern, and wrote a book on how important it is for people to have economic freedom.
- Economic system that the United States uses, one which blends free market and command economy elements.
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- A nation chooses its system based on how it answers three basic ______ questions.
- Economic ______ is defined by an individual’s right to answer the three basic economic questions without interference from the government.
- Economic system based on customs and history, focusing on family and community and typically keeping the same economy for generations.
- Economic system that is controlled by supply and demand
- The Fed adjusts these rates to influence the economy, loans become cheaper or more expensive when these move.
- Karl ______ was an economist that supported equality and a strong central government.
- Trade between the United States and another nation.
- The Federal ______ serves as the nation’s central bank.
- ______ is used as a tool by the government to raise revenue.
- ______ goods and services funded by taxpayers and provided by the government for the people.
- ______ on free trade set in place by some governments because it could potentially harm workers in the nation.
20 Clues: Trade within the United States is ______ trade. • Trade between the United States and another nation. • Economic system that is controlled by supply and demand • The Federal ______ serves as the nation’s central bank. • ______ is used as a tool by the government to raise revenue. • The action of exchanging goods or services between two entities. • ...
Je'zi Lewis-James Amendment crossword puzzle 2023-02-15
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- Established a prohibition of blank in the united states.
- It is the name given to the first 10 amendments.
- This prevents members of congress from receiving and icrease in blank until after the next election has been held.
- Established that every person born or naturalized in the united states was a blank.
- They clarifies the succession produre if the blank is removed from office, dies, or resigns.
- Prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail,fines,and cruel and blank punishments.
- it puts the limits on the the blank of soldiers in private homes
- Protects individuals from having to testify against blank in a criminal court case
- This Authorized a tax on blank.
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- Established the direct election of united States blank by the people.
- Prohibits denying the right to vote to any citizen based on their blank.
- It guarantees the right to a public and speedy blank.
- This guarantees the right to a trial by blank.
- This protects against unreasonable blank and blank.
- Known as the lame blank amendment.
- Protects Freedom of speech,the press, assembly,and what else?
- The 13th,14th,and the 15th amendment is known as the blank amendment.
- It abolished throughout the United States.
- the right of the people to keep and bear blank.
- It Established presidential limits.
20 Clues: This Authorized a tax on blank. • Known as the lame blank amendment. • It Established presidential limits. • It abolished throughout the United States. • This guarantees the right to a trial by blank. • the right of the people to keep and bear blank. • It is the name given to the first 10 amendments. • This protects against unreasonable blank and blank. • ...
Civil War 2023-09-17
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- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate.
- A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf.
- A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- Resisting or protecting against attack from someone.
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- Pro-slave states were in the...
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- The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
- A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- A minor fight.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
- An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- The term used to describe new soldiers.
- Anti-slave states were in the...
20 Clues: A minor fight. • Pro-slave states were in the... • Anti-slave states were in the... • The term used to describe new soldiers. • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • Resisting or protecting against attack from someone. • ...
President Crossword 2024-04-30
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- 1867 he resigned from congress
- current president of the United States
- went to France during World War l
- ordered an invasion in Afghanistan
- 21st president of the United States
- tallest president
- became rich as mining engineer
- elected to the Ohio Senate in 1859
- only president for 3 years
- violated the Tenure of Office Act
- States 48th governor
- the fattest president
- had 15 kids
- only president for 32 days
- 34 years old when he was elected
- owns three hotels
- first roman Catholic president
- awarded the 2002 Noble Peace Price
- extended the territory of the United States
- "the professor" was his nickname
- often referred to as his initials "LBJ"
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- "Reaganomics"
- died of throat cancer
- father of the constitution
- second president
- never married
- "little Ben" was his nickname
- first president to ride in an automobile
- 29th president of the United States
- attended the University of Michigan
- 44th president of the United States
- the first democrat elected after the Civil War
- first American to win a Nobel prize
- the Monroe doctrine
- taught law at the University of Arkansas
- first disabled person to become president
- defended British soldiers
- Mexican war hero
- one dollar bill
- 14th president of the United States
- founded the University of Georgia
- English was his second language
- Tennessee first elected representative
- imposed wage and price controls for 90 days
44 Clues: had 15 kids • "Reaganomics" • never married • one dollar bill • second president • Mexican war hero • tallest president • owns three hotels • the Monroe doctrine • States 48th governor • died of throat cancer • the fattest president • defended British soldiers • father of the constitution • only president for 3 years • only president for 32 days • "little Ben" was his nickname • ...
Lead up to the Civil War Terms 2025-10-29
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- Politician known for major compromises.
- Machine that boosted cotton production and slavery.
- Balanced free and slave states banned slavery north of 36°30.
- Allowed territories to vote on slavery. popular sovereignty.
