states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Cold war vocab 2015-03-17

Cold war vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The House Un-American Activities Committee
  2. The term symbolized efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from open contact with the west and non-Soviet-controlled areas
  3. a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China
  4. a speech by President Dwight David Eisenhower on 5 January 1957, within a "Special Message to the Congress on the Situation in the Middle East"
  5. the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents
  6. a United States policy to stop Soviet expansion during the Cold War
  7. one of the first major international crises of the Cold War
  8. transfer from private to state ownership or control
  9. a Russian politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War
  10. a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War
  11. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the United States government agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research
  12. a conflict in which the belligerents participating in the war do not expend all of each of the participants' available resources at their disposal
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  1. a United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad
  2. a military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack
  3. Central Intelligence Agency
  4. state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc
  5. a competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces
  6. the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence
  7. The Alien Registration Act of 1940
  8. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

20 Clues: Central Intelligence Agency • The Alien Registration Act of 1940 • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization • The House Un-American Activities Committee • transfer from private to state ownership or control • one of the first major international crises of the Cold War • a United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad • ...

AP GOVERNMENT WILL WARGO CROSSWORD VOCAB 2024-05-09

AP GOVERNMENT WILL WARGO CROSSWORD VOCAB crossword puzzle
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  1. This case established Judaical Review. Also wrote the constitution
  2. Due ______; Government cannot deprive someone of freedom without going to court
  3. Government telling the states to do something, can be funded or unfunded
  4. Intentional use of redistricting to benefit a specific interest or group of voting
  5. These types of groups are voluntary associations of people who come together to influence political leaders on issues
  6. Acronym for the list of grievances against King George
  7. This Supreme Court case was about selective incorporation of the Second Amendment to the states
  8. This amendment has the equal protections and due process clause
  9. Whether current laws are actively attending results
  10. Ability to do something
  11. Checks and ______ limit one branch of government from becoming tyrannical
  12. ______ Plan said one vote per state
  13. Money owed
  14. This article of the Constitution is about the Executive Branch
  15. This case established in 1819 established Congress' Necessary and Proper Clause and Supremacy Clause
  16. Running for an election while holding the office
  17. Money going to the states, can be in block or categorical form
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  1. Transfer of power from Federal Gov. to States
  2. This amendment abolished Slavery
  3. _____ Plan said the bigger states should get more votes
  4. Political ________ are structures of government including Executive, Legislative, and Judaical
  5. Two House type of Legislature
  6. When Congress is not moving due to partisanship
  7. System of government where power is held by the people
  8. _______ System where National, State, and Local governments work together
  9. Federalist ___ Pits Factions against each other
  10. Rights that cannot be denied
  11. This amendment guarantees the freedom of Speech and others
  12. Rules and intuitions that make up the system of policy making
  13. War _____ Resolution limited the President's authority to commit troops overseas without congressional approval
  14. This article of the Constitution is about the Legislative Branch
  15. Collects information on individual members and how they will vote

32 Clues: Money owed • Ability to do something • Rights that cannot be denied • Two House type of Legislature • This amendment abolished Slavery • ______ Plan said one vote per state • Transfer of power from Federal Gov. to States • When Congress is not moving due to partisanship • Federalist ___ Pits Factions against each other • Running for an election while holding the office • ...

Chapter 15 Terms Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-30

Chapter 15 Terms Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. state :free states and slave states share borders.
  2. the period before civil war
  3. idea of voiding and not following national laws
  4. loyalty given to particulate region in the belief that their ideas must be protected from other regions
  5. setting a fire
  6. farm centered
  7. state:allowed slavery
  8. state:did not allow slavery
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  1. railroad :a series of houses, river crossings, roads and people that helped the slaves escape to the north
  2. of 1850:legislation passed by congress by which cali entered the union as a free state slave trading was ended in the district of columbia texas gave up its claim to new mexico and utah would determine whether they wanted slavery and a stronger fugitive slave act was enacted
  3. one who wants to do away with something particularly slavery in the 1800s
  4. :to add on such as adding territory to an existing town city or state
  5. an older slave owner thought was loyal and watched other slaves
  6. city centered
  7. sovereignty: the ability of the people of an area to decide upon an issue such as whether they would allow slavery
  8. rights: the belief that all powers not specifically given to the national government in the U.S. constitution or specifically denied to the states remain with the states
  9. compromise;legislation passed congress in 1820 by which maine entered the union
  10. platform: a document issues by a state convention in 1850 that accepted the compromise of 1850 but agreed to resist if the north didn't live up to its obligation or if it hindered slavery
  11. nebraska act:1854 legislation that created the territories of kansas and nebraska and contained a clause on popular sovereignty that negated the compromise of 1850
  12. soil:the idea that slavery should not be interfered with where it already existed and that the national government had the right to keep it from spreading into new territories
  13. destiny:the belief that the U.S. was denied to expand from the atlantic to the pacific ocean

21 Clues: city centered • farm centered • setting a fire • state:allowed slavery • the period before civil war • state:did not allow slavery • idea of voiding and not following national laws • state :free states and slave states share borders. • an older slave owner thought was loyal and watched other slaves • :to add on such as adding territory to an existing town city or state • ...

Great Depression and New Deal Vocabulary 2017-12-13

Great Depression and New Deal Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. inconvertible paper money made legal tender by a government decree.
  2. also known as the Wheeler-Rayburn Act, was a law that was passed by the United States Congress to facilitate regulation of electric utilities, by either limiting their operations to a single state, and thus subjecting them to effective state regulation, or forcing divestitures so that each became a single integrated system serving a limited geographic area.
  3. The longest-serving U.S. President
  4. the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.
  5. 28 evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944
  6. a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.
  7. establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.
  8. a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley
  9. a series of federal programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted in the United States during the 1930s in response to the Great Depression.
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  1. established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.
  2. the purchase of an asset by paying the margin and borrowing the balance from a bank or broker.
  3. ratified in 1951, limiting presidential terms to two for any one person, or to one elected term if the person has completed more than two years of another's term.
  4. an act passed by the United States Congress in March 1933 in an attempt to stabilize the banking system.
  5. a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation doctrine and as an invalid use of Congress' power under the commerce clause.
  6. a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States of America.
  7. a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  8. created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and encourage stability in the financial system through the promotion of sound banking practice
  9. a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried, men from relief families as part of the New Deal.
  10. Persuaded Congress to approve the early payment to bonuses due to World War I
  11. a U.S. government agency that oversees securities transactions, activities of financial professionals and mutual fund trading to prevent fraud and intentional deception.
  12. an area of Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas affected by severe soil erosion (caused by windstorms) in the early 1930s, which obliged many people to move.
  13. an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression.
  14. a federal law passed in 1933 as part of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The law offered farmers subsidies in exchange for limiting their production of certain crops. The subsidies were meant to limit overproduction so that crop prices could increase.

23 Clues: The longest-serving U.S. President • inconvertible paper money made legal tender by a government decree. • Persuaded Congress to approve the early payment to bonuses due to World War I • the purchase of an asset by paying the margin and borrowing the balance from a bank or broker. • ...

Foundation Documents and Individual Rights 2017-01-31

Foundation Documents and Individual Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. Compromise Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation.
  2. Any change in the constitution.
  3. and Balances A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others.
  4. Approved.
  5. A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
  6. Compromise Agreements providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress.
  7. Plan Federal government like today. It included a president, courts, and a congress. Large states had more votes than smaller states.
  8. Detailed, written plan for government.
  9. Jersey Plan Smaller states made their own plan which is called for a government similar to the one under articles of confederation.
  10. of Rights Amendment place strict on how the national government can use its power.
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  1. College A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
  2. of Confederation First constitution of the USA. It established a system for cooperation among independent states.
  3. of Independence Written by Thomas Jefferson. It said that all colonies need rights and so they want to have freedom from Britain.
  4. Liberties Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment.
  5. Convention Meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new constitution.
  6. of Powers The split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
  7. A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, governments and the states.

17 Clues: Approved. • Any change in the constitution. • Detailed, written plan for government. • A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses. • Compromise Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation. • of Rights Amendment place strict on how the national government can use its power. • ...

Rock Cycle 2026-01-13

Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. type of age dating that gives the exact age of the rock
  2. type of rock that forms from cooling of molten rock
  3. law that states younger rock layers are at the top and the older rocks are at the bottom
  4. law that states the rocks are deposited in horizontal layers
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  1. law that states that the fault or break cutting across a rock is younger than the rock itself
  2. dropping of sediment
  3. type of age dating that tells if a rock is younger or older
  4. law that states smaller pieces of rock are older than the rock that it is in
  5. type of rock that forms when existing rock is changed by heat or pressure
  6. fossils that are good indicators for how old a certain area is
  7. states that geologic processes occurring today are similar to those that happened in the past
  8. law that states that rocks will extend laterally in all directions until they thin out
  9. moving of sediment to a new location
  10. type of rock that forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plant and animals are pressed and cemented together
  11. breaking down rock into sediment

15 Clues: dropping of sediment • breaking down rock into sediment • moving of sediment to a new location • type of rock that forms from cooling of molten rock • type of age dating that gives the exact age of the rock • type of age dating that tells if a rock is younger or older • law that states the rocks are deposited in horizontal layers • ...

Land and Water 2023-10-11

Land and Water crossword puzzle
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  1. These are large farms mostly found in the Southeast region.
  2. The _________________ River is the second longest river in the United States.
  3. This is a shape of part of the Earth's surface.
  4. These are areas of land surrounded on all sides by water.
  5. These are high areas that have steep sides and flat tops.
  6. These are made up of ice and snow.
  7. The United States is divided into ____ regions.
  8. The largest land areas on Earth are the _________ continents.
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  1. These are areas of flat land that are located near water.
  2. These are connected to a mainland and usually have water on only three sides.
  3. The five oceans are the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the ____________ Ocean.
  4. The Great ______ cover parts of the Midwest, Southwest, and West.
  5. This region is one of the flattest areas in the United States.
  6. Early settlers and American Indians in the Southwest used these to build shelters.
  7. The Great Lakes in the United States are the __________ freshwater lakes in the world.
  8. These are usually lower than mountains and have rounded tops.
  9. These are Earth's largest bodies of salt water.

17 Clues: These are made up of ice and snow. • This is a shape of part of the Earth's surface. • These are Earth's largest bodies of salt water. • The United States is divided into ____ regions. • These are areas of flat land that are located near water. • These are areas of land surrounded on all sides by water. • These are high areas that have steep sides and flat tops. • ...

The American Revolution and the U.S. Conostitution 2020-08-21

The American Revolution and the U.S. Conostitution crossword puzzle
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  1. 1787 & 1788 essays that supported state ratification of the Constitution
  2. a change attached to the end of the Constitution
  3. based on both the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan; created a bicameral legislature
  4. the first ten amendments to the Constitution
  5. the house in Congress in which each state is represented equally
  6. outlawed slavery in the Ohio Territory
  7. the last name of the person who wrote most of the Constitution
  8. dividing responsibilities and powers among the branches of government
  9. 1783 agreement between the United States and Britain that ended the war and made the U.S. independent
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  1. the government that the United States used before it adopted the Constitution
  2. highest court in the United States
  3. limiting the powers of the national government to those specifically listed in the Constitution
  4. a system of government that splits powers and responsibilities between national and state government
  5. the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional
  6. the last name of the first president of the United States
  7. the last name of the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence
  8. the 1765 British legislation that imposed a direct tax on the American colonists and provoked colonial resistance

17 Clues: highest court in the United States • outlawed slavery in the Ohio Territory • the first ten amendments to the Constitution • a change attached to the end of the Constitution • the last name of the first president of the United States • the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional • the last name of the person who wrote most of the Constitution • ...

Civil war terms 2022-05-17

Civil war terms crossword puzzle
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  1. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
  2. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
  3. Actively attacking someone
  4. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
  5. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  6. said that the people of each territory should be able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory
  7. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
  8. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
  9. A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people
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  1. Also Southern or Rebel
  2. The major political party in America and opposed a strong Federal government
  3. Loyal to the Confederate States and also Southern or Confederate
  4. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  5. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps
  6. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states
  7. The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War
  8. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States
  9. A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket
  10. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
  11. the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War
  12. Also called the North or the United States

21 Clues: Also Southern or Rebel • Actively attacking someone • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • Also called the North or the United States • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder • The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action • ...

Slavery 2019-06-11

Slavery crossword puzzle
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  1. The first person to own slaves in the United States
  2. States that supported slavery but stayed with the Union when War broke out
  3. Slaves were often punished with this if they misbehaved
  4. Woman who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin and angered the south.
  5. The year where slavery most likely started in the United States
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  1. The last name of a famous runaway slave who assisted dozens of other slaves to freedom
  2. A massive farm that many slaves worked on
  3. A plant that slaves often picked on plantations
  4. A popular path for escaping slaves
  5. The states that opposed slavery
  6. The continent most slaves are taken from
  7. The skin color of most slaves
  8. The year slavery was officially abolished in the United States
  9. A person forced to work for someone without pay
  10. The states that supported slavery

15 Clues: The skin color of most slaves • The states that opposed slavery • The states that supported slavery • A popular path for escaping slaves • The continent most slaves are taken from • A massive farm that many slaves worked on • A plant that slaves often picked on plantations • A person forced to work for someone without pay • ...

Black History Month Assignment 2021-03-01

Black History Month Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. T. Washington - an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, was the most dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite
  2. King - an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing
  3. Powell - an American politician and diplomat. Became the first United States Secretary of State
  4. X - an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. A vocal spokesman for the Nation of Isalm
  5. B. Wells - an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. Founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  6. Garvey - a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. Founder and first President - General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League
  7. Hughes - an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. One of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form called jazz poetry
  8. Luther King Jr. - an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement
  9. Scott - an enslaved African-Americans man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and his family
  10. Baker - an American-born French entertainer, French resistance agent, and civil rights activist
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  1. DuBois - an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor
  2. Obama - an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States and was the first African-American president in the US
  3. Wheatley - the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
  4. O. Davis - a United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. The first black Brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
  5. Neale Hurston - an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker and portrayed racial struggles in the early 1990s American South and published research on hoodoo
  6. Parks - an American activist in the civil rights movement. “The first lady of the civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement.” Known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
  7. Angelou - an American poet, memorist, and civil rights activist
  8. Rice - an American diplomat, political scientist, civil servant, and professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
  9. Tubman - am American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, but escaped and freed other slaves
  10. Washington Carver - an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. Most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century.

20 Clues: Angelou - an American poet, memorist, and civil rights activist • Wheatley - the first African-American author of a published book of poetry • Powell - an American politician and diplomat. Became the first United States Secretary of State • Baker - an American-born French entertainer, French resistance agent, and civil rights activist • ...

The Louisiana Purchase 2023-01-06

The Louisiana Purchase crossword puzzle
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  1. river in the United States of America
  2. a group of ethnic people
  3. flat topped hill
  4. the chief mountain range of western North America
  5. all saints day
  6. the agreement between Spain and the United States, fixing the southern boundary of the United States at 31° N latitude and establishing commercial arrangements favourable to the United States
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  1. city in louisiana
  2. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States
  3. a national legislative body
  4. the governed the colony of Louisiana for nearly four decades, from 1763 through March 1803, returning it to France for a few months until the Louisiana Purchase conveyed it to the United States in 1803
  5. country in Europe
  6. English language surname

12 Clues: all saints day • flat topped hill • city in louisiana • country in Europe • a group of ethnic people • English language surname • a national legislative body • river in the United States of America • the chief mountain range of western North America • state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States • ...

Foreign Policy Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-18

Foreign Policy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Aggression can be deterred by overwhelming power of the world states against one that is pursuing aggressive strategies.
  2. Foreign investment in developing nations is a means of dominating and extracting capital from weaker states.
  3. Use of trade restrictions to protect a domestic market from foreign influences.
  4. Decision to abstain from buying certain goods to try to force a nation to change its policies.
  5. Progress can only be achieved by international cooperation.
  6. The attitude of being accepting, focuses on national interests and power.
  7. Trades on imported goods.
  8. Nation-states are not all alike. If everyone says so, it must be true.
  9. Allows the president to commit troops without Congressional approval for 60 days.
  10. Nations act to prevent any one country from becoming too powerful.
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  1. The influence of geography and demographics on foreign policy.
  2. Supervises the operations of the U.S. military and advises the president
  3. Formal contacts between national governments.
  4. Politics of the real
  5. Evaluate the strength of other nations, and provide information to POTUS.
  6. Set the limits on the amount of goods that can be imported.
  7. Democracies do not go to war with each other.
  8. Promote human rights, power isn't the only thing that matters.
  9. The exploitation of territories or states by a more powerful state
  10. The top U.S. diplomat.
  11. Formalizing negotiations and in solutions in writing that handles international law.
  12. Meetings between heads of state.

