states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Vietnam war 2021-01-19

Vietnam war crossword puzzle
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  1. Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP)
  2. gave a sppech that opposed the vietnam war and got heavy back lash
  3. indo china war also known as the vietnam war
  4. warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage
  5. Capital of south vietnam
  6. Dinh Diem president of South Vietnam (1955–63)
  7. Chi Minh Trail was a military supply route running from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia to South Vietnam
  8. cong south vietnamese communist sympathizers
  9. of tonkin resoultion gave the president the power to declare war
  10. seventy five the year the war ended
  11. president at the start of the war
  12. Nguyên Giáp was an army general in the Vietnam People's Army and a politician.
  13. Văn Linh a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War
  14. took over vietnam in WW2
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  1. effect When one country in asia falls to communism all the other countries in that reigon fall too
  2. ment policy sought to contain communist
  3. colonial power that ruled vietnam
  4. president who ended the vietnam war
  5. McNamara united States Secretary of Defense during the vietnam war
  6. of Tonkin incident: the US says North Vietnamese patrol boats fire on two US Navy destroyers.
  7. Orange is a herbicide and defoliant chemical
  8. B. Johnson , was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969, and previously as 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
  9. Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army general, most notably commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968expansion while easing tensions and avoiding direct
  10. Dean Rusk was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
  11. a highly flammable sticky jelly used in incendiary bombs and flamethrowers

25 Clues: Capital of south vietnam • took over vietnam in WW2 • colonial power that ruled vietnam • president at the start of the war • president who ended the vietnam war • seventy five the year the war ended • ment policy sought to contain communist • indo china war also known as the vietnam war • Orange is a herbicide and defoliant chemical • ...

pg 60 2021-08-31

pg 60 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of a provision of the original Constitution
  2. a concept of finding agreement through communication
  3. the act or process of ratifying something
  4. each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population.
  5. the person who presides over the United States Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum
  6. a colony granted to some individual or individuals with the fullest prerogatives of government
  7. government based on consent of the people
  8. a document guaranteeing English political liberties.
  9. the written document
  10. a diverse coalition of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution
  11. a unicameral legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national legislature.
  12. someone who writes a new law or plan
  13. a person to represent political assembly
  14. refusal to buy or sell product or services
  15. a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government.
  16. a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
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  1. created a constitutional monarchy in England
  2. the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly
  3. the right to present requests to the government without punishment or reprisal
  4. having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers
  5. an agreement between Northern and Southern states of the United States of America.
  6. a supporter of federal government
  7. a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected persons representing a group of people
  8. one whose legalized force and power is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
  9. a government with one legislative house or chamber
  10. the rescission of an existing law by subsequent legislation or constitutional amendment.
  11. a document granting certain specified rights, powers, privileges, or functions from the sovereign power
  12. a union of sovereign states in which the stress is laid on the autonomy of each constituent body

28 Clues: the written document • a supporter of federal government • someone who writes a new law or plan • a person to represent political assembly • the act or process of ratifying something • government based on consent of the people • refusal to buy or sell product or services • created a constitutional monarchy in England • part of a provision of the original Constitution • ...

D'asia 2023-04-12

D'asia crossword puzzle
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  1. The number of citizens a state has
  2. The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
  3. A states known and recognized boundaries
  4. A states right to govern itself
  5. A state that completely surrounds another
  6. A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity
  7. A state that is simply divided or separated by a barrier
  8. A political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government
  9. A state that has an extension that protrudes from the main territory
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  1. The boundaries between countries and territories
  2. Any state whose territorial boundaries do not touch an ocean, gulf, or bay
  3. A state that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully
  4. A state that contains more than one ethnicity
  5. A states political organization and public policy
  6. A state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme
  7. A state’s supreme and absolute power within its own territory and over its own people
  8. A state with a long, narrow extended territory

17 Clues: A states right to govern itself • The number of citizens a state has • A states known and recognized boundaries • A state that completely surrounds another • A state that contains more than one ethnicity • A state with a long, narrow extended territory • The boundaries between countries and territories • A states political organization and public policy • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2023-04-30

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Confederate soldiers during the Civil War
  2. rights guaranteed to the states under the principle of federalism
  3. A city environment with many people and buildings
  4. Union soldiers were called this during the Civil War
  5. loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole
  6. a war between citizens of the same country
  7. Setting someone free from the power or control of another person
  8. Someone who has escaped from a place or has gone into hiding
  9. The act of being joined together, and a term used to refer to the Northern states during the Civil War
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  1. An area with few homes or people
  2. the principle that states a government’s power lies with the people
  3. a public or official announcement
  4. Making goods using natural, human, and capital resources in factory settings, with many workers
  5. physical features of a land surface in a place or region
  6. Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 – 1861
  7. to pull out or withdraw from
  8. a tax placed on goods coming from another country, to make people choose locally made items instead of foreign made ones
  9. A middle way between two extremes
  10. Growing crops and raising animals

19 Clues: to pull out or withdraw from • An area with few homes or people • a public or official announcement • A middle way between two extremes • Growing crops and raising animals • Confederate soldiers during the Civil War • a war between citizens of the same country • A city environment with many people and buildings • Union soldiers were called this during the Civil War • ...

HMPO Day 2 2022-05-02

HMPO Day 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is one of the reasons a passport would be considered damaged?
  2. What type of flyer would request a jumbo passport?
  3. Knowledgebase can be accessed on which system?
  4. How many sections are there on a paper application?
  5. £16 is an additional fee applied by whom?
  6. The E in SE04 stands for what?
  7. What type of Royal Mail delivery will documents be retuned by, if not by secure delivery?
  8. A person who is travelling between incompatible countries can apply for what type of passport?
  9. Photos need to be taken within how many months of submitting the application?
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  1. A braille sticker is what?
  2. A person who has lost their passport on multiple occasions would need to apply for what?
  3. This is one of the UK Passport Offices
  4. How many photos should be submitted with a paper application?
  5. Applications must be completed in?
  6. The W in SW04 stands for what?
  7. £58.50 is the price of which type of first and renewal application?
  8. £5 is an additional fee applied for what type of delivery?

17 Clues: A braille sticker is what? • The W in SW04 stands for what? • The E in SE04 stands for what? • Applications must be completed in? • This is one of the UK Passport Offices • £16 is an additional fee applied by whom? • Knowledgebase can be accessed on which system? • What type of flyer would request a jumbo passport? • How many sections are there on a paper application? • ...

Unit 3 Crossword Karly Harrell 2023-02-07

Unit 3 Crossword Karly Harrell crossword puzzle
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  1. a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the for a system of belief or behavior as for a chain of reasoning
  2. a series of 85 essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution
  3. talk about the duties of the 3 main parts of government
  4. the first constitution of the 13 independent American colonies
  5. the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly and worship
  6. United States diplomat and Jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme court
  7. on addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution
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  1. it clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document
  2. a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution of the United States
  3. a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
  4. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state of other organization is acknowledged to be governed
  5. made a major contribution of the ratification of the constitution by writing the Federalist Papers
  6. United States statesman and leader and the federalists
  7. the federal principal or system of government
  8. series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts

15 Clues: the federal principal or system of government • United States statesman and leader and the federalists • talk about the duties of the 3 main parts of government • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution • the first constitution of the 13 independent American colonies • ...

Cold War Crossword 2024-04-15

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. seized and nationalized by pro-soviet Egypt, allowing them to control shippingIsrael invades Egypt and the UN orders a ceasefire to prevent a larger conflict
  2. Lasted for seven years
  3. Agreed to an armistice, creating a demilitarized zone between North and South Korea
  4. preventing Greece and Turkey from being influenced by communism
  5. the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.
  6. satellite states occupied areas liberated in Eastern Europe during WWII
  7. was built entirely inside of East German territory, maintaining an existing balance of power.
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  1. European Recovery Plan (aid to rebuild Europe and improve their economies)
  2. People were worried about the US space program lagging behind the Soviets.
  3. committed the United States to the containment of Soviet expansionism in Europe.
  4. East Germany preventing supplies into West Berlin
  5. speeches and actions inspired creation of stories about leadership and patriotism.
  6. made people scared and forced them to follow the crowd.
  7. included the United States; protected member states in Western Europe

14 Clues: Lasted for seven years • East Germany preventing supplies into West Berlin • made people scared and forced them to follow the crowd. • preventing Greece and Turkey from being influenced by communism • included the United States; protected member states in Western Europe • the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits. • ...

Year-Long Crossword 2025-06-04

Year-Long Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws, headed by the Supreme Court
  2. Second U.S. President and a leading figure in the independence movement
  3. Term used for emancipated African Americans after the Civil War
  4. The term for the United States government and northern states during the Civil War
  5. Historic 1776 document stating the American colonies' separation from Britain
  6. Virginia courthouse where Confederate General Lee surrendered to Grant
  7. Historic mission in San Antonio, site of a famous battle for Texan independence
  8. The act of southern states withdrawing from the Union before the Civil War
  9. Lincoln's 1863 proclamation freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory
  10. American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the Revolution
  11. Co-leader of the Corps of Discovery expedition into the Louisiana Territory
  12. The Bill of ____ includes the first ten amendments to the Constitution
  13. American inventor, diplomat, writer, and a key Founding Father
  14. Manifest ______, the 19th-century belief in westward expansion of the U.S.
  15. System of government where power is divided between national and state levels
  16. System of forced labor and servitude, a primary cause of the Civil War
  17. Revolutionary War battle considered a major turning point for the Americans
  18. Ship that transported Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620
  19. Growth of factories and manufacturing, especially in the northern states
  20. The war fought by American colonists for independence from Great Britain
  21. Massachusetts city, site of a famous Tea Party and Massacre
  22. The elected head of the executive branch of the U.S. government
  23. Vast territory purchased by the U.S. from France in 1803
  24. Official changes or additions made to the Constitution
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  1. Alliance of southern states that seceded from the U.S., leading to the Civil War
  2. Nickname for British soldiers, due to their uniform color
  3. Main author of the Declaration of Independence, later third U.S. President
  4. The movement to end slavery in the United States
  5. The advancing line of settlement separating wilderness from settled areas
  6. Site of the decisive battle where the British surrendered in the Revolutionary War
  7. 16th U.S. President who led the country through the Civil War
  8. Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first U.S. President
  9. Explored the Louisiana Purchase with Meriwether Lewis
  10. Colony established by the Pilgrims in present-day Massachusetts
  11. Early settlers who migrated westward into new territories
  12. A formal agreement between two or more countries, such as the one ending the Revolution
  13. Colonists who supported the movement for independence from Britain
  14. Religious group known for peace advocacy, influential in Pennsylvania
  15. The right to vote in political elections
  16. The legislative branch of the U.S. government, consisting of the Senate and House
  17. Pivotal Civil War battle in Pennsylvania and site of a famous Lincoln address
  18. Leading Union general during the Civil War, later became the 18th U.S. President
  19. Early European settlements in North America, often thirteen
  20. First U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and a key Federalist
  21. The period after the Civil War for rebuilding the South and readmitting states
  22. "No ______ without representation!" was a key grievance of the colonists
  23. First permanent English settlement in North America (1607)
  24. The supreme law of the United States, outlining the frame of government
  25. Rapid migration of people to a newly discovered goldfield, as in California
  26. Considered the "Father of the Constitution" and was the fourth U.S. President

50 Clues: The right to vote in political elections • The movement to end slavery in the United States • Ship that transported Pilgrims to Plymouth in 1620 • Explored the Louisiana Purchase with Meriwether Lewis • Official changes or additions made to the Constitution • Vast territory purchased by the U.S. from France in 1803 • ...

history 2024-11-21

history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Continental Army during the American Revolution
  2. Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers,
  3. Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture
  4. Purchasethe United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million
  5. Marshall emerged as the Federalist Party leader in Virginia and gained election as a U.S. Representative in 1798
  6. Hawks initiated legislation designed to steer the United States towards war
  7. Clay leader of an anti-British group of Congressmen known as the War Hawks while a U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House from 1811 to 1814
  8. Financial Plan the federal assumption of state debts
  9. protection or revenue purposes
  10. Rebellion enforced the idea that the new government had the right to levy a particular tax that would impact citizens in all states
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  1. Virtue helps people understand their ties to the community and their responsibilities within it
  2. Monroe served as a member of the Congress of the Confederation from 1783 until 1786, a U.S. Senator from 1790 until 1794, Governor of Virginia from 1799 until 1802
  3. Hamilton organized the National Bank, the first U. S. monetary system, the tax system, the Customs Service, and established the national debt.
  4. Act closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain
  5. Review ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
  6. the expression of loyalty or support for a particular region of one's country, rather than to the country as a whole
  7. Washington
  8. Canal transformed New York City into the nation's principal seaport and opened the interior of North America to settlement.
  9. Jefferson an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States
  10. and Clark xploring land that the United States had recently acquire
  11. it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining its sovereignty (self-governance) over its perceived homeland to create a nation-state
  12. Jay one of the framers of the Constitution, author of five of The Federalist Papers, and the first Chief Justice of the United States
  13. Whitney famous invention was the cotton gin, which enabled the rapid separation of seeds from cotton fibres
  14. of New Orleans hwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame.

24 Clues: Washington • protection or revenue purposes • the Continental Army during the American Revolution • Financial Plan the federal assumption of state debts • Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture • and Clark xploring land that the United States had recently acquire • Act closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain • ...

UNIT 9 VOCAB 2025-03-31

UNIT 9 VOCAB crossword puzzle
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  1. (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  2. of Office Act (n.) a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  3. process (n.) the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  4. (n.) a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
  5. of 1877 (n.) agreement between southern Democrats and the Republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
  6. Codes (n.) laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
  7. tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  8. Amendment (n.) defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  9. (n.) the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
  10. (n.) rising to an important position
  11. (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
  12. Crow Laws (n.) laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s
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  1. (n.) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  2. Republicans (n.) a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
  3. protection (n.) a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  4. rights (n.) the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom and equality
  5. (n.) a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  6. Amendment (n.) Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
  7. Percent Plan (n.) a proposal by President Abraham Lincoln to readmit Confederate states to the Union. The plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the Union
  8. (n.) the right to vote
  9. (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
  10. supremacy (n.) a system of beliefs and practices in which White people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
  11. Amendment (n.) abolished slavery

23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons • (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights • ...

UNIT 9 VOCAB 2025-03-31

UNIT 9 VOCAB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  2. of Office Act (n.) a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  3. process (n.) the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  4. (n.) a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
  5. of 1877 (n.) agreement between southern Democrats and the Republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
  6. Codes (n.) laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
  7. tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  8. Amendment (n.) defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  9. (n.) the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
  10. (n.) rising to an important position
  11. (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
  12. Crow Laws (n.) laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s
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  1. (n.) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  2. Republicans (n.) a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
  3. protection (n.) a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  4. rights (n.) the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom and equality
  5. (n.) a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  6. Amendment (n.) Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
  7. Percent Plan (n.) a proposal by President Abraham Lincoln to readmit Confederate states to the Union. The plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the Union
  8. (n.) the right to vote
  9. (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
  10. supremacy (n.) a system of beliefs and practices in which White people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
  11. Amendment (n.) abolished slavery

23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons • (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights • ...

Daniel Kuder - U.S. Constitution 2023-01-17

Daniel Kuder - U.S. Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. federalists were against the constitution and for the bill of rights and thought the president had too much power like a king.
  2. the supreme court, interprets the law, judges can serve in court for life.
  3. president, carries out the law, one term is four years, and the President can serve up to two terms.
  4. laws Role of the legislative branch, and it can be a member of the house or the senate.
  5. Jersey The Great compromise to protect the smaller states against the bigger states, creates the 3 branches of government.
  6. Supreme court in the judicial branch has nine members that can have the job for life.
  7. on law Role of the Judicial branch, they can make changes to the amendments with five or more votes.
  8. of rights- The first ten amendments, and give the citizens basic rights and give the states power,
  9. George Washington 1st president of the united states federalist
  10. law Role of the executive branch
  11. compromise decided that slaves would be counted as 3-5 of a person in the house of representatives.
  12. James Madison a federalist writer creating federalist No. 10, and proposed the 3/5 compromise, “the father of the constitution”.
  13. Thomas Jefferson anti federalist
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  1. Congress makes the laws, made out of the house of representatives and the senate.
  2. the plan of Virginia was drafted by James Madison, called for a strong national government that gives roles to parts of our government and how it works.
  3. of representatives part of the congress, but votes are based on a state's population, a total of 435.
  4. compromise The compromise of whether a state's representation can be represented by the population.
  5. were in favor of the constitution and not the bill of rights
  6. makes the laws part of the legislative branch
  7. In the executive branch needs a majority of the votes to win the electoral college.
  8. Part of congress, but all states have 2 votes each, a total of 100.
  9. is counted every 10 years and the constitution calls for a census which is a count of population, Is used for giving representatives to states the the house of representatives.
  10. rebellion shut down the courthouse because they didn't want to lose their farms, but the rebellion was put down in 1887.
  11. and balances checks can cancel the actions of another branch, balances give the three branches power.
  12. Constitution Decides what rights the citizens in that state have and gives the people the ability to control the government.

