states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
Sports Psychology - Arousal, Anxiety and Aggression 2022-06-09
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- This theory states that high cognitive arousal and high somatic arousal causes sudden dramatic drop in performance
- This theory states that any blocking of goals that an individual is trying to reach increases an individual’s drive, thus increasing aggression
- This theory states that as arousal increases so does quality of performance
- This theory states that aggression is learned by observation of others behaviour
- Forceful behaviour within the laws of an event
- The ‘energised state’ or the ‘readiness for action’ that motivates us to behave in a particular way
- This type of anxiety is the worry or apprehension experienced during a competition
- Relates to the changing psychological state of the body. E.g. increases in anxiety
- The negative aspect of experiencing stress and can be caused by worry, apprehension or fear of failure
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- The intent to harm or injure outside the rules of the game
- This theory states that as arousal increases so does the quality of performance. After the optimal point, the performer becomes over aroused and performance deteriorates
- This theory states that for aggression to occur, certain stimuli must be present
- Relates to the changing physiological state of the body. E.g. increased heart rate
- This type of anxiety relates to personality. A performer with this is likely to feel anxious in any stressful situation, such as exams or interviews
- This theory states that aggression a natural response, innate and instinctive
15 Clues: Forceful behaviour within the laws of an event • The intent to harm or injure outside the rules of the game • This theory states that as arousal increases so does quality of performance • This theory states that aggression a natural response, innate and instinctive • This theory states that for aggression to occur, certain stimuli must be present • ...
Building a New Nation 2020-04-10
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- A path that starts in Cumberland,Maryland and ends in Vandalia,Illinois.
- British soldiers kidnapped American’s and forced Americans to serve in Britain’s army.
- Known for writing judicial review.
- Wrote the lyrics to the National Anthem.
- The United States National Anthem.
- The third President of the early United States.
- A tax used the used to pay for exports or imports.
- Spanish America the land in 1845.
- A treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the Britain and America.
- Charged America troops into the western part of Florida that the Spanish had invaded.
- A purchased that doubled the size of the United States.
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- A part of a Louisiana that was at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
- Father of the Constitution and was the fourth president.
- A water route from the Northwest to New York and the Great Lakes.
- Saved George Washington’s portrait when the White House was set on fire.
- A Native American woman who helped Louis and Clark around the northern west United States.
16 Clues: Spanish America the land in 1845. • Known for writing judicial review. • The United States National Anthem. • Wrote the lyrics to the National Anthem. • The third President of the early United States. • A tax used the used to pay for exports or imports. • A purchased that doubled the size of the United States. • Father of the Constitution and was the fourth president. • ...
Friday Activity Suzuki 2019-08-26
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- Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.
- Government structure that authorizes each branch of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches.
- Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional.
- Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in section 8.
- Broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections in order to enact a commonly supported set of public policies.
- Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths.
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.
- Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare.
- To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
- Required states to return runaway slaves; negated by the Thirteenth Amendment
- First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights.
- Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new Constitution.
- Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88
- Powers held by both the national and state government in a federal system.
- System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
- System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
- Formal process of changing the Constitution
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- Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
- Government structure in which authority is divide among branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility.
- Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
- Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed.
- Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period.
- Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
- The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation.
- Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later, the name of the political party established by supporters of Alexander Hamilton.
- Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is base on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states.
- Powers retained by the states under the constitution.
- Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress. Congress can override a veto by two-thirds majority in each chamber.
- The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president.
- Rule by the people.
30 Clues: Rule by the people. • 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. • Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88 • Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare. • ...
Unit 4 Vocab 2021-09-22
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- government assistance in maintaining the levels of market prices regardless of supply or demand
- One of the 3 R´s in the new deal
- the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses.
- Tennessee Valley Authority, was established in 1933 as one of President Roosevelt's Depression-era New Deal programs
- a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
- October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed and the start of the great depression
- effort to help the one-third of the population that was hardest hit by the depression. Relief was also aimed at providing temporary help to suffering and unemployed Americans
- the buyer pays as little as 10% of the purchase price of the stock and borrows the rest from a broker
- Roosevelt only increased the deficit by $3 billion a year to fight the Great Depression
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- He asked individuals to tighten their belts and work harder, and he asked the business community to voluntarily help sustain the economy by retaining workers and continuing production.
- suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s. As high winds and choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska, people and livestock were killed and crops failed across the entire region.
- recovery began in early 1933, but the U.S. did not return to 1929 GNP for over a decade and still had an unemployment rate of about 15% in 1940, albeit down from the high of 25% in 1933.
- Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which created the SEC, the legislation was designed to help investors feel more comfortable about putting their money back into the stock market
- President Franklin Roosevelt declared a "banking holiday," ordering all banks in the United States closed until government audits declared them solvent. During the Great Depression, banks throughout the United States faced a financial crisis
- a Canadian-American Roman Catholic priest who was based in the United States near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little FlowerHuey Long, a governor and later United States Senator from Louisiana. To stimulate the economy, the Share Our Wealth program called for massive federal spending, a wealth tax, and wealth redistribution
- a series of the evening radio addresses given by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, between 1933 and 1944. ... On radio, he was able to quell rumors, counter conservative-dominated newspapers and explain his policies directly to the American people
- to buy stock with the assumption that it can always be sold at a profit
- people started to be able to buy things with payments over time and not have to pay a flat out fee
- went to those in immediate and desperate need; however, work relief.
- Public Works Administration (PWA), part of the New Deal of 1933, was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes
20 Clues: One of the 3 R´s in the new deal • went to those in immediate and desperate need; however, work relief. • to buy stock with the assumption that it can always be sold at a profit • a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States • October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed and the start of the great depression • ...
Vocab for mod 10 2025-02-13
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- An informal group of advisors to President Andrew Jackson who met regularly to discuss political issues, often bypassing the official cabinet.
- A prominent American politician and theorist from South Carolina known for advocating states' rights and the doctrine of nullification.
- An influential American statesman and orator who argued for a strong federal government and against the states' rights doctrine.
- Meetings where political party members nominate candidates for office and establish party platforms.
- The forced relocation of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, resulting in suffering and significant loss of life during their journey to Indian Territory.
- A political philosophy emphasizing greater democracy for the common man and increased participation in government during the era of Andrew Jackson.
- A Cherokee scholar who created a written syllabary for the Cherokee language, promoting literacy and cultural preservation.
- A leader of the Sauk tribe who resisted U.S. removal policies, leading his people in the 1832 Black Hawk War.
- A practice of appointing supporters to government positions by the political party in power, often regardless of their qualifications.
- A major political party in the United States that evolved from the Democratic-Republican Party and supports populist principles associated with Andrew Jackson.
- A political party that arose in the 1830s in opposition to Andrew Jackson's policies, advocating for a strong legislative branch and economic modernization.
- A political confrontation in the early 1830s centered on South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal tariffs, leading to tensions with the federal government.
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- The political theory claiming that individual states have the right to govern themselves and invalidate federal laws they consider unconstitutional.
- A law enacted in 1830 that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their homelands to designated Indian Territory.
- The 8th President of the United States and a key figure in the founding of the Democratic Party, known for his response to the Panic of 1837.
- The 9th President of the United States, known for dying just 31 days into his presidency, making it the shortest in U.S. history.
- Land set aside by the U.S. government in the 19th century for the relocation of Native American tribes, primarily located in present-day Oklahoma.
- A government agency established in 1824 to oversee relations with Native American tribes and administer Indian policies.
- The Tariff of 1828, which imposed high duties on imported goods and was opposed by Southern states for favoring Northern interests.
- A leader of the Seminole tribe during the Second Seminole War who fought against U.S. attempts to remove his people from Florida, symbolizing Native American resistance.
- A landmark Supreme Court case (1819) affirming the federal government’s implied powers and establishing federal supremacy over state laws.
- A financial crisis that triggered a severe economic depression in the United States due to bank failures, land speculation, and declining international trade.
- A Supreme Court case (1832) ruling that the state of Georgia could not impose its laws on Cherokee territory, affirming Native American sovereignty.
23 Clues: Meetings where political party members nominate candidates for office and establish party platforms. • A leader of the Sauk tribe who resisted U.S. removal policies, leading his people in the 1832 Black Hawk War. • A government agency established in 1824 to oversee relations with Native American tribes and administer Indian policies. • ...
U.S. History 2021-01-03
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- a state in the southeastern region in the U.S.
- a peaceful agreement made between two parties
- states, the 13 states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860
- Purchase, a land deal that was made between the United States and France in the year 1803
- annexation
- American War, an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico
- and Clark expedition, an expedition used to find a waterway from the US to the Pacific Ocean
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- Hidalgo, a peace treaty that ended the war between the United States and Mexico
- compromise, an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress in 1820
- York City, the most populous city in the United States
- the ability to move things from one place to another by boat
- Canal, a waterway that was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
12 Clues: annexation • a peaceful agreement made between two parties • a state in the southeastern region in the U.S. • York City, the most populous city in the United States • compromise, an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress in 1820 • the ability to move things from one place to another by boat • states, the 13 states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860 • ...
U.S. States 2021-04-02
15 Clues: Red Sox • Grand Canyon • Waikiki Beach • Mount Rushmore • Mall of America • Deep Dish Pizza • Yale University • The Liberty Bell • The Garden State • Walt Disney World • Golden Gate Bridge • World of Coca Cola • Empire State Building • U.S. Space and Rocket Center • Denali National Park and Preserve
US States 2021-12-09
15 Clues: cheese • skiing • surfing • peaches • Broadway • potatoes • hollywood • theme parks • Mount Rushmore • deep dish pizza • college football • The Wizard of Oz • the grand canyon • The Mall of America • the northern lights
United States 2022-01-17
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- a type of cut from a deer or elk
- Caifornia styled dishes
- puppies deep fried cornbread
- a time of where gold was a popular find
- an area or region within a area
- Loaves of bread and meat
- Milk, cheeses, and butters
- Tex-Mex
- a rich, thick soup with lobster/shellfish
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- a spicy chicken or seafood stew
- Cajun and creole cuisines
- a cajun dish with rice,shrimp,and veggies
- Salad dressing from the pacific coast
- a rich soup
- a oven baked stew
15 Clues: Tex-Mex • a rich soup • a oven baked stew • Caifornia styled dishes • Loaves of bread and meat • Cajun and creole cuisines • Milk, cheeses, and butters • puppies deep fried cornbread • a spicy chicken or seafood stew • an area or region within a area • a type of cut from a deer or elk • Salad dressing from the pacific coast • a time of where gold was a popular find • ...
The States 2024-02-06
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- Lots of paddle-wheel boats
- Smallest state
- Surrounded by the Great Lakes
- Location of Lincoln's grave
- Produces the most peanuts
- Capital is Montgomery
- Capital is known as Music City
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- Capital is Boston
- Home of the liberty bell
- This state is the headquarters for Walmart
- Capital is Jefferson City
- The pelican state
- Is the first state
- State flower is the white pine cone and tassel
- Capital is Des Moines
15 Clues: Smallest state • Capital is Boston • The pelican state • Is the first state • Capital is Des Moines • Capital is Montgomery • Home of the liberty bell • Capital is Jefferson City • Produces the most peanuts • Lots of paddle-wheel boats • Location of Lincoln's grave • Surrounded by the Great Lakes • Capital is known as Music City • This state is the headquarters for Walmart • ...
United states 2023-03-15
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- state capital is Columbus
- state capital
- capital is Jefferson City
- state capital is Ottawa
- state capital Sacramento
- state capital is Madrid
- state capital is Austin
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- state capital is Tallahassee
- state capital is Phoenix
- capital is Jackson
- Walmart is there
- state capital is Brasília
- state capital is Oslo
- state capital is Indianapolis
- state capital is Mexico City
15 Clues: state capital • Walmart is there • capital is Jackson • state capital is Oslo • state capital is Ottawa • state capital is Madrid • state capital is Austin • state capital is Phoenix • state capital Sacramento • state capital is Columbus • capital is Jefferson City • state capital is Brasília • state capital is Tallahassee • state capital is Mexico City • state capital is Indianapolis
INDIAN STATES 2024-03-03
United States 2025-05-16
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- ten percent tariffs on what country
- female vice president
- agreement brokered by the U.S between india and pakistan
- everyone is afraid of project
- life saving drug for overdose
- name of the new U.S attorney
- economic measures the U.S imposed on chinese goods
- last name of a tech billionaire
- public demonstrations against something
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- U.S announced military control
- immigration policy issue
- state affected by wildfires over forty thousand acres
- last name of the new vice president
- devastation in Los Angeles
- newest president
15 Clues: newest president • female vice president • immigration policy issue • devastation in Los Angeles • name of the new U.S attorney • life saving drug for overdose • U.S announced military control • everyone is afraid of project • last name of a tech billionaire • last name of the new vice president • ten percent tariffs on what country • public demonstrations against something • ...
Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword 2024-09-29
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- To withdraw or break away from a group, like when Southern states left the United States.
- a war fought between two or more sides within the same country, for example, A war between the Northern and Southern states in the United States (1861-1865).
- A fee that people had to pay to vote, which often kept poor people from voting.
- The act of ending slavery.
- People who were formerly enslaved but are now free
- A person from the North who moved to the South after the Civil War to make money and help rebuild the South
- To withdraw or break away from a group, like when Southern states left the United States.
- A person who is injured or killed in a war or accident.
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- A system where farmers work land owned by someone else and share the crops with the landowner.
- The time after the Civil War when the United States worked to rebuild the South and integrate freed slaves into society.
- To set someone free from slavery.
- A person who wanted to end slavery.
- state and local laws in the Southern United States that enforced racial segregation. This means they created rules that separated Black people from white people in public places like schools, restaurants, and buses.
- Laws that restricted the rights of Black people after the Civil War.
- A group in Congress that wanted to change the South and help Black people after the Civil War.
- A test that people had to pass to show someone could read and write, often used unfairly to limit voting rights.
- A person who escapes from the law, especially a runaway slave.