- Movement to end slavery.
- U.S. gained land reignited slavery debate.
- Required return of escaped slaves; penalized helpers.
- Legal freeing of enslaved people.
- Abolitionist who led violent anti-slavery raids
- Secret routes helping slaves escape to freedom.
- Anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- Enslaved people treated as property
- Public sales of enslaved people.
- Violent conflict over slavery in Kansas.
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- Former slave, writer, and abolitionist leader.
- People in a territory decide if slavery is allowed.
- Effort to keep equal numbers of slave and free states.
- Escaped slave who led others to freedom.
- Denied citizenship to African Americans; Congress can't ban slavery in territories.
- Hunted and returned escaped slaves.
- Campaign to reduce alcohol use.
- States claim power to reject federal laws
- Abolitionist and women’s rights activist.
- Reformer for mental health and prison conditions.
- Admitted California free strengthened Fugitive Slave Act.
- Religious revival inspiring social reforms.
- Southern states leaving the Union before the Civil War.
- Southern economy’s reliance on cotton and slavery.
- Publisher of anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator.
- U.S. opposed European interference in the Americas.
30 Clues: Movement to end slavery. • Campaign to reduce alcohol use. • Public sales of enslaved people. • Legal freeing of enslaved people. • Hunted and returned escaped slaves. • Enslaved people treated as property • Politician known for major compromises. • Escaped slave who led others to freedom. • Violent conflict over slavery in Kansas. • States claim power to reject federal laws • ...
Constitution Vocabulary 2023-12-19
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- The supreme power or authority to govern oneself or make decisions.
- The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, headed by the President.
- A change or addition made to the Constitution after its original ratification.
- The branch of government responsible for making laws, consisting of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives).
- To approve or officially accept a document or agreement.
- The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and carrying out justice, consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
- The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee individual rights and freedoms.
- A form of government in which power resides in the people and is exercised through elected representatives.
- To make changes or additions to a document, especially a constitution.
- A system of government where power is shared between a national government and individual states.
- The division of governmental responsibilities among different branches, such as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
- The body of electors appointed by each state to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.
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- A clause in the Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate interstate and foreign trade.
- A meeting held in 1787 where delegates from the thirteen original colonies gathered to revise the Articles of Confederation and create a new constitution.
- Referring to a legislature with only one chamber or house.
- Specific powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
- A system of government where power is divided between a central authority (national government) and individual states.
- The legal principle that every individual is entitled to fair treatment by the judicial system and that their rights cannot be violated without proper legal procedures.
- The introduction to the United States Constitution that outlines the goals and purposes of the government.
- A system that ensures one branch of government does not become too powerful by allowing each branch to limit the actions of the other branches.
- of Confederation
21 Clues: of Confederation • To approve or officially accept a document or agreement. • Referring to a legislature with only one chamber or house. • The supreme power or authority to govern oneself or make decisions. • Specific powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution. • To make changes or additions to a document, especially a constitution. • ...
Standard One USHC 2015-03-13
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- Region that was based on the plantation system
- first constitution of the United States
- country that Jefferson wanted the United States to have a good alliance with
- wrote everyone had natural rights to life, liberty, and property
- plan at the Constitutional Convention that favored the large states
- political party founded by Jefferson (favored state rights)
- plan at the Constitutional Convention that favored the small states
- British policy leaving the colonies to govern themselves before the French and Indian War
- First battle of the Revolutionary War
- natural rights that the government cannot take away (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness written by Jefferson
- Level of government that had the most power under America's first constitution
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- people who were against the ratification of the Constitution
- __________ War that changed the relationship between the British and American Colonies (increased taxes)
- written by Thomas Jefferson to separate America from England
- first example of limited self-government in the colonies was Virginia's _______
- having power over the other branches of government
- each branch shares governmental authority
- written to influence New York to ratify the Constitution
- Economy was based on shipbuilding, trade, and fishing
- __________ Act passed because of the Boston Tea Party
- couldn't afford to come to North America and agreed to work to payoff debt
- early example of the principle of government that government derives from the people (in New England)
- man associated with the Federalist Party (favored a strong central government)
- turning point of the Revolutionary War (French began helping after this battle)
- established by the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison
- added to the Constitution to protect individual liberties
- city that hosted the Constitutional Convention
- Most diverse region during colonial America
- type of contract made between the people and the government
- compromise at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between the small and large states
- only branch of government not elected
- last battle of the Revolutionary War
- was chief justice during the ruling of Marbury v Madison
- country that Hamilton wanted the United States to have a good alliance with
- wanted to establish a "city on the hill"
- dividing power between the state and national government
- people who favored the ratification of the Constitution
- ______ crops of early colonial America were rice, indigo, and tobacco
38 Clues: last battle of the Revolutionary War • only branch of government not elected • First battle of the Revolutionary War • first constitution of the United States • wanted to establish a "city on the hill" • each branch shares governmental authority • Most diverse region during colonial America • Region that was based on the plantation system • ...
