states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg Crossword 2016-11-05

I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the United States of America including the northern states and border states who were against the Confederate States
  2. to bring 2 or more things together in order to form a whole
  3. to trap someone or something
  4. a large farm or estate on which crops are raised and harvested
  5. a unit of troops
  6. against the law or rules
  7. a signal on the bugle
  8. someone who fights the government
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  1. an officer ranking above a private in the U.S army or Marine corps
  2. scorching and burning
  3. objects fired from a gun
  4. the container that holds gunpowder for a bullet
  5. a native of northern U.S state
  6. the practice of owning slaves

14 Clues: a unit of troops • scorching and burning • a signal on the bugle • objects fired from a gun • against the law or rules • to trap someone or something • the practice of owning slaves • a native of northern U.S state • someone who fights the government • the container that holds gunpowder for a bullet • to bring 2 or more things together in order to form a whole • ...

US History Chapter 12 Cross Word 2023-04-19

US History Chapter 12 Cross Word crossword puzzle
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  1. President Elected after Lincoln
  2. The amendment that states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
  3. created a framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
  4. provided food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  5. Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  6. a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks
  7. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
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  1. The Amendment that granted African American men the right to vote
  2. the first African American to be seated in the United States Senate
  3. white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies
  4. To formally charge the president for misconduct within the office
  5. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  6. a period in American history following the American Civil War Lasting until 1877

13 Clues: President Elected after Lincoln • white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies • To formally charge the president for misconduct within the office • The Amendment that granted African American men the right to vote • the first African American to be seated in the United States Senate • ...

Constitutional Convention Crosword Puzzle 2025-03-03

Constitutional Convention Crosword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Rebellion, An uprising that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
  2. Vernon, The estate of George Washington where the Maryland and Virginia commissioners met in 1785.
  3. Sherman, Proposed the Great Compromise to settle representation debates.
  4. A Virginia politician who helped write the Virginia State Constitution and was a key figure at the Constitutional Convention.
  5. Franklin, Encouraged cooperation and diplomacy among delegates.
  6. Plan, A proposal by Madison for a new Constitution that favored larger states.
  7. Representatives from the states who attended the Constitutional Convention.
  8. The city where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation.
  9. Acts, British laws that restricted American trade, contributing to economic struggles.
  10. The process by which the Constitution had to be approved by at least nine states to become law.
  11. An agreement or settlement reached by each side making concessions.
  12. Compromise, An agreement to create a bicameral legislature with the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  13. Financial support given to industries to help them compete, advocated by Hamilton.
  14. Compromise, A decision to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation.
  15. Hamilton, Argued for a strong central government.
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  1. First Secretary of the Treasury who supported a strong central government and protectionist tariffs.
  2. of Confederation, The original governing document of the United States, which had several weaknesses.
  3. Protection, Measures such as tariffs to shield domestic industries from foreign competition.
  4. People forced into servitude without rights, central to the Three-fifths Compromise.
  5. The city where representatives met in 1786 to address issues with the Articles of Confederation.
  6. Washington, Elected president of the convention, providing leadership.
  7. Government, A national government with authority over states, strengthened by the Constitution.
  8. Madison, "Father of the Constitution"; drafted the Virginia Plan and took detailed notes.
  9. Taxes imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries.
  10. First President of the United States who owned land in the Ohio Valley after the French and Indian War.
  11. Individuals involved in producing goods, many of whom were delegates at the convention.
  12. College, A body of delegates who vote for the President of the United States.
  13. Landowners who cultivated crops, many of whom were also delegates.
  14. An economic policy that aims to maximize exports and minimize imports, practiced by Great Britain.
  15. Revolution, A period of rapid industrial growth, partly spurred by protective tariffs.

30 Clues: Hamilton, Argued for a strong central government. • Franklin, Encouraged cooperation and diplomacy among delegates. • Taxes imposed on imported goods to protect domestic industries. • Landowners who cultivated crops, many of whom were also delegates. • An agreement or settlement reached by each side making concessions. • ...

Constitution 101 2018-02-09

Constitution 101 crossword puzzle
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  1. These powers are given to the states.
  2. This branch can declare executive(President) actions unconstitutional.
  3. This level of government are responsible for schools as one of their powers.
  4. Powers belonging to the national government and are clearly written in the US Constitution.
  5. This branch of government can appoint judges for the Supreme Court.
  6. Procedures that are put in place to make sure no branch is more powerful than any other.
  7. A written change to the constitution.
  8. The division of power between the national and state government.
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  1. This branch of government can impeach the president and judges.
  2. When the federal government tells the states they have to do something.
  3. To charge a government official with misconduct.
  4. The distribution of political power among the branches of government, giving each branch a particular set of responsibilities.
  5. This amendment states that any power not given to the national government belongs to the states.
  6. Against the constitution.
  7. This level of government can declare war as one of their powers.

15 Clues: Against the constitution. • These powers are given to the states. • A written change to the constitution. • To charge a government official with misconduct. • This branch of government can impeach the president and judges. • This level of government can declare war as one of their powers. • The division of power between the national and state government. • ...

civil war 2025-01-28

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. 5th southern state to secede
  2. It “guaranteed” the return of any runaway slave to their owners
  3. Confederate states
  4. Led by general Sherman and his crew
  5. included California entering the Union as a free state, defining Texas's border in return for debt relief, establishing New Mexico and Utah as official territories, and finally banning the slave trade in the District of Columbia in exchange for a new fugitive slave law.
  6. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or
  7. Belief that the interests of the states were higher than the interests of the federal government!
  8. condition in which one human being was owned by another
  9. Union states
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  1. States can ignore a federal law
  2. Four candidates ran for president in 1860
  3. slaves fleeing to free states
  4. Dred Scott v. Sandford case
  5. With the nation facing the potential threat of disunion over the passage of the Compromise of 1850, Georgia, in a special state convention, adopted a proclamation called the
  6. 1st southern state to secede

15 Clues: Union states • Confederate states • Dred Scott v. Sandford case • 5th southern state to secede • 1st southern state to secede • slaves fleeing to free states • States can ignore a federal law • Led by general Sherman and his crew • Four candidates ran for president in 1860 • condition in which one human being was owned by another • ...

Chapter 9 Jacksonian Era Key Words/Concepts 2021-10-27

Chapter 9 Jacksonian Era Key Words/Concepts crossword puzzle
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  1. was a military and civilian-involved confrontation in 1838–1839 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the international boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine
  2. was a diplomatic crisis beginning in 1837 involving the United States, Britain, and the Canadian independence movement
  3. was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader
  4. was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore
  5. Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
  6. an evolving land area set aside by the United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans who held aboriginal title to their land as a sovereign independent state
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  1. was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832, while adamantly defending slavery and protecting the interests of the white South
  2. was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845 after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841^^ for the crossword
  3. was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution
  4. "to the victors belong the spoils," political rewards given to cement one's place in politics
  5. was a political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The affair resulted in the shutdown of the Bank and its replacement by state banks
  6. was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy
  7. was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837
  8. consists of radically differing criticisms from sometimes incompatible groups who are hostile to Freemasonry in some form
  9. Rhode Island Rebellion where "People's Party" drafted a new constitution and fought for voting rights

15 Clues: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole • "to the victors belong the spoils," political rewards given to cement one's place in politics • was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader • Rhode Island Rebellion where "People's Party" drafted a new constitution and fought for voting rights • ...

Chapter 9 Jacksonian Era Key Words/Concepts 2021-10-27

Chapter 9 Jacksonian Era Key Words/Concepts crossword puzzle
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  1. was a military and civilian-involved confrontation in 1838–1839 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the international boundary between the British colony of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine
  2. was a diplomatic crisis beginning in 1837 involving the United States, Britain, and the Canadian independence movement
  3. was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader
  4. was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore
  5. Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
  6. an evolving land area set aside by the United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans who held aboriginal title to their land as a sovereign independent state
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  1. was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832, while adamantly defending slavery and protecting the interests of the white South
  2. was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845 after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841
  3. was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution
  4. "to the victors belong the spoils," political rewards given to cement one's place in politics
  5. was a political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The affair resulted in the shutdown of the Bank and its replacement by state banks
  6. was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy
  7. was an American lawyer, soldier, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837
  8. consists of radically differing criticisms from sometimes incompatible groups who are hostile to Freemasonry in some form
  9. Rhode Island Rebellion where "People's Party" drafted a new constitution and fought for voting rights

15 Clues: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole • "to the victors belong the spoils," political rewards given to cement one's place in politics • was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader • Rhode Island Rebellion where "People's Party" drafted a new constitution and fought for voting rights • ...

Simple Solutions Lessons 65-68 Review 2023-03-31

Simple Solutions Lessons 65-68 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Of all the fresh water on Earth, most of it is stored in ________.
  2. Slavery lasted about 250 _____ in the United States.
  3. People who make goods are referred to as __________.
  4. A _____ graph is a circle divided into pieces; each piece gives some information.
  5. _______________ was once legal in all parts of the United States.
  6. A holding place is called a ___________.
  7. All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an area.
  8. Soldiers from the north were called _________.
  9. Large farms are called ___________.
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  1. The United States is located in the Northern and _______ Hemispheres.
  2. People who buy and use the goods are known as _________.
  3. Exact coordinates are used for _________ locations.
  4. Soldiers from the south were called _______.
  5. "The corner of Main Street and Lincoln Avenue" is an example of a __________ location.
  6. A group of men attacked a weapons supply building at _______ Ferry, Virginia.
  7. A _________ war is a battle between people of the same country.
  8. A word that means about the same as "respectful"
  9. The president of the United States during the Civil War was Abraham _______.
  10. Confederates attacked Unionists at Fort ________, North Carolina, beginning the Civil War.

19 Clues: Large farms are called ___________. • A holding place is called a ___________. • Soldiers from the south were called _______. • Soldiers from the north were called _________. • A word that means about the same as "respectful" • Exact coordinates are used for _________ locations. • Slavery lasted about 250 _____ in the United States. • ...

The New Nation 2025-03-03

The New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. President’s group of advisors
  2. bicameral branch of the U.S. government. Makes the laws. (House of Representatives and Senate)
  3. highest court of the United States. Nine justices. Upholds the Constitution.
  4. the replacement plan of government for the United States. A living document.
  5. to owe money
  6. chamber (group) of Congress made up of two representatives per state. Confirms President's appointments, approves treaties, has impeachment trial and conviction powers, proposes legislation, and oversees the federal budget.
  7. created by John Locke, the idea that there is an unstated agreement between an authority (government) and its people. The people agree to give up freedoms (follow rules) in exchange for protection and privileges.
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  1. branch of the U.S. government. Enforces laws (includes the President, his advisors, and federal agencies)
  2. the United States first attempt of government. A key feature being a loose assembly of states or weak federal government
  3. a way of structuring government in which power is held by the states with some duties resting with the federal government and others shared
  4. a change to the Constitution. Requires a 2/3 approval from both houses of the legislature and 3/4 approval from the states (Convention of States or State Legislature)
  5. branch of the U.S. Government. Interprets laws and upholds the U.S. Constitution. (Supreme Court and other federal courts)
  6. chamber (group) of Congress based on population. Starts money raising bills, conducts investigations, starts impeachment, decides close presidential elections, and proposes legislation.

13 Clues: to owe money • President’s group of advisors • highest court of the United States. Nine justices. Upholds the Constitution. • the replacement plan of government for the United States. A living document. • bicameral branch of the U.S. government. Makes the laws. (House of Representatives and Senate) • ...

Vocabulary Puzzle 2025-02-21

Vocabulary Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. to put private individuals or companies in charge of something.
  2. of confederation The first American constitution passed in 1777 which created a losse alliance of 13 independent states
  3. to give up
  4. A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement
  5. convention A Meeting of representatives from all states except Rhode island to revise the articles of confederation.
  6. Ordinance 1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory
  7. Plan A plan that called for a strong nation government with three branches and two houses
  8. Jersey plan A plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and one house
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  1. compromise AN Agreement that Three fifths of the enslaved people would count in a states population
  2. A period when business activity slow,prices and wages fall and unemployment rises
  3. compromise a plan at the constitutional convention that settled the differences between large and small states
  4. Currency.
  5. of rights The first ten amendments of untied states constitution
  6. A document that sets out the laws principles organization and process of a government
  7. Rebellion A 1786 revolt in massachussets led by farmers in reaction to high taxes

15 Clues: Currency. • to give up • to put private individuals or companies in charge of something. • of rights The first ten amendments of untied states constitution • Ordinance 1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory • A solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement • ...

Unit 1 crossword 2020-09-17

Unit 1 crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Interaction between nations
  2. Meetings between head of states
  3. Revolutionary form of socialism
  4. Explanation of why things happen
  5. Contacts between nations
  6. Difficult issue
  7. Abstain from buying goods
  8. Ensure Peace
  9. Depends on the situation
  10. International cooperation
  11. ($$$) Imported goods
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  1. Optimist and human rights
  2. National interest and conflict
  3. Dad of modern American realism
  4. States want the power to survive
  5. Founded Marxism
  6. guidelines and nations
  7. Economic or military measure
  8. influence of another nation
  9. Terror violence

20 Clues: Ensure Peace • Founded Marxism • Difficult issue • Terror violence • ($$$) Imported goods • guidelines and nations • Contacts between nations • Depends on the situation • Optimist and human rights • Abstain from buying goods • International cooperation • Interaction between nations • influence of another nation • Economic or military measure • National interest and conflict • ...

US States and Capitals: Name the state based on the capital city. 2023-08-29

US States and Capitals: Name the state based on the capital city. crossword puzzle
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  1. Montgomery
  2. Austin
  3. Baton Rouge
  4. Columbia
  5. Frankfort
  6. Albany
  7. Jackson
  8. Boston
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  1. Helena
  2. Richmond
  3. Juneau
  4. Columbus
  5. Lincoln
  6. Augusta
  7. Trenton
  8. Little Rock
  9. Jefferson City

17 Clues: Helena • Juneau • Austin • Albany • Boston • Lincoln • Augusta • Trenton • Jackson • Richmond • Columbus • Columbia • Frankfort • Montgomery • Baton Rouge • Little Rock • Jefferson City

USA 2024-06-04

USA crossword puzzle
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  1. A prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence.
  2. Referring to the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States.
  3. A state and city on the East Coast.
  4. A state on the East Coast of the United States.
  5. A U.S. Army post in Kentucky known for storing gold reserves.
  6. The national bird and symbol of the United States.
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  1. A major city in Pennsylvania.
  2. Referring to George Washington, the first President of the United States.
  3. The 30th President of the United States.
  4. A state in the Midwest.
  5. An iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia.
  6. The official residence and workplace of the U.S. President.