22 Clues: Politics of the real • The top U.S. diplomat. • Trades on imported goods. • Meetings between heads of state. • Formal contacts between national governments. • Democracies do not go to war with each other. • Set the limits on the amount of goods that can be imported. • Progress can only be achieved by international cooperation. • ...

The Cold War Era 2022-04-21

The Cold War Era crossword puzzle
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  1. the ending of a policy of racial segregation.
  2. a movement in the united states that abolished institutional racial segregation
  3. reward given returning soldiers.
  4. historical era where people where in constant fear of being nuked
  5. Shorten name for the communist state of now russia during 1922 to 1991.
  6. The president during 1952-1960
  7. parallel What divides both North and South Korea?
  8. U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War which tried to contain communism from spreading
  9. A movement made to find communist “hiding” in America
  10. democratic institutions installed in eastern European countries after WW2
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  1. “separate but equal”
  2. the United States' foreign policy with regard to communism.
  3. first satellite to orbit the earth
  4. defence treaty made by the USSR.
  5. a political theory derived from Karl Marx
  6. political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies during the 1940s and 1950s
  7. New homes built very fast and cheap
  8. The capital of Germany
  9. Americans fear that communist would take over the world
  10. the part of germany controlled by France,The united states,and Great Britain
  11. A senator who believed communist spies lived all over the US
  12. the part of germany controlled by the USSR
  13. the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
  14. President during 1945-1952
  15. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

25 Clues: “separate but equal” • The capital of Germany • President during 1945-1952 • The president during 1952-1960 • defence treaty made by the USSR. • reward given returning soldiers. • first satellite to orbit the earth • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • New homes built very fast and cheap • a political theory derived from Karl Marx • the part of germany controlled by the USSR • ...

AP World Unit 8 Review Puzzle 2026-03-28

AP World Unit 8 Review Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Collective organization of newly independent states that sought to avoid formal alliances with either Cold War superpower.
  2. Theory associated with the Truman Doctrine, desiring to prevent the spread of communism to other states.
  3. Egyptian nationalist leader who challenged Western control by nationalizing the Suez Canal.
  4. Economic practices emphasizing private ownership, competition, and minimal government control, increasingly adopted after the Cold War.
  5. Type of conflict in which major powers support opposing sides in a regional war without fighting each other directly.
  6. Post–World War II U.S. economic program intended to promote recovery and stability in Western Europe.
  7. Movement of people across regions or borders due to economic opportunity, conflict, or decolonization in the modern era, in this period it’s characterized by people leaving the colonized country and going to the colonizing state, eg South Asians to Britain, Algerians to France, Filipinos to the US
  8. Eastern European states that were politically, militarily, and economically dominated by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
  9. Military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and Western European nations as part of the Cold War strategy to counter Soviet influence.
  10. ✅ (preferred over “Bipolar World”) Term describing the Cold War power structure dominated by two rival superpowers.
  11. Political movement launched by Mao Zedong to reinforce communist ideology by mobilizing youth and attacking traditional culture.
  12. Soviet policy stating that the USSR had the right to intervene in socialist states to maintain communist control.
  13. Economic system characterized by private ownership, market competition, and limited government intervention.
  14. Political organization formed to advocate for Muslim interests during the decolonization of British India, leading to the creation of Pakistan.
  15. Soviet leader associated with de‑Stalinization, peaceful coexistence, and major Cold War confrontations with the United States.
  16. Movements within multiethnic or multinational states that seek political autonomy or independence, for example the Basque Movements in Spain and the Quebec movements in Canada
  17. Leader of the Indian independence movement who used nonviolent civil disobedience to challenge British imperial rule.
  18. Chinese economic program under Mao Zedong that aimed to rapidly industrialize agriculture but resulted in widespread famine due to poor leadership and a fear of reporting failure to Chairman Mao.
  19. Term used to describe the close relationship between a nation’s military and its defense industry that expanded during the Cold War and raised concerns about political influence.
  20. (SALT) Series of Cold War agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited the production of nuclear weapons.
  21. Revolutionary leader who aligned Cuba with the Soviet Union after overthrowing a U.S.-backed government.
  22. U.S. foreign policy statement that pledged support to nations resisting communism, marking a shift toward active Cold War intervention.
  23. The theory that led to US involvement in Korea and Vietnam because we feared that if communism spread to one country, other states in the region would also fall to communism.
  24. (PLO) Organization formed to represent Palestinian nationalism and advocate for statehood in the Middle East.
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  1. Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia that became a major example of a proxy war.
  2. (e.g., GATT / WTO) International institutions designed to regulate global trade and promote economic cooperation among nations.
  3. Political and economic ideology advocating state ownership of the means of production and central planning
  4. AKA Global South, AKA Developing World Term used by historians and the College Board to describe regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America experiencing decolonization and economic development challenges.
  5. Political system in which a single political party controls the government, common in communist states during the Cold War.
  6. Process following World War II through which colonial territories gained political independence from imperial powers.
  7. Term used to describe the imperial homeland that exerted political and economic control over its colonies.
  8. Test Ban Treaty Cold War agreement that limited atmospheric nuclear weapons testing in an effort to reduce global tensions. This is an example of the detente reached toward the end of the Cold War.
  9. Communist revolutionary who led the Chinese Communist Party to victory and established the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
  10. Ideology emphasizing loyalty to one’s nation and often used to mobilize anti-imperial independence movements.
  11. Guards Youth organizations mobilized during China’s Cultural Revolution to enforce communist ideology and eliminate perceived capitalist influences.
  12. Cold War military alliance established by the Soviet Union in response to NATO.
  13. Economic and political reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev aimed at restructuring the Soviet system. They allowed for limited amounts of personal property.
  14. Period during the Cold War when the United States and Soviet Union sought to reduce tensions through diplomacy and arms agreements.
  15. Nuclear deterrence theory in which neither superpower would initiate conflict due to the certainty of total destruction.
  16. Nkrumah Leader of Ghana who became a prominent figure in African decolonization and Pan‑Africanism.
  17. U.S. foreign policy doctrine designed to prevent the expansion of communism after World War II.
  18. Economic system in which the government controls major industries and directs production decisions, common in communist states.
  19. Policy introduced by Gorbachev that emphasized increased openness, transparency, and freedom of information.
  20. International organization created in 1945 to promote diplomacy, peacekeeping, and cooperation among nations after World War II.
  21. Cold War conflict that reinforced the division of the Korean Peninsula between communist and noncommunist governments.

45 Clues: Cold War military alliance established by the Soviet Union in response to NATO. • Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia that became a major example of a proxy war. • Egyptian nationalist leader who challenged Western control by nationalizing the Suez Canal. • U.S. foreign policy doctrine designed to prevent the expansion of communism after World War II. • ...

Ch. 6-8 Crossword-Chloe Woodbeck 2015-01-11

Ch. 6-8 Crossword-Chloe Woodbeck crossword puzzle
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  1. Don’t support the Constitution
  2. A plan of government
  3. What treaty helped the United States gain most of present day Ohio?
  4. powers that were not expressively forbidden in the constitution
  5. What political party wanted a strong federal government?
  6. Not taking sides in conflict
  7. The rebellion after the tax on whiskey
  8. What political party consisted of mainly small farmers and urban workers?
  9. Interprets laws
  10. Makes laws
  11. A government in which citizens rule through elected their representatives
  12. What scandal occurred between the French agents that almost cause war with French?
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  1. To cancel; make void
  2. Who was Americas first president
  3. What battle did the Native Americans lose 1000 people and crushed their dream of keeping any land?
  4. _______ are mandatory for American citizens to do.
  5. Combined states debts that the country needs to pay back
  6. What treaty helped solve differences between the United States and Spain?
  7. Carries out the laws
  8. To approve

20 Clues: To approve • Makes laws • Interprets laws • To cancel; make void • A plan of government • Carries out the laws • Not taking sides in conflict • Don’t support the Constitution • Who was Americas first president • The rebellion after the tax on whiskey • _______ are mandatory for American citizens to do. • What political party wanted a strong federal government? • ...

AAS Unit 2 Vocabulary Crossword 2022-05-19

AAS Unit 2 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. machine created to remove seeds from cotton
  2. slaves counted as 3/5 of a person
  3. part of slave wedding ceremony
  4. formation of new states and banned slavery in the region
  5. soldiers who fought during the War of 1812
  6. pre-civil war
  7. slaves who worked as carpenters, blacksmiths, or other skilled labor
  8. slaves who worked as cooks, maids, or butlers
  9. slaves chained or roped together
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  1. forbid American settlement pass the Appalachian Mountains
  2. supreme law for the United States
  3. person who wants to abolish slavery
  4. pre-constitution
  5. adopted on July 4, 1776 called for independence from Britain
  6. revolutionary war veteran and abolitionist
  7. holding areas used by slave traders
  8. legal freeing of slaves
  9. colony of free African Americans founded on the West African Coast
  10. declared the colonies to be independent states
  11. permitted Missouri to enter as slave and Maine to enter the union as free state

20 Clues: pre-civil war • pre-constitution • legal freeing of slaves • part of slave wedding ceremony • slaves chained or roped together • supreme law for the United States • slaves counted as 3/5 of a person • person who wants to abolish slavery • holding areas used by slave traders • revolutionary war veteran and abolitionist • soldiers who fought during the War of 1812 • ...

U.S. Geography 2021-09-30

U.S. Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. Island state
  2. California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border this country
  3. federal capital
  4. third most populous country in the world
  5. Ocean to the west of the United States
  6. largest river in the U.S.
  7. The capital city of Texas
  8. U.S. territory that belonged to Spain
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  1. territory in the Pacific
  2. territory in the Atlantic
  3. This river flows across the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana
  4. Mexico is __________ of the U.S.
  5. mountain range on the Eastern side of the U.S.
  6. Canada is _________ of the U.S.
  7. the number of states bordering the country North of the U.S.
  8. important landmark in New York
  9. Ocean to the east of the United States

17 Clues: Island state • federal capital • territory in the Pacific • territory in the Atlantic • largest river in the U.S. • The capital city of Texas • important landmark in New York • Canada is _________ of the U.S. • Mexico is __________ of the U.S. • U.S. territory that belonged to Spain • Ocean to the east of the United States • Ocean to the west of the United States • ...

NHL Teams 2023-11-04

NHL Teams crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who works in the gas industry
  2. Government representative
  3. A bear (it is)
  4. Extra dangerous thunderstorms
  5. Dangerous mountain snowfall
  6. Winged wheel
  7. National symbol of Canada
  8. Winter wear in a primary color
  9. Native American tribe
  10. Natural electricity
  11. Animals that eat other animals
  12. People who live on Long Island
  13. Highest rank in royalty
  14. Birds who often live on ponds
  15. Somber type of music
  16. Small planes
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  1. Park protector
  2. A giant fish which is known for attacks
  3. Royal servants in expensive material
  4. A wild cat
  5. Fictional sea monster
  6. Most important city in a country
  7. Plasma light sources
  8. Handouts advertising an event
  9. Arctic animals
  10. A wild dog
  11. Type of sword
  12. Fire
  13. Satan
  14. Slang term for a Canadian
  15. Usually where stray animals live
  16. French Canada Resident

32 Clues: Fire • Satan • A wild cat • A wild dog • Winged wheel • Small planes • Type of sword • Park protector • A bear (it is) • Arctic animals • Natural electricity • Plasma light sources • Somber type of music • Fictional sea monster • Native American tribe • French Canada Resident • Highest rank in royalty • Government representative • National symbol of Canada • Slang term for a Canadian • ...

4/17/25 Social Studies 2025-04-17

4/17/25 Social Studies crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the name of the longest river in Africa
  2. What is the highest mountain in Africa
  3. what is the tallest mountain in the USA
  4. How many countries are a part of Central America
  5. What is the highest tides in the world
  6. what country has the largest population
  7. What is the largest desert
  8. What is Canada's national animal
  9. what state has the largest population
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  1. What is the thinnest country in South America
  2. Largest county in south America
  3. what soccer player is known for one of the best
  4. smallest county in south America
  5. Which Canadian city is known as the “Festival City”
  6. is home to Central America's tallest volcano
  7. What is Canada's most popular sport
  8. Smallest country in south America
  9. How many capitals does south Africa have
  10. which is the world's second-largest coral reef located
  11. What is the biggest state in the USA

20 Clues: What is the largest desert • Largest county in south America • smallest county in south America • What is Canada's national animal • Smallest country in south America • What is Canada's most popular sport • What is the biggest state in the USA • what state has the largest population • What is the highest mountain in Africa • What is the highest tides in the world • ...

chapter 4 lesson 1 2022-09-08

chapter 4 lesson 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries.
  2. the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.
  3. the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
  4. the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.
  5. powers powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
  6. powers The Constitution says that the states will have any powers not delegated to the national government, as long as they are not also prohibited to the states.
  7. powers The federal government and the states also have certain powers that they share
  8. deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite.
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  1. powers also called enumerated powers, are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
  2. by giving the national government certain specified powers, reserving all other powers to the states or to the people.
  3. powers political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
  4. the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
  5. Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders.
  6. the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
  7. clause Article VI makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme and is called the
  8. two or more governments exercise power over the same people and the same territory.

16 Clues: Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders. • deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite. • the management of any office, business, or organization; direction. • the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time. • powers powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government. • ...

U.S. Constitution (directions: fill in the spaces with the answers that complete the sentences or answers the sentence, HAVE FUN!) 2022-11-11

U.S. Constitution (directions: fill in the spaces with the answers that complete the sentences or answers the sentence, HAVE FUN!) crossword puzzle
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  1. article III discusses the ___________ branch
  2. addition or change in the constitution
  3. "no unreasonable ____________" (Amendment 4)
  4. a written plan of government
  5. the 13th amendment forbid owning one
  6. has 100 members- - 2 per state
  7. the united states constitution replaced the articles of _______________________
  8. most powerful court in the Judicial Department
  9. must be at least 30 and 9 years a citizen
  10. article VI says the U.S. will pay it's _______
  11. ___________ of representatives
  12. "We the _______ of the United States"
  13. ___________ of religion
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  1. must be 35 years or older, a natural born citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years
  2. people have the ___________ to a speedy trial
  3. high crime described in article III
  4. crimes are tried in the _________ where they are committed (Amendment 6)
  5. "no _______ and unusual punishments" (Amendment 8)
  6. introduction to the constitution
  7. people can _______________ peacefully (Amendment 1)
  8. department headed by the president
  9. the 15th amendment enabled blacks to _____

22 Clues: ___________ of religion • a written plan of government • has 100 members- - 2 per state • ___________ of representatives • introduction to the constitution • department headed by the president • high crime described in article III • the 13th amendment forbid owning one • "We the _______ of the United States" • addition or change in the constitution • ...

chapter 6 emely Granados 2021-11-05

chapter 6 emely Granados crossword puzzle
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  1. the breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate, independent country
  2. movement of people from one country to another
  3. region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs
  4. a colonist who remained loyal to the British government during the American Revolution
  5. an informal network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people to escape to freedom
  6. a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America
  7. farming method used in dry regions in which land is plowed and planted deeply to hold water in soil
  8. a French-speaking inhabitant of Quebec
  9. musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s blending African rhythms and European harmonies
  10. a partially self-governing country with close ties to another country
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  1. speaking or using two languages
  2. an administrative district or division of a country
  3. trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada, the United States, and Mexico
  4. mild climate region in the southern United States
  5. a ¨great city¨ that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.
  6. the movement of people from rural areas into cities
  7. the percentage of people given a place who can read and write
  8. the spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city
  9. outlying community around a city
  10. in Canada, national legislature made up of the Senate and the House of Commons

20 Clues: speaking or using two languages • outlying community around a city • a French-speaking inhabitant of Quebec • movement of people from one country to another • mild climate region in the southern United States • an administrative district or division of a country • the movement of people from rural areas into cities • ...

chaper 6 alexa hernandez 2021-11-09

chaper 6 alexa hernandez crossword puzzle
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  1. in Canada, national legislature made up of the Senate and the House of Commons
  2. outlying community around a city
  3. musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s blending African rhythms and European harmonies
  4. an administrative district or division of a country
  5. an informal network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people to escape to freedom
  6. region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs
  7. farming method used in dry regions in which land is plowed and planted deeply to hold water in soil
  8. a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America
  9. speaking or using two languages
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  1. a ¨great city¨ that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.
  2. trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada, the United States, and Mexico
  3. the percentage of people given a place who can read and write
  4. the breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate, independent country
  5. a colonist who remained loyal to the British government during the American Revolution
  6. a partially self-governing country with close ties to another country
  7. mild climate region in the southern United States
  8. the movement of people into one country from another
  9. the spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city
  10. the movement of people from rural areas into cities
  11. a French-speaking inhabitant of Quebec

20 Clues: speaking or using two languages • outlying community around a city • a French-speaking inhabitant of Quebec • mild climate region in the southern United States • an administrative district or division of a country • the movement of people from rural areas into cities • the movement of people into one country from another • ...

