states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
CIVIL WAR PROJECT - ENTREE PART 2022-01-06
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- Color of Confederates uniform
- ankle-high shoe worn by soldiers in the war
- when a person gets murdered for political reasons
- An army of citizens to be put in the war at any moment
- someone that can talk to someone with got communication skills
- When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- where the president was shot
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- to get ride of something
- A term that is used to describe the people that support the union
- The nickname that is given the people fighting the war for the northern states
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- A warship that was fully covered in iron
- Color of the union uniforms
- when someone of white-colored skin takes in an African American to make them be in labor with very little money
- The northern states
- A Nickname given to people that support the southern countries during the war
- The southern states
17 Clues: The northern states • The southern states • to get ride of something • Color of the union uniforms • where the president was shot • Color of Confederates uniform • A warship that was fully covered in iron • ankle-high shoe worn by soldiers in the war • when a person gets murdered for political reasons • An army of citizens to be put in the war at any moment • ...
Unit 10 Vocabulary 2022-09-08
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- The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
- a congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president's ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad. Among other restrictions, the law requires that presidents notify Congress after deploying the armed forces and limits how long units can remain engaged without congressional approval
- In 2003 during George w. Bush's administration when the U.S. declared war on terrorism and invaded Afghanistan where the Taliban government was giving aid to the terrorist group Al Qaeda that was responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
- 2009- 2017 Obama became the first African American ever to be elected as president(44th)
- President of the United States that gets credit for ending the cold war with the Soviet Union. Also President during the Iran Contra affair where the CIA sold weapons to Iran to finance a revolution in Nicaragua. He also put in place Reaganomics which called for cutting taxes to stimulate the economy. He spent 3 trillion dollars in national defense and on the Star War program to put satellites into space.
- Hostage situation that lasted over 400 days during the administration of President Jimmy Carter. Iranian Revolutionists were mad because President Carter let the Shah of Iran into the Country to receive medical treatment after he escaped. The Hostages were released after Jimmy Carter lost the Election of 1979 to Ronald Reagan.
- Meeting between President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Began and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the President's personal retreat in Maryland to come to a ceasefire and peaceful settlement of the two countries conflict. President Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in part for helping the two work out a peace settlement.
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- Al Qaeda used Commercial airliners to crash them into the World Trade Center and the pentagon in a terrorist attack against the U.S. One Commercial jet went down in Pennsylvania.
- President of the United States that won a Nobel Peace Prize for securing peace between Israel and Palestine in the Camp David Accords as well as his continued effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development
- The 41st President (1989-1993), brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward making the United States "a kinder and gentler nation" in the face of a dramatically changing world
- During George W. Bush's Administration when the U.S. invaded Iraq to seek and destroy weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) believed to be in the country. Saddam Hussein was removed as the dictator of Iraq.
- The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden defeated the Republican ticket of Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin.
- President of the United States. First to resign from office. He is most known for the Watergate scandal that resulted in the U.S. people losing trust in the government. He also was the first president to recognize the communist government of China and opened China up for trade with the U.S.
- War in 1991 when the US came to Kuwait's rescue after Iraq invaded in 1990
- Congress declared war on this after 9/11 and gave President George W. Bush permission to invade Afghanistan.
- The United States Constitution states that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment".(Article II, Section 2)
- Ronald Reagan's attempt to stimulate the economy by cutting taxes.
- President Richard Nixon created the EPA with the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress
- First President that was not elected. Was Vice President when President Nixon resigned because of the Watergate scandal. Gave Nixon a pardon after he was appointed and was beat by Jimmy Carter in 1979.
- Terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
- Caused the U.S. citizens to distrust government. President Nixon seen as corrupt when he used the CIA and FBI to cover-up his administration's involvement in the break-in of the Watergate hotel Democratic National headquarters office
- Responsible for working out NAFTA or the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada, Mexico, and the United States to have free trade with one another without trade restrictions. He was impeached by the House of Representatives for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice but was acquitted by the Senate.
- President of the United States during 9/11 attacks. Sent troops into Afghanistan and Iraq after he convinced Congress to declare war on Terrorism. Also narrowly won the Election of 2000 against Al Gore.
- a women's rights organization founded in 1966.
24 Clues: a women's rights organization founded in 1966. • Ronald Reagan's attempt to stimulate the economy by cutting taxes. • War in 1991 when the US came to Kuwait's rescue after Iraq invaded in 1990 • 2009- 2017 Obama became the first African American ever to be elected as president(44th) • ...
Reconstruction 2016-02-04
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- Political agreement that allowed California to be admitted as a free state by allowing popular sovereignty in the territories and enacting a stricter fugitive slave law.
- Federal agency designed to aid freed slaves and poor white farmers in the south after the civil war.
- Congressman who advocate full citizenship rights for African Americans along with harsh reconstruction policy towards the south.
- American politician who was U.S. representative and senator from Mississippi.
- Supreme court ruling stating that slaves were not citizens, congress had no jurisdiction over slavery in the territories.
- 17th president of the United States.
- Reformer who sought to end slavery.
- Machine invented in 1793 to separate the cotton fiber from the seeds.
- The 16th president of the United States.
- Abolished slavery in the U.S. and provides "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude".
- Organization that promotes hatred and discrimination against specific ethnic and religious groups.
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- Government of 11 southern states that seceded from the united states and fought against the union in the civil war.
- Program implanted by the federal government between 1865 and 1877 to repair damage to the south.
- Amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of laws.
- Principle in which the people are the only source of government power.
- Segregation imposed by law.
- Segregation laws enacted in the South after reconstruction.
- Accusation against a public official of wrong doing in office.
- Amendment prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote.
19 Clues: Segregation imposed by law. • Reformer who sought to end slavery. • 17th president of the United States. • The 16th president of the United States. • Segregation laws enacted in the South after reconstruction. • Accusation against a public official of wrong doing in office. • Amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of laws. • ...
Articles of Confederation & Constitution 2024-03-01
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- This branch interprets the laws to ensure they follow the rules of the Constitution
- The giving of formal approval
- The AoC had a _____ national government.
- Elected president of the Constitutional Convention
- "Father of the Constitution"
- A system of money in common use in a nation
- The house of Congress based on equality
- The AoC was the first ______________ of the United States.
- This branch makes the laws
- The Bill of Rights are the first ______ Amendments to the Constitution.
- This system of government shares power between the national and state governments.
- This branch enforces (or carries out) the laws
- Congress had no power to ____ under the AoC
- An addition or change to the Constitution
- The 3/5 Compromise perpetuated ___________ in the United States.
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- Powers of each branch are limited by powers given to other branches of the government (3 words)
- The name for Congress having 2 houses
- The house of Congress based on population in each state
- Each state had their own _________ under the AoC
- The compromise created to make both large and small states happy with representation
- ___/13 states had to vote in favor of the Constitution for it to become the law of the land.
- This outlined the process for admitting new states.
- The only branch under the AoC
- Each state had ____ vote regardless of size under the AoC
- Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Where the Constitution was written
- The first amendment gives citizens ___________ of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
27 Clues: This branch makes the laws • "Father of the Constitution" • The giving of formal approval • The only branch under the AoC • Where the Constitution was written • The name for Congress having 2 houses • The house of Congress based on equality • The AoC had a _____ national government. • Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights • An addition or change to the Constitution • ...
Unit 10 Vocabulary Words (CE.13) 2024-03-26
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- Central bank of the United States.
- Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gives the government the power to collect an income tax on individuals and businesses.
- Income received.
- (FEC)An independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
- (FTC)An independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil U.S. antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection.
- Tax base on individual or family income.
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- Paper money and coins used in a particular country.
- (SEC)An independent agency of the United States federal government, created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market manipulation
- Goods and services provided by the government, including public schools, parks, police and fire service, 911, national defense, etc.
- The growing world-wide markets and trade in goods and services.
- Agencies of the government that make sure businesses are operating properly.
- Laws designed to prevent the formation of monopolies in business.
- General rise in price levels.
- A situation where one business controls all or almost all of the sales of a product.
14 Clues: Income received. • General rise in price levels. • Central bank of the United States. • Tax base on individual or family income. • Paper money and coins used in a particular country. • The growing world-wide markets and trade in goods and services. • Laws designed to prevent the formation of monopolies in business. • ...
The Cold War 2024-04-26
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- period of intense anti-communism in the United States during the early 1950s.
- A plan devised by President Harry S Truman and Secretary of State George C.
- the title of Truman's domestic programs, included ideas for a federal health insurance program and increased funding for schools
- Massive military build-up, especially of nuclear weapons, by both the Soviet Union and the United States in an effort to gain military superiority.
- was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
- A term used by Winston Churchill in a speech to describe the growing divide between western democracies and Soviet-influenced states.
- During World War II it investigated pro-fascist groups.
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- The dropping of thousands of tons of food and medical supplies to starving West Berliners
- Purposely escalating a dangerous situation to the limit ( brink), while giving the impression that you are willing to go to war,
- a dramatic rise in the birthrate.
- Fundamental US foreign policy during the Cold War in which the US tried to contain Communism by preventing it from spreading to other countries.
- were two periods of anti-communist hysteria in the United States.
- formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe.
- The belief that if the United States allowed one country to fall to Communism, then many more would follow suit, like a row of dominoes.
- United Nations, Satellite nation, containment, iron curtain,
15 Clues: a dramatic rise in the birthrate. • During World War II it investigated pro-fascist groups. • United Nations, Satellite nation, containment, iron curtain, • were two periods of anti-communist hysteria in the United States. • formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe. • ...
1950s Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-28
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- a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court which ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
- living in these help avoid the density and untidiness of the city.
- Served as the boundary between North Korea and South Korea.
- a United States Army medical unit serving as a fully functional hospital in a combat area.
- a political and economic system in which the major productive resources in a society are owned by the public or the state.
- The commander of the U.S.-led U.N. force sent to aid the south.
- Stood as the main U.S.-led military alliance against the Soviet Union throughout the duration of the Cold War.
- he provided leadership in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955.
- the dictator of the Soviet Union.
- competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to achieve spaceflight capability.
- refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus to a white person.
- a group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School.
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- competition in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.
- preparedness measure in the United States designed to be a defense response in the case of a nuclear attack.
- The King of Rock and Roll.
- the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
- His mother held an open casket to show the world what American racism was.
- a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery.
- stated the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or Communism.
- a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states.
- Both sides of Korea had given up trying to unify Korea by force which resulted in a ________.
- The Soviet Union successfully launched this and entered it into Earth's orbit.
22 Clues: The King of Rock and Roll. • the dictator of the Soviet Union. • the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. • Served as the boundary between North Korea and South Korea. • he provided leadership in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955. • The commander of the U.S.-led U.N. force sent to aid the south. • living in these help avoid the density and untidiness of the city. • ...
The constitustion 2023-07-23
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- The supreme law of the land.
- The ___ Amendment grants the right to bear arms.
- The ___ Amendment clarifies that any power not given to the federal government is reserved for the states.
- Freedom of ___.
- UNION ESTABLISH The first three words of the Constitution state its purpose: "___ a more perfect..."
- The ___ Amendment protects the right against cruel and unusual punishment.
- V Article that explains the process of amending the Constitution.
- III This article establishes the judicial branch of the federal government.
- ___ v. Wade established a woman's legal right to an abortion.
- The ___ Amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases.
- First ten amendments are called the Bill of ___.
- The Preamble starts with "We the ___."
- II This article establishes the executive branch of the federal government.
- The ___ Amendment grants freedom of religion, speech, and press.
- The ___ Amendment grants the right to a fair and speedy public trial.
- The Constitution has ___ articles in total.
- The Constitution was signed in the city of ___.
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- The ___ Amendment establishes the right to due process and equal protection under the law.
- The ___ Amendment grants the right to vote to all citizens regardless of race.
- I This article establishes the legislative branch of the federal government.
- The Constitution was ratified by ___ out of 13 states to become effective.
- THE PEOPLE The first three words of the Constitution are "___ of the United States."
- The ___ Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
- The ___ Amendment establishes the prohibition of alcohol.
- The Constitution can be amended with a ___ of two-thirds of both houses of Congress.
- Freedom of ___ and assembly.
- The ___ Amendment abolished slavery.
- The Constitution grants Congress the power to declare ___.
- The ___ Amendment grants the right to vote to women.
- The ___ Amendment grants the right to vote to citizens aged 18 and older.
- The right to bear ___ (2 words).
- Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to the ___ (2 words).
- The ___ Amendment protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
- The ___ Amendment establishes the order of succession to the Presidency.
34 Clues: Freedom of ___. • The supreme law of the land. • Freedom of ___ and assembly. • The right to bear ___ (2 words). • The ___ Amendment abolished slavery. • The Preamble starts with "We the ___." • The Constitution has ___ articles in total. • The Constitution was signed in the city of ___. • The ___ Amendment grants the right to bear arms. • ...
Elena and Jason 2023-07-23
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- How many years did they date?
- Brides favorite animal?
- Favorite date night activity?
- Who said "I love you" first?
- Brides favorite sports team?
- What is their favorite restaurant?
- What company does Jason work for?
- The Groom's favorite vacation activity?
- What is The Bride's favorite season?
- What is The Groom's middle name?
- Grooms birthday month?
- Brides favorite holiday?
- Where was their first date?
- Couples favorite genre of tv to watch?
- Who is the better cook?
- Groom's eye color?
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- Brides best friend?
- What state does the couple live in now?
- Honeymoon location?
- Who is the messiest?
- Our dogs name?
- Where was their first vacation together?
- Brides favorite food?
- Elena's favorite movie?
- Where did they meet?
- What city did Jason travel to for work for 4 months?
- What month did Jason propose in?
- Who ran over Jason with a car?
- What month did they start dating?
29 Clues: Our dogs name? • Groom's eye color? • Brides best friend? • Honeymoon location? • Who is the messiest? • Where did they meet? • Brides favorite food? • Grooms birthday month? • Brides favorite animal? • Elena's favorite movie? • Who is the better cook? • Brides favorite holiday? • Where was their first date? • Who said "I love you" first? • Brides favorite sports team? • ...
Hispanic countries 2023-08-17
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- ___ is the nationla drink in dominica republic
- the ___plays in the radio every morning in costa rica
- Equatorial Guinea is the only ___ that has spanish has its official language
- The largest ___ was recorded in Chile
- Bolivia has two___
- ___are a venzeluan breakfast staple
- The__ runs through Ecuador
- el salvador faced a war due to ___ matches
- __ its the most popular sport in nicaragua
- Mexico has more__ than Egypt
- Colombia is the most ____ country of the planet
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- Puerto rico is home to the ____
- Over 70% of the__ population lives in Peru
- ___ was banned from cuba for 30 years
- paraguay is home to the world's largest___
- Guatemala means land of__
- Uruguay is the biggest consumer of ___ in the world
- Argentina's official national sport is____
- hondura's nickname was the ___ republic
- eagle the national bird of panama is the___
- Spain is home to the ___ in the world
21 Clues: Bolivia has two___ • Guatemala means land of__ • The__ runs through Ecuador • Mexico has more__ than Egypt • Puerto rico is home to the ____ • ___are a venzeluan breakfast staple • ___ was banned from cuba for 30 years • The largest ___ was recorded in Chile • Spain is home to the ___ in the world • hondura's nickname was the ___ republic • ...
Founding Documents 2023-08-30
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- Rule by the people, consent of the governed
- Met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation
- People directly vote for what they want
- Each branch has their individual roles and responsibilities
- The nation’s first constitution; it failed due to giving the states too much power
- Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
- States no one is above the law
- limited power of the king
- Division of power among different levels of government
- Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
- where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government.
- Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes
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- Ensures one branch does not become too powerful
- Avoid tyranny; the majority can't be allowed to dictate or violate the rights of the minorities
- A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion
- The governing body that declared us independent of GB.
- Wanted additional protections for people and states
- Government that only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution.
- The supreme law of the United States of America.
- Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
- States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person
- The power of the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional
- War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
- The first democratically elected legislative body in the U.S
24 Clues: limited power of the king • States no one is above the law • People directly vote for what they want • Rule by the people, consent of the governed • Ensures one branch does not become too powerful • Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • States slaves were to be counted as ⅗ of a person • ...
