states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
Forming a Government (Chapter 5 - Pgs. 152-173) 2016-01-26
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- opposed the Constitution
- principles/laws that state the powers of govs.
- a strong and outspoken antifederalist
- a word left out of the Consitution, use "free Persons" instead
- first state to ratify the Constitution
- support the Constitution
- farmer who protested high taxes
- "Father of the Constitution"
- political authority belongs to the people
- written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay
- President of the Constitutional Convention
- right to vote
- created to protect citizens rights
- strong voice who opposed the Constitutional Convention
- developed the social contract theory
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- territory that would be formed into states
- plan supported by larger states
- official changes to the constitution
- first national gov. of the U.S.
- powers shared between central and state govs.
- compromise for counting a state's slave population
- plan supported by the smaller states
- branch of gov. that creates laws
- taxes on imports and exports
- branch of gov. that interprets laws
- official approval
- agreement for a two house legislature
- last state to ratify the Constitution
- branch of gov. that carries out the laws
- a strong and outspoken federalist
30 Clues: right to vote • official approval • opposed the Constitution • support the Constitution • taxes on imports and exports • "Father of the Constitution" • plan supported by larger states • first national gov. of the U.S. • farmer who protested high taxes • branch of gov. that creates laws • a strong and outspoken federalist • created to protect citizens rights • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2023-04-20
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- African American religious folk song
- device using electric signals to send messages
- unfair treatment based on prejudice
- ability to read and write
- plantation manager
- trade of enslaved people within the United States
- extreme shortage of food
- system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who escaped
- to formally join the military
- person who is running away from legal authority
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- system of sending messages using dots and dashes
- unfair opinion not based on facts
- strategy of bringing war to the entire society
- work stoppage by employees as a form of protest
- system of selecting people for military service
- rules focusing on behavior or punishment of enslaved people
- reward or payment
- farmer who owns a small farm
- paper money from northern states
- person opposed to immigration
- conflict between citizens of the same country
- soldier who is killed, wounded, or missing in battle
- place to store weapons and military equipment
- states between the north and south
- to withdraw/break away from a nation
25 Clues: reward or payment • plantation manager • extreme shortage of food • ability to read and write • farmer who owns a small farm • person opposed to immigration • to formally join the military • paper money from northern states • unfair opinion not based on facts • states between the north and south • unfair treatment based on prejudice • African American religious folk song • ...
Kaylan's CH 17 Review 2023-03-15
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- believed slavery should be outlawed
- fur traders and trappers created the trail
- belief that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific
- moving to another place
- giving up territory
- travel from place to place to teach their religion
- a Spanish mission in San Antonio Texas
- people moving west for geographic and economic opportunity
- a line that limits off an area
- made Missouri a slave state
- lack of water
- people moving here in hopes of finding gold
- eleventh president of the United States
- started out as a Spanish possession and then won its independence from Mexico in a battle
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- where people searched for gold
- Member of a christian movement
- trade goods with Mexicans for gold, silver, and other goods
- land that Great Britain and the United States fought for
- come to live in a foreign country
- capable of growing crops
- prohibition of the extension of slavery
- traded fur
- founder of the Mormons
- people heading to California for gold
- led the Texas army to victory in San Jacinto
25 Clues: traded fur • lack of water • giving up territory • founder of the Mormons • moving to another place • capable of growing crops • made Missouri a slave state • where people searched for gold • Member of a christian movement • a line that limits off an area • come to live in a foreign country • believed slavery should be outlawed • people heading to California for gold • ...
Cold War Crossword 2025-02-06
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- battle between U.S. vs Soviet Union
- Plane shot down
- democracy country
- The reconstruction plan
- alleged that numerous communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers had infiltrated the United States
- place of safety from bombs
- treaty of friendship between Europe and Ussr
- the first artificial Earth satellite
- was on the side of the Soviet Union
- President of the U.S. during Cold war
- preparedness measure in the United States designed to be a civil-defense response in case of a nuclear attack
- means of keeping something within limits
- Totalitarianism country
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- Control of everything
- country of the first president George Washington
- the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II
- demarcates North Korea and South Korea.
- Part of the USSR
- The country votes
- states controlled by Russia
- Soviet Union leader
- first international crisis of the cold war
- policy for pledges American support for democracy
- a committee of the US House of Representatives established in 1938
- program to keep peace with different countries
25 Clues: Plane shot down • Part of the USSR • The country votes • democracy country • Soviet Union leader • Control of everything • The reconstruction plan • place of safety from bombs • states controlled by Russia • Totalitarianism country • battle between U.S. vs Soviet Union • was on the side of the Soviet Union • the first artificial Earth satellite • ...
funy mun crossword 2026-04-24
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- – A negotiator skilled in international relations and strategy
- – A formally adopted document with preambulatory and operative clauses
- – The formal approval of a treaty or resolution making it valid
- – The strategic practice of balancing national interests while maintaining international relations
- – The rules that govern motions, speeches, and voting
- – Coercive measures used to influence a state's behavior
- – A legally binding international agreement between states
- – A motion to suspend or delay debate to a later time
- – An informal session used for negotiation and bloc-building
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- – The principle protecting a state’s independence from external interference
- – The structured sequence of topics guiding committee debate
- – Authority granted to an international body to act on specific issues
- – The rapid spread of weapons (especially nuclear) across states
- – A formal change introduced to modify a resolution
- – A higher voting threshold (e.g., two-thirds) required for key decisions
- – A guiding principle shaping a nation’s decisions
- – A diplomatic arrangement between exactly two states
- – An official representative of a country in committee
- – Codified rules governing formal conduct and procedure
- – Decision-making method where no formal objection is raised
20 Clues: – A guiding principle shaping a nation’s decisions • – A formal change introduced to modify a resolution • – A diplomatic arrangement between exactly two states • – The rules that govern motions, speeches, and voting • – A motion to suspend or delay debate to a later time • – An official representative of a country in committee • ...
CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR 2024-04-09
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- What was California trying to protect by being a free state?
- The states were more powerful than what?
- What was the thing that allowed people to vote on slavery?
- Where was slave-trade outlawed during the compromise of 1850
- Nullification and succession were disproven by what?
- What did the court rule that Dred Scott was?
- What was lowered as a solution to the nullification crisis?
- What party was for Lincon?
- Who was the colored man that wanted to sue for rights?
- What did the outcome of the election of 1860 cause SC and other states to do?
- What was being prohibited in new states or territories by the Missouri compromise?
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- What crisis was caused by tariffs on taxed goods?
- Who won the election of 1860? (last name)
- What did Missouri apply for in 1820 to decide if slavery would expand?
- Who did the raised prices on goods benefit during the nullification crisis?
- What state was allowed to be a free state from the compromise of 1850?
- What did they want to nullify?
- What was the republican a mix of liberty and what?
- Whose rights were being violated?
- What was the new party formed during the Kansas-nebraska act?
20 Clues: What party was for Lincon? • What did they want to nullify? • Whose rights were being violated? • The states were more powerful than what? • Who won the election of 1860? (last name) • What did the court rule that Dred Scott was? • What crisis was caused by tariffs on taxed goods? • What was the republican a mix of liberty and what? • ...
Puerto Rico History 2026-02-10
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- the Treaty of Paris gave Puerto Rico, the Phillipines, and _____ to the United States
- Columbus claimed the island for which country?
- the people to arrive in 1200 CE were called
- John R. ______ was the first US military governor of Puerto Rico
- Spanish landowners forced Taino people to work on _______ and in gold mines
- in 1948 Puerto Ricans were finally able to _____ their own governor, but the US president is still in charge
- in November 2020 52% of Puerto Ricans voted in support of becoming a US ________
- Puerto Rico is part of ______ America
- the first people to this area by ______
- the United States started a war with Spain when they helped _______ fight for independence
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- The first group of Europeans to arrive were led by Christopher ________
- ______ Ponce de Leon became the first governor
- Puerto Ricans do not get to _____ for the US President
- It is in the ______ Ocean
- to end something
- Spanish diseases like _____ and measles killed the Taino people
- The _____ Party did not want to join the United States
- Slavery ______ in Puerto Rico in March 1873
- a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides
- Spain started to bring enslaved _______ over in 1513, over a hundred years before slavery started in the United States
20 Clues: to end something • It is in the ______ Ocean • Puerto Rico is part of ______ America • the first people to this area by ______ • the people to arrive in 1200 CE were called • Slavery ______ in Puerto Rico in March 1873 • ______ Ponce de Leon became the first governor • Columbus claimed the island for which country? • a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides • ...
SCOTUS Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-01
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- the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States
- the 6th Amendment requires states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who can't afford their own
- the quality of being just, impartial, or fair
- establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions
- prohibits government from "establishing" a religion
- American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the Constitution of the United States
- criminal suspects have the right to counsel during police interrogations
- Something that is somewhere that represents something
- rights of student journalists are not violated when school officials prevent the publication of certain articles in the school newspaper
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- a agreement by all people in a given situation
- Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government
- the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
- a legal document submitted by a person who is not involved directly in the particular action
- Supreme Court that recognized the First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools
- the freedom of speech protection afforded in the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.
- A unanimous Court struck down state laws banning marriage between individuals of different races
- burning the Flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- prevents prosecutors from using evidence in court that was obtained illegally
18 Clues: the quality of being just, impartial, or fair • a agreement by all people in a given situation • prohibits government from "establishing" a religion • Something that is somewhere that represents something • the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States • criminal suspects have the right to counsel during police interrogations • ...
SCOTUS Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-01
Across
- the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States
- the 6th Amendment requires states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who can't afford their own
- the quality of being just, impartial, or fair
- establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions
- prohibits government from "establishing" a religion
- American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the Constitution of the United States
- criminal suspects have the right to counsel during police interrogations
- Something that is somewhere that represents something
- rights of student journalists are not violated when school officials prevent the publication of certain articles in the school newspaper
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- a agreement by all people in a given situation
- Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government
- the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
- a legal document submitted by a person who is not involved directly in the particular action
- Supreme Court that recognized the First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools
- the freedom of speech protection afforded in the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.
- A unanimous Court struck down state laws banning marriage between individuals of different races
- burning the Flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- prevents prosecutors from using evidence in court that was obtained illegally
18 Clues: the quality of being just, impartial, or fair • a agreement by all people in a given situation • prohibits government from "establishing" a religion • Something that is somewhere that represents something • the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States • criminal suspects have the right to counsel during police interrogations • ...
States of USA 2023-09-19
Across
- south central region of the U.S
- a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
- midwestern state bordering indiana
- is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
- a state in the Western United States with over 38.9 million residents.
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- southern U.S state with a river to its west
- a state in the Southwestern United States.
- a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
- midwestern region of the U.S
- the Western region of the United States.
10 Clues: midwestern region of the U.S • south central region of the U.S • midwestern state bordering indiana • the Western region of the United States. • a state in the Southwestern United States. • southern U.S state with a river to its west • is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. • ...
Nouns 2022-05-08
Across
- this noun names a particular person, place, thing
- a noun that tells what the sentence is about
- a noun meaning one in number
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- a type of noun that shows ownership
- what all proper nouns begin with
- a noun that names ANY person, place, or thing
- a noun meaning more than one; may 5071end in s or es
- a noun is an object to what part of speech?
8 Clues: a noun meaning one in number • what all proper nouns begin with • a type of noun that shows ownership • a noun is an object to what part of speech? • a noun that tells what the sentence is about • a noun that names ANY person, place, or thing • this noun names a particular person, place, thing • a noun meaning more than one; may 5071end in s or es
Matter and Its Three States 2019-08-30
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- ___ has mass and occupies space.
- A liquid has a definite ___.
- ___ has no definite shape.
- Liquid ___ be compressed.
- Some matter cannot be seen and is ___ to us.
- ___ have a definite shape and a definite volume.
- Bigger objects have ___ volumes than smaller objects.
- A solid cannot be ___.
- ___ can be compressed.
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- The ___ of a gas can change to take the shape of the container that holds it.
- A ___ can be used to measure the mass of an object.
- Some matter can be seen and is ___ to us, such as insects and wood.
- An object has to be removed or ___ before another object can take its place.
- Mass is measured in ___ or kilograms.
- ___ is the amount of matter in a body or object.
15 Clues: A solid cannot be ___. • ___ can be compressed. • Liquid ___ be compressed. • ___ has no definite shape. • A liquid has a definite ___. • ___ has mass and occupies space. • Mass is measured in ___ or kilograms. • Some matter cannot be seen and is ___ to us. • ___ have a definite shape and a definite volume. • ___ is the amount of matter in a body or object. • ...
Chapter 3&4 Vocab 2015-10-26
Across
- Power that is shared by federal and state government
- Refusal to sign a bill
- Requires each state to honor the public acts, official records and judicial proceedings of every other state
- Government created for the by the people
- Powers assumed by the government that are not listed in the Constitution
- Idea that a state had the right to separate from the union
- Every member of a society must follow the law
- Federal grants given to states for welfare, community development, public health or education
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- A number of citizens, majority or minority, united by a common interest who might act in a way that will hurt the rights of other citizens
- Belief that states had the right to cancel federal laws they disagreed with
- Federal grants that can only be used for a specific purpose of state and local spending
- Powers that are not specifically granted to federal government nor denied to the states that are reserved for the states
- Period where national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizens to address the problems that states were not addressing
- Power granted to Congress by the Constitution
- A form of political government where power is divided among central government and territorial subdivisions
15 Clues: Refusal to sign a bill • Government created for the by the people • Power granted to Congress by the Constitution • Every member of a society must follow the law • Power that is shared by federal and state government • Idea that a state had the right to separate from the union • Powers assumed by the government that are not listed in the Constitution • ...
Unit 8:Civil War 2025-04-24
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- The battle was a defeat for the confederacy and halted the Confederate invasion of the North.This was the deadliest Battle of the war,with over 50,000 casualties.
- the state of lasting forever
- issued on January 1st,1863,by President Abraham Lincoln that declared "that all persons held as enslaved people"within the rebellious states were free
- a speech given by a president when they take office
- The Confederate surrender at Vicksburg occurred just a day after the Gettysburg surrender and crushed Confederate hope of receiving foreign recognition.
- grant worked his way up the Union ranks during the Civil War.President Lincoln elevated Grant to the rank of lieutenant general,and named him general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States..He would later serve as President.