World History: Prehistory, Islam, Africa, East Asia 2022-09-13

World History: Prehistory, Islam, Africa, East Asia crossword puzzle
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  1. title given to the political and religious leaders of Muslims
  2. tall spired building from which Muslims call others to prayer
  3. One-thousand-mile waterway linking trade between north and south China
  4. an urban center-styled government that does controls much of its surrounding countryside
  5. one of the three major trade routes traveled during the post-classical period
  6. Women in China practiced this in an attempt to win a suitor
  7. he became Caliph following the death of Mohammad
  8. government run by the people. Originated in Greece
  9. a religion responsible for much of the old testament Bible but also follows the Torah
  10. government ruled by kings or queens, often having absolute power
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  1. one of the most famous Capitals in Cambodia
  2. law code that was created in Mesopotamia
  3. the great king who led the Songhai Dynasty
  4. the only woman to rule as Empress of China
  5. source material that is closest to the person,information, period, or idea being studied
  6. monoteistic religion emerging in SW Asia
  7. in African society, everyone was tasked with work according to how old they were.
  8. the original root language of Africa
  9. when Mohammad fled Mecca, his journey (The Hejira)ended in this city

19 Clues: the original root language of Africa • law code that was created in Mesopotamia • monoteistic religion emerging in SW Asia • the great king who led the Songhai Dynasty • the only woman to rule as Empress of China • one of the most famous Capitals in Cambodia • he became Caliph following the death of Mohammad • government run by the people. Originated in Greece • ...

The USA 2025-11-01

The USA crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of clearing forests for other uses.
  2. A place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc., are mixed together
  3. A dish of boiled or steamed rice with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, often mixed in.
  4. A public holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November, traditionally a day for giving thanks for the harves
  5. The large, mountainous region in the eastern United States, known for its rolling hills and forests
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  1. A large area of land that is naturally hot and has very little rain.
  2. The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat.
  3. A region in the southeastern United States, often associated with a distinct culture, accent, and cuisine.
  4. The main language spoken in the United States, derived from Germanic roots.
  5. A long, thin piece of fried potato, eaten hot
  6. A large, flat area of land with few trees, often found in the western United States
  7. A state in the southwestern United States bordering Mexico, known for its deserts and Mexican-American cultu

12 Clues: A long, thin piece of fried potato, eaten hot • The process of clearing forests for other uses. • The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat. • A large area of land that is naturally hot and has very little rain. • A place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc., are mixed together • ...

Greece chapter 2026-04-07

Greece chapter crossword puzzle
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  1. The famous games held every four years in honor of Zeus.
  2. A period of civil crisis or conflict within a Greek city-state, often caused by land hunger.
  3. A foreigner living in Athens who had no political rights but paid taxes.
  4. The most famous Doric temple, located on the Acropolis and dedicated to Athena.
  5. A heavily armed Greek foot soldier who fought in a phalanx formation.
  6. The simplest and oldest architectural style, with sturdy columns and no base.
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  1. The belief in many gods (like Zeus, Hera, and Athena) rather than just one.
  2. A person considered as "property" with no rights, performing most of the hard labor.
  3. The process of Greeks leaving their mother-city (metropolis) to found new cities.
  4. An elegant architectural style recognizable by the scrolls (volutes) on its capitals.

10 Clues: The famous games held every four years in honor of Zeus. • A heavily armed Greek foot soldier who fought in a phalanx formation. • A foreigner living in Athens who had no political rights but paid taxes. • The belief in many gods (like Zeus, Hera, and Athena) rather than just one. • The simplest and oldest architectural style, with sturdy columns and no base. • ...

U.S. Grography 2021-09-30

U.S. Grography crossword puzzle
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  1. Island state
  2. California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border this country
  3. federal capital
  4. third most populous country in the world
  5. Ocean to the west of the United States
  6. largest river in the U.S.
  7. The capital city of Texas
  8. U.S. territory that belonged to Spain
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  1. territory in the Pacific
  2. territory in the Atlantic
  3. This river flows across the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana
  4. Mexico is __________ of the U.S.
  5. mountain range on the Eastern side of the U.S.
  6. Canada is _________ of the U.S.
  7. the number of states bordering the country North of the U.S.
  8. important landmark in New York
  9. Ocean to the east of the United States

17 Clues: Island state • federal capital • territory in the Pacific • territory in the Atlantic • largest river in the U.S. • The capital city of Texas • important landmark in New York • Canada is _________ of the U.S. • Mexico is __________ of the U.S. • U.S. territory that belonged to Spain • Ocean to the east of the United States • Ocean to the west of the United States • ...

U.S. History Crossword 2023-01-23

U.S. History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A labor organization that sought to organize workers along the lines of industrial unions rather than the specialized trade, or craft, unions of the American Federation of Labor.
  2. An Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist.
  3. An American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States.
  4. An American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard.
  5. Was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He has been widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history.
  6. An American inventor and businessman.
  7. A train route across the United States that was finished in 1869. The route connected the east and west regions of the U.S. by rail for the first time.
  8. Refers to various theories and societal practices that purport to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics and politics
  9. When a business grows by acquiring a similar company in their industry at the same point of the supply chain.
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  1. A Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
  2. A United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the power of state governments to regulate private industries that affect "the common good."
  3. A British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.
  4. A sham construction company chartered to build the Union Pacific Railroad by financing it with unmarketable bonds.
  5. A national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886.
  6. An American engineer and industrialist. He designed and manufactured the sleeping car and founded a company town
  7. A United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
  8. When a business expands by acquiring another company that operates before or after them in the supply chain.
  9. A Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist.
  10. A United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce.
  11. An American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil.
  12. The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace.

21 Clues: An American inventor and businessman. • A Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. • An American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard. • An American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil. • A British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. • ...

Impacts of the Civil War 2020-12-16

Impacts of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A campaign made by the North's General Sherman in order to capture Atlanta.
  2. A blockade made by the Union to stop the southern states from trading with foreign countries.
  3. One of the reasons for the Civil War. To leave.
  4. This battle's objective was to capture the city of Chattanooga. Known as the 2nd bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
  5. Invetion that help for communication using morse code.
  6. Means for transportation back then.
  7. One of the reasons for the Civil War. To own another human.
  8. One of the three reasons for the Civil War. States have the right to control their own state.
  9. General of the confederacy. Led the Battle of Gettysburg.
  10. president at the time of the civil war and issued the emancipation proclamation.
  11. A plan made by the Union to hurt the south.
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  1. The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
  2. Major crop grown in the south.
  3. The battle that ultimately lost the war for the confederacy. Lasted July 1 - July 3, 1863.
  4. General Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah and destroy anything believed would give the confederacy an advantage against them.
  5. Prison that housed thousands of Northern soldiers and was notorious for mistreating prisoners and being overcrowded.
  6. An ultimatum made by President Lincoln towards the "rebellious" states.
  7. Southern a fort demolished via cannon by the Union. It located on Tybee Island.
  8. General of Union Army, led a march to siege Savannah.
  9. The succeeding states' nation army.
  10. The northern states' army.

21 Clues: The northern states' army. • Major crop grown in the south. • Means for transportation back then. • The succeeding states' nation army. • A plan made by the Union to hurt the south. • One of the reasons for the Civil War. To leave. • General of Union Army, led a march to siege Savannah. • Invetion that help for communication using morse code. • ...

Ch. 18: Reconstruction 2021-05-04

Ch. 18: Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. A system in which one person owned another person.
  2. To approve a law by voting for it.
  3. The number of people in a place such as a city, state, or country.
  4. A person who rented land from a plantation owner and gave some of the crops to the owner as rent.
  5. The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War.
  6. A very large farm where only one crop is grown.
  7. What were the southern states called during the Civil War?
  8. After the Civil War the slaves were __________.
  9. To go through hard times and come out alive.
  10. What were the northern states called during the Civil War?
  11. Under __________, black children had to go to different schools from the ones that white children went to.
  12. A person who does brave things and is admired by other people.
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  1. Unfairness.
  2. To pick or gather crops.
  3. To abolish, or do a way with, a law.
  4. There were four ________ in the presidential election of 1860.
  5. To pay money in order to live in a house or use land or property owned by someone else.
  6. A tax on goods made in other countries and then sold in the United States.
  7. Not the same (in size or treatment, for example).
  8. This amendment ended slavery in the United States.
  9. Having little or no money.
  10. To join together.
  11. The 14th Amendment said that all Americans, black or white, had the same _______.
  12. When Lincoln was elected president, eleven southern states decided to __________.

24 Clues: Unfairness. • To join together. • To pick or gather crops. • Having little or no money. • To approve a law by voting for it. • To abolish, or do a way with, a law. • To go through hard times and come out alive. • A very large farm where only one crop is grown. • After the Civil War the slaves were __________. • The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. • ...

Social Studies Vocabulary Week 23 2023-01-30

Social Studies Vocabulary Week 23 crossword puzzle
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  1. mission to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives
  2. authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders
  3. An American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats
  4. all of that part of the United States west of the Mississippi, and not within the States of Missouri and Louisiana
  5. the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast
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  1. the political party that is more liberal
  2. the practice of appointing political friends and firing enemies in any federal posts
  3. a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election
  4. sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports
  5. confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33
  6. A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s, led by president Andrew Jackson.
  7. the rights and powers generally conceded to the states, or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution
  8. a financial crisis in the United States that triggered a multi-year economic depression
  9. one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on federal power

14 Clues: the political party that is more liberal • one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on federal power • the practice of appointing political friends and firing enemies in any federal posts • the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast • ...

Chapter 10 An Age of Democracy and Progress 9th 2024-01-26

Chapter 10 An Age of Democracy and Progress 9th crossword puzzle
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  1. issue of a French army officer being accused of being a traitor because he was Jewish
  2. unofficial military seeking independence that attacked British officials in Ireland
  3. people native to New Zealand
  4. belief that the United States would rule from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
  5. process where a product is moved from one worker to another with each worker completing a single job
  6. when states choose to leave the United States and form their own country
  7. nation in British Empire allowed to make all laws concerning its own affairs
  8. war fought between the US and the Confederacy over slavery
  9. movement in England to give the right to vote and other rights to more people
  10. idea that all life on earth developed from simpler life forms over millions of years
  11. president of the United States during the Civil War
  12. leader of Great Britain during the democratic changes
  13. occurred in 1890s; goal was a separate homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine
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  1. nomadic people native to Australia
  2. study of the human mind
  3. art and entertainment appealing to a large audience
  4. convicted criminals are sent here to serve their sentences instead of prison
  5. scientist that developed the Theory of Evolution
  6. discovered by Marie & Pierre Curie; energy released as atoms decay
  7. local control to govern internal affairs
  8. the right to vote
  9. issued by Lincoln; declared people enslaved in the Confederate states were free
  10. separation by race
  11. government formed in France after Napoleon III was exiled
  12. prejudice against Jewish people

25 Clues: the right to vote • separation by race • study of the human mind • people native to New Zealand • prejudice against Jewish people • nomadic people native to Australia • local control to govern internal affairs • scientist that developed the Theory of Evolution • art and entertainment appealing to a large audience • president of the United States during the Civil War • ...

Cold War Crossword 2024-05-06

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Dictator of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis
  2. Assassinated John F. Kennedy in Houston
  3. President that negoiated a peace deal between Israel and Egypt
  4. Trials that would convict German war criminals for their actions during WW2
  5. U.S. senator that accused scores of government officials of being communists
  6. Country that collapsed in 1991
  7. First major proxy war fought between the Soviet Union and the United States
  8. Was president when WW2 ended
  9. President that got impeached because of Watergate Scandal
  10. Financial plan that would aim at rebuilding Western Europe
  11. Was president when Mikhail Gorbachev took over the Soviet Union
  12. Soviet satelite that triggered the Space Race
  13. Proxy war fought between the Soviet Union and United States in Southeast Asia
  14. Japanese Emperor that was hanged after WW2
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  1. First president to acknowledge the arms race
  2. Structure that came to symbolize the Cold War
  3. Was assassinated and the youngest US president
  4. Gave veterans financial aid for a higher level of education
  5. President that banned the use of nuclear weapons in Earth's orbit
  6. President that pardoned Nixon after taking office
  7. Soviet Union put nuclear missiles within range of the United States
  8. Became president at the beginning of the end of the Cold War
  9. International organization designed to prevent another major conflict
  10. North Vietnamese attempt at winning the war that caused U.S. opinion of the war to decline
  11. Term for the exponential growth of United States population after WW2
  12. Established the voting age at 18 years old
  13. United States attempt at overthrowing Fidel Castro

27 Clues: Was president when WW2 ended • Country that collapsed in 1991 • Assassinated John F. Kennedy in Houston • Established the voting age at 18 years old • Japanese Emperor that was hanged after WW2 • First president to acknowledge the arms race • Structure that came to symbolize the Cold War • Soviet satelite that triggered the Space Race • ...

EXAM Study Guide - Jordan May 2023-12-18

EXAM Study Guide - Jordan May crossword puzzle
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  1. - allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators.
  2. - A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
  3. - The process of using agricultural machinery to mechanize the work of agriculture,
  4. - A group of employees in a certain trade, industry, or corporation that organize to improve their salary, benefits, and working conditions.
  5. - The movement of some six million African Americans from rural areas of the Southern states of the United States to urban areas in the Northern states between 1916 and 1970.
  6. - An area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background
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  1. - A metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend together as one.
  2. - Someone who starts and runs a business
  3. - prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of Alcohol in the United States.
  4. - The population shift from rural to urban areas
  5. - grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population.
  6. - Widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894.
  7. - A form of violence in which a mob, under the pretext of administering justice without trial, executes a presumed offender, often after inflicting torture and corporal mutilation
  8. - State and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation
  9. - A single seller or producer that excludes competition from providing the same product

15 Clues: - Someone who starts and runs a business • - The population shift from rural to urban areas • - allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. • - An area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background • - The process of using agricultural machinery to mechanize the work of agriculture, • ...

American Revolution 2024-12-04

American Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. John ______, the British general who lost at Bennington and Saratoga
  2. capital city of the new American states
  3. place in Pennsylvania where the Continental Army suffered and transformed
  4. country that wanted to keep the 13 Colonies
  5. people who lead and protect an organized community
  6. Marquis de _______, rich French army officer who helped the Americans
  7. production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
  8. biggest city in the American states
  9. Charles ______, the British general who invaded the South
  10. place in New Jersey where Washington surprised the Hessians in 1776
  11. group leading Britain and making laws
  12. someone who supported the King, also called Tories
  13. William _____, British general who chased Washington out of New York City
  14. place in Virginia where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in 1780
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  1. Benjamin _______, represented America in France, worked to get support
  2. Congress did not have this power and could only ask the states for money
  3. George ______, American officer leading the Continental Army
  4. Sybil ______, 16 year old who warned militia the British had attacked
  5. country that wanted to help free the 13 Colonies
  6. the Declaration of Independence said all men are created _____
  7. group leading America; did not have much power over the states
  8. Baron Von _______, German officer who transformed the Continental Army
  9. Articles of ____; plan for how America’s early government worked
  10. soldier training, such as moving as a group
  11. being free and making your own choices

25 Clues: biggest city in the American states • group leading Britain and making laws • being free and making your own choices • capital city of the new American states • country that wanted to keep the 13 Colonies • soldier training, such as moving as a group • country that wanted to help free the 13 Colonies • people who lead and protect an organized community • ...

Friday Activity Suzuki 2019-08-26

Friday Activity Suzuki crossword puzzle
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  1. First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights.
  2. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
  3. Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare.
  4. Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later, the name of the political party established by supporters of Alexander Hamilton.
  5. Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths.
  6. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new Constitution.
  7. Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress. Congress can override a veto by two-thirds majority in each chamber.
  8. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
  9. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
  10. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president.
  11. To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
  12. Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.
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  1. Powers held by both the national and state government in a federal system.
  2. Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
  3. Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional.
  4. Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period.
  5. Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in section 8.
  6. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.
  7. System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
  8. Government structure in which authority is divide among branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility.
  9. Government structure that authorizes each branch of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) to share powers with the other branches, thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches.
  10. The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation.
  11. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is base on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states.
  12. Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88
  13. Broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections in order to enact a commonly supported set of public policies.
  14. Rule by the people.
  15. Powers retained by the states under the constitution.
  16. Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed.
  17. Formal process of changing the Constitution

29 Clues: Rule by the people. • To formally withdraw from a nation-state. • Formal process of changing the Constitution • Powers retained by the states under the constitution. • Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88 • Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution. • Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare. • ...