Module 9 vocab 2023-03-26
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- a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates.
- a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
- October 29, 1929. On this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression
- the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence
- reduction of the general level of prices in an economy
- an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933
- a nonprofit humanitarian organization whose mission is to improve the lives of people in poverty or emergency situations by providing the appropriate medical resources
- a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona
- a subsidy, a production quota, or a price control
- a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings
- the ability to borrow money or access goods or services with the understanding that you'll pay later
- a line of people waiting to receive free food
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- a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States
- government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses.
- a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
- American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928
- an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States
- a place where food is offered to the hungry usually for free or sometimes at a below-market price
- United States federal law passed under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost of home ownership
- getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash
20 Clues: a line of people waiting to receive free food • a subsidy, a production quota, or a price control • reduction of the general level of prices in an economy • the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence • a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States • ...
The Civil War 2020-09-25
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- people owned by other people.
- some states gave up in battle.
- many battle grounds after the war.
- the north wanted to get rid of slavery.
- president of the north.
- money
- used as protection during a battle.
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- southern states
- Proclamation end to slavery.
- northern states.
- Davis president of the south.
- person missing an arm or leg.
- Some states in the north left and went south.
- War, war that happened in the late 1800's
- win or success
15 Clues: money • win or success • southern states • northern states. • president of the north. • Proclamation end to slavery. • Davis president of the south. • person missing an arm or leg. • people owned by other people. • some states gave up in battle. • many battle grounds after the war. • used as protection during a battle. • the north wanted to get rid of slavery. • ...
Social Studies Puzzle - Constitution 2020-12-10
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- changes to the constitution
- the first 10 amendments
- "give me liberty or give me death"
- Slavery compromise
- the first president of the united states
- people in favor of the constitution
- plan in favor of small states
- considered the father of the constitution
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- Makes up judicial branch
- big and small states compromise
- people who were against the constitution
- otherwise known as the legislative branch
- plan in favor of large states
- to approve
- head of the executive branch
15 Clues: to approve • Slavery compromise • the first 10 amendments • Makes up judicial branch • changes to the constitution • head of the executive branch • plan in favor of large states • plan in favor of small states • big and small states compromise • "give me liberty or give me death" • people in favor of the constitution • people who were against the constitution • ...
chapter 5-6 vocabulary 2025-08-25
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- precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which killed wildlife and damages buildings forests and crops is____?
- sand or sandstone naturally impregnated with petroleum is?
- Highest % population in the united states natives Americans are __%
- a large powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
- the tectonic forces ______ giant rock slabs upwards
- What river flows 760 miles from Lake Antonio pg146?
- A resource formed in the earth by plant and animal remains the to power something.
- overfishing can lead to something going?
- aquaculture is cultivation of what food?
- Toldel water withdrawal of this state was 20000-46000 Texas day per and stated with a T
- Page 129 Society and culture today. What does the United States have the most ____ population
- A loyalist is ____.
- Quebecois is what language.
- elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow is?
- The industrial revolution brought people to_____.
- Smog is a second type of human made_____.
- The breaking away of one part of the country to create a _____, independent country.
- Domination is partially self ______ country with close ties to another country.
- the removal of all trees in a stand of timber is _____.
- Highest % population in the united states African Americans are ___%
- music developed in african american communities in 1900 throughout the united states was called
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- legal proceedings in which a borrower’s rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan.
- 750000 The Aqueducts brings 750000 gals of water to acres of what ? Pg138
- economy that emphasizes service and technology rather than industry and manufacturing is ___?
- Highest % population in the united states Hispanics are____%
- an area in which fish or sea animals are caught is a?
- a boundary in the eastern united states where the higher land of the piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic coastal plain
- what happened sep 11,2001 with some hijackers it is called _____
- Page 134. what was the united states major natural resource
- Underground railroads helped Enslaved people escape to what
- due to dry farming they invented steel plows and steam ____.
- what was the climate region in the southern and southern portions of the united states or the sunbelt?
- Bringes 25 million gals of water to Californians what is the name of the pipe system_____.
- _Dakota total water withdrawal 140-20000 daily in gallons starts with S pg135
- A high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
- what is one of the reasons Alaska has longer winters (Pg 122)
- A process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients leading to plant growth that displaces oxygen in the water is ____.
- Is seasonal warm wind that blows down the Rockies in late winter and early spring is?