17 Clues: The act of ending slavery. • To set someone free from slavery. • A person who wanted to end slavery. • People who were formerly enslaved but are now free • A person who is injured or killed in a war or accident. • A person who escapes from the law, especially a runaway slave. • Laws that restricted the rights of Black people after the Civil War. • ...
chapter 15 words 2024-10-29
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- - setting a fire
- railroad - a series of roads, houses, river crossings, and people who helped southern slaves, mainly from border states, escape to the north
- - farm-centered
- of 1850 - legislation passed by congress by which california entered the union as a free state, slave trading was ended in the district of columbia, texas gave up its claims to new mexico in exchange for money, residents of the territories of new mexico and utah would be able to determine whether they wanted slavery, and a stronger fugitive slave act was enacted
- - the idea that slavery should not be interfered with where it already existed and that the national government had the right to keep it from spreading to new territories
- - an older slave that a plantation owner thought was loyal and who supervised other slaves
- - the period before the civil war
- rights - the belief that all powers not specifically given to the national government in the U.S. constitution or specifically denied to the states remain with the states
- state - a state that did NOT allow slavery
- compromise - legislation passed in 1820 by which Maine entered the union as a free state, Missouri entered the union as a slave state, and slavery was prohibited north of the southern border of Missouri in the rest of the Louisiana purchase land
- - to add on, such as adding territory to an existing town, city, or state
- act - 1854 legislation that created the territories of nebraska and kansas and that contained a clause on popular sovereignty that negated the compromise of 1850
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- states - free states that share borders.
- - extreme loyalty given to a particular region in the belief that their ideas and interests must be protected from other regions
- state - a state that allowed slavery
- - the idea of voiding and not following national laws within a state
- - a tax on imported goods
- destiny - the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.
- sovereignty - the ability of the people of an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether they would allow slavery
- - one who wanted to do away with something, particularly slavery in the 1800s
- platform - a document issued by a state convention in 1850 that accepted the compromise of 1850 but agreed to resist if the north didn't live up to its obligations or if it hindered slavery
- - city-centered
22 Clues: - farm-centered • - city-centered • - setting a fire • - a tax on imported goods • - the period before the civil war • state - a state that allowed slavery • states - free states that share borders. • state - a state that did NOT allow slavery • - the idea of voiding and not following national laws within a state • ...
Cold War Vocabulary 2016-04-05
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- the wall that separated communist east Germany from Democratic West Germany
- a United States program (1948-1952) providing financial aid to Western European countries for reconstruction after World War 11
- he reduced the use of terror and released millions of political prisoners
- an organization consisting of the United States, Canada, Great Britain and other European countries for the purpose of collective security
- Central Treaty Organization had six members--Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Great Britain, and the United States
- countries controlled by a more powerful nation
- When the United States and the Soviet Union competed with one another to conquer outer space
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- period in 1958, in which the Soviet Union blockaded all land and rail routes into West Berlin in an attempt to create a unified East Germany by forcing the US, Great Britain and France to turn over control of West Berlin
- effort by the United States, Great Britain and France to thwart the Blockade of Berlin by flying supplies to West Berlin
- US President Harry Truman’s policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by ideology
- a policy of preventing the expansion of communism to other countries by creating alliances or providing economic or military support to countries threatened by a communist take-over
- the term for an invisible political line, divided Europe
- a military alliance established in 1955 of Eastern European countries, including the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland, and Romania for the purpose of collective security
- Southeast Treaty Organization, an alliance that included the United States, Great Britain, France, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand
- European economic community
- a competition between nations for superiority in the development of weapons especially between the US and the Soviet Union
16 Clues: European economic community • countries controlled by a more powerful nation • the term for an invisible political line, divided Europe • he reduced the use of terror and released millions of political prisoners • the wall that separated communist east Germany from Democratic West Germany • ...
Goverment 2024-01-22
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- large states believed that because their states contributed proportionally more to the nation's financial and defensive
- The legislative branch has the power to approve Presidential nominations, control the budget, and can impeach the President and remove him or her from office
- The Senate of the United States shall have power to make treaties, and to appoint Ambassadors, and Judges of the Supreme Court
- of Representatives fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.
- provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
- the people that live within and area
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- a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern.
- the preamble to the united states
- use one's authority to reject or cancel
- of a legislative body, having two branches or chambers.
- an unintentional failure to notice or do something.
- composed of 100 Senators, 2 for each state
- the distribution of house seats among the states based on population
- Impeachment is the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing. A trial may be held, and the official may be removed from office.
14 Clues: the preamble to the united states • the people that live within and area • use one's authority to reject or cancel • composed of 100 Senators, 2 for each state • an unintentional failure to notice or do something. • of a legislative body, having two branches or chambers. • the distribution of house seats among the states based on population • ...
American History 4th Hour 2020-12-17
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- an ideological basis of french colonial policy
- a spokesman for democracy was an American founding father
- the first U.S armed conflict fought on foreign soil
- regulated land rights on tribal territories
- a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century
- was the bloodiest battle of the civil war
- a widely held American imperialist cultural belief
- provided federal government support for building the first transcontinental railroad
- was a proposal for the structure of the united states government
- one of America's most influential founding fathers
- was king of Britain and king of Ireland
- social reformer, abolitionist, writer, and statesman
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- A representative democracy except it has a written constitution
- emancipating all black slaves in states
- a political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty
- the purchase doubled the size of the united states
- led the united states through the civil war
- colony or new settlement
- a battle that was fought along the ridges of little bighorn
- tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo
- large-wheeled wagon route
- was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S army in the American Indian wars
- a representative democracy except it has a written constitution of basic rights
- the commander in chief of the continental army during the american revolution
- Issued by the British at the end of the French war
- conflict fought between the United States
- a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 native Americans
- long series of English laws
- series of military engagements between Britain and France
- a tax on the legal recognition of documents
- the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances
31 Clues: colony or new settlement • large-wheeled wagon route • long series of English laws • emancipating all black slaves in states • was king of Britain and king of Ireland • was the bloodiest battle of the civil war • conflict fought between the United States • tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo • led the united states through the civil war • ...
CH3 crossword 2024-09-18
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- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
- a change or addition to the terms of a contract, law, government regulatory filing, or other documents.
- a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.
- a term used for laws that confer legal powers to someone or something
- the official way to confirm something, usually by vote.
- sums of money awarded to fund a specific project or the production of a particular deliverable.
- the power of one department or branch of a government to forbid an action of another department or branch.
- a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are
- a formal process where one government requests another government to surrender an individual to them.
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- laws that are not specifically given to the national government and are reserved for the states.
- a group of important people in a government, who normally represent the head of government
- the powers of the national government explicitly listed in the Constitution.
- fourth chief justice of the United States and principal founder of the U.S. system of constitutional law.
- having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers
- those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution.
- the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
- powers shared by both states and the federal government.
- powers of a state or branch of government that are not expressly written in a Constitution.
- relating to an established set of principles governing a state.
- federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs
20 Clues: the official way to confirm something, usually by vote. • powers shared by both states and the federal government. • having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers • federal funds earmarked for specific state or local programs • a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries. • ...
Ratifying the Constitution - Federalists vs. Antifederalists 2024-10-31
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- A series of _____ essays written by John Jay, James Madison, And Alexander Hamilton
- Melcam Smith was against the _______
- It was important for Virginia and New York to agree since they had a ____ ______
- Federalists argued that a strong national government was actually necessary to protect the ___________ rights from being dominated by the majority
- Anti Federalists disliked the idea of having an ________ branch since it feels similar to a monarch.
- Smith said that "Therefore, the number of representatives should be so large that both rich and poor people will choose to be representatives.” Hamilton replied saying that Greece followed that idea and it became run by mobs and the government was a ________.
- The new constitution required ____ out of 13 states to ratify, while the AOC required all thirteen.
- The federalists favored shared powers among the _________ branches of government
- The last two states to agree to the Constitution were _______ and New York
- The federalists promised to create a ___ __ _______ in order to get the rest of the antifederalist states to agree.
- The federalists thought that the ______ _________ should have more power that the state governments
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- They also argued that _________ is shared between the national government and state governments.
- Antifederalists wanted the _________ branch to have the most power.
- At the end, all __ states agreed to the ratification of the constitution
- In order to get people to form their own opinion of the Constitution, it was printed in ________
- The Constitution was based on the principle of _______
- One of the concerns of the Antifederalists was that the ________ were losing power
- The Federalist Papers argue that the _________ is better than the Articles of Confederation
- The largest contributor to the Federalist Papers, having wrote 51/86 essays was _________ ___________
- Antifederalists thought that the constitution would strip the people of their __________
20 Clues: Melcam Smith was against the _______ • The Constitution was based on the principle of _______ • Antifederalists wanted the _________ branch to have the most power. • At the end, all __ states agreed to the ratification of the constitution • The last two states to agree to the Constitution were _______ and New York • ...
Constitution STAAR Review 2022-03-31
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- Federalists such as Alexander _____ wanted to ratify (approve) of the Constitution BEFORE the Bill of Rights was added.
- amendment that states you have the right to due process
- the "father of the constitution" is considered to be james _____
- group that believes in a strong, federal government
- anti-federalists believe in _____ having shared power with the federal government
- our two houses of congress were formed when the Great _____ established one house based on equality and the other house based on state population
- the people have power to elect representatives in a government based on _____ sovereignty
- amendment that represents federalism, powers shared between the states and federal government
- amendment that gives you the right to a fair and speedy trial
- amendment that protects your rights not mentioned in the Constitution
- the Bill of Rights was included in the Constitution as a result of George _____ arguing the states would be too weak without it.
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- branch of government that received the power of judicial review as a result of Marbury v. Madison
- amendment that protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
- the bill of rights is the section of the Constitution that focuses on your individual freedoms
- amendment that gives you the right to a jury
- document written in 1787 that created our three branches of government and includes the Bill of Rights
- amendment that protects you from quartering soldiers
- amendment that protects your freedom of speech and ability to worship freely
- amendment that protects you from unlawful search and seizure
- amendment that protects your right to bear arms
- this is the number of states it took to agree to pass new legislation according to the Articles of Confederation
21 Clues: amendment that gives you the right to a jury • amendment that protects your right to bear arms • group that believes in a strong, federal government • amendment that protects you from quartering soldiers • amendment that states you have the right to due process • amendment that protects you from unlawful search and seizure • ...
constitution 2023-02-16
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- an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention stating that only three-fifths of the slaves in a state would count when determining a state’s population for representation in the lower house of Congress
- increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
- people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
- a system established by the Constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful
- the division of the federal government that includes the president and the administrative departments; enforces the nation’s laws
- the division of the government that proposes bills and passes them into laws
- American statesman, he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, the fourth president of the United States, the author of some of the Federalist Papers, and is called the "father of the Constitution" for his proposals at the Constitutional Convention. He led the United States through the War of 1812.
- U.S. system of government in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states
- a meeting held in Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote the Constitution
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- the first 10 amendments to the Constitution; ratified in 1791
- a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
- a steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment
- official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution
- the division of the federal government that is made up of the national courts; interprets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes between states
- people who supported ratification of the Constitution
- a proposal to create a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states rather than representation by population; rejected at the Constitutional Convention
- voting rights
- an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention establishing that a state’s population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature, while each state would have equal representation in the upper house of the legislature
- a tax on imports or exports
- the plan for government proposed at the Constitutional Convention in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have two houses with representation determined by state population
- people who supported ratification of the Constitution
- official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution
22 Clues: voting rights • a tax on imports or exports • people who opposed ratification of the Constitution • people who supported ratification of the Constitution • people who supported ratification of the Constitution • the first 10 amendments to the Constitution; ratified in 1791 • official change, correction, or addition to a law or constitution • ...
Constitution 2022-10-06
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- the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that prevent any branch of the U.S. government from dominating the other two branches.
- an opponent of a strong central government
- the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws.
- the Constitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation and taxation.
- a government that has a two-house legislative system, such as the House of Representatives and the Senate
- establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions.
- to formally charge an official with misconduct in office. the process of accusing a public official of wrongdoing
- the official approval of the constitution, or of an amendment, by the states.
- James Madison's plan proposed bicameral, or two-house, legislature with membership or representation based on population
- the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution.
- the upper chamber in a bicameral legislature each state has equal number of members
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- the Supreme Court's power to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
- The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law
- William Patterson's Plan which proposed a single-house congress in which states had an equal vote
- the Constitutional Convention's agreement to establish a two-house national legislature, with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house.
- the branch of government that makes laws.
- a series of essays defending and explaining the Constitution, written by alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and john Jay.
- he lower chamber of the United States Congress, states' number of members is based off of population
- the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rightsand freedoms
- a group selected by the states to elect the president and the vice-president, in which each state's number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress.
- a change or addition to the constitution
- supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government.
- the group of department heads who serve as the president's chief advisers.
23 Clues: a change or addition to the constitution • the branch of government that makes laws. • an opponent of a strong central government • the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws. • supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government. • the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution. • ...
Civil War - Mason Harrell 2019-12-02
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- president of the confederacy
- lincoln's killer
- the river the union and confederacy fought over
- the bloodiest battle of the civil war
- slave states that remained loyal to the union
- capital of the confederacy
- exempt slave owners with 20 slaves or more from the war
- prisoner-of-war camp
- last battle of the civil war
- the bloodiest single day fighting in the war
- commander of the confederate army
- president of the Union
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- meeting place of grant and lee to discuss surrender
- first battle of the civil war
- turning point of the civil war
- conflict between the Union and Confederacy
- march of destruction led by william sherman
- commander of the union army
- freed the slaves in the confederate states
- southern cotton was traded to these nations
- seven states seceded and formed the
- where lincoln was assasinated
22 Clues: lincoln's killer • prisoner-of-war camp • president of the Union • capital of the confederacy • commander of the union army • president of the confederacy • last battle of the civil war • first battle of the civil war • where lincoln was assasinated • turning point of the civil war • commander of the confederate army • seven states seceded and formed the • ...
EU Question 2024-05-14
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- resolves human rights disputes between European states.
- President of European Council
- A free trade area consisting of European countries
- one of the predecessors of the EU
- The process and outcome of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union
- alliance of Europe and North America
- The headquarters of the European Union
- a single economic market within the EU
- Represents the EU internationally
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- the legislative body of the European Union
- European Coal and Steel Community
- European Environment Agency
- European Central Bank
- European Union
- the official currency of the European Union
- the latest country to join the EU in 2013
- EU member states that use the euro as their official currency.
- Legal systems of EU member States
- goods that can be bought and sold in trade.