- Military historians consider the Battle of Antietam a stalemate.Even so,the Union kept Confederates confined and enabled President Lincoln to release the Emancipation Proclamation of September 22.1862.
- the United states
- a strategy that included the systematic destruction of any property or supplies,including those belonging to civilians,that are essential to the enemy's ability to wage war
- a collection of southern states that seceded from the United States during the American Civil War
- to keep something in its original state
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- The Confederate victory gave the south a surge of Confidence and shocked many in the North,who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped
- President of the Union during the Civil War
- President of the Confederate states of America
- lasting forever
- Confederate,earned the nickname "Stonewall"because he refused to back down.He was shot by one of his soldiers accidentally and died several days later.
- Missouri,Kentucky,West Virgina,Maryland and Delaware
- The Union would use naval forces to strangle the South by blockading imports of Military supplies and exporting cotton
- a Union naval officer that led various naval blockade to victory.Farragut's biggest accomplishment was planing and executing a joint army-navy operation to take control of Mobile Bay,Alabama,in August of 1864.
- The union victory ended-any hopes the Confederates had of blocking the Union advanced into Northern Mississippi
- a war fought exclusively between armies in which only enemy soldiers and military infrastructure are targeted
- Led Virginia's Confederate army upon its secession from the union,became the commander of the entire Confederate Army.
22 Clues: lasting forever • the United states • the state of lasting forever • to keep something in its original state • President of the Union during the Civil War • President of the Confederate states of America • a speech given by a president when they take office • Missouri,Kentucky,West Virgina,Maryland and Delaware • ...
Period 4 Review 2023-04-26
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- Known for their expedition from the Mississippi River to the West Coast and back
- First widespread and durable financial crisis in the United States that slowed westward expansion in the Cotton Belt
- Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time
- A wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit
- Designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress
- Established the United States legislature as a two-house law-making body
- A doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs
- A war primarily over the impressment of American sailors by the British Navy, as well as disagreements over trade, western expansion, and Native American policy.
- Tirst 10 amendments of the constitution
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- A form of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government
- A series of three military conflicts between the United States and the Seminoles that took place in Florida between about 1816 and 1858
- The fundamental law of the US government
- An economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century
- This is the enforcement of military or naval service on able-bodied but unwilling men through crude and violent methods.
- Closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain.
15 Clues: Tirst 10 amendments of the constitution • The fundamental law of the US government • Closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain. • Established the United States legislature as a two-house law-making body • A wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit • ...
American Civil Way by Xen 2023-01-08
Across
- The first battle during the Civil War.
- America's 16th president.
- This man was the Confederate general.
- President of the Confederate States.
- They were needed to farm cotton.
- American states that were against the Confederacy.
- The election that caused the Southern states to secede.
- The American soldier that burnt down the towns in Georgia.
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- This proclamation freed the slaves.
- The crop that the South relied on.
- The man who led the raid on Harper's Ferry.
- The idea of the North, South, and West having their own set of cultural, economic, and geographic realities.
- The town which general Sherman was ordered to burn.
- This man led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
- The country made out of Southern states.
15 Clues: America's 16th president. • They were needed to farm cotton. • The crop that the South relied on. • This proclamation freed the slaves. • President of the Confederate States. • This man was the Confederate general. • The first battle during the Civil War. • The country made out of Southern states. • The man who led the raid on Harper's Ferry. • ...
New nation crossword 2026-09-30
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- / the branch that interprets the law and decides whether or not it follows legal rules
- / crossed the delaware, and was the united states first president.
- / the United States if americas first constitution that was weak and ineffective
- / part of the new constitution that created five new states or territories
- / part of the legislative branch that decides for the small states and keeps them happy
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- / additional amendments that were made to protect citizens from the government.
- / created by john addams to prevent illegal imigrants from participating in political critisism
- / decides for states with a larger population and keeps them at ease
- / main author and signer if the declaration of independence, and eas the united states third president.
- / farmers try to erase debt by going through cities burning down courthouses and destroying evidence
10 Clues: / crossed the delaware, and was the united states first president. • / decides for states with a larger population and keeps them at ease • / part of the new constitution that created five new states or territories • / additional amendments that were made to protect citizens from the government. • ...
South America Countries and Capitals 2021-05-11
South America Countries and Capitals 2021-05-11
12 Clues: capital is lima • capital is Quito • capital is La Paz • capital is Bogota • capital is Caracas • capital is Brasilia • capital is Santiago • capital is Asuncion • capital is Georgetown • capital is Montevideo • capital is Paramaribo • capital is Buenos Aires
South America Countries and Capitals 2021-05-11
12 Clues: country is Peru • country is Chile • country is Brazil • country is Guyana • country is Bolivia • country is Ecuador • country is Uruguay • country is Colombia • country is Suriname • country is Paraguay • country is Venezuela • country is Argentina
South America Countries and Capitals 2023-02-28
12 Clues: Capital is Lima • Capital is Quito • Capital is Bogota • Capital is La Paz • Capital is Caracas • Capital is Asuncion • Capital is Santiago • Capital is Brasilla • Capital is Montevideo • Capital is Paramaribo • Capital is Georgetown • Capital is Buenos Aires
The Civil War - Zirkle 2021-04-28
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- what the south was called
- the president of the United States from 1860-1865
- the war that divided a nation
- what the north was called
- wanted new states to become slave states
- the economy of the north
- many from this group of African Americans sought freedom by following the Union army
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- economy of the south
- some from this group of African Americans joined the Union Army and Navy
- commander of the army of Northern Virginia
- wanted new states to become free states
- people who wanted to end slavery
- most white Virginians supported
13 Clues: economy of the south • the economy of the north • what the south was called • what the north was called • the war that divided a nation • most white Virginians supported • people who wanted to end slavery • wanted new states to become free states • wanted new states to become slave states • commander of the army of Northern Virginia • ...
Review Chemistry 2 Midterm 1 Fall 2022 2022-10-05
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- this law states that volume is inversely proportional to pressure
- this law states that volume is directly proportional to temperature
- a measure of how much the volume of matter decreases under a certain amount of pressure
- this is the scale we must work with when describing gases
- this law states the total pressure is equal to the sum of the partial pressures
- this law states the volume and number of particles of a gas are directly proportional
- this law states pressure is directly proportional to temperature
- ____ gas law describes the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature
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- this kind of process has constant temperature
- this type of gas follows the kinetic molecular theory
- atmospheric pressure _____ with an increase in altitude
- this kind of process has constant pressure
- this kind of process has constant volume
- according to the KMT, all collisions between gases are perfectly ____ meaning there is no energy lost during the collisions
- a ____ is the most compressible state of matter
15 Clues: this kind of process has constant volume • this kind of process has constant pressure • this kind of process has constant temperature • a ____ is the most compressible state of matter • this type of gas follows the kinetic molecular theory • atmospheric pressure _____ with an increase in altitude • this is the scale we must work with when describing gases • ...
unit 4 vocab 2020-12-01
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- is a political situation, usually in the context of a two-party system, in which opposing political parties find common ground through compromise.
- is the process of recognition and acceptance of a newly created state by other states, based on a perceived historical relationship the new state has with a prior state
- privilege is the right of the president of the United States and other members of the executive branch to maintain confidential communications under certain circumstances within the executive branch
- Commutation is a form of clemency that reduces the punishment for a crime.
- an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
- is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.
- The national debt of the United States is the total debt, or unpaid borrowed funds, carried by the federal government of the United States
- a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction.
- is a tax imposed so that the tax rate is fixed, with no change as the taxable base amount increases or decreases.
- is government spending on certain programs that are required by law
- a government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials.
- the body of government officials who are employed in civil occupations that are neither political nor judicial.
- its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, whether bilaterally or through multilateral platforms.
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- a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters
- tax imposed in such a manner that the tax rate decreases as the amount subject to taxation increases
- is the practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states or groups, so as to influence the decisions and conduct of foreign governments through dialogue, negotiation, and other nonviolent means.
- is a means of issuing federal directives in the United States, used by the president of the United States, that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources
- is policy adopted by the monetary authority of a nation to control either the interest rate payable for very short-term borrowing or the money supply
- government spending implemented through an appropriations bill.
- recognition unilateral political act whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state.
- a tax imposed on individuals or entities that varies with respective income or profits
- is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the top leaders of the executive branch.
- taxes imposed on employers or employees, and are usually calculated as a percentage of the salaries that employers pay their staff.
- is the use of government revenue collection and expenditure to influence a country's economy.
- leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer
25 Clues: government spending implemented through an appropriations bill. • is government spending on certain programs that are required by law • is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases. • Commutation is a form of clemency that reduces the punishment for a crime. • ...
Constitution Basics 2018-03-08
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- Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure.
- _________ is the division of power between the state and federal governments
- The 6th amendment gives you the right to a fair, _____ and public trial.
- The _______ government has the power to coin money, maintain the military and establish post offices
- The constitution states that both the state and federal governments can _____________(2 words)
- Number of branches of government
- Popular sovereignty is a government in which the ________ rule.
- Right to trial by jury for civil cases
- 8th amendment states that excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and ___ inflicted.
- Who is ahead of the Executive branch?
- The 10th amendment states that Congress has lots of powers but those not listed in the constitution belong to the ____.
- The ____ branch has the power to review laws and decide if they are fair or not.
- The _________ was added to the constitution to protect the individual rights of American citizens.(hint: first 10 amendments)
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- The third amendment protects against forced ______ of troops
- Protection of all rights not listed in the constitution.
- The idea that all Americans (citizens and political leaders) must obey the same laws.
- The legislative branch is headed by the ______ which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate
- How many freedoms are listed in the first amendment?
- The ______ can veto bills and select Supreme Court justices, but he or she cannot declare war
- To avoid self-incrimination you would say "____"
- Has power to make laws
- Head of the Judicial Branch(2 words)
- ________ is based on this belief: The people exercise their power by voting for their political representatives
- The first amendment protects the freedom of assembly, religion, __________,the press, speech, & petition.
24 Clues: Has power to make laws • Number of branches of government • Head of the Judicial Branch(2 words) • Who is ahead of the Executive branch? • Right to trial by jury for civil cases • Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure. • To avoid self-incrimination you would say "____" • How many freedoms are listed in the first amendment? • ...
Road to the Consitution 2014-09-23
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- number of votes for state depends on the state's population. large states
- English representatives who made laws and stood up for peoples' rights
- a pamphlet that explained the arguments for independence in a way that was easy for everyday colonist to understand
- an agreement to create a new government and to follow its rules in exchange they would protect each other...self-government
- convinced the king of England to grant them a _______ giving them permission to set up a colony in America
- second and final attempt to write a document that would govern the united states
- in 1689 this document expanded the rights of the parliament and the people and limited the power of the king even more
- agreement to form a majority-rule government
- how the colonist kept track of what was happening in Britain and around the colonies
- articles did not give Congress the power to _______ its laws
- a group of individuals united together for a purpose
- published in colonial American newspapers that discussed amny different ideas such as freedom of expression
- forced colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all legal documents as well as newspapers, calenders, and almanacs
- the articles of confederation were...
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- limited the power of the king and protected certain rights for the nobles
- 1765-1774 forced certain colonists to let British troops live in their houses
- saying that the colonies were dependent on the and declaring that all laws passed in the colonies had no effect
- explained how the 13 states would be governed as one nation...weak
- tax things it knew the colonists couldn't make for themselves: paint, glass, paper, lead, and tea also allowed British government to search peoples' houses
- each state gets one vote. small states
20 Clues: the articles of confederation were... • each state gets one vote. small states • agreement to form a majority-rule government • a group of individuals united together for a purpose • articles did not give Congress the power to _______ its laws • explained how the 13 states would be governed as one nation...weak • ...
APUSH 1980's - PRESENT 2016-05-04
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- Freedom comes to East Germany, no more Cold War tension,
- trickle down economics
- permitting open discussion of political and social issues
- a belief that limited government ensures order, competitive governments, and personal opportunity
- one of the largest governmental reorganizations
- the spread and increase in the number of nuclear weapons around the world
- a popular hero among many disaffected Arabs everywhere for standing up to the West and for his support for the Palestinians
- terrorist attacks on the united states that killed thousands of people
- Soviet leader that saw improved relations with Reagan
- 41st President of the United States
- protect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities
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- a 1991 war in which the United States and its UN allies drove invading Iraqi forces out of neighboring Kuwait
- Iranian fundamentalists seized the American embassy in Tehran and held 53 American diplomats hostage for over a year
- President
- Military operations with a bombing campaign, followed by a ground invasion
- Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness, ended with great loss
- elementary and secondary schools in all states that wish to receive federal aid
- The first non-Soviet related invasion of the US due to a drug line in Panama
- Monitoring, providing information, adjudication, sanctioning
- First woman to become a justice of the Supreme Court
- restructuring the policy of economic and governmental reform
- War War in which US successfully took down a dominating dictator
- Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda
- allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada
- Islamist terrorist organization that launched a series of attacks against U.S.
25 Clues: President • trickle down economics • 41st President of the United States • Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda • allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada • one of the largest governmental reorganizations • First woman to become a justice of the Supreme Court • Soviet leader that saw improved relations with Reagan • ...
Government Puzzle 2024-04-12
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- The head of the executive branch and the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing laws passed by Congress.
- Individuals appointed to serve on federal courts, including Supreme Court Justices, Circuit Court Judges, and District Court Judges.
- The highest court in the United States, responsible for interpreting the Constitution and federal laws and resolving disputes between states and the federal government.
- The power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress, preventing it from becoming law unless Congress overrides the veto with a two-thirds majority vote.
- The branch of government responsible for making laws. It includes the Congress, which is divided into two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- The legislative branch of the United States government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and administering justice. It includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
- One of the two chambers of Congress, each state has two Senators regardless of population size. Senators serve six-year terms.
- The other chamber of Congress, the number of representatives for each state is based on its population. Representatives serve two-year terms.
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- The process by which government officials, including the President, can be charged with and removed from office for "high crimes and misdemeanors" through a series of legal proceedings.
- The branch of government responsible for enforcing laws. It is headed by the President of the United States and includes various departments and agencies.
- A group of advisors appointed by the President to head executive departments and assist in decision-making.
- Fundamental entitlements or freedoms guaranteed to individuals. The Bill of Rights outlines specific rights that are protected from government infringement.