Civil war 2024-02-09

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  2. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union.
  3. Party A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories. Eventually Republicans came to oppose the entire existence of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president. Very few Southerners were Republicans.
  4. Freedom from slavery.
  5. General of the North
  6. The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories. Democrats opposed a strong Federal government. Most Southern men were Democrats before the War.
  7. The cause of the Civil War
  8. An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
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  1. The concept that began the Civil war
  2. A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South was “reconstructed” by the North after its loss in the war.
  3. Deadliest war in American soil
  4. First battle of the Civil War.
  5. Confederate General
  6. Deadliest battle during the civil war
  7. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  8. President of the United States
  9. The north had twice the amount of the south
  10. Also called the North or the United States
  11. President of the Confederate States
  12. A ship protected by iron armor.

20 Clues: Confederate General • General of the North • Freedom from slavery. • The cause of the Civil War • Deadliest war in American soil • First battle of the Civil War. • President of the United States • A ship protected by iron armor. • President of the Confederate States • The concept that began the Civil war • Deadliest battle during the civil war • ...

Alijah Birmingham 2020-12-17

Alijah Birmingham crossword puzzle
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  1. A plan unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convention providing a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.
  2. he was the aid to George Washington and was a founding father.
  3. guaranteed black men the right to vote.
  4. great Britain and the thirteen colonies go to war during the american revolutionary war the american colonist win.
  5. ended the war between the united states and mexico mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory including parts of Arizona, California, new mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada,and Utah.
  6. acts of trade and navigation, English laws that regulated English ships, shipping,trade, and commerce between other countries and with its own colonies.
  7. Britain gets taxed for sugar.
  8. regulated land rights on tribal territories within the united states. The president of the united states could subdivide native american tribal.
  9. helped black and whites in the south after the civil war.
  10. provided federal subsides in land and loans for the construction of a transcontinental railroad across across the u.s. They were called the union pacific and the central pacific.
  11. the king who taxed the colonists and was unfair to them.
  12. A peaceful protest by the sons of liberty they dumped the old tea that the king gave them.
  13. acres of land that produces one or two cash crops for sale.
  14. two railroad companies the union pacific and the central pacific, to construct the lines "men of talent, men of character, men who are willing to invest" nations first.
  15. British saw the american colonists as tenants who paid rent by providing materials for Britain to use.
  16. state and local laws that that enforced racial segregation in the southern united states.
  17. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state through elected representatives.
  18. they helped free slaves.
  19. Americas force crushes British hessian forces, Washington raided across the Delaware river.
  20. a document created for the king to tell them they want to be independent from him.
  21. granted citizenship to people who had been enslaved.
  22. laid by fur traders and trappers and was only passable by foot or by horseback.
  23. a war between Britain and the united states they fought because of British violations of america shipping rights.
  24. he led the colonist to victory for independence and he was the first president of the united states.
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  1. made by president Lincoln to say that all slaves under the confederacy were from then on forever free.
  2. The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
  3. volunteers attack Cheyenne and Arapaho people thinking that they are worriers but are women and children.
  4. The Louisiana purchase made america bigger and was the purchase of imperial rights to the western half of the Mississippi river.
  5. a conflict between mexico and america because of the annexation of the republic of Texas and where Texas ended at the Nueces river or the Rio grande.
  6. Britain against the french and their native american allies, part of their conflict known in Europe was the seven year war.
  7. Abolished slavery.
  8. the belief of expansion ocean to ocean.
  9. the place where Robert e lee surrendered and ended the american civil war.
  10. an abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer.
  11. it allowed slavery to be legal in all states and he could not sue because he was not a citizen.
  12. people to decide on policy initiatives directly. representative democracies.
  13. Custer and his men fight to the death against sitting bulls Lakota and Cheyenne.
  14. declared by the British crown at the end of the french and Indian war in north america.
  15. a plan proposed at the constitutional covention, providing for a legislation of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature.
  16. the route where america forced native americans to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
  17. a founding father and the third president of the united states.
  18. A tax on the legal recognition of documents.
  19. the first ten amendments to the us constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech, assembly, and worship.
  20. assassinated the president of the united states Abraham Lincoln.
  21. to remove or break away as the southern states did from the union.

45 Clues: Abolished slavery. • they helped free slaves. • Britain gets taxed for sugar. • guaranteed black men the right to vote. • the belief of expansion ocean to ocean. • A tax on the legal recognition of documents. • granted citizenship to people who had been enslaved. • the king who taxed the colonists and was unfair to them. • ...

Unit 1 Review Game- Krohn 2020-01-27

Unit 1 Review Game- Krohn crossword puzzle
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  1. One of Thomas' five ways that states that there must be an end to all things and the end of the world would be God.
  2. How we communicate ourselves with God
  3. interacts with humanity as a human and gives us his new law
  4. Goes from persecuting to evangelizing
  5. I believe
  6. The word of God entrusted in the apostles to carry on
  7. In scripture, when we read it carefully we get his message.
  8. Knowledge though testimony, just trusting in what someone else has told you.
  9. Through the human person or though natural God reveals himself to us
  10. He wrote the 5 Ways that proved God is real.
  11. A part of the Bible that shows interaction between God and humanity
  12. The primary way we communicate with God.
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  1. Drops his net and follows Jesus
  2. A faith that is beyond reason.
  3. What God wants with us, the only way we can get to know him
  4. The people who continue his message
  5. One of Thomas' five ways, and it states that there must be a "most perfect" being and that would be God
  6. God communicating himself to us.
  7. The teaching of the bishops and Pope
  8. The Eucharist and reconciliation
  9. The final revelation
  10. One of the five ways, it states that things are moved by other things that are in motion
  11. One way Jesus is present, in the community of his people
  12. Another one of the five ways that states that effects come from a cause

24 Clues: I believe • The final revelation • A faith that is beyond reason. • Drops his net and follows Jesus • God communicating himself to us. • The Eucharist and reconciliation • The people who continue his message • The teaching of the bishops and Pope • How we communicate ourselves with God • Goes from persecuting to evangelizing • The primary way we communicate with God. • ...

Chapter 11 Vocabulary 2013-01-05

Chapter 11 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Organization involved in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers.
  2. The agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
  3. To bring into harmony, accord, or agreement.
  4. International governance of many nations.
  5. Radically new, or innovative, beyond established principles, procedures, etc.
  6. A type of organization that the government does not have charge of.
  7. The first organization to be based on the principles of supranationalism.
  8. Agreement for free trade.
  9. The co-operation among nations, for the promotion of their common good.
  10. An intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty.
  11. A person, group, or nation's act to make peace.
  12. Organization composed primarily of sovereign states that are referred to as member states.
  13. A leadership or predominant influence of one nation to another.
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  1. International governance of two nations.
  2. An economic and political union of 27 states located primarily in Europe.
  3. An organized political community.
  4. Organic compound that contains only carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, and fluorine.
  5. An international organization that was originally created as part of the Bretton Woods system exchange agreement in 1944.
  6. An organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade.
  7. Favourable to progress or reform.
  8. The antonym for multilateralism.
  9. Agreements and/or policies that favour the regionalization and/or co-operation between nations within a continent.
  10. Humanitarian principles and/or practices.
  11. The maintenance of international peace and security.
  12. Isolating one's country from the affairs of another by declining to enter into alliances.

25 Clues: Agreement for free trade. • The antonym for multilateralism. • An organized political community. • Favourable to progress or reform. • International governance of two nations. • International governance of many nations. • Humanitarian principles and/or practices. • To bring into harmony, accord, or agreement. • A person, group, or nation's act to make peace. • ...

Meteorolgy 2022-03-17

Meteorolgy crossword puzzle
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  1. This is an air mass that brings very dry and hot weather to the united states
  2. cool and wet weather to the
  3. in this type of pressure system, you will experience warm and moist weather
  4. This is an air mass that generally brings cool, dry weather to the united states
  5. This is an air mass that brings
  6. lines that connect areas of similar air pressure on a weather map
  7. This type of front forms when a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses.
  8. A short term state of the atmosphere.
  9. in this type of pressure system, you will experience sunny and clear skies with cool temperatures
  10. This type of front forms when cold air moves under warm air
  11. states
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  1. A severe storm that develops over a tropical ocean.
  2. The temperature in which a gas condenses into a liquid.
  3. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
  4. This type of front forms when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass and little to no movement occurs.
  5. A destructive, rotating column of air that touches the ground
  6. A boundary between air masses of different densities and usually different temperatures.
  7. A large body of air where the temperature and moisture are constant throughout
  8. This air mass develops over water and brings warm humid weather to the united states.
  9. This type of front forms when warm air moves over cold air

20 Clues: states • cool and wet weather to the • This is an air mass that brings • A short term state of the atmosphere. • A severe storm that develops over a tropical ocean. • The temperature in which a gas condenses into a liquid. • This type of front forms when warm air moves over cold air • This type of front forms when cold air moves under warm air • ...

Forms and Systems of Government 2024-10-03

Forms and Systems of Government crossword puzzle
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  1. Systems of government asks ____ is the power distributed
  2. a religious form of government
  3. Monarchy limited by a constitution
  4. citizens vote on all issues and laws
  5. rule by one person
  6. Monarchy where ruler has all power
  7. The people rule
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  1. Forms of government asks ___ has the power
  2. government in charge of smaller area (there are 50 in U.S.)
  3. rule by a small group of powerful and wealthy elites
  4. states have all power/central govt no power
  5. rule by king or queen born into power
  6. democracy ruled by elected representatives
  7. The central government is also known as the ____ govt
  8. autocracy where ruler takes power by force
  9. Citizens rule through elected representatives
  10. central govt has all power/states no power
  11. power shared between states and national govt
  12. government in charge entire nation

19 Clues: The people rule • rule by one person • a religious form of government • Monarchy limited by a constitution • Monarchy where ruler has all power • government in charge entire nation • citizens vote on all issues and laws • rule by king or queen born into power • Forms of government asks ___ has the power • democracy ruled by elected representatives • ...

us history vocab 2025-11-25

us history vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. American steel industry, Carnegie Steel Company, controlled the U.S. steel market and related industries like mines and railroads.
  2. An amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteed equal protection under the law.
  3. A railroad that connected the eastern United States to the western territories, facilitating transportation and trade.
  4. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
  5. American businessman who built his wealth controlling the railroad industry.
  6. State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States, creating a system of institutionalized discrimination.
  7. A faction of the Republican Party that believed in harsh measures against the Southern states and advocated for equal rights for Black Americans.
  8. A legal provision that allowed individuals to bypass literacy tests or poll taxes if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before the Civil War, effectively excluding Black voters.
  9. The person who killed Lincoln.
  10. American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and founded JPMorgan Chase Bank
  11. Powerful American industrialist or financier from the late 19th century who became wealthy through unethical business practices
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  1. Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company
  2. An amendment that granted African American men the right to vote, prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race.
  3. A law that provided land to settlers in the West, encouraging westward expansion and settlement.
  4. A term describing the political alignment of Southern states with the Democratic Party following the Reconstruction era, often opposing civil rights for Black Americans.
  5. Fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote, which were often used to prevent poor and minority citizens from voting.
  6. Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south, the south was not to be punished too harshly
  7. Tests that were used to determine a person's reading and writing skills, often used to disenfranchise Black voters.
  8. His disagreement with the Radical Republicans in Congress about Reconstruction policies led to his removal from office.
  9. investigative journalism that exposes corruption, scandals, and social injustices, particularly those of powerful businesses and government officials

20 Clues: The person who killed Lincoln. • Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company • American businessman who built his wealth controlling the railroad industry. • Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south, the south was not to be punished too harshly • An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. • ...

venezuela 2022-03-22

venezuela crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the official language in Venezuela
  2. which country is the largest donor of humanitarian aid
  3. politician that protested against Maduro
  4. what country did Venezuela separate from
  5. what is the most poverty stricken country in latin america
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  1. term used for a country reliant on oil
  2. What color is the middle stripe in the flag
  3. what was the province that was added to the flag in 2006
  4. the decline in oil lead to what
  5. political leader that died in 2013
  6. the increase of price but the decrease in value
  7. whats the cities capitals
  8. political leader that was elected in 2013

13 Clues: whats the cities capitals • the decline in oil lead to what • political leader that died in 2013 • term used for a country reliant on oil • politician that protested against Maduro • what country did Venezuela separate from • political leader that was elected in 2013 • What is the official language in Venezuela • What color is the middle stripe in the flag • ...

Tour The World Official Crossword! 2022-04-26

Tour The World Official Crossword! crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital of South Sudan
  2. The only country the US has a travel ban on (no spaces)
  3. The country with 3 capitals (no spaces)
  4. The last country said in "Tour the World" by Renald Francouver
  5. The country that only issues business visas
  6. The place with 0 people per square mile
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  1. Capital of Equatorial Guinea
  2. The amount of countries that have "South"
  3. The only fully recognized country not in the United Nations
  4. The amount of countries that have "Guinea"
  5. The topic of Isahi's magazine (check editorial page)
  6. The first country said in "Tour the World" by Renald Francouver
  7. The squarest country, according to Map Men

13 Clues: Capital of South Sudan • Capital of Equatorial Guinea • The country with 3 capitals (no spaces) • The place with 0 people per square mile • The amount of countries that have "South" • The amount of countries that have "Guinea" • The squarest country, according to Map Men • The country that only issues business visas • The topic of Isahi's magazine (check editorial page) • ...

civics 2024-03-21

civics crossword puzzle
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  1. created by the government and gives them certain powers
  2. people who fill lawsuits
  3. money given to states to help them pay for some programs
  4. when a governor pardons a criminal
  5. early release from prison
  6. shared between the federal government and the states
  7. murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking can give you this
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  1. handle minor cases like traffic violations
  2. person who is getting sued
  3. judge that handles less serious crimes
  4. areas divided based on population
  5. one house legislature
  6. unequally represented in state legislature
  7. examples are minor theft or breaking and entering
  8. two house legislature
  9. powers given to the states
  10. 43 governors have the power to veto parts of a bill
  11. state population count every ten years
  12. cases a group take legal action against another group less than 1000$

19 Clues: one house legislature • two house legislature • people who fill lawsuits • early release from prison • person who is getting sued • powers given to the states • areas divided based on population • when a governor pardons a criminal • judge that handles less serious crimes • state population count every ten years • handle minor cases like traffic violations • ...

Cold War 2023-12-14

Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. The government has total control
  2. When the United States and the Soviet Union almost went into a nuclear war
  3. Western European Countries formed this organization
  4. An Allience between Soviet Union and other communist countries
  5. A invisible dividing line
  6. Leader of Soviet Union through 1953-1964
  7. The country that wanted to be Democratic
  8. A competition between the United States and Soviet Union
  9. United States and Great Britain brought supplies to East Berlin
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  1. What East Berlin used to blockade Them.
  2. Leader of Soviet Union through 1985-1991
  3. Majority rules
  4. The city that was split
  5. A state of public hostility between two countries without declaring war
  6. The person who shot Ronald Reagan
  7. Soviet Union
  8. The country that wanted to be Communist
  9. The president at the end of The Cold War

18 Clues: Soviet Union • Majority rules • The city that was split • A invisible dividing line • The government has total control • The person who shot Ronald Reagan • What East Berlin used to blockade Them. • The country that wanted to be Communist • Leader of Soviet Union through 1985-1991 • Leader of Soviet Union through 1953-1964 • The country that wanted to be Democratic • ...

Great Depression Vocab 2021-01-28

Great Depression Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945
  2. American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
  3. 32nd president of the United States
  4. caused by irresponsible farming.
  5. collective action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price, with the intent of then returning the property to its previous owner.
  6. replaced or got rid of the 18th amendment.
  7. borrowing money to buy stock.
  8. a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
  9. international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve
  10. shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States
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  1. provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses
  2. American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression
  3. Photographer during great depression.
  4. gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans who, with their wives and children, converged on Washington, D.C.
  5. process through which an individual or institution takes on financial risk for a fee.
  6. when stocks become worth a lot more than the actual value of the company
  7. far-right, authoritarian ultra nationalism characterized by dictatorial power

17 Clues: borrowing money to buy stock. • caused by irresponsible farming. • 32nd president of the United States • Photographer during great depression. • replaced or got rid of the 18th amendment. • American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner • Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945 • ...