- A small river or stream that feeds into a larger river
- The source of a stream or river
- Highest % population in the united states Asians are ----%
41 Clues: A loyalist is ____. • Quebecois is what language. • The source of a stream or river • overfishing can lead to something going? • aquaculture is cultivation of what food? • Smog is a second type of human made_____. • The industrial revolution brought people to_____. • the tectonic forces ______ giant rock slabs upwards • What river flows 760 miles from Lake Antonio pg146? • ...
The Cold War 2015-02-19
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- Willingness to go to the edge, or brink, of war
- The division of Europe between free and communist countries
- U.S. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a Communist takeover
- Soviet leader
- Military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite nations
- Republican Senator who claimed Communists were taking over the federal government
- Activists in the American Communist Party who were executed as spies
- Country dominated by the Soviet Union
- Effort to block Soviet influence by making alliances and supporting weaker nations
- Downing of a U.S.spy plane and the capture of its pilot by the Soviet Union in 1960
- Defensive military alliance of the United States, Canada, and ten European nations
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- Imaginary line that divides Korea at 38 degrees north latitude
- FormerStateDepartment official
- Resupply of West Berlin by U.S. and British planes during Soviet blockade of 1948
- Pilot of an American U-2 spy plane that was shot down
- List of people in the Hollywood film industry who were refused jobs because they did not cooperate with HUAC
- State of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action
- Peacekeeping body of nations
- President of the United States
- House Committee on Un-American Activities
- Term used to refer to tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without producing evidence
- War begun when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950
- Program under which the United States gave economic aid to rebuild postwar Western Europe
- People called to testify before HUAC who did not cooperate
- Leader of the Communist forces in China
- Hydrogenbomb
- Intelligence-gathering,or spy, agency of the United States government
27 Clues: Hydrogenbomb • Soviet leader • Peacekeeping body of nations • FormerStateDepartment official • President of the United States • Country dominated by the Soviet Union • Leader of the Communist forces in China • House Committee on Un-American Activities • Willingness to go to the edge, or brink, of war • Pilot of an American U-2 spy plane that was shot down • ...
Module 9 Vocabulary Crossword puzzle 2023-03-19
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- Homeless Americans began to build their own camps on the edges of cities, where they lived in shacks and other crude shelters.
- the highest concrete arch dam in the United States.
- government assistance in maintaining the levels of market prices regardless of supply or demand.
- getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash
- American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York
- United States stock market crashed
- a place where people who cannot afford, or do not have the means to feed themselves, can get a free or cheap meal.
- cash payments or “the dole”
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- a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
- 31st president
- the action or process of deflating or being deflated.
- agency authorized by the U.S. government to loan money to assist the nation's ailing banks after the stock market crash of 1929 and during the Great Depression that followed.
- a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
- the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
- the risky nineteenth-century investment practice or strategy of buying cheaply large quantities of land
- record of how a person handles money and debt, including credit card accounts and other loans.
- intended to lower the cost of home ownership by creating a network of government-sponsored banks and boards to provide mortgage credit.
- gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans
- a line of needy persons assembled to receive food given as charity,
- a long and severe recession in an economy or market.
20 Clues: 31st president • cash payments or “the dole” • United States stock market crashed • the highest concrete arch dam in the United States. • a long and severe recession in an economy or market. • the action or process of deflating or being deflated. • gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans • ...
Grammar Crossword 2021-10-19
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- a plural noun that doesn't follow rules
- a sentence that shows strong feeling
- a word that takes the place of a noun
- names only one person, place or thing
- names any person,place,thing. no capitals
- a sentence that tells something
- the name of a person, place or thing
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- tells what the subject does
- names a specific person, place or thing
- words that are used to join words together
- names more than one person, place, thing
- noun that tells who or what owns something
- the person, place or thing that the sentence is about
- a type of sentence that asks something
- a sentence that tells someone to do something
15 Clues: tells what the subject does • a sentence that tells something • a sentence that shows strong feeling • the name of a person, place or thing • a word that takes the place of a noun • names only one person, place or thing • a type of sentence that asks something • names a specific person, place or thing • a plural noun that doesn't follow rules • ...
Reconstruction Vocab Crossword 2024-11-06
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- This was an agency of early Reconstruction which assisted freedmen in the South.
- This was a tactic used primarily in the South to exploit African Americans and poor white by legally using forced labor for those imprisoned for minor offenses and broad vagrancy laws. (__________ labor)
- This was a period in American history following the American Civil War (1861-1865); it lasted from 1865 to 1877 and marked a significant chapter in the history of civil rights in the United States.
- (______________ Stevens) An ardent abolitionist who championed the rights of blacks for decades—up to, during, and after the Civil War. With other Radical Republicans, he agitated for emancipation, black fighting units, and black suffrage.
