states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Lesson 1 Crossword 2017-02-15

Lesson 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. To process used products
  2. Provide lumber for paper products
  3. Many natural resources come from ______________.
  4. Natural resources include __________ from which this page was made
  5. Material that is found in nature
  6. The United States has about ___________ percent of the worlds people.
  7. Resource that can not be replaced
  8. Oil heats homes and generates _____________.
  9. Each year, ____________ remove 8000lb of gravel and stone from the earth
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  1. The United States has large supplies of ___________ and natural gas
  2. _______________ use in the US is higher per person than any other country
  3. Resource that can be replaced
  4. Careful use of resources
  5. Natural resources are distributed _________ around the world
  6. United states has just 3% of this
  7. Use of water to form electricity
  8. Use resources again

17 Clues: Use resources again • To process used products • Careful use of resources • Resource that can be replaced • Use of water to form electricity • Material that is found in nature • Provide lumber for paper products • United states has just 3% of this • Resource that can not be replaced • Oil heats homes and generates _____________. • ...

Mexican-American War (1) 2016-04-21

Mexican-American War (1) crossword puzzle
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  1. the 12th President of the United States & a general during the Mexican American War.
  2. the American advantage
  3. the 11th President of the United States & known as the first “dark horse” candidate
  4. What river did Mexico claim to be the border?
  5. The region that approved of war.
  6. How much money was offered for Texas, California, and New Mexico (In Millions)
  7. Why did the annexation of Texas cause a lot of disagreements in Congress?
  8. His resolution was read before the House of Representatives but was never acted upon.
  9. Land sold to the United States by Mexico for 10 million dollars.
  10. the region with the larger, more prepared army.
  11. Texas and Mexico had disagreements between ________
  12. What were the name of people living in Texas who were not American citizens and called Texas their home?
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  1. What the abolitionists called the Mexican-American War
  2. The government wanted the piece of land in south Arizona and New Mexico so they could build the Southern _________________
  3. What Henry Clay compared annexation to in his Raleigh letter to the editors of National Intelligence.
  4. Congress admitted Texas as a __________
  5. Polk sent whom to fight and defend America's claim?
  6. What river did Texas claim as theirs during the border dispute?
  7. the belief that the United States was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
  8. President of the Republic of Texas

20 Clues: the American advantage • The region that approved of war. • President of the Republic of Texas • Congress admitted Texas as a __________ • What river did Mexico claim to be the border? • the region with the larger, more prepared army. • Polk sent whom to fight and defend America's claim? • Texas and Mexico had disagreements between ________ • ...

History Test Review 2 2025-10-16

History Test Review 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. The home designed by Thomas Jefferson was...
  2. George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the ... army
  3. author of the Declaration of Independence
  4. A written document that told the world why America wanted to be free from England.
  5. Plan of government for United States today
  6. The French and Indian War was fought between the French and the...
  7. The meeting to write a new plan of government and choose the first president was called the ... Convention
  8. American patriot who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
  9. A person who draws plans to build a building
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  1. George Washington's work as a ... prepared him to be a soldier in the French and Indian War.
  2. First ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States
  3. America's first written plan of government
  4. The name of the home in Virginia that belonged to George Washington
  5. Patrick Henry was the governor of...
  6. Patrick Henry was a lawyer who spoke out against the unfair rule of ...
  7. America's first president
  8. One who ... land draws maps is a surveyor.
  9. Patrick Henry demanded that the ... be added to the Constitution to guarantee the freedoms Americans had fought for.
  10. Thomas Jefferson was the ... president of the United States
  11. First African-American double spy
  12. A person who collects information secretly from an enemy country
  13. The Declaration of Independence states that men have a right to "..., Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
  14. A trip taken by a group of people to explore a new place

23 Clues: America's first president • First African-American double spy • Patrick Henry was the governor of... • author of the Declaration of Independence • America's first written plan of government • One who ... land draws maps is a surveyor. • Plan of government for United States today • The home designed by Thomas Jefferson was... • A person who draws plans to build a building • ...

Chapter 5 Review 2016-10-30

Chapter 5 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who supported the Constitution
  2. Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention
  3. Farmer who led a rebellion against the government
  4. Number of people five African American slaves equaled
  5. Branch created by Article III of the Constitution
  6. Plan favored by larger states that based government representation on a state's population
  7. Divided into two houses
  8. America's First Government
  9. Ninth state to approve the Constitution
  10. Change to the Constitution
  11. Branch created by Article II of the Constitution
  12. Number of Articles in the Constitution
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  1. Branch created by Article I of the Constitution
  2. Connecticut leader who proposed the Great Compromise
  3. System of government in which power is divided between the federal and stave governments
  4. Number of states needed to agree on a change to the government
  5. To approve
  6. A detailed written plan of government
  7. Introduction to the Constitution
  8. Plan favored by smaller states that granted equal representation to all states

20 Clues: To approve • Divided into two houses • America's First Government • Change to the Constitution • Introduction to the Constitution • A detailed written plan of government • Number of Articles in the Constitution • A person who supported the Constitution • Ninth state to approve the Constitution • Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention • ...

Chapter 5 Review 2016-10-30

Chapter 5 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Ninth state to approve the Constitution
  2. A detailed written plan of government
  3. System of government in which power is divided between the federal and state governments
  4. Plan favored by larger states that based government representation on a state's population
  5. Number of Articles in the Constitution
  6. Branch created by Article II of the Constitution
  7. Plan favored by smaller states that granted equal representation to all states
  8. Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention
  9. Branch created by Article I of the Constitution
  10. Change to the Constitution
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  1. Branch created by Article III of the Constitution
  2. America's First Government
  3. To approve
  4. Divided into two houses
  5. Farmer who led a rebellion against the government
  6. Introduction to the Constitution
  7. Number of people five African American slaves equaled
  8. Number of states needed to agree on a change to the government
  9. A person who supported the Constitution
  10. Connecticut leader who proposed the Great Compromise

20 Clues: To approve • Divided into two houses • America's First Government • Change to the Constitution • Introduction to the Constitution • A detailed written plan of government • Number of Articles in the Constitution • Ninth state to approve the Constitution • A person who supported the Constitution • Chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention • ...

Conner texas history 2022-04-21

Conner texas history crossword puzzle
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  1. was The first major war between many countries at once
  2. The flattest region in texas
  3. was The first president of texas
  4. the movement westward across the country
  5. one of the most deadly
  6. to stop separating groups of people by race, religion, or ethnicity.
  7. the event of the native Americans getting moved from their original homes
  8. each branch of government has control over the other two branches
  9. the rebellion was created in texas
  10. texas joins the united states
  11. remember the
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  1. the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests.
  2. migrating within one country or state
  3. villages that were paced near missions
  4. the dictator and military leader of Mexico
  5. southern States that left the United States in 1861
  6. constitution limits the government on what they can do.
  7. a financial gain
  8. the region closest the texas coast
  9. the Northern States during the Civil War

20 Clues: remember the • a financial gain • one of the most deadly • The flattest region in texas • texas joins the united states • was The first president of texas • the region closest the texas coast • the rebellion was created in texas • migrating within one country or state • villages that were paced near missions • the movement westward across the country • ...

Studies Weekly Week 27 Crossword 2026-03-29

Studies Weekly Week 27 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Loose union of states with a weak central government
  2. Group that wanted a strong national government
  3. Plan that gave equal power to each state
  4. Part of Congress where each state has two members
  5. First ten amendments protecting freedoms
  6. Lawmaking group under the Articles of Confederation
  7. Plan that gave more power to large states
  8. Easy: Famous inventor and Founding Father
  9. Group of citizen soldiers
  10. Agreement that helped states settle disagreements
  11. Continental __________ (meeting in 1787 where delegates created a new government)
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  1. Number of people used to determine representation
  2. Word describing why the Articles did not work well
  3. Government ruled by a king or queen
  4. Easy: First Secretary of the Treasury
  5. Main writer of the Declaration of Independence
  6. Easy: First president of the United States
  7. Money the government collects from people
  8. Known as the Father of the Constitution
  9. Anti-Federalist who pushed for a Bill of Rights

20 Clues: Group of citizen soldiers • Government ruled by a king or queen • Easy: First Secretary of the Treasury • Known as the Father of the Constitution • Plan that gave equal power to each state • First ten amendments protecting freedoms • Money the government collects from people • Plan that gave more power to large states • Easy: Famous inventor and Founding Father • ...

Southern Africa 2023-01-27

Southern Africa crossword puzzle
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  1. Only 11% of the roads are paved in this country.
  2. This country has the most official languages.
  3. This country was uninhabited until French explorers arrived.
  4. This country has three capitals.
  5. This country has ylang ylang flowers.
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  1. This country has all five vowels in its name.
  2. This country adopted a new flag in 2010.
  3. This country's famous sporting event is winter horse racing.
  4. The currency/money for this country is called pula.
  5. Another name for this country is Eswatini.
  6. This country is located within the country of South Africa.
  7. This country is home to desert elephants.

12 Clues: This country has three capitals. • This country has ylang ylang flowers. • This country adopted a new flag in 2010. • This country is home to desert elephants. • Another name for this country is Eswatini. • This country has all five vowels in its name. • This country has the most official languages. • Only 11% of the roads are paved in this country. • ...

CHIJMES crossword puzzle 2022-04-27

CHIJMES crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. father who was in charge of designing the chapel
  2. something that the sisters prayed hard for
  3. the sculptures that the immigrants designed
  4. are now held at the chapel
  5. our founder
  6. the person who led the sisters to Singapore
  7. something the sisters used to teach the orphans
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  1. father who purchased the house at the corner from H.C Caldwell
  2. where the sisters used to live
  3. which year of the animal was considered to bring bad luck if a chinese girl was born in that year?
  4. singapore is racially?
  5. babies left at the door were?

12 Clues: our founder • singapore is racially? • are now held at the chapel • babies left at the door were? • where the sisters used to live • something that the sisters prayed hard for • 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 • ...

The Bureaucracy and Domestic Policy 2023-04-13

The Bureaucracy and Domestic Policy crossword puzzle
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  1. An organization that works to ensure the health and safety of Americans in the workforce. It sets out guidelines for workplace safety measures. These include ensuring that working environments aren’t hazardous, that workers in certain fields have the protective gear they need, and that jobsite equipment meets agency safety codes.
  2. Develops and enforces regulations to protect the natural environment. This includes working to ensure that all Americans have clean air and water. It also tries to reduce environmental risks by making sure that contaminated lands are cleaned up.
  3. In charge of preventing unfair trade practices within the United States. It regulates advertising, marketing, and consumer credit practices to protect the American people from being scammed.
  4. To have a lot of power and influence in the world of politics.
  5. Occupies a seat in the president’s cabinet as head of the nation’s chief intelligence-gathering body.
  6. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that school segregation is unconstitutional.
  7. The physical foundation created for the benefit of a country’s citizens, such as roads, buildings, and waterworks
  8. The most important member of the president’s cabinet, since he or she is next in line to the presidency if something happens to the president.
  9. A form of government in which power is distributed between the central government and the states
  10. Commissions These commissions set standards for businesses and industries to protect the health, safety, and general interests of the public. They also oversee and enforce these standards.
  11. Chief lawyer of the federal government and head of the US Department of Justice, and the chief legal advisor to the president.
  12. Interact with the public to provide goods and services. They charge fees for these goods and services.
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  1. Involves laws and regulations within the borders of the United States.
  2. An official command given by the US president
  3. The most powerful department because the role of each department head is to advise the president directly.
  4. As both advisor to the president and manager and supervisor of the president’s administration.
  5. A group of advisers to the president.
  6. “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
  7. Oversees programs to protect public health by monitoring the safety and effectiveness of drugs for people and animals; it also regulates biological products, such as blood donations, and medical devices, such as respirators and personal protective equipment.
  8. Made up of unelected people who work to help the executive branch and Congress perform their tasks.
  9. An organization of like-minded people who work toward the resolution of or bring attention to a specific issue.

21 Clues: A group of advisers to the president. • An official command given by the US president • To have a lot of power and influence in the world of politics. • Involves laws and regulations within the borders of the United States. • As both advisor to the president and manager and supervisor of the president’s administration. • ...

Causes of the Revolution 2022-03-07

Causes of the Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. Wilmont Proviso suggested all lands from Mexican Cession had no slaves
  2. He sued his master for his freedom. The supreme court ruled slaves were no legal citizens
  3. African Americans worked on plantations in the South
  4. 11 southern states leave the union
  5. The 16th President of the United States
  6. What the north called themselves during the Civi War
  7. Northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859
  8. required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
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  1. The war that started in 1861
  2. What the South called themselves once they secede from the main country
  3. Some states, like South Carolina, thought they could leave the union of they didn't like the laws being passed by the federal government
  4. The new states would vote if their states could be admitted as a free or slave state.
  5. Admitted Missouri as slave state and Maine as a non slave state, keeping the number of slave and free states equal
  6. Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery

14 Clues: The war that started in 1861 • 11 southern states leave the union • The 16th President of the United States • required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves • African Americans worked on plantations in the South • What the north called themselves during the Civi War • Northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859 • ...

Civil War 2022-05-01

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. requiring that all army commands go through the General in Chief.
  2. U.S. Supreme Court case in which it was held that the United States is “an indestructible union” from which no state can secede.
  3. Former United States Representative
  4. was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator for Ohio
  5. Former Governor of Massachusetts
  6. Former member of the United States Senate
  7. intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate.
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  1. a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government,"
  2. restored the nation to the gold standard through the redemption of previously-unbacked United States Notes
  3. To the Supporters of the Government" on August 4, 1864, accusing Lincoln of using reconstruction to secure electors in the South who would "be at the dictation of his personal ambition,"
  4. United States Secretary of War
  5. Former Governor of California
  6. 18th U.S. President
  7. Swiss-American officer of the Confederate States Army

14 Clues: 18th U.S. President • Former Governor of California • United States Secretary of War • Former Governor of Massachusetts • Former United States Representative • Former member of the United States Senate • Swiss-American officer of the Confederate States Army • requiring that all army commands go through the General in Chief. • ...

Perfect 10 Vocab 2022-04-25

Perfect 10 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands. They traveled from North Carolina and Georgia through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas-more than 800 miles (1,287 km)-to the Indian Territory. More than 4, 00 Cherokees died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the 116-day journey.
  2. this allowed a settler to acquire 160 acres by living on it for five years, improving it and paying about $30
  3. a period from 1848 to 1856 when thousands of people came to California in order to search for gold.
  4. extending across a continent
  5. large, broad-wheeled, canvas-covered wagon used by western settlers
  6. Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.
  7. Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s
  8. A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
  9. to add or attach
  10. A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  11. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  12. President of the United States
  13. Extending the nation beyond its existing borders
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  1. an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States
  2. (1846-1848) The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory.
  3. Land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains purchased from France for 15 million dollars. It doubled the size of the US at the time, getting more land than the US wanted.
  4. A Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark
  5. Trail from independence Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico in the mid-1800s

18 Clues: to add or attach • extending across a continent • President of the United States • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • Extending the nation beyond its existing borders • large, broad-wheeled, canvas-covered wagon used by western settlers • Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location. • ...

Iron Curtain 2022-03-14

Iron Curtain crossword puzzle
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  1. the official name for the country in North America that consists of 50 states
  2. Who called it the Iron Curtain?
  3. how many kilometers was the Iron Curtain?
  4. A collective defense treaty among the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
  5. Who made the Iron Curtain?
  6. a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
  7. Where was the Iron Curtain located?
  8. A term indicating the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991
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  1. A theory or system of social organization in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
  2. a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
  3. What is the Iron Curtain?
  4. How many years did the Iron Curtain last?
  5. An intergovernmental military alliance signed on April 4, 1949 and including the five Treaty of Brussels states (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom) plus the United States, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland.
  6. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
  7. a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

15 Clues: What is the Iron Curtain? • Who made the Iron Curtain? • Who called it the Iron Curtain? • Where was the Iron Curtain located? • How many years did the Iron Curtain last? • how many kilometers was the Iron Curtain? • a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. • a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. • ...