Geography survey the USA 2025-11-01

Geography survey the USA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only U.S. state that is a tropical archipelago.
  2. The ocean that borders the eastern coast of the United States.
  3. A vast region of flat grassland in the central United States, known for agriculture.
  4. The largest U.S. state, located in the far northwest of North America.
  5. The southernmost U.S. state, famous for its coastline and warm climate.
  6. A large arid region between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada.
  7. The major mountain system running through western North America from New Mexico to Alaska.
Down
  1. The mountain range in eastern California containing the highest peak in contiguous U.S.
  2. The hottest and driest national park in the U.S., located in California.
  3. The largest ocean in the world, bordering the western United States.
  4. The major mountain system stretching along western North and South America.
  5. A high plateau region in central Alaska drained by the Yukon River.
  6. The country that forms the northern border of the contiguous United States.
  7. The country that forms the southern border of the United States.

14 Clues: The only U.S. state that is a tropical archipelago. • The ocean that borders the eastern coast of the United States. • The country that forms the southern border of the United States. • A large arid region between the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada. • A high plateau region in central Alaska drained by the Yukon River. • ...

July 2024: Restoration Ignites! 2024-01-18

July 2024: Restoration Ignites! crossword puzzle
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  1. what the bald eagle symbolizes in america
  2. the first president of the united states
  3. the national flower of the united states
  4. sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
  5. which country gifted the united states the statue of liberty?
  6. the national emblem of the united states
  7. there are 50 of them on the american flag
  8. the liberty ______
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  1. who is the author of the declaration of independence?
  2. the number of stripes on the american flag
  3. the rapid oxidation of a material that releases heat, light, and flames
  4. full of light; shining intensely
  5. the ________ of liberty
  6. the national _______ is sung before events
  7. the second president of the united states

15 Clues: the liberty ______ • the ________ of liberty • full of light; shining intensely • the first president of the united states • the national flower of the united states • the national emblem of the united states • what the bald eagle symbolizes in america • there are 50 of them on the american flag • the second president of the united states • ...

Chapter 2 and 3 Vocab 2019-08-30

Chapter 2 and 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Five colonists killed by British soldiers; led parliment to repel all Townsend Act except for tea tax
  2. System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
  3. Colonists dumped taxed tea into Boston Harbor
  4. Rejected Reconciliation with Britain and sent grievances to King George III
  5. Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing a constitution
  6. Acted as the national government of states, approved Declaration of Independence and approved George Washington as commander of army
  7. initial governing authority of the United States
  8. Judicial authority of the United States in one Supreme Court and other inferior courts that Congress might choose to establish
  9. First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights
  10. Government structure in which authority is divided among branches with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility
  11. makes the laws and is made up of two chambers
  12. The presidential electors, selected to represent the votes of their respective states, who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and Vice President
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  1. Required colonists to export certain items only to Britain
  2. those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period
  3. Imposed taxes on almost all paper products; boycotts and riots followed
  4. The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation
  5. Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states
  6. Government structure that authorizes each branch of government to share powers with the other branches thereby holding some scrutiny of and control over the other branches
  7. Required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes
  8. Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress.
  9. Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution
  10. Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society should be governed
  11. Imposed New taxes on all imports; led to rallying cry "no taxation without representation
  12. Formal process of changing the Constitution
  13. Restricted political freedoms in Massachusetts
  14. Compromise over slavery at the Constitutional Convention that granted states extra representation in the House of Representatives based on their number of slaves at the ratio of three-fifths
  15. Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later the name of the political party established by Hamilton
  16. Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
  17. consists of a unitary president chosen for a four year term by an Electoral College
  18. Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.

30 Clues: Formal process of changing the Constitution • Colonists dumped taxed tea into Boston Harbor • makes the laws and is made up of two chambers • Restricted political freedoms in Massachusetts • initial governing authority of the United States • Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution • Required colonists to export certain items only to Britain • ...

Constitutional convention In New Jersey 2025-01-29

Constitutional convention In New Jersey crossword puzzle
Across
  1. revenue and regulate trade
  2. smaller states
  3. for bigger national government
  4. slaves involved in states votes
  5. articles of confederation
  6. states vs higher states
  7. vs north
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  1. New Jersey plan
  2. affected
  3. for smaller Nation government
  4. votes per states

11 Clues: affected • vs north • smaller states • New Jersey plan • votes per states • states vs higher states • articles of confederation • revenue and regulate trade • for smaller Nation government • for bigger national government • slaves involved in states votes

2016 presdential Canidates 2015-12-06

2016 presdential Canidates crossword puzzle
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  1. Gilmore/American Politician
  2. Sanders/United States Senator from Vermont
  3. Huckabee/44th Governor of Arkansas
  4. Bush/43rd Governor of Florida
  5. O'Malley/61st Governor of Maryland
  6. Cruz/U.S. Senator from Texas.
  7. Paul/United States Senator
  8. Graham/United States Senator from South Carolina
  9. Fiorina/Politician
  10. Santorum/Former United States Senator
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  1. Kasich/Governor of Ohio
  2. Pataki/53rd Governor of New York
  3. Jindal/Governor of Louisiana
  4. Chafee/74th Governor of Rhode Island
  5. Rodham Clinton/Former United States Secretary of State
  6. Christie/Governor of New Jersey
  7. Carson/ retired American neurosurgeon
  8. Trump/CEO of the Trump Organization
  9. Rubio/United States Senator from the state of Florida

19 Clues: Fiorina/Politician • Kasich/Governor of Ohio • Paul/United States Senator • Gilmore/American Politician • Jindal/Governor of Louisiana • Bush/43rd Governor of Florida • Cruz/U.S. Senator from Texas. • Christie/Governor of New Jersey • Pataki/53rd Governor of New York • Huckabee/44th Governor of Arkansas • O'Malley/61st Governor of Maryland • Trump/CEO of the Trump Organization • ...

AP Unit One Constitution Review 2021-09-27

AP Unit One Constitution Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Those opposing the Constitution
  2. Discusses the amendment process
  3. Amendment dealing with the Electoral College
  4. Required form of state government
  5. Father of the Constitution
  6. Originally proposed as the 2nd Amendment
  7. Body that chooses the President
  8. Direct election of Senators
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  1. Addresses the ratification process
  2. Addresses the Judicial Branch
  3. Addresses the Executive Branch
  4. Highlights relations between the states
  5. Contained in 5th and 14th Amendments
  6. Contains the Supremacy Clause
  7. Fraction common to override and proposal
  8. Repealed Prohibition
  9. Sets date for Inauguration
  10. Reserves powers to the states
  11. Essays in favor of the Constitution
  12. Number of states needed to ratify to be in force
  13. Addresses the Legislative Branch
  14. First described in the 14th Amendment
  15. Limits President to two terms

23 Clues: Repealed Prohibition • Sets date for Inauguration • Father of the Constitution • Direct election of Senators • Addresses the Judicial Branch • Contains the Supremacy Clause • Reserves powers to the states • Limits President to two terms • Addresses the Executive Branch • Those opposing the Constitution • Discusses the amendment process • Body that chooses the President • ...

The Space Race 2025-05-28

The Space Race crossword puzzle
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  1. The winner of the first initial victories of the Space Race (First man in space, first woman in space, etc.)
  2. The type of race the Space Race was previously known as
  3. The overall conflict between the Soviet Union and United States
  4. The first satellite in space, launched by the Soviet Union (Hint: ___ 1)
  5. The location in space that both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted to reach
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  1. The amount of years the Space Race lasted
  2. The winner of the Space Race
  3. A cooperative space station made by both the United States and Russia
  4. The first name of the leader of the Soviet Union during the Space Race
  5. The number of men on the mission that landed the first men on the Moon
  6. The abbreviation for the Soviet Union
  7. The company that launched the mission that landed the first men on the moon
  8. The mission that landed the United States on the moon (Hint: ___11)
  9. The missiles created by the United States and the Soviet Union
  10. The last name of the first man on the moon in 1969

15 Clues: The winner of the Space Race • The abbreviation for the Soviet Union • The amount of years the Space Race lasted • The last name of the first man on the moon in 1969 • The type of race the Space Race was previously known as • The missiles created by the United States and the Soviet Union • The overall conflict between the Soviet Union and United States • ...

Alisha Varghese Texas History Crossword 2021-05-03

Alisha Varghese Texas History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Southern States that left the United States
  2. Someone who brought families over to Texas and sold them land.
  3. One of the four regions of Texas. Frisco is located here.
  4. An association that is a driving force in fighting race-based discrimination in the United States. Their mission is to achieve a fully integrated society with equal rights for all.
  5. Government ruled by one person with unlimited power.
  6. The capital of Texas.
  7. The right to vote.
  8. A Spanish mission that later became a military fort
  9. A branch of government that decides whether a law is constitutional or not.
  10. Built by Spain to control and colonize Texas. Also used to convert Native Americans to Catholicism.
  11. Number one cash crop in the South during the 1800s.
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  1. Economic struggle post WW1 that affected the world.
  2. First ten amendments of the Constitution.
  3. American belief of moving west and gaining land.
  4. A European explorer.
  5. Non-violent disobeying of laws.
  6. 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated slaves.
  7. Caring more about your section than the whole.
  8. A non-violent protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met.
  9. Moving from a small farm to a big city

20 Clues: The right to vote. • A European explorer. • The capital of Texas. • Non-violent disobeying of laws. • Moving from a small farm to a big city • First ten amendments of the Constitution. • Southern States that left the United States • Caring more about your section than the whole. • American belief of moving west and gaining land. • ...

World Geography 2024-05-16

World Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. Country south of the United States
  2. Largest river in the world
  3. The movement of people from one area to another
  4. Second largest river in the world
  5. Largest continent on earth
  6. Country north of the United States
  7. Type of government that is ruled by a king or queen
  8. What country has the tallest pyramids in the world
  9. Tallest mountain the world
  10. Ocean that is to the west of the United States
  11. Type of government where the person in charge is in complete control and can do whatever they want
  12. Country shaped like a boot kicking a soccer ball
  13. Continent that is 4 letters
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  1. Continent that we live on
  2. Continent that is home to Great Britain and France
  3. Tallest Mountain range in the world
  4. Contient that is directly south of us, home of countries such as Brazil and Argentina
  5. Ocean that is to the east of the United States
  6. The only continent with zero countries and no people living there
  7. The only continent that is it's own country
  8. Type of government where the people vote for who they want to lead them
  9. Largest country in the world by land mass
  10. largest hot desert in the world

23 Clues: Continent that we live on • Largest river in the world • Largest continent on earth • Tallest mountain the world • Continent that is 4 letters • largest hot desert in the world • Second largest river in the world • Country south of the United States • Country north of the United States • Tallest Mountain range in the world • Largest country in the world by land mass • ...

Madison and the early republic 2024-10-31

Madison and the early republic crossword puzzle
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  1. __________ votes out of 13 would be needed to pass laws
  2. taxation without ___________________
  3. Hamilton felt that the nation needed a strong but limited....
  4. place where British surrendered to the the colonies
  5. where the first shots of the civil war took place
  6. Under the A of C, the _______________ would tax and pay money for debts
  7. Commander and Chief of the Continental Army
  8. James Madison was from what state?
  9. Would give Federal Government right to veto any states laws
  10. am really mortified beyond expression" Washington
  11. The rise of prices and devaluing of money
  12. Where the Constitutional Convention took place
  13. British used this against the colonies to pay off debt
  14. The A of C included only this one branch of government
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  1. Gives States independence
  2. were captured over the winter of 1776
  3. First attempt at a federal government
  4. placed taxes on all kinds of documents, from newspapers to licenses
  5. money used to finance the American Revolution
  6. Groups of people who have differing views, goals and passions from the greater society
  7. State that did not attend the Constitutional Congress
  8. Under the A of C, the ______________ controlled foreign and interstate trade
  9. 4th president of the United States
  10. _________ hear around the world
  11. under the A of C, each state delegation got ________ vote
  12. Native populations greatly decreased between 1650-1750 due to __________

26 Clues: Gives States independence • _________ hear around the world • 4th president of the United States • James Madison was from what state? • taxation without ___________________ • were captured over the winter of 1776 • First attempt at a federal government • The rise of prices and devaluing of money • Commander and Chief of the Continental Army • ...

U.S. History 2023-05-24

U.S. History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
  2. Pride or devotion to ones country.
  3. The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
  4. North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  5. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  6. Process of becoming part of another culture.
  7. To withdraw from membership in a group.
  8. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the globe.
  9. Was used in the Progressive Era to characterize reform-minded American journalists who wrote largely for all popular magazines.
  10. A number of persons, states, etc., joined or associated together for some common purpose.
  11. To bring in from a foreign country.
  12. The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale.
  13. To reject
  14. A formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
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  1. An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
  2. A popular term used to refer to the economic policies of Ronald Reagan.
  3. A major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970's, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, involving Richard Nixon trying to cover-up.
  4. Is a relationship of parity between the two levels of government established.
  5. To do away with or put an end to.
  6. An alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose.
  7. A minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
  8. Person who wanted to preserve the United States for white, American-born Protestants and who was opposed to immigration.
  9. To come to live in a new country.
  10. The right to vote.

24 Clues: To reject • The right to vote. • To do away with or put an end to. • To come to live in a new country. • Pride or devotion to ones country. • North Atlantic Treaty Organization. • To bring in from a foreign country. • To withdraw from membership in a group. • Process of becoming part of another culture. • The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale. • ...

Constitution & the creation of the Constitution 2022-02-16

Constitution & the creation of the Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. __________ of religion
  2. people can _________ peacefully (Amendment 1)
  3. most powerful court in the Judicial Department
  4. _________ III discusses the judicial branch
  5. crimes are tried in the __________ where they are committed (Amendment 6)
  6. department headed by the President
  7. a written plan of government
  8. addition or change in the Constitution
  9. "We the _________ of the United States..."
  10. the 13th Amendment forbid owning one
  11. Legislative or "____________" branch
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  1. Article VI says the U.S. will pay it`s ___
  2. must be 35 or older, a natural-born citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years
  3. ________ of Representatives
  4. must be at least 30 and 9 years a citizen
  5. people have the _________ to a speedy trial
  6. the 15th Amendment enabled blacks to _________
  7. the United States Constitution replaced the Articles of ______________
  8. "no ________ and unusual punishments" (Amendment 8)

19 Clues: __________ of religion • ________ of Representatives • a written plan of government • department headed by the President • the 13th Amendment forbid owning one • Legislative or "____________" branch • addition or change in the Constitution • must be at least 30 and 9 years a citizen • Article VI says the U.S. will pay it`s ___ • "We the _________ of the United States..." • ...

Words and People To Know: 2021-02-08

Words and People To Know: crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
  2. The change that took place in the late 1700s and early 1800s from making goods in small workshops to making goods with machines and factories.
  3. An American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  4. A war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
  5. Railroad A network of homes, barns, cellars, caves, and secret rooms where Runaway slaves could hide and rest while escaping north to freedom.
  6. A speech delivered at an inaugural ceremony.
  7. A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–American War. It also set Texas's western and northern borders and included provisions addressing fugitive slaves and the slave trade.
  8. Something or someone that is lower in position, rank, quality, or importance.
  9. A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
  10. Cars a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity.
  11. To withdraw.
  12. To provide a reason or explanation for something.
  13. A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
  14. A method of filtering gold from sand.
  15. Any person, company, or institution that owns at least one share of a company's stock.
  16. A 2,170-mile east-west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.
  17. US manufacturer known for manufacturing steel plows.
  18. Several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain.
  19. An American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
  20. A person who looks for gold or other minerals.
  21. Groups of people sent to spread a religion.
  22. 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.
  23. An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
  24. Founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
  25. An American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.
  26. An actor who assassinated Preisdent Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
  27. A method of sifting for gold.
  28. Slaves who were set free.
  29. Describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.
  30. Followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy.
  31. Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
  32. Fur trappers in the wilderness beyond the Rocky Mountains.
  33. The political process by which a legally constituted tribunal, or legislative body, challenges or discredits the honesty or validity of a public official whose conduct may endanger the common good.
  34. An ideological and political revolution which occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War, gaining independence from the British Crown and establishing the United States of America, the first modern constitutional liberal democracy.
  35. An isolated or segregated group or area.
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  1. Plantation owners.
  2. The route through central North America which served as a vital commercial highway until 1880.
  3. The systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.
  4. A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
  5. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
  6. The Border War was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
  7. A person who runs away or tries to escape from the law.
  8. An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe.
  9. Set free from slavery or oppression.
  10. A speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  11. The 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  12. A pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War.
  13. Buildings used for grinding grain into flour or for manufacturing.
  14. A single seller that has significant market power.
  15. The production of large quantities of a standardized article by an automated mechanical process.
  16. of Bull Run The first major battle of the American Civil War.
  17. A wealthy powerful person in business or industry.
  18. Set free.
  19. Laws that regulated the lives of African American slaves.
  20. A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners.
  21. An organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
  22. A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln.
  23. A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  24. An underground electric railroad.
  25. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
  26. A faction of the Republican Party during the American Civil War. They were distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
  27. A combination of corporations managed by a single group of people.
  28. The process of making an area more urban.
  29. A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
  30. A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
  31. A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
  32. United States federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state.
  33. Inventor of the cotton gin.
  34. Another name for the locomotive.
  35. A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
  36. He led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.

