states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
Government REVIEW, U.S. History 2017-04-28
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- The deal that combined two plans regarding representatives for each state.
- Amendment that says powers not given to the national government belong to the states.
- process by which a president is removed from office
- Against ratifying the constitution
- Employee of the judicial branch
- The father of the constitution
- Employee of the legislative branch
- How we elect a president, based on representatives/population
- In favor of ratifying the constitution
- The introduction to the U.S. Constitution
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- Power comes from the people
- Rebellion of farmers that were angered by their debt and taxes.
- first constitution for the 13 colonies/states.
- People exercise their power by voting for representatives that reflect their wishes
- Change
- sharing powers between the state and national governments
- Each state gets two representatives no matter what it's population. (Small states favored this.)
- Employee of the executive branch
- Amendment that grants the right to bear arms (weapons for your protection)
- Each state gets representatives according to their population. (Large states favored this.)
- Approve
- Amendment that give right to NOT self incriminate, due process
- Amendment that guarantees freedom of speech, religion, assembly
23 Clues: Change • Approve • Power comes from the people • The father of the constitution • Employee of the judicial branch • Employee of the executive branch • Against ratifying the constitution • Employee of the legislative branch • In favor of ratifying the constitution • The introduction to the U.S. Constitution • first constitution for the 13 colonies/states. • ...
American Civil War (1861-1865) 2024-08-20
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- Abolitionist and former slave who became a Union advocate (8 letters)
- Period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South (14 letters)
- Name of the Southern states (12 letters)
- Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States (10 letters)
- Carolina First state to secede from the Union (13 letters)
- Emancipation ________, issued by Lincoln (12 letters)
- Union general and later 18th President of the United States (5 letters)
- President of the Confederacy (5 letters)
- Nickname for the Northern states (5 letters)
- Battle that was the bloodiest single day of the war (8 letters)
- Famous Confederate general, known as 'Stonewall' (7 letters)
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- President of the Union during the Civil War (7 letters)
- Union fort attacked to start the Civil War (6 letters)
- Union general who led the March to the Sea (7 letters)
- Union strategy to blockade the South (8 letters)
- Battle that was the turning point of the Civil War (10 letters)
- Act that granted 160 acres to settlers in the West (9 letters)
- Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox (3 letters)
- Capital of the Confederacy after Montgomery (9 letters)
- Assassin of President Lincoln (5 letters)
20 Clues: Name of the Southern states (12 letters) • President of the Confederacy (5 letters) • Assassin of President Lincoln (5 letters) • Nickname for the Northern states (5 letters) • Union strategy to blockade the South (8 letters) • Emancipation ________, issued by Lincoln (12 letters) • Union fort attacked to start the Civil War (6 letters) • ...
Have You Been Paying Attention? lololololololololololololololol 2023-05-18
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- What is my favorite candy?
- What is my favorite memorization game?
- What is my favorite subject? (Only at our school, but isn't really a subject but we have it still)
- What is my favorite movie?
- What is my favorite book?
- What is my favorite phone brand?
- What is my favorite food?
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- What accomplishment did my sister achieve? (Its a big one)
- Who is my favorite singer?
- What is my favorite animal?
- What bus number am I on? (Not the one on the bus, but the one on the sign on the side. Also, spell out the number in word form.)
- What is my favorite color?
- What is my favorite TV show?
13 Clues: What is my favorite book? • What is my favorite food? • What is my favorite candy? • Who is my favorite singer? • What is my favorite color? • What is my favorite movie? • What is my favorite animal? • What is my favorite TV show? • What is my favorite phone brand? • What is my favorite memorization game? • What accomplishment did my sister achieve? (Its a big one) • ...
Antebellum Vocab 2021-12-02
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- RAILROAD network of homes, farms, and churches from the South to the North
- right of people living in a territory to decide whether to be a free or slave state
- an arms storehouse
- person responsible for assigning work and supervising slaves
- a slave placed in charge of other slaves
- when people in one area think their ideas are correct or more important than others
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- STATES states that permitted slavery
- people who worked to abolish slavery
- the period before the Civil War
- RIGHTS the idea that powers not given to the federal government belong to each state
- CODE set of laws that defined social, economic, and physical limitations placed on slaves
- actions that deny people their rights because of prejudice
- STATES states that did not permit slavery
- SOILERS people who did not want slavery extended into western territories
14 Clues: an arms storehouse • the period before the Civil War • STATES states that permitted slavery • people who worked to abolish slavery • a slave placed in charge of other slaves • STATES states that did not permit slavery • actions that deny people their rights because of prejudice • person responsible for assigning work and supervising slaves • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-02-25
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- Sherman,
- Davis, Former United States Secretary of War
- Sheridan, Former Commanding General of the United States Army
- Run, The very first full-scale battle of the Civil War
- Ironclad warship built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War
- Watie, The only Native American to be fully promoted to the rank of General in the Civil War
- The Union victory in the largest battle of this campaign
- Hooker, Remembered for his defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee
- Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1, 1863
- McClellan, Former Governor of New Jersey
- This battle marked the turning point of the Civil War
- Thomas, Was in command of only two battles in the Civil War
- Baker, Former U.S. senator
- Lincoln, 16th U.S. President
- The deadliest ground of the civil war
- Longstreet, Former United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire
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- Burnside, Former Governor of Rhode Island
- Grant, 18th U.S. President
- Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing
- The first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy
- Stuart, One of the best Confederate Generals
- A strategic location on the Mississippi River made it a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy
- Farragut, A flag officer of the United States Navy during the Civil War
- Plan, A military strategy suggested by Union General Winfield Scott early in the Civil War
- Pickett, A United States Army officer who became a major general In the Confederate States Army
- E. Lee, American Confederate General
- Sumter, Marked the official beginning of the Civil War
- Stonewall Jackson, Had a famous nickname
- Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
- The deadliest one-day battle in American military history
- Chamberlain, Former Governor of Maine
31 Clues: Sherman, • Grant, 18th U.S. President • Baker, Former U.S. senator • Lincoln, 16th U.S. President • E. Lee, American Confederate General • Chamberlain, Former Governor of Maine • The deadliest ground of the civil war • McClellan, Former Governor of New Jersey • Stonewall Jackson, Had a famous nickname • Burnside, Former Governor of Rhode Island • ...
Regional Concepts 2025-02-05
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- forest region in northern Russia
- League is an organization of the Arab nations of the world.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization-organized by the Europe/United States
- Sea shrinking due to over irrigation and polluting of water
- largest desert in the world located in North Africa
- boundaries change as a result of treaties that end wars,
- Cutting down trees (rainforests) with replanting
- is an alliance between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
- the area between Boston, MA and Washington D.
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- within Russia east of the Ural Mountains known as the “Sleeping Land”
- World countries that continue to have a communist government-
- labels describe what the region is like.
- Plains United States. Farming area for wheat, corn and dairy
- a region of islands in the Caribbean Sea.
- super-cities that are made up of one continuous urban area.
- region/northern most parts of North America
- regions countries enter into political and economic alliances with other countries.
- European Union includes the European nations that are
18 Clues: forest region in northern Russia • a region of islands in the Caribbean Sea. • labels describe what the region is like. • region/northern most parts of North America • the area between Boston, MA and Washington D. • Cutting down trees (rainforests) with replanting • largest desert in the world located in North Africa • ...
Shawn Madsen Application 6 2022-07-18
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- A rectangle has four of these
- ≅ means
- The angles that are formed when two parallel lines are intersected by the transversal are
- When a side is not between two angles it is
- Three sided shape
- A triangle congruence rule that states if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, the triangles are congruent
- A triangle congruence rule where it states that if all three sides of one triangle are equal to all three corresponding sides of another triangle, the two triangles are considered to be congruent
- △WQE ≅ △RTY is an example of a
- The other two sides of a triangle that are not the hypotenuse
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- A triangle congruence rule where it states if two angles of one triangle, and the side contained between these two angles,are congruent to two angles of another triangle and the side contained between them,then the two triangles will be congruent
- When a side is between two angles it is
- The longest side of a triangle
- A triangle congruence rule that states when two right triangles are congruent if the hypotenuse and one leg of one right triangle are congruent to the other right triangle's hypotenuse and leg side
- A triangle congruence rule where it states that if two angles and the non included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent
- Type of triangle that has a right angle
- A triangle has three of these
16 Clues: ≅ means • Three sided shape • A rectangle has four of these • A triangle has three of these • The longest side of a triangle • △WQE ≅ △RTY is an example of a • When a side is between two angles it is • Type of triangle that has a right angle • When a side is not between two angles it is • The other two sides of a triangle that are not the hypotenuse • ...
Economic Vocab Crossword for Choice board 2023-04-18
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- apolicy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
- one of the most transformative events of the 20th century.
- strategy of combing air, land, and sea forces to navigate the challenging geography and distances
- a mass political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of both the nation and the single, powerful leader over the individual citizen.
- Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II
- Passed on March 11, 1941, this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation
- Navajo Code Talkers, who created a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language
- an autrian born german, and he slaughtered jews until his suicide
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- a German submarine used in World War I or World War II.
- an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- also known as a atom bomb
- The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II.
- someone not in the police or armed forces
- The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States
- Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953
- the day of the invasion of Normandy, france
16 Clues: also known as a atom bomb • someone not in the police or armed forces • the day of the invasion of Normandy, france • a German submarine used in World War I or World War II. • one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. • an autrian born german, and he slaughtered jews until his suicide • ...
Phases of Matter and Gas Laws 2024-04-30
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- Gas to liquid
- Particles vibrate in place
- Liquid to solid
- A gas law that states that a gas's volume is directly proportional to its temperature
- Gas to solid
- Particles flow past each other
- A gas law that states that a gas's pressure and volume are inversely proportional
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- Solid to liquid
- A gas law that states that a gas's pressure in proportional to it temperature
- 212°F, 100°C
- Liquid to gas
- 32°F, 0°C
- Particles are quick and have no definite shape.
- Electrons wander with nuclei in an atom
- Gas to plasma
15 Clues: 32°F, 0°C • 212°F, 100°C • Gas to solid • Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Gas to plasma • Solid to liquid • Liquid to solid • Particles vibrate in place • Particles flow past each other • Electrons wander with nuclei in an atom • Particles are quick and have no definite shape. • A gas law that states that a gas's pressure in proportional to it temperature • ...
Phases of Matter and Gas Laws 2024-04-30
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- Gas to liquid
- Particles vibrate in place
- Liquid to solid
- A gas law that states that a gas's volume is directly proportional to its temperature
- Gas to solid
- Particles flow past each other
- A gas law that states that a gas's pressure in proportional to it temperature
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- Solid to liquid
- A gas law that states that a gas's pressure and volume are inversely proportional
- 212°F, 100°C
- Liquid to gas
- 32°F, 0°C
- Particles are quick and have no definite shape.
- Electrons wander with nuclei in an atom
- Gas to plasma
15 Clues: 32°F, 0°C • 212°F, 100°C • Gas to solid • Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Gas to plasma • Solid to liquid • Liquid to solid • Particles vibrate in place • Particles flow past each other • Electrons wander with nuclei in an atom • Particles are quick and have no definite shape. • A gas law that states that a gas's pressure in proportional to it temperature • ...
1960's Crossword Puzzle 2016-06-05
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- Invasion on island by Cuban exiles
- Confessed murders of Hollywood stars
- Social activist and civil rights leader
- First African-American Congresswoman
- Musical group that sang relatable, violent lyrics
- Died of drug overdose on August 5, 1962
- Series of murders on Hollywood stars
- First man to land on the moon
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- Location of Bay of Pigs
- Plan launched by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965
- 36th President of the United States
- 13-Day confrontation between U.S. and Soviet Union
- Leader of murders on Hollywood stars
- Celebrated passage of 1963 Equal Pay Act
- 37th President of the United States
- Location the U.S. secretly had missiles, but were forced to remove in Soviet agreement
- 35th President of the United States
- Band that John Lennon is a member of
- Name of first Soviet artificial satellite
19 Clues: Location of Bay of Pigs • First man to land on the moon • Invasion on island by Cuban exiles • 36th President of the United States • 37th President of the United States • 35th President of the United States • Confessed murders of Hollywood stars • First African-American Congresswoman • Leader of murders on Hollywood stars • Band that John Lennon is a member of • ...
CIVIC'S TEST PART 2 2024-03-02
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- What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful?
- Name one U.S. territory
- Who is the chief justice of the United States now?
- The House of Representatives has has how many voting member?
- Name one state that borders Mexico
- Who is in charge of the executive branch?
- How many U.S. Senators are there?
- What is an amendment?
- What is the economic system of the United States?
- Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
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- Who is one of your U.S. Senator now?
- What does the constitution do?
- What is the "rule of law"?
- When must all men register for Selected Service?
- What is the name of the national anthem?
- What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
- What is the supreme law of the land?
- What ocean is on the west side of the United States?
- Where is the Statue of Liberty?
- What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
20 Clues: What is an amendment? • Name one U.S. territory • What is the "rule of law"? • What does the constitution do? • Where is the Statue of Liberty? • How many U.S. Senators are there? • Name one state that borders Mexico • Who is the "Father of Our Country"? • Who is one of your U.S. Senator now? • What is the supreme law of the land? • What is the name of the national anthem? • ...
Countdown to Civil War 2025-02-24
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- 16th president of USA
- underground railroad
- began in 1848
- was attacked by the south, began the Civil War
- wrote uncle tom's cabin
- opposed slavery, also called democratic party
- another name for the Know Nothing Party
- lost to abraham lincoln
- when a region of a country has a stronger loyalty to its own interests than to the country as a whole
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- law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820
- slave act law that required slaves to be returned to their owners
- president of the confederate states
- led violent slave revolt
- political position that stated that territories could decide whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty
- name states that succeeded from union
- promote traditional american ways
- allowed territories to decide whether to permit slavery
- compromise of 1850
- Dred Scott v. Sandford was a landmark 1857 Supreme Court case that ruled that Black people were not citizens of the United States.
- judge presiding over Dred Scott decision
- 15th president of united states
- people who were born in usa were against immigrants
- a series of laws passed by Congress in September 1850 to address sectional tensions over slavery
23 Clues: began in 1848 • compromise of 1850 • underground railroad • 16th president of USA • wrote uncle tom's cabin • lost to abraham lincoln • led violent slave revolt • 15th president of united states • promote traditional american ways • president of the confederate states • name states that succeeded from union • another name for the Know Nothing Party • ...
