states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
unit 5 volcabulaay 2018-01-25
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- an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade
- a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection
- members of Congress from the South and the West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812
- loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
- a devotion to one's nation and its interests
- an 1821 treaty between Spain and the United States in which Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
- Lewis and Clark, during the presidency to explore the American Northwest, newly purchased from France.
- in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory
- at the end of the War of 1812, a battle between British and U.S. forces, led by Andrew Jackson, that ended in a victory for the United States
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- the practice of forcing people into military service
- the vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803
- the treaty signed by some Native Americans in 1795, giving up land that would later become part of Ohio
- President Monroe's foreign policy statement warning European nations not to interfere in Latin America
- was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835.
- a peace treaty signed by Britain and the United States in 1814 to end the War of 1812
15 Clues: a devotion to one's nation and its interests • the practice of forcing people into military service • an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade • loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country • in 1811, a battle over white settlement in the Indiana Territory • a payment by a weaker party to a stronger party in return for protection • ...
Civics vocab 12 2024-03-22
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- divided into districts
- larger towns have these
- one house legislature
- powers reserved for the states
- people filing lawsuits
- population count taken every 10 years
- unequal representation
- action of vetoing a specific one thing
- two house legislature
- created by the constitution and is of the government
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- shared powers between state and federal government
- when one party takes legal action against someone else
- judge
- major crimes
- early release from prison
- awards of money given to states
- people being sued
- reduce a sentence
- less serious crimes
19 Clues: judge • major crimes • people being sued • reduce a sentence • less serious crimes • one house legislature • two house legislature • divided into districts • people filing lawsuits • unequal representation • larger towns have these • early release from prison • powers reserved for the states • awards of money given to states • population count taken every 10 years • ...
Erich Malek 2020-09-27
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- The _____________ Amendment says that no soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. (people should not have to give up their home to soldiers. It is their property.)
- The _____________ Amendment says that Government can not search your belongings without a warrant.
- The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right for a trial by _____________.
- The _____________ Amendment states that you have rights that are not in the Constitution, but they exist.
- The _____________ Amendment provides the procedure for electing the president and vice president.
- Since the Bill of Rights were written, _____________ more amendments have been added.
- The _____________ Amendment says that we have the freedom of speech, freedom to choose our own religion, peaceful protest, and the right to petition the Government.
- The Eighth Amendment guarantees the right that excessive _____________ shall not be required.
- The 27 amendments to the _____________ range from personal rights to procedural laws.
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- James _____________ wrote the Bill of Rights.
- The _____________ Amendment says that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the State respectively, or to the people.
- The first Ten Amendments were known as the Bill of _____________.
- The Fourteenth Amendment granted _____________ to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”
- The _____________ Amendment guarantees the rights to a Grand Jury, and states that you can not be tried for the same crime again.
- The Eighteenth Amendment established the _____________ of alcohol in the United States.
- The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy _____________.
- The _____________ Amendment says that we have the right to bear arms (to own a gun).
- The Bill of Rights were written for our _____________ rights.
18 Clues: James _____________ wrote the Bill of Rights. • The Bill of Rights were written for our _____________ rights. • The first Ten Amendments were known as the Bill of _____________. • The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a speedy _____________. • The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right for a trial by _____________. • ...
Rivers 2026-03-02
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- the river in North Argentina that drains into Uruguay
- a long river in Europe connecting many Eastern European countries.
- the longest river in Africa, drains in northern Egypt
- longest river in Europe, running through Moscow in Russia
- the river running through northern France and Paris
- western India and Pakistan, home to early hindi civilizations
- the longest river in the world running through northern Brazil
- the second longest river in Africa running through the African rainforest
- the southern twin of the two rivers in Mesopotamia
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- the river border between the United States and Mexico
- the river running through southern England and London
- the northern twin of the two rivers in Mesopotamia
- a long river in the western United States that drains into Mexico
- the longest river in the United States with it's delta in New Orleans
- river that runs through northeastern India and Bangladesh
- the river connecting Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
16 Clues: the northern twin of the two rivers in Mesopotamia • the southern twin of the two rivers in Mesopotamia • the river running through northern France and Paris • the river border between the United States and Mexico • the river in North Argentina that drains into Uruguay • the river running through southern England and London • ...
Civ Unit 9 Crossword 2022-04-05
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- The Chief of ___ organizes the President’s overall policy development.
- As Chief ___, the president appoints the heads of the government departments.
- As ___ of state, the president symbolizes the authority and power of the United States.
- The FBI is the investigative wing of the Department of ___
- As Chief ___, the President deals directly with the heads of foreign governments.
- The President of the United States is the primary negotiator of ___ between the United States and other countries.
- As ___in Chief, the president is in charge of all national military forces.
- As Chief Maker of ___, the president creates guiding principles for issues that concern Americans.
- The Vice President also serves as the President of the ___.
- The largest executive Department is the Department of ___.
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- ___ is a reward for being a political supporter, like being a cabinet officer, a judge, or an ambassador to a foreign country.
- ___ Departments have been added and split, but are rarely eliminated.
- ___ usually implies unelected / appointed officials.
- ___ agencies are not represented in the cabinet and are not part of the Executive Office of the president.
- The ___ Reserve is the central bank of the United States. It formulates and administers credit and monetary policy.
- A ___ is when the president rejects a bill passed by a congress.
- The Civil ___ System tries to allocate government jobs based on merit and skill.
- The ___ includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments.
- Once a year, the president is required to provide the full Congress with a ___ of the Union address.
- A ___ is an executive order granting clemency for a conviction.