Chapter 10 vocab 2025-04-10
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- Us supreme court case that declared the Second bank of the United States was constitutional and that Maryland could not interfere with it
- a politicians practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters
- American politician and supporter of slavery and states rights he served as vice president to Andrew Jackson and was instrumental in the South Caroline nullification crisis
- a meeting at which a political party selects its presidential and vice presidential candidate; first held in the 1820s
- President Andrew Jackson's group of informal advisers; so called because they often met in the White House kitchen
- a political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824
- the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government
- an 800 mile forces march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one forth of the Cherokee people
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- a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of Andrew Jackson and who supports a strong legislature
- Native American leader of Fox and Sauk Indians he resigned the U.S ordered removal of Indian nations from Illinois
- an expansion of voting rights during the popular Andrew Jackson administration
- a dispute led by John C. Calhoun said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution
- American Politician, he served as the governor of Indian Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of Tippecanoe, he was the night president of the United states
- Florida Seminole leader, He resisted removed by the Us Government despite an earlier treaty that Seminole leaders had been forced to sign. He was eventually captured and died in prison.
- American politician and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he later became the eight president of the United States
- (1828) the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it
- the Supreme court ruling that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority
- a Congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river
18 Clues: (1828) the nickname given to a tariff by southerners who opposed it • a politicians practice of giving government jobs to his or her supporters • an expansion of voting rights during the popular Andrew Jackson administration • a political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824 • ...
Civil War Battle 2021-05-19
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- How many soldiers were killed,wounded in the summer of 1864?
- What is the american battle flag?
- Who was an American Confederate general?
- What was the warships they used to battle against their enemies?
- What was a very bloody war?
- There are alot of __ Happening in the Civil War.
- What was Stonewall´s real name?
- What another name for Cedar Creek?
- Who was the most honored women in American history?
- Who won the battle of Shiloh?
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- Whats the another name for the Battle of First Manassas?
- who was a career United States Army officer who became a major general in the Confederate States Army?
- The Battle of Gaines'Mill.
- Who was the 16th president of the united states?
- What battle was happening during September 17, 1862 and was going on in the Southern United States?
- Who was a hero against slavery?
- what battle lasted from june 25 to july 1st?
- Who helped supply soldiers in battle, they worked as spys,and medical care?
- What is the other flag americans didnt use in war?
- Who was "an instrument of God¨?
- What did soldiers build to keep warm?
21 Clues: The Battle of Gaines'Mill. • What was a very bloody war? • Who won the battle of Shiloh? • Who was a hero against slavery? • Who was "an instrument of God¨? • What was Stonewall´s real name? • What is the american battle flag? • What another name for Cedar Creek? • What did soldiers build to keep warm? • Who was an American Confederate general? • ...
U.S. Constitution Review 2022-05-26
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- Beginning paragraph of the Constitution
- Number of years in a Presidential term
- Number of years in a Senators term
- Articles of ___________________
- Article 1, Section 8
- __________ College in charge of electing Pres.
- Term for someone serving on the Supreme Court
- President of the Constitutional Convention
- Law making something illegal
- Dividing of power among states and federal gov.
- Type of government the United States has
- Man who wrote the Declaration of Independence
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- Branch in charge of creating laws
- Man who said "Give me liberty, or give me death"
- Person who presents annual budget to Congress
- Checks and _______________
- Branch in charge of finding laws unconstitutional
- Part of procession a flag should be placed
- __________ of the House
- Branch in charge of enforcing the laws
- Number of representatives guaranteed to each state
- When the president rejects a congressional bill
- Number of years in a Representatives term
- Vice President is the head
- Plan that favored large states over small states
- Case that established judicial review
26 Clues: Article 1, Section 8 • __________ of the House • Checks and _______________ • Vice President is the head • Law making something illegal • Articles of ___________________ • Branch in charge of creating laws • Number of years in a Senators term • Case that established judicial review • Number of years in a Presidential term • Branch in charge of enforcing the laws • ...
civil war and reconstruction 2017-05-22
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- bloodiest battle in the civil war
- president of the US during the civl war
- amendment that gave black suffrage
- Thomas Jackson’s nickname
- speech by abraham lincoln that inspired the north to keep fighting
- document ending slavery in union controlled states
- final battle in the civil war
- novel written by harriet beecher stowe that sparked the war
- Commander of the confederate army
- capital of the confederacy
- amendment that gave freed slaves citizenship
- month and day the civil war ended
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- first battle of the civil war
- commander of the union army and 18th president of the US
- president of the confederate states of america
- Where the civil war ended
- union general who lead Sherman's march
- number one reason of the civil war
- assassinated abraham lincoln
- amendment that ended slavery
- the united states during the civil war
- secret route slaves used to escape to the north
- number two reason for the civil war
- the southern states that seceded from the US
- to leave or withdraw
25 Clues: to leave or withdraw • Where the civil war ended • Thomas Jackson’s nickname • capital of the confederacy • assassinated abraham lincoln • amendment that ended slavery • first battle of the civil war • final battle in the civil war • bloodiest battle in the civil war • Commander of the confederate army • month and day the civil war ended • amendment that gave black suffrage • ...
civil war 2017-05-22
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- speech by abraham lincoln that inspired the north to keep fighting
- commander of the union army and 18th president of the US
- document ending slavery in union controlled states
- to leave or withdraw
- president of the US during the civl war
- Commander of the confederate army
- the united states during the civil war
- union general who lead Sherman's march
- amendment that ended slavery
- bloodiest battle in the civil war
- first battle of the civil war
- Thomas Jackson’s nickname
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- amendment that gave black suffrage
- final battle in the civil war
- president of the confederate states of america
- novel written by harriet beecher stowe that sparked the war
- secret route slaves used to escape to the north
- Where the civil war ended
- the southern states that seceded from the US
- capital of the confederacy
- assassinated abraham lincoln
- number two reason for the civil war
- amendment that gave freed slaves citizenship
- number one reason of the civil war
- month and day the civil war ended
25 Clues: to leave or withdraw • Where the civil war ended • Thomas Jackson’s nickname • capital of the confederacy • assassinated abraham lincoln • amendment that ended slavery • final battle in the civil war • first battle of the civil war • Commander of the confederate army • bloodiest battle in the civil war • month and day the civil war ended • amendment that gave black suffrage • ...
Chapter 8-11 Review 2022-03-27
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- putting an end to slavery
- Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska
- allowed the government to rid immigrants
- devotion/pride to one's nation
- principle of the job of Supreme Court
- territory that doubled the U.S.
- decided future slave/free states
- period of slow economic activity
- made it illegal to speak bad about gov't
- warned foreign nations in U.S. land
- industry that produced cloth from cotton
- engine that made cotton production quicker
- state's withdrawal from the country
- large numbers of crew in one building
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- highest court in the United States
- removing Natives from s. east U.S.
- tax on imported goods
- long march west by Native Americans
- U.S. foreign policy after the Revolution
- loyalty to a part of the country
- pre-Civil War period
- first president of the United States
- states' right to reject federal law
- actions not with the constitution
- divided ideas and groups in government
- non-violent refusal by slaves
- identical parts to mass produce
- Revolution of production by machines
28 Clues: pre-Civil War period • tax on imported goods • putting an end to slavery • Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska • non-violent refusal by slaves • devotion/pride to one's nation • territory that doubled the U.S. • identical parts to mass produce • loyalty to a part of the country • decided future slave/free states • period of slow economic activity • actions not with the constitution • ...
Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2020-12-03
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- agreement at the Constituional Convention that three fifths of the slaves in any state be counted in his population
- principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches
- law setting up a system for settling the Northwest Territory
- first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
- plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by larger states, that called for a strong national goverenment with three branches and a two-chamber legislature
- branch of government that carries out laws
- a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
- plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states
- a document that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government
- James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and other leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States
- supporter of the Constitution, who favored a strong federal, or national, government
- branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly
- signed in 1215, a British document that contains two basic ideas: Monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights
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- plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that clled for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature
- gathering of state representatives on May, 25 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation
- series of essays by Federalists James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of ratifying the Constitution
- branch of government that passes laws
- people who opposed the Constitution and a strong national government
- written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect
- a 1787 article that set up a government for the Northwest Territory, guaranteed basic rights to settlers,and outlawed slavery there
- first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- the right that no person can be held in prison without first being charges with a specific crime
22 Clues: branch of government that passes laws • branch of government that carries out laws • first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • law setting up a system for settling the Northwest Territory • written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect • branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly • ...
Chapter 4 Our puzzling gov 2022-11-18
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- that is return to a state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice.
- the Court often supported states rights against powers of the national government.
- tax imposed on individuals or entities in respect of the income or profits earned by them.
- or laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state.
- favors state and local
- The main way the national government provides money to the states is through
- is a requirement set by Congress that prohibits a local or state government from exercising a certain power
- shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceeding of every other state
- are those powers that both the national government and the states have
- of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme.For this reason it is called the
- require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed.
- Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution are called
- is a federal order requiring states to provide a service
- powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
- prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings
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- forbidding racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants.
- or organization of government administrators to carry out legislation
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its
- the Supreme Court ruled on a conflict between a state government and the national
- favors national action in dealing with these matters.
- The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem is called
- in dealing with problems
- The basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause
- or the power to assume responsibility for a state government function
- are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
25 Clues: favors state and local • in dealing with problems • favors national action in dealing with these matters. • is a federal order requiring states to provide a service • prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings • The basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause • or organization of government administrators to carry out legislation • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-10-23
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- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
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- - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
20 Clues: - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • - The side of an army or military unit. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War • - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War. • ...
Sophias magical adventure 2024-03-27
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- : The United States is a liberal democracy based on?
- : Who is forced to lay down arms due to losing vital support?
- : Who wins the war?
- : The United States paints missiles towards who?
- States : Who did the Soviet Union almost start a nuclear war with?
- : Who breaks their alliance with the USSR?
- : Who do France and Britain unite with?
- : Who did the USSR break their alliance with?
- : Who did the USSR become allies with in two wars?
- : Who did the United States try to attack but failed?
- : What major powers were weakened in 1945?
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- : Who was in the south?
- : When Europe was divided into two blocks, what was it called?
- : Who does France, Britain, and Israel attack?
- : When Vietnam was divided into two, who was in the north?
- : How long did the Cold War last?
- : The USSR organizes its military alliance through?
- : What was used as a tool to produce anti-communist propaganda?
- : What type of attack do they do?
- States : The USSR set up misses towards who?
20 Clues: : Who wins the war? • : Who was in the south? • : How long did the Cold War last? • : What type of attack do they do? • : Who do France and Britain unite with? • : Who breaks their alliance with the USSR? • : What major powers were weakened in 1945? • States : The USSR set up misses towards who? • : Who did the USSR break their alliance with? • ...
Llocs del mòn 2025-11-18
7 Clues: Una escultura de Bologna • Flamenco!!!!!! A ballar!!!!!! • El país on s' ha inventat la pizza. • El país que hi ha un tren que eleva. • de Calafell Un lloc on hi ha platja. • Nou Un camp de futbol al costat de Barcelona. • Occidental L'única comarca catalana amb 2 capitals.
Geometry CH2 Lessons 2-5 through 2-9 Vocab 2025-08-22
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- statements are listed in a logical order in the left column and corresponding reasons in the right column until a desired conclusion is reached.
- A conditional statement and its converse can be combined into one statement called a biconditional statement. For a statement with a hypothesis 𝑝 and a conclusion 𝑞, the biconditional statement can be written in the form “𝑝 if and only if 𝑞,” which can be expressed as “𝑝 iff 𝑞” or 𝑝𝑞.
- describes the meaning of a word. In mathematics, definitions can be written as true biconditional statements.
- states that if two angles are complements to the same angle (or to congruent angles), then they are congruent.
- a statement that you can prove. Once you have proven a theorem, it can be used as a reason in later proofs.
- states that the sides of congruence statement can be interchanged.
- states that any figure is congruent to itself.
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- states that if two angles are supplements to the same angle (or to congruent angles), then they are congruent.
- states that if two figures are congruent to a third, then they are congruent to each other.
- states that all right angles are congruent.
- states that two angles that form a linear pair are supplementary.
- states that vertical angles are congruent.
- an argument used to show that a conclusion is true. Proofs use given information, definitions, properties, postulates, and theorems to justify each step in the reasoning process used to reach a conclusion.
13 Clues: states that vertical angles are congruent. • states that all right angles are congruent. • states that any figure is congruent to itself. • states that two angles that form a linear pair are supplementary. • states that the sides of congruence statement can be interchanged. • ...
6th Grade Final Exam Crossword 2023-05-17
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- A Christian monk who was upset with the Catholic Church who later caused division in it was Martin ____________.
- The language spoken in Brazil.
- The empire that was responsible for conquering much of Europe, influencing it greatly.
- The abbreviation for the large communist country created after World War I in Europe.
- The ocean by Antarctica.
- Canada is located in _________ America.
- Military trips made by Europeans to the Christian holy land.
- In communism, everything is supposed to be _________.
- The first permanent settlement in North America is located in what state?
- When Black Americans moved from southern rural areas to northern urban areas, it was known as the Great ___________.
- The oldest and longest mountain chain in the Eastern United States.
- The continent France is located on.
- Egypt is located on this continent.
- The legislative, executive, and _________ are the three branches of the US government.
- The duo who explored the western part of the United States were Lewis and _______.
- The ocean between Africa and Australia.
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- A ranking system that puts people in classes, groups, or orders is a social _____________.
- To change from a farming society to one that makes things in factories.
- Brazil is located in _________ America.
- The first Christian Roman emperor.
- The imaginary line that measures 0 degrees and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
- Instead of states, Canada has ______________.
- A person who hunts or takes food from the ground is known as a hunter ____________.
- Crops were easy to grow in Europe because they had ________ soil.
- The river that supplies much of the water for people and irrigation in the Western United States.
- Vast rainforests are found in this climate zone.
- The landform that covers much of the area just west of the Mississippi River.
- The continent China is located on.
- The wealth and resources of a country.
- The ocean that touches the EAST coast of the United States.
- The ocean that touches the WEST coast of the United States.
- The only continent that is an island.
- The largest country in South America.
- Another name for a line of longitude.
- The war that lasted for nearly 50 years where no atomic missiles were fired and everyone was nervous.
35 Clues: The ocean by Antarctica. • The language spoken in Brazil. • The first Christian Roman emperor. • The continent China is located on. • The continent France is located on. • Egypt is located on this continent. • The only continent that is an island. • The largest country in South America. • Another name for a line of longitude. • The wealth and resources of a country. • ...
CHIJMES crossword puzzle 2022-04-27
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- was scarce back in the day
- the sculptures that the immigrants designed
- the person who led the sisters to Singapore
- where the sisters used to live
- something that the sisters prayed hard for,something
- singapore is racially?
- our founder
- which year of the animal was considered to bring bad luck if a chinese girl was born in that year?
- something the sisters used to teach the orphans
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- babies left at the door were?
- father who was in charge of designing the chapel
- are now held at the chapel
- father who purchased the house at the corner from H.C Caldwell
13 Clues: our founder • singapore is racially? • was scarce back in the day • are now held at the chapel • babies left at the door were? • where the sisters used to live • the sculptures that the immigrants designed • the person who led the sisters to Singapore • something the sisters used to teach the orphans • father who was in charge of designing the chapel • ...
Government Crossword 2014-09-29
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- this branch of power decides the law
- a ban or denial
- Everything they like is unconstitutional
- Agreements between the states and foreign powers are Interstate ______
- The first 10 amendments
- a clause in a document or agreement
- an advisory body to the president
- grants made for specific purposes
- to become law
- government must conduct itself according to the constitution
- Powers given to the national government by the Constitution
- sending criminals to another state to stand trial there
- Exclusive powers includes most of the ________ powers
- powers held by both the states and the Government
- people are the only source of governmental power
- Division of power between federal government and the states
- if Congress likes this it passes the _______ Act
- V this gives us two ways to propose and two ways to ratify
- reject
- Privileges and Immunities Clause is reinforced in this Amendment
- The last "War" America fought
- loyalty to a particular political party
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- this amendment abolish slavery
- Tradition
- to declare illegal
- Powers held to the states
- Privileges and _______ Clause means that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its residents and those persons who happen to live in another state
- process for changing Constitution without changing the Government
- this branch of power makes the law
- Changing the constitution happens in ___ ways
- grants of federal money or other resources to the states and their local units
- Legal agreements in one state are binding in another
- government must be conducted according to constitutional principles
- can only do things the people give it power to do
- this branch of power enforces the law
- Powers that can only be exercised by the Government
- power to decide the constitutionality of a governmental action
- Powers written by the Constitution
- creation of federal marriage laws are ______ to the Government
- this Amendment gives you protection from cruel punishments
40 Clues: reject • Tradition • to become law • a ban or denial • to declare illegal • The first 10 amendments • Powers held to the states • The last "War" America fought • this amendment abolish slavery • an advisory body to the president • grants made for specific purposes • this branch of power makes the law • Powers written by the Constitution • a clause in a document or agreement • ...
Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2021-09-02
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- Allowed men of all races to vote, but not women.
- A period of time when the Government wanted to re-build the damage from the Civil War in the South.
- Allowed anyone born in the United States to automatically be considered a citizen and have equal rights as a citizen.
- A former slave who felt that learning a trade or skill would help African Americans improve their lives and eventually gain equal rights.
- Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan which required 10 percent of Southern state voters to pledge loyalty to the Union.
- State laws that forced segregation and discrimination of the African American race in public places.
- A secret organization in the South that used violence towards African Americans.
- An organization created to help freed slaves with food, education, and medical care.
- Local laws passed in the south that controlled freedmens rights such as poll taxes or literacy tests.
- A test given to African Americans as they attempted to vote.
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- Attitudes towards other races, opinions, and beliefs different than your own.
- Banned slavery in the United States.
- The President of the United States whose Reconstruction Plan was similar to Lincoln's but needed more requirements from Southern States.
- The 16th President of the United States who did not live to see the Reconstruction or Reunification of the Union.
- learning a skill or trade (working with your hands).
- An african american who helped found the NAACP
- A group of politicians in Congress who wanted to punish the South for the war.
- A former slave, he supported banning slavery and voting rights for African Americans.
- A Northerner who moved to the South and try and benefit from the Southerners.
- A court case that allowed for different facilities for different races, as long as they were "separate but equal."
20 Clues: Banned slavery in the United States. • An african american who helped found the NAACP • Allowed men of all races to vote, but not women. • learning a skill or trade (working with your hands). • A test given to African Americans as they attempted to vote. • Attitudes towards other races, opinions, and beliefs different than your own. • ...
Civil War 2024-12-02
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- The political party of Abraham Lincoln, which opposed slavery.
- The states that stayed with the U.S. during the Civil War
- Slave states that stayed loyal to the Union during the Civil War
- The general who led the Confederate army during the Civil War
- A new way to take pictures, used to show Civil War battles and people.
- A nurse who helped soldiers and founded the American Red Cross.
- A state that broke away from Virginia during the Civil War to join the Union
- Ships covered in iron used in battle during the Civil War
- The first major battle of the Civil War, where the Confederates won.
- A way to send messages over long distances using wires, used in the Civil War.
- The group of Southern states that fought against the Union in the Civil War
- Riots in New York City in 1863 against the government's forced military draft.
- The location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
- When Southern states left the United States to form their own country.
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- A nurse who helped soldiers during the Civil War and later founded the Red Cross.
- The first state to leave the Union before the Civil War started
- The Union general who won the Civil War and later became president
- The president who led the U.S. during the Civil War and ended slavery
- The place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, ending the Civil War.
- Abraham Lincoln's speech about freedom and equality after the Battle of Gettysburg
- The practice of forcing people to work without pay and treating them as property.
- An escaped slave who became a famous abolitionist and fought for equal rights
- A key battle in 1863 that the Union won, turning the war in their favor.
- People in the North who wanted to end the Civil War and make peace with the South.
24 Clues: The states that stayed with the U.S. during the Civil War • Ships covered in iron used in battle during the Civil War • The general who led the Confederate army during the Civil War • The political party of Abraham Lincoln, which opposed slavery. • The first state to leave the Union before the Civil War started • ...
Civil War Level 1/ Blue Projects 2026-04-28
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- Troops trained to fight and move while on horseback
- A 19th-century warship protected by iron plating
- A common soldier's phrase for experiencing actual combat for the first time
- A Northerner who moved South during Reconstruction to seek financial or political gain
- The alliance of 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America
- Soldiers who traveled and fought primarily on foot
- A Northern Democrat who opposed the war and wanted immediate peace
- The period of rebuilding the country after the war (1865–1877)
- The end or side of a military line or formation
- A small group of soldiers who cooked and ate their meals together
- Paper currency issued by the Union that was not backed 100% by gold
- Ankle-high leather shoes typically worn by Civil War soldiers
- A traveling merchant who followed the army to sell goods like tobacco and extra food
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- A presidential decree issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 freeing enslaved people in Confederate states
- The branch of the army that operated large-caliber weapons like cannons and mortars
- A sentry or soldier placed on guard duty ahead of the main army
- A hard, cracker-like flour biscuit that was a staple food for soldiers
- A slang term for an army surgeon
- A person who believed that slavery should be ended or abolished
- A slang term used by soldiers for lice
- Temporary, breast-high fortifications made of earth or logs to protect soldiers
- Slave states that did not secede from the Union: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri
- A Southern white person who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party
- A type of expanding bullet used in rifled muskets that significantly increased lethality
- The Northern states that remained loyal to the federal government
25 Clues: A slang term for an army surgeon • A slang term used by soldiers for lice • The end or side of a military line or formation • A 19th-century warship protected by iron plating • Soldiers who traveled and fought primarily on foot • Troops trained to fight and move while on horseback • Ankle-high leather shoes typically worn by Civil War soldiers • ...
Amelia's Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-17
7 Clues: a doing thing • Start of a sentence • Person, Place or thing • Can be used for listing multiple objects • My friend, Willa, went to the beach yesterday • e.g the tears were a river flowing down her face • e.g. The ocean was as clear as the sky on a hot day
tullys grammar crossword 2024-11-19
7 Clues: to create a list • it describes a word • person, place or thing • doing word or action word • it is giving a none human thing human quality's • goes at the start of the sentence for or it is used for nouns • a figure of speech involving the compression or one thing to another
Darcy's Grammar Crossword 2024-11-19
7 Clues: A doing or action word • A person, place or thing • A short space or break in a sentence • Saying two things are like each other • Giving non human objects a human quality • used to start a sentence or a proper noun • A question that doesn't need to be answered
Review: Formation of U.S. Government, Part I 2013-09-23
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- Protest by Massachusetts’s farmers against the government on whom they blamed for inflation and the poor economy after the Revolution.
- The United States had a problem with Britain after the Revolutionary War because Britain restricted _________ with the United States.
- A series of articles and essays promoting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution; written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
- Laws that loosely tied the United States into a “league of “friendship”
- Electors who cast votes to elect the president and vice president.
- This country was the most important trade partner with the United States in the late 1700’s.
- This English document limited the power of the monarch and said Kings/Queens should follow the same laws as the people.
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- High __________ led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel.
- 55 delegates from 12 states came to Philadelphia in 1787 to come up with a new plan for government, this is now known as the _________________________.
- The Articles of Confederation gave the Congress of the United States practically _______ power.
- This branch of government is the law-making branch.
- A weak central __________________ was to blame for economic and other problems the United States faced after the Revolution.
12 Clues: This branch of government is the law-making branch. • High __________ led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel. • Electors who cast votes to elect the president and vice president. • Laws that loosely tied the United States into a “league of “friendship” • This country was the most important trade partner with the United States in the late 1700’s. • ...
Civil War 2023-04-13
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- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - Southern states that seceded from the union
- - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
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- - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - The northern states of the United States.
11 Clues: - The northern states of the United States. • - Southern states that seceded from the union • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country. • ...
Immigration and Urbanization 2022-10-19
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- the process through which individuals and groups of differing heritages acquire the basic habits, attitudes, and mode of life of an embracing culture
- A law enacted in 1882, that prohibited all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials from entering the United States
- the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
- a community center providing assistance to residents- particularly immigrants- in a slum neighborhood
- multifamily urban dwelling, usually overcrowded and unsanitary
- s a geographic area with high ethnic concentration, characteristic cultural identity, and economic activity
- the ability of families or individuals to move into a higher social class
- antiwar activist and a spokesperson for racial justice; advocated for quality of life issues, from infant mortality to better care for the aged; was a co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931
- the organization of people into social classes by wealth
- an island in the San Francisco Bay that was the entry point for many Asian immigrants to the United States beginning in 1910
- the movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location
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- restricted the number of immigrants admitted from any country annually to 3% of the number of residents from that country living in the United States as of the 1910 Census
- A train route across the United States, finished in 1869. It was the project of two railroad companies: the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific built from the west. The Central Pacific laborers were predominantly Chinese, and the Union Pacific laborers predominantly Irish
- a 19th-century reform movement based on the belief that Christians have a responsibility to help improve working conditions and alleviate poverty
- a mixture of people from different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and cultures
- an island in New York harbor that was the chief immigration station in the United States from 1892-1924
- a 1907-1908 agreement between the U.S. and Japanese governments to limit Japanese immigration to the United States
- favoring the interests of native- born people over foreign- born people
- transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes
19 Clues: the organization of people into social classes by wealth • the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country • multifamily urban dwelling, usually overcrowded and unsanitary • favoring the interests of native- born people over foreign- born people • the ability of families or individuals to move into a higher social class • ...
Constitution Crossword 2024-10-22
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- To officially approve something
- A deal where larger states received more votes due to population, while all states get an equal amount of Senators
- He wrote the "federalist papers" which helped get the Constitution passed by Cogress
- “lower” house of Congress in which the number of each state’s representatives is based on its population.
- “upper” house of Congress in which each state has two representatives, called Senators, regardless of its population.
- He was known as "The Great Compromiser" as he was able to convince Congress to accept both the New Jersey Plan, and Virginia Plan
- The first government created in the United States
- The part of a government that makes laws
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- A person who was against the adoption of the U.S. Constitution until the Bill of Rights were added
- The part of a government that interprets laws
- A person who supported Federalism and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
- It proposed a Congress of two houses, both of which would be based on a states population (more people, more representation)
- When the government’s power comes from the consent of the people; if the government goes against the will of the people, then they have the right to change the government
- When power is shared by the national and state governments
- The part of a government that enforces laws
- The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- It proposed d for a one-house legislature with each state having equal representation in government (Equal representation in all states)
- Each branch of government can “check,” or limit, the power of the other branches
- He was known as the "father of the Constitution" for persuading others to ratify it
19 Clues: To officially approve something • The part of a government that makes laws • The part of a government that enforces laws • The part of a government that interprets laws • The first government created in the United States • When power is shared by the national and state governments • The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution • ...
Chapter 8: Creating the Constitution 2023-11-14
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- The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
- A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
- a country governed by elected representatives
- The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose
- the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
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- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- to agree or pledge to support someone or something
- an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
- a strong disagreement
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
- Territory a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
- supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
16 Clues: a strong disagreement • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed • ...
U.S History Final Exam Crossword - Part 1 2025-05-29
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- 1963 demonstration in which more than 200,000 people rallied for economic equality and civil rights
- Leader of Germany during WWII
- Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life
- 1961 failed invasion of Cuba by a CIA-led force of Cuban exiles
- Protest where activists rode buses through southern states to test their compliance with the ban on segregation
- 1962 conflict between the U.S and the Soviet Union resulting from the Soviet installation of nucelar missiles in Cuba
- Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
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- Negative catchword for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty
- Increase in births between 1945 and 1964
- Leader of Italy during WWII
- Describes the border between Soviet satelite states and Western Europe
- Policy of granting concessions in order to keep the peace
- Policy of keeping communism contained within its existing border
- Alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan during WWII
- Alliance of countries who fought with the United States during WWII
- Name given to the region of states in the South and Southwest
16 Clues: Leader of Italy during WWII • Leader of Germany during WWII • Leader of the Soviet Union during WWII • Increase in births between 1945 and 1964 • Alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan during WWII • Policy of granting concessions in order to keep the peace • Name given to the region of states in the South and Southwest • ...
WAJMAMO Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-23
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- Were against going to war with the British
- was Washington's answer to foreign policy
- After this battle Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner
- which branch was affected by Marbury V Madison
- Acts were controversial laws that were created during the Adams administration
- was the last Federalist president elected to the United States
- Jackson became a war hero after the Battle of New Orleans
- redefined Judicial Review
- Elected as the Fourth President of the United States
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- Treaty that ends the War of 1812
- Clay Creator of the American System
- was ushered in by James Monroe
- Rebellion was put down by Washington and The U.S Army
- Elected as the Fifth President of the United States
- was George Washington's Secretary of Treasury
- Supported going to war against the British
- War between the United States and Great Britain that ended in a draw
17 Clues: redefined Judicial Review • was ushered in by James Monroe • Treaty that ends the War of 1812 • Clay Creator of the American System • was Washington's answer to foreign policy • Were against going to war with the British • Supported going to war against the British • was George Washington's Secretary of Treasury • which branch was affected by Marbury V Madison • ...
Hockey 2013-05-23
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- A russian player thats on Washington capitals
- He is a new player to the penguins from the flames
- one of the best players that always gets hurt
- what team has the second most amount of stanley cups won
- what team did the jets replace
- what province is sidney crosby from
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- what does nhl stand for
- A Tall Player With The Hardest Slapshot
- what team currently has the most stanley cups won
- He is a player from Portage La Prairie
10 Clues: what does nhl stand for • what team did the jets replace • what province is sidney crosby from • He is a player from Portage La Prairie • A Tall Player With The Hardest Slapshot • A russian player thats on Washington capitals • one of the best players that always gets hurt • what team currently has the most stanley cups won • ...
3 2025-06-06
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- – Using letters from intersecting answers to deduce the right one.
- – The surface meaning used to mislead the solver.
- – A word that appears to be an indicator but isn't.
- – Capitals used deceptively (e.g., "Turkey" = bird or country).
- – Balanced clue placement in most cryptic crosswords.
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- – Letters already filled in that help solve other clues.
- – A set of clues with a common subject.
- – The crossword layout where answers go.
- – A principle that the clue must give all info needed logically.
- – A clue without cryptic wordplay (rare in cryptics).
10 Clues: – A set of clues with a common subject. • – The crossword layout where answers go. • – The surface meaning used to mislead the solver. • – A word that appears to be an indicator but isn't. • – A clue without cryptic wordplay (rare in cryptics). • – Balanced clue placement in most cryptic crosswords. • – Letters already filled in that help solve other clues. • ...
Unit 4 Exam 2026-01-20
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- forces- pull people together
- boundary- mathematically and typically follow lines of latitude and longitude, instead of following physical and cultural features
- regions given some authority to govern their own territories independently from the national government
- the use of economic, political, cultural or other pressures to control or influence other countries
- states, where power is held by regional units
- politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population
- boundary- drawn in areas that have been settled by people and where cultural landscape already exist or are in the process of being established
- Cultural entities
- the right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders
- organization governing common economic, social, and security issues in Europe
- former boundary that once existed but no longer have an official function
- boundary- established before many people settle into an area
- in which seats in the House of Representatives are reallocated to different states
- boundary- take into account the differenced that exist within the cultural landscape
- attempting to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation
- the practice of claiming and dominating overseas territories
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- when a states internal political boundaries are redrawn
- borders drawn over existing accepted borders by an outside or conquering force
- forces- push people apart
- states, where power is held by the central government
- organization with 193 global members that works to maintain peace and promote economic and social development
- areas experiencing instability due to ongoing conflicts among parties caught between interests of more powerful outside states
- Supranational organization that includes 29 members from around the globe with the goal of maintaining worldwide security
- when the central power in a state is broken up among regional authorities within its borders
- shared powers
- organization meant to accelerate economic growth and maintain peace and security in SE Asia
- 200 Nautical miles from the coast, establishing a maritime boundary
- people of a country identify as having one common ethnicity, religion, and language
- when voters from the opposition party are spread into several districts
- the push to create an empire by exercising force or influence to control other nations or people
- drawing district lines to put minority members in less districts
- drawing legislative maps with a partisan advantage
32 Clues: shared powers • Cultural entities • forces- push people apart • forces- pull people together • states, where power is held by regional units • drawing legislative maps with a partisan advantage • states, where power is held by the central government • when a states internal political boundaries are redrawn • boundary- established before many people settle into an area • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2025-05-22
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- This was the first state to secede from the Union.