Immigration Shaping America 2012-05-09
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- 1776 The Declaration of Independence charges the king of England with obstructing migration to British North America, thereby indirectly indicating that the colonies were greatly interested in recruiting new settlers. In fact, most colonies are in active competition with other colonies for these prospective settlers.
- Mexican residents of the newly acquired territory are allowed to remain. They are subjected to serious discrimination but become the heart of labor for the American Southwest.
- The first arrive in California as political refugees. Racial tensions grow between Asians and other Californians.
- considered by Congess to restrict the flow of immigrants and potential terrorists into the U.S.
- 1565 First permanent European settlement in the United States is established at St. Augustine, Florida, by the Spanish.1598 Spanish immigrants settle in what is now Texas and New Mexico.1619 First shipment of African slaves arrives in Virginia.
- interrupts mass immigration to the United States
- President Eisenhower's border control program. Cut illegal immigration at the cost of anti-Latino discrimination.
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- The treaty pledges to China the right of unrestricted immigration of Chinese citizens to the United States.
- Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco
- The first serious prohibition of free immigration in all of American history, this legislation bans Chinese migration to the United States for ten years
- many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace.
- limiting American citizenship to "white persons and persons of African descent," thereby discriminating against Asian immigrants.
- 1910 sends thousands of Mexicans to the United States. Over the next twenty years, nearly a million enter the United States, seeking work.
- A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law
- applies to the period of time during the 1630's when Massachusetts's population sky rocketed with the migration of approximately 21,000 immigrants to New EnglandEraofRegulation beginning the long history of immigrant pioneers in the fertile field of the mass culture in the United States.
- brings immigration to a complete halt as hostilities prevent transport across the ocean.
16 Clues: interrupts mass immigration to the United States • A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law • many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace. • Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco • ...
underground railroad 2019-05-17
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- States: slave states that did not secede from the United States
- to do away with something
- to forbid something
- trade: buying and selling of people for profit
- a large area of land where crops are grown and usually with a large, elaborate house on it where the plantation owners and their families live
- to make a difference in treatment or favor based on something other than individual merit
- the system by which goods and services are produced, bought, and sold in a region
- a penalty (usually money) imposed on someone as a punishment
- a person without freedom who is owned by another and is made to work for free
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- the power to do what you want to and not be controlled by another
- a person running away to avoid being captured
- people who wanted to end slavery in the United States
- something that is owned by a person such as land or personal belongings
- a native or naturalized person who owes loyalty or allegiance to a government and is entitled to its protections
- a plant (such as cotton or tobacco) that is grown and can be harvested for profit
15 Clues: to forbid something • to do away with something • a person running away to avoid being captured • trade: buying and selling of people for profit • people who wanted to end slavery in the United States • a penalty (usually money) imposed on someone as a punishment • States: slave states that did not secede from the United States • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2022-05-20
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- The General that led the destructive march to the Atlantic Sea
- _______ Reconstruction
- The party that favored Radical Reconstruction
- The president who opposed Radical Reconstruction during his term from 1865 to 1869
- ______________ conventions
- The second Reconstruction act empowered the army to register more of these
- The states that seceded from the Union and fought against them in the Civil War formed this
- The first Reconstruction Act split up the 10 defiant former Confederate states into this
- against slavery, industry based
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- What the House of Representatives tried to do to President Johnson
- 10 of the former Confederate states would not ratify the 14th of this
- favored slavery, agriculture based
- The period of time after the Civil War
- The Secretary of War that President Johnson fired
- The war about slavery, Union vs Confederacy
- The states that stayed in the U.S. and fought against the Confederacy in the Civil War
16 Clues: _______ Reconstruction • ______________ conventions • against slavery, industry based • favored slavery, agriculture based • The period of time after the Civil War • The war about slavery, Union vs Confederacy • The party that favored Radical Reconstruction • The Secretary of War that President Johnson fired • The General that led the destructive march to the Atlantic Sea • ...
performance assessment 2023-12-04
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- slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia
- An Austrian prince who was assassinated and started WW1
- a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.
- granted women the right to vote
- the condition of being a state
- an agricultural production system in which landowners contribute their land and often a measure of operating capital and management
- state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation
- 16th President of the United States
- released all slaves
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
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- militant American abolitionist
- doctrine, political strategy, practice, state policy, or advocacconsists ofin extending power by territorial acquisition or by extending political and economic control outward over other areas.
- prohibited all alcoholhol
- the economic shift from an exclusively agrarian society to one that embraced industrial development
- American factory superintendent and lynching victim
- 17th president of the United States
- a war between citizens of the same country.
- the action of reconstructing
- a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state
- Ku Klux Klan
20 Clues: Ku Klux Klan • released all slaves • prohibited all alcoholhol • the action of reconstructing • militant American abolitionist • the condition of being a state • granted women the right to vote • 17th president of the United States • 16th President of the United States • a war between citizens of the same country. • American factory superintendent and lynching victim • ...
Amendments of the Constituion 2022-05-16
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- Rights to Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
- no poll tax
- repeal of 18th
- cruel and unusual punishment
- quartering of soldiers
- jury trial
- election of senators
- suits against states
- women's voting rights
- able to vote at 18
- term limit on president
- rights reserved to the states
- self-incrimination and due process
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- due process and equal protection
- male voting rights
- district of Columbia's vote
- federal income tax
- Congressional Compensation
- search and seizure
- presidential succession
- election of president and vice president
- abolition of slavery
- prohibition
- non-enumerated rights
- presidential disability and vacancy
- Right to Bear Arms
- Rights of the accused
27 Clues: jury trial • no poll tax • prohibition • repeal of 18th • male voting rights • federal income tax • search and seizure • able to vote at 18 • Right to Bear Arms • abolition of slavery • election of senators • suits against states • non-enumerated rights • women's voting rights • Rights of the accused • quartering of soldiers • presidential succession • term limit on president • ...
States 2021-02-15
8 Clues: Known for the ducks • place that is super hot • known for their potatoes • related to rangers and spurs • What happens there stays there • Name of a fried chicken restaurant • lots of alligators there and beaches • place where the New Years countdown is held
States 2014-03-08
8 Clues: Alligators live here • State with a lot of beaches • This place has lots of tornadoes • This place is also know as Oceania • The state that has the city of love • This place gets lots and lots of snow • people usually spell the 11 letter word • D.C. The president of the United States lives here
States 2024-11-15
8 Clues: serves to read • the pizza house • take a pictures • used to make notes • you call us mexicans • serves to Open doors • they are called Chinese • In this school subject we use numbers
Lesson 3 2020-08-09
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- products that are made or grown in order to be sold; things for sale
- a cliff-dwelling built by the Ancestral Puebloans located in southwestern Colorado; the largest cliff-dwelling in North America
- suffering or death caused by having nothing to eat or not enough to eat
- a region once inhabited by the Ancestral Puebloans; the location of the Cliff Palace
- a house formed by using niches or caves in high cliffs
- country in North America south of the United States
- a multi-storied structure of the Ancestral Puebloans and Puebloans that could house up to 250 people
- to establish an institution often with terms of future maintenance
- a complex culture in which large numbers of people share basic elements, such as a social structure, religion, and art
- a large Puebloan structure that was build in Chaco Canyon
- group of blood relatives; important Indian social unit, especially in the western pueblos
- a canyon in northwest New Mexico containing a group of Ancestral Puebloan settlements, including Pueblo Bonito
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- a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
- building material made from mixing water with clay and sand
- religious center for the Ancestral Puebloans and the Puebloans; very important to the cultures that centered their religious ceremonies in a kiva
- a method of building a house by using closely-placed poles tied together and filled out with mud, clay and grasses
- human activity that provides the goods or services in the economy
- state in the southwestern United States; ceded to the United States by Mexico in 1848
- way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
- a group of interconnected people who exchange services
- an ancient Native American culture that spanned the present-day Four Corners region of the United States, comprising southeastern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado
- state in the western United States
- a period of little rainfall, in which growing crops becomes difficult
23 Clues: state in the western United States • country in North America south of the United States • a group of interconnected people who exchange services • a house formed by using niches or caves in high cliffs • a large Puebloan structure that was build in Chaco Canyon • building material made from mixing water with clay and sand • ...
Government Puzzle review 2022-01-03
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- the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest
- is the legal proceeding in which the personas assets are divided to those who were owed
- the right that the government can make any law at any time
- the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime
- The practice of spending more money then you receive
- the process of which citizens go from one country to the other
- a situation between two parties where no progress can be made
- is a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
- The powers each branch holds over the others
- formal, legislatively enacted agreements between two or more states that bind them to the compacts' provisions
- a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
- powers over and beyond those explicitly spelled out in the Constitution
- measure that requires passing from each senate and the house
- a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
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- federal grants given to state and local governments to encourage their cooperation in implementing specific purposes and programs
- political powers granted to the United States government that are stated in the Constitution
- a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
- a grant from central government which a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services
- Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
- prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of its constitutional powers
- the agreement between the government and the people that the government must protects their rights
- the concept of a government limited in power
- the power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
- the first ten amendments of the constitution
25 Clues: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness • the concept of a government limited in power • The powers each branch holds over the others • the first ten amendments of the constitution • The practice of spending more money then you receive • the right that the government can make any law at any time • measure that requires passing from each senate and the house • ...
Unit 3 Vocabulary 2018-01-21
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- a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
- a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations
- an American statesman and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
- the movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West
- a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention
- patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts
- British ocean liner that was in operation during the early 20th century
- members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- water passage across the isthmus of Panama to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the allied cause in World War I
- a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
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- information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
- a newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World. Pulitzer introduced the techniques of yellow journalism to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s
- the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
- a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war
- a state that is controlled and protected by another
- the 25th President of the United States from March 4, 1897 until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term
- the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence
- journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
- people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century
20 Clues: patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts • a state that is controlled and protected by another • people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century • journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration • British ocean liner that was in operation during the early 20th century • ...
HIstory 2022-11-18
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- clause within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws
- a statute empowering a person or body to take certain action, especially to make regulations, rules, or orders.
- are regulations requiring transparency and disclosure in government
- a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
- hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed
- refers to a type of tax that governments impose on income
- establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority
- rights given to Congress to conduct governmental duties
- shall be given in each state to the public acts
- power that Congress exercises despite not being expressly granted it by Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
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- powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit, such as a state or province
- a position that favors national action in dealing with problems
- An authority possessed without its being derived from another
- is a law that automatically terminates an agency, a law, or a government program
- court never gives a complete listing
- In the felids of health housing urban renewal transporting
- The court often supported states right against power of the national government
- powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law to any organ of government
- the lack of party discipline produces and openness in the system
- Constitution is a compact among the states.
- Specific powers granted to Congress as outlined
- agreement among states
- A comprehensive system of rules and principles usually arranged in codes and easily accessible to citizens and jurists
23 Clues: agreement among states • court never gives a complete listing • Constitution is a compact among the states. • Specific powers granted to Congress as outlined • shall be given in each state to the public acts • rights given to Congress to conduct governmental duties • refers to a type of tax that governments impose on income • ...
ABC CIVIL WAR 2025-05-08
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- was a US fort in South Carolina where the Civil War began
- states were slave states that stayed loyal to the Union during the Civil War.
- also called the Union was the part of the United States that fought to keep the country together during the Civil War.
- was the general for the North during the Civil War
- was the president of the Confederate States.
- means treating people unfairly and taking away their rights.
- were soldiers known for their bright colorful uniforms and fancy marching.
- was the time after the Civil War when the US tried to rebuild the South.
- were the foot soldiers in the Civil War the ones who fought most of the battles on the ground
- The movement to end slavery in the US. .
- was a big Union victory. It gave the North control of the Mississippi River and split the South
- a slaved who went to court to win his freedom
- lets people in Kansas and Nebraska decide if they wanted slavery.
- was a person in the army who made sure soldiers had supplies.
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- was one of the most important battles during the War.
- played a big role during the Civil War. They worked as nurses spies and even disguised themselves so they could fight.
- was the idea that people living in a new U.S. territory should get to vote on whether to allow slavery
- was an order by President Lincoln that said slaves should be free
- is when a state decides to leave the Union
- was a deal made to keep peace. It let Missouri join as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
- made up of Southern states that tried to get away because they wanted slavery and thought that the government was taking away their rights.
- were a series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
- was born a slave and escaped risking her life for others to do the same
- ended slavery in the US
24 Clues: ended slavery in the US • is when a state decides to leave the Union • was the president of the Confederate States. • a slaved who went to court to win his freedom • was the general for the North during the Civil War • was one of the most important battles during the War. • The movement to end slavery in the US. . • ...
underground railroad 2019-05-17
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- the power to do what you want to and not be controlled by another
- a person running away to avoid being captured
- States: slave states that did not secede from the United States
- a large area of land where crops are grown and usually with a large, elaborate house on it where the plantation owners and their families live
- people who wanted to end slavery in the United States
- to do away with something
- the system by which goods and services are produced, bought, and sold in a region
- a person without freedom who is owned by another and is made to work for free
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- a plant (such as cotton or tobacco) that is grown and can be harvested for profit
- something that is owned by a person such as land or personal belongings
- to make a difference in treatment or favor based on something other than individual merit
- a native or naturalized person who owes loyalty or allegiance to a government and is entitled to its protections
- to forbid something
- a penalty (usually money) imposed on someone as a punishment
- trade: buying and selling of people for profit
15 Clues: to forbid something • to do away with something • a person running away to avoid being captured • trade: buying and selling of people for profit • people who wanted to end slavery in the United States • a penalty (usually money) imposed on someone as a punishment • States: slave states that did not secede from the United States • ...