- This was a faction of American politicians in the Republican Party of the US from around 1854 until 1877. Their primary goal was the immediate, complete, and permanent eradication of slavery, without compromise.
- This was the President of the US following the assassination of Lincoln that opposed many of the measures of the Radical Republican Congress.
- This was a racist white supremacist group that used fear tactics to scare, harm, and even kill Southern blacks and white sympathizers or politicians from roughly 1865-1872.
- the abilities of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- This was a landmark decision made by the US Supreme Court that codified the constitutional doctrine for racial segregation laws and found that as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, African-Americans could be served separately from Whites.
- A discriminatory practice that required paying a fee to vote; the measures effectively disenfranchised many poor whites and poor African Americans at the time.
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- This Reconstruction amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.
- This Reconstruction Era amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to the treatment of freedmen following the war.
- (Southern ____________) In the 19th century, they defended slavery in the United States and promoted its expansion into the Western United States against the Free Soil opposition in the Northern United States.
- This was the President of the United States from 1869-1877 and former U.S. General during the American Civil War. He supported the protection of freed blacks following the Civil War but differed on his views from some Radical Republicans.
- laws that criminalize wandering around without a clear means of financial support or employment. (____________ laws)
- This was a policy that took place mostly in the South and some other states in which public facilities and organizations were legally separated by race. It is best known by the phrase 'separate but equal'.
- This Reconstruction Era amendment prohibits the federal and state gov'ts from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
- the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. (Abraham ______________)
- These were laws governing the conduct of African Americans (free and freed blacks). The best known of them were passed in 1865 and 1866 by Southern states, after the American Civil War, in order to restrict African Americans' freedom, and to compel them to work for low wages.
- These were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States and elsewhere within the US until the mid-1960s.
- A discriminatory practice that required evidence of the ability to read to vote; the measures effectively disenfranchised many poor whites and African Americans at the time. (__________ tests)
21 Clues: the abilities of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. • This was an agency of early Reconstruction which assisted freedmen in the South. • This Reconstruction amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime. • ...
Constitution/Federalism Crossword 2019-08-29
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- Separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
- Plan proposed by William Patterson where the legislature is unicameral and operated through the states
- Doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions
- Powers held by both the state and national governments in a federal system
- While not specifically mentioned in the constitution, it may be inferred
- First ten amendments of the Constitution
- Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution
- Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
- To formally withdraw from a nation state
- View that states have strong independent authority to resist federal rules under Congress
- Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in the Constitution
- Required colonists to export only certain items to Britain
- Gives Congress the right to regulate commerce with foreign countries, Indian tribes, and various states
- Process for selecting state judges whereby the original nomination is the appointment, and subsequent retention is by a retention election
- Rights of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe illegal
- Roosevelts proposal for adding new justices to the supreme court so that the Court would uphold his policies
- Branch of government that makes laws
- The authority of the president to reject a law that the legislative bra
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- Plan proposed by James Madison where there is a bicameral legislature and operated through the people
- Proposed the Virginia Plan
- Branch of government that enforces laws and contains the President
- Government structure in which authority is divided among branches, with each having its own powers and responsibility
- Branch of government that reviews laws and contains the Supreme Court
- Form of democracy in which political power is exercised by citizens
- Proposed the New Jersey Plan
- Form of government where power derives from its citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to the law
- The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who cast the votes for the president every four years
- Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive Branch to be unconstitutional
- Final document that contains the amendments and provides the guidelines for our government to this day
- Formal process of changing the Constitution
30 Clues: Proposed the Virginia Plan • Proposed the New Jersey Plan • Branch of government that makes laws • First ten amendments of the Constitution • To formally withdraw from a nation state • Formal process of changing the Constitution • Powers retained by the states under the Constitution • Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution • ...
Gilded Age 2024-01-22
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- the ability of _________ or individuals to move into a ________ social class.
- an _________ military officer and politician who served as the _____ president of the United States from ______ to 1881. During the American Civil War, _______ served in the ______ Army and earned a reputation for bravery in combat, rising up the ranks to serve as brevet major ________.
- a ____________ urban dwelling, usually ____________ and unsanitary.
- ____________ systems designed to move large numbers of _________ along fixed _______.
- an _________ politician who served as the 22nd and _____ president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from _____ to 1897. In the years before his presidency, he served as a mayor and _________ of New York state, winning fame as an anti-corruption ___________.
- _______ program designed to help __________ assimilate to American ________.
- law, enacted in ______, that established a bipartisan civil ________ commission to make appointments to ___________ jobs by means of the _______ system.
- an American __________ activist, reformer, social worker, __________, public administrator, philosopher, and author. She was an important _______ in the history of _______ work and women's __________ in the United States.
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- a _____ century reform movement based on the belief that ___________ have a responsibility to help _________ working conditions and alleviate ____________.