- The south depended on this for their economy.
- A raid led by John Brown which sought to give slaves weapons in order to rise up against their owners.
- The greatest factor of the start of the Civil War.
- Nickname for anti slavery people in the North.
- This legislation in 1820 ensured that all states above the 36º 30' latitude line would be free states and all states below the line would be slave states.
- Someone who opposes slavery.
- This political party was against slavery in the 1860s.
- This was the winner of the 1860 election and led to the secession of the South.
- The president of the North during the Civil War.
- This man sued for his freedom but lost and was told he had no rights because he was property.
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- Ratified on September 17, 1787.
- The representative of the northern democrat party in the 1860 election.
- Helped those enslaved to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
- This is where the first shots fired in the Civil War occurred.
- Pro and anti slavery supporters clash in Kansas.
- Nickname for anti slavery forces down south.
- This is the punishment John Brown faced after his raid.
- He shared his experience through powerful speeches and three autobiographies.
- Eli Whitney invented this.
20 Clues: Eli Whitney invented this. • Someone who opposes slavery. • Ratified on September 17, 1787. • Nickname for anti slavery forces down south. • The south depended on this for their economy. • Nickname for anti slavery people in the North. • Pro and anti slavery supporters clash in Kansas. • The president of the North during the Civil War. • ...
Florida 2017-05-11
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- What is the state's Gemstone?
- What is Florida's State Wildflower?
- What is this state's bird?
- What is the state Butterfly?
- What is the states abbreviation?
- What is the States Motto?
- What is the state Quarter?
- What is the states tree?
- What is the largest city?
- What is the states animal?
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- What is the state beverage?
- What is the state nickname?
- What is the states reptile?
- What is the states flower?
- Which Fort is Located in St.Augustine?
- Which fort is in Key west?
- What did Ponce De Leon name the state?
- What was the capital of Florida?
- Who is the governor?
19 Clues: Who is the governor? • What is the states tree? • What is the States Motto? • What is the largest city? • What is this state's bird? • What is the states flower? • Which fort is in Key west? • What is the state Quarter? • What is the states animal? • What is the state beverage? • What is the state nickname? • What is the states reptile? • What is the state Butterfly? • ...
Chapter 8 - p. 115 2023-11-27
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- The branch of government that enforces laws.
- These are the first ten amendments to the Constistution that the Anti-federalists insisted on in order to ratify the constitution.
- What the Articles of Confederation government could not collect that made the national government completely dependent on the states.
- This principle means that people choose representatives to rule for them.
- This principle is about the people having the power over the government.
- This principle is about each branch of government having some way to control the other two branches from becoming too powerful.
- This settled the dispute between large and small states over representation.
- One of the few things the Confederation Congress DID control under the Articles of Confederation.
- After declaring independence, easte colony became an independent state and created its own one of these.
- This "principle" of the constitution allowed for there to be BOTH a state AND a national government sharing powers.
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- This was the meeting where the Constitution was written
- Successful act during the Articles, that spelled out how a territory could become a state.
- The first U.S.Constitution that created a loose confederation of states.
- City where the Constitution was written.
- The branch of government that makes the laws.
- This political party believed a stronger government was needed and separation of powers would protect the people from too powerful of a government
- The branch of government that checks the constitutionality of all laws
- This is the introduction to the constitution that states the purposes of the government.
- French philosopher that gave America the idea of "separation of powers" and "Checks and balances".
- What the Articles of COnfederation federal government did not have that it needed for Shays Rebellion
- These people believed government would be too strong, so wanted the states to retain more power.
- This Compromise settled the disupte for how to count slaves in the population total.
- This was prohibited in new states under the Northwest Ordinance law.
- When farmers in Massachusetts rose up against the government, leading to the realization that a new constitution was needed so that there COULD be an army at the national government level.
24 Clues: City where the Constitution was written. • The branch of government that enforces laws. • The branch of government that makes the laws. • This was the meeting where the Constitution was written • This was prohibited in new states under the Northwest Ordinance law. • The branch of government that checks the constitutionality of all laws • ...
Politics Key Terms 2019-11-05
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- The theory that ephasises the link between people as citizens of the world, hence citizens should act with global intrests in mind
- Actions or decisions taken jointly by three or more states involved in an issue
- An organisation comprised primarily of states that is established by a treaty (1-1-1)
- A type of non state actor that influences global politics (1-1-1)
- Global actors conducting negotiations to manage crises (6-9)
- The effect of globalization that may empower citizens of poorer countries to greater aspiration and new possibilities (3-13-6)
- The idea that all individuals and states share rights and responsibilities in an interdependant world (6-9)
- An action, relation, or agreement involving two states
- A country characterized by high incidences or risk of violence/low or non-existant government service delivery (7-5)
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- Situations of political change in policies through violence and upheaval
- States working together to deal with global issues (6-11)
- The various entities that play a role in global politics including IGO's, States, NGO's, TNC's and more (6-6)
- Putting state objectives before global issues (8-8)
- A company thats operations extend beyond the boundries of the state in which it is registered (1-1-1)
14 Clues: Putting state objectives before global issues (8-8) • An action, relation, or agreement involving two states • States working together to deal with global issues (6-11) • Global actors conducting negotiations to manage crises (6-9) • A type of non state actor that influences global politics (1-1-1) • ...
Review 2015-12-17
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- First Constitution adopted by the United States after gaining independence from England (117)
- When self-governed people give their government leaders only certain specific powers (127)
- When the French demanded a bribe that upset the Americans. The_____ affair
- Process that allows changes and additions to the Constitution (129)
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- United States opposed any attempts by European powers to establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere (189)
- The happy end to the War of 1812 led to this. A time when there was a lot of pride in the American nation (184)
- When powers of the government were divided into the Congress, President, and Supreme Court (128)
- When states compromised by agreeing to count every 5 slaves as 3 free persons for taxation and representation (122)
- Marbury v. Madison established the principle of _________review (180)
- This settled the dispute of larger states wanting representation by size while smaller states wanted each state to be equal (115)
- When people exercise their power by selecting representatives to Congress and electing a president (127)
- Jefferson pushed this act. Under it American ships were prohibited from trading with European nations (181)
- A democratic government chosen by the people (127)
- This doubled the size of the United States and made the U.S. expand westward (179)
14 Clues: A democratic government chosen by the people (127) • Process that allows changes and additions to the Constitution (129) • Marbury v. Madison established the principle of _________review (180) • When the French demanded a bribe that upset the Americans. The_____ affair • This doubled the size of the United States and made the U.S. expand westward (179) • ...
Economic environment 2013-06-26
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- Canada must level the playing field and ensure that its exporters and investors have competitive terms of access to international markets
- special areas within the customs territory of the Community. Goods placed within these areas are free of import duties, VAT and other import charges
- This court is expected to serve as a court of last resort for Caribbean states, eventually replacing the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom
- a product of the desire of the 28 Contracting States, Countries and Territories of the Greater Caribbean to enhance cooperation within the region
- is awarded to companies that have achieved safety excellence by developing and implementing an effective Occupational Health & Safety Program (or System) within their organization
- failed shortly thereafter in the early 1980s
- the official currency of the eight political states in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean states (OECS)
- is a biennial summit meeting of the heads of government from all Commonwealth nations.
- was established by the Treaty of Basseterre
- often emerges from an initial agreement between a number of separate states
- the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations
- is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade.
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- groups of countries that share a single money
- A measure that financial lenders use as a rule of thumb to give a preliminary assessment of whether a potential borrower is already in too much debt
- The value of the currency fluctuates according to market forces and can change from day to day
- The Fixed or pegged rate is a rate the government (central bank) of a country or group of countries sets and maintains as the official exchange rate
- When a group of countries form a customs union they must introduce a common external tariff
- established the Caribbean Community and Common Market, later known as CARICOM
- a free trade area which comprises the entire continent and favors the progressive elimination of trade and investment barriers in the region.
- coordinating economic policies and development planning; devising and instituting special projects for the less-developed countries within its jurisdiction
- It will create one large market among the participating member states.
- "The Fund"
- a CARICOM approved award that represents achievement of a set of competencies which define core work practices of an occupational area
- an economic and political organization designed to bring about discussion and effect change among the world's most powerful nations
24 Clues: "The Fund" • was established by the Treaty of Basseterre • failed shortly thereafter in the early 1980s • groups of countries that share a single money • is a multilateral agreement regulating international trade. • It will create one large market among the participating member states. • often emerges from an initial agreement between a number of separate states • ...
Government Review Puzzle Master 2025-04-22
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- reserves powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government
- refers to the principle where a higher level of government
- prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other
- a principle where government authority is divided among three distinct
- a system where the power of government is divided between the federal and state governments
- the US Constitution mandates that states recognize and respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
- an official elected or appointed to act as ruler, chief executive, or nominal head of a political unit
- those that are shared by both the federal government and state governments in a federal system
- those governmental authorities that are neither explicitly granted to the national government
- -undamental principles that establish how a country, state, or other organization is governed
- programs that provide federal assistance for broadly defined functions, such as community development or social services
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- a provision in the US Constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states, with foreign nations, and with Indian tribes
- a formal agreement between two or more states, that allows them to cooperate on shared issues or concerns.
- a lawmaking body in a government where authority is divided between two separate houses or chambers
- a provision in the US Constitution that grants Congress the power to make all laws deemed necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers and other powers vested in the federal government
- the legislative branch of government in a U.S. state, responsible for making laws within that state
- the power of a court to examine and determine the constitutionality of legislative and executive actions.
- -states that the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land.
- the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments
- -specifically listed and explicitly granted to the federal government, especially Congress, by the U.S. Constitution
- requirement imposed by a higher level of government on a lower level
- - system of power where power is divided
- money granted by the federal government to state and local governments, with strict limitations on how it is to be spent
- a system where power is divided between a national government and individual state governments
- a system where different parts of a government or organization have powers that limit and control each other
25 Clues: - system of power where power is divided • refers to the principle where a higher level of government • prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other • reserves powers not explicitly delegated to the federal government • requirement imposed by a higher level of government on a lower level • ...
Reconstruction 2024-05-22
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- Equal protection under all laws
- A mandated racial segregation in public facilities at states of the former Confederate States of America and in some others, beginning in the 1870s.
- To allow everyone to vote
- Rebuild or bring up again
- A plan that required former Confederates to take an oath pledging allegiance to the Union and the end of slavery
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- To hold someone or something apart
- The act that demolished slavery
- A plan that stated that when 10% of the 1860 voters from states had to take a oath of allegiance to the US.
- A plan that sets forth a congressional budget
- A law that passed in different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and power of Black voters.
- A gathering of states and armed forces
- a tax a person is made to pay before he or she is to vote.
- A test to see if someone is literate
13 Clues: To allow everyone to vote • Rebuild or bring up again • The act that demolished slavery • Equal protection under all laws • To hold someone or something apart • A test to see if someone is literate • A gathering of states and armed forces • A plan that sets forth a congressional budget • a tax a person is made to pay before he or she is to vote. • ...
Kinsley Scott 2025-04-16
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- How many Courts of Appeals are there?
- The ________ branch evaluates the laws
- The _____ level of government takes care of trash and water, along with our city police
- How many Supreme Court justices are there?
- The highest law in the land
- The fifth amendment is the right to protection of persons and ________
- The tenth amendment is rights reserved to the States and the ______
- How we balance the power of each branch of government
- The first ten amendments to the US Constitution
- The _____ level of government sends in our electoral votes and senators
- Which amendment gives you freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
- The _______ level of government covers our airports and currency production
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- To reject a law
- Type of government the United States follows
- The governing body of a nation, state, or community
- How many senators are there?
- Type of democracy the United States follows
- The ___________ branch contains the Senate and the House of Representatives
- Who has veto power?
- The _________ branch is led by the president
20 Clues: To reject a law • Who has veto power? • The highest law in the land • How many senators are there? • How many Courts of Appeals are there? • The ________ branch evaluates the laws • How many Supreme Court justices are there? • Type of democracy the United States follows • Type of government the United States follows • The _________ branch is led by the president • ...
Unit 1 (Topics 1-3) 2025-12-08
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- 1689 document giving Parliament more power and protecting individual rights.
- wanted strong state governments and demanded a Bill of Rights.
- America’s first government; weak national government with most power in the states.
- powers kept by the states.
- A system where the people have the power.
- Government must follow the Constitution.
- Power shared between national and state governments.
- powers given to the federal government.
- The people are the source of all government power.
- Legislative, Executive, Judical
- supported strong national government and the Constitution.
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- Added as the first 10 amendments to convince Anti-Federalists to support the Constitution.
- People elect leaders to make decisions for them.
- 1215 document limiting the king’s power; first step toward limited government.
- Each branch can limit the others to prevent abuse of power.
- How the Constitution is changed; requires approval by Congress and the states.
- shared by federal and state governments.
- 1787 meeting where the U.S. Constitution was written.
- A political community with a population, territory, government, and sovereignty.
- only the federal government can exercise.
20 Clues: powers kept by the states. • Legislative, Executive, Judical • powers given to the federal government. • shared by federal and state governments. • Government must follow the Constitution. • A system where the people have the power. • only the federal government can exercise. • People elect leaders to make decisions for them. • ...
Happy Birthday Opa! 2018-10-04
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- Stanley Cup Winner 1995, 2000, 2003
- Stanley Cup Winner 1944,1946, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1956, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1993
- Stanley Cup Winner 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967
- Stanley Cup Winner 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
- Stanley Cup Winner 2004
- Stanley Cup Winner 2006
- Stanley Cup Winner 1999
- Stanley Cup Winner 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1997, 1998, 2002
- Stanley Cup Winner 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972, 2011
- Stanley Cup Winner 2007
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- Stanley Cup Winner 1996, 2001
- Stanley Cup Winner 2018
- Stanley Cup Winner 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016, 2017
- Stanley Cup Winner 1989
- Stanley Cup Winner 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
- Stanley Cup Winner 1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, 2013, 2015
- Stanley Cup Winner 2005
- Stanley Cup Winner 1935
- Stanley Cup Winner 1940, 1994
- Stanley Cup Winner 1974, 1975
- Stanley Cup Winner 2012, 2014
21 Clues: Stanley Cup Winner 2018 • Stanley Cup Winner 1989 • Stanley Cup Winner 2005 • Stanley Cup Winner 2004 • Stanley Cup Winner 1935 • Stanley Cup Winner 2006 • Stanley Cup Winner 1999 • Stanley Cup Winner 2007 • Stanley Cup Winner 1996, 2001 • Stanley Cup Winner 1940, 1994 • Stanley Cup Winner 1974, 1975 • Stanley Cup Winner 2012, 2014 • Stanley Cup Winner 1995, 2000, 2003 • ...
Ch. 8 USH 2024-11-08
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- The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
- A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
- a country governed by elected representatives
- The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose
- the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
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- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- to agree or pledge to support someone or something
- an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
- a strong disagreement
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
- Territory a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
- supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
16 Clues: a strong disagreement • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • A law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed • ...
history assignment 2022-11-21
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- a writer and poet who was passionately committed to the cause of Cuban independence.
- group members besieged foreign embassies in Beijing, killing more than 200 foreigners and taking others prisoner
- the idea that the United States and latin America should work together came to be
- is the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations
- was popular in Britain and the United States
- ascended the hawaiian throne
- stipulated the conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and permitted the United States to lease or buy lands for the purpose of establishing naval bases and coaling stations in Cuba
- action of making a person or thing American in character or nationality
- American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909
- in which all countries should be allowed to trade with China.
- an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development such as railroad construction, mining, and other key industries.
- which gave the United States the exclusive right to build and control any proposed canal through Central America
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- an officer in the U.S. Navy who taught at the Naval War College, best expressed this argument
- or an attitude of aggressive nationalism, was very strong, especially among younger members of the party
- owned the New York World
- independent and self-reliant.