Constitution Crossword 2021-09-30
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- the form of government in which people elect officials to govern for them
- the branch in which the president sits
- the combined legislative body of the senate and House of Representatives
- the branch of the government made up of courts
- the head of the Executive branch, commander in chief of the military
- the second to the president, presides over the senate
- the fundamental framework of America’s system of government
- a person chosen to speak for a group in Congress
- A change or addition to the constitution
- the first 10 amendments to the constitution
- the president credited with freeing the slaves
- election month
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- Highest Court in the United States
- the form of government in which everyone votes on issues
- the main writer of the constitution
- the first President of the United States
- the loose group of states that preceded the United States we know today
- a small piece of our great union
- the branch of government made up of the Senate and the House
- the only colony that didn’t sign the constitution originally
- one of two people chosen by the state to represent them in the senate
21 Clues: election month • a small piece of our great union • Highest Court in the United States • the main writer of the constitution • the branch in which the president sits • the first President of the United States • A change or addition to the constitution • the first 10 amendments to the constitution • the branch of the government made up of courts • ...
chapter 17 terms 2023-10-11
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- - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missorui
- - president during the civil war,creator of emancipation proclamation
- - Paper money issued by the United States government
- - decree issued by President Lincoln freeing enslaved people in those parts of the Confederacy
- - This is where the Civil War was ended
- - was key victory of the Un
- - Southern states; wanted slavery
- - president if the Confederate states of America
- - Confederacy’s general during the Civil War
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- - She helped wounded soldiers founded the Red Cross
- This was the first major battle of the civil war.
- - side of military formation
- - 270 were killed, wounded, or captured during the engagement.,helped inspire the enlistment of more than 180,000 Black soldiers
- - Union’s general during the Civil War
- - Northern states; didn’t want slavery`
- the battle lasted 2 days, it was a narrow victory for the union but the losses were enormous
- - a warship equipped with iron plating for protection
- taken over by the union weakened the Confederacy and split it in half
- - stream or smaller river that feeds into a larger river
- and the single deadliest day of fighting.
- the Confederates entered the town for supplies, not wanting– to fight but they encountered the enemy
- - She convinced officials to let women work as nurses
22 Clues: - was key victory of the Un • - side of military formation • - Southern states; wanted slavery • - Union’s general during the Civil War • - Northern states; didn’t want slavery` • - This is where the Civil War was ended • and the single deadliest day of fighting. • - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missorui • - Confederacy’s general during the Civil War • ...
Immigration Shaping America 2012-05-09
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- many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace.
- brings immigration to a complete halt as hostilities prevent transport across the ocean.
- Mexican residents of the newly acquired territory are allowed to remain. They are subjected to serious discrimination but become the heart of labor for the American Southwest.
- A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law
- limiting American citizenship to "white persons and persons of African descent," thereby discriminating against Asian immigrants.
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- 1910 sends thousands of Mexicans to the United States. Over the next twenty years, nearly a million enter the United States, seeking work.
- 1565 First permanent European settlement in the United States is established at St. Augustine, Florida, by the Spanish.1598 Spanish immigrants settle in what is now Texas and New Mexico.1619 First shipment of African slaves arrives in Virginia.
- 1776 The Declaration of Independence charges the king of England with obstructing migration to British North America, thereby indirectly indicating that the colonies were greatly interested in recruiting new settlers. In fact, most colonies are in active competition with other colonies for these prospective settlers.
- The first serious prohibition of free immigration in all of American history, this legislation bans Chinese migration to the United States for ten years
- interrupts mass immigration to the United States
- considered by Congess to restrict the flow of immigrants and potential terrorists into the U.S.
- applies to the period of time during the 1630's when Massachusetts's population sky rocketed with the migration of approximately 21,000 immigrants to New EnglandEraofRegulation beginning the long history of immigrant pioneers in the fertile field of the mass culture in the United States.
- The first arrive in California as political refugees. Racial tensions grow between Asians and other Californians.
- The treaty pledges to China the right of unrestricted immigration of Chinese citizens to the United States.
- President Eisenhower's border control program. Cut illegal immigration at the cost of anti-Latino discrimination.
- Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco
16 Clues: interrupts mass immigration to the United States • A literacy test for incoming immigrants finally becomes law • many Americans panic, believing that the nation is threatened by a communist menace. • Significant Chinese migration to the United States begins to ares such as San Francisco • ...
top states 2024-02-19
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- Spectacular scenery, outstanding fishing for trout, steelhead, and salmon on rivers like Deschutes and Rogue.
- Remote rivers like Henry's Fork, South Fork of Snake, and Clearwater, a haven for solitude and trophy trout.
- Legendary trout fishing state, home to Yellowstone, Madison, and Missouri rivers.
- Diverse fishing opportunities from San Juan River to Gila Wilderness for trout, bass, and carp.
- Stunning landscapes, abundant trout streams, including South Platte, Gunnison, and Arkansas rivers.
- Diverse and untouched fly fishing opportunities, from salmon runs to wild trout and steelhead.
- Diverse fisheries from high mountain streams to coastal surf, offering a wide variety of fishing opportunities.
- Pristine wilderness, iconic rivers like Snake, Green, and North Platte, offering outstanding trout fishing.
- High mountain lakes, world-famous rivers like Provo, Green, and Logan, exceptional fly fishing opportunities.
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- Limestone spring creeks like Letort, Spring Creek, and Penns Creek, challenging fishing for wild trout.
- Pristine wilderness, iconic rivers like Snake, Green, and North Platte, offering outstanding trout fishing.
- Legendary trout fishing state, home to Yellowstone, Madison, and Missouri rivers.
- Classic trout streams in Catskills and Adirondacks, including Beaverkill, Delaware, and Ausable rivers.
- Diverse fishing opportunities from Smoky Mountains to Outer Banks, including tailwaters like Davidson River.
- Great Lakes coastline, inland lakes, and rivers, offering world-class fishing for trout, steelhead, salmon, and smallmouth bass.
15 Clues: Legendary trout fishing state, home to Yellowstone, Madison, and Missouri rivers. • Legendary trout fishing state, home to Yellowstone, Madison, and Missouri rivers. • Diverse and untouched fly fishing opportunities, from salmon runs to wild trout and steelhead. • ...
Midwest States 2025-04-16
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- This river runs along the eastern edge of Iowa
- This state is just south of Iowa and touches eight other states
- This state is split into two parts.
- This lake touches Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
- This state is just below North Dakota.
- This state is at the top of the Midwest and borders Canada.
- Minnesota and North Dakota both border this country.
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- This state is west of Ohio and east of Illinois.
- This state is north of South Dakota and touches Canada.
- This state is north of Illinois and touches two Great Lakes.
- The name of the group of states in the middle of the country.
- This state is east of Indiana.
- This state is south of South Dakota and north of Kansas.
13 Clues: This state is east of Indiana. • This state is split into two parts. • This state is just below North Dakota. • This river runs along the eastern edge of Iowa • This state is west of Ohio and east of Illinois. • Minnesota and North Dakota both border this country. • This state is north of South Dakota and touches Canada. • ...
bertyhjnhbg 2021-12-13
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- laws that enforced racial segregation in the South between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the beginning of the civil rights movement in the 1950s.
- became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate
- the period of US History during which the United States began to rebuild the South after the Civil War
- Former U.S. Representative
- 19th U.S. President
- military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory
- a person who farms rented land.
- established by Congress to provide practical aid to 4,000,000 newly freed African Americans in their transition from slavery to freedom.
- believed that African Americans deserved immediate freedom from bondage and should receive the same rights as whites.
- Former Governor of New York
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- limiting the protection of the privileges and immunities clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections
- required that 50 percent of a state's white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union.
- racist, anti-Semitic committed to extreme violence to achieve its goals of racial segregation and white supremacy.
- Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
- law forbidding the president to remove civil officers without senatorial consent.
- a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States
- It granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
- a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.
- 17th U.S. President
- abolished slavery in the United States
24 Clues: 19th U.S. President • 17th U.S. President • Former U.S. Representative • Former Governor of New York • a person who farms rented land. • abolished slavery in the United States • became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate • law forbidding the president to remove civil officers without senatorial consent. • ...
Great Depression 2023-03-30
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- October 29, 1929. On this date, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed, becoming a pivotal factor in the emergence of the Great Depression.
- a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States
- concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona
- getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash
- cash payments or “the dole”
- a line of people waiting to receive free food.
- created to protect U.S. farmers and other industries from foreign competitors
- provided the only meals some unemployed Americans had
- reduction of the general level of prices in an economy.
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- a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings.
- the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc
- provided financial support to state and local governments and made loans to banks, railroads, mortgage associations, and other businesses
- American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933
- stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.
- investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
- United States federal law passed under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost of home ownership
- 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificate
- the ability to borrow money or access goods or services with the understanding that you'll pay later
- American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York
- an area of land where vegetation has been lost and soil reduced to dust and eroded, especially as a consequence of drought or unsuitable farming practice.
20 Clues: cash payments or “the dole” • a line of people waiting to receive free food. • provided the only meals some unemployed Americans had • reduction of the general level of prices in an economy. • the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc • American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York • ...
Civil War 2022-06-02
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- a.k.a. "Battle of Sharpsburg";this was the deadliest one-day battle in American Military history
- repeated outbreaks of violence between proslavery and anit slavery
- A.K.A. "Fighting Joe";The defeat from the Battle of Chancellorsville led to his resignation
- ordered the first shots of the Civil War during the bombardment of Fort Sumter (April 12-14, 1861)
- this caused the border states to secede from the United States
- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia
- this group left the union because Licoln, who opposed the expansion of slavery, was elected president
- Northen army;they were fighting to get the states back that seceded
- He broke through confederate lines at the Battle of Spotsylvania court house;He lead his corps for Siege of Petersburg
- the people decide for themselves if they should be a free or slave state
- he was the general of the Manassas, Antietam, Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville Battles
- he screened Confederate positions and intercepted Union battle plans
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- he was elected as the 18th president;he led Union armies to victory
- it was issued by Abraham Licoln that all slaves should be let free
- the first shots of the Civil War were shot here
- a decade long, fight for freedom by a black enslaved man
- this was a victory for confederacy;in this battle Lee faced an army twice as big as his and still won
- He led the Union armies through the south (Georgia and the Carolina's);he produced revolutionary ideas of "total warfare"
- got the nickname "young Napoleon" and "Little Mac";He was a major general during the Civil War
- Licoln was elected and it caused 7 southern states to secede and make the confederate states
- known as the "deciding battle in the Civil War"
- he was the commander of the Northern Virginia army;he produced the most successful Southern army during the Civil War
- the first major land battle of the Civil War
- he organized an army of Rhode Island militiamen in 1861;he had one of the first units to arrive in Washington D.C.
- an act the replaced the Missouri Compromise and it allowed popular sovereignty
25 Clues: the first major land battle of the Civil War • the first shots of the Civil War were shot here • known as the "deciding battle in the Civil War" • Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia • a decade long, fight for freedom by a black enslaved man • this caused the border states to secede from the United States • ...
HIstory 2022-11-18
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- A comprehensive system of rules and principles usually arranged in codes and easily accessible to citizens and jurists
- establishes that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties made under its authority
- powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law to any organ of government
- the lack of party discipline produces and openness in the system
- In the felids of health housing urban renewal transporting
- Constitution is a compact among the states.
- powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit, such as a state or province
- rights given to Congress to conduct governmental duties
- is a law that automatically terminates an agency, a law, or a government program
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- a position that favors national action in dealing with problems
- The court often supported states right against power of the national government
- Specific powers granted to Congress as outlined
- court never gives a complete listing
- shall be given in each state to the public acts
- a statute empowering a person or body to take certain action, especially to make regulations, rules, or orders.
- hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed
- An authority possessed without its being derived from another
- power that Congress exercises despite not being expressly granted it by Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
- clause within the United States Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass whatever laws
- refers to a type of tax that governments impose on income
- a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
- agreement among states
- are regulations requiring transparency and disclosure in government
23 Clues: agreement among states • court never gives a complete listing • Constitution is a compact among the states. • Specific powers granted to Congress as outlined • shall be given in each state to the public acts • rights given to Congress to conduct governmental duties • refers to a type of tax that governments impose on income • ...
U.S. Gov. 2.1 Vocabulary 2023-11-14
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- The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, and national governments unconstitutional
- A list of items found in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress
- Found in the 1st Amendment, prevents the establishment of a national religion.
- Rule by the people
- Explains why the constitution was written and spells out the purpose of the government
- a government of law, not men
- Each branch of government has specific duties and responsibilities
- Statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States “shall be the supreme Law of the Land”
- a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works
- First 10 amendments adopted after the creation of the Constitution
- Clause Found in the 1st Amendment, citizens of the US can practice the religion of their choice.
- Elect representatives to rule on their behalf
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- Each branch exercises some control over the other two
- Powers that strictly belong to the states
- Clause The Congress shall have Power... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
- Limits the power of the national government by specifying not only the powers of the government but also those things that the government is prohibited from doing.
- 1803 Supreme Court Case which created Judicial Review.
- 1819 Supreme Court case that addressed the Elastic Clause.
- Having two branches or chambers.
- Powers the government requires to carry out its expressed constitutional powers
- A convention of delegates from all the states except Rhode Island met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May of 1787
- Clause found in the 5th and 14th Amendments
- The structure of our government, power is divided between the states and the central government
- A change to the Constitution
- The official way to confirm something, usually by vote.
25 Clues: Rule by the people • a government of law, not men • A change to the Constitution • Having two branches or chambers. • Powers that strictly belong to the states • Clause found in the 5th and 14th Amendments • Elect representatives to rule on their behalf • Each branch exercises some control over the other two • 1803 Supreme Court Case which created Judicial Review. • ...
COLD WAR 2019-11-22
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- Bill:Provided college or vocational training and one year of unemployment assistance for veterans returning from WW2.
- race:a battle between two or more countries to create the most and best weaponry.
- Pact:A military alliance of communist nations that agree to work together in case of attack from an outside source.
- Chi Minh's military force against the United States during the Vietnam War.
- political system in which one leader or a small group of leaders holds absolute power.
- nation:a nation under heavy political or economic influence of a more powerful nation.
- policy of not allowing communism to spread to any more nations
- Society:A set of domestic programs in the United States, created under Lyndon B. Johnson, with a goal of improving the lives of all citizens.
- Theory:The theory that if one nation in Asia falls to communism, the rest will follow.
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- Vietnamese that fought against the United States and the South Vietnamese Government.
- political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
- Plan:An American aid program in Europe which provided support to the war-torn countries after WW2 in attempt to stop the spread of communism.
- economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
- by the Soviet Union - the first artificial satellite put into Earth's orbit.
- congressional committee set up to investigate espionage and other disloyalty within the United States.
- an alliance of 28 countries bordering the North Atlantic Ocean. It includes the United States, most European Union members, Canada, and Turkey.
16 Clues: policy of not allowing communism to spread to any more nations • Chi Minh's military force against the United States during the Vietnam War. • by the Soviet Union - the first artificial satellite put into Earth's orbit. • race:a battle between two or more countries to create the most and best weaponry. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-19
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- Assasinator of Abraham Lincoln
- Most common way to die during civil war
- Path used by conductors to lead runaway slaves
- Confederate States Capitol
- President of United States during Civil War
- Union General that made Lincoln mad
- Abolitionist and Suffragist that had sons fight in the civil war
- Most important and deadly battle of Civil War
- the main focus of the Southern economy
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- new bullet invented during civil war which was much more deadly than the musket ball
- Deadliest Day of Civil War
- United States Capitol
- Best Social Studies teacher for 8th grade
- most famous underground railroad conductor
- weapon used Civil War
- First battle of Civil War
- main issue that caused the civil war
- invention that helped cotton production invented by Eli Whitney
- the main focus of the Northern economy
19 Clues: United States Capitol • weapon used Civil War • First battle of Civil War • Deadliest Day of Civil War • Confederate States Capitol • Assasinator of Abraham Lincoln • Union General that made Lincoln mad • main issue that caused the civil war • the main focus of the Northern economy • the main focus of the Southern economy • Most common way to die during civil war • ...
Social studies vocab 2021-09-30
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- a judge or magistrate, in particular a judge of the Supreme Court of a country or state.
- a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
- The Connecticut compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States constitution.
- the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
- an agreement in 1795 between Spain and the U.S. by which Spain recognized the 31st parallel as the southern boundary of the U.S. and permitted free navigation of the Mississippi to American ships.
- the agreement in 1794 between England and the U.S. by which limited trade relations were established, England agreed to give up its forts in the northwestern frontier, and a joint commission was set up to settle border disputes.
- the elected head of a republic
- a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction
- A series of laws, passed during the presidency of John Adams at the end of the eighteenth century, that sought to restrict the public activities of political radicals who sympathized with the French Revolution and criticized Adams's Federalist policies.
- establish the number of
- An uprising led by a former militia officer, Daniel Shays, which broke out in western Massachusetts in 1786.
- The United States house of representatives is the lower house of the United States congress
- an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
- a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
- was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes that they find to violate the Constitution of the United States
- the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US constitution in 1789.
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- was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures.
- The executive is the part of the government that enforces law, and has responsibility for the government of a state.
- a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US congress, which meets at the capitol of Washington, DC. was established by the constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and House of Representatives.
- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
- statements of principle adopted by two state legislatures in the 1790s; they affirmed states' rights in response to the federal Alien and Sedition Acts. James Madison wrote the Virginia Resolutions, and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Kentucky Resolutions.
- Made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the congress. Among other powers, the legislative makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate, and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.
- Friend of the people
- A series of eights-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in the late 1780s to persuade voters of New York to adopt the constitution.
- The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the presidency of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to the Quasi-War
- purchase- a treaty signed with France in 1803 by which the U.S. purchased for $15,000,000 the land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
- the term the Democrat-Republicans associated with the judicial appointments made by President John Adams at the very end of his presidential term.
- The judiciary is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.
- a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
- a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government.
- review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- To approve and sanction formally; confirm ratify a treaty
- the smaller upper assembly in the US congress, most US states, France, and other countries
- Relating to or denoting the central government of the US
- fifths compromises- The Three-Fifths Compromise outlined the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government.
- the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
36 Clues: Friend of the people • establish the number of • the elected head of a republic • a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction • Relating to or denoting the central government of the US • To approve and sanction formally; confirm ratify a treaty • a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-19
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- Assasinator of Abraham Lincoln
- Most common way to die during civil war
- Path used by conductors to lead runaway slaves
- Confederate States Capitol
- President of United States during Civil War
- Union General that made Lincoln mad
- Abolitionist and Suffragist that had sons fight in the civil war
- Most important and deadly battle of Civil War
- the main focus of the Southern economy
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- new bullet invented during civil war which was much more deadly than the musket ball
- Deadliest Day of Civil War
- United States Capitol
- Best Social Studies teacher for 8th grade
- most famous underground railroad conductor
- weapon used Civil War
- First battle of Civil War
- main issue that caused the civil war
- invention that helped cotton production invented by Eli Whitney
- the main focus of the Northern economy
19 Clues: United States Capitol • weapon used Civil War • First battle of Civil War • Deadliest Day of Civil War • Confederate States Capitol • Assasinator of Abraham Lincoln • Union General that made Lincoln mad • main issue that caused the civil war • the main focus of the Northern economy • the main focus of the Southern economy • Most common way to die during civil war • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-19
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- Assasinator of Abraham Lincoln
- Most common way to die during civil war
- Path used by conductors to lead runaway slaves
- Confederate States Capitol
- President of United States during Civil War
- Union General that made Lincoln mad
- Abolitionist and Suffragist that had sons fight in the civil war
- Most important and deadly battle of Civil War
- the main focus of the Southern economy
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- new bullet invented during civil war which was much more deadly than the musket ball
- Deadliest Day of Civil War
- United States Capitol
- Best Social Studies teacher for 8th grade
- most famous underground railroad conductor
- weapon used Civil War
- First battle of Civil War
- main issue that caused the civil war
- invention that helped cotton production invented by Eli Whitney
- the main focus of the Northern economy
19 Clues: United States Capitol • weapon used Civil War • First battle of Civil War • Deadliest Day of Civil War • Confederate States Capitol • Assasinator of Abraham Lincoln • Union General that made Lincoln mad • main issue that caused the civil war • the main focus of the Northern economy • the main focus of the Southern economy • Most common way to die during civil war • ...
Pennsylvania Facts 2023-09-16
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- located on the Allegheny mountains near Pennsylvania's southern border.
- This state shares Pennsylvania's eastern border.
- Pennsylvania is located in the _____________ part of the United States.
- the oldest mountain chain in the country. All of Pennsylvania's mountains are part of this.
- One of the Great Lakes of Pennsylvania.
- This is what half of Earth is called because Geographers divide the Earth into the Eastern and Western, Northern and Southern ____________s.
- How many states border Pennsylvania's southern border?
- This is what causes gorges to form.
- These ____________ in PA make our state a center of transportation and business.
- This state shares Pennsylvania's western border.
- ____________ is one of 50 states in the United States of America.
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- largest land areas on Earth.
- These mountains stretch across the middle of Pennsylvania, creating a 'spine'.
- this river flows through central PA.
- The overall shape on Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania's nickname. It comes from it's location.
- the continent in which the state of Pennsylvania is located.
- serves as a major shipping route.
- A natural feature on Earth's surface.
- These cover about 60% of Pennsylvania, totaling to about 17 million acres.
- This river is fed by its tributaries, the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.
- Rivers and lakes provide sources for _____________, such as fishing and boating.
- A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river.
- This state lies on the northern border of Pennsylvania.
- The other thirteen colonies resembled this, and Pennsylvania lies in the middle, creating a 'keystone'.
- a deep, narrow valley with steep walls.
26 Clues: largest land areas on Earth. • serves as a major shipping route. • The overall shape on Pennsylvania. • This is what causes gorges to form. • this river flows through central PA. • A natural feature on Earth's surface. • One of the Great Lakes of Pennsylvania. • a deep, narrow valley with steep walls. • This state shares Pennsylvania's eastern border. • ...
US History Unit 2 Vocab Crossword 2024-03-06
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- Powers that both state & federal governments have
- Rights and laws that are set aside for the state governments to decide on.
- supporters of the Constitution; Wanted strong national govt
- Part of government that MAKES the laws
- Part of government that INTERPRETS the laws; they decide if the laws are constitutional
- Secret meeting of the framers/founding fathers to fix weaknesses in Articles of Confederation an alliance of different tribes or states
- Against Constitution: Wanted weak national government and Bill of Rights
- ‘Necessary and proper’ clause. A way to change or stretch the Constitution and allow for changes to be made. Congress can make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the tasks listed in the Constitution.
- the ceremony for swearing in a new president
- Division of power between the national and state governments.
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- Powers given to the federal government by the states
- Formal approval to make a document into official law.
- Congressmen from the western and southern states who pushed for war with Britain in 1812
- a change that has been made to the constitution
- Amendments 1 - 10 in the Constitution that protects people's civil liberties (freedoms). Freedom of speech, no cruel or unusual punishment, trial by jury, life, liberty.
- legislature that has two houses
- the belief that the United States had the right to spread across all of North America
- Part of government that ENFORCES the laws
- a committee appointed by the president to help govern
- Government tax on imports or exports
20 Clues: legislature that has two houses • Government tax on imports or exports • Part of government that MAKES the laws • Part of government that ENFORCES the laws • the ceremony for swearing in a new president • a change that has been made to the constitution • Powers that both state & federal governments have • Powers given to the federal government by the states • ...
chapter 4 ju 2022-11-18
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- approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
- a statement of fundamental freedoms and privileges
- part of the United States government administering justice
- is a theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
- a cruel and oppressive dictator
- a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
- a vote that blocks a decision
- the part of the United States government that makes laws
- A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
- is the system or form by which a community is ruled
- the act of forming or establishing something
- a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
- government divided between central and regional powers
- government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
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- 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
- 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
- the act of forming or establishing something
- the orientation of those who favor government by the people
- the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
- a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
- part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws
- a political system governed by a few people
- a statement that is added to a proposal or document
- a state of lawlessness and disorder
25 Clues: a vote that blocks a decision • a cruel and oppressive dictator • a ruler who is unconstrained by law • a state of lawlessness and disorder • a political system governed by a few people • the act of forming or establishing something • a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right • the act of forming or establishing something • ...
Government Puzzle review 2022-01-03
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- the privilege, claimed by the president for the executive branch of the US government, of withholding information in the public interest
- is the legal proceeding in which the personas assets are divided to those who were owed
- the right that the government can make any law at any time
- the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime
- The practice of spending more money then you receive
- the process of which citizens go from one country to the other
- a situation between two parties where no progress can be made
- is a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
- The powers each branch holds over the others
- formal, legislatively enacted agreements between two or more states that bind them to the compacts' provisions
- a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
- powers over and beyond those explicitly spelled out in the Constitution
- measure that requires passing from each senate and the house
- a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
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- federal grants given to state and local governments to encourage their cooperation in implementing specific purposes and programs
- political powers granted to the United States government that are stated in the Constitution
- a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority
- a grant from central government which a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services
- Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
- prohibits states from interfering with the federal government's exercise of its constitutional powers
- the agreement between the government and the people that the government must protects their rights
- the concept of a government limited in power
- the power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution
- the first ten amendments of the constitution
25 Clues: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness • the concept of a government limited in power • The powers each branch holds over the others • the first ten amendments of the constitution • The practice of spending more money then you receive • the right that the government can make any law at any time • measure that requires passing from each senate and the house • ...
jacksonian era 2022-11-21
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- the forced march of Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma; part of Jackson's Indian Removal Act
- Jackson's response to South Carolina nullifying the tariff; authorized the military to get South Carolina to comply
- these lands kept the Indians from voluntarilly moving west because they were important in their families
- Van Buren raised tariffs in hopes of gaining votes from farmers in New York, Ohio, and Kentucky for Jackson's election in 1828
- The political party Andrew Jackson belonged to
- Jackson was eager to destory this system adopted by John Quincy Adams when he was elected president in 1828
- The name of the era between the 1820s -1840s when Andrew Jackson was elected as president. It is also called the Age of Jackson
- Jackson vetoed these types of improvements because he thought they infringed on the rights reserved to the states
- Jackson is remembered as the first presidential _____ Man of the United States, although his role and decisions were controversial.
- One person part of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet; wrote Jackson's speeches
- political ideology of limiting the government's role in the economy; principles of this included in states new constitutions in 1830-1860 inspired by Jackson and Taney
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- Jackson was the first president from this area
- last name of the president of the Second Bank who many politicans didn't like
- Crisis of 1832-1833. Most southern states opposed the import tax and South Carolina declared the tariff law null and void.
- Jackson vetoed the rechartering bill of this establishment that was intended to help regulate the economy
- last name of the man who Henry Clay elected as president with the power of speaker of the house instead of Jackson
- system where loyal friends and supporters were rewarded with jobs; Jackson used it to keep his friends in government positions
- last name of the attorney general, treasury secretary, and chief justice of the Supreme Court on Jackson's cabinet
- Indian ____ __ of 1830 - Jackson insisted that this act was to save the Indians and their culture by relocating eastern tribes west of the Mississippi River
- Southern states fought the government to lower rates and to prevent the government from abolishing ____.
20 Clues: Jackson was the first president from this area • The political party Andrew Jackson belonged to • One person part of Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet; wrote Jackson's speeches • last name of the president of the Second Bank who many politicans didn't like • the forced march of Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma; part of Jackson's Indian Removal Act • ...
A New National Identity Part 2 2014-01-15
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- The first road built by the federal government.
- A group of artists whose paintings showed national pride and an appreciation for the American landscape.
- This person’s presence in Florida angered Spanish leaders who refused to give up territory to the United States.
- During the early and mid-1800s, Americans went through a period of _______________ in which reawakening of religious faith was promoted.
- The was a period of peace, pride, and progress in the United States that lasted from 1815 to 1825.
- George Caleb Bingham’s paintings depicted scenes from the American ___________.
- He led many fights or struggles for independence in Latin American countries.
- He strengthened ties between the United States and Latin America and led the country during its period of nationalism.
- The ___________________ran from Albany to Buffalo, New York, and allowed people and goods to travel quickly by water between towns on the East Coast.
- Following the American Revolution, Americans began to model architecture in the United States after the styles used in ancient ________ and __________.
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- This was an official statement released by the president in 1822 that warned European powers not to interfere with the Americas.
- After the American Revolution, American ___________ began to create works that focused solely on American traditions and society.
- Feelings of pride and devotion to a nation.