12 Clues: A state in the Midwest. • A major city in Pennsylvania. • A state and city on the East Coast. • The 30th President of the United States. • A state on the East Coast of the United States. • The national bird and symbol of the United States. • A prominent signer of the Declaration of Independence. • The official residence and workplace of the U.S. President. • ...

Expressions Review 2023-01-30

Expressions Review crossword puzzle
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  1. ____________ property of multiplication states that when we multiply an number by zero, the resulting product is always zero.
  2. The number of times the base is multiplied by itself
  3. A number, variable or a product of a number and one or more variables.
  4. ___________ property states that to multiply a sum or difference by a number, multiply each term inside the parentheses by the number outside the parentheses.
  5. Two algebraic expressions connected by =, <, > or similar sign
  6. To write a number as a product of its factors
  7. A number, variable or combination of number and variables separated by + or - signs
  8. A term that does not have a variable
  9. A sentence with an equal (=) sign
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  1. ____________ property states that changing the grouping of addends does not change the sum
  2. The largest power of a variable in an expression
  3. ____________ property states that changing order of addends does not change the sum
  4. A sentence with a sign other than an equal sign
  5. A number multiplied by a variable or variables
  6. ____________ property of multiplication states that the product of one and any number is that number.
  7. A letter that can be replaced by a number
  8. The number used as a factor with an exponent

17 Clues: A sentence with an equal (=) sign • A term that does not have a variable • A letter that can be replaced by a number • The number used as a factor with an exponent • To write a number as a product of its factors • A number multiplied by a variable or variables • A sentence with a sign other than an equal sign • The largest power of a variable in an expression • ...

Chapter 9 vocab 2021-12-09

Chapter 9 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods
  2. former president of mexico
  3. recongnized the rio grande as the southern boundary with united states
  4. between mexico and texas colonists
  5. a group of pioneers from the eastern united states
  6. bring peace between whites and the sioux
  7. believe in jesus christ
  8. used morse code
  9. mechanical reaper
  10. soldier and politician who gained enduring fame as a leader of the texas revolution
  11. the divison and specialization of labor
  12. 18th century franciscan mission in san antonio
  13. economy that disoriented and coordinated all aspects of the market economy
  14. he oversaw the largest territorial expansion in american history
  15. translation of the book of mormon
  16. a sovereign state in north america
  17. a grant of public land
  18. former texas secretary of state
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  1. accept nothing less from the british than all of the oregon country
  2. transportation route through central north america
  3. 12th president
  4. electric connection signals allowing to communicate
  5. unrecognized breakaway state from mexico
  6. individual who starts and runs a business with limited resources and planning
  7. agreement between the united states and mexico
  8. rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits
  9. U.S. forces to victory in the mexican war
  10. steel plow
  11. frontier officers of the united states army
  12. religious leader of the mormon church after the assassination
  13. append or add as an extra or subordinate part
  14. justified and inevitable

32 Clues: steel plow • 12th president • used morse code • mechanical reaper • a grant of public land • believe in jesus christ • justified and inevitable • former president of mexico • former texas secretary of state • translation of the book of mormon • between mexico and texas colonists • a sovereign state in north america • the divison and specialization of labor • ...

reconstruction vocab 2025-11-24

reconstruction vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. American businessman who built his wealth controlling the railroad industry.
  2. Tests that were used to determine a person's reading and writing skills
  3. Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company
  4. A faction of the Republican Party that believed in harsh measures against the Southern states
  5. legal provision that allowed individuals to bypass literacy tests or poll taxes if their grandfathers had been eligible to vote before the Civil War
  6. His disagreement with the Radical Republicans in Congress about Reconstruction policies led to his removal from office.
  7. An amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born in the us
  8. The person who killed Lincoln
  9. American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and founded JPMorgan Chase Bank
  10. Amendment An amendment that granted African American men the right to vote
  11. Powerful American industrialist who became wealthy through unethical business practices
  12. A railroad that connected the eastern United States to the western territories
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  1. A law that provided land to settlers in the West
  2. State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south
  4. Fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote
  5. A term describing the political alignment of Southern states
  6. investigative journalism that exposes corruption, scandals, and social injustices, particularly those of powerful businesses and government officials
  7. An amendment that abolished slavery
  8. American steel industry,controlled the U.S. steel market and related industries like mines and railroads.

20 Clues: The person who killed Lincoln • An amendment that abolished slavery • Lincoln’s plan to help rebuild the south • Founding and leading the Standard Oil Company • A law that provided land to settlers in the West • Fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote • A term describing the political alignment of Southern states • ...

US Elections 2024-10-17

US Elections crossword puzzle
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  1. States that are unpredictable during elections.
  2. An organized group of people with similar political beliefs who work together to win elections and influence government policy.
  3. A formal discussion where candidates present their views and answer questions, usually before an election.
  4. Elections held to determine a political party's nominee for the general election.
  5. The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States, located in Washington, D.C. (___ House)
  6. A member of a party, which generally advocates for limited government and individual liberties.
  7. The elected head of state and government in the United States, responsible for enforcing laws and leading the country.
  8. A person who is running for a political office or position.
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  1. The fundamental law of the United States that outlines the structure of government and the rights of citizens.
  2. A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience.
  3. An organized effort to influence voters in an election, including rallies, advertisements, and speeches.
  4. A member of a party, which generally supports social equality and government intervention in the economy.
  5. To express a choice or opinion in an election
  6. States that are consistently won by one political party in elections.
  7. A paper or electronic form used to cast a vote in an election.

15 Clues: To express a choice or opinion in an election • States that are unpredictable during elections. • A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience. • A person who is running for a political office or position. • A paper or electronic form used to cast a vote in an election. • States that are consistently won by one political party in elections. • ...

Xavier green 2021-05-21

Xavier green crossword puzzle
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  1. The president at this time
  2. the United States Great Britain France Pakistan the Philippines Australia and New Zealand formed
  3. was elected president of a new republic in Hanoi
  4. made the decision to invade south korea
  5. Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Great Britain, and the United States,
  6. a war in which the powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly
  7. The peace trety
  8. to come into being through evolution
  9. korea divided into 2 parts
  10. lasting for a limited time not permanent
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  1. placed nuclear missles in cuba
  2. Allowed the united states to withdrawl there forces
  3. the idea that if one country falls to communism neighboring countries will also fall
  4. the person who launched and had control over the cuban missle
  5. the big war between united states and soviet

15 Clues: The peace trety • The president at this time • korea divided into 2 parts • placed nuclear missles in cuba • to come into being through evolution • made the decision to invade south korea • lasting for a limited time not permanent • the big war between united states and soviet • was elected president of a new republic in Hanoi • ...

Civil War 2017-05-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, and the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
  2. covered or protected with iron
  3. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
  4. a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
  5. founder and editor of the New-York Tribune
  6. a U.S. Army officer, railroad president and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War (1861-65)
  7. a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
  8. set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
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  1. an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts
  2. law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
  3. commanded the Union armies of the West in the decisive drive from Chattanooga to Atlanta and the famous “march to the sea” across Georgia.
  4. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  5. a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
  6. states, any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  7. a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
  8. compulsory recruitment for military service.
  9. A Whig political leader of the early nineteenth century known for his efforts to keep the United States one nation despite sharp controversy among Americans over slavery.

17 Clues: covered or protected with iron • founder and editor of the New-York Tribune • compulsory recruitment for military service. • a person killed or injured in a war or accident. • a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. • law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. • ...

Revolutionary Characters 2017-06-04

Revolutionary Characters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Third Vice President of United States
  2. First President of United States
  3. Built Mount Airy
  4. Known as "FDR"
  5. Married Mary Norris in 1770
  6. Emperor of the French in 1804
  7. Lawyer for Victory for John Peter Zenger
  8. Second President of United States
  9. Influential American Writer in 19th Century
  10. Fifth President of United States
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  1. Wrote "History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay"
  2. Leader of Annapolis Convention
  3. Penman of the Constitution
  4. Mark Twain was His Pen Name
  5. Friend of John Adams
  6. Third President of United States
  7. Fourth President of United States
  8. Writer of "The Age of Reason"
  9. Known for the Lightning Rod
  10. Father Figure to Benjamin Franklin

20 Clues: Known as "FDR" • Built Mount Airy • Friend of John Adams • Penman of the Constitution • Mark Twain was His Pen Name • Known for the Lightning Rod • Married Mary Norris in 1770 • Writer of "The Age of Reason" • Emperor of the French in 1804 • Leader of Annapolis Convention • Third President of United States • First President of United States • Fifth President of United States • ...

SS/Sci Crossword 2023-08-14

SS/Sci Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Animals that sleep during the day and are active at night.
  2. Type of light bulb that is very energy efficient.
  3. Branch of government that decides if laws are fair.
  4. The energy that powers light bulbs, computers, and other devices.
  5. Animals without a backbone.
  6. Rocks formed when extremely hot magma cools and solidifies.
  7. Type of government in charge of the state.
  8. Rocks formed by pressing sediments together
  9. Animals with a backbone.
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  1. Side in the Civil War in support of slavery.
  2. Highest law in the United States.
  3. Branch of government that makes the laws.
  4. The first president of the United States.
  5. Type of government in charge of the whole nation.
  6. Side in the Civil War against slavery.
  7. The first type of light bulb created.
  8. The third president of the United States.
  9. Animals that sleep at night and are active during the day.
  10. Branch of government that enforces the laws.
  11. Rocks formed by extreme pressure and heat.

20 Clues: Animals with a backbone. • Animals without a backbone. • Highest law in the United States. • The first type of light bulb created. • Side in the Civil War against slavery. • Branch of government that makes the laws. • The first president of the United States. • The third president of the United States. • Type of government in charge of the state. • ...

civil war A-Z 2025-05-08

civil war A-Z crossword puzzle
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  1. Used to describe northeners
  2. Where the first civil war battle took place
  3. President of the Union
  4. Present day Oklahoma
  5. The union gained it
  6. Split Kansas and Nebraska
  7. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  8. Where a raid and a battle both happened
  9. Banned slavery in all southern states
  10. A soldier that uses french uniforms and tactics
  11. Banned slavery from north of a specific line
  12. Formed when southern states seceded from the union
  13. Citizens could decide on if they wanted slavery
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  1. When someone between the age of 20 and 45 was selected to fight
  2. A battle that was a major turning point for the war
  3. A crucial transportation route for both sides
  4. The main cause of the civil war
  5. Made up of northern and western states
  6. Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri
  7. Were often spies,nurses, or soldiers
  8. Led the deadliest slave revolt in U.S. history
  9. Group that wanted to end slavery
  10. General of the Confederate army
  11. often used to describe confederates

24 Clues: The union gained it • Present day Oklahoma • President of the Union • Split Kansas and Nebraska • Used to describe northeners • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • The main cause of the civil war • General of the Confederate army • Group that wanted to end slavery • often used to describe confederates • Were often spies,nurses, or soldiers • Banned slavery in all southern states • ...

Chapter 4 Vocab 2021-05-26

Chapter 4 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that when two triangles have 3 angles in common, they are congruent
  2. Angle with exactly 90 degrees
  3. States that when two triangle have a non-included side and 2 angles in common, they are congruent
  4. States that when two triangle have 2 sides and one angle in common, they are congruent
  5. When all three sides of a triangle are congruent, the triangle is:
  6. A triangle with no congruent sides is:
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  1. A transformation that preserves length, area, and angle measure
  2. States that when two triangle have 1 side and 2 angles in common, they are congruent
  3. A triangle with two congruent sides is:
  4. When two geometric figures have the same size and shape, they are:
  5. States that when two triangles have 3 sides in common, they are congruent
  6. Angle with a value of more than 90 degrees
  7. Angle with a value of less than 90 degrees

13 Clues: Angle with exactly 90 degrees • A triangle with no congruent sides is: • A triangle with two congruent sides is: • Angle with a value of more than 90 degrees • Angle with a value of less than 90 degrees • A transformation that preserves length, area, and angle measure • When two geometric figures have the same size and shape, they are: • ...

Tx History 2021-05-03

Tx History crossword puzzle
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  1. First European to map the coast of texas
  2. time after the civil war where the south was brought back in the united states
  3. to leave or withdraw from a place
  4. a person who wants to improve society
  5. the right to vote
  6. pieces of companies sold off to investors hoping to make a profit
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  1. not following rules
  2. Places where people waited in line for free or low priced food.
  3. southern states that left the united states in 1861
  4. A long-term period of time characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
  5. love for one's country
  6. A person who studies nature
  7. the northern states during the civil war
  8. animals brought by the Spanish
  9. tax on imported goods

15 Clues: the right to vote • not following rules • tax on imported goods • love for one's country • A person who studies nature • animals brought by the Spanish • to leave or withdraw from a place • a person who wants to improve society • First European to map the coast of texas • the northern states during the civil war • southern states that left the united states in 1861 • ...

2nd semester crossword word bank 2025-05-13

2nd semester crossword word bank crossword puzzle
Across
  1. machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds.
  2. estrictive laws passed in the former Confederate states after the Civil War.
  3. played a significant role in the history of the United States, with millions emigrating from Ireland.
  4. addresses citizenship,equal protection under the law.
  5. federal agency established in 1865 to aid former slaves and poor whites
  6. he effort to reunite the country following the American Civil War.
  7. he was the 16th President of the United States, known for leading the Union through the Civil War.
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  1. He was born in 1838 and died in 1865.
  2. to officially withdraw from a political alliance, federation, or group.
  3. also known as the Wormley Agreement, the Tilden-Hayes Compromise,
  4. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude,except as punishment for a crime.
  5. authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands east of the Mississippi River.
  6. he was known for his military victories, particularly the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812, which catapulted him to national fame and the presidency
  7. prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color."
  8. a conflict fought between the United States and the Confederate States of America

15 Clues: He was born in 1838 and died in 1865. • addresses citizenship,equal protection under the law. • machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds. • also known as the Wormley Agreement, the Tilden-Hayes Compromise, • he effort to reunite the country following the American Civil War. • to officially withdraw from a political alliance, federation, or group. • ...