- NoT a member of the EU
20 Clues: European Union • European Central Bank • NoT a member of the EU • European Environment Agency • President of European Council • European Coal and Steel Community • one of the predecessors of the EU • Legal systems of EU member States • Represents the EU internationally • alliance of Europe and North America • The headquarters of the European Union • ...
Slave Narratives 2023-12-12
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- A system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped.
- Plantation manager
- A work Stoppage by employees as a protest
- the trade of enslaved people among states of the united states
- A device that used electric signals to send messages
- An extreme shortage of food
- An African American religious folk song
- Person opposed to immigration.
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- A system of dots and dashes that represented the alphabet
- Unfair opinion not based on facts.
- Farmer who owns a small town
- group of workers with the same trade
- the 17th president of the United States
- Laws in a southern state that controlled enslaved people.
- American abolitionist and social activist
- Permitted by law.
- Lead the rebellion in Vergina.
- Ship with sleek hulls and tall sails
- The ownership of a person as property, especially in regard to their labor.
- Unfair Treatment Towards Women
20 Clues: Permitted by law. • Plantation manager • An extreme shortage of food • Farmer who owns a small town • Lead the rebellion in Vergina. • Unfair Treatment Towards Women • Person opposed to immigration. • Unfair opinion not based on facts. • group of workers with the same trade • Ship with sleek hulls and tall sails • the 17th president of the United States • ...
Unit 2 Review 2023-10-15
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- This step in the amendment process always happens at the national level
- Powers that are shared by both the national and state levels of government
- Powers of the national government that exists because all countries have these powers
- System that allows the branches to restrain the powers of other branches
- Change to the written words of the Constitution
- This branch interprets and applies laws
- Powers of the national government that are actually written in the Constitution
- Another name for the Connecticut Compromise
- government No government is all powerful
- First capital of the United States
- Anti-federalists wanted this added to the Constitution
- This was replaced by the Constitution
- This step in the amendment process always happens at the state level
- This branch enforces the laws
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- The Constitution is divided into seven _____
- People are the source of any and all government power
- System in which government powers are divided between state and central government
- Author of the Virginia Plan
- This Constitutional plan called for equal representation of states in Congress
- Number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
- The power of the court to determine the Constitutionality of a government action
- Powers of the national government that are reasonably suggested by the Constitution
- The 3/5 Compromise handled how slaves would be counted toward _____
- Powers that are not given to the national government and not denied to the states
- This branch makes the laws
- Group that supported the ratification of the new Constitution
- States the purpose of the Constitution
27 Clues: This branch makes the laws • Author of the Virginia Plan • This branch enforces the laws • First capital of the United States • This was replaced by the Constitution • States the purpose of the Constitution • This branch interprets and applies laws • government No government is all powerful • Another name for the Connecticut Compromise • ...
unit 4 APHUG crossword 2024-04-17
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- A state whose territory is nearly circular
- Transfer of powers from central to local government
- Foreign territory enclave within state, outside its jurisdiction
- State with disjointed, isolated territory parts
- Describing a state that lacks a sea coast
- Boundary based on coordinates, not natural features
- State's forceful expansion to spread culture, governance
- State with autonomous provinces, like United States model
- Country controls, occupies, and exploits another territory economically
- Region with autonomy, free from external control
- Coordinate-based boundary, not reliant on natural features
- Redrawing districts for electoral advantage, impacting democratic representation
- economic, social forces attract businesses to city centers
- State's self-governance right recognized by other states
- A state whose territory is long and narrow.
- Culturally distinctive group unified by shared ethnicity, beliefs
- Economic, social forces drive suburban migration from cities
- Strategic waterway where states can block rival shipping
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- Boundary set before area became densely populated
- Exclusive zone extends 200 nautical miles from coastal state
- Geographical study of election organization and district design
- Unity, loyalty, identification with state and its goals
- Dissident minority seeks independence from existing state
- Global hubs of economic power, wealth, innovation, technology
- nation A nation that stretches across borders and across states
- Recognized right to self-governance as sovereign state
- Boundary aligns with cultural division, like religion or language
- Border disagreement between neighboring states over policy application
- Region of potential conflict between major powers
- Analysis of spatial relations shaping political activities
30 Clues: Describing a state that lacks a sea coast • A state whose territory is nearly circular • A state whose territory is long and narrow. • State with disjointed, isolated territory parts • Region with autonomy, free from external control • Boundary set before area became densely populated • Region of potential conflict between major powers • ...
Midterm Review- US History The Early Nation 2026-01-27
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- This president was the first Democratic Republican president
- This political party pretty much ended after the War of 1812
- This was given more power from Marbury v Madison
- This branch is responsible for creating laws
- The group (NOT necessarily political party) that promoted a strong federal/central government and did not want a large government
- The group that wanted a Bill of Rights and protection of the people/states over a powerful central government
- Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble, freedom to petition
- What was written during the bombing of Fort McHenry
- This was promoted in Washington's Farewell Address
- Right to own guns
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- The Louisiana Purchase was an example of _____ interpretation
- This branch is made up of the president and vice president
- Right to remain silent
- The nation we fought in the War of 1812
- _______ review allows the courts to determine if laws are constitutional, making the judicial branch equally powerful to the other branches
- The Shawnee leader who was organizing indigenous nations against American expansion before and during the War of 1812
- The last name of the third president of the United States
- What was a requirement in most states for white males to vote?
- The last name of the fourth president of the United States
- The last name of the second president of the United States
- This act banned speaking against the president and his party
- This branch is responsible for evaluating if laws are constitutional
- The last name of the first president of the United States
- The Democratic Republican Party believed in this form of Constitutional interpretation
- This president was the first elected Federalist
25 Clues: Right to own guns • Right to remain silent • The nation we fought in the War of 1812 • This branch is responsible for creating laws • This president was the first elected Federalist • This was given more power from Marbury v Madison • This was promoted in Washington's Farewell Address • What was written during the bombing of Fort McHenry • ...
Reconstruction Era 2025-04-02
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- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
- States had to ____ the 14th amendment to rejoin the Union.
- was established to help newly freed slaves
- Abolished slavery
- Republicans in Congress took a more active role.
- States also had to hold new ______.
- Spanned from 1865-1877
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- prohibited denying the right to vote based on race
- States were also required to write new ________ to rejoin the Union.
- Amendments passed during this era
- The focus was on _____ Confederate states into the Union.
- Reconstruction began when the ______ war ended.
- Came from the North to the South
- restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans
- Who vetoed the Reconstruction Act?
- The Civil Rights ___ of 1866 granted citizenship to African Americans
- White Southerner that collaborated with Northern Repulicans
17 Clues: Abolished slavery • Spanned from 1865-1877 • Came from the North to the South • Amendments passed during this era • Who vetoed the Reconstruction Act? • States also had to hold new ______. • was established to help newly freed slaves • Reconstruction began when the ______ war ended. • Republicans in Congress took a more active role. • ...
Constitution Crossword - Term Project 2021-09-24
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- How often are members of the House of Representatives chosen (in years)?
- In all cases except impeachment, who rules the trial?
- Senators and Representatives are bound by the ____ or Affirmation.
- Who gives consent?
- “... but shall be delivered up on Claim of the _____”
- “The Congress shall have Power to declare the _________ of Treason...”
- What does the United States have to protect each state from?
- Full ____ and Credits is given in each state
- Amendment 1 provides us freedom of ____?
- In what month does Congress assemble?
- In the preamble to the Constitution, we want to “secure the blessings of ___?
- Who is the executive power vested in
- “Before he enter of the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or ______:”
- “The Congress shall have Power to ______ of and make all needful Rules and Regulations...”
- What are citizens of each state entitled to (½)?
- “No tax or _____ shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.”
- “To borrow ______ on the credit of the United States;”
- “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect ____…"
- “All _____ contracted and Engagements entered int, before the ADoption of the Constitution....”
- What is the last name of the representative from New York
- What power does the Supreme Court hold?
- No Bill of _________ or ex post facto Law shall be passed
- What state is James Madison Jr. Representing?
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- “...respecting the ______ or other Property belonging to the United States...”
- “The Senators and Representatives shall receive a _________ for their Services...”
- All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate where (First Letter of each word)
- “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor _____ by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- “The President shall be _____ in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States...”
- What can happen as a result of treason, bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors?
- What are citizens of each state entitled to (2/2)?
- How long must you be a citizen of the US before you can become a representative (in years)?
- Which clauses cannot be affected by amendments made after 1808 (no spaces)?
- Who admits new states into this Union
- “No ______ shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
- How many votes does each senator get?
- Congress, when both houses agree, can propose what to this Constitution?
- No new state can be formed withing the _____ of any other state.
- When a person is charged with a crime and flees, they are charged in the state which they ____.
- What does Congress have to provide and maintain?
- “To provide for calling forth the ______ to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
40 Clues: Who gives consent? • Who is the executive power vested in • Who admits new states into this Union • In what month does Congress assemble? • How many votes does each senator get? • What power does the Supreme Court hold? • Amendment 1 provides us freedom of ____? • Full ____ and Credits is given in each state • What state is James Madison Jr. Representing? • ...
states and changes of matter 2020-11-04
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- the change in state of a liquid into a gas
- vaporization that occurs only at the surface of a liquid
- MATTER THAT HAS DEFINITE SHAPE AND DEFINITE VOLUME
- the temperature at which boiling occurs in a liquid
- the measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object
- MATTER THAT HAS NO DEFINITE VOUME AND NO DEFINITE SHAPE
- MATTER WITH DEFINITE VOLUME WITH NO DEFINITE SHAPE
- the temperature at which matter changes from liquid state to solid state
- the total and potential kinetic energies of an object
- the change of state from a gas to a liquid
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- THE UNEVEN FORCES ACTING ON THE PARTICLES ON THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID
- GAS STATE OF A SUBSTANCE THAT IS NORMALLY A SOLID OR LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
- the temperature in which a solid state changes to a liquid state
- the change of state from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid state
- the change od state of a gas to a solid without going through the liquid state
- MEASUREMENT OF LIQUIDS RESISTANCE TO FLOW
- the energy an object has due to its motion
17 Clues: MEASUREMENT OF LIQUIDS RESISTANCE TO FLOW • the change in state of a liquid into a gas • the energy an object has due to its motion • the change of state from a gas to a liquid • MATTER THAT HAS DEFINITE SHAPE AND DEFINITE VOLUME • MATTER WITH DEFINITE VOLUME WITH NO DEFINITE SHAPE • the temperature at which boiling occurs in a liquid • ...
20th Century Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-08
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- The Wall Street crash on October 28, 1929, which led to the United States have its great depression.
- This is the act established by the United States that let America rent or lend materials and war supplies to countries that are deemed to be vital to the protection of the U.S.
- This is the event where Japan bombed Hawaii on December 7th. 1941, which lead to the U.S. declaring war on Germany and the axis powers.
- This acronym describes the second World War, where Germany had gotten fed up of being put to blame for WWI by other countries, leading them become allies with Italy and Japan, and then declaring war on Poland and France.
- This is the word that describes the over usage of farm crops during the 1920's to where there were more crops produced than used/consumed.
- This is the president that brought the United States out of the Great Depression with his New Deal policies.
- This is the name of the telegram that was supposed to be sent to Mexico from Germany, stating that they should join forces and declare war on the United States.
- This is the British ship that got sunk down by a German U-boat and is one of the contributing factors of why the United States joined World War One.
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- This was a series of acts, programs, and projects established by FDR that brought the United States out of the Great Depression.
- This act established electricity in rural areas, including farms and small villages.
- This is the person who reorganized Georgia's bureaucracy and helped Georgia regain it's economy by encouraging economical development.
- This was the period during the 1930's where numerous dust storms hit the southern plains of the United States, damaging the agricultural economy of the United States.
- He was the 67th governor of Georgia who served from 1933 to 1946.
- He was the person who served as a representative in the house for Georgia, and is known for influencing the expansion of the U.S. navy.
- This is the word that describes a specific time where the weather is exceedingly dry
- He was the insect/pest that had been brought upon the cotton belt by multiple dust storms. This insect thrived on cotton pollen, destroying cotton crops.
- This is the acronym that described the first world war, where Germany, the Austria-Hungarian empire, and their allies invade France and their allies over a political assassination.
17 Clues: He was the 67th governor of Georgia who served from 1933 to 1946. • This act established electricity in rural areas, including farms and small villages. • This is the word that describes a specific time where the weather is exceedingly dry • The Wall Street crash on October 28, 1929, which led to the United States have its great depression. • ...
Spelling Challenge-Week of 1 Feb 2021-02-03
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- A deceptive appearance or impression.(i8)
- Synonym of “prospective” (p9)
- We are currently learning about “how _______ can combat global challenges”.(e9)
- Adding salt to food improves its _____________ (f7)
- Unlawful or illegal are synonym of ______. (i7)
- We begin the formal letter by writing the sender's _______ (a7)
- 82.37% is the current ______rate of India. (i10)
- To make someone feel ashamed or shy. (e9)
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- A room for several people to sleep in, especially in a school or other institution. (d9)
- A ____________ is a container which is used for making butter. (c5)
- The United Nations talks about the 17 ______ development goals, to curb the global issues.(s11)
- A conclusion reached on prior knowledge and evidences from the text.(i9)
- A picture or image that is used to decorate or clarify a text.(i12)
- You can use italics or capitals to ___________ a word in a piece of writing.(e9)
- Inability to read or write is being _____. (i10)
15 Clues: Synonym of “prospective” (p9) • A deceptive appearance or impression.(i8) • To make someone feel ashamed or shy. (e9) • Unlawful or illegal are synonym of ______. (i7) • Inability to read or write is being _____. (i10) • 82.37% is the current ______rate of India. (i10) • Adding salt to food improves its _____________ (f7) • ...
Government 2020-12-02
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- Links people and government.
- A structure within a society.
- Factions are bad, but a necessary evil.
- Interest groups causing political chaos.
- Powers to the National Gov and States.
- Grants of federal money to the states.
- Powers exercised by the National Gov’t alone.
- Manages party affairs on daily basis.
- Belong only because the U.S. is sovereign.
- Voting for candidates from multiple parties.
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- Influence government policy.
- Most interest groups do not have.
- Agreements among States.
- A criticism of interest groups.
- Found directly within the Constitution.
- Powers that National and State Gov’t have.
- Support all candidates for one party.