- owned the New York Journal
- This kind of sensationalist reporting, in which writers often exaggerated or even made up stories to attract readers, became known as
- the imperial power allowed the local rulers to stay in control and protected them against rebellions and invasion
- human society also evolved through competition and natural selection
- desire to promote the welfare of others
- area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community.
- pushed for the construction of a new navy
- on a voyage around the world to showcase the nation’s military might
- to take a naval expedition to Japan to negotiate a trade treaty.
25 Clues: owned the New York World • owned the New York Journal • ascended the hawaiian throne • independent and self-reliant. • desire to promote the welfare of others • pushed for the construction of a new navy • was popular in Britain and the United States • in which all countries should be allowed to trade with China. • ...
Chapter 4 Our puzzling gov-Morris Spears 2022-11-18
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- the Court often supported states rights against powers of the national government.
- Those powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government are its
- of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme.For this reason it is called the
- is a federal order requiring states to provide a service
- The main way the national government provides money to the states is through
- powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
- forbidding racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants.
- or the power to assume responsibility for a state government function
- or laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state.
- or organization of government administrators to carry out legislation
- favors national action in dealing with these matters.
- Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution are called
- in dealing with problems
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- prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings
- tax imposed on individuals or entities in respect of the income or profits earned by them.
- favors state and local
- require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed.
- shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceeding of every other state
- are those powers that both the national government and the states have
- are those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders.
- The basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause
- that is return to a state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice.
- is a requirement set by Congress that prohibits a local or state government from exercising a certain power
- The course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem is called
- the Supreme Court ruled on a conflict between a state government and the national
25 Clues: favors state and local • in dealing with problems • favors national action in dealing with these matters. • is a federal order requiring states to provide a service • prohibiting public officials from holding closed meetings • The basis for the implied powers is the necessary and proper clause • or the power to assume responsibility for a state government function • ...
Civil War Era 2023-05-16
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- the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, was a Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican-American War who represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
- a Confederate general who led the South’s attempt at secession
- 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia,to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
- Lincoln would be speaking not only as the new president but also as the leader of a nation in crisis.
- the first battle of the civil war
- a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
- a Union general,an American soldier,served as a general in the Union Army
- a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
- one of two major political parties in the United States
- an American abolitionist and social activist.
- day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
- a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man
- one of the South’s most successful generals
- Union captured Mississippi River dividing the Confederacy in half
- 16th president of the United States
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- the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil
- Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war
- the first major opposed river crossing,one of the largest and deadliest battle
- an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
- the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
- more factories = more weapons
- Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy
- author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd U.S. president
- the 18th president of the United States
- the deadliest one-day battle in all of American military history.
25 Clues: more factories = more weapons • the first battle of the civil war • Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy • 16th president of the United States • the 18th president of the United States • day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth • one of the South’s most successful generals • an American abolitionist and social activist. • Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war • ...
Cold War Review 2024-05-06
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- This war resulted in the north winning and the country became communist
- Confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union that came close to starting a nuclear war:
- What was the German capital city that was divided East/West?
- The Soviet Union invaded this country from 1979-1989 to support a communist government
- This revolutionary leader created a communist government in Cuba
- This war resulted in no change, the countries are still divided at the 38th parallell
- In 1949 this country became a communist state with Mao Zedong as the chairman:
- What European country was divided in the 20th century due to nationalism and religious conflict?
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- The United States financially supported the Contras when they battled for control of this country
- Military alliance created in response to NATO
- Who was responsible for the creation of large scale blood banks in the US?
- Military alliance between the United States and Western European countries
- This was a state of increased tensions and hostility between the United States and Soviet Union during the last half of the 20th century:
- In 1979 this country underwent a revolution and became an Islamic Republic:
- The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would provide __________ to nations threatened by Communist expansion
15 Clues: Military alliance created in response to NATO • What was the German capital city that was divided East/West? • This revolutionary leader created a communist government in Cuba • This war resulted in the north winning and the country became communist • Who was responsible for the creation of large scale blood banks in the US? • ...
WHAP vocab crossword puzzle 2023-04-23
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- a plan that was created to increase China's economy and industry
- owned over 40% of Guatemala's land
- Russia(soviet) and US
- cures bacterial infections, followed the discovery of penicillin
- provide military and financial aid to Turkey and Greece
- a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
- promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism
- eradicated diseases like polio and measies
- a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
- settles disputes of international law that countries bring
- banned discrimination on voting in 1965
- a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields and agricultural production
- theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
- an organization of States that did not seek to formally align themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union, but sought to remain independent or neutral
- Brazil promotion of industry, suppression, and dictatorship
- armed conflict between two states or non-state actors, one or both of which act at the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities
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- production of wind, solar, tidal and geothermal power
- series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953
- caused by water containment by fecal matter
- require blacks to carry identity documents when entering areas for whites
- Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989
- between two nations that do not result in open warfare
- soviets invade socialist country when there is a need
- more soldiers died from this than battles in WWI
- ability to produce goods fast
- he played a key role in creation of Pakistan
- promise to stop direct interventions in latin america
- organization that promoted economic unity in Europe in 1957
- ideological barrier between soviet union and non-communist countries
- founded in 1906 as an alternative political group to the Indian National Congress
30 Clues: Russia(soviet) and US • ability to produce goods fast • owned over 40% of Guatemala's land • banned discrimination on voting in 1965 • eradicated diseases like polio and measies • caused by water containment by fecal matter • he played a key role in creation of Pakistan • more soldiers died from this than battles in WWI • ...
ged. 104 2019-11-19
Across
- media are the means of conveying something, such a _____________________ of communication
- these media include books, magazines, and newspapers
- it is now considered one of the culinary capitals of the world; the birthplace of "New Nordic" cuisine
- it is used to describe the growing interdependence of the world's economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information
- he believed that any true form of internationalism should deliberatively reject nationalism which rooted people in domestic concerns instead of global ones
- it is the worst and longest economic crisis ever experienced by the Western World during the 1920’s and extended up to the 1930’s
- it houses the most number of corporate headquarters such as, Sony and Casio
- it is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio; a female gijinka of Japanese Bobtail with a red bow and, notably, no mouth
- it is the main deliberative policy-making and representative organ of United Nations
- it is the trading system used ships that linked Manila, Philippines with Acapulco, Mexico across the Pacific Ocean
- it is considered as the world’s busiest container port
- he called for democracy and self-determination and became the most notable advocate of the League of the Nations
- it is the home of the most powerful internet companies
- he enshrined the principles of cooperation and respect among nation-states
- they view globalization as a Trojan horse hiding supporters of Western values
- they are partner with governments to initiate social change
- globalization relies on to it as the main channel for the spread of global culture and ideas
- its main goal was to create a common system that would allow for more efficient trade and prevent isolationism of mercantilist era
- it is the most known defense group formed during the Cold War
- it has sovereignty over its territory
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- this refers to shifting of landscape of people across culture and boundaries
- it is a Filipino multinational chain of fast food restaurants and said to be the number one choice for fast food in Brunei
- Singapore is slowly becoming a cultural hub in ___________________ Asia
- Spaniards colonized this country for three reasons: God, Gold, and Glory
- your tattooed teacher in Ged.104 who loves to scold her students during reporting (haha)
- it is the desire for greater cooperation and unity among states and peoples
- Muslims migrants are forced out from this country and clustered themselves around ethnic enclaves
- these are the foundations of modern republics
- a Russian dictator who hired armies of social media trolls to manipulate public opinion through intimidation and spreading of fake news
- it refers to the flow of culture through the electronic capabilities
- this rule is said to be superior over its secular counterparts (constitutional, despotic, dictatorial, democratic, and communistic regimes)
- it houses the largest stock market in the world
- Melbourne is referred as the world's _______________ city
- they referred the phenomenon as the integration of the national markets to a wider global market signified by the increased free trade
- it is an international organization is responsible for funding post war reconstruction project
- Mcluhan declared that the ___________________ is the message
- it is an interstate system ended the thirty years war between the major continental powers of Europe
- this is a code that forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified
- regionalism can be examined in relations to __________________________, ethics, religion, ecological sustainability, and health
- it is the power vested to P5 that gives each one the right to cancel, postpone, and reject the decisions, enactments, and the bill
40 Clues: it has sovereignty over its territory • these are the foundations of modern republics • it houses the largest stock market in the world • these media include books, magazines, and newspapers • it is considered as the world’s busiest container port • it is the home of the most powerful internet companies • Melbourne is referred as the world's _______________ city • ...
American Government 2023-05-16
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- the current government of the United States
- When the president rejects a law written by Congress
- First Black judge on the Supreme Court
- this half of Congress has two representatives per state
- the first government of the United States
- the building that holds Congress
- This branch contains the Supreme Court
- whose rebellion lead to the end of the Articles of Confederation?
- a change to the Constitution
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- this group of men wrote the Constitution
- first ten amendments of the Constitution
- this half of Congress has each states representatives by population
- First Black woman on the Supreme Court
- current president of the United States
- This branch writes the laws
- The person in charge of the Executive Branch
- another word for the Legislative Branch
- this person chooses the Supreme Court Justices
- How many years does a president's term last?
- and Balances
20 Clues: and Balances • This branch writes the laws • a change to the Constitution • the building that holds Congress • First Black woman on the Supreme Court • current president of the United States • First Black judge on the Supreme Court • This branch contains the Supreme Court • another word for the Legislative Branch • this group of men wrote the Constitution • ...
History & Philosophy 2021-08-23
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- instructed their cooks to use large amounts in their foods
- maple syrup, apple cider, succotash and yams~candied
- sure that all restaurants are following all guidelines
- Influence
- called his café “Restorante”
- Romano, Mozzarella, Ricotta and Mascarpone
- meals with many courses that are intricately prepared
- learned the basics of cooking in a small restaurant and developed a reputation of excellence over years of experience
- Influence
- pictures for cookbooks and magazines
- Le Cordon Bleu in Paris while her husband work for the Embassy
- of preparation originating from the United States of America
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- Careme’s grand cuisine into Classical Cuisine
- first was opened in 1650 in Oxford, England
- cuisine has spread from border states such as Texas and those in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country
- Onions, Vegetables, Biscuits and Grits
- 1400-1600
- cuisine with few ingredients and flavor
- cooks found themselves out of work
- food and nutritional value
- Grain Rice, cabbage, carrots, peas onions and broccoli
- available ingredients predominate, and preparation is simple
- Style/ Raised, Casseroles and Hearty Breakfast
23 Clues: 1400-1600 • Influence • Influence • food and nutritional value • called his café “Restorante” • cooks found themselves out of work • pictures for cookbooks and magazines • Onions, Vegetables, Biscuits and Grits • cuisine with few ingredients and flavor • Romano, Mozzarella, Ricotta and Mascarpone • first was opened in 1650 in Oxford, England • ...
kruz grammar crossword 2024-11-19
6 Clues: making a list • a doing or action word • person, places or thing • goes at the start of a name or sentence • a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies • a figure of speech involving the comparison
History 2021-11-19
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- network of treaties, agreements and ententes that were negotiated and signed prior to 1914
- form of American foreign policy to minimize the use or threat of military force
- chlorine and hydrogen cyanide
- style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts
- Theodore Roosevelt mediated the settlement of the Russo-Japanese War
- rule by an emperor.
- American businessman, newspaper publisher
- amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress
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- It stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba
- speak softly and carry a big stick
- the claim by a state to exclusive or predominant control over a foreign area or territory.
- was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States
- auto-firing, rifled long-barrel autoloading firearm designed for sustained direct fire with fully powered cartridges.
- United States will intervene in conflicts between the European countries and Latin American countries
14 Clues: rule by an emperor. • chlorine and hydrogen cyanide • speak softly and carry a big stick • American businessman, newspaper publisher • was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States • amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress • Theodore Roosevelt mediated the settlement of the Russo-Japanese War • ...
Government 2022-09-08
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- An alteration of/or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
- Great Compromise- Was brokered as an agreement between the large and small states.
- Sovereignty- The doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern.
- of Powers- The principle or system of vesting in separate branches; the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of government.
- A member or supporter of the federalist party.
- Virginia Plan- A plan, providing for a legislature or two houses with proportional representation of each house.
- Government- confined with limits; restricted or circumscribed.
- General agreement or concord; harmony.
- of Rights- A formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States.
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- The federal principle of government.
- and Proper Clause- States the congress shall have power to make laws which shall be necessary.
- Clause- Supreme athority or power.
- An agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims.
- Mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of transaction or agreement.
- The state or fact of being persuaded or convinced.
- and Balances- Limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void acts of another that fall with in its preview.
- of Confederation- The first constitution of the thirteen states.
- An opponent of federalism.
- New Jersey Plan- A plan, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.
19 Clues: An opponent of federalism. • Clause- Supreme athority or power. • The federal principle of government. • General agreement or concord; harmony. • A member or supporter of the federalist party. • The state or fact of being persuaded or convinced. • Government- confined with limits; restricted or circumscribed. • ...
Membership 2025-07-29
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- Building and Floor Membership is moving to
- Last name of our director
- DEI is now the Department of Connection and _____
- Local Operations Scorecard
- ___ & Progress. Core value that states we invest in the future.
- Core value that states we are committed to something greater than ourselves
- Core Value - we deliver on our commitments.
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- Core value that states we raise our hand and contribute
- Middle word for acronym UAM
- Number of Membership Managers
- Core value that states we do the right thing, every time, even when it's hard.
- Building and Floor Membership is currently on
12 Clues: Last name of our director • Local Operations Scorecard • Middle word for acronym UAM • Number of Membership Managers • Building and Floor Membership is moving to • Core Value - we deliver on our commitments. • Building and Floor Membership is currently on • DEI is now the Department of Connection and _____ • Core value that states we raise our hand and contribute • ...
Mexican National Era 2024-10-15
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- ended the Mexican war for Independence
- son of Moses Austin, he established a colony of settlers in Texas and was called the Father of Texas
- a horse trader killed by Spanish soldiers after entering Texas illegally
- a law that further opened Texas to settlement and immigration by giving land to new settlers
- a rebel from Mississippi who fought unsuccessfully for Texas
- agreement signed by Spain and the United States in 1819 which set the boundary between their territories
- priest from Dolores, Mexico who was a leader in the fight for Mexican independence
- colony
- the territory between the Sabine River and the Arroyo Hondo declared by the Spanish and the United States to be neutral
- white settlers from the United States
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- Guiterrez and Magee's expedition was known as
- this battle was by Gutierrez-Magee lost but encouraged others to revolt against the Spanish rule
- officials who represent countries in foreign affairs
- Texas settlers of Spanish descent
- a businessman who first got permission from Mexico to bring Anglo settlers to Texas
- a deal in which France sold Louisiana to the United States for $15 million
- military adventurers who tried to stir up rebellion in other countries
- widow of filibuster James Long who held her own land grant in
- the original 297 families and single men who received land grants in Stephen Austin’s first colony
19 Clues: colony • Texas settlers of Spanish descent • white settlers from the United States • ended the Mexican war for Independence • Guiterrez and Magee's expedition was known as • officials who represent countries in foreign affairs • a rebel from Mississippi who fought unsuccessfully for Texas • widow of filibuster James Long who held her own land grant in • ...
Events leading to the Civil War Crossword- Rishitha Tati 2026-03-12
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- 1854 law letting people in new states vote on slavery.
- Violent fighting in Kansas over slavery.
- When Southern states left the United States.
- Supreme Court case that said Black people couldn't be citizens.
- 1859 raid by an abolitionist on a Virginia arsenal.
- Region with lots of factories and cities
- tax law that tried to fix the earlier tariff but still upset the South
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- 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas about slavery.
- 1820 law letting Missouri join as a slave state and Maine as free.
- 1860 event Abraham Lincoln won, causing southern states to leave.
- Famous anti-slavery book by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- 1850 law admitting California as a free state with a tougher Fugitive Slave Law.
- Region with lots of farms and slavery.
- law that raised taxes on imports and angered the South
14 Clues: Region with lots of farms and slavery. • Violent fighting in Kansas over slavery. • Region with lots of factories and cities • When Southern states left the United States. • Famous anti-slavery book by Harriet Beecher Stowe. • 1859 raid by an abolitionist on a Virginia arsenal. • 1854 law letting people in new states vote on slavery. • ...
Unit 9 Crossword 2025-04-15
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- An invention that removed seeds from cotton 50 times faster.
