states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-26

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
  2. if offered southerners amnesty, or official pardon, for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion.
  3. on the other hand took a harsher stance. They wanted the federal government to force change in the South
  4. These laws divide the South into five districts
  5. an agency providing relief for feed people and certain poor people in the south
  6. an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
  7. was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote
  8. or laws that greatly limited the freedom of the African Americans
  9. an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
  10. United states representative
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  1. the process of remitting the former Confederate states to the union
  2. U.S. History. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit white people to vote while disenfranchising Black people: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants.
  3. 18 president of the United States of America
  4. 17th president of the United states
  5. is the process by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official.
  6. a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
  7. the forced separation of whites and Africans Americans in public places.
  8. process and period of Reconstruction
  9. a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
  10. This secret society opposed civil rights, particularly suffrage, for African Americans.

20 Clues: United states representative • 17th president of the United states • process and period of Reconstruction • 18 president of the United States of America • These laws divide the South into five districts • a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. • was a special tax people had to pay before they could vote • ...

Us history crossword puzzle 2023-05-16

Us history crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Rights Movement Bill which prohibited discrimination based on race
  2. Line separating areas if settlement from less densely populated areas
  3. Type of factor that causes people to leave one place for another
  4. The enforced separation of different racial groups
  5. powers powers Alliance between germany, italy, and japan against the allied
  6. Town that sprang up overnight, often in a mining area
  7. The supply of food ans supplies to west berlin by Britan and American military air transport during the blockade
  8. The government act that granted free land to settlers after improving it for 6 months
  9. Lincoln's ____________ Proclamation declared that slaves in states in rebellion would be free in January 1863
  10. of confederation Initial constitution adopted by the second continental congress that established a loose leage of individual states and was later replced in 1787 by the united states constitution
  11. The 14th Amendment established everyone's right to Due _______
  12. Failed 1961 U.S. invasion of Cuba
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  1. Name of the railroad that was completed in 1869
  2. Just after the Civil War, _____ _____ were written by Southern states to prevent freedmen from having the same rights as whites
  3. Early skirmished between colonists and british troops, sparking
  4. Constitutional Amendment that prohibits slavery throughout the United States
  5. An emancipated slave
  6. Temporary stop in fighting; truce
  7. A person who agitated to end slavery
  8. Term for a freedman who enters into a farming deal with former owner to work the land and divide the harvest
  9. A person who beleives that all forms of goverment are oppressive and should be abolished
  10. a war that affects all countries
  11. Southern white who supported Reconstruction

23 Clues: An emancipated slave • a war that affects all countries • Temporary stop in fighting; truce • Failed 1961 U.S. invasion of Cuba • A person who agitated to end slavery • Southern white who supported Reconstruction • Name of the railroad that was completed in 1869 • The enforced separation of different racial groups • Town that sprang up overnight, often in a mining area • ...

Bisma Younas Sec #3 X-word 2024-03-21

Bisma Younas Sec #3 X-word crossword puzzle
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  1. ________ Indians and runaway African Americans worked together, the Indians let the slaves to live in their villages, the slaves would give share their crops.
  2. John ___________, of The South, was a Sectional Leader, supported slavery.
  3. In the early 1800s, the United States was facing foreign competition, especially from _______.
  4. Cheif Justice John ________ helped strength the federal government.
  5. General Andrew _______ marched to Florida with more than 3,000 soldiers in 1818.
  6. American business owners like Francis _____ Lowell helped the American Industry grow quickly.
  7. Clay believed that a better __________ system would make it easier for farmers in The West and South to ship goods to cities.
  8. In order to help Spain regain its colonies, Prussia, France,Russia, and Austria formed an ________.
  9. Republicans supported a law to charter a _______ Bank of the United States, after the first one failed.
  10. Clay's plan aiming at promoting economic growth was called American ______.
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  1. _________ disliked Clay's plan because they did not want to pay for roads and canals that brought them no benefit.
  2. _________ and Madison opposed having a national bank.
  3. British ____________ planned to put out American businesses by selling cloth for cheaper in the United States.
  4. Daniel Webster, of New Hampshire, thought slavery was ____.
  5. Henry ____, of The West, favored a more active role for the central government.
  6. In 1816, James ______ became president, defeating Senator Rufus King of New York.
  7. After Spain agreed to peace talks, the _________ Treaty took place.
  8. _____ officials protected runaway slaves from Georgia and South Carolina.
  9. Sectionalism is loyalty to one's _____ or nation.
  10. The ______ was passed in 1816 because of angry New England business owners.
  11. In the end, the United States bought Florida from Spain for just ____ million dollars.
  12. In the Monroe ________, it stated that the United States wouldn't interfere with European affairs.

22 Clues: Sectionalism is loyalty to one's _____ or nation. • _________ and Madison opposed having a national bank. • Daniel Webster, of New Hampshire, thought slavery was ____. • Cheif Justice John ________ helped strength the federal government. • After Spain agreed to peace talks, the _________ Treaty took place. • ...

Geopolitics 2024-07-28

Geopolitics crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which businesses develop international influence or operate on an international scale.
  2. Power: The ability to shape the preferences of others through appeal and attraction rather than coercion.
  3. The study of the effects of geography on international politics and relations.
  4. Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  5. of Power: A situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power.
  6. The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
  7. Integrity: The principle that nation-states should not promote secessionist movements or border changes in other nation-states.
  8. d'état: A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
  9. The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group.
  10. Relations: Political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states.
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  1. Leadership or dominance by one country or social group over others.
  2. Intervention: Interventions by external actors to prevent or end widespread and grave violations of fundamental human rights.
  3. A political entity characterized by a defined territory, stable population, and recognized by other states.
  4. The practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states or groups.
  5. Organization (NGO): A non-profit group that operates independently of any government.
  6. Protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.
  7. A system of politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations.
  8. Penalties imposed by one or more countries against another country to persuade it to change its policies.
  9. War: A war instigated by a major power that does not itself become involved.
  10. The maintenance of a truce between nations or communities by an international military force.

20 Clues: The authority of a state to govern itself or another state. • Leadership or dominance by one country or social group over others. • d'état: A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. • War: A war instigated by a major power that does not itself become involved. • ...

Final Exam 2020-06-02

Final Exam crossword puzzle
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  1. Oregon Territory. ... Polk called for expansion that included Texas, California, and the entire Oregon territory.
  2. the daughter of a Shoshone chief, was captured by an enemy tribe and sold to a French Canadian trapper who made her his wife around age 12. In November 1804, she was invited to join the Lewis and Clark expedition as a Shoshone interpreter.
  3. an example of a small incident that grew to an international confrontation. The Oregon Treaty of 1846 established the boundary between Canada and the United States from the Rocky Mountains westward to the coast.
  4. a U. S. Army post in the Washington Territory
  5. statute that permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America, as well as the splitting of Territory of Dakota into two states
  6. Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest.
  7. people of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry, and one of the three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
  8. another meaning for the Spanish Armament.
  9. a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps.
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  1. ur magnate and founder of a renowned family of Anglo-American capitalists, business leaders, and philanthropists. His American Fur Company is considered the first American business monopoly.
  2. chartered 2 May 1670, is the oldest incorporated joint-stock merchandising company in the English-speaking world.
  3. a war between the usa and the yakima valley
  4. another way of saying Wagon Train of 1843
  5. a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal nations
  6. a mountain pass in the northwest United States, through the Cascade Range in Washington.
  7. the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River during the winter of 1805-1806.
  8. Chinook word meaning by and by
  9. U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere
  10. a British fur trading post built in 1824 to optimize the Hudson's Bay Company's operations in the Oregon Country
  11. American frontiersman who won fame as an explorer by sharing with Meriwether Lewis the leadership of their epic expedition to the Pacific Northwest (1804–06).
  12. soft underlayer of skin.
  13. the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
  14. an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark.
  15. Ioannis Phokas
  16. a treaty between the United States and Britain that set the 49th parallel as the boundary between British North America and the US across the West.
  17. an American career Army officer and politician, who served as governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857, and later as its delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

26 Clues: Ioannis Phokas • soft underlayer of skin. • Chinook word meaning by and by • a hot dry wind from the Southern Alps. • another way of saying Wagon Train of 1843 • U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere • another meaning for the Spanish Armament. • a war between the usa and the yakima valley • a U. S. Army post in the Washington Territory • ...

Hampton University Crossword Puzzle 2022-06-22

Hampton University Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. This scholar loves reading books about science.
  2. This scholar's nickname is Showtime.
  3. This scholar has a cousin in another class.
  4. This scholar was a leader in the classroom.
  5. This scholar is known for her artwork.
  6. This scholar's avatar is a video game character.
  7. This scholar has very neat handwriting.
  8. This scholar is almost always first to arrive.
  9. This scholar knows state capitals very well.
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  1. This scholar is quiet, but has a big personality.
  2. This scholar had amazing dance moves.
  3. This scholar has a unique laugh.
  4. This scholar now lives in the South.
  5. This scholar loves to get homework done quickly.
  6. This scholar's favorite teacher is Ms. Fenty.

15 Clues: This scholar has a unique laugh. • This scholar now lives in the South. • This scholar's nickname is Showtime. • This scholar had amazing dance moves. • This scholar is known for her artwork. • This scholar has very neat handwriting. • This scholar has a cousin in another class. • This scholar was a leader in the classroom. • This scholar knows state capitals very well. • ...

English Practice 2019-09-22

English Practice crossword puzzle
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  1. red crunchy fruit that grows on a tree
  2. north, _____, east, west
  3. I'm _____ the United States. What about you?
  4. number of months in a year
  5. country north of the United States
  6. the first month of the new year
  7. the first meal of the day
  8. the language that you're studying now
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  1. you can eat these scrambled or fried
  2. the hottest season in the United States
  3. 100 pennies equals one _____ (in the United States)
  4. salt and _____ (on the kitchen table)
  5. the month after this one
  6. what you ask when you don't understand
  7. How _____ you?
  8. _____ do you work?

16 Clues: How _____ you? • _____ do you work? • north, _____, east, west • the month after this one • the first meal of the day • number of months in a year • the first month of the new year • country north of the United States • you can eat these scrambled or fried • salt and _____ (on the kitchen table) • the language that you're studying now • red crunchy fruit that grows on a tree • ...

reconstruction 2024-04-11

reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
  2. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  3. The 17th President of the united states
  4. led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation
  5. white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. Era of the united states after the civil war
  4. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. charge the holder of a public office with misconduct.
  6. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  7. The first Black Senator
  8. A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union

13 Clues: The first Black Senator • The 17th President of the united states • Era of the united states after the civil war • charge the holder of a public office with misconduct. • led efforts to establish civil rights for old slaves and implement emancipation • A framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union • ...

ISLAMIC ART VOCABULARY 2024-11-19

ISLAMIC ART VOCABULARY crossword puzzle
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  1. → Highly ornamental Islamic script Text is read RIGHT to LEFT
  2. A central niche in a mosque, which indicates the direction to Mecca
  3. Muslim place of worship
  4. Creature that is a rhinoceros/wolf/combination with a horn
  5. an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
  6. created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering an area without any gaps or overlaps.
  7. Pilgrimage to Mecca
  8. A honeycomb-like decoration applied in Islamic buildings to domes, niches, capitals, or vaults; surface resembles intricate stalactites
  9. Dense forest of columns
  10. A pulpit from which sermons are given
  11. A tall, slender column used to call people to prayer
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  1. was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
  2. artistic practice of decorative handwriting, the art of handwriting.
  3. is the holiest city in Islam
  4. an ornament or style that employs flower, foliage, or fruit and sometimes animal and figural outlines to produce an intricate pattern of interlaced lines.
  5. Direction towards holy city of Mecca that all Muslims face during prayer
  6. Small cylinder-shaped container with a detachable lid used to contain cosmetics, aromas, or jewelry
  7. Persian Book of Kings; composed by a poet named Firdawsi ~1000 C.E.; chronicles the history of Persia before the arrival of Islam

18 Clues: Pilgrimage to Mecca • Muslim place of worship • Dense forest of columns • is the holiest city in Islam • A pulpit from which sermons are given • A tall, slender column used to call people to prayer • Creature that is a rhinoceros/wolf/combination with a horn • → Highly ornamental Islamic script Text is read RIGHT to LEFT • ...

The Constitution 2021-12-10

The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. the Preamble also is known as
  2. The founders made this a _________, but not impossible process
  3. ratifying the constituion
  4. Creating the president, VP, and their departments,sets up the Executive branch
  5. Federal laws are _________ than state laws
  6. lawmaking
  7. Rules for amending the constitution
  8. To represents the citizens and make laws, sets up what the Constitution is all about
  9. out of thirteen original states needed to vote to ratify the Constitution
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  1. Federal Constitution outweighs all State Constitution
  2. First ten amendments
  3. courts
  4. creates the supreme and federal court, sets up the Judicial branch
  5. States have the power to create and enforce their own________
  6. enforces laws
  7. Describes how the states shuld interact with eachother
  8. Sets up the Legislative branch

17 Clues: courts • lawmaking • enforces laws • First ten amendments • ratifying the constituion • the Preamble also is known as • Sets up the Legislative branch • Rules for amending the constitution • Federal laws are _________ than state laws • Federal Constitution outweighs all State Constitution • Describes how the states shuld interact with eachother • ...

Geography & History of the United States 2023-12-12

Geography & History of the United States crossword puzzle
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  1. How many colonies existed in the current U.S. before the American Revolutionary War?
  2. What state is the Grand Canyon in?
  3. What country is located to the north of the United States?
  4. What major war took place in the early 1860s?
  5. What river marks the border between Texas and Mexico?
  6. What mountain range is located in the Western United States?
  7. Niagara Falls connects Lake Ontario to what other Great Lake?
  8. What mountain range is located in the Eastern United States?
  9. What is the name of the United States’ longest river?
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  1. What state is Yellowstone National Park located in?
  2. What is California’s largest desert?
  3. What major war took place in the late 1910s?
  4. What ocean is located to the east of the United States?
  5. What is Washington’s tallest mountain Mt. Rainier’s original name?
  6. What state became a state in 1850 after a major gold rush increased its population?
  7. What ocean is located to the west of the United States?
  8. Fill in the blank: The _____ Gold Rush started in 1896.
  9. What state became a state in 1845 after being an independent country?

18 Clues: What state is the Grand Canyon in? • What is California’s largest desert? • What major war took place in the late 1910s? • What major war took place in the early 1860s? • What state is Yellowstone National Park located in? • What river marks the border between Texas and Mexico? • What is the name of the United States’ longest river? • ...

Unit 4 Vocabulary Reconstruction 2022-10-16

Unit 4 Vocabulary Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. gave African Americans citizenship and forbade discrimination and Black Codes
  2. the first African American Senator
  3. guaranteed all citizens regardless of color, access to accommodations, theaters, public schools, churches and cemeteries
  4. a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connection
  5. wanted to reduce state debts
  6. was a government program that assisted a former slaves and poor while in the south
  7. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
  8. a person who behaves badly but in and amusingly mischievous rather than harmful
  9. granted African Americans men the right to vote
  10. (KKK) hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda
  11. a southern democrat, became President with the assassination of Lincoln under Johnson’s Plan
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  1. the belief that white people constitute a dupe riot race and should therefore dominate society
  2. abolished slavery in the U.S.
  3. confederate states that could be readmitted to the union when 10 percent of its states voters swore allegiance to the union
  4. proposed that Congress, not the president, be responsible for reconstruction and that the majority, not the 10 percent of a states voters had to swear allegiance to the union before rejoining the U.S.
  5. oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the civil war
  6. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. including former enslaved people. “Equal protection of the laws”
  7. the effort to reintegrate southern states from confederacy and 4 million newly-freed people into the United States
  8. restricted black peoples rights to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  9. gave the right to vote
  10. unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election

21 Clues: gave the right to vote • wanted to reduce state debts • abolished slavery in the U.S. • the first African American Senator • granted African Americans men the right to vote • unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election • gave African Americans citizenship and forbade discrimination and Black Codes • ...

