states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Civil War 2021-10-07

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a custom that has been an important feature of some group
of a government with central and regional authorities
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
A statement that is emphatic and explicit
Troops trained to fight on horse back
civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
The state of being allied
civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something

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formal separation from an alliance or federation
the orientation of those who favor government by the people
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
A region where a battle is being fought
any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
A war measure isolating an area of importance
Of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
being or joined into a single entity
An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
freedom of choice

21 Clues: freedom of choice • The state of being allied • being or joined into a single entity • Troops trained to fight on horse back • A region where a battle is being fought • A statement that is emphatic and explicit • a successful ending of a struggle or contest • a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right • A war measure isolating an area of importance • ...

Vocab crossword APUSH periods 2-5 2021-06-16

Vocab crossword APUSH periods 2-5 crossword puzzle

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The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands.
uprising of farmers and distillers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government.
objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states/countrys
the exchange of diseases, ideas, food. crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World
the indigenous peoples of the United States
second vice president of the United States
a meeting held in New York, New York, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America.
prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.
extension of a state's territory
a tax imposed by a government of a country
Those who opposed the ratification of the Constitution in favor of small localized government
a measurement of how much the government owes its creditors
an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes
political revolution in Europe led millions to immagrate
a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber.
In the spring, slaves would plant the rice seeds.
came in multitudes during the Potato Famine
requiring colonial authorities to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages.
the American War of Independence
a nativist political party and movement in the United States in the mid-1850s.
the religious tradition and theology of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith
the battle of _____ gave a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War
an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s
Those who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic
announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
, "a struggle for global primacy between Britain and France
established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states.

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an economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy.
The British Parliament enacted a series of taxes on the colonies for the purpose of raising revenue
American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War
the first President of the United States
first permanent English settlement in North America
It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain.
officially ended the American Revolutionary War
the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West
It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west
8 colony's administered by the Government of the United Kingdom within the British Empire.
a central bank proposed by Alexander Hamilton
designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War
an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers
movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling
European immigrants who “came mainly from Northern and Central Europe
organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a country's elections
the transportation of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas
_______ _________ being for the sake of their economy, religion and glory.
the British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, especially trade laws, as long as British colonies remained loyal to the government of, and contributed to the economic growth of their parent country
A court system made up of federal and state. Jurisdiction. The authority to hear and decide a case. Executive Jurisdiction.
three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, whose powers are vested by the U.S. Constitution
someone forbidden to quit their service for another person
a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War
An Indian uprising after the French and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief named Pontiac
stretches from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, It's one of the 13 original colonies
a member of the British reforming and constitutional party that sought the supremacy of Parliament
They rejected British rule during the American Revolution, and declared the United States of America an independent nation
a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade
a war the United States fought between northern and Pacific states and southern states that voted to secede and form the Confederate States of America
people elect representatives to deliberate and decide on legislation, such as in parliamentary or presidential democracy.
America's fourth President
an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents

59 Clues: America's fourth President • extension of a state's territory • the American War of Independence • the first President of the United States • second vice president of the United States • a tax imposed by a government of a country • the indigenous peoples of the United States • came in multitudes during the Potato Famine • an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers • ...

Lesson 3 2025-11-25

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What are the ONE rights of everyone living in the United States?
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
What is ONE way Americans can serve their country?
What does the judicial branch do?
How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
Who is the governor of your state now?

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Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
What is the highest court in the United States?
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name ONE.
Name ONE power that is only for the states
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
What is the capital of your state?

15 Clues: What does the judicial branch do? • What is the capital of your state? • Who is the governor of your state now? • How many seats are on the Supreme Court? • Name ONE power that is only for the states • What is the highest court in the United States? • Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? • What group of people was taken and sold as slaves? • ...

Early Republic Review 2023-01-19

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This is the state that was once the Indian Territory Cherokee were forced to move to on the Trail of Tears.
This president’s foreign policy was not to become involved in political affairs of other countries
The Democratic-Republican party included many farmers, and artisans because it favored states' rights and the rights of the ________ man.
The purpose of the Monroe __________ was to prevent European intervention in countries near the United States.
The Whiskey Rebellion, Creation of the National Bank and Creation of the Court System are all _________ issues.
A decline in foreign trade damaged the commercial shipping industry in New England following the __________ Act.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander __________ contributed to the development of political parties in the United States.
In Washington’s ________ Address, he warned that the country should be cautious in dividing into political parties.
This President's doctrine instructed Europe to stay away from the Western Hemisphere.
One reason Jefferson wanted to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase was to take control of the _______________ River.
President Jackson _________ the Supreme Court ruling of Worcester v. Georgia and forced the Cherokee to leave their homeland on the Trail of Tears.
This part of the country supported tariffs because they benefit industry and trade.
The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans became separate political parties because of disagreements over how the nation should develop _____________.
After Jackson's election in 1828 voter participation ___________.
He was the 2nd President of the United States and avoided war with France.
Do states have the power to declare a federal unconstitutional? Was the issue that led to the ____________ Crisis.

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This President implemented an embargo on foreign trade.
Jackson opposed the National _________ because he believed it was inefficient and poorly managed.
The regulation of interstate __________ by federal or state laws was the issue debated in the court case Gibbons v. Ogden.
Under the principle of __________ Review the courts have the power to strike down any law they deem unconstitutional.
One reason for building up the U.S. Military was because of British ______ of U.S. sailors.
This President led the country during the War of 1812.
This expanded in the United States following the Embargo Act and War of 1812.
Hamilton’s plan to improve the economy included the establishment of a National Bank and that the federal government would assume state _________.
One of the defining characteristics of the Era of Good Feelings was a renewed sense of ____________.
The _________ Rebellion was one of the first domestic issues Washington faced that tested the federal authority of the United States.
The election of Andrew Jackson is associated with the formation of the __________ Party.
The court case of _____________ v. Madison established the principle of Judicial Review.

28 Clues: This President implemented an embargo on foreign trade. • This President led the country during the War of 1812. • After Jackson's election in 1828 voter participation ___________. • He was the 2nd President of the United States and avoided war with France. • This expanded in the United States following the Embargo Act and War of 1812. • ...

U.S.A Human Geography 2022-08-22

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Long before Europeans started coming to the Americas, ____ people lived on the land that is now the United States
Europeans settlers established ____, or territories inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land
The colonial representatives adopted the Declaration of Independence, which did not give rights to everyone, but was a great step ____ equality and justice
Britain recognized the independence of the United States and granted the United States all its land east of the _____ River
Immigration from Europe created a culturally ____ nation
Most _____ cities in the Northeast and Midwest

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The United States,the world´s first ____ democracy, expanded from the Atlantic cost to the Pacific coast over time
The first settlers who traveled west for land and plentiful resources were called _____
People from various ethnic and religious groups went to the colonies looking for religious freedom and ____ opportunity
The United States became the first modern _____
More than 23 million people in the United States, and the country stretched to the _____ Ocean
People from various ethnic and religious groups went to the colonies looking for religious ___ and economic opportunity

12 Clues: Most _____ cities in the Northeast and Midwest • The United States became the first modern _____ • Immigration from Europe created a culturally ____ nation • The first settlers who traveled west for land and plentiful resources were called _____ • More than 23 million people in the United States, and the country stretched to the _____ Ocean • ...

federal system 2022-11-18

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united states supreme
disputes from individuals
dude in charge of country
not specifically in the constitution
state powers
supreme court
necessary and proper clause
house and senate
action government takes
national and state government
national and state powers
tax on incomes
periodic checks on government
states negotiating
stops public from closed meetings

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criminals return to state
president, white house
favors national action
organization to carry legislation
powers constitution grants
powers directly in constitution
government powers
state wanter make constitution
plan for government

24 Clues: state powers • supreme court • tax on incomes • house and senate • government powers • states negotiating • plan for government • united states supreme • president, white house • favors national action • action government takes • criminals return to state • disputes from individuals • dude in charge of country • national and state powers • powers constitution grants • necessary and proper clause • ...

US Constitution 2023-01-17

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One of the first states to ratify the constitution.
The main body of the Judicial branch.
The leader and soul of the army.
A Virginia Patriot who tried to get people to work together.
The system to keep any single branch from gaining too much power.
The group that writes the law.
Deciding weather slaves were included in the state population.
What the Judicial branch does.
The unit for how many Representatives a state gets.
The group that interprets the law.
What the legislative branch does.
Belief in having a strong central government.
The part of Congress that represents the states.

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The competition to Washington.
A document that lists rules for states.
The group that enforces the law.
Attacks on government buildings in Massachusetts.
The main body of the Executive Branch.
Believing the states should hold more power.
What started having seats in congress for the states.
The main body of the legislative branch.
The list of rights for the American people.
The home of James Madison
What the executive branch does.

24 Clues: The home of James Madison • The competition to Washington. • The group that writes the law. • What the Judicial branch does. • What the executive branch does. • The group that enforces the law. • The leader and soul of the army. • What the legislative branch does. • The group that interprets the law. • The main body of the Judicial branch. • ...

The Civil War 2023-10-13

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- The formal withdrawal of 11 southern states from the United States in 1860-1861, leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America.
Crisis - A conflict between South Carolina and the federal government in the 1830s over tariffs, which revealed the growing divide between northern and southern states.
of 1860 - The presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln, a Republican and opponent of slavery, was elected, causing southern states to secede.
Slave Act - A federal law passed in 1850 that mandated the return of escaped slaves to their owners, leading to increased tensions between the North and South.
Scott Decision - A Supreme Court ruling in 1857 that said slaves were property and had no right to sue in federal court, ultimately inflaming tensions between the North and South.
Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada.
Ferry Raid - An unsuccessful attempt by abolitionist John Brown to raid the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859, with the goal of starting a slave rebellion.
Act - A law passed in 1854 that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to determine whether they would allow slavery, sparking violence and political turmoil.

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Debates - A series of debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the Illinois Senate election, which famously highlighted their differing views on slavery.
Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown.
Tom's Cabin - A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that depicted the harsh realities of slavery, helping to increase anti-slavery sentiments.
Kansas - A violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters in Kansas during the 1850s, resulting from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
of 1850 - A series of acts passed to address the issue of slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico, including the admission of California as a free state and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Compromise - A law passed in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
- The movement to end slavery, primarily in the United States, which gained momentum in the years leading up to the Civil War.

15 Clues: Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown. • Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada. • ...

ss 2022-11-30

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begins with We The People
a proposal for the structure of the United States Government
the part of government that enforces law, and has responsibility for the governance of a state
a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention
supreme law of the United States of America
another meaning for bathroom
compromises of the first ten amendments
the legislature of the federal government of the United States

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includes Congress and special agencies and offices that provide support services to Congress the part of government that enforces law, and has responsibility for the governance of a state
the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases
a ten-sided shape
agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
to be sad and depressed; dispirited
the induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action
to cause or catch fire

15 Clues: a ten-sided shape • to cause or catch fire • begins with We The People • another meaning for bathroom • to be sad and depressed; dispirited • compromises of the first ten amendments • supreme law of the United States of America • a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention • a proposal for the structure of the United States Government • ...

Forming a Government 2021-01-16

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ten of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizen's rights
a meeting held in Independence Hall in Philadelphia where delegates from the states wrote the constitution (1787)
the idea that political authority is in the hands of the people
the uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt
a period of low economic activity combined with a rise of unemployment
offical changes
a system of government where power is distributed between a central government and individual states
an agreement made at the constitutional convention establishing that the lower house would be represented by population while in the upper house each state has equal representation
a proposed constitution that would give sovereignty to the central government
trade between two or more states
lands including present day Indiana, Michigan, Illinois,Ohio, and Wisconsion
offical approval
known as the "father of the Constitution" for his ideas about government and his ability to lead the delegates to agreement
an anti-federalist who believed the constitution needed a section guarenteeing individual rights
branch of government responsible for interpreting laws, punishing criminals, and settling disputes between states.
a document that declared no person could be forced to attend a particular church or pay for a church with tax money
a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government

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taxes on imports or exports
a document that created the first central government for the United States that was later replaced with the constitution
the right to vote
branch of government responsible for making sure laws are carried out
supporters of the constitution
to plead in favor of
a document signed by King John which made the king subject to law
branch of government responsible of propossing and passing laws
an agreement where only three-fifths of a state's slave population counted when determining representation
increased prices of goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
people who opposed the constitution
a system established by the constitution that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful
a poor farmer and Revoluntionary War veteran who led hundreds of men in a forced shutdown of the Sumpreme Court

30 Clues: offical changes • offical approval • the right to vote • to plead in favor of • taxes on imports or exports • supporters of the constitution • trade between two or more states • people who opposed the constitution • the uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt • the idea that political authority is in the hands of the people • ...