Early US Crossword 2017-12-18

Early US Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
  2. Shot(s) hear round the world
  3. Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
  4. Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
  5. Turning point in the war
  6. Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
  7. Source of propaganda for the Patriots
  8. Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
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  1. Commander of the Continental Army
  2. Author of the DoI
  3. Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
  4. Power the national government lacked under the AoC
  5. America's first form of government
  6. Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
  7. Final major battle of the war
  8. American battle tactic
  9. What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
  10. One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
  11. 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 • ...

Early US Crossword 2017-12-18

Early US Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
  2. Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
  3. Source of propaganda for the Patriots
  4. Shot(s) hear round the world
  5. Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
  6. American battle tactic
  7. Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
  8. One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
  9. Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
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  1. Commander of the Continental Army
  2. What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
  3. America's first form of government
  4. Final major battle of the war
  5. Power the national government lacked under the AoC
  6. Turning point in the war
  7. Author of the DoI
  8. Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
  9. European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war
  10. Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing

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 • ...

Culture Review = 7th Social Studies 2023-11-15

Culture Review = 7th Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. teams, clubs, friends, etc....
  2. using hand gestures and facial expressions to communicate
  3. how a culture expresses itself
  4. capitalism in the United States is an example
  5. a belief system that explains the meaning of life
  6. three meals a day is an example
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  1. July 4, 1776 is ___________ day in the United States
  2. the 13 Colonies belonged to this empire
  3. the United States follows a Representative Democracy
  4. a group of people and their way of life
  5. type of religion that most people in the US follow
  6. type of government that has a King or Queen
  7. English, Spanish, French, etc....
  8. a record of the past
  9. type of currency used in the United States

15 Clues: a record of the past • teams, clubs, friends, etc.... • how a culture expresses itself • three meals a day is an example • English, Spanish, French, etc.... • the 13 Colonies belonged to this empire • a group of people and their way of life • type of currency used in the United States • type of government that has a King or Queen • ...

AP Government & Politics 2025-09-26

AP Government & Politics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Rights The first 10 amendments that protect people's rights.
  2. Rights Rights everyone is born with that can’t be taken away.
  3. of Confederation The first government plan. It gave too much power to the states.
  4. Congress A two-part Congress made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.
  5. Democracy People vote for leaders to make decisions for them.
  6. Contract People give up some freedoms so everyone can be safe and have order.
  7. of Powers Each branch of government has its own job.
  8. The official approval of the Constitution.
  9. Powers Powers shared by both the federal and state governments (like taxing).
  10. Government The government can't have unlimited power. The Constitution puts limits on what it can do.
  11. Clause Says national laws are more powerful than state laws.
  12. Amendment Says powers not given to the federal government go to the states.
  13. A group of people with the same ideas who want to influence the government.
  14. No. 1 An essay that says the Constitution gives the federal government too much power.
  15. Grants Federal money given to states with strict rules on how to spend it.
  16. A person who wanted a strong national government and supported the Constitution.
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  1. of Independence A paper saying the colonies were breaking away from Britain. Talks about natural rights.
  2. A type of government where people elect leaders and follow a constitution.
  3. to the Constitution The intro to the Constitution. Lists the goals of the government.
  4. A person who wanted strong state governments and didn’t like the Constitution at first.
  5. A system where the states and federal government share power.
  6. A change or addition to the Constitution.
  7. No. 10 An essay that says a big republic helps stop bad groups (factions) from taking over.
  8. Powers Powers that only the federal government has (like declaring war).
  9. and Proper Clause Lets Congress make laws it needs to carry out its powers.
  10. Rules the federal government gives to states that they have to follow.
  11. The plan that created our current government with more power for the federal government.
  12. Sovereignty The people have the power. If they don’t like the government, they can change it.
  13. and Balances Each branch of government can limit what the others do.
  14. No. 51 An essay about how separating powers and using checks and balances keeps the government from getting too powerful.
  15. Grants Federal money given to states with few rules on how to spend it.
  16. Powers Powers saved for the states (like education or driving rules).

32 Clues: A change or addition to the Constitution. • The official approval of the Constitution. • of Powers Each branch of government has its own job. • Clause Says national laws are more powerful than state laws. • Rights Rights everyone is born with that can’t be taken away. • A system where the states and federal government share power. • ...

The American West 2022-10-19

The American West crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a man, typically one on horseback, who herds and tends cattle, especially in the western US and as represented in westerns and novels.
  2. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
  3. was a series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 American Indians of the "Five Civilized Tribes".
  4. a 29,670-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that the United States acquired from Mexico.
  5. a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads.
  6. regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States.
  7. the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
  8. the action of reserving something.
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  1. it was believed, would drive away white people and restore the traditional lands and way of life.
  2. the given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States.
  3. 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.
  4. originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
  5. a private security guard and detective agency established around 1850 in the United States.
  6. the process of moving a herd of cattle from one place to another, usually moved and herded by cowboys on horses.
  7. an event in which previously restricted land of the United States was opened to homestead on a first-arrival basis.

15 Clues: the action of reserving something. • regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States. • the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas. • the given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States. • originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2017-09-11

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies
  2. The Judicial branch interprets the laws.
  3. The executive branch of our Government is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed.
  4. The federal principle or system of government.
  5. The statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia
  6. The first constitution of the United states that was soon replaced for being too weak.
  7. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights.
  8. An uprising in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shay led four thousand rebels in an uprising against economic and civil rights injustices.
  9. Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
  10. A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  11. A system in which it keeps any branch of the government from having too much power.
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  1. The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
  2. A form of government in which power is vested in the people, who in turn exercise their power through elected representatives.
  3. Provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory
  4. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.
  5. Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary.
  6. Was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
  7. The population of slaves would be counted as three-fifths in total when apportioning Representatives
  8. Refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution.
  9. Was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government
  10. Was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
  11. The Electoral College is a process between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
  12. It is one of the branches of the government that is in charge of making laws.
  13. Was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
  14. James Madison Jr. was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fourth President of the United States
  15. John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, was one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism”

26 Clues: The Judicial branch interprets the laws. • The federal principle or system of government. • Was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government • Was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies • The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. • ...

Unit 2 Vocab Reconstruction 2024-02-21

Unit 2 Vocab Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  2. 1,300-mile long route from Illinois to Utah on which Mormon pioneers traveled from 1846–47
  3. an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War
  4. append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
  5. an American politician who served as the first and only president of the C rate States of America from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
  6. (extemist organization) oldest and most infamous of American hate group
  7. a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos against the centralist government of Mexico
  8. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
  9. of Domesticity used by historians to describe what they consider to have been a prevailing value system among the upper and middle classes during the 19th century in the United States.
  10. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
  11. Trail 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  12. a fundamental right in the Constitution that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.
  13. an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved people to freedom before the Civil War
  14. American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24
  15. tested the limits of Naval warfare with the Federal Blockade at risk at the Battle of Hampton Roads.
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  1. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  2. a derogatory term for an individual from the North who relocated to the South during the Reconstruction period (1865–77), following the American Civil War.
  3. 16th President ofJefferson Davisates; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves
  4. gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom and offered no role to blacks in the politics of the South.
  5. occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.
  6. Hiram Rhodes Revels was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church
  7. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  8. advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous and sustained program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress
  9. American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator
  10. militant American abolitionist and veteran of Bleeding Kansas whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
  11. Revolution transformed American society in the 19th century. It introduced factory labor, shifted the economy from barter to wages, and connected the U.S. to global markets.
  12. a 2,170-mile east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon Territory.
  13. minor political party in the pre-Civil War period of American history that opposed the extension of slavery
  14. granted African American men the right to vote.
  15. Movement a social movement promoting temperance or complete abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages.

30 Clues: granted African American men the right to vote. • the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. • append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document. • (extemist organization) oldest and most infamous of American hate group • occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War. • ...

civil war crossword puzzle 2019-10-16

civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle fought in May 1863 in Warren county, MS.
  2. commander of the confederate states army up until they surrendered in 1865.
  3. the south's most successful war general.
  4. 16th president of the united states.
  5. bill passed by president lincoln that all slaves held in southern states shall be free.
  6. worked as a railroad executive ultill the civil war.
  7. civil war general and major architect of modern warfare.
  8. known as the first battle of manassas in 1861.
  9. Battle fought in July 1863 in Gettysburg,PA.
  10. known for his raid on harpers ferry in 1859.
  11. escaped slavery and saved 70 african american slaves.
  12. pioneer nurse that founded the American Red Cross.
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  1. spinning stable bullet fired from a gun.
  2. famous for her speech "Ain't I A woman?".
  3. treatment of wounded soldiers.
  4. after he escaped from slavery he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.
  5. steam propelled warship protected by iron.
  6. wrote the novel "uncle tom's cabin".
  7. guided confederate forces through indian territory.
  8. an alliance of people or groups formed for an illicit purpose.
  9. 18th president of the united states.
  10. served as the only president of the confederate states.
  11. Battle that took place in September 1862 near Sharpsburg,MD.
  12. war fought in April 1862 in southwestern tennessee.

24 Clues: treatment of wounded soldiers. • wrote the novel "uncle tom's cabin". • 16th president of the united states. • 18th president of the united states. • spinning stable bullet fired from a gun. • the south's most successful war general. • famous for her speech "Ain't I A woman?". • steam propelled warship protected by iron. • Battle fought in July 1863 in Gettysburg,PA. • ...

Unit 9 Crossword 2016-04-24

Unit 9 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bloodiest day in American history
  2. Black soldier who fought in the battle of Fort Wagner
  3. First Black congressman
  4. President of Confederacy
  5. Leading Confederate general
  6. Period after Civil War
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  1. Conflict between Northern and Southern states
  2. Abolished slavery
  3. Turning point in Civil War
  4. First battle of Civil War
  5. Declared all slaves free in states still in rebellion
  6. US president after Civil War and during Reconstruction
  7. Laws enacted in Southern states to restrict rights of freed slaves
  8. Antislavery party
  9. Leading Union general

15 Clues: Abolished slavery • Antislavery party • Leading Union general • Period after Civil War • First Black congressman • President of Confederacy • First battle of Civil War • Turning point in Civil War • Leading Confederate general • Bloodiest day in American history • Conflict between Northern and Southern states • Declared all slaves free in states still in rebellion • ...

Cros word pubble 2026-02-11

Cros word pubble crossword puzzle
Across
  1. document announcing independence from Britain
  2. division of government into three branches
  3. president rejects a bill
  4. system preventing one branch from becoming too powerful
  5. first ten amendments
  6. lower chamber of Congress
  7. conflict between Union and Confederacy
  8. national legislative branch
  9. highest court in the United States
  10. proclamation freeing enslaved people in Confederate states
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  1. war for American independence
  2. upper chamber of Congress
  3. power shared between national and state governments
  4. supreme law of the United States
  5. change to the Constitution

15 Clues: first ten amendments • president rejects a bill • upper chamber of Congress • lower chamber of Congress • change to the Constitution • national legislative branch • war for American independence • supreme law of the United States • highest court in the United States • conflict between Union and Confederacy • division of government into three branches • ...

Civil War 2017-05-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. McClellan a U.S. Army officer, railroad president and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War (1861-65)
  2. an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, and the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
  3. covered or protected with iron
  4. compulsory recruitment for military service.
  5. commanded the Union armies of the West in the decisive drive from Chattanooga to Atlanta and the famous “march to the sea” across Georgia.
  6. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  7. set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
  8. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
  9. a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
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  1. law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
  2. a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
  3. an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts
  4. states, any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  5. A Whig political leader of the early nineteenth century known for his efforts to keep the United States one nation despite sharp controversy among Americans over slavery.
  6. founder and editor of the New-York Tribune
  7. a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
  8. a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.

17 Clues: covered or protected with iron • founder and editor of the New-York Tribune • compulsory recruitment for military service. • a person killed or injured in a war or accident. • a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. • law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. • ...

Know Your Constitution! 2025-06-14

Know Your Constitution! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abolished slavery
  2. System where each branch can limit the powers of the others
  3. Gave women the right to vote
  4. Prohibits the government from establishing an official religion
  5. Limits the President to two terms
  6. Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections
  7. Creates the Legislative Branch and gives Congress its powers
  8. Explains how states must interact with each other and the federal government
  9. Created two-house Congress: Senate and House
  10. Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
  11. Declares that the Constitution is the highest law of the land
  12. Declares the Constitution the supreme law of the land
  13. Explains how the Constitution was ratified
  14. The supreme law of the United States; replaced the Articles of Confederation
  15. Counted enslaved people partly for representation
  16. Sets up the Executive Branch and outlines presidential powers
  17. No quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent
  18. Protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
  19. Allows Congress to make laws that are "necessary and proper"
  20. Opposed the Constitution and wanted a Bill of Rights
  21. Right to bear arms
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  1. Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states
  2. Right to a fair, speedy, and public trial
  3. Gives Congress power to regulate trade between states and other countries
  4. Lowers the voting age to 18
  5. Gave African American men the right to vote
  6. Establishes the Judicial Branch and the federal court system
  7. Rights not listed in the Constitution are still protected
  8. The first ten amendments to the Constitution and guaranteeing rights to the people
  9. Part of the 14th Amendment; says the law must treat all people equally
  10. No cruel or unusual punishment
  11. Requires states to respect the laws and records of other states
  12. uprising by Massachusetts farmers protesting debt and taxes, showing weaknesses of the Articles
  13. Power comes from the people
  14. Protects people’s right to practice their religion freely
  15. Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
  16. Divides government into three branches with distinct powers
  17. Grants citizenship and equal protection under the law
  18. Plan at the Constitutional Convention calling for equal representation for each state
  19. Division of power between national and state governments
  20. Describes how to amend the Constitution
  21. Essays written to support ratification of the Constitution
  22. Found in the 5th and 14th Amendments; guarantees fair treatment by the government
  23. Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

44 Clues: Abolished slavery • Right to bear arms • Lowers the voting age to 18 • Power comes from the people • Gave women the right to vote • No cruel or unusual punishment • Limits the President to two terms • Right to a trial by jury in civil cases • Describes how to amend the Constitution • Right to a fair, speedy, and public trial • Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections • ...

chapter 12 reconstruction 2024-04-11

chapter 12 reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church
  2. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
  3. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  4. a political party in which their views were "radical".
  5. provides food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  6. the era following the Civil War, was the effort to reintegrate Southern states from the Confederacy and 4 million newly-freed people into the United States.
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  1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
  2. to charge with a crime or misconduct
  3. The Wade–Davis Bill of 1864 was a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government,"
  4. Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, and were perceived to be exploiting the local populace
  5. white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
  6. Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States
  7. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop

13 Clues: to charge with a crime or misconduct • a political party in which their views were "radical". • Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States • American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church • a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop • ...