Unit 8 Civil War 2025-04-24

Unit 8 Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. a war fought exclusively between armies in which only enemy soldiers and military infrastructure are targeted
  2. to keep something in its original state
  3. the Confederate surrender at Vicksburg occurred just a day after the Gettysburg surrender and crushed the Confederate hopes of receiving foreign recognition
  4. the United States
  5. led Virginias Confederate army upon its secession from the Union, became the commander of the entire Confederate Army
  6. lasting forever
  7. military historians consider the battle of Antietam a stalemate. even so, the union kept confederates confined and enable President Lincoln to release the emancipation proclamation on September 22, 1862
  8. the Confederate victory gave the South a surge of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not won as easily as the had hoped
  9. worked his way up in the Union ranks during the Civil War. President Lincoln elevated Grant to the rank of lieutenant general, and named him general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States.. He would later serve as President
  10. a speech given by a president when they take office
  11. the Union would use naval forces to strangle the South by blockading imports of military supplies and exporting cotton
  12. Missouri, Kentucky, West Virgina, Maryland and Delaware
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  1. this union victory ended any hopes of the Confederates had of blocking the union advance into northern Mississippi
  2. the state of lasting forever
  3. a collection of southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War
  4. issued on January 1st, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln that declared "that all persons held as enslaved people' within the rebellious states were free
  5. Confederate, earned the nickname “Stonewall” because he refused to back down. He was shot by one of his soldiers accidentally and died several days later.
  6. President of the Union during the Civil War
  7. the battle was a defeat for the confederacy and halted the Confederate invasion of the North. This was the deadliest battle of the war, with over 50,000 casualties
  8. President of the Confederate States of America
  9. a strategy that included the systematic destruction of any property or supplies, including those belonging to civilians, that are essential to the enemy's ability to wage war

21 Clues: lasting forever • the United States • the state of lasting forever • to keep something in its original state • President of the Union during the Civil War • President of the Confederate States of America • a speech given by a president when they take office • Missouri, Kentucky, West Virgina, Maryland and Delaware • ...

Unit 8 Vocabulary Test 2025-05-21

Unit 8 Vocabulary Test crossword puzzle
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  1. issued on January 1st, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln that declared "that all persons held as enslaved people" within the rebellious states were free
  2. the United States
  3. to keep something in its original state
  4. a collection of southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War
  5. the Confederate victory gave the South a surge of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped
  6. a war fought exclusively between armies in which only enemy soldiers and military infrastructure are targeted
  7. the state of lasting forever
  8. President of the Union during the Civil War
  9. President fo the Confederate States of America
  10. a strategy that included the systematic destruction of any property or supplies, including those belonging to civilians, that are essential to the enemy's ability to wage war
  11. a speech given by a president when they take office
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  1. a stalemate; the Union kept Confederates confined and enabled President Lincoln to release the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862
  2. the Union would use naval forces to strangle the South by blocking imports of military supplies and exporting cotton
  3. Confederate, earned the nickname "Stonewall" because he refused to back down. He was shot by one of his soldiers accidentally and died several days later
  4. lasting forever
  5. the Confederate surrender here occured just a day after the Gettysburg surrender and crushed Confederate hopes of receiving foreign recognition
  6. a Union naval officer that led various naval blockades to victory. His biggest accomplishment was planning and executing a joint army-navy operation to take control of Mobile Bay, Alabama, in August of 1864
  7. led Virginia's Confederate army upon its secession from the Union, became the commander of the entire Confederate Army
  8. worked his way up the Union ranks during the Civil War. President Lincoln elevated him to the rank of lieutenant general, and named him general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States. He would later serve as president
  9. this Union victory ended any hopes the Confederates had of blocking the Union advance into northern Mississippi
  10. the battle was a defeat for the Confederacy and halted the Confederate invasion of the North. This was the deadliest battle of the war, with over 50,000 casualties

21 Clues: lasting forever • the United States • the state of lasting forever • to keep something in its original state • President of the Union during the Civil War • President fo the Confederate States of America • a speech given by a president when they take office • a collection of southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The turning point of the American Civil War where the Union took a victory.
  2. 16th President of the United States from 1861-1865
  3. the government of the 11 Southern states seceded from the Union.
  4. The executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that stated all slaves shall be free.
  5. A naval battle during the American Civil War also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads
  6. the 18th president of the US who served from 1869-1877
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  1. The actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
  2. the bloodiest one-day battle of the American Civil War
  3. the overall commander of the Confederate States Army
  4. July 21, 1861; first major land battle of the American Civil War
  5. One of the most famous US military leaders in US history who has a tree named after him.
  6. a military strategy to create a naval blockade around the Confederate States.
  7. The failed plan to cut off cotton supply to Britain and France during the American Civil War
  8. The location where the American Civil War ended.
  9. War a fight between states supporting the federal union and southern states.

15 Clues: The actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • The location where the American Civil War ended. • 16th President of the United States from 1861-1865 • the overall commander of the Confederate States Army • the bloodiest one-day battle of the American Civil War • the 18th president of the US who served from 1869-1877 • ...

5th Hour Guess Who! 2022-06-15

5th Hour Guess Who! crossword puzzle
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  1. has lived in Japan and has never broken a bone
  2. has a large family and can do a Mickey Mouse impression
  3. scared of tarantulas and likes listening to music
  4. plays volleyball and loves watching fireworks
  5. has an older brother & has a birthday in February
  6. likes birdwatching and visits Mexico every year
  7. can juggle and plays an instrument
  8. has never moved houses and likes football
  9. is the youngest in her family and has a pet bunny
  10. can sing well and is an artist
  11. can play guitar and likes playing video games
  12. plays tennis and likes to scooter
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  1. used to do soccer and gymnastics
  2. hates fancy clothes and plays soccer
  3. has been on an All-star baseball team, has been to many states
  4. is the middle child and has a birthday in December
  5. has been to Argentina and rides horses
  6. has a pet snake and plays football
  7. likes to play board games with her siblings
  8. can wiggle his ears and has been to Canada
  9. plays hockey and has been to 6 states
  10. has two goldendoodles and has lived in 5 states
  11. likes the beach and fave color is orange
  12. likes to fish and play soccer

24 Clues: likes to fish and play soccer • can sing well and is an artist • used to do soccer and gymnastics • plays tennis and likes to scooter • has a pet snake and plays football • can juggle and plays an instrument • hates fancy clothes and plays soccer • plays hockey and has been to 6 states • has been to Argentina and rides horses • likes the beach and fave color is orange • ...

Crossing History 2023-03-17

Crossing History crossword puzzle
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  1. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  2. Resisting or protecting against attack from someone.
  3. Blue Flag Extremely popular Confederate song named after the first flag of the Confederacy, which had one white star on a blue background. The lyrics listed each state in the order in which they seceded from the Union
  4. Freedom from slavery
  5. 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.
  6. Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.
  7. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
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  1. line A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  2. 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.
  3. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
  4. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming
  5. Loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel
  6. States The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South

13 Clues: Freedom from slavery • Loyal to the Confederacy. Also Southern or Rebel • Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • Resisting or protecting against attack from someone. • The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming • ...

History crossword 2022-01-12

History crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. protests against the limitations on civil liberties contained in the Alien and Sedition Acts
  2. 1st chief justice of the U.S.
  3. Fought in the reolutionary war and served as the first secretary
  4. Settlement that concluded hostilities of the united states and an Indian confederation
  5. First test of federal authority in the united states
  6. Granted American ships the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River
  7. First president of the United States
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  1. 3rd president of the united states
  2. A series of laws passed by the federalist congress in 1798
  3. An agreement by the U.S. and Great Britain to avert war between them
  4. Final battle of the northwest indian war
  5. A formal declaration of legal and civil rights
  6. An incident between the french and U.S. diplomats that resulted in an undeclared war.
  7. Served as french minister in the U.S. from 1793 to 1794

14 Clues: 1st chief justice of the U.S. • 3rd president of the united states • First president of the United States • Final battle of the northwest indian war • A formal declaration of legal and civil rights • First test of federal authority in the united states • Served as french minister in the U.S. from 1793 to 1794 • A series of laws passed by the federalist congress in 1798 • ...

Unit 7 2021-01-22

Unit 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jungle - novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair
  2. Crow Laws - state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. - a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision
  4. - a person favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
  5. Vs. Ferguson - the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"
  6. - reform-minded journalists in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who exposed established institutions and leaders as corrupt.
  7. canal - a canal extending SE from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the Isthmus of Panama
  8. - the ability to assess and initiate things independently
  9. american war - an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898.
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  1. a political philosophy in support of social reform
  2. of Paris 1898 - a peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War.
  3. - a request from a manufacturer to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects that might endanger the consumer
  4. Corollary -an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–1903.
  5. - a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  6. House - a settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr.
  7. - a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans
  8. Tarbell - best known for her classic The History of the Standard Oil Company

17 Clues: a political philosophy in support of social reform • - the ability to assess and initiate things independently • Jungle - novel by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair • Tarbell - best known for her classic The History of the Standard Oil Company • american war - an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. • ...

civil war and reconstruction 2017-05-22

civil war and reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the united states during the civil war
  2. amendment that gave freed slaves citizenship
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. to leave or withdraw
  5. number one reason of the civil war
  6. bloodiest battle in the civil war
  7. novel written by harriet beecher stowe that sparked the war
  8. month and day the civil war ended
  9. Commander of the confederate army
  10. document ending slavery in union controlled states
  11. president of the US during the civl war
  12. union general who lead Sherman's march
  13. assassinated abraham lincoln
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  1. first battle of the civil war
  2. secret route slaves used to escape to the north
  3. number two reason for the civil war
  4. the southern states that seceded from the US
  5. final battle in the civil war
  6. speech by abraham lincoln that inspired the north to keep fighting
  7. amendment that ended slavery
  8. Where the civil war ended
  9. capital of the confederacy
  10. amendment that gave black suffrage
  11. commander of the union army and 18th president of the US
  12. Thomas Jackson’s nickname

25 Clues: to leave or withdraw • Where the civil war ended • Thomas Jackson’s nickname • capital of the confederacy • amendment that ended slavery • assassinated abraham lincoln • first battle of the civil war • final battle in the civil war • bloodiest battle in the civil war • month and day the civil war ended • Commander of the confederate army • number one reason of the civil war • ...

Chapter 8 Section 1 2016-04-02

Chapter 8 Section 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Justice/ what John Jay was of the Supreme Court
  2. Jay/ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  3. branch/branch headed by the president
  4. the U.S lives by (amendments)
  5. Debt/ the amount the nation's government owed
  6. Government/ a group of nations or states
  7. Jefferson/ secretary of state
  8. final agreement
  9. constitution/ Constitution that sets up a system of federalism within a country
  10. Knox/ secretary of war
  11. commander of something
  12. Washington/ our FIRST president
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  1. courts/Original intermediate level courts of the united states federal court system
  2. Madison/ (recorded everything that was said)
  3. people who risk money in order to make a larger profit
  4. War/the war involving the Americans and British for independence
  5. Act/ was formed because 2 groups could not agree on how to set up the court system in the United States
  6. not constitutional
  7. traditions
  8. Court/ States judicial power is held in the district court for civil and criminal cases
  9. notes
  10. Court/ the U.S's judicial power
  11. Hamilton/ secretary of treasury
  12. a tax on imports

24 Clues: notes • traditions • final agreement • a tax on imports • not constitutional • Knox/ secretary of war • commander of something • the U.S lives by (amendments) • Jefferson/ secretary of state • Court/ the U.S's judicial power • Hamilton/ secretary of treasury • Washington/ our FIRST president • branch/branch headed by the president • Jay/ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court • ...

AJ LaRue= 2nd hour 2023-03-06

AJ LaRue= 2nd hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The states that were pro slavery
  2. a crop that is grown for profit
  3. What war started 5 weeks after Abraham Lincoln was elected
  4. to be free from someones control
  5. To cancel a law
  6. A person who dies for a cause
  7. Someone who wanted to end slavery in the country
  8. The first territorial governor in Kansas
  9. The states that were anti slavery
  10. destroyed ballot box and was pro slavery
  11. Violent resistance to government
  12. Letting the people get to vote for a cause
  13. The president that the South hated so much they wanted to leave the country
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  1. The act that stated when you find a slave return them to there owner.
  2. An act passed in 1820 that would balance the number of slave and free states
  3. 14th president of the United States
  4. An abolitionist that would raid pro slavery people
  5. first governor of Kansas
  6. The act of betraying ones country
  7. Someone who worked to let slavery expand in the country
  8. What thing was tearing the nation apart in the 1850's

21 Clues: To cancel a law • first governor of Kansas • A person who dies for a cause • a crop that is grown for profit • The states that were pro slavery • to be free from someones control • Violent resistance to government • The act of betraying ones country • The states that were anti slavery • 14th president of the United States • The first territorial governor in Kansas • ...

Civil War 2022-11-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  2. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  3. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  4. of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
  5. a member of the Union Army or Confederate army during the American Civil War
  6. bringing death
  7. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
  8. the state of being allied
  9. troops trained to fight on horseback
  10. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
  11. freedom of choice
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  1. Civil War War between south and north
  2. an offensive against an enemy
  3. Run away from
  4. civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  5. a statement that is emphatic and explicit
  6. withdraw from an organization or polity
  7. region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  8. the United States
  9. having an arsenal or guns
  10. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  11. oppose, as in hostility or a competition

22 Clues: Run away from • bringing death • the United States • freedom of choice • having an arsenal or guns • the state of being allied • an offensive against an enemy • troops trained to fight on horseback • Civil War War between south and north • withdraw from an organization or polity • oppose, as in hostility or a competition • a statement that is emphatic and explicit • ...

International Relations 2023-12-04

International Relations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. America signed a ___ with China concerning their
  2. bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
  3. movement of a group of people or animals from one place to another
  4. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
  5. he mutual dependence of states upon each other
  6. A military alliance between America, Canada and 29 European states
  7. The unlawful use of violence or threat thereof, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims
  8. Involving three or more states.
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  1. The process by which national economies become more connected and more closely integrated with each other.
  2. Aid A voluntary transfer of resources–economic for anti-poverty programmes or infrastructure projects
  3. send (goods or services) to another country for sale
  4. someone who has been forced to flee conflict or persecution and has crossed an international border to seek safety
  5. is intended to promote free trade among countries of the Pacific Rim, including especially East Asia. See also the Indo-Pacific
  6. ___is when one country forcibly asserts control and sovereignty over another country’s territory
  7. Involving two states
  8. the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
  9. may include trade embargoes, travel bans and asset freezes

17 Clues: Involving two states • Involving three or more states. • Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa • he mutual dependence of states upon each other • America signed a ___ with China concerning their • send (goods or services) to another country for sale • may include trade embargoes, travel bans and asset freezes • ...

Project 2020-09-30

Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building
  2. acts were a series of laws passed by british
  3. fought between the united states and its allies
  4. were those colonists of the thirteen colonies
  5. was a late 18th century movement
  6. colonies of british america
  7. the principle of US policy
  8. the unites states constitution
  9. amendment a U.S constitution ratified in 1868
  10. territory of louisiana by the united states
  11. was an armed upspring in western massachusetts
  12. is a historic site in east virgina
  13. U.S history that followed the american civil war
  14. war a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons
  15. a war that happened between 1846 and 1848
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  1. mainly irish immigrants and civil war
  2. American imperialist cultural belief in the 19th century
  3. was the widespread transfer of plants,animals, and culture
  4. Unites states constitution abolished slavery and involuntary
  5. act act of 1887 authorized the federal government to break up tribal lands
  6. the first ten amendments to the US constitution
  7. industrial school in carlisle pennsylvania
  8. information especially of a based or misleading nature
  9. signed into law on may 28,1830
  10. were american colonists who stayed loyal to british
  11. issued by king george on october 7,1763
  12. a territory group whose primary targets are african american
  13. own region or section of the country
  14. were state and local laws
  15. one of the most important and innovative concepts in the U.S

30 Clues: were state and local laws • the principle of US policy • colonies of british america • signed into law on may 28,1830 • the unites states constitution • was a late 18th century movement • is a historic site in east virgina • own region or section of the country • mainly irish immigrants and civil war • issued by king george on october 7,1763 • ...