25 Clues: law Role of the executive branch • Thomas Jefferson anti federalist • makes the laws part of the legislative branch • were in favor of the constitution and not the bill of rights • George Washington 1st president of the united states federalist • Part of congress, but all states have 2 votes each, a total of 100. • ...

Reece Werner- chapter 4 2020-12-01

Reece Werner- chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the federal and state governments worked together to solve crisis
  2. money and other resources that the government provided to pay for state run operations
  3. powers granted to the national government that are in the constitution
  4. state powers that are not listed in the constitution
  5. a power held by the state and federal government at the same time
  6. federal powers that are not listed in the constitution
  7. the idea of power returning to the states
  8. demands on states to carry out certain policies as a condition of receiving grant money.
  9. an attempt to decrease the size and influence of the national government
  10. both the state and national government were equal authorities
  11. that the states had the right to separate themselves from the union
  12. involved releasing national funds, in the form of grants to state and local communities, to achieve national goals
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  1. These grants can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending, such as the building of a new airport or crime-fighting in a certain area
  2. powers belonging to all governments that conduct a business of a sovereign nation
  3. ensures that extradition can take place
  4. states can nullify national laws
  5. a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system
  6. returning authority to state governments

18 Clues: states can nullify national laws • ensures that extradition can take place • returning authority to state governments • the idea of power returning to the states • state powers that are not listed in the constitution • federal powers that are not listed in the constitution • both the state and national government were equal authorities • ...

All About Rachel 2024-12-30

All About Rachel crossword puzzle
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  1. Rachel was initially upset when our tropical vacation to this place forced her to miss school
  2. Rachel played this instrument in high school marching band
  3. Rachel had a love/hate obsession with this animal as a preschooler
  4. Rachel was in a musical group called SYSO, and this Jackson 5 hit was one of the songs she played
  5. What Tiny Rachel called her pacifier
  6. Rachel and Peyton memorized these during a summer vacation
  7. Rachel's first car was this make
  8. Rachel's first marathon was in a town outside of this Western city
  9. Rachel got her first tooth when she was ___ months old
  10. Rachel was born with tons of this!
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  1. Rachel was OBSESSED with this movie when she was a preschooler
  2. Rachel wanted to be this profession when she was in middle school
  3. Jenn was sitting here when she first felt Baby Rachel kick
  4. This movie is a Parthasarthy family favorite
  5. This is the town where Rachel was born
  6. Rachel was never this
  7. Almost every day in middle school Rachel wore a hoodie with this catchphrase on it
  8. Jenn found out she was pregnant with Rachel while living in this city

18 Clues: Rachel was never this • Rachel's first car was this make • Rachel was born with tons of this! • What Tiny Rachel called her pacifier • This is the town where Rachel was born • This movie is a Parthasarthy family favorite • Rachel got her first tooth when she was ___ months old • Rachel played this instrument in high school marching band • ...

America's 250th Anniversary Crossword 2026-03-17

America's 250th Anniversary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Famous cracked symbol of American independence in Philadelphia.
  2. Diplomat and founding father who helped secure French support.
  3. National bird of the United States.
  4. Leaders who helped establish the United States.
  5. Conflict that secured independence from Britain.
  6. First ten amendments guaranteeing freedoms.
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  1. What the United States declared in 1776.
  2. Winter encampment of the Continental Army.
  3. Supreme law written after independence.
  4. City where the Declaration and Constitution were debated.
  5. Colonists who fought for independence.
  6. Principal author of the Declaration.
  7. Colonial militia ready to fight at a moment’s notice.
  8. Final major battle of the American Revolution.
  9. First U.S. president and Revolutionary War general.

15 Clues: National bird of the United States. • Principal author of the Declaration. • Colonists who fought for independence. • Supreme law written after independence. • What the United States declared in 1776. • Winter encampment of the Continental Army. • First ten amendments guaranteeing freedoms. • Final major battle of the American Revolution. • ...

Presidency Crossword (Online Government) - Grace Nicosia 2023-03-16

Presidency Crossword (Online Government) - Grace Nicosia crossword puzzle
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  1. ---- President is also a part of the Executive Branch
  2. The president directs the --------- branch of the federal government
  3. The president is voted on by the ------
  4. The executive branch makes -------- with the approval of the Senate.
  5. The main job of the Executive Branch
  6. The executive branch is talked about in Article ll of the -------------
  7. The president of the United States is the ---- of state and ---- of the government of the United States of America.
  8. In the executive branch the president has the power to enter ------------- treaties
  9. The Vice president has the power to break a --- vote
  10. The Cabinet includes the ---- ---------
  11. The executive branch can ---- bills
Down
  1. The cabinet is a group of the ---------- top advisors
  2. a vice president's only constitutional duty is to ------- over the Senate
  3. One of the three main parts of the Executive Branch
  4. Acting in this capacity, the President finds themselves ultimately responsible for the safety and security of the United States and its citizens.
  5. The vice president of the United States is the ------ highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S.
  6. Who Runs The Executive Branch?
  7. In this position, the president serves as the public face and figurehead of the country
  8. The Executive Branch has the power to ------- war

19 Clues: Who Runs The Executive Branch? • The executive branch can ---- bills • The main job of the Executive Branch • The president is voted on by the ------ • The Cabinet includes the ---- --------- • The Executive Branch has the power to ------- war • One of the three main parts of the Executive Branch • The Vice president has the power to break a --- vote • ...

Ryan Nolan's Crossword 2022-02-11

Ryan Nolan's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tuesday, October 29, 1929. the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed
  2. hoover, an American politician and engineer who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933
  3. a decrease in the purchasing power of money, reflected in a increase in the prices of goods and services
  4. linbergh, was an American aviator who made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris on May 20–21, 1927
  5. plan, a plan in 1924 that successfully resolved the issue of World War I reparations that Germany had to pay.
  6. nation, a nation whose investments abroad exceed in value the investments made in it by foreign countries
  7. raids, a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the to capture and arrest suspected socialists, mostly Italian immigrants and Eastern European immigrants and especially anarchists and communists, and deport them from the United States
  8. station, a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles
  9. revolution, prosperity of the 1920s led to new patterns of consumption, or purchasing consumer
  10. mellon, served as secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921, to February 12, 1932
  11. system, legislation in 1921 limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
  12. flu virus was originally a bird flu and mutated to humans
  13. depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939
  14. amendment, an amendment of the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States
  15. act, enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment
  16. dome scandal, a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923 and oil leases
  17. Economic problems should be solved at the state and local levels.
  18. system, the first national road numbering system for cross-country travel
  19. a common term for shacktowns and homeless encampments during the Great Depression
  20. line, a manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation where the parts are added in sequence until the final assembly is produced
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  1. a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally
  2. buying, a system for paying for goods by installments
  3. in 1920’s conservative Evangelical Protestants who supported that the Bible is the inerrant word of God
  4. g harding, served as the 29th president of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923
  5. scare, the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state
  6. bowl, the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s
  7. Klux klan, an American white supremacist hate group whose primary targets are African Americans, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Catholics, Native Americans
  8. brand pact, a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve disputes or conflicts
  9. naval disarmament, a conference to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia
  10. market, a period of time in financial markets when the price of an asset or security rises continuously
  11. the act or practice of forbidding something by law; the banning of the manufacture, storage, transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages
  12. t, an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company and is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile
  13. management, uses scientific methods to analyze the most efficient production process in order to increase productivity.
  14. Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
  15. Armstrong, an American trumpeter and vocalist. He is among the most influential figures in jazz
  16. ruth, George Herman Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935
  17. long, an American politician and a United States Senator and a vocal critic of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal,.
  18. ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production
  19. farmer, one who resides on land owned by a landlord and farms the land
  20. production, the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines
  21. army, 43,000 demonstrators who gathered in Washington, D.C. in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates

41 Clues: buying, a system for paying for goods by installments • a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally • flu virus was originally a bird flu and mutated to humans • act, enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment • Economic problems should be solved at the state and local levels. • ...

US History: World War I 2024-03-26

US History: World War I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sold to United States citizens to raise money
  2. The desire of a nation to expand its borders
  3. Limited freedom during wartime
  4. Conflict between the economic and political powers of the world
  5. Russia, Italy, France, Britain, and United States
  6. Leader of Germany
  7. President of the United States
  8. Powers of Germany, Ottomans, and Austria-Hungary
Down
  1. Taken over by the Germans en route to France
  2. Turning point in the Great War
  3. Telegram sent to Mexico from Germany
  4. Build of up a nation's military
  5. An agreement or partnership between one or more nations
  6. Where trench warfare happened
  7. Intense loyalty to one's country

15 Clues: Leader of Germany • Where trench warfare happened • Turning point in the Great War • Limited freedom during wartime • President of the United States • Build of up a nation's military • Intense loyalty to one's country • Telegram sent to Mexico from Germany • Taken over by the Germans en route to France • The desire of a nation to expand its borders • ...

Civil War Vocab 2025-04-16

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the states that seceded formed the ___________.
  2. elected President of the United States in 1860
  3. the Confederacy's ironclad ship
  4. Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
  5. nickname given to Thomas J Jackson after Bull Run
  6. to join the military
  7. cannons and other large-caliber guns
Down
  1. the capital of the Confederacy
  2. the President of the Confederate States
  3. location of the first abttle of the Civil War
  4. where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  5. a ship covered in iron armor
  6. the number of killed, wounded, or captured
  7. the first state to secede from the Union
  8. to leave the Union
  9. to find reasons to support
  10. the Union's ironclad ship

17 Clues: to leave the Union • to join the military • the Union's ironclad ship • to find reasons to support • a ship covered in iron armor • the capital of the Confederacy • the Confederacy's ironclad ship • cannons and other large-caliber guns • the President of the Confederate States • the first state to secede from the Union • the number of killed, wounded, or captured • ...

civil war crossword 2023-09-13

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. town in pennsylvania
  2. previewed lincoln his plans for healing a once-divided nation.
  3. 18th president of the united states
  4. confederate general during american civil war.
  5. this attack marked the official beginning of the american civil war.
  6. the capital of georgia
Down
  1. was a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
  2. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  3. a fundamental right in the Constitution that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.
  4. city in mississippi
  5. former president of the confederates states of america.
  6. Former Commanding General of the United States Army

12 Clues: city in mississippi • town in pennsylvania • the capital of georgia • 18th president of the united states • confederate general during american civil war. • Former Commanding General of the United States Army • former president of the confederates states of america. • previewed lincoln his plans for healing a once-divided nation. • ...

Unit 6 Revolutionary War, Lessons 4-6 2016-10-18

Unit 6 Revolutionary War, Lessons 4-6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. v/ to gather for one's own future use
  2. t/f The Northwest Ordinance banned slavery in the NW Territory 147
  3. after congress passed the land ordinance of 1785, who measured the new western territory 146
  4. Who did not want to take away ideals the states had fought so hard to achieve 142
  5. v/ an increase in prices
  6. number of population when a territory could write it's own constitution and apply for statehood 146
  7. v/ to end
  8. A loyalist who was pit in jail for his views and lost his property, his father never forgave him 139
  9. v/ open rebellion against authority
  10. document "great charter" in Latin 144
  11. v/ an important belief or aim
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  1. these group were abolitionists and believed everyone should be treated fairly 150
  2. prince hall was freed by his owner, later he spoke out against this 150
  3. a secret system of travel from southern states to northern states and Canada 151
  4. another word for paper money in 1775 pg 138
  5. v/ land owned or controlled by a particular country
  6. proclamation declared all enslaved people in states fighting against the north to be free 151
  7. v/ plan for doing or managing something
  8. was born a slave, took her owners to court, was freed from slavery 150

19 Clues: v/ to end • v/ an increase in prices • v/ an important belief or aim • v/ open rebellion against authority • v/ to gather for one's own future use • document "great charter" in Latin 144 • v/ plan for doing or managing something • another word for paper money in 1775 pg 138 • v/ land owned or controlled by a particular country • ...

Constitution quiz 2024-09-27

Constitution quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. George Washington was called the "American ________" because he gave up power
  2. This was the name of our government before the Constitution
  3. The 3rd president of the United States
  4. The constitution created _____ branches of government
  5. the Articles of Confederation failed because the central government was too __________
  6. the first 10 amendments
  7. ___________ wanted a stronger central government
  8. The 2nd president of the United States
Down
  1. __________________ wanted a weaker central government
  2. George Washington stepped down after ___ terms
  3. The _________ branch of government refers to the President
  4. the _____________ compromise was between northern and southern states regarding slave representation
  5. He was one of the most famous, outspoken federalists
  6. the _______ Compromise was between large and small states

14 Clues: the first 10 amendments • The 3rd president of the United States • The 2nd president of the United States • George Washington stepped down after ___ terms • ___________ wanted a stronger central government • He was one of the most famous, outspoken federalists • __________________ wanted a weaker central government • ...

Chapter 8 MKV 2018-12-09

Chapter 8 MKV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Party era started with the election of Lincoln; started as anti-slavery party; dominated by Northerners.
  2. A short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections as well as in some state elections.
  3. A rule by which all of the states of the total votes are cast for the presidential candidate receives plurality of the popular vote in that state.
  4. A formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public.
  5. A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
  6. A party system where two major political parties dominate the government.
  7. Occurs when a party undergoes a major shift in its electoral base and political agenda.
  8. A voter who may not be affiliated with a particular political party or who will vote across party lines.
  9. A small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one.State central committee.
  10. The traditional nickname for the Republican Party widely used in American political reporting.
  11. A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
  12. The practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot.
  13. A series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.
  14. Free from outside control; not depending on another's authority.
  15. A convention of a major political party, especially one that nominates a candidate for the presidency.
  16. A legislative seat that is likely to be retained with a large majority in an election.
  17. A political party as it exists with government officials that identify themselves as members of the party.
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  1. A tendency for wealthier states or regions to favor the Democrats and for less wealthy states or regions to favor the Republicans.
  2. A member of a political party in the US, prominent from 1853 to 1856, that was antagonistic toward Roman Catholics and recent immigrants and whose members preserved its secrecy by denying its existence.
  3. Political organizations committed to a comprehensive set of beliefs or a social/political ideology.
  4. A series of presidential nominating conventions of the United States Republican Party since 1856.
  5. A moderate, centrist and populist party that sits in the center of the political spectrum.
  6. A phenomenon that occurs when a group that is becoming more numerous overtime grows large enough to change the political balance in a district, state, or country
  7. A political party as it exists with voters that identify themselves as members of a party.
  8. The name selected by Texas businessman H. Ross Perot for his citizen action organization after his 1992 independent political campaign for President of the United States.
  9. A political party as it exists with leaders, offices, staff, and budget; keeps the party running.
  10. Refers to the political party with which an individual identifies.
  11. A major party in the United States during the first half of the 19th century that was established in 1836 and was anti-Jackson and was represented a variety of regional interests.
  12. The term used in the USA to refer to the situation in which one party controls the presidency while the other party controls Congress.
  13. splitting, The practice of voting for different parties on the same ballot.
  14. A period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812.
  15. An American business magnate and former politician.
  16. The organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political party at the national level, as determined by the Commission.
  17. One of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's philosophy of modern liberalism advocates social and economic equality, along with the welfare state. It seeks to provide government intervention and regulation in the economy.
  18. A trend or process whereby a large portion of the electorate abandons its previous partisan affiliation, without developing a new one to replace it.
  19. A group of voters organized to support certain public policies.
  20. Key inducement used by parties; included a job, promotion, or contract given for political reasons rather than merit.
  21. Term used in the United States for American political parties other than the Republican and Democratic parties.
  22. The number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority.