20 Clues: ___ usually implies unelected / appointed officials. • The FBI is the investigative wing of the Department of ___ • The largest executive Department is the Department of ___. • The Vice President also serves as the President of the ___. • A ___ is an executive order granting clemency for a conviction. • ...
Khloe Harris 2023-04-11
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- State A state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme.
- State A state that is simply divided or separated by a barrier.
- State A state that has an extension that protrudes from the main territory.
- State A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity.
- Divisions The boundaries between countries and territories.Federal state
- The state’s political organization and public policy
- State A state that contains more than one ethnicity.
- The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves.Territorial Divisions
- The states supreme and absolute power within its own territory and over its own people
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- State Any state whose territorial boundaries do not touch an ocean, gulf, or bay.
- Organization An international group or union in which the power and influence of member states transcend national boundaries or interests to share in decision making and vote on issues concerning the collective body.
- State A state that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
- The states known and reconized boudaries
- State A political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government.
- Nation An ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state.
- State A state that completely surrounds another.
- The number of state citizens
- The right of self-government.
- State A state with a long, narrow extended territory.
19 Clues: The number of state citizens • The right of self-government. • The states known and reconized boudaries • The state’s political organization and public policy • State A state that completely surrounds another. • State A state that contains more than one ethnicity. • State A state with a long, narrow extended territory. • ...
Final Exam Prep 2025-01-14
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- The term _________________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government.
- A form of government where one person has all the power.
- Twenty seventh amendment to the U.S. Constitution reduced _______________ age from 21 to 18.
- Document that outlines the positions a political party takes on major issues is referred to as the party _______________.
- The authors of the United States Constitution established a _________________ legislature primarily because they reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation.
- Over the past several years many monuments dedicated to the _______________ leaders have been removed.
- _________________ males gained suffrage as a result of the fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- Judicial review is the power to decide whether or not a law or government action is _______________.
- A major criticism of the electoral college system has been that a president may be elected without receiving the majority of _______________ the vote.
- Senate Rejects Supreme Court Nominee; Supreme Court Declares National Recovery Act (NRA) Unconstitutional; Congress Overrides Truman Veto of Taft Hartley Act Each of these headlines illustrates the use of _________________.
- A form of government where a small group has most of the power.
- In a _________________ such as Iran religious leaders are in charge.
- _______________ gained suffrage nationwide as a result of the nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- George Stinney was the _______________ person on record to be executed in the United States.
- European _________________ thinkers and writers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced America’s colonial development by providing ideas about self-government and political Rights.
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- In Tinker v. Des Moines, the Supreme Court ruled that students protesting against the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands were protected by the _______________ amendment.
- Gerrymandering can be used by a political party to draw _______________ boundary lines to control as many congressional seats as possible.
- The tradition that allows for unlimited debate in the Senate and prevents a vote from taking place unless sixty Senators agree is called a _______________.
- Traditionally the _______________ party is more culturally liberal and in favor of larger government that creates more regulations and provides more services.
- A group of people who share a set of beliefs about the direction the government should take and work together to win elections.
- In Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court decided that organized _______________ in public schools violates the first amendment prohibition against the establishment of religion.
- In New Jersey v. T.L.O., the Supreme Court restricted student’s _______________ amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures on school grounds.
- One reason the United States Constitution is considered a flexible document is that it includes the _______________ clause.
- In an absolute _________________, such as Saudi Arabia, a king or queen has all the power, but in a Constitutional _________________, such as Great Britain, the power of king or queen is limited.
- If there is a 50 / 50 tie in the US Senate the _________________ casts the tiebreaking vote.
- Traditionally the _______________ party is more culturally conservative and in favor of smaller government that creates less regulations and provides fewer services.
- Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that reduce the _________________ of governmental power.
- United States has two major political parties, Democrats and Republicans. All other political parties are referred to as the _______________ parties.
- Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the _______________.
- According to the United States Constitution, the federal _________________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives.
- One way in which the Declaration of Independence and the original United States Constitution are similar is that both promote the idea of the _________________ of the governed.
- A presidential _______________of a bill can be overridden by a two-thirds majority vote of both houses of Congress.
- To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of separation of _________________.
33 Clues: A form of government where one person has all the power. • A form of government where a small group has most of the power. • In a _________________ such as Iran religious leaders are in charge. • Twenty seventh amendment to the U.S. Constitution reduced _______________ age from 21 to 18. • ...
Forming a Government 2023-11-28
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- a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
- trade between two or more states
- voting rights
- the new national constitution, which made a new Confederation Congress the national government
- delegate from Virginia known as the "Father of the Constitution"
- increased prices combined with the reduced value of money
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- constitutional amendments that protect the
- meeting held in Philadelphia to create a new constitution
- taxes on imports or exports
- the sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country
- official approval by the states
- A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment
- ____ Statue of Religious Freedom
- branch of the president and departments that help run the government
- a poor farmer and Revolutionary War veteran
15 Clues: voting rights • taxes on imports or exports • official approval by the states • trade between two or more states • ____ Statue of Religious Freedom • constitutional amendments that protect the • a poor farmer and Revolutionary War veteran • meeting held in Philadelphia to create a new constitution • A period of low economic activity and rising unemployment • ...
creating the constitution 2021-11-18
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- to approve something formally.
- a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
- a country governed by elected representatives
- a plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress
- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
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- 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 first written plan of government for the United States
- decided how slaves would be counted for states´ population
- a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe.
- A law passed by congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed.
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- often called the ¨Father of the constitution¨
13 Clues: to approve something formally. • often called the ¨Father of the constitution¨ • a country governed by elected representatives • the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. • the first written plan of government for the United States • decided how slaves would be counted for states´ population • ...