APHG Crossword Puzzle #1 2017-04-22

APHG Crossword Puzzle #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name given to a specific place on earth
  2. nation example: The Kurds
  3. diffusion The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
  4. Examples: United States, Canada, Great Britain. Opposite of LDC.
  5. a regional variety of a language
  6. Example: Cows move to high lands in the summer.
  7. Semi periphery, Core and ________.
  8. rotation Example: Harvesting carrots and replanting in a different field.
  9. The spreading of the Mcdonald's franchise is an example of ____________.
  10. force a force that brings the people of a state together
  11. cleansing relates to racism and genocide.
  12. An enclosed territory with a foreign territory around it.
Down
  1. Malthus Geographer who stated "Population is growing faster than food production.
  2. state most famous example: chile. Based on its shape.
  3. industry example: the toy industry and its lack of ties to its location
  4. can be connected to Relative Location
  5. states and nation-states MUST have this to be considered states.
  6. a person who speaks more than two languages
  7. Example: In Georgia, there are 173 people per square mile.
  8. Birth Rate An increase in modern medicine and a decrease in maternal mortality rate can increase the __________.
  9. the process of the decline of quality of living or effective power
  10. The redrawing of legislative boundaries entirely for electoral purposes, thereby benefiting the party in power
  11. practiced in Hinduism and Shintoism.
  12. Drain Example: A smart person emigrates from India in search of a job.
  13. Example: outbreak of Ebola.

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 • ...

CIVIL WAR 2024-11-03

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The act of making legally null and void.
  2. The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent.
  3. - A war between citizens of the same country.
  4. Stephens - Important Georgia politician who was a U.S. Senator, Georgia Governor.
  5. Scott- Case - Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States.
  6. of 1860 - Election where Abraham __ defeated three opponents to win the presidency.
  7. Platform - Position supported by several prominent Georgia politicians who supported the Compromise of 1850.
  8. -Involuntary servitude of African-Americans or Blacks in the United States from 1619-1865.
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  1. Act (1850) - Act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States.
  2. Rights The belief that a state’s sovereignty is more important than that of the national government.
  3. States__ - States where slavery was legal.
  4. of 1850 - A compromise between the North and South allowing California to enter the union in exchange for the Fugitive Slave Act.
  5. State - States where slavery was not legal.

13 Clues: States__ - States where slavery was legal. • - The act of making legally null and void. • State - States where slavery was not legal. • - A war between citizens of the same country. • The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent. • Stephens - Important Georgia politician who was a U.S. Senator, Georgia Governor. • ...

Government Vocab 2021-01-07

Government Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
  2. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  3. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  4. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  5. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  6. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  7. rights and liberties of the people
  8. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
  9. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
Down
  1. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  2. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  3. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  4. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  5. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
  6. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  7. and checks and balances
  8. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  9. of a few.
  10. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  11. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the
  12. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  13. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited
  14. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the

23 Clues: of a few. • and checks and balances • rights and liberties of the people • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited • ...

government coming to terms 2021-01-10

government coming to terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people constitution were written
  2. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into
  3. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  4. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  5. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to
  6. God)
  7. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  8. by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  9. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  10. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  11. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as
  12. and checks and balances
  13. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited
  14. from the people of the United States
Down
  1. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  2. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set
  3. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress
  4. an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  5. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  6. out the other powers listed in Article I
  7. rights and liberties of the people
  8. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the interests of a few.
  9. Declaration of Independence
  10. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  11. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority
  12. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  13. ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the
  14. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed

28 Clues: God) • and checks and balances • Declaration of Independence • rights and liberties of the people • from the people of the United States • out the other powers listed in Article I • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power • ...

Reconstruction Era 2023-10-15

Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws passed by southern states that limited what Blacks can do.
  2. Former slaves or poor freedmen working on plantations and giving half of their crops to the owner of the land.
  3. To bring charges against an elected offical like the President.
  4. Law that ended slavery.
  5. Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.
  6. Group that built schools and helped former slaves.
  7. A test given to blacks by Southern states to try and stop them from voting.
  8. To get rid of or end.
Down
  1. A group that was formed to oppress blacks.
  2. To come to an agreement where both sides get some of what they want.
  3. Gave former slaves citizenship.
  4. To block or stop something.
  5. The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
  6. Political group who wanted equal rights for blacks.
  7. A fee that blacks had to pay to vote.
  8. Legal segregation
  9. States cant stop eligible voters from voting.

17 Clues: Legal segregation • To get rid of or end. • Law that ended slavery. • To block or stop something. • Gave former slaves citizenship. • A fee that blacks had to pay to vote. • A group that was formed to oppress blacks. • States cant stop eligible voters from voting. • Group that built schools and helped former slaves. • Political group who wanted equal rights for blacks. • ...

Causes of the Revolution 2022-03-07

Causes of the Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wilmont Proviso suggested all lands from Mexican Cession had no slaves
  2. He sued his master for his freedom. The supreme court ruled slaves were no legal citizens
  3. African Americans worked on plantations in the South
  4. 11 southern states leave the union
  5. The 16th President of the United States
  6. What the north called themselves during the Civi War
  7. Northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859
  8. required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
Down
  1. The war that started in 1861
  2. What the South called themselves once they secede from the main country
  3. Some states, like South Carolina, thought they could leave the union of they didn't like the laws being passed by the federal government
  4. The new states would vote if their states could be admitted as a free or slave state.
  5. Admitted Missouri as slave state and Maine as a non slave state, keeping the number of slave and free states equal
  6. Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery

14 Clues: The war that started in 1861 • 11 southern states leave the union • The 16th President of the United States • required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves • African Americans worked on plantations in the South • What the north called themselves during the Civi War • Northern abolitionist launched a slave revolt in 1859 • ...

Test 2022-11-06

Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One problem was that states charged THESE on goods from other states
  2. Fraction of states that must agree to change the Constitution
  3. One of two things people were afraid states might lose
  4. The Articles did not let Congress create THIS
  5. The Articles of Confederation was America's first plan for ____.
  6. The chamber of Congress where each state gets two votes
  7. The branch that interprets laws
  8. The Constitution says laws passed by Congress are _____ to state laws (Hint: not inferior but...)
  9. Under the Articles, America did not have one of THESE (Hint: Joe Biden)
  10. The Articles of Confederation created a government that had only one of these (Hint: not THREE but...)
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  1. One of two things people were afraid states might lose
  2. Under the New Jersey plan, these states would have more power
  3. These were the "individuals" in the "confederation" created by the Articles
  4. States send THESE to Congress
  5. The branch that carries out laws
  6. The branch that makes laws
  7. A group of individuals united together for a purpose
  8. In the House of Representatives, the number of votes a state gets depends on THIS
  9. The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation
  10. Under the Virginia Plan, these states would have more power
  11. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could not do THIS to its laws, so states could just ignore laws

21 Clues: The branch that makes laws • States send THESE to Congress • The branch that interprets laws • The branch that carries out laws • The Articles did not let Congress create THIS • A group of individuals united together for a purpose • One of two things people were afraid states might lose • One of two things people were afraid states might lose • ...

Cold War Review 2023-05-22

Cold War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Political cartoons always contain _________, meaning that they represent real-life events.
  2. JFK and Khrushchev avoided WWIII by de-escalating tensions during this scary event.
  3. Americans who believed we should stay out of Vietnam's Civil War were nicknamed this bird.
  4. A country that has the power to influence and control large portions of the world.
  5. Congressional panel whose investigations violated people's rights.
  6. The world came close to WWIII in this conflict because the two superpowers were both involved.
  7. The peak of America's paranoia about Communists in the United States.
  8. Americans were terrified in the 50s and 60s that this would happen between the US & USSR.
  9. $13 billion given by the United States to try and restore capitalism and democracy in Europe after WWII.
  10. The United States sent troops to both Korea and Vietnam for the purpose of ________.
  11. The policy of providing aid to help foreign countries resist Communism.
Down
  1. Americans who believed the mission in Vietnam was important for containment were nicknamed this bird.
  2. The struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  3. The line of separation between US influence and Soviet influence in Europe.
  4. The first country in the world to become Communist.
  5. The Cold War military alliance in Eastern Europe.
  6. The system of economics in America and other democracies.
  7. The Cold War military alliance in Western Europe.

18 Clues: The Cold War military alliance in Eastern Europe. • The Cold War military alliance in Western Europe. • The first country in the world to become Communist. • The system of economics in America and other democracies. • Congressional panel whose investigations violated people's rights. • The peak of America's paranoia about Communists in the United States. • ...

POLS 1101: Week 2 Activity 2019-08-29

POLS 1101: Week 2 Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
  2. Supporters of the ratification of the new constitution; believed nation should be run by a strong, national government
  3. political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
  4. president; carries out laws
  5. A section of the United States Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws required for the exercise of its other powers established by the Constitution.
  6. The formula for counting five slaves as three people for the purpose of representation that reconciled Northern and Southern factions at the constitutional congress
  7. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, gave too much power to individual states.
  8. The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by the founding fathers declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
  9. First 10 amendments to the constitution; individual liberties, protection from government infringement; ratified 1791
  10. 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights
  11. congressional powers specifically named in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8)
  12. supreme court; evaluates laws
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  1. a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
  2. The Supreme Court declared unanimously that a certain law passed by Congress should not be enforced, because the law was opposed to the Constitution.
  3. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
  4. an organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and who field candidates for elections, in an attempt to get them elected and thereby implement the party's agenda.
  5. A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. It was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other amendments.
  6. the assembly of fifty-five delegates in the summer of 1787 to recast the Articles of Confederation; the result was the U.S. Constitution
  7. congress; makes laws
  8. doctrine of constitutional law under which the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) are kept separate.
  9. The first vice president (1789-1797) and second president (1797-1801) of the United States. He was a major figure during the American Revolution, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, and the shaping of the Constitution.
  10. A plan that called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on the population
  11. Proposed that states have equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives
  12. a section that appeared in many constitutions, as well as in some charters and statutes, which provides that the governing body empowered by the document may enact laws to promote the general welfare of the people, sometimes worded as the public welfare.
  13. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  14. Opposed the ratification of a new constitution; believed that the nation is best managed by individual states
  15. a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
  16. A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch; drafted by James Madison in 1787
  17. (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  18. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

30 Clues: congress; makes laws • president; carries out laws • supreme court; evaluates laws • a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc. • congressional powers specifically named in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8) • review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act. • ...

Final Review: Antebellum America & Outbreak of Civil War 2026-06-08

Final Review: Antebellum America & Outbreak of Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The time period before the war
  2. (Last name only) The person who won the Election of 1860
  3. The Dred Scott Decision was made by the...
  4. What Lincoln said he would do about slavery in his inaugural address
  5. This law prohibited Congress from debating slavery
  6. The free state added by the Compromise of 1850
  7. (last name only) This person wrote an "Appeal" that encouraged enslaved people to obtain freedom by any means necessary
  8. The belief that America was entitled by God to overspread and take over the continent
  9. The American Anti Slavery Society was willing to give this up for abolition and racial eqaulity
  10. (last name only) This person was enslaved, but after obtaining his freedom went on to write an autobiography, go on a speaking tour, and more to promote abolition
  11. The treaty that ended the Mexican American War
  12. (last name only) This man started a violent rebellion to free himself and others
  13. (last name only) The name of the anti-slavery Congressman who was beaten on the senate floor
  14. Lincoln's political party
  15. (last name only) This person wrote the newspaper "The Liberator"
  16. The town in Kansas that was sacked; significant in Bleeding Kansas
  17. To formally leave a country
  18. The free state added by the Missouri Compromise
  19. Besides keeping the balance of slave and free states, this compromise drew a line at the 36'30 to divide the country into a free north and slave south
  20. This area of the country was made up of slave states
  21. (last name only) This person escaped slavery and then became a conductor for the Underground Railroad.
  22. This act repealed the Missouri Compromise line and allowed more of the country to be open to slavery
  23. This section of the United States includes modern day Washington and Oregon
  24. This section of the United States was the last part added, it is located south of the Mexican Cession
  25. This compromise allowed some states to vote on if they would or would not allow slavery AND banned the slave trade in Washington DC
  26. The last name of the Confederacy president
  27. The Texas _______ made Texas an official state
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  1. The first state to secede from the US
  2. The Texas _______ led to Texas becoming an independent country
  3. These laws were passed to counter the Fugitive Slave Act
  4. The location of John Brown's Raid
  5. This refers to the forced transportation of African people to the Americas for the purpose of slavery
  6. The violence that occured in the former Louisiana Territory after 1854 is referred to as...
  7. The Gag Rule violated this amendment
  8. The slave state added by the Missouri Compromise
  9. To be freed from slavery
  10. According to the vice president of the Confederacy, this is the foundation of the nation
  11. The state that threatened to secede over the Tariff of 1828 and later was the first state to secede from the Union
  12. (Last name only) This person wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
  13. The pro-slavery country that was made up of southern states
  14. The Dred Scott decision ruled that no African Americans were ____
  15. This act forced citizens to help capture escaped enslaved people and return them to the south
  16. The Kansas Nebraska Act and the Compromise of 1850 both allowed territories to ___ regarding slavery
  17. (last name only) This person used their background to appeal to people like themselves, writing "An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South"
  18. In this state, there was a law that made it impossible to live in the state and be free as an African American
  19. This area of the country was made up of free states
  20. Local and state laws that tried to limit the rights of free and enslaved African Americans
  21. This refers to the United States domestic slave trade
  22. This added most of the Southwest United states to the country (New Mexico, Utah, California, etc)
  23. This man sued for his freedom

50 Clues: To be freed from slavery • Lincoln's political party • To formally leave a country • This man sued for his freedom • The time period before the war • The location of John Brown's Raid • The Gag Rule violated this amendment • The first state to secede from the US • The Dred Scott Decision was made by the... • The last name of the Confederacy president • ...

Government- Coming To 'Terms' 2021-01-07

Government- Coming To 'Terms' crossword puzzle
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  1. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the
  2. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
  3. compromise reached in writing the Constitution to satisfy both small and large states by having one house of Congress with an equal number of representatives for each state and the other house’s membership determined by a state’s population
  4. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  5. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as
  6. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  7. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  8. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  9. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  10. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
  11. and checks and balances
  12. from the people of the United States
  13. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
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  1. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political - often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)
  2. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited
  3. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  4. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority
  5. of a few
  6. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  7. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  8. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
  9. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  10. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence

23 Clues: of a few • and checks and balances • from the people of the United States • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority • the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union • explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as • ...

Depression and World Conflict 2023-02-03

Depression and World Conflict crossword puzzle
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  1. The first great war
  2. a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the United States
  3. a telegram that announced an allience between America and Mexico's military
  4. the act of producing more product that needed or intended
  5. regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939.
  6. A cargp ship sunk by germans
  7. an infestation of incects during the great depression era
  8. federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve
  9. 32nd President of the United States
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  1. A species of beetle that feeds on cotton and floweres
  2. an attack by the Japanese military against a harbor in Hawaii
  3. 67th governor of Georgia
  4. a collapse of stock prices that began on October 24, 1929.
  5. The second great war
  6. an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years
  7. a time of dryness, ussually lasting months,
  8. founder and leader of the conservative coalition that dominated Congress from 1937 to 1963

17 Clues: The first great war • The second great war • 67th governor of Georgia • A cargp ship sunk by germans • 32nd President of the United States • a time of dryness, ussually lasting months, • A species of beetle that feeds on cotton and floweres • the act of producing more product that needed or intended • an infestation of incects during the great depression era • ...

Unit 4 Menu 2021-03-04

Unit 4 Menu crossword puzzle
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  1. Rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
  2. One of two congressional houses.
  3. Two branches or chambers
  4. Release from punishment
  5. Formal meeting where people discuss issues or questions
  6. Branch of the United States government that has the power to legislate
  7. officer of the United States House of Representatives
  8. Specific form of organization
  9. Division of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
  10. Court, Final court of appeals
  11. Decisions that relates to things that directly affect the people in its own country
  12. Tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation
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  1. One of the two houses of the Congress
  2. U.S. state legislature
  3. Head of a state government
  4. Policy,Objectives that guide the activities and relationships of different states.
  5. Proceeding to address a serious misconduct
  6. Killing of legislation by a chief executive through a failure to act
  7. are allowed to prevent other branches from becoming too powerful
  8. Authority to hear and determine laws

20 Clues: U.S. state legislature • Release from punishment • Two branches or chambers • Head of a state government • Specific form of organization • Court, Final court of appeals • One of two congressional houses. • Authority to hear and determine laws • One of the two houses of the Congress • Proceeding to address a serious misconduct • Tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation • ...