APUSH 2015-04-13

APUSH crossword puzzle
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  1. Jazz is a genre of music that originated in African American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century.
  2. a joint declaration released by U.S. President FranklinDRoosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941 following a meeting of the two heads of state in Newfoundland.
  3. Lengthened Sherman Anti-Trust Act's list of practices. Exempted labor unions from being called trusts, legalized strikes and peaceful picketing by labor union members.
  4. applied biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and politics.
  5. the name given to the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s; black writers, artists, musicians
  6. era of rapid economic growth, especially in the North and West. American wages, especially for skilled workers, were much higher than in Europe, which attracted millions of immigrants.
  7. First "hot war" of the Cold war. The Korean War began in 1950 when the Soviet-backed North Koreans invaded South Korea before meeting a counter-offensive by UN Forces, dominated by the United States. The war ended in stalemate in 1953.
  8. Protestant revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States.
  9. American force of 14,500 that landed in France in June 1917 under the command of General John Pershing. Both women and blacks served during the war, mostly under white officers.
  10. the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
  11. 36th president; democrat
  12. a community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth.
  13. surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base
  14. a system of segregation of people, each with a traditional hereditary occupation.
  15. a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
  16. Thurgood Marshall argued that a separate but equal violated equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Warren decided separate educational facilities were inherently unequal.
  17. a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
  18. the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  19. package of five bills sent in September 1850. It defused a four year confrontation between the southern slave states and the northern Free states following the Mexican American War. Drafted by Whig Henry Clay and brokered by Democrat Stephen Douglas it temporarily avoided secession or civil war at the time and it quieted a sectional conflict for 4 years.
  20. won by JFK
  21. a group of American post-World War II writers who came to prominence in the 1950s, as well as the cultural phenomena that they both documented and inspired.
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  1. The document that establishes the rights and liberties of the American people. It created a federal government of three branches---legislative, judicial, and executive. It separates powers among the three branches and establishes a system of checks and balances among them and defines the distribution of power between the federal government and the states.
  2. was organized in St. Louis in 1892 to represent the common folk—especially farmers—against the entrenched interests of railroads, bankers, processers, corporations, and the politicians in league with like interests.
  3. wrote Silent Spring
  4. built mainly with the support of bankers and businessmen in order to support Hamilton's fiscal policies.
  5. defined the process by which new states could be admitted into the Union from the Northwest Territory. the ordinance forbade slavery in the territory but allowed citizens to vote on the legality of slavery once statehood had been established.
  6. best ways to open up foreign markets to U.S. exporters.
  7. was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory
  8. Passed by LBJ, outlawed public segregation and discrimination, forbade racial discrim in the workplace
  9. practiced militant self-defense of minority communities against the U.S. government, and fought to establish revolutionary socialism through mass organizing and community based programs.
  10. a bank owned by the state
  11. the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence.
  12. it was one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.
  13. The relocation of Japanese-Americans during WWII.
  14. executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War, directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of the United States.
  15. a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States; FDR
  16. a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture.
  17. United States dropped these on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  18. a 20th-century term for an attitude toward women's roles present in the emerging United States before, during, and after the American Revolution
  19. Written by Betty Friedan
  20. created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement, and had the effect of repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820
  21. a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions.
  22. an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
  23. the first written constitution of the United States. Stemming from wartime urgency, its progress was slowed by fears of central authority and extensive land claims by states before was it was ratified on March 1, 1781.
  24. approved by Congress on July 4, 1776. drafted by Thomas Jefferson, it formalized the colonies' separation from Britain and laid out the Enlightenment values (best expressed by John Locke) of natural rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" upon which the American Revolution was based.
  25. Southerners declared federal protective tariffs null and void, Jackson responded with Force bill and suggested compromising over tariff; John C Calhoun was a big advocate
  26. signed the Tripartite Pact.
  27. was a state of political and military tension after World War II between U.S. and Soviet Union
  28. in opposition of the acquisition of lands.
  29. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
  30. created New Deal

51 Clues: won by JFK • created New Deal • wrote Silent Spring • Written by Betty Friedan • 36th president; democrat • a bank owned by the state • signed the Tripartite Pact. • in opposition of the acquisition of lands. • was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory • The relocation of Japanese-Americans during WWII. • best ways to open up foreign markets to U.S. exporters. • ...

Reconstruction Vocabulary 2023-09-22

Reconstruction Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Allowed Confederate states to establish new state governments after 10 percent of their male population took loyalty oaths and the states recognized the permanent freedom of formerly enslaved people
  2. after the American Civil War, a pejorative (negative) term for a white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction or who joined with black freedmen and the so-called carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies
  3. Change to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the United States or who became a citizen of the country, including formerly enslaved people.
  4. 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time.
  5. Enacted in 1867–68 this outlined the conditions under which the Southern states would be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War
  6. A change to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
  7. formerly enslaved people who, in the south, after the Civil War, were often left without money, land, jobs, or education
  8. A person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction by taking advantage of unsettled conditions and political corruption.
  9. a post-Civil War secret society favoring white supremacy, often carrying out organized terrorist attacks on formerly enslaved people
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  1. Change to the Constitution that gave the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall no matter what race, color, or previous condition of servitude
  2. the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War
  3. Laws passed in 1865 - 67 that restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces. A central element was vagrancy laws. States criminalized men who were out of work, or who were not working at a job whites recognized.
  4. a farmer who works land for a landlord in return for a share of the crop
  5. Agency set up to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, especially newly freed African Americans.

14 Clues: a farmer who works land for a landlord in return for a share of the crop • the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War • A change to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. • ...

Civil War 2021-12-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Vice President of the Confederate States
  2. A law stating all citizens must help with the apprehending of slaves.
  3. Name of states belonging to the South
  4. Name of the states belonging to the North
  5. First state to secede the United States in 1860.
  6. Political Party Lincoln represented in the Northern States
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  1. Name of abolitionists who ordered the execution of five pro slavers
  2. President of the confederate states
  3. Slave who took a case to the supreme court to fight against his enslaver
  4. A policy stating that state voters should decide whether or not to allow slavery in the state.
  5. Name of Senator who introduced Kansas-Nebraska Act
  6. Battle fought between the North and South
  7. Organised movement to end the practice of slavery
  8. 16th president of the United States

14 Clues: President of the confederate states • 16th president of the United States • Name of states belonging to the South • Vice President of the Confederate States • Battle fought between the North and South • Name of the states belonging to the North • First state to secede the United States in 1860. • Organised movement to end the practice of slavery • ...

Age of Reform Crossword. 2022-03-24

Age of Reform Crossword. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Women's suffragist
  2. Escaped slave and advocate for emancipation.
  3. abstinence from alcoholic drink
  4. Protestant religious revival in the United States from about 1795 to 1835. During this revival, meetings were held in small towns and large cities throughout the country, and the unique frontier institution known as the camp meeting began.
  5. A prominent U.S. orator, abolitionist, and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women.
  6. something abnormal
  7. The movement to end slavery in the United States
  8. Underground Railroad conductor
  9. "Perfect Societies"
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  1. a 19th-century movement of writers and philosophers in New England who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential unity of all creation.
  2. Education Reformist
  3. Author of Walden
  4. American poet who wrote the Raven
  5. Prison reformist
  6. implying something
  7. A Christian abolitionist, suffragist, journalist, and social reformer.
  8. an American poet, essayist and journalist. author of Leaves of Grass.
  9. American poet who wrote Wild Nights
  10. a piece of land held by an owner.
  11. Anti Immigration citizens of the United States

20 Clues: Author of Walden • Prison reformist • Women's suffragist • implying something • something abnormal • Education Reformist • "Perfect Societies" • Underground Railroad conductor • abstinence from alcoholic drink • American poet who wrote the Raven • a piece of land held by an owner. • American poet who wrote Wild Nights • Escaped slave and advocate for emancipation. • ...

United states 2023-03-15

United states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. state capital is Columbus
  2. state capital
  3. capital is Jefferson City
  4. state capital is Ottawa
  5. state capital Sacramento
  6. state capital is Madrid
  7. state capital is Austin
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  1. state capital is Tallahassee
  2. state capital is Phoenix
  3. capital is Jackson
  4. Walmart is there
  5. state capital is Brasília
  6. state capital is Oslo
  7. state capital is Indianapolis
  8. 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

funny states 2017-01-10

funny states crossword puzzle
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  1. motto: "North to the Future"
  2. motto: "Agriculture and Commerce"
  3. "Pelican State"
  4. nickname: "Old Line State"
  5. America's Dairyland
  6. the silver state
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  1. state flower is the sunflower
  2. state flower is red clover
  3. "Magnolia State"
  4. slogan: "Land of Lincoln"
  5. motto is "United we stand, divided we fall"
  6. big sky country
  7. state bird: blue hen chicken
  8. "Sunshine State"
  9. nickname: "Aloha State"

15 Clues: big sky country • "Pelican State" • "Magnolia State" • "Sunshine State" • the silver state • America's Dairyland • nickname: "Aloha State" • slogan: "Land of Lincoln" • state flower is red clover • nickname: "Old Line State" • motto: "North to the Future" • state bird: blue hen chicken • state flower is the sunflower • motto: "Agriculture and Commerce" • ...

50 states! 2025-06-17

50 states! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. big 🍎
  2. only one syllable
  3. it’s more of a district really
  4. 2028 summer Olympics
  5. people get married here
  6. beachin
  7. The big five oh!
  8. potato museum
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  1. Howdy!
  2. surrounded by water on three sides
  3. the original Buc-ees
  4. home state
  5. mammoths
  6. peaches
  7. calling your name

15 Clues: big 🍎 • Howdy! • peaches • beachin • mammoths • home state • potato museum • The big five oh! • only one syllable • calling your name • the original Buc-ees • 2028 summer Olympics • people get married here • it’s more of a district really • surrounded by water on three sides

Things about me 2023-03-22

Things about me crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first board game I mentioned.
  2. The best shape.
  3. A game of two armies.
  4. A game where you need to destroy the opponent's ships.
Down
  1. The name of one of my favourite song.
  2. What people always say I'm the best at.
  3. Find out of place capitals before this page in order.
  4. The first word of my favourite podcast.

8 Clues: The best shape. • A game of two armies. • The first board game I mentioned. • The name of one of my favourite song. • What people always say I'm the best at. • The first word of my favourite podcast. • Find out of place capitals before this page in order. • A game where you need to destroy the opponent's ships.

unit 1 Review 2026-01-05

unit 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The official "thumbs up" or formal approval process for the Constitution
  2. Madison’s argument that "factions" are best controlled in a large republic
  3. Locke’s "Essential Three" (life, liberty, property) that no king can take away
  4. The idea that the Constitution is a leash, not a blank check
  5. System that prevents any branch from becoming too powerful
  6. A system where the people don't rule directly, but hire "middlemen" to do it
  7. A fancy way of saying the legislative branch has two separate "rooms"
  8. The "Devolution" movement to give power back to the states
  9. An agreement where you trade a bit of "doing whatever you want" for protection
  10. The "I’m the Boss" clause that makes federal law win in a fight with state law
  11. The principle that the "consent of the governed" is the only thing giving the government power
  12. Man's best friend
  13. The concept that even the President has to stop at a red light
  14. The "Strong Central Gov" fan club led by Hamilton and Madison
  15. The "Stretch Armstrong" of the Constitution that lets Congress expand its reach
  16. America’s first "Rough Draft" that gave the states way too much power
Down
  1. Essay explaining that "ambition must be made to counteract ambition"
  2. The 1995 case that told Congress the Commerce Clause isn't a "magic wand" for everything
  3. A "layer cake" approach where the Fed and States stay in their own lanes
  4. The constitutional "marriage" between a national government and state governments
  5. A "marble cake" era where the Fed and States share responsibilities
  6. A group with shared interests that may harm the public good
  7. The 1787 Philadelphia "brainstorming session" held to revise the Articles
  8. When both the Fed and the States reach into your wallet for taxes at the same time
  9. The SCOTUS case that basically told states, "You can't tax your boss"
  10. The first ten "Thou Shalt Nots" directed at the federal government
  11. The 1786 "wake-up call" that proved the Articles of Confederation were failing
  12. The group that wouldn't sign the "contract" until a Bill of Rights was added
  13. The "Connecticut" solution that created a bicameral legislature
  14. A loose alliance of states with a weak central authority
  15. The 10th Amendment’s "leftovers" belonging strictly to the states
  16. The philosophy that prevents "all eggs from being in one basket" by using three branches
  17. The "Grocery List" of specific things Congress is actually allowed to do
  18. Powers not written but reasonably suggested by the Constitution

34 Clues: Man's best friend • A loose alliance of states with a weak central authority • System that prevents any branch from becoming too powerful • The "Devolution" movement to give power back to the states • A group with shared interests that may harm the public good • The idea that the Constitution is a leash, not a blank check • ...

norma's puzzle 2026-01-16

norma's puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. How to become a U.S. Citizen.
  2. Name one of the original 13 states
  3. The Father of our Country
  4. The number of U.S. Senators there are.
  5. Name an American Indian tribe in the United States.
  6. A document issued by a government that certifies the identity and nationality of the holder for travel abroad.
  7. The holiday we honor soldiers who died in military service.
  8. One reason colonists came to America.
  9. The holiday we honor people who have served or are in the U.S. Military.
  10. Name the U.S. War fought between the North and the South.
  11. The territory the United States bought from France in 1803.
  12. A Permit to enter another country, obtains from the country one wishes to enter
  13. The number of seats on the Supreme Court.
  14. The 34th president of the United States.
  15. What is July 4th.
  16. Who was the president during the Great Depression and World War 2?
  17. The number of senators each state has
  18. A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
  19. The act of dwelling in a place.
  20. Send someone back to their own country.
  21. To choose someone to fill an office or position by voting.
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  1. Having the function of making laws.
  2. The part of the federal government that writes laws.
  3. A person who pledges to support an immigrant's application for citizenship or residency.
  4. The length of term of service for a Supreme Court Judge.
  5. An official document giving a foreigner permission to take a job in a country.
  6. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
  7. People who lived here before the Europeans arrived
  8. One way to participate in United States civics.
  9. A National Holiday.
  10. The status of belonging to a particular nation.
  11. A line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries.
  12. The study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
  13. The capitol of our state.
  14. Name one important event that occurred during the civil war.
  15. The name of the highest court in the United States.
  16. Benjamin Franklin is famous for this.
  17. The name of the country who was the United States main rival during the Cold War.
  18. People who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States.
  19. A person who lives outside of their native country.

40 Clues: What is July 4th. • A National Holiday. • The Father of our Country • The capitol of our state. • How to become a U.S. Citizen. • The act of dwelling in a place. • Name one of the original 13 states • Having the function of making laws. • One reason colonists came to America. • Benjamin Franklin is famous for this. • The number of senators each state has • ...