- Drive or effort put forth.
- Writes the laws.
- People who share common interest.
- Interprets the constitution.
- Proposes laws.
- Not expressly stated in the Constitution.
- Presidential pop. effects congress elections.
- American Association of Retired People
25 Clues: Proposes laws. • Writes the laws. • Agreements among States. • Drive or effort put forth. • Influence government policy. • Links people and government. • Interprets the constitution. • A structure within a society. • A criticism of interest groups. • Most interest groups do not have. • People who share common interest. • Support all candidates for one party. • ...
The Constitution 2024-06-18
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- Amendment process
- Judicial branch
- Executive branch
- States' rights
- Election of senators
- Presidential elections
- Equal protection under the law
- Federal income tax
- No cruel and unusual punishment
- Freedom of speech
- Rights of the accused
- Right to vote at age 18
- Legislative branch
- Rights retained by the people
- Right to a fair trial
- Abolition of slavery
- Right to bear arms
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- States' powers
- Federal power
- Trial by jury
- Repeal of Prohibition
- Presidential succession
- Women's suffrage
- Prohibition of alcohol
- Two-term limit for President
- Search and seizure
- Right to vote
- Terms of President and Congress
- Ratification
- Congressional pay raises
- Lawsuits against states
- Washington D.C. electoral votes
- No quartering of soldiers
- Abolition of poll taxes
34 Clues: Ratification • Federal power • Trial by jury • Right to vote • States' powers • States' rights • Judicial branch • Executive branch • Women's suffrage • Amendment process • Freedom of speech • Search and seizure • Federal income tax • Legislative branch • Right to bear arms • Election of senators • Abolition of slavery • Repeal of Prohibition • Rights of the accused • Right to a fair trial • ...
Philosophy 2021-12-05
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- A systematically organized body of knowledge on a particular subject.
- The process of considering or reasoning about something
- One of the ancient European capitals, the home city of Cicero and Marcus Aurelius.
- A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
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- Enigmatic philosopher from ancient Athens, who was sentenced to death.
- The state of things as they actually exist
- A person's ability to think and reason; the intellect.
- The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.
8 Clues: The state of things as they actually exist • A person's ability to think and reason; the intellect. • The process of considering or reasoning about something • The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants. • A systematically organized body of knowledge on a particular subject. • Enigmatic philosopher from ancient Athens, who was sentenced to death. • ...
Civil War 2022-05-24
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- word meaning "place of peace" in hebrew
- the confederacy had an abundance of this natural resource
- people who came from other countries to hopefully settle down and start a better life in America
- the general of the union in the battle of Chancellorsville
- the bloodiest single day of war in history
- nickname for the general who helped robert e. lee through several battles of the war
- America's 16th president who fought to stop the spread of slavery
- the strategy used by the confederacy to fight the war against the union
- the government of the southern states in America
- the confederacy had less of these people to help them fight in the war due to smaller population
- the youngest general in the union army
- place of battle where the union had 3 times as many casualties as the confederacy
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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- the government of the northern states in America
- the place of battle where there were 0 American casualties
- the south had a limited amount of these due to lack of factories and access to manufacturing
- general during the battle of Fredericksburg and the creator of sideburns
- the most significant commander of the United States Confederacy
- states that were not part of the union or the confederacy (neutral states including Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
- the amount of years the civil war lasted
- the battle that took place in tennessee led by U.S. Grant for the Union and Albert Sidney Johnston for the Confederacy. (bloodiest battle in american history)
- the amount of hours the battle of Antietam lasted
- the south was known for having these people work on farms and in households. President Lincoln wanted them to be free after the civil war.
- the nickname for the body of water known for being the disposal of dead and injured bodies after the battle of shiloh
- region that had the advantage of manufacturing and railroads during the war
- a group of individuals who were against the spread of slavery in the states
26 Clues: the youngest general in the union army • word meaning "place of peace" in hebrew • the amount of years the civil war lasted • the bloodiest single day of war in history • the government of the northern states in America • the government of the southern states in America • the amount of hours the battle of Antietam lasted • ...
"We the People" Lessons 8-12 2022-11-03
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- Parts of the government
- The introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government
- Convention The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was written
- Compromise The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses. The Senate would have two senators from each state. The House of Representatives would have representatives from each state based on the population.
- Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws
- fairness; rightfulness
- Tranquility As used in the preamble to the constitution, this phrase means a peaceful situation without or within our country.
- To put an end to
- Powers Balancing the powers of government mean that no one Branch is given so much power that it can completely control thterm-17e other branches
- Fifths Clause The farmer's compromise about slavery that became part of the Constitution. It counted each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine how many representatives a state should have in Congress.
- Give official approval
- One house of Congress. Each state has two members in the Senate
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- Accept of the Constitution
- Welfare The good of all the people
- Defense Protection of the people from enemies
- The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were called farmers because they "framed" the Constitution.
- States Supreme Court Highest court in the United States
- Trade The business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies.
- Powers Limiting power
- War The was between the Northern and Southern States. It took place from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
- of Powers The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States powers are divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
- Of Liberty The gift of being free
- Power The authority to make laws and rules
- Powers The authority to settle disagreements about laws. This applies the laws and settles disputes.
- of Representatives One of two houses of Congress. The number of representatives from each state is based on its population.
25 Clues: To put an end to • Powers Limiting power • fairness; rightfulness • Give official approval • Parts of the government • Accept of the Constitution • Of Liberty The gift of being free • Welfare The good of all the people • Power The authority to make laws and rules • Defense Protection of the people from enemies • Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws • ...
KINE P215 Assignment 3 2024-04-02
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- A set of attributes or characteristics that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity.
- A type of stretching when the muscle is slowly and gently stretched and then held in the stretched position.
- A self-rated scale to rate exercise intensity.
- This resistance training adaptation primarily occurs at 85% or more of 1 rep max.
- A type of stretching that uses reflexes initiated by both muscle and joint nerves to achieve greater training effects.
- This principle states, "in order to see improvements, the stimulus must be increased over time."
- The one foot stand test is an example of a _____ test.
- This principle states, "everybody is different and responds differently to the same training."
- Instrument used to measure an angle at a joint.
- The _____ model describes behavior change across 5 stages.
- A type of exercise involving motor skills, proprioceptive exercise training and multifaceted activities to improve physical function.
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- _____ interviewing is a client-centered approach for facilitating behavior change.
- This principle states, "training effects are specific to exercise being performed."
- The time required to initiate a response to a given stimulus.
- The functional capacity of the joints to move through a full range of motion.
- one’s belief in their ability to execute behavior.
- The _____ theory states, an individual will be more likely to engage in a behavior if it satisfies their basic psychological needs.
- This principle states, "if you don’t use it, you lose it."
- The vertical jump test measures _____.
- The 6-12 rep range (strength training) primarily targets this training adaptation.
20 Clues: The vertical jump test measures _____. • A self-rated scale to rate exercise intensity. • Instrument used to measure an angle at a joint. • one’s belief in their ability to execute behavior. • The one foot stand test is an example of a _____ test. • This principle states, "if you don’t use it, you lose it." • ...
Ashley & Skylar thanksgiving 2016-11-18
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- first president with no political experience
- 2016 Vice President
- United States senator
- First Lady of the United States
- First Lady with bill Clinton
- the first African American President
- make America great again
- 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20500
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- A system by which a state or community is controlled
- selects the president and Vice President of the United States
- A legislative chamber in the bicameral legislature of the United States
- longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history
- Hillary Clinton's running mate
- First Lady of United States 2017
- A system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior
15 Clues: 2016 Vice President • United States senator • make America great again • First Lady with bill Clinton • Hillary Clinton's running mate • First Lady of the United States • First Lady of United States 2017 • the first African American President • first president with no political experience • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20500 • ...
Geography of the United States vocabulary words 2017-09-05
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- a model of the earth
- an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between North and South poles
- Map a map that shows geographic features of a place such as mountains valleys and bodies of water
- Direction a direction such as northwest that is between two cardinal directions
- Scale a line drawn on a map that shows the relationship between a unit of measurement on the map and the real distance on earth
- Map a map that shows information such as borders capitals and important cities
- lines that measure the distances east and west of the prime meridian
- a unit measure there are 360 degrees of latitude and longitude to used to locate places
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- a collection or book of maps
- the distance above or below sea level
- lines that measure distance north and west of the equator
- Direction one of the four main compass points north south east and west
- Meridian the starting point for measuring longitude
- half of a sphere
- a thing that stands for or represents something else
- Rose a symbol on a map that shows directions
- a system of lines that cross each other to form a pattern of squares and on a map used to locate places
17 Clues: half of a sphere • a model of the earth • a collection or book of maps • the distance above or below sea level • Rose a symbol on a map that shows directions • a thing that stands for or represents something else • Meridian the starting point for measuring longitude • lines that measure distance north and west of the equator • ...
unit 2 2023-08-29
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- limited power to king
- Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.
- Division of power among different levels of government
- The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
- States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
- War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
- Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
- Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
- Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
- Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
- Rule by the people, consent of the governed
- Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
- Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
- The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
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- Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
- Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities.
- A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion.
- States no one is above the law
- People directly vote for what they want
- Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
- The supreme law of the United States of America.
- The governing body that declared us independent of GB.
- Wanted additional protections for people and states.
- The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.
24 Clues: limited power to king • States no one is above the law • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB. • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person • ...
Geo Intro to Proofs 2023-10-24
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- If E is between F and G, then FE + EG = _____
- An _____ angle measures between 90 and 180 degrees (not inclusive)
- If M is between L and O, then LM + MO = _____
- <ABC is congruent to <ABC is justified by the _____ Property of Congruence
- A _____ is a statement that is accepted as true without proof
- m<ABC means "_____ of <ABC"
- Vertical Angles Theorem states that vertical angles are _____
- Perpendicular lines intersect at a _____ angle
- A _____ of a segment is the point at which the segment is split into two congruent segments
- The measures of complementary angles add to _____ degrees
- An _____ angle measures less than 90 degrees
- AAP stands for "_____ Addition Postulate"
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- A segment _____ intersects with a segment at the midpoint
- _____ can be congruent, not equal
- The _____ POE states: If a=b, then b=a
- In "big-->small" proofs, the _____ POE is generally used
- Parallel lines have the same _____
- A _____, as opposed to a postulate, is a statement that we can prove
- _____ Pair Theorem states that the measures of a linear pair of angles add up to 180 degrees
- SAP stands for "_____ Addition Postulate"
- The _____ POE states: If a=b, then ac=bc
- A _____ angle measures 180 degrees
- POE stands for "Property of _____"
- In "small-->big" proofs, the _____ POE is generally used
- The _____ POE states: If a=b and c doesn't equal 0, then a/c = b/c
- Numbers can be _____, not congruent
26 Clues: m<ABC means "_____ of <ABC" • _____ can be congruent, not equal • Parallel lines have the same _____ • A _____ angle measures 180 degrees • POE stands for "Property of _____" • Numbers can be _____, not congruent • The _____ POE states: If a=b, then b=a • The _____ POE states: If a=b, then ac=bc • SAP stands for "_____ Addition Postulate" • ...
Alana Riddell: Our Puzzling Government #2 | Federalism 2022-11-18
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- an organization of government administrators
- powers which are refused to all forms of government
- court case which ruled that between a state and national government, the national one is superior
- Powers given to the states if not given specifically to the government
- act An act that allows a territory wishing to become a state to prepare a constitution
- One of the last two states admitted to the USA
- a type of tax that is put on the money that you make
- powers held by both the national and state governments
- state and local governments making their own policies
- Powers are not directly stated but can be inferred from other expressed powers
- a law that requires checking government agencies from time to time to see if they are still needed
- Powers the Constitution grants to the national government
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- to return criminals from other states to their state of origin after committing a crime
- Clause which allows the powers of Congress to stretch if need be
- laws relating to disputes between people, groups or the state itself (not criminal)
- a type of compact made between two different states
- Clause which states that the constitution is the supreme law of the land
- law which prohibits public officials from holding closed/secret meetings
- a position taken on how federalism should run which leans toward national action
- refers to documents such as mortgages, birth certificates, leases, and deeds
- Powers directly stated in the Constitution by the founders
21 Clues: an organization of government administrators • One of the last two states admitted to the USA • powers which are refused to all forms of government • a type of compact made between two different states • a type of tax that is put on the money that you make • state and local governments making their own policies • ...
Typography! 2014-05-30
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- The art of arranging data or processing data and printing from it
- The portion of a lower-case letter that extends past the baseline
- The consistent space between all the characters
- The delivery mechanism of a typeface
- The portion of a lower-case letter that extends past the midline
- A small stroke at the top or bottom of a letter, usually thinner than the rest of the letter
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- A shape or typeface that is used to represent a letter
- A collection of letters that are without serifs
- The line where most letters sit, but where descenders extend past
- The design of the type
- Adjusting the spacing between certain characters, usually between capitals to lower-case
- Smooth transformation of images, like in a movie
- Spacing between the baselines
13 Clues: The design of the type • Spacing between the baselines • The delivery mechanism of a typeface • A collection of letters that are without serifs • The consistent space between all the characters • Smooth transformation of images, like in a movie • A shape or typeface that is used to represent a letter • The portion of a lower-case letter that extends past the midline • ...
chapter 5 vocabulary 2024-02-12
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- all the citizens of the United States of America
- Consisting of two houses
- a vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President
- 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
- a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
- 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
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- A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
- Representatives makes and passes federal laws
- The process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to trail
- The power of congress to check up on the executive branch and to make sure it is following the laws congress has passed
- The distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states
- the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries
- The people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body
- describes the design of the legislative branch of US Government -- the Congress.
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 • ...
Paddock AH U2b: Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-04
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- Stephen Douglas' attempt to allow popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue in the territories in exchange for the Trans-Continental Railroad linking California and Illinois.
- United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator
- Lewis Cass' idea that locals should decide whether they wanted slavery or not.
- Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)
- Required that northern states pay to arrest runaways, put them on a commissioner trial and return them to slavery.
- United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
- Term that refers to guides on the Underground Railroad
- United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state
- Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad
- First state to secede from the Union
- 1857 Supreme Court decision ruling that a slave who had escaped to a free state enjoyed no rights as a citizen and that Congress had no authority to ban slavery in the territories.