Coming to Terms with Silence 2022-01-06

Coming to Terms with Silence crossword puzzle
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  1. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints
  2. government is defined by law and serves the people
  3. belief that monarchs were chosen by god
  4. king/queen controls all aspect of life
  5. supporters of the new constitution
  6. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  7. 1st president of the United states
  8. article I, section 8, clause 18
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  1. first plan of government adopted in the US after the revolution
  2. group who feared the new government
  3. first ten amendments
  4. compromise reached in writing the constitution
  5. considered intelligent and decisive
  6. explains the purpose of the constitution
  7. father of the constitution
  8. believed in natural rights
  9. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom
  10. french writer
  11. compromise between slave states and free states
  12. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held
  13. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions

21 Clues: french writer • first ten amendments • father of the constitution • believed in natural rights • article I, section 8, clause 18 • supporters of the new constitution • 1st president of the United states • group who feared the new government • considered intelligent and decisive • king/queen controls all aspect of life • belief that monarchs were chosen by god • ...

chapter 16 and 17 2025-03-06

chapter 16 and 17 crossword puzzle
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  1. a formal meeting where people discuss political issues
  2. a region in the eastern states of the United States of America
  3. money that is paid by a government to help a business
  4. a general and overall agreement to a decision
  5. to follow and be obedient to rules and laws
  6. an unreasonable decision or choice
  7. a right to sell a company's products
  8. the amount of money one gets overtime- usually by a job
  9. a person who makes laws
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  1. one of the earliest mass-produced suburbs
  2. a normal or traditional way to do something
  3. anagram for Volunteers in Service to America
  4. where states creates political districts based on the population of that state
  5. an organization set up to complete a specific task or area of tasks
  6. something that has separate and independent existence
  7. to keep something within limits
  8. government service that gives eldery people over 65 medical treatment insurance
  9. a time after war where birth rates skyrocketed
  10. to take away from
  11. to leave something forever

20 Clues: to take away from • a person who makes laws • to leave something forever • to keep something within limits • an unreasonable decision or choice • a right to sell a company's products • one of the earliest mass-produced suburbs • a normal or traditional way to do something • to follow and be obedient to rules and laws • anagram for Volunteers in Service to America • ...

American States 2023-11-20

American States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Hollywood and beaches
  2. - Rocky Mountains
  3. - Peach State
  4. - Land of Lincoln
  5. - Great Lakes state
  6. - Pacific paradise
  7. - Lone Star State
  8. - York
  9. - Grand Canyon state
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  1. - Old Dominion
  2. - Sunshine State
  3. - The Last Frontier
  4. - Jazz and Creole cuisine
  5. - Big Sky Country

14 Clues: - York • - Peach State • - Old Dominion • - Sunshine State • - Rocky Mountains • - Land of Lincoln • - Big Sky Country • - Lone Star State • - Pacific paradise • - The Last Frontier • - Great Lakes state • - Grand Canyon state • - Hollywood and beaches • - Jazz and Creole cuisine

U.S. states 2023-04-28

U.S. states crossword puzzle
Across
  1. capital is Charleston
  2. capital is Frankfort
  3. capital is Montgomery
  4. capital is Baton Rouge
  5. capital is Little Rock
  6. capital is Tallahassee
  7. capital is Richmond
  8. capital is Columbia
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  1. capital is Nashville
  2. capital is Raleigh
  3. capital is Jackson
  4. capital is Annapolis
  5. capital is Dover
  6. capital is Atlanta

14 Clues: capital is Dover • capital is Raleigh • capital is Jackson • capital is Atlanta • capital is Richmond • capital is Columbia • capital is Nashville • capital is Frankfort • capital is Annapolis • capital is Charleston • capital is Montgomery • capital is Baton Rouge • capital is Little Rock • capital is Tallahassee

U.S. States 2022-06-18

U.S. States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the largest potato producer in America
  2. the least fiscally responsible state
  3. the state with the smallest population
  4. the state with the largest population
  5. where America got its independence
  6. a state which every county voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020
  7. a nice rural, quiet, beautiful state
  8. a state on a peninsula that gets many tourists
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  1. borders 4 of the 5 Great Lakes
  2. the largest state by area
  3. the smallest state by area
  4. the Rocky Mountain high
  5. land of 10,000 lakes
  6. a liberal, expensive state near DC

14 Clues: land of 10,000 lakes • the Rocky Mountain high • the largest state by area • the smallest state by area • borders 4 of the 5 Great Lakes • where America got its independence • a liberal, expensive state near DC • the least fiscally responsible state • a nice rural, quiet, beautiful state • the state with the largest population • the largest potato producer in America • ...

Mexican States 2022-09-02

Mexican States crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Popular for its many Mayan ruins and its beautiful peninsula of beaches
  2. Known for its port and popular for its seafood
  3. Known for the cartel and banda
  4. Popular of its many Spanish colonial towns and its pueblos mágicos
  5. Popular for its coasts and the city of Tijuana
  6. The birthplace of mariachi and tequila
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  1. Tepic is its capital and known for its nice beaches
  2. The capital of Mexico
  3. Cities like Saltillo and Torreón are from this state
  4. The Grito de Dolores was said here and popular for its many cathedrals
  5. Popular for its dog breeds and the Chepe train
  6. Known as Mexico's biggest exporter of cocoa and popular for the city of Villahermosa
  7. The country where chiles and futbol live
  8. The place where nortenos and the Tigres UANL are from

14 Clues: The capital of Mexico • Known for the cartel and banda • The birthplace of mariachi and tequila • The country where chiles and futbol live • Known for its port and popular for its seafood • Popular for its dog breeds and the Chepe train • Popular for its coasts and the city of Tijuana • Tepic is its capital and known for its nice beaches • ...

Civil War Battles, Stats, and Vocabulary 2025-04-25

Civil War Battles, Stats, and Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Emancipation __________ ;A decree signed by Abraham Lincoln that made slavery illegal
  2. The states that were divided between the Confereracy and the Union
  3. The collective 11 states that seceded during the Civil War
  4. President of the Confederacy
  5. A fixed amount of food during a time of shortage
  6. Union Soldier
  7. A military person wounded, dead, or captured
  8. The United States of America
  9. First ever Battle between two ironclads
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  1. Capital of the Confederate States of America
  2. Conflict between two groups of people in the same country
  3. A Confederate state with the abbreviation TN
  4. Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition of established government
  5. A Union state with the abbreviation CA
  6. A Confederate-won battle; the first time African Americans were allowed to sign up for battle
  7. Capital of the United States of America
  8. President of the Union during the Civil War

17 Clues: Union Soldier • President of the Confederacy • The United States of America • A Union state with the abbreviation CA • Capital of the United States of America • First ever Battle between two ironclads • President of the Union during the Civil War • Capital of the Confederate States of America • A Confederate state with the abbreviation TN • ...

Civics Unit 1 to 3 Crossword - Kyle Tatur 2021-10-16

Civics Unit 1 to 3 Crossword - Kyle Tatur crossword puzzle
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  1. A constitutional principle where multiple levels of government share equal power.
  2. The introduction of the U.S. Constitution. This shows the layout of our government.
  3. These are powers that the government have, but aren’t necessarily stated in the Constitution.
  4. A line along the Appalachian Mountains that prevented the American Colonists from going out west.
  5. This is a military alliance between the United States and it’s allies.
  6. States that the President can have no more than two terms of presidency.
  7. This is when you verify or confirm something.
  8. The Vice President becomes president whenever the President dies.
  9. A law that is shared equally between everyone.
  10. Governmental powers are given to the states.
  11. These carry the force of law, and are orders that are created by the President.
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  1. These are governmental powers that are directly listed in the U.S. Constitution.
  2. This is when one branch of government limits the power of another branch. This prevents a branch from becoming too powerful.
  3. Power is shared between the federal government and the state government.
  4. In this constitutional principle, people have the power.
  5. These people write the President’s speeches.
  6. These people assemble votes.
  7. Leader of the House of Representatives.
  8. This allows a Senator to talk for how long they want, and whatever they want to talk about.
  9. Established free trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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. • ...

The Civil War Part 1 Vocabulary 2023-04-19

The Civil War Part 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800sUnionUnion
  2. A place where weapons and military equipment are stored
  3. To actively use or do something
  4. Unable to be taken away or denied
  5. Allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. Constitution
  6. The highest court in the land
  7. The action of rescuing someone or setting them free
  8. When each side in a dispute gives up some of their demands to reach an agreement
  9. The states that made up the United States of America; during the Civil War, the states that supported the US government
  10. Obvious
  11. The qualities that make up the personality and behavior of a person or a country
  12. Allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. ConstitutionNatural rights
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  1. A building or group of buildings where goods are produced
  2. The condition of being a state in the United States
  3. Rights that all people were born with and that cannot be taken away by the governmentSelf-evident
  4. The act of taking a stand against something by the way of words or actions
  5. To formally withdraw membership
  6. The part of the government responsible for making laws
  7. A secret organization that helped slaves escape to freedom
  8. A system in which people are legally owned by another and forced to work without pay

20 Clues: Obvious • The highest court in the land • To actively use or do something • To formally withdraw membership • Unable to be taken away or denied • The condition of being a state in the United States • The action of rescuing someone or setting them free • The part of the government responsible for making laws • A place where weapons and military equipment are stored • ...

Crossword Crazy 2015-11-30

Crossword Crazy crossword puzzle
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  1. a picture that shows a model of the problem you are solving
  2. products found by breaking the factor apart into two numbers and them adding them together to get your factor
  3. states that you can change the grouping of the factors and the product stays the same
  4. to get less
  5. it contains numbers and at least one operation
  6. the square footage inside a object
  7. a answer to a multiplication problem
  8. the answer to a subtraction problem
  9. when you round to get a close answer to any problem
  10. the numbers used to write a number
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  1. it states that the order of factors can be changed, but the product stays the same
  2. is a process that determines which multiple of 10, 100, 1000, and so on, a number is closest to
  3. a group of three digits separated by commas, starting form the right
  4. the answer to a division problem
  5. states that multiplying a sum or a difference by a number is the the same as multiplying each number in the sum or the difference by the number and adding or subtracting the products
  6. to get more
  7. states that when you multiply anything by zero your answer will be zero
  8. a number written as the sum of the values of its digits
  9. the length around the object
  10. the answer to a addition problem

20 Clues: to get more • to get less • the length around the object • the answer to a division problem • the answer to a addition problem • the square footage inside a object • the numbers used to write a number • the answer to a subtraction problem • a answer to a multiplication problem • it contains numbers and at least one operation • when you round to get a close answer to any problem • ...

Government Crossword 2014-09-29

Government Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a clause in a document or agreement
  2. creation of federal marriage laws are ______ to the Government
  3. Division of power between federal government and the states
  4. this branch of power decides the law
  5. people are the only source of governmental power
  6. grants made for specific purposes
  7. loyalty to a particular political party
  8. government must be conducted according to constitutional principles
  9. The first 10 amendments
  10. Agreements between the states and foreign powers are Interstate ______
  11. Privileges and _______ Clause means that no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its residents and those persons who happen to live in another state
  12. V this gives us two ways to propose and two ways to ratify
  13. this branch of power enforces the law
  14. can only do things the people give it power to do
  15. Everything they like is unconstitutional
  16. The last "War" America fought
  17. power to decide the constitutionality of a governmental action
  18. reject
  19. this branch of power makes the law
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  1. to become law
  2. Exclusive powers includes most of the ________ powers
  3. this Amendment gives you protection from cruel punishments
  4. a ban or denial
  5. Powers held to the states
  6. Legal agreements in one state are binding in another
  7. sending criminals to another state to stand trial there
  8. Privileges and Immunities Clause is reinforced in this Amendment
  9. Powers given to the national government by the Constitution
  10. grants of federal money or other resources to the states and their local units
  11. to declare illegal
  12. process for changing Constitution without changing the Government
  13. powers held by both the states and the Government
  14. this amendment abolish slavery
  15. Tradition
  16. Powers written by the Constitution
  17. Changing the constitution happens in ___ ways
  18. an advisory body to the president
  19. Powers that can only be exercised by the Government
  20. if Congress likes this it passes the _______ Act

39 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 • grants made for specific purposes • an advisory body to the president • Powers written by the Constitution • this branch of power makes the law • a clause in a document or agreement • ...

Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism 2017-04-10

Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. State whose plan called representation based on population.
  2. A formal change to the Constitution, which can be done 4 ways
  3. Type of legislature with a Senate based on equal representation and a House based on population.
  4. Restraints placed on the other two branches of governments so that no one branch becomes too powerful
  5. Tool to direct states and local governments to comply with federal law under threat of penalties or as a condition of receipt of a grant
  6. Grants that give states more discretion and cover a policy area
  7. A writ requiring inmate to be brought before a judge
  8. Grants of a specific purpose
  9. Transferring of power to lower levels of government
  10. A weak national government with most powers vested in the states.
  11. Source of Congress' power to pass all laws necessary and proper to carrying out enumerated powers.
  12. A group of citizens united around a common interest according to Madison
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  1. Process to review constitutionality of laws
  2. Original constitution of America which gave national government limited powers.
  3. Type of commercial activity regulated by the states
  4. Provision stating Constitution, laws of Congress and treaties are the highest law of the land
  5. Landmark case that strengthened national government's power and broadened the definition of commerce
  6. Individuals who supported the U.S. Constitution
  7. Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation
  8. States must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for punishment
  9. Landmark case dealing with guns that limited the definition commerce to economic activity.
  10. Addition to the Constitution to convince Anti-Federalist to ratify
  11. Type of powers that are shared by the state and national government
  12. To bring charges against
  13. Type of federalism involving spending, taxing and providing grants in the federal system
  14. Amendment stating national government cannot usurp state powers

26 Clues: To bring charges against • Grants of a specific purpose • Process to review constitutionality of laws • Individuals who supported the U.S. Constitution • Type of commercial activity regulated by the states • Transferring of power to lower levels of government • Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation • A writ requiring inmate to be brought before a judge • ...

civil war 2019-04-30

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Northern soldier, W.T Sherman, spread his army around the south and destroyed land and supplies.
  2. / a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance
  3. / Belief on whether state's rights are more important than federal rights. The south was for this while the north was not.
  4. / a soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant and is used as textile fiber and thread for sewing
  5. / a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people of African descent in the United States in efforts to escape to free states and Canada
  6. / the action of annexing something, especially territory
  7. / where the slaves worked, big farm
  8. / The bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
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  1. or political restrictions; liberation
  2. / Compromise set to make the north and south happy by making CA a free state, but other states would now be open to slavery. a very strict fugitive slave act was set. GA Platform was created because of this compromise
  3. / an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
  4. / the fact or process of being set free from legal,
  5. / a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery
  6. / Northern economic system during the Civil War
  7. / a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War
  8. / was a confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865
  9. / northern states
  10. / survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy
  11. / Largest southern jail that help Union soldiers.
  12. of 1828 / The North put tariffs on imported goods, forcing the south to buy goods from the north. SC was the first state to nullify this.
  13. / Largest cause of the Civil War. Union believed the south should not enslave people, while the south thought otherwise.

21 Clues: / northern states • / where the slaves worked, big farm • or political restrictions; liberation • / The bloodiest battle of the Civil War. • / Northern economic system during the Civil War • / Largest southern jail that help Union soldiers. • / the fact or process of being set free from legal, • / the action of annexing something, especially territory • ...

Unit 2 Vocab. 2024-09-03

Unit 2 Vocab. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Powers Powers that belong only to the states
  2. Domain The power of government to take property for public use
  3. Cause A reasonable basis to believe a person's premises is linked to a crime
  4. Powers Powers the government needs in order to carry out its expressed constitutional powers
  5. Powers Powers that both the national government and the states have
  6. A list of items that give Congress authority found in Article 1 of the Constitution
  7. Introductory statement of the Constitution, states the basis concepts of government
  8. Powers Powers the constitution grants or delegated to the national government
  9. and Balances Each branch of government has some control over the other two so no single branch becomes too powerful
  10. Supremacy If an amendment to a state's constitution conflicts with the U.S. constitution it is not valid and must be removed
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  1. A change to the Constitution
  2. Doctrine Process by which the Bill of Rights was extended to the states and local governments
  3. Powers Powers directly stated in the Constitution
  4. Review Power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
  5. To return a fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state
  6. Clause Gives Congress the right to make laws necessary to carry out the powers stated in Article 1
  7. System of government in which two or more governments have poser over the same people and the same territory, example: state and federal governments
  8. Clause In Article 6 of the constitution, states that the Constitution, Laws passed by congress, and treaties of the U.S. shall be the supreme Law of the Land
  9. Limits or territory within which authority may be exercised
  10. Rejection of a bill by the president
  11. of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution

21 Clues: A change to the Constitution • Rejection of a bill by the president • Powers Powers that belong only to the states • Powers Powers directly stated in the Constitution • of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution • Limits or territory within which authority may be exercised • Domain The power of government to take property for public use • ...