39 Clues: An American business magnate and former politician. • A group of voters organized to support certain public policies. • Free from outside control; not depending on another's authority. • Refers to the political party with which an individual identifies. • A party system where two major political parties dominate the government. • ...

Unit 4 vocab 2025-10-09

Unit 4 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An uprising of farmers in Massachusetts that showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
  2. People who supported the new U.S. Constitution and a strong central government.
  3. A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches.
  4. Part of the Bill of Rights that protects people against cruel and unusual punishment.
  5. Having two separate chambers or houses in the legislature, like the Senate and House of Representatives.
  6. Says that any power not given to the federal government belongs to the states or the people.
  7. Process: Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen’s right.
  8. An agreement that counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person when figuring out representation.
  9. A group of people who make laws for a country or state.
  10. The written plan for the government of the United States.
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  1. The idea that the government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it.
  2. The first constitution of the United States, which created a weak national government.
  3. People who were against the new Constitution because they wanted more power for the states.
  4. The official approval of a document or law.
  5. An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution.
  6. A law that set rules for how new states could be admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
  7. The idea that the government’s power comes from the people.
  8. The belief in a government where people elect representatives to make laws.
  9. A system where power is divided between the national and state governments.
  10. To change or improve something, like a law or document.

20 Clues: The official approval of a document or law. • To change or improve something, like a law or document. • A group of people who make laws for a country or state. • The written plan for the government of the United States. • The idea that the government’s power comes from the people. • An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a solution. • ...

American History 2023-12-13

American History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Canal. an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade.
  2. C. an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
  3. was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853
  4. Alexander Graham. was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.
  5. was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States.
  6. Bernard M. an American financier and statesman.
  7. Corollary. an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.
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  1. Susan B. an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement.
  2. J. Pershing. senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I from 1917 to 1920.
  3. Clara an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
  4. an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865
  5. Zapata. a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920
  6. W.E.B. an American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist.
  7. diplomacy. a form of American foreign policy to minimize the use or threat of military force
  8. Stokely. a prominent organizer in the civil rights movement in the United States and the global pan-African movement.

15 Clues: Bernard M. an American financier and statesman. • Clara an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. • was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853 • diplomacy. a form of American foreign policy to minimize the use or threat of military force • ...

Capitals d'Àsia 2020-04-29

Capitals d'Àsia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital de Maldives
  2. Capital d'Israel
  3. Capital de Corea del nord
  4. Capital d'Irak
Down
  1. Capital de Vietnam
  2. Capital de Xina
  3. Capital de Bután
  4. Capital d'Afganistán
  5. Capital d'Armenia
  6. Capital de Turquia

10 Clues: Capital d'Irak • Capital de Xina • Capital de Bután • Capital d'Israel • Capital d'Armenia • Capital de Vietnam • Capital de Turquia • Capital de Maldives • Capital d'Afganistán • Capital de Corea del nord

African capitals 2023-03-19

African capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Capital of Morocco
  2. - Capital of Ghana
  3. - Capital of Tunisia
  4. - Capital of Egypt
  5. - Capital of Senegal
Down
  1. - Capital of Ethiopia
  2. - Capital of Kenya
  3. - Administrative capital of South Africa
  4. - Capital of Nigeria
  5. - Capital of Libya

10 Clues: - Capital of Kenya • - Capital of Ghana • - Capital of Egypt • - Capital of Libya • - Capital of Morocco • - Capital of Nigeria • - Capital of Tunisia • - Capital of Senegal • - Capital of Ethiopia • - Administrative capital of South Africa

Capitals Crossword 2013-05-14

Capitals Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Ukraine
  2. Capital of Croatia
  3. Capital of Bulgaria
  4. Capital of Denmark
  5. Capital of Lithuania
Down
  1. Capital of the Republic of Macedonia
  2. Capital of Hungary
  3. Capital of the Republic of Ireland
  4. Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  5. Capital of Azerbaijan

10 Clues: Capital of Ukraine • Capital of Croatia • Capital of Hungary • Capital of Denmark • Capital of Bulgaria • Capital of Lithuania • Capital of Azerbaijan • Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Capital of the Republic of Ireland • Capital of the Republic of Macedonia

European Capitals 2017-08-24

European Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Spain
  2. Capital of Poland
  3. Capital of the United Kingdom
  4. Capital of Norway
  5. Capital of Germany
Down
  1. Capital of France
  2. Capital of Greece
  3. Capital of Sweeden
  4. Capital of Ireland
  5. Capital of Italy

10 Clues: Capital of Spain • Capital of Italy • Capital of France • Capital of Greece • Capital of Poland • Capital of Norway • Capital of Sweeden • Capital of Ireland • Capital of Germany • Capital of the United Kingdom

State Capitals 2018-01-10

State Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hawaii
  2. Oregon
  3. Utah
  4. Colorado
  5. Alaska
Down
  1. Nevada
  2. Wyoming
  3. Washington
  4. Idaho
  5. California

10 Clues: Utah • Idaho • Nevada • Hawaii • Oregon • Alaska • Wyoming • Colorado • Washington • California

U.S. Capitals 2018-11-18

U.S. Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Indiana
  2. Kansas
  3. Louisiana
  4. Idaho
Down
  1. Hawaii
  2. Maine
  3. Maryland
  4. Illinois
  5. Iowa
  6. Kentucky

10 Clues: Iowa • Maine • Idaho • Hawaii • Kansas • Indiana • Maryland • Illinois • Kentucky • Louisiana

World Capitals 2023-08-07

World Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of England and the UK
  2. Capital of Greece
  3. Capital of Germany
  4. Capital of Italy
Down
  1. Capital of Japan
  2. Capital of Egyp
  3. Capital of India
  4. Capital of Russia
  5. Capital of France
  6. Capital of China

10 Clues: Capital of Egyp • Capital of Japan • Capital of India • Capital of China • Capital of Italy • Capital of Russia • Capital of France • Capital of Greece • Capital of Germany • Capital of England and the UK

U.S. Capitals 2023-09-25

U.S. Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The capital of New York, located along the Hudson River.
  2. - The capital of Washington, known for its natural beauty.
  3. - The capital of Hawaii, located on the island of Oahu.
  4. Fe - The capital of New Mexico, famous for its Pueblo-style architecture.
  5. - The capital of Colorado, nestled in the Rocky Mountains.
Down
  1. - The capital of Alaska, situated in the southeastern part of the state.
  2. - The capital of Arizona, known for its hot desert climate.
  3. - The capital of Texas, known for its vibrant music scene.
  4. - The capital of Oregon, rich in history and surrounded by greenery.
  5. Moines - The capital of Iowa, located in the heart of the Midwest.

10 Clues: - The capital of Hawaii, located on the island of Oahu. • - The capital of New York, located along the Hudson River. • - The capital of Washington, known for its natural beauty. • - The capital of Texas, known for its vibrant music scene. • - The capital of Colorado, nestled in the Rocky Mountains. • - The capital of Arizona, known for its hot desert climate. • ...

State Capitals 2023-10-12

State Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of Haryana
  2. Capital of Bihar
  3. Capital of Manipur
  4. Capital of Andhra Pradesh
  5. Capital of Gujarat
Down
  1. Capital of Nagaland
  2. Capital of Goa
  3. Capital of Madhya Pradesh
  4. Capital of Arunachal Pradesh
  5. Capital of Assam

10 Clues: Capital of Goa • Capital of Bihar • Capital of Assam • Capital of Manipur • Capital of Haryana • Capital of Gujarat • Capital of Nagaland • Capital of Andhra Pradesh • Capital of Madhya Pradesh • Capital of Arunachal Pradesh

World Capitals 2023-11-28

World Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A modernist capital planned by Oscar Niemeyer in the shape of an airplane.
  2. This capital was once divided by a famous wall.
  3. The capital known for Red Square and the Kremlin.
  4. The capital where you'd find the Imperial Palace and the bustling Shibuya Crossing.
Down
  1. Known as the "City of Lights," this capital boasts the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
  2. The capital of Australia, known for its planned layout and Parliament House.
  3. The capital with the Prado Museum and Plaza Mayor.
  4. Home to Buckingham Palace and the Big Ben clock tower.
  5. Located on the Nile, this capital houses the ancient pyramids of Giza.
  6. Capital featuring iconic landmarks like the Colosseum and Vatican City.

10 Clues: This capital was once divided by a famous wall. • The capital known for Red Square and the Kremlin. • The capital with the Prado Museum and Plaza Mayor. • Home to Buckingham Palace and the Big Ben clock tower. • Located on the Nile, this capital houses the ancient pyramids of Giza. • Capital featuring iconic landmarks like the Colosseum and Vatican City. • ...

World Capitals 2023-12-05

World Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The capital of Canada. (6)
  2. - The capital city of Germany. (6)
  3. - The capital of Greece. (6)
  4. - The capital of Egypt. (5)
  5. - The capital of Norway. (4)
Down
  1. - The capital of Turkey. (6)
  2. - The capital of Ireland. (6)
  3. - The capital city of India. (5)
  4. - The capital city of Poland. (6)
  5. - The capital city of Japan. (4)

10 Clues: - The capital of Egypt. (5) • - The capital of Canada. (6) • - The capital of Turkey. (6) • - The capital of Greece. (6) • - The capital of Norway. (4) • - The capital of Ireland. (6) • - The capital city of India. (5) • - The capital city of Japan. (4) • - The capital city of Poland. (6) • - The capital city of Germany. (6)

Country Capitals 2025-06-12

Country Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New capital city of Myanmar(Burma).
  2. Capital city of the Dutch people.
  3. Capital city of Odisha.
Down
  1. Warsaw is the capital city of this European country.
  2. Cairo is the capital city of this country.
  3. It is the Capital city of the country with Machu Picchu.
  4. Capital city of the country with the Victoria Falls.
  5. One of the capital cities of South Africa.
  6. Shillong is the capital city of this Indian state.
  7. Capital city of the state with Taj Mahal.

10 Clues: Capital city of Odisha. • Capital city of the Dutch people. • New capital city of Myanmar(Burma). • Capital city of the state with Taj Mahal. • Cairo is the capital city of this country. • One of the capital cities of South Africa. • Shillong is the capital city of this Indian state. • Warsaw is the capital city of this European country. • ...

World Capitals 2025-02-20

World Capitals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Capital of Italy
  2. – Capital of Canada
  3. – Capital of China
  4. – Capital of Japan
  5. – Capital of India
  6. – Capital of Germany
Down
  1. – Capital of Brazil
  2. – Capital of Russia
  3. – Capital of the United Kingdom
  4. – Capital of France

10 Clues: – Capital of Italy • – Capital of China • – Capital of Japan • – Capital of India • – Capital of Brazil • – Capital of Russia • – Capital of Canada • – Capital of France • – Capital of Germany • – Capital of the United Kingdom

WORLD CAPITALS 2024-09-13

WORLD CAPITALS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Capital of Canada
  2. - Capital of Argentina
  3. - Capital of England
  4. - Capital of the United States
  5. - Capital of Russia
Down
  1. - Capital of Italy
  2. - Capital of France
  3. - Capital of China
  4. - Capital of Germany
  5. - Capital of Japan

10 Clues: - Capital of Italy • - Capital of China • - Capital of Japan • - Capital of France • - Capital of Canada • - Capital of Russia • - Capital of Germany • - Capital of England • - Capital of Argentina • - Capital of the United States

Ryan Nolan Crossword 2022-02-11

Ryan Nolan Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tuesday, October 29, 1929. the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed
  2. hoover, an American politician and engineer who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933
  3. a decrease in the purchasing power of money, reflected in a increase in the prices of goods and services
  4. linbergh, was an American aviator who made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris on May 20–21, 1927
  5. plan, a plan in 1924 that successfully resolved the issue of World War I reparations that Germany had to pay.
  6. nation, a nation whose investments abroad exceed in value the investments made in it by foreign countries
  7. raids, a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the to capture and arrest suspected socialists, mostly Italian immigrants and Eastern European immigrants and especially anarchists and communists, and deport them from the United States
  8. station, a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles
  9. revolution, prosperity of the 1920s led to new patterns of consumption, or purchasing consumer
  10. mellon, served as secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921, to February 12, 1932
  11. system, legislation in 1921 limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
  12. flu virus was originally a bird flu and mutated to humans
  13. depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939
  14. amendment, an amendment of the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States
  15. act, enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment
  16. dome scandal, a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923 and oil leases
  17. Economic problems should be solved at the state and local levels.
  18. system, the first national road numbering system for cross-country travel
  19. a common term for shacktowns and homeless encampments during the Great Depression
  20. line, a manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation where the parts are added in sequence until the final assembly is produced
Down
  1. a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally
  2. buying, a system for paying for goods by installments
  3. in 1920’s conservative Evangelical Protestants who supported that the Bible is the inerrant word of God
  4. g harding, served as the 29th president of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923
  5. scare, the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state
  6. bowl, the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s
  7. Klux klan, an American white supremacist hate group whose primary targets are African Americans, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Catholics, Native Americans
  8. brand pact, a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve disputes or conflicts
  9. naval disarmament, a conference to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia
  10. market, a period of time in financial markets when the price of an asset or security rises continuously
  11. the act or practice of forbidding something by law; the banning of the manufacture, storage, transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages
  12. t, an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company and is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile
  13. management, uses scientific methods to analyze the most efficient production process in order to increase productivity.
  14. Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
  15. Armstrong, an American trumpeter and vocalist. He is among the most influential figures in jazz
  16. ruth, George Herman Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935
  17. long, an American politician and a United States Senator and a vocal critic of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal
  18. ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production
  19. farmer, one who resides on land owned by a landlord and farms the land
  20. production, the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines
  21. army, 43,000 demonstrators who gathered in Washington, D.C. in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates

41 Clues: buying, a system for paying for goods by installments • a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally • flu virus was originally a bird flu and mutated to humans • act, enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment • Economic problems should be solved at the state and local levels. • ...

Ryan Nolan Crossword 2022-02-11

Ryan Nolan Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. prosperity of the 1920s led to new patterns of consumption, or purchasing consumer
  2. a period of time in financial markets when the price of an asset or security rises continuously
  3. enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment
  4. an amendment of the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States
  5. was an American aviator who made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris on May 20–21, 1927
  6. served as secretary of the Treasury from March 4, 1921, to February 12, 1932
  7. a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923 and oil leases
  8. a conference to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia
  9. an American white supremacist hate group whose primary targets are African Americans, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Catholics, Native Americans
  10. one who resides on land owned by a landlord and farms the land
  11. uses scientific methods to analyze the most efficient production process in order to increase productivity.
  12. the first national road numbering system for cross-country travel
  13. the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s
  14. 43,000 demonstrators who gathered in Washington, D.C. in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates
  15. an American trumpeter and vocalist. He is among the most influential figures in jazz
Down
  1. in 1920’s conservative Evangelical Protestants who supported that the Bible is the inerrant word of God
  2. an American politician and engineer who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933
  3. George Herman Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935
  4. the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929
  5. a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles
  6. October 29, 1929. the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed
  7. a 1928 international agreement on peace in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve disputes or conflicts
  8. a manufacturing process in which parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation where the parts are added in sequence until the final assembly is produced
  9. a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the to capture and arrest suspected socialists, mostly Italian immigrants and Eastern European immigrants and especially anarchists and communists, and deport them from the United States
  10. an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company and is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile
  11. flu virus was originally a bird flu and mutated to humans
  12. a system for paying for goods by installments
  13. a decrease in the purchasing power of money, reflected in a increase in the prices of goods and services
  14. the promotion of a widespread fear of a potential rise of communism, anarchism or other leftist ideologies by a society or state
  15. a plan in 1924 that successfully resolved the issue of World War I reparations that Germany had to pay.
  16. the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939
  17. a nation whose investments abroad exceed in value the investments made in it by foreign countries
  18. the act or practice of forbidding something by law; the banning of the manufacture, storage, transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages
  19. a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally
  20. a common term for shacktowns and homeless encampments during the Great Depression
  21. Economic problems should be solved at the state and local levels.
  22. founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production
  23. served as the 29th president of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1923
  24. legislation in 1921 limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
  25. an American politician and a United States Senator and a vocal critic of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal
  26. the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines

41 Clues: a system for paying for goods by installments • enacted to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment • a person who makes or sells alcoholic liquor illegally • the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929 • flu virus was originally a bird flu and mutated to humans • one who resides on land owned by a landlord and farms the land • ...