AP US History Period 3 2024-04-28

AP US History Period 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. A person of mixed African and European ancestry, often subject to discrimination and social stigma in colonial America.
  2. A series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of ratifying the United States Constitution
  3. The uncharted or sparsely settled regions beyond the established boundaries of civilization
  4. A tax imposed by the British Parliament in 1765 on all paper documents in the American colonies
  5. Colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, often facing persecution and exile by patriots.
  6. A political ideology that emphasizes the importance of civic virtue, popular sovereignty, and the common good
  7. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 that argued for American independence from British rule
  8. A violent uprising by western Pennsylvania farmers in 1794 in protest of a federal excise tax on whiskey
  9. also known as the Haudenosaunee, was a powerful alliance of Native American tribes in the northeastern United States
  10. Supporters of the ratification of the United States Constitution and advocates for a strong central government
  11. A clause in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution granting Congress the authority to pass laws necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers
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  1. A proclamation issued by President George Washington in 1793 declaring the United States neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain
  2. The region west of the Appalachian Mountains, including the Ohio River Valley and the Great Lakes region
  3. A proposal presented by Virginia delegates at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 calling for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature and representation based on population.
  4. A violent confrontation between British soldiers and a mob of colonists in Boston on March 5, 1770
  5. A series of punitive measures imposed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party
  6. Colonists who supported the American Revolution and independence from British rule
  7. Conduct or speech inciting rebellion against the authority of a state or monarch, often used to suppress dissent or criticism of the government.
  8. A law passed by Congress in 1787 that established a system for governing the Northwest Territory
  9. The acquisition of the Louisiana Territory from France by the United States in 1803

20 Clues: Colonists who supported the American Revolution and independence from British rule • The acquisition of the Louisiana Territory from France by the United States in 1803 • The uncharted or sparsely settled regions beyond the established boundaries of civilization • ...

WW2 2023-10-05

WW2 crossword puzzle
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  1. naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars.
  2. a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England.
  3. the type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which combatants are well-protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery.
  4. a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during the First World War.
  5. the deadliest battle in human history
  6. was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States
  7. a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
  8. German Empire, Austria Hungary, and Italy
  9. the formal position taken by a State which is not participating in an armed conflict or which does not want to become involved.
  10. a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can make progress.
  11. as a Soviet revolutionary and political leader who led the Soviet Union
  12. French victory Failure of the Schlieffen Plan Beginning of trench warfare Beginning of the Race to the Sea Helmuth von Moltke dismissed
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  1. an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
  2. an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army.
  3. was a Japanese politician, military leader and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan and president of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association
  4. an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
  5. is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda
  6. France, Russia and England
  7. was an American Politician and farmer who served as the 33rd president of the United States
  8. Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.
  9. was a promise made by Germany to the United States in 1916, during World War I before the latter entered World War I.

21 Clues: France, Russia and England • the deadliest battle in human history • German Empire, Austria Hungary, and Italy • as a Soviet revolutionary and political leader who led the Soviet Union • a situation in which neither side in an argument or contest can make progress. • a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. • ...

Amendments 2025-06-14

Amendments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Freedom of Speech
  2. Cruel and unusual punishment
  3. Non-Enumerated Right
  4. Search and Seizure
  5. Right to bear arms
  6. Quartering of soldiers
  7. Abolition of Slavery
  8. Right to vote not denied by race
  9. Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits
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  1. Assembly of Congress
  2. Grand Jury, Doubt jeopardy
  3. Popular Election of Senators
  4. Suits against States
  5. Women's right to vote
  6. Citizenship rights
  7. Prohibition of liquor
  8. Right to Speedy Trial
  9. Income Tax
  10. Election of Vice President and President
  11. Right reserved to the states or people

20 Clues: Income Tax • Freedom of Speech • Search and Seizure • Citizenship rights • Right to bear arms • Assembly of Congress • Suits against States • Non-Enumerated Right • Abolition of Slavery • Women's right to vote • Prohibition of liquor • Right to Speedy Trial • Quartering of soldiers • Grand Jury, Doubt jeopardy • Popular Election of Senators • Cruel and unusual punishment • ...

2024 Current Events 2024-01-29

2024 Current Events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. former republican president of the United States and is currently running again in 2024
  2. political party that leans more toward the right
  3. the Hawaiian island that practically burned down in August of 2023
  4. city where the football team that beat the Baltimore Ravens last night is located
  5. new Speaker of the House
  6. the location in the middle east where Hamas and Israel are fighting
  7. airplane company where one of its plane emergency exits flew off
  8. this is the United States form of government where people can vote to make decisions
  9. location where 3 US troops were shot down in the middle east this past weekend
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  1. current king of the United Kingdom
  2. political party that leans more toward the left
  3. former governor of Florida and just took his name off of the primary ballot
  4. the current Vice President of the United States
  5. journalists covering events and reporting based on their views and beliefs (what we cover on Thursday's)
  6. is running for the republican primary ballot and was the former US Ambassador to the United Nations
  7. the current president of the United States
  8. the city where the football team that beat the Detroit Lions yesterday is located
  9. your Illinois governor
  10. your Greenville mayor

19 Clues: your Greenville mayor • your Illinois governor • new Speaker of the House • current king of the United Kingdom • the current president of the United States • political party that leans more toward the left • the current Vice President of the United States • political party that leans more toward the right • airplane company where one of its plane emergency exits flew off • ...

Documents and Principles 2016-09-09

Documents and Principles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The US Cons. protects our fundamental ___.
  2. ___ govt't is when the gov't is not all powerful.
  3. The ___ explained the purpose of setting up a new gov't.
  4. States working together to fight COVID19 is an example of forming a more perfect ___.
  5. In the US Cons the ____ comes from the people.
  6. Under the Articles of Confederation, ___ held all the major powers.
  7. In order for an amendment to be added, it first needs 2/3 ______ by Congress or the states.
  8. There are two steps in the amendment process: proposal and ____.
  9. We live in a representative gov't where we ___ people to make decisions on our behalf.
  10. ___ the US Cons needs proposal from Congress/states and Ratification from states.
  11. There have been 17 amendments ____ to the US Cons.
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  1. The US Cons created a ___ set of laws.
  2. There are 27 amendments ____ in the US Cons
  3. The US Cons. establishes the ___ of the gov't.
  4. We live in a ___ where we elect a president.
  5. When a judge is given a speeding ticket is an example of rule of ___
  6. Voters give their ___ when they vote on issues.
  7. The US Cons begins with We the ____.
  8. The US Cons. guarantees ___ under the law.
  9. The Magna Carta limited the power of the ___
  10. In the _____ amendment process the General Assembly must propose it.

21 Clues: The US Cons begins with We the ____. • The US Cons created a ___ set of laws. • The US Cons. protects our fundamental ___. • The US Cons. guarantees ___ under the law. • There are 27 amendments ____ in the US Cons • We live in a ___ where we elect a president. • The Magna Carta limited the power of the ___ • The US Cons. establishes the ___ of the gov't. • ...

Semester 2 Test Review 2026-05-19

Semester 2 Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formally charge the president
  2. Refusing to obey laws considered unjust
  3. Rights given to states or those not expressly forbidden in the Constitution
  4. States that are divided whether to stay in the Union of Confederacy
  5. Systematic destruction of an entire land
  6. A Pardon
  7. Include people who are black and white
  8. Unfair treatment of a group
  9. Conflict between citizens of the same country
  10. An unfair opinion not based on facts
  11. The separation of races
  12. The right to vote
  13. Committee or groups to protect themselves
  14. Smaller rivers that flow into larger ones
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  1. Leaving
  2. Give away
  3. Legal proceeding to protect against unlawful imprisonment
  4. Various plans to readmitting Southern states to the Union
  5. Stated that United States was to posses all land to the Pacific Ocean
  6. Rented land to a farmer with a landowner receiving a percentage of the crop
  7. Money to invest in a businesses
  8. Laws in the Southern states that controlled enslaved people
  9. Close ports by military force
  10. Refusal to work to put pressure on employers
  11. Laws to control freed men and women
  12. To take control of
  13. General inflation in prices
  14. A person who dies for a great cause
  15. Withdrawal from the Union
  16. To not vote
  17. Reformers who want to end slavery

31 Clues: Leaving • A Pardon • Give away • To not vote • The right to vote • To take control of • The separation of races • Withdrawal from the Union • Unfair treatment of a group • General inflation in prices • Formally charge the president • Close ports by military force • Money to invest in a businesses • Reformers who want to end slavery • Laws to control freed men and women • ...

Reconstruction Review 2023-09-07

Reconstruction Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rutherford B. Hayes became president of the United States, by removing the remaining federal troops from the South and appointing a Southern Democrat to his cabinet.
  2. Concept that encapsulates the Confederacy's demise and a post-war Southern desire to restore old ways, particularly concerning African Americans' roles and rights.
  3. The association of Southern U.S. states that split away from and fought against the Union in the U.S. Civil War.
  4. Taxes, often placed on imported goods to protect domestic industries
  5. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  6. The Union’s three-part Civil War strategy, designed to capture the confederate capital in Richmond, block southern ports, and control the Mississippi River.
  7. Northerners that moved to the South for economic and political gain.
  8. Discriminatory laws passed mainly in Southern states to deny African Americans equal economic, political, and social treatment.
  9. Declared that African Americans were citizens and deserved the protections that came with that.
  10. Refusal of a President to sign a bill within 10 days of its passage and the adjournment of Congress causes the bill to be rejected.
  11. The withdrawal of a state from a country or nation.
  12. Officially repealed the Missouri Compromise and gave residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery in their territories
  13. Name given to African American soldiers by Native Americans.
  14. This theory argued that the Constitution was an agreement among the states, and therefore states could reject laws they say as unconstitutional
  15. A member of Congress during the Civil War and Reconstruction who wanted to permanently end slavery and guarantee equal rights for African Americans.
Down
  1. The idea that residents of an area can vote to decide an issue
  2. Within these cases, the Supreme Court declared that the 14th Amendment did not alter traditional federalism, and that many rights of citizens still remained under state control.
  3. Law designed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing up tribal reservation land and giving it to individuals who would become farmers.
  4. Abolished slavery.
  5. Agreement that divided the country in half by dictating that any state lying south of 36°30’ north latitude would be open to slavery and any state above that line would be considered free
  6. The movement of African Americans from the South during the early 1900s.
  7. Bringing charges against a public official.
  8. The lowest point, or bottom; the term was used to describe relations between African Americans and whites in the South between 1877 and 1920.
  9. A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or people involved, or the objectives pursued, especially when the laws of war are disregarded.
  10. Established to assist formerly enslaved individuals in their needs for food, clothing, and shelter, as well as protecting travelers, legalizing marriages, and negotiating work agreements.
  11. To rebuild; referring to the period of 1865-1877 in the U.S. when former confederate states were under control of the federal government.
  12. The 1864 slaughter of over 150 inhabitants of a winter camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho.
  13. Land reserved by the U.S. government for use of Native Americans.
  14. The act of freeing those held captive; in this case it refers to the freeing of slaves
  15. stated that anyone whose father or grandfather had been eligible to vote before January 1, 1867 was guaranteed the right to vote.

30 Clues: Abolished slavery. • Bringing charges against a public official. • The withdrawal of a state from a country or nation. • Name given to African American soldiers by Native Americans. • The idea that residents of an area can vote to decide an issue • Land reserved by the U.S. government for use of Native Americans. • ...

Ch. 17 Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword 2016-04-18

Ch. 17 Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. of 1877 After the disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Congress declared Republican Rutherford B. Hayes the winner, but Republicans promised to withdraw remaining troops from Southern states & no longer attempt to reshape Southern states; marked the end of Reconstruction as Democrats regained control of the South
  2. first African American senator
  3. A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
  4. Any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
  5. Amendment Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or previous condition of servitude
  6. officially made slavery illegal in all of the United States
  7. 17th president of the United States, came to office after Lincoln's assassination and opposed Radical Republicans; he was impeached
  8. War general who became president in 1869
  9. A secret society organized in the South after the Civil War to reassert white supremacy by means of violence.
Down
  1. Wilkes Booth 26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  2. Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
  3. Federal agency set up in 1865 to provide food, schools, and medical care to freed slaves in the South
  4. granted citizenship and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons in the United States
  5. Amendment declared that all persons born in the US were citizenship, that all citizens were entitled to equal rights and their rights were protected by due process
  6. the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union

15 Clues: first African American senator • War general who became president in 1869 • Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • officially made slavery illegal in all of the United States • Wilkes Booth 26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassination of Abraham Lincoln • ...

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-18

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Judges who vote if someone is guilty or innocent
  2. Small and largely populated states got equal vote
  3. the same
  4. light up
  5. Ten amendments guaranteeing citizen's rights
  6. start fire
  7. The introduction of the constitution
  8. The plan hoping to to help larger populated states
  9. Government branch who determines the constitutionality of the laws
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  1. Makes and passes fedral laws
  2. Government branch who enforces the laws
  3. apear
  4. Government branch who writes laws
  5. hearty enjoyment
  6. The plan directed towards the smaller populated states

15 Clues: apear • the same • light up • start fire • hearty enjoyment • Makes and passes fedral laws • Government branch who writes laws • The introduction of the constitution • Government branch who enforces the laws • Ten amendments guaranteeing citizen's rights • Judges who vote if someone is guilty or innocent • Small and largely populated states got equal vote • ...

Patriotic Symbols 2023-06-16

Patriotic Symbols crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The national bird and symbol of the United States
  2. - A patriotic oath recited by Americans
  3. - Representing the original 13 colonies
  4. - A famous monument representing freedom and democracy
  5. - Symbolizing valor and bravery
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  1. - The national anthem of the United States
  2. - Representing purity and innocence
  3. - Symbolizing the 50 states of the United States
  4. - A famous bell that symbolizes freedom
  5. - Representing the unity of the states

10 Clues: - Symbolizing valor and bravery • - Representing purity and innocence • - Representing the unity of the states • - A patriotic oath recited by Americans • - A famous bell that symbolizes freedom • - Representing the original 13 colonies • - The national anthem of the United States • - Symbolizing the 50 states of the United States • ...

Federalism 2022-11-14

Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. Shared powers between the national and state governments.
  2. A clause that gives Congress the power to pass all laws needed to carry out their constitutional duties.
  3. Amendment that states powers not given to the national government and not denied to the states are reserved to the states.
  4. Money from the federal government with specific restrictions attached.
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  1. Clause that requires all states to recognize public records of other states.
  2. Clause that states the Constitution and national laws supersedes all other laws passed by the states.
  3. Powers not delegated to the national government and belong to the states.
  4. Powers exist to the national government because they are a country.
  5. Powers given to the national government because they are spelled out in the Constitution.
  6. Money given to states from the federal government for a wide range of purposes, but under a category.
  7. Powers given to the national government that are not specifically spelled out in the Constitution, but area allowed because it is reasonable that these powers needed to be exercised because of the Necessary and Proper Clause.

11 Clues: Shared powers between the national and state governments. • Powers exist to the national government because they are a country. • Money from the federal government with specific restrictions attached. • Powers not delegated to the national government and belong to the states. • Clause that requires all states to recognize public records of other states. • ...

Civics Test 2024-10-24

Civics Test crossword puzzle
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  1. The President's official residence
  2. The system that stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
  3. The "Father of Our Country"
  4. The branch of government that interprets laws
  5. The term for a two-house legislature
  6. The war between the North and South
  7. A change to the Constitution is called
  8. The number of justices on the Supreme Court
  9. The two major political parties in the United States
  10. The first President of the United States
  11. The Commander in Chief of the military
  12. The supreme law of the land
  13. The month we vote for President
  14. The group that advises the President
  15. The number of amendments to the Constitution
  16. The first ten amendments to the Constitution
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  1. The U.S. fought these three countries in World War II
  2. The highest court in the United States
  3. The power to veto a bill belongs to this person
  4. One of the two longest rivers in the United States
  5. The U.S. economic system
  6. The system that divides power between state and federal governments
  7. The ocean on the west coast of the United States
  8. The longest river in the United States
  9. The President is elected for this many years per term
  10. The leader of the executive branch
  11. The 16th President who freed the slaves
  12. The first state to ratify the Constitution
  13. Freedom of speech is protected by this amendment

29 Clues: The U.S. economic system • The "Father of Our Country" • The supreme law of the land • The month we vote for President • The President's official residence • The leader of the executive branch • The war between the North and South • The term for a two-house legislature • The group that advises the President • The highest court in the United States • ...