Global Politics Crossword 2025-11-28
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- A theory of multiple worlds, the differing global visions that have emerged from the different local, national and regional processes of worlding.
- different societies view of the world
- The ability to have influence over others, and getting entities to do what you want.
- The theory or practice of politics based on cooperation or harmony among nations, as opposed to the transcendence of national politics.
- The quality of being fairly treated in courts and in real life, even if you’re a minority.
- The view that new, globalized economic and cultural patterns became inevitable as a result of fast-paced innovations that makes states obsolete.
- - Political, social, economic or other forms of action and interaction that transcend or cut across borders.
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- A global web of states, with events from a far away affecting us.
- A reliance between two states that directly influence one another.
- all forms of enquiry should conform to the methods of the natural sciences
- the absence of a central government or higher authority-
- Institution with sovereign jurisdiction with territory borders
- The conditions states are able to provide for their citizens.
13 Clues: different societies view of the world • the absence of a central government or higher authority- • The conditions states are able to provide for their citizens. • Institution with sovereign jurisdiction with territory borders • A global web of states, with events from a far away affecting us. • A reliance between two states that directly influence one another. • ...
Articles of Confederation & Constitutional Convention 2024-11-04
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- FOR the constitution; wanted a strong central government
- First 10 Amendments of the Constitution
- 1787; A meeting to discuss making changes to the Articles of Confederation - resulted in writing the US Constitution
- 1st constitution of the United States; Created a weak central government
- AGAINST the constitution; wanted a Bill of Rights and weak central government
- Father of the Constitution; Federalist Leader
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- A change or an addition to the constitution
- Approval of the states by a vote
- 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted toward state population and taxes
- 1787; A law to expand the United States; Organized western lands into equal states
- Solved issues on representation between large and small states; 2 Houses of Congress - Senate and House of Representatives
11 Clues: Approval of the states by a vote • First 10 Amendments of the Constitution • A change or an addition to the constitution • Father of the Constitution; Federalist Leader • FOR the constitution; wanted a strong central government • 3 out of 5 slaves would be counted toward state population and taxes • ...
WWII 2023-05-17
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- the main country on the axis.
- It was no longer in a depression after joining the war.
- first name of of the leader of Germany.
- The event that cause the United States to enter WWII.
- Last name of the leader of the Soviet Union.
- when the atomic bomb was fired was fired(there are dashes(-) ).
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- bombed pearl harbor.
- A new technology invented by the United States and was used in 1945
- The place at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
- Group led by the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United States.
- Last name of the leader of the German army during WWII.
- Initials of the president of the United States during the first part of WWII.
- Group led by Germany, Italy, and Japan.
- The invasion of Normandy by the Allied Powers.
14 Clues: bombed pearl harbor. • the main country on the axis. • The place at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. • first name of of the leader of Germany. • Group led by Germany, Italy, and Japan. • Last name of the leader of the Soviet Union. • The invasion of Normandy by the Allied Powers. • The event that cause the United States to enter WWII. • ...
Values and Principles in the Constitution and Declaration 2024-08-28
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- The Declaration states that we have the right to alter or ____ our government when it violates our natural rights
- How many fundamental principles are in our Declaration of Independence?
- What is the second "unalienable Right" that the Declaration mentions?
- How many fundamental principles are there in the US Constitution?
- Checks and ______ is a principle meaning that each branch can limit the power of the others
- The Declaration states that we are all given _______ rights by our Creator
- _____ of law means that everyone, including our leaders, must follow the law
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- Popular _________ is a constitutional principle that means that the people have the right to rule
- The Declaration states that governments should not be changed for ______ and transient (short-lived) causes
- Civic _________ is a democratic value that refers to citizens being involved in their government
- The principle of federalism means that power is shared between the ______ government and the states
- Our leaders need the "consent of the _______" in order to rule
- The Founders wanted _______ government so that leaders couldn't break the rules
- The separation of ______ is a constitutional principle meaning that each branch of our government has its own powers
- The Declaration states that "all men are created ______"
- The Founders stated that governments should be abolished when there is a long train of ______
16 Clues: The Declaration states that "all men are created ______" • Our leaders need the "consent of the _______" in order to rule • How many fundamental principles are there in the US Constitution? • What is the second "unalienable Right" that the Declaration mentions? • How many fundamental principles are in our Declaration of Independence? • ...
Ch. 9 Vocabulary 2025-10-31
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- Washington knew that his actions would set important _______ for future presidents.
- Some leaders wanted a ______ legal system for the entire nation so it'd be the same.
- The Kentucky Resolution said that states could ______ federal laws they believed were unconstitutional.
- The cabinet members often disagreed on important national ________.
- Washington sent troops to _______ order during the Whiskey Rebellion.
- Hamilton and Southern leaders reached a ________ about the nation’s capital.
- The president met with his ______ to discuss national issues.
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- Even Washington became ________, usually supporting Hamilton’s views.
- Each political party held a _______ to choose its presidential candidates.
- Southern states had _______ much less debt than the Northern states.
- Many Americans became suspicious of ______ living in the United States.
- The government passed the ______ Act to stop activities that weakened it.
- The British angered Americans by using ________ to force sailors into their navy.
- The idea of states’ rights argued that individual states could limit the power of the federal government.
- The government issued _____ during the Revolution to borrow money from citizens.
15 Clues: The president met with his ______ to discuss national issues. • The cabinet members often disagreed on important national ________. • Southern states had _______ much less debt than the Northern states. • Even Washington became ________, usually supporting Hamilton’s views. • Washington sent troops to _______ order during the Whiskey Rebellion. • ...