- The division of governmental responsibilities into distinct branches to prevent the concentration of power in any single branch.
- The system in which each branch of government has some measure of influence over the other branches, preventing any one branch from becoming too powerful.
- A change or addition to the Constitution. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
16 Clues: A group of advisors appointed by the President to head executive departments and assist in decision-making. • The legislative branch of the United States government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. • A change or addition to the Constitution. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • ...
Test Review - Civil War & Reconstruction 2021-03-02
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- The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act.
- The practice of slavery was officially ended in the United States with passage of the __________ Amendment.
- One way in which Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Sojourner Truth are similar is that they all supported the __________ movement.
- Throughout the Civil War, an important advantage the North had over the South was that the North had greater __________ capabilities.
- After the Civil War, many owners of large plantations in the South responded to the loss of enslaved labor by creating tenant farms and __________.
- Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford?
- Implementation of the __________ Codes was an attempt by southern state governments after the Civil War to limit the rights of African Americans?
- When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union.
- After the Civil War, the most common occupations for freedmen were sharecroppers and __________ farmers.
- After the Civil War, a significant cause of the conflict between President Andrew __________ and the Radical Republicans in Congress was disagreement over the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union.
- One major result of the __________’s victory in the Civil War was that the supremacy of the national government was upheld?
- … In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to “preserve, protect, and defend it.” … President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to urge Congress to convince __________ that he posed no threat to their way of life.
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- The common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution was to grant basic ___________ to formerly enslaved persons.
- … The whole military force of the State is at the service of a Mr. Suttle, a slaveholder from Virginia, to enable him to catch a man whom he calls his property; but not a soldier is offered to save a citizen of Massachusetts from being kidnapped! The author of this statement is expressing dissatisfaction with the __________ -slave law, a provision included in the Compromise of 1850.
- election of Abraham Lincoln as president led directly to the ___________ of several Southern states from the Union?
- President Abraham Lincoln believed that secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the ___________.
- The __________ formed during Reconstruction with the purpose of keeping African-Americans from exercising rights.
- Abraham Lincoln’s 1858 warning that “a house divided against itself cannot stand” referred to sectional differences over the issue of __________.
- Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to deny __________ rights to African Americans.
- As a result of the Missouri Compromise (1820) the ___________ of power between free and slave states was maintained.
- Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act all contributed to the rise of __________ in the United States.
- The Compromise of 1877 brought an end to Radical Reconstruction by providing for the removal of federal __________ from Southern states.
- At the start of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln stated that the major reason for fighting the war was to uphold the Constitution by preserving the __________.
- During the late 1800s, most __________ voters in the South solidly supported the Democratic Party primarily because Democrats disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans.
24 Clues: The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the __________-Nebraska Act. • Slave owners benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in __________ v. Sanford? • When President __________ was inaugurated several southern states had already seceded from the Union. • ...
U.S. States 2026-05-14
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- Least populous U.S. state
- One of two states that border eight other states; this one borders North Carolina and Georgia
- Only state that touches four of the five Great Lakes
- The “Granite State”
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- State with the highest point in the contiguous United States
- Most densely populated state
- Only state that borders exactly one other state
- The “Bluegrass State”
- One of two states that border eight other states; this one borders Kansas and Illinois.
- State containing the geographic center of the contiguous United States
10 Clues: The “Granite State” • The “Bluegrass State” • Least populous U.S. state • Most densely populated state • Only state that borders exactly one other state • Only state that touches four of the five Great Lakes • State with the highest point in the contiguous United States • State containing the geographic center of the contiguous United States • ...
Chapter 15 Vocabulary 2017-01-05
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- Railroad Associated with Harriet Tubman
- An idea that the government can stop slavery from spreading
- The loyal, older slaves that watch the others
- A tax
- Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska
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- The meeting that approved the Compromise of 1850
- An addition
- The states that abolished slavery
- Voiding and not following the national laws
- States Free states and slave states that shared borders
- Setting a Fire
11 Clues: A tax • An addition • Setting a Fire • The states that abolished slavery • Railroad Associated with Harriet Tubman • Voiding and not following the national laws • Created the territories of Kansas & Nebraska • The loyal, older slaves that watch the others • The meeting that approved the Compromise of 1850 • States Free states and slave states that shared borders • ...
Paris 2025-05-16
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- Paris’s subway system, marked by Art Nouveau entrances and fast connections across the city.
- Paris is one of the world’s capitals for this stylish industry, home to haute couture and luxury brands.
- The river that winds through Paris and under its many historic bridges.
- The worlds most visited art museum near the Tuileries Garden and the Seine and home to the Mona Lisa and countless works of art.
- A long, crusty French bread often carried home under the arm in Paris.
- A hilltop neighborhood known for its artists, the Sacré-Cœur, and sweeping views of Paris.
- A restored Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, this cathedral reopened in 2024 and remains a symbol of Paris.
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- A historic Parisian district with cobblestone streets, boutiques, cafés, and Jewish heritage.
- Former French Royal Residence just outside Paris, famous for its Hall of Mirrors and gardens.
- A buttery, flaky pastry that's a classic part of a French breakfast.
- A Parisian landmark visible from almost anywhere in the city, beautifully illuminated at night
- The French word for “love,” often associated with the romantic spirit of Paris.
12 Clues: A buttery, flaky pastry that's a classic part of a French breakfast. • A long, crusty French bread often carried home under the arm in Paris. • The river that winds through Paris and under its many historic bridges. • The French word for “love,” often associated with the romantic spirit of Paris. • ...
Chapter 14-15 Crossword Puzzle 2014-05-11
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- A series of programs help to disenfranchised, the poor, the elderly, and women.
- A plan offering 13 billion dollars in aid to western and southern European nations.
- Congress of Racial Equality, founded in 1961, planned freedom Rides to desegregate interstate buses.
- A protest in which people sit at a place and refuse to move until their demands are met.
- NCAI, founded in 1944 to promote common welfare of Native Americans
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization – including the United States, Canada, and ten Western Europe countries.
- Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972
- A conflict in June 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.
- National Organization for Women, founded in 1966
- Hydrogen bomb
- A new project to create jobs, build public housing, and end racial discrimination.
- A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II
- The US and Soviet Union were competing in developing weapons with more destructive power.
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- An international policy that promised aid to Greece and Turkey struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom.
- Where in 1945 Soviet troops occupied Korea north of line of latitude and became the dividing line of Korea.
- An Act that banned literacy tests and other laws that kept blacks from registering to vote.
- An approach, for example when the United States would go to the brink of war to combat communism.
- A United States Policy that would work to contain communism.
- Residential areas surrounding a city.
- A program that brought Northern college students into Mississippi to work with SNCC organizers
- A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
21 Clues: Hydrogen bomb • Residential areas surrounding a city. • Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972 • National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 • A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II • A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. • A United States Policy that would work to contain communism. • ...
Modules 8/9 Consciousness 2023-03-16
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- needing more and more of a drug to get the same effect
- an electroencephalograph(eeg) measures these
- drugs that excite neural activity
- dream theory that states dreams serve to the sort the days experience and commit them to memory
- drug that relaxes and produces mild euphoria
- sleep theory that states it was safer for our ancestors to sleep at night and hide from prey
- stage of sleep in which the sleeper has theta waves and sleep spindles
- monitors light levels in controlling sleep rhythm
- your awareness of yourself and your environment
- drugs that evoke sensory images and distort perceptions
- theory that states the purpose of sleep is to recuperate and repair
- stage of sleep when awakened one does not feel as if he/she was asleep
- sleep disorder in which one wakes up at night due to breathing cessations
- recurring problems falling or staying asleep
- drugs that reduce neural activity
- hallucinogan drug that can create terrifying panic
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- theory that states dreams are a result of the brain's attempt to make sense of random neural firing
- theorist who believed dreams were the release of our unconscious wishes and conflicts
- deepest stage of sleep
- stage of paradoxical sleep where one has vivid dreams
- physiological and psychological need to take more of a drug after continued use
- sleep disorder in which one suddenly falls into rem sleep
- feelings of physical distress when discontinuing the use of a drug
- pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24 hour cycle
- hormone that regulates the sleep/wake cycle
- this happens after being deprived of rem sleep the next time we sleep
26 Clues: deepest stage of sleep • drugs that excite neural activity • drugs that reduce neural activity • hormone that regulates the sleep/wake cycle • an electroencephalograph(eeg) measures these • drug that relaxes and produces mild euphoria • recurring problems falling or staying asleep • your awareness of yourself and your environment • ...
Antebellum South Crossword 2023-01-12
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- cotton produced in the United States was eventually exported abroad
- How many of the first 11 presidents owned slaves
- shaped the culture and society of the South
- These bales, weighing about four hundred to five hundred pounds, were wrapped in burlap cloth and sent down the
- a slave who lived in virginia, NC, and GA before he escaped and moved to england
- another free black who amassed great wealth and power in the South, was born a slave in 1790 in South Carolina
- including ideas about the spiritual world and the importance of African healers, survived in the South as well
- helped fuel the 19th century industrial revolution in the US and Great Britain
- home to the greatest concentration of wealth in the United States
- those with one black and one white parent
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- The second rebellion, led by the slave
- Almost no cotton was grown in the United States in the year...
- occurred as many as seven times a season as the plant grew and continued to produce balls through the fall and early winter.
- many slaves embraced what religion?
- Part of the reason for the large number of free blacks living in slave states were the many instances of ...
- those with one black grandparent
- a crucial part of transportation
- confidently proclaimed that the North could never threaten the South because “cotton is king.”
- a maryland slave who escaped to the north in 1838
- those with one black great-grandparent
- revolutionized the production of cotton when he invented the cotton gin
- slaves could not marry
- Most free blacks in the South lived in...
- what happens to Texas in 1845
- began in January 1811 on Andry’s plantation
25 Clues: slaves could not marry • what happens to Texas in 1845 • those with one black grandparent • a crucial part of transportation • many slaves embraced what religion? • The second rebellion, led by the slave • those with one black great-grandparent • Most free blacks in the South lived in... • those with one black and one white parent • ...
Antebellum South Crossword 2023-01-12
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- including ideas about the spiritual world and the importance of African healers, survived in the South as well
- Most free blacks in the South lived in...
- began in January 1811 on Andry’s plantation
- slaves could not marry
- Part of the reason for the large number of free blacks living in slave states were the many instances of ...
- shaped the culture and society of the South
- a slave who lived in virginia, NC, and GA before he escaped and moved to england
- helped fuel the 19th century industrial revolution in the US and Great Britain
- confidently proclaimed that the North could never threaten the South because “cotton is king.”
- These bales, weighing about four hundred to five hundred pounds, were wrapped in burlap cloth and sent down the
- cotton produced in the United States was eventually exported abroad
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- revolutionized the production of cotton when he invented the cotton gin
- many slaves embraced what religion?
- those with one black grandparent
- those with one black and one white parent
- a maryland slave who escaped to the north in 1838
- home to the greatest concentration of wealth in the United States
- another free black who amassed great wealth and power in the South, was born a slave in 1790 in South Carolina
- a crucial part of transportation
- what happens to Texas in 1845
- occurred as many as seven times a season as the plant grew and continued to produce balls through the fall and early winter.
- The second rebellion, led by the slave
- those with one black great-grandparent
- How many of the first 11 presidents owned slaves
- Almost no cotton was grown in the United States in the year...
25 Clues: slaves could not marry • what happens to Texas in 1845 • those with one black grandparent • a crucial part of transportation • many slaves embraced what religion? • The second rebellion, led by the slave • those with one black great-grandparent • Most free blacks in the South lived in... • those with one black and one white parent • ...
joe's grammer crossword 2024-11-17
USA popultion and government 2026-03-09
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- The number of senators USA
- The second most spoken language in USA
- The ballance of powers between states and government
- The shape of the President's office
- The name of the political party that Trump belongs to
- The legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and the ...
- The name of the other political party
- The President chooses these 15 heads of different departments and the Vice President
- This government branch interprets the laws
- The number of wawes of immigration to the USA
- The surname of the man who is credited with "discovering" USA
- The number of states in the USA
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- The name of the American capital
- The original inhabitants in the USA
- The commander in chief in of the US military
- In New York you can find the statue of...
- In 1776 13 states broke free and signed the declaration of....
- Important document from 1787 that Americans are very fond of
- The currency in USA
19 Clues: The currency in USA • The number of senators USA • The number of states in the USA • The name of the American capital • The original inhabitants in the USA • The shape of the President's office • The name of the other political party • The second most spoken language in USA • In New York you can find the statue of... • This government branch interprets the laws • ...
herstory puzzle 2021-12-07
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- an area set aside by the federal government for people to visit
- the protection of natural resources
- a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose
- presidential campaign, pledging to restore unfettered opportunity for individual action and to employ the power of government in behalf of social justice for all
- was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States
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- Theodore Roosevelt's campain promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity
- American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
- a person who wanted to destroy all trusts
- a federal agency, established in 1914 that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in pursuit of free and fair competition in the marketplace
- elected the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States
- a 1906 law that required food and drug makers to begin listing ingredients on packages
- The law created the Federal Reserve System and the central banking system of the United States.
12 Clues: the protection of natural resources • a person who wanted to destroy all trusts • an area set aside by the federal government for people to visit • Theodore Roosevelt's campain promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity • a 1906 law that required food and drug makers to begin listing ingredients on packages • ...
Mason B. Crossword 2021-05-03
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- Drive Method cowboys used to move large herds of cattle north from ranches in Texas towns along Railroad in late 1800's
- Wars Violent land disputes between farmers & ranchers over the fencing of the open range
- Anna Mexican general and dictator whose large army failed to defeat the Texans
- of 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected as the President of the United States. Southern States secede immediately after
- Lincoln 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves (1861 - 1865)
- Destiny 1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent
- Were essential to westward expansion because they made it easier to travel to and live in the west
- de Vaca Was the first person to step in Texas
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- F. Austin Known as "The Father of Texas." He led a project to settle Americans in Texas (controlled by Mexico) in the 1820s. He originally brought 300 hard-working families.
- Southern states that left the United States in 1861
- The northern states during the Civil War
- Created the first map of Texas
- Boats powered by steam that increased the speed of river travel
- A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting
- of the Alamo Battle lasted 13 days (Feb. 23-March 6)Texans were greatly outnumbered and many were killed by the Mexicans. However, Texans were then inspired to seek revenge.