Ch. 9: The Federalist Era (1789-1800) 2020-11-30

Ch. 9: The Federalist Era (1789-1800) crossword puzzle
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  1. authority shared by the states and federal government
  2. a meeting of political party members to choose candidates for upcoming elections
  3. firmly favoring one party or faction
  4. to legally overturn
  5. a certificate that promises to repay borrowed money plus interest by a certain date
  6. a group of advisers to a president
  7. authority not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but suggested in its language
  8. a diplomatic incident between France and America in the late 18th century that led to an undeclared war at sea.
  9. a system in which citizens choose a smaller group to make laws and conduct government on their behalf
  10. the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states
  11. power belonging only to the states
  12. a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country
  13. activities aimed at weakening the established government by inciting resistance or rebellion to authority
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  1. a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington on April 22, 1793 that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain
  2. something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow
  3. power belonging only to the states
  4. seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military or other public service
  5. specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution
  6. an uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government.

19 Clues: to legally overturn • a group of advisers to a president • power belonging only to the states • power belonging only to the states • firmly favoring one party or faction • authority shared by the states and federal government • a person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country • something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow • ...

states of matter vocab 2024-08-30

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

18 Clues: The force exerted per unit area • The resistance of a fluid to flowing • Change When energy is taken in, and gains heat • Change When energy is released, and loses heat. • When matter changes states from a solid to gas form • When matter changes states from a gas to liquid form • When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form • ...

Hockey 2015-05-08

Hockey crossword puzzle
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  1. Winnipeg's Hockey Team
  2. When one player gets three or more goals in 1 game
  3. A player who guards the goal
  4. The Winner Of The NHL Gets This
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  1. The city with two NHL teams
  2. If the game is tied at the end of third period we go to _____
  3. NHL is for the sport of ______
  4. Washington D.C.'s team

8 Clues: Winnipeg's Hockey Team • Washington D.C.'s team • The city with two NHL teams • A player who guards the goal • NHL is for the sport of ______ • The Winner Of The NHL Gets This • When one player gets three or more goals in 1 game • If the game is tied at the end of third period we go to _____

p.71 2024-04-16

p.71 crossword puzzle
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  1. Labradors are the most --- breed of dog.
  2. something you bring home from a holiday.
  3. what you receive on your birthday
  4. "I have visited all the European ---."
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  1. "Can I --- your dress for the party?"
  2. "Welcome to the restaurant, I will --- you this evening."
  3. I choose to walk to school --- of driving.
  4. "Will you --- me at the train station tonight?"

8 Clues: what you receive on your birthday • "Can I --- your dress for the party?" • "I have visited all the European ---." • Labradors are the most --- breed of dog. • something you bring home from a holiday. • I choose to walk to school --- of driving. • "Will you --- me at the train station tonight?" • "Welcome to the restaurant, I will --- you this evening."

Ch. 17 Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword 2016-04-18

Ch. 17 Reconstruction Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
  2. granted citizenship and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons in the United States
  3. Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or previous condition of servitude
  4. Any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War.
  5. After the disputed Presidential Election of 1876, Congress declared Republican Rutherford B. Hayes the winner, but Republicans promised to withdraw remaining troops from Southern states & no longer attempt to reshape Southern states; marked the end of Reconstruction as Democrats regained control of the South
  6. A secret society organized in the South after the Civil War to reassert white supremacy by means of violence.
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  1. first African American senator
  2. Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
  3. the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
  4. Civil War general who became president in 1869
  5. 17th president of the United States, came to office after Lincoln's assassination and opposed Radical Republicans; he was impeached
  6. 26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  7. Federal agency set up in 1865 to provide food, schools, and medical care to freed slaves in the South
  8. declared that all persons born in the US were citizenship, that all citizens were entitled to equal rights and their rights were protected by due process
  9. officially made slavery illegal in all of the United States

15 Clues: first African American senator • Civil War general who became president in 1869 • Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • officially made slavery illegal in all of the United States • 26 year old actor and Southern sympathizer, assassination of Abraham Lincoln • ...

East Middle Capitals 2023-04-18

East Middle Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. Egypt
  2. Iran
  3. City Kuwait
  4. Behrain
  5. Yemen
  6. Dhabi United Arab Emites
  7. Saudi Arabia
  8. Cypris
  9. Syria
  10. Lebanon
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  1. Israel
  2. Qatar
  3. Turkey
  4. Palestine
  5. Iraq
  6. Oman
  7. Jordan

17 Clues: Iran • Iraq • Oman • Qatar • Egypt • Yemen • Syria • Israel • Turkey • Cypris • Jordan • Behrain • Lebanon • Palestine • City Kuwait • Saudi Arabia • Dhabi United Arab Emites

Capitals in Europe 2025-09-30

Capitals in Europe crossword puzzle
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  1. Pologne
  2. Allemagne
  3. Norvège
  4. Autriche
  5. Suisse
  6. Espagne
  7. Suède
  8. Belgique
  9. Islande
  10. Portugal
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  1. Angleterre
  2. Pays-Bas
  3. Luxembourg
  4. Irlande
  5. Italie
  6. Finlande
  7. France

17 Clues: Suède • Suisse • Italie • France • Pologne • Norvège • Espagne • Irlande • Islande • Pays-Bas • Autriche • Finlande • Belgique • Portugal • Allemagne • Angleterre • Luxembourg

AP QUIZ 2022-02-14

AP QUIZ crossword puzzle
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  1. Formerly known as GATT
  2. This is referred to as exchange of goods, services and capitals.
  3. What did the Filipinos harvested during the colonization of the Spaniards?
  4. This aspect focuses on transnational Corporations or Multinational companies lead globalization.
  5. What kind of Freedom that gives problem to the world like spreading of diseases?
  6. World bank loans helped rebuild countries devastated by what war?
  7. What culture is the combination of the western and eastern culture?
  8. Where did the catholic missionaries from Europe spread Catholicism in 1492?
  9. How many members does WTO has?
  10. One country that dominated WTO.
  11. INVESTORS , Investors who lose a lot because they need to pay higher tax to the government.
  12. This refers to extensive mechanization in the production system
  13. Who colonized the Philippines?
  14. how many benefits of economic integration can be categorized?
  15. This is one of the aspects of globalization which Information technology has paved the way to cultural globalization.
  16. What is the main source of fuel?
  17. He is the reasons behind hastening of globalization. In 334 B.C.
  18. Two countries trading products, services and capitals between them eventually form cooperation of a political nature.
  19. Where did the Filipinos sent their harvested Tobacco?
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  1. A mentality deeply engraved in every Filipino as a result of country’s colonization
  2. This includes call center.
  3. Caused by the capital being brought to the country by the large foreign investors, a number of Filipinos became employed, being employed.
  4. Creates employment and job opportunities.
  5. this started on October 24, 1945. Before they only have 51 members but now it has 193 member.
  6. This is also known as International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).
  7. One of the goals of of European was to bring and spread of what religion?
  8. When did the catholic missionaries spread Catholicism in the Philippines?
  9. This is the trade route between China and other countries during the 207 - 220 B.C.E.
  10. This is the result of all the activities of peoples and government around the world.
  11. What trade was expanded in the 21th century which ushered the Information Age?
  12. This kind of transportation was flourished including the use of telephone and postal mail.
  13. an organization working to faster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability
  14. Who wrote the book entitled “ Australia and the Politics of Globalization.”
  15. Another aspect that influenced the activities and beliefs of people in other countries.
  16. This refers to the advocacy system or theory of protecting domestic producers
  17. Multinational corporation bring to our country not only material goods as well as their?
  18. They have a lay of capital and have many corporations but only limited market for the large amount of product.
  19. What happened during Spaniards colonization year 1565-1815?
  20. What is CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera?
  21. Another aspect of globalization that focuses to the improvements of transportation.
  22. How much is the minimum wage in Metro Manila?

41 Clues: Formerly known as GATT • This includes call center. • How many members does WTO has? • Who colonized the Philippines? • One country that dominated WTO. • What is the main source of fuel? • What is CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera? • Creates employment and job opportunities. • How much is the minimum wage in Metro Manila? • Where did the Filipinos sent their harvested Tobacco? • ...

Greekwords Puzzle 2023-03-17

Greekwords Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Sophist that believed standards did exist for truth and justice
  2. Persian king
  3. States ruled by a king
  4. Philosopher who was the first genuine scientist in history
  5. democracy States led by their citizens
  6. Most powerful fighting force in the ancient world
  7. Blind storyteller in 700-750 BC
  8. Founded the Academy in Athens
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  1. Fundamental political unit in ancient Greece
  2. States led by nobility
  3. Traditional stories about Greek Gods and Goddesses
  4. World's greatest general; created an empire that stretched from Macedonia to Egypt and from Greece to a part of India
  5. States led by a small group of citizens

13 Clues: Persian king • States led by nobility • States ruled by a king • Founded the Academy in Athens • Blind storyteller in 700-750 BC • democracy States led by their citizens • States led by a small group of citizens • Fundamental political unit in ancient Greece • Most powerful fighting force in the ancient world • Traditional stories about Greek Gods and Goddesses • ...

Unit 3 2024-03-26

Unit 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  2. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  3. a country governed by elected representatives
  4. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  5. a strong disagreement
  6. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  9. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  10. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  11. the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
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  1. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  2. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  3. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  4. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  5. Three-Fifths Compromisean agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  6. a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
  7. to treat a person or group unfairly
  8. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  9. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them

20 Clues: a strong disagreement • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • a group of people or things with obvious differences among them • ...

Unit 8-Chapter 17 Vocabulary 2026-04-23

Unit 8-Chapter 17 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Republicans- members of Congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union.
  2. a constitutional amendment giving African American men the right to vote.
  3. Revels became the first African American in the U.S. Senate, taking over the seat previously held by Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
  4. laws that enforced segregation in the southern states.
  5. a special tax that a person had to pay to vote.
  6. the unfair treatment of individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, or other characteristics
  7. Offered the South an official pardon for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion.
  8. a system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.
  9. the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union (1865-1877)
  10. an agency providing relief for freedpeople and certain poor people in the South.
  11. money that someone owes because they borrowed more than they could pay back right away.
  12. a law that gave African Americans legal rights equal to those of white Americans.
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  1. became the president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
  2. a secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights.
  3. made slavery illegal throughout the United States.
  4. laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans.
  5. a system that legally or socially separates people based on race in public spaces, schools, and housing
  6. were Northerners who believed Reconstruction was needed to rebuild and modernize the South, supported new governments, and provided education for freedmen.
  7. Southerners who believed Reconstruction would help the South rebuild and reunite with the Union, but did not support total social integration or equality between Black and white people.
  8. a constitutional amendment giving full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians.

20 Clues: a special tax that a person had to pay to vote. • made slavery illegal throughout the United States. • laws that enforced segregation in the southern states. • laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans. • a constitutional amendment giving African American men the right to vote. • ...

Civics Review (6/4) 2024-06-04

Civics Review (6/4) crossword puzzle
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  1. reject proposed laws
  2. Powers: shared by both state and federal governments.
  3. choose candidates to run for office in a general election.
  4. approval
  5. Powers: any power not delegated to the federal government belongs to the people and the states.
  6. law making branch
  7. act that betrays or endangers one’s country
  8. is a basic plan for a local government unit that defines its powers
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  1. Elections voters elect their leaders.
  2. Loose associations, rather than a firm union, of states
  3. not members of a political party
  4. born in the United States
  5. accuse an officeholder of misconduct
  6. study of citizenship and government
  7. Continually talking to delay a bill
  8. executes the law
  9. Interprets the law

17 Clues: approval • executes the law • law making branch • Interprets the law • reject proposed laws • born in the United States • not members of a political party • study of citizenship and government • Continually talking to delay a bill • accuse an officeholder of misconduct • Elections voters elect their leaders. • act that betrays or endangers one’s country • ...

Westward Expansion in the United States 2023-12-19

Westward Expansion in the United States crossword puzzle
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  1. Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark as an interpreter and guide.
  2. Designated areas for Native American tribes following forced relocation.
  3. American politician and orator, known for his support of populism and free silver.
  4. Advocate for women's rights and philanthropist during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  5. Historic route taken by pioneers migrating to the western United States in the 19th century.
  6. The border area marking the edge of settled or developed territory.
  7. Tragic event in 1890 where U.S. troops killed many Lakota at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
  8. Dakota leader known for his role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
  9. Leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, exploring the western portion of the United States.
  10. Timekeeping system standardized for a specific region to coordinate schedules.
  11. Region in the U.S. known for cattle ranching and the cattle industry.
  12. Law providing land to settlers willing to develop and cultivate it.
  13. American pioneer and frontiersman known for exploring and settling Kentucky.
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  1. Legislation aimed at assimilating Native Americans by dividing reservations into individual plots.
  2. Agreement between the U.S. government and Plains Indians in 1867.
  3. Railroad connecting the east and west coasts of the United States.
  4. Decrease in the general price level of goods and services in an economy.
  5. Mail delivery service using horseback riders, operating in the 1860s in the western U.S.
  6. The acquisition of the Louisiana Territory from France by the United States in 1803.
  7. African Americans who migrated to Kansas in the late 19th century.

20 Clues: Agreement between the U.S. government and Plains Indians in 1867. • Railroad connecting the east and west coasts of the United States. • African Americans who migrated to Kansas in the late 19th century. • The border area marking the edge of settled or developed territory. • Law providing land to settlers willing to develop and cultivate it. • ...

Brinkmanship and Détente 2023-03-08

Brinkmanship and Détente crossword puzzle
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  1. Word used to describe when two countries or parties force a relationship with each other in order to avoid future conflict
  2. Period of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union wich both Brinkmanship and Détente policies were used
  3. The Soviet Primer during the Cuban Missle Crisis and Détante
  4. Reason why Détente had fallen apart
  5. The united states president during the time of Détente
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  1. Example of Brinkmanship between the Soviet Union and the United States in 1962
  2. Example of Détente between the United States and Russia during the cold war in 1972
  3. This magazine came up with the term Brinkmanship in 1956
  4. Why the United States and Russia wanted Détente
  5. The period from 1960-1979 when tensions were lessened
  6. What the United States and Russia were considered during the cold war

11 Clues: Reason why Détente had fallen apart • Why the United States and Russia wanted Détente • The period from 1960-1979 when tensions were lessened • The united states president during the time of Détente • This magazine came up with the term Brinkmanship in 1956 • The Soviet Primer during the Cuban Missle Crisis and Détante • ...

Unit 5 Vocab 2019-10-04

Unit 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Political statements in which Virginia and Kentucky declared the Alien and Sedition Acts unconstitutional
  2. Party started by Thomas Jefferson and outlined republicanism, political equality, and expansionism
  3. group of Republican Congressmen who, at the end of the first decade of the 1800s, demanded that the United States declared war against Great Britain, invade British Canada, and expel the Spanish from Florida
  4. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote
  5. Set up a standardized system where settlers could purchase farmland in the undeveloped West
  6. Political attempt by the Federalists, led by John Adams, to pack the courts with federalists. The act itself reduced the number of Supreme Court Justices from 6 down to 5.
  7. The original Constitution of the US that failed and was replaced in 1789
  8. legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional
  9. Prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports
  10. Committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy
  11. The first national bank of the US
  12. George Washington declared the US was neutral in the conflict between Great Britain and France
  13. Rebellion formed out of a debt crisis in Massachussetes, but the central government had no army to put it down
  14. Compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey Plan in which one legislative house will be based on population, and one where each state was equal
  15. Government powers specifically outlined in the Constitution
  16. Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person when counting a states population
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  1. First 10 amendments of the Constitution which guarantees many basic rights like freedom of speech and the right to bear arms
  2. Established the judicial courts of the United States
  3. taking of men into a military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice
  4. Opposed the idea of a strong, centralized government and led to the creation of the Bill of Rights
  5. Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union
  6. Papers written in support of the new Constitution in order to convince New York to ratify it
  7. the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States
  8. Any powers not specifically given to the central government are given to the states
  9. A gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution
  10. peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  11. Averted war with Great Britain and resolved issues between America and Great Britain following the Treaty of Paris
  12. diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War
  13. fought on January 8, 1815 between British troops led by General Edward Pakenham and American forces led by General Andrew Jackson. Despite being outnumbered 2:1, the Americans, who had constructed sophisticated earthworks, won a decisive victory against the British assault
  14. process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary
  15. Established intentions of friendship between the Americans and the Spanish
  16. land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million
  17. Plan called for each state to have one vote in congress rather than it being based on population
  18. Loyalty to one's own section or region of the country, rather than the whole country
  19. Plan proposed by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch, both have votes based on populations
  20. Supporters of the new Constitution and a centralized government

36 Clues: The first national bank of the US • Established the judicial courts of the United States • Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union • Prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports • Government powers specifically outlined in the Constitution • Supporters of the new Constitution and a centralized government • ...