Cival war crossward puzzle 2021-02-18

Cival war crossward puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Inventor of the Cotton Gin
  2. A large piece of land that grows crops
  3. A women who worked on the underground railroad
  4. President of the Confederate states of America
  5. 18th president of the united state and general in the Civil war
  6. The confederates best general
Down
  1. 1st battle of the civilwar
  2. 16th president of the United States
  3. Bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  4. A writer and former slave
  5. Southern states who wanted to keep slavery
  6. Northern states that wanted to abolish slavery

12 Clues: A writer and former slave • 1st battle of the civilwar • Inventor of the Cotton Gin • The confederates best general • Bloodiest battle in the Civil War • 16th president of the United States • A large piece of land that grows crops • Southern states who wanted to keep slavery • A women who worked on the underground railroad • President of the Confederate states of America • ...

Cival war crossward puzzle 2021-02-18

Cival war crossward puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern states who wanted to keep slavery
  2. Bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  3. The confederates best general
  4. Northern states that wanted to abolish slavery
  5. 18th president of the united state and general in the Civil war
  6. President of the Confederate states of America
Down
  1. A women who worked on the underground railroad
  2. 1st battle of the civil war
  3. A large piece of land that grows crops
  4. A writer and former slave
  5. Inventor of the Cotton Gin
  6. 16th president of the United States

12 Clues: A writer and former slave • Inventor of the Cotton Gin • 1st battle of the civil war • The confederates best general • Bloodiest battle in the Civil War • 16th president of the United States • A large piece of land that grows crops • Southern states who wanted to keep slavery • A women who worked on the underground railroad • Northern states that wanted to abolish slavery • ...

APUSH VOCAB 2019-04-03

APUSH VOCAB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Military leader at the English settlement known as Jamestown (1608) who helped save the Jamestown settlement from collapsing
  2. seventh president of the United States
  3. The harsh winter of 1609 to 1610
  4. War fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, between the North and the South
  5. a member of the House of Burgesses, wrote the Declaration of Independence, was ambassador to France and was the third president of the United States of America
  6. Party that was against slavery in the new territories
  7. fear of new immigrants coming to America
  8. the first representative assembly in the New World
  9. Italian who explored the northeastern coast of North America for England in 1497
  10. An Englishman who became a colonist in the early settlement of Virginia and perfected the tobacco industry in North America
  11. Man who invented the Cotton Gin and developed interchangeable parts
  12. a group of religious reformists who wanted to purify the Anglican Church
  13. Shawnee Indian twin brother to the Prophet
  14. an Italian navigator who was hired by the Spanish to find the Northwest Passage to India
  15. Spanish explorers who invaded Central and South America for its riches in the 1500s
Down
  1. restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished
  2. the forcible enlistment of sailors or soldiers
  3. 16th President of the United States
  4. New England teacher, and author who spoke against the inhumane treatment of insane people and prisoners during the 1830s
  5. English Quaker who started the "Holy Experiment" of Pennsylvania
  6. freed slave who lived in America during the late 1800s who waged a constant battle for the abolition of slavery
  7. agreement in 1494 between Spain and Portugal that divided the world into two hemispheres
  8. Members of the Religious Society of Friends who believed in equality of all peoples and resisted the military
  9. An owner, and cultivator of a small farm
  10. Economic theory that simply states a nation’s power is determined by its wealth in gold

25 Clues: The harsh winter of 1609 to 1610 • 16th President of the United States • seventh president of the United States • An owner, and cultivator of a small farm • fear of new immigrants coming to America • Shawnee Indian twin brother to the Prophet • the forcible enlistment of sailors or soldiers • the first representative assembly in the New World • ...

Civil war 2022-11-17

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freedom of choice
  2. Civil War civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  3. keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  4. the basic features of a system or organization
  5. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  6. bringing death
  7. any entry into an area not previously occupied
  8. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  9. civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  10. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  11. related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  12. impossible to split into parts
  13. troops trained to fight on horseback
  14. an offensive against an enemy
  15. the state of being allied
  16. the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
Down
  1. capable of dissolving
  2. break down, literally or metaphorically
  3. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  4. serving as an essential component
  5. of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  6. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  7. brought about or set up or accepted
  8. not producing an intended consequence
  9. run away quickly
  10. the state of being held in low esteem
  11. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
  12. of a government with central and regional authorities
  13. a statement that is emphatic and explicit
  14. organized opposition to authority
  15. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  16. oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  17. a fortified military post where troops are stationed

33 Clues: bringing death • run away quickly • freedom of choice • capable of dissolving • the state of being allied • an offensive against an enemy • impossible to split into parts • serving as an essential component • organized opposition to authority • brought about or set up or accepted • troops trained to fight on horseback • not producing an intended consequence • ...

hisrtoy of art 2017-11-25

hisrtoy of art crossword puzzle
Across
  1. de milo / the most famous Greek sculptures during the last period of ancient Greek art.
  2. / a tall rectangular monument with a pyramid like point of Egyptians sculpture.
  3. / Common characteristics of Mesopotamian art are repetition of simple patterns, characters, natural and _________ symbolism.
  4. / responsible for spreading literacy among Nobles throughout his-reign.
  5. / Roman artists had a much more _________ outlook and tempered idealistic.
  6. / Sumerian sculptures appear to be made primarily out of cones and _________.
  7. / Santorini the most beautiful black igneous rock also known as?
  8. / wall paintings been uncovered by Archaeologists that have been well preserved by the volcanic ash.
  9. / one of the world's earliest Egyptian scripts.
  10. Ages / early Christian Byzantine also known as?
  11. / Egyptian columns topped with floral decorations.
Down
  1. / major art forms during early Palaeolithic period.
  2. / primarily purpose Mesopotamian art was created.
  3. / one of eight major artistic movements during medieval period.
  4. kong / the city of Akrotiri on the volcanic island of Theorem.
  5. / The central place of worship in Mesopotamia.
  6. / one of the most impressive domes in Rome.
  7. / An art form that was common in the Roman catacombs.
  8. / the first Christian Emperor.
  9. / Minoan Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini.
  10. / an ancient Greek sculptor in bronze of the 5th century BCE.
  11. / the largest figures in any painting symbolizing their dominance and power of Egyptian art.
  12. / Popular materials used to create Mesopotamian arts.

23 Clues: / the first Christian Emperor. • / one of the most impressive domes in Rome. • / The central place of worship in Mesopotamia. • / one of the world's earliest Egyptian scripts. • Ages / early Christian Byzantine also known as? • / primarily purpose Mesopotamian art was created. • / Egyptian columns topped with floral decorations. • ...

Vday 2026-02-14

Vday crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hooville
  2. We're after their lucky charms
  3. Preferred place for skipping school and popping a question
  4. Here for the half smokes
  5. Bridal pasture
  6. tropical destination, sp
  7. With 21, ocular occurrences on Scottish trains
  8. Abode and activity at JMU
  9. Baby shark Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
  10. I'll never stop loving you, if you follow this lyrical direction
  11. For some a birth gift for July, for us, November
  12. Dukedom
  13. Friends, sunburn, and machetes
  14. We were livin on the edge but we didn't want to miss a thing in this show
  15. Where I almost became Jonah
  16. Animal, crossing character, dog breed nickname, or temporary domicile?
  17. In case of turbulent road conditions, it's best to secure these
  18. Easter basket staples, to Isla
  19. Diminutive distributary
  20. We found Nessie here
  21. Makes fetch happen
Down
  1. A lot of indignation, especially with dress code
  2. Correct pronunciation of furry crawler
  3. Where it all began
  4. Little known tactile issue with wicked witches
  5. Time to rock
  6. Isla's religious denomination
  7. Sentient stuffie
  8. Lord and savior of the elevator, to Ruby
  9. Llamaland
  10. Team who shall not be named
  11. Monday night melodrama, in Megan's parlance
  12. See 15
  13. Alexander the Great, et al
  14. Everyone's favorite midnight munchies
  15. Place for a particular Flintstone?
  16. Hide your pizza, hide your cheese
  17. Elderly municipality

38 Clues: See 15 • Dukedom • Hooville • Llamaland • Time to rock • Bridal pasture • Sentient stuffie • Where it all began • Makes fetch happen • Elderly municipality • We found Nessie here • Diminutive distributary • Here for the half smokes • tropical destination, sp • Abode and activity at JMU • Alexander the Great, et al • Team who shall not be named • Where I almost became Jonah • ...

Civil War Causes 2024-04-11

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _ Slave Act
  2. _ of 1850
  3. Political Party that Lincoln was a part of
  4. Side that was pro-slavery
  5. It was the first modern _
  6. Side that was anti-slavery
  7. _ Nebraska Act
  8. Main cause of the war
  9. Someone who supported the Union
  10. Location of secession meeting
  11. Carolina First state to secede
  12. Uncle Tom's _
Down
  1. _ rights, states enforce laws
  2. _ rights, laws throughout country, not just states
  3. Number of states that seceded
  4. President that the Confederacy didn't like
  5. Kansas _ Act
  6. _ decision, Supreme Court case
  7. Amount of states that seceded first
  8. _ 54th
  9. Someone who thought secession was the only option

21 Clues: _ 54th • _ of 1850 • _ Slave Act • Kansas _ Act • Uncle Tom's _ • _ Nebraska Act • Main cause of the war • Side that was pro-slavery • It was the first modern _ • Side that was anti-slavery • _ rights, states enforce laws • Number of states that seceded • Location of secession meeting • _ decision, Supreme Court case • Carolina First state to secede • Someone who supported the Union • ...

Reconstruction Unit Vocab. 2021-10-17

Reconstruction Unit Vocab. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics
  2. period in American history following the American Civil War
  3. the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life.
  4. former enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
  5. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States
  6. an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.
Down
  1. declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens
  2. informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  3. an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  4. protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of race or the color of their skin.
  5. opportunistic 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. The presidential election of 1876 led to the end of Reconstruction.
  7. local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
  8. an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States.

14 Clues: period in American history following the American Civil War • declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens • The presidential election of 1876 led to the end of Reconstruction. • an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. • local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. • ...

Creating Territories 2021-01-25

Creating Territories crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people who supported expanding the size of the United States
  2. a discussion between nations with the goal of reaching an agreement
  3. group of islands that the US and Britain "fought" over for 12 years (3 words)
  4. capital of Oregon Territory
  5. lasting from 1861-1865, this war between northern and southern states over slavery, states' rights, and westward expansion was the bloodiest conflict in American history (2 words)
  6. "war" that started in 1859 after an American farmer shot and killed a pig belonging to his British neighbor with the pig being the only casualty of the conflict (2 words)
  7. president of the United States during the Civil War
  8. capital of Washington Territory
  9. the belief that it was the divine mission of Americans to spread their political and religious values to others (2 words)
Down
  1. to step in and settle a dispute or a disagreement
  2. famed Union general who also served at Fort Vancouver before the Civil War and would later become the 18th US president (name with middle initial)
  3. name for the northern forces of the Civil War who fought to end slavery
  4. name Congress rejected when deciding what to call Washington Territory, claiming it would be confused with the nation's capital
  5. law that allowed for the creation of Washington Territory in 1853 (2 words)
  6. first governor of Washington Territory who was also named the Secretary of Indian Affairs and later died fighting for the Union in the Civil War (2 words)
  7. added more territory to the US than any other president, including Oregon Territory (2 words)
  8. 1946 document that determined the border between the US and Canada at the 49th parallel (2 words)
  9. people who live in these can vote for their elected representatives but those representatives are not allowed to vote in Congress
  10. name for the southern forces of the Civil War after southern states ceded (left) the US over slavery

19 Clues: capital of Oregon Territory • capital of Washington Territory • to step in and settle a dispute or a disagreement • president of the United States during the Civil War • people who supported expanding the size of the United States • a discussion between nations with the goal of reaching an agreement • ...

Legal Studies 2023-10-30

Legal Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rights that require goods/services to allow a fulfilling life.
  2. Treaties between multiple states
  3. The process of a state becoming legally bound to a treaty/covenant after it has been made.
  4. Nations [in context of the UN]
  5. The process in which a nation state agrees to become legally bound to the terms of a treaty/covenant.
  6. A formal declarations of a country's citizen's rights with legal protection.
  7. [Australia Specific] Rights that are not stated in the constitution and come about as a result of common law interpretation of the constitution e.g. freedom of political communication
  8. Legal volunteers that monitor policing and ensure right to freedom of speech and assembly.
  9. Legally binding urging of UN to make party-states perform a specific action.
Down
  1. [Australia Specific] Independent investigation set up by government into possible systemic discrimination by the hands of Australian Government. Spreads awareness and creates report with recommendations {not legally binding} based on info found.
  2. Legally binding agreement between a large amount of nations.
  3. Rights urging other individuals/groups/governments to not take them away from others, e.g. freedom of speech
  4. [Australia Specific] Rights stated in the constitution e.g. freedom of religion [s116]
  5. When a country wishes to become a party to a treaty/covenant, but does not agree to minor terms. Asserts sovereignty.
  6. Treaties between two states
  7. The right of nation states to self govern
  8. Fundamental rights and freedoms inherent to every person, regardless of personal characteristics.
  9. Legally binding agreement between small number of nations
  10. When a state agrees to the terms of a treaty/covenant but not yet to be legally bound by it, shows they are willing to go ahead with ratification process.

19 Clues: Treaties between two states • Nations [in context of the UN] • Treaties between multiple states • The right of nation states to self govern • Legally binding agreement between small number of nations • Legally binding agreement between a large amount of nations. • Rights that require goods/services to allow a fulfilling life. • ...

Civil War Terms Crossword 2023-05-04

Civil War Terms Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Debates about slavery that revealed Lincoln’s stance on slavery.
  2. Book published in 1852 that caused Northerners to begin to stand up against slavery.
  3. Machine that increased production speed of cotton by 50 times.
  4. After the election of Lincoln several southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
  5. Abolitionist who write the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  6. African American Abolitionist who became leader of many abolitionist movement
Down
  1. Agreement to keep free and slave state numbers equal and prevent new slave states from existing above the 36th parallel.
  2. President who was elected in 1860 who signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
  3. Law passed in 1850 that allowed escaped slave to be caught from the north.
  4. Slave freedom fighter who was considered a hero to some and a terrorist to others.
  5. States with slavery outlawed.
  6. Group of people who helped escaped slaves grat. to the north.
  7. States where slavery was legal.
  8. Violent civil conflict over weather or not Kansas should be a slave state or a free state.

14 Clues: States with slavery outlawed. • States where slavery was legal. • Abolitionist who write the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. • Group of people who helped escaped slaves grat. to the north. • Machine that increased production speed of cotton by 50 times. • Debates about slavery that revealed Lincoln’s stance on slavery. • ...

Lesson 09 Review - The First 3 (Washington, Adams, Jefferson) 2024-01-11

Lesson 09 Review - The First 3 (Washington, Adams, Jefferson) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The political party that supported a strong federal government during John Adams's presidency.
  2. George Washington's plantation and home in Virginia.
  3. The ceremony where the President takes the oath of office.
  4. The political philosophy that supports a strong central government.
  5. The official residence of the President of the United States.
  6. Washington issued a statement of _____ in response to the French Revolution
  7. Washington's farewell address warned against the dangers of these in foreign affairs.
  8. These acts were a series of controversial laws passed during John Adams's presidency to limit immigration and restrict free speech.
  9. The official residence of the President of the United States.
  10. The _____ Address was a document in which George Washington gave advice to the nation before leaving office.
  11. The policy enacted by Thomas Jefferson to protest interference with U.S. trade.
  12. The first capital of the United States.
Down
  1. The uprising against a federal tax on distilled spirits that Washington put down by marching 13,000 troops into Philadelphia.
  2. Washington's Vice President, he would later become the second President of the United States.
  3. The political party founded by Thomas Jefferson.
  4. The Foreign diplomats responded to France’s request for a bribe by saying, "Millions for defense, but not one cent for _____."
  5. The practice of seizing American sailors and forcing them into the British Navy.
  6. Alexander _____ was the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington.
  7. In his farewell address, Washington warned against forming these because they would divide the American people.
  8. Drafted the Declaration of Independence; he would later become the third President of the United States.
  9. The first President of the United States.
  10. The diplomatic incident that strained relations between the U.S. and France when French ambassadors asked for a bribe.