- Laws passed by Northern state governments to counteract the Fugitive Slave Acts and protect escaped slaves, by giving them the right to a jury trial.
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- Movement to end slavery
- Site of a federal arsenal where a militant abolitionist attempted to start a slave rebellion
- California = free state, popular sovereignty for Utah and New Mexico, slave trade abolished in DC, and Fugitive Slave Law
- Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- A network of Southern Abolitionists that helped slaves escape to freedom in the North
- An agreement in 1820 that new states would be introduced as pairs of pro and anti slavery in order to keep the Senate balanced.
- Novel which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral and kept Great Britain from supporting the Confederacy (South) during the US Civil War.
- Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.
- Leader of a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia. Revolt led to stricter restrictions on slaves and a "gag rule" in Congress that forbid discussion of slavery.
21 Clues: Movement to end slavery • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • First state to secede from the Union • Term that refers to guides on the Underground Railroad • Former slave who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad • United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state • ...
crossword creation 2021-05-26
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- the 38th president
- a sport that requires you to pounch others with gloves
- the chiefs are a _____ team
- the 35th president
- the 34th president of the united states
- belfast is the capital.
- you play this sport with a bat and a ball
- Edinburgh is the capital city.
- hitler led them
- he was the leader of the nazis
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- made up of england scotland wales and Northern Ireland.
- the plane that dropped the atomic bomb
- the 33rd president of the united states.
- the mass murder of the jewish people
- was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.
- cardiff is the capital city.
- the leader of france in ww2
- London is in what.
- led the soviet union through post war reconstruction
- the 32nd president of the united states
20 Clues: hitler led them • the 38th president • the 35th president • London is in what. • belfast is the capital. • the chiefs are a _____ team • the leader of france in ww2 • cardiff is the capital city. • Edinburgh is the capital city. • he was the leader of the nazis • the mass murder of the jewish people • the plane that dropped the atomic bomb • the 34th president of the united states • ...
US CULTURE 2024-09-02
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- seat of the United States congress
- American coffee chain
- : complex which was hit by a terrorist attack on September 2001
- name of the first black president of the U.S.A
- the city that never sleeps
- event celebrated on 4th of July
- The overturn of roe vs wade in June 2022 enabled a number of states to make it illegal
- last name of the running democrat candidate for 2024 presidential Elections
- public holiday and celebration on the fourth Thursday of November
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- number of stripes on the American Flag
- what does the stars stand for on the flag ?
- Movement that became viral with the accusations of sexual abuse against a famous film director
- the American president who abolished slavery
- nickname if the American flag
- national emblem of the U.S.A
- Emblematic non violent figure of fight against racism
- house official residence and workplace of the president of the United States and his family
- victim of an assassination attempt this summer, he was shot in the right ear
18 Clues: American coffee chain • the city that never sleeps • national emblem of the U.S.A • nickname if the American flag • event celebrated on 4th of July • seat of the United States congress • number of stripes on the American Flag • what does the stars stand for on the flag ? • the American president who abolished slavery • name of the first black president of the U.S.A • ...
6th - Civil War 2026-01-21
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- The eleven Southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War. Also called the Confederate States of America.
- The 16th president of the United States.
- This compromise was established and revised in 1820 and 1850, respectively.
- A change to a government process or document.
- This amendment abolishes slavery. *hint the number is fully written out*
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- An order issued by U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It announced that the enslaved people in the rebelling Confederate states were free.
- This abolitionist and his supporters hoped to start an armed slave rebellion during this raid.
- This amendment provided citizenship to all people born in the United States.
- Fifteen-year-old who volunteered for the Civil War.
- The was a prominent figure in the Dred Scott v Sandford court case.
- The United States of America, often in reference to the Northern states during the Civil War.
- Someone who wants to end slavery.
- To withdraw from an organization or a country.
13 Clues: Someone who wants to end slavery. • The 16th president of the United States. • A change to a government process or document. • To withdraw from an organization or a country. • Fifteen-year-old who volunteered for the Civil War. • The was a prominent figure in the Dred Scott v Sandford court case. • ...
Kate + Carly Crossword 2024-04-08
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- Jackson's tattoo for Madi
- Worst SAS stop, and our wine tour guide's personal vendetta
- My last boat bae
- The TV show of Deltopia
- Person with disease, not a leprechaun derivative
- My most questionable kiss
- The best type of bar
- My South African instrument of choice
- The best mart in Malaysia, and the world
- The best soft serve flavor
- My favorite dress of yours
- Old guy in the bar, new friend in Athens
- City in Germany, awesome ship dinner spot
- We know our state _____
- Talent show partner
- The best buffet in all of Spain
- The best gyros in the world are made by
- One who scrapbooks
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- No one values this
- My instagram debut on @______-mee-tambun
- Victim of drunk cliff-jumping
- Gibby hat
- Beachside snack in Mallorca
- Competitive trivia subject
- The ____ World of Tambun
- Anything I can do, she wants to do better
- Worth the 8am reservation
- Lumberjack
- Hannah's boat beau
- The Nest
- Hardest working taxi driver in the biz
- Ship Halloween costume
- The taxi ride to the Parthenon was the eye of the ____
33 Clues: The Nest • Gibby hat • Lumberjack • My last boat bae • No one values this • Hannah's boat beau • One who scrapbooks • Talent show partner • The best type of bar • Ship Halloween costume • The TV show of Deltopia • We know our state _____ • The ____ World of Tambun • Jackson's tattoo for Madi • My most questionable kiss • Worth the 8am reservation • Competitive trivia subject • ...
The Executive Branch Crossword 2026-06-05
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- The ceremony where a newly elected President officially takes office.
- The branch of government led by the President.
- Cabinet department responsible for foreign affairs and relations with other countries.
- The elected official who takes over if the President can no longer serve.
- Cabinet department responsible for the nation's education policies and programs.
- The President's power to forgive a federal crime.
- The minimum age required to become President of the United States.
- Maximum number of terms a President can serve.
- A representative of the United States in a foreign country.
- The head of the executive branch and leader of the United States.
- The process of selecting Cabinet members and other government officials.
- Number of years in one presidential term.
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- Cabinet department that supports farmers and oversees food and farming programs.
- The President's role as leader of the nation's armed forces.
- The group of advisors that helps the President make decisions.
- The process by which citizens choose the President.
- The President's annual address to Congress about the nation's condition and goals.
- The President's power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
- Cabinet department responsible for national defense and military affairs.
- The process that determines who becomes President if the current President cannot serve.
- The President's main office in the White House.
- Cabinet department responsible for managing federal finances and collecting taxes.
- A formal agreement between the United States and another country.
- The official residence and workplace of the President.
24 Clues: Number of years in one presidential term. • The branch of government led by the President. • Maximum number of terms a President can serve. • The President's main office in the White House. • The President's power to forgive a federal crime. • The process by which citizens choose the President. • The official residence and workplace of the President. • ...
South America Nations CROSSWORD 2024-02-07
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- The only nation in South America that borders Panama, which links to North America
- The nation that is famous for beach and soccer players such as Luis Suarez, Federico Valverde and Darwin Nunez
- The nation with the world's highest waterfall and have the capital Caracas
- The biggest nation in South America
- The nation with the capital Buenos Aires
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- One of the only two inland nations in South America with the famous salt desert and very high highland and have two "capitals" La Paz and Sucre
- The nation with the capital Lima and famous Machu Picchu
- An inland nation in South America with the capital Asuncion
- The only nation in South America that speak English and have the world's tallest single-drop waterfall
- The nation that borders Argentina and with Pacific Ocean
- The only nation in South America that speak Dutch and the smallest independent nation in South America
- Nation with the famous Galapagos Islands, with a lot of unique animals live there
12 Clues: The biggest nation in South America • The nation with the capital Buenos Aires • The nation with the capital Lima and famous Machu Picchu • The nation that borders Argentina and with Pacific Ocean • An inland nation in South America with the capital Asuncion • The nation with the world's highest waterfall and have the capital Caracas • ...
United States 2014-05-18
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- areas that they influence
- a place where buyers and sellers deal for grain
- artificial waterways
- communication by electronic means
- a dark-colored organic material
- the band of Southern states from Carolina to Southern California
- a very large city
- an imaginary line between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain
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- the average number of days between the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall
- large pipes that carry water over long distances
- tall building equipped with machinery for loading, cleaning, mixing, and storing grain
- a dry, treeless plain that sprouts grasses and mosses only in the summer
- the marshy inlets of lakes and rivers
- rank
- tropical trees that grow in swampy areas
15 Clues: rank • a very large city • artificial waterways • areas that they influence • a dark-colored organic material • communication by electronic means • the marshy inlets of lakes and rivers • tropical trees that grow in swampy areas • a place where buyers and sellers deal for grain • large pipes that carry water over long distances • ...
States & Countries 2023-11-20
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- Redwood forests
- Lemons and pasta
- Just south of Washington
- Blueberries and lobster
- Montana, and Washington border it
- The fabulous Las Vegas, ______
- The big apple
- People often falsely think D.C. is in it
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- Indianapolis is in it
- Known for cheese
- Dallas, Houston, Corpus Christi
- Famous for Casablanca
- Better known by its initials, LA
- Struck Pearl Harbor during WW2
- Mummies and cats
15 Clues: The big apple • Redwood forests • Known for cheese • Lemons and pasta • Mummies and cats • Indianapolis is in it • Famous for Casablanca • Blueberries and lobster • Just south of Washington • Struck Pearl Harbor during WW2 • The fabulous Las Vegas, ______ • Dallas, Houston, Corpus Christi • Better known by its initials, LA • Montana, and Washington border it • ...
USA States 2023-05-18
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- This state has the grand canyon in it
- Cleveland is in this state
- This state is known as the gem state
- Houston is in this state
- Martin Luther King was born in this state
- This state was home of the many American founding fathers
- York The Yankees play for this state
- This state is sometimes called The last Frontier
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- The state is shaped like a gun
- This country is known for its dairy farms
- This state is known or called the pelican state
- D.C Declaration of Independence is in this state
- Venice Beach
- The second driest state in America
- This states capital is Frankfort
15 Clues: Venice Beach • Houston is in this state • Cleveland is in this state • The state is shaped like a gun • This states capital is Frankfort • The second driest state in America • This state is known as the gem state • York The Yankees play for this state • This state has the grand canyon in it • This country is known for its dairy farms • Martin Luther King was born in this state • ...
US states 2023-01-12
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- Known for fried chicken
- Where the grand canyon is
- Bought from Russia
- Founded by a quaker
- Birthplace of jazz
- Named after queen Elizabeth I
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- State with the most lighthouses
- The 50th state
- Home to mount Rushmore
- The lone star state
- Named after a US president
- Home to Hollywood
- First state to join the union
- Common place to go for retirement
- State with the same flag as Northern Ireland
15 Clues: The 50th state • Home to Hollywood • Bought from Russia • Birthplace of jazz • The lone star state • Founded by a quaker • Home to mount Rushmore • Known for fried chicken • Where the grand canyon is • Named after a US president • First state to join the union • Named after queen Elizabeth I • State with the most lighthouses • Common place to go for retirement • ...
U.S. States 2025-11-01
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- west coast state known for its sunshine
- for its potatoes
- to the Grand Canyon
- largest state by area
- as the Hoosier State
- to Chicago and Springfield
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- State, home to Atlanta
- First State
- for its many beaches and theme parks
- to Rocky Mountain National Park
- of New England, known for Yale University
- as the Heart of Dixie
- State, known for corn production
- only state made up entirely of islands
- as The Natural State
15 Clues: First State • for its potatoes • to the Grand Canyon • as The Natural State • as the Hoosier State • as the Heart of Dixie • largest state by area • State, home to Atlanta • to Chicago and Springfield • to Rocky Mountain National Park • State, known for corn production • for its many beaches and theme parks • only state made up entirely of islands • ...
German States 2026-02-27
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- State surrounding Berlin, capital is Potsdam.
- Northeastern state known for its Baltic coast and lakes.
- Eastern state with Dresden as its capital.
- Eastern state, capital is Magdeburg.
- Southwestern state known for its high-tech industry and Stuttgart.
- Often called the "green heart" of Germany, capital Erfurt.
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- Known for the Rhine Gorge, wine production, and Mainz.
- Northernmost state, located between the North and Baltic Seas.
- Rhine-Westphalia Most populous state, containing Cologne and the Ruhr area.
- Largest state by area; home to Munich, beer gardens, and the Alps.
- Smallest city-state, consisting of two cities: Bremen and Bremerhaven
- Capital city-state surrounded entirely by Brandenburg.
- State featuring Frankfurt, Germany's financial hub.
- Saxony Large state surrounding Bremen, with Hanover as its capital.
- Major northern city-state known for its massive port.
15 Clues: Eastern state, capital is Magdeburg. • Eastern state with Dresden as its capital. • State surrounding Berlin, capital is Potsdam. • State featuring Frankfurt, Germany's financial hub. • Major northern city-state known for its massive port. • Known for the Rhine Gorge, wine production, and Mainz. • Capital city-state surrounded entirely by Brandenburg. • ...
4.1(a) - Events Leading to War 2024-03-25
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- The Supreme Court ruled in the ________ ________ case that black men, or any persons descended from imported slaves, could not be citizens and had no standing in Federal courts.
- After the election of Abraham Lincoln, many southern states believed they should _________ from the Union and form their own country.
- At the start of the American Civil War, the states in the north relied mostly on ____________ for their economy.
- Due to the rivalries between states over slavery, the United States found itself in a ________ war amongst itself.
- After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, violence between anti and pro-slavery forces erupted in Kansas. This became known as ____________ Kansas.
- During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln argued that all men, including enslaved men, were entitled to certain basic __________ and freedoms.
- In a speech during 1858, Abraham Lincoln said "a house _________ against itself cannot stand", calling for the country to either be all free or all slave.
- When Abraham Lincoln was elected, the Southern States feared that he would __________ slavery in the south.
- In 1859, John Brown and 21 other men led a raid on __________ __________ to seize the federal armory and incite a slave rebellion.
- At the beginning of the American Civil War, the states in the south relied on slave labor for ______________ to drive their economy.
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- During the Election of 1860, there was increasing _____________ in American politics, due to major shifts in which political parties voters were loyal to.
- Part of the Compromise of 1850 was the __________ _________ Act, which forced any runaway slaves caught in free states to be returned to the slave owner they escaped from.