- This enslaved man lead a bloody rebellion in Virginia, which caused fear among slaveowners.
- An event during the Bleeding Kansas Crisis where John Brown and his men brutally killed 5 pro-slavers.
- A secret network of abolitionists who helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
- People who worked on the Underground Railroad.
- A short-lived law that drew a line across America. Any new states north of the line would have freedom, but any south of the line would have slavery.
- An event where John Brown tried to raid a federal armory, in order to give guns to slaves and start a revolt. Brown was captured, but the attack scared slaveowners.
- A court case where an enslaved man sued his owner for freedom. The man lost, and the Supreme Court ruled that Black people could not be American citizens.
- A presidential election between pro-slavery Stephen Douglas and anti-slavery Abraham Lincoln.
- A policy put forward by Abraham Lincoln to keep slavery in the South, but ban it from expanding to other states.
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- A law that made it mandatory for all escaped slaves to be returned to their owners.
- Someone who worked to end slavery.
- A conflict between pro- and anti-slavery voters in Kansas. Both sides wanted to kill as many voters on the other side to win the election.
- This was the anti-slavery party in the 1860 election. Their motto was "Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men!"
- A law that replaced the Missouri Compromise, and allowed new states to vote on whether they would allow slavery.
- A meeting of seven slaveowning states, in which those states decided to leave the US and become the Confederate States of America.
16 Clues: Someone who worked to end slavery. • People who worked on the Underground Railroad. • An invention that removed seeds from cotton 50 times faster. • A law that made it mandatory for all escaped slaves to be returned to their owners. • This enslaved man lead a bloody rebellion in Virginia, which caused fear among slaveowners. • ...
Civil War 2022-12-14
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- a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
- a soldier that is wounded or killed in battle
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
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- when a person is murdered for political reasons
- A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government
- states These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
- A term meaning "before war"
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- An army of citizens used during emergencies
13 Clues: A term meaning "before war" • An army of citizens used during emergencies • a soldier that is wounded or killed in battle • when a person is murdered for political reasons • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • ...
Westward expansion 2025-04-09
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- Jackson/ seventh president of the United States.
- The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
- rights/ the right of states to exercise power independent of the federal government.
- more than half.
- Act/ declaring tariffs null and void.
- the right to vote.
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- by Andrew Jackson.
- Removal Act/ authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes.
- Party/ one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States
- Expansion/ the movement of Americans westward across North America.
- as a result.
- System/ the practice of awarding government jobs to friends and supporters.
- Party/ the democratic party started by Henry Clay.
- notice or become aware of.
14 Clues: as a result. • more than half. • by Andrew Jackson. • the right to vote. • notice or become aware of. • Act/ declaring tariffs null and void. • Jackson/ seventh president of the United States. • The action of becoming larger or more extensive. • Party/ the democratic party started by Henry Clay. • Expansion/ the movement of Americans westward across North America. • ...
Chapter 12 U.S History 2023-12-07
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- The first African American Senator
- northeners who moved to the south after the civil war
- was the 17th president of the United States. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- White southeners who joined the republican party
- a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks.
- grant citizenship to “All persons born or naturalized in the United States,” thereby granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people
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- the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing.
- required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states, as opposed to Lincoln's proposed 10%, must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification.
- land owners shared their land and half their crops with freedman and poor white men who worked for them
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- the effort to reintegrate Southern states from the Confederacy and 4 million newly-freed people into the United States.
- provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- Severely limited the rights of black people,Many of whom had been enslaved
13 Clues: The first African American Senator • White southeners who joined the republican party • northeners who moved to the south after the civil war • Severely limited the rights of black people,Many of whom had been enslaved • the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing. • ...
Social Studies: Land and Water 2023-10-03
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- There are five _______ on Earth.
- These are areas if land surrounded on all sides by water.
- These are high areas that have steep sides and flat tops.
- These are the largest land areas on Earth and there are seven of these on Earth.
- The Great ______ in the United States are the largest freshwater bodies of water in the world.
- The _________ Ocean is located west of the United States.
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- The _______ Ocean is located east of Africa.
- This is the study of Earth and its people.
- The _____________ River is the second largest river in the United States.
- These are landforms made of ice and snow.
- These are connected to a mainland and usually surrounded by water on three sides.
- The _________ Ocean is located west of Europe.
- The ______ Ocean is located north of Asia.
- The _____________ Mountains stretch across the Southeast and Northeast of the United States.
14 Clues: There are five _______ on Earth. • These are landforms made of ice and snow. • This is the study of Earth and its people. • The ______ Ocean is located north of Asia. • The _______ Ocean is located east of Africa. • The _________ Ocean is located west of Europe. • These are areas if land surrounded on all sides by water. • ...
APHG Crossword Puzzle #2 2017-04-23
Across
- rotation example: Harvesting carrots and replanting in a different field.
- diffusion The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
- example: In Georgia, there are 173 people per square mile.
- examples: United States, Canada, Great Britain. Opposite of LDC.
- Semi periphery, Core and ________.
- an enclosed territory with a foreign territory around it.
- example: outbreak of Ebola.
- the redrawing of legislative boundaries entirely for electoral purposes, thereby benefiting the party in power
- practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism.
- industry example: the toy industry and its lack of ties to its location
- can be connected to Relative Location
- a regional variety of a language
- Birth Rate An increase in modern medicine and a decrease in maternal mortality rate can increase the __________.
- a person who speaks more than two languages
- state most famous example: chile. Based on its shape.
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- nation example: The Kurds
- Drain example: A smart person emigrates from India in search of a job.
- the name given to a specific place on earth
- example: Cows move to high lands in the summer.
- states and nation-states MUST have this to be considered states.
- Malthus Geographer who stated "Population is growing faster than food production.
- force a force that brings the people of a state together
- The spreading of the Mcdonald's franchise is an example of ____________.
- cleansing relates to racism and genocide.
- the process of the decline of quality of living or effective power.
25 Clues: nation example: The Kurds • example: outbreak of Ebola. • a regional variety of a language • Semi periphery, Core and ________. • practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism. • can be connected to Relative Location • cleansing relates to racism and genocide. • the name given to a specific place on earth • a person who speaks more than two languages • ...
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-30
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- English philosopher from the Enlightenment period; developed the idea of natural rights
- the philosophical concept expressing the balance sought in the system of government
- a war between England and France between 1754 and 1763; also known as the
- American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense
- sole control of the supply of a good or service
- the political theory that individuals have undeniable basic rights given to them by nature
- colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain, during the American Revolution. Also known as
- on April 19, 1775, between colonial minutemen and British soldiers.
- the colonies won their independence from British control
- Party
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- the war between Great Britain and its American colonies between 1775 and 1783, in
- American colonists who were ready to fight at a minute’s notice. These soldiers fought
- the social contract
- each country agreed to help the other defend itself against England
- Founding father from Virginia who was famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me
- signed by Great Britain and France in 1763, officially ending the French and Indian
- God
- opposed ratification of the United States Constitution
- the United States
- first military confrontation of the Revolutionary War; this battle occurred in
- author of the Declaration of Independence; third president of the United States of
- the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord
- a series of laws passed by the British in 1774 enacted to punish colonists for the Boston
- Commander in chief of the British army during the American Revolutionary War.
- agreement signed on February 6, 1778 between France and the United States, in
25 Clues: God • Party • the United States • the social contract • sole control of the supply of a good or service • American revolutionary leader; author of Common Sense • opposed ratification of the United States Constitution • the British army at the Battle of Lexington and Concord • the colonies won their independence from British control • ...
Cold War 2023-12-05
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- In 1964, North Vietnam fired torpedoes at a US ship in the Gulf of Tonkin, which in turn caused the US to declare military action against North Vietnam in this war
- A direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict
- An alliance between the Soviet Union and its communist satellite nations
- The Democratic side of Berlin
- Failed invasion that the US had on Cuba prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis
- The war that led to all the tension
- A place of extreme tension Ex. Berlin
- A physical barrier between East and West Germany
- A time in history when there was extreme tension between the USSR and the US
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- The leader of the USSR during the Cold War
- When The United States and Soviet Union competed with one another for political influence and military power
- A system of carrying supplies into Berlin by plane day and night. British and American pilots flew in lots of food, fuel, and raw materials
- After WW2, who continued to occupy Western Europe?
- The country that was reunified after the collapse of the USSR
- When Both countries competed to be the first to put a man in space and to land on the moon
- The US and USSR during WW2
- 1919-1920, many in the United States feared recent immigrants and dissidents, particularly those who embraced communist, socialist
- The Communist side of Berlin
- The imaginary dividing line that divided democratic countries in Western Europe and the Communist countries in Eastern Europe
- The war where the United States had to take a stand against Communist aggression in Korea.
20 Clues: The US and USSR during WW2 • The Communist side of Berlin • The Democratic side of Berlin • The war that led to all the tension • A place of extreme tension Ex. Berlin • The leader of the USSR during the Cold War • A physical barrier between East and West Germany • After WW2, who continued to occupy Western Europe? • ...
Review Project 2020-09-30
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- A 1,912 mile railroad line constructed between 1864 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern us rail with the pacific coast.
- The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the old world.
- Military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory.
- A faction of the Republican party during the American Civil War.
- An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- It authorized the President of the United States to subdivide Native American tribal communal landholdings into allotments for Native American heads of families and individuals.
- Communication that is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda.
- A cop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
- Warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
- A prolonged war or period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wear out the other by a series of small-scale actions.
- A steel-making process in which carbon, silicon, and other impurities are removed.
- First 10 amendments to the Constitution.
- The act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place.
- The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body.
- An agreement among the thirteen original states that served as its first constitution.
- American colonists who stayed loyal to the British crown during the American Revolutionary War.
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- The flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918.
- Loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
- and balances A system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch.
- The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
- An employee within a system of unfree labor who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work without pay.
- The first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States.
- The 19th century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
- The purchase of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803.
- A legal destination for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Indian tribe.
- Colonists of the thirteen colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution.
- A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States president Abraham Lincoln.
- A series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade.
- Belief in the benefits of profitable trading.
- The movement to end slavery.
30 Clues: The movement to end slavery. • First 10 amendments to the Constitution. • Belief in the benefits of profitable trading. • A faction of the Republican party during the American Civil War. • The act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place. • A cop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower. • ...
Chase's Week 33 Readings Crossword 2024-04-28
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- Article IX. The United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of _____ on peace and war Pg. 247
- Article XIII. Every state shall abide by the determinations of the United States in Congress assembled on all questions which by this ____ are submitted to them Pg. 251
- In 1787 Royall Tyler excited audiences with _____, the first successful American Play Pg. 33
- No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the United States in Congress assembled unless such state be actually ______ Pg. 246
- The author of "George Washington and the Founding of Democracy" Pg. 50
- Each state shall maintain its own delegates in a meeting of the states and while they act as members of the ____ of the States Pg. 245
- Washington left the office after two terms in this year Pg. 52
- In 1781 a slave named ______ sued Massachusetts sued for his freedom Pg. 32
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- Article I. The style of this confederacy shall be ________ Pg. 244
- The author of "Liberty: The American Revolution" Pg. 30
- "To be more exposed in the eyes of the world and more ____ than we already are, is hardly possible" -George Washington Pg. 31
- Article III. The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of _____ with each other Pg. 244
- Article XI. _____ acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into and entitled to all the advantages of this union Pg. 250
13 Clues: The author of "Liberty: The American Revolution" Pg. 30 • Washington left the office after two terms in this year Pg. 52 • Article I. The style of this confederacy shall be ________ Pg. 244 • The author of "George Washington and the Founding of Democracy" Pg. 50 • In 1781 a slave named ______ sued Massachusetts sued for his freedom Pg. 32 • ...
Constitution 2021-11-15
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- Title of the chief executive of the US government
- Supporters of the new Constitution and its strong central government
- Name of the middle ground agreement in which there are two houses of Congress, one based on population size and one with an equal number of representatives for all states
- Term for a person sent to represent their state at the gathering to revise the Articles of Confederation
- Number of states needed to formally approve the Constitution
- Man who proposed finding a middle ground on the issue of how many representatives each state should get (last name)
- This practice was banned by Congress in the northern part of the territory gained from Britain
- Plan in which Congressional representation would be based on the population size of each state
- The name of the lawmaking body of the US Government
- Part of Congress in which the number of representatives for each state is based on population size (___________ of Representatives)
- The U.S. government's inability to impose __________ caused it to have major financial issues early in its existence
- Congress called a ________ to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation
- Branch of government which enforces laws
- President of the Constitutional Convention (last name)
- The city where the Founding Fathers met to revise the Articles of Confederation
- Name of the part of Congress in which each state gets two representatives
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- Plan in which Congressional representation would be equal for all states
- Branch of government which interprets the laws
- In order to satisfy southern states, Congress was forbidden from interfering with this for 20 years
- a written plan that provides the basic framework of government
- The framers decided to compromise by counting every 5 slaves living in a states a ____ people (spell out number)
- Term for people who did not support the Constitution because it created too strong of a central government
- A loose alliance of states with similar interests
- 1787 law which created guidelines for how new states would be admitted to the union
- System in which the president is chosen by a group of specially chosen voters from each state
- Last name of a Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion against the local government
- The land between Canada, the Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the original 13 states (___________ territory)
- Time period of rational and informed thinking in Europe which influenced the Founding Fathers ideas on government
- Branch of government which makes laws
- To formally approve a plan or agreement
30 Clues: Branch of government which makes laws • To formally approve a plan or agreement • Branch of government which enforces laws • Branch of government which interprets the laws • Title of the chief executive of the US government • A loose alliance of states with similar interests • The name of the lawmaking body of the US Government • ...
Born a Crime 2025-12-17
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- One of the three capitals of South Africa.
- One of the 9 provinces of South Africa.
- Language derived from the Dutch.
- Adjective referring to a mixed person.
- South Africa became one in 1961.
- Word that is part of the nickname of South Africa.
- Full name of the author of the book we studied.
- One of the three capitals of South Africa.
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- A terrible massacre took place there in 1960.
- One of the three capitals of South Africa.
- Word meaning “racial segregation”.
- Last name of the first black president of South Africa.
- The most commonly spoken language in South Africa.
- Name of the township where the author grew up.
- The title of the book ends with that word.
- One of the 9 provinces of South Africa.
- The largest city in South Africa.
17 Clues: Language derived from the Dutch. • South Africa became one in 1961. • The largest city in South Africa. • Word meaning “racial segregation”. • Adjective referring to a mixed person. • One of the 9 provinces of South Africa. • One of the 9 provinces of South Africa. • One of the three capitals of South Africa. • One of the three capitals of South Africa. • ...
Coming to Terms with Silence 2022-01-06
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- Government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- When citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good
- Wrote natural rights in the Declaration of Independence
- Division of power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- Supporter of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and check and balances
- In constitution to satisfy both small and large states with equal number of representatives
- Government in which it's powers' are limited
- Government in which is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone
- King/Queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political
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- First ten amendments to the Constitution
- Compromise between slave states and free stats to count slaves in an equivalence to a normal citizen
- explains the purpose of the Constitution
- The people are the only source of power for any and all government actions
- First president of the United States
- Essential to writing and ratification of the Constitution
- A representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, represent concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence
- Gave rights to congress to pass all laws "necessary & proper" to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
- Third president of the United States
- First plan of government adopted in the U.S.
- English philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
20 Clues: First president of the United States • Third president of the United States • First ten amendments to the Constitution • explains the purpose of the Constitution • Government in which it's powers' are limited • First plan of government adopted in the U.S. • Wrote natural rights in the Declaration of Independence • ...
Patterns of Interactions 2022-12-05
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- Was destroyed by terrorist on 9/11/2001
- a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east
- one of the nation's most important industrial centers for coal, steel and railroads
- a violent terrorist and founder of al Qaeda who killed thousands of innocent men, women, and children before his death in 2011
- the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims
- an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.