Revolutions Vocabulary Crossword 2021-01-06

Revolutions Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. moving from a country
  2. money
  3. fighting back
  4. kings and queens
  5. European descent in the Americas
  6. change
  7. a document that outlines a countries govt
  8. fight
  9. freedom
  10. European AND Native descent
  11. moving to a country
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  1. colonists born in Spain or Portugal
  2. practical politics of reality
  3. a city that forms its own state
  4. unpaid, forced worker
  5. ideas
  6. the process of being unified
  7. support for someone's own country
  8. African AND European/Native descent
  9. a state or group of states run by an emperor

20 Clues: money • ideas • fight • change • freedom • fighting back • kings and queens • moving to a country • moving from a country • unpaid, forced worker • European AND Native descent • the process of being unified • practical politics of reality • a city that forms its own state • European descent in the Americas • support for someone's own country • colonists born in Spain or Portugal • ...

History TGA 10/26 2026-10-26

History TGA 10/26 crossword puzzle
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  1. The purchase of land from France doubling the size of the United States in 1803
  2. a law in 1830 that allowed the government to force Native Americans to move west
  3. An expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore west of the United States
  4. a policy in 1823 warning European countries to not interfere in America
  5. The third president of the United states
  6. A time when the United States economy was changed through new technology transportation and factories
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  1. an agreement made in 1820 that admitted Missouri as a Slave State and Maine as a free state.
  2. A war between the United States and Mexico between the years of 1846 to 1848 over territory and expansion
  3. Belief the United States was meant to expand across North America
  4. Forced removal of Native Americans from homelands and transported west of the Mississippi River.
  5. The election between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
  6. Growth of factories machines and manufacturing rather than handmade goods

12 Clues: The third president of the United states • The election between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams • Belief the United States was meant to expand across North America • a policy in 1823 warning European countries to not interfere in America • Growth of factories machines and manufacturing rather than handmade goods • ...

Unit 1: Foundations of American Government 2021-12-09

Unit 1: Foundations of American Government crossword puzzle
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  1. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that provide basic freedoms and protections
  2. The seven main sections of the Constitution
  3. Decisions made by judges over the centuries in England that helped form the basis of our laws
  4. The ____ Clause gives Congress the power to regulate interstate trade and transportation
  5. Constitutional Principle of Popular _____ states that government authority comes from the people.
  6. The father of the Constitution and the 4th President.
  7. The Constitution has been altered 27 times by the passage of ____
  8. The ___ Plan, or Great Compromise suggested bicameral Congress with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House
  9. Constitutional Principle of _____ states that everyone, including the government and its officials, must obey the law
  10. Constitutional Principle of _____ of the Governed states that the government is only legitimate when the people have agreed to giving it authority
  11. The _______ Plan was small-state suggestion for unicameral Congress with equal representation
  12. The ____ Plan had a bicameral Congress based on proportional representation
  13. Constitutional Principle of _____ Government means that the government does not have absolute power over the people
  14. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union…
  15. British medieval document that provided the basis for representative government
  16. Constitutional Principle of Checks & _____ creates specific ways that the three branches keep each other in check
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  1. Several ____ were reached in order to get the Constitution passed and sent on to the states for ratification
  2. Also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause, the ____ Clause gives Congress the ability to create laws necessary for carrying out their enumerated powers
  3. Constitutional Principle of Separation of _____ splits responsibilities between the three branches to prevent any one from becoming too strong
  4. The document that provides the basis for our government
  5. A European movement that influenced America during the revolutionary period
  6. Group in favor of ratification of the Constitution, led by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay
  7. The _______ of Independence officially separated the colonies from Britain and serves as a mission statement for the United States
  8. America’s first national government was under the Articles of _______
  9. Constitutional Principle of _____ creates a strong national government while also ensuring the power and legitimacy of state governments
  10. Group opposed to ratification of the Constitution, led by Patrick Henry and George Mason

26 Clues: The seven main sections of the Constitution • The father of the Constitution and the 4th President. • The document that provides the basis for our government • The Constitution has been altered 27 times by the passage of ____ • America’s first national government was under the Articles of _______ • ...

Wolrd In Print 2023-01-30

Wolrd In Print crossword puzzle
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  1. Scott decision A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  2. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  3. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  4. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  5. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  6. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  7. Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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  1. A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  2. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
  3. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  4. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.

11 Clues: When a person is murdered for political reasons. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • The northern states of the United States, also called the Union. • A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy. • ...

Constitution Era Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2019-03-28

Constitution Era Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. First government before the Constitution, no Executive Branch
  2. two thirds of both houses of Congressf and three fourths of States legislatures must approve the amendment
  3. citizens must serve on juries to determine verdict
  4. against the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
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  1. established a procedure for admitting new states to the United States
  2. freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
  3. agreement that decided how many representatives large and small states should send to Congress
  4. no unreasonable search and seizure
  5. strong central government
  6. each branch of government has some power of the other two branches, helps prevent anyone branch from becoming too powerful
  7. rights not given to the federal government are rights of the states, federalism
  8. RAPPS

12 Clues: RAPPS • strong central government • no unreasonable search and seizure • freedom from cruel and unusual punishment • against the Constitution without a Bill of Rights • citizens must serve on juries to determine verdict • First government before the Constitution, no Executive Branch • established a procedure for admitting new states to the United States • ...

Tic Tac Toe 2015-10-03

Tic Tac Toe crossword puzzle
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  1. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  2. Powers denied to the national and/or state governments by the Constitution
  3. the branch of federal and state government that is broadly responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws made by the legislative branch and interpreted by the judicial branch
  4. includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution
  5. a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
  6. a grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services
  7. a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution
  8. part of the United States government that creates laws
  9. A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier
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  1. a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
  2. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  3. the clause in United States Constitution's Article VI, stating that all laws made furthering the Constitution and all treaties made under the authority of the United States are the “supreme law of the land.”
  4. the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation
  5. enjoyed by both the federal and state governments are: the power to tax, build roads, establish bankruptcy laws, and to create lower courts
  6. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups
  7. the federal principle or system of government

16 Clues: the federal principle or system of government • part of the United States government that creates laws • Powers denied to the national and/or state governments by the Constitution • review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act. • includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution • ...

States of matter vocabulary assignment 2024-08-29

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

18 Clues: The force exerted per unit area • The resistance of a fluid to flowing • When energy is released and loses heat • When energy is taken in and it gains heat • When matter changes states from a solid to gas form • When matter changes states from a solid to a liquid • When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form • ...

Lesson 4.1 The Articles of Confederation 2025-12-09

Lesson 4.1 The Articles of Confederation crossword puzzle
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  1. The 1787 meeting where leaders decided to write a new plan for a stronger government.
  2. The money used by a country.
  3. OF CONFEDERATION The first set of rules for the entire nation, which ultimately proved to be too weak.
  4. The national government had no money to pay this after the war.
  5. The orderly process of adding new states and settling Western lands.
  6. ORDINANCE This success of the first government created a peaceful plan for new territories to become states and led to orderly expansion.
  7. The group of elected people who make the laws, given more power by early state constitutions.
  8. OF RIGHTS The first ten amendments to the Constitution, added to protect individual freedoms.
  9. What the first government helped the states win from Britain.
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  1. The national government lacked a system of these to settle arguments between states.
  2. A written plan or set of rules for a government.
  3. The city where leaders met for the Constitutional Convention.
  4. State constitutions gave very little power to this state leader.
  5. The national government had no power to collect this, so it had no money to pay debts or run the country.
  6. A type of government where a group of states agrees to be friends, but each state keeps most of its own power
  7. REBELLION This event, led by farmers, showed leaders that the country was falling apart and proved the national government was too weak.
  8. To give up or transfer land, often to the national government.
  9. To transfer something from public to private ownership.
  10. The Articles of Confederation government could not protect the states because it had no national one of these.
  11. CONSTITUTION The completely new plan for a stronger government written at the Constitutional Convention.

20 Clues: The money used by a country. • A written plan or set of rules for a government. • To transfer something from public to private ownership. • The city where leaders met for the Constitutional Convention. • What the first government helped the states win from Britain. • To give up or transfer land, often to the national government. • ...

diplomacy 2022-12-06

diplomacy crossword puzzle
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  1. Rules of diplomatic procedure used to regulate the proper treatment of accredited state officials and diplomatic officers.
  2. In general usage, the ability to stop a proposal or a piece of legislation from being accepted
  3. A formal, mutually binding contract or agreement between two or more states.
  4. The engagement of individual citizens in private sector programs and activities that increase cross-cultural understanding and knowledge between people from different countries, leading to greater mutual understanding and respect and contributing to international relationships between countries
  5. A party sent to represent a state or other large entity at an international conference or gathering.
  6. Classical term for diplomat
  7. Building accommodating offices, and sometimes a residence, for a diplomatic mission headed by an ambassador.
  8. A diplomatic representative ranked at the highest level, accredited to a foreign state
  9. Conducting formal relations between sovereign states through the use of permanent embassies or legations in a receiving state
  10. Privileged legal status accorded to diplomatic representatives by the states that receive them
  11. A diplomatic office, subordinate to an embassy
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  1. Principle in which state action is contingent on the previous action of other states
  2. The use of foreign services or other branches of government to promote trade or investment.
  3. the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement
  4. Diplomatic meetings between heads of state or heads of government; can be either ad hoc or regularly occurring.
  5. Achieving the agreement of all participants without calling for a vote.
  6. Closed communication system between members of a diplomatic mission and their home government (usually the ministry of foreign affairs); includes both routine and confidential information.
  7. Code of international law on consular posts and officers, particularly regarding facilities, immunities, and privileges. Established through a 1963 conference in Vienna.
  8. Interaction involving two parties.
  9. A formal coalition of two or more states that agree to collaborate on mutual security interests, usually codified through a treaty

20 Clues: Classical term for diplomat • Interaction involving two parties. • A diplomatic office, subordinate to an embassy • Achieving the agreement of all participants without calling for a vote. • A formal, mutually binding contract or agreement between two or more states. • the process of discussing something with someone in order to reach an agreement • ...

American Government 3e - Chapter 3 2025-07-11

American Government 3e - Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Grants with broad purposes and flexible rules
  2. Federal rules imposed on states, sometimes without funding
  3. Federalism movement in the 1970s to shift power back to states
  4. The process of transferring power from the federal government back to the states
  5. Federalism era characterized by extensive federal grants-in-aid
  6. Constitutional clause ensuring federal law prevails over conflicting state law
  7. Strategy where interest groups switch between federal, state, or judicial venues
  8. Constitutional clause giving Congress power to tax, borrow, and regulate commerce
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  1. Grants used to ensure coordination through specific restrictions
  2. List of powers explicitly granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8
  3. Grants with specific federal regulations on their use
  4. System where political power is shared between central and state governments
  5. Federalism era when both national and state governments stayed within separate “spheres”
  6. Branch that interprets laws and can declare them unconstitutional
  7. Name for power for the states under the Tenth Amendment

15 Clues: Grants with broad purposes and flexible rules • Grants with specific federal regulations on their use • Name for power for the states under the Tenth Amendment • Federal rules imposed on states, sometimes without funding • Federalism movement in the 1970s to shift power back to states • Federalism era characterized by extensive federal grants-in-aid • ...

The Hunt for Lincoln's Killer 2023-03-07

The Hunt for Lincoln's Killer crossword puzzle
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  1. Someone who murders a well-known person.
  2. to free someone from someone else’s power
  3. the group of northern states that fought the South
  4. someone who is trying to avoid being captured by the police
  5. a serious disagreement or argument
  6. The system that forced African Americans to work
  7. To hurt or get back at someone because they have offended you.
  8. to catch a person and keep him or her from getting away
  9. War a war during which two groups in the same country fight each other for control
  10. an owner and be treated as property.
  11. a ruler who uses power in a cruel and unfair way.
  12. to stop a conflict because you have been defeated.
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  1. a person who helps someone commit a crime
  2. Used to protect someone or something from harm.
  3. an organized search for a person
  4. the group of southern states that tried to separate themselves from the United States government
  5. of or about states or citizens that were part of the South during the Civil War
  6. the part of an army that works and fights on horseback

18 Clues: an organized search for a person • a serious disagreement or argument • an owner and be treated as property. • Someone who murders a well-known person. • a person who helps someone commit a crime • to free someone from someone else’s power • Used to protect someone or something from harm. • The system that forced African Americans to work • ...

Civil War 2017-05-21

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. one of the causes of the civil war
  2. a series of eighty-five essays written by Madison,Hamilton, Jay that explained the Constitution
  3. lower south territory has seven slave states
  4. a internal conflict between the united states from 1861 and 1865
  5. president of the united states of america during the civil war
  6. natural rights that the government can't take away and promised to protect
  7. one of the disadvantages of the confederacy of the civil war
  8. idea that the power of the govt is separated into three branches
  9. ex-slave, abolitionist, and wrote a autobiography on his life as a slave and escaped to freedom
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  1. providing federal land grants to western settlers on the great plains
  2. government land set up college in america to educate people in agriculture
  3. the turning point of the civil war in the west
  4. most famous conductor of the underground railroad
  5. granted african american males to vote
  6. inventor who invented the cotton gin
  7. assassinated abraham lincoln
  8. a confederate General who earned the nickname of "stonewal"
  9. first african american to win congressional medal of honor for heroism in the battle
  10. north territory has twenty free states and five border
  11. congress opened all territories to slavery to declare
  12. inventor who created the telegraph for people can communicate
  13. the turning point of the civil war in the east
  14. third president and author of the declaration of independence
  15. elected as president of the confederate states of america during the civil war
  16. a belief that the US had the divine (god-given)right to expand from Atlantic ocean to the pacific

25 Clues: assassinated abraham lincoln • one of the causes of the civil war • inventor who invented the cotton gin • granted african american males to vote • lower south territory has seven slave states • the turning point of the civil war in the west • the turning point of the civil war in the east • most famous conductor of the underground railroad • ...

America at 250 2026-06-04

America at 250 crossword puzzle
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  1. Local groups forming the nation's foundation.
  2. What the next generations will build.
  3. People who established the nation.
  4. Nation strengthened through challenges.
  5. Successful accomplishments throughout history.
  6. Freedom declared in 1776.
  7. Forward movement toward a better future.
  8. Story of the American journey.
  9. Cost paid by generations of Americans.
  10. Nation founded in 1776.
  11. Variety of backgrounds and cultures.
  12. Guiding the nation through change.
  13. War that secured independence.
  14. Traditional feature of patriotic celebrations.
  15. Year marking America's 250th birthday.
  16. System of government practiced in the United States.
  17. Promise that attracts people to America.
  18. Citizen of the United States.
  19. Elements representing the original colonies.
  20. Event marking the 250th anniversary.
  21. Spirit that carried Americans westward and into space.
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  1. Quality shown throughout American history.
  2. Elements appearing on the American flag.
  3. Development of new ideas and technologies.
  4. Number of years celebrated in 2026.
  5. People helping their communities.
  6. Field advancing knowledge and discovery.
  7. Official term for a 250th anniversary.
  8. Core value celebrated throughout American history.
  9. Celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.
  10. Pride in one's country.
  11. Lasting impact of the past.
  12. Traditions and history passed through generations.
  13. Symbol of the United States.
  14. Ability to overcome challenges.
  15. Future awaiting the nation.
  16. Foundational American principle.
  17. Process of learning from the past.
  18. Country united by shared history and ideals.
  19. Work performed for others.
  20. People of the United States.
  21. Founding document establishing government.
  22. Commemoration of an important milestone.
  23. Document announcing independence.
  24. Current generation of Americans.
  25. Coming together despite differences.
  26. National symbol of the United States.