- Rangers A militia originally formed by Stephen F. Austin in 1823 to protect the territory of Texas against American Indian raids.
16 Clues: Created the first map of Texas • The northern states during the Civil War • de Vaca Was the first person to step in Texas • Southern states that left the United States in 1861 • Boats powered by steam that increased the speed of river travel • A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting • ...
27 Amendments crossword puzzle 2024-05-15
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- Grants Congress the authority to issue an income tax without having to determine it based on population.
- Powers not specifically given to the federal government, nor withheld from the states, belong to the states.
- Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a state.
- Granted women the right to vote.
- Refined the process whereby a President and a Vice President are elected by the Electoral College.
- The rights of citizens will be protected whether these rights are listed or not.
- In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
- Exercising their right to remain silent and not incriminate themselves.
- Right of US citizens. who are 18 yrs of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the US or by any state on account of age.
- Prevents members of Congress from granting themselves pay raises during the current session
- Restricts housing soldiers in private homes.
- Protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
- Abolished slavery in the United States.
- If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President.
- Prevents a president from serving more than two terms or more than ten years.
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- Allowed all men to vote without being denied by race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.
- Right to bear arms.
- Prohibited the making, transporting, and selling of alcoholic beverages.
- Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts.
- Protects the states from lawsuits filed by citizens of other states or countries.
- Prohibiting any poll tax in elections for officials
- Ended the Prohibition of alcohol in the US
- Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
- Rights to a fast and public trial by an impartial jury and to be aware of the criminal charges.
- Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
- Calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures.
- Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to anyone born in the United States or who became a citizen of the country.
27 Clues: Right to bear arms. • Granted women the right to vote. • Abolished slavery in the United States. • Ended the Prohibition of alcohol in the US • Restricts housing soldiers in private homes. • Protects against unreasonable search and seizure. • Prohibiting any poll tax in elections for officials • Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. • ...
bubba_pento_crossword_computer_definition 2016-03-24
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- when we want to share a document on internet
- when we want someone to see our documents
- it’s our secret word to log on a website with a login
- it's the contrary of the capitals
- It's a software where we can write something
- it’s something we put on our head and we have to connect it to listen something
- it’s the address of a website
- it’s a little computer that we can transport
- when we want to convert a document create on paper on a computer
- it's our identification on a website
- it’s the same thing that the headphone but it's smaller than it
- when we want to convert a document create with computer on a paper
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- we can write words on the computer thanks to keys
- It's the most recently version of a software or a computer
- when we want to comunate with someone by computer
- where we tap words to search something we want to know, to see
- It's when we want to select all the words on a document
- It's where we receive our e-mail
- when we want to keep a document that we create
- it’s something where we can see the informations and the documents of the 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 • when we want to share a document on internet • It's a software where we can write something • it’s a little computer that we can transport • when we want to keep a document that we create • ...
The big revision crossword 2024-03-18
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- numbers you are given after an evaluation
- the most important letter to pronounce in English (times 4)
- first name of a man that escaped from Pretoria
- one of the South African capitals
- first name of the Motown records founder
- shares a border with India
- a type of racial segregation in South Africa. Ended in the 1990's
- a polite alternative to "what?"
- a British film
- you need to do many of these for English class
- a British magazine the reviews films
- a borough in New York
- a polite alternative to "what?"
- the capital of New York State
- the only language to speak in class
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- _____ ______ at Deoli
- an abbreviation for a film that is romantic and a comedy
- a person with immigrant parents that was born in the US
- Beatles song name
- examples include information and news
- the material from which the keys were made in the workshop
- the surname of the Carpool karaoke host
- political party in South Africa that is still in power
- essential word when using the first conditional
- positive, rhythmic music or a positive person
- if she had bought the cake, we ________ have eaten it
- an abbreviation of a website all about New Yorkers
27 Clues: a British film • Beatles song name • _____ ______ at Deoli • a borough in New York • shares a border with India • the capital of New York State • a polite alternative to "what?" • a polite alternative to "what?" • one of the South African capitals • the only language to speak in class • a British magazine the reviews films • examples include information and news • ...
Unit 3 - The American Colonies 2026-10-01
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- The buying and selling of animal furs, especially beaver fur, which was an important part of the early North American economy.
- The movement of settlers and communities westward across North America, especially during the 1800s.
- A region in the central United States where corn is one of the major crops, especially in states such as Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.
- The agreement that ended the French and Indian War. France gave Britain most of its land in North America east of the Mississippi River.
- A period when machines, factories, and new technology changed how goods were produced, beginning in Britain in the 1700s and spreading to other countries.
- A region of the southern United States where rice is an important agricultural crop, especially along parts of the Gulf Coast.
- Areas where certain types of crops or livestock are commonly raised because of the climate, soil, and geography.
- A network of rivers and streams that flow together and drain water into a larger river, lake, or ocean.
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- A region around the Ohio River that was valuable for farming, trade, and transportation and became an area of conflict between Britain, France, and Native Americans.
- Natural parts of Earth's surface, such as mountains, rivers, valleys, plains, and deserts.
- The process of collecting money from people or businesses by a government to pay for government services and expenses.
- A war from 1754–1763 between Britain and France over control of land in North America. Many Native American nations fought as allies of either side.
- A mountain range in eastern North America that stretches from Canada through the eastern United States to Alabama.
- An action that unfairly takes away or interferes with a person's legal or basic rights.
- Conflicts over who has the right to control or own a particular area of land.
- Raising animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, or goats on large areas of land where they can graze.
- A region of the southern United States where cotton has historically been an important crop.
- Native American groups that worked with or supported European powers or other groups during conflicts.
- Territories controlled and settled by another country.
- The growth of cities as people move from rural areas to cities, often for jobs.
- The process of one country taking control of another territory and settling people there.
21 Clues: Territories controlled and settled by another country. • Conflicts over who has the right to control or own a particular area of land. • The growth of cities as people move from rural areas to cities, often for jobs. • An action that unfairly takes away or interferes with a person's legal or basic rights. • ...
AP US History Period 4 2024-04-28
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- A canal completed in 1825 that connected the Great Lakes with the Hudson River
- The 11th President of the United States (1845-1849), known for his expansionist policies and for leading the country during the Mexican-American War
- The forced relocation of thousands of Native American tribes, particularly the Cherokee, from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in the 1830s
- A reformer and activist who advocated for the humane treatment of the mentally ill and lobbied for the establishment of state-funded mental hospitals and asylums in the mid-19th century.
- The transition from handcrafted to machine-manufactured goods and the shift from agrarian to industrial economies
- The peace treaty signed in 1814 that ended the War of 1812, restoring pre-war borders and status quo ante bellum.
- A historic east-west wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to the Oregon Territory
- The movement to end slavery, which gained momentum in the early 19th century and advocated for the immediate emancipation of enslaved people and the abolition of the institution of slavery.
- A series of legislative measures adopted by the United States Congress in the 1830s and 1840s to table, suppress, or prevent the discussion of antislavery petitions
- The belief prevalent in the 19th century that it was the divinely ordained mission of the United States to expand westward across the North American continent and spread democracy and civilization.
- An African American abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad
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- The doctrine or theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law it deems unconstitutional
- The economic transformation in the United States during the early 19th century, characterized by the expansion of markets, transportation networks, and industrialization, leading to increased commercialization and interconnectedness
- The movement advocating for women's right to vote, which gained momentum in the 19th century and culminated in the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920
- A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that mechanized the process of separating cotton fibers from seeds
- A fraternal organization that emerged in the late 16th to early 17th century, emphasizing moral and ethical teachings, charitable work, and fellowship, with notable members including many Founding Fathers.
- A philosophical and literary movement of the early 19th century that emphasized the inherent goodness of people, the importance of intuition and individual conscience, and the spiritual connection between humanity and nature.
- An African American abolitionist and women's rights activist who escaped from slavery and became known for her powerful speeches and advocacy for abolition, women's suffrage, and social justice.
- A social reform movement in the 19th century aimed at reducing or eliminating the consumption of alcoholic beverages
- A policy articulated by President James Monroe in 1823, warning European powers against further colonization or interference in the Western Hemisphere
20 Clues: An African American abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad • A canal completed in 1825 that connected the Great Lakes with the Hudson River • A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that mechanized the process of separating cotton fibers from seeds • ...
Chapter 14-15 Crossword Puzzle 2014-05-11
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- Hydrogen bomb
- Doctrine: An international policy that promised aid to Greece and Turkey struggling to resist threats to democratic freedom.
- War: A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- National Organization for Women, founded in 1966
- Summer: A program that brought Northern college students into Mississippi to work with SNCC organizers
- race: The US and Soviet Union were competing in developing weapons with more destructive power.
- An approach, for example when the United States would go to the brink of war to combat communism.
- Residential areas surrounding a city.
- Congress of American Indians: NCAI, founded in 1944 to promote common welfare of Native Americans
- Rights Act: An Act that banned literacy tests and other laws that kept blacks from registering to vote.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization – including the United States, Canada, and ten Western Europe countries.
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- parallel: Where in 1945 Soviet troops occupied Korea north of line of latitude and became the dividing line of Korea.
- A United States Policy that would work to contain communism.
- Congress of Racial Equality, founded in 1961, planned freedom Rides to desegregate interstate buses.
- Deal: A new project to create jobs, build public housing, and end racial discrimination.
- Plan: A plan offering 13 billion dollars in aid to western and southern European nations.
- A protest in which people sit at a place and refuse to move until their demands are met.
- boom: A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II
- Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972
- Society: A series of programs help to disenfranchised, the poor, the elderly, and women.
- War: A conflict in June 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea.
21 Clues: Hydrogen bomb • Residential areas surrounding a city. • Equal Rights Amendment, Congress passed in 1972 • National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 • A United States Policy that would work to contain communism. • boom: A sharp increase of US birthrates following World War II • War: A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. • ...
US HISTORY CROSS WORD PUZZLE 2024-11-21
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- First president of the United States, only put last name
- The first state to separate church and state and guaranteed to right to practice religion free from government intrusion
- Wrote the declaration of independence
- A change or addition to the terms of a contract or document.
- The federal government attempted a variety of treaties with Indian tribes to reduce conflict along the frontier
- 1874–1875 was developed by white Southern Democrats as part of the white insurgency during the Reconstruction
- Though the war had no clear winner, the treaty restored pre-war territorial boundaries, returned prisoners, and strengthened the United States as a nation.1812
- ____system,a group or network of institutions that provide financial services
- Turning point of the revolution
- "father of the constitution"
- Argued for a stronger national government
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- After the US Mexican war, conflict arose over land claims in California between former Mexican citizens and new settlers
- Whitch amendment allowed you to have freedom of religion,speech,press,assembly,petition
- This war between America and Britain established the US as a country with an identity when the new country defended its first "invasion".
- 1755-1804) was a Founding Father of the United States, soldier, lawyer, scholar, economist, congressman, and first U.S.Secretary of the Treasury.
- A plan in 1803 and establishment of judicial review
- A treaty that ended the War of the American Revolution.
- Political system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. Its core principles are accumulation, ownership, and profiting from capital.
- Issued in 1215, the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law
- Was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States
20 Clues: "father of the constitution" • Turning point of the revolution • Wrote the declaration of independence • Argued for a stronger national government • A plan in 1803 and establishment of judicial review • A treaty that ended the War of the American Revolution. • First president of the United States, only put last name • ...
Cold War Crossword 2025-02-06
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- head of the House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the US Senate
- the practice of teaching children in schools throughout the United States to protect themselves from a potential nuclear attack
- leader of the soviet union
- nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union
- a policy which stated that the US would give aid to any country threatened by communism.
- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- imaginary boundary dividing europe into two sections
- the only major country that stood at the intersection of the two superpower camps
- earth's first artificial satellite
- a president that helped Stalin in the early cold war
- designed to protect people from radioactive dirt and debris that can fall out of the air following a nuclear detonation
- an internal border between North and South Korea based on a circle of latitude
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- North Korea's Soviet-supported invasion
- Tension between the USA and Russia
- the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe
- a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that began with the shooting down of a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane
- airlifting food and fuel to Berlin from Allied airbases in western Germany
- complete power and control over people
- a gov't that protects all the citizen human rights
- investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens
- Nation that believes in democracy and freedom
- ailed, isolated, rogue state
- stopping the spread of communism
- a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states
- a pro-communist nation in the cold war
25 Clues: leader of the soviet union • ailed, isolated, rogue state • stopping the spread of communism • Tension between the USA and Russia • earth's first artificial satellite • complete power and control over people • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization • a pro-communist nation in the cold war • North Korea's Soviet-supported invasion • ...
Preparing for the Final 2023-05-15
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- passionately committed to limited government
- is in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed
- Westchester County Executive
- a process through which individuals indicate either approval/disapproval of a candidate for office
- a lifelong New Yorker dedicated to fighting for middle-class families in the United States Senate
- court that handles cases involving crimes committed by children, or cases involving the health or welfare of children.
- Vice President of the United States
- to carry firearms
- the process. of gathering information about the world and oneself
- guarantees Americans the fundamental right to keep and bear arms
- starts with the government charging the person it believes committed a crime.
- when the people choose leaders by voting
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- the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime
- a spending plan based on income and expenses
- process in which defendant and prosecutor negotiate mutually acceptable settlement of a case
- makes sure one branch isn't more powerful than the others
- when people who were born outside of the U.S. become citizens through a specific process
- by the people
- Majority Leader of the United States Senate
- Mayor of Peekskill
- makes all laws & controls taxing and spending policies
- provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise
- a set of laws, guidelines, and actions decided and taken by governments in order to work in favor of the public
- a legal dispute between two or more parties
- organizes how land may be used
- decides who will be elected president and vice president of the U.S. and learns who is involved and how the process works.
26 Clues: by the people • to carry firearms • Mayor of Peekskill • Westchester County Executive • organizes how land may be used • Vice President of the United States • when the people choose leaders by voting • Majority Leader of the United States Senate • a legal dispute between two or more parties • a spending plan based on income and expenses • ...