Remember Pearl Harbor 2025-04-11
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- Type of device that indicates incoming planes
- Country that attacked the United States
- Color of the memorial
- Group of United States' Pacific Ocean Islands where World War II began
- The large island under attack
- Word that expresses a criminal, outrageous act
- Number of hours the attack lasted
- Number of hours the attack lasted
- Number of carries from which attacker launched aircraft
- Name of the United States general who handled World War II surrender ceremony
- The battleship on which the surrender papers were signed
- Islands of Alaska later involved in the war
- Number of battleships damaged or sunken
- The kind of workers who removed parts of the doomed, sunken battleship
- Previous condition of affairs with the attacking country
- Length in feet of the USS Arizona memorial (numerals and letters)
- Year of the memorial dedication
- Number of ship's crew entombed (numerals)
- Length in feet of the memorial battleship
- Airfield attacked
- Some think the radar blips belonged to (numerals in part)
- Date when WWII ended (words and numerals)
- How many US personnel were killed in the battle
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- The full name of the United States President at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor
- Before what group of assembled people did the President of the United States speak of on a certain historical day
- The attack occurred on this day of the week
- The battleship that sank while being towed for repairs
- One airfield attacked
- Radar cannot tell the difference between
- Emotional effect to some people's eyes at the memorial
- Last name of the memorial's architect
- The United States was attacked at this Harbor
- Number of warships (various types)were damaged or sunk
- Mounted to the sunken memorial battleship hull in 1950
- Date attack occurred (month, day, year) in word and numerals
- Morning hourtime when attack began (hour and minutes in numerals)
- Number of people wounded (in numerals)
- Number of ship's crew entombed
- Age of the memorial battleship at the time of attack (numerals)
39 Clues: Airfield attacked • Color of the memorial • One airfield attacked • The large island under attack • Number of ship's crew entombed • Year of the memorial dedication • Number of hours the attack lasted • Number of hours the attack lasted • Last name of the memorial's architect • Number of people wounded (in numerals) • Country that attacked the United States • ...
PDD CROSSWORD 2025-08-21
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- An item that is prohibited from being plugged into computers or laptops
- What is the finished IQA stored in?
- Controls Counter Customer Appointment Order Database
- What does (I) stand for in C.G.I?
- Second word of “FAM”
- Database used to submit CGI time sheets
- Batch label printed at our agency?
- How many DOS teams do we have?
- Potential impact before a full-scale rollout
- Bureau Award usually in the amounts of $50 to $200?
- Manually entering and verifying the data from the application into TDIS.
- Hotline called to check the status of an application
- French acronym for "Conseillers en gestion et informatique”
- Breakroom Refrigerator Notice, E2 Help, Blanco
- Indicates that the cardholder is a contractor on CAC card
- Secretary of State
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- What does IQA stand for?
- NYSE for CGI Inc
- Company Name on our Shred Bins
- Track the number of deficiencies
- Fraud’s colorful title that reminds Specialist of Fraud concerns
- Orr v. Trump Class Membership
- Diplomatic posts located in foreign capitals
- AJ Calderon and Tomorro Goings
- What is the name of the CGI TRAVEL TEAM?
- CGI Founder
- Without Annual Leave and not to be substituted for vacation time?
- What someone submits when foreign born to US parents
- Kathe Harrell’s way of not saying “No”
- _____ Batches usually start with numbers 099999.
30 Clues: CGI Founder • NYSE for CGI Inc • Secretary of State • Second word of “FAM” • What does IQA stand for? • Orr v. Trump Class Membership • Company Name on our Shred Bins • How many DOS teams do we have? • AJ Calderon and Tomorro Goings • Track the number of deficiencies • What does (I) stand for in C.G.I? • Batch label printed at our agency? • What is the finished IQA stored in? • ...
PDD CROSSWORD 2025-08-21
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- What does (I) stand for in C.G.I?
- What is the name of the CGI TRAVEL TEAM?
- CGI Founder
- Potential impact before a full-scale rollout
- Track the number of deficiencies
- Batch label printed at our agency?
- French acronym for "Conseillers en gestion et informatique”
- Controls Counter Customer Appointment Order Database
- An item that is prohibited from being plugged into computers or laptops
- Orr v. Trump Class Membership
- AJ Calderon and Tomorro Goings
- Without Annual Leave and not to be substituted for vacation time?
- Hotline called to check the status of an application
- Fraud’s colorful title that reminds Specialist of Fraud concerns
- Indicates that the cardholder is a contractor on CAC card
- What is the finished IQA stored in?
- Diplomatic posts located in foreign capitals
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- What someone submits when foreign born to US parents
- What does IQA stand for?
- Breakroom Refrigerator Notice, E2 Help, Blanco
- Company Name on our Shred Bins
- Secretary of State
- Database used to submit CGI time sheets
- Bureau Award usually in the amounts of $50 to $200?
- Second word of “FAM”
- _____ Batches usually start with numbers 099999.
- Manually entering and verifying the data from the application into TDIS.
- Kathe Harrell’s way of not saying “No”
- NYSE for CGI Inc
- How many DOS teams do we have?
30 Clues: CGI Founder • NYSE for CGI Inc • Secretary of State • Second word of “FAM” • What does IQA stand for? • Orr v. Trump Class Membership • Company Name on our Shred Bins • AJ Calderon and Tomorro Goings • How many DOS teams do we have? • Track the number of deficiencies • What does (I) stand for in C.G.I? • Batch label printed at our agency? • What is the finished IQA stored in? • ...
U.S.A. 2026-05-12
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- Which institution creates federal laws in the U.S.A.?
- Which process formally accuses a president?
- Which system separated people by race in South Africa?