47 Clues: Pride in one's country. • Nation founded in 1776. • Freedom declared in 1776. • Work performed for others. • Lasting impact of the past. • Future awaiting the nation. • Symbol of the United States. • People of the United States. • Citizen of the United States. • Story of the American journey. • War that secured independence. • Ability to overcome challenges. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Commander of Confederate States Army
  2. Known as “the North,” fought for reunification in the Civil War
  3. 16th president of United States, Issued Emancipation Proclamation
  4. Commander of Union Army 18th president of United States
  5. Confederate secret agent, assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford Theater on April 14, 1865
  6. Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
  7. Confederate strategy to withhold cotton from Europe to force European countries to support Confederacy
  8. War in the United States caused by the differing views on slavery between the free states and slave states
  9. Union victory that ended Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the North
  10. AKA Battle of Hampton Roads, at Hampton Roads, Virginia, first naval battle between ironclad warships
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  1. Naval blockade of Confederate littoral, did not end the war but weakened the South
  2. Issued by President Abraham Lincoln, that delcared all slaves rebelling against the Union were free, shifted focus of Civil War from preserving Union to ending slavery
  3. Brutal Union general, employed scorched earth policy
  4. Conscription act that called for males 20-45 years old to register for war
  5. Capital of Confederate States, provided weapons and supplies

15 Clues: Commander of Confederate States Army • Brutal Union general, employed scorched earth policy • Commander of Union Army 18th president of United States • Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant • Capital of Confederate States, provided weapons and supplies • Known as “the North,” fought for reunification in the Civil War • ...

The Constitution 2013-10-06

The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Article 6 gives this to the Constitution
  2. these are powers not given to Congress and not denied to the states.
  3. Article 2 defines this branch
  4. Article 7 outlines the procedure for what to the Constitution?
  5. both the state and federal governments can ________ money
  6. Article 3 defines this branch
  7. only state governments can establish ___________
  8. Article 5 deals with the making of these
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  1. these are powers shared by the state and federal governments
  2. division of power between the states and the federal government.
  3. The goals of our government are presented in this part of the Constitution
  4. Article 1 defines this branch of government
  5. Article 4 ensures the rights of...
  6. only the federal government can declare _______
  7. This establishes our form of government
  8. Checks and ____________
  9. to accuse the president

17 Clues: Checks and ____________ • to accuse the president • Article 2 defines this branch • Article 3 defines this branch • Article 4 ensures the rights of... • This establishes our form of government • Article 6 gives this to the Constitution • Article 5 deals with the making of these • Article 1 defines this branch of government • only the federal government can declare _______ • ...

CIVAL WAR LEAD UP 2025-10-20

CIVAL WAR LEAD UP crossword puzzle
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  1. Invasion of Mexico by the United States Army
  2. employed to track down and return escaped slaves to their enslavers.
  3. A slave is legally rendered the personal property of they're owner
  4. An agricultural product that increased slavery in the south
  5. To withdraw from a political entity
  6. American Abolitionist and Martyr
  7. American Lawyer, Stateman and Kentucky representive
  8. Protestant Religious Revival
  9. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
  10. American Abolitionist and founder of "The Libarator" newspaper
  11. The movement that sought the freeing of Slavery in America
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  1. egal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal laws that they deem unconstitutional with respect to the United States Constitution.
  2. foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere.
  3. American escape slave and Abolitionist
  4. organized network of secret routes and safe houses used by freedom seekers to escape to the abolitionist Northern United States and Eastern Canada.
  5. a tireless advocate for the mentally ill and a leader in 19th century medical reform.
  6. place where slaves are bought and sold.
  7. A machine that quickly and separates cotton fibers from theyre seeds
  8. Abolitionists entered Kansas and killed pro-slavers
  9. upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
  10. American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance.

21 Clues: Protestant Religious Revival • American Abolitionist and Martyr • To withdraw from a political entity • American escape slave and Abolitionist • place where slaves are bought and sold. • Invasion of Mexico by the United States Army • American Lawyer, Stateman and Kentucky representive • Abolitionists entered Kansas and killed pro-slavers • ...

preparing for the final (PIG) 2023-05-12

preparing for the final (PIG) crossword puzzle
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  1. knowledge, skill, and development gained from study or practice
  2. Decides who will be elected president and Vice President of the U.S
  3. Unites States States Senator
  4. Settling outside of Court
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  1. Becoming a citizen of the Unites States
  2. Dispute between two people
  3. System of laws by the Government
  4. Expose yourself to criminal prosecution.
  5. Ages 0-17
  6. Freedom of speech
  7. Vice President of the Unites States
  8. Violation of the law

12 Clues: Ages 0-17 • Freedom of speech • Violation of the law • Settling outside of Court • Dispute between two people • Unites States States Senator • System of laws by the Government • Vice President of the Unites States • Becoming a citizen of the Unites States • Expose yourself to criminal prosecution. • knowledge, skill, and development gained from study or practice • ...

On the Back of People Enslaved: Vocabulary Part 1 2021-09-22

On the Back of People Enslaved: Vocabulary Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. emotional Christian songs created by enslaved people in the South that mixed African and European elements and usually expressed the religious beliefs and experiences of enslaved people
  2. an increase in population that occurs when the number of births is greater than the number of deaths
  3. the sale, exchange, and forced migration of enslaved people within the United States
  4. Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania when they were part of colonial America before the founding of the United States
  5. an 1839 revolt of African captives aboard a Spanish slave ship that led to court cases in the United States and eventual freedom for the captives
  6. the transportation of captured Africans across the Atlantic Ocean by slave traders, primarily to islands in the Caribbean and to North and South America
  7. a belief that White people are superior to and should be able to control people of other races
  8. Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia when they were part of colonial North America before the founding of the United States
  9. an enslaved blacksmith and leader of a major, but unsuccessful, slave revolt in Richmond, Virginia, in 1800
  10. a group of animals, prisoners, or enslaved people chained together in a line
  11. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island when they were part of colonial America before the founding of the United States; today New England includes Maine and Vermont
  12. a phrase used to describe the political and economic importance of cotton production in the United States in the years leading up to the Civil War
  13. a historical term for islands in the Caribbean that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad
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  1. laws passed in the colonies to control enslaved people
  2. an idea that suggests any one racial group is inferior or superior to another racial group
  3. any measure or custom that produces or reinforces inequities between racial groups; also known as systemic racism, structural racism or institutional racism
  4. a large farm usually specializing in a single crop
  5. a ship used to transport slaves
  6. a system in which enslaved people are considered property that can be bought, sold, given, or inherited, and are denied all rights and legal authority over themselves and their children
  7. the forced migration of approximately 1 million enslaved people from states in the Upper to the Lower South; another term for the domestic slave trade
  8. the transatlantic trip from West Africa to the Americas endured by captured Africans aboard slavers
  9. workers who accepted free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years, usually four to seven years
  10. men hired by enslavers to oversee and direct the work of enslaved people on plantations

23 Clues: a ship used to transport slaves • a large farm usually specializing in a single crop • laws passed in the colonies to control enslaved people • a group of animals, prisoners, or enslaved people chained together in a line • the sale, exchange, and forced migration of enslaved people within the United States • ...

Grade 8, Chapter 10 2021-04-26

Grade 8, Chapter 10 crossword puzzle
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  1. the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye; the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need; living quarters provided for public convenience
  2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  3. someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice; someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
  4. information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
  5. American orator and politician who practiced prominently as a lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court and served as a U.S. congressman, a U.S. senator, and U.S. secretary of state. He is best known as an enthusiastic nationalist and as an advocate of business interests during the period of the Jacksonian agrarianism.
  6. withdraw from an organization or communion
  7. a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
  8. American writer and philanthropist, the author of the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which contributed so much to popular feeling against slavery that it is cited among the causes of the American Civil War.
  9. American politician, leader of the Democratic Party, and orator who espoused the cause of popular sovereignty in relation to the issue of slavery in the territories before the American Civil War (1861–65). He was reelected senator from Illinois in 1858 after a series of eloquent debates with the Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, who defeated him in the presidential race two years later.
  10. American political leader who was a congressman, the secretary of war, the seventh vice president (1825–32), a senator, and the secretary of state of the United States. He championed states’ rights and slavery and was a symbol of the Old South.
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  1. militant American abolitionist whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia), in 1859 made him a martyr to the antislavery cause and was instrumental in heightening sectional animosities that led to the American Civil War.
  2. also called War Between the States, four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederate States of America.
  3. a close affectionate and protective acceptance; the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection); the state of taking in or encircling; verb squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  4. manifesting or characteristic of life; performing an essential function in the living body; full of spirit; urgently needed; absolutely necessary
  5. take away; keep from having, keeping, or obtaining; take away possessions from someone
  6. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; make clear and (more) comprehensible
  7. fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, remembered principally for the Dred Scott decision (1857). He was the first Roman Catholic to serve on the Supreme Court.
  8. compel to behave in a certain way
  9. place or set apart; obtain in pure form; separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them; set apart from others
  10. The Great Pacificator or The Great Compromiser, American statesman, U.S. congressman and U.S. senator who was noted for his American System and was a major promoter of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, both efforts to shield the American union from sectional discord over slavery. He was an unsuccessful candidate for president in three general elections.
  11. African American slave at the centre of the U.S. Supreme Court’s pivotal decision of 1857. The ruling rejected his plea for emancipation—which he based on his temporary residence in a free state and territory, in which slavery was prohibited—and struck down the Missouri Compromise (1820), thereby making slavery legal in all U.S. territories.
  12. 16th president of the United States who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.

22 Clues: compel to behave in a certain way • withdraw from an organization or communion • information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause • take away; keep from having, keeping, or obtaining; take away possessions from someone • make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; make clear and (more) comprehensible • ...

The Bill of Rights 2024-10-24

The Bill of Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. the amendment the states if something was determined by a jury it won't be re examined
  2. the amendment the states The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
  3. the amendment the states no soldier will be quartered with out the consent of the home owner unless in a time of war
  4. the amendment the states freedom of speech, religion, and assembly
  5. the amendment the states no cruel or unusual punishment
  6. the amendment the states speedy and public trial from an impartial jury
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  1. the amendment the states no unreasonable searches no entering you home without consent or a warrant
  2. the amendment the states right to bear arms
  3. the first ten amendments
  4. the amendment the states any power not righten to the government are given to the people
  5. if you get arrested plead the _____ and shut up

11 Clues: the first ten amendments • the amendment the states right to bear arms • if you get arrested plead the _____ and shut up • the amendment the states no cruel or unusual punishment • the amendment the states freedom of speech, religion, and assembly • the amendment the states speedy and public trial from an impartial jury • ...

Autumn's CH 18 Review 2023-03-15

Autumn's CH 18 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering
  2. A person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
  3. One of the 3 states the grand compromise would deal with
  4. Taken against will/ being forced
  5. Southern and Northerners fought for slavery to be or to not be in this state
  6. Intense fear of something
  7. An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
  8. Not turning out as planed or something going wrong
  9. The state of being a slave a volume containing several novels or other items previously published separately
  10. Due to popular sovereignty slavery was allowed to continue here
  11. An American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
  12. The wealth and resources of a country or region
  13. Is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States
  14. Government land/properties
  15. A territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
  16. relating to or involed with politics
  17. They were named rebels and where the people that made up the Confederacy
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  1. A State that we got as a result of the Mexican-American War
  2. Inflicting a penalty or sanction on someone for doing wrong
  3. An agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico
  4. Government based on consent of the people
  5. An act that required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
  6. A series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory
  7. An American author and abolitionist,she became best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
  8. The function of senses
  9. A novel that had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S.
  10. They were named Yankees and where the people that made up the union
  11. A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that temporarily defused tensions between slave and free states
  12. Where bleeding Kansas took place
  13. People who live in a town or county

30 Clues: The function of senses • Intense fear of something • Government land/properties • Taken against will/ being forced • Where bleeding Kansas took place • People who live in a town or county • relating to or involed with politics • Government based on consent of the people • The wealth and resources of a country or region • Not turning out as planed or something going wrong • ...

unit 5 vocab 2016-11-08

unit 5 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Estimate of ability to fulfill Financial commitments
  2. having a personal preference
  3. Was a Scottish American Military leader during Revolutionary War
  4. a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
  5. A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed
  6. was in the American Military leader
  7. Action of Armed Force that sounds fortified place
  8. a compromise adopted at the Constitutional Convention, providing the states with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.
  9. a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
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  1. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  2. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
  3. was a Connecticut born and raised minister, Patriot, American politician, and Founding Father
  4. heroine of the American Revolutionary War noted for her exploits against Loyalists in the Georgia backcountry.
  5. Resistant to change
  6. Far beyond the normal
  7. also known as Hoboi-Hili-Miko was a principal chief of the Upper Creek towns from 1782. Before that he had created an alliance between the Creek and the British during the American Revolution.
  8. a regimental commander in the American Revolution (1775-83) who was killed by loyalists to the British crown in his own home, following the restoration of the Colonial Assembly and the enforcement of the Disqualifying Act
  9. Was a slave who fought against the British in the Revolutionary War
  10. a dissenting clique
  11. Fee paid for instruction especially higher education
  12. Was a politician, a farmer, a businessman, and one of the founding fathers of the United States
  13. Composed of one legislative body
  14. withdraw from an organization or polity

23 Clues: Resistant to change • a dissenting clique • Far beyond the normal • having a personal preference • Composed of one legislative body • was in the American Military leader • withdraw from an organization or polity • Action of Armed Force that sounds fortified place • Fee paid for instruction especially higher education • Estimate of ability to fulfill Financial commitments • ...

American Government Key Terms 2019-08-30

American Government Key Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. rights held to be inherent in natural law, not dependent on governments.
  2. A model of federalism in which the states and national government cooperate in solving problems.
  3. A group of people occupying a specific area and organized under one government.
  4. The transfer of powers from a national or central government to a state or local government.
  5. A system consisting of a league of independent states, in which the central government created by the league has only limited powers over the states.
  6. Group of persons, called electors, that officially elects the president and the vice president of the United States.
  7. A requirement in federal legislation that forces states and municipalities to comply with certain rules.
  8. A political system in which states or regional governments retain ultimate authority except for those powers expressly delegated to a central government.
  9. The compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia plans that created one big chamber of Congress.
  10. A legislature made up of two parts, called chambers. (The U.S.)
  11. A federal grant that provides funds to a state or local government for a general functional area, such as criminal justice or mental-health programs.
  12. Grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically delegated powers.
  13. an individual who was in favor of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and the creation of a federal union with a strong central government.
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  1. Having to do with government revenues and expenditures.
  2. The authority to legislate for the protection of the health, morals, safety, and welfare of the people. In the United States.
  3. A major principle of the American system of government whereby each branch of the government can check the actions of the others.
  4. Principle of dividing governmental powers among different branches of government.
  5. A doctrine that asserts the priority of national law over state laws.
  6. an individual who opposed the ratification of the new constitution in 1787.
  7. A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
  8. A structure of government in which the powers of the government are separated into three branches.(Proposed by James Madison)
  9. A legislature composed of individuals who represent the population.
  10. Powers specifically granted to the national government by the constitution.
  11. A centralized governmental system in which ultimate governmental authority rests in the hands of the national, or central, government.
  12. A federal grant to a state or local government for a specific program or project.
  13. A model of federalism that looks on national and state governments as co-equal sovereign powers. Neither the state or national government should interfere in other's sphere.
  14. A process by which funds raised through taxation or borrowing by one level of government.
  15. The section of the constitution in which congress is given the power to regulate trade among the states and foreign countries.
  16. Only one legislative chamber, as opposed to a bicameral legislature.
  17. The power of the supreme court or any court to examine and possibly declare unconstitutional federal or state laws.