22 Clues: The first capital of the United States. • The first President of the United States. • The political party founded by Thomas Jefferson. • George Washington's plantation and home in Virginia. • The ceremony where the President takes the oath of office. • The official residence of the President of the United States. • ...

Test of the New Government Test Review 2022-12-09

Test of the New Government Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. member of the Federalist party. He was also Washington’s secretary of treasury and created a national bank
  2. a woman who escaped slavery who was previously owned by Martha and George Washington
  3. second president of the United States
  4. third president of the United States
  5. Shawnee Warrior who organized a Native American Confederacy to defend against white settlement in the American Northwest and fought in the War of 1812
  6. first president of the United States
  7. a political party that favored strong state governments and a smaller national government. The party was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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  1. fourth president of the United States
  2. what two acts were people unhappy with when Adams was president?
  3. fifth president of the United States
  4. a woman who negotiated freedom for the children she had with Thomas Jefferson
  5. a political party that preferred a strong federal government, led by Alexander Hamilton, and favored a government ruled by the upper class

12 Clues: fifth president of the United States • third president of the United States • first president of the United States • fourth president of the United States • second president of the United States • what two acts were people unhappy with when Adams was president? • a woman who negotiated freedom for the children she had with Thomas Jefferson • ...

Reconstruction 2024-04-11

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
  2. an act of calling into question the integrity or validity of something
  3. laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters
  4. the 7th US President
  5. their goal of immediate, complete, and permanent eradication of slavery in the United States
  6. he was the first African American to serve in either house of the U.S. Congress.
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  1. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
  2. to provide for the admission to representation of rebel states upon meeting certain conditions
  3. a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way, a rascal.
  4. the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems
  5. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction
  6. provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  7. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;

13 Clues: the 7th US President • an act of calling into question the integrity or validity of something • he was the first African American to serve in either house of the U.S. Congress. • their goal of immediate, complete, and permanent eradication of slavery in the United States • ...

vocab 2023-09-20

vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. tax african americans had to pay before voting
  2. banned slavery and made forced labor illegal
  3. secret racist society who used violence against african americans
  4. 10% of each states voters had to swear loyalty to the union states had to ratify 13th amendment former confederates who swore an oath to union were forgiven
  5. test african americans had to pass before being able to vote
  6. southerner who opposed secession
  7. 50% of voters in each state had to swear loyalty to the union people who fought for the confederacy did not have a right to vote had to pass reconstruction amendments
  8. northeners who went south for $, land, politics
  9. north finding a way to put the country back together after the civil war
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  1. amnesty for former confederates southern states had to ratify 13th amendment allowed former confederate leaders to run for office
  2. states had to ratify 13th and 14th amendments sent military into southern states to help newly freed slaves begin to vote and start a life 51% of citizens in each state had to swear loyalty to the union
  3. allowed african american males the right to vote
  4. assassinated president lincoln in fords theater
  5. if your grandfather could vote before 1867 you could vote
  6. granted citizenship to african americans
  7. provided assistance and relief for people who were affected by the war defended freedmen and helped them start their new lives
  8. former slave who exchanged crops for land

17 Clues: southerner who opposed secession • granted citizenship to african americans • former slave who exchanged crops for land • banned slavery and made forced labor illegal • tax african americans had to pay before voting • assassinated president lincoln in fords theater • northeners who went south for $, land, politics • allowed african american males the right to vote • ...

US Government Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-27

US Government Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the power and legitimacy of a government is derived from the consent of its people
  2. To approve a law, document, etc, making it officially valid
  3. the branch of government that Enforces and carries out the laws, made up of the president and his cabinet
  4. The people vote on representatives to rule on their behalf
  5. an uprising that led to a wide spread belief that the US needed a stronger government
  6. the branch of government that Judges whether laws and cases are constitutional, interprets the laws
  7. an agreement about how to represent each state, big and small, in the legislative branch
  8. the United States' 1st written constitution, weak central government, prioritized state power
  9. Were concerned that the Constitution would make our federal government too strong. They insisted on a Bill of Rights.
  10. the branch of government that Congress (Senate and House of Representatives) makes laws, declares war, and taxes citizens
  11. Government power is shared between 3 branches, each having a specific role
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  1. established a framework for governing the land north and west of the Ohio River, allowing for orderly westward expansion and the admission of new states on an equal footing with existing ones
  2. an addition or change to the Constitution
  3. The legal process by which a foreign national voluntarily becomes a citizen of a country they were not born
  4. a compromise between slave states and free states. It determined that 3 of every 5 slaves would count in the population that determined representation in Congress
  5. the first Amendments made to the Constitution stating specific rights to American citizens
  6. The power to reject legislation, held by an executive power, like the president.
  7. Each branch has power to limit the actions of the other two branches, preventing any one branch from becoming too powerful
  8. The highest court in the United States. Judges are appointed for life.
  9. Supported the Constitution and a strong federal government
  10. a proposed law. It may be voted into law or may not.

21 Clues: an addition or change to the Constitution • a proposed law. It may be voted into law or may not. • The people vote on representatives to rule on their behalf • Supported the Constitution and a strong federal government • To approve a law, document, etc, making it officially valid • The highest court in the United States. Judges are appointed for life. • ...

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle By: Tessah Richmond 2021-10-28

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle By: Tessah Richmond crossword puzzle
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  1. a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation
  2. they wanted the federal government to force change in the South
  3. an American politician and military leader who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
  4. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  5. assesses a person's literacy skills: their ability to read and write. Literacy tests have been administered by various governments to immigrants
  6. Clause- a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices
  7. it offered southerners amnesty, or official pardon, for all illegal acts supporting the rebellion
  8. Klan)- a secret society opposed civil rights, particularly suffrage, for African Americans
  9. an undertaking by the authorities to take no action against specified offenses or offenders during a fixed period
  10. the process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the - Union
  11. the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869
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  1. African Americans who stayed on plantations and had to give most of the crops to the land owners
  2. laws that divided the South into five districts
  3. an agency providing relief for freed people and certain poor people in the South
  4. theforced separation of whites and African Americans in public places
  5. the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official
  6. a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  7. laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans
  8. a special tax people had to pay before they could vote

19 Clues: laws that divided the South into five districts • a special tax people had to pay before they could vote • laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans • they wanted the federal government to force change in the South • the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869 • ...

Early Republic 2024-11-04

Early Republic crossword puzzle
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  1. one of the first things monroe would accomplish as president is purchasing _____ from spain
  2. the first five presidents and their responses to foreign and domestic issues occurred during the era of the early _____
  3. arguments over the national bank was an _____ issue that led to the united states' first political parties
  4. the monroe doctrine led to the united states protecting the _____ hemisphere from british colonization
  5. with the louisiana purchase gave the u.s. access to the _____ river
  6. during the era of good feelings, the u.s. saw a rise in _____, or pride in one's country
  7. washington's first problem he ran into as president was debt from the _____ war
  8. john adams would violate the _____ amendment when he silenced critics after he signed the alien and sedition acts
  9. member of washington's cabinet (last name)that favored manufacturing and the raising of taxes to eliminate national debt
  10. this is another word for "example," which president washington had several of
  11. during the war of 1812, a _____ song was written, the star spangled banner, as a result of defending for mchenry from the british
  12. president washington told the country to not get involved in foreign wars. in others words, to stay _____
  13. as a result of british impressment, jefferson placed an _____ on england (cut off trade)
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  1. if it happens outside the united states, it is a _____ issue
  2. president (last name) that warned the country to refrain from forming permanent alliances and political parties
  3. member of washignton's cabinet (last name) the favored states rights and would later become the third president
  4. if it happens inside the united states, it is a _____ issue
  5. the marbury v. madison ruling set the precedent that the supreme court had the power of _____ review
  6. the war of 1812 and the practice of impressment would end as a result of the treaty of _____
  7. it was proven that states had to follow federal tax laws during the _____ rebellion when washington went door to door with the national army
  8. one result of the war of 1812 was the increase in domestic _____
  9. the war of 1812 would lead to a decrease in british _____
  10. the british _____ of u.s. sailors was the main cause of the war of 1812
  11. the americas would be protected from _____ intervention as a result of the monroe doctrine
  12. the _____ amendment stated the house of representatives would vote for the president if there was a tie
  13. the judicial branch can overrule a law if it is _____ as a result of marbury v. madison
  14. the lousiana purchase _____ the size of the united states in 1803
  15. hamilton and jefferson argued over whether or not we needed a national _____ to control the nation's money

28 Clues: the war of 1812 would lead to a decrease in british _____ • if it happens inside the united states, it is a _____ issue • if it happens outside the united states, it is a _____ issue • one result of the war of 1812 was the increase in domestic _____ • the lousiana purchase _____ the size of the united states in 1803 • ...

Depression and World Conflict Crossword Puzzle <3 2023-03-10

Depression and World Conflict Crossword Puzzle <3 crossword puzzle
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  1. A series of ________ and unsustainable farming methods during the Great Depression caused deadly dust storms, starvation, infections, and dust-related mortality. The largest migration in American history resulted from this.
  2. A tiny weevil that consumes the cotton boll's fibers, making it a  ma is a significant pest of the cotton crop in America.
  3. a huge loss of paper wealth due to a rapid, abrupt decrease in stock prices throughout a large segment of the stock market
  4. A mechanism that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "essential to the defense of the United States."
  5. Federal loans were made available for the development of electrical distribution systems to serve remote rural areas of the United States under a law passed on May 20, 1936.
  6. On December 7, 1941, just before 8:00 a.m., the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service launched a surprise military attack against the United States against the naval facility at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii.
  7. A lawyer and politician from the United States who held the office of 67th governor of Georgia for three terms, from 1933 to 1937 and then from 1941 to 1943.
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  1. A politician and lawyer from the United States who presided over the country as its 32nd president from 1933 until his passing in 1945.
  2. A 1906-first-launched British passenger ship that belonged to Cunard Line. It was opulent and renowned for its speed when it was built for the transatlantic passenger traffic. It was sunk by a German torpedo during World War I, which caused a significant number of casualties.
  3. A Democrat who was the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933. From 1933 to 1971, he spent nearly 40 years in the United States Senate.
  4. A collection of policies, initiatives, financial reforms, and regulations that President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1939.
  5. A covert diplomatic telegram from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 suggested a military alliance between Mexico and Germany.
  6. A world war that raged from 1939 and 1945. The vast majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, participated in combat as members of the Allies and the Axis, two opposing military coalitions.
  7. A time in the 1930s when there were many severe dust storms that seriously hurt the prairies' agriculture and ecosystem.
  8. It was fought between two coalitions, the Allies and the Central Powers, and it was one of the deadliest worldwide conflicts in history. Violence broke out in several countries of Asia, the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
  9. An American politician who spent more than 50 years in the House of Representatives and had a significant impact on the Navy's growth in the 20th century.
  10. Production that is overly abundant across numerous businesses.

17 Clues: Production that is overly abundant across numerous businesses. • A time in the 1930s when there were many severe dust storms that seriously hurt the prairies' agriculture and ecosystem. • A tiny weevil that consumes the cotton boll's fibers, making it a  ma is a significant pest of the cotton crop in America. • ...

The Early Republic 2017-12-11

The Early Republic crossword puzzle
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  1. Who was voting for Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828?
  2. Forced relocation of Indian tribes from their ancestral territories to lands west of the Mississippi River
  3. Waterway that connected Albany to Buffalo, connecting the east and west
  4. The long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message
  5. A mechanism for removing the seeds from upland cotton
  6. These immigrants included a large number of learned, cultured professional people- doctors, lawyers, teachers, engineers
  7. John Adams belonged to this political party
  8. New technology that transformed inland water transportation
  9. The outcome of long hours, low pay, and bad working conditions
  10. This new ocean transportation doubled the speed of older merchant ships
  11. The Election of 1800 was between the Federalists and the...
  12. A violent protest against excise taxes on whiskey
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  1. United States policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas
  2. When groups claimed to prove their patriotism by hating foreigners and Catholics
  3. When John Quincy Adams gained the presidency and then named Henry Clay his secretary of State
  4. John Adams signed these into law, making it more difficult for immigrants to become US citizens, and included a provision criminalizing false statements critical of the federal government
  5. New transportation technology that gained supremacy for its speed, carrying capacity, and reliability
  6. Doubled the size of the United States, reshaping the environmental and economic makeup of the country
  7. A lot of these people came to the United States because of the potato famine
  8. Jackson 7th President of the United States

20 Clues: Jackson 7th President of the United States • John Adams belonged to this political party • A violent protest against excise taxes on whiskey • A mechanism for removing the seeds from upland cotton • Who was voting for Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828? • New technology that transformed inland water transportation • ...

U.S. Constitution 2021-11-11

U.S. Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. NoT explicitly specified Constitution
  2. Powers ONLY to Federal Government
  3. same as enumerated powers
  4. Only Federal Government can do (coin money)
  5. Federal System Federal and states power
  6. ensuring trade between states
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  1. system of constitutional government
  2. Powers ONLY to States
  3. democracy representatives
  4. through delegated and enumerated authorities
  5. Powers both Federal and State

11 Clues: Powers ONLY to States • democracy representatives • same as enumerated powers • Powers both Federal and State • ensuring trade between states • Powers ONLY to Federal Government • system of constitutional government • NoT explicitly specified Constitution • Federal System Federal and states power • Only Federal Government can do (coin money) • ...

Early Cold War 2021-04-21

Early Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. President who won the election by promising to end the Korean War
  2. United States and Britain responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by airlifting food, fuel, and other supplies to residents day and night for 10 months
  3. (NATO) alliance between the United States and several Western European nations
  4. new Jewish state created after Palestine was split into Arab and Jewish state by the UN
  5. government where the citizens have a say (vote) in how the government runs
  6. imaginary wall that divided Soviet controlled Europe and the Western world
  7. race between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop more and deadlier nuclear weapons
  8. blend of rhythm and blues and country music
  9. members of Communist party who were accused of providing secrets to Soviet spies about the atomic bomb
  10. government where all resources and wealth are to be shared equally
  11. President who supported containment by asking Congress to send aid
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  1. led 1950s hunt for Communists in the United States
  2. built houses on an assembly line to make them affordable
  3. alliance between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite countries
  4. idea that the US could help rebuild wartorn Europe with economic aid
  5. an organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts; first decision was to divide Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states.
  6. American troops were sent to give South Korean troops cover and support in fighting against the spread of Communism by North Korea and China; ended with neither side achieving victory and territory once again divided near the 38th Parallel
  7. world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets
  8. complex jazz style often played very quickly
  9. US policy used to contain Soviet expansion and spread of Communism around the world
  10. policy of containment using military forces and other types of assistance
  11. The four Allies (GUFS) agreed to divide Germany into four zones, each controlling one zone; they also divided capital city of Berlin in the same way
  12. barricading a place to keep people and goods from entering or leaving
  13. Commander of United Nations forces in Korea; fired because he criticized President Truman for not letting him invade mainland China
  14. struggle for power between the US and Soviet Union, who were enemies but no actual battles took place

25 Clues: blend of rhythm and blues and country music • complex jazz style often played very quickly • led 1950s hunt for Communists in the United States • built houses on an assembly line to make them affordable • world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets • President who won the election by promising to end the Korean War • ...