- The Convention of 1818 set the border between the U.S. and _________ at 49 degrees latitude as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
- After Andrew Jackson did not receive enough electoral votes to become president, the ___________________ chose John Quincy Adams as president in the election of 1824.
- The United States wanted control over Oregon Country to profit from the _______________.
16 Clues: Feelings of pride and devotion to a nation. • The first road built by the federal government. • He led many fights or struggles for independence in Latin American countries. • George Caleb Bingham’s paintings depicted scenes from the American ___________. • The United States wanted control over Oregon Country to profit from the _______________. • ...
Constitution 2023-09-18
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- Congressional representatives that Kansas currently has.
- Unified the states and made them agree to work together.
- Enforces the laws.
- Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin became states as a result of this 1787 ordinance.
- First 10 amendments to the Constitution.
- One of the two states that thrived on the economics of slavery and forbade it from being abolished by the Declaration of Independence.
- First state to ratify the Constitution.
- All government power comes from the people.
- Dividing power between state and national governments.
- Massachusetts and New York favored this type of legislature.
- Pennsylvania and Georgia favored this type of legislature.
- Essay number in The Federalist that supported a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government.
- Largely believed to deserve credit for the Bill of Rights.
- Compromise that counted slaves as this for the sake of population when determining representatives to Congress.
- States needed to declare war or make treaties.
- President of the Constitutional Convention.
- Interprets the laws.
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- Only state not present at the Constitutional Convention.
- Land north of Ohio and west of Pennsylvania to the Mississippi River.
- An agreement to use parts of both the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan in drafting the Constitution.
- Last state, of the original 13, to ratify the Constitution.
- Voter.
- When a bill is passed.
- Rebellion in 1787 in which farmers protested the courts who wanted to foreclose on their farms in order to pay off import debts.
- Government in which people elect their representatives.
- Makes the laws.
- A group of people chosen from each state to indirectly elect the President.
- Along with John Adams, he was also not at the Constitutional Convention.
- City where the Declaration of Independence was first read publicly.
- Chosen by state legislatures rather than voters. States could have as many as 7 of them.
- Even though he owned slaves, he claimed slavery was “the most oppressive dominion ever exercised by man over man.”
- Supported the Constitution.
- Essay number in The Federalist that supported a strong central government.
- Which of the two was a Federalist? John Hancock or Ben Franklin.
34 Clues: Voter. • Makes the laws. • Enforces the laws. • Interprets the laws. • When a bill is passed. • Supported the Constitution. • First state to ratify the Constitution. • First 10 amendments to the Constitution. • All government power comes from the people. • President of the Constitutional Convention. • States needed to declare war or make treaties. • ...
Mathew Charrette's Reconstruction Crossword 2024-04-11
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- 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
- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
- charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.
- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters
- became the 17th President of the United States
- to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- led efforts after the war to establish civil rights for former slaves and fully implement emancipation
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- was the first black American to serve in the United States Senate
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- 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
- Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan
- a person who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal
13 Clues: became the 17th President of the United States • Radical Republican answer to Lincoln's 10% Plan • charge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct. • was the first black American to serve in the United States Senate • a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections. • ...
Chapter 12 Cross Word 2013-11-24
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- Attempts by the United States Department of Justice to arrest and deport radical leftists, especially anarchists, from the United States.
- A secret society organized in the South after the Civil War to reassert white supremacy by means of terrorism.
- a restriction on the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States. 357,000 immigrants was the limit.
- A time when many people defied prohibition, indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing, and rejected many traditional moral standards.
- Anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during the armed robbery of a shoe factory.
- A person who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform.
- A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished.
- A highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school.
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- A social and economic order that encourages the purchase of goods and services in ever-greater amounts.
- The right to vote in political elections.
- A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
- A United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States in 1890.
- The period between the end of World War I and the beginning of the Depression during which jazz became popular.
- A period of general fear of communists.
- The prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, esp. in the US between 1920 and 1933.
- The generation reaching maturity during and just after World War I, a high proportion of whose men were killed during those years.
16 Clues: A period of general fear of communists. • The right to vote in political elections. • A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority. • A person who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform. • Anarchists who were convicted of murdering two men during the armed robbery of a shoe factory. • ...
Vocabulary 13 2023-03-10
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- Writing that aims to explain a particular topic or concept clearly and concisely.
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- The mechanics of writing such as capitals, punctuation and handwriting.
- The process of selecting and integrating details that support, explain, illustrate, and/or develop ideas.
- Means that the information in a text is reputable and a trusted source.
- What the author wants the reader to know or learn.
5 Clues: What the author wants the reader to know or learn. • The mechanics of writing such as capitals, punctuation and handwriting. • Means that the information in a text is reputable and a trusted source. • Writing that aims to explain a particular topic or concept clearly and concisely. • ...
Government 2021-05-10
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- Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt
- Women's Rights to Vote
- Abolition of Slavery
- Grand Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self Incrimination, Due Process, Talkings
- Rights Reserved to States or People
- Right to Speedy Trial by Jury, Witnesses, Counsel
- Popular Election of Senators
- Suits Against States
- Excessive Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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- Right to Bear Arms
- Income Tax
- Prohibition of Liquor
- Quartering of Soldiers
- Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits
- Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People
- Election of President and Vice President
- Search and Seizure
- Rights to Vote Not Denied by Race
- Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
19 Clues: Income Tax • Right to Bear Arms • Search and Seizure • Abolition of Slavery • Suits Against States • Prohibition of Liquor • Women's Rights to Vote • Quartering of Soldiers • Jury Trial in Civil Lawsuits • Popular Election of Senators • Rights to Vote Not Denied by Race • Rights Reserved to States or People • Non-Enumerated Rights Retained by People • ...
Civil War 2023-03-30
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- the states that made up the United States of America; during the Civil War the states that supported the U.S. government
- a continuous attack with bombs, missiles, or other types of ammunition
- a military strategy aimed at preventing peoplee and goods form entering and leaving an area
- a person who worked to end slavery during the 1700s and 1800s
- the part of the government responsible for making laws
- the act of setting someone or something free
- an area of land
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- allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. Constitution
- a place where weapons and other military equipment are stored
- when each side in a dispute gives up some of their demands to reach an agreement
- a high-ranking military official
- bullets or shells
- the place where solders fight during a battle
- of or relating to the eleven states
14 Clues: an area of land • bullets or shells • a high-ranking military official • of or relating to the eleven states • the act of setting someone or something free • the place where solders fight during a battle • the part of the government responsible for making laws • allowed or legal under the terms of the U.S. Constitution • ...
Chapter 6 2023-11-15
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- process of identifying different levels of information
- mnemonic with each letter in these three words representing one of the twelve principle of memory
- sentences made by using the first letter of key words in a list of items to remember
- states that new information and old information can interfere with clear and accurate recall
- states that stimuli decay or fade from memory because they are too weak to be processed
- states that too much information entering the memory system too quickly forces some stimuli to be shoved aside or displaced
- memory techniques or memory tools that serve as bridges to help you recall information from long-term memory
- process of allocating sufficient time and using spaced practice effectively to learn rehearse, and retrieve information
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- states that stress, intrusive thoughts, emotions, or anxiety can hinder the ability to access information stared in long-term memory
- the process of creating a purpose or goal to act or perform in a specific way
- states that incomplete encoding during the rehearsal process in working memory causes inability to recall information accurately
- states that several variables may result in failure to locate information memory
- words or phrases made by using the first letter or key words in a list of items to remember
- mnemonic technique that involves associating items or topics with specific rooms in a familiar building
- involves using associations or information linked together to locate information stored in long-term memory
15 Clues: process of identifying different levels of information • the process of creating a purpose or goal to act or perform in a specific way • states that several variables may result in failure to locate information memory • sentences made by using the first letter of key words in a list of items to remember • ...
5.01 TGA 2025-04-23
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- A group of advisors that aided the President, John F. Kennedy, during the crisis.
- The month and year which the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in.
- A military alert during the crisis that was of the highest level which meant that the United States was almost at war.
- Leader of Cuba who allowed the Soviet Union to put missiles in Cuba.
- A plane that found out that missiles from the Soviet Union were in Cuba.
- A secret agreement that made it so the United States would remove their missiles from Turkey.
- The 35th President of the United States, who was the President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- The missiles that were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union.
- A council that received evidence of missiles being in Cuba.
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- A disagreement between the Soviet Union and the United States over missiles that were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union.
- A political disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
- When the United States called their blockade a quarantine to prevent further confrontation about a war, when they blocked ships from the Soviet Union from entering Cuba.
- An agreement that was made that there would always be communication between Washington and Moscow to ensure that a crisis like that wouldn’t occur again due to miscommunication.
- The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Crisis.
- Missiles that were long-ranged that could carry things across continents.
15 Clues: The leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Crisis. • The missiles that were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union. • A council that received evidence of missiles being in Cuba. • The month and year which the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in. • Leader of Cuba who allowed the Soviet Union to put missiles in Cuba. • ...
Vocab 2025-02-07
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- infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp due to disease and inhumane conditions
- War – a war when the United States was divided and fought against itself; the North and South had differences in culture, economics, and opinions about the Constitution
- Stephens (1812-1873) – Georgia politician who argued against secession, but went along with it anyway; he became Vice President of the Confederate States of America
- Blockade the US Navy’s strategy to prevent the Confederacy from trading so they could not get supplies, weapons, ammunition and other materials; “blockade runners” slipped past the US ships to sneak to Great Britain to get goods
- of 1860 – an election where Abraham Lincoln defeated John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas to win the presidency; upon Lincoln’s election Southern states seceded from the Union
- Proclamation Lincoln’s statement that all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863
- Campaign the Union Army’s plan to capture Atlanta in the summer of 1864; Sherman’s army marched from Chattanooga, winning battles of Dalton, Resaca, Peachtree Creek, Ezra Church, and Atlanta. The Confederates won the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- Earth Policy all of the assets that are used or can be used by the enemy are targeted, such as food sources, transportation, communications, industrial resources, and even the people in the area
- – a system of forced labor of African Americans; made worse by the South depending more on cotton as a cash crop, largely because of the invention of the cotton gin
- of Chickamauga a three day battle in 1863 near the Tennessee border; it was a Confederate victory and the second bloodiest battle of the Civil War with 34,000 deaths; after the loss, the Union army retreated back to Chattanooga, Tennessee
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- – separating from a nation and becoming independent; eleven southern states seceded and formed a confederation called the Confederate States of America (CSA)
- States of America nation formed by the states which seceded from the Union, including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia; Jefferson Davis was their President
- to the Sea Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from November 15 to December 25, 1864 marching from Atlanta to Savannah; Sherman used a “scorched earth” policy to end the South’s will to fight, destroying almost everything in his path
- Campaign the Union Army’s plan to capture Atlanta in the summer of 1864; Sherman’s army marched from Chattanooga, winning battles of Dalton, Resaca, Peachtree Creek, Ezra Church, and Atlanta. The Confederates won the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
- William T. Sherman (1820-1891)a Union Army leader known for "the March to the Sea;” he and his troops laid waste to Georgia as he tried to “make Georgia howl” and break their desire to keep fighting the war
- Lincoln (1809 – 1865) – The 16th president of the United States, Lincoln preserved the Union during the Civil War and brought about the emancipation (or freedom) of enslaved people
16 Clues: infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp due to disease and inhumane conditions • Proclamation Lincoln’s statement that all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed if the South did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863 • ...
Constitutional 2022-02-18
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- All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution
- the judicial branch of Government with the creation of the Supreme Court
- states respect and honor the state laws and court orders of other states
- the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate
- It changed the number of states needing to ratify the Constitution from 13 to 9.
- the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress.
- slavery is illegal
- added to ensure ratification in the constitution
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- responsible for enforcing
- he helped ratify the Constitution by writing 51 of the 85 installments of The Federalist Papers
- is known as the Father of the Constitution because of his pivotal role in the document's drafting as well as its ratification.
- contributed to the ratification of the constitution and worked on the federalist papers
- states have the power to pass their own laws in their own area
- The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary
- was serving as an ambassador in London during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, ;;
- as president of the Convention, signed first
16 Clues: slavery is illegal • responsible for enforcing • as president of the Convention, signed first • added to ensure ratification in the constitution • states have the power to pass their own laws in their own area • the judicial branch of Government with the creation of the Supreme Court • states respect and honor the state laws and court orders of other states • ...
Texas Revolution and Mexican American War 2020-04-13
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- In 1845, Texas joined the United States as the 28th
- Santa Anna was forced to agree to Texan what?
- News of the war reached California after about a..
- The United states then planned a huge attack on the port city of?
- After weeks of bitter fighting the city finally surrendered in September of?
- fighting broke out between the Mexican and American armies where?
- The two countries signed the what?
- In February of 1847, the armies of the United States and Mexico fought the Battle of Buena Vista which resulted in the defeat of the what?
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- In 1833, the Mexican government was taken over by who?
- Between 1820 and 1830, many Americans were invited to settle where?
- led an army that captured Mexican towns in New Mexico
- American settlers started the Bear Flag Revolt and overthrew the Mexican what
- President Polk urged Congress to declare war on who?
- the united states paid how much for the land?
- who angered Texans by executing the surrendered Texans?
15 Clues: The two countries signed the what? • Santa Anna was forced to agree to Texan what? • the united states paid how much for the land? • News of the war reached California after about a.. • In 1845, Texas joined the United States as the 28th • President Polk urged Congress to declare war on who? • led an army that captured Mexican towns in New Mexico • ...
Early Cold War 2024-01-11
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- stop the spread of communism
- government to the united states where the people rule
- plan to help rebuild Europe with the U.S. money
- military alliance between the united states and its allies
- first satellite in space launched by the soviet union in 1957
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- government of the soviet union where the government rules
- - military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite nations
- competed with united states during cold war
- a group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing during the Second Red Scare era
- one of the first two countries alongside Greece to receive U.S. money
- blockaded city that resulted in airplanes dropping supplies into the city
- - state of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action
- a pattern of competitive acquisition of military capability between two or more countries
- to accuse people without evidence
- war between communist north and democratic south between 1950
15 Clues: stop the spread of communism • to accuse people without evidence • competed with united states during cold war • plan to help rebuild Europe with the U.S. money • government to the united states where the people rule • government of the soviet union where the government rules • military alliance between the united states and its allies • ...