Articles of Confederation-Alexander 2026-03-06

Articles of Confederation-Alexander crossword puzzle

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Created the Articles of Confederation
Talented inventor, scientist, diplomat and writer
Enrolled at King's College in New York
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Some states treated the American Indians ______
States sent _______________ to sit and talk.
You can find Washington on the ______ bill
Each state would set their own _____
Congress had to request _____ from the states to pay dept

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Attended Harvard University
Washington appointed _____ ____, his secretary of war
Spoke about every topic of importance
Someone that is treated as property
A new ______ for Congress was elected by members every year
Mighty
Madison wrote 29 out of the 85 ______
"Father of the Constitution"
Friendship

18 Clues: Mighty • Friendship • Attended Harvard University • "Father of the Constitution" • Someone that is treated as property • Each state would set their own _____ • Spoke about every topic of importance • Created the Articles of Confederation • Madison wrote 29 out of the 85 ______ • Enrolled at King's College in New York • You can find Washington on the ______ bill • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-10

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The first official battle of the Civil War
President that was elected during the Civil War
The state of being in slavery
Those who were against slavery and attempted to abolish it
The Amendment that abolished slavery
The governments plan to rebuild the southern states after the Civil War
Laws made in the South to enforce segregation
War that involved the North and South of the US
The title of the seceded south portion of the US

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The title for North of the US
A group of American supremacists/terrorists who targeted African Americans
Laws made by pro-slavery to keep past slaves in a state of slavery
Amendment states that all people born in the US are citizens and have the right to vote and are protected by law
Description of Norths factory focused economy
A compromise made to balance pro and anti-slavery states in terms of power
The South's type of economy
Amendment states the right to vote shouldn't be stripped based upon race, color, or condition of servitude

17 Clues: The South's type of economy • The title for North of the US • The state of being in slavery • The Amendment that abolished slavery • The first official battle of the Civil War • Description of Norths factory focused economy • Laws made in the South to enforce segregation • President that was elected during the Civil War • War that involved the North and South of the US • ...

Sets 2021-08-04

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___law states that (A ∪ B)’ = A’ ∩ B’
___intervals are denoted by []
a set contains ______
____set has indefinite number of elements
____set has no elements
_____on sets include union, intersection etc..
___diagram are used to represent relations between sets
Two finite sets A and B are said to be _____ if the number of elements are equal
set-___ form and roster form are used to represent sets
A set can have closed and open _____
____ form is also known as tabular form
A set A is said to be a ___set of a set B if every element of B is also an element of A
___law states that A intersection (B union C) is equal to (B union A) intersection (C union A)
__law states that A union (B union C) is equal to (A union B) union C
____law states that Set A union to null set or set A intersection to Universal set is equal to set A
The __ of A and B is the set that consists of all the elements of A and all the elements of B

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___set has definite number of elements
_of a set A is denoted by A'
____difference is denoted by the delta sign
the ___ of the sets A and B in this order is the set of elements which belong to A but not to B
___law states that A union B is equal to B union A
_____law states that the union and intersect of the same set A is equal to set A
__set contains all elements
____set is denoted by = sign
___set is also called empty set
___intervals are denoted by ()
___set is the collection of all subsets of a set
The __ of sets A and B is the set of all elements which are common to both A and B
___set has only 1 element
A set A is said to be a ___set of a set B if every element of A is also an element of B
____is a well-defined collection of objects
Two sets A and B are said to be ___ sets if they have no elements in common

32 Clues: a set contains ______ • ____set has no elements • ___set has only 1 element • __set contains all elements • _of a set A is denoted by A' • ____set is denoted by = sign • ___intervals are denoted by [] • ___intervals are denoted by () • ___set is also called empty set • A set can have closed and open _____ • ___law states that (A ∪ B)’ = A’ ∩ B’ • ...

SS Unit 5, Ch. 1 2026-03-06

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The seizure of this important place in New Orleans was significant because it gave Louisiana control over thousands worth of coins and silver
The Republican Party stood behind one candidate and remained what?
The issue of this is what caused great tension in the US at this time
Lincoln believed that slavery was states what?
According to Lincoln, he says that many Southerners are feeling this at this time
A place where money is coined under governmental authority
By 1861, eleven states had seceded from the Union and formed the _______ States of America
Won the Presidential election of 1860
One of the first states to secede from the Union

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A person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s
This was one of the states that John Bell won in the election of 1860
The Party that was founded with the mission of opposing slavery
Southern Democrats wanted to spread this out West
Lincoln's presidential platform was described as this vocabulary word
This was not popular in Louisiana at first but changed after Lincoln was elected
This word means to formally withdraw

16 Clues: This word means to formally withdraw • Won the Presidential election of 1860 • Lincoln believed that slavery was states what? • One of the first states to secede from the Union • Southern Democrats wanted to spread this out West • A place where money is coined under governmental authority • A person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s • ...

Cities and States in Australia 2020-07-12

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Melbourne
Victoria (name); Victoria, capital of the Seychelles
Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia
South Australia
Darwin
New South Wales, southeast Australian state
Australia
Queensland, northeast Australian state

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capital of Queensland
Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
Tasmania (Tw)
capital city of Australia
Perth, capital of Western Australia
Western Australia, Australian state
Adelaide, capital of South Australia
Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia

16 Clues: Darwin • Melbourne • Australia • Tasmania (Tw) • South Australia • capital of Queensland • capital city of Australia • Perth, capital of Western Australia • Western Australia, Australian state • Adelaide, capital of South Australia • Queensland, northeast Australian state • Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia • New South Wales, southeast Australian state • ...

History 2014-09-21

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name one cities that have a major airports and seaport
which european country has the highest percentage of urban population
buying and selling of goods
name one of the cities in the region have population of 500,000 to 1,000,000
what percentage of u.s. exports does japan
name one chinese cities have population of more than 5 million people
moving people and goods from another place to place
which country has the highest percentage of people between the ages of 0 to 9

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which general direction is the population of the united states moving from
eraser that came from malaysia
leave their country to find a safety in another continent
person who moves to a new city taking a job
permanent movement of people from place to place
what percentage of u.s. imports from japan
relying on others
region does the united states import the largest amount of goods
people migrated to all other inhabited continents
which country has the smallest percentage of people between the ages of 0 to 9
region that the smallest percentage of united states of united export
region buys the most of united states goods

20 Clues: relying on others • buying and selling of goods • eraser that came from malaysia • what percentage of u.s. imports from japan • what percentage of u.s. exports does japan • person who moves to a new city taking a job • region buys the most of united states goods • permanent movement of people from place to place • people migrated to all other inhabited continents • ...

Creating the Constitution 8.2 (Andy) 2018-05-08

Creating the Constitution 8.2 (Andy) crossword puzzle

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government with three branches—executive, legislative and
government. Nine states had to approve the Constitution
Constitution of the United States established America’s national
the 1787 convention, delegates devised a plan for a stronger
and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights
it could go into effect. After a long and often bitter debate,

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with a system of checks and balances to ensure no
its citizens.
states ratified the Constitution, which instituted a new form
government for the United States.
of Confederation. However, the Convention soon abandoned
branch would have too much power.

12 Clues: its citizens. • government for the United States. • branch would have too much power. • with a system of checks and balances to ensure no • government. Nine states had to approve the Constitution • of Confederation. However, the Convention soon abandoned • government with three branches—executive, legislative and • ...

Treaty-Based Actors 2018-02-07

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Main meeting place for all committees
A committee monitoring the execution of a treaty throughout the world
Controversial Anti-Terrorism bill brought before the Human Rights Committee
Committee on the Rights of a Child
Voting standard for a committee to take action
Committee on the Protection of Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families
A form of feedback given to a State after submitting a report for evaluation
Number of Treaty-Based Bodies in United Nations
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Statements submitted by States to committees for evaluations
Monitors the implementation International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Committee of Enforced...
Complaints against a State by their citizens
A committees interpretation of a human rights provision
Members of committees are considered to be...in the field of human rights
A provision released by CERD to deescalate a situation
Review compliance reports by States and adjudicates individual reports by States
Committee Against...first session held in 1988
Number of treaties not ratified by United States
A committee established by the Economic and Social Council

21 Clues: Committee of Enforced... • Committee on the Rights of a Child • Main meeting place for all committees • Complaints against a State by their citizens • Voting standard for a committee to take action • Committee Against...first session held in 1988 • Number of Treaty-Based Bodies in United Nations • Number of treaties not ratified by United States • ...

Expansion & Civil War Era 2026-04-23

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1850 agreement meant to ease tensions between North and South
Name for the Southern states that seceded from the Union
Secret network that helped enslaved people reach freedom in the North or Canada
1820 agreement that balanced free and slave states
Bloody Civil War battle in Maryland in 1862
First battle of the Civil War, fired upon a federal fort in South Carolina
1850 agreement meant to ease tensions between North and South

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Supreme Court case ruling that African Americans were not citizens
1854 law that allowed popular sovereignty in territories
Route used by settlers traveling west across the United States
Abolitionist who led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
Name for the Northern states during the Civil War
U.S. president who led the nation during the Civil War
Pennsylvania battle site where Lincoln gave a famous speech
Conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped enslaved people escape
Belief that the United States should expand westward

16 Clues: Bloody Civil War battle in Maryland in 1862 • Abolitionist who led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • Name for the Northern states during the Civil War • 1820 agreement that balanced free and slave states • Belief that the United States should expand westward • U.S. president who led the nation during the Civil War • 1854 law that allowed popular sovereignty in territories • ...

Chapter 4 Terms 2014-02-23

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Powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
One type of federal grants-in-aid made for specific projects to States, localities, and private agencies who apply for them
Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
Delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out. Also called "Enumerated Powers"
Those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone
Powers granted to the National Government by the constitution
Grants of federal money or other resources to States, cities, countries, and other local units
Basic principle of federalism; governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis
Congressional act directing the people of a United Sates territory to frame a proposed State constitution
One type of federal grants-in-aid made for some specific purpose
Congressional act admitting a new State to the Union
Those powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not deny to the state

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Formal agreement entered into with the consent of Congress, between or among States and foreign state
All citizens are entitled to certain "privileges and immunities," regardless of their state of residence
A system of goverment in which a written constitution divides the powers of government on a territorial basis
Form of federal monetary aid under which congress gave share of federal tax revenue, with no restrictions to the States, cities, counties, and townships
One type of federal grants-in-aid for some particular but broadly defined public policy
The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one state is returned to that state
Those powers that both the National Government and the States posses and exercise
Those delegated powers of theNational Government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the Constitution

20 Clues: Congressional act admitting a new State to the Union • Powers granted to the National Government by the constitution • One type of federal grants-in-aid made for some specific purpose • Those powers that can be exercised by the National Government alone • Those powers that both the National Government and the States posses and exercise • ...

Louisiana purchase and war of 1812 2022-03-31

Louisiana purchase and war of 1812 crossword puzzle

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The number of states the Louisiana purchase added to the United States
The amount of money the land was being sold for
In 1932 we claimed this song to be our National anthem
The Treaty the American and British signed at the end of the war
Many states threatened to leave the United States because of this
The month the War of 1812 started in
Spain and France controlled the major body of water

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This battle caused the Native Americans to leave their land
The building the British troops burned down
The transportation method people used to get through the Appalachian Mountains
year the British attacked the White house
After the war of 1812, the United States gained this
General William Hull led the American Army from Detroit to here
Wife of James Madison
Native Americans were also known as this

15 Clues: Wife of James Madison • The month the War of 1812 started in • Native Americans were also known as this • year the British attacked the White house • The building the British troops burned down • The amount of money the land was being sold for • Spain and France controlled the major body of water • After the war of 1812, the United States gained this • ...