Famous People of the Civil War Era 2024-01-26

Famous People of the Civil War Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Writer and speaker that helped make the American Abolitionist movement
  2. Writer of the popular novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  3. Was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  4. Was the most important leader in the movement for African-American civil rights
  5. American advocate who made the first generation of American asylums
  6. Representative for NH and MA in the US Congress
  7. General officer who served for the Confederate States Army during the Civil War
  8. Tried suing for freedom which resulted in a prominent case
  9. Wrote "The Liberator" anti-slavery newspaper
  10. Accused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822
  11. Commanding General of the Union and served as the 18th president
  12. First lady of the United States until her husbands assassination
  13. Union commander in the first battle at Fort Sumpter
  14. American Lawyer and Politician from Illinois
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  1. US army officer that was most notable for serving in the Civil War and the Mexican-American war
  2. Enslaved African American who led a four-day rebellion
  3. Founding Father who served as the second president
  4. Statesman, Lawyer, and politician who became the 16th president
  5. Gave land to fugitive slaves and was a leader in the American Abolitionist movement
  6. Author, businessman, and soldier who was a Union general
  7. Career United States Army officer who served as a general in the Confederate States Army
  8. Confederate general in the American Civil War, also served in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War
  9. Activist for African American civil rights and women's rights
  10. Stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  11. Accepted command of the first all-black regiment in the Northeast and served as a Union officer
  12. African American who organized multiple slave mission rescues after escaping enslavement
  13. Confederate General during the Civil War
  14. First president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865
  15. Appointed to Secretary of State by President John Adams
  16. Union general notable for defeat in the Second Battle at Bull Run

30 Clues: Confederate General during the Civil War • Stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Wrote "The Liberator" anti-slavery newspaper • American Lawyer and Politician from Illinois • Writer of the popular novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • Representative for NH and MA in the US Congress • Accused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822 • ...

US Constitution Vocabulary 2025-12-04

US Constitution Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. College the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  2. and balances A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  3. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  4. branch of the government that carries out, or executes, the laws
  5. of Powers a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches, legislative, executive, and judicial, to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
  6. Compromise an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation in the House of Representatives
  7. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  8. Federalist Papers a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
  9. Compromise the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  10. the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
  11. jeopardy putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime
  12. Sovereignty the idea that the government's authority comes from the people
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  1. Territory a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
  2. process the concept that the government must follow clear rules and act reasonably as it carries out the law
  3. of Confederation the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  4. branch of the government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
  5. the "Age of Reason" in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
  6. Convention a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  7. Ordinance a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  8. a country governed by elected representatives
  9. Review, power of the Supreme Court to decide whether the acts of a president or laws passed by Congress are constitutional
  10. of Rights a formal listing of the basic rights of U.S. citizens

22 Clues: a country governed by elected representatives • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • branch of the government that carries out, or executes, the laws • of Rights a formal listing of the basic rights of U.S. citizens • jeopardy putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime • ...

Government coming to terms 2021-01-12

Government coming to terms crossword puzzle
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  1. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
  2. explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as
  3. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  4. 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 interest of a few.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
  8. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  9. first ten amendments to the Constitution,added by the first Congress in 1791;protects thecivil rights and liberties of the people
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. from the people of the United States
  4. 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
  5. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
  6. 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
  7. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  8. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
  9. 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
  10. English political philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
  11. government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone, whether ruler or the ruled

20 Clues: from the people of the United States • 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 • considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers • ...

Articles of Confederation Review 2025-01-31

Articles of Confederation Review crossword puzzle
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  1. City where the Constitutional Convention was held to replace the Articles
  2. The federal government lacked this, making defense difficult
  3. First governing document of the United States
  4. The type of legislature under the Articles of Confederation
  5. Congress lacked authority to regulate this, leading to economic disputes
  6. Uprising in Massachusetts that exposed the weaknesses of the Articles
  7. This was missing, meaning there was no president to enforce laws
  8. Replaced the Articles in 1789 to create a stronger federal government
  9. 1787 law that set rules for governing new territories
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  1. States retained this under the Articles, meaning they had independent power
  2. Also missing, leaving no national court system
  3. Number of states under the Articles of Confederation
  4. Agreement negotiated under the Articles that ended the American Revolution
  5. Number of states needed to approve laws under the Articles
  6. 1785 law that organized new territories
  7. Weakness in this area led Britain and Spain to ignore U.S. requests
  8. The only governing body under the Articles
  9. The Articles required unanimous approval from states for this
  10. Congress lacked this power, making it difficult to raise money

19 Clues: 1785 law that organized new territories • The only governing body under the Articles • First governing document of the United States • Also missing, leaving no national court system • Number of states under the Articles of Confederation • 1787 law that set rules for governing new territories • Number of states needed to approve laws under the Articles • ...

Unit 6 Review 2017-02-06

Unit 6 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A hollow projectile, shot from a cannon.
  2. Final Battle for Robert Shaw and many of the MA 54th.
  3. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
  4. A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer.
  5. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  6. A draftee.
  7. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
  8. Renown activist, author, abolitionist; fugitive slave
  9. A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash --not grown for food like corn or wheat.
  10. Battle in 1862, bloodiest in the war
  11. Led his contraband army to “forage” for supplies in Darien, GA.
  12. Border-state guerrilla warriors who often clashed with abilitionists.
  13. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  14. A slang term for lice, or occasionally an offensive "Yankee" slang term for Confederate soldiers.
  15. Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender.
  16. Proclamation issued by Lincoln to free the slaves in the Confederacy
  17. Also known as “Moses,” helped the Union Army free slaves at the Raid at Combahee Ferry
  18. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
  19. Also called the North or the United States.
  20. The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
  21. The type of insurrection that the Proclamation by the Confederate President, General Orders No. 111 warmed against
  22. A flag identifying a regiment or army. The "Color Bearer" was the soldier who carried the flag in battle, which was considered a great honor.
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  1. A very large group of soldiers led by (Union) a major general or (Confederate) a lieutenant general.
  2. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
  3. Nickname for the Confederate Flag.
  4. Term for a Northerner who opposed the war effort.
  5. The United States Military Academy at West Point, New York was the military school for more than 1,000 officers in both the Union and Confederate armies—including Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
  6. MA 54th
  7. Another term for slavery in the South: ___________ Institution.
  8. Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon. See image»
  9. Confederate President
  10. A ship protected by iron armor.
  11. A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort. (Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, for example.)
  12. United States Colored Troops.
  13. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
  14. Southern, Rebel, “Reb,” or “Sesesh.”
  15. A disease caused by lack of ascorbic acid (found in fresh fruits and vegetables).
  16. also called a "wing".
  17. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  18. Slaves who ran away from their plantations to Union army camps.
  19. A group of 50 to 100 soldiers led by a captain.
  20. A high-pitched cry that Confederate soldiers would shout when attacking. First heard at First Manassas (First Bull Run) Union troops found the eerie noise unnerving.
  21. To formally approve or sanction.
  22. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America.
  23. 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.
  24. A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
  25. Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing.
  26. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  27. Appointed as Colonel of the MA 54th by Andrew.

49 Clues: MA 54th • A draftee. • Confederate President • also called a "wing". • United States Colored Troops. • A ship protected by iron armor. • To formally approve or sanction. • Nickname for the Confederate Flag. • Southern, Rebel, “Reb,” or “Sesesh.” • Battle in 1862, bloodiest in the war • A hollow projectile, shot from a cannon. • Also called the North or the United States. • ...

Reconstruction Vocab 2021-10-19

Reconstruction Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. all persons born in the United States to be citizens, without distinction of race or color
  2. informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  3. ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth
  4. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
  5. leader in the abolitionist movement
  6. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
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  1. is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
  2. American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor.
  3. United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union
  4. The unfair treatment of and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
  5. opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  6. Abolished slavery in the United States
  7. were any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the American South between the end of Reconstruction
  8. election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden

14 Clues: leader in the abolitionist movement • Abolished slavery in the United States • election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden • ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth • United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union • ...

Reconstruction Vocab 2021-10-19

Reconstruction Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. all persons born in the United States to be citizens, without distinction of race or color
  2. informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  3. ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth
  4. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
  5. leader in the abolitionist movement
  6. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
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  1. is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
  2. American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor.
  3. United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union
  4. The unfair treatment of and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
  5. opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  6. Abolished slavery in the United States
  7. were any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the American South between the end of Reconstruction
  8. election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden

14 Clues: leader in the abolitionist movement • Abolished slavery in the United States • election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden • ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth • United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union • ...

Chapter 9 2017-11-19

Chapter 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. when people began buying and selling goods rather than making them for their own use
  2. Mexico gave the Rio Grande as a border for Texas and ceded New Mexico and California to the United States. The US gave $15 million to Mexico.
  3. The belief that the United States’ destiny was to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory.
  4. Taylor he was a General that was given orders by Polk to march his men to the Rio Grande and blockade the river.
  5. the economic system in which private businesses and individuals control the means of production
  6. President of the United States. Wanted war with Mexico because he wanted to acquire as much land as possible.
  7. a machine that carried messages tapped in code across copper wire.
  8. One of the busiest and most well-known avenues of trade. Missouri traders would use this trail to obtain silver, gold and and furs.
  9. a religious community group that played a large role in Western Expansion
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  1. Blacksmith who invented the first steel plow. It could slice through heavy soil much more easily than other plows.
  2. provided various Native American nations control of the Central Plains, land east of the Rocky Mountains.
  3. established the current borders of the lower 48 states
  4. to incorporate into the United States
  5. People believed that there was Gold in the waters of California so everyone flocked to California to find it. Unfortunately, not many found Gold.
  6. raising one or two cash crops that they could sell at home or abroad
  7. investors who risk their own money into new industries. They had a large risk but also a large profit if the company succeeded.
  8. the prospectors who fled to California in 1849 to find Gold

17 Clues: to incorporate into the United States • established the current borders of the lower 48 states • the prospectors who fled to California in 1849 to find Gold • a machine that carried messages tapped in code across copper wire. • raising one or two cash crops that they could sell at home or abroad • ...

Water and Changes of States 2017-02-14

Water and Changes of States crossword puzzle
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  1. When water evaporates, it only happens on the _______.
  2. The _______ point of water is 100 degrees Celsius.
  3. When water freezes to ice, its ______ increases.
  4. Temperature of metling ice remains _______ at 0 degrees Celsius until all ice has melted.
  5. Salt and sugar are _______ that will lower melting point of ice.
  6. When _____ is present, the rate of evaporation of water is faster.
  7. The process water changes from liquid state to solid state.
  8. Ice is water in ______ state.
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  1. The measure of amount of water vapour in the air.
  2. When temperature increases, the substance _______ heat.
  3. Water vapour in the surroundings touches the cooler surface of leaf surfaces and _____ to form dew.
  4. The process that happens at any temperature.
  5. Water is a matter as it has mass and _______ space.
  6. Steam is water in _______state.
  7. When temperature decreases, the substance _______ heat.

15 Clues: Ice is water in ______ state. • Steam is water in _______state. • The process that happens at any temperature. • When water freezes to ice, its ______ increases. • The measure of amount of water vapour in the air. • The _______ point of water is 100 degrees Celsius. • Water is a matter as it has mass and _______ space. • ...

States and Changes in Matter 2021-10-31

States and Changes in Matter crossword puzzle
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  1. Attraction between molecules; strong in solids and weak in gases.
  2. A change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another - a physical change - there is no change in the chemical composition.
  3. A change of state from a gas to a liquid due to a cooling; requires the removal of heat.
  4. Change of state from a solid to a liquid with the addition of thermal (heat) energy.
  5. The degree of compactness of a substance.
  6. A quality or condition of a substance that can be observed or measured; can be changed without forming a new substance.
  7. A form of matter that has a definite shape and volume; isn't compressible, little or no space between particles; particles vibrate in place.
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  1. The physical forms of matter, which include solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Also, called "phases".
  2. The change of state from a liquid to a gas due to evaporation or boiling; requires addition of heat.
  3. The change of state from a liquid to a solid; occurs when a liquid loses thermal (heat) energy.
  4. A state of matter that starts as a gas and then becomes charged; give off light like lightning or auroras.
  5. A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid; requires the addition of heat.
  6. A change of state from a gas to solid; requires removal of heat.
  7. A state of matter with no definite shape or volume; is easily compressed because of space between particles.
  8. A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume; not easily compressed because there is less space between particles; particles flow.

15 Clues: The degree of compactness of a substance. • A change of state from a gas to solid; requires removal of heat. • Attraction between molecules; strong in solids and weak in gases. • Change of state from a solid to a liquid with the addition of thermal (heat) energy. • A change of state from a gas to a liquid due to a cooling; requires the removal of heat. • ...

Geography Vocabulary Terms 2023-07-06

Geography Vocabulary Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. The study of the Earth's physical features, climate, and the relationships between people and their environment.
  2. map: A map that focuses on a specific theme or topic, such as population density, climate zones, or economic activities.
  3. The total number of people living in a specific area or region.
  4. An area with shared characteristics, such as physical features, climate, culture, or political boundaries, that set it apart from surrounding areas.
  5. The lines or borders that separate one region or political entity from another, defining territorial limits.
  6. directions: The four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west.
  7. Interaction: The relationship and interactions between humans and their surrounding environment, including how people adapt to, modify, and depend on the natural world.
  8. map: A map that shows the boundaries and divisions of countries, states, or regions, along with their capitals and major cities.
  9. The long-term weather patterns and conditions in a particular area, including temperature, precipitation, and seasons.
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  1. map: A map that shows the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, and deserts.
  2. Divisions of the Earth's surface into halves based on the equator (Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere) or the Prime Meridian (Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere).
  3. A key or explanatory guide on a map that explains the symbols, colors, and other features used to represent different elements or information.
  4. A ratio or measurement on a map that indicates the relationship between the distances on the map and the actual distances on the Earth's surface.
  5. Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, measuring distances north or south of it, used to determine a location's position on the Earth.
  6. map: A map that represents the elevation and relief of an area, using contour lines to show the shape and height of landforms.
  7. The specific position or coordinates of a place on the Earth's surface.
  8. A visual representation of the Earth's surface, showing geographical features, locations, and other spatial information.
  9. A specific area or location that is defined by its physical and human characteristics, such as landforms, climate, culture, and infrastructure.
  10. resources: Materials or substances found in nature that have economic or practical value to humans, such as minerals, water, forests, and fossil fuels.
  11. Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring distances east or west of the Prime Meridian, used to determine a location's position on the Earth.
  12. A spherical representation of the Earth's surface, providing a more accurate depiction of its landmasses, oceans, and spatial relationships.
  13. Natural features on the Earth's surface, such as mountains, hills, valleys, plateaus, and plains.
  14. The transportation of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another, involving migration, trade, communication, and cultural exchange.
  15. rose: A symbol on a map that indicates the cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west) and sometimes intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest).

24 Clues: The total number of people living in a specific area or region. • The specific position or coordinates of a place on the Earth's surface. • directions: The four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west. • map: A map that shows the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, and deserts. • ...

The Constitution 2024-03-25

The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
  2. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  3. of Confederation the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  4. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
  5. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
  6. the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  7. a strong disagreement
  8. a country governed by elected representatives
  9. a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  10. a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
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  1. contradictiona difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  2. a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution by the states
  3. the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
  4. Three-Fifths Compromisean agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
  5. a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
  6. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  7. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.

17 Clues: a strong disagreement • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • ...

Check your Fashion 2021-01-12

Check your Fashion crossword puzzle
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  1. The main focus on a garment is called
  2. One of the fashion capitals of the 20th century
  3. A category or clothing that often contains more modern style clothes compared to the higher end luxury market
  4. A compilation of images showcasing a designer's upcoming collection
  5. A fashion that retains general acceptance over a very extended period of time
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  1. Someone whose job is to wear and show new styles of clothes made by fashion designers
  2. A style that aims to avoid gender stereotypes
  3. Designer uses less expensive fabrics and cut details on some designs to create an affordable garment
  4. The part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar

9 Clues: The main focus on a garment is called • A style that aims to avoid gender stereotypes • One of the fashion capitals of the 20th century • A compilation of images showcasing a designer's upcoming collection • The part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar • A fashion that retains general acceptance over a very extended period of time • ...