30 Clues: Having to do with government revenues and expenditures. • A legislature made up of two parts, called chambers. (The U.S.) • A legislature composed of individuals who represent the population. • Only one legislative chamber, as opposed to a bicameral legislature. • A doctrine that asserts the priority of national law over state laws. • ...

states of matter vocabulary. 2024-08-30

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

18 Clues: The force exerted per unit area • The resistance of a fluid to flowing • Change When energy is taken in, and gains heat • Change When energy is released, and loses heat. • When matter changes states from a solid to gas form • When matter changes states from a liquid to gas form • When matter changes states from a gas to liquid form • ...

Map Skills Vocabulary 2020-04-01

Map Skills Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Halves of the globe divided by the equator and prime meridian
  2. - Lines of latitude
  3. - The east-west lines in a grid that measure distance north and south of the equator
  4. Large inland body of salty water
  5. A map element used to represent distances between points on a map (given in miles and kilometers)
  6. Lines of longitude
  7. Identifies the symbols used on a map
  8. An imaginary line at 0° that runs through Greenwich, England
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  1. The art and science of mapmaking
  2. - The north-south lines on a grid that measure distance east and west of the prime meridian
  3. Map that shows important physical features in a region, including mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.
  4. Area of an ocean or sea partly surrounded by land
  5. Body of water partly surrounded by land and partly open to a larger body of water
  6. Map that shows important political features in a region, including borders, capitals, and cities
  7. A map element with arrows pointing in all four principal directions (NESW)
  8. The average number of people living within a square mile or square kilometer
  9. - The unit used when measuring distance from the equator and prime meridian
  10. Height above or below sea level of a place on land
  11. - The pattern of lines that circle the globe in east-west and north-south directions
  12. - An imaginary line at 0° latitude which lies halfway between the North and South Pole

20 Clues: Lines of longitude • - Lines of latitude • The art and science of mapmaking • Large inland body of salty water • Identifies the symbols used on a map • Area of an ocean or sea partly surrounded by land • Height above or below sea level of a place on land • An imaginary line at 0° that runs through Greenwich, England • ...

Wolrd In Print 2023-01-30

Wolrd In Print crossword puzzle
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  1. Scott decision A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  2. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  3. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  4. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  5. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  6. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  7. Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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  1. A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  2. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
  3. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  4. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.

11 Clues: When a person is murdered for political reasons. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • The northern states of the United States, also called the Union. • A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy. • ...

Eight Grade History Berel Mangel 2020-09-29

Eight Grade History Berel Mangel crossword puzzle
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  1. How slaves were bought and sold
  2. The person who proposed the Compromise of 1850
  3. Allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who escaped
  4. This was granted to New Mexico
  5. The are of the united states where slavery was not allowed
  6. this was what Southern States were called
  7. This is what Northern States were called
  8. Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay
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  1. It doubled the size of America
  2. An escaped slave
  3. The area of the untied states where slavery was allowed
  4. Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery
  5. An area of land including California, Texas, and Arizona
  6. Divided the Louisiana Purchase
  7. Someone who actually works to get rid of skavery

15 Clues: An escaped slave • It doubled the size of America • Divided the Louisiana Purchase • This was granted to New Mexico • How slaves were bought and sold • This is what Northern States were called • Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay • this was what Southern States were called • Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery • ...

Tx History 2021-05-03

Tx History crossword puzzle
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  1. A tax on imported goods
  2. underground water resource=
  3. First European to map the coast of texas
  4. a person who wants to improve society
  5. Interprets & evaluates the laws
  6. Love for one's country
  7. Something, (typically money) that is owed or due
  8. fencing designed with sharp points
  9. A person who studies nature
  10. Southern States that left the United States in 1861
  11. Related to the states and its' citizens
  12. a person who goes to find out about a place
  13. To leave or withdraw from a place
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  1. the right to vote
  2. to stop separating groups of people by race, religion, or ethnicity.
  3. The Northern States during the Civil War
  4. makes laws
  5. Number one Cash Crop in the south during the 1800s
  6. A movement from one country or region to another
  7. Enforces & carries out laws

20 Clues: makes laws • the right to vote • Love for one's country • A tax on imported goods • underground water resource= • Enforces & carries out laws • A person who studies nature • Interprets & evaluates the laws • To leave or withdraw from a place • fencing designed with sharp points • a person who wants to improve society • Related to the states and its' citizens • ...

The American Civil War 2024-05-11

The American Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. President during the Civil War, Abraham
  2. Withdrawal of Southern states from the Union
  3. Institution at the heart of the conflict
  4. President of the Confederate States, Jefferson
  5. Era following the Civil War
  6. Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox, Robert E.
  7. Jackson, Confederate general killed by friendly fire
  8. Rights, concept invoked by the Confederacy
  9. Proclamation freeing slaves in rebellious states
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  1. First major battle of the Civil War
  2. Warships used by both sides
  3. Northern states loyal to the United States
  4. Battle that began the Civil War
  5. Union general who marched through Georgia, William T.
  6. Battle in Tennessee, a Union victory
  7. Pivotal battle in Pennsylvania
  8. Bloodiest single-day battle in American history
  9. Union general who accepted Lee's surrender, Ulysses S.
  10. Southern states that seceded from the Union
  11. Courthouse, site of Lee's surrender

20 Clues: Warships used by both sides • Era following the Civil War • Pivotal battle in Pennsylvania • Battle that began the Civil War • First major battle of the Civil War • Courthouse, site of Lee's surrender • Battle in Tennessee, a Union victory • President during the Civil War, Abraham • Institution at the heart of the conflict • Northern states loyal to the United States • ...

Holidays in USA 2023-09-23

Holidays in USA crossword puzzle
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  1. a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Philippines. It is also observed in the Dutch town of Leiden and the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year (Similarly named harvest festival holidays occur throughout the world during autumn, including in Germany and Japan.).
  2. a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.
  3. a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.
  4. a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.From 1868 to 1970, it was observed on May 30. Since 1971, it is observed on the last Monday of May.
  5. a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day.
  6. a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces (who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable).
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  1. known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.
  2. an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25[a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
  3. a day between 73 and 79 days after the presidential election, when the elected president of the United States is inaugurated as president by taking the presidential oath of office.
  4. the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one.
  5. a day, celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
  6. a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and was the first U.S. president.

12 Clues: the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. • a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. • ...

Bill of rights 2024-10-24

Bill of rights crossword puzzle
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  1. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
  2. In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
  3. The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; -- the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; -- The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. [And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. --]* The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.
  4. No Soldier 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.
  5. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
  6. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
  7. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
  8. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
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  1. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
  2. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
  3. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age,* and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
  4. The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.
  5. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
  6. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
  7. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude--. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
  8. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

16 Clues: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. • The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. • ...

Hunger Games Crossword 2013-01-24

Hunger Games Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. / The main character of the Hunger Games
  2. / The weapon that destroyed District twelve
  3. / Katniss' favorite pass time in district twelve
  4. / Finnick's favorite weapon
  5. / The structure in the middle of all the arenas
  6. / The boy with the bread
  7. / The plant that the president of the capital is very fond of
  8. / The shape of the seventy fifth Hunger Games arena
  9. / The sound made when a tribute dies
  10. / Katniss' favorite weapon
  11. / The author's last name
  12. / The country where the Hunger Game took place
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  1. / The abbreviation for the capitols mutations
  2. / Prims cat
  3. / The first parachute delivered to Katniss
  4. / The amount of books in the Hunger Games series
  5. / The mutations that killed glimmer
  6. / The black market in district twelve
  7. / Katniss the girl on _____
  8. / Katniss' “cousin”
  9. / The product produced by district twelve
  10. / The bird on Katniss' token
  11. / The wall that surrounds the arena
  12. / Katniss' mentor and friend
  13. / The district where Katniss was born
  14. / The last name of the capitals president
  15. / Katniss' sister

27 Clues: / Prims cat • / Katniss' sister • / Katniss' “cousin” • / The boy with the bread • / The author's last name • / Katniss' favorite weapon • / Finnick's favorite weapon • / Katniss the girl on _____ • / The bird on Katniss' token • / Katniss' mentor and friend • / The mutations that killed glimmer • / The wall that surrounds the arena • / The sound made when a tribute dies • ...

Independence Day 2019 2019-08-13

Independence Day 2019 crossword puzzle
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  1. National game of our country
  2. Current speaker of the Lok Sabha
  3. India is the ____-th largest country by total area
  4. Shiela Dixit belonged to this state
  5. After Indira Gandhi, She was only the second woman to hold the position of Minister of External Affairs
  6. Who was the first woman minister of Independent India?
  7. After resigning from Air India, Dhoni holds the post of Vice-President of which company
  8. Original name of Rashtrapati Bhawan
  9. Father of Indian Constitution
  10. “_____ is my birthright and I shall have it”
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  1. Middle name of our Rashtrapita
  2. Who unfurls the National Flag in Republic Day ceremony in the state capitals?
  3. Name of the samadhi of Rajeev Gandhi
  4. Number of Gun Salutes are presented to the President on Republic Day
  5. The first Indian Language to attain classical language status
  6. Project Director of Chandrayaan – 2
  7. Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi
  8. How many lines are there in the Ashoka Chakra?
  9. How many union territories in India?
  10. How many religions in India that have been awarded “National Minority” status?

20 Clues: Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi • National game of our country • Father of Indian Constitution • Middle name of our Rashtrapita • Current speaker of the Lok Sabha • Shiela Dixit belonged to this state • Project Director of Chandrayaan – 2 • Original name of Rashtrapati Bhawan • Name of the samadhi of Rajeev Gandhi • How many union territories in India? • ...

World Geography Final Exam REVIEW CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-05-05

World Geography Final Exam REVIEW CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
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  1. sand, silt & clay (weathered rocks)
  2. large flat area- no elevation
  3. fertile area of the desert
  4. water vapor in the air
  5. regional variety in a language
  6. an Islamic place of worship
  7. any landmass completely surrounded by water
  8. formal agreement between nations
  9. a family of parents and the immediate children
  10. found on corner of maps- explains the symbols
  11. area between a city & the country
  12. official count of population
  13. line making a N/S hemisphere
  14. hurricanes of the eastern world
  15. the distance N/S of the equator
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  1. moisture that falls from the atmosphere
  2. overall weather conditions of a certain area
  3. the detailed study of the earth
  4. the buying & selling among countries
  5. Japanese term for their country
  6. map showing boundaries, cities, capitals
  7. basin all lands drained by a river & tributaries
  8. they set oil prices
  9. using sound waves underwater
  10. able to be cultivated
  11. deep valley of the ocean floor
  12. western-world's defense-alliance
  13. 2 pieces of land that have pulled apart
  14. tax on imports & exports

29 Clues: they set oil prices • able to be cultivated • water vapor in the air • tax on imports & exports • fertile area of the desert • an Islamic place of worship • using sound waves underwater • official count of population • line making a N/S hemisphere • large flat area- no elevation • regional variety in a language • deep valley of the ocean floor • the detailed study of the earth • ...

Constitution test review (Fiona Prood) 2024-01-03

Constitution test review (Fiona Prood) crossword puzzle
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  1. Senators are elected by the.
  2. This is the number of years that let the slave trade continue as a compromise.
  3. This was a comprised so big and small states would be happy.
  4. The primary role of the judicial branch that make sure laws are constitutional.
  5. This was the plan that was favored by the larger states and they thought that representation should be based on population.
  6. Which states thought that slaves should not count toward a state's population.
  7. How many years one senator term is
  8. This branch of government makes new laws.
  9. These states wanted to end the slave trade.
  10. The minimum age requirement for a senator.
  11. This branch of government reviews laws.
  12. This amendment made selling, making, and buying alcohol illegal.
  13. This is part of the executive branch and acts as the president's advisor.
  14. This branch of government executes the laws.
  15. The president is elected by the.
  16. Which states thought that slaves should count towards a state's population.
  17. What is a change in the constitution called?
  18. The total number of votes in the Electoral College.
  19. Representatives are elected by the
  20. This amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.
  21. These states wanted to continue the slave trade.
  22. This states that the constitution is "the supreme law of the land."
  23. How many years one representative term is
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  1. This amendment gave women suffrage.
  2. The introduction to the Constitution.
  3. What determines the number of representatives per state?
  4. The number of votes needed to win an election.
  5. The total number of electoral votes the state representatives have.
  6. How many years a president term is
  7. The process that is used to elect the president is based on the number of electoral votes each state is given.
  8. The minimum age requirement for a representative.
  9. After Shays Rebelliontes sent people to Philadelphia so they could amend what document?
  10. The first ten amendments to the constitution.
  11. This amendment abolished slavery.
  12. The compromise that decided the percentage of the slave population that would count towards representation.
  13. The people who approve a justice to the Supreme Court.
  14. Another name for the legislative branch.
  15. The minimum age requirement for the present.
  16. This was the plan that was favored by the small states and they wanted equal representation in Congress.
  17. The people who demanded a bill of rights.
  18. The person who appoints a justice to the Supreme Court.
  19. Congress is broken into two houses which makes it?
  20. How many senators does each state have?

43 Clues: Senators are elected by the. • The president is elected by the. • This amendment abolished slavery. • How many years a president term is • How many years one senator term is • Representatives are elected by the • This amendment gave women suffrage. • The introduction to the Constitution. • This branch of government reviews laws. • How many senators does each state have? • ...

Original 13 Colonies and Capitals 2021-10-25

Original 13 Colonies and Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital of Delaware
  2. Capital of Maryland
  3. Capital of South Carolina
  4. Capital of New Jersey
  5. Capital of North Carolina
  6. Capital of Rhode Island
  7. Capital of Massachusetts
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  1. Capital of New Hampshire
  2. Capital of Virginia
  3. Capital of New York
  4. Capital of Pennsylvania
  5. Capital of Georgia
  6. Capital of Connecticut

13 Clues: Capital of Georgia • Capital of Virginia • Capital of Delaware • Capital of New York • Capital of Maryland • Capital of New Jersey • Capital of Connecticut • Capital of Pennsylvania • Capital of Rhode Island • Capital of New Hampshire • Capital of Massachusetts • Capital of South Carolina • Capital of North Carolina

Persian Gulf Countries and Capitals 2026-03-09

Persian Gulf Countries and Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. Iraq's Capital
  2. Oman's Capital
  3. Iran's Capital
  4. Tehran is the capital of this country
  5. Muscat is the capital of this country
  6. Doha is the capital of what Middle East nation?
  7. Kuwait City is the capital of what Middle East nation/
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  1. Abu Dhabi is the capital of this country (abbreviation)
  2. Qatar's Capital
  3. Gulf of ___
  4. ___ Gulf
  5. Saudi Arabia's capital is ___
  6. Baghdad is the capital of what Middle East nation?
  7. Strait of ___

14 Clues: ___ Gulf • Gulf of ___ • Strait of ___ • Iraq's Capital • Oman's Capital • Iran's Capital • Qatar's Capital • Saudi Arabia's capital is ___ • Tehran is the capital of this country • Muscat is the capital of this country • Doha is the capital of what Middle East nation? • Baghdad is the capital of what Middle East nation? • Kuwait City is the capital of what Middle East nation/ • ...