Final Crosswords 2023-05-24

Final Crosswords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a court of law responsible for the trial or legal supervision of children under a specified age
  2. freedom of speech
  3. an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.
  4. African American Woman nominated for Mayor of Peekskill.
  5. give or register a vote.
  6. process by which the United States elects the President
  7. support for lower taxes, small government conservatism, free market capitalism, free trade, deregulation of corporations, and restrictions on labor unions.
  8. principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
  9. United States Senator
  10. divides land into districts where similar rules are in effect
  11. 2nd Amendment
  12. involves a legal dispute between two or more parties
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  1. believe we can and should make life better for families across our nation. fairness, justice, and equality for all by standing up for all middle-class Americans and those struggling to get there.
  2. Westchester County Executive
  3. made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress.
  4. he process to become a U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the United States
  5. the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime, or expose you to criminal prosecution
  6. Bear Arms
  7. Consist President and Vice president
  8. a lawsuit brought by the state against a person who has broken a criminal law
  9. income
  10. the principles, often unwritten, on which social laws are based.
  11. the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
  12. United States Senator
  13. Majority Leader of the United States Senate
  14. Vice President of the United States
  15. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

27 Clues: income • Bear Arms • 2nd Amendment • freedom of speech • United States Senator • United States Senator • give or register a vote. • Westchester County Executive • Vice President of the United States • Consist President and Vice president • Majority Leader of the United States Senate • involves a legal dispute between two or more parties • ...

Civil War Era 2023-05-16

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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
  2. a Confederate general who led the South’s attempt at secession
  3. 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia,to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
  4. Lincoln would be speaking not only as the new president but also as the leader of a nation in crisis.
  5. the first battle of the civil war
  6. a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
  7. a Union general,an American soldier,served as a general in the Union Army
  8. a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
  9. one of two major political parties in the United States
  10. an American abolitionist and social activist.
  11. day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
  12. a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man
  13. one of the South’s most successful generals
  14. Union captured Mississippi River dividing the Confederacy in half
  15. 16th president of the United States
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  1. the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil
  2. Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war
  3. the first major opposed river crossing,one of the largest and deadliest battle
  4. an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
  5. the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
  6. more factories = more weapons
  7. Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy
  8. author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd U.S. president
  9. the 18th president of the United States
  10. 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 • ...

Civil War Era 2023-05-16

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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
  2. a Confederate general who led the South’s attempt at secession
  3. 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia,to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause
  4. Lincoln would be speaking not only as the new president but also as the leader of a nation in crisis.
  5. the first battle of the civil war
  6. a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
  7. a Union general,an American soldier,served as a general in the Union Army
  8. a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
  9. one of two major political parties in the United States
  10. an American abolitionist and social activist.
  11. day lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth
  12. a decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man
  13. one of the South’s most successful generals
  14. Union captured Mississippi River dividing the Confederacy in half
  15. 16th president of the United States
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  1. the bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil
  2. Confederacy surrenders to Union,ending civil war
  3. the first major opposed river crossing,one of the largest and deadliest battle
  4. an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States
  5. the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
  6. more factories = more weapons
  7. Lincoln freed slaves in Confederacy
  8. author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd U.S. president
  9. the 18th president of the United States
  10. 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 • ...

Reconstruction Unit Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-25

Reconstruction Unit Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a government organization or agency
  2. a test given that must be passed in order to vote in an election
  3. members of the Republican Party who wanted racial equality in the United States during Reconstruction
  4. the right to vote
  5. to officially charge (accuse) a government leader with a crime or misbehavior
  6. any person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction
  7. a tax that must be paid in order to vote in an election
  8. an official pardon (forgiveness) for people who have been convicted of crimes
  9. a voting law in some states that made men eligible to vote if they or their ancestors (fathers and grandfathers) had been able to vote before 1867
  10. a type of farming in which families rent small plots of land from a landowner and pay the owner a portion of their crop harvest as rent
  11. the action of separating people or things
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  1. the development of industries in a country or region
  2. people who have been freed from slavery
  3. an organization that resisted Reconstruction in the South and committed violence against African Americans
  4. an 1867 federal law that announced southern states would be under U.S. military rule and would have to write new state constitutions, ratify the 14th amendment, and allow African American men to vote
  5. a federal agency created to assist freedmen in obtaining medical care, land, jobs, fair treatment, and education after the Civil War
  6. any white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
  7. laws designed to segregate white and black Americans in public places (schools, restaurants, theaters, trains, playgrounds, etc.)
  8. laws that limited the rights of African Americans and enforced racial segregation
  9. a banking crisis that caused an economic depression from 1873 to 1879
  10. the period of time from 1865–77 when the U.S. government worked to rebuild the southern states

21 Clues: the right to vote • a government organization or agency • people who have been freed from slavery • the action of separating people or things • the development of industries in a country or region • a tax that must be paid in order to vote in an election • a test given that must be passed in order to vote in an election • ...

US History Civil War & Reconstruction SSUSH8-10 2023-11-17

US History Civil War & Reconstruction SSUSH8-10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Radical Republicans Reconstruction-• Passed 14th and 15th amendments• Military reconstruction act divided the south into five military districts• New state constitutions required to guarantee voting rights• Military rule protected voting rights for African Americans• Empowered African Americans in government and supported their education
  2. John Brown's scheme to invade the South with armed slaves, backed by sponsoring, northern abolitionists; seized the federal arsenal; Brown and remnants were caught by Robert E. Lee and the US Marines; Brown was hanged
  3. the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime: Lincoln takes this away during the Civil War
  4. Allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state, Maine to enter the union as a free state, prohibited slavery north of latitude 36˚ 30' within the Louisiana Territory
  5. Served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865
  6. Lincoln urged Americans not to seek revenge on slaveholders and their supporters and military after the war. Instead, he urged reconstruction of the South "with malice toward none; with charity for all."
  7. Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War
  8. Amendment that ended slavery
  9. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  10. 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves.
  11. General Sherman and his troops set the city on fire, in order to destroy the confederate's supply lines and then Marched to the Sea, Savannah, and burnt everything along the way
  12. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  13. laws passed in the south just after the civil war aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit african american workers
  14. Amendment that says citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
  15. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. Led to Bleeding Kansas.
  16. Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War
  17. view of reconstruction : all states had to end slavery, states had to declare that their secession was illegal, and a small % men had to pledge their loyalty to the U.S.
  18. a 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1963) at the dedication of a national cemetery.
  19. an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the Civil War.
  20. federal agency set up in 1865 to provide food, schools, and medical care to freed slaves in the South
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  1. Lincoln issued it and freed all the slaves in the Confederate states, but slaves in Border States loyal to the Union remained enslaved. It only applied to states in rebellion (Confederate states). It led to slaves rebelling and joining the Union army and increased sympathy from Europe.
  2. General whose march to sea caused destruction to the south, union general, led march to destroy all supplies and resources, beginning of total warfare
  3. The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.
  4. he intentionally violates Tenure Act because it was set upt to get him impeached by firing Secretary of War Edwin Stantin, at the Trial his lawyer says his only crime is opposing Congress, 12 democrats and 7 republicans vote him "not guilty", so he escaped impeachment by one vote
  5. violent abolitionist who murdered slaveholders in Kansas and Missouri (1856-1858) before his raid at Harpers Ferry (1859), hoping to incite a slave rebellion; he failed and was executed, but his martyrdom by northern abolitionists frightened the South.
  6. Confederate general who surrendered to Grant in the Civil War.
  7. Court ruled that he was the property of Sanford and, as a slave, was prohibited from suing in court. Chief Justice Taney gives his opinion that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Decision adds to sectionalism between North and South that will lead to the Civil War.
  8. Grant besieged the city from May 18 to July 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union.
  9. ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million
  10. The 11th U.S. President, he led the country during the Mexican War and sought to expand the United States
  11. Amendment declaring that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
  12. general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
  13. the north/the U.S. during the Civil War
  14. the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties
  15. The most violent battle of the American Civil War that took place in PA and is frequently cited as the war's turning point, fought from July 1 - July 3, 1863.
  16. 1846 - 1848 - President Polk declared war over the dispute of land in Texas. At the end, American ended up with 55% of Mexico's land.
  17. Lincoln wins, southern states begin to secede
  18. Ended Reconstruction. Republicans promise 1) Remove military from South, 2) Appoint Democrat to cabinet (David Key postmaster general), 3) Federal money for railroad construction and levees on Mississippi river; as long as Hayes became the president
  19. the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
  20. putting the country back together after the Civil War.

40 Clues: Amendment that ended slavery • the north/the U.S. during the Civil War • Lincoln wins, southern states begin to secede • putting the country back together after the Civil War. • Confederate general who surrendered to Grant in the Civil War. • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...

The AJ Puzzle 2023-02-14

The AJ Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / An American politician and lawyer who served as fourth chief justice
  2. / Political parties giving public office to supporters
  3. / The right to vote in political elections
  4. / A Native American polymath of the Cherokee nation
  5. / Lands that signify their control by Native nations
  6. / Andrew Jackson's beloved wife
  7. / A party Andrew Jackson created
  8. / Andrew Jackson's nickname
  9. / Three events in American political history
  10. / people that are sent/authorized to represent others
  11. / A derogatory term for state banks
  12. / A political party in contrast with the Democratic party
Down
  1. / the action of a formal withdraw
  2. / The rights and powers held by individual U.S states
  3. / States can invalidate laws and judicial decisions
  4. / To protect northern/western products from competition with foreign imports
  5. / A journey of the Cherokee to Indian Territory
  6. / The second federally authorized national bank
  7. / American financier who served as third and last president of the Second Bank of the US
  8. / Conservative political party alongside the Democrats
  9. / A financial crisis in the United States

21 Clues: / Andrew Jackson's nickname • / Andrew Jackson's beloved wife • / A party Andrew Jackson created • / the action of a formal withdraw • / A derogatory term for state banks • / A financial crisis in the United States • / The right to vote in political elections • / Three events in American political history • / A journey of the Cherokee to Indian Territory • ...

Theme 2 - Power vocab 2020-11-17

Theme 2 - Power vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. states that bounce back and forth between parties
  2. an elector that goes against their sates popular vote.
  3. Limits the power of each branch of goverment
  4. Last minute appointments John Adams makes before he is out of office.
  5. ran every 10 years to decide the number of electoral votes in each state
  6. Washingtons Treasurer and a Federalist
  7. Political system where
  8. lawmaking body made up of one house
  9. article 1 section 8, congress can make laws if they are necessary and proper
  10. Small states plan
  11. Large states plan
  12. Number needed to win electoral college
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  1. father of the constitution
  2. power of the supreme court to decide if laws are unconstitutional or not
  3. State that votes for the same party
  4. protest when Hamilton puts a tax on whiskey, farmers were not happy
  5. Law making body made up of two houses
  6. Allowed to arrest and deport illegal citizens
  7. Delegated, reserved, concurrent
  8. moves the capital for Madison so the gov. can take on the state debt.

20 Clues: Small states plan • Large states plan • Political system where • father of the constitution • Delegated, reserved, concurrent • State that votes for the same party • lawmaking body made up of one house • Law making body made up of two houses • Washingtons Treasurer and a Federalist • Number needed to win electoral college • Limits the power of each branch of goverment • ...

Crossword for history class 2021-03-30

Crossword for history class crossword puzzle
Across
  1. civil war steam ships
  2. place where the constitution was signed
  3. group of cities or states that work together
  4. elected the 18th President 1869–1877
  5. goverment of 11 states during the civil war
  6. a plan to go around, looked like snake
  7. US army officer, central figure
Down
  1. was bombed and union was forced to surrender
  2. confederat presedent (1861-1865)
  3. known for large plantations
  4. states that were between the north and south
  5. american soldier business man author
  6. war fought between north and south
  7. american nurse who founded american red cross

14 Clues: civil war steam ships • known for large plantations • US army officer, central figure • confederat presedent (1861-1865) • war fought between north and south • american soldier business man author • elected the 18th President 1869–1877 • a plan to go around, looked like snake • place where the constitution was signed • goverment of 11 states during the civil war • ...

Civil War 2025-01-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This place was attacked by the Confederacy and this battle marked the start of the Civil War.
  2. The president of the United States elected in 1860.
  3. These states opposed slavery.
  4. The first state to secede from the union.
Down
  1. The president of the Confederacy.
  2. Created by Eli Whitney. Increased slave labor.
  3. The southern states biggest export in the 1800's.
  4. To seperate. 11 states did this from the Union.
  5. City area
  6. The southern states seceded because they wanted to keep this
  7. These states supported slavery.
  8. Country area

12 Clues: City area • Country area • These states opposed slavery. • These states supported slavery. • The president of the Confederacy. • The first state to secede from the union. • Created by Eli Whitney. Increased slave labor. • To seperate. 11 states did this from the Union. • The southern states biggest export in the 1800's. • The president of the United States elected in 1860. • ...

Civil War - Sophia Choudhri 2019-12-02

Civil War - Sophia Choudhri crossword puzzle
Across
  1. general that led the confederacy and was defeated by Grant
  2. had the advantage of size, population, and industry
  3. first battle of the Civil War
  4. eleven states seceded to form the
  5. bloodiest-single day of fighting in the war
  6. they enlisted in the Union Army after 1862
  7. conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
  8. general that led the March to the Sea
  9. created Army of the Potomac
  10. mistakenly killed at Chancellorsville May 1863
  11. bloodiest 3 day engagement of the Civil War
  12. medical care often involved
  13. the president of the Confederacy
  14. general that defeats Robert E. Lee and won the Civil War
Down
  1. cotton exports were an advantage to this area
  2. slave states that remained loyal to the Union
  3. men 20-45 were eligible for draft
  4. Lincoln was shot by
  5. freed slaves in states against the union
  6. Lee surrendered at this court house on April 9, 1865
  7. president of the Union
  8. after this war the Union controlled the Mississippi River

22 Clues: Lincoln was shot by • president of the Union • created Army of the Potomac • medical care often involved • first battle of the Civil War • the president of the Confederacy • men 20-45 were eligible for draft • eleven states seceded to form the • general that led the March to the Sea • freed slaves in states against the union • they enlisted in the Union Army after 1862 • ...

Foundations of Government 2024-10-22

Foundations of Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Consent of the governed; Government gets its power from THE people
  2. Rule of Law; NO one is above the law
  3. Powers shared between the national and state governments
  4. The government is divided into three branches
  5. This branch makes laws; Congress
  6. This branch enforces laws; President
  7. National and state governments share power
  8. Would not ratify the U.S. Constitution without a Bill of Rights
  9. Powers of the state
  10. Supported by LARGE states
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  1. For every 5 slaves, 3 are counted as free people for taxation and representation
  2. Representation based on population
  3. Supported by small states
  4. Each branch has the power to check the other branches
  5. This group supported a strong government
  6. We get this legislature from the Great Compromise
  7. Based on equal representation
  8. Powers of the federal government
  9. Protects your individual rights
  10. THE people elect representatives to run the government
  11. This branch interprets laws; Supreme Court
  12. This compromise settles issued between large and small states

22 Clues: Powers of the state • Supported by small states • Supported by LARGE states • Based on equal representation • Protects your individual rights • Powers of the federal government • This branch makes laws; Congress • Representation based on population • Rule of Law; NO one is above the law • This branch enforces laws; President • This group supported a strong government • ...