71 Clues: Set free. • To withdraw. • Plantation owners. • Slaves who were set free. • Inventor of the cotton gin. • A method of sifting for gold. • Another name for the locomotive. • An underground electric railroad. • Set free from slavery or oppression. • A method of filtering gold from sand. • An isolated or segregated group or area. • The process of making an area more urban. • ...

industrial revolution 2023-05-05

industrial revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extreme loyalty to one section of region.
  2. refers to rules to forbid people from discussing a particular
  3. a political party that was active from 1848 to 1854.
  4. was the chief justice of the u.s supreme court.
  5. African American man whose status as free or enslaved was decided by supreme court.
  6. u.s states the did not allow slavery.
  7. 16th president of the united states.
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  1. used to describe the northern and western states that fought.
  2. a political theory that some states rights a advocates held in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s.
  3. a group of southern proslavery extremists who advocated secession from the union aw a way to protect.
  4. was a extreme abolitionist who believed strongly that he needed to help free slaves.
  5. located in the center of the united states and for many years was considered the frontier of the country.
  6. served congress for more then 30 years and ran for president twice.
  7. a command usually an officer order that grants rights.

14 Clues: 16th president of the united states. • u.s states the did not allow slavery. • extreme loyalty to one section of region. • was the chief justice of the u.s supreme court. • a political party that was active from 1848 to 1854. • a command usually an officer order that grants rights. • used to describe the northern and western states that fought. • ...

Maine 2017-05-01

Maine crossword puzzle
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  1. Augusta is the most ______ capital city in the United States
  2. In Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only __________ greens
  3. Aroostook County at 6,453 square miles covers an area greater than the combined size of _________ and Rhode Island
  4. Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one
  5. Bath is known as the City of ____
  6. Mount ________ is the state's highest point at 5,268 feet above sea level
  7. 90% of the country's ________ supply is produced in Maine
  8. became the nation's first incorporated city in 1642
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  1. The ______ Mountain National Forest covers nearly 800,000 acres, the forest covers a landscape ranging from hardwood forests to the largest alpine area east of the Rocky Mountains
  2. was the first Veteran's Hospital in the United States. The facility was founded in 1866
  3. was first temporarily selected as the state capital. In 1832 the capital was moved to the centrally located site of Augusta
  4. Maine produces 99% of all the ______ in the country making it the single largest producer in the United States
  5. is the official state insect
  6. the official state bird
  7. National Park is the second most visited national park in the United States
  8. is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun.
  9. Approximately ______ million pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.

17 Clues: the official state bird • is the official state insect • Bath is known as the City of ____ • became the nation's first incorporated city in 1642 • 90% of the country's ________ supply is produced in Maine • Augusta is the most ______ capital city in the United States • Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one • ...

Social Studies Final Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-12

Social Studies Final Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Period in time that affected specifically Mexican-Americans.
  2. Several states including Texas that are located among this area within the United States.
  3. A military force that was implemented to protect the settlers.
  4. A coach that was pulled by horses.
  5. Hispanic residents of Texas.
  6. The practice of a policy for separating a certain race, class, or group from the rest of society.
  7. Period in time where drought took place among the Great Plains.
  8. American War between the Norther states and Southern states.
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  1. To break away from
  2. Rights that are given to all Americans to ensure equality is practiced everywhere.
  3. Holiday that is remembered when slaves were freed.
  4. The process of moving to a new country for a better way of life.
  5. The Southern states called themselves this during the Civil War era.
  6. A piece of land set aside by our government to house certain groups of people.
  7. Executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln to end slavery.
  8. Coast that is closest to the Rio Grande Valley.
  9. Process by which certain groups would start learning the dominant culture and characteristics.

17 Clues: To break away from • Hispanic residents of Texas. • A coach that was pulled by horses. • Coast that is closest to the Rio Grande Valley. • Holiday that is remembered when slaves were freed. • Period in time that affected specifically Mexican-Americans. • American War between the Norther states and Southern states. • ...

Vocabulary Task 2014-02-06

Vocabulary Task crossword puzzle
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  1. a small number placed to the upper right of the base. it shows the number of times the base is multiplied by itself.
  2. the word for = is _______.
  3. a number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression
  4. to change from one form to another. Example to go from exponential form to standard form.
  5. a number or variable, or a product of numbers and variables. variable a symbol used to represent a quantity that can change.
  6. ________ states that changing the grouping of the factors in a multiplication states does not change the product.
  7. answer to a subtraction problem
  8. a number is in exponential form when it is written with a base and an exponent
  9. a value that does not change
  10. _______ states that changing the order of two or more terms in an addition problem does not change the sum.
  11. the answer to a multiplication problem
  12. to replace a variable with a number or another expression in an algebraic expression.
  13. a mathematical sentence that shows that two expressions are equal
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  1. ________ states that changing the grouping of the terms in an addition problem does not change the sum.
  2. an expression that contains only numbers and operations.
  3. states that changing the order of two or more factors of two or more factors in a multiplication sentence does not change the product.
  4. the answer to a division problem
  5. the word for *(ex. 1*8=8)
  6. when a number is raised to a power, the number that is used as the factor is the base.
  7. ___________ states that for any real numbers, a, b, and c, a*(b+c)=a*b+a*c
  8. the answer to an addition problem
  9. an expression that contains at least one variable
  10. the order in which operations should be done.
  11. having the same value
  12. two or more terms that have the same variable raised to the same power.

25 Clues: having the same value • the word for *(ex. 1*8=8) • the word for = is _______. • a value that does not change • answer to a subtraction problem • the answer to a division problem • the answer to an addition problem • the answer to a multiplication problem • the order in which operations should be done. • an expression that contains at least one variable • ...

Chapter 12 Review 2024-02-10

Chapter 12 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Which people made huge profits during the Gold Rush?
  2. What allowed people from both Britain and the United states to settle in Oregon country?
  3. Which group took the law into their own hands in Gold Rush society?
  4. Ordered Texans’ execution
  5. Texans considered which battle the first fight of the Texas Revolution?
  6. What did the United States insist was the border between the United States and Mexico?
  7. Mexicans living in California
  8. Which was the last country to challenge the United States control of Oregon?
  9. Who was the African American who called the war with Mexico “disgraceful” and “cruel?”
  10. Raised among the Cherokee
  11. Green River explorer
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  1. Who led the Mormon migration to the Great Salt Lake area?
  2. This president agreed to annex Texas.
  3. Shinbone Peak
  4. Mexican ranch owners
  5. Huge Mexican properties
  6. Among the settlers of the Oregon country, after trappers, were the:
  7. Mountain man turned guide
  8. Mountain men maid their living as:
  9. Founded by the Mormons, which city was originally called Deseret?
  10. Oregon country was which direction from California?
  11. About the defenders of which place did Santa Anna say, “The Texans fought more like devils than like men?”
  12. Way to Oregon country
  13. In the early 1800s, the United States, Great Britain, Spain, and Russia all laid claim to part of:
  14. What was the high point of the year for mountain men?
  15. What philosophy meant that the United States was set apart to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific?
  16. What event ended in a few years but had long-lasting effects on California’s economy?
  17. Santa Anna was captured in the battle of:
  18. William Becknell’s route
  19. Who was the Tennessee backwoodsman who lost his life at the Alamo?
  20. After exhausting the beaver supply in Oregon country, many mountain men found work as:

31 Clues: Shinbone Peak • Mexican ranch owners • Green River explorer • Way to Oregon country • Huge Mexican properties • William Becknell’s route • Mountain man turned guide • Ordered Texans’ execution • Raised among the Cherokee • Mexicans living in California • Mountain men maid their living as: • This president agreed to annex Texas. • Santa Anna was captured in the battle of: • ...

Unit 10 Boom and Bust 2015-04-01

Unit 10 Boom and Bust crossword puzzle
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  1. The ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.
  2. Renaissance This was a movement that spanned the 1920s, during the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement", named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke.
  3. A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
  4. Crisis/Bank Run This occurs in a fractional reserve banking system when a large number of customers withdraw their deposits from a financial institution at the same time and either demand cash or transfer those funds into government bonds, precious metals or stones, or a safer institution ...
  5. Project Administration (WPA) Headed by Harry Hopkins, this organization provided jobs and income to the unemployed during the Great Depression in the United States.
  6. Works Administration(PWA) A part of the New Deal of 1933, this was a large-scale public works construction agency in the United States headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes.
  7. Conservation Corps(CCC) A public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families as part of the New Deal.
  8. on Margin Borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock.
  9. Great Migration This was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1910 and 1970.
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  1. Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC) An independent agency of the United States (U.S.) federal government that preserves public confidence in the banking system by insuring deposits.
  2. Robinson and the Baseball Color Barrier Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was an American baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
  3. The accumulation of unsalable inventories in the hands of businesses
  4. Deal A series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938.
  5. Roosevelt An American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States
  6. Tuesday October 29, 1929; on this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression.
  7. Suffrage This was the right of women to vote and to stand for electoral office. Limited voting rights were gained by women in Sweden, Finland and some western U.S. states in the late 19th century.
  8. Bowl An area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust has eroded.

17 Clues: on Margin Borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock. • The accumulation of unsalable inventories in the hands of businesses • A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering. • Deal A series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938. • ...

The Roaring Twenties 2013-11-22

The Roaring Twenties crossword puzzle
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  1. The time in the 1920s in which jazz music and dancing became popular.
  2. Prevention by law of the sale and consumption of alcohol.
  3. The generation during and just after WWI that lost many men.
  4. An act that restricted immigration to the United States.
  5. The right to vote.
  6. People who advocate complete political or social reform.
  7. A society in which authority is not recognized.
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  1. A secret terrorist society organized to assert white supremacy
  2. A time in which Communist actions in the United States were feared.
  3. The trial of John Scopes, who was accused of violating the Butler Act by teaching evolution in school.
  4. An act that set an amount of immigrants who could enter the country annually.
  5. Attempts to arrest and deport radical leftists and anarchists from the United States.
  6. A period of time where African American arts and literature thrived.
  7. Movements to inform consumers through advertising.
  8. Refers to the cultural edge and economic prosperity of the 1920s in the United States.
  9. Two Italian immigrants who were accused of murder in 1920.

16 Clues: The right to vote. • A society in which authority is not recognized. • Movements to inform consumers through advertising. • An act that restricted immigration to the United States. • People who advocate complete political or social reform. • Prevention by law of the sale and consumption of alcohol. • Two Italian immigrants who were accused of murder in 1920. • ...

The new nation: USA 2024-04-27

The new nation: USA crossword puzzle
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  1. The document that declared the United States as an independent nation.
  2. The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
  3. The group of people who wrote the United States Constitution
  4. The President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
  5. The period of rebuilding and reunification of the United States after the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest conflict in American history fought between The Northern and the Southern States
  7. The first permanent English settlement in North America
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  1. The first president of the United States
  2. The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
  3. The system of government where power is divided between national and state governments

10 Clues: The first president of the United States • The first permanent English settlement in North America • The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States • The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • The group of people who wrote the United States Constitution • The document that declared the United States as an independent nation. • ...

unit 7 2022-10-06

unit 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law
  2. one of two agencies that supply deposit insurance to depositors in American depository institutions
  3. domestic intelligence and security service of the United States
  4. the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food.
  5. American scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather
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  1. provides the military forces needed to deter war, and to protect the security of the United States
  2. the revenue service for the United States federal government
  3. an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
  4. agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security
  5. the combination of communications and collaboration technologies.

10 Clues: agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security • the revenue service for the United States federal government • an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states • domestic intelligence and security service of the United States • the combination of communications and collaboration technologies. • ...

Civil War Remembrance 2023-04-26

Civil War Remembrance crossword puzzle
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  1. A formal charge brought against an elected official
  2. The first African American to serve a full term as a US Senator
  3. The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  4. 16th President of the United States - 1860
  5. What did the 13th Amendment do?
  6. The first African American to serve in the US Senate
  7. The seceded states formed the _________
  8. Former slave
  9. Important Civil War battle that took place in Mississippi was over what town?
  10. The right to vote
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  1. Who was appointed governor of MS by President during Reconstruction?
  2. Freedom
  3. What bloody battle took place just north of Corinth, MS?
  4. A set of laws that governed and regulated the lives of freedmen in Mississippi after the Civil War
  5. Whites who wanted to return control to the Democrats
  6. A northerner who remained in the South or moved to the South after the Civil War
  7. To take away the right to vote from a specific person or group
  8. A tactic where armed forces try to capture a fort or fortified town by surrounding it and preventing supplies from reaching it
  9. The main disagreement between the Confederacy and the Union
  10. The North states formed the _____

20 Clues: Freedom • Former slave • The right to vote • What did the 13th Amendment do? • The North states formed the _____ • The seceded states formed the _________ • 16th President of the United States - 1860 • A formal charge brought against an elected official • Whites who wanted to return control to the Democrats • The first African American to serve in the US Senate • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2022-05-02

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. constitution provides for its own
  2. powers powers that the Constitution does not grant
  3. needed to happen in 13 states
  4. Compromise satisfied smaller states
  5. reject acts passed by Congress
  6. powers not expressly stated in the Constitution
  7. gov need for an orderly regulation
  8. rebellion Happened in Western Massachusetts
  9. gov serve the will of the people
  10. power of court to determine constitutionality
  11. sovereignty limited gov, civil rights and liberties
  12. of Rights the first 10 amendments
  13. of Confederation approved on Nov. 15, 1777
  14. & Slave trade compromise agreed to include commerce power
  15. favored ratification
  16. Compromise southern states able to count slaves
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  1. Adams a rising lawyer in Boston
  2. powers can only be exercised by the Nat. Gov
  3. Washington voted against British policies
  4. annual Congress
  5. of powers basic powers distributed among 3
  6. Gov government is restricted
  7. Locke enlightenment thinker
  8. and balances each branch is subject to these
  9. Jefferson joined Virginia delegation in June 1775
  10. declare illegal, null, and void
  11. division of power among a central government
  12. Plan state guaranteed Republican form of gov
  13. powers powers delegated to the National gov
  14. two houses
  15. powers both the Nat. Gov and states possess
  16. the frame of the government
  17. Jersey Plan retained the unicameral Congress
  18. Federalist opposed ratification

34 Clues: two houses • annual Congress • favored ratification • Locke enlightenment thinker • the frame of the government • Gov government is restricted • needed to happen in 13 states • reject acts passed by Congress • Adams a rising lawyer in Boston • declare illegal, null, and void • Federalist opposed ratification • gov serve the will of the people • constitution provides for its own • ...

Civil War Crossword 2026-04-09

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital city of the northern states - in Maryland
  2. The side of the south - slave states in rebellion
  3. The Fort attacked by the south that started the war
  4. first name Jefferson - President of the South
  5. Capital city of the southern rebellion states - in Virginia
  6. The site of a significant battle in Maryland - a Union victory by technicality
  7. Emancipation ___________ - a significant executive order regarding slavery
  8. Northern Democrats who wanted to end the war as soon as possible - a type of snake
  9. What the North and South were fighting over
  10. A northern general known for his hesitation and large ego - fired by Lincoln at Antietam
  11. The action of a state leaving to start its own country
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  1. The primary southern general - the big bad guy of the war
  2. A lottery where men get forced to fight in the military
  3. Non-venomous snake the northern war plan was named after
  4. The side of the north - generally free states
  5. A northern general who liked fire and helped in the invasion of Vicksburg
  6. The site of a significant battle in Pennsylvania
  7. Flour and water makes this - goes great with coffee
  8. Nickname of a southern General Jackson - "he's standing there like a _____________"
  9. President of the North

20 Clues: President of the North • What the North and South were fighting over • The side of the north - generally free states • first name Jefferson - President of the South • The site of a significant battle in Pennsylvania • Capital city of the northern states - in Maryland • The side of the south - slave states in rebellion • ...

k 2015-05-21

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

19 Clues: country • city od Israel • soviets neighbor • war from 1950-1953 • an Ussr were these • communist believe in • tries to spread this • get along with Kennedy • blockade instead of war • race/a time of getting weapons • united states tries to spread this • wall/separated east and west Germany • war/A war were total victory is not the goal • soviets citizens freedom of speech and religion • ...