Alexander's Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-04

Alexander's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Desirable state that is completely involved in activity that matches skills.
  2. this incentive is more motivating.
  3. Contrast effects depends on ___, expectations, and value of effort.
  4. Temporal Motivation Theory states that incentive utility ___ with delay in time.
  5. This internal state creates more motivation and more utility.
  6. Combining extrinsic rewards and intrinsic motivation creates the ___ performance.
  7. influenced by reinforcers and punishers.
  8. A shift towards behavior that provides a greater rate of reinforcement.
  9. make behavior less likely to occur in future but based in the past.
  10. Extrinsic motivation increases ___ of work.
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  1. Delay in goal-directed work knowing it will be worse off later.
  2. Prospect Theory states that losses loom ___ than gains.
  3. A change in psychological value of incentive based on value of prior similar value.
  4. Intrinsic motivation increases ___ of work.
  5. The Law of Hedonic Contrast states that the ___ of a stimulus depends on what it is being compared to.
  6. The over-justification Theory states that extrinsic rewards can ___ intrinsic motivation.
  7. subjective value; usefulness of an incentive to produce satisfaction or pleasure.
  8. Motivation that comes from within, freely chosen.
  9. make behavior more likely to occur in future but based in the past.

19 Clues: this incentive is more motivating. • influenced by reinforcers and punishers. • Intrinsic motivation increases ___ of work. • Extrinsic motivation increases ___ of work. • Motivation that comes from within, freely chosen. • Prospect Theory states that losses loom ___ than gains. • This internal state creates more motivation and more utility. • ...

Respiratory 2023-04-05

Respiratory crossword puzzle
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  1. Increase in Co2
  2. Normal quiet breathing
  3. Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and tissues
  4. As acidity increases, O2 affinity for Hb ___________.
  5. Acts as a switching mechanism to route air and food into the proper channels
  6. Hyperbaric oxygenation is a clinical application of this law
  7. Elastic cartilage that covers the laryngeal inlet during swallowing
  8. Detergent like lipid and protein complex produced by Type II alveolar cells
  9. Hypoxia due to cyanide poisoning
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  1. Decrease in Co2
  2. Law that states each gas in a mixture of gases exerts its own pressure
  3. Cartilage where trachea divides into 2 bronchi
  4. Carbon monoxide binds to this
  5. The only externally visible part of the respiratory system
  6. Law that states if temperature states the same, pressure and volume are inversely related
  7. Dead space of 150 ml
  8. Indentation that contains pulmonary and systemic blood vessels
  9. The major non-elastic source of resistance to gas flow
  10. Pleura on the thoracic wall and superior face of diaphragm

19 Clues: Decrease in Co2 • Increase in Co2 • Dead space of 150 ml • Normal quiet breathing • Carbon monoxide binds to this • Hypoxia due to cyanide poisoning • Cartilage where trachea divides into 2 bronchi • As acidity increases, O2 affinity for Hb ___________. • The major non-elastic source of resistance to gas flow • The only externally visible part of the respiratory system • ...

Branches of the Government 2022-11-25

Branches of the Government crossword puzzle
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  1. leader of the executive branch
  2. upper chamber of Congress each state has two representatives that serve six year terms
  3. two branches
  4. proposal that favored smaller states and equal representation of the states regardless of population
  5. not in accordance with the US Constitution
  6. branch of the US government that evaluates laws
  7. lower chamber of Congress that represents the states by population and serve two year terms
  8. leaders of the judicial branch
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  1. branch of the US government that carries out laws
  2. proposal that favored larger states and a strong central government consisting of three branches
  3. branch of the US government that makes laws
  4. where Congress meets
  5. where the executive branch works
  6. name of the leaders of the legislative branch
  7. reject a decision or proposal made by a law making body

15 Clues: two branches • where Congress meets • leader of the executive branch • leaders of the judicial branch • where the executive branch works • not in accordance with the US Constitution • branch of the US government that makes laws • name of the leaders of the legislative branch • branch of the US government that evaluates laws • branch of the US government that carries out laws • ...

Chapter 5 Vocabulary 2024-12-10

Chapter 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities, such as the areas between Boston and Washington D.C.
  2. Process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen in the water.
  3. Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids, which kills wildlife and damages buildings, ofrests, and crops.
  4. A network of safe houses in the United States that helped thousands of enslaved people to escape to freedom.
  5. The removal of all trees in a stand of timber.
  6. A channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water.
  7. Legal proceeding in which a borrower's rights to a property are relinquished due to his or her inability to make payments on the loan.
  8. A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river.
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  1. Economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing.
  2. A farming method used in dry regions in which crops are grown which rely on the natural precipitation.
  3. A boundary in the eastern United States where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain.
  4. A mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States.
  5. A concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and midwestern United States.
  6. A High point or ridge that determines the directions that rivers flow.
  7. Haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources.
  8. Musical form that developed in the United States in the early 1900s, blending African rhythms and European harmonies.
  9. The source of a stream or river.
  10. To change residence from a country to begin living permanently in another country.

18 Clues: The source of a stream or river. • The removal of all trees in a stand of timber. • A smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river. • A channel or pipeline for carrying a large quantity of flowing water. • A High point or ridge that determines the directions that rivers flow. • ...

Drug Crossword 2025-06-11

Drug Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. increased by thousands because of marijuana
  2. type of effect from marijuana that causes you to hyperventilate - two words
  3. dark brown resin collected from the tops of the cannabis plant
  4. felt within minutes and may last for a while
  5. any drug used to cure illness
  6. clear liquid or white powder that causes dizziness - all capitals
  7. drugs that are not used as medicine - three words
  8. a drug that temporarily increases a person's energy
  9. the drug enters to body once it is inhaled
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  1. an effect that is caused by a drug - two words
  2. the most commonly abused club drug
  3. something to keep in mind when taking drugs
  4. a drug that is inhaled as a vapor
  5. substance that changes a person's state of mind
  6. a drug made to replicate a common illegal drug - two words
  7. a order written by a doctor for medicine
  8. the drug is injected by using a needle
  9. a drug that causes relaxation
  10. a drug that causes people to hear or see things that are not real
  11. highly addictive drugs that derived from the poppy plant

20 Clues: any drug used to cure illness • a drug that causes relaxation • a drug that is inhaled as a vapor • the most commonly abused club drug • the drug is injected by using a needle • a order written by a doctor for medicine • the drug enters to body once it is inhaled • increased by thousands because of marijuana • something to keep in mind when taking drugs • ...

Civil War 2021-04-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Crow- Laws written to separate blacks and whites in public areas that
  2. the period after the Civil War in the United States when
  3. – to break away from your country and create a new country
  4. in the South
  5. southern states were reorganized and added back into the Union
  6. Proclamation – the document Abraham Lincoln wrote to free the
  7. – the government and army of the Southern states that left to form
  8. to black people being treated unequally
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  1. – An agreement that is reached by both sides making
  2. – voting for a new president or leader
  3. – an individual fight that is a part of a bigger war
  4. own country
  5. – the government and army of the Northern states that stayed united
  6. War – a war between two sides in the same country

14 Clues: own country • in the South • – voting for a new president or leader • to black people being treated unequally • War – a war between two sides in the same country • – An agreement that is reached by both sides making • – an individual fight that is a part of a bigger war • the period after the Civil War in the United States when • ...

American History 2020-11-19

American History crossword puzzle
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  1. the 2nd president of the United States
  2. Chief Justice of the United States from 1801-1835
  3. the 1st president of the United States
  4. a 1794 uprising of farmers in western Pennsylvania in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the federal government
  5. an elector that does not vote for who they pledged to vote for
  6. states that repeatedly vote for one party
  7. people that want more power for the states
  8. states that do not show a pattern of voting for one party
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  1. the first 10 amendments of the Constitution
  2. judges appointed right before Thomas Jefferson took office
  3. people that want a strong central government
  4. the Father of the Constitution
  5. the 3rd president of the United States
  6. Secretary of the Treasury for George Washington
  7. having one legislative chamber
  8. having two legislative chambers
  9. a strong central government
  10. the 1st Chief Justice of the United States
  11. an offical count of the population every 10 years
  12. a 60x60 piece of land

20 Clues: a 60x60 piece of land • a strong central government • the Father of the Constitution • having one legislative chamber • having two legislative chambers • the 2nd president of the United States • the 3rd president of the United States • the 1st president of the United States • states that repeatedly vote for one party • the 1st Chief Justice of the United States • ...

Constitution - Review 2022-01-19

Constitution - Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The _____ is President of the Senate, and votes if there is a tie.
  2. Part of congress where each state gets two representatives elected to six year terms
  3. The rebellion of Daniel ____ showed the need for a stronger federal government
  4. “We the people…” begins the ____ of the Constitution, written by Gouverneur Morris
  5. President of the Constitutional Convention.
  6. To approve the Constitution
  7. The Articles of Confederation had a ____ central government.
  8. The ____ Papers were written in favor of the Constitution before it was ratified.
  9. Senate strategy of talking indefinitely to delay a vote.
  10. The ____ branch interprets the law to make sure it is constitutional.
  11. In a ______, leaders are chosen instead of determined by birthright.
  12. Agreement where both sides “give in” a little
  13. The ____ Ordinance of 1787 organized territory and led to the creation of five states
  14. The ____ branch creates bills to become the law
  15. Under the Articles of Confederation, most power lied with the ____
  16. The ____ plan called for representation based on population. Little states disagreed.
  17. Document listing the rules for a government
  18. Supreme Court justices are appointed for ____, or they may retire.
  19. The President can ____ a bill instead of signing it into law.
  20. ____ of the 13 states were needed to pass a law under the Articles of Confederation
  21. 55 ____ from 12 states attended the Constitutional convention in Philadephia
  22. First ten amendments to the Constitution. (three words)
  23. The ____ Compromise called for a legislative body made of a Senate and a House of Representatives.
  24. We have a single executive of the federal government, called the ____
  25. Supporters of a strong central government and the Constitution.
  26. The Articles of ____ governed the nation before the current Constitution.
  27. Under the Articles of Confederation, the government couldn’t collect ____
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  1. The Constitutional Convention was a closed door meeting in ____
  2. A system of _____ _____ _____ keeps one branch of government from having too much power.
  3. The ____ ____ plan called for equal representation for all states. Big states disagreed.
  4. Part of congress where representation is based on population, and members are elected to two year terms
  5. Power is shared between the national government and the states.
  6. Kept a journal of the Constitutional Convention
  7. The ____ ____, rather than the popular vote, elects the President.
  8. The ____ of slaves from other countries was banned after 1808
  9. An addition to the Constitution
  10. An economic ____ brings low wages and unemployment
  11. A leader of the Federalists (also on the $10 bill)
  12. Individual who runs the government and carries out the law.
  13. Opposed to a strong central government and the original Constitution.
  14. The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each ____ person as a fraction when determining population.
  15. A leader of the Antifederalists
  16. First state to ratify the Constitution
  17. The process for removing an elected official from office.

44 Clues: To approve the Constitution • An addition to the Constitution • A leader of the Antifederalists • First state to ratify the Constitution • President of the Constitutional Convention. • Document listing the rules for a government • Agreement where both sides “give in” a little • Kept a journal of the Constitutional Convention • ...

Hunt for Lincoln 2024-02-12

Hunt for Lincoln crossword puzzle
Across
  1. targets and kills people
  2. something you know
  3. to own someone and make them work for you
  4. hunt for criminal
  5. Plan to do
  6. protective
  7. give up
  8. it will make a strong memory
  9. to agree with someone and help them
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  1. struggle
  2. ruler who is mean to their people
  3. War between the North and South
  4. revenge
  5. try
  6. 11 southern states trying to make their own country
  7. to do something that is hard
  8. to be okay with something
  9. the Northern states
  10. deep sadness

19 Clues: try • revenge • give up • struggle • Plan to do • protective • deep sadness • hunt for criminal • something you know • the Northern states • targets and kills people • to be okay with something • to do something that is hard • it will make a strong memory • War between the North and South • ruler who is mean to their people • to agree with someone and help them • ...

Early US Crossword 2017-12-18

Early US Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
  2. Turning point in the war
  3. Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
  4. Shot(s) hear round the world
  5. Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
  6. Author of the DoI
  7. Source of propaganda for the Patriots
  8. Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
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  1. American battle tactic
  2. Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
  3. Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
  4. Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
  5. America's first form of government
  6. Commander of the Continental Army
  7. Power the national government lacked under the AoC
  8. One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
  9. European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war
  10. Final major battle of the war
  11. What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian 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 • ...

Civil War and Reconstruction 2024-03-17

Civil War and Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This replaces a normal state government with military rule
  2. Statement declaring all slaves were set free.
  3. Confederate General during the Civil War.
  4. What the was South called after seceding from the United States
  5. Man who led the most fearsome group of soldiers from Texas.
  6. General put in charge of the 5th military district which included Texas
  7. Beaome president after Abraham Lincoln is assassinated and is in control of Reconstruction.
  8. To formally withdraw from a partnership or Union. The South did this before the Civil War.
  9. 15th amendment gave African American men the right to ___________.
  10. A period of time in the United States after the Civil War where the government was attempting to bring the Southern states back into the Union.
  11. Union army attacked this city in an attempt to capture the port and not allow Texas to continue to ship Cotton.
  12. Discriminatory laws passed throughout the South used to limit the rights of African Americans.
  13. division between the North and the South because of different economies and ways of life.
  14. rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  15. Institution in which people are used for manual labor with little to no freedoms.
  16. Elected as Governor of Texas in 1866.
  17. Union General that would become the President of the United States.
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  1. Group of politicians who took over congress in 1866 and changed the way reconstruction was happening
  2. Where the first battle of the Civil War took place.
  3. Final battle of the Civil War that took place one month after the war had ended (Battle of ___________)
  4. 14th amendment gave African Americans _______________ and equal rights.
  5. Man who led the constitutional convention of 1868-69 who would go on to be the Governor of Texas.
  6. The day the slaves were set free in Texas. Now it's a Federal Holiday.
  7. Government institution created to help newly freed people start their lives after slavery.
  8. What the South was split into during Congressional Reconstruction
  9. Document written in Texas to create the basis of our government ( ________ of 1869)
  10. Union army attempted to capture Fort Griffin to launch attacks on mainland Texas (Battle of ________)
  11. 13th amendment made ___________ illegal in the United States.