- Which political system allows citizens to vote for leaders?
- Which value is central to the American Dream?
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- Which system separated Black and white Americans?
- Which document is the supreme law of the United States?
- Which conflict divided the United States between North and South?
- Which office is held by the leader of the United States?
- Which building hosts the U.S. Congress?
- Which system divides powers between states and government?
- Which war became a symbol of U.S. military failure in Asia?
12 Clues: Which building hosts the U.S. Congress? • Which process formally accuses a president? • Which value is central to the American Dream? • Which system separated Black and white Americans? • Which institution creates federal laws in the U.S.A.? • Which system separated people by race in South Africa? • Which document is the supreme law of the United States? • ...
Foundation Unit 2012-12-12
Across
- to form a more perfect____
- The government and those who govern are bound by the law
- Establishes the structure of the United States of America
- establish ___
- gave the colonists the rights of Englishmen
- Promote the General ________
- stated _____ against the King of Great Britain
- insure domestic _______
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- People are the source of any and all governmental power
- provided for religious freedom in Virginia
- Model for the US Bill of Rights
- provide for the ______ ____
- In a democratic system of government, the people rule
- Government is not all powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do
- In a representative system of government people elect public office holders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf
- how many amendments are there currently?
- first written form of government for the independent states; maintained that major powers resided with imdividual states causing a weak central government
- Introduction to the Constitution
- Declared us free from Great Britain
- of Rights The first ten amendments in the constitution
20 Clues: establish ___ • insure domestic _______ • to form a more perfect____ • provide for the ______ ____ • Promote the General ________ • Model for the US Bill of Rights • Introduction to the Constitution • Declared us free from Great Britain • how many amendments are there currently? • provided for religious freedom in Virginia • gave the colonists the rights of Englishmen • ...
Civil War 2016-05-16
Across
- rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution
- a person who dies for a great cause
- specified that slavery banned from any states obtained from Mexico
- a United States fort on an island guarding Charleston Harbor
- not to cast votes
- a nearly unknown candidate for president
- leave
- allowing the people to decide
- said that Scott was a slave and therefore property and according to the Constitution government cannot take a way property
- withdrawal from the Union
- an exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
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- runaway
- an enslaved African that helped others journey into freedom through the underground railroad like her before
- required all citizens to help catch runaways
- the idea that the people could exclude slavery by refusing to pass laws protecting slaveholders rights
- a storage place for weapons and ammunition
- contained the five points of Clays original plan
- An Address Given By Abraham Lincoln
- a conflict between citizens of the same country
- Killed Abraham Lincoln
20 Clues: leave • runaway • not to cast votes • Killed Abraham Lincoln • withdrawal from the Union • allowing the people to decide • a person who dies for a great cause • An Address Given By Abraham Lincoln • a nearly unknown candidate for president • a storage place for weapons and ammunition • required all citizens to help catch runaways • a conflict between citizens of the same country • ...
The Jackson Era 2023-02-12
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- / To withdraw formally from a federation or body
- / The powers kept by individual U.S states
- / An act that allows the U.S to exchange land with the Indians west of the Mississippi River
- / A North American Tribe
- Jackson / President of
- / The nickname of 3 major events in American History
- / An important figure in the Cherokee Tribe
- / A practice in which a political party wins and gives jobs and positions to their friends or relatives
- / When the United States was in a financial crisis and depression
- / The U.S government forcing a displacement of the "five civilized tribes"
- / Territory that the Indians own
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- / One of the founders of the Democratic Party
- / The right to vote in Political Elections
- / A person elected to represent a group of people politically
- / States' right to reject a law
- / A political party founded by Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
- / A term for state banks to receive Treasury funds in 1833
- / Andrew Jackson's wife
- / Five Indian tribes in Oklahoma
- / The nickname of President Andrew Jackson
- Party / A political party founded by Henry Clay
21 Clues: Jackson / President of • / Andrew Jackson's wife • / A North American Tribe • / States' right to reject a law • / Five Indian tribes in Oklahoma • / Territory that the Indians own • / The right to vote in Political Elections • / The powers kept by individual U.S states • / The nickname of President Andrew Jackson • / An important figure in the Cherokee Tribe • ...
The Jackson Era 2023-02-12
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- / To withdraw formally from a federation or body
- / The powers kept by individual U.S states
- / An act that allows the U.S to exchange land with the Indians west of the Mississippi River
- / A North American Tribe
- Jackson / President of
- / The nickname of 3 major events in American History
- / An important figure in the Cherokee Tribe
- / A practice in which a political party wins and gives jobs and positions to their friends or relatives
- / When the United States was in a financial crisis and depression
- / The U.S government forcing a displacement of the "five civilized tribes"
- / Territory that the Indians own
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- / One of the founders of the Democratic Party
- / The right to vote in Political Elections
- / A person elected to represent a group of people politically
- / States' right to reject a law
- / A political party founded by Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren
- / A term for state banks to receive Treasury funds in 1833
- / Andrew Jackson's wife
- / Five Indian tribes in Oklahoma
- / The nickname of President Andrew Jackson
- Party / A political party founded by Henry Clay
21 Clues: Jackson / President of • / Andrew Jackson's wife • / A North American Tribe • / States' right to reject a law • / Five Indian tribes in Oklahoma • / Territory that the Indians own • / The right to vote in Political Elections • / The powers kept by individual U.S states • / The nickname of President Andrew Jackson • / An important figure in the Cherokee Tribe • ...