Bill of Rights Crossword Puzzle 2017-01-12

Bill of Rights Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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What the Bill of Rights was written on
Makes a change
Individuals who fought for the Constitution
Chief Executive
Opposite of slavery
First to rule
Congress, Senate, and Supreme Court
Used to write with
What our Founding Fathers wore
An agreement between countries or states
Another word for a law

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Opposite to the Senate
Where the President stays
Louisiana Purchase
Used with cannon balls
Fights for what is right
United States
Writer of the Bill of Rights
Supreme law of the United States
Flintlock
Someone sent to a convention to represent a state

21 Clues: Flintlock • United States • First to rule • Makes a change • Chief Executive • Louisiana Purchase • Used to write with • Opposite of slavery • Opposite to the Senate • Used with cannon balls • Another word for a law • Fights for what is right • Where the President stays • Writer of the Bill of Rights • What our Founding Fathers wore • Supreme law of the United States • ...

Dylan = 2nd hour 2023-03-06

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betray
started after Lincoln became president.
allowing residents to vote.
someone who believes in expansion.
an investor.
repealed the Missouri compromise and aloud the people to vote.
created an imaginary line to split the country.
first territorial governor of Kansas.
states that are anti slavery

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president during the civil war.
died for his cause
an investor.
areas that are not yet states.
something that can be worse than a crime.
a crop produced for commercial value.
some who is anti slavery.
states that are pro slavery
to attack.
became governor of Kansas.
a person that dies for their beliefs.
barrier.

21 Clues: betray • barrier. • to attack. • an investor. • an investor. • died for his cause • some who is anti slavery. • became governor of Kansas. • states that are pro slavery • allowing residents to vote. • states that are anti slavery • areas that are not yet states. • president during the civil war. • someone who believes in expansion. • a crop produced for commercial value. • ...

Calvins World War 2 Crossword 2021-04-27

Calvins World War 2 Crossword crossword puzzle

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soviet union, France, united states, and great britain
Germany, Japan, Italy
Entered WWII on September 27th 1940
major battle in the pacific theater
"lightning war"
religion that was centered around the
led the united states 3rd army
country responsible for world war 2
flew suicide attacks for japan
33rd president of the united states
Italian dictator
Hitlers wife

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Japanese city that was bombed
length of the Battle of Guadalcanal
"enemy aliens"
organized the New Deal
secret police stealing jews
Normandy invasion
first battle in history to be fought in the air
German general

20 Clues: Hitlers wife • "enemy aliens" • German general • "lightning war" • Italian dictator • Normandy invasion • Germany, Japan, Italy • organized the New Deal • secret police stealing jews • Japanese city that was bombed • led the united states 3rd army • flew suicide attacks for japan • length of the Battle of Guadalcanal • Entered WWII on September 27th 1940 • ...

Ch. 8 Vocab Project 2023-03-31

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To withdraw from an organization or country
Someone who wants to end slavery
A geographic area with boundaries, residents, and a government with a constitution and laws. The United States has 50 states, and they share some governing power with the federal government
The United States of America often in reference to the northern states during the civil war
Proclamation An order issued by the U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It announced that the enslaved people in the rebelling confederate states were free

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A system of government in which power is divided between a federal, or national, government and its various state governments
A person who comes into a country to live there
The head of the executive branch in a state or territory
Somebody who encourages others to join a group or take action
A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized
The eleven southern states that seceded from the union during the civil war. Also called the Confederate States of America
Congress The group of people that makes laws for our country. It has representatives from all territories and states. It is divided into two groups, the Senate and the House of Representatives
A change to a government process or document steamboat: a boat powered by a steam engine. Steamboats were the main mode of travel for immigrants moving to Minnesota during the territorial period

13 Clues: Someone who wants to end slavery • To withdraw from an organization or country • A person who comes into a country to live there • The head of the executive branch in a state or territory • Somebody who encourages others to join a group or take action • A written document outlining how the government of a state or country is organized • ...

Civil War - KW 2025-05-09

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When a state leaves the Union
A metal warship
To be forcefully taken into the army
The unofficial term for the Northern states during the civil war
To dig trenches
To join the Army
An all-out-war that has civilian and non-militant infrastructure targetted and used
Rights that every individual state has
A reward given out in exchange for bringing someone in dead or alive

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A judicial order that bans law enforcement from keeping a prisoner in confinement without justification
A proclamation declaring that all slaves are free persons
Injuries, MIA, or Death
The states that left the United States
the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument
States that allowed slavery but stayed with the Union
To move around the enemy and attack them from all sides

16 Clues: A metal warship • To dig trenches • To join the Army • Injuries, MIA, or Death • When a state leaves the Union • To be forcefully taken into the army • The states that left the United States • Rights that every individual state has • States that allowed slavery but stayed with the Union • To move around the enemy and attack them from all sides • ...

Review for Civil War 2024-04-24

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What was the main issue that caused tension between the North and South before the Civil War?
What word describes the state of being liberated or not being enslaved?
Which region of the United States generally supported the Confederacy during the Civil War?
What term describes individuals who fought in the military during the Civil War?
What was the name of the group of states that fought to preserve the United States during the Civil War?
Lincoln Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Proclamation What was the name of the document issued by President Lincoln that declared slaves in Confederate-held territories to be free?

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Davis Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
What term describes the period after the Civil War when the United States government worked to rebuild the South and bring it back into the Union?
Address What famous speech did President Lincoln give at the dedication of a cemetery for soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Sumter Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?
What term is used to describe a violent conflict between opposing forces during a war?
What was the name of the group of states that seceded from the Union to form their own government during the Civil War?
What are the leaders of armies called during a war?
Which region of the United States generally supported the Union during the Civil War?
What is the term for the act of states leaving the Union to form their own independent government?

16 Clues: What are the leaders of armies called during a war? • Sumter Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place? • What word describes the state of being liberated or not being enslaved? • Lincoln Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War? • What term describes individuals who fought in the military during the Civil War? • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

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famous confederate general who surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
the Georgian city that was destroyed by William Sherman's army
the battle plan of the Confederacy (the war of ______)
someone who was opposed to the practice of slavery and wanted to end it
the party that was formed against the expansion of slavery
the beginning of the civil war, took place in Charleston
the nickname for the US, the states that did not secede
the plan created by Union General Winfield Scott to "strangle" the confederacy
the winner of the 1860 election
leaving a government or political party
location of the bloodiest battle of the civil war
the president of the Confederate states

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setting free (e.g. the _________ proclamation)
before the war
the name of the organization of states that seceded from the US (CSA)
states that allowed slavery but remained in the Union
the first state to secede from the US
the number of states that seceded
the last state to join the Union before the war
A confederate battle submarine that sank in 1864

20 Clues: before the war • the winner of the 1860 election • the number of states that seceded • the first state to secede from the US • leaving a government or political party • the president of the Confederate states • setting free (e.g. the _________ proclamation) • the last state to join the Union before the war • A confederate battle submarine that sank in 1864 • ...

CH 14 CIVIL WAR 2025-04-29

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To withdraw from the Union
Loyalty to one's own region rather than the whole country
A large farm in the South
Relating to the Union (North)
A blade attached to the end of a rifle
Northerners who opposed the Civil War
The period before the Civil War
The Southern states that seceded from the United States
A nickname for the South
Slave states that did not leave the Union
A hard cracker eaten by soldiers
Someone who wanted to end slavery
President Lincoln's order freeing slaves in Confederate states
The murder of a political figure
The boundary between free and slave states

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Paper money used in the North
A nickname for a Confederate soldier
A law requiring escaped slaves to be returned to their owners
Large guns like cannons
Stopping supplies from entering or leaving an area
The rebuilding of the South after the war
A type of gun
A soldier killed or wounded
A warship covered in iron
Soldiers who fight on foot

25 Clues: A type of gun • Large guns like cannons • A nickname for the South • A large farm in the South • A warship covered in iron • To withdraw from the Union • Soldiers who fight on foot • A soldier killed or wounded • Paper money used in the North • Relating to the Union (North) • The period before the Civil War • A hard cracker eaten by soldiers • The murder of a political figure • ...

Chapter 16-17, Brandon Bays 2024-02-06

Chapter 16-17, Brandon Bays crossword puzzle

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To give a reason for something to show why it is reasonable
to enroll in a group
To formally separate from a government or organization
to formally withdraw from an organization or group
Someone killed, missing or injured during a war, disaster, or accident
A place that keeps weapons
to support or strengthen
A careful plan for achieving a goal
notes given during the civil war with green ink
A war strategy of destroying all the enemies resources
a force that opposes motion

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Someone running from something, usually authorities
to firmly establish or fix
An order by president Lincoln in 1863 freeing all slaves in the rebelling states
A stream or river that flows into a larger river
concept that laws should be made by states and not the federal government
A war where groups of people from the same country fight against each other.
A payment made as a reward
slave owning states that stayed with the Union
Someone who dies or suffers for their actions or beliefs

20 Clues: to enroll in a group • to support or strengthen • to firmly establish or fix • A place that keeps weapons • A payment made as a reward • a force that opposes motion • A careful plan for achieving a goal • slave owning states that stayed with the Union • notes given during the civil war with green ink • A stream or river that flows into a larger river • ...

FJ-II VIVA (BATCH-2) 2026-04-07

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Abstract machine model underlying classical computability theory
Measurement outcome probabilities are obtained by taking modulus square of
Inner product ⟨ψ|φ⟩ defines this fundamental geometric property
If two states are orthogonal, their inner product evaluates to
Two-qubit gate flipping target conditioned on control qubit
Metric counting sequential layers of gates in a circuit
Condition where two states have zero inner product
Sum of probabilities of all measurement outcomes equals this value
Single-qubit gate creating equal superposition from basis states

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Exponential state-space exploration via superposition
Circuit simplification by eliminating redundant gates
Number of basis states in a 3-qubit system
Process of reducing gate count and circuit depth
Property ensuring no information loss in quantum gates
Mathematical structure used to represent quantum states
Process of expressing a state as a linear combination of basis vectors
Algorithm distinguishing constant vs balanced functions in one query
Error arising due to interaction with environment
Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm provides this type of speedup
Non-classical correlation exploited in quantum information tasks

20 Clues: Number of basis states in a 3-qubit system • Process of reducing gate count and circuit depth • Error arising due to interaction with environment • Condition where two states have zero inner product • Exponential state-space exploration via superposition • Circuit simplification by eliminating redundant gates • Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm provides this type of speedup • ...

CHAPTER 7-1 THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION 2021-09-22

CHAPTER 7-1 THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION crossword puzzle

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"Limits on ______" 182
males had to own what to be able to vote 183
"The _____ of Confederation" 182
States wanted for form west of what mountains 185
what Ordinance created a single territory 186
13 states needed a plan of what 182
two separate lawmaking chambers 183
Americans negotiated a ____ ____ 185
power divided between governor and what 183

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each state adopted a state what 182
power in the hands of who 183
congress could not force citizens to join what 184
citizens elect representatives and rule 183
congress could not regulate what 184
what state first refused to approve Articles 184
Congress could borrow what 184
all the _____ had to approve the Articles 184
or law set to process and sell land 186
law made easier to buy land 187
new government had no chief ______ 184

20 Clues: "Limits on ______" 182 • power in the hands of who 183 • Congress could borrow what 184 • law made easier to buy land 187 • "The _____ of Confederation" 182 • each state adopted a state what 182 • 13 states needed a plan of what 182 • two separate lawmaking chambers 183 • congress could not regulate what 184 • Americans negotiated a ____ ____ 185 • ...