The Cold War Begins 2018-04-22
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- program provides food to reduce famine, fuel to heat houses and factories, money to jumpstart the economy
- countries formally independent but under heavy political, economic, and military influence
- goal was to keep communism contained within its existing borders
- promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements
- communist party makes all key economic, political, and military decisions; Soviet people cannot worship as they please; no private property
- Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill
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- 46 year struggled between two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, with no military conflict
- provided the military alliance to counter Soviet Expansion
- US and Britain drop supplies to West Berlin
- became a member of NATO in 1955
- the Soviet Union and its satellite states formed a rival military alliance; included all Communist states in Eastern Europe except Yugoslavia
- free elections, economic and religious freedom, private property, individual differences
- American diplomat and leading authority on the Soviet Union
- Name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas (Democratic and Dictatorship) from the end of WWII in 1945 to the end of the Cold War in 1991
- the different areas of Germany controlled by the United States, France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
15 Clues: Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill • became a member of NATO in 1955 • US and Britain drop supplies to West Berlin • provided the military alliance to counter Soviet Expansion • American diplomat and leading authority on the Soviet Union • promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements • goal was to keep communism contained within its existing borders • ...
Early Astronomers 2024-01-22
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- The first to propose a heliocentric model.
- Model with the sun at the center.
- Formulated and tested the Law of Universal Gravitation.
- Concluded that the Earth is shaped like a sphere.
- Accurately provided measurements of stars and planets before the telescope.
- Distance of the Earth to the sun is 93 million miles.
- The apparent motion of a planet moving backwards.
- Law states that the path of a planet is an ellipse.
- The measure of oval a closed circle is.
- This law states that the closer a planet is to the sun, the shorter the orbital period.
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- The first to propose that Earth is a planet.
- States that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
- Discovered retrograde movement.
- Discovered the three laws of planetary motion.
- Model with the Earth at the center.
- This law states that equal areas are covered in equal time as a planet revolves around the sun.
16 Clues: Discovered retrograde movement. • Model with the sun at the center. • Model with the Earth at the center. • The measure of oval a closed circle is. • The first to propose a heliocentric model. • The first to propose that Earth is a planet. • Discovered the three laws of planetary motion. • Concluded that the Earth is shaped like a sphere. • ...
Civil War 2025-06-17
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- The amendment that abolished slavery
- President of the Confederate States
- The general of the Union Army
- The first state to secede from the Union
- The general of the Confederate Army
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- The war between the North and the South
- Famous speech given by Lincoln after a major battle
- The president of the United States during the Civil War
- An escaped slave who became a famous abolitionist speaker
- The practice of owning people as property
- When the Southern States left the United States and joined together to make the Confederate States of America
11 Clues: The general of the Union Army • President of the Confederate States • The general of the Confederate Army • The amendment that abolished slavery • The war between the North and the South • The first state to secede from the Union • The practice of owning people as property • Famous speech given by Lincoln after a major battle • ...
CFA #7 2025-02-25
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- Angles that are created by two intersecting lines and which are opposite of the vertex
- Geometric figures that share a common vertex and side
- A property that states any value is always equal to itself
- Supplementary angles that are between parallel lines and not a linear pair
- Lines are ___________ if they never intersect (touch)
- Point C is _______________ from points A and B if AC=BC
- Congruent angles that are between parallel lines
- Two angles that are both supplementary and adjacent
- _______________ segments are the same length
- Congruent angles that are on the same side of a transversal
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- A property that states if A=B then B=A
- Congruent angles that are on the outside of parallel lines
- Supplementary angles that are on the outside of parallel lines and not a linear pair
- A property that states if A=B and B=C then A=C
- Angles that add up to 180 degrees
- _________________________ creates right angles and two congruent segements
- A quadrilateral with four congruent sides
17 Clues: Angles that add up to 180 degrees • A property that states if A=B then B=A • A quadrilateral with four congruent sides • _______________ segments are the same length • A property that states if A=B and B=C then A=C • Congruent angles that are between parallel lines • Two angles that are both supplementary and adjacent • ...
Unit 6 Review 2022-03-31
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- _____ Crisis: South Carolina trys to declare federal tariffs null and void, then threatens to secede; Andrew Jackson doesn't let them get away with it
- ____ Destiny: the idea that it was America's divine purpose to spread west to the Pacific Ocean
- ____ Removal Act of 1830: resulted in the forced removal of Native Americans from their homelands to reservations west of the Mississippi River
- Frederick Douglass and Sojourner ____: former slaves who spoke out against slavery and published autobiographies
- Henry Clay's ____ System consisted of protective tariffs, a 2nd Bank of the United States, and funding for internal improvements
- Slave state added as a result of the Missouri Compromise
- last name of the president during the Mexican-American War
- The word describing the differences in various sections of the U.S.: agriculture and slavery in the South, factories and banks in the North, etc.
- Texas's annexation by the United States was delayed because Congress did not want to upset the balance between ____ and free states
- ___ Doctrine: named after our 5th president, this states that Europe needs to stay out of the affairs of the Americas
- South Carolina and other Southern states did not like these protective taxes because they felt they benefitted manufacturers in the North, not farmers in the South
- The Treaty of _____ Hidalgo: ended the Mexican-American War, added California, New Mexico, and more to the U.S.
- "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him ____ it." - Andrew Jackson after Worcester v. Georgia was decided in favor of the Cherokee
- McCullough v. Maryland: Congress has the _____ power to create a national bank
- name of both a trail and a territory added peacefully in negotiations with Great Britain
- "Remember the ____!" Battle cry at San Jacinto, the fight for Texan independence from Mexico
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- Eli Whitney's invention that made it easier to harvest a certain cash crop; made America, especially the South, rich; unintended consequence: drastic increase in slavery
- Andrew Jackson was part of which political party?
- Free state added as a result of the Missouri Compromise
- The ____ Road connected Maryland to Illinois
- The tribe that forcefully lost their lands in Georgia and walked the Trail of Tears
- Seneca ____ Convention: Women's rights convention in New York that among other things advocated for a woman's right to vote
- Gadsden Purchase: U.S. spent $10 million to buy land from Mexico for a southern transcontinental _____
- Henry David _____: this Transcendentalist's "Civil Disobedience" inspired Gandhi and MLK
- The Second Great ______: religious movement at the heart of many of the reform movements of the mid-1800s
- As a result of the Missouri Compromise, new states north of 36'30 would be ____ states
- Nat ______: led a slave rebellion where over 60 whites were killed; this led to harsher laws for slaves in the South
- ___-Onis Treaty: US gains Florida from Spain
- this was discovered in California and led to a rush of people trying to get rich quick
- The Erie ____ linked the economies of the the Midwest and the East because it made it easier to ship goods and resources to market
30 Clues: The ____ Road connected Maryland to Illinois • ___-Onis Treaty: US gains Florida from Spain • Andrew Jackson was part of which political party? • Free state added as a result of the Missouri Compromise • Slave state added as a result of the Missouri Compromise • last name of the president during the Mexican-American War • ...
European countries capitals 2022-02-08
15 Clues: Moldova • romania • in albania • has valletta • is in Belgium • has Amsterdam • down in Greece • is in Portugal • in the Ukraine • next door in Spain • is in Irland or Eire • bosnia in Herzegovina • is the capital of Bratislava • in Norway I suggest you take a sweater • in Bulgaria, and while youre in the area
GEOGRAPHY CROSSWORD (CAPITALS) 2011-10-26
15 Clues: CAPITAL OF UTAH • CAPITAL OF IOWA • CAPITAL OF IDAHO • CAPITAL OF NEVADA • CAPITAL OF OREGON • CAPITAL OF MONTANA • CAPITAL OF ARIZONA • CAPITAL OF COLORADO • CAPITAL OF ARKANSAS • CAPITAL OF MINNISOTA • CAPITAL OF TENNESSEE • CAPITAL OF WASHINGTON • CAPITAL OF NEW MEXICO • CAPITAL OF MISSISSIPPI • CAPITAL OF NORTH DAKOTA
World Capitals 2 2024-09-30
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- – Capital of Brazil
- – Capital of Kenya
- – Capital of Thailand
- – Capital of Iceland
- – Capital of the UK
- – Capital of Indonesia
- – Capital of Mexico
- – Capital of the Philippines
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- – Capital of Finland
- – Capital of Morocco
- – Capital of Sweden
- – Capital of Austria
- – Capital of Switzerland
- – Capital of Turkey
- – Capital of Poland
15 Clues: – Capital of Kenya • – Capital of Brazil • – Capital of Sweden • – Capital of Turkey • – Capital of Poland • – Capital of the UK • – Capital of Mexico • – Capital of Finland • – Capital of Morocco • – Capital of Austria • – Capital of Iceland • – Capital of Thailand • – Capital of Indonesia • – Capital of Switzerland • – Capital of the Philippines
COUNTRIES & CAPITALS (Easy) 2026-01-10
15 Clues: Capital of Peru • Capital of Egypt • Capital of Italy • Capital of Japan • Capital of Spain • Capital of Canada • Capital of Greece • Capital of France • Capital of Norway • Capital of Poland • Capital of Germany • Capital of England • Capital of Austria • Capital of Ireland • Capital of Czech Republic
Latin American Capitals 2024-10-13
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- Chile's capital, a modern city with stunning mountain views.
- The "Marvelous City," famous for its beaches, Christ the Redeemer, and Carnaval.
- The City of Kings, Peru's capital with a rich history and delicious cuisine.
- Bolivia's highest capital in the world, offering breathtaking views of the Andes.
- José Costa Rica's capital, a green city surrounded by lush rainforests.
- Ecuador's capital, a UNESCO World Heritage city with a well-preserved historic center.
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- The heart of Mexico, a bustling metropolis with a rich history.
- The "Paris of South America," known for its tango and European flair.
- Brazil's futuristic capital, designed by renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer.
- Uruguay's capital, a peaceful city known for its beaches and relaxed atmosphere.
- The "Athens of South America," Colombia's capital city nestled in the Andes.
- Venezuela's capital, a vibrant city with a tropical climate.
- Panama's capital, a modern city connected by the Panama Canal.
- Cuba's capital, a city frozen in time with classic cars and colonial architecture.
- Paraguay's capital, a charming city located on the Paraguay River.
15 Clues: Chile's capital, a modern city with stunning mountain views. • Venezuela's capital, a vibrant city with a tropical climate. • Panama's capital, a modern city connected by the Panama Canal. • The heart of Mexico, a bustling metropolis with a rich history. • Paraguay's capital, a charming city located on the Paraguay River. • ...
Asian Capitals Quiz 2024-10-13
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- The capital of Australia, although geographically located in Oceania
- The heart of Turkey, bridging Europe and Asia.
- The capital of Afghanistan, a city with a long and turbulent history.
- The capital of India, a blend of old and new.
- The heart of Japan, a bustling metropolis that never sleeps.
- The capital of Saudi Arabia, a modern city with a traditional heart.
- The capital of Vietnam, a city with a French colonial past.
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- The capital of Pakistan, a planned city with modern architecture.
- The capital of Indonesia, a sprawling city with a rich cultural heritage.
- A holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
- The capital of Russia, a vast city with a rich history.
- The City of Angels, a vibrant metropolis in Thailand.
- The ancient capital of China, home to the Forbidden City.
- The South Korean capital, a modern city known for its K-pop and technology.
- The capital of Iran, a city with a rich Persian culture.
15 Clues: The capital of India, a blend of old and new. • A holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. • The heart of Turkey, bridging Europe and Asia. • The City of Angels, a vibrant metropolis in Thailand. • The capital of Russia, a vast city with a rich history. • The capital of Iran, a city with a rich Persian culture. • ...
Capitals of Countries 2025-08-21
27. Cities & Capitals 2025-07-07
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- A very, very tall building.
- A large place with rows of seats where sports games or concerts are held.
- A high-level school where students go to learn after high school.
- All the vehicles moving on roads at a particular time.
- A building where the local government of a town is located.
- A place where many different kinds of animals are kept for people to see.
- A hard surface built for vehicles to travel on.
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- An underground train system that goes through a large town.
- An area of green land in a town where people can relax and play.
- The path at the side of a road for people to walk on.
- A public road in a town or village.
- An open public space in a town or city, often with shops around it.
- A place where old, interesting, or important things are shown.
- A small area within a larger town, where people live close to each other.
- A sculpture of a person or animal, usually made of stone or metal.
15 Clues: A very, very tall building. • A public road in a town or village. • A hard surface built for vehicles to travel on. • The path at the side of a road for people to walk on. • All the vehicles moving on roads at a particular time. • An underground train system that goes through a large town. • A building where the local government of a town is located. • ...
Daniella Keating constitution crossword 2026-03-23
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- Bills could only become official after nine states _______ for it
- _____ delegates from twelve states met to decide that they elected George Washington to preside
- Articles gave states to _____ power; Articles failed because they were too weak
- the constitution went into effect in 17___
- The supreme court’s decision ______ any other court
- William Patterson lead the ______
- The first ten amendments are called the _____ of rights
- The executive branch carries out _____ and approves and recommends new ones
- the constitution was written in 17___
- the legislative has ____ houses
- the branches work together in a complex system of ______ and balances
- in 1786 there was a ____ revolt in Massachusetts
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- our ____ constitution was called the Articles of Confederation
- _____ didn’t want to pay back their debts
- Congress can override the president's _______ if two-thirds of the representatives in both houses agree.
- group of farmers revolted against the government of _____
- bills could only become law after receiving ______ of those votes.
- The Supreme Court is the _____ court in the country
- The first constitution was called the ______ of confederation
- The second amendment states that we have the right to _____
- Each state only had _____ vote
- _____ is made up of 2 senates from each state and house of representatives
- An illegal law was declared _______
- There are two ____ representatives per state
- the national congress could do nothing about _____ rebellion
25 Clues: Each state only had _____ vote • the legislative has ____ houses • William Patterson lead the ______ • An illegal law was declared _______ • the constitution was written in 17___ • _____ didn’t want to pay back their debts • the constitution went into effect in 17___ • There are two ____ representatives per state • in 1786 there was a ____ revolt in Massachusetts • ...
A New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-27
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- The Constitutional ____ was attended by delegates from 12 states, excluding Rhode Island.
- The ____ college is part of the U.S. voting system
- This branch was created by Article III in the U.S. Constitution.
- The amount of ____ in the house from each state is dependent on state population.
- This branch includes the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- The new, revised United States ____
- The newest department in the executive branch, the Department of ____
- The largest branch in the U.S. government, that enforces laws.