28 Clues: Elected as Governor of Texas in 1866. • Confederate General during the Civil War. • Statement declaring all slaves were set free. • Where the first battle of the Civil War took place. • This replaces a normal state government with military rule • Man who led the most fearsome group of soldiers from Texas. • ...

Module 10 2025-02-13

Module 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a dispute led by John C. Calhoun that said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution
  2. Florida Seminole leader, he resisted removal by the U.S government despite an earlier treaty that Seminole leaders had been forced to sign. He was eventually captured and died in prison
  3. a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong legislature
  4. the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
  5. American politician, he served as the governor of Indian Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of Tippecanoe. He was the ninth president of the U.S
  6. American Indian scholar and craftsman, he created a writing system for the Cherokee language and taught literacy to many Cherokee.
  7. a financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression
  8. president Andrew Jackson's group of informal advisers; so called because they often met in the White House kitchen
  9. U.S supreme court case that declared the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional and that Maryland couldn't interfere with it
  10. and area covering most of present-day Oklahoma to which most Native Americans in the Southeast were forced to move in the 1830s
  11. American politician and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he later became the eighth president of the United States
  12. an 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee by their homeland in Georgia to Indian territory, resulted in the deaths of almost one-fourth of the Cherokee people
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  1. a political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824
  2. American politician and supporter of slavery and states' rights, he served as vice president to Andrew Jackson and was instrumental in the South Carolina nullification crisis
  3. the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it
  4. Native American leader of Fox and Sauk Indians, he resisted the U.S ordered removal of Indian nations from Illinois and raided settlements and fought the U.S army
  5. the supreme court ruling that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority; ignored by both President Andrew Jackson and the state of Georgia
  6. a meeting at which a political party selects its presidential and vice presidential candidate;first held in the 1820s
  7. a politician's practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters
  8. a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Misissippi River
  9. an expansion of voting rights during the popular Andrew Jackson administration
  10. a government agency created in the 1800s to oversee federal policy toward Native Americans
  11. American lawyer and statesman, he spoke out against nullification and states rights, believing that the country should stay unified

23 Clues: the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it • a politician's practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters • a financial crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression • an expansion of voting rights during the popular Andrew Jackson administration • ...

World Capitals and Geography 6 2023-11-03

World Capitals and Geography 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of France
  2. The largest country in the world
  3. Capital of Australia
  4. Capital of Spain
  5. Capital of Brasil
  6. The largest river in the world
  7. Captal of Russia
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  1. Famous landing beach during the Second World War
  2. The smallest continent
  3. The continent known as the Land Down Under
  4. The largest country in South America
  5. Capital of Italy
  6. Capital of the United Kingdom
  7. Capital of Canada

14 Clues: Capital of Spain • Capital of Italy • Captal of Russia • Capital of France • Capital of Brasil • Capital of Canada • Capital of Australia • The smallest continent • Capital of the United Kingdom • The largest river in the world • The largest country in the world • The largest country in South America • The continent known as the Land Down Under • ...

6th Grade Final Art Interim Crossword! 2025-05-15

6th Grade Final Art Interim Crossword! crossword puzzle
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  1. painted "The Last Supper" which shows 1pt perspective
  2. painted "The Stone Breakers"
  3. This building is in Rome Italy, has Corinthian style capitals, has Arch technology, was designed as a temple for ALL roman gods (know the similarities and differences)
  4. painted "Judith BEHEADING Holofernes" (know the similarities and differences)
  5. Architecture featuring high ceilings and intricate decoration
  6. A bold, expressive, emotional style with an interest in the exotic or in powerful forces in nature. The subject matter varied widely including: landscapes, religion, revolution, peaceful beauty
  7. This period of Greek Art focused on sculptures of men and women that showed more emotion and action. Sculpture, painting, and architectured thrived during this time.
  8. painted "The Fox Hunt"
  9. The word means "rough pearl.” The Catholic Church wanting its religious paintings to become more emotional and dramatic, full of life and movement.
  10. What is this vocabulary term? A tapering cone/pyramid structure on top of a building. Gives impression of strength, and to reach to the skies. Not a symbol of religion, but of wealth and power.
  11. This period of Greek Art focused still on sculptures of men and women in a naturalistic style, but they were in more relaxed poses. Painting was still the most respected art form.
  12. Is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually affecting a whole composition.
  13. painted "The Night Watch" his most famous portraiture painting
  14. painted "Judith and Holofernes" (know the similarities and differences)
  15. Revival of classical subjects and techniques, Discovery of perspective
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  1. What is this vocabulary term? Allowed the weight of the roof to be supported by this rather then the walls, which allowed the walls to be thinner.
  2. painted "The Gleaners"
  3. painted "School of Athens" which also shows 1pt perspective
  4. This period of Greek Art focused on sculptures of men and women in a naturalistic style, but their arms stood stiff at their sides.
  5. Emphasis on balance and proportion, idealization of human form.
  6. painted "The Wanderer Above the Sea and Fog"
  7. Also called dramatic illumination, is a style of painting using especially noticeable chiaroscuro, where there are violent contrasts of light and dark, where darkness becomes a dominating feature of the image.
  8. painted "The Titan's Goblet"
  9. When part of the work stands out, in order to draw the viewer's eye there first.
  10. What is this vocabulary term? Used for decorative purposes, providing vertical emphasis. Breaks up hard outlines at the corners of towers. Looks like a small spire
  11. is the name of both sculptures by Donatello and Michelangelo (know the similarities and differences)
  12. The state of being strikingly different from something else.
  13. This building is in Athens Greece, has Doric style capitals, has only Post and Lintel technology, was designed as a temple for the Goddess Athena (know the similarities and differences)
  14. painted "The Third of May, 1808"
  15. Belief that art should represent ordinary people and activities, that art does not have to be uplifting, moral, or beautiful. An attempt to represent its scene in an accurate and honest manner.
  16. This period of Greek Art focused on vase painting with decorative motifs/designs

31 Clues: painted "The Gleaners" • painted "The Fox Hunt" • painted "The Stone Breakers" • painted "The Titan's Goblet" • painted "The Third of May, 1808" • painted "The Wanderer Above the Sea and Fog" • painted "The Last Supper" which shows 1pt perspective • painted "School of Athens" which also shows 1pt perspective • The state of being strikingly different from something else. • ...

Commonwealth Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-10

Commonwealth Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Queen and former Head of the Commonwealth
  2. Continent comprising 21 Commonwealth Member States
  3. Number of Commonwealth Values and Principles
  4. City hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games
  5. Popular Sports discipline at the Commonwealth Games
  6. Countries where the monarch of the United Kingdom is Head of State
  7. Acronym for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
  8. Place in the United Kingdom and Last name of the current Commonwealth Secretary General
  9. 60% of the Commonwealth's population, will be celebrated throughout 2023
  10. Number of Years between Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
  11. Next host of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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  1. Country host of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games
  2. Commonwealth country in Africa, 52nd Country to join the Commonwealth
  3. Number of Years between Commonwealth Games
  4. Number of Commonwealth Member States
  5. King and Head of the Commonwealth
  6. First Day of the Week Commonwealth Day
  7. Commonwealth Document containing values and principles, signed in 2013
  8. Headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat
  9. Ambassadors, Appellation for Heads of Diplomatic Missions of Commonwealth States

20 Clues: King and Head of the Commonwealth • Number of Commonwealth Member States • First Day of the Week Commonwealth Day • City hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games • Queen and former Head of the Commonwealth • Number of Years between Commonwealth Games • Number of Commonwealth Values and Principles • Headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat • ...

Ancient Greece CYOA 2023-03-29

Ancient Greece CYOA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rule by the people
  2. Highly military-focused Greek city-state
  3. This form of government takes power through conquest
  4. This form of Government made harsh laws and severely punished those who disobeyed
  5. Spartan word for slaves
  6. This battle involved tricking the Persians into a trap
  7. Government ruled by a king or monarch
  8. Greece was at war with this large empire
  9. In this battle, Spartans fought bravely until their deathbed
  10. Athenian navy leader
  11. This battle saw the end of the Persian wars
  12. the city-states of Athens and Sparta are here
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  1. During this, the Ionian people protested Persian rule
  2. This battle started when Greeks refused to had over earth and water
  3. Persia was this
  4. Athens and sparta were called this
  5. King of Persia during the battle of Salamis
  6. This city-state founded Democracy
  7. the wars between Persia and the greek city-states
  8. The country where this all took place

20 Clues: Persia was this • Rule by the people • Athenian navy leader • Spartan word for slaves • This city-state founded Democracy • Athens and sparta were called this • Government ruled by a king or monarch • The country where this all took place • Highly military-focused Greek city-state • Greece was at war with this large empire • King of Persia during the battle of Salamis • ...

THE IRON CURTAIN CROSSWORD 2024-03-07

THE IRON CURTAIN CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The month that the "Iron Curtain" Speech was originally given
  2. The phrase coined by the United States to explain the division of Europe that was "lowered" by the threat of Soviet communism
  3. The side of Europe that was heavily under Soviet influence and aligned itself with communist ideologies
  4. The [BLANk] Plan was established by the United States to help provide western European countries with the aid they needed to resist communism
  5. The country next to Turkey that the United States worried was going to fall to communism
  6. The leader of the Soviet Union during the time when the Iron Curtain speech was given
  7. The [BLANK] Plan that was established by the USSR to combat the anti-communist plans being made by the United States
  8. The soviet union wanted to establish "[BLANK] states" that would adopt the communist style of government practiced by the Soviet Union
Down
  1. The last name of the man who gave the famous "Iron Curtain" speech
  2. The main political ideology that the United States believed had divided Europe
  3. The year that the "Iron Curtain" Speech was given (write the year in words with dashes! ex:Twenty-two)
  4. Churchill stressed the need for Western countries (specifically Britain and the U.S.) to act as "[BLANK] of the Peace"
  5. The U.S state where the Iron Curtain speech was originally given
  6. The side of Europe that was heavily under United States influence and aligned itself with democratic ideologies
  7. The capital of the Soviet Union; this is where the U.S. believed all of the designs of communism were being planned
  8. The [BLANK] doctrine was soon established by the United States after the "Iron Curtain" speech to help deal with communism in Europe

16 Clues: The month that the "Iron Curtain" Speech was originally given • The U.S state where the Iron Curtain speech was originally given • The last name of the man who gave the famous "Iron Curtain" speech • The main political ideology that the United States believed had divided Europe • ...

Latin America 2025-03-02

Latin America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Belmopan is the capital of this country
  2. This European country still owns part of Guiana
  3. The UK went to war with this country over the Falkland Islands
  4. This country was named after Venice, Italy
  5. This country was named for the discoverer of the Americas
  6. This Central American nation's capital shares its name
  7. The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with this nation
  8. A majority of Latin American countries speak this language
  9. This country is the largest in Latin America
  10. This nation is the only Dutch speaking nation in South America
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  1. This island nation is the largest in the Caribbean Sea
  2. This mountain range separates the countries of Argentina and Chile
  3. This nation is named after the line of Latitude at 0 degrees N or S
  4. This is the 2nd longest river in the world
  5. This 2-word country was named for Jesus Christ
  6. Venezuela claims most of this English speaking neighbor should belong to them
  7. This is a thin area of land connecting two larger areas
  8. This country has a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
  9. This country has two capitals, Sucre and La Paz
  10. Cusco, the capital of the Incan Empire was located in this country

20 Clues: Belmopan is the capital of this country • This is the 2nd longest river in the world • This country was named after Venice, Italy • This country is the largest in Latin America • This 2-word country was named for Jesus Christ • This European country still owns part of Guiana • This country has two capitals, Sucre and La Paz • ...

Commonwealth Countries 2025-05-11

Commonwealth Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. country in Oceania, two words, capital Wellington
  2. central American country beneath Mexico, capital Belmopan
  3. slim African country sharing borders with Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso
  4. large Asian country, capital New Delhi
  5. country contained within Senegal
  6. small African country contained within South Africa
  7. Caribbean island, capital Kingston
  8. European island beneath Turkiye, capital Nicosia
  9. small African kingdom bordering Mozambique and South Africa
  10. European island beneath Sicily, capital Valletta
  11. central African nation, capital Kampala
  12. large country in Oceania, capital Canberra
  13. coastal African country opposite Madagascar
  14. Caribbean island nation, capital Bridgetown
  15. African island nation located in the Indian Ocean
  16. coastal African country, shares a border with Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of the Congo
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  1. Asian country beneath Afghanistan, capital Islamabad
  2. African country, capital Abuja
  3. small Asian country surrounded by Malaysia
  4. West African country, capital Accra
  5. long Asian nation spread across two islands
  6. large north American country, capital Ottawa
  7. island nation in Oceania, capital Suva
  8. Asian city state with a capital of the same name
  9. Asian island nation, two words, south of India
  10. Asian island nation southwest of India
  11. Southern-most African nation, two words, three capitals
  12. East African country, capital Nairobi
  13. island nation in Oceania, capital Funafuti

29 Clues: African country, capital Abuja • country contained within Senegal • Caribbean island, capital Kingston • West African country, capital Accra • East African country, capital Nairobi • large Asian country, capital New Delhi • island nation in Oceania, capital Suva • Asian island nation southwest of India • central African nation, capital Kampala • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2023-04-24

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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.
  2. The Compromise that allowed California to join the Union as a free state
  3. An act put in place that forced people to turn in runaway slaves
  4. The 16th President of the United States that was disliked by people of the South
  5. People that protested against slavery in the United States, especially the South
  6. When a state withdraws from the Union
  7. The act put in place that allowed territories that were joining to decide if they wanted to join as a free or slave state
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  1. Different Political Parties (Ex: Democrats and Republicans)
  2. Raid in West Virginia lead by John Brown
  3. Attacks as the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
  4. States that bordered the line between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy)
  5. A case where the U.S. Supreme Court denied a man that moved from a slave state to a free state his rightful freedom
  6. A proclamation that declared all people from the Confederates states that were enslaved now free people
  7. The ownership of a person as property
  8. Feud between the North (Union) and South (Confederacy)

15 Clues: The ownership of a person as property • When a state withdraws from the Union • 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 • ...

storerh Energy Crossword 2018-02-26

storerh Energy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. replacing incandescent light bulbs with flourescent light bulbs does this
  2. the original source of wind and water energy
  3. percentage of coal used for heating
  4. 13 percent of coal in the United States is used for this
  5. keeps the heating in your house from escaping
  6. the nucleus splits in to smaller nuclei
  7. wood, plant parts, manure, and food wastes
  8. transportation, electricity, heating & cooling
  9. what most of the oil in the United States is used for
  10. electricity made by flowing water
  11. compounds made from oil
  12. heat form the Earth's interior
  13. pushed by wind or water to generate electricity
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  1. how fossil fuels form
  2. a factory that makes coal in to chemicals
  3. when fuel rods make so much heat that the begin to melt
  4. alcohol and gas combined
  5. two atomic nuclei combine to one nucleus
  6. a limitation of solar energy
  7. least amount of coal is used for this
  8. what percentage of oil in the United States is exported
  9. 3 major types of fossil fuels
  10. chemicals with carbon and hydrogen
  11. petroleum, natural gas, coal, oil
  12. hydroelectric, solar, nuclear, and hydrogen power
  13. light and heat given off by the sun
  14. least amount of oil in the United States is used for this
  15. something that creates energy
  16. hydrogen does not do this

29 Clues: how fossil fuels form • compounds made from oil • alcohol and gas combined • hydrogen does not do this • a limitation of solar energy • 3 major types of fossil fuels • something that creates energy • heat form the Earth's interior • electricity made by flowing water • petroleum, natural gas, coal, oil • chemicals with carbon and hydrogen • percentage of coal used for heating • ...