20 Vocabulary word History project 2024-05-14
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- A group of states united or joined into one whole
- A document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere
- To approve
- When a country establishes settlement, or permanent part of the colony, in order to control the area and gain riches
- Written set of principles that govern a country
- Decision devalue or decrease sales
- Favoring one more than other
- The first constitution of the United States
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- The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the America's,Europe,Asia and Africa
- System of control over a group of states and their citizens
- Miss leading information to promote opinion
- A meeting of people to deal with a particular issue
- An object or document of information that was created at the time under study
- A law
- Attempt to ask again or plead
- The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
- Originating from a particular place ex: Native Americans or American Indians
- Refusal to obey laws to get changes
- Army of people
- A person who creates a plan
20 Clues: A law • To approve • Army of people • A person who creates a plan • Favoring one more than other • Attempt to ask again or plead • Decision devalue or decrease sales • Refusal to obey laws to get changes • Miss leading information to promote opinion • The first constitution of the United States • Written set of principles that govern a country • ...
USA 2021-05-13
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- The national capital
- a northern district of Los Angeles, California, is one of the leaders in motion picture production
- The United States has the world's largest population
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- the de facto national language of the United States
- the United States is the third most nation in the world , after China and India
- the largest Christian religious grouping in the United States
- the second most commonly used language in the United States
- what American education is operated by state and local governments and regulated by the United States Department of Education
- the most popular city
- languages spoken at home by almost 3 million people
10 Clues: The national capital • the most popular city • the de facto national language of the United States • languages spoken at home by almost 3 million people • The United States has the world's largest population • the second most commonly used language in the United States • the largest Christian religious grouping in the United States • ...
USA: countries and peoples inhabiting them, administrative and geopolitical divisions, cities, state symbols 2023-08-21
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- White House: The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States, located in Washington, D.C.
- A major city in the Midwest region of the USA, located in Illinois.
- Natives: Indigenous peoples of Alaska, including various Native Alaskan tribes.
- The process by which a territory becomes a fully recognized state within the USA. Puerto Rico is an example of a territory seeking statehood.
- Indians: Another term used to refer to Native American peoples.
- symbols: Each state in the USA has its own set of symbols, including a state bird, state flower, state tree, state motto, state flag, and state seal. Examples include the bald eagle (national bird), rose (state flower of New York), oak tree (state tree of Maryland), "E Pluribus Unum" (national motto), and stars and stripes (national flag).
- Areas under the jurisdiction of the USA but not classified as states, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
- Bell: A historic bell located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, symbolizing American independence and freedom.
- York City: The most populous city in the USA, located in the state of New York.
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- D.C.: The capital city of the USA, located on the East Coast.
- Parks: Protected areas in the USA known for their natural beauty and diverse ecosystems, managed by the National Park Service. Examples include Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and Yosemite National Park.
- Angeles: The second-largest city in the USA, located in California.
- of Columbia: A federal district that serves as the capital of the USA and is home to the city of Washington, D.C.
- divisions: The USA is divided into 50 states, each with its own government and capital city.
- Americans: Indigenous peoples who inhabited the land that is now the USA before the arrival of European settlers.
- White, and Blue: The colors of the American flag, symbolizing patriotism and national unity.
- of Liberty: A famous symbol located in New York Harbor, representing freedom and welcoming immigrants to the USA.
- Rushmore: A national memorial in South Dakota featuring the carved faces of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
- Natives: Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, including Native Hawaiians.
- States of America: The official name of the country consisting of 50 states, located in North America.
20 Clues: D.C.: The capital city of the USA, located on the East Coast. • Indians: Another term used to refer to Native American peoples. • Natives: Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, including Native Hawaiians. • A major city in the Midwest region of the USA, located in Illinois. • Angeles: The second-largest city in the USA, located in California. • ...
wwII vocab 2023-04-20
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- a person not in the armed services or the police force.
- Germany built new and larger ------ to punch holes in the British blockade,
- a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
- the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A leader of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 34th vice president from January to April 1945 under Franklin Roosevelt and as a United States senator from Missouri from 1935 to January 1945.
- The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as
- commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945
- an allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military.
- a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the U.S. naval base on Sunday, December 7, 1941
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- created a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language
- also called atom bomb, weapon with great explosive power that results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of a heavy element such as plutonium or uranium.
- This practice—skipping over heavily fortified islands in order to seize lightly defended locations that could support the next advance
- a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada
- the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force
- Passed on March 11, 1941, this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States.
- Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945
- a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation and race
16 Clues: a person not in the armed services or the police force. • created a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language • Germany built new and larger ------ to punch holes in the British blockade, • Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945 • ...
Manifest Destiny and The Underground R.R 2022-05-05
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- To help slaves find their way to freedom it was said to ¨keep your eyes on the ___________¨
- The homes and barns where slaves stayed
- join or combine
- He was an underground railroad conductor who helped many slaves escape through the Kentucky side of the Ohio river and delivered them to the next conductor.
- he was a free black man who journeyed south into Maryland to lead slaves to safe houses in Pennsylvania and Delaware
- A republic in southern North America
- He was an abolitionist and public speaker who was an conductor on one of the last stops on the Underground Railroad towards Canada.
- She was a conductor of the underground railroad who helped many slaves escape to the northern states and Canada.
- 11th president of the United States
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- A network of houses and other places abolotionist used to help slaves escape freedom in the northern states or Canada.
- Church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
- A north american river
- The action of buying and selling goods and services
- one who lives through affliction
- 7th president of the United States
15 Clues: join or combine • A north american river • one who lives through affliction • 7th president of the United States • 11th president of the United States • A republic in southern North America • The homes and barns where slaves stayed • The action of buying and selling goods and services • Church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah • ...
The Reconstruction 2025-01-09
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- were a political faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- Bill of 1864 (H.R. 244) was 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.
- prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
- 17th President of the United States
- provided assistance to tens of thousands of formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the Southern States and the District of Columbia in the years following the war
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- a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- (1861-1900) the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems, was a time of significant transformation within the United States.
- an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War
- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
- charge a holder of a public office with misconduct
- a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
13 Clues: 17th President of the United States • charge a holder of a public office with misconduct • were a political faction within the Republican Party originating from the party's founding in 1854 • a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop • ...
Our Environment 2025-02-11
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- _________________ are connected to a mainland and usually have water on only three sides.
- The Midwest and Southeast have the most __________________ areas in the United States (look at the map on p.21).
- Farmers conserve resources by planting grasses near their crops to prevent _______________ by rain, wind and nearby rivers.
- Some companies can help _______________ natural resources by using recycled materials to make new products.
- An ___________________ can shake the Earth and cause landslide and mudslides.
- The largest landforms on Earth are called ________________ and the Earth has seven of these.
- ____________________ resources are those that take a long time to replace or cannot be replaced after they are used.
- People can modify rivers by building _________, which can make electricity and also affect the habitats that animals and plant rely on.
- Forests and tall grasses are two types of ___________________ found in areas that get plenty of rain.
- The Northeast and Midwest have the most __________________ resources in the United States (look at the map on p.21)
- The Mississippi River flows through the Midwest and _______________ regions in the United States.
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- In a city, people can build more roads, train tracks, and __________________, or tall buildings, to adapt to the growth in population.
- A __________________ is a big storm with strong winds and heavy rainfall which can cause flooding.
- Two types of ______________ regions found in the United States are temperate and desert.
- In an _______________, all living things, such as plants and animals interact with each other.
- A _______________ has eruptions that form mountain chains.
- The Great Lakes and Rio Grande are physical feature that form country ______________ with Canada and Mexico.
- The climate of a place affects the plants that grow there. Both the ____________________ and the amount of rainfall determine the types of vegetation that grow.
18 Clues: A _______________ has eruptions that form mountain chains. • An ___________________ can shake the Earth and cause landslide and mudslides. • Two types of ______________ regions found in the United States are temperate and desert. • _________________ are connected to a mainland and usually have water on only three sides. • ...
kruz crossword 2024-11-20
7 Clues: person places or thing • a term standing in apposition. • there use for listing something • a figure of speech in which a word or phrase • a word or phrase that modifies an adjectives • they belong at the start of the sentence of a name • a figure of speech of one thing with another thing
Fall Final Trivia 2023-12-18
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- The second R of th New Deal that refers to getting the economy back to where it was
- The ship that was blown in half during the attack on Pearl Harbor that now serves as a memorial site to honor those lost in the attack
- The process of developing industries in a country called
- What dance became popular during the 1920s, symbolizing the carefree and rebellious spirit of the era?
- Musical genre that emerged in the late 1920s, characterized by its improvisation and expression, often associated with African American communities
- This conflict, fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865, was primarily centered around issues of slavery, states' rights, and sectional tensions, ultimately resulting in the preservation of the Union
- The term for moving to a new country
- environmental disaster, exacerbated by poor farming practices and severe drought, affected the Great Plains of the United States in the 1930s?
- The belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined by God's will to expand across North America
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- The part of the United States Constitution can you find the introductory statement that begins with the words, "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..."
- The country that launched a surprise attack against the US 1941
- What invention did Americans use to access "Fireside Chats"
- Which ideology advocated for government intervention to address economic issues during the Great Depression?
- The term used to describe tent cities and towns built out of cardboard boxes in the 1920s
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
15 Clues: Franklin Delano Roosevelt • The term for moving to a new country • The process of developing industries in a country called • What invention did Americans use to access "Fireside Chats" • The country that launched a surprise attack against the US 1941 • The second R of th New Deal that refers to getting the economy back to where it was • ...
leading up to civil war 2026-03-11
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- to get rid of something
- a tax on imported good
- treating someone as property
- president that opposed slavery
- act of seceding
- how the south made money
- reject or refuse federal law
- how the north made money
- a cash crop grown in the south
- opposing slavery
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- meeting half way in the middle
- separation between slave states and free states
- political party that opposed slavery
- war between between states in the us
- large farms in the south
- political party that supported slavery
16 Clues: act of seceding • opposing slavery • a tax on imported good • to get rid of something • large farms in the south • how the south made money • how the north made money • treating someone as property • reject or refuse federal law • meeting half way in the middle • president that opposed slavery • a cash crop grown in the south • political party that opposed slavery • ...
Vietnam War 2023-11-20
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- provided the South Vietnamese army with new training and improved weapons and tried to frighten the North Vietnamese to the peace table
- a war crime committed by United States Army personnel on 16 March 1968
- a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia
- Former President of North Vietnam
- Three-Day Music Festival
- United States Air Force navigator who was shot down over South Vietnam during the 1972 Easter Offensive
- a communist movement and united front organization in South Vietnam
- authorized President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia
- In April of 1975, as North Vietnamese troops approached the southern capital, President Ford ordered the evacuation of all Americans from the country
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- a program designed to shift the responsibility of the war from the U.S. to the South Vietnamese, allowing the United States to gradually withdraw its troops from Vietnam
- Southwestern Border Counter-Offensive
- United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot. On March 4, 1976, he posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award, for his selflessness and courage in the face of lethal danger
- a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War
- authorized sending an additional 500 Special Forces troops and military advisors to assist the pro‑Western government of South Vietnam
- a city in the northwestern region of Vietnam
15 Clues: Three-Day Music Festival • Former President of North Vietnam • Southwestern Border Counter-Offensive • a city in the northwestern region of Vietnam • a communist movement and united front organization in South Vietnam • a war crime committed by United States Army personnel on 16 March 1968 • ...