- the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense
- an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran
- nations in the process of becoming industrialized
- the largest and one of the oldest municipal police departments in the United States
- term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place
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- a space project involving 16 nations
- the copying of genes to reproduce an identical organism
- an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009
- nations with advanced business infrastuctures
- the linkage of computer networks spanning the world
- a national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States
- a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia
- a multinational militant Sunni Islamic extremist network composed of Salafist jihadists
- a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf
20 Clues: a space project involving 16 nations • Was destroyed by terrorist on 9/11/2001 • nations with advanced business infrastuctures • nations in the process of becoming industrialized • the linkage of computer networks spanning the world • the copying of genes to reproduce an identical organism • a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf • ...
APHG Crossword Puzzle #1 2017-04-23
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- Example: In Georgia, there are 173 people per square mile.
- the name given to a specific place on earth
- states and nation-states MUST have this to be considered states.
- An enclosed territory with a foreign territory around it.
- Example: Cows move to high lands in the summer.
- a person who speaks more than two languages
- can be connected to Relative Location
- Semi periphery, Core and ________.
- a regional variety of a language
- The spreading of the Mcdonald's franchise is an example of ____________.
- state most famous example: chile. Based on its shape.
- rotation Example: Harvesting carrots and replanting in a different field.
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- industry example: the toy industry and its lack of ties to its location
- diffusion The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
- practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism.
- Malthus Geographer who stated "Population is growing faster than food production.
- Examples: United States, Canada, Great Britain. Opposite of LDC.
- the process of the decline of quality of living or effective power.
- The redrawing of legislative boundaries entirely for electoral purposes, thereby benefiting the party in power
- force a force that brings the people of a state together
- Birth Rate An increase in modern medicine and a decrease in maternal mortality rate can increase the __________.
- Example: outbreak of Ebola.
- Drain Example: A smart person emigrates from India in search of a job.
- nation example: The Kurds
- cleansing relates to racism and genocide.
25 Clues: nation example: The Kurds • Example: outbreak of Ebola. • a regional variety of a language • Semi periphery, Core and ________. • practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism. • can be connected to Relative Location • cleansing relates to racism and genocide. • the name given to a specific place on earth • a person who speaks more than two languages • ...
APHG Crossword Puzzle #1 2017-04-22
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- Semi periphery, Core and ________.
- can be connected to Relative Location
- industry example: the toy industry and its lack of ties to its location
- states and nation-states MUST have this to be considered states.
- force a force that brings the people of a state together
- Examples: United States, Canada, Great Britain. Opposite of LDC.
- The spreading of the Mcdonald's franchise is an example of ____________.
- cleansing relates to racism and genocide.
- the process of the decline of quality of living or effective power
- a person who speaks more than two languages
- nation example: The Kurds
- the name given to a specific place on earth
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- Example: In Georgia, there are 173 people per square mile.
- diffusion The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
- Birth Rate An increase in modern medicine and a decrease in maternal mortality rate can increase the __________.
- rotation Example: Harvesting carrots and replanting in a different field.
- Example: outbreak of Ebola.
- The redrawing of legislative boundaries entirely for electoral purposes, thereby benefiting the party in power
- An enclosed territory with a foreign territory around it.
- Example: Cows move to high lands in the summer.
- Drain Example: A smart person emigrates from India in search of a job.
- state most famous example: chile. Based on its shape.
- practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism.
- Malthus Geographer who stated "Population is growing faster than food production.
- a regional variety of a language
25 Clues: nation example: The Kurds • Example: outbreak of Ebola. • a regional variety of a language • Semi periphery, Core and ________. • practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism. • can be connected to Relative Location • cleansing relates to racism and genocide. • a person who speaks more than two languages • the name given to a specific place on earth • ...
History of Kansas farming 2023-10-20
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- Being extremely hungry, millions of family's were this during the Great Depression.
- To poor to produce any vegetation.
- having little to no money and not being able to thrive in the world.
- movement of people from one place to another.
- The president during the great depression.
- In 1924 when the United states citizens were struggling with keeping jobs and earning money.
- Migrants from the midwest who migrated to California for the gold rush and a better life.
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- A period of time when no rainfalls.
- A state in the United states and a place where a lot of people that lived in the dustbowl migrated to hoping for a better future.
- A job that grows the food and sell it for a living.
- period of time when the Midwest had serve dust storms as a result of over farming.
- A way of making money.
- People in the great depression had to be this to survive.
- The study of the past.
- a collection of micro particles that can hurt our lungs if we breath to much of it.
- A strong wind that carries clouds of dust over a large area.
- A "town" built by unemployed and poor people in the 1930's during the great depression.
- the process of growing food and doing it as a job.
- A region in the middle of the United states.
- A state in the middle of the United States.
20 Clues: A way of making money. • The study of the past. • To poor to produce any vegetation. • A period of time when no rainfalls. • The president during the great depression. • A state in the middle of the United States. • A region in the middle of the United states. • movement of people from one place to another. • the process of growing food and doing it as a job. • ...
Most Commonly-Missed Items from 12/8 Test 2020-12-15
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- The United States purchased $5 billion in products from Japan and sold $6 billion in products to Japan. This is known as a t________ s_________.
- Literacy rate is an example of an e__________ i__________.
- The p_______ is the part of the business cycle where GDP stops growing.
- When one country can produce a product much easier than another country, it's called a_________ a_________.
- N________ helped to make trade easier between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
- I__________ causes the dollar to buy less.
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- The United States purchased $4 billion in products from Canada and sold $3 billion in products to Canada. This is an example of t________ d________.
- D_______ is a general decrease in prices.
- The U.S. is considered to be at full employment when our unemployment rate is at _______% (type letters, not numbers).
- G________ was originally signed in 1947 by 23 countries. It reduced tariffs which were causing the prices of some imports to double. It was updated and replaced with the World Trade Organization.
- The point where GDP stops going down is known as the t________.
- The key to trade is s___________.
- The United States bought $7 billion in products from Mexico. The United States sold $3.5 billion in products to Mexico. Was this trade deficit or surplus?
- E_________ is a period of recovery from a recession where the GDP starts to go up again.
- An employee getting laid off during a recession is an example of c___________ unemployment.
- The United States bought $3 billion in products from Canada. The United States sold 6.5 billion in products to Canada. Was this a trade deficit or surplus?
- This includes 142 countries as members. The purpose of the W_________ is to promote trade by reducing barriers and to increase international trade.
17 Clues: The key to trade is s___________. • D_______ is a general decrease in prices. • I__________ causes the dollar to buy less. • Literacy rate is an example of an e__________ i__________. • The point where GDP stops going down is known as the t________. • The p_______ is the part of the business cycle where GDP stops growing. • ...
civil war terms 2022-03-07
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- an attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
- large caliber fire arms like cannons
- when a person is murdered for political reasons
- .
- .
- a term to describe the people who supported the union
- .
- the northern states also called the union
- a solider that is wounded or killed during battle
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- a large farm in the southern united states before the civil war many worker on plantation were slaves
- a person who wants to eliminate or abolish slavery
- another name for the confederate states of america or the south
- when the southern states chose to leave the united states chose to leave the united states and to no longer be apart of the country
- a term meaning before war it was often used to describe the united states
14 Clues: . • . • . • large caliber fire arms like cannons • the northern states also called the union • when a person is murdered for political reasons • a solider that is wounded or killed during battle • a person who wants to eliminate or abolish slavery • a term to describe the people who supported the union • another name for the confederate states of america or the south • ...
Jacob Semester 1 Crossword 2022-12-19
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- an interaction of buyers and sellers
- Second attempt at a government in the colonies
- The three G’s of why the colonies colonized the new world
- A fancy word meaning two; The United States legislature
- established trade with the native Americans
- A plan that gave all states equal representation
- A plan that gave states representation based on population
- First President of the United States
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- made permanent settlements in the new world
- a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- final major battle in the revolutionary war
- A day in july celebrating independence
- An example for others to follow
- colonized the new world because they were focused on finding gold
- To change
15 Clues: To change • An example for others to follow • an interaction of buyers and sellers • First President of the United States • A day in july celebrating independence • made permanent settlements in the new world • final major battle in the revolutionary war • established trade with the native Americans • Second attempt at a government in the colonies • ...
Government & Economics / USA & Canada Crossword 2022-10-27
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- By casting an informed ________, citizens limit the power of their government.
- In a _______ economy, the government determines what goods are produced.
- Civic Duties: Citizens should help to keep their communities safe and _____ the law at all times.
- At the _______ and advertising level of industry, products are fixed, improved, and advertised.
- During western expansion, the United States adopted the policy of _______ Destiny to justify their goals.
- Civic Duties: Citizens should _______ some of their time to help others in their communities.
- The United States system of government that has a Federal government as well as state governments
- In a ______ economy, both the citizens and the government determine what goods are produced.
- north In terms of relative location, the United States is _____ of the Canada.
- Culture is defined as a ______'s shared beliefs and behaviors.
- Selling Starbucks Coffee in China is an example of ________ diffusion.
- Cultural ________ occurs when a cultural characteristic of one area moves to another part of the world.
- At the ________ level of industry, raw materials such as cotton and minerals are taken from the ground.
- Canada's 11 Treaties and the United States' Manifest Destiny were part of the western _______ of both countries.
- Canada acquired its land by signing the _______ Treaties with the First Nation peoples.
- During western expansion, the United States adopted the policy of Manifest ______ to justify their goals.
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- Products are shipped and sold at the ________ and retail level of industry.
- In a ________ economy, only the citizens determine what goods are produced.
- Civic Duties: By serving on a _______, citizens determine the guilt or innocence of members of their community.
- Under a _______ a country is ruled by a king or a queen.
- A place's latitude & longitude is considered its _________ location.
- Culture is defined as a group's shared ______ and behaviors.
- Civic Duties: By paying ______, citizens help to pay for vital services that every community needs.
- The best World Cultures teacher is Coach _______.
- In terms of relative location, Canada is _____ of the United States.
- The best World Cultures teacher is Coach _______.
- A democracy is a _______ form of government because the citizens limit the government's power.
- Civic Duties: Serving in the ________ is a way that citizens protect the United States' freedoms and democracy.
- Culture is defined as a group's ______ beliefs and behaviors.
- The best World Cultures teacher is Coach _______.
- In a pure ________, citizens vote for every decision made by the government.
- Civic Duties: Citizens should participate in elections by casting an ________ vote.
- Canada acquired its land by signing the Eleven _______ with the First Nation peoples.
- In a market economy, an ________ is a person who starts his or her own business.
- Products are built and assembled at the _________ level of industry.
- Limited governments offer citizens more personal ________ than unlimited governments.
- Under an _________ government, citizens have few personal freedoms and no way to limit their government's power.
37 Clues: The best World Cultures teacher is Coach _______. • The best World Cultures teacher is Coach _______. • The best World Cultures teacher is Coach _______. • Under a _______ a country is ruled by a king or a queen. • Culture is defined as a group's shared ______ and behaviors. • Culture is defined as a group's ______ beliefs and behaviors. • ...
chapter 28 2021-03-05
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- Juárez / leader of La Reforma
- / append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
- War / War fought between the US and Spain
- Doctrine / US statement of opposition to European influence in the Americas
- of influence / Area in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment
- Madero / Enemy of Díaz who believed in democracy
- of Kanagawa / Treaty between the United States and Japan opening trade between the two nations
- Rebellion / Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty
- Reforma / Movement in Mexico aimed at achieving land reform, better education, and other goals
- War / trading of opium resulted in a war between Britain and China
- Zapata / Leader of a powerful revolutionary army
- Martí / Cuban Writer who fought for Cuban Independence
- War / War between Russia and Japan fought in 1904
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- / controlled the new nations as military dictators
- Canal / canal that helps ships get between North and South America faster
- rights / foreigners were not subjects to Chinese laws
- Villa / -Popular leader of the Mexican revolution
- Door Policy / Policy proposed by the United States giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China
- Rebellion / Policy proposed by the United States giving all nations equal opportunities to trade in China
- López de Santa Anna / Fought for Mexican independence from Spain
- Díaz / Dictator who came to power after Juárez
- era / Mutsuhito took control of the government for 45 years
- Corollary / gave the United States the right to be “an international police power” in the Western Hemisphere.
23 Clues: Juárez / leader of La Reforma • War / War fought between the US and Spain • Rebellion / Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty • Díaz / Dictator who came to power after Juárez • Zapata / Leader of a powerful revolutionary army • Villa / -Popular leader of the Mexican revolution • Madero / Enemy of Díaz who believed in democracy • ...
Nationalism/Unification 2018-02-26
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- Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification
- was a Commodore of the United States Navy and commanded a number of ships
- was an Italian politician, journalist, activist for the unification of Italy
- he period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno,
- agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador
- troops advanced into France and decisively defeated the French at Sedan
- apan's first treaty with a Western nation
- war between Prussia on the one side and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and certain minor German states on the other
- shirts name given to the volunteers who followed Giuseppe Garibaldi in southern Italy during his Mille expedition to southern Italy
- the strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance
- is politics or diplomacy based primarily on considerations of given circumstances and factors
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- A war fought in 1904–1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims
- n grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918
- first king of united Italy
- a former state in N Europe
- Treaty of Amity and Commerce 1858
- between China and Japan over the control of Korea
- conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890 and was the first Chancellor of the German Empire
- is the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck
- a senior state or legal official
- Italian general, politician and nationalist
- the German emperor
22 Clues: the German emperor • first king of united Italy • a former state in N Europe • a senior state or legal official • Treaty of Amity and Commerce 1858 • apan's first treaty with a Western nation • Italian general, politician and nationalist • between China and Japan over the control of Korea • is the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck • ...
WHAP vocab crossword puzzle 2023-04-23
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- a plan that was created to increase China's economy and industry
- owned over 40% of Guatemala's land
- Russia(soviet) and US
- cures bacterial infections, followed the discovery of penicillin
- provide military and financial aid to Turkey and Greece
- a collective defense treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe
- promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism
- eradicated diseases like polio and measies
- a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
- settles disputes of international law that countries bring
- banned discrimination on voting in 1965
- a period of technology transfer initiatives that saw greatly increased crop yields and agricultural production
- theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries
- an organization of States that did not seek to formally align themselves with either the United States or the Soviet Union, but sought to remain independent or neutral
- Brazil promotion of industry, suppression, and dictatorship
- armed conflict between two states or non-state actors, one or both of which act at the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities
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- production of wind, solar, tidal and geothermal power
- series of political reforms in the Soviet Union after the death of long-time leader Joseph Stalin in 1953
- caused by water containment by fecal matter
- require blacks to carry identity documents when entering areas for whites
- Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989
- between two nations that do not result in open warfare
- soviets invade socialist country when there is a need
- more soldiers died from this than battles in WWI
- ability to produce goods fast
- he played a key role in creation of Pakistan
- promise to stop direct interventions in latin america
- organization that promoted economic unity in Europe in 1957
- ideological barrier between soviet union and non-communist countries
- founded in 1906 as an alternative political group to the Indian National Congress
30 Clues: Russia(soviet) and US • ability to produce goods fast • owned over 40% of Guatemala's land • banned discrimination on voting in 1965 • eradicated diseases like polio and measies • caused by water containment by fecal matter • he played a key role in creation of Pakistan • more soldiers died from this than battles in WWI • ...
Chapter 4 2016-09-29
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- Right to vote
- An American forester and politician served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service in 1905 and was the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania
- The 28th U.S. president, served in office from 1913 to 1921. He was an advocate for democracy and world peace
- A United States Congress Act that works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food and to ensure that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions
- Network of churches and clubs that set up employment agencies and relief efforts to help African Americans get settled and find work in the cities
- An amendment passed by U.S. Congress in 1914 that provides further clarification and substance to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 on topics such as price discrimination, price fixing and unfair business practices
- America's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. He has been called "The Father of our National Parks," "Wilderness Prophet," and "Citizen of the Universe."