Federalist Crossword 2026-04-06

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Bank Central bank managing money and credit
Rebellion Farmer protest against a whiskey tax
Supported states’ rights
First U.S. president who established key traditions
Powers Powers not directly listed in Constitution
Affair French demand for bribes from U.S. diplomats
Interpretation Following Constitution exactly as written
Seizing American sailors by Britain
Treaty Agreement with Spain over trade and borders
Treasury leader who built the economic plan
Federal government takes on state debts

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Leader of the party supporting states’ rights
Act Law that created the federal court system
Timbers Battle where U.S. defeated Native forces
Treaty opening western lands to U.S. settlement
& Sedition Acts Laws limiting speech and immigrants
Taxes on imported goods
States can reject federal laws
Supported strong national government
of Rights First ten amendments protecting freedoms
Treaty Agreement with Britain to prevent war
Policy of avoiding foreign wars

22 Clues: Taxes on imported goods • Supported states’ rights • States can reject federal laws • Policy of avoiding foreign wars • Seizing American sailors by Britain • Supported strong national government • Federal government takes on state debts • Bank Central bank managing money and credit • Treasury leader who built the economic plan • Treaty Agreement with Britain to prevent war • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-05-02

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president during the civil war
this invention increased the amount of deaths
the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
this ammendment protected the rights of citizens
lincoln's brief speech in honor of the people who died in the war
this amendment banned slavery
this amendment gives every citizen the right to vote
Black ____ were passed by the Southern States, which limit the African American's freedom

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secret society of white Southerners in the United States to keep former slaves powerless
laws that enforced racial segregation
person who shot Lincoln
where Lee surrendered to Grant
Union's plan to victory
period after the Civil War in the United States when the Southern States were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware
General of the South

16 Clues: General of the South • person who shot Lincoln • Union's plan to victory • this amendment banned slavery • president during the civil war • where Lee surrendered to Grant • laws that enforced racial segregation • the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware • this invention increased the amount of deaths • ...

Early US Crossword 2017-12-18

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Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
America's first form of government
Turning point in the war
Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
Commander of the Continental Army
Final major battle of the war
American battle tactic

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Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
Source of propaganda for the Patriots
Shot(s) hear round the world
Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
Power the national government lacked under the AoC
Author of the DoI
European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war

19 Clues: Author of the DoI • American battle tactic • Turning point in the war • Shot(s) hear round the world • Final major battle of the war • Commander of the Continental Army • America's first form of government • Source of propaganda for the Patriots • Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII • Number of states necessary to alter the AoC • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2023-04-24

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle

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A case where the U.S. Supreme Court denied a man that moved from a slave state to a free state his rightful freedom
The act put in place that allowed territories that were joining to decide if they wanted to join as a free or slave state
The 16th President of the United States that was disliked by people of the South
Different Political Parties (Ex: Democrats and Republicans)
Compromise that allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine enter as a free state, as well as a line that the free states from the slave states of the U.S.
States that bordered the line between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy)

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A proclamation that declared all people from the Confederates states that were enslaved now free people
When a state withdraws from the Union
The Compromise that allowed California to join the Union as a free state
The ownership of a person as property
Feud between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy)
Attacks as the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Raid in West Virginia lead by John Brown
An act put in place that forced people to turn in runaway slaves
People that protested against slavery in the United States, especially the South

15 Clues: When a state withdraws from the Union • The ownership of a person as property • Raid in West Virginia lead by John Brown • Feud between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy) • Attacks as the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 • Different Political Parties (Ex: Democrats and Republicans) • An act put in place that forced people to turn in runaway slaves • ...

Themes of geographic inquiry: United States´ Climate, Vegetation, Human Environment Interaction, History, and Economy 2020-05-08

Themes of geographic inquiry: United States´ Climate, Vegetation, Human Environment Interaction, History, and Economy crossword puzzle

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which most Americans identify themselves.
of ecosystem found to the west of United States. SanBernardinoMountainsOne of the popular mountains to the north of Los Angeles. 1624 Yearin which he Virginia Company was dissolved, and the Crown took over the colony.
States’ type of economy.
area dominated by trees found to the east of United States. CoastlinesBeachesA magnificent natural feature of Los Angeles county. 1620 Yearin which the Separatists were founded.
climate. LosAngelesIt is the second most populous city and metropolitan area in the United States.

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who began growing tobacco.
States’ central bank.
and southern coasts of California’s climate. AngelenosLos Angeles residents.
central and northeastern’ s climate. NewYorkCityIt is the most populous city and metropolitan area in the United States. LucasVazquezdeAyllonSpaniard who attempted to find a colony in Carolina.
popular sport in United States.
founded a settlement at St Augustine, Florida, the first permanent Europeansettlement in what is now the USA.

11 Clues: States’ central bank. • States’ type of economy. • who began growing tobacco. • popular sport in United States. • which most Americans identify themselves. • and southern coasts of California’s climate. AngelenosLos Angeles residents. • climate. LosAngelesIt is the second most populous city and metropolitan area in the United States. • ...

Themes of geographic inquiry: United States´ Climate, Vegetation, Human Environment Interaction, History, and Economy 2020-05-08

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which most Americans identify themselves.
of ecosystem found to the west of United States. SanBernardinoMountainsOne of the popular mountains to the north of Los Angeles. 1624 Yearin which he Virginia Company was dissolved, and the Crown took over the colony.
States’ type of economy.
area dominated by trees found to the east of United States. CoastlinesBeachesA magnificent natural feature of Los Angeles county. 1620 Yearin which the Separatists were founded.
climate. LosAngelesIt is the second most populous city and metropolitan area in the United States.

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who began growing tobacco.
States’ central bank.
and southern coasts of California’s climate. AngelenosLos Angeles residents.
central and northeastern’ s climate. NewYorkCityIt is the most populous city and metropolitan area in the United States. LucasVazquezdeAyllonSpaniard who attempted to find a colony in Carolina.
popular sport in United States.
founded a settlement at St Augustine, Florida, the first permanent Europeansettlement in what is now the USA.

Themes of geographic inquiry: United States´ Climate, Vegetation, Human Environment Interaction, History, and Economy 2020-05-08

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which most Americans identify themselves.
of ecosystem found to the west of United States. SanBernardinoMountainsOne of the popular mountains to the north of Los Angeles. 1624 Yearin which he Virginia Company was dissolved, and the Crown took over the colony.
States’ type of economy.
area dominated by trees found to the east of United States. CoastlinesBeachesA magnificent natural feature of Los Angeles county. 1620 Yearin which the Separatists were founded.
climate. LosAngelesIt is the second most populous city and metropolitan area in the United States.

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who began growing tobacco.
States’ central bank.
and southern coasts of California’s climate. AngelenosLos Angeles residents.
central and northeastern’ s climate. NewYorkCityIt is the most populous city and metropolitan area in the United States. LucasVazquezdeAyllonSpaniard who attempted to find a colony in Carolina.
popular sport in United States.
founded a settlement at St Augustine, Florida, the first permanent Europeansettlement in what is now the USA.

Great Depression and New Deal Vocabulary 2017-12-13

Great Depression and New Deal Vocabulary crossword puzzle

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inconvertible paper money made legal tender by a government decree.
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.
The longest-serving U.S. President
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.
28 evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944
a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold.
establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.
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
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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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.
the purchase of an asset by paying the margin and borrowing the balance from a bank or broker.
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.
an act passed by the United States Congress in March 1933 in an attempt to stabilize the banking system.
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.
a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States of America.
a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
created in 1933 to maintain public confidence and encourage stability in the financial system through the promotion of sound banking practice
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.
Persuaded Congress to approve the early payment to bonuses due to World War I
a U.S. government agency that oversees securities transactions, activities of financial professionals and mutual fund trading to prevent fraud and intentional deception.
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.
an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression.
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. • ...

The Civil War 2023-10-13

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- The formal withdrawal of 11 southern states from the United States in 1860-1861, leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America.
Crisis - A conflict between South Carolina and the federal government in the 1830s over tariffs, which revealed the growing divide between northern and southern states.
of 1860 - The presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln, a Republican and opponent of slavery, was elected, causing southern states to secede.
Slave Act - A federal law passed in 1850 that mandated the return of escaped slaves to their owners, leading to increased tensions between the North and South.
Scott Decision - A Supreme Court ruling in 1857 that said slaves were property and had no right to sue in federal court, ultimately inflaming tensions between the North and South.
Railroad - A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada.
Ferry Raid - An unsuccessful attempt by abolitionist John Brown to raid the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859, with the goal of starting a slave rebellion.
Act - A law passed in 1854 that allowed the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to determine whether they would allow slavery, sparking violence and political turmoil.

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Debates - A series of debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during the Illinois Senate election, which famously highlighted their differing views on slavery.
Brown's Raid - Another term for the Harpers Ferry raid, named after the abolitionist leader John Brown.
Tom's Cabin - A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that depicted the harsh realities of slavery, helping to increase anti-slavery sentiments.
Kansas - A violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters in Kansas during the 1850s, resulting from the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
of 1850 - A series of acts passed to address the issue of slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico, including the admission of California as a free state and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Compromise - A law passed in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
- The movement to end slavery, primarily in the United States, which gained momentum in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Unit One Escape Room (8th) 2022-09-21

Unit One Escape Room (8th) crossword puzzle

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Wanted larger states to have more representation in government
Made slaves 3/5th of a person towards taxation, votes, and population
To approve or agree formally
This was the original document of the United States government that eventually failed.
The greatest teacher of all time. #GOAT
Wanted every state to have equal representation to ensure one state doesn't become to powerful
Wanted a strong central government and weak state governments

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote these papers to convince states to ratify the Constitution.
Wanted a weak central government and strong state governments
Someone who helped write the Constitution
This separate body of people decides who becomes President
Combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans to create Congress
This person wrote the Virginia Plan, Bill of Rights, and Federalist Papers. He also took detailed notes and proposed many ideas.
This had to be added to the Constitution in order for some states to approve it
The city that the Constitutional Convention took place
The best class everrrrrrr. Duhhhhhh!

16 Clues: To approve or agree formally • The best class everrrrrrr. Duhhhhhh! • The greatest teacher of all time. #GOAT • Someone who helped write the Constitution • The city that the Constitutional Convention took place • This separate body of people decides who becomes President • Wanted a weak central government and strong state governments • ...

Interim Review Crossword 2023-11-28

Interim Review Crossword crossword puzzle

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Validation of a proposed law
Series of wars fought between France and European powers
People that favor small localized government
Court case that established principle of judicial review
Writing in support of ratifying the U.S. constitution
Woman who helped Lewis and Clark
Battle that inspired the Star Spangled Banner
Four laws that applied restrictions to immigration and speech
Land deal made by Thoman Jeffreson
The forceful capture of men into service on a ship

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A power of the Supreme Court
Last battle of the War of 1812
United States first constitution
Meeting about the effectiveness of the constitution
War started due to Britain’s interference on trade to U.S.
National anthem of the United States
Revolt in response to taxes
First ten amendments of constitution
Agreement reached during constitutional convention
Law that gave method for admitting new states

20 Clues: Revolt in response to taxes • A power of the Supreme Court • Validation of a proposed law • Last battle of the War of 1812 • United States first constitution • Woman who helped Lewis and Clark • Land deal made by Thoman Jeffreson • National anthem of the United States • First ten amendments of constitution • People that favor small localized government • ...

Puzzle 18: Quantum Physics 2025-09-08

Puzzle 18: Quantum Physics crossword puzzle

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– Linked quantum states across distance.
– Energy level of electron.
– Subatomic particle inside protons and neutrons.
– Smallest discrete unit of energy or matter.
– Particle passes through a barrier.
– Wavefunction reduces to a single state.
– Disturbance carrying energy.
– Particle that carries force.
– Basic unit of matter.
– Region of electron probability.
– Particle like electron or neutrino.
– Particle of light.
– Likelihood of a quantum event.
– Quantum force field.
– Boson giving mass to particles.
– Discrete unit of matter.

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– Act of observing a quantum system.
– Measurement affects quantum state.
– Empty space in quantum physics.
– Positively charged particle.
– Particle carrying the strong force.
– Cannot know position and momentum exactly.
– Negatively charged particle.
– Matter particle.
– Particle exists in multiple states at once.
– Neutral particle in nucleus.
– Quantum angular momentum.
– Light behaves as both wave and particle.
– Mathematical representation of quantum states.
– Hypothetical fundamental particle.

30 Clues: – Matter particle. • – Particle of light. • – Quantum force field. • – Basic unit of matter. • – Discrete unit of matter. • – Energy level of electron. • – Quantum angular momentum. • – Positively charged particle. • – Negatively charged particle. • – Disturbance carrying energy. • – Particle that carries force. • – Neutral particle in nucleus. • – Likelihood of a quantum event. • ...