Founding Documents 2026-03-13
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- Another word for freedom.
- The three separate parts of the U.S. government that share power.
- The document written in 1776 that announced the American colonies were free from Britain.
- The document that explains how the United States government is organized.
- Rights The first ten amendments that protect important freedoms of Americans.
- The city where the Constitution was written in 1787.
- The leader of the executive branch who enforces the laws.
- The highest court in the United States that interprets laws.
- The group of people who make and enforce laws for a country.
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- The right to say your ideas and opinions without unfair punishment.
- The part of government that writes and passes laws.
- A change or addition made to the United States Constitution.
- Freedom from being ruled by another country.
- Freedoms and protections people are guaranteed by law.
- The settlements in North America that were ruled by Britain before the United States was formed.
15 Clues: Another word for freedom. • Freedom from being ruled by another country. • The part of government that writes and passes laws. • The city where the Constitution was written in 1787. • Freedoms and protections people are guaranteed by law. • The leader of the executive branch who enforces the laws. • A change or addition made to the United States Constitution. • ...
Ren/Goth/Mod Arch Terms 2025-09-29
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- Projecting molding at the top of a wall or building.
- Plant whose leaves inspired Corinthian capitals.
- Shallow rectangular column projecting from a wall.
- Spiral scroll of an Ionic capital.
- Intermediate floor level, often overlooking a larger space.
- Horizontal beam construction, as opposed to arches.
- Style of flowing, organic lines with floral and natural motifs (c. 1890–1910).
- Cross arm of a church, forming a cruciform plan.
- Vertical bar dividing panes of a window.
- Triangular gable above a portico or window.
- Grotesque carved water spout projecting from a roof.
- Finely cut, squared stone used in masonry.
- window Large circular stained-glass window with tracery.
- Ornamental stonework supporting stained glass.
- Lower steps or platform supporting a temple.
- Stylized foliage or knobs decorating Gothic spires.
- Four-lobed ornamental design, like a four-leaf clover.
- Interior layout without dividing walls.
- Subtle column swelling to correct visual illusion of concavity.
- Horizontal structure resting on columns, including architrave, frieze, and cornice.
- Three-grooved block on a Doric frieze.
- Small rectangular block in classical molding, resembling teeth.
- Mid-20th-century style using raw concrete and monumental massing.
- Dutch movement emphasizing abstraction, grids, and primary colors (1917 onward).
- Characteristic Gothic curve meeting in a sharp apex.
- Tall, slender, ornamental spire crowning a buttress.
- Rough-textured stonework with recessed joints.
- Classical order with ornate capitals of acanthus leaves.
- Upper row of windows admitting light into a nave.
- External support projecting from a wall, often Gothic.
- Projecting beam or slab anchored at only one end.
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- Classical order with scroll-like volutes.
- Slender supports lifting a building above the ground.
- Stone or wood block jutting from a wall to support weight.
- Ceiling treatment with recessed square or polygonal panels.
- Uppermost platform on which columns stand.
- Arched external support carrying thrust of a vault.
- Narrow gallery or arcade above the nave arches.
- Vertical grooves along a column shaft.
- Tall, narrow, pointed-arch window typical of Gothic design.
- Area around the altar at the east end of a church.
- German school and style stressing functional design and industrial materials (1919–1933).
- Having two arched openings, often divided by a column.
- Modern style using raw concrete and bold, blocky forms.
- Skeleton structure allowing great height and open spaces.
- Plaster used for coating walls or for decorative molding.
- Ornamental interlacing pattern of Gothic wood or stone.
- Inner chamber of a classical temple.
- S-shaped curve in molding or arch profile.
- Square panels between triglyphs on a Doric frieze.
- Three-lobed decorative or window shape.
- Central open space or skylit court in a modern building.
- Modernist architecture with glass, steel, and rectilinear forms.
- Sturdy, plain Greek order with fluted shafts and no base.
- Sculpted panel within a pediment or above a doorway.
- Decorative flourish at the top of a spire or gable.
- Ceiling where intersecting arches form a skeletal framework.
- Slanted slats allowing air and light but keeping out rain.
- Sun-shading device of horizontal or vertical fins.
- Non-load-bearing façade of glass or lightweight material.
- Decorative style of bold geometry, symmetry, and rich materials (1920s–1930s).
61 Clues: Spiral scroll of an Ionic capital. • Inner chamber of a classical temple. • Vertical grooves along a column shaft. • Three-grooved block on a Doric frieze. • Three-lobed decorative or window shape. • Interior layout without dividing walls. • Vertical bar dividing panes of a window. • Classical order with scroll-like volutes. • Uppermost platform on which columns stand. • ...
Ximena Lozano 2022-02-24
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- Opposed civil rights,especially surffrage for African Americans.
- ____ stages that has an impeachment
- Laws that required segregation.
- ____ votes against Johnson.
- "TREASON,_____, OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS"
- Process and period of Reconstruction during which the Radical Republicans in the U.S. Congress seized control of Reconstruction from Pres.
- A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
- The____ amendment gave African American men throughout the U.S the right to vote.
- It refers to the period of time following the Civil War of rebuilding the United States.
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- Senate aproved add and remove
- A special tax that people had to pay before they could vote.
- The ____ amendment made slavery ilegal throught tge United States.
- Two charged Johnson with ____ Congress.
- The ____ amendment granted citizenship to all people born and nationalized in the United States.
- Forced separation of whites and African American in public places.
- In 1867,Congress passed the _____.
- An important Congressmen during Civil War.
- Even though slavery was ilegal _____ slaves still were not treated equally.
- 17th U.S President and first president to be impeached.
19 Clues: ____ votes against Johnson. • Senate aproved add and remove • Laws that required segregation. • In 1867,Congress passed the _____. • ____ stages that has an impeachment • Two charged Johnson with ____ Congress. • An important Congressmen during Civil War. • "TREASON,_____, OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS" • 17th U.S President and first president to be impeached. • ...
quiz for chapter 9 sections 4 and 5 2026-02-03
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- feared the League of Nations would drag the United States into future wars.
- The United States paid for the war through taxes, loans, and the sale of
- led opposition in the Senate.
- The government used ________ to rally support for the war.
- set production goals and controlled prices and wages.
- was forced to accept war guilt, pay reparations, and reduce its military.
- rejected the Treaty of Versailles, and the United States never joined the League of Nations
- took an active role in directing the economy during World War I.
- gave short patriotic speeches in public places
- (1917)(1918) limited free speech.
- produced posters, pamphlets, films, and speeches.
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- encouraged companies to switch from consumer goods to war materials.
- officially ended World War I.
- President Woodrow Wilson proposed the ____________ as a plan for lasting peace.
- led by Herbert Hoover, promoted conservation through voluntary efforts
- were encouraged to buy bonds as a patriotic duty
- These laws raised concerns about violations of
- believed the treaty was too harsh on Germany
- One key proposal was the creation of a _____________
- could be punished for criticizing the government, the military, or the war effort.
20 Clues: officially ended World War I. • led opposition in the Senate. • (1917)(1918) limited free speech. • believed the treaty was too harsh on Germany • These laws raised concerns about violations of • gave short patriotic speeches in public places • were encouraged to buy bonds as a patriotic duty • produced posters, pamphlets, films, and speeches. • ...
G1U1 Crossword Puzzle 2026-03-17
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- The period of time before writing systems were invented.
- A display that shows the division and classification of specific areas of the world is a __________ Map
- Measure of distance North or South of the Equator
- The study of past people and cultures (artifacts).
- A large landmass that juts out from a continent.
- The study of past events.
- Believing in one God.
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- A chain of islands
- Believing in many gods.
- The branch of knowledge that deals with systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior. (two words)
- The ranking of a group of individuals based upon common economic, cultural, or political status. (two words)
- A display that highlights information from specific subjects (EX: population, birth rate, or natural resources) is a __________ Map
- An area or region of the world with specific weather conditions
- Is the way limited resources are used to satisfy wants and needs
- Measure of distance East or West of the Prime Meridian
- The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
- A display of a country, or continents, territories, boundaries (borders), and capitals is a __________ Map
- A display of the Earth’s features (EX: mountain elevation or water depth) is a __________ Map
- The way the globe is broken into halves
- A way of life of a society that is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience.
- The study of human remains, cultures, and their development (bones)
- The study of people, their environments, and their resources
22 Clues: A chain of islands • Believing in one God. • Believing in many gods. • The study of past events. • The way the globe is broken into halves • A large landmass that juts out from a continent. • Measure of distance North or South of the Equator • The study of past people and cultures (artifacts). • Measure of distance East or West of the Prime Meridian • ...
Jack Kwartowitz 2nd Hour Gov. Final Project 2022-01-07
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- gov. power limited by the constitution
- Powers denied by states
- makes the money and collects taxes
- states send these to congress
- Troops lead by the commander in chief
- A singed agreement
- Ruled by 1
- Countrys actions towards other countries
- tally of all the votes cast
- Broad powers kept by states
- two chambers
- "to assign"
- The U.S. document that holds the concept of federalism
- principles, rules, or laws influenced by parties
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- the branch that makes laws
- to promote or support
- favoring one view or the other
- the branch that interprets laws
- things inside the United States
- the person that is chosen to run as a candidate in the national convention
- less serious crimes that can be less than a year in jail or just a fine
- Rule by a few
- agreements between countries
- serious crimes that are a punishment for more than a year in jail
24 Clues: Ruled by 1 • "to assign" • two chambers • Rule by a few • A singed agreement • to promote or support • Powers denied by states • the branch that makes laws • tally of all the votes cast • Broad powers kept by states • agreements between countries • states send these to congress • favoring one view or the other • the branch that interprets laws • things inside the United States • ...
Reconstruction Vocab 6 2022-11-18
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- the violent abolitionist that gave slaves guns at harpers ferry
- slave who led a rebellion
- leader of the black legislators
- equal slave to free states
- the act of making legally null and void
- new general of the union army
- terrorist group that wanted to stop black men from voting
- states where slavery is legal
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- most deadlist battle
- 17th president
- position supported by several prominent georgia politicans who supported the Compromise of 1850
- wrote uncle toms cabin
- site where a general abused his soldiers by not feeding them
- largest battle fought in georgia
- compromise where california was brought in as a free state
- states where slavery is not legal
- 16th president
- machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers
- the belief that a states sovereignity is more important than that of the national goverment
- general of the confederate army
- group that wants to punish the south
21 Clues: 17th president • 16th president • most deadlist battle • wrote uncle toms cabin • slave who led a rebellion • equal slave to free states • new general of the union army • states where slavery is legal • leader of the black legislators • general of the confederate army • largest battle fought in georgia • states where slavery is not legal • group that wants to punish the south • ...
global politics exam 2 2026-04-07
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- of underdevelopment – Rich states keep poor ones poor
- foreign policy – Put women at the diplomacy table
- circulation – China’s “domestic + export” model
- Trade makes war too costly
- – Global trade-rule referee
- of geopolitics – States re-assert power rivalry
- – Border taxes on imports
- Western depictions of the East as exotic/inferior
- – Crisis lender to states
- humanitarian emergencies – War-famine-refugee crises
- drones – One-way explosive UAVs
- oil shocks – OPEC price hikes rattled globe
- of care – Feminist IR empathy lens
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- of the commons – Shared resource over-use ruin
- revolution – Nukes freeze big-war calculus
- masculinity – Dominant “manly” state ideal
- revolution – Early-modern military-tech leap
- myth – Tariffs “save” domestic jobs claim
- trap – Each step drags you deeper
- – Overlapping oppressions matrix
- vs. markets – Government–business tug-of-war
- – Free-market, privatize, deregulate
- theory – Question power structures
- Bank – Long-term dev-bank for projects
- and hegemonic tasks – Super-power peace-keeping jobs
25 Clues: – Border taxes on imports • – Crisis lender to states • Trade makes war too costly • – Global trade-rule referee • drones – One-way explosive UAVs • – Overlapping oppressions matrix • trap – Each step drags you deeper • theory – Question power structures • of care – Feminist IR empathy lens • – Free-market, privatize, deregulate • Bank – Long-term dev-bank for projects • ...
US Constitution 2025-02-12
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- Shares power between the states and the national.
- First words of the Constitution.
- Can only interpret and evaluate the laws.
- Supreme law of the land.
- This means to rule.
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- Powers kept by the states.
- People vote for their leaders.
- Can only pass laws.
- Can only enforce the laws.
- A government which is as small as can be.
- Powers shared by the states and national gov.
- Powers given to the national government.
12 Clues: Can only pass laws. • This means to rule. • Supreme law of the land. • Powers kept by the states. • Can only enforce the laws. • People vote for their leaders. • First words of the Constitution. • Powers given to the national government. • A government which is as small as can be. • Can only interpret and evaluate the laws. • Powers shared by the states and national gov. • ...
Chapter 13: The presidency LP 2023-04-13
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- the main architect of american foreign policy.
- vice president becomes president when president dies or cant work
- group of electors chosen from each state
- ___________ representation
- people vote directly for president and vice president
- people who support the ratification of the constitution
- commander in chief
- each candidate receives same share of states electoral vote as states popular vote
- director of the huge executive branch of the federal government
- Whoever wins majority takes all electoral votes
- whoever wins popular vote gets the electoral votes
- Represent the United States in legal matters.
- a speech that reflects reason for gathering
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- gives President power over state
- the main architect for public policy
- Becomes president after preseident dies
- the House's presiding officer, party leader, and the institution's administrative head
- The group of people who choose president and vice president
- People that can vote in an ellection
- meets which deligates pick their canidits
- oversees the Defense Department and acts as the principal defense policymaker and adviser.
- electors chosen in each state like members of congress
- must be a ballot for the president and the vice president
- votes cast for president and vice president
24 Clues: commander in chief • ___________ representation • gives President power over state • the main architect for public policy • People that can vote in an ellection • Becomes president after preseident dies • group of electors chosen from each state • meets which deligates pick their canidits • votes cast for president and vice president • ...
Capitals of Countries 2021-10-18
Countries & Capitals #1 2025-10-21
Countries & Capitals #4 2025-10-21
27. Cities & Capitals 2025-07-06
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- A place where you can borrow books and read.
- A place where things are made using machines.
- An easily recognized building or feature in a place.