- an American ___________ who served as the _____ president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the _________ family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry _________, and a great-grandson of Benjamin _________ V, a Founding Father.
- an American ____________ most notable for being the political boss of ___________ Hall, the Democratic Party's political machine that played a _______ role in the politics of 19th-century New York City and ______.
- a community _________ providing assistance to __________---particularly immigrants---in a ______ neighborhood.
- the ____________ of people into _______ classes by ________.
- an _______ holder’s power to appoint people---usually those who have ________ him or her get elected---to positions in _____________.
- the growth of ______.
- an American politician who served as the _____ president of the United States from _____ to 1885. He was a Republican lawyer from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. _________.
- The __________ branches of government ______________.
- The _________ use of political influence for _________ gain.
- An _________ group that controls a political party in a city and offers _________ to voters and businesses in exchange for political and ___________ support.
- _____ president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his _______ the following September after being shot by an __________ in July.
20 Clues: the growth of ______. • The __________ branches of government ______________. • the ____________ of people into _______ classes by ________. • The _________ use of political influence for _________ gain. • a ____________ urban dwelling, usually ____________ and unsanitary. • _______ program designed to help __________ assimilate to American ________. • ...
Civil War terms 2023-01-27
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- written plan of government
- practice of owning people and forcing them to work
- settlement of disagreement
- a person who wants to end slavery
- a change or addition to the Constitution
- manufacturing activity
- United States of America
- the act of succeeding
- business of growing crops and raising animals
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- Loyalty to one part of the country rather than the whole country
- a person who runs away or tries to escape
- period of rebuilding after the civil war
- Railroad secret routes used by escaping slaves
- break away from a group
- to get rid of slavery
- tax on imported goods
- town in southern Pennsylvania
- the 16th president of the US
- system for producing and distributing goods and services
- the 23rd state to join the United States
- large farm with many workers who live on the land they work
- the ll southern states who left the Union
22 Clues: to get rid of slavery • tax on imported goods • the act of succeeding • manufacturing activity • break away from a group • United States of America • written plan of government • settlement of disagreement • the 16th president of the US • town in southern Pennsylvania • a person who wants to end slavery • period of rebuilding after the civil war • ...
The American Civil War 2026-05-13
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- Common treatment for combat wounds.
- One of the Border States.
- President of the Confederate States.
- Turning point of the American Civil War.
- Fought to preserve slavery.
- Merrimack v. Monitor.
- The Navy's objective of the Anaconda Plan.
- Last stronghold of the Mississippi River.
- Deadly bullet from the Civil War.
- President of the United States.
- Freed the slaves.
- Infamous charge at Gettysburg named after him.
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- Hero of Shiloh and Vicksburg.
- Plan to surround and starve the Confederacy.
- Largest battle in the state of Florida.
- Moves men and supplies fast.
- Nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
- First shots of the Civil War.
- Had two of his sons serve the 54th Massachusetts.
- Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
- Capital of the Confederacy.
- Brought total war to the deep South.
- Bloodiest single day in American history.
- Fought to preserve the nation and end slavery.
24 Clues: Freed the slaves. • Merrimack v. Monitor. • One of the Border States. • Fought to preserve slavery. • Capital of the Confederacy. • Moves men and supplies fast. • Hero of Shiloh and Vicksburg. • First shots of the Civil War. • President of the United States. • Deadly bullet from the Civil War. • Common treatment for combat wounds. • President of the Confederate States. • ...
Chapter 7.1 and 7.2: The Articles of Confederation and The Constitutional Convention 2023-10-04
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- This plan of representation favored states with larger populations
- The national governments inablity to make states accept national laws is an example of a ________________ of the Articles
- Title of the United States' first constitution
- A settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
- The national governments ability to add in new territory is a ____________ of the Articles
- After the Revolutionary War, the United States' economy was experiencing _________.
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- 2-House Legislature
- City where the Constitutional Convention took place
- To fall in value
- Last name of one of the Founding Fathers, wrote much of the Constitution
- This group of people were the subjects of the Three-Fifths Compromise
- Why farmers struggled paying off after the Revolutionary War
- Government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives
- This plan of representation favored states with smaller populations
- Group of people that rebelled in Shays' Rebellion
- Issue that was opposed by northern states and supported by southern states
16 Clues: To fall in value • 2-House Legislature • Title of the United States' first constitution • Group of people that rebelled in Shays' Rebellion • City where the Constitutional Convention took place • Why farmers struggled paying off after the Revolutionary War • A settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands • ...