Tanner Government 2025-09-10

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Had most of the power under the Articles
The type of government with shared power
Rules the government makes and enforces
Legal process to decide guilt or innocence
A group of states joined together
One of the rights protected by the Bill of Rights
The plan that replaced the Articles
A group left out of the founding vision
Discussion to decide on ideas or plans
The national force to defend the country
Changes or additions to the Constitution

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Freedoms and protections for people
Being able to make choices without unfair control
The first ten amendments that protect freedoms
Indigenous people whose voices were not included
The first plan for America’s government
People forced to work without freedom
Fair distribution of power between states and federal government
Agreement where everyone gives a little to reach a solution
Money the government can collect

20 Clues: Money the government can collect • A group of states joined together • Freedoms and protections for people • The plan that replaced the Articles • People forced to work without freedom • Discussion to decide on ideas or plans • Rules the government makes and enforces • The first plan for America’s government • A group left out of the founding vision • ...

Land and Water 2023-10-11

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These are large farms mostly found in the Southeast region.
The _________________ River is the second longest river in the United States.
This is a shape of part of the Earth's surface.
These are areas of land surrounded on all sides by water.
These are high areas that have steep sides and flat tops.
These are made up of ice and snow.
The United States is divided into ____ regions.
The largest land areas on Earth are the _________ continents.

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These are areas of flat land that are located near water.
These are connected to a mainland and usually have water on only three sides.
The five oceans are the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and the ____________ Ocean.
The Great ______ cover parts of the Midwest, Southwest, and West.
This region is one of the flattest areas in the United States.
Early settlers and American Indians in the Southwest used these to build shelters.
The Great Lakes in the United States are the __________ freshwater lakes in the world.
These are usually lower than mountains and have rounded tops.
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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1787 & 1788 essays that supported state ratification of the Constitution
a change attached to the end of the Constitution
based on both the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan; created a bicameral legislature
the first ten amendments to the Constitution
the house in Congress in which each state is represented equally
outlawed slavery in the Ohio Territory
the last name of the person who wrote most of the Constitution
dividing responsibilities and powers among the branches of government
1783 agreement between the United States and Britain that ended the war and made the U.S. independent

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the government that the United States used before it adopted the Constitution
highest court in the United States
limiting the powers of the national government to those specifically listed in the Constitution
a system of government that splits powers and responsibilities between national and state government
the Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional
the last name of the first president of the United States
the last name of the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence
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 • ...

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

Ch. 6-8 Crossword-Chloe Woodbeck crossword puzzle

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Don’t support the Constitution
A plan of government
What treaty helped the United States gain most of present day Ohio?
powers that were not expressively forbidden in the constitution
What political party wanted a strong federal government?
Not taking sides in conflict
The rebellion after the tax on whiskey
What political party consisted of mainly small farmers and urban workers?
Interprets laws
Makes laws
A government in which citizens rule through elected their representatives
What scandal occurred between the French agents that almost cause war with French?

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To cancel; make void
Who was Americas first president
What battle did the Native Americans lose 1000 people and crushed their dream of keeping any land?
_______ are mandatory for American citizens to do.
Combined states debts that the country needs to pay back
What treaty helped solve differences between the United States and Spain?
Carries out the laws
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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machine created to remove seeds from cotton
slaves counted as 3/5 of a person
part of slave wedding ceremony
formation of new states and banned slavery in the region
soldiers who fought during the War of 1812
pre-civil war
slaves who worked as carpenters, blacksmiths, or other skilled labor
slaves who worked as cooks, maids, or butlers
slaves chained or roped together

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forbid American settlement pass the Appalachian Mountains
supreme law for the United States
person who wants to abolish slavery
pre-constitution
adopted on July 4, 1776 called for independence from Britain
revolutionary war veteran and abolitionist
holding areas used by slave traders
legal freeing of slaves
colony of free African Americans founded on the West African Coast
declared the colonies to be independent states
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 • ...

20th Century 2013-01-22

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modern leader who brought democracy and free market capitalism to the Soviet Union
A 20th/century competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for supremecy in space exploration
Alliance of nations including Germany and Japan during WWII
Alliance of nations including the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union during WWII
The theatre where Allies battled Germany
non-fighting war between the United States and the Soviet Union over influence in the world
U.S. ideology stating that if one country fell to communism then neighboring countries would follow suit
nuclear weapon used to defeat Japan and save American lives
When money loses value while the costs of goods increases
Racial discrimination directed towards Jewish people
U.S. naval base that was bombed by the Japanese forcing the U.S. to enter WWII
created by the United Nations in 1947 as a Jewish homeland
Site where Soviet arms were smuggled in order to put military pressure on America
Communist leader and successor to Vladimir Lenin who developed the Five Year Plan

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The theatre where the United States fought Japan
U.S. foreign policy focusing on suppressing the spread of Communism
country that saw two wars with the United States over territory, resources, and alleged weapons of mass destruction
Post-World War II alliance headed by the Soviet Union
military strategy designed to defeat Japan one island at a time
Bolshevik leader who began the communist Russian Revolution
the geographic region containing Japan's empire
work camp; place where prisoners were forced to perform menial tasks
nation in the middle east punished after World War II for its alliance with Germany
successor to the League of Nations; designed to prevent future wars
An unsuccessful military invasion into Cuba to halt Fidel Castro's nationalistic policies
Avoiding war by making concessions to Hitler's actions
Treaty that ended WWI and punished Germany
A 20th/century competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for supremecy in military weaponry
the systematic mass extermination of the Jewish people
place where prisoners were sent for extermination
Post-World War II alliance headed by the United States

31 Clues: The theatre where Allies battled Germany • Treaty that ended WWI and punished Germany • the geographic region containing Japan's empire • The theatre where the United States fought Japan • place where prisoners were sent for extermination • Racial discrimination directed towards Jewish people • Post-World War II alliance headed by the Soviet Union • ...

Civil war terms 2022-05-17

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The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
Actively attacking someone
Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
said that the people of each territory should be able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory
A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people

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Also Southern or Rebel
The major political party in America and opposed a strong Federal government
Loyal to the Confederate States and also Southern or Confederate
To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps
Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states
The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War
A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States
A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket
A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War
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 • ...

NHL Teams 2023-11-04

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A person who works in the gas industry
Government representative
A bear (it is)
Extra dangerous thunderstorms
Dangerous mountain snowfall
Winged wheel
National symbol of Canada
Winter wear in a primary color
Native American tribe
Natural electricity
Animals that eat other animals
People who live on Long Island
Highest rank in royalty
Birds who often live on ponds
Somber type of music
Small planes

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Park protector
A giant fish which is known for attacks
Royal servants in expensive material
A wild cat
Fictional sea monster
Most important city in a country
Plasma light sources
Handouts advertising an event
Arctic animals
A wild dog
Type of sword
Fire
Satan
Slang term for a Canadian
Usually where stray animals live
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

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What is the name of the longest river in Africa
What is the highest mountain in Africa
what is the tallest mountain in the USA
How many countries are a part of Central America
What is the highest tides in the world
what country has the largest population
What is the largest desert
What is Canada's national animal
what state has the largest population

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What is the thinnest country in South America
Largest county in south America
what soccer player is known for one of the best
smallest county in south America
Which Canadian city is known as the “Festival City”
is home to Central America's tallest volcano
What is Canada's most popular sport
Smallest country in south America
How many capitals does south Africa have
which is the world's second-largest coral reef located
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 • ...

Major Wars of the United States 2024-08-06

Major Wars of the United States crossword puzzle

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This chilly war pitted the United States and Russia against each other to see who would be top dog of the world
Many consider this war to be the first major lost that the United States faced
This war started because the United States wanted to find and destroy weapons of mass destruction
This war was a direct response to the September 11th attacks on the United States
This war allowed Americans to win their independence from England
Allied Powers Vs. Central Powers
This war ended with the United States gaining 1/3 of the entire country from Mexico

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Allied Powers Vs. Axis Powers
The war ended with a DMZ placed between two countries that still exist today
This war led to the inclusion of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as U.S. territories
The United States got involved in this war to protect its rights to Middle Eastern Oil
This war ended with no gains from England or the United States
This war had brothers fighting against each other for the sake of whether Americans should owning slaves

13 Clues: Allied Powers Vs. Axis Powers • Allied Powers Vs. Central Powers • This war ended with no gains from England or the United States • This war allowed Americans to win their independence from England • The war ended with a DMZ placed between two countries that still exist today • Many consider this war to be the first major lost that the United States faced • ...

8. Conflict and Compromise at the Convention 2026-02-06

8. Conflict and Compromise at the Convention crossword puzzle

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An agreement that counted three out of every five enslaved people when figuring population for taxes and representation.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect freedoms like speech and religion.
An agreement that created two parts of Congress to give fair power to both large and small states.
People who wanted states and citizens to have more power than the federal government.
A plan that said every state should have the same number of representatives, no matter its size.

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People who wanted a strong central government to run the country.
The part of Congress where each state has two senators, giving all states equal power.
The part of Congress where the number of representatives depends on how many people live in each state.
A plan that gave Congress more power and created three branches of government, with more representatives for states with larger populations.
The plan of government written in 1787 that created a strong national government for the United States.
A system where people were forced to work and were owned by others, mostly used on farms in Southern states.
The buying and selling of goods between states, countries, or groups.

12 Clues: People who wanted a strong central government to run the country. • The buying and selling of goods between states, countries, or groups. • People who wanted states and citizens to have more power than the federal government. • The part of Congress where each state has two senators, giving all states equal power. • ...

Chapter 7 crossword 2022-12-22

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political party that supports strong state government
Cherokee people being moved from Georgia west with thousands dying
363-mile-long artificial waterway connecting Hudson River to Lake Erie
federally funded road begun in 1811
standardized parts that can be used in place of one another
national bank funded by the federal government and private investors
series of agreements to keep power balance of slave states and free states
John C. Callhoun’s name for a 1828 tariff
devotion to one’s country

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political party formed to oppose the policies of Andrew Jackson
practice of winning candidates’ rewarding supporters with government jobs
1819 case ruling Maryland had no right to tax the Bank of the United States
designed to unify the nation and strengthen the economy
a law in 1830 that forced Native Americans east of the Mississippi to move west
series of financial failures triggering a five-year depresssion in the United States
development of large-scale industrial production
1819 agreement where Spain gave America Florida
production of goods in large quantities
U.S opposition to European interference in the Western Hemisphere
machine for cleaning seeds of cotton fibers
protective tariff to help American industries

21 Clues: devotion to one’s country • federally funded road begun in 1811 • production of goods in large quantities • John C. Callhoun’s name for a 1828 tariff • machine for cleaning seeds of cotton fibers • protective tariff to help American industries • 1819 agreement where Spain gave America Florida • development of large-scale industrial production • ...

Kinlee = 2nd Hour 2023-03-06

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A political concept that gives authority over a state or territory
A military operation that cuts off essential supplies
Wanted slaves to be accepted in their states and fought for slaves
A person who has escaped from a place or is hiding to avoid being captured
A crop that is grown for profit rather than for the grower
A person who invests in stocks
To come to an agreement upon two things
Violence accrued by disagreement
Wrote a book about Anti Slavery
Not in accordance with political constitution
The act of betraying your country
An act of sealing off a place from people entering or leaving

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A boundary above the southern border where all states above the line are free states and below the line are slave states
Opened up new territories for Kansas and Nebraska settlement
Went from town to town promoting Pro Slavery
First Governor of Kansas
A person killed for their religious beliefs
A time period when U.S citizens had to return runaway slaves to their owners
Wrote letters to the Newspaper about Anti Slavery
To set free from restrictions

20 Clues: First Governor of Kansas • To set free from restrictions • A person who invests in stocks • Wrote a book about Anti Slavery • Violence accrued by disagreement • The act of betraying your country • To come to an agreement upon two things • A person killed for their religious beliefs • Went from town to town promoting Pro Slavery • Not in accordance with political constitution • ...