Spain's Autonomous Regions and Capitals 2024-09-22

Spain's Autonomous Regions and Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital of Pais Vasco
  2. Capital of Cataluña
  3. Capital of Navarra
  4. Capital of Extremadura
  5. Capital of Andalucia
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  1. Capital of Murcia
  2. Capital of Aragón
  3. Capital of Castile y la Mancha
  4. Capital of Cantabria
  5. Capital of Valencia
  6. Capital of La Rioja
  7. Capital of Galicia
  8. Capital of Asturias

13 Clues: Capital of Murcia • Capital of Aragón • Capital of Navarra • Capital of Galicia • Capital of Valencia • Capital of Cataluña • Capital of La Rioja • Capital of Asturias • Capital of Cantabria • Capital of Andalucia • Capital of Pais Vasco • Capital of Extremadura • Capital of Castile y la Mancha

Provinces and Capitals of Canada 2026-06-03

Provinces and Capitals of Canada crossword puzzle
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  1. Yellowknife is the capital of
  2. Quebec City is the capital of
  3. Whitehorse is the capital of
  4. Regina is the capital of
  5. St. John's is the capital of
  6. Edmonton is the capital of
  7. Victoria is the capital of
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  1. Charlottetown is the capital of
  2. Toronto is the capital of
  3. Fredericton is the capital of
  4. Halifax is the capital of
  5. Iqaluit is the capital of
  6. Winnipeg is the capital of

13 Clues: Regina is the capital of • Toronto is the capital of • Halifax is the capital of • Iqaluit is the capital of • Edmonton is the capital of • Winnipeg is the capital of • Victoria is the capital of • Whitehorse is the capital of • St. John's is the capital of • Yellowknife is the capital of • Quebec City is the capital of • Fredericton is the capital of • ...

Civil War Menu Mini-Project 2022-10-27

Civil War Menu Mini-Project crossword puzzle
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  1. what ended the war between the United States and Mexico?
  2. what created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty?
  3. white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America during?
  4. these sister promoted racial and gender equality.
  5. the balance between slave and free states in the nation is called?
  6. an agreement between Britain and the United States
  7. a decision that later was nullified by the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments
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  1. what was the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery?
  2. the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished during what compromise?
  3. 11th president of the United States was?
  4. what meant before a war?
  5. He led the moral crusade for abolition.
  6. the main theme of this was the problem of slavery and the treatment of humans as property.
  7. what contributed to the coming of the Mexican-American War?
  8. was an enslaved man who led a rebellion, who was he?

15 Clues: what meant before a war? • He led the moral crusade for abolition. • 11th president of the United States was? • these sister promoted racial and gender equality. • an agreement between Britain and the United States • was an enslaved man who led a rebellion, who was he? • what ended the war between the United States and Mexico? • ...

Austria 2024-07-14

Austria crossword puzzle
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  1. mountain range extending into western Austria
  2. Popular city for tourism nestled in the Austrian mountains
  3. Capital of Austria
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  1. second largest city of Austria
  2. famous palace in Vienna
  3. passing through many capitals including Vienna

6 Clues: Capital of Austria • famous palace in Vienna • second largest city of Austria • mountain range extending into western Austria • passing through many capitals including Vienna • Popular city for tourism nestled in the Austrian mountains

unit 5 vocab 2016-11-08

unit 5 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. was in the American Military leader
  2. Resistant to change
  3. a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
  4. Was a slave who fought against the British in the Revolutionary War
  5. Far beyond the normal
  6. having a personal preference
  7. a regimental commander in the American Revolution (1775-83) who was killed by loyalists to the British crown in his own home, following the restoration of the Colonial Assembly and the enforcement of the Disqualifying Act
  8. Action of Armed Force that sounds fortified place
  9. was a Connecticut born and raised minister, Patriot, American politician, and Founding Father
  10. A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed
  11. a dissenting clique
  12. a compromise adopted at the Constitutional Convention, providing the states with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.
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  1. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
  2. also known as Hoboi-Hili-Miko was a principal chief of the Upper Creek towns from 1782. Before that he had created an alliance between the Creek and the British during the American Revolution.
  3. withdraw from an organization or polity
  4. Composed of one legislative body
  5. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
  6. Estimate of ability to fulfill Financial commitments
  7. heroine of the American Revolutionary War noted for her exploits against Loyalists in the Georgia backcountry.
  8. Was a Scottish American Military leader during Revolutionary War
  9. Fee paid for instruction especially higher education
  10. Was a politician, a farmer, a businessman, and one of the founding fathers of the United States
  11. a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government

23 Clues: Resistant to change • a dissenting clique • Far beyond the normal • having a personal preference • Composed of one legislative body • was in the American Military leader • withdraw from an organization or polity • Action of Armed Force that sounds fortified place • Fee paid for instruction especially higher education • Estimate of ability to fulfill Financial commitments • ...

Korean/Vietnam 2015-05-21

Korean/Vietnam crossword puzzle
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  1. what communist believe in
  2. the policy to relax tension between the communist and the free world
  3. the united states tries to spread this
  4. a very tense confirmation between the soviets and the united states over the soviets deployment of a nuclear missile in Cuba
  5. Castro's country
  6. separated east and west Germany
  7. didn't get along with Kennedy
  8. U.S. tries to spread this
  9. a war from 1950-1953
  10. capital city od Israel
  11. threats between the soviets and U.S. would have ended the world
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  1. A war were total victory is not the goal
  2. the belief that in one land in a religion came under the influence of communist then more would follow
  3. the race between the soviets and the united states
  4. blockade instead of war
  5. the soviets neighbor
  6. usa an Ussr were these
  7. Gave soviets citizens freedom of speech and religion
  8. a time of getting weapons

19 Clues: Castro's country • the soviets neighbor • a war from 1950-1953 • usa an Ussr were these • capital city od Israel • blockade instead of war • what communist believe in • U.S. tries to spread this • a time of getting weapons • didn't get along with Kennedy • separated east and west Germany • the united states tries to spread this • A war were total victory is not the goal • ...

Eight Grade History Berel Mangel 2020-09-29

Eight Grade History Berel Mangel crossword puzzle
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  1. An area of land including California, Texas, and Arizona
  2. The are of the united states where slavery was not allowed
  3. Allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who escaped
  4. Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay
  5. this was what Southern States were called
  6. How slaves were bought and sold
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  1. Someone who actually works to get rid of skavery
  2. Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery
  3. This is what Northern States were called
  4. It doubled the size of America
  5. The person who proposed the Compromise of 1850
  6. This was granted to New Mexico
  7. An escaped slave
  8. Divided the Louisiana Purchase
  9. The area of the untied states where slavery was allowed

15 Clues: An escaped slave • It doubled the size of America • This was granted to New Mexico • Divided the Louisiana Purchase • How slaves were bought and sold • This is what Northern States were called • Something proposed in 1802 by Henry Clay • this was what Southern States were called • Someone who believes in getting rid of slavery • ...

Reconstruction Plan 2024-11-07

Reconstruction Plan crossword puzzle
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  1. Laws passed in the South to restrict freedoms of African Americans
  2. Oath that Southern states had to take to rejoin the Union
  3. President who proposed a lenient plan for Reconstruction
  4. Freedmen sought these for equal protection and opportunity
  5. Percent The percentage of loyalty required by Lincoln’s plan for states to rejoin
  6. The right to vote, extended to Black men by the 15th Amendment
  7. Legal change to the Constitution, like the 13th, 14th, and 15th
  8. Region that needed rebuilding after the Civil War
  9. Abolished slavery in the United States
  10. The Northern states that won the Civil War
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  1. The movement that sought to end slavery before and during the Civil War
  2. Goal of Reconstruction to ensure all citizens had the same protections
  3. Legislative body that opposed Lincoln’s lenient Reconstruction plan
  4. President who succeeded Lincoln and continued Reconstruction
  5. Former slaves who gained freedom after the Civil War
  6. Agency established to aid freedmen and poor whites

16 Clues: Abolished slavery in the United States • The Northern states that won the Civil War • Region that needed rebuilding after the Civil War • Agency established to aid freedmen and poor whites • Former slaves who gained freedom after the Civil War • President who proposed a lenient plan for Reconstruction • Oath that Southern states had to take to rejoin the Union • ...

Eamon Tang USH Crossword Puzzle 2026-08-05

Eamon Tang USH Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Why are the principles of freedom and democracy important to the United States?
  2. Who ran for president against George W. Bush in the 2000 election?
  3. What revolution was created by the spread of computers and the Internet?
  4. Which terrorist organization carried out the September 11 attacks?
  5. Who served as U.S. president before George W. Bush?
  6. What military operation is listed in Chapter 31?
  7. Who led al-Qaeda and planned the September 11 attacks?
  8. What connected computers around the world and changed communication?
Down
  1. Who was the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State?
  2. Why did the United States claim Iraq was a threat?
  3. What building was attacked on September 11, 2001?
  4. Who was the 43rd President of the United States?
  5. Why has Earth's average temperature been increasing over time?
  6. What part of Earth's atmosphere protects life from harmful ultraviolet rays?
  7. What trade agreement connected the United States, Canada, and Mexico?
  8. Who was captured by U.S. forces after the Iraq War began?

16 Clues: Who was the 43rd President of the United States? • What military operation is listed in Chapter 31? • What building was attacked on September 11, 2001? • Why did the United States claim Iraq was a threat? • Who served as U.S. president before George W. Bush? • Who led al-Qaeda and planned the September 11 attacks? • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2024-05-15

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation.
  2. Soldiers marching and fighting collectively.
  3. Paper currency which began to circulate in the North after February 1862 with the passage of the Legal Tender Act.
  4. Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  5. The portion of the country that stayed loyal to the Federal Government during the Civil War.
  6. Small canvas bags used to carry soldiers food.
  7. A ship protected by iron armor.
  8. Withdrawal of the Southern states from the Federal Government during the Civil War.
  9. States that lay on the boundary of the Confederacy and the Union states.
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  1. Freedom from slavery.
  2. To get suddenly and unexpectedly attacked.
  3. Cannons or other large weapons, sometimes a branch of an army.
  4. leather shoes, similar to ankle-high boots, issued to soldiers during the war.
  5. An estate where crops are grown.
  6. A person who went from the North to the South to profit from the Reconstruction.

15 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • A ship protected by iron armor. • An estate where crops are grown. • Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery • To get suddenly and unexpectedly attacked. • Soldiers marching and fighting collectively. • Small canvas bags used to carry soldiers food. • Cannons or other large weapons, sometimes a branch of an army. • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction 2025-09-10

Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. amendment (1865) to the Constitution of the United States that formally abolished slavery
  2. was an unwritten deal, informally arranged among U.S. Congressmen, that settled the intensely disputed 1876 presidential election. It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ending the Reconstruction Era
  3. removed voting restrictions and office-holding disqualification against most of the Southerners who participated in the Civil War
  4. Loyalty to the interests of your own region rather than the interests of the whole nation
  5. criminal codes that protected African-Americans’ right to vote, to hold office, to serve on juries, and receive equal protection of laws; the laws also allowed the federal government to intervene when states did not act to protect these rights.
  6. the process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War, which took place from 1865–77.
  7. restored the United States as a unified nation: by 1877, all of the former Confederate states had drafted new constitutions, acknowledged the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, and pledged their loyalty to the U.S. government.
  8. an agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist freed slaves in obtaining relief, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education
  9. restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War
  10. guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
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  1. Reconstruction plan by President Johnson that allowed former Confederates who pledged loyalty to the Union received amnesty and pardon; all of their property was restored, the highest officials in the Confederacy had to apply to Johnson in person for pardon States could be restored fully into the Union after they wrote new constitutions that accepted the abolition of slavery, repudiated secession, and canceled the Confederate debt.
  2. states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen and has the rights of a citizen, guarantees "due process" of law, and "equal protection” of the laws to all citizens.
  3. was an order by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in 10 states that were in rebellion against the Union in 1863 (it did not apply to the slaves in the border states)

13 Clues: amendment (1865) to the Constitution of the United States that formally abolished slavery • Loyalty to the interests of your own region rather than the interests of the whole nation • guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” • ...

Crossword 2015-03-11

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Inslee / Governor of Washington
  2. Ocean / Lowest Point
  3. / State Fruit
  4. Treaty / is a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon by settling competing American and British claims to the Oregon Country, which had been jointly occupied by both Britain and the U.S. since the Treaty of 1818.
  5. / State Capital
  6. State / State Nickname
  7. / is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States located north of Oregon, west of Idaho, and south of the Canadian province of British on the coast of the Pacific Ocean (42nd).
  8. Dance / State Dance
  9. / Largest City
  10. Owen / Lieutenant Governor of Washington
  11. hemlock / State Tree
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  1. War / was a conflict between the United States and the Yakama, a Sahaptian-speaking people of the Northwest Plateau, then part of Washington, and the tribal allies of each.
  2. / Name of residents of Washington.
  3. / Bordering Country
  4. Trout / State Fish
  5. Wood / State Gem
  6. Washington / Washington was named after.
  7. Mammoth / State Fossil
  8. Rainier / Highest Point
  9. Walla Council / was a meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and sovereign tribal bodies of the Cayuse, Nez Perce, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Yakama. The treaties signed at this council were ratified by the U.S. Senate in 1859. These treaties codified the constitutional relationship between the people living on the Nez Perce, Umatilla, and Yakama reservations.

20 Clues: / State Fruit • / Largest City • / State Capital • Wood / State Gem • Trout / State Fish • / Bordering Country • Dance / State Dance • Ocean / Lowest Point • hemlock / State Tree • State / State Nickname • Mammoth / State Fossil • Rainier / Highest Point • Inslee / Governor of Washington • / Name of residents of Washington. • Washington / Washington was named after. • ...

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-30

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Party
  2. English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights
  3. the war between Great Britain and its American colonies between 1775 and 1783, in
  4. the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
  5. the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature
  6. author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of
  7. the colonies won their independence from British control
  8. American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense
  9. signed by Great Britain and France in 1763, officially ending the French and Indian
  10. who called for independence from Great Britain, during the American Revolution.
  11. the United States
  12. signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1783;
  13. the philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government
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  1. a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the
  2. colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as
  3. agreement signed on February 6, 1778 between France and the United States, in
  4. a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston
  5. opposed ratification of the United States Constitution
  6. the social contract
  7. each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
  8. Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me
  9. a person, or a group of people, who remain neutral in foreign affairs
  10. God
  11. American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought

24 Clues: God • Party • the United States • the social contract • American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense • opposed ratification of the United States Constitution • signed by the United States and Great Britain in 1783; • the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord • the colonies won their independence from British control • ...

UNHRC 2025-08-24

UNHRC crossword puzzle
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  1. Executive arm of the United Nations led by the Secretary-General
  2. A formal decision or recommendation adopted by the Council
  3. Independent experts who monitor and report on human rights issues
  4. Power held by the five permanent members of the Security Council
  5. Basic rights and freedoms belonging to every person from birth until death
  6. Case study where the UNHRC investigated violence and killings in Sudan
  7. Process where the UNHRC reviews all UN member states’ human rights records
  8. Encouraging respect for human rights worldwide
  9. Court that UNHRC investigations sometimes support with evidence
  10. Non-binding human rights statement, such as the UDHR
  11. Main deliberative and representative organ of the United Nations
  12. One of the issues the UNHRC responds to when new violations emerge
  13. Length of term served by UNHRC member states
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  1. Number of member states in the UNHRC
  2. UN missions that deploy forces to help resolve and prevent conflicts
  3. Foundational treaty of the United Nations signed in San Francisco in 1945
  4. UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security
  5. Former UN organ responsible for administering trust territories, now inactive
  6. Seventeen global goals adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda
  7. International organization founded in 1945 to maintain peace and security
  8. UN body that coordinates economic, social, and environmental issues
  9. Holding states responsible for human rights violations
  10. City where the UN Human Rights Council is based
  11. Mechanism that addresses serious and consistent human rights violations

24 Clues: Number of member states in the UNHRC • Length of term served by UNHRC member states • Encouraging respect for human rights worldwide • City where the UN Human Rights Council is based • Non-binding human rights statement, such as the UDHR • Holding states responsible for human rights violations • A formal decision or recommendation adopted by the Council • ...