Bill of Rights Crossword Puzzle 2017-01-12
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- What the Bill of Rights was written on
- Congress, Senate, and Supreme Court
- Another word for a law
- An agreement between countries or states
- Individuals who fought for the Constitution
- Used with cannon balls
- First to rule
- United States
- Chief Executive
- Flintlock
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- Opposite of slavery
- Louisiana Purchase
- Makes a change
- What our Founding Fathers wore
- Supreme law of the United States
- Writer of the Bill of Rights
- Opposite to the Senate
- of Rights Fights for what is right
- Used to write with
- Where the President stays
20 Clues: Flintlock • First to rule • United States • Makes a change • Chief Executive • Louisiana Purchase • Used to write with • Opposite of slavery • Another word for a law • Opposite to the Senate • Used with cannon balls • Where the President stays • Writer of the Bill of Rights • What our Founding Fathers wore • Supreme law of the United States • of Rights Fights for what is right • ...
Social studies exam review 2023-12-11
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- what were secret discounts
- Most German people made their way to the area of the USA.
- a product.
- gold was discovered out west, boom towns popped up and the government felt that a transcontinental railroad was needed to connect the coasts. It was completed at Promontory Point and as a result the railroads created time zones to help create consistency in daylight hours.
- lab was in Menlo Park, NJ.
- these
- helped early telegraph communication.
- what were secret agreements
- were rich deposits of silver streaks
- longhorn was a type of cattle.
- where would you burn a symbol ___ of an animal is called a
- invented the telegraph wire.
- The price collapse of the mid ___ marked the end of the cattle
- was a railroad tycoon.
- Homestead act was the federal land policy in 1862.
- and controlling all of the aspects that go into making, selling and
- Carnegie practiced vertical integration, which is the
- what is the combining of separate companies
- was the captain of the steel industry.
- was the head of Standard Oil.
- was the first place speech that could be heard
- was a Spanish cowboy.
- for consumer loyalty.
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- of buying out all of the competition to avoid having to compete with other
- invented the transformer- The Model T was the first car Ford built.
- was a newspaper magnate
- The inventor of the What was Alexander Graham Bell.
- connected the Atlantic and Pacific
- Railroad tracks were originally made of?
- were one of the dangers of the cattle drive
- What helped pave the way for an expansion into the west.
- was another word for plains farmers.
- More than 100 million people can trace roots back to
- who invented the sleeping car
- African Americans who moved west to be cowboys were called
- D Rockefeller practiced Horizontal integration which is the
- dealt out their own brand of justice in boomtowns.- Booms followed by busts led to ghost towns
- Homesteaders who charged across the Oklahoma border on April 22, 1889 were called?
- gauge A _____ was adopted by all railroad companies by the 1880s.
- were financial aid given to railroads and other companies
- was a Banking tycoon.
- Inventor of the assembly was
- Who invented air brakes and the transformer Who controlled the nation's rail traffic
- means selling goods to other countries.
- _____ owned the world’s largest newspaper.
- Who built the Great Northern Line
- Skyscrapers and helped cities become vertical.
- and capitals and abbreviations that belong to each.
48 Clues: these • a product. • was a Banking tycoon. • was a Spanish cowboy. • for consumer loyalty. • was a railroad tycoon. • was a newspaper magnate • what were secret discounts • lab was in Menlo Park, NJ. • what were secret agreements • invented the telegraph wire. • Inventor of the assembly was • who invented the sleeping car • was the head of Standard Oil. • longhorn was a type of cattle. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary Activity 2022-03-22
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- The strategy used by the Northern army to prevent supplies from getting in to the Southern ports.
- All men between 18 and 35 years old were required to join the military during the Civil War.
- Society not participating in the war struggled to survive.
- This cloth replaced the machine-made fabrics made in the textile mills before the Civil War.
- A group of people, that are not law enforcement, who take the law into their own hands.
- The total impact of people that fought in the Civil War.
- States can choose if they want to follow a law or not passed by the federal government.
- Women, children, and enslaved workers did most of the farm work during the war.
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- The way a region makes its money.
- A written description of why Texas felt it could free itself from the allegiance to the United States.
- States entered the Union voluntarily and could choose to leave if they felt their rights were violated.
- Slavery and states rights were the main issues concerning the people of the South.
- A medicine used to prevent fever.
- Focusing on the interests of a specific region rather than the nation as a whole.
- The states left the Union governed by the federal government of the United States.
- People that supported the federal government and did not support the Confederate cause.
16 Clues: The way a region makes its money. • A medicine used to prevent fever. • The total impact of people that fought in the Civil War. • Society not participating in the war struggled to survive. • Women, children, and enslaved workers did most of the farm work during the war. • Focusing on the interests of a specific region rather than the nation as a whole. • ...
FORMING A GOVERNMENT 2021-01-14
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- Statute for Religious Freedom, This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money
- Branch, Includes the president and the departments that help run the government
- A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
- Ordinance of 1785, Land was split into townships which were 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres
- commerce, Trade between two or more states
- Branch, Made up of all the national courts.