- Organized groups that make loans and provide legal assistance to other members of their community
- A term for President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program;conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection
- Its principal mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anti-competitive business practices, such as coercive monopoly
- Activists leader who formed the NWP
- A 1906 United States federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) the power to set maximum railroad rates and extend its jurisdiction
- An influential muckraker who was also a photographer for the New York Evening Sun "The Other Half Lives"
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- A law passed in 1906 to remove harmful and misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and regulate the manufacture and sale of drugs and food involved in interstate trade
- Believed that women were hurt by the unfair prices of goods they had to buy to run their homes
- An American third party that was formed by former President Theodore Roosevelt
- Gtrroup organized in 1899 to investigate the conditions under which goods were made and sold and to promote safe working conditions and a minimum wage (Abbreviated)
- Movement that emerged in response to the pressures of industrialization and urbanization that promoted reforms to bring about social justice
- A United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West
- A collection of speeches Woodrow Wilson made during his presidential campaign of 1912
- Belief that assimilating immigrants into American Society would make them more loyal citizens\
- An Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States, and which created the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes(us dollar)
- interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans (Abbreviated)
- The amendment within the Constitution that gives Congress the power to collect taxes on income without apportioning it among the states. It was passed in 1909 and ratified in 1913
- A political philosophy of Theodore Roosevelt whose precepts were strongly influenced by Herbert Croly's The Promise of American Life (1910)
- Writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or business
26 Clues: Right to vote • Activists leader who formed the NWP • Writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or business • An American third party that was formed by former President Theodore Roosevelt • A collection of speeches Woodrow Wilson made during his presidential campaign of 1912 • ...
Civics Unit 1 to 3 Crossword - Kyle Tatur's Extra Credit 2021-10-16
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- A constitutional principle where multiple levels of government share equal power.
- These carry the force of law, and are orders that are created by the President.
- The Vice President becomes president whenever the President dies.
- This is a military alliance between the United States and it’s allies.
- This is when one branch of government limits the power of another branch. This prevents a branch from becoming too powerful.
- In this constitutional principle, people have the power.
- These are governmental powers that are directly listed in the U.S. Constitution.
- A line along the Appalachian Mountains that prevented the American Colonists from going out west.
- These people assemble votes.
- These are powers that the government have, but aren’t necessarily stated in the Constitution.
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- States that the President can have no more than two terms of presidency.
- These people write the President’s speeches.
- The introduction of the U.S. Constitution. This shows the layout of our government.
- A law that is shared equally between everyone.
- Leader of the House of Representatives.
- Established free trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
- Governmental powers are given to the states.
- This is when you verify or confirm something.
- Power is shared between the federal government and the state government.
- This allows a Senator to talk for how long they want, and whatever they want to talk about.
20 Clues: These people assemble votes. • Leader of the House of Representatives. • These people write the President’s speeches. • Governmental powers are given to the states. • This is when you verify or confirm something. • A law that is shared equally between everyone. • In this constitutional principle, people have the power. • ...
Civics Unit 1 to 3 Crossword - Kyle Tatur's Extra Credit 2021-10-16
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- These are powers that the government have, but aren’t necessarily stated in the Constitution.
- Leader of the House of Representatives.
- This allows a Senator to talk for how long they want, and whatever they want to talk about.
- Power is shared between the federal government and the state government.
- These people write the President’s speeches.
- This is when one branch of government limits the power of another branch.
- A constitutional principle where multiple levels of government share equal power.
- A law that is shared equally between everyone.
- In this constitutional principle, people have the power.
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- These are governmental powers that are directly listed in the U.S. Constitution.
- The Vice President becomes president whenever the President dies.
- States that the President can have no more than two terms of presidency.
- These carry the force of law, and are orders that are created by the President.
- This is when you verify or confirm something.
- Governmental powers are given to the states.
- The introduction of the U.S. Constitution. This shows the layout of our government.
- A line along the Appalachian Mountains that prevented the American Colonists from going out west.
- These people assemble votes.
- Established free trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
- This is a military alliance between the United States and it’s allies.
20 Clues: These people assemble votes. • Leader of the House of Representatives. • Governmental powers are given to the states. • These people write the President’s speeches. • This is when you verify or confirm something. • A law that is shared equally between everyone. • In this constitutional principle, people have the power. • ...
Civil War 2013-06-05
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- A stretcher which was carried by two people and used to transport wounded soldiers.
- Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
- Party: A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories. Eventually Republicans came to oppose the entire existence of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president. Very few Southerners were Republicans.
- (pronounced KEH-peeh) Cap worn by Civil War soldiers; more prevalent among Union soldiers. See image»
- Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states, the South incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation. Southern states were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
- A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field.
- Promoting the interests of a section or region (such as the North or the South) instead of the entire country.
- The basic unit of the Civil War soldiers, usually made up of 1,000 to 1,500 men. Regiments were usually designated by state and number (as in 20th Maine). 1 company = 50 to 100 men, 10 companies = 1 regiment, about 4 regiments = 1 brigade, 2 to 5 brigades = 1 division, 2 or more divisions = 1 corps, 1 or more corps = 1 army. See image »
- Pork: Salt pork is a pork product similar to bacon that is made by curing pork bellies in salt. This curing process aloud the pork to last a very long time without the need for refrigeration. As a result, salt pork became a common food issued to soldiers by both the North and the South.
- Used in letters and reports, "instant" referred to a particular day in the same month. For example, Robert E. Lee's Report Concerning the Attack at Harpers Ferry, written on October 19, 1859, states that Lee arrived on the "night of the 17th instant". The "17th instant" would be October 17th.
- Rights: This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government. States rights meant that the Federal government held its power only through the consent of the states and that any powers not specifically given to the Federal government remained in control of the states. See the Declaration of the Causes of the Seceding States »
- A type of counter-attack used to disrupt the enemy's attack or siege of a fortification, causing the enemy to divert some of its resources away from the initial attack or siege.
- A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole.
- A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
- A slang term for lice, or occasionally an offensive "Yankee" slang term for Confederate soldiers.
- To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds. Most defeated generals were able to negotiate surrender terms. These might include items like parole instead of prison for the soldiers or letting officers keep their sidearms.
- (pronounced si-sesh-uhn ) Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union. Southerners felt this was perfectly legal but Unionists saw it as rebellion. See the Secession Acts of the 13 Confederate States »
- A two-wheeled cart that carried one ammunition chest for an artillery piece. The artillery piece could be attached to the limber, which would allow both to be pulled by a team of horses. Also verb: The practice of attaching a piece of artillery to the limber that holds its ammunition. See image »
- A large earthen mound used to shield the inside of a fortified position from artillery fire and infantry assault. Occasionally ramparts might be constructed of other materials, such as sandbags. See image »
- Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate.
- Troops: Phrase used to describe soldiers who were either new to the military or had never fought in a battle before.
- Roller: A very large, bullet resistant gabion which was used to protect soldiers from enemy fire as they constructed trenches.
- A mound of earth used to protect gun positions from explosion or to defilade the inside of a field work or fortification. See image »
- A sudden, open, unconcealed attack upon a fortified position with the intent of capturing it before its defenders could mount an effective defense.
- Bacterial disease causing fever, diarrhea, headache, enlargement of the spleen, and extreme physical exhaustion and collapse.
- War: A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort. (Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, for example.)
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- A hollow projectile, shot from a cannon; a shell was filled with powder and lit by a fuse when it was fired. Shells exploded when their fuse burned down to the level of the powder. Depending on the length of the fuse, artillerymen could decide when they wanted the shell to burst.
- A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf.
- A minor fight.
- In Detail: To destroy the enemy piece by piece — by attacking smaller segments one at a time — instead of attacking the entire force all at once.
- (pronounced juhg-er-nawt) An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
- A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon. See image »
- To formally approve or sanction.
- Today called mines, Civil War torpedoes were mostly used by the Confederates. Sometimes they were buried in the ground in the enemy's path to explode when stepped on. Mostly they were used as water defenses. They floated below the surface of the water and exploded when the hull of a ship brushed against them.
- (pronounced SKUR-vee) A disease caused by lack of ascorbic acid (found in fresh fruits and vegetables). Its symptoms include spongy gums, loose teeth, and bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
- The common weapon of the Civil War infantryman, it was a firearm fired from the shoulder. It differed from a regular musket by the grooves (called rifling) cut into the inside of the barrel. When the exploding powder thrusts the bullet forward, the grooves in the barrel make it spin, just like a football spirals through the air. Rifle-muskets were more accurate and had a longer range than smoothbore weapons.
- Machine": A term of contempt for torpedoes (either the land or the water variety). This term was also used to describe the Confederate vessel H.L. Hunley - the first successful submarine.
- Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861. Nevada Territory, Utah Territory, and Colorado Territory had basically the same boundaries they have today as states; Washington Territory encompassed today's states of Washington and Idaho; Dakota Territory is now the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the northern part of Wyoming; Nebraska Territory today is the southern part of Wyoming and the state of Nebraska; New Mexico Territory included the states of Arizona and New Mexico; and the remaining unorganized land, also called the Indian Territory, filled the approximate boundaries of Oklahoma.
- Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments. See image»
- Lines: A military strategy which holds that the fastest, most efficient maneuvers, transportation and communication are conducted within an enclosed geographic area as opposed to outside the geographic area.
- Small canvas bag, about one foot square, used to carry a soldier's food. Typically, these bags were painted with black tar to make them waterproof. See image»
- A ship protected by iron armor.
- Paper currency which began to circulate in the North after February 1862 with the passage of the Legal Tender Act. The bills were called "greenbacks" because of their color.
- Also called the North or the United States, the Union was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War. Union states were: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. West Virginia became a Northern state in 1863 and California and Oregon were also officially Northern but they had little direct involvement in the War.
- Cutter: This term applies to fast ships that were used to patrol the seas and Great Lakes to prevent smuggling and impose importation and custom fees. Revenue cutters would go on to become the United States Coast Guard.
- Boats: Small submersible vessels with long wooden spars mounted on the bow for ramming enemy ships. Torpedoes were lashed to the tip of the spar to explode on impact.
- Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing.
- A handheld firearm with a chamber to hold multiple bullets (usually 6). The chamber turns so that each bullet can be fired in succession without reloading.
- The term used to describe new soldiers.
- A gun barrel is rifled when it has grooves (called rifling) cut into the inside of the barrel for longer range and more accurate firing.
- Territory: The area that is now Oklahoma (except for the panhandle.)
51 Clues: A minor fight. • A ship protected by iron armor. • To formally approve or sanction. • The term used to describe new soldiers. • A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole. • A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon. See image » • A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field. • Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate. • ...
25-26 Civil War Test Review 2026-03-05
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- 1st Civil War battle
- Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, and Nebraska used _________________ to decide whether to be a slave state or free
- term given to states that remained in the Union during the Civil War, but also continued to allow enslaved labor
- a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features
- bloodiest Civil War battle; Union victory gave Lincoln the opening to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
- ____________________ v. Sandford was the Supreme Court case that decided the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, and that enslaved persons were not entitled to the rights in court as they were property (not citizens)
- the states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas; many of their enslaved persons were moved closer to the Gulf of Mexico once cotton became more profitable
- Sherman’s March through Georgia was considered a ____________________ approach; destroying both civilian and military targets on his path on his way en route to the Atlantic
- The ______________ Compromise temporarily solved the problem of balancing the number of free and enslaved states in 1820.
- the use of a country’s ships to stop another country from trading, usually during a war
- Civil War battle that was the turning point in the South/West; Union victory that split the Confederacy in half and gave them control of the Mississippi River
- formal separation of a state from the Union
- Confederate Army General who surrendered General Lee’s surrender
- the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; these states' enslaved populations grew tremendously after the invention of the cotton gin
- both freedmen and escaped enslaved persons faced ________________ in the United States in the Antebellum Era
- term used to describe the era leading up to the American Civil War
- The __________________ of 1860, won by Lincoln, quickly contributed to South Carolina’s secession from the Union.
- abolitionist responsible for deaths in Kansas and raid at arsenal at Harpers Ferry, VA
- loyalty to one’s own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole
- free state added to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850
- issued by Lincoln, this document freed the enslaved people only in rebelling states
- enslaved labor was _______________ above 36°30′ as a part of the Missouri Compromise
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- Lincoln’s __________________ Address detailed the “real” cause of the Civil War (slavery) and the goal of bringing the Union back together again
- Lincoln’s _______________ Inaugural Address detailed his hope for preserving the union, the intolerance of secession, and not trying to interfere with enslaved labor in the South
- Many of the compromises in the Antebellum Era dealt with the expansion of __________________ into new western territories.
- location of Lee’s surrender to Grant
- term used to describe the North relying on the South for cotton, and the South relying on the North for manufactured goods
- President of the Confederate States of American; leader of the Confederacy
- Union Army General who accepted General Lee’s surrender
- area where slavery was expanding to in the Antebellum Era
- President of the United States; leader of the Union
- location of the majority of the factories in the Antebellum Era
- as a part of the Compromise of 1850, a tougher ____________ Slave Act was passed, making it a crime for people in the North to help enslaved persons escape to freedom
- location of majority of the plantations in the Antebellum Era
- free state added to the Union as a result of the Missouri Compromise
- Civil War battle that was the turning point in the North/East; Union victory prevented future Confederate advances north
- rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government - protected by the 10th Amendment (federalism)
- primary cash crop of the South during the Antebellum Era
- compromise that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to determine if they wanted to enter as a slave or free state using popular sovereignty; led to Bleeding Kansas
- The ______________________ of 1850 included many provisions, including popular sovereignty being used to decide in Utah and New Mexico, a tougher Fugitive Slave Act, abolishing the Washington DC slave trade, finalizing the border of Texas, and admitting California as a free state.
40 Clues: 1st Civil War battle • location of Lee’s surrender to Grant • formal separation of a state from the Union • President of the United States; leader of the Union • Union Army General who accepted General Lee’s surrender • primary cash crop of the South during the Antebellum Era • area where slavery was expanding to in the Antebellum Era • ...
Lead up to the civil war terms 2025-10-21
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- state balance: the pre-Civil War political goal of maintaining an equal number of slave and free states to ensure an equal distribution of power in the U.S. Senate
- slavery:one person has total ownership of another
- Dix: prominent American reformer and advocate for the mentally ill during the 19th century.
- Dougless: American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
- toms cabin: a famous anti-slavery novel
- Act: a U.S. law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed residents to vote on whether to allow slavery, a principle known as popular sovereignty
- scott decisions: a 1857 Supreme Court ruling that declared African Americans were not citizens and had no rights, and that the government could not ban slavery in U.S. territories
- the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
- Kansas: a period of violent conflict from 1854 to 1859 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in the Kansas Territory
- cotton: the South's economic dominance of cotton production in the years before the U.S. Civil War
- Tubman: United States abolitionist
- the withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union between 1860 and 1861
- the act of making something ineffective or void.
- the movement to end slavery and promote the emancipation of enslaved people
- Clay: Henry Clay was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
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- auctions: usually took place on a raised platform with the auctioneer, audience, and the enslaved expected to enact their particular roles
- truth: she believed that she was called by God to travel around the nation--sojourn--and preach the truth of his word
- of 1850: five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion
- Lloyld Garrison: American journalist, abolitionist, and social reformer
- sovereignty: the principle that the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the ultimate source of power
- slave act: a pair of federal laws passed in 1793 and 1850 that required the return of runaway enslaved people to their owners, even if they had escaped to free states
- American war: a conflict fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, primarily over the U.S. annexation of Texas and westward expansion
- railroad: a secret network of people and safe houses that helped enslaved people escape from bondage in the United States to free states and Canada
- gin: a machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds
- Doctrine: a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823, that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.
- second great awakening: refers to several periods of religious revival in American history
- brown: abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
- temperance movement: The temperance movement was a social and political effort to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption
- Catchers: individuals or groups who hunted and apprehended enslaved people who had escaped from their enslavers, returning them to their owners
- compromise: Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time
30 Clues: Tubman: United States abolitionist • toms cabin: a famous anti-slavery novel • the act of making something ineffective or void. • slavery:one person has total ownership of another • gin: a machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds • Lloyld Garrison: American journalist, abolitionist, and social reformer • ...
US states 2022-03-29
14 Clues: not DC • cheese country • Hollywood state • touching Canada • "show me state" • the shrimp state • the cotton state • a Polynesian state • the smallest state • has a northern twin • has a southern twin • light LIGHT LIGHT!!! • shares a city with Missouri • it's the ya'll state touching Mexico
U.S. states 2023-04-28
14 Clues: capital is Dover • capital is Jackson • capital is Raleigh • capital is Atlanta • capital is Richmond • capital is Columbia • capital is Annapolis • capital is Nashville • capital is Frankfort • capital is Charleston • capital is Montgomery • capital is Tallahassee • capital is Baton Rouge • capital is Little Rock