- A wide street, often with trees along both sides.
- A structure with walls and a roof, like a house or an office.
- A main road for fast travel between places, usually with many lanes.
- A place where people buy and sell food and other goods.
- Stop A specific place where buses pick up and drop off passengers.
- The central business area of a large town.
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- A section of a street between two cross streets.
- A very wide street, often with trees and space in the middle.
- A structure built to carry a road or railway over a river, valley, or other obstacle.
- A place where airplanes take off and land, and people travel from.
- A statue or building built to remember a person or event.
- A place on the coast where ships can safely dock.
15 Clues: The central business area of a large town. • A place where you can borrow books and read. • A place where things are made using machines. • A section of a street between two cross streets. • A wide street, often with trees along both sides. • A place on the coast where ships can safely dock. • An easily recognized building or feature in a place. • ...
Capitals Of Europe 2025-04-01
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- What is the capital of Germany?
- What is the capital of Spain?
- What is the capital of the Netherlands?
- What is the capital of Sweden?
- What is the capital of Bulgaria?
- What is the capital of England?
- What is the capital of Portugal?
- What is the capital of Ukraine?
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- What is the capital of Hungary?
- What is the capital of Italy?
- What is the capital of France?
- What is the capital of Poland?
- What is the capital of Ireland?
- What is the capital of Finland?
- What is the capital of Russia?
15 Clues: What is the capital of Italy? • What is the capital of Spain? • What is the capital of France? • What is the capital of Poland? • What is the capital of Sweden? • What is the capital of Russia? • What is the capital of Hungary? • What is the capital of Germany? • What is the capital of Ireland? • What is the capital of Finland? • What is the capital of England? • ...
World Capitals 1 2024-09-29
15 Clues: – Capital of Cuba • – Capital of China • – Capital of Spain • – Capital of Egypt • – Capital of Italy • – Capital of Japan • – Capital of Norway • – Capital of Canada • – Capital of Greece • – Capital of France • – Capital of Russia • – Capital of Germany • – Capital of Portugal • – Capital of Australia • – Capital of South Korea
World Capitals 4 2024-09-30
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- – Capital of Mozambique
- – Capital of Slovenia
- – Capital of Georgia
- – Capital of Bangladesh
- – Capital of Chile
- – Capital of Venezuela
- – Capital of Armenia
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- – Capital of Latvia
- – Capital of Denmark
- – Capital of Algeria
- – Capital of Romania
- – Capital of Namibia
- – Capital of Laos
- – Capital of Eritrea
- – Capital of Mali
15 Clues: – Capital of Laos • – Capital of Mali • – Capital of Chile • – Capital of Latvia • – Capital of Denmark • – Capital of Algeria • – Capital of Romania • – Capital of Namibia • – Capital of Georgia • – Capital of Eritrea • – Capital of Armenia • – Capital of Slovenia • – Capital of Venezuela • – Capital of Mozambique • – Capital of Bangladesh
World Capitals 3 2024-09-30
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- – Capital of Czech Republic
- – Capital of Bulgaria
- – Capital of Vietnam
- – Capital of Oman
- – Capital of Uganda
- – Capital of Rwanda
- – Capital of Qatar
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- – Capital of Hungary
- – Capital of Iraq
- – Capital of Fiji
- – Capital of Afghanistan
- – Capital of Peru
- – Capital of Azerbaijan
- – Capital of Tunisia
- – Capital of Jordan
15 Clues: – Capital of Iraq • – Capital of Fiji • – Capital of Peru • – Capital of Oman • – Capital of Qatar • – Capital of Uganda • – Capital of Rwanda • – Capital of Jordan • – Capital of Hungary • – Capital of Vietnam • – Capital of Tunisia • – Capital of Bulgaria • – Capital of Azerbaijan • – Capital of Afghanistan • – Capital of Czech Republic
Capitals of Countries 2025-08-21
Capitals of Countries 2025-08-21
Chapter 10 Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-22
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- the transition from a pre-industrial economy to a market-oriented, capitalist economy
- ___led a small group of fellow slaves in a violent rebellion in which more than 50 people were killed in one night
- work stoppages
- people trapped in the institution of slavery created a culture of survival and rebellion
- the amount of states cotton grows shrubs on
- songs composed by enslaved people
- Industrialization in the early 19th century transformed the ways in which Americans lived and worked
- developed a more efficient power loom
- boats outfitted with steam boiler engines to power their paddle wheels
- iconic symbol of US expansion
- the year of Importation of Slaves
- a free state maintained the balance between the number of slave states and free states
- bore the last name of his cruel owner, Thomas Prosser
- this range stretches north to south for more than 1,500 miles from Canada to Alabama and is up to 300 miles wide
- prewar
- lands governed by the federal government but not belonging to any state
- founder of Hartford female seminary
- argued for tariffs, or taxes on imported goods, to promote American manufacturing and stimulate commerce
- a new invention that enabled southern plantation owners to grow more crops and increase profits
- the identification with and loyalty to a particular part of the country, such as the North or the South
- monroe's ideas that promised that the United States would not fight in any European wars
- the concept of loyalty and devotion to one’s nation
- the widespread production by machinery
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- ___was elected president of the United States in 1816
- powers not explicitly stated in the Constitution
- new form of representative rule
- the cash crop that connected the North and South
- government subsidies became known as the…?
- this person opened his own cloth factory in rhode island in 1793
- a set of societal expectations for mothers
- quickly cut stalks of wheat from the field and gathered them up for processing
- as the United States expanded its territory and its power, it negotiated how each new state would deal with the issue of slavery
- spins fibers into yarn then it turns it into cloth
- government funds for improvements or support of commerce
- this started being constructed in 1817, and stretched from Buffalo near Lake Erie in western New York to Albany
- Whitney made his rifles using…?
- this invention sent messages over electrical wires using a series of long and short pulses known as Morse code
- slave trade within the United States
- when cotton quickly became a central part of the U.S. economy
- the nonviolent refusal to obey authority and laws
- Between 1800 and 1850, the United States built the most advanced transportation network in the world
- in this, the people of the state of Missouri could own slaves
- a machine fitted with teeth to grab the seeds and separate them from cotton tufts
- an industry that produced cloth and clothing from cotton and other raw materials
- A new invention enabled southern _______owners to grow more crops and increase profits.
- can make 1,217 men’s T-shirts or 313,600 $100 bills
- what was the US in the 1816 era called
- a method of production in which large crews of people perform work in one location
- a monthly magazine of poetry and fiction developed by young women
- complete control of an industry by one company
- one of the most influential Americans who introduced new technologies in the early 19th century.
51 Clues: prewar • work stoppages • iconic symbol of US expansion • new form of representative rule • Whitney made his rifles using…? • songs composed by enslaved people • the year of Importation of Slaves • founder of Hartford female seminary • slave trade within the United States • developed a more efficient power loom • what was the US in the 1816 era called • ...
American States 2023-01-04
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- the internet says this state doesn't exist
- home of the Big Apple
- known for their peaches
- shares a name with an iced tea brand
- home of Hollywood
- a famous band from the 70s
- home to the Ravens and Old Bay seasoning
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- popular internet memes make fun of this state
- home to BENSALEM HIGH SCHOOL!
- "Everything's bigger in _____"
- popular retirement destination
- known for their obsession with cheese
- "Sweet Home _______"
13 Clues: home of Hollywood • "Sweet Home _______" • home of the Big Apple • known for their peaches • a famous band from the 70s • home to BENSALEM HIGH SCHOOL! • "Everything's bigger in _____" • popular retirement destination • shares a name with an iced tea brand • known for their obsession with cheese • home to the Ravens and Old Bay seasoning • ...
history slide vocad 2024-05-14
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- started during the early morning hours of April 9, 1865. By the afternoon of the same day, General Robert E. Lee, commander of all Confederate forces, surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant
- showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater
- On April 12, 1861, forces from the Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison...
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free.
- November 15 to December 21, 1864, in which Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman led troops through the Confederate state of Georgia, pillaging the countryside and destroying both military outposts and civilian properties
- When the Civil War began, these vigilante units mustered into the federal army and became formally recognized Union regiments calling themselves ...
- fugitive slaves were declared to be "contraband of war" if their labor had been used to aid the Confederacy in anyway
- Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. John Pope
- over 400 African American enslaved men, women, and children were sold on a racetrack in Savannah, GA under torrential rain
- The 47-day Siege of Vicksburg eventually gave control of the Mississippi River
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- follows the harrowing journey of a young slave named Cora as she escapes through the clandestine network
- saw more troops engaged than any other battle of the American Civil War, almost 200,000 men
- ended with a United States (Union) victory over Confederate forces in Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee.
- the failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers
- The plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces
- The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
- Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's troops line the mountain's crest to repulse the advance of Union general William T. Sherman.
- social, political, or economic exclusion of immigrants in order to promote the rights of native people.
- period immediately after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877 when several United States administrations sought to reconstruct society in the former Confederate states in particular by establishing and protecting the legal rights
- Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John B. Hood.
- highly critical of his master and describes alchemy with much vehemence
22 Clues: highly critical of his master and describes alchemy with much vehemence • The 47-day Siege of Vicksburg eventually gave control of the Mississippi River • showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater • Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. John Pope • ...
lession 4.1 and 4.2 vocabulary 2025-02-21
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- money
- a plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and one house
- a meeting of representatives from all states except Rhode island to revise the articles of confederation
- a solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement
- a plan at the constitutional convention that settled the differences between large and small states
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- a 1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory
- an agreement that three-fifths of the enslaved people would count in a state's population
- the first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose allince of 13 independant states
- a plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and two houses
- a document that sets out laws, principles, organization, and proccesses of a government
- the first ten amendments of the United States constitution
- to give up
- rebellion a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farms in reaction to high taxes
- to put private individuals or companies in charge of something
- a period when business activity slow, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises
15 Clues: money • to give up • the first ten amendments of the United States constitution • to put private individuals or companies in charge of something • a 1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory • rebellion a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farms in reaction to high taxes • ...
a moment in time 2015-04-05
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- leader of the Niagara Movement.
- a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization.
- an atomic bomb was dropped here also.
- this gave two states the chance to decide on slavery.
- His base was the Tuskegee Institute, a historically black college in Alabama.
- it served as the prime immigration station of the country.
- Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976.
- 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.
- founder of Standard Oil.
- was a Cold War conflict pitting the U.S. and the remnants of the French colonial government in South Vietnam.
- A constant nonviolent state of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States.
- the time in which jazz became popular is called.
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- six million Jews were murdered,five million non-Jewish victims.
- laws that segregated whites from blacks.
- direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
- a march for Jobs and Freedom.
- They began violence against African Americans in the South during the Reconstruction Era.
- employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects.
- an attempt following World War I for the Triple Entente to compromise and collect war reparations debt from Germany.
- leader of the Radical Republicans.
- he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League.
- a form of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches.
- this refer to an upward trend in the stock market.
- the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents.
- an atomic bomb was dropped here.
25 Clues: founder of Standard Oil. • a march for Jobs and Freedom. • leader of the Niagara Movement. • an atomic bomb was dropped here. • leader of the Radical Republicans. • an atomic bomb was dropped here also. • laws that segregated whites from blacks. • Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976. • the time in which jazz became popular is called. • ...
Primary Source Documents 2015-04-28
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- Required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the United States and gave other basic civil rights.
- Ended poll taxes.
- Foundation for American government for freedoms such as free speech and trial by jury.
- Created a graduated income tax.
- Declaration by Truman to economically assist any country fighting Communism after WWII. The declaration marked the beginning of the Containment policy.
- First ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process.
- The right of 18 years old to vote.
- Document, which formed the first government of the U.S. near the end of the American Revolution. States had more power than the national government.
- Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution.
- gave women the right to vote.
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- Gave freedom to all slaves in all of the states.
- Written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain.
- A document outlining the basic form and rules of the U.S. government.
- peace plan issued by Wilson that called for freedom of the seas, reduction of armaments, and end to secret diplomacy. Important part was the creation of the League of Nations a national peace organization.
- Major ideas found in the U.S. Constitution of limiting the power to tax and right to a fair trial.
- Treaty that ended WWI and was extremely harsh on Germany.
- Gave African American men the right to vote.
- Provided direct election of senators.
18 Clues: Ended poll taxes. • gave women the right to vote. • Created a graduated income tax. • The right of 18 years old to vote. • Provided direct election of senators. • Gave African American men the right to vote. • Gave freedom to all slaves in all of the states. • Treaty that ended WWI and was extremely harsh on Germany. • ...
Test n°1 2023-07-28
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- The capital of the United States.
- The number of countries in the Birtish isles.
- The current American president.
- The first African-American president of the United States.
- The country north of England.
- A state in the south east of the United States.
- An American state at the border with Mexico.
- The American president before Joe Biden.
- What do the letters GB stand for?
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- The capital of Scotland.
- An American state on the western coast.
- The English word for 'Pays de Galles'.
- An English-speaking country in the South Pacific.
- The country where you can see kangaroos in the wild.
- The number of countries in the United Kingdom.
- The capital of Northern Ireland.
- The capital of England.
- The number of states in the United States.
- The country whose capital is Dublin.
- The country north of the United States.
20 Clues: The capital of England. • The capital of Scotland. • The country north of England. • The current American president. • The capital of Northern Ireland. • The capital of the United States. • What do the letters GB stand for? • The country whose capital is Dublin. • The English word for 'Pays de Galles'. • An American state on the western coast. • ...
Matter, Scientific Method, Engineering Design Process 2021-10-12
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- A statement based on observations from an experiment
- One of the states of matter, consists of highly charged particles and high kinetic energy
- A measure of weight
- A scientific procedure to test a hypothesis
- Information from the experiences of others
- Basic units of matter composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons these atoms make up all matter
- A form that matter is in usually solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
- One of the states of matter, takes form of its container
- Is a property of matter, measures something’s ability to dissolve
- A measure of how close together something’s atoms are
- What you’re trying to solve through the engineering design process
- A plan for what you are going to build in the engineering design process
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- An educated guess based on prior knowledge and observations
- A measure of how much space something takes up
- The first step in the scientific process. What you are trying to answer through your experiment
- A working model of your design for the engineering design process
- A statement about a future event
- Two or more atoms of the same substance
- Try your prototype, make observations, and ask questions for the engineering design process
- Look at your observations and make conclusions for the engineering design process
- One of the states of matter, has no fixed shape or volume and a low density
- Information gained from research or an experiment
- Changes made to a prototype based on test and analysis for the engineering design process
- One of the states of matter, usually has a definite shape, mass, and volume also has a high density
24 Clues: A measure of weight • A statement about a future event • Two or more atoms of the same substance • Information from the experiences of others • A scientific procedure to test a hypothesis • A measure of how much space something takes up • Information gained from research or an experiment • A statement based on observations from an experiment • ...