Early US Crossword 2017-12-18

Early US Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
  2. Source of propaganda for the Patriots
  3. Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
  4. Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
  5. Shot(s) hear round the world
  6. Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
  7. What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
  8. Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
  9. American battle tactic
Down
  1. Final major battle of the war
  2. Turning point in the war
  3. America's first form of government
  4. European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war
  5. Author of the DoI
  6. Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
  7. Commander of the Continental Army
  8. Power the national government lacked under the AoC
  9. Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
  10. Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783

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 • ...

Early US Crossword 2017-12-18

Early US Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
  2. America's first form of government
  3. Final major battle of the war
  4. Power the national government lacked under the AoC
  5. Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
  6. American battle tactic
  7. Author of the DoI
  8. European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war
  9. Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
Down
  1. What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
  2. Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
  3. Shot(s) hear round the world
  4. Source of propaganda for the Patriots
  5. One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
  6. Commander of the Continental Army
  7. Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract
  8. Number of states necessary to pass a law under the Aoc
  9. Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
  10. Turning point in 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 • ...

Early US Crossword 2017-12-18

Early US Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What Great Britain was left with after winning the French and Indian War
  2. Power the national government lacked under the AoC
  3. Shot(s) hear round the world
  4. Every conflict in North America results in this group somehow losing
  5. America's first form of government
  6. Source of propaganda for the Patriots
  7. Who the national government had to ask for money from under the AoC
  8. European country that provided the most aid to the Americans during the war
  9. Final major battle of the war
Down
  1. One of the states that came out of the Northwest Ordinance
  2. American battle tactic
  3. Forced Great Britain to accept American independence in 1783
  4. Number of states necessary to alter the AoC
  5. Breakup letter the Patriots sent KGIII
  6. Number of states necessary to pass a law under the AoC
  7. Turning point in the war
  8. Commander of the Continental Army
  9. Author of the DoI
  10. Enlightenment thinker who advocated for Natural Rights and the Social Contract

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 • ...

Partner Finance Puzzle 2021-11-16

Partner Finance Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. actual profit not including expenses
  2. business costs, such as rent that are constant
  3. A cost that varies with output
Down
  1. raising capitals by selling shares
  2. company makes money selling debt instrmnts
  3. profit after calculating expenses

6 Clues: A cost that varies with output • profit after calculating expenses • raising capitals by selling shares • actual profit not including expenses • company makes money selling debt instrmnts • business costs, such as rent that are constant

South Africa 2022-06-09

South Africa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the national animal of South Africa, reddish-brown gazelle
  2. The Cradle of ........: a group of caves with the oldest ever found fossils
  3. a political system of racial discrimination, which didn't give black South Africans the same rights as white South Africans
  4. Nelson .........,the first black president of South Africa (from 1994-1999)
  5. The world's biggest land mammal, the African .......
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  1. One of the capitals of South Africa: ..... Town
  2. Primates that lived in the past. Humans evolved from them.
  3. Oldest land mammal with one or two horns and thick skin. Native to Africa
  4. ........ species: seriously at risk of extinction
  5. one who kills wild animals illegally

10 Clues: one who kills wild animals illegally • One of the capitals of South Africa: ..... Town • ........ species: seriously at risk of extinction • The world's biggest land mammal, the African ....... • Primates that lived in the past. Humans evolved from them. • the national animal of South Africa, reddish-brown gazelle • ...

American History Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-19

American History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Indian tribe in the landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional.
  2. Eli Whitneys invention that caused southern states to increase their need for slaves instead of the original plan of trying to decrease it.
  3. The land in which the United States acquired and claimed when Spain seceded from it.
  4. The event in which angry colonists in Boston Harbor protested.
  5. The 18th president and the commanding general of the Union Army.
  6. A person who strived for no slavery(Someone who was anti-slave).
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  1. 1st battle of the civil war.
  2. "Father of American Education.
  3. The side of states in the civil war fighting for slavery to stay.
  4. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
  5. The way in which England made unfair trade guidelines for the colonies.
  6. President of the United States who is famous for giving the emancipation proclamation
  7. The turning point of the Civil War.
  8. The president of the Confederacy.
  9. A later named state in which people from all over came there in hopes of finding gold
  10. The side of states in the civil war fighting for the abolishment of slavery.

16 Clues: 1st battle of the civil war. • "Father of American Education. • The president of the Confederacy. • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. • The turning point of the Civil War. • The event in which angry colonists in Boston Harbor protested. • The 18th president and the commanding general of the Union Army. • A person who strived for no slavery(Someone who was anti-slave). • ...

Vocabulary Word Puzzle 2019-03-27

Vocabulary Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. October 29, 1929, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression
  2. Began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand until 1918, the Central Powers fought against the Allied Powers. 16 million people died.
  3. The third US Navy's Nimitz-class supercarrier
  4. An economic depression that took place in the 1930s that started in the United States
  5. A public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men.
  6. An act that 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
  7. was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan, and Italy by distributing food, oil, and material between 1941 and August 1945
  8. Served as the governor of Georgia and opposed many of the New Deal programs
  9. An act that provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States
  10. An aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II
  11. A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1936
Down
  1. A United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses
  2. President of the US in 1932, introduced a plan called the "New Deal" to get the country out of the Great Depression
  3. A beetle that eats cotton and other crops
  4. a major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929 and sparked the Great Depression
  5. A US naval base that was surprise attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
  6. A time period where there is little rainfall and a shortage in the water supply
  7. Served as the Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 and the Us Senate from 1933 to 1971

18 Clues: A beetle that eats cotton and other crops • The third US Navy's Nimitz-class supercarrier • Served as the governor of Georgia and opposed many of the New Deal programs • A time period where there is little rainfall and a shortage in the water supply • A US naval base that was surprise attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service • ...

Vocabulary Word Puzzle 2019-03-27

Vocabulary Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II
  2. A US naval base that was surprise attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
  3. An economic depression that took place in the 1930s that started in the United States
  4. President of the US in 1932, introduced a plan called the "New Deal" to get the country out of the Great Depression
  5. Began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand until 1918, the Central Powers fought against the Allied Powers. 16 million people died.
  6. Served as the governor of Georgia and opposed many of the New Deal programs
  7. October 29, 1929, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression
  8. An act that provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States
  9. a major stock market crash that occurred in late October 1929 and sparked the Great Depression
  10. An act that 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
Down
  1. A public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men.
  2. A time period where there is little rainfall and a shortage in the water supply
  3. A beetle that eats cotton and other crops
  4. A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1936
  5. Served as the Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 and the Us Senate from 1933 to 1971
  6. A United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses
  7. was an American program to defeat Germany, Japan, and Italy by distributing food, oil, and material between 1941 and August 1945
  8. The third US Navy's Nimitz-class supercarrier

18 Clues: A beetle that eats cotton and other crops • The third US Navy's Nimitz-class supercarrier • Served as the governor of Georgia and opposed many of the New Deal programs • A time period where there is little rainfall and a shortage in the water supply • A US naval base that was surprise attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service • ...

government 2021-01-14

government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  2. king/queen controls all aspects of life
  3. reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  4. a compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
  5. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  6. 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; he did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights
  7. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  8. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  9. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  10. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  11. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
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  1. division of the powers in our government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power
  2. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  3. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  4. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  5. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people

16 Clues: king/queen controls all aspects of life • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers • ...

Southwest Region States and Capitals 2024-11-13

Southwest Region States and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the capital of Oklahoma?
  2. What is the capital of New Mexico?
Down
  1. What is the capital of Arizona?
  2. What is the capital of Texas?

4 Clues: What is the capital of Texas? • What is the capital of Arizona? • What is the capital of Oklahoma? • What is the capital of New Mexico?

Name the state 2024-11-12

Name the state crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous sports teams from this state include the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Astros
  2. You probably sang about this state in "Gold Dust or Bust"
  3. Hartford is its capital
  4. Lake Huron of the Great Lakes only borders this state
  5. This state is split into five boroughs: Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan (2 words)
  6. Midwest state that borders Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio
  7. First state to be founded. It borders Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey
  8. Southern state right below Georgia and Alabama
Down
  1. The closest state to California that has "New" in its name (2 words)
  2. One of the few states that isn't geographically connected with the rest of the states
  3. The United States Capitol building and the Lincoln Memorial are both located in this state named after a president
  4. Northern state that only borders New Hampshire
  5. Because of hip hop duo Outkast, people from this state's capital are sometimes called "ATLiens" (hint: ATL are capitalized for a reason)
  6. It was the last state to join the United States. It's not connected geographically to the other states.
  7. Las Vegas is perhaps what this state is most well known for

15 Clues: Hartford is its capital • Northern state that only borders New Hampshire • Southern state right below Georgia and Alabama • Lake Huron of the Great Lakes only borders this state • Midwest state that borders Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio • You probably sang about this state in "Gold Dust or Bust" • Las Vegas is perhaps what this state is most well known for • ...

Spanish-speaking Countries 2023-09-28

Spanish-speaking Countries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital city is Guatemala City.
  2. The capital of this country is Buenos Aires.
  3. The capital of this country is Bogota.
  4. This country has a canal that connects two regions.
  5. Rico This country is considered a U.S. territory.
  6. Domingo The capital of the Dominican Republic.
  7. This city is the capital of Spain.
Down
  1. What we call the people of the U.S.A(nationality
  2. The official language of the 21 countries listed
  3. The Day of the Dead holiday originated here.
  4. This is the capital city of Peru.
  5. Salvador The capital city is San Salvador.
  6. This South American country has two capitals.
  7. The guitar was invented in this country.
  8. Where Guinea Ecuatorial is located.
  9. This is the "landlocked" country in South America
  10. The capital of this country is Tegucigalpa.

17 Clues: This is the capital city of Peru. • This city is the capital of Spain. • The capital city is Guatemala City. • Where Guinea Ecuatorial is located. • The capital of this country is Bogota. • The guitar was invented in this country. • Salvador The capital city is San Salvador. • The capital of this country is Tegucigalpa. • The Day of the Dead holiday originated here. • ...

Constitution Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-18

Constitution Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First governing document of the United States
  2. Sharing power between national and national governments
  3. System that limits government power
  4. Dividing government into three branches
  5. President's power to reject law
  6. First ten amendments
  7. Head of the executive branch
Down
  1. To formally accuse a government offical
  2. Branch that interprets the laws
  3. Fedamental law of the United States
  4. Change or addition to the Constitution
  5. Branch that makes the laws
  6. Branch that enforces the laws
  7. Lawmaking body of the United States
  8. Highest court in the United States

15 Clues: First ten amendments • Branch that makes the laws • Head of the executive branch • Branch that enforces the laws • Branch that interprets the laws • President's power to reject law • Highest court in the United States • Fedamental law of the United States • System that limits government power • Lawmaking body of the United States • Change or addition to the Constitution • ...

Canadian Geography - Provinces and Capitals 2021-03-04

Canadian Geography - Provinces and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital of Manitoba.
  2. What is the most western Provincial capital?
  3. Edmonton is the capital of this province.
  4. the capital of Prince Edward Island.
  5. The capital of New Brunswick.
  6. The Capital of Northwest Territories.
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  1. Regina is the capital of this province.
  2. The capital of this province is Whitehorse.
  3. City What is the capital of Quebec?
  4. Is the capital of what maritime province?
  5. It is the capital of what Nunavuit.
  6. The capital of Ontario.
  7. Canada's eastern most province.

13 Clues: The capital of Ontario. • The capital of Manitoba. • The capital of New Brunswick. • Canada's eastern most province. • City What is the capital of Quebec? • It is the capital of what Nunavuit. • the capital of Prince Edward Island. • The Capital of Northwest Territories. • Regina is the capital of this province. • Is the capital of what maritime province? • ...

Canadian Provinces & Territories and Capitals 2023-06-09

Canadian Provinces & Territories and Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Brunswick Fredericton
  2. Toronto
  3. Whitehorse
  4. Edward Island Charlottetown
  5. Winnipeg
  6. Columbia Victoria
  7. Scotia Halifax
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  1. Regina
  2. Edmonton
  3. Territory Yellowknife
  4. Iqaluit
  5. and Labrador St. John's
  6. Quebec City

13 Clues: Regina • Toronto • Iqaluit • Edmonton • Winnipeg • Whitehorse • Quebec City • Scotia Halifax • Columbia Victoria • Brunswick Fredericton • Territory Yellowknife • and Labrador St. John's • Edward Island Charlottetown

Unit 5 Crossword 2021-02-19

Unit 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge; person who regulates his or her life by the light of reason
  2. A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility
  3. A city-state in ancient Greece.
  4. Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here.
  5. Cruel and oppressive government or rule
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  1. merge of Greek culture with that of the Middle east. Cultures merged when Alexander the great began moving/conquering to the east.
  2. The oldest and simplest of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by heavy fluted columns with plain, saucer-shaped capitals and no base.
  3. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  4. a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  5. A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields
  6. Spartan slaves

11 Clues: Spartan slaves • A city-state in ancient Greece. • Cruel and oppressive government or rule • A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds • a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds • A military formation of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields • Greek for "high city". The chief temples of the city were located here. • ...