Bondar Lika (Unit 4 VA and U.S History) 2023-10-20

Bondar Lika (Unit 4 VA and U.S History) crossword puzzle

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Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Doctrine,which said about no future colonisation, Not monarchies.
Believed in a strong national government.
Cause of First and Second Industrial Revolutions.
Which Removal Act exchange lands in east of the Mississippi River for lands in the West.
The first President of the United States.
Supported states' rights, a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
Type of trade which happens inside of the country.C

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Doubled Territory from France.
Which revolution were change a subsistence economy to a market economy (based on money,trade and production)
Became the second President of the United States.
Farmers in western Pennsylvania protested against the federal excise tax.
Was a landmark Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review
This wars were fought against North African.
support interests of your country and excludes the interests of others.
Country against which the United States has fought most.
Tomas Jefferson implemented the "----"Act to protect Americans interests during the Napoleonic Wars.
established peaceful relations with Native American.
Was the Secretary of Treasury under President Washington.
Compromise which was banned slavery in the Lousiana Purchase above the latitude of 36 30'

20 Clues: Doubled Territory from France. • Find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. • Believed in a strong national government. • The first President of the United States. • This wars were fought against North African. • Became the second President of the United States. • Cause of First and Second Industrial Revolutions. • Type of trade which happens inside of the country.C • ...

Foreign Policy Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-18

Foreign Policy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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Aggression can be deterred by overwhelming power of the world states against one that is pursuing aggressive strategies.
Foreign investment in developing nations is a means of dominating and extracting capital from weaker states.
Use of trade restrictions to protect a domestic market from foreign influences.
Decision to abstain from buying certain goods to try to force a nation to change its policies.
Progress can only be achieved by international cooperation.
The attitude of being accepting, focuses on national interests and power.
Trades on imported goods.
Nation-states are not all alike. If everyone says so, it must be true.
Allows the president to commit troops without Congressional approval for 60 days.
Nations act to prevent any one country from becoming too powerful.

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The influence of geography and demographics on foreign policy.
Supervises the operations of the U.S. military and advises the president
Formal contacts between national governments.
Politics of the real
Evaluate the strength of other nations, and provide information to POTUS.
Set the limits on the amount of goods that can be imported.
Democracies do not go to war with each other.
Promote human rights, power isn't the only thing that matters.
The exploitation of territories or states by a more powerful state
The top U.S. diplomat.
Formalizing negotiations and in solutions in writing that handles international law.
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

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the ending of a policy of racial segregation.
a movement in the united states that abolished institutional racial segregation
reward given returning soldiers.
historical era where people where in constant fear of being nuked
Shorten name for the communist state of now russia during 1922 to 1991.
The president during 1952-1960
parallel What divides both North and South Korea?
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War which tried to contain communism from spreading
A movement made to find communist “hiding” in America
democratic institutions installed in eastern European countries after WW2

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“separate but equal”
the United States' foreign policy with regard to communism.
first satellite to orbit the earth
defence treaty made by the USSR.
a political theory derived from Karl Marx
political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies during the 1940s and 1950s
New homes built very fast and cheap
The capital of Germany
Americans fear that communist would take over the world
the part of germany controlled by France,The united states,and Great Britain
A senator who believed communist spies lived all over the US
the part of germany controlled by the USSR
the action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
President during 1945-1952
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 • ...

Rock Cycle 2026-01-13

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type of age dating that gives the exact age of the rock
type of rock that forms from cooling of molten rock
law that states younger rock layers are at the top and the older rocks are at the bottom
law that states the rocks are deposited in horizontal layers

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law that states that the fault or break cutting across a rock is younger than the rock itself
dropping of sediment
type of age dating that tells if a rock is younger or older
law that states smaller pieces of rock are older than the rock that it is in
type of rock that forms when existing rock is changed by heat or pressure
fossils that are good indicators for how old a certain area is
states that geologic processes occurring today are similar to those that happened in the past
law that states that rocks will extend laterally in all directions until they thin out
moving of sediment to a new location
type of rock that forms when particles of other rocks or the remains of plant and animals are pressed and cemented together
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 • ...

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

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title given to the political and religious leaders of Muslims
tall spired building from which Muslims call others to prayer
One-thousand-mile waterway linking trade between north and south China
an urban center-styled government that does controls much of its surrounding countryside
one of the three major trade routes traveled during the post-classical period
Women in China practiced this in an attempt to win a suitor
he became Caliph following the death of Mohammad
government run by the people. Originated in Greece
a religion responsible for much of the old testament Bible but also follows the Torah
government ruled by kings or queens, often having absolute power

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one of the most famous Capitals in Cambodia
law code that was created in Mesopotamia
the great king who led the Songhai Dynasty
the only woman to rule as Empress of China
source material that is closest to the person,information, period, or idea being studied
monoteistic religion emerging in SW Asia
in African society, everyone was tasked with work according to how old they were.
the original root language of Africa
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 • ...

chapter 4 lesson 1 2022-09-08

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the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries.
the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.
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.
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.
powers The federal government and the states also have certain powers that they share
deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite.

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powers also called enumerated powers, are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
by giving the national government certain specified powers, reserving all other powers to the states or to the people.
powers political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders.
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.
clause Article VI makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme and is called the
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. • ...

AP World Unit 8 Review Puzzle 2026-03-28

AP World Unit 8 Review Puzzle crossword puzzle

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Collective organization of newly independent states that sought to avoid formal alliances with either Cold War superpower.
Theory associated with the Truman Doctrine, desiring to prevent the spread of communism to other states.
Egyptian nationalist leader who challenged Western control by nationalizing the Suez Canal.
Economic practices emphasizing private ownership, competition, and minimal government control, increasingly adopted after the Cold War.
Type of conflict in which major powers support opposing sides in a regional war without fighting each other directly.
Post–World War II U.S. economic program intended to promote recovery and stability in Western Europe.
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
Eastern European states that were politically, militarily, and economically dominated by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and Western European nations as part of the Cold War strategy to counter Soviet influence.
✅ (preferred over “Bipolar World”) Term describing the Cold War power structure dominated by two rival superpowers.
Political movement launched by Mao Zedong to reinforce communist ideology by mobilizing youth and attacking traditional culture.
Soviet policy stating that the USSR had the right to intervene in socialist states to maintain communist control.
Economic system characterized by private ownership, market competition, and limited government intervention.
Political organization formed to advocate for Muslim interests during the decolonization of British India, leading to the creation of Pakistan.
Soviet leader associated with de‑Stalinization, peaceful coexistence, and major Cold War confrontations with the United States.
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
Leader of the Indian independence movement who used nonviolent civil disobedience to challenge British imperial rule.
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.
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.
(SALT) Series of Cold War agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited the production of nuclear weapons.
Revolutionary leader who aligned Cuba with the Soviet Union after overthrowing a U.S.-backed government.
U.S. foreign policy statement that pledged support to nations resisting communism, marking a shift toward active Cold War intervention.
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.
(PLO) Organization formed to represent Palestinian nationalism and advocate for statehood in the Middle East.

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Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia that became a major example of a proxy war.
(e.g., GATT / WTO) International institutions designed to regulate global trade and promote economic cooperation among nations.
Political and economic ideology advocating state ownership of the means of production and central planning
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.
Political system in which a single political party controls the government, common in communist states during the Cold War.
Process following World War II through which colonial territories gained political independence from imperial powers.
Term used to describe the imperial homeland that exerted political and economic control over its colonies.
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.
Communist revolutionary who led the Chinese Communist Party to victory and established the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
Ideology emphasizing loyalty to one’s nation and often used to mobilize anti-imperial independence movements.
Guards Youth organizations mobilized during China’s Cultural Revolution to enforce communist ideology and eliminate perceived capitalist influences.
Cold War military alliance established by the Soviet Union in response to NATO.
Economic and political reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev aimed at restructuring the Soviet system. They allowed for limited amounts of personal property.
Period during the Cold War when the United States and Soviet Union sought to reduce tensions through diplomacy and arms agreements.
Nuclear deterrence theory in which neither superpower would initiate conflict due to the certainty of total destruction.
Nkrumah Leader of Ghana who became a prominent figure in African decolonization and Pan‑Africanism.
U.S. foreign policy doctrine designed to prevent the expansion of communism after World War II.
Economic system in which the government controls major industries and directs production decisions, common in communist states.
Policy introduced by Gorbachev that emphasized increased openness, transparency, and freedom of information.
International organization created in 1945 to promote diplomacy, peacekeeping, and cooperation among nations after World War II.
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. • ...

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begins with We The People
a proposal for the structure of the United States Government
the part of government that enforces law, and has responsibility for the governance of a state
a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention
supreme law of the United States of America
another meaning for bathroom
compromises of the first ten amendments
the legislature of the federal government of the United States

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includes Congress and special agencies and offices that provide support services to Congress the part of government that enforces law, and has responsibility for the governance of a state
the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases
a ten-sided shape
agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787
to be sad and depressed; dispirited
the induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action
to cause or catch fire

Review for Civil War 2024-04-24

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What was the main issue that caused tension between the North and South before the Civil War?
What word describes the state of being liberated or not being enslaved?
Which region of the United States generally supported the Confederacy during the Civil War?
What term describes individuals who fought in the military during the Civil War?
What was the name of the group of states that fought to preserve the United States during the Civil War?
Lincoln Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
Proclamation What was the name of the document issued by President Lincoln that declared slaves in Confederate-held territories to be free?

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Davis Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
What term describes the period after the Civil War when the United States government worked to rebuild the South and bring it back into the Union?
Address What famous speech did President Lincoln give at the dedication of a cemetery for soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Sumter Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?
What term is used to describe a violent conflict between opposing forces during a war?
What was the name of the group of states that seceded from the Union to form their own government during the Civil War?
What are the leaders of armies called during a war?
Which region of the United States generally supported the Union during the Civil War?
What is the term for the act of states leaving the Union to form their own independent government?

Black History Month Assignment 2021-03-01

Black History Month Assignment crossword puzzle

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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
King - an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing
Powell - an American politician and diplomat. Became the first United States Secretary of State
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
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
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
Hughes - an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. One of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form called jazz poetry
Luther King Jr. - an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement
Scott - an enslaved African-Americans man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and his family
Baker - an American-born French entertainer, French resistance agent, and civil rights activist

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DuBois - an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor
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
Wheatley - the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
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.
Neale Hurston - an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker and portrayed racial struggles in the early 1990s American South and published research on hoodoo
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
Angelou - an American poet, memorist, and civil rights activist
Rice - an American diplomat, political scientist, civil servant, and professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
Tubman - am American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, but escaped and freed other slaves
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 • ...

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The action of formally withdrawing from a federation
set all slaves free in the confederacy
Numerous laws enacted in the former confederate states after the civil war which limited the liberties of africann americans
first battle of civil war
civil war was a war between americans over states rights
a person trying to eliminate slavery
it was used to keep newly freed slaves in a cycle of poverty
Secret society that used violence against freedman
states that stayed with the union
Abolistionist who led attacks in Kansas during “bleeding Kansas” planned to arm slaves in a revolt
states are given rights not granted to the federal gov
people make there own decisions through voting

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Anti slavery
first battle on union soil
16th president of the United states president during the civil war
last battle of civil war
A slaved african american who unsuccesfuly sued for his freedom the case went to the supreme court
pro slavery
a change or addition to the terms of a contract or document
became nurses and spies

20 Clues: pro slavery • Anti slavery • became nurses and spies • last battle of civil war • first battle of civil war • first battle on union soil • states that stayed with the union • a person trying to eliminate slavery • set all slaves free in the confederacy • people make there own decisions through voting • Secret society that used violence against freedman • ...

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President of the United States during the Civil War
Leader of the Confederate Army
Document that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
To withdraw from an organization or country
State that sent the first volunteers to fight for the Union
Major battle where the First Minnesota suffered heavy losses
The leader of the United States government
Important speech given by President Lincoln during the war

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A moment that changes the direction of the war
Military training post where many Minnesota soldiers prepared for war
The side made up of Southern states that left the Union
The war fought between the North and the South from 1861–1865
Soldier who lied about his age to fight in the Civil War
Minnesota regiment famous for its bravery at Gettysburg
A person who joins the army by choice
A large group of soldiers fighting together
The practice of forcing people to work without pay
Soldiers who volunteered to fight in the Civil War
A large fight between armies during a war
The Northern states during the Civil War

20 Clues: Leader of the Confederate Army • A person who joins the army by choice • The Northern states during the Civil War • A large fight between armies during a war • The leader of the United States government • A large group of soldiers fighting together • To withdraw from an organization or country • A moment that changes the direction of the war • ...