Chapter 4 - Your Puzzling History Gov't II - Haydn McDonnell 2022-11-18

Chapter 4 - Your Puzzling History Gov't II - Haydn McDonnell crossword puzzle
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  1. the part of the United States government that makes laws
  2. part of the United States government administering justice
  3. of a government with central and regional authorities
  4. the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
  5. the system or form by which a community is ruled
  6. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  7. a political system governed by a few people
  8. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
  9. the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
  10. a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
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  1. a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
  2. government divided between central and regional powers
  3. part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
  4. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  5. a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
  6. a state of lawlessness and disorder
  7. making something valid by formally confirming it
  8. a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  9. a cruel and oppressive dictator
  10. the act of forming or establishing something
  11. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
  12. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  13. government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  14. a statement of fundamental freedoms and privileges
  15. a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right

25 Clues: a cruel and oppressive dictator • a state of lawlessness and disorder • a ruler who is unconstrained by law • a political system governed by a few people • the act of forming or establishing something • a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right • making something valid by formally confirming it • the system or form by which a community is ruled • ...

Reconstruction Vocabulary 2022-10-11

Reconstruction Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. white southerners who joined the republicans party
  2. the belief that white people constitute a superior race and should therefore dominate society
  3. abolished slavery in the U.S.
  4. southern democrat who became president after Lincoln’s assassination
  5. the 1st black senator
  6. the right to vote in political elections
  7. gave African Americans citizenship and forbade discrimination and black codes
  8. bill that proposed that Congress be responsible for reconstruction and majority of the states voters had to swear to the union
  9. constitutional right to reject a decision made by law-making body
  10. government program that assisted former slaves and poor whites in the south
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  1. granted citizenship to all persons born/naturalized in the U.S. (including former slaves) “equal protection of the laws”
  2. laws passed by southern states which restricted black peoples rights
  3. violent terrorist group with the goal of restoring white supremacy and preventing African Americans from using political rights
  4. compromise where Democrats agreeed to have a republican president and in return U.S. military government control would be removed from the south.
  5. guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public accommodation, transportation, and prohibited exclusion form jury service.
  6. name for northerners who moved south after the civil war to make a profit
  7. name given to southern Democrats that reclaimed control of their state legislatures during reconstruction
  8. plan by Lincoln that confederate states could be readmitted to the union when 10% of the states voters swore allegiance to the union
  9. 19th president
  10. guaranteed African-American men the right to vote

20 Clues: 19th president • the 1st black senator • abolished slavery in the U.S. • the right to vote in political elections • guaranteed African-American men the right to vote • white southerners who joined the republicans party • constitutional right to reject a decision made by law-making body • laws passed by southern states which restricted black peoples rights • ...

APUSH CROSSWORD 2024-05-13

APUSH CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. Want a strong central government; liked Constitution
  2. A Founding Father of the United States who advocated for a strong central government
  3. An intellectual movement that stressed the importance of science and reason in the pursuit of truth
  4. Organizations of workers that formed to promote their interests and protect their rights
  5. Increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of economies, cultures, and societies on a global scale
  6. Last name of the women who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger, causing the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  7. The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia
  8. the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
  9. Party led by Jackson
  10. a Baptist minister and major leader of the Civil Rights Movement
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  1. Colonists who supported the British government during the American Revolution
  2. 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves
  3. Programs created by Franklin D Roosevelt
  4. The amendment that gave women the right to vote
  5. English dissenters who broke from Church of England
  6. Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
  7. Were essential to westward expansion because they made it easier to travel to and live in the west
  8. Political scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974
  9. Corporations that gain complete control of the production of a single good or service
  10. A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people

20 Clues: Party led by Jackson • Programs created by Franklin D Roosevelt • The amendment that gave women the right to vote • English dissenters who broke from Church of England • Want a strong central government; liked Constitution • Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites • a Baptist minister and major leader of the Civil Rights Movement • ...

Module 12 Crossword 2024-04-15

Module 12 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a U.S. policy, announced by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, of providing economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents
  2. Communist political leader of Cuba; he helped overthrow the Cuban government in 1959 and seized control of the country, exercising total control of the government and economy.
  3. During his administration the United States faced off with the Soviet Union in Cuba and Berlin
  4. he took office after the assassination of JFK
  5. the reconstructing of the economy and the government instituted in the Soviet Union in the 1980s
  6. A 327-day operation in which U.S. and British planes flew food and supplies into West Berlin after the Soviets blockaded the city in 1948.
  7. Thirty-third president of the United States; he led the United states through the end of WW2 and the beginning of the cold war.
  8. A Military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites.
  9. Russian politician, he was the last president of the Soviet Union before the country's collapse in 1991
  10. A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.
  11. the idea that if a nation falls under communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control
  12. the open discussion of social problems that was permitted in the Soviet Union in the 1980s
  13. he championed the policy of detente and visited both China and the Soviet Union.
  14. The blocking of another nation's attempts to spread it's influence - especially the efforts of the United States to block the spread of Soviet influence during the late 1940s to early 1950s.
  15. a proposed defense system, popularly known as Star Wars- intended to protect the United States against missile attacks
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  1. The downing of a U.S. spy plane and capture of its pilot by the Soviet Union in 1960
  2. A congressional committee created in 1938 that investigated Communist influence inside and outside the US government in the years following WWII
  3. a Cold War policy to respond to any attack with nuclear force, resulting in the total destruction of both parties
  4. 39th president of the US, his focus on human rights brought an end to detente as Cold War policy
  5. A U.S. agency created to gather secret information about foreign governments.
  6. a defensive military alliance formed in 1949 by ten Western European countries, the United States, and Canada
  7. He faced challenges in many parts of the world during the Cold War
  8. the state of hostility, without direct military conflict, that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II
  9. A concrete wall that separated East Berlin and West Berlin from 1961-1989, built by Communist East German government to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the West.
  10. the attacks, often unsubstantiated, by Senator Joseph McCarthy and others on people suspected of being Communists in the early 1950s
  11. competition between nations to gain an advantage in weapons
  12. The program, proposed by Secretary of State George Marshall in 1947, under which the United States supplied economic aid to European nations to help them rebuild after World War II.
  13. A conflict between North Korea and South Korea, lasting from 1950-1953, in which the United States along with other UN countries, fought on the side of the South Koreans while China fought on the side of the North Koreans.
  14. A phrase used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the imaginary line that separated Communist countries in the Soviet bloc of Eastern Europe from the countries in Western Europe.
  15. leader of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin who thought communism could peacefully take over the world; he came into conflict with President Eisenhower during the U-2 incident.
  16. American politician and the 40th president of the US, his presidency focused on arms control and the end of the Cold War
  17. The flexible policy, involving a willingness to negotiate and an easing of tensions, that was adopted by President Richard Nixon and his adviser Henry Kissinger in their dealings with communist nations

32 Clues: he took office after the assassination of JFK • competition between nations to gain an advantage in weapons • He faced challenges in many parts of the world during the Cold War • A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation. • A U.S. agency created to gather secret information about foreign governments. • ...

civil war crossword 2021-10-27

civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Northern states
  2. 16th president of the U.S
  3. leader of confederate states
  4. deadliest war in U.S history
  5. to get rid of
  6. Fort was attacked on April 1861
  7. leading cause of civilwar
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  1. Southern states
  2. 1st battle of civil war
  3. how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves
  4. military leader in civil war
  5. racism
  6. election of 1860
  7. slave who could read and right
  8. battle with more than 23,000 casualties

15 Clues: racism • to get rid of • Southern states • Northern states • election of 1860 • 1st battle of civil war • 16th president of the U.S • leading cause of civilwar • military leader in civil war • leader of confederate states • deadliest war in U.S history • slave who could read and right • Fort was attacked on April 1861 • how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves • ...

Quiz/Quest Review #2 AP GoPo Fall 2022 2022-09-28

Quiz/Quest Review #2 AP GoPo Fall 2022 crossword puzzle
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  1. The power of the courts to declare laws and actions of the government unconstitutional
  2. Powers the federal govt. has on the basis of the necessary and proper (elastic clause). For example, the expressed power of raising an army implies that they can institute the draft.
  3. Grants given to states in certain categories. There are two main types: project and formula. Project, for a specific project...formula, based on a certain formula. Some examples include: Head Start, Medicaid, and Food Stamps.
  4. The Court ruled that the Commerce Clause did not give Congress the power to enact the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act.
  5. Trade within a state. Its regulation is a power reserved for the states.
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  1. people who opposed the Constitution
  2. Traditional model of federalism where power is shared between the federal and state government - they stay in their separate layers
  3. Powers reserved for the states; for example: conduct elections, issue business licenses, education, etc.
  4. Trade between states. Its regulation is an expressed (enumerated) power of the federal govt. (Congress)
  5. Money given to the states by the federal government for broad categories that often do not have as many strings attached. States tend to like this type of funding the most over other grants.
  6. During the Great Depression/New Deal the powers between the federal and state government blurred and overlapped as a result of some of the New Deal programs. (mixing of powers, resources, and programs between and among the national, state, and local governments)
  7. Maryland attempted to impose a tax on the Second Bank of the U.S. (BUS) Could Maryland tax the bank? No. Supremacy Clause. Was Congress creating the BUS Constitutional? Yes. The US could create a national bank; "necessary-and-proper" clause (aka Elastic Clause)
  8. supporters of the Constitution
  9. The specific powers of the federal government: raise an army, declare war, coin money, etc. Found in Article I Section 8
  10. New York had awarded a monopoly to a steamboat company to navigate its waters. The waters entered New Jersey's territory. Can New York do this? No. It violates the Commerce Clause. Only Congress has the power to regulate interstate trade.
  11. The idea that gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s involving returning some power to the states from the federal government

16 Clues: supporters of the Constitution • people who opposed the Constitution • Trade within a state. Its regulation is a power reserved for the states. • The power of the courts to declare laws and actions of the government unconstitutional • Trade between states. Its regulation is an expressed (enumerated) power of the federal govt. (Congress) • ...

Zack Ford- chapter 4 key ids 2020-12-01

Zack Ford- chapter 4 key ids crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ensures that extradition can take place
  2. powers not listed in the constitution
  3. categorical grants combined
  4. returning all powers to the states
  5. powers held by state and national government
  6. money the national government uses to pay for state activities
  7. powers that naturally belong to a government
  8. solving national problems
  9. when state and national government work together to solve a problem
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  1. a system of spending,taxing, and providing aid
  2. grants that can only be used for certain purposes in a state
  3. powers granted to the national government
  4. the idea that nullification is not new
  5. returning authority to state governments
  6. powers that states have that aren't in the constitution
  7. state and national governments have own powers but stay in their own area
  8. states have the right to separate from the union

17 Clues: solving national problems • categorical grants combined • returning all powers to the states • powers not listed in the constitution • the idea that nullification is not new • ensures that extradition can take place • returning authority to state governments • powers granted to the national government • powers held by state and national government • ...

Ch 12 Review 2025-10-01

Ch 12 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unequal forces that cause change in motion
  2. change of speed in a moving object
  3. force that resists motion in objects that touch
  4. a noncontact force that draws objects towards the earth
  5. amount of matter in an object
  6. a supportive force of a surface
  7. a push or pull on an object
  8. Newton's law that states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
  9. Newton's law that states objects in motion will stay in motion
  10. the strength of a moving object
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  1. uses motion and magnetism to create electricity
  2. when electric currents pass through a wire
  3. uses electric energy and magnetism to created motion
  4. Newton's law that states acceleration of an object depends on mass and force
  5. a pulling force in opposite directions
  6. the opposite poles in a magnet will:
  7. equal to distance over time

17 Clues: a push or pull on an object • equal to distance over time • amount of matter in an object • a supportive force of a surface • the strength of a moving object • change of speed in a moving object • the opposite poles in a magnet will: • a pulling force in opposite directions • unequal forces that cause change in motion • when electric currents pass through a wire • ...

Ch 12 Crossword The Cold War Pt 1 2021-04-12

Ch 12 Crossword The Cold War Pt 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. government where all resources and wealth are to be shared equally
  2. blend of rhythm and blues and country music
  3. led 1950s hunt for Communists in the United States
  4. built houses on an assembly line to make them affordable
  5. Commander of United Nations forces in Korea; fired because he criticized President Truman for not letting him invade mainland China
  6. policy of containment using military forces and other types of assistance
  7. struggle for power between the US and Soviet Union, who were enemies but no actual battles took place
  8. President who supported containment by asking Congress to send aid
  9. government where the citizens have a say (vote) in how the government runs
  10. alliance between the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite countries
  11. President who won the election by promising to end the Korean War
  12. American troops were sent to give South Korean troops cover and support in fighting against the spread of Communism by North Korea and China; ended with neither side achieving victory and territory once again divided near the 38th Parallel
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  1. members of Communist party who were accused of providing secrets to Soviet spies about the atomic bomb
  2. complex jazz style often played very quickly
  3. alliance between the United States and several Western European nations
  4. United States and Britain responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by airlifting food, fuel, and other supplies to residents day and night for 10 months
  5. world’s first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets
  6. idea that the US could help rebuild wartorn Europe with economic aid
  7. race between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop more and deadlier nuclear weapons
  8. an organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts; first decision was to divide Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states.
  9. imaginary wall that divided Soviet controlled Europe and the Western world
  10. new Jewish state created after Palestine was split into Arab and Jewish state by the UN
  11. The four Allies (GUFS) agreed to divide Germany into four zones, each controlling one zone; they also divided capital city of Berlin in the same way
  12. US policy used to contain Soviet expansion and spread of Communism around the world
  13. barricading a place to keep people and goods from entering or leaving

25 Clues: complex jazz style often played very quickly • blend of rhythm and blues and country music • led 1950s hunt for Communists in the United States • world’s first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets • built houses on an assembly line to make them affordable • ...

Nationalism/Unification Assignment 2018-03-04

Nationalism/Unification Assignment crossword puzzle
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  1. the head of the government in some European countries, such as Germany.
  2. Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg, also known as ____ ___ _________ was a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890 and was the first Chancellor of the German Empire between 1871 and 1890.
  3. of the House of Hohenzollern was King of Prussia, the first German Emperor, and the first Head of State of a united Germany.
  4. was an agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Takahira Kogorō.
  5. between France and Prussia, in which Prussian troops advanced into France and decisively defeated the French at Sedan in which the defeat marked the end of the French Second Empire.
  6. The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from July 7, 1937, to September 9, 1945.
  7. also called Perry Convention, Japan's first treaty with a Western nation. Concluded by representatives of the United States and Japan at Kanagawa, it marked the end of Japan's period of seclusion (1639–1854).
  8. is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland" and He personally commanded and fought in many military campaigns that led eventually to the Italian unification.
  9. a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations.
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  1. was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification.
  2. also called Austro-Prussian War, was the war between Prussia on the one side and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and certain minor German states on the other in which ended in a Prussian victory, which meant the exclusion of Austria from Germany.
  3. was an Italian politician, journalist, activist for the unification of Italy and spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement.
  4. assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century.
  5. was a Commodore of the United States Navy and commanded a number of ships who served in several wars, most notably in the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.
  6. is the name given to the volunteers who followed Giuseppe Garibaldi in southern Italy during his Mille expedition to southern Italy, but sometimes extended to other campaigns of his who are also known as the Camicie Rosse.
  7. agreement that secured commercial and diplomatic privileges for the United States in Japan and constituted the basis for Western economic penetration of Japan.
  8. the German emperor, the emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire.
  9. was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
  10. is the name given to a speech made by Otto von Bismarck given on 30 September 1862, at the time when he was Minister President of Prussia, about the unification of the German territories.
  11. Is the feeling of superiority over other countries.
  12. he period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno, marked by the modernization and westernization of the country.
  13. a former state in North Europe that became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire.

22 Clues: Is the feeling of superiority over other countries. • the head of the government in some European countries, such as Germany. • the German emperor, the emperor of Austria, or the head of the Holy Roman Empire. • was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification. • ...