Seventh Grade History Review for Chapter 17 2025-01-20

Seventh Grade History Review for Chapter 17 crossword puzzle
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  1. the emptying of 340 chests of tea by American patriots disguised as Native Americans
  2. the great Christian statesman who led the movement in England to abolish slavery
  3. began after the USS Maine exploded in Cuba
  4. the king of England during the American War for Independence
  5. the preacher who started the Great Awakening
  6. began after eleven states attempted to secede from the Union
  7. helped colonial America prepare for independence
  8. one of the sites of the first battles of the War for Independence
  9. Which amendment outlawed slavery in the United States
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  1. the first basis for a national government of the United States
  2. a fight for the rights of the Unisted States as a free nation
  3. the treaty signed by Britain and America at the end of the American War for Independence
  4. the colony started by the Pilgrims
  5. What was the Scrooby congregation of Separatists called
  6. the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States
  7. wished to purify the Church of England
  8. document established a stable American government

17 Clues: the colony started by the Pilgrims • wished to purify the Church of England • began after the USS Maine exploded in Cuba • the preacher who started the Great Awakening • helped colonial America prepare for independence • document established a stable American government • Which amendment outlawed slavery in the United States • ...

Words and People To Know: 2021-02-08

Words and People To Know: crossword puzzle
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  1. Founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
  2. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
  3. An ideological and political revolution which occurred in colonial North America between 1765 and 1783. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War, gaining independence from the British Crown and establishing the United States of America, the first modern constitutional liberal democracy.
  4. An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe.
  5. The political process by which a legally constituted tribunal, or legislative body, challenges or discredits the honesty or validity of a public official whose conduct may endanger the common good.
  6. Followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to redress the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy.
  7. An isolated or segregated group or area.
  8. A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–American War. It also set Texas's western and northern borders and included provisions addressing fugitive slaves and the slave trade.
  9. A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
  10. A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
  11. A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners.
  12. An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
  13. A combination of corporations managed by a single group of people.
  14. US manufacturer known for manufacturing steel plows.
  15. Cars a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity.
  16. The systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.
  17. A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
  18. United States federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state.
  19. A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
  20. Another name for the locomotive.
  21. Set free from slavery or oppression.
  22. Plantation owners.
  23. A method of sifting for gold.
  24. Describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance.
  25. A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln.
  26. Set free.
  27. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
  28. To provide a reason or explanation for something.
  29. A single seller that has significant market power.
  30. A speech delivered at an inaugural ceremony.
  31. A war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
  32. Slaves who were set free.
  33. A pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War.
  34. Any person, company, or institution that owns at least one share of a company's stock.
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  1. Something or someone that is lower in position, rank, quality, or importance.
  2. A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
  3. Groups of people sent to spread a religion.
  4. An organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
  5. An American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
  6. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.
  7. An underground electric railroad.
  8. Inventor of the cotton gin.
  9. A speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  10. Fur trappers in the wilderness beyond the Rocky Mountains.
  11. Laws that regulated the lives of African American slaves.
  12. The change that took place in the late 1700s and early 1800s from making goods in small workshops to making goods with machines and factories.
  13. A method of filtering gold from sand.
  14. A faction of the Republican Party during the American Civil War. They were distinguished by their fierce advocacy for the abolition of slavery, enfranchisement of black citizens, and holding the Southern states financially and morally culpable for the war.
  15. The process of making an area more urban.
  16. A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
  17. The 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  18. Several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain.
  19. He led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.
  20. A person who runs away or tries to escape from the law.
  21. Buildings used for grinding grain into flour or for manufacturing.
  22. The production of large quantities of a standardized article by an automated mechanical process.
  23. The Border War was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
  24. To withdraw.
  25. Railroad A network of homes, barns, cellars, caves, and secret rooms where Runaway slaves could hide and rest while escaping north to freedom.
  26. An actor who assassinated Preisdent Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
  27. of Bull Run The first major battle of the American Civil War.
  28. Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
  29. An American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  30. A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  31. The route through central North America which served as a vital commercial highway until 1880.
  32. A person who looks for gold or other minerals.
  33. An American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures.
  34. A 2,170-mile east-west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.
  35. A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
  36. 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.
  37. A wealthy powerful person in business or industry.

71 Clues: Set free. • To withdraw. • Plantation owners. • Slaves who were set free. • Inventor of the cotton gin. • A method of sifting for gold. • Another name for the locomotive. • An underground electric railroad. • Set free from slavery or oppression. • A method of filtering gold from sand. • An isolated or segregated group or area. • The process of making an area more urban. • ...

American History 2025-08-07

American History crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the highest court in the United States?
  2. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
  3. The _ was signed in 1776 and declared America’s independence from Britain.
  4. The president lives in the _ House.
  5. What year did the United States land astronauts on the moon?
  6. What year was the first 4th of July?
  7. The Bill of _ lists the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
  8. Who led the underground railroad?
  9. The _ of Liberty is a famous symbol of freedom in New York.
  10. Who freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation?
  11. The first President of the United States was _.
  12. The journey westward by settlers in covered wagons was called the _ Trail.
  13. The _ was a forced relocation of Native American nations?
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  1. This class is called?
  2. Who gave a speech that started with "I have a dream,"?
  3. Who is known for saying “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
  4. How many people wrote the Declaration of Independence?
  5. How many original colonies were there?
  6. Our current president is?
  7. What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
  8. The _ was fought between the North and the South.
  9. Which document starts with “We the People”?
  10. She became famous for refusing to give up her bus seat.
  11. Which war was fought between the United States and Britain in the early 1800s?
  12. How many states are there now?

25 Clues: This class is called? • Our current president is? • How many states are there now? • Who led the underground railroad? • The president lives in the _ House. • What year was the first 4th of July? • How many original colonies were there? • Which document starts with “We the People”? • What is the highest court in the United States? • ...

The Civil War Crossword 2015-10-20

The Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. September 17, 1862, remains the bloodiest single day in American history. The Union victory left more than 22,000 men killed or wounded in one day of fighting.
  2. A republic formed in February of 1861 and composed of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States
  3. A general term for the United States during the Civil War which also was used to refer to the Northern army.
  4. Northern troops attacked General Robert E. Lee's forces, but the Confederates were firmly dug in on high ground and repelled the attack.
  5. Prominent American abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator", and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
  6. 16th president of the United States; helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy; an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery.
  7. The free African American published his "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World" which encouraged enslaved people to rebel.
  8. President of the Confederate States of America
  9. This Union victory was won at a terrible cost: each side lost more than 10,000 men killed, wounded, or missing. Americans were appalled at the number of casualties.
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  1. Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi River, and to take an army through heart of south
  2. This Confederate victory showed General Robert E. Lee's brilliance as a military commander. With Union forces threatening to outflank him, Lee divided his forces and ordered an attack that outflanked the Union instead
  3. One of the most prominent African American figures in the abolitionist movement; escaped from slavery; advocated freedom from slavery & full citizenship rights for all blacks
  4. 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.
  5. An American political activist, abolitionist, women's rights advocate, and supporter of the women's suffrage movement.
  6. a Massachusetts born abolitionist and women's rights advocate. She wrote novels about slavery, women's rights and Native American rights.
  7. Union general who planned to block southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River
  8. A large battle in the American Civil War, took place in southern Pennsylvania from July 1 to July 3, 1863. The battle is named after the town on the battlefield. Union General George G. Meade led an army of about 90,000 men to victory against General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army of about 75,000.
  9. formal separation from an alliance or federation

18 Clues: President of the Confederate States of America • formal separation from an alliance or federation • Union general who planned to block southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River • A general term for the United States during the Civil War which also was used to refer to the Northern army. • ...

wwii 2022-05-18

wwii crossword puzzle
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  1. japan's surprise bombing on this united states military port
  2. served as british prime minister during world war ||
  3. german submarines during world war ||
  4. german encoding device
  5. german tactic of "lightning war"
  6. incredible soviet victory in this city
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  1. nuclear weapon used against two japanese cities
  2. germany's renewed air force after world war
  3. major german offensive on the western front
  4. germany invaded the rhineland and broke the treaty of _
  5. major british evacuation
  6. alliance of germany, japan, and italy
  7. major pacific battle between japan and the united states over this island
  8. alliance pf great britain, united states, and soviet union
  9. greatest naval invasion in history

15 Clues: german encoding device • major british evacuation • german tactic of "lightning war" • greatest naval invasion in history • german submarines during world war || • alliance of germany, japan, and italy • incredible soviet victory in this city • germany's renewed air force after world war • major german offensive on the western front • ...

Principles of Training- By Laney :) 2024-08-14

Principles of Training- By Laney :) crossword puzzle
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  1. States the magnitude of exertion should be appropriate for the selected physical activity
  2. Impacts an athletes ability to complete certain training activities
  3. The key factors in the design of an appropriate training program
  4. States that training should be planned to ensure gradual increases in training load to ensure that physiological adaptation is appropriate for selected sport
  5. States the length of training time should be appropriate for the selected sport
  6. Will impact an individuals ability to complete certain training activities
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  1. Will impact an athletes ability to complete certain training activities
  2. States a range of different training activities, movement options and training contexts should be included in a training program
  3. States the personal needs, goals, fitness levels, motivation and skills of individual athletes should be considered when creating a training program
  4. An increase in work volume and/or intensity of work, placing the athletes body under stress
  5. States the type of exercise used in training should be relevant to energy systems and fitness requirements for physical activity
  6. States the number of times training occurs in a given period should be appropriate for selected sport
  7. Should be considered when creating a training program as this may affect when an athlete can train and types of training they can partake in

13 Clues: The key factors in the design of an appropriate training program • Impacts an athletes ability to complete certain training activities • Will impact an athletes ability to complete certain training activities • Will impact an individuals ability to complete certain training activities • ...

Reconstruction Vocab 2024-05-13

Reconstruction Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. This was the action of putting someone apart from others
  2. Rules that were specifically for one group of people
  3. A tax that was given to people when they voted
  4. This plan was the Reconstruction Act of 1867, it divided the old confederate states into five military districts. This plan also wrote the 14th and 15th amendment
  5. This plan states that 10 percent of confederates states have to swear to oath to the union and work to create new state constitutions
  6. A period of time where the US tried to include African americans in social, political and labor systems
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  1. A test that was given to people to see how good they are at reading and writing
  2. This amendment states that no state should take away the freedoms or privilege's of a person
  3. This amendment allowed African American men to vote
  4. Army forces that were assigned to protect a certain area
  5. This amendment states that slavery should be banned in the united states unless it is a punishment
  6. These were laws that restricted African Americans rights
  7. This plan states that if 10 percent of voters from a state took a pledge to promise to the US, abide by emancipation and agree to the 13th amendment, then they could pick new state constitutions

13 Clues: A tax that was given to people when they voted • This amendment allowed African American men to vote • Rules that were specifically for one group of people • Army forces that were assigned to protect a certain area • This was the action of putting someone apart from others • These were laws that restricted African Americans rights • ...

Citizenship Crossword Quiz!! 2023-01-10

Citizenship Crossword Quiz!! crossword puzzle
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  1. We hold these truths to be self ______, that all men are created equal,
  2. The department of _________ works to protect the country against terrorism and make sure the borders are safe.
  3. _______ are groups of people who share similar beliefs on how the government should be run and how issues facing the country should be solved.
  4. The main job of the governor is to make sure ________ are being carried out.
  5. Executive agencies ______ the law when someone isn’t following it.
  6. ________ spending is spending that the Congress decides on each year.
  7. The United States government is ruled by___; which is called a Democracy.
  8. The local government is ___ mentioned in the U.S Constitution.
  9. The oath of ______ is one of the final steps of citizenship.
  10. The ___________ allows women to vote.
  11. The Citizens of the U.S give consent to the government this is called ____________.
  12. The main job of the legislative branch is to create _____ for the states.
  13. The department of _________ supports farmers, makes sure our food is safe, and gives recommendations about good nutrition.
  14. The process in which allows immigrants to become citizens of the United States _______.
  15. Expressed, Inherent, Implied, and Reserved are all types of these ____.
  16. States constitutions are very similar to the U.S Constitution because they have a similar _______.
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  1. The official plan the government uses for its budget is called the ______.
  2. The President’s _____ is a group of individuals who advise him with decisions.
  3. Another name for the president is called the_____.
  4. The United States has a ______ Democracy; meaning citizens elect these people to make decisions for them.
  5. The U.S celebrates 4th of July because that date is when the __________ was signed.
  6. In the party system the far right beliefs are called ______ beliefs.
  7. The highest court in the Judicial branch is the _______.
  8. These powers are given to the states _______.
  9. The Government has ___ roles.

25 Clues: The Government has ___ roles. • The ___________ allows women to vote. • These powers are given to the states _______. • Another name for the president is called the_____. • The highest court in the Judicial branch is the _______. • The oath of ______ is one of the final steps of citizenship. • The local government is ___ mentioned in the U.S Constitution. • ...

Optional & Other Health Insurance Provisions 2024-07-03

Optional & Other Health Insurance Provisions crossword puzzle
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  1. This provisions states all amounts payable shall be adjusted to the amount the premium paid would have purchased at the correct age. The insurer will adjust benefits to increase of insured is younger than stated in the application or reduce benefits if the insured is older than stated in the application.
  2. This provisions states if a premium is due at the time a claim is made under a policy, the amount of the premium will be deducted from the benefit payable under the claim.
  3. Also know as Right to Examine, stating the insured has the right to look over the policy and decide wether or not to keep it. The most common health insurance time frame for this is 10days. However, long-term care insurance & Medicare supplements have 30 days.
  4. This provisions states the insurer may cancel a policy at any time by giving the insured 5days written notice. Cancellation is effective when written notice is received by the insurer.Unearned premium will be returned to the insured on a pro rata basis.
  5. The more favorable this provision is to the insured, the higher the premium.
  6. This provisions states if an insured's total disability income benefits exceeds the greater of the insured's earnings at the time of disability or the insured's average monthly earnings for the past two years, the benefit payable is reduced and the premium paid for the excess coverage is refunded to the insured.
  7. This provisions states each insurance company pays a proportionate share when providing benefits for the same loss and excess premiums are refunded to the policyowner.
  8. This provisions states the insurer shall not be liable for any loss sustained by the insuredwhile under the influence of alchol or a narcotic unless it was taken under the advice of a physician.
  9. This provisions states the insurer can cancel it at any time.
  10. This provisions states the insurer cannot cancel coverage (except for non-payment of premium) or raise premiums.
  11. This provisions states if an insured has more than one policy of a similar type with an insurance company, the insurer can limit the amount of benefits that will be paid under all contracts. Excess premiums are refunded over a specified amount.
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  1. This provision automatically amends any policy provision to conform to the minimum requirements of the insured's state of residence.
  2. Under this provision, coverage is temporarily suspended if the insured is serving in the military. Coverage is reactivated when the insured leaves military service.
  3. The insurer's promise to pay under the conditions described in the policy. It also identifies the type of loss covered by the contract.
  4. This provisions states the policy cannot be canceled except for non-payment of premium, and premiums may increase on a renewal date if the insurer has raised premiums for all insureds in that coverage classification.
  5. This provisions states the insurer has the option to renew or not for any reason on a premium due or anniversary date.
  6. This provisions states the insurer will not be liable for any loss that was caused by the insured's commission of or attempt to commit a felony. Also the insurer is not liable for a loss caused by the insured engaging in an illegal occupation.
  7. An exchange of value & is a necessary element of a legal contract.
  8. This provisions states the insurer may terminate coverage but only for reasons not based on the insured's health such as reaching a certain age.
  9. The insurance company may make changes to the premiumrates or benefits, when the insured does this.

20 Clues: This provisions states the insurer can cancel it at any time. • An exchange of value & is a necessary element of a legal contract. • The more favorable this provision is to the insured, the higher the premium. • The insurance company may make changes to the premiumrates or benefits, when the insured does this. • ...