Unit 9: Sectionalism and Civil War 2021-04-08

Unit 9: Sectionalism and Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Northern states during the Civil War
  2. 1861 - 1865, North vs. South, slavery was a major issue
  3. The Southern states during the Civil War
  4. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  5. This law required that northern states forcibly returned escaped slaves to their owners.
  6. The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
  7. (1863) a speech given by Abraham Lincoln; praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War
  8. Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant
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  1. A system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
  2. 1863. Declared all slaves in rebelling states to be free but did not affect slavery in non-rebelling Border States.
  3. A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people
  4. 1861; First battle of the Civil War
  5. Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
  6. Laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights.
  7. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union

15 Clues: 1861; First battle of the Civil War • The Northern states during the Civil War • The Southern states during the Civil War • The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union • 1861 - 1865, North vs. South, slavery was a major issue • Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment • A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people • ...

The Cold War Era 2022-04-21

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

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

The 27 Amendments 2022-10-12

The 27 Amendments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The right to a speedy trial, public trial, and with a jury of your peers.
  2. The abolishment of slavery.
  3. The right to own a gun.
  4. Repeal of prohibition of alcohol.
  5. Any rights not given to the federal government are given to the states.
  6. There are separate ballets for the President and Vice President.
  7. The right to not house a solider.
  8. The succession for presidency shall something happen to the President.
  9. Protects the states from law suits.
  10. Popular vote for United States Senate.
  11. Moving of dates for terms of presidency.
  12. The right to an jury trial in a civil case.
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  1. The freedom of religion, speech, and to peacefully assemble together.
  2. The right to not be searched or have something taken away within reason.
  3. Prohibition of alcohol.
  4. Women's right to vote.
  5. No voting discrimination of race.
  6. Limits the terms Presidents can serve.
  7. Washington D.C. have the right to vote for President.
  8. Protection from excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishments.
  9. The rights not listed in the Constitution.
  10. Equal protection under the Constitution for all United States citizens.
  11. The right to life, liberty, property, and no double jeopardy or self-incrimination.
  12. Congress cannot get a pay raise until the next term.
  13. No poll taxes are allowed.
  14. Income tax is legal.
  15. The minimum voting age is 18.

27 Clues: Income tax is legal. • Women's right to vote. • The right to own a gun. • Prohibition of alcohol. • No poll taxes are allowed. • The abolishment of slavery. • The minimum voting age is 18. • Repeal of prohibition of alcohol. • No voting discrimination of race. • The right to not house a solider. • Protects the states from law suits. • Limits the terms Presidents can serve. • ...

More Perfect Union Vocabulary 2020-10-23

More Perfect Union Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. agreement to count every 5 slaves as 3 free persons for the purpose of state taxation and legislative representation.
  2. sharing power between the federal and state government.
  3. having two separate lawmaking chambers.
  4. a law
  5. established rules for admitting new states orderly in the future expansion of the United States.
  6. constitution resulted in a two-house legislature with a House of Representatives based on population and the Senate with equal representation of 2 per state.
  7. farmers in Massachusetts rebelled against courts foreclosing their farms
  8. basic rights people are born with, also called unalienable rights
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  1. an alliance of states created for a common purpose
  2. first form of government in the United States
  3. the lawmaking branch of government.
  4. adopted in 1787 established the basic principles and laws of the United States that determined the powers and duties of the government and guarantees certain rights to the people in it.
  5. the branch of government that included the courts that settled disputes and questions of the law.
  6. the branch of government that executes, or carries out the law; headed by the president.

14 Clues: a law • the lawmaking branch of government. • having two separate lawmaking chambers. • first form of government in the United States • an alliance of states created for a common purpose • sharing power between the federal and state government. • basic rights people are born with, also called unalienable rights • ...

Cluster 1 Lesson 1-5 Vocabulary 2024-01-17

Cluster 1 Lesson 1-5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Climate that is very damp, and usually very hot (a lot of water vapor in the air)
  2. How people interact with their regions physical geography
  3. Map showing human-map features and boundaries such as major cities, capitals, highways, and country borders
  4. Appropriate; important to the matter at hand, related to what you are talking about
  5. Finding a place using other places or features around it as a guide
  6. Horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the equator
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  1. Land having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation
  2. Map showing natural features of the land such as elevation, climate zones, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, and deserts
  3. A way to find out exactly where something is, using latitude and longitude lines
  4. Vertical lines that measure east and west of the meridian in Greenwich, England
  5. A type of wetland with soil that is rich in minerals, and forms when an open area floods
  6. The study of Earth’s weather, temperature, rainfall, vegetation, resources, landforms and water forms
  7. The importance of something to the matter at hand
  8. A region's temperature and weather conditions over a long period
  9. Surface features (such as mountains and valleys) in an area of land.
  10. Providing the public with access to clean water and proper removal of waste

16 Clues: The importance of something to the matter at hand • How people interact with their regions physical geography • A region's temperature and weather conditions over a long period • Finding a place using other places or features around it as a guide • Surface features (such as mountains and valleys) in an area of land. • ...

Lopez v USA 2023-08-29

Lopez v USA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what amendment is it? The right to bear arms
  2. The winner of the case
  3. what amendment is it?Rights given to the states/people
  4. The defendant of the case
  5. what amendment is it? Non-enumerated rights to the people
  6. Transaction or transportation of money or services across state borders
  7. Name of clause which Congress regulate commerce with Foreign, States, and Indians
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  1. The respondent/plaintiff
  2. System of government where power is divided between a national government and states
  3. the supreme law of the united states, created in result of the failure of the AoC
  4. Court The highest level of court in the US, consisting of 9 justices
  5. Guns and education are a subject that is usually under each individual ______ regulation
  6. What did Lopez bring to school that got him charged?
  7. Name of clause which Federal law takes precedence over State law. “Law of the Land”
  8. In what state was Lopez originally charged?

15 Clues: The winner of the case • The respondent/plaintiff • The defendant of the case • In what state was Lopez originally charged? • what amendment is it? The right to bear arms • What did Lopez bring to school that got him charged? • what amendment is it?Rights given to the states/people • what amendment is it? Non-enumerated rights to the people • ...

Chapters 6 & 7 Crossword 2020-10-30

Chapters 6 & 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a famous Indian guide who helped Lewis and Clark
  2. Standardized parts that could be used in place of another were called
  3. was made up of Presidencies of Jefferson/Madison/Monroe
  4. invented by Robert Fulton in 1807
  5. the 3rd president of the United States
  6. John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were known as
  7. an 1803 purchase which doubled the size of the United States
  8. The sinking of the this led to the war of 1812
  9. allowed merchants to trade only with countries other than France and England
  10. devotion to a countries culture and interests
  11. ended the war of 1812
  12. invented by Eli Whitney
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  1. A supreme court justice for over 30 years
  2. a tax on incoming goods
  3. the forcible seizure of American sailors into the Royal Navy
  4. was an agreement to balance free and slave states
  5. an agreement to cease fire
  6. explored the Louisiana Purchase
  7. Doctrine A document that stated America was for Americans
  8. stretched from Georgia to Illinois

20 Clues: ended the war of 1812 • a tax on incoming goods • invented by Eli Whitney • an agreement to cease fire • explored the Louisiana Purchase • invented by Robert Fulton in 1807 • stretched from Georgia to Illinois • the 3rd president of the United States • A supreme court justice for over 30 years • John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were known as • ...

The Reconstruction Era 2024-05-02

The Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In his 2nd Inaugural Address, President Lincoln said the former Confederate states should be treated with _________ and justice.
  2. With this enacted, taxes and tests did not apply to any man whose father or grandfather could vote on January 1, 1866.
  3. In the Election of 1868, former Union general Ulysses ___________ ran as a Republican who supported Reconstruction and extending rights to former slaves.
  4. ____________ _____________ were a political group who opposed Lincoln's 10% Plan and created a series of Acts.
  5. Congress created the ___________ ____________ to provide and protect many rights and services intended for formerly enslaved African Americans.
  6. One of the biggest impacts of Reconstruction was that African-Americans were now able to ________ and take part in the political process.
  7. The 14th Amendment was signed into law to protect the earlier legislation of the _________ _________ Act of 1866.
  8. Southern Democrats called White Southerners who voted Republican this word- which meant traitor.
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  1. The 15th _______________ was signed into law to protect the right to vote for all citizens regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  2. The 13th Amendment abolished all forms of __________ in the United States, except as a punishment for a crime.
  3. People in the former Confederate states viewed Northerners who came South to build their wealth were unwelcomed and referred to them as what?
  4. One of the ways former Confederate states prevented African American men from voting was to introduce a ________ _________ and charge citizens a fee to vote.
  5. Radical Republicans created these to re-admit the South back into the Union.
  6. After the Civil War ended, former Confederate states had to be readmitted to the Union and were placed under _______________ control for several years.
  7. After trying to suppress Reconstruction plans, Radical Republicans _______________ Andrew Johnson to prevent him from interfering with any further plans.
  8. The Supreme Court ruled in __________ v. United States the "Grandfather Clause" used to suppress African-American voters as unconstitutional.
  9. The US Military remained in this Southern state until 1877.

17 Clues: The US Military remained in this Southern state until 1877. • Radical Republicans created these to re-admit the South back into the Union. • Southern Democrats called White Southerners who voted Republican this word- which meant traitor. • The 13th Amendment abolished all forms of __________ in the United States, except as a punishment for a crime. • ...

Civil War 2024-04-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Major battle in Pennsylvania that was the turning point of the war
  2. Proclamation, Announcement ending slavery in the states in rebellion
  3. Davis,He was the President of the Confederacy
  4. The Civil war had more of this than any other war for Americans
  5. used by Civil War doctors to stop the spread of disease from wounds
  6. Courthouse,Where Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant
  7. Major role women played in the Civil War
  8. to the Sea,Campaign by General Sherman during the Civil War
  9. States,Slave states that remained part of the Union
  10. E Lee,He was the general of the Confederate Army
  11. states did this to leave the Union
  12. The first battle between this type of ship happened during the Civil War
  13. DC,Capital of the United States
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  1. Major issue that the Civil War was fought about
  2. States trying to preserve the United States
  3. Capital of the Confederacy
  4. method that changed the way the Civil War was fought
  5. Plan,This was the plan by the Union to blockade Southern ports
  6. of states that left the United States
  7. Lincoln,He was the President of the Union

20 Clues: Capital of the Confederacy • DC,Capital of the United States • states did this to leave the Union • of states that left the United States • Major role women played in the Civil War • Lincoln,He was the President of the Union • States trying to preserve the United States • Davis,He was the President of the Confederacy • Major issue that the Civil War was fought about • ...

federalism 2021-04-06

federalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. state gives you driver's _______
  2. only Congress can coin/print ____
  3. power shared between states and federal government
  4. branch that makes the law
  5. power left for states
  6. branch that interprets the law
  7. number of U.S. states
  8. powers of federal government are written down in the ______
  9. a concurrent power is building _____
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  1. a reserved power is conducting ______
  2. only Congress can declare ____
  3. our system of government is _____ meaning power is shared between state and federal government
  4. the authority to do something
  5. branch that executes the law
  6. a concurrent power, money the government gets from citizens to pay for stuff
  7. power for Congress and the federal government

16 Clues: power left for states • number of U.S. states • branch that makes the law • branch that executes the law • the authority to do something • only Congress can declare ____ • branch that interprets the law • state gives you driver's _______ • only Congress can coin/print ____ • a concurrent power is building _____ • a reserved power is conducting ______ • ...

The American Revolution: Key Terms - Ritchie 2021-10-30

The American Revolution: Key Terms - Ritchie crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________ was the king of Great Britain and Ireland during the American Revolution.
  2. James Madison's __________ outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation.
  3. __________ was a decisive victory for the British. George Washington and the Continental Army were eventually forced to retreat all the way to Pennsylvania.
  4. A person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and was against federalists.
  5. A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
  6. It is considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Army led by General George Washington, won a decisive victory against the British Army, led by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. Cornwallis was forced to surrender after being surrounded by Washington's army.
  7. __________ was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father, who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797
  8. An agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
  9. The __________ was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution. Based on a 1782 preliminary treaty, the agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.
  10. __________ was an uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. In September 1786 Daniel Shays and other local leaders led several hundred men in forcing the Supreme Court in Springfield to adjourn.
  11. Written by James Madison, the purpose of __________ was to demonstrate that the proposed government was not likely to be dominated by any faction. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Madison argued, the key to mending the evils of factions is to have a large republic—the larger, the better.
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  1. The __________ was a document issued by British Army General Sir Henry Clinton on June 30, 1779, intended to encourage slaves to run away and enlist in the Royal Forces.
  2. A form of government that combines elements of democracy, aristocracy and monarchy.
  3. __________ was an American statesman, diplomat, expansionist, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
  4. The __________ was principally written by James Cannon, George Bryan, and Benjamin Franklin. Widely considered the most democratic constitution of its time, it granted all tax-paying men the right to vote.
  5. The __________ 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.
  6. Placed on the use of currency for various types of transactions.
  7. William Paterson's __________ proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national legislature. This plan maintained the form of government under the Articles of Confederation while adding powers to raise revenue and regulate commerce and foreign affairs.
  8. The __________ was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war.
  9. __________ was where the American Continental Army made camp during the winter of 1777-1778. It was here that the American forces became a true fighting unit.

20 Clues: Placed on the use of currency for various types of transactions. • A form of government that combines elements of democracy, aristocracy and monarchy. • __________ was the king of Great Britain and Ireland during the American Revolution. • A person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and was against federalists. • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2023-03-16

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a place where guns are stored
  2. national, belonging to the whole country
  3. Land owned by the United States, but not owned by a state
  4. the act of withdrawing from the Union
  5. strong feelings for your country
  6. to withdraw from a union
  7. refers to the Confederate States of America
  8. a strong feeling for your region of the country instead of the country as a whole
  9. to reach an agreement by both sides giving something up
  10. People who snuck into Kansas and voted illegally
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  1. person who wants to abolish slavery
  2. the new country founded by the Southern states when they left the United States.
  3. right to vote
  4. a runaway
  5. North, U.S. Republic, Federals- All refer to the United States or North
  6. Act of giving something up
  7. a war between groups in the same country

17 Clues: a runaway • right to vote • to withdraw from a union • Act of giving something up • a place where guns are stored • strong feelings for your country • person who wants to abolish slavery • the act of withdrawing from the Union • national, belonging to the whole country • a war between groups in the same country • refers to the Confederate States of America • ...