Week 13: A Divided Nation 2024-03-06

Week 13: A Divided Nation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Dred Scott decision
  2. ____________ states: slave states that bordered the North
  3. Democratic candidate and winner of the 1856 presidential election
  4. Doctrine that restated Douglas’ belief in popular sovereignty
  5. pro-slavery candidate nominated by southern Democrats for the 1860 presidential election
  6. Lincoln-________ Debates between senatorial candidates
  7. candidate nominated for the 1860 election by the Constitutional Union Party
  8. Kentucky senator who proposed a compromise to try to stop southern secession and a civil war
  9. slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in 1846
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  1. political party founded to fight slavery and its spread to the West
  2. Abolitionist who led raid on Harpers Ferry
  3. __________ States: country formed by seceding southern states
  4. Republican candidate for the 1856 presidential election; against spread of slavery
  5. early leader of the Republican Party
  6. Confederacy’s first president

15 Clues: Confederacy’s first president • early leader of the Republican Party • Abolitionist who led raid on Harpers Ferry • slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in 1846 • Lincoln-________ Debates between senatorial candidates • ____________ states: slave states that bordered the North • __________ States: country formed by seceding southern states • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2023-05-12

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 13th-abolished slavery 14th-granted citienzenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the Us
  2. A war between citizens of the same country, American Civil War was a war between Americans over state rights and lasted 4 years.
  3. The Action of formally withdrawing from a federation
  4. Enslaved african american, unsucssesuflly sued for his freedom, the case went to the supreme court.
  5. To be set free. Lincolns emancipation proclamation set free all slaves in the conferacy only
  6. Numerous laws enacrd in the former Confederate states after the Civil War which limited the rights and liverties of African Americans.
  7. Secret society that used violence against freedman and their white supporters, they practiced violence to intimidage newly freed aftican-americans
  8. Abolitonist, led attacks in kansas during "bleeding kansas", planned to arm slaves in a revolt
  9. The owner of a plot of land lets someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop, it was used to keep newly freed slaves in a cycle of poverty.
  10. The period of US history immediately following the Civil War in which the federal gov't set the conditons
  11. Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters and that citizens of free states must cooperate.
  12. -prohibited the denial of the vote because of race, color, or previous servitude
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  1. Referred to as the confederacy, name of the unrecognized country temporarily create by the southern states which seceded from the untion
  2. The divison of power between state and federal (or national) govt. The Civil War started over a fight over states rights. The Southern states believed they had the right to decid to leep slavery and not pay tariffs.
  3. This law allowed those territories to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery by utilizing popular sovereignty.
  4. Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war.
  5. An Anti-slavery novel by Harritet Beecher Stowe. It helped spread the abolitionist movement throughout the north.
  6. California wanted to join the union as a free state which cased conflict between the North and the South.
  7. 16th president, president during to Civil War

19 Clues: 16th president, president during to Civil War • The Action of formally withdrawing from a federation • Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war. • -prohibited the denial of the vote because of race, color, or previous servitude • To be set free. Lincolns emancipation proclamation set free all slaves in the conferacy only • ...

Crossword for history class 2021-03-30

Crossword for history class crossword puzzle
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  1. civil war steam ships
  2. place where the constitution was signed
  3. group of cities or states that work together
  4. elected the 18th President 1869–1877
  5. goverment of 11 states during the civil war
  6. a plan to go around, looked like snake
  7. US army officer, central figure
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  1. was bombed and union was forced to surrender
  2. confederat presedent (1861-1865)
  3. known for large plantations
  4. states that were between the north and south
  5. american soldier business man author
  6. war fought between north and south
  7. american nurse who founded american red cross

14 Clues: civil war steam ships • known for large plantations • US army officer, central figure • confederat presedent (1861-1865) • war fought between north and south • american soldier business man author • elected the 18th President 1869–1877 • a plan to go around, looked like snake • place where the constitution was signed • goverment of 11 states during the civil war • ...

vocab words 1-30 to 2-3 2023-01-30

vocab words 1-30 to 2-3 crossword puzzle
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  1. a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression
  2. a conservative political party that existed in the United States
  3. a spoils system is a practice in which a political party
  4. convention is to select the party's nominee for popular election as President
  5. one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States
  6. authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders
  7. land area set aside by the United States
  8. s a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior
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  1. a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision
  2. political crisis in the United States in 1832 and 1833
  3. sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports
  4. political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government
  5. A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s
  6. deadly route used by Native Americans when forced off their ancestral lands

14 Clues: a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision • land area set aside by the United States • political crisis in the United States in 1832 and 1833 • a spoils system is a practice in which a political party • a conservative political party that existed in the United States • A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s • ...

Southern State Capitals 2017-08-16

Southern State Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. North Carolina
  2. Mississippi
  3. Florida
  4. City Oklahoma
  5. Alabama
  6. Texas
  7. Rouge Louisiana
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  1. Delaware
  2. Maryland
  3. Tennessee
  4. Kentucky
  5. West Virginia
  6. Rock Arkansas
  7. Georgia
  8. South Carolina
  9. Virginia

16 Clues: Texas • Florida • Georgia • Alabama • Delaware • Maryland • Kentucky • Virginia • Tennessee • Mississippi • West Virginia • Rock Arkansas • City Oklahoma • North Carolina • South Carolina • Rouge Louisiana

Capitals of Europe 2022-03-31

Capitals of Europe crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital of Switzerland
  2. Capital of Luxembourg
  3. Capital of the Netherlands
  4. Capital of England
  5. Capital of Sweden
  6. Capital of Finland
  7. Capital of Spain
  8. Capital of Germany
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  1. Capital of Austria
  2. Capital of Norway
  3. Capital of Belgium
  4. Capital of Greece
  5. Capital of Portugal
  6. Capital of Iceland
  7. Capital of Ireland
  8. Capital of France

16 Clues: Capital of Spain • Capital of Norway • Capital of Greece • Capital of Sweden • Capital of France • Capital of Austria • Capital of Belgium • Capital of Iceland • Capital of England • Capital of Ireland • Capital of Finland • Capital of Germany • Capital of Portugal • Capital of Luxembourg • Capital of Switzerland • Capital of the Netherlands

World Capitals Adventure 2025-10-02

World Capitals Adventure crossword puzzle
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  1. Capital of France; known as the City of Light and the Eiffel Tower
  2. Capital of Germany; known for the Brandenburg Gate and rich history
  3. Capital of Kenya; near famous national parks and safari animals
  4. Capital of Argentina; famous for tango and colorful neighborhoods
  5. Capital of Italy; home to the Colosseum and ancient ruins
  6. Capital of Japan; famous for cherry blossoms and Shibuya Crossing
  7. Capital of India; government center with historic monuments
  8. Capital of Vietnam; city with French colonial architecture and lakes
  9. Capital of Egypt; located near the Nile River and the Pyramids
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  1. Capital of Brazil; famous for its modernist city design
  2. Capital of Australia; built between Sydney and Melbourne
  3. Capital of China; near the Great Wall
  4. Capital of South Korea; city of technology and historic palaces
  5. Capital of Mexico; one of the largest cities in the world
  6. Capital of the United Kingdom; home to Big Ben and the Thames
  7. Capital of Canada; located in Ontario and home to Parliament Hill

16 Clues: Capital of China; near the Great Wall • Capital of Brazil; famous for its modernist city design • Capital of Australia; built between Sydney and Melbourne • Capital of Mexico; one of the largest cities in the world • Capital of Italy; home to the Colosseum and ancient ruins • Capital of India; government center with historic monuments • ...

Guess the QMer... 2019-11-21

Guess the QMer... crossword puzzle
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  1. I've memorised all 197 countries and their capitals
  2. I once cut my nose trying to sneak eat ice cream late at night
  3. I own 80 hats
  4. I've crashed in a hot air balloon
  5. My actual ambition when at school was I wanted to be the first female cricket commentator
  6. My dad worked for Rothschild
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  1. I met Gary Lineker on a plane coming back from Seville
  2. I auditioned for S Club Juniors
  3. I refused to give a chocolate fountain to Celeb Big Brother because they didn't want to pay for it
  4. I helped make a video for BBC Norfolk for the diamond jubilee showcasing how people from overseas were celebrating in Norfolk
  5. I have been on Songs of Praise
  6. I once sprained my ankle while just standing

12 Clues: I own 80 hats • My dad worked for Rothschild • I have been on Songs of Praise • I auditioned for S Club Juniors • I've crashed in a hot air balloon • I once sprained my ankle while just standing • I've memorised all 197 countries and their capitals • I met Gary Lineker on a plane coming back from Seville • I once cut my nose trying to sneak eat ice cream late at night • ...

History Word Puzzle 2020-10-08

History Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Abolitionist, human rights activist and one of the first leaders of the women's rights movement
  2. movement to get rid of slavery
  3. creator of the cotton gin
  4. Political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States
  5. landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures
  6. first ten amandments
  7. territory sold by France to the US in 1803, comprising the western part of the Mississippi valley and including the modern state of Louisiana
  8. Powers that the government assumes and enforces, despite the Constitution not mentioning these powers by name
  9. Act of being freed from restraint, control, or the power of another especially to free from bondage
  10. an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests
  11. Forced relocation during the 1830s of Eastern Woodlands Indians of the Southeast region of the United States
  12. an executive and policy-making body of a country, consisting of all government ministers or just the senior ministers
  13. Escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker
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  1. Statesman and spokesman for the slave-plantation system of the antebellum South
  2. Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States
  3. Dispute between slave and free states
  4. Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
  5. policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants
  6. Organized effort during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to limit or outlaw the consumption and production of alcoholic beverages in the United States
  7. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act
  8. Make legally null and void
  9. Practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters
  10. 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
  11. rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain in the late 18th and 19th centuries, brought about by the introduction of machinery
  12. powers specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution
  13. Meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention

26 Clues: first ten amandments • creator of the cotton gin • Make legally null and void • movement to get rid of slavery • Dispute between slave and free states • policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants • Escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker • powers specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution • ...

MSR I 2025-03-05

MSR I crossword puzzle
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  1. Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars is the amount of what?
  2. The value which states, "We prioritize the safety of our work environment and the sensitive information we are all responsible for protecting.", is called what?
  3. What does BSA stand for?
  4. Which value states, "We treat each other with dignity and appreciation to create a respectful and supportive workplace, ensuring we all work together towards our shared goals?"
  5. When a share draft is signed over it is considered what type of endorsement?
  6. The party who is receiving funds on a check.
  7. The practice of having two people verify cash to ensure accuracy and security/safety.
  8. The party who issues the check to be drawn from an account.
  9. The depository institution which authorizes the payment of a check.
  10. Who is the BSA Officer for Palmetto Citizens?
  11. The type of endorsement which uses "For Deposit Only" is called what?
  12. Which value states, "We value open communication and active listening among our team to foster understanding and cooperation?"
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  1. Checking Accounts, Investments Services, Mortgage Loans, Vehicle Loans, and Visa Loans are called what by the credit union?
  2. What endorsement requires you to verify a condition has been met before negotiating?
  3. Which value states, "We uphold the highest ethical standards in our interactions, promoting honesty and transparency, to build trust among team members?"
  4. Cash in or out in the amount of $10,000.01 should be reported using what?
  5. What do we call checks more than 180 days old?
  6. Dollar amount of debit card fee for new card.
  7. What type of endorsement is "without recourse"?
  8. The $2.50 fee is charged for what?
  9. Provide quality financial services in a professional, efficient, and safe manner which promotes trust and goodwill.
  10. What does the "S" stand for in CLOCKWISE?
  11. How many Federal Reserve Districts are there?
  12. What is the most common endorsement in which the payee simply signs the check?
  13. The dollar amount charged for a bad address fee.
  14. What is the form you should fill out for suspicious activity?
  15. The "O" of CLOCKWISE stands for what?
  16. The value which states, "Collaboration is essential to our success. We leverage each associate's unique skills and viewpoints, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and able to contribute.", is called what?
  17. The value which states, "We take initiative in addressing challenges and seeking opportunities for improvement, contributing solutions to enhance our teamwork and service to our members.", is called what?
  18. People Helping People Achieve Their Potential is known as our what?

30 Clues: What does BSA stand for? • The $2.50 fee is charged for what? • The "O" of CLOCKWISE stands for what? • What does the "S" stand for in CLOCKWISE? • The party who is receiving funds on a check. • Dollar amount of debit card fee for new card. • How many Federal Reserve Districts are there? • Who is the BSA Officer for Palmetto Citizens? • ...

American Expansion 2023-11-14

American Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jackson: Seventh President of the United States, known for his populist and controversial policies.
  2. Turner's Rebellion: Slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831.
  3. of 1812: Conflict between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815.
  4. of Tears: Forced removal of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, from their ancestral lands to Oklahoma.
  5. Cession: Territory acquired by the United States from Mexico as a result of the Mexican-American War.
  6. Removal Act: Legislation signed by Andrew Jackson that forced Native American tribes to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
  7. and Clark expedition (not on the test): Exploration led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to survey the newly acquired western territories.
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  1. Doctrine: U.S. policy declaring opposition to European colonization in the Americas.
  2. of Texas: Incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States in 1845.
  3. American War: Conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 over territorial disputes.
  4. Purchase (not on the test): Thomas Jefferson's acquisition of a vast territory from France in 1803.
  5. Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes, often referred to as such due to their assimilation of European customs.
  6. Destiny: Belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.
  7. Compromise: Agreement that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining a balance between slave and free states.

14 Clues: Turner's Rebellion: Slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Virginia in 1831. • of Texas: Incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States in 1845. • of 1812: Conflict between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. • Doctrine: U.S. policy declaring opposition to European colonization in the Americas. • ...

World Order 2024-05-28

World Order crossword puzzle
Across
  1. order the activities and relationships between the world’s states, and other significant non-state global actors, that occur within a legal, political and economic framework; an international set of arrangements for promoting stability and peace
  2. a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population
  3. undertaken by one state or body
  4. the activity of creating conditions for sustainable peace in countries affected by conflict, through the use of force, quite often provided by a number of countries and consisting of soldiers, civilian police and civilian personnel
  5. can direct a carefully engineered packet of data towards systems that control essential infrastructure, such as power stations, dams, airports, hospitals, schools, transport systems, electricity grids and financial systems.
  6. having unrestricted authority or power
  7. sovereignty the authority of an independent state to govern itself (for example, to make and apply laws; impose and collect taxes; make war and peace; and form treaties with foreign states)
  8. War the state of hostility, without actual warfare, between the USSR and its satellites and the United States and its allies in the Western world, which lasted from just after World War II until about 1991
  9. a semi-autonomous political entity that was nominally under the sovereignty of the British Empire
  10. dominance of one nation over others
  11. acts of violence against a population, intended to cause terror and thereby influence a government
  12. action carried out during a time of war that violates accepted international rules of war
  13. a Latin term meaning ‘compelling law’, also called a ‘peremptory norm’:
  14. the ongoing integration of regional economies, societies and cultures brought about by the removal of restrictions on international trade, and advances in travel and mass communication
  15. security a principle based on the agreement of a group of states not to attack one another and to defend each other from attack by others; the idea is that an attack on one is an attack on all
  16. an organised group of two or more states, set up to pursue mutual interests in one or more areas
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  1. violence and killing within communities
  2. another term for a treaty: an international agreement between parties who are subject to international law (states and international organisations such as the UN and its bodies)
  3. military intervention in a state in order to stop serious human suffering and/or human rights violations
  4. the deliberate extermination of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group
  5. compulsory enlistment in the military force of a state
  6. involves the use of hit-and-run tactics and the element of surprise
  7. the use of large, well-organised military forces.
  8. an independent, non-profit group that often plays an important role in advocating, analysing and reporting on human rights worldwide
  9. a group of unofficial soldiers who act outside international law and are often secretly used and funded by governments
  10. a euphemism for genocide
  11. involves the use of atomic or hydrogen bombs
  12. atrocity crimes (mass atrocities) a broad term for crimes that fall into the categories of genocide, war crimes, ‘ethnic cleansing’ and crimes against humanity; this is the term favoured by the United Nations, because it avoids making distinctions on the basis of whether the crimes were committed in war or peace, or as part of an intrastate or interstate conflict
  13. the interconnection of two or more states to such an extent that they are mutually dependent on each other for survival and mutually vulnerable to crises
  14. cooperation between multiple states for mutual benefit or protection from common threats
  15. a conflict between two or more parties within one country.

31 Clues: a euphemism for genocide • undertaken by one state or body • dominance of one nation over others • having unrestricted authority or power • violence and killing within communities • involves the use of atomic or hydrogen bombs • the use of large, well-organised military forces. • compulsory enlistment in the military force of a state • ...

A New Government 2025-11-12

A New Government crossword puzzle
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  1. A movement that emphasized reason, logic, and individual rights; influenced the Founding Fathers.
  2. The 1787 meeting in Philadelphia where delegates created a new U.S. Constitution.
  3. The agreement that counted enslaved people as partially for representation and taxation.
  4. The first government of the United States that gave most power to the states.
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  1. The 1787 law that set rules for governing new territories and creating new states.
  2. The agreement that created a two-house Congress to satisfy both large and small states.
  3. Essays written to persuade Americans to support the U.S. Constitution.
  4. A written plan of government that outlines laws and principles.
  5. To officially approve or confirm a law, treaty, or agreement.
  6. The system used to formally elect the President and Vice President.
  7. Land that included future states like Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
  8. A government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them.