Early Greeks and the Greek City-State 2022-08-25
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- a sport or ritual in the Minoan civilization where people would flip over a bull.
- The early form of the Greek alphabet used by the Myceneans.
- a specific god or goddess that a city-state believed was in charge/blessed their city-state.
- A mythical creature that has the head of a bull and body of a human.
- The Dorians taught the Greeks how to make ___ tools and weapons.
- The marketplace where people would buy and sell goods.
- Greek city states were usually smaller, spoke the same ____ and practiced the same religion.
- Some of the most powerful city-states were Athens, ____ and Corinth.
- The Greek term for a city-state.
- The island where the Minoan Civilization was located.
- a hill that included the city-state's fort and important Greek buildings (like temples).
- Watercolor paintings done on wet plaster.
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- Anyone who was not Greek was called a ____.
- A time period that followed the Stone Age and is the first time metal was used.
- They took over the island of Crete after the fall of the Minoans.
- The Greeks formed into city-states because of the ________ terrain that made it too difficult to become one unified country.
- This group controlled Greece during the Dark Ages.
- Ancient Greece formed into a collection of ____ (individual civilizations).
- In 1628, a ____ eruption caused a tidal wave that destroyed most of Crete.
- The Minoan Civilization is named after King _____.
- The Minoans farmed mainly ___ and grapes.
- The patron god of Athens.
- A time period of severe economic, social and technological decline.
- The Dorians only cares about ____.
- The capital of Crete.
25 Clues: The capital of Crete. • The patron god of Athens. • The Greek term for a city-state. • The Dorians only cares about ____. • The Minoans farmed mainly ___ and grapes. • Watercolor paintings done on wet plaster. • Anyone who was not Greek was called a ____. • This group controlled Greece during the Dark Ages. • The Minoan Civilization is named after King _____. • ...
Civil War 2017-06-13
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- President during the Civil War
- name of the southern states that left the Union during the Civil War
- book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed what life was like under slavery
- Network of people that arranged transportation and hiding places for escaped slaves
- first battle of the Civil War
- process of readmitting the southern states to the Union after the Civil War
- the process of destroying civilian and economic resources
- someone forced to work with no pay
- Person that became President when Lincoln got assassinated (last name)
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- name of the war in which the north and the south fought against each other
- order Lincoln gave to free the slaves
- man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- speech Lincoln gave at the end of the Battle of Gettysburg
- area in the south where a lot of cotton was grown
- someone that wants to end slavery
- name of the states in the north that did not leave the United States
- tax that you had to pay in order to vote
17 Clues: first battle of the Civil War • President during the Civil War • someone that wants to end slavery • someone forced to work with no pay • man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • order Lincoln gave to free the slaves • tax that you had to pay in order to vote • area in the south where a lot of cotton was grown • the process of destroying civilian and economic resources • ...
Reasons for Confederacy 2023-04-19
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- The belief that the United States will own all of North America, that it is inevitable
- What happens in the United States between 1861-1865
- The Leader of the Conservative Party in Canada West
- The unification of three politicians who work together for the good of the country in the 1860s
- The unification of all the colonies of BNA in a new country
- When you can't get the government to pass laws
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- When Britain bought BNA seeds, corn and wheat
- Britain begins to view its colonies as
- This country poses a real threat to BNA for several reasons
- The name for all the former British colonies, which have kept links with Great Britain
- The United States bought this territory from Russia
- The Leader of the Conservative Party in Canada East
- Another name for Reformers in Canada West
- Another name for the Conservatives in Canada West
- We must build this to send soldiers, wheat and goods through BNA
- Leader of the Reform Party in Canada West
- The free trade contract between BNA and the United States
17 Clues: Britain begins to view its colonies as • Another name for Reformers in Canada West • Leader of the Reform Party in Canada West • When Britain bought BNA seeds, corn and wheat • When you can't get the government to pass laws • Another name for the Conservatives in Canada West • What happens in the United States between 1861-1865 • ...
Ancient Chinese Warfare Crossword: By Matthew 2020-05-27
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- What was their long range melee weapon with a hook at the end
- Is the art of war used today
- What did they create back then
- What was the general weapon they used
- Who was the best soldier
- Who's independence created the warring states
- First ancient Chinese war
- What year was the first ancient Chinese war
- Who was the best army general
- Nature of the warring states
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- What were the soldiers called in ancient Chinese warfare
- Most used ancient Chinese weapon
- How many states were in the beginning of the Warring states
- Who still uses the art of war
- Was Kung Fu used in the warring states
- Who won the warring states
- bloodiest Chinese war
- Qin soliders nature
- When was cavalry introduced
- How many years did the Warring states last
- Nature of Ancient Chinese warfare
21 Clues: Qin soliders nature • bloodiest Chinese war • Who was the best soldier • First ancient Chinese war • Who won the warring states • When was cavalry introduced • Is the art of war used today • Nature of the warring states • Who still uses the art of war • Who was the best army general • What did they create back then • Most used ancient Chinese weapon • ...
BUBBA_PENTO_Crossword_Computer_Definition 2016-03-24
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- when we want to convert a document create on paper on a computer
- when we want someone to see our documents
- it's our identification on a website
- when we want to comunate with someone by computer
- It's when we want to select all the words on a document
- it’s something where we can see the informations and the documents of the computer
- It's a software where we can write something
- when we want to convert a document create with computer on a paper
- when we want to share a document on internet
- we can write words on the computer thanks to keys
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- it’s our secret word to log on a website with a login
- where we tap words to search something we want to know, to see
- it's the contrary of the capitals
- it’s the address of a website
- it’s something we put on our head and we have to connect it to listen something
- it’s a little computer that we can transport
- it’s the same thing that the headphone but it's smaller than it
- when we want to keep a document that we create
- It's where we receive our e-mail
- It's the most recently version of a software or a computer
20 Clues: it’s the address of a website • It's where we receive our e-mail • it's the contrary of the capitals • it's our identification on a website • when we want someone to see our documents • it’s a little computer that we can transport • It's a software where we can write something • when we want to share a document on internet • when we want to keep a document that we create • ...
Hockey is the best sport in the world! 2020-03-25
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- when the defensive play made in the offesive zone
- what you hit across the ice
- is an infraction in the sport of ice hockey where a player checks an opponent by using the shaft of his or her stick with both hands
- the player who guards the net
- Machine used to clean the ice
- best hockey player of all time
- in ice hockey is the hardest shot one can perform
- the trophy you win at the end of the final playoffs
- Oliver's favorite player in the league
- when at least one opposing player is serving a penalty, and the team has a numerical advantage on the ice
- Where the Islanders and Rangers play
- is a punishment for an infringement of the rules
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- the period of play after regulation to break a tie
- the person in charge of ensuring the rules are being followed during the game
- who won the Stanley Cup in 2018
- To break a tie score after a five-minute overtime period
- what hockey players refer to where you sit when you break a rule
- is a penalty called when an offending player pushes, trips or checks an opposing player violently into the boards
- best sport in the world
- national hockey league also known as
20 Clues: best sport in the world • what you hit across the ice • the player who guards the net • Machine used to clean the ice • best hockey player of all time • who won the Stanley Cup in 2018 • Where the Islanders and Rangers play • national hockey league also known as • Oliver's favorite player in the league • is a punishment for an infringement of the rules • ...
The World 2025-05-19
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- Here, cheating on an exam can lead to prison time
- Home of Macauley Jones and Elijah D'Elena
- Country with 27 capitals
- follows a calendar that is seven years behind the Gregorian calendar
- Indonesian city that is the most instagram story'd on earth
- Home to a third of the worlds total cows
- Worlds largest country by land area
- Known as the worlds flattest country
- Boasts the most islands of any country
- First nation to give women the right to vote
- Second smallest country in the world
- Country with the most lakes in the world.
- The official animal of Scotland
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- Smallest country in the world
- Country which covers 50% of the South American continent
- Country where nodding yes and shaking no mean opposite things
- This country has, on average, the tallest males in the world
- The Falkan islands are home to approximately half-a-million what?
- Only country to fall into all four hemispheres
- Only country in the world with no rivers
- Oldest country in the world
- European Country with no capital city
- Here, you can buy square watermelons
- Considered the birthplace of democracy
- Unique country with no mosquitoes
- Country where it is considered rude to ask for salt during a meal
26 Clues: Country with 27 capitals • Oldest country in the world • Smallest country in the world • The official animal of Scotland • Unique country with no mosquitoes • Worlds largest country by land area • Here, you can buy square watermelons • Known as the worlds flattest country • Second smallest country in the world • European Country with no capital city • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2021-03-16
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- The ____ states had an economy based on slavery
- major cash crop of the Southern economy
- an agreement reached when both sides make concessions
- Uncle Tom's ______ was an anti-slavery novel
- rights States have the power to nullify or cancel federal law (nullification crisis is an example)
- To cancel or refuse to follow a federal law
- Made it a crime to help runaway slaves
- inventor of the cotton gin
- Northern states
- First state to secede from the Union
- ____ Kansas due to the violence over slavery
- President James ___ failed to deal with secession
- Period of time prior to the Civil War
- To pass a law
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- A person who fought to end slavery
- Southern states' name after seceding
- He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act nullified the ___ Compromise
- Last name of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- First shots fired of the Civil War
- Political party united against the spread of slavery
- To withdraw from the United States
- The ____ states had an economy based on industry
- He won the election of 1860
- Known as the "Great Compromiser"
- Political party of Southern states during antebellum
- The main cause of the civil war
- Popular Sovereignty
28 Clues: To pass a law • Northern states • Popular Sovereignty • inventor of the cotton gin • He won the election of 1860 • The main cause of the civil war • He wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act • Known as the "Great Compromiser" • A person who fought to end slavery • First shots fired of the Civil War • To withdraw from the United States • Southern states' name after seceding • ...
8.2 Creating The Constitution (Henry Stange) 2022-04-14
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- He was the most ablest delegate at the Convention known for reading over 100 books
- What plan favored smaller states and had one house and one vote per delegate(Two Words)
- Delegates at Convention are known as our(Two Words)
- Number of states refused to accept any plans unless states left slaves untouched
- He nominated George Washington as president of the Convention
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- Location of the Convention that 12 states sent delegates
- Only state to refuse to participate in Convention(Two Words)
- President of the Convention
- Location of first Convention where only delegates from 5 states showed up(City)
- What plan favored larger states and had 3 branches and 2 houses
10 Clues: President of the Convention • Delegates at Convention are known as our(Two Words) • Location of the Convention that 12 states sent delegates • Only state to refuse to participate in Convention(Two Words) • He nominated George Washington as president of the Convention • What plan favored larger states and had 3 branches and 2 houses • ...
Great Depression 2021-01-28
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- An American politician and served as the 32nd president of the United States.
- A pact that signed states promised not to use war to settle conflicts.
- Buying stock without paying the full price.
- Repealed the 18th Amendment.
- A American documentarian photographer and photojournalist
- A form of far-right authoritarian characterized by Dictatorial Power
- A group of 43,000 demonstrators that gathered in Washington DC demanding immediate bonus payment for wartime services
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- It was a government corporation administered by the United States Federal Government between 1932 and 1957 that provided financial support to state and local governments
- A American Physician.
- a period of severe dust storms.
- She was the first lady to Frankin Delano Roosevelt.
- It was a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States.
- The Investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
- An American author
- A shanty town built during the Great Depression to house the homeless
- The pledge to buy the unsold shares.
- An action taken during the auction of a foreclosed property to force the sale of the property at a low price.
17 Clues: An American author • A American Physician. • Repealed the 18th Amendment. • a period of severe dust storms. • The pledge to buy the unsold shares. • Buying stock without paying the full price. • She was the first lady to Frankin Delano Roosevelt. • A American documentarian photographer and photojournalist • ...
US Government Chapter 1 Vocabulary Crossword 2025-01-09
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- idea that government makes and enforces its own laws without approval from any other authority
- government in which one person has great power; a king, queen, or emperor inherits the throne and heads the state; derived from Divine Right theory
- __________________theory of government- theory that states that rulers are chosen by a god or gods, and rule is often hereditary
- a dictatorship in which the one person in power holds unlimited control
- __________theory of government-theory that states that governments/states emerged when people needed to cooperate to survive by could become organized only when one or more people to control to lead.
- a sizable group of people who believe themselves united by common bonds of race, language, custom, or religion
- a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
- a plan that provides the rules for government: 1) sets out ideals that the people bound by the constitution believe in and share; 2)it establishes the basic structure of government and defined the government's powers and duties; 3) it provides the supreme law for the country.
- ____________theory of government-theory that government came about because extended families needed more organization.
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- ________________System of Government- government that divides and shares the powers of government between the national and state or provincial governments
- authoritarian government in which power is in the hands of one person and that ruler has total control
- a dictatorship in which power is controlled by a small group of people; oligarchs derive their power from their wealth, social position, party leadership, military power, or a combination of these things.
- an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting people under its control
- _______________government-Government that controls all aspects of citizens' economic, political, and social lives
- ____________theory of government-theory that states government exists to protect and serve their people. Rule by the consent of the governed.
- government in which rule is by the people, either through representatives or directly
- another name for authoritarian governments
- same as state: a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government
- ________________System of Government- government that is a loose union of independent and sovereign states
- ____________System of Government-government that gives all key powers to the central government
20 Clues: another name for authoritarian governments • a dictatorship in which the one person in power holds unlimited control • government in which rule is by the people, either through representatives or directly • a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government • ...
States 2020-05-06
8 Clues: State with less population • State with most population. • Where is locares Times Square • Where is located the White House • Where is Universal Studios located • Only state to grow coffee commercially • State where is located Harvard University • State where people usually go to spend money