- The state that created the North's plan for the government
- The system of checks and ____ helps branches of the government keep each other in check.
- The leader of the American Revolution and first United States president
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- The state that created the South's plan for the government
- The United States is a ____ with democratic ideals
- The length of a president's term.
- The first 10 amendments
- The old, unsuccessful Articles of _____
- A tactic of persuasion used by candidates in elections in which many positive and/or negative things about a person/group are listed.
- Someone who is in the Senate would be called a ____
- The U.S. government has three of these.
- A tactic of persuasion used by candidates in elections in which the candidate is made out to look like an ordinary citizen.
20 Clues: The first 10 amendments • The length of a president's term. • The new, revised United States ____ • The old, unsuccessful Articles of _____ • The U.S. government has three of these. • The United States is a ____ with democratic ideals • The ____ college is part of the U.S. voting system • Someone who is in the Senate would be called a ____ • ...
American History Honors Unit 2 Vocabulary 2022-02-17
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- Known for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- The South’s victory in this Civil War battle gave the South a surge of confidence and the North realized the Civil War would not be as easy to win as they previously thought.
- A political party that existed during the Civil War. This political party opposed the expansion of slavery in western territories. Their slogan was "free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men.”
- The idea that the United States was destined to expand their territory to the Pacific Ocean and possibly beyond.
- Supported the idea of popular sovereignty when it came to states and slavery
- American nurse who provided aid in the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross
- In the hopes of a new life, escaping debt, etc., farmers and businessmen would pack up their lives and travel down this trail to settle in the west.
- This abolitionist wrote The Liberator
- Northern citizens who opposed the Civil War and wished to reunite the Union by negotiation with the South.
- Societal standards placed on women in the 19th century. Stated that women should stay at home, cook, clean, and care for the children.
- Movement against alcohol, claimed alcohol was a threat to the success of the nation
- Protects arrested individuals from facing unlawful punishments before trial.
- Pre-Civil War
- The first women’s rights convention.
- This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
- Granted citizenship to African Americans who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
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- An abolitionist who believed God had called on him to end slavery. He became known as “God’s Angry Man.”
- Referred to as “The Father of Common School,” this reformer led the Common School Movement. This reformer made it possible for every child to receive a basic education that would be paid for by local taxes.
- Transformed American business and global trade, led to economic growth and personal wealth.
- This amendment abolished slavery
- Issued by President AbrahamLincoln Declared all slaves in the states that broke away from the Union (the Confederate states) were free. This did not free all slaves.
- 60 of the town’s prominent citizens were held hostage by Brown and his 21 men who hoped that their slaves would join the raid. However, they did not. Instead, local troops killed some of Brown’s men and captured Brown. Brown was turned over to the state to be tried for treason.
- Party When asked about their political views, they would claim they knew nothing.
- American abolitionist and women's rights activist who was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter. She became the first African American woman to win a case against a white man when she went to court to recover her son. She was known for giving speeches about slavery and rights. Her most famous speech was “Ain’t I A Woman?”
- He was a former slave who became a reformer and abolitionist. He published the anti-slavery newspaper, North Star.
- He became the President of the Confederate States. Before the Civil War, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
- Founder of Mormonism.
- He was living in a free state when his owner died and tried to become free, but the court ruled that he was not a citizen and could not sue in the federal court
- This prison reform is responsible for establishing over 30 hospitals and abolishing the practice of keeping the mentally ill and disabled in prison.
- A union military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott. The strategy aimed to cut off imports or exports from southern states. The blockade would wrap around the southern states almost like a snake.
30 Clues: Pre-Civil War • Founder of Mormonism. • This amendment abolished slavery • Known for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin • The first women’s rights convention. • This abolitionist wrote The Liberator • This amendment gave African American men the right to vote. • Supported the idea of popular sovereignty when it came to states and slavery • ...
The Cold War Begins 2018-04-22
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- the Soviet Union and its satellite states formed a rival military alliance; included all Communist states in Eastern Europe except Yugoslavia
- Name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas (Democratic and Dictatorship) from the end of WWII in 1945 to the end of the Cold War in 1991
- Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill
- became a member of NATO in 1955
- provided the military alliance to counter Soviet Expansion
- US and Britain drop supplies to West Berlin
- program provides food to reduce famine, fuel to heat houses and factories, money to jumpstart the economy
- the different areas of Germany controlled by the United States, France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
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- communist party makes all key economic, political, and military decisions; Soviet people cannot worship as they please; no private property
- free elections, economic and religious freedom, private property, individual differences
- promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements
- countries formally independent but under heavy political, economic, and military influence
- 46 year struggled between two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, with no military conflict
- American diplomat and leading authority on the Soviet Union
- goal was to keep communism contained within its existing borders
15 Clues: Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill • became a member of NATO in 1955 • US and Britain drop supplies to West Berlin • provided the military alliance to counter Soviet Expansion • American diplomat and leading authority on the Soviet Union • promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements • goal was to keep communism contained within its existing borders • ...
The Civil War 2026-02-19
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- States Northern states where slavery was not allowed.
- The Union General who defeated the Southern army to win the war.
- The first major battle of the Civil War; it took place near Manassas, Virginia.
- The man who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia in 1831.
- The courthouse location where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
- The 16th President of the United States who wanted to keep the Union together.
- An economy based on farming, like the South.
- A brave woman who led many enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
- To have formally withdrawn or broken away from the Union.
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- An abolitionist who led a raid on the Harper’s Ferry arsenal to start a slave rebellion.
- The Virginian General who led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
- An economy based on factories and manufacturing, like the North.
- The capital city of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- The nickname given to General Thomas Jackson at the Battle of Bull Run.
- People who worked and campaigned to end slavery.
- The Confederate ironclad ship (renamed the Virginia) that fought the Monitor.
- states Southern states where slavery was legal.
- The state that was created because people in the western counties did not want to leave the Union.
18 Clues: An economy based on farming, like the South. • states Southern states where slavery was legal. • People who worked and campaigned to end slavery. • States Northern states where slavery was not allowed. • The capital city of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • To have formally withdrawn or broken away from the Union. • ...
Review: Formation of U.S. Government, Part I 2013-09-23
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- Electors who cast votes to elect the president and vice president.
- Carta This English document limited the power of the monarch and said Kings/Queens should follow the same laws as the people.
- 55 delegates from 12 states came to Philadelphia in 1787 to come up with a new plan for government, this is now known as the _________________________.
- This country was the most important trade partner with the United States in the late 1700’s.
- The Articles of Confederation gave the Congress of the United States practically _______ power.
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- Laws that loosely tied the United States into a “league of “friendship”
- The United States had a problem with Britain after the Revolutionary War because Britain restricted _________ with the United States.
- A weak central __________________ was to blame for economic and other problems the United States faced after the Revolution.
- A series of articles and essays promoting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution; written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
- Protest by Massachusetts’s farmers against the government on whom they blamed for inflation and the poor economy after the Revolution.
- High __________ led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel.
11 Clues: High __________ led farmers in Massachusetts to rebel. • Electors who cast votes to elect the president and vice president. • Laws that loosely tied the United States into a “league of “friendship” • This country was the most important trade partner with the United States in the late 1700’s. • ...
mps 2026-05-04
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- Payment mechanics under pressure from cuts and clawbacks
- Intensified monitoring across Medicaid programs and payments
- Sensitive policy area intersecting with eligibility tracking
- Core lever shaping who can access coverage
- State-level battlefield over Medicaid growth and rollback
- Maternal health benefit gaining traction across states
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- Capacity constraint driving funding and policy decisions
- Federal push requiring states to recheck provider eligibility
- Government priority focusing on program accuracy and trust
- Increasing burden on states, providers, and administrators
- Multi-state efforts targeting improper payments and abuse
- Data system at center of reporting, compliance, and controversy
12 Clues: Core lever shaping who can access coverage • Maternal health benefit gaining traction across states • Capacity constraint driving funding and policy decisions • Payment mechanics under pressure from cuts and clawbacks • Multi-state efforts targeting improper payments and abuse • State-level battlefield over Medicaid growth and rollback • ...
Civil War & Reconstruction Crossword 2023-05-09
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- The southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War
- The laws that were passed after the Civil War to help rebuild the United States
- A large farm that usually grows a cash crop
- The right of each state to make its own laws
- The separation of a state from a nation
- The separation of people by race
- A conflict between the North & South
- To murder someone powerful for political reasons
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- A person working to end slavery
- The right to vote
- The freeing of a group from slavery
- Bringing charges of wrongdoing against a government official
- Concern for regional needs and interests
- The northern states of the United States during the Civil War
- A set of laws that kept African Americans from voting, owning guns, or taking certain jobs
- An area of land granted to an American Indian tribe
16 Clues: The right to vote • A person working to end slavery • The separation of people by race • The freeing of a group from slavery • A conflict between the North & South • The separation of a state from a nation • Concern for regional needs and interests • A large farm that usually grows a cash crop • The right of each state to make its own laws • ...
Daily Union Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-02
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- Union general known for his cautious approach during battles
- Union general who later became president and accepted Lee's surrender
- Lincoln's vice president who became president after Lincoln's assassination
- Assassin of President Lincoln
- Site of the first major battle of the Civil War in Virginia
- Only President of the
- Union general known for his aggressive tactics in the Shenandoah Valley
- Mandatory military service or the draft
- Name of the southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War
- Union general who led the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg
- Bloodiest single-day battle in American history
- Congressional faction advocating for civil rights and Reconstruction after the Civil War
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- Confederate general known for his steadfastness in battle
- Confederate general who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
- Civil unrest in New York City against conscription during the Civil War
- Lincoln's executive order freeing slaves in Confederate-held territories
- States that were technically slave states but did not secede from the Union during the Civil War
- Turning point battle of the Civil War fought in Pennsylvania
- Union victory that gave them control of the Mississippi River
- Union campaign of total warfare through Georgia led by General Sherman
- 16th President of the United States during the Civil War
- Famous African American Civil War unit led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
- Armored warships used during the Civil War
- Location of the opening shots of the Civil War in South Carolina
- Celebration of the emancipation of slaves in Texas on June 19th
- States of America
- Address Lincoln's famous speech given at the dedication of the Gettysburg battlefield
- Location where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, effectively ending the Civil War
- Paper currency issued by the United States during the Civil War
- Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy by blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River
30 Clues: States of America • Only President of the • Assassin of President Lincoln • Mandatory military service or the draft • Armored warships used during the Civil War • Bloodiest single-day battle in American history • 16th President of the United States during the Civil War • Confederate general known for his steadfastness in battle • ...
U.S History Crossword Puzzle 2017-04-12
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- Doctrine promising military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country
- American gov. official who was accused being a Soviet spy
- civilian foreign intelligence service of the United States
- Doctor who introduced a vaccine against poliomyelitis
- increase in birth rate especially following World War II
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law
- military alliance of European and North American democracies
- in charge of U.S. science and technology
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- threats propaganda and other measures short of open warfare
- Republican Senator from Wisconsin
- 37th President of the United States
- campaign against alleged communists
- Soviet artificial satellites
- was an American diplomat and historian
- military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe
- program which United States gave large amounts of economic aid to European countries
16 Clues: Soviet artificial satellites • Republican Senator from Wisconsin • 37th President of the United States • campaign against alleged communists • was an American diplomat and historian • in charge of U.S. science and technology • Doctor who introduced a vaccine against poliomyelitis • President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law • ...
Chapter 5: Regionalism and the EU 2025-05-14
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- Proposes laws and the EU budget, made up of 28 commissioners, one from each country (2 words).
- A continental body promoting political and economic integration across Africa, founded in 1999 (2 words).
- A group of nations united for common political or economic purposes.
- 751 MEPs pass, amend and reject legislation within the EU.
- Creation and implementation of institutions that express a particular identity and shape collective action within a geographical region.
- A state with a dominant position in international relations, pre- eminent among great powers, and characterised by its unparalleled ability to exert influence or project power on a global scale.
- A regional organisation of Southeast Asian nations focused on economic and political cooperation.
- The nature of the international system at any given time in terms of how power is distributed.
- Political or economic activity that is transferred across national boundaries.
- Coming together of global cultures and development of a single, homogenous culture without diversity or dissent.
- A grouping of five major emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) that cooperate on economic and political issues.
- A system where power is shared between a central authority and constituent regions or states.
- The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and North Yemen. Currently, the League has 22 members (2 words)
- A zone in Europe where internal border checks have largely been abolished.
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- International system in which there is one dominant pole.
- A North American free trade agreement among the US, Canada, and Mexico (now known as USMCA).
- A large amount of power given to an authority, which. in theory, is placed higher than the state.
- Interaction among states based on sovereign independence.
- An association of 28 states (including, at present, the UK), originally founded as the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1957, which has evolved into a political and economic union (2 words).
- A currency union of 20 member states that have adopted the euro (€) as their primary currency and sole legal tender.
- A type of trade bloc allowing free movement of goods, services, capital, and people (2 words).
- The process of industrial, political, legal, economic, social and cultural integration of states in Europe.
- Absolute and unlimited power and authority.
- The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.
24 Clues: Absolute and unlimited power and authority. • The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union. • International system in which there is one dominant pole. • Interaction among states based on sovereign independence. • 751 MEPs pass, amend and reject legislation within the EU. • A group of nations united for common political or economic purposes. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-02-09
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- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
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- A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- A term meaning "before war".
- A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- Slave states that did not leave the Union.
- A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
13 Clues: A term meaning "before war". • Slave states that did not leave the Union. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War. • A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding. • ...
Articles & Constitution 2023-10-30
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- this branch of government determines if laws are constitutional
- this plan was to establish one house with representation based on equality
- the first constitution of the United States
- a political theory in which power is divided between states and federal government
- a person who believes the federal government should have more power than states
- this plan was to establish two houses with representation based on state population
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- this branch of government writes the laws
- a system where the three branches have the ability to prevent each other from becoming too powerful
- this plan combined the NJ and VA plans by establishing two houses, one based on population and one based on equality
- a person who believes the states should have more power than the federal government
- this convention did not work because only 5 of 13 states attended
- a change to the constitution
- this branch of government is led by the president
13 Clues: a change to the constitution • this branch of government writes the laws • the first constitution of the United States • this branch of government is led by the president • this branch of government determines if laws are constitutional • this convention did not work because only 5 of 13 states attended • ...