ERA OF NEW REPUBLIC CROSSWORD 2023-02-11

ERA OF NEW REPUBLIC CROSSWORD crossword puzzle

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WHAT SUPREME COURT CASE RULED THAT ONLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS POWER OF INTERSTATE TRADE
IN WHAT WAR DID THE WHITE HOUSE GET BURNED DOWN
WHAT PRECEDENT DID GEORGE WASHGINTON SET ABOUT GOING TO WAR WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
WHAT LAND DID THE US GAIN WITH THE ADAMS - ONIS TREATY
WRITTEN BY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS AND TOLD EUROPE TO NOT COLONIZE THE WEST HEMISPHERE
WHAT POEM WAS WRITTEN AT THE BATTLE OF FORT MCHENRY AND IS NOW THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
WHO EXPLORED THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY AND WAS HELPED BY SACAGAWEA
WHAT SUPREME COURT CASE ESTABLISHED JUDICIAL REVIEW
FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS
WHAT PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED THE NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION
WHAT DID HAMILTON SUPPORT TO HELP WITH DEBT AND TO STORE TAX MONEY
WHAT MADE NORTHERN STATES SLAVE FREE STATES EXCEPT FOR MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN STATES SLAVE STATES
WHAT TAX MADE IMPORTS MORE EXPENISVE
WHAT GROUP SUPPORTED A NATIONAL BANK
WHAT LAW MADE IT HARDER TO BECOME A CITIZEN
WHAT PRESIDENT WAS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

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GAVE MORE POWER TO THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
WHAT ACT MADE IT ILLEGAL TO CRITICIZE THE GOVERNMENT
ADDRESS WHAT WARNED THE U.S. TO REMAIN NEUTRAL IN FOREIGN PROBLEMS
THE USA IS SPLIT INTO NORTH WEST AND SOUTH
BLOCKS ANOTHER COUNTRY FROM GOODS GETTING IN OR OUT
DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE USA
WHICH PRESIDENT CREATED THE ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS
PRESIDENT DURING THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
DEALS WITH COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE USA
WHAT GROUP OF PEOPLE OPPOSED A NATIONAL BANK
WHAT SUPREME COURT CASE SAID THAT FEDERAL BUILDINGS COULD NOT BE TAXED BY STATES
WHO DEFEATED THE BRITISH AT NEW ORLEANS AND LATER BECAME PRESIDENT
HAPPENS INSIDE THE BORDER OF A COUNTRY
WHAT ACT DID THOMAS JEFFERSON PASS THAT STOPPED TRADE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

30 Clues: DOUBLED THE SIZE OF THE USA • WHAT TAX MADE IMPORTS MORE EXPENISVE • WHAT GROUP SUPPORTED A NATIONAL BANK • GAVE MORE POWER TO THE JUDICIAL BRANCH • HAPPENS INSIDE THE BORDER OF A COUNTRY • DEALS WITH COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE USA • PRESIDENT DURING THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS • THE USA IS SPLIT INTO NORTH WEST AND SOUTH • WHAT LAW MADE IT HARDER TO BECOME A CITIZEN • ...

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The House Un-American Activities Committee
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
a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China
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"
the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents
a United States policy to stop Soviet expansion during the Cold War
one of the first major international crises of the Cold War
transfer from private to state ownership or control
a Russian politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War
a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War
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
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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a United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad
a military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack
Central Intelligence Agency
state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc
a competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces
the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence
The Alien Registration Act of 1940
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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This case established Judaical Review. Also wrote the constitution
Due ______; Government cannot deprive someone of freedom without going to court
Government telling the states to do something, can be funded or unfunded
Intentional use of redistricting to benefit a specific interest or group of voting
These types of groups are voluntary associations of people who come together to influence political leaders on issues
Acronym for the list of grievances against King George
This Supreme Court case was about selective incorporation of the Second Amendment to the states
This amendment has the equal protections and due process clause
Whether current laws are actively attending results
Ability to do something
Checks and ______ limit one branch of government from becoming tyrannical
______ Plan said one vote per state
Money owed
This article of the Constitution is about the Executive Branch
This case established in 1819 established Congress' Necessary and Proper Clause and Supremacy Clause
Running for an election while holding the office
Money going to the states, can be in block or categorical form

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Transfer of power from Federal Gov. to States
This amendment abolished Slavery
_____ Plan said the bigger states should get more votes
Political ________ are structures of government including Executive, Legislative, and Judaical
Two House type of Legislature
When Congress is not moving due to partisanship
System of government where power is held by the people
_______ System where National, State, and Local governments work together
Federalist ___ Pits Factions against each other
Rights that cannot be denied
This amendment guarantees the freedom of Speech and others
Rules and intuitions that make up the system of policy making
War _____ Resolution limited the President's authority to commit troops overseas without congressional approval
This article of the Constitution is about the Legislative Branch
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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state :free states and slave states share borders.
the period before civil war
idea of voiding and not following national laws
loyalty given to particulate region in the belief that their ideas must be protected from other regions
setting a fire
farm centered
state:allowed slavery
state:did not allow slavery

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railroad :a series of houses, river crossings, roads and people that helped the slaves escape to the north
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
one who wants to do away with something particularly slavery in the 1800s
:to add on such as adding territory to an existing town city or state
an older slave owner thought was loyal and watched other slaves
city centered
sovereignty: the ability of the people of an area to decide upon an issue such as whether they would allow slavery
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
compromise;legislation passed congress in 1820 by which maine entered the union
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
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
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
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 • ...

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The first person to own slaves in the United States
States that supported slavery but stayed with the Union when War broke out
Slaves were often punished with this if they misbehaved
Woman who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin and angered the south.
The year where slavery most likely started in the United States

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The last name of a famous runaway slave who assisted dozens of other slaves to freedom
A massive farm that many slaves worked on
A plant that slaves often picked on plantations
A popular path for escaping slaves
The states that opposed slavery
The continent most slaves are taken from
The skin color of most slaves
The year slavery was officially abolished in the United States
A person forced to work for someone without pay
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 • ...

Module 3 Arc 1 Vocab 2024-03-28

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Northern states that stayed under a single government
Material that is created by someone who lived during the event in history
To directly affect
against
A long mark
to get rid of
The owning of a person by another person
to seperate
hard work

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How light or dark a color looks
system of making money and producing items
Having to do with farming
Southern states that separated from the United States
What a figure in art is doing
Having to do with producing items
Fruits and veggies grown to sell to others
Having to do with people who are members of a country
away from

18 Clues: against • hard work • away from • A long mark • to seperate • to get rid of • To directly affect • Having to do with farming • What a figure in art is doing • How light or dark a color looks • Having to do with producing items • The owning of a person by another person • system of making money and producing items • Fruits and veggies grown to sell to others • ...

chapter 6 emely Granados 2021-11-05

chapter 6 emely Granados crossword puzzle

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the breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate, independent country
movement of people from one country to another
region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs
a colonist who remained loyal to the British government during the American Revolution
an informal network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people to escape to freedom
a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America
farming method used in dry regions in which land is plowed and planted deeply to hold water in soil
a French-speaking inhabitant of Quebec
musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s blending African rhythms and European harmonies
a partially self-governing country with close ties to another country

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speaking or using two languages
an administrative district or division of a country
trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada, the United States, and Mexico
mild climate region in the southern United States
a ¨great city¨ that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.
the movement of people from rural areas into cities
the percentage of people given a place who can read and write
the spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city
outlying community around a city
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 • ...

GA Importance 2022-04-20

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previous capitals
GAs rank based on population
origin of the state name

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number of our congressional district
Georgia on __ ____

5 Clues: previous capitals • Georgia on __ ____ • origin of the state name • GAs rank based on population • number of our congressional district

Impacts of the Civil War 2020-12-16

Impacts of the Civil War crossword puzzle

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A campaign made by the North's General Sherman in order to capture Atlanta.
A blockade made by the Union to stop the southern states from trading with foreign countries.
One of the reasons for the Civil War. To leave.
This battle's objective was to capture the city of Chattanooga. Known as the 2nd bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
Invetion that help for communication using morse code.
Means for transportation back then.
One of the reasons for the Civil War. To own another human.
One of the three reasons for the Civil War. States have the right to control their own state.
General of the confederacy. Led the Battle of Gettysburg.
president at the time of the civil war and issued the emancipation proclamation.
A plan made by the Union to hurt the south.

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The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
Major crop grown in the south.
The battle that ultimately lost the war for the confederacy. Lasted July 1 - July 3, 1863.
General Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah and destroy anything believed would give the confederacy an advantage against them.
Prison that housed thousands of Northern soldiers and was notorious for mistreating prisoners and being overcrowded.
An ultimatum made by President Lincoln towards the "rebellious" states.
Southern a fort demolished via cannon by the Union. It located on Tybee Island.
General of Union Army, led a march to siege Savannah.
The succeeding states' nation army.
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

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A system in which one person owned another person.
To approve a law by voting for it.
The number of people in a place such as a city, state, or country.
A person who rented land from a plantation owner and gave some of the crops to the owner as rent.
The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War.
A very large farm where only one crop is grown.
What were the southern states called during the Civil War?
After the Civil War the slaves were __________.
To go through hard times and come out alive.
What were the northern states called during the Civil War?
Under __________, black children had to go to different schools from the ones that white children went to.
A person who does brave things and is admired by other people.

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Unfairness.
To pick or gather crops.
To abolish, or do a way with, a law.
There were four ________ in the presidential election of 1860.
To pay money in order to live in a house or use land or property owned by someone else.
A tax on goods made in other countries and then sold in the United States.
Not the same (in size or treatment, for example).
This amendment ended slavery in the United States.
Having little or no money.
To join together.
The 14th Amendment said that all Americans, black or white, had the same _______.
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. • ...

Title 2022-03-24

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The ship which Captain Cook commanded:
This place was named after this crew spotted land (no spaces):
A famous River in the city of London:
In 1642, this Dutch Explorer spotted New Zealand before Captain Cook (no spaces & capitals):
The ‘line’ in the middle of the planet:

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This planet was due to pass in front of the Sun.
Captain Cook observed Venus’ transit in this country:
County where Captain Cook was born:
Another word for Australia:
The month where Captain Cook was born:
Captain Cook’s first name?

11 Clues: Captain Cook’s first name? • Another word for Australia: • County where Captain Cook was born: • A famous River in the city of London: • The ship which Captain Cook commanded: • The month where Captain Cook was born: • The ‘line’ in the middle of the planet: • This planet was due to pass in front of the Sun. • Captain Cook observed Venus’ transit in this country: • ...

The Louisiana Purchase 2023-01-06

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

U.S. Geography 2021-09-30

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Island state
California, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border this country
federal capital
third most populous country in the world
Ocean to the west of the United States
largest river in the U.S.
The capital city of Texas
U.S. territory that belonged to Spain

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territory in the Pacific
territory in the Atlantic
This river flows across the middle of the United States from Minnesota to Louisiana
Mexico is __________ of the U.S.
mountain range on the Eastern side of the U.S.
Canada is _________ of the U.S.
the number of states bordering the country North of the U.S.
important landmark in New York
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 • ...

Foundation Documents and Individual Rights 2017-01-31

Foundation Documents and Individual Rights crossword puzzle

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Compromise Agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation.
Any change in the constitution.
and Balances A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others.
Approved.
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses.
Compromise Agreements providing that enslaved persons would count as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress.
Plan Federal government like today. It included a president, courts, and a congress. Large states had more votes than smaller states.
Detailed, written plan for government.
Jersey Plan Smaller states made their own plan which is called for a government similar to the one under articles of confederation.
of Rights Amendment place strict on how the national government can use its power.

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College A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
of Confederation First constitution of the USA. It established a system for cooperation among independent states.
of Independence Written by Thomas Jefferson. It said that all colonies need rights and so they want to have freedom from Britain.
Liberties Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment.
Convention Meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of new constitution.
of Powers The split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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. • ...

chaper 6 alexa hernandez 2021-11-09

chaper 6 alexa hernandez crossword puzzle

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in Canada, national legislature made up of the Senate and the House of Commons
outlying community around a city
musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s blending African rhythms and European harmonies
an administrative district or division of a country
an informal network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people to escape to freedom
region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs
farming method used in dry regions in which land is plowed and planted deeply to hold water in soil
a member of the Arctic native peoples of North America
speaking or using two languages

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a ¨great city¨ that is made up of several large and small cities such as the area between Boston and Washington, D.C.
trade agreement made in 1994 by Canada, the United States, and Mexico
the percentage of people given a place who can read and write
the breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate, independent country
a colonist who remained loyal to the British government during the American Revolution
a partially self-governing country with close ties to another country
mild climate region in the southern United States
the movement of people into one country from another
the spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city
the movement of people from rural areas into cities
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 • ...