Documents 2025-01-10

Documents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Taxes on sugar, molasses, silk, wine, coffee, and indigo; colonists protest with the saying "No taxation without representation"
  2. Required stamps to be bought and placed on most printed materials; first tax directly on colonists and not just trade; as a result Sons of Liberty form to protest; colonists boycott British goods and Britain overturn the taxes
  3. Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe; told the story of a slave and his owner
  4. Declared loyalty to the king and asked him to call off hostilities until things could be peacefully resolved; King George refused to even look at it
  5. First official form of government in the United States with a small federal (national) government
  6. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution (most strongly supported by the Anti-Federalists)
  7. Put taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea; response was increasing boycott of British goods; Britain began dissolving colonies' governments and assemblies
  8. A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves
  9. Required colonists to provide housing for British troops
  10. Officially ends the American Revolution; Britain recognizes the United States as a new nation
  11. Ended the debate about slaves and representation. Established that each slave would count as 3/5 of a white person for both representation and tax purposes.
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  1. Banned slavery in the United States
  2. Territory bought under Thomas Jefferson's presidency from France for $15 million. Greatly expanded the size of the United States. Corps of Discovery went out explore.
  3. Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked the king; persuaded many colonists to join the Revolutionary cause
  4. Ended the War of 1812, restored prewar boundaries and returned issues to the "status quo"
  5. Issued by Abraham Lincoln, freed slaves in Confederate states but did not address the issue of slavery in border states, changed the purpose of the war to preserving the Union AND freeing slaves
  6. Laws created to limit the freedom/rights of blacks. Treated blacks as property.
  7. Laws passed in response to the Boston Tea Party; shut down Boston's harbor until they paid for the destroyed tea

18 Clues: Banned slavery in the United States • A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves • Required colonists to provide housing for British troops • Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe; told the story of a slave and his owner • Laws created to limit the freedom/rights of blacks. Treated blacks as property. • ...

Women Who dare 2025-04-01

Women Who dare crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lawyer and former United States Representative
  2. Holocaust
  3. Nucleons
  4. Famous singer
  5. Slavery
  6. First Lady of the United States
  7. Nasa
  8. Number two on billboard 200 and three grammy nominations
  9. Plants
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  1. Bus, civil rights
  2. Pakistani Education Activist
  3. Civil Rights
  4. China World War 2
  5. Most Grammy nominations in a single year
  6. First to win Nobel Price in Arab world
  7. Australia Runner
  8. Tenis
  9. Barbadian singer

18 Clues: Nasa • Tenis • Plants • Slavery • Nucleons • Holocaust • Civil Rights • Famous singer • Australia Runner • Barbadian singer • Bus, civil rights • China World War 2 • Pakistani Education Activist • First Lady of the United States • First to win Nobel Price in Arab world • Most Grammy nominations in a single year • Lawyer and former United States Representative • ...

Geographical Terms 2025-05-20

Geographical Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of Earth’s weather, temperature, rainfall,vegetation, resources, landforms and water forms
  2. vertical lines that measure east or west of the meridian inGreenwich, England.
  3. a way to find out exactly where something is, using latitude and longitude lines
  4. horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of theequator
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  1. how people interact with their region’s physical geography
  2. map showing natural features of the land such as elevation, climate zones, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, and deserts.
  3. finding a place using other places or features around it as a guide
  4. map showing human-made features and boundaries such as major cities, capitals, highways, and country borders

8 Clues: how people interact with their region’s physical geography • finding a place using other places or features around it as a guide • horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of theequator • vertical lines that measure east or west of the meridian inGreenwich, England. • a way to find out exactly where something is, using latitude and longitude lines • ...

Jacksen White - Unit 8 Vocabulary 2018-04-13

Jacksen White - Unit 8 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Act It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.
  2. A settlement of a dispute between slave and free states, contained in several laws passed during 1820 and 1821.
  3. any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  4. A general of the nineteenth century; the commander of Confederate troops during the Civil War.
  5. The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued on January 1, 1863, by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control.
  6. any of a number of stout-bodied venomous snakes with coppery-pink or reddish-brown coloration, in particular.
  7. A political party that began in 1854 and is today one of the two major political parties in the United States.
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  1. A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups favoring slavery and groups opposing it, that attempted to give something to both sides.
  2. a preliminary version of a piece of writing.
  3. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not citizens of the United States and therefore did not have the right to sue in federal court.
  4. military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
  5. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  6. part of the seven principles, that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.
  7. A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with legal weapons to capture slaves who had escaped to the free states.
  8. The Wilmot Proviso proposed an American law to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.
  9. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
  10. make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market.

17 Clues: a preliminary version of a piece of writing. • military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War. • A general of the nineteenth century; the commander of Confederate troops during the Civil War. • ...

American Civil War Crossword 2022-05-04

American Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What the Southern states were called
  2. The name of a cowardly Union general
  3. The Capital of the Confederacy
  4. New Warships
  5. The Capital of the Union
  6. Famous Union General
  7. Site of the first battle in the Civil War
  8. Famous Confederate General
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  1. President of the Union during the war
  2. The President of the Confederacy
  3. Most deadly battle of the Civil War
  4. Name of the Union's battle strategy
  5. Rifles that shot more than once
  6. What the Northern states were called
  7. states States that connected the Union and the Confederacy

15 Clues: New Warships • Famous Union General • The Capital of the Union • Famous Confederate General • The Capital of the Confederacy • Rifles that shot more than once • The President of the Confederacy • Most deadly battle of the Civil War • Name of the Union's battle strategy • What the Southern states were called • The name of a cowardly Union general • ...

ch.7 last 15 2021-04-15

ch.7 last 15 crossword puzzle
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  1. in 1830, authorized Andrew Jackson to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes living east of the Mississippi. The treaties enacted under this act's provisions paved the way for the reluctant—and often forcible—emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West.
  2. seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposedor fought the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers. = appealed to the common man - relocated Native Americans
  3. Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died 1841-1845, President responsible for annexation of Mexico after receiving mandate from Polk, opposed many parts of the Whig program for economic recovery
  4. agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories - passed by congress in order to maintain balance and power between slave and free states
  5. system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power - Jackson's administration
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  1. party led by Thomas Jefferson; it feared centralized political power, supported states' rights, opposed Hamilton's financial plan, and supported ties with France. It was heavily influenced by a agrarian interests in the southern states.
  2. passed by Congress in 1828 that favored manufacturing in the North and was hated by the South - North Profitted - (Calhoun)
  3. Jackson was president, many state banks received government money that had been withdrawn from the Bank of the U.S. These banks issued paper money and financed wild speculation, especially in federal lands. Jackson issued the Specie Circular to force the payment for federal lands with gold or silver. Many state banks collapsed as a result. A panic ensued (1837). Bank of the U.S. failed, cotton prices fell, businesses went bankrupt, and there was widespread unemployment and distress.
  4. American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats, stood for protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements - favored looser reading of the constitution
  5. as secretary of state during Andrew Jackson's first term, vice president during Jackson's second term, and won the presidency in 1836
  6. place where all the tax money would go, money would be printed, loans issued, and loans regulated. Ill fated public bank that Jacksona nd public opposed as favoring wealthy investors
  7. States politician and orator (1782-1817) - Mass defender of public powers who oppossed Calhoun and debated Robert Hayes on state rights
  8. an American military leader, politician, the ninth President of the United States, and the first President to die in office. His death created a brief constitutional crisis, but ultimately resolved many questions about presidential succession left unanswered by the Constitution until passage of the 25th Amendment. Led US forces in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
  9. 7th Vice President of the United States and a leading Southern politician from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. He was an advocate of slavery, states' rights, limited government, and nullification.
  10. tragic journey of the Cherokee people from their home land to Indian territory between 1838 and 1839, thousands of Cherokees died.Georgia to Indian territory

15 Clues: passed by Congress in 1828 that favored manufacturing in the North and was hated by the South - North Profitted - (Calhoun) • system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power - Jackson's administration • ...

States and Capitals-Southwest Region 2025-03-10

States and Capitals-Southwest Region crossword puzzle
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  1. New Mexico
  2. Oklahoma
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  1. Arizona
  2. Texas

4 Clues: Texas • Arizona • Oklahoma • New Mexico

Where we live 2022-06-09

Where we live crossword puzzle
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  1. - Someone who helps people get in a metro train when it is very close to full. (Only in Japan)
  2. - takes care of the towns and cities problems.
  3. - big town (usually the capitals of a country)
  4. - Biggest city in the world.
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  1. - It's usually where people have a farm.(usually people go here to relax.)
  2. - A place outside of the city where people live.
  3. - A popular form of underground public transportation.

7 Clues: - Biggest city in the world. • - takes care of the towns and cities problems. • - big town (usually the capitals of a country) • - A place outside of the city where people live. • - A popular form of underground public transportation. • - It's usually where people have a farm.(usually people go here to relax.) • ...

Vocabulary - Terms 2021-12-14

Vocabulary - Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Formally abolished slavery in the United States
  2. Taxes paid by US citizens are based on the amount of household income as opposed to every citizen being forced to pay the same amount.
  3. A progressive group that argued that social issues such as crime, poverty, and family hardships were caused by alcohol and encouraged the US government to permanently ban alcohol
  4. Banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States.
  5. Policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force
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  1. Citizens have the ability to vote on bills directly, giving them a more direct voice in their government.
  2. The right of citizens to introduce or suggest a bill or law to be voted into legislation
  3. An agreement in which Germany promised to no longer attack any US passenger ship or else the United States would cut off all trade with them.
  4. Passage of this led to the government breaking up monopolies such as the Standard Oil Co.
  5. Enacted by Congress in order to counter corruption in the US Senate by allowing the direct election of Senators.
  6. Granted black males the legal right to vote in elections in the United States
  7. Officially ended prohibition in the United States
  8. Passed in order to permanently block states from imposing black codes and other restrictions on African American rights by granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
  9. The right that allows voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from office
  10. Granted women the right to vote

15 Clues: Granted women the right to vote • Formally abolished slavery in the United States • Officially ended prohibition in the United States • Banned the sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States. • Granted black males the legal right to vote in elections in the United States • ...

Causes and Events of the Civil War 2023-10-05

Causes and Events of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. On January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  2. The movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery
  3. Also known as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. It emerged as the main political rival of the Democratic Party in the mid-1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since
  4. A law passed by the 31st United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers.
  5. The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.
  6. The party favors a mixed economy and generally supports a progressive tax system, higher minimum wages, Social Security, universal health care, public education, and subsidized housing. It also supports infrastructure development and clean energy investments to achieve economic development and job creation.
  7. The South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
  8. In its 1857 decision that stunned the nation, the United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
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  1. This focuses on the struggles of a slave, Tom, who has been sold numerous times and has to endure physical brutality by slave drivers and his masters
  2. A territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law by President Franklin Pierce.
  3. A staunch abolitionist, and a group of his supporters left their farmhouse hide-out en route. Descending upon the town in the early hours of October 17th, the men captured prominent citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal.
  4. A massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory, United States.
  5. The bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia. It ended with the surrender by the United States Army, beginning the American Civil War.
  6. Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 in a four-way contest. Although Lincoln received less than 40% of the popular vote, he easily won the Electoral College vote over Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, and John Bell.
  7. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

15 Clues: The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. • A massacre occurred on the night of May 24–25, 1856, in the Kansas Territory, United States. • The South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865. • ...

The Iron Curtain 2025-04-30

The Iron Curtain crossword puzzle
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  1. what Western countries would do to get supplies in and out of East Germany for their citizens
  2. A war fought with proxies and threats and indirectly between the soviet Union and Eastern Bloc/United States
  3. The east german soviet police, were made to keep people from getting in or out of East Germany
  4. Area between both walls of the berlin wall
  5. Has a funny British hat
  6. The act of fleeing east germany
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  1. Made between allies of the eastern bloc
  2. a pact made by members and allies of the western bloc
  3. United states promise to aid countries resisting communism
  4. A play made by the united states to build up western allies and stop the spread of communism
  5. Countries around communism will follow
  6. Killed the most throughout WWII
  7. a mental and literal border between East and West Germany
  8. The United states goal to keep communism contained

14 Clues: Has a funny British hat • Killed the most throughout WWII • The act of fleeing east germany • Countries around communism will follow • Made between allies of the eastern bloc • Area between both walls of the berlin wall • The United states goal to keep communism contained • a pact made by members and allies of the western bloc • ...

MYOWS Former Soviet Nations and Colonies 2025-01-31

MYOWS Former Soviet Nations and Colonies crossword puzzle
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  1. Ethnic group that had conflict with the Kyrgyz, despite both being Muslims who speak a Altaic language
  2. What conflict freed most African and Asian colonies?
  3. Non colony territories have no control over this aspect of government
  4. One of the three Baltic states that Russia broke up into whose citizens are mostly Lutheran and speak a Uralic language
  5. Country attacked by Russia in 2022 because President Valdimir Putin claims they have no ethnic distinction from Russia
  6. The largest of the seventeen non self-governing territories
  7. This non colony territory is owned by the kingdom of Denmark
  8. One of the five central Asian states that the USSR broke into which suffers from civil war between Tajiks and an alliance of Muslims and Western-oriented intellectuals
  9. Ethnically indistinguishable from Romanians; Their territory was part of Romania until seized by the USSR in 1940
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  1. The Soviet Union was what type of state
  2. One of the three Caucasus states that the USSR broke into
  3. Where European states started to colonize after losing most of their Western Hemisphere clonies
  4. One reason why European states established colonies around the globe
  5. Islands whose colonies residents make a living by selling stamps
  6. The number of states the USSR broke into

15 Clues: The Soviet Union was what type of state • The number of states the USSR broke into • What conflict freed most African and Asian colonies? • One of the three Caucasus states that the USSR broke into • The largest of the seventeen non self-governing territories • This non colony territory is owned by the kingdom of Denmark • ...

EXAM Study Guide - Jordan May 2023-12-18

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

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