Chapter 19 (.1 - .3) 2025-04-24
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- The nickname Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was called.
- The 38 German states were called this. Austria and Prussia were the two greatest powers.
- The laws in the 1700s that allowed landowners to fence off common lands, forcing peasants to move to towns.
- A northern Italian state people started looking too for leadership in achieving unity in Italy.
- The system where raw cotton was given to peasant families who would then spin the and weave the fabric in their homes.
- The Czar of Russia who tried to reform the country, but ultimately failed.
- A political philosophy saying that people should be as free as possible from government restraint. They also believed in protection of civil liberties.
- Means ‘withdraw.’ South Carolina, and six other Southern States, voted to do this because of abolitionism.
- A rich cotton-manufacturing town that investors were encouraged to link by rail with Liverpool.
- The capital of Hungary. Francis Joseph was the ruler of Hungary and Austria, but they both had their own capitals (Budapest and Vienna), constitution, legislature, and government bureaucracy.
- The person who built the first paddle-wheel steamboat, which was called the Clermont.
- A new leader of Italian unification. He raised an army of a thousand volunteers. They were called Red Shirts because of their uniform’s colors.
- A province France was forced to give up after it lost to Prussia.
- The principle stating that the great powers had the right to send armies to other countries having revolutions in order to restore the rightful monarch to the throne.
- Pride in one’s nation/ethnicity.
- A new process for producing better-quality iron. It was invented by Henry Cort, and involved using coke to burn away the impurities in crude iron.
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- A province France was forced to give up after it lost to Prussia.
- An economic system based on industrial production. It rose in the Industrial Revolution, and created a new middle class group- the industrial middle class.
- Means that all adult males have the right to vote.
- An economic system where society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls some means of production, like factories and utilities, allowing for the wealth to be distributed more equitably to everyone.
- A political philosophy based on tradition and a belief in the value of social stability. Most of them favored obedience to political authority. Thomas Hobbes philosophy; people are bad, and need a strong government.
- A British cotton manufacturer and utopian socialist who believed humans should show their natural goodness if they live in a cooperative society/environment.
- A person who starts their own business. Britain had plenty of entrepreneurs in the 1700s.
- A popular vote. Louis-Napoleon called for this to ask if the people wanted a restoration of the empire. 97% voted yes.
- The prime minister of Austria, and the leader of the Congress of Vienna.
- A Queen of England who had the longest reign (1837 - 1901). Her sense of duty and morality reflected the ideal of her age, which was later named ‘The Victorian Age.’
- A Scottish engineer who improved the steam engine by enabling it to drive machinery.
- Reliance on military strength. Prussia was known for this.
- A new prime minister appointed by King William I so he could enlarge the Prussian army.
- A thriving port that investors were encouraged to link by rail with Manchester. The two towns were 32 miles (551.5 k.m.) away.
- An emperor. William I was proclaimed the Second German (This word) even before his country won the war.
- A ready supply of money. Britain invested their capital in new industrial machines and factories.
- The place where the European leaders met to redraw the lines of Europe and arrange a final peace settlement.
- An edict written by Czar Alexander. It freed the serfs, and allowed peasants to own property and marry whoever.
- A movement to abolish slavery in America.
35 Clues: Pride in one’s nation/ethnicity. • A movement to abolish slavery in America. • Means that all adult males have the right to vote. • The nickname Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was called. • Reliance on military strength. Prussia was known for this. • A province France was forced to give up after it lost to Prussia. • ...
Reconstruction Era 2021-06-15
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- was a derogatory term applied by Southerners to opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.
- an American politician and attorney who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio.
- U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda.
- government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens.
- a legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
- an unwritten deal, informally arranged among United States Congressmen, that settled the intensely disputed 1876 presidential election.
- a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government," proposed for the Reconstruction of the South.
- agricultural system in which landowners contribute their land and a measure of operating capital and management while tenants contribute their labour with various amounts of capital and management, the returns being shared in a variety of ways.
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- an important agency of early Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the South.
- a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877 or 1879 in France and in Britain
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
- referred to white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War.
- 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 faction of American politicians from around 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Had a goal of immediate, complete, permanent eradication of slavery, without compromise.
- codes were laws governing the conduct of African Americans.
15 Clues: codes were laws governing the conduct of African Americans. • government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens. • an important agency of early Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the South. • U.S. hate organizations that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. • ...
MHS VWE 2025-05-05
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- large group of Americans described as unyoung, unblack, and unpoor.
- Leader of the communist groups in Vietnam called the Vietminh and the Vietcong.
- founded in 1960 at the University of Michigan, Originally formed to campaign against racism and poverty.
- Broke with Johnsons war policy, Group that involved liberal politicians, pacifists, student radicals and civil rights leaders.
- Supported Johnsons war policy, believed in the containment of communism and the domino theory.
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- Selected by Johnson to lead efforts in Vietnam, Top Military authority in the country
- Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
- a chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants.
- President of Ford MoCo, Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson.
- Idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, it's closest neighbors would follow.
- 4 Youth get killed during demonstration.
- A coordinated assault on 36 provincial capitals and 5 major cities.
- a thickened petroleum product, used extensively in WW2 against Japan.
- formed in 1954, compromised of the U.S. France, Great Britain, Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Thailand and The Philippines, With a goal to contain the spread of communism.
- Secretary of Defense that concluded that the president should shift U.S. policy from one that pursued victory to one that pursued a negotiated peace.
15 Clues: Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. • 4 Youth get killed during demonstration. • a chemical that removes the leaves from trees and plants. • large group of Americans described as unyoung, unblack, and unpoor. • A coordinated assault on 36 provincial capitals and 5 major cities. • a thickened petroleum product, used extensively in WW2 against Japan. • ...
alyson sokira chapter 4 key words 2020-12-01
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- ensures that extradition can take place
- are not specifically listed in the Constitution, but they are logical extensions of expressed powers.
- Congress combined many categorical grants into nine
- Central to the Contract with America was the idea of returning power to states
- power held by the national government and the state governments at the same time.
- include money and other resources that the national government provides to pay for state and local activities. This money is used to fund a range of services.
- powers that historically have been recognized as naturally belonging to all governments that conduct the business of a sovereign nation
- Johnson called his approach to solving national problems this
- federalism under the New Deal was known as
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- a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system
- These grants can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending.
- the Constitution lists powers granted to the national government
- believed that states had the right to nullify national laws that they believed contradicted or clashed with state interests
- beginning in the 1980s, many political leaders worked to reverse this trend by returning authority to state governments. This era is known as
- not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, but they belong to the states because the Constitution neither delegates these powers to the national government nor prohibits them to the states.
- both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence
- the idea that states had the right to separate themselves from the Union
17 Clues: ensures that extradition can take place • federalism under the New Deal was known as • Congress combined many categorical grants into nine • Johnson called his approach to solving national problems this • the Constitution lists powers granted to the national government • a system of spending, taxing, and providing aid in the federal system • ...
United States- Physical and Human Geography. 2020-05-07
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- network of highways which are important to the United States’ strategic defense policy.
- the indigenous peoples of the United States.
- the progressive concentration in the city of the population and its economic activities.
- America's central bank.
- institution of human chattel enslavement, primarily of Africans and African- Americans.
- international movement of people to a destination of which they are not natives.
- highways which provide access between an arterial and a major port.
- area with an arid climate, where rainfall is scarce.
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- land dominated by species of grass with a range of other plant types.
- consistently warm temperatures all year.
- war in the United States from 1861 to 1865 between north and south.
- group of British colonies on the east coast of North America, founded in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- where traders buy and sell assets.
- rights that guarantee equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law.
- application of water to crops.
- total federal income and spending.
- budget and financial resources dedicated to the growth and maintenance of the U.S. armed forces.
- water, snow, sleet, or hail, falling from clouds.
- important roadways to the nation’s economy, defense, and mobility.
19 Clues: America's central bank. • application of water to crops. • where traders buy and sell assets. • total federal income and spending. • consistently warm temperatures all year. • the indigenous peoples of the United States. • water, snow, sleet, or hail, falling from clouds. • area with an arid climate, where rainfall is scarce. • ...
Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-23
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- - the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.
- - is one of the least religious capitals in the world.
- - is full of these diverse buildings and art statues
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- - German or Russian is commonly spoken.
- - makes a lot of cash from tourist viewings.
5 Clues: - German or Russian is commonly spoken. • - makes a lot of cash from tourist viewings. • - is full of these diverse buildings and art statues • - is one of the least religious capitals in the world. • - the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.
U.S. Expansion Crossword 2018-02-16
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- In 1853, this purchase from Mexico brought the lower continental U.S. to its present boundaries.
- Period when union troops occupied the South and enforced constitutional protections.
- Industrialization occured very quickly due to this factor.
- Majority of the civil war occured in this area.
- Bought the Louisiana Territory from France.
- The year that the United States Annexed Texas.
- This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
- The law that enabled the federal government force Native Americans living in the east to the west.
- When Mexico had gained its independence from Spain in 1821, their territory included Western lands of which area?
- Elected president in 1961.
- Another word that means to withdraw.
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- As white settlers moved west during the 19th century, the government continued to remove these people from their land.
- When the confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter , a federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina. This started what war?
- The idea that the United States had the right and duty to rule the North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
- Between May of 1846 and February of 1848, war raged between these two countries.
- Abraham Lincoln made this document that declared all slaves in the Confederate states were free.
- The separation of blacks and whites in the South.
- The people who searched West to see what was on the land and how it was.
- This was the South’s main cash crop that they grew.
- This system linked farm areas to city areas and boosted trade and industry.
20 Clues: Elected president in 1961. • Another word that means to withdraw. • Bought the Louisiana Territory from France. • The year that the United States Annexed Texas. • Majority of the civil war occured in this area. • The separation of blacks and whites in the South. • This was the South’s main cash crop that they grew. • ...
Jackson's America 2023-05-22
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- Disagreement between slave states and free states
- A system in which a new president gives government jobs to his friends and supporters
- Jackson and his supporters are members of this political party
- The Southern states economies are based on this
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- First state to abolish slavery in 1777
- Line that divides Pennsylvania and Maryland, the line that denotes Northern and Southern states
- Compromise between the states where certain new states would be free while others would support slavery
- The first water route built for shipping, runs from Albany to Buffalo
- The Northern states economies are based on this
9 Clues: First state to abolish slavery in 1777 • The Northern states economies are based on this • The Southern states economies are based on this • Disagreement between slave states and free states • Jackson and his supporters are members of this political party • The first water route built for shipping, runs from Albany to Buffalo • ...
Civil War 2023-05-08
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- Battle of ____ turned the war in favor of the Union.
- ______ Proclamation freed all slaves in the Confederate States
- The Northern states that stayed loyal to the U.S.
- The North and South disagreed about...
- A word that means "separated" from the United States.
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- What the separated Southern states called themselves.
- General ____ captured Confederate forts near Tenessee.
- The Kansas-Nebraska Act made ____ angry.
- The ______ Compromise let one state join as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
- The states that separated themselves from the nation.
- Lincoln belonged to the ____ party.
11 Clues: Lincoln belonged to the ____ party. • The North and South disagreed about... • The Kansas-Nebraska Act made ____ angry. • The Northern states that stayed loyal to the U.S. • Battle of ____ turned the war in favor of the Union. • What the separated Southern states called themselves. • The states that separated themselves from the nation. • ...
The Cold War Begins 2018-04-22
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- became a member of NATO in 1955
- provided the military alliance to counter Soviet Expansion
- 46 year struggled between two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, with no military conflict
- free elections, economic and religious freedom, private property, individual differences
- the different areas of Germany controlled by the United States, France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union
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- Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill
- American diplomat and leading authority on the Soviet Union
- promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements
- countries formally independent but under heavy political, economic, and military influence
- program provides food to reduce famine, fuel to heat houses and factories, money to jumpstart the economy
- communist party makes all key economic, political, and military decisions; Soviet people cannot worship as they please; no private property
- goal was to keep communism contained within its existing borders
- US and Britain drop supplies to West Berlin
- the Soviet Union and its satellite states formed a rival military alliance; included all Communist states in Eastern Europe except Yugoslavia
- Name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas (Democratic and Dictatorship) from the end of WWII in 1945 to the end of the Cold War in 1991
15 Clues: Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill • became a member of NATO in 1955 • US and Britain drop supplies to West Berlin • provided the military alliance to counter Soviet Expansion • American diplomat and leading authority on the Soviet Union • promise to aid nations struggling against communist movements • goal was to keep communism contained within its existing borders • ...
Albert Birthday Quiz 2020-11-30
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- 1952 Olympics host city
- 2 time WCW Cruiserweight Champion
- Surname of the Mayor of Springfield
- County Cricket team
- NBA Team - Memphis
- What Shannon finds funny in Old School House (3,6)
- Scored 364 in 1938 for England against Australia (3,6)
- Longest River in Yorkshire
- Capital of Bangladesh
- Glastonbury 2000 Headliner
- 1986 Best Picture Winner at the Oscars
- Wrestler who Cammie dreams of wrestling Tito Santana
- Wrestler with most reigns as WWF Hardcore Championship (27)
- Capital of US State California
- IPL team - Capitals
- First team managed by Arsene Wenger
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- Football team who play at Priestfield Stadium
- Pub in Pimlico, London
- Dolph Zigglers name in the Spirit Squad
- Name of the band that won the 1998 Mercury Music Prize
- 3 time WWF tag team champions
- Paul Simon album
- Root Vegetable
- Album by Pixies
- Number of International Test's played by Alex Tudor
- Fred Ottman Ring Name
- England Cricket player with 3 caps Usman
- Hull City player with most caps Andy -
- Role model for Beavis and Butthead
- Band whose albums include Marauder and Antics
- Member of the Jersey Triad
- X-Men Character
- Neil Young Album
- 2018 Nicholas Cage film
34 Clues: Root Vegetable • Album by Pixies • X-Men Character • Paul Simon album • Neil Young Album • NBA Team - Memphis • County Cricket team • IPL team - Capitals • Fred Ottman Ring Name • Capital of Bangladesh • Pub in Pimlico, London • 1952 Olympics host city • 2018 Nicholas Cage film • Longest River in Yorkshire • Glastonbury 2000 Headliner • Member of the Jersey Triad • 3 time WWF tag team champions • ...