- During his 1st Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln promised that he would let states determine their own institutions, signaling he would not try to abolish __________ in states where it already existed.
- Northern Democrats, Whigs, and Free Soil Westerners came together to form the _____________ Party and resist the spread of slavery to new territories.
14 Clues: When Abraham Lincoln was elected, the Southern States feared that he would __________ slavery in the south. • At the start of the American Civil War, the states in the north relied mostly on ____________ for their economy. • Due to the rivalries between states over slavery, the United States found itself in a ________ war amongst itself. • ...
Capitals: World Part 1 2021-03-03
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- Capital of The Gambia
- Capital of Sudan
- Capital of Gabon
- Capital of Honduras
- Capital of Burundi
- Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Capital of Cameroon
- Capital of Ghana
- Capitals of South Africa
- Capital of Portugal
- Capital of Marshall Islands
- Capital of Eswatini
- Capital of Fiji
- Capital of Djibouti
- Capital of Central African Republic
- Capital of El Salvador
- Capital of Venezuela
- Capital of Nigeria
- Capital of Cuba
- Capital of Belize
- Capital of Liberia
- Capital of Spain
- Capital of St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Capital of Niger
- Capital of Mozambique
- Capital of Ireland
- Capital of Mauritania
- Capital of St. Kitts and Nevis
- Capital of Tunisia
- Capital of Senegal
- Capital of Costa Rica
- Capital of Lesotho
- Capital of Guatemala
- Capital of Mexico
- Capital of Peru
- Capital of Greenland
- Capital of Lome
- Capital of The Bahamas
- Capital of Guinea
- Capital of Botswana
- Capital of Italy
- Capital of Republic of the Congo
- Capital of Kenya
- Capital of Madagascar
- Capital of Comoros
- Capital of Angola
- Capital of Monaco
- Capital of Croatia
- Capital of Canada
- Capital of New Zealand
- Capital of Switzerland
- Capital of Nicaragua
- Capital of Belgium
- Capital of Chile
- Capital of Vanuatu
- Capital of Anguilla
- Capital of Solomon Islands
- Capital of United Kingdom
- Capital of San Marino
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- Capital of Germany
- Capital of Ecuador
- Capital of Slovenia
- Capital of Malawi
- Capital of Australia
- Capital of Colombia
- Capital of Papua New Guinea
- Capital of Mali
- Capital of Mauritius
- Capital of Tuvalu
- Capital of Netherlands
- Capital of Brazil
- Capital of Tonga
- Capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Capital of Uruguay
- Capital of Tanzania
- Capital of Barbados
- Capital of Vatican City
- Capital of Puerto Rico
- Capital of France
- Capital of Morocco
- Capital of St.Lucia
- Capital of Antigua and Barbuda
- Capital of Suriname
- Capital of Uganda
- Capital of Panama
- Capital of Guinea-Bissau
- Capital of Eritrea
- Capital of Jamaica
- Capital of Burkina Faso
- Capital of Côte d'Ivoire
- Capital of Namibia
- Capital of Argentina
- Capital of Equatorial Guinea
- Capital of Grenada
- Capital of Dominica
- Capital of Trinidad and Tobago
- Capital of Ethiopia
- Capital of Cape Verde
- Capital of United States
- Capital of Paraguay
- Capital of Guyana
- Capital of Algeria
- Capital of Rwanda
- Capital of Luxembourg
- Capital of Sierra Leone
- Capital of Zimbabwe
- Capital of Haiti
- Capital of Chad
- Capital of Dominican Republic
- Capital of South Sudan
- Capital of São tome and Principe
- Capital of Zambia
- Capital of Somalia
- Capital of Federated States of Micronesia
- Capital of Benin
- Capital of Kiribati
- Capital of Libya
- Capital of Bolivia
- Capital of Nauru
119 Clues: Capital of Mali • Capital of Fiji • Capital of Cuba • Capital of Peru • Capital of Lome • Capital of Chad • Capital of Sudan • Capital of Gabon • Capital of Ghana • Capital of Tonga • Capital of Spain • Capital of Niger • Capital of Haiti • Capital of Italy • Capital of Kenya • Capital of Benin • Capital of Libya • Capital of Chile • Capital of Nauru • Capital of Malawi • Capital of Tuvalu • Capital of Brazil • ...
Anna Crossword 2025-08-14
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- Curtis and _______
- What the man in our escape room was
- Action you did to me in our iconic States transition video
- My iXplore character
- Caught cuddling up at States awards
- Pierce and _______
- The villian in Bound by Greed
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- Sasha's definitely real home country
- Four nine two ________
- Duo that is party time excellent!
- Featuring lots of powder
- "Swing low, _______ chariot."
- "That _______ little jerk friend of yours!"
- "To the right, the Anglo-Saxons, to the left, the ______."
- Best member of the Saja Boys
- Movie we watched at States
- Drink gifted by Stella
17 Clues: Curtis and _______ • Pierce and _______ • My iXplore character • Four nine two ________ • Drink gifted by Stella • Featuring lots of powder • Movie we watched at States • Best member of the Saja Boys • "Swing low, _______ chariot." • The villian in Bound by Greed • Duo that is party time excellent! • What the man in our escape room was • Caught cuddling up at States awards • ...
Unit 4 Assessment 1 Review 2024-02-28
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- People in the _____________ Party supported slavery.
- To ______ is to formally leave a group/entity
- Another word for moral/trying to reduce harm
- A _____________ narrative is something that is widely believed in a society.
- Lincoln was against the ___________ of slavery.
- The states' _________ ideology is that individual states should have the power to make decisions for their state (instead of the federal government).
- President ___________ was the head of the Republican Party.
- The ________ Party was against slavery.
- The ___________ Compromised, proposed in 1860, would have made slavery permanent in the southern states.
- When southern states seceded, they formed the __________.
- The ___________-Nebraska Act allowed those two territories to choose whether they would have slavery or not.
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- The ___________ Slave Act was a horrible law that required all people to kidnap people who had escaped slavery.
- Southern states seceded because they wanted to preserve _______.
- After the __________-American War, the US took a lot of land from that other country.
- A ____________ narrative is different from what the majority of people think or assume.
- This US state used to be part of Mexico and seceded from Mexico in large part due to Mexico's abolition of slavery.
- ___________ sovereignty is the idea that individual states could vote on whether they'd have slavery or not.
- Free Soilers were against slavery for ________ reasons.
- Another word for the United States
- Lewis ________ is an example of someone who resisted against pro-slavery laws and tried to protect freedom-seekers in Boston.
- A _________ hunter is someone who made money from kidnapping freedom-seekers.
- When reasoning is focused on efficiency or logic
- In the Supreme Court's decision in the ________ Scott case, the Court ruled that Black people didn't have rights anywhere in the US.
- ________________ were against slavery for ethical reasons.
24 Clues: Another word for the United States • The ________ Party was against slavery. • Another word for moral/trying to reduce harm • To ______ is to formally leave a group/entity • Lincoln was against the ___________ of slavery. • When reasoning is focused on efficiency or logic • People in the _____________ Party supported slavery. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-04-16
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- - ________ was a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater of the war until his death.
- Run - ___ ____ was the first major battle of the American Civil War. It was also called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces. The battle was fought in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C
- - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub.
- - ______ was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
- - _______ was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was also known for leading one of the worst war decisions in the Battle of Gettysburg.
- - ___________ was the largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War, Camp Sumter, commonly known as Andersonville, was the deadliest landscape of the Civil War. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers imprisoned here, nearly 13,000 died.
- - _______ was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
- - ______ was an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States, who served from 1869 to 1877. He led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. Secretary of War
- - ________ was an American college professor from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general.
- - __________ was one of the Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
- - _______ was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy.
- Proclamation - The ________ _________ was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- - _______ was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
- - _______ or the Battle of Sharpsburg, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
- - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
- - _____ was a Cherokee chief who signed the treaty forcing tribal removal of the Cherokees from Georgia and who later served as brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War.
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- - ________ graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. He also led the Peninsular campaign during the Civil War. He served as govenor of New Jersery from 1878 to 1881
- Sumter - ____ ______ was bombarded near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia. It ended with its surrender by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
- - _____, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater
- - ________ was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- - _____ was an American politician, lawyer, and US Army officer. In his political career, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon.
- - _________was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. It was the final engagement of Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia before they surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac under the Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant.
- - ______ was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance.
- - _________ was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865
- - _______ was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness against his troops.
- - ____ was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army
- Plan - The ______ ____ was a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan was to cut off supplies to Confederate forces and divide and conquer their fighting force. Lastly, the end goal was to ambush and surround the Confederacy, leading to a Union victory.
- - The ________ was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.
- - ______ was the president of the Confederated States of America. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
- - _______ was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. He also has a poem written about him.
- - The _________ was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. The CSS Virginia then took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads in the first engagement between ironclad warships.
31 Clues: - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. • - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub. • ...
Government 2024-01-17
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- a vote taken to pass a bill again after it has been vetoed by the President
- the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries
- 1 describes the design of the legislative branch of US Government -- the Congress.
- The distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states
- Compromise established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body
- groups a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
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- and Balances A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches
- the People” all the citizens of the United States of America
- The people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body
- Consisting of two houses
- The process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to trail
- A congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
- and Consent 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
- of Representatives Representatives makes and passes federal laws
15 Clues: Consisting of two houses • the People” all the citizens of the United States of America • of Representatives Representatives makes and passes federal laws • 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 • ...
Citizenship VPC Chapters 1 & 2 Read & Write 2023-03-09
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- What country is north of the United States?
- When is Flag Day?
- What is the capital of the United States?
- What state has the most people?
- What country is south of the United States?
- The flag has red and white ________.
- How many states are in the United States?
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- What is the largest state?
- What was the first U.S. capital?
- The flag is red, white, and ________.
- The __________of the flag are red, white and blue.
11 Clues: When is Flag Day? • What is the largest state? • What state has the most people? • What was the first U.S. capital? • The flag has red and white ________. • The flag is red, white, and ________. • What is the capital of the United States? • How many states are in the United States? • What country is north of the United States? • What country is south of the United States? • ...
Madison and Jackson Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-10
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- The greatest American victory led by future President
- President of the United States from 1825 to 1829,an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer
- one of the two major,political parties in the United States, founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson
- a conflict fought between the United States and its Indigenous allies on one side and the United Kingdom
- 9th-century political philosophy in the United States that expanded suffrage to most white men
- a American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S
- political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity
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- two political parties in United States
- To remove all native American tribesTrailofTears the forced relocation people were forced move on their way out west some of the suffered from exposer
- a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States.
- the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service
- Somebody that became president in 1808
- a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters
13 Clues: two political parties in United States • Somebody that became president in 1808 • The greatest American victory led by future President • the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service • a American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S • ...
We the People lessons 8-12 2022-11-15
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- Parts of the government
- The introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government
- Convention The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was written
- Compromise The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses. The Senate would have two senators from each state. The House of Representatives would have representatives from each state based on the population.
- Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws
- fairness; rightfulness
- Tranquility As used in the preamble to the constitution, this phrase means a peaceful situation without or within our country.
- To put an end to
- Powers Balancing the powers of government mean that no one Branch is given so much power that it can completely control thterm-17e other branches
- Fifths Clause The farmer's compromise about slavery that became part of the Constitution. It counted each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine how many representatives a state should have in Congress.
- Give official approval
- One house of Congress. Each state has two members in the Senate
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- Accept of the Constitution
- Welfare The good of all the people
- Defense Protection of the people from enemies
- The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were called farmers because they "framed" the Constitution.
- States Supreme Court Highest court in the United States
- Trade The business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies.
- Powers Limiting power
- War The was between the Northern and Southern States. It took place from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
- of Powers The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States powers are divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
- Of Liberty The gift of being free
- Power The authority to make laws and rules
- Powers The authority to settle disagreements about laws. This applies the laws and settles disputes.
- of Representatives One of two houses of Congress. The number of representatives from each state is based on its population.
25 Clues: To put an end to • Powers Limiting power • fairness; rightfulness • Give official approval • Parts of the government • Accept of the Constitution • Of Liberty The gift of being free • Welfare The good of all the people • Power The authority to make laws and rules • Defense Protection of the people from enemies • Powers The authority to carry out and enforce the laws • ...
PNW History 2020-06-05
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- a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America.
- A tunnel made by James T. Kingsbury in August 1882
- The native american guide of the Lewis and Clark expeditions
- A confrontation in 1859 between the United States and United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands.
- A Greek Maritime pilot who discovered the straits that were named after him in Northwest Washington.
- Otherwise known as Harvey's Depot, this fort existed from 1859-1882
- A slogan by Polk used to advertise the expansion of Texas, California, and Oregon Territory
- Did missionary work with Native American peoples
- A conflict between the United States and the Sahaptian-speaking people of the Northwest Plateau
- British Officer of the Royal Navy. Famously explored the Pacific Northwest coast regions.
- The belief that Settlers were destined to come to Western America
- A conflict between the Spanish Empire, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United States of America
- An estimated 1,000 emigrants leave for Oregon Territory with John Gantt as their leader
- The encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River.
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- Has a town on the border of Idaho named after him. The town is right next to Lewiston.
- Has a town in Idaho on the border of Washington named after him. The town is right next to Clarkston.
- The city of Seattle is named after him
- A Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest
- Major investor in the PNW Fur Trade
- The first non-native woman to climb Mt. Rainer
- Rivaled with the Northwest Company in the fur trade which caused the Pemmican War in 1816
- The term for the fur of an Otter
- A United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas.
- An entrepreneur and politician regarded as the founder of Seattle
- Governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857. First governor of Washington Territory.
25 Clues: The term for the fur of an Otter • Major investor in the PNW Fur Trade • The city of Seattle is named after him • The first non-native woman to climb Mt. Rainer • Did missionary work with Native American peoples • A Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest • A tunnel made by James T. Kingsbury in August 1882 • ...
US history Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-25
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- war with the union and confederate
- armed white abolitionist that rebelled against slavery
- Forcing African Americans to work hard labor for free
- The bloodiest one day battle of the civil war
- Decision of supreme court that slave were property not u.s. citizens
- To break away
- A turning point of the war, a three day battle
- made Indians move to Oklahoma, was a law
- vice president and president argued about states rights
- period where people moved to cities to work in factories
- land west of the Mississippi river is now u.s. land doubled the size of the u.s.
- assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- network of safe houses slaves used to travel to freedom
- Federal law that allowed people of state determine if the state would be free or not
- those opposed to slavery
- Half of the states slave and the other free
- 3rd president of the united states
- Warned European nations to not intervene in the politics of north and south america
- machine cleaning seeds from cotton
- belief that America was destined to expand all the way westward
- runaway salves must be returned to their owners
- Abraham Lincolns speech
- moderation or abstinence from alcohol
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- war between u.s. and great Britain, second time
- was vice president did not like Andrew Jackson
- The states have free will or per say rights
- 16th vice president, 17th president of the u.s.
- Are separated into sections
- Invented the cotton gin and interchange parts
- 16th president, was for the union
- freed the slaves in confederate states
- he made sure the president didn't fight with the vice president
- south, was for slavery
- Great union general
- The north, was against slavery
- was a slave that rebelled happened in Virgina, killed people
- Exploration of Lewis and Clark west to the pacific ocean
- law that allowed people of Kansas to be free or slave
- right to vote
- war broke out with Mexico and the united states
40 Clues: To break away • right to vote • Great union general • south, was for slavery • Abraham Lincolns speech • those opposed to slavery • Are separated into sections • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • The north, was against slavery • 16th president, was for the union • war with the union and confederate • 3rd president of the united states • machine cleaning seeds from cotton • ...
Constitution Vocab 2024-11-18
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- The Constitution distributes power among the 3 branches
- Grants Congress the power to make laws to carry out the enumerated powers in a reasonable way
- the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights to all persons in the United States
- Favors a more expansive reading of the Constitution to give more power to the Federal government. If it doesn't say you can't do it then you might be able to do it's"
- Power is divided between national, state, and local governments
- Makes the Constitution the supreme law of the land as supremacy clause
- Favor a literal reading of the constitution in order to limit the power of the Federal government. If it doesn't say you can't do it,
- The Constitution and the Bill of Rights have protections against intrusions on people's rights
- All persons born or naturalized in the US and subject to its jurisdiction
- Powers given to the branches of government directly by the Constitution
- Having to do with commerce inside of a single state
- Power resides only in the national government (most other countries use this system)
- Power shared by national and state government (ex. taxes)
- The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and can't be overridden by local or state laws"
- Having to do with commerce between different states
- grants Congress the power to regulate trade with other nations and among the states
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- The people have the ultimate power through voting
- The official power to make legal decisions and judgments
- Sending someone accused of a crime back to the state or country in which the crime was committed
- The Constitution set up a system in which each branch has the power over another so that one branch does not get too much power
- Gives the states the Reserved powers
- Powers not given to the national government are retained by the states
- A court ruling that establishes a legal example that can be followed in the future
- Government and people have to follow the law
- Part of the Constitution that deals with the relationships among the states
25 Clues: Gives the states the Reserved powers • Government and people have to follow the law • The people have the ultimate power through voting • Having to do with commerce inside of a single state • Having to do with commerce between different states • The Constitution distributes power among the 3 branches • The official power to make legal decisions and judgments • ...
Taxes 2025-04-24
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- an exemption that lowers the amount of income tax your employer must deduct from your paycheck.
- a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) form used to verify that a new hire is authorized to work in the United States.
- a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
- a qualifying child or relative who relies on you for financial support.
- a tax imposed so that the tax rate is fixed, with no change as the taxable base amount increases or decreases.
- a tax imposed on individuals or entities in respect of the income or profits earned by them.
- a tax levied by the United States government on the annual earnings of individuals, corporations, trusts, and other legal entities.
- a tax form used in the United States to prepare and file an information return to report various types of income other than wages, salaries, and tips.
- a percentage of gross wages that most employees, employers and self-employed workers must pay to fund the federal program.
- a tax on the value of a property.
- an indirect tax on specific goods, services and activities.
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- an amount deducted from taxable income.
- a type of direct tax levied on the income or capital of corporations and other similar legal entities.
- taxes imposed on goods brought into one country from another.
- a tax form used in the United States to report wages paid to employees and the taxes withheld from them.
- a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales.
- a direct tax levied by a state on income earned in or from the state.
- a tax form used for personal federal income tax returns filed by United States residents.
- a tax charged to individuals in order to fund the Medicare system.
- a tax system where the tax burden is higher for lower-income individuals than for higher-income individuals.
- a tax form completed by an employee in the United States to indicate his or her tax situation to the employer.
- the ratio at which a business or person is taxed.
22 Clues: a tax on the value of a property. • an amount deducted from taxable income. • a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales. • the ratio at which a business or person is taxed. • an indirect tax on specific goods, services and activities. • taxes imposed on goods brought into one country from another. • ...
Ch. 8 Vocab Project 2023-03-31
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- The head of the executive branch in a state or territory
- An order issued by the U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It announced that the enslaved people in the rebelling confederate states were free
- The group of people that makes laws for our country. It has representatives from all territories and states. It is divided into two groups, the Senate and the House of Representatives
- The eleven southern states that seceded from the union during the civil war. Also called the Confederate States of America
- A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized
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- Somebody who encourages others to join a group or take action
- A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national, government and its various state governments
- A change to a government process or document steamboat: a boat powered by a steam engine. Steamboats were the main mode of travel for immigrants moving to Minnesota during the territorial period
- Someone who wants to end slavery
- A geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws. The United States has 50 states, and they share some governing power with the federal government
- A person who comes into a country to live there
- To withdraw from an organization or country
- The United States of America often in reference to the northern states during the civil war
13 Clues: Someone who wants to end slavery • To withdraw from an organization or country • A person who comes into a country to live there • The head of the executive branch in a state or territory • Somebody who encourages others to join a group or take action • A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-04-16
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- - ________ was a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a prominent role in nearly all military engagements in the Eastern theater of the war until his death.
- Run - ___ ____ was the first major battle of the American Civil War. It was also called the Battle of First Manassas by Confederate forces. The battle was fought in Prince William County, Virginia, just north of the city of Manassas and about thirty miles west-southwest of Washington, D.C
- - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub.
- - ______ was an American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater.
- - _______ was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was also known for leading one of the worst war decisions in the Battle of Gettysburg.
- - ___________ was the largest and most famous of 150 military prisons of the Civil War, Camp Sumter, commonly known as Andersonville, was the deadliest landscape of the Civil War. Of the 45,000 Union soldiers imprisoned here, nearly 13,000 died.
- - _______ was an American Civil War general for the Union, chiefly remembered for his decisive defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.
- - ______ was an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States, who served from 1869 to 1877. He led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. Secretary of War
- - ________ was an American college professor from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and decorated Union officer, reaching the rank of brigadier general.
- - __________ was one of the Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".
- - _______ was a flag officer of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral, and admiral in the United States Navy.
- Proclamation - The ________ _________ was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- - _______ was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
- - _______ or the Battle of Sharpsburg, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.
- - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
- - _____ was a Cherokee chief who signed the treaty forcing tribal removal of the Cherokees from Georgia and who later served as brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War.
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- - ________ graduated from West Point and served in the Mexican War. He also led the Peninsular campaign during the Civil War. He served as govenor of New Jersery from 1878 to 1881
- Sumter - ____ ______ was bombarded near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia. It ended with its surrender by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
- - _____, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater
- - ________ was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- - _____ was an American politician, lawyer, and US Army officer. In his political career, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon.
- - _________was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. It was the final engagement of Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia before they surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac under the Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant.
- - ______ was a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance.
- - _________ was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman, who served as the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865
- - _______ was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving recognition for his command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness against his troops.
- - ____ was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army
- Plan - The ______ ____ was a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan was to cut off supplies to Confederate forces and divide and conquer their fighting force. Lastly, the end goal was to ambush and surround the Confederacy, leading to a Union victory.
- - The ________ was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, the first such ship commissioned by the Navy.
- - ______ was the president of the Confederated States of America. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
- - _______ was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. He also has a poem written about him.
- - The _________ was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War. The CSS Virginia then took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads in the first engagement between ironclad warships.
31 Clues: - _______ was the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. • - _______ was a major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub. • ...
Unit 1 Federalism 2022-04-19
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- distinguished the two governing spheres, delegated powers, reserved powers, and concurrent powers
- one who believes the Constitution should be interpreted literally
- powers the Constitution delegates to the federal government
- Jefferson's belief that 13 sovereign states could judge its overstepping its jurisdiction
- powers given to states to create and enforce laws on health, safety, and morals
- burdened distillers protest against a federal whiskey tax
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- giving some of the federal responsibilities assumed by the federal government back to the states
- made public sector buildings an transportation systems accessible for disabled individuals
- a state's right to declare null and void any federal law that is thought to violate the Constitution
- expands Congress's reach of regulation
- powers held by authorities at state and federal levels
- a doctrine asserting that only Congress may regulate when the commodity requires a national uniform rule
- type of government with a single governing authority in the central capital with uniform law throughout the land
- require states to comply with a federal directive
- Congress collects federal tax revenue to distribute the funds to states
15 Clues: expands Congress's reach of regulation • require states to comply with a federal directive • powers held by authorities at state and federal levels • burdened distillers protest against a federal whiskey tax • powers the Constitution delegates to the federal government • one who believes the Constitution should be interpreted literally • ...
Crossword 2020-02-04
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- is feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation
- was the first road built by the federal government
- In 1819 the two countries signed the ... which settled all border disputes between Spain and the United States
- set the border between the United States and Canada at 49°N latitude as far west as the Rocky Mountains
- from 1815 to 1825 the United States enjoyed the... an era of peace, pride, and progress
- which settled the conflict that had arisen from Missouri's application for statehood
- president
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- a series of measures intended to make the United States economically self-sufficient
- was an exclusive statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas
- a strong supporter in U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- which naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada
- disagreements between the different region
- elected in 1816, had sent U.S. troops to secure the U.S.Florida border
- which ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York
- called the Liberator, led many of these struggles for independence.
15 Clues: president • disagreements between the different region • which ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York • is feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation • was the first road built by the federal government • a strong supporter in U.S. Representative from Kentucky • called the Liberator, led many of these struggles for independence. • ...
Civil war vocabulary 2023-04-18
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- to leave or break away
- the nations top court it decides wether laws follow the united states constitution
- the u.s government that wanted the nation to remain a single country
- to do away with end or stop
- the U.S declared California a free state and allowed five new states to vote on the issue
- compromise that counted each slave as 3/5 of a person for representation
- the act declared that citizens could vote on whether new states would be free or slave states
- a national bestselling book that exposed the brutality of slavery
- a war between citizens of the same country
- the supreme court declared that all states must allow slavery
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- the 16th president of the U.S.
- the u.s split the Louisiana purchase, assigning half of Missouri as a slave state and the rest as a free state
- person elected to represent a state based on its population
- the government that the 11 seceded states formed
- a person who wanted to get rid of slavery
15 Clues: to leave or break away • to do away with end or stop • the 16th president of the U.S. • a person who wanted to get rid of slavery • a war between citizens of the same country • the government that the 11 seceded states formed • person elected to represent a state based on its population • the supreme court declared that all states must allow slavery • ...
Government Review 2017-02-03
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- Missouri has _____ United States Representatives.
- A ______ starts out as a bill.
- Eric ________ is the governor of Missouri.
- The Vice President of the United States is ___________.
- The __________ can vet laws, make treaties and is head of the armed forces.
- The ________ is head of the executive branch for the state government.
- The senate is one of the two houses that make up congress. The other is called ____.
- The _______ Branch interprets or evaluates the laws.
- ______ means to remove from office.
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- This court is the highest court in the United States.
- Congress can override the President's veto by a _______ vote.
- The _______ is part of the executive branch and includes 15 secretaries.
- The ____ Branch carries out or enforces the laws.
- The _______ Branch creates or makes the laws.
- Missouri has ____ United States Senators in Washington DC.
- The house of Representatives and the Senate make up ________ and work in the legislative branch.
- A _____ is an idea that may become a law.
17 Clues: A ______ starts out as a bill. • ______ means to remove from office. • A _____ is an idea that may become a law. • Eric ________ is the governor of Missouri. • The _______ Branch creates or makes the laws. • Missouri has _____ United States Representatives. • The ____ Branch carries out or enforces the laws. • The _______ Branch interprets or evaluates the laws. • ...
Social Studies Vocabulary Review 2026-04-21
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- citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minutes notice
- a person who wanted to end slavery
- a person who supported the British during the American Revolution
- a tax on imported goods
- the freeing of slaves
- the forced removal of Cherokees and their transportation to Oklahoma
- treaty that ended the Spanish American War
- the channeling of a nation's entire resources in a war effor
- document that declared the United States a free country
- territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803
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- 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent
- balanced free and slave states to keep peace in America
- the first constitution of the United States
- a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not
- law that taxed printed goods like playing cards, documents, and newspapers
- to leave or withdraw from a country
- act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of colonists
17 Clues: the freeing of slaves • a tax on imported goods • a person who wanted to end slavery • to leave or withdraw from a country • treaty that ended the Spanish American War • the first constitution of the United States • balanced free and slave states to keep peace in America • document that declared the United States a free country • ...
Bestie Valentine Crossword 2024-02-12
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- where we are staying this summer
- you'll teach me one day
- the new host
- my major, for short
- our other trip was to this town
- map features i'm good at remembering
- "getting it on" in bestie-speak
- map features you're good at remembering
- the permanent marks we have in common
- your favorite type of energy drink (2/2)
- apparently, he's a shitbird
- your major, for short
- i'm confident you can get this degree
- we each have a side
- one of our favorite bars in Pville
- affectionate acronym
- what these guys frequently do?
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- they stamp your hand at this place
- late canadian treasure?
- tabletop game we body
- where our band will be? (first, you have to ask me)
- location of our first kiss
- our first couple vacation was to this city
- kiss, hug, kiss
- affectionate name we say
- the first video game we played together
- america's favorite trivia game show
- winston, smudge, and zeke
- your favorite type of energy drink (1/2)
- the first thing i poked on you
30 Clues: the new host • kiss, hug, kiss • my major, for short • we each have a side • affectionate acronym • tabletop game we body • your major, for short • late canadian treasure? • you'll teach me one day • affectionate name we say • winston, smudge, and zeke • location of our first kiss • apparently, he's a shitbird • the first thing i poked on you • what these guys frequently do? • ...