U.S. History Crossword 2023-01-23

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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.
An Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist.
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.
An American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard.
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.
An American inventor and businessman.
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.
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
When a business grows by acquiring a similar company in their industry at the same point of the supply chain.

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A Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
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."
A British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.
A sham construction company chartered to build the Union Pacific Railroad by financing it with unmarketable bonds.
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.
An American engineer and industrialist. He designed and manufactured the sleeping car and founded a company town
A United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
When a business expands by acquiring another company that operates before or after them in the supply chain.
A Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist.
A United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce.
An American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil.
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. • ...

Greece chapter 2026-04-07

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The famous games held every four years in honor of Zeus.
A period of civil crisis or conflict within a Greek city-state, often caused by land hunger.
A foreigner living in Athens who had no political rights but paid taxes.
The most famous Doric temple, located on the Acropolis and dedicated to Athena.
A heavily armed Greek foot soldier who fought in a phalanx formation.
The simplest and oldest architectural style, with sturdy columns and no base.

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The belief in many gods (like Zeus, Hera, and Athena) rather than just one.
A person considered as "property" with no rights, performing most of the hard labor.
The process of Greeks leaving their mother-city (metropolis) to found new cities.
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. • ...

American Revolution 2024-12-04

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John ______, the British general who lost at Bennington and Saratoga
capital city of the new American states
place in Pennsylvania where the Continental Army suffered and transformed
country that wanted to keep the 13 Colonies
people who lead and protect an organized community
Marquis de _______, rich French army officer who helped the Americans
production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
biggest city in the American states
Charles ______, the British general who invaded the South
place in New Jersey where Washington surprised the Hessians in 1776
group leading Britain and making laws
someone who supported the King, also called Tories
William _____, British general who chased Washington out of New York City
place in Virginia where Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in 1780

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Benjamin _______, represented America in France, worked to get support
Congress did not have this power and could only ask the states for money
George ______, American officer leading the Continental Army
Sybil ______, 16 year old who warned militia the British had attacked
country that wanted to help free the 13 Colonies
the Declaration of Independence said all men are created _____
group leading America; did not have much power over the states
Baron Von _______, German officer who transformed the Continental Army
Articles of ____; plan for how America’s early government worked
soldier training, such as moving as a group
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 • ...

The USA 2025-11-01

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The process of clearing forests for other uses.
A place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc., are mixed together
A dish of boiled or steamed rice with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, often mixed in.
A public holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November, traditionally a day for giving thanks for the harves
The large, mountainous region in the eastern United States, known for its rolling hills and forests

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A large area of land that is naturally hot and has very little rain.
The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat.
A region in the southeastern United States, often associated with a distinct culture, accent, and cuisine.
The main language spoken in the United States, derived from Germanic roots.
A long, thin piece of fried potato, eaten hot
A large, flat area of land with few trees, often found in the western United States
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 • ...

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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article III discusses the ___________ branch
addition or change in the constitution
"no unreasonable ____________" (Amendment 4)
a written plan of government
the 13th amendment forbid owning one
has 100 members- - 2 per state
the united states constitution replaced the articles of _______________________
most powerful court in the Judicial Department
must be at least 30 and 9 years a citizen
article VI says the U.S. will pay it's _______
___________ of representatives
"We the _______ of the United States"
___________ of religion

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must be 35 years or older, a natural born citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years
people have the ___________ to a speedy trial
high crime described in article III
crimes are tried in the _________ where they are committed (Amendment 6)
"no _______ and unusual punishments" (Amendment 8)
introduction to the constitution
people can _______________ peacefully (Amendment 1)
department headed by the president
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 • ...

Social Studies Vocabulary Week 23 2023-01-30

Social Studies Vocabulary Week 23 crossword puzzle

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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
authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders
An American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats
all of that part of the United States west of the Mississippi, and not within the States of Missouri and Louisiana
the forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast

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the political party that is more liberal
the practice of appointing political friends and firing enemies in any federal posts
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
sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports
confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33
A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s, led by president Andrew Jackson.
the rights and powers generally conceded to the states, or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution
a financial crisis in the United States that triggered a multi-year economic depression
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 • ...

Civil war 2024-02-09

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Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union.
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.
Freedom from slavery.
General of the North
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.
The cause of the Civil War
An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.

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The concept that began the Civil war
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.
Deadliest war in American soil
First battle of the Civil War.
Confederate General
Deadliest battle during the civil war
A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
President of the United States
The north had twice the amount of the south
Also called the North or the United States
President of the Confederate States
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 • ...

EXAM Study Guide - Jordan May 2023-12-18

EXAM Study Guide - Jordan May crossword puzzle

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- allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators.
- A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments.
- The process of using agricultural machinery to mechanize the work of agriculture,
- A group of employees in a certain trade, industry, or corporation that organize to improve their salary, benefits, and working conditions.
- 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.
- An area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background

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- A metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend together as one.
- Someone who starts and runs a business
- prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of Alcohol in the United States.
- The population shift from rural to urban areas
- grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population.
- Widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894.
- 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
- State and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation
- 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, • ...

Friday Activity Suzuki 2019-08-26

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First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights.
System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.
Gives Congress the power to tax to provide for the general welfare.
Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later, the name of the political party established by supporters of Alexander Hamilton.
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.
Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing an entirely new Constitution.
Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress. Congress can override a veto by two-thirds majority in each chamber.
Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution.
Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law.
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.
To formally withdraw from a nation-state.
Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal.

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Powers held by both the national and state government in a federal system.
Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional.
Those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period.
Gives Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper to the powers enumerated in section 8.
System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments.
System of government in which ultimate authority rests with the national government.
Government structure in which authority is divide among branches (executive, legislative, and judicial), with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility.
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.
The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation.
Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is base on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states.
Initial governing authority of the United States, 1781-88
Broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections in order to enact a commonly supported set of public policies.
Rule by the people.
Powers retained by the states under the constitution.
Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed.
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. • ...

American Civil War 2026-05-04

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the war that is going on at this time
when states cut away from other states to make their own country
laws that limited rights of African Americans
slave who unsuccelfully sued for his freedom
states that want slavery
a act where slave trackers could go into free states and take slaves back
California joined as a free state

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states that don't like slavery
states that were slave states but did secede
a secret society that used violence against African americans
a book written by harriet Beecher stowe
first official battle of the civil war

12 Clues: states that want slavery • states that don't like slavery • California joined as a free state • the war that is going on at this time • first official battle of the civil war • a book written by harriet Beecher stowe • states that were slave states but did secede • slave who unsuccelfully sued for his freedom • laws that limited rights of African Americans • ...

Great Depression Vocab 2021-01-28

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Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945
American author and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
32nd president of the United States
caused by irresponsible farming.
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.
replaced or got rid of the 18th amendment.
borrowing money to buy stock.
a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States
international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve
shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States

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provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses
American physician who was best known for his revolving old-age pension proposal during the Great Depression
Photographer during great depression.
gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans who, with their wives and children, converged on Washington, D.C.
process through which an individual or institution takes on financial risk for a fee.
when stocks become worth a lot more than the actual value of the company
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 • ...

Chapter 2 and 3 Vocab 2019-08-30

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Five colonists killed by British soldiers; led parliment to repel all Townsend Act except for tea tax
System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments
Colonists dumped taxed tea into Boston Harbor
Rejected Reconciliation with Britain and sent grievances to King George III
Meeting in 1787 at which twelve states intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but ended up proposing a constitution
Acted as the national government of states, approved Declaration of Independence and approved George Washington as commander of army
initial governing authority of the United States
Judicial authority of the United States in one Supreme Court and other inferior courts that Congress might choose to establish
First ten amendments to the Constitution, which provide basic political rights
Government structure in which authority is divided among branches with each holding separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility
makes the laws and is made up of two chambers
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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Required colonists to export certain items only to Britain
those who opposed the new proposed Constitution during the ratification period
Imposed taxes on almost all paper products; boycotts and riots followed
The 1776 document declaring American independence from Great Britain and calling for equality, human rights, and citizen participation
Compromise on legislative representation whereby the lower chamber is based on population, and the upper chamber provides equal representation to the states
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
Required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes
Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress.
Powers expressly granted to Congress by the Constitution
Document or set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society should be governed
Imposed New taxes on all imports; led to rallying cry "no taxation without representation
Formal process of changing the Constitution
Restricted political freedoms in Massachusetts
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
Initially, those who supported the Constitution during the ratification period; later the name of the political party established by Hamilton
Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and acts of the executive branch to be unconstitutional
consists of a unitary president chosen for a four year term by an Electoral College
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 • ...

Cold War 2023-12-14

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The government has total control
When the United States and the Soviet Union almost went into a nuclear war
Western European Countries formed this organization
An Allience between Soviet Union and other communist countries
A invisible dividing line
Leader of Soviet Union through 1953-1964
The country that wanted to be Democratic
A competition between the United States and Soviet Union
United States and Great Britain brought supplies to East Berlin

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What East Berlin used to blockade Them.
Leader of Soviet Union through 1985-1991
Majority rules
The city that was split
A state of public hostility between two countries without declaring war
The person who shot Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
The country that wanted to be Communist
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 • ...

us history vocab 2025-11-25

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American steel industry, Carnegie Steel Company, controlled the U.S. steel market and related industries like mines and railroads.
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.
A railroad that connected the eastern United States to the western territories, facilitating transportation and trade.
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
American businessman who built his wealth controlling the railroad industry.
State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States, creating a system of institutionalized discrimination.
A faction of the Republican Party that believed in harsh measures against the Southern states and advocated for equal rights for Black Americans.
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.
The person who killed Lincoln.
American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and founded JPMorgan Chase Bank
Powerful American industrialist or financier from the late 19th century who became wealthy through unethical business practices

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Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company
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.
A law that provided land to settlers in the West, encouraging westward expansion and settlement.
A term describing the political alignment of Southern states with the Democratic Party following the Reconstruction era, often opposing civil rights for Black Americans.
Fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote, which were often used to prevent poor and minority citizens from voting.
Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south, the south was not to be punished too harshly
Tests that were used to determine a person's reading and writing skills, often used to disenfranchise Black voters.
His disagreement with the Radical Republicans in Congress about Reconstruction policies led to his removal from office.
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. • ...

Forms and Systems of Government 2024-10-03

Forms and Systems of Government crossword puzzle

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Systems of government asks ____ is the power distributed
a religious form of government
Monarchy limited by a constitution
citizens vote on all issues and laws
rule by one person
Monarchy where ruler has all power
The people rule

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Forms of government asks ___ has the power
government in charge of smaller area (there are 50 in U.S.)
rule by a small group of powerful and wealthy elites
states have all power/central govt no power
rule by king or queen born into power
democracy ruled by elected representatives
The central government is also known as the ____ govt
autocracy where ruler takes power by force
Citizens rule through elected representatives
central govt has all power/states no power
power shared between states and national govt
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 • ...

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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issue of a French army officer being accused of being a traitor because he was Jewish
unofficial military seeking independence that attacked British officials in Ireland
people native to New Zealand
belief that the United States would rule from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
process where a product is moved from one worker to another with each worker completing a single job
when states choose to leave the United States and form their own country
nation in British Empire allowed to make all laws concerning its own affairs
war fought between the US and the Confederacy over slavery
movement in England to give the right to vote and other rights to more people
idea that all life on earth developed from simpler life forms over millions of years
president of the United States during the Civil War
leader of Great Britain during the democratic changes
occurred in 1890s; goal was a separate homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine

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nomadic people native to Australia
study of the human mind
art and entertainment appealing to a large audience
convicted criminals are sent here to serve their sentences instead of prison
scientist that developed the Theory of Evolution
discovered by Marie & Pierre Curie; energy released as atoms decay
local control to govern internal affairs
the right to vote
issued by Lincoln; declared people enslaved in the Confederate states were free
separation by race
government formed in France after Napoleon III was exiled
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 • ...

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