12 Clues: To officially approve or confirm a law, treaty, or agreement. • A written plan of government that outlines laws and principles. • The system used to formally elect the President and Vice President. • Essays written to persuade Americans to support the U.S. Constitution. • The first government of the United States that gave most power to the states. • ...

Election Day 2020-11-02

Election Day crossword puzzle
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  1. Person casting the deciding vote in the event of a tied vote in the Senate
  2. The first President of the United States
  3. Number of amendments to the Constitution
  4. Title of the National Anthem of the United States
  5. The President is also known as this
  6. Colors found on the flag of the United States
  7. One of the two houses of the United States Congress
  8. Time period that passes between presidential elections
  9. City in which the Constitutional Convention was held
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  1. Whats the 13 red and white stripes on the flag represent
  2. Document that includes the ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights
  3. Length of term for Supreme Court justices
  4. The White House is also called this
  5. Year the Constitution was changed to give women the right to vote
  6. Number of senators allowed to represent each state in Congress
  7. Constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery
  8. The President can issue this to reject a bill passed by the Congress
  9. Bird found on the Great Seal of the United States

18 Clues: The White House is also called this • The President is also known as this • The first President of the United States • Number of amendments to the Constitution • Length of term for Supreme Court justices • Colors found on the flag of the United States • Constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery • Title of the National Anthem of the United States • ...

Chapter 14 Vocab quiz 2024-04-22

Chapter 14 Vocab quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. An armed supporter of slavery who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas during the mid 1850’s
  2. This event happened 8/1858-10/1858 in Illinois to discuss slavery, popular sovereignty, and whether a territory could exclude slavery before becoming a state.
  3. The concern about reformism which led southerners to ensure a strong run away slave law.
  4. The system of cooperation to aid and house the enslaved people who had escaped their owners in the upper south may have received aid in a network of safe houses.
  5. 1854 an act was passed that repealed the Missouri compromise.
  6. This event marked the beginning of the civil war. It was located on an island guarding Charleston Harbor.
  7. The “African Americans and whites” had put together an interconnected system called the underground railroad.
  8. Harret Beecher Stowe moved to Cincinnati and saw enslaved people being taken to markets, her and her husband and children helped write a book exploiting the cruel system to slavery.
  9. Rights The ideology that the states should have all the power that the constitution does not impose on the federal government or forbid on the states, the theory that the individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs.
  10. The decree Passed on September 18, 1850 by Congress which required that slaves be returned to their owners even if they were in a free state, this decree also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning escaped slaves.
  11. Conflict and division between regions of the United States, specifically regarding issues like slavery, economics, and political power. This was a significant factor that led up to the civil war.
  12. The idea which is central to the American system of government, this means that the people are the source to the government's power.
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  1. To provide the explanation of something and to find reasonings to support your claim.
  2. The settlement of 1820 which preserved the balance between slave and free states.
  3. An agreement reached during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention over the inclusion of slaves in a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation, they determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted when determining the total state population .
  4. Southern leaders debated a withdrawal from the union while congress members tried to prevent it.
  5. 10/16/1859 abolitionists John Brown led a raid on Harper’s ferry Virginia his target was a federal storage site for weapons.
  6. Was a short lived political party that had taken place in the U.S. in 1848-1854 that turned into a Republican Party that opposed the expansion of slavery in western territories in the U.S.
  7. 5/1856 slave supporters attacked Laurence town which was an anti slavery stronghold, John Brown led an attack that killed 5 supporters of slavery, this was a civil war between citizens this event was called _______.
  8. Southerners protested wanting the new territory to remain open to slavery so John C. Calhoun offered that neither congress nor any other territorial government could ban slavery or ______.
  9. The original boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania in the United States surveyed during 1763-1767
  10. James Silk Buckingham wrote a book in the 1840’s, this book had described and criticized the American south.
  11. During the civil war era states opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories, the northern part of the U.S. were slave free but the expansion of slavery into new territory's cause lots of tension leading up to the civil war.
  12. Anti slavery groups had wanted to ban slavery in Washington D.C. southerners talked about ______ the union.
  13. Internal conflict caused by disagreements between the citizens and the government of the same country.
  14. Federal troops declared a death sentence on Brown, his hanging shook antislavery northerners rejecting his violence while others saw it as a _______.

26 Clues: 1854 an act was passed that repealed the Missouri compromise. • The settlement of 1820 which preserved the balance between slave and free states. • To provide the explanation of something and to find reasonings to support your claim. • The concern about reformism which led southerners to ensure a strong run away slave law. • ...

ch.7 first 15 2021-04-15

ch.7 first 15 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
  2. in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States
  3. States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states
  4. transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation - A time when large scale industrial production using machines changed Western society
  5. Court case which validated the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States, denying states' rights to tax it - denied Maryland the right to tax it - established Federal powers
  6. protective tariff helped American industry by raising the prices of British manufactured goods, which were often cheaper and of higher quality than those produced in the U.S.
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  1. highway built by the federal government; during 1825-1850; stretched from Pennsylvania to Illinois (Maryland to Illinois); major overland shipping route and important connection between North and West
  2. plan presented to Congress by President Madison for making the United States economically self-sufficient - A plan to strengthen the economy by uniting regions of the country promoted by Henry Clay
  3. of State, He served as sixth president under Monroe. In 1819, he drew up the Adams-Onis Treaty in which Spain gave the United States Florida in exchange for the United States dropping its claims to Texas. The Monroe Doctrine was mostly Adams' work.
  4. the cotton gin
  5. strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country - the belief that the nation's interests outweigh regional concerns
  6. parts-identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing
  7. American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers
  8. production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)
  9. artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo - "Big Ditch" that linked Altnatic Ocean to Great Lakes - made New York harbor dominant port

15 Clues: the cotton gin • in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States • machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 • parts-identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing • States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states • ...

AP World History Exam Review 2023-06-05

AP World History Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a direct and dangerous confrontation during the Cold War
  2. 1945,was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States
  3. reforms reduce the influence of the state within the economy
  4. Between 1839 and 1842, British forces fought a war in China that benefitted drug smugglers.
  5. Creole who created new independent countries in South America
  6. mobilized support for the war effort
  7. (Pan-Africanism) and Mandela role in Africa
  8. an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China about 1900
  9. Hemisphere is being exploited (Caribbean)
  10. discuss the partitioning of Africa, establishing rules to divide resources among the Western countries.
  11. a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia
  12. characterizes a period of colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and Japan
  13. a group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty
  14. US did not join,countries were not sold yet on Collective Security
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  1. a situation in which one country has a lot of economic power or influence over others
  2. was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 influenza A virus
  3. United States and Australia,admit immigrants based on family, labor market and humanitarian criteria
  4. intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade
  5. organized Indian resistance, fought anti-Indian legislation in the courts
  6. the change of political borders and the division
  7. over time, built up their own defences starting an arms race that lasted throughout the Cold War.
  8. President Harry Truman's foreign policy that the US would provide political, military, and economic aid
  9. Five Year Plans (Stalin)expansion of heavy industry, like fuel extraction, energy generation, and steel production.
  10. suburbanization and fragmentation of wild areas through road building
  11. a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company.
  12. stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security,
  13. Organization of American States (no military)
  14. Economic Reforms in China
  15. Favored revolts by the working class (proletariat)
  16. smallpox, malaria and tuberculosis
  17. Egypt (Pan-Arabism)

31 Clues: Egypt (Pan-Arabism) • Economic Reforms in China • smallpox, malaria and tuberculosis • mobilized support for the war effort • Hemisphere is being exploited (Caribbean) • (Pan-Africanism) and Mandela role in Africa • Organization of American States (no military) • the change of political borders and the division • Favored revolts by the working class (proletariat) • ...

1950s BINGO 2023-02-08

1950s BINGO crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Offered to returning veterans: tuition money, low interest loans for a house or business, and a year of unemployment pay
  2. A way to buy things without having to pay the full amount up front-pay a little each month with an interest rate
  3. Ownership of these soared and Americans took to the interstate systems to visit drive-ins, National Parks, and DisneyLand.
  4. Places where kids could grow up with grass stains on their pants, located outside of cities
  5. The competition between the United States and the USSR to try and build up as many weapons of mass destruction as possible
  6. Region of the US where many families moved during the 1950s-includes the states: AL. GA, TX, FL, SC, TN, MS, CA, NM, OK, AZ
  7. Houses built on assembly lines- needed since so many people were purchasing homes.
  8. The communist leader of the USSR
  9. A prison in Siberia where people who went up against Stalin were sent to work and die
  10. The ideal family during the 1950s: stay at home mom, dad who worked, and 2-3 kids
  11. What most people bought using the new credit cards that were available-such as washers, dryers, refrigerators
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  1. System of roads that spanned the United States
  2. A metaphorical line that separated the free and democratic West from the communistic and repressive East
  3. The goal to keep communism to where it was and not allow it to spread
  4. The USSR’s restrictive government which did not allow its people to worship how they wanted, speak badly of the government, or really any freedoms
  5. Russia and the surrounding countries-communist
  6. 90% of Americans would own one of these during the 1950s, a nice way to relax in your living room
  7. A way that people would see movies by parking and watching from their cars.
  8. The United States' successful dropping off of supplies from the sky to help save the people of West Berlin and not let it fall to communism
  9. Explosion in population once WWII ended and soldiers returned home
  10. The United States' promise to provide help to any country who was trying to fight off communism

21 Clues: The communist leader of the USSR • System of roads that spanned the United States • Russia and the surrounding countries-communist • Explosion in population once WWII ended and soldiers returned home • The goal to keep communism to where it was and not allow it to spread • A way that people would see movies by parking and watching from their cars. • ...

History Crossword 2022-01-19

History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the 26th president
  2. exposed unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company
  3. a direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue
  4. book depicted the poverty of factory workers and the unsanitary and corrupt practices of the meat-packing industry.
  5. “separate but equal” doctrine
  6. waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.
  7. a United States foreign policy established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904
  8. a petition signed by a certain number of registered voters can force a government to choose either to enact a law or hold a public vote
  9. armed conflict between Spain and the United States.
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  1. a group of writers who tried to expose the problems that existed in American society
  2. opposes involvement in the political affairs, and especially the wars, of other countries.
  3. rule by an emperor
  4. one of the first settlement houses in the United States providing for slum children, fighting for child labor laws, and helping immigrants become U.S. citizens.
  5. peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War
  6. interracial American organization created to work for the abolition of segregation and discrimination in housing, etc
  7. a political philosophy in support of social reform
  8. a power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official.
  9. state and local laws that enforced racial segregation

18 Clues: the 26th president • rule by an emperor • “separate but equal” doctrine • a political philosophy in support of social reform • armed conflict between Spain and the United States. • exposed unfair practices of the Standard Oil Company • state and local laws that enforced racial segregation • a direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue • ...

Ethan Gillin Chapter 4 2020-12-02

Ethan Gillin Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money
  2. powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation
  3. states had the right to nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interests
  4. a power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time
  5. not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, but they belong to the states
  6. ensures extradition can take place
  7. not specifically listed in the Constitution, but they are logical extensions of expressed powers
  8. Johnson approach to solve national problems
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  1. states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
  2. money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities
  3. federal grants that are given for more general purposes or for broad policy areas
  4. idea of returning power to the state
  5. powers granted to the national government
  6. returning authority to state governments
  7. both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
  8. grants can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending
  9. federalism under the new deal
  10. federalism a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system

18 Clues: federalism under the new deal • ensures extradition can take place • idea of returning power to the state • returning authority to state governments • powers granted to the national government • Johnson approach to solve national problems • states had the right to separate themselves from the Union • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-24

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The war strategy that focused on growing cotton for the South.
  2. What is it called for slaves to slow down their pace, stop working, escape.
  3. What was the plan called for the Union to defeat the Confederacy?
  4. The largest group of soldiers were from what occupation?
  5. Peace Democrats who opposed the American Civil War and wanted peace.
  6. The 16th president of the U.S who led the Union during the Civil War.
  7. This state was the first to secede from the Union.
  8. How many total confederacy states were there?
  9. What was a negative effect of the War for the North?
  10. How many total union states were there?
  11. Who was the main speaker at the Gettysburg Address?
  12. How many states left the union before Lincoln took office?
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  1. What were states that did not leave the union but were slave states?
  2. Which amendment to the U.S Constitution abolished slavery?
  3. They won the war by defeating the Confederacy, the Southern states.
  4. Requires men to serve in the military, from the draft.
  5. What is a cash payment for volunteers, canceling your draft called?

17 Clues: How many total union states were there? • How many total confederacy states were there? • This state was the first to secede from the Union. • Who was the main speaker at the Gettysburg Address? • What was a negative effect of the War for the North? • Requires men to serve in the military, from the draft. • The largest group of soldiers were from what occupation? • ...

game 2024-09-26

game crossword puzzle
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  1. allow the National government influence over the State since the State is receiving money from the National government
  2. The rules/laws a lower segment creates can be whatever the writer wants so long as the Constitution is not violated.
  3. Republican form of government, protection from invasion and internal disorder, promote territorial integrity
  4. Powers that are written in Article I Section 8: coining money, declaring war, naturalizing citizens
  5. a form of federal monetary aid under whic hCongress gave a share of federal tax revenue, with virtually no restrictions, to the States
  6. Powers that are suggested because of an enumerated (expressed) power that has already been used; building a highway system
  7. elastic clause
  8. Powers that are used by a sovereign government because governments for all time have used these powers: immigration and acquiring territory
  9. states that the civil documents of one state be recognized in all states as legal and binding
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  1. Governmental power is divided into the national and regional levels
  2. Commerce power
  3. Supremacy Clause
  4. Powers Powers that are not allowed to be used by the government whether because it is stated in the Constitution, because of the basic premis of Federalism, or it is forbidden in a state.
  5. created to have written proof as to what level of Government would be at the top of the United States
  6. the highest law in the entire United States
  7. exists at the will of the state government
  8. a type of grant that is for some particularly but largely defined area of public policy
  9. Powers that are shared by the national and state levels of government: taxing and lawmaking
  10. a grant made for a specific, closely defined, purpose

19 Clues: Commerce power • elastic clause • Supremacy Clause • exists at the will of the state government • the highest law in the entire United States • a grant made for a specific, closely defined, purpose • Governmental power is divided into the national and regional levels • a type of grant that is for some particularly but largely defined area of public policy • ...

USA 2024-06-04

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

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

the cold war 2024-01-12

the cold war crossword puzzle
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  1. First artificial satellite
  2. Industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing
  3. Period of intense anti-Communist
  4. United States provide economic assistance
  5. A confrontation that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed
  6. Political and economic cooperation among its member countries
  7. Food and fuel to Berlin
  8. A literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture
  9. North vs South Korea
  10. A defined music style
  11. Provided for a 65,000-km national system of interstate
  12. Foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism
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  1. Most babies being born during this period
  2. Provide collective security against the Soviet Union
  3. Instead of being owned by individuals
  4. Created on July 26, 1908
  5. Levin wrote
  6. Decided by the people
  7. JFK promised to put the first man on the moon
  8. Provided World War II veterans with funds

20 Clues: Levin wrote • North vs South Korea • Decided by the people • A defined music style • Food and fuel to Berlin • Created on July 26, 1908 • First artificial satellite • Period of intense anti-Communist • Instead of being owned by individuals • Most babies being born during this period • United States provide economic assistance • Provided World War II veterans with funds • ...

Do you know the SMAEC Team? 2025-03-03

Do you know the SMAEC Team? crossword puzzle
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  1. Collects vinyl records.
  2. She really enjoys gardening and one of her favorite things to grow is cucamelons.
  3. Travels and investigates haunted locations.
  4. She won a speed stacking competition in the 5th grade.
  5. Once got ejected from a softball game for physically hitting a player on the opposing team.
  6. She was once an all American cheerleader.
  7. She has lived in 5 states and visited 32 states.
  8. He has visited 5 of the 7 continents.
  9. His favorite movie is Robots.
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  1. Had a horse named Faith.
  2. Was in the top five females in the state for trap shooting.
  3. He can type at 39 wpm.
  4. Had a hairless guinea pig as a kid.
  5. Hates PT cruisers with a fiery passion.
  6. Can twirl a baton.
  7. Kiwis make her gums itch.
  8. State champion in hockey twice growing up in Colorado.
  9. Attended 7 different grade schools.
  10. Worked PT at SMAEC from 2007-2011.
  11. Has lived in 5 different states and once lived overseas.
  12. She can type at 45 wpm.