Geography Crossword 2025-03-03
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- Where is the Mariana Trench located?
- What continent is USA located in?What co
- What is the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka
- What is China's most famous wall?
- What are the coordinates of the Sigiriya Rock Fortress?
- True or False? Is the Yangtze river 6500 km long
- What is the population density of India?
- What tsunami killed 227,898 people in 2004?
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- What are the capitals of Sri Lanka?
- What is the largest lake in China
- What was the first flag associated with China?
- Where were fortune cookies first made?
- What is the first name of Sri Lanka's Prim Minister?
- What hemisphere is India located in?
- How many people live in the Vatican City
- What is the tallest mountain in China?
- What is the average temperature in India?
- What is the circumference of the world minus the combined length of the Great wall of China and the depth of the Mariana Trench in meters
- How many tourism places are in India?
- How many languages are spoken in India?
20 Clues: What is the largest lake in China • What is China's most famous wall? • What are the capitals of Sri Lanka? • Where is the Mariana Trench located? • What hemisphere is India located in? • How many tourism places are in India? • Where were fortune cookies first made? • What is the tallest mountain in China? • How many languages are spoken in India? • ...
Government Acronyms 2024-10-23
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- health, education, welfare
- Fannie Mae
- environmental protection agency
- Freddie Mae
- federal deposit insurance corporation
- federal communication commission
- housing urban development
- American Track
- Food drug administration
- United States department of agriculture
- national institute of standards and tech
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Health human sources
- bill of rights
- Bridge investment program
- Transportation security administration
- Department of homeland security
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- Federal emergency management agency
- national oreanic atmospheric administration
- securities and exchange
- federal bureau of investigation
- department of defense
- Central Intelligence Agency
- federal aviation administration
- United States of America
- Record of decision
- department of transportation
- social security administration
- attorney general
- Veteren Assistance
- National institutes of health
- Secret service
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Small business association
- Department of justice
35 Clues: Fannie Mae • Freddie Mae • American Track • Secret service • bill of rights • attorney general • Record of decision • Veteren Assistance • Health human sources • department of defense • Department of justice • securities and exchange • United States of America • Food drug administration • housing urban development • Bridge investment program • health, education, welfare • Small business association • ...
The Bill of Rights 2024-05-19
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- Quartering of
- Due process, double jeopardy, self-
- Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
- Common law
- Search and
- Rights not
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- To protect individual rights and limit the powers of the federal
- Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly
- The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States
- Wrote the Bill of Rights
- Demanded addition of Bill of Rights to the Constitution
- Excess bail or fines, cruel and unusual
- Jury trial, right to
- Right to bear
- Powers reserved to
15 Clues: Common law • Search and • Rights not • Quartering of • Right to bear • Powers reserved to • Jury trial, right to • Wrote the Bill of Rights • Due process, double jeopardy, self- • Excess bail or fines, cruel and unusual • Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights • Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly • Demanded addition of Bill of Rights to the Constitution • ...
FORMING A GOVERNMENT 2021-01-14
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- New federal constitution that would give sovereignty or supreme power to the central government
- People who opposed the Constitution and thought that the Constitutional Convention should not have created a new government
- Includes the president and the departments that help run the government
- Held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to improve the Articles of Confederation
- Opposed the Constitution and believed the guaranteeing individual rights
- commerce, Trade between two or more states
- The right to vote by allowing any white man who paid taxes to vote
- Land was split into townships which were 36 square miles divided into 36 lots of 640 acres
- 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
- Occurs when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
- A living document for more than 200 years
- 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
- Keeps any branch from becoming too powerful
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- Plan The plan gave each state an equal number of votes and thus an equal voice in the federal government
- Made up of all the national courts
- 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
- Taxes on imports or exports.
- A document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law.
- These essays supporting the Constitution were written by Alexander Hamilton James Madison and John Jay
- Protest high taxes and heavy debt
- Must be approved by two-thirds majority of both houses of Congress and then ratified by three-fourths of the states before taking effect
- The agreement to make two-house legislature
- A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
- Included areas that are now Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Supporters of the Constitution
- A period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
26 Clues: Taxes on imports or exports. • Supporters of the Constitution • Protest high taxes and heavy debt • Made up of all the national courts • A living document for more than 200 years • commerce, Trade between two or more states • The agreement to make two-house legislature • Keeps any branch from becoming too powerful • ...
Divided Nation CrossWord 2023-04-16
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- First and only president of the Confederate States of America after the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 led to the secession of many southern states
- Democratic candidate for president in 1852 and the 14th president of the United States.
- an American politician and pro-slavery nominee for president, he debated against Abraham Lincoln
- Sixteenth president of the United states, he opposed slavery and argues that African Americans had a right to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
- a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal
- Senator from Tennessee, he supported the Union over slavery and helped found the Constitutional Union Part.
- the dude who beat Charles Sumner with a cane
- the dude who got beat by the cane
- a political party formed in the 1850s to stop the spread of slavery in the West
- a devotion to the interest of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole
- a proposal to outlaw slavery in the territory added to the United States by the Mexcian Cession
- an incident in which abolitionist John Brown and 21 other men captured a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia
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- a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery.
- the nation formed by the southern states when the seceded from the union: also known as the Confederacy
- an incident in which abolitionist John Brown and seven other men murdered pro-slavery Kansas
- Henery Clays proposed agreement that allowed California to enter the union as a free state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into two territories
- a statement made by Stephen Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that pointed out how people could use popular sovereignty to determine if they wanted a free or slave state
- a political party formed in 1860 by a group of northerners and southerners who supported the Union, its laws, and the COnstitiution
- Enslaved African American who filed suit for his freedom stating that his time living in a free state made him a free man.
- a political party formed in 1848 by antislavery northerners who left the Whig and Democratic parties because neither addresses the slavery issue
20 Clues: the dude who got beat by the cane • the dude who beat Charles Sumner with a cane • a political party formed in the 1850s to stop the spread of slavery in the West • a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery. • Democratic candidate for president in 1852 and the 14th president of the United States. • ...
The US Expansionism and Democracy in the 1800s - Events 2025-05-04
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- Conflict from 1861–1865 between the Union and the Confederacy.
- Southern states' withdrawal from the Union before the Civil War.
- The 1803 land deal with France that doubled U.S. size.
- This territory was acquired from Spain in 1819.
- Labor strike tied to railroad car manufacturing.
- The1823 policy warning Europe not to interfere in the Americas.
- Post–Civil War era rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.
- Reformers who fought for changes like child labor laws.
- Political group that pushed for labor and farmer reforms.
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- Movement expanding voting rights to most white men.
- Monopoly founded by John D. Rockefeller.
- Southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
- Complete control of an industry or product by one company or person.
- 1863 declaration freeing Confederate slaves.
- Belief in U.S. expansion across North America.
- Activists working to end slavery.
- The right to vote, including women’s suffrage achieved in 1920.
- The Northern states that fought to preserve the United States.
18 Clues: Activists working to end slavery. • Monopoly founded by John D. Rockefeller. • 1863 declaration freeing Confederate slaves. • Belief in U.S. expansion across North America. • This territory was acquired from Spain in 1819. • Labor strike tied to railroad car manufacturing. • Southern states that seceded during the Civil War. • ...
3rd 9 weeks study guide 2021-03-05
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- limited government is the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
- the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant.
- a simple random sample is a subset of individuals chosen from a larger set.
- record the opinion or vote of.
- an amount (usually small) that is allowed for in case of miscalculation or change of circumstances.
- is a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that in criminal cases states are required under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
- is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
- the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual person from it.
- First 10 admendments
- is the case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade.
- was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I.
- are changes in opinions or patterns of behavior that occur among most people at major point of their life like marriage, parenthood, or retirement.
- a political philosophy that advocates only minimal state intervention in the free market and the private lives of citizens.
- was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools.
- the use of government revenue collection and expenditure to influence a country's economy.
- refers to an economy where the market determines prices, products, and services rather than the government. Businesses and services are free of government control.
- judicial suppression of material that would be published or broadcast, on the grounds that it is libelous or harmful. In US law, the First Amendment severely limits the ability of the government to do this.
- accompanies the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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- is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color,ect..
- views prevalent among the general public.
- in United States law, is the doctrine by which portions of the Bill of Rights have been made applicable to the states.
- various macroeconomic scenarios about how economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand.
- is the case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade.
- individual rights protected by law from unjust governmental or other interference.
- a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law.
- "process by which individuals learn and frequently internalize a political lens framing their perceptions of how power is arranged and how the world around them is organized.
- a state of fairness in which individuals are treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular distinctions can be explicitly justified.
- is a federal civil rights law in the United States of America that was passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972.
- the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.
- part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- the clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress.
- a macroeconomic theory that postulates economic growth can be most effectively fostered by lowering taxes and decreasing regulation.
- commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation.
- describes how a cohort of people born at a certain time are different from another cohort of people born at a different time.
- the policy adopted by the monetary authority of a nation to control either the interest rate payable for very short-term borrowing or the money supply.
- describes how culture impacts politics.
- the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction.
38 Clues: First 10 admendments • record the opinion or vote of. • describes how culture impacts politics. • views prevalent among the general public. • the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant. • the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. • a simple random sample is a subset of individuals chosen from a larger set. • ...
Jeffersonian era 2024-03-19
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- an agreement to balance free and slave states
- ended the war of 1812
- group that John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were a part of
- stated America was for Americans
- the devotion to the culture and interest of ones own country
- invented by Eli Whitney
- made up of the presidents Jefferson, Monroe, and Madison
- allowed merchants to trade only with countries other than France and England
- explored the Louisiana purchase
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- standardized parts that could be used in place of one another
- the third president of the united states
- invented in 1807 by Robert Fulton
- famous Indian guide who helped Lewis and Clark
- the forcible seizure of sailors into the royal navy
- stretched from Georgia to Illinois
- doubled the size of the united states in 1803
- an agreement to cease fire
- a tax on incoming of goods
- was a supreme court justice for over 30 years
- the sinking of this boat lead to the battle of 1812
20 Clues: ended the war of 1812 • invented by Eli Whitney • an agreement to cease fire • a tax on incoming of goods • explored the Louisiana purchase • stated America was for Americans • invented in 1807 by Robert Fulton • stretched from Georgia to Illinois • the third president of the united states • an agreement to balance free and slave states • ...
us capitals 2022-03-01
European capitals 2019-03-19
11 Clues: Capital of Italy • Capital of Malta • Capital of France • Capital of Greece • Capital of Norway • Capital of Iceland • Capital of Ireland • Capital of Belgium • Capital of Letonia • Capital of Finland • Capital of Switzerland
European capitals 2019-03-19
11 Clues: Capital of Malta • Capital of Italy • Capital of Norway • Capital of France • Capital of Greece • Capital of Finland • Capital of Belgium • Capital of Letonia • Capital of Iceland • Capital of Ireland • Capital of Switzerland
State Capitals 2013-01-30
11 Clues: Capital of Maine • Capital of Vermont • Capital of Delaware • Capital of Maryland • Capital of New York • Capital of New Jersey • Capital of Connecticut • Capital of Rhode Island • Capital of Pennsylvania • Capital of Massachusetts • Capital of New Hampshire
State Capitals 2013-05-18
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- The state capital of Texas
- The state capital of Georgia
- The state capital of Kentucky
- The state capital of Colorado
- The state capital of Nebraska
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- The state capital of Maine
- The state capital of Maryland
- The state capital of North Carolina
- The state capital of Virginia
- The state capital of Oregon
- The state capital of Montana
11 Clues: The state capital of Texas • The state capital of Maine • The state capital of Oregon • The state capital of Georgia • The state capital of Montana • The state capital of Maryland • The state capital of Kentucky • The state capital of Virginia • The state capital of Colorado • The state capital of Nebraska • The state capital of North Carolina
WORLD CAPITALS 2023-11-05
12 Clues: Neighboring Ghana • Formerly Abyssinia • Horn of Africa nation • Located on the Equator • Capital is Addis Ababa • Known for the pyramids • Largest African country • Land of the Sahara Desert • Home to Mount Kilimanjaro • East African island nation • Africa The "Rainbow Nation" • Coast West African cocoa producer
U.S. Capitals 2024-10-11
Northeastern Capitals 2022-10-04
Spanish capitals! 2025-01-28
11 Clues: capital of Cuba • capital of Peru • capital of Spain • capital of Bolivia • capital of Urugary • capital of Columbia • capital of Honduras • capital of Paraguay • capital of Nicaragua • capital of Venezuela • capital of Equatorial Guinea
World capitals 2025-11-02
11 Clues: capital of China • capital of Norway • capital of Canada • capital of Turkey • capital of Denmark • capital of Algeria • capital of Romania • capital of Bulgaria • capital of Australia • capital of New Zealand • capital of Philippines
Nationalism/Unification Assignment 2018-02-26
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- was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification
- a Polish theatre and film actor, notable for his roles in two of the most popular Polish television series
- was the King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861. At that point, he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878
- a prominent historical German state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg
- agreement that secured commercial and diplomatic privileges for the United States in Japan and constituted the basis for Western economic penetration of Japan
- white supremacist paramilitary groups that were active in the late 19th century in the last years and after the end of the Reconstruction era of the United States
- the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan
- was fought between the Qing Empire and the Empire of Japan, primarily over influence of Korea
- The war of 1870–71 between France (under Napoleon III) and Prussia, in which Prussian troops advanced into France and decisively defeated the French at Sedan. The defeat marked the end of the French Second Empire.
- a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890
- war between Prussia on the one side and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and certain minor German states on the other. It ended in a Prussian victory, which meant the exclusion of Austria from Germany
- a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations
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- is the German word for "emperor"
- Commodore of the United States Navy and commanded a number of ships. He served in several wars, most notably in the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812
- the period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno, marked by the modernization and westernization of the country
- Italian politician, journalist, activist for the unification of Italy and spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement.
- a senior state or legal official
- was an agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Takahira Kogorō
- fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea
- the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck given on 30 September 1862, at the time when he was Minister President of Prussia, about the unification of the German territories
- Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts
- Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy
22 Clues: is the German word for "emperor" • a senior state or legal official • Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts • was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification • Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy • ...