Ice Hockey By: Blakely Beinstein 2026-03-13

Ice Hockey By: Blakely Beinstein crossword puzzle
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  1. When a player scores 3 goals in one game.
  2. a forward position responsible for playing the side of the ice
  3. This is what its called when a player breaks a rule
  4. a machine that goes over the ice to resurface it
  5. Who is holding the record for most all- time regular season goals
  6. the NHL champion trophy
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  1. what city team are the capitals
  2. a building that inside holds ice
  3. the most powerful shot in ice hockey
  4. what is used to hit the puck
  5. When two or more players pass to make a goal.
  6. the professional hockey league

12 Clues: the NHL champion trophy • what is used to hit the puck • the professional hockey league • what city team are the capitals • a building that inside holds ice • the most powerful shot in ice hockey • When a player scores 3 goals in one game. • When two or more players pass to make a goal. • a machine that goes over the ice to resurface it • ...

gramar crossword 2024-11-20

gramar crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. this goes at the end of interrogitive sentences(2 words)
  2. a sentence that exclaims(2 words)
  3. what to words combied are(2 words)
  4. these words make things more urgent(2 words)
  5. a sentence that needs another sentence to make sense(2 words)
  6. these go at the start of names
  7. this makes nouns more discriptive
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  1. what the crossword is about(2 words)
  2. this is what names or specific thing(2 words)
  3. something that asks a question that dosen't need to be ansered(2 words)
  4. this goes at the end of a sentence(2 words)
  5. this goes inbetween words

12 Clues: this goes inbetween words • these go at the start of names • a sentence that exclaims(2 words) • this makes nouns more discriptive • what to words combied are(2 words) • what the crossword is about(2 words) • this goes at the end of a sentence(2 words) • these words make things more urgent(2 words) • this is what names or specific thing(2 words) • ...

Chapter 7 - Lesson 1 - The First President 2026-01-20

Chapter 7 - Lesson 1 - The First President crossword puzzle
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  1. What system of courts was created by the Judiciary Act of 1789?
  2. What tradition did Washington establish by stepping down after two terms?
  3. Who served as the first Secretary of State?
  4. What department handles relations with foreign countries?
  5. What economic plan proposed paying off state debts and creating a national bank?
  6. What department was responsible for national defense in Washington’s presidency?
  7. What document created the executive branch led by the president?
  8. As a compromise with the Southern states, what city became the new capitol?
  9. What financial institution held government funds and issued a national currency?
  10. Authority not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but suggested in its language.
  11. Washington served only __________ as president.
  12. What amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people?
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  1. Who introduced the amendments that became the Bill of Rights?
  2. What department manages the nation’s money?
  3. What law established the federal court system?
  4. Who was appointed the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
  5. Who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury?
  6. What type of debt did the United States face after the Revolution?
  7. What amendments protect individual freedoms and limit government power?
  8. What is the highest court in the United States?
  9. What taxes on imported goods were intended to protect American industries?
  10. Who became the first president under the U.S. Constitution?
  11. What group of advisers did Washington rely on for expert advice?
  12. Under Hamilton's Plan the goal was to build national _____?

24 Clues: What department manages the nation’s money? • Who served as the first Secretary of State? • What law established the federal court system? • What is the highest court in the United States? • Washington served only __________ as president. • Who served as the first Secretary of the Treasury? • What department handles relations with foreign countries? • ...

Review Crossword Project 2020-12-15

Review Crossword Project crossword puzzle
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  1. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
  2. third President of the United States.
  3. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the American Civil War.
  4. actor who shot George washington.
  5. both social structure and vote for change
  6. democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly
  7. equal rights for everyone
  8. place where slaves worked
  9. a treaty signed with France in 1803 by which the U.S. purchased for $15,000,000 the land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
  10. Washington's raid across the Delaware River
  11. American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
  12. one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
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  1. freedom to slaves in confederate states.
  2. the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
  3. a route used during the U.S. westward migrations
  4. taxation without representation peaceful political protest
  5. signifies some of the principles and ideas of the founding fathers which the government of the United States follows today.
  6. state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
  7. any citizen the right to vote
  8. escaped MA slave/ activist
  9. controversial surprise attack upon a camp of Cheyenneand Arapaho people in southeastern Colorado Territory
  10. abolish slavery
  11. slave who escaped to free state gets taken back as property.
  12. last major battle of the American Revolution
  13. first president of the United States.
  14. Native Americans were marched over 1,200 miles of rugged land.
  15. people who want to get rid of slavery
  16. all legal documents required tax stamp
  17. withdrawing yourself
  18. each state to have one vote in Congress.

30 Clues: abolish slavery • withdrawing yourself • equal rights for everyone • place where slaves worked • escaped MA slave/ activist • any citizen the right to vote • actor who shot George washington. • third President of the United States. • first president of the United States. • people who want to get rid of slavery • all legal documents required tax stamp • ...

The Nation Splits Apart 2013-10-09

The Nation Splits Apart crossword puzzle
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  1. war hero and California senator;
  2. southern democratic candidate for president in 1860 election
  3. supreme court ruling that protected the property rights of people who held slaves
  4. president who supported the Compromise in 1850
  5. name the southern states gave to the new nation they formed after leaving the union
  6. Tennessee senator nominated for president in 1860
  7. meeting of people from the northern states and some southern states that tried to find a way to avoid war
  8. opposition to immigration
  9. law giving popular sovereignty to kansas and nebraska
  10. law that made it a federal crime to assist runaway slaves
  11. the idea of letting residents decide what laws to be governed by;
  12. president from 1852 to 1856;
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  1. people who were against the spread of slavery
  2. fighting marked by sabotage, ambushes and other surprise attacks
  3. antislavery leader of the Pottawatomie Massacre
  4. senator from Illinois; led the fight to pass the compromise of 1850
  5. plan to change the constitution to ban slavery north of the old Missouri compromise line separating free and slave states;
  6. political party founded in 1854
  7. killing of five pro-slavery Kansas settlers
  8. author of Uncle Tom's cabin
  9. president of the Confederate States of America
  10. nickname given to kansas because there was so much slavery related violence there
  11. set of five laws that dealt with slavery issues
  12. position put forth by Douglas during a debate with Lincoln;
  13. debates that took place in 1858
  14. Kansas pro-slavery constitution that was rejected by voters
  15. novel about slave life in the south
  16. temporary
  17. antislavery republican elected to the presidency in 1860
  18. president elected in 1856
  19. statement of the principles that a group stands for
  20. a person with extreme views

32 Clues: temporary • opposition to immigration • president elected in 1856 • author of Uncle Tom's cabin • a person with extreme views • president from 1852 to 1856; • political party founded in 1854 • debates that took place in 1858 • war hero and California senator; • novel about slave life in the south • killing of five pro-slavery Kansas settlers • ...

Unit 2 Project 2023-09-01

Unit 2 Project crossword puzzle
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  1. The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
  2. Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
  3. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
  4. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
  5. The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power.
  6. Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
  7. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
  8. Limited the power of the king
  9. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful.
  10. Division of power among different levels of government
  11. The supreme law of the United States of America.
  12. The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.
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  1. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
  2. Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government
  3. Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities.
  4. States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
  5. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
  6. Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
  7. States no one is above the law
  8. The governing body that declared us independent of GB.
  9. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion.
  10. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
  11. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes.
  12. People directly vote for what they want

24 Clues: Limited the power of the king • States no one is above the law • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB. • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person • ...

Government Girlypops 2023-05-17

Government Girlypops crossword puzzle
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  1. union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government.
  2. upper chamber of the United States Congress
  3. clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes"
  4. a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
  5. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
  6. the act of officially suggesting someone or something for a job, position, or prize
  7. compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer
  8. device used to cast votes in an election and may be found as a piece of paper or a small ball used in voting.
  9. political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent decision.
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  1. legal power to unilaterally stop an official action.
  2. opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution
  3. conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.
  4. body of non-elected governing officials or an administrative policy-making group.
  5. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
  6. a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
  7. formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document.
  8. advisory body made up of the heads of the 15 executive departments.
  9. the concept was created by King John of England
  10. expression of the President's forgiveness and ordinarily is granted in recognition of the applicant's acceptance of responsibility for the crime
  11. person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.

20 Clues: upper chamber of the United States Congress • the concept was created by King John of England • legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. • opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution • the official power to make legal decisions and judgments. • a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. • ...

Civil War 2021-02-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. At the heart of the divide between the North and the South was?
  2. What was the south’s main source of income
  3. The United States was able to communicate by using the?
  4. What were the northern states called?
  5. What fort did Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard fire on to start the Civil War
  6. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket, Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  7. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
  8. Who was a former slave who sued for his freedom in the supreme court?
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  1. Who was elected President of the United states in 1860?
  2. a long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder
  3. Who served as president of the confederate States of America?
  4. What was the major cause of death during the Civil War?
  5. Where did the Civil War begin
  6. What were the southern states called
  7. First major land battle of cCivil wWar on July 1st 1861
  8. What was used on both sides of the war to destroy enemy soldiers vehicles?
  9. Who was the general for the confederacy

17 Clues: Where did the Civil War begin • What were the southern states called • What were the northern states called? • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Who was the general for the confederacy • What was the south’s main source of income • Who was elected President of the United states in 1860? • What was the major cause of death during the Civil War? • ...

Revolutionary War Trivia 2015-01-22

Revolutionary War Trivia crossword puzzle
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  1. He shouted “The British are coming! The British are coming!”
  2. He signed the Declaration of Independence with a bold signature
  3. Loyal to Britain
  4. Wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense”
  5. Founding father and George Washington's Secretary of Treasury
  6. founding father and 1st chief justice of supreme court
  7. The Boston _____ resulted with five Americans dead and a strong need for independence from Britain
  8. 3rd president of United States
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  1. Loyal to the colonies
  2. He said “Give me death, or give me liberty.”
  3. German soldiers hired to fight for the British
  4. 1st president of the United States
  5. Founding father and 2nd president of the United States
  6. The number of original colonies
  7. He wrote the Constitution
  8. famous inventor and publisher for the Pennsylvania Gazette

16 Clues: Loyal to Britain • Loyal to the colonies • He wrote the Constitution • 3rd president of United States • The number of original colonies • Wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” • 1st president of the United States • He said “Give me death, or give me liberty.” • German soldiers hired to fight for the British • Founding father and 2nd president of the United States • ...

Japan Prefecture Capitals 2021-10-18

Japan Prefecture Capitals crossword puzzle
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  1. Gunma
  2. Ibaraki
  3. Miyagi
  4. Mie
  5. Aichi
  6. Okinawa
  7. Kanagawa
  8. Tochigi
  9. Shiga
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  1. Shimane
  2. Tokyo
  3. Iwate
  4. Hokkaido
  5. Ishikawa
  6. Kagawa
  7. Yamanashi

16 Clues: Mie • Tokyo • Gunma • Iwate • Aichi • Shiga • Miyagi • Kagawa • Shimane • Ibaraki • Okinawa • Tochigi • Hokkaido • Ishikawa • Kanagawa • Yamanashi

Capitals of Countries 2025-01-13

Capitals of Countries crossword puzzle
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  1. France
  2. China
  3. Russia
  4. Mongolia
  5. South Korea
  6. Ireland
  7. Japan
  8. Egypt
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  1. Chile
  2. Germany
  3. Mexico
  4. United Kingdom
  5. Spain
  6. United States
  7. Portugal
  8. Iran

16 Clues: Iran • Chile • China • Spain • Japan • Egypt • France • Mexico • Russia • Germany • Ireland • Mongolia • Portugal • South Korea • United States • United Kingdom

VA/US SOL 5 Crossword 2024-02-06

VA/US SOL 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This branch of government interprets the laws and consists of the court system:
  2. This man was the leader of the Federalists:
  3. Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?
  4. Which amendment prohibits quartering of soldiers in peace time?
  5. Which amendment gives the right to bear arms?
  6. Which level of law is the supreme law of the land?
  7. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
  8. Who wrote the Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
  9. Which amendment guarantees a fair trial, a jury, and lawyer?
  10. McCulloch v Maryland delt with this issue:
  11. Which amendment states that rights not explicitly given to the federal government are given to the states and the poeple?
  12. This was the first governing document of the United States:
  13. The case of Marbury v Madison delt with this issue:
  14. Who was elected as president of the constitutional convention?
  15. Which amendment guarantees a jury trial?
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  1. Gibbons v Ogden delt with this issue:
  2. Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who oversaw the these early court cases?
  3. Which amendment gives citizens the right to remain silent?
  4. This political party was led by Thomas Jefferson:
  5. Which amendment gives freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly?
  6. Which amendment states that rights are not limited to those listed in the Constitution?
  7. This group opposed a strong central government:
  8. This group supported a strong central government:
  9. Which part of congress is based on population?
  10. Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail?
  11. Which amendment protects from unreasonable search and seizure?
  12. This branch of government makes the laws:
  13. This branch of government enforces the laws and is made up of the police and president:
  14. Which part of congress gives states two representatives regardless of size?

29 Clues: Gibbons v Ogden delt with this issue: • Which amendment guarantees a jury trial? • This branch of government makes the laws: • McCulloch v Maryland delt with this issue: • This man was the leader of the Federalists: • Which amendment gives the right to bear arms? • Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? • Which part of congress is based on population? • ...

Creating the Constitution 2014-02-05

Creating the Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. This compromise reduced African slaves to something less than a person
  2. Constitutional goal: To Secure the _______ of Liberty to Ourselves and Our Posterity
  3. The Constitution neither gives these to Congress, nor denies them to the states
  4. The opponents of the Constitution
  5. This system gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two
  6. A group that supported the Constitution and a strong national government
  7. Approval of a compact (Article 7 deals with this)
  8. A plan proposed by James Madison that favored large states
  9. Proposed by William Paterson, favored small states
  10. Constitutional Goal: To Ensure Domestic _______
  11. Constitutional goal: To _______ Justice
  12. Changes to the Constitution
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  1. Plan proposed by Roger Sherman that forced each side to give up some of what they wanted in the Constitution
  2. The absence of this in the original Constitution troubled the Anti-Federalists
  3. Article 4 deals with these
  4. _______ Hamilton, one of the authors of the Federalist Papers
  5. Patrick _____, most outspoken member of the Anti-Federalists
  6. Powers that are shared by the federal and state governments
  7. Article 1 forms this branch of government
  8. Two-house legislature
  9. To accuse

21 Clues: To accuse • Two-house legislature • Article 4 deals with these • Changes to the Constitution • The opponents of the Constitution • Constitutional goal: To _______ Justice • Article 1 forms this branch of government • Constitutional Goal: To Ensure Domestic _______ • Approval of a compact (Article 7 deals with this) • Proposed by William Paterson, favored small states • ...

Countries 2021-04-26

Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This Country is known for its dangerous wildlife and interesting accent
  2. This country is right between the ocean and Spain
  3. Country where a majority of the Eastern colonists came from
  4. The major country that opposed Britain in the Seven Years war.
  5. First country to fall to Germany in WW2
  6. Country to the south of North Korea that has a thriving democracy
  7. This country was formerly the biggest part of the Soviet Union
  8. This country is partly responsible for both World Wars
  9. Country that has the second-largest economy in the world
  10. country with the largest population in the world
  11. Neutral country that Germany invaded in both World Wars
Down
  1. Country to the North of the United States
  2. Country with the largest economy in the world
  3. Country to the South of the United States
  4. Was the center of a proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union. The US eventually pulled out of this country.
  5. Island country that was defeated in WW2 by the United States
  6. closest country to Antarctica in the world
  7. Country run by the brutal dictator Kim Jung Un
  8. Mexico was a colony under this country
  9. Biggest country in South America

20 Clues: Biggest country in South America • Mexico was a colony under this country • First country to fall to Germany in WW2 • Country to the North of the United States • Country to the South of the United States • closest country to Antarctica in the world • Country with the largest economy in the world • Country run by the brutal dictator Kim Jung Un • ...

Module 9 Vocab 2023-03-01

Module 9 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Money and debt
  2. the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world
  3. getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities
  4. Decline in prices in good
  5. 31st president of the United States
  6. a line of needy persons. assembled to receive food given as charity
  7. cash payments or “the dole”
  8. a place where people who cannot afford, or do not have the means to feed themselves
  9. the United States stock market crashed
  10. enacted to protect U.S. farmers from foreign competition
Down
  1. an agency authorized by the U.S. government to loan money to assist the nation's ailing banks after the stock market crash
  2. the highest concrete arch dam in the United States
  3. American statesman who was elected Governor of New York
  4. measures the daily price movements of 30 large American companies
  5. agricultural price support
  6. intended to lower the cost of home ownership by creating a network of government-sponsored banks
  7. the drought-affected south central United States
  8. to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively
  9. A group of almost
  10. Homeless Americans began to build their own camps on the edges of citiesSoup kitchen

20 Clues: Money and debt • A group of almost • Decline in prices in good • agricultural price support • cash payments or “the dole” • 31st president of the United States • the United States stock market crashed • the drought-affected south central United States • the highest concrete arch dam in the United States • American statesman who was elected Governor of New York • ...

Korean/vietnam 2015-05-21

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

19 Clues: country • city od Israel • soviets neighbor • war from 1950-1953 • an Ussr were these • communist believe in • tries to spread this • get along with Kennedy • blockade instead of war • race/a time of getting weapons • united states tries to spread this • wall/separated east and west Germany • war/A war were total victory is not the goal • soviets citizens freedom of speech and religion • ...