21 Clues: Can twirl a baton. • He can type at 39 wpm. • Collects vinyl records. • She can type at 45 wpm. • Had a horse named Faith. • Kiwis make her gums itch. • His favorite movie is Robots. • Worked PT at SMAEC from 2007-2011. • Had a hairless guinea pig as a kid. • Attended 7 different grade schools. • He has visited 5 of the 7 continents. • Hates PT cruisers with a fiery passion. • ...

Fall Final U.S. History Honors 2025-12-11

Fall Final U.S. History Honors crossword puzzle
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  1. Codes, laws created to limit free black individuals in the South
  2. B. Wells, activist, teacher, and author, who spoke against lynching and Jim Crow
  3. Proclamation, an order to free enslaved people in the Confederate States
  4. Railroad, intricate organization to help enslaved people run away
  5. Separate Car Act, legalized segregation
  6. Amendment, abolished slavery
  7. a violent act to intimidate people of color
  8. Supremacy, the belief that white people are the superior race
  9. Haitian Revolution, the only successful black revolution
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  1. era of radical black excellence
  2. Crow, Southern laws to uphold segregation
  3. Tubman, abolitionist, conductor and spy
  4. Douglass, famous orator and abolitionist
  5. Amendment, granted voting rights to black men
  6. Tests, a method to assess a black person's ability to vote
  7. the northern region of the U.S.
  8. Rebellion, a violent resistance inspired by the Haitian Revolution
  9. Turner, self-proclaimed prophet
  10. Klux Klan, a white supremacist terrorist organization
  11. southern states fighting for slavert
  12. Amendment, grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States
  13. War, the fight over slavery

22 Clues: War, the fight over slavery • Amendment, abolished slavery • era of radical black excellence • the northern region of the U.S. • Turner, self-proclaimed prophet • southern states fighting for slavert • Tubman, abolitionist, conductor and spy • Separate Car Act, legalized segregation • Douglass, famous orator and abolitionist • Crow, Southern laws to uphold segregation • ...

Chapter 8 Terms and People to Know 2022-05-25

Chapter 8 Terms and People to Know crossword puzzle
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  1. This undid part of the Missouri Compromise, and drew a line, creating the Kansas Territory and the Nebraska Territory.
  2. Created by the states that seceded from the United States
  3. Someone who has escaped from a place or has gone into hiding
  4. This war took place in Pennsylvania on July 1st, 1863. It lasted for 3 days.
  5. A slave in North Carolina, this man stole a Confederate ship with the help of several other black crew members in Charleston Harbor. He was also elected into the House of Representatives.
  6. People wanted Missouri to be a state, so Congress tried to fix it by making _______
  7. A middle way between two extremes
  8. A city environment with many people and buildings
  9. A trained Civil War nurse who helped heal thousands of people and started the American Red Cross.
  10. This marked the beginning of the civil war on April 12
  11. Growing crops and raising animals
  12. A U.S. senator from Mississippi, former solider and president of the Confederate United States of America.
  13. A tax placed on goods coming from another country to make those people choose locally made items instead of foreign-made ones.
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  1. His last words being "Water", this man was the General of the Union and the 18th president
  2. In this battle, the Union dug underneath this town, eventually starving the citizens and claiming victory.
  3. This was the town where the Confederate general surrendered to the Union general and the Union officially won the Civil War.
  4. This man captured Atlanta in September 1964, burning the city as they walked through.
  5. His last words being, "Strike the tent!", this man was the General of the Confederate Army.
  6. This man was moved through free states and filed a lawsuit against his owner, which was turned down by Congress.
  7. "Free the slaves who lived in the Confederate States!"
  8. To pull out or withdraw from
  9. Rivals the Democratic Party
  10. The first big battle of the Civil War in 1861. Also Known as the First Battle of Manassas
  11. Let California come into the states as a free state, but with the cost of stronger fugitive slave laws.
  12. Elected in 1850, this man was an abolitionist and was president of the USA.
  13. Making goods using natural, human, and capital resources in factory settings, with many workers
  14. A large, undeveloped area with few homes and other buildings

27 Clues: Rivals the Democratic Party • To pull out or withdraw from • A middle way between two extremes • Growing crops and raising animals • A city environment with many people and buildings • "Free the slaves who lived in the Confederate States!" • This marked the beginning of the civil war on April 12 • Created by the states that seceded from the United States • ...

1.4-1.6 2023-05-17

1.4-1.6 crossword puzzle
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  1. An accusation of wrongdoing
  2. ___ Compromise provided representation in congress to satisfy both small and large states
  3. The ___ plan was favored by larger states, three branches, bicameral legislature, supremacy of national government, separation of powers
  4. ___ Compromise counted only a certain amount of slaves for voting, solved temporary problems between the north and south.
  5. The ___ plan was favored my small states, Sovereignty of states, limited and defined powers of national legislature
  6. The group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of appointing the president and vice president.
  7. Part of checks and balances, based on power granted in article 1, section 7 of the constitution
  8. ___ a bicameral—or two-house—legislature.
  9. the meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation. It instead designed a new plan of government, the US Constitution
  10. Parchment Barriers, First 10 amendments of the constitution
  11. In late 2001, congress passed the ____, The law covered intelligence gatheringand sharing by executive branch agencies, points of criminal procedure, and border protection. It allowed government agencies to share information about significant suspects, and it widened authority on tapping suspects’ phones.
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  1. The lack of a centralized military power and readiness to respond to a violent uprising became the closing argument of the need for a strong central government.
  2. the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
  3. ____ issues, these are which framers of the constitution could not have anticipated how the population of the United States would grow when they gave all states equal representation in the Senate.
  4. People or groups of people who be affected by politics
  5. ___ explains how constitutional provisions of separation of powers and checks and balances control abuses by majorities
  6. 435 members make up the:
  7. A system of used to ensure no branch of government gets more power over the other
  8. If the president vetoes a bill, the Congress, each house acting separately, can overcome the veto with a two-thirds ___, a super majority vote in each house.
  9. An anti-federalist who wrote a series of essays against ratifying the constitution
  10. If the president receives the bill at the end of a legislative session, however, refusal to sign is known as a ___
  11. (abbreviation) first "constitution" and required document
  12. Multiple ____ points for stakeholders and institutions to influence public policy
  13. Part of the constitution, deals with the amendment process
  14. 2/3 Congress Propose 3/4 State ___

25 Clues: 435 members make up the: • An accusation of wrongdoing • 2/3 Congress Propose 3/4 State ___ • ___ a bicameral—or two-house—legislature. • People or groups of people who be affected by politics • (abbreviation) first "constitution" and required document • Part of the constitution, deals with the amendment process • ...

Early America vocab 2025-10-23

Early America vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. an armed uprising in western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787, led by farmer and former Continental Army captain Daniel Shays
  2. a series of arguments in the late 1780s between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over whether to approve the Constitution for the new nation
  3. political statements passed by the legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky, drafted to protest the federal government's Alien and Sedition Acts
  4. deadly clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists on March 5, 1770, when soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five and wounding others
  5. the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution
  6. a 1765 British law that imposed a direct tax on the American colonies, requiring that many printed materials—such
  7. A meeting between all the states that come together to change the constitution
  8. The United States first Constitution
  9. the separation of church and state outlined in the First Amendment
  10. Every slave counts as ⅗ of a person for representation and tax purpose
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  1. the fourth U.S. President
  2. The Boston Tea Party was a political protest where American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor
  3. a series of 85 essays made to persuade citizens to ratify the proposed United States Constitution
  4. an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that aimed to resolve disputes remaining since the Revolutionary War
  5. a violent uprising in western Pennsylvania against a federal excise tax on whiskey
  6. the formal document adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, that announced the thirteen American colonies were separating from Great Britain and forming a new nation
  7. a diplomatic incident in between the United States and France that involved French agents demanding bribes from American diplomats as a prerequisite for negotiations
  8. The Townshend Acts were a series of British laws passed that imposed taxes on goods like tea, glass, paper, and paint imported into the American colonies
  9. a set of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1798 that restricted the rights of immigrants and limited free speech
  10. the bank made by the US government
  11. the first ten amendments to the Constitution

21 Clues: the fourth U.S. President • the bank made by the US government • The United States first Constitution • the first ten amendments to the Constitution • the King of Great Britain during the American Revolution • the separation of church and state outlined in the First Amendment • Every slave counts as ⅗ of a person for representation and tax purpose • ...

civil rights tic tac toe 2014-05-11

civil rights tic tac toe crossword puzzle
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  1. a protest in which people sit in a place and refuse to move until their demands are met
  2. the state of hostility that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII
  3. the United States gave more than $13 billion to help the nations of Europe after WWII
  4. warmer states of the South and Southwest
  5. founded in 1944 and aimed to promote the common welfare of Native Americans
  6. this law banned literacy tests and other laws that kept African Americans from registering to vote
  7. a program that provided help to the poor, the elderly, and women, and also promoted education and outlawed discrimination
  8. a policy that promised aid to people struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom
  9. a form of popular music that developed from rhythm and blues in the 1950s
  10. a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States in the exploration of space
  11. a conflict between North Korea and South Korea, lasting from 1950 to 1953
  12. a residential area that surrounds a city
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  1. this act banned segregation in public places and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  2. the term for the generation born between 1946 and 1961, when the U.S. birthrate sharply increased
  3. in 1955, African Americans boycotted the public buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in response to the arrest of Rosa Parks
  4. founded in 1966, pushed to get women good jobs at equal pay
  5. in 1964, the SNCC organized a voter registration drive
  6. a program that called for new projects to create jobs, new public housing, and an end to racial discrimination in hiring
  7. a group that coordinated civil rights protests across the South
  8. formed in 1960, created to give young people a larger role in the civil rights movement

20 Clues: warmer states of the South and Southwest • a residential area that surrounds a city • in 1964, the SNCC organized a voter registration drive • founded in 1966, pushed to get women good jobs at equal pay • a group that coordinated civil rights protests across the South • a form of popular music that developed from rhythm and blues in the 1950s • ...

cold war 2021-05-07

cold war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. alliance established in 1955 of the Soviet Union and other communist states in Europe.
  2. Atlantic Treaty Organization
  3. competition for supremacy in nuclear weapons (between United States and Soviet Union)
  4. alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and Western European nations to fight Soviet aggression.
  5. dividing line between South and North Korea.
  6. McCarthy
  7. senator of Wisconsin; he charged 205 State Department employees, and accused them of being communist party members, but they were never proven. Eventually he came across as a bully, and his popularity plunged.
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  1. Pact
  2. Khrushchev
  3. ductile president Trumans policy fo giving American aid to nation threatened by communist expansion
  4. Union leader in 1959 who had gained power a few years after Stalin died in 1953.Arms Race
  5. Parallel
  6. war world war 2 the long period of the soviet union and the united states.

13 Clues: Pact • Parallel • McCarthy • Khrushchev • Atlantic Treaty Organization • dividing line between South and North Korea. • war world war 2 the long period of the soviet union and the united states. • competition for supremacy in nuclear weapons (between United States and Soviet Union) • alliance established in 1955 of the Soviet Union and other communist states in Europe. • ...

Constitutional Crossword puzzles 2018-12-07

Constitutional Crossword puzzles crossword puzzle
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  1. amending process article
  2. introduces the constitution and states the 6 goals
  3. the branch that makes laws
  4. limits the quarter of soldiers
  5. made 2 houses of congress, equal representation and population
  6. the branch that interpret
  7. RAPPS
  8. ratification of the Constitution article
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  1. two from each state,6 year term,
  2. must be 25 years old, 7 year district, must live in district, number per state depends on population of the state
  3. states the first ten amendments of the constitution
  4. relations among states article
  5. the branch that enforces laws passed by congress
  6. branches make sure the other branches don't get too much power
  7. the right to bear arms
  8. limits searches and seizures
  9. supremacy clause article

17 Clues: RAPPS • the right to bear arms • amending process article • supremacy clause article • the branch that interpret • the branch that makes laws • limits searches and seizures • relations among states article • limits the quarter of soldiers • two from each state,6 year term, • ratification of the Constitution article • the branch that enforces laws passed by congress • ...

Foreign Policy and The Cold War 2023-05-30

Foreign Policy and The Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. What organization was created after World War II to prevent any further world wars?
  2. What is the name for the communist country that allowed the Soviet Union to build nuclear missile bases in it?
  3. What is the term used to refer to the tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without producing evidence?
  4. Name the type of government in which the government owns everything and people have few rights?
  5. What is the term for the "art" of spying on your enemy?
  6. What is the term for countries that depended on and were dominated by the Soviet Union?
  7. What is the name for the planned(and failed)invasion of Cuba with the goal of overthrowing Fidel Castro?
  8. Name of the time period after World War II in which the United States and the Soviet Union competed to be the strongest/most powerful country in the world?
  9. Name the type of government that depends on the will of the people?
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  1. What is the term for the metaphor that describes the extreme political and ideological division that separated western and eastern Europe?
  2. What is the term used to describe the U.S.'s attempt to prevent communism from spreading?
  3. What plan stated that the United States would give money and military help to stop the spread of communism?
  4. Under this plan, the United States gave money to western Europe and Japan in order to rebuild after World War II?
  5. What is the name for the standoff(almost war)between the United States and the Soviet Union over their nuclear missile bases in Cuba?
  6. What is the name for the first Soviet sent into space?
  7. What is the name for the rebel group that formed in South Vietnam and fought against Ngo Dihn Diem's rule?
  8. Name of the economic system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners, with the goal of making a profit?
  9. What latitudinal line divided Korea into North Korea and South Korea?
  10. What is the term for the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union over space flight technologies?
  11. Which country assisted the North Koreans in defending their land?

20 Clues: What is the name for the first Soviet sent into space? • What is the term for the "art" of spying on your enemy? • Which country assisted the North Koreans in defending their land? • Name the type of government that depends on the will of the people? • What latitudinal line divided Korea into North Korea and South Korea? • ...

America & WWI Crossword 2021-09-16

America & WWI Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. British and French troops needed relief offered by what forces?
  2. What was scarce that was needed to bring American troops to Europe?
  3. World War I provided the United States with valuable what?
  4. American troops were used to defend against or attack what forces?
  5. The United States suffered 320,000 what in the First World War?
  6. The Battle of what helped recover French territory from the German Army?
  7. St. Miheil was the largest what ever undertaken by the United States Army?
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  1. How many million men served in the United States Army?
  2. AEF stands for American Expeditionary _______
  3. What did Germany sign on November 11, 1918?
  4. Where in France did the AEF enter the trenches?
  5. The United States sent who abroad to defend foreign soil?
  6. Who did America declare war against in on April 6, 1917?
  7. Where was the first United States victory?
  8. Who was named supreme commander of the American army in France?

15 Clues: Where was the first United States victory? • What did Germany sign on November 11, 1918? • AEF stands for American Expeditionary _______ • Where in France did the AEF enter the trenches? • How many million men served in the United States Army? • Who did America declare war against in on April 6, 1917? • The United States sent who abroad to defend foreign soil? • ...

Andrew Jackson Crossword 2023-10-18

Andrew Jackson Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A political party that supported John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential election
  2. A conservative political party that supported aristocratic families
  3. State banks that received deposits of federal money
  4. Land the United States reserved for the forced resettlement of Native Americans
  5. The law of forcefully exchanging land with Native Americans
  6. The forced displacement of about 60,000 Native Americans
  7. The fourth chief justice of the United States
  8. The ninth president of the United States
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  1. The Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole nations
  2. A Native American tribe located in modern-day Oklahoma
  3. The right to vote in political elections
  4. A person selected to represent a group of political peoples in the United States
  5. The eighth president of the United States
  6. Nickname of the seventh president of the United States
  7. A practice in which after winning an election, a political party offers government jobs to its supporters

15 Clues: The right to vote in political elections • The ninth president of the United States • The eighth president of the United States • The fourth chief justice of the United States • State banks that received deposits of federal money • A Native American tribe located in modern-day Oklahoma • Nickname of the seventh president of the United States • ...