Daniel Kuder - U.S. Constution 2023-01-18

Daniel Kuder - U.S. Constution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Role of the legislative branch, and it can be a member of the house or the senate.
  2. in the judicial branch has nine members that can have the job for life.
  3. James Madison a federalist writer creating federalist No. 10, and proposed the 3/5 compromise, “the father of the constitution”.
  4. The Great compromise to protect the smaller states against the bigger states, creates the 3 branches of government.
  5. the plan of Virginia was drafted by James Madison, called for a strong national government that gives roles to parts of our government and how it works.
  6. decided that slaves would be counted as 3-5 of a person in the house of representatives.
  7. the president, carries out the law, one term is four years, presidents can serve up to two terms.
  8. were against the constitution and for the bill of rights and thought the president had too much power like a king.
  9. in the executive branch needs a majority of the votes to win the electoral college.
  10. The compromise of whether a state's representation can be represented by population.
  11. The first ten amendments, and give the citizens basic rights and give the states power,
  12. Role of the Judicial branch, they can make changes to the amendments with five or more votes.
  13. George Washington 1st president of the united states federalist
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  1. part of the congress, but votes are based on a state's population, a total of 435.
  2. checks can cancel the actions of another branch, balances give the three branches power.
  3. were in favor of the constitution and not the bill of rights
  4. shut down the courthouse because they didn't want to lose their farms, but the rebellion was put down in 1887.
  5. the supreme court, interprets the law, judges can serve in court for life.
  6. Congress makes the laws, made out of the house of representatives and the senate.
  7. Role of the executive branch
  8. Decides what rights the citizens in that state have and gives the people the ability to control the government.
  9. Thomas Jefferson anti federalist
  10. makes the laws part of the legislative branch
  11. is counted every 10 years and the constitution calls for a census which is a count of population, Is used for giving representatives to states the the house of representatives.
  12. Part of congress, but all states have 2 votes each, a total of 100.

25 Clues: Role of the executive branch • Thomas Jefferson anti federalist • makes the laws part of the legislative branch • were in favor of the constitution and not the bill of rights • George Washington 1st president of the united states federalist • Part of congress, but all states have 2 votes each, a total of 100. • ...

JFK & LBJ Guided Reading 2025-02-19

JFK & LBJ Guided Reading crossword puzzle
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  1. Provides insurance and low-cost medical insurance for almost every American age 65 or older.
  2. Offered economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries between 1961 and 1969
  3. LBJs phrase of summing his vision for America
  4. The first of several decisions that established the principle of “one person, one vote.
  5. How states redraw election districts based on the changing number of people in them.
  6. The 36th president of the United States after JFK assassination
  7. Enabled the leaders of the two countries to communicate at once should another crisis arise.
  8. Barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere.
  9. Opened the door for many non-European immigrants to settle in the United States by ending quotas based on nationality.
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  1. A military strategy that can respond to threats and attacks
  2. Kennedy set out to transform his broad vision of progress into what he called…
  3. Cubas leader
  4. Became the 35th president of the United States in 1961
  5. A program of volunteer assistance to the developing nations of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
  6. Health insurance for people with low incomes
  7. Investigated and concluded that Oswald had shot the president while acting on his own.
  8. A clear indication that voters approved of his plans.
  9. A concrete wall topped with barbed wire that severed the city in two.
  10. An act that approved nearly $1 billion for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training.
  11. Banned prayer in public schools and declared state-required loyalty oaths unconstitutional.
  12. The 30th governor of California created some acts

21 Clues: Cubas leader • Barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere. • Health insurance for people with low incomes • LBJs phrase of summing his vision for America • The 30th governor of California created some acts • A clear indication that voters approved of his plans. • Became the 35th president of the United States in 1961 • ...

"A More Perfect Union" Vocabulary 2024-10-21

"A More Perfect Union" Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A system where the number of representatives in a legislative body is based on the population of each state or region. (2 words, no spaces)
  2. “__________ Plan” A proposal made during the Constitutional Convention that called for each state to have one vote in Congress, regardless of its population, favoring smaller states. (2 words, no spaces)
  3. Another name for the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where the US Constitution was written. (2 words, no spaces)
  4. A group of states or nations that come together for a common purpose, while retaining their independence. The US was initially a confederation under the Articles of Confederation.
  5. The official approval of a document, like the Constitution, by the states or other governing bodies.
  6. “__________ Process” The method by which changes or additions can be made to the Constitution. It requires approval from a large majority of Congress and the states.
  7. A system of government where power is divided between a central (national) government and regional (state) governments.
  8. “__________ Compromise” An agreement made during the Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature, with the Senate giving equal representation to each state and the House of Representatives based on population.
  9. A series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the US Constitution. (2 words, no spaces)
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  1. The branch of government responsible for making laws. In the US, Congress is the national legislature, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  2. A small group within a larger group, often with different ideas or interests. During the Constitutional period, factions debated the best ways to govern.
  3. “__________ Government” A type of government where the people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf, rather than having a monarch or dictator.
  4. A proposed framework or example of a constitution that can be used as a guide for creating or amending a country's constitution. (2 words, no spaces)
  5. The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, which guarantee fundamental rights and freedoms to individuals, such as freedom of speech and religion. (3 words, no spaces)
  6. An agreement where each side gives up something to reach a mutual decision. In the context of the Constitution, it often refers to key agreements made during the Constitutional Convention.
  7. “__________ of the United States The head of the Executive Branch and the leader of the country, responsible for enforcing laws and representing the nation.
  8. The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, led by the President in the United States.
  9. The lower house of the US Congress, where the number of representatives each state has is based on its population. (3 words, no spaces)
  10. “__________ Convention” A meeting held in 1786 where delegates from five states gathered to discuss and address problems with the Articles of Confederation, which eventually led to the Constitutional Convention.
  11. The branch of government that interprets laws and decides if they are constitutional. It includes the court system, with the Supreme Court at the top.
  12. “__________ Law Fundamental laws or principles that form the foundation of a government, like the Constitution.
  13. The upper house of the US Congress, where each state has two senators, regardless of its population.
  14. “__________ Constitutions” Documents that outline the laws and principles by which individual states are governed, similar to the national Constitution but specific to each state.

23 Clues: The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws, led by the President in the United States. • The official approval of a document, like the Constitution, by the states or other governing bodies. • The upper house of the US Congress, where each state has two senators, regardless of its population. • ...

The Civil War/Free slaves 2024-04-08

The Civil War/Free slaves crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who advertised something to get people to come
  2. Someone who wants to end Slavery
  3. A change a government
  4. A group of people who make laws for the united states
  5. What people used to get around
  6. Proclamation An order issued by Abraham Lincoln
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  1. A system of government in which power is divided
  2. Head of an executive branch
  3. Eleven southern states
  4. A written document of the United States
  5. To Break away from
  6. The United States of America
  7. A geographic area with boundaries and a secure government
  8. Someone from another county

14 Clues: To Break away from • A change a government • Eleven southern states • Head of an executive branch • Someone from another county • The United States of America • What people used to get around • Someone who wants to end Slavery • A written document of the United States • Proclamation An order issued by Abraham Lincoln • A system of government in which power is divided • ...

The Civil War/Free slaves 2024-04-08

The Civil War/Free slaves crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who advertised something to get people to come
  2. Someone who wants to end Slavery
  3. A change a government
  4. A group of people who make laws for the united states
  5. What people used to get around
  6. Proclamation An order issued by Abraham Lincoln
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  1. A system of government in which power is divided
  2. Head of an executive branch
  3. Eleven southern states
  4. A written document of the United States
  5. To Break away from
  6. The United States of America
  7. A geographic area with boundaries and a secure government
  8. Someone from another county

14 Clues: To Break away from • A change a government • Eleven southern states • Head of an executive branch • Someone from another county • The United States of America • What people used to get around • Someone who wants to end Slavery • A written document of the United States • Proclamation An order issued by Abraham Lincoln • A system of government in which power is divided • ...

Chapter 2 vocabulary 2022-08-31

Chapter 2 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a form of government or the set of rules, cultural or social norms that regulates the operation of a government or institution and its interaction with society.
  2. States A state that is generally capable of providing adequate political goods to its citizens.
  3. Legitimacy This is when rule is based on law and certain amount of procedures
  4. States a government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government
  5. A system of government through which political authority is divided and shared between the national, and state and local government
  6. It is the ability to rule absolutely within a territory. The principle of sovereignty means that all states are considered equal to each other and no state may interfere in the affairs of another state.
  7. The maximum rate of output of a process or a system
  8. a permanent population, a defined territory, governing institutions, sovereignty, international recognition.
  9. State A state or country that has failed at providing basic conditions for the country.
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  1. legitimacy when a government bases their rule on ideological beliefs or tradition.
  2. legitimacy This is when rule is based on the personality of an individual or group
  3. A state is a body of people living in a defined space, with the power to make or enforce laws, and with the organization to do this
  4. The right to rule as determined by a country's citizens
  5. the transfer of powers and responsibilities from the federal government to the states
  6. Expression of independence; individual's capacity to behave on their own.
  7. It is the organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state.
  8. States A state that only partially provides adequate political goods to its citizens.

17 Clues: The maximum rate of output of a process or a system • The right to rule as determined by a country's citizens • Expression of independence; individual's capacity to behave on their own. • Legitimacy This is when rule is based on law and certain amount of procedures • legitimacy when a government bases their rule on ideological beliefs or tradition. • ...

Citizenship Puzzle 2 2024-01-10

Citizenship Puzzle 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Speaker of the House.
  2. The Representative for my district.
  3. One of the three branches of government.
  4. One of the two senators for Texas.
  5. The number of Supreme Court Justices.
  6. One of the 5 wars fought the United States fought in the 1900s.
  7. One of the two longest rivers in the United States.
  8. The ocean on the east coast of the United States.
  9. The month that we pay our taxes.
  10. One way that Americans can participate in their democracy.
  11. The movement that tried to end racial discrimination.
  12. Group of people who were taken to America and sold as slaves.
  13. This sets up the system of government for the United States.
  14. The political party of the current President.
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  1. One of the 13 original colonies.
  2. The name of the current vice president.
  3. The current governor of Texas.
  4. The Commander in Chief of the Military.
  5. He created the first free library in the United States.
  6. This branch of government reviews or explains laws.
  7. One of the problems that led to the Civil War.
  8. One of the three rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.
  9. Location of the Statue of Liberty.
  10. One of the rights of everyone living in the United States.
  11. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  12. He was President during World War I.
  13. Number of years that a Representative serves.

27 Clues: The Speaker of the House. • The current governor of Texas. • One of the 13 original colonies. • The month that we pay our taxes. • One of the two senators for Texas. • Location of the Statue of Liberty. • The Representative for my district. • He was President during World War I. • The number of Supreme Court Justices. • The name of the current vice president. • ...

Reconstruction Vocab 2021-10-18

Reconstruction Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  2. Abolished slavery in the United States
  3. election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden
  4. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
  5. The unfair treatment of and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
  6. ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth
  7. all persons born in the United States to be citizens, without distinction of race or color
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  1. leader in the abolitionist movement
  2. American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor.
  3. is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
  4. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
  5. informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  6. were any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the American South between the end of Reconstruction
  7. United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union

14 Clues: leader in the abolitionist movement • Abolished slavery in the United States • election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden • ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth • United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union • ...

Civil War Puzzle by Camryn Stanley 2023-11-21

Civil War Puzzle by Camryn Stanley crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The seceded states formed this.
  2. People against slavery.
  3. This ship was sunk in June 1898.
  4. General of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  5. A machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
  6. The process of rebuilding the south.
  7. Abolitionist leader
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  1. A slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom.
  2. Tax on imports.
  3. Coin money
  4. When people are forced to do work and are owned by someone else.
  5. Nickname for the commander of the Confederate States of America.
  6. President of the seceded states.
  7. People who seceded from the United State of America.
  8. General in the Confederate States Army or the capital of Alabama.
  9. When a state separates from a country.

16 Clues: Coin money • Tax on imports. • Abolitionist leader • People against slavery. • The seceded states formed this. • This ship was sunk in June 1898. • President of the seceded states. • The process of rebuilding the south. • When a state separates from a country. • A machine for separating cotton from its seeds. • A slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom. • ...

Government 2012-09-18

Government crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who is in charge of the Executive branch?
  2. The brief introduction that begins the constitution
  3. Elects the president
  4. Highest court in the United States
  5. Government expanded into 3 branches
  6. How many amendments have been proposed by 2/3rds vote in congress and ratified by the state legislature in 3/4ths of the states?
  7. An informal change to the government ex. presidents cabinet
  8. Can impeach or remove the President
  9. The Division between central and federal government
  10. The power of the court to determine something unconstitutional
  11. Length of term of a senator
  12. Bicameral house under the Legislative Branch
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  1. People are the source of governmental power
  2. A group of people in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
  3. The amount of years a president is in office (one term)
  4. How many Branches of government are there?
  5. The people and interest that an elected official represents.
  6. How many senators are there per state?
  7. A series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
  8. How many amendments have been proposed by 2/3rds vote in congress and ratified by a convention held in 3/4ths of the states
  9. Can declare acts of congress unconstitutional
  10. First 10 Amendments
  11. Can veto acts on congress
  12. An informal change ex. democrat/ republican
  13. The Government can not be to powerful and must obey the laws.

25 Clues: First 10 Amendments • Elects the president • Can veto acts on congress • Length of term of a senator • Highest court in the United States • Government expanded into 3 branches • Can impeach or remove the President • How many senators are there per state? • Who is in charge of the Executive branch? • How many Branches of government are there? • ...

Reconstruction Vocab 2021-10-18

Reconstruction Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  2. Abolished slavery in the United States
  3. election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden
  4. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
  5. The unfair treatment of and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
  6. ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth
  7. all persons born in the United States to be citizens, without distinction of race or color
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  1. leader in the abolitionist movement
  2. American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor.
  3. is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
  4. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
  5. informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  6. were any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the American South between the end of Reconstruction
  7. United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union

14 Clues: leader in the abolitionist movement • Abolished slavery in the United States • election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden • ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth • United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union • ...

Reconstruction Vocab 2021-10-19

Reconstruction Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all persons born in the United States to be citizens, without distinction of race or color
  2. informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  3. ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth
  4. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
  5. leader in the abolitionist movement
  6. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.
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  1. is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
  2. American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor.
  3. United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union
  4. The unfair treatment of and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
  5. opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  6. Abolished slavery in the United States
  7. were any of the laws that enforced racial segregation in the American South between the end of Reconstruction
  8. election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden

14 Clues: leader in the abolitionist movement • Abolished slavery in the United States • election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden • ensuing leadership, of the Tuskegee Normal School for Coloured Youth • United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union • ...

WH Ch. 21- US Expansion 2023-03-28

WH Ch. 21- US Expansion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. State purchased by the United States in 1867 for 7 million dollars
  2. United States Naval Base located in Hawaii
  3. Presidents James Monroe's statement against Europe setting to set up new colonies in North and South America
  4. outlawed slavery in areas rebelling against the union
  5. allowed the United states to build a canal after they got their independence from Columbia
  6. railroad that connected the eastern and western parts of the country
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  1. Us bought Louisiana territory from France which doubled the size of America.
  2. Treaty signed which ended the war between Mexico and American war and Territory from Mexico that included Utah, California, Nevada
  3. Mexican General who made himself dictator of Mexico in 1834
  4. The Spanish-America war was between the United States and _________
  5. old Spanish mission in San Antonio that Texas used as a fort
  6. "_________ the Alamo was the battle cry for Texan forces in the war with Mexico
  7. boundry between Mexico and Texas
  8. war between the north and South from 1861-1865
  9. state that belonged to the republic of Mexico

15 Clues: boundry between Mexico and Texas • United States Naval Base located in Hawaii • state that belonged to the republic of Mexico • war between the north and South from 1861-1865 • outlawed slavery in areas rebelling against the union • Mexican General who made himself dictator of Mexico in 1834 • old Spanish mission in San Antonio that Texas used as a fort • ...

paightons crossword 2021-12-20

paightons crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lake named after Michigan
  2. the exact place of something
  3. found below the united states
  4. line above the equator
  5. 3rd planet from the sun
  6. found above the united states
  7. the way to move an object
  8. the earth is not flat but
Down
  1. biggest ocean in the world
  2. interactions between humans and a community
  3. line below the equator
  4. made up by 50 states
  5. study of the earth
  6. sunflower state
  7. an area or division of the earth
  8. found by using things around it

16 Clues: sunflower state • study of the earth • made up by 50 states • line below the equator • line above the equator • 3rd planet from the sun • lake named after Michigan • the way to move an object • the earth is not flat but • biggest ocean in the world • the exact place of something • found below the united states • found above the united states • found by using things around it • ...