- Mason, Opposed the Constitution and believed the guaranteeing individual rights
- Occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money.
- Must be approved by two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress and then ratified by three-fourths of the states before taking effect
- Plan, New federal constitution that would give sovereignty or supreme power to the central government
- Carta, A document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law.
- Papers, These essays supporting the Constitution were written by Alexander Hamilton James Madison and John Jay.
- of Confederation, The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
- Convention, Held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation
- A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
- Rebellion, Protest high taxes and heavy debt
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- Compromise, The agreement to make two-house legislature
- of Rights, A living document for more than 200 years
- The right to vote by allowing any white man who paid taxes to vote
- People who opposed the Constitution and thought that the Constitutional Convention should not have created a new government
- Territory, Included areas that are now Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Supporters of the Constitution
- Taxes on imports or exports.
- and Balances, Keeps any branch from becoming too powerful
- Jersey Plan, The plan gave each state an equal number of votes and thus an equal voice in the federal government
- Madison, He co-wrote The Federalist Papers co-founded the Democratic-Republican Party and served as the fifth United States Secretary of State from 1801 to 1809.
26 Clues: Taxes on imports or exports. • Supporters of the Constitution • commerce, Trade between two or more states • Branch, Made up of all the national courts. • Rebellion, Protest high taxes and heavy debt • of Rights, A living document for more than 200 years • Compromise, The agreement to make two-house legislature • ...
Beauty or Beast Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-17
Across
- Capital of France
- This factor causes people to move somewhere
- This countries national animal is a llama
- This type of city has multiple functions
- This area is found in the middle of the city
- This type of activity involves taking a raw material and turning it into something else
- This is a simulated game that you can create your own city
- This city is known for its carnivals
- The famous opera house is here
- One of South Africa's capitals
- Goods and services are known as what type of activity
Down
- The tallest building in the world
- Capital of Belgium
- The South Western Township
- This industry uses smaller machinery to produce products
- This city started in South Africa because of mining
- This factor causes people to move away from somewhere
- The capital of Portugal
- This industry uses big, bulky machinery
- A primary activity that involves growing trees
- This type of town is for tourism
- This place is home to the Wailing Wall
- The highest mountain in the world
- This area is mostly used for primary activities
- This city was devastated by a fire in
- Capital of Spain
26 Clues: Capital of Spain • Capital of France • Capital of Belgium • The capital of Portugal • The South Western Township • The famous opera house is here • One of South Africa's capitals • This type of town is for tourism • The tallest building in the world • The highest mountain in the world • This city is known for its carnivals • This city was devastated by a fire in • ...
Greek Mythology 2024-09-04
Across
- lion, goat, snake hybrid
- in charge of the threads of life
- defeated medusa
- instrument created by Apollo
- capitals, understanding, punctuation, spelling
- the chair screamed in pain as she sat
- three-headed dog
- figurative language - that child is a monkey
- god of the underworld
- what persephone ate in the underworld
- describing word
- doing word
- she was as sly as a snake
- how many labors heracles performed
- raised heracles, alongside a goat
- Zeus' weapon of choice
- his vanity killed him
- Athena gave a golden one to catch Pegasus
Down
- daughter of demeter
- king of the gods
- goddess of love
- mother of Zeus
- one of the three fates
- resembles a mermaid
- person, place or thing
- ate his children
- what cronus ate instead of baby Zeus
- provides clarifying information about the noun
- a great way to end an orientation in a narrative
- war of gods and titans
- figurative language- exaggeration
- snakes for hair
- conversation
- the gods turned pegasus into this
- the last paragraph
- loved poseidon
- tamed and flew Pegasus
- flying horse
38 Clues: doing word • conversation • flying horse • mother of Zeus • loved poseidon • goddess of love • defeated medusa • snakes for hair • describing word • king of the gods • three-headed dog • ate his children • the last paragraph • daughter of demeter • resembles a mermaid • god of the underworld • his vanity killed him • one of the three fates • person, place or thing • war of gods and titans • ...
chapter 5 vocabulary 2024-02-12
Across
- A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
- is a power of the United States Senate to be consulted on and approve treaties signed and appointments made by the president of the United States to public positions
- The power of congress to check up on the executive branch and to make sure it is following the laws congress has passed
- The process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to trail
- describes the design of the legislative branch of US Government -- the Congress.
- Consisting of two houses
- the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries
- all the citizens of the United States of America
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- a vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President
- The people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body
- Representatives makes and passes federal laws
- a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
- established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body
- A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches
- The distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states
15 Clues: Consisting of two houses • Representatives makes and passes federal laws • all the citizens of the United States of America • A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose • The distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states • a vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President • ...