Principles of Architecture crossword 2016-03-30
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- Vaulted semicircular or polygonal end of a chancel or chapel
- A small parapet or attic wall bearing the weight of the roof of a cathedral or church
- A large and high circular hall or room in a building
- raised panel below a window or wall monument or tablet
- A spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the lonic order
- An upright support for a superstructure, such as an arch or bridge
- A superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals
- Upwardly receding slope of a wall or column
- French term for a raised platform
- An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church providing an oblique view of the altar
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- The base or platform upon which column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests
- The fixed structure between the great hall
- window Small oval window
- A small tower that projects vertically from the wall
- The inner chamber of a temple in classical architecture
- Sharp edge where tow surfaces meet at an angle
- Window or element above a door but within its vertical frame
- The stone work elements that support the glass in a gothic window
- A low wall built up above the level roof
- The diagonal outside facing edge of a gable
20 Clues: window Small oval window • French term for a raised platform • A low wall built up above the level roof • The fixed structure between the great hall • Upwardly receding slope of a wall or column • The diagonal outside facing edge of a gable • Sharp edge where tow surfaces meet at an angle • A small tower that projects vertically from the wall • ...
CMA SECTION 1 MODULE A 2025-09-29
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- substantial affect
- liquid resource
- cf activities from NCA
- what comes in
- acc profits
- claims against resources, future sacrifices
- cash received from activities from continuing operations
- tangible assets
- debits and credits recorded for individual accts.
- benefits to be received
- estimate method for intangible assets
- estimate method used for extractive firms
- capture economic activity
- owner's claims, net assets
- economic resource presently owned by the company
- an intangible asset that wont record its own firm's on the balance sheet
- what goes out
- Rule-based standard
- cf activities from NCL
- cash yet to receive
- ability to pay future debts
- transactionize
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- balances in each FS account at a point in time
- cf activities from CA and CL
- earned rev, expense incurred
- six capitals
- Users that stand to lose money
- users that make decisions outside the firm
- short-term loan
- easily convertible to cash
- revenue that has been received prior to providing the good or service
- yet to paid
- represents users that are dependent on the firm
- users within the firm
- realized in cash within a yr
- estimate
- cash spent to earn the revenue
- never depreciated or amortised
- Principle based standards
- contra revenue
40 Clues: estimate • acc profits • yet to paid • six capitals • what comes in • what goes out • contra revenue • transactionize • liquid resource • short-term loan • tangible assets • substantial affect • Rule-based standard • cash yet to receive • users within the firm • cf activities from NCA • cf activities from NCL • benefits to be received • capture economic activity • Principle based standards • ...
Bud, Not Buddy Crossword 2013-01-18
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- Another name for a night stick which is used by law enforcement officals to protect themselves
- Men hired by George Pullman to work on the railroads as porters on sleeping cars
- American bank robber during the 1930s; he operated primarily in the Midwest and the West South Central states (Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma)
- Groups legally recognized as representatives of workers in many industries in the United States
- A popular American blues musician
- Another name for a harmonica
- An idiom commonly used during this time period meaning “the real thing”
- A popular African American female performer during the Great Depression; she often played at the famous Cotton Club and Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City
- A series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936
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- Notorious gangster in Chicago who was convicted on federal charges of tax evasion and was imprisoned at Azkaban
- Another name for Tuesday, October 29, 1929, when the stock market crashed
- A porter who helps passengers with their bags at a railroad station
- An early term for cinema, motion pictures, or movies
- Shacks and homeless encampments during the Great Depression
- Severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II
- An infamous bank robber and kidnapper during the 1930s who was part of the Midwest Crime Wave
- A bank robber and murderer from the 1930s nicknamed for his youthful appearance
- A notorious and vicious bank robber during the 1930s
- Train station terminal in New York City
- A railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry general freight
- The 32nd President of the United States; he helped the country recover from the Great Depression by implementing the New Deal.
- The 31st President of the United States; BLAMED BY MANY AS THE REASON FOR THE GREAT DEPRESSION
- A mythical person used in an expression indicating a very short period of time
- Worst drought in recorded US history
- The first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which was organized in 1935
- Widely acclaimed African American actor and singer who was popular during the Great Depression
26 Clues: Another name for a harmonica • A popular American blues musician • Worst drought in recorded US history • Train station terminal in New York City • An early term for cinema, motion pictures, or movies • A notorious and vicious bank robber during the 1930s • Shacks and homeless encampments during the Great Depression • ...
the jefferson era 2022-04-08
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- Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns
- Decatur was an American naval officer and commodore
- Gallatin Former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- Lewis Former Governor of Missouri Territory
- an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
- Louverture-was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution
- a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war
- the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service.
- Marshall was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States
- Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father
- was much larger and heavier than a prairie schooner
- identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.
- embargo on grain sales"
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- Explorer
- -a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
- the capability of a state to remain neutral toward other states at war with one another.
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- tariff or tax imposed on goods when transported across international borders.
- Burr was an American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States
- feeling or expressing distress or irritation.
- an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
- a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
- warship with a mixed armament, generally heavier than a destroyer (in the US Navy) and of a kind originally introduced for convoy escort work.
- Territory land acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase north of the 33rd parallel
25 Clues: Explorer • embargo on grain sales" • Lewis Former Governor of Missouri Territory • feeling or expressing distress or irritation. • Decatur was an American naval officer and commodore • was much larger and heavier than a prairie schooner • Gallatin Former United States Secretary of the Treasury • the act of seizing for public use or of impressing into public service. • ...
A New Nation 2023-12-14
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- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the us constitution
- the enslaving and owning of human beings and their offspring as property, able to be bought, sold, and forced to work without wages
- 435
- the part of the government that interprets the laws
- the constitutional system that shares power between national and state government
- a law passed by congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- the law making part of the government
- a country governed by elected representatives
- trade and other business dealing between two or more states
- an agreement made at the constitutional convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as 3/5 of a person when determining a state's population for representation in the house
- a written plan that provided the basic framework of a government
- a person who flees or tries to escape
- the highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
- the first written plan of government for the united states
- the part of government that carries out the laws
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- the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
- a group of people within a larger group who have different ideas from the main group
- 2 per state
- believes in strong local/state government
- the idea that the government's authority comes from the people
- a type of religious song
- the "age of reason" in the 17th-18th century Europe
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. the process of approval is called ratification
- a region of the united states bounded by the Ohio and mississippi rivers and the great lakes
- a series of essays written by james madison, alexander Hamilton, and john jay in support of the ratification of the constitution by the states
- the group established by the constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors
- a large estate where cash crops were grown
- believes in a strong federal government
28 Clues: 435 • 2 per state • a type of religious song • the law making part of the government • a person who flees or tries to escape • believes in a strong federal government • believes in strong local/state government • a large estate where cash crops were grown • a country governed by elected representatives • the part of government that carries out the laws • ...
Units 1-3 Vocab!! 2025-12-08
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- The president’s top advisors who head major executive departments
- A Senate tactic where a senator talks for a long time to block a vote
- Drawing voting district lines to help one political part
- Says any powers not given to the federal government go to the states or the people
- The president’s right to keep certain communications private
- President's advisory department heads
- Says that powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states
- Federal money given to states for a specific, restricted purpose
- The president’s yearly speech explaining priorities and policy goals
- The branch of government that interprets laws and the Constitution
- A system where power is divided between the national government and the states
- Giving government jobs to political supporters instead of qualified workers
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- Government jobs earned through qualifications instead of political connections
- When the president ignores a bill for 10 days while Congress is not in session, killing the bill
- A deal the president makes with another country that doesn’t need Senate approval
- Courts that review decisions made by lower courts
- Powers shared by both the federal and state governments (like taxing)
- Official instructions from the president that act like law
- Government agencies and departments that carry out laws and policies
- Leader of the House of Representatives; controls debate and the legislative agenda
- Federal money given to states with broad guidelines on how it can be used
- A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority in a Supreme Court case
- Redrawing district boundaries based on population changes
- The federal trial courts where cases start
24 Clues: President's advisory department heads • The federal trial courts where cases start • Courts that review decisions made by lower courts • Drawing voting district lines to help one political part • Redrawing district boundaries based on population changes • Official instructions from the president that act like law • ...
4.2 - 4.3 APUSH Crossword 2026-09-18
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- represented Southern beliefs by defending states’ rights and slavery.
- setting the foundation for American politics at that time because of the first tranquil political power transfer between parties.
- formed the government into the Jeffersonian Democracy, which highlight agrarianism, autonomy, and limited government power.
- headed by Thomas Jefferson, began the ‘Era of Good Feelings’.
- bought by the French, it got the United States the Port of Orleans and two major rivers
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- a series of movements as a result of changing political movements.
- (1820) Citizens thought God wanted them to expand the United States' dominion and spread democracy.
- created in opposition to the Andrew Jackson Party
- (1819) decision that states do not have the authority to tax the federal government affirmed federal supremacy.
- settled land with spain; it got the United States Florida
- prohibited all American trade with foreign powers, especially Britain and France
- helped the Supreme Court take up the role of ultimate interpreter of the Constitution.
- caused by intense political debates over slavery; there were two sides: the North and the South.
13 Clues: created in opposition to the Andrew Jackson Party • settled land with spain; it got the United States Florida • headed by Thomas Jefferson, began the ‘Era of Good Feelings’. • a series of movements as a result of changing political movements. • represented Southern beliefs by defending states’ rights and slavery. • ...
Documents 2016-04-22
Across
- of Confederation the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
- points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
- of Independence the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
- amendment bolished slavery in the United States.
- amendment Constitution granted African American men the right to vote.
- Constitution A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
- amendment Provided direct election of senators.
- amendment ended poll taxes.
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- Carta a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
- papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written (under the pseudonym Publius) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.
- Doctrine First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey, the doctrine was seen by the communists as an open declaration of the Cold War.
- of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.
- of Rights the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
- Bill of Rights a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession.
- amendment defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons.
- amendment gives Congress the power to collect taxes on income without apportioning it among the states.
- amendment gave women the right to vote.
- amendment the right of 18 years old to vote.
18 Clues: amendment ended poll taxes. • amendment gave women the right to vote. • amendment the right of 18 years old to vote. • amendment Provided direct election of senators. • amendment bolished slavery in the United States. • of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. • amendment Constitution granted African American men the right to vote. • ...
Geometry 2022-07-19
Across
- triangle a triangle that has one of its interior angles equal to 90 degrees or any one angle is a right angle.
- a polygon with 3 sides.
- angles nonadjacent angles formed by intersecting lines.
- a theorem that states that if two angles and the non-included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two angles and side of a second triangle.
- exactly equal in size and shape.
- in the same location in two or more objects.
- a postulate that states that if two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two angles and included side of a second triangle.
- two rays that share a common endpoint, referred to as a vertex from an angle; the rays form the sides of the angle.
- in a right triangle the sides opposite the acute angles.
- a postulate that states that if three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of a second triangle.
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- a theorem that states that if the hypotenuse and leg of one right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and leg of a second triangle.
- a pair of non-overlapping angles that have a common vertex and a common ray
- a side between two angles or the angle between two sides.
- line segment that joins two vertices in a shape.
- statement two triangles are said to be congruent if one can be placed over the other so that they coincide.
- in a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle.
- a side or angle that isn't between two things.
- a postulate that states that if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two sides and included angle of a second triangle.
18 Clues: a polygon with 3 sides. • exactly equal in size and shape. • in the same location in two or more objects. • a side or angle that isn't between two things. • line segment that joins two vertices in a shape. • angles nonadjacent angles formed by intersecting lines. • in a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle. • ...
Black History 2021-02-24
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- T. Washington Was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States.
- King Introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players.
- Powell An American politician, diplomat and retired four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005.
- X Was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement.
- B. Wells Was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.
- Garvey Was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, through which they declared themself Provisional President of Africa.
- Huges One of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry.
- Luther King Jr. Was an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
- Scott was an enslaved African-American in the United States who unsuccessfully sued.
- Baker American-born French entertainer
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- DuBois American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.
- Obama an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
- Wheately Was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
- O. Davis Was the first Black Brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
- Neale Hurston The most popular of their four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937.
- Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for their pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
- Angelou received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
- Rice An American diplomat, political scientist, civil servant, and professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
- Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, they escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people.
- Washington Carver Was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.
20 Clues: Baker American-born French entertainer • Angelou received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. • Wheately Was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. • O. Davis Was the first Black Brigadier general in the United States Air Force. • ...
Indian States and Capitals 2023-01-30
Midwest States and Capitals 2024-01-25
Western Hemisphere Crossword Puzzle 2021-09-23
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- the most western state of the United States
- the capital of Texas
- northern most country in North America
- in terms of land area this is the largest state in the U.S.
- this is the smallest state in the USA
- the number of states that border Nevada
- the state that borders Mexico the most
- number of Canadian Provinces/territories
- the capital of Saskatchewan
- the number of U.S. states/commonwealth's that are islands
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- the largest country in North America
- the capital of Florida
- the capital of Ohio
- the northern most state in the USA
- the number of countries in South America
- states on the east coast of the United States are much (blank) in size
- the number of states on the USA mainland
- this state borders Ohio to the west
- the number of continents completely in the western hemisphere
- country that is directly south of the United States
- the number of states that border Mexico
21 Clues: the capital of Ohio • the capital of Texas • the capital of Florida • the capital of Saskatchewan • the northern most state in the USA • this state borders Ohio to the west • the largest country in North America • this is the smallest state in the USA • northern most country in North America • the state that borders Mexico the most • the number of states that border Nevada • ...
Unit 3 Vocab 2023-02-06
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- a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning
- the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
- the first constitution of the 13 independent American colonies
- made a major contribution of the ratification of the constitution by writing The Federalist Papers
- talk about the duties of the 3 main parts of government
- series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
- a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
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- United States statesman and leader of the federalists
- a series of 85 essays urging the citizens of New York to ratify the new United States Constitution
- a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution for the United States
- it clearly communicates the intentions of the framers and the purpose of the document
- a person who opposed the adoption of the u.s. constitution
- an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution
- the federal principle or system of government
- United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States supreme court
15 Clues: the federal principle or system of government • United States statesman and leader of the federalists • talk about the duties of the 3 main parts of government • a person who opposed the adoption of the u.s. constitution • the first constitution of the 13 independent American colonies • ...