The Civil War Vance Perez Ordot 2017-02-15
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- huge advantage to the north
- to withdraw from an alliance or organization
- A movement of the Union army troops from Atlanta, Georgia, to the Georgia seacoast
- turning point in the war
- 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves
- an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865.
- a borough in S Pennsylvania: Confederate forces defeated in a crucial battle of the Civil War fought near here on July 1–3, 1863; national cemetery and military park.
- ompulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
- a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863)
- sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War.
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- the action of leading a group of people or an organization.
- Senator from Mississippi, the 23rd U.S. Secretary of War, and the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
- A creek of north-central Maryland emptying into the Potomac River.
- 18th President of the United States
- southern slave states
- A town of south-central Virginia east of Lynchburg
- Virginia A mountainous state of the east-central United States, known for its coal industry.
18 Clues: southern slave states • turning point in the war • huge advantage to the north • 18th President of the United States • to withdraw from an alliance or organization • A town of south-central Virginia east of Lynchburg • a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863) • the action of leading a group of people or an organization. • ...
Political Unit by Addy Greninger 2021-04-29
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- when a nation doesn't have a territory to call it's own
- government by a single person having unlimited power
- living in a defined space
- if overthrown by force, new ruling group is sometimes called this
- domination through threat and violence
- NO government
- a few people have power
- ruled by a single leader, not elected
- people who share a common culture
- a body of people
- united states, mexico and Canada agreement
- a territorial political extension of another state
- includes more nation within border
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- the supreme governing power of state
- elected by the people
- with the power to make and in force laws without having to check with higher authority
- a country that has no monarch, usually elected president
- people are forced to do what tells them may be prevented from leaving
- the organization that makes and enforce the laws
- member states surrender power to a higher organization
- a state with only one nation within its borders
- has a king, queen, emperor,empress
- a body of people, living in a defined space, with the power to make and enforce laws
- state completely surrounded by another state
24 Clues: NO government • a body of people • elected by the people • a few people have power • living in a defined space • people who share a common culture • has a king, queen, emperor,empress • includes more nation within border • the supreme governing power of state • ruled by a single leader, not elected • domination through threat and violence • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-11
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- this battle gave Lincoln the chance to abolish slavery
- assassinator of Lincoln
- The Union's strategy to win the war
- Where General Sherman stated “The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war”
- ___War lasted four years and is Still the bloodiest war in history
- amendment that ended slavery
- Bullet with a hollow base that expands when fired
- Women____ were used by the North and South to spread and collect information
- most important battle of the Civil War
- South broke off from the rest of the Union and called themselves the _____ states of America
- 54th____ was an all-black regiment
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- speech dedicating a national cemetery for the soldiers on the ground where the Battle of Gettysburg had taken place
- Becomes the President of the Confederate States of America
- Becomes the President of the United States
- issued by Lincoln on January 1st
- General Sherman's war strategy
- First battle in the Civil War
- Leader of the Confederate troops
- Lincoln appreciated his leadership skills
- A fort created as extra protection for South Carolina
20 Clues: assassinator of Lincoln • amendment that ended slavery • First battle in the Civil War • General Sherman's war strategy • issued by Lincoln on January 1st • Leader of the Confederate troops • 54th____ was an all-black regiment • The Union's strategy to win the war • most important battle of the Civil War • Lincoln appreciated his leadership skills • ...
US Amendments Crossword Puzzle - Mausham S 2023-09-22
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- no poll taxes are allowed
- forbids cruel and unusual punishments
- Congress cannot get a pay raise until the next term
- equal protection under the Constitution for all US citizens
- limits the terms Presidents can serve
- powers not specifically given to the national government are reserved to states
- right to remain silent
- Washington D.C. have the right to vote for President
- protects the states from lawsuits
- separate ballots for the President and Vice President
- right to a speedy and public trial
- people have other rights not listed in the Constitution
- soldiers may not move into private homes
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- women's right to vote
- popular vote for United States Senate
- no voting discrimination of race
- no unreasonable searches and seizures
- moving of dates for terms of presidency
- income tax is legal
- freedom of speech
- right to bear arms
- repeal of prohibition of alcohol
- the succession for presidency shall something happen to the President
- the minimum voting age is 18
- prohibition of alcohol
- the abolishment of slavery
- right to a jury trial
27 Clues: freedom of speech • right to bear arms • income tax is legal • women's right to vote • right to a jury trial • prohibition of alcohol • right to remain silent • no poll taxes are allowed • the abolishment of slavery • the minimum voting age is 18 • no voting discrimination of race • repeal of prohibition of alcohol • protects the states from lawsuits • right to a speedy and public trial • ...
Ancient Greece 2022-11-01
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- the city of the legendary Trojan War
- the enemy of both Sparta and Athens
- Alexander's greatest achievement
- Alexander was unable to conquer this because his troops refused to continue
- Greece was the first to use this form of government
- Spartan life was centered on the ___________
- Greece's geography led to these independent states
- age of no written records excited during this period of Greek history
- "We are what we repeatedly do; excellence is a habit."
- leading city of the Mycenaeans
- winner of the Peloponnesian War
- the most deadly fighting force in ancient Greece
- alarm clocks, flame throwers, democracy, astronomy, mathematics, drama, etc are all Greek _______________
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- a government ruled by a few powerful people
- he used league money to beautify Athens
- citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields
- leader of the Delian League
- unlike today, these rulers typically appealed to common citizens for support and were fair and just
- home of Philip and Alexander
- Athens focused on science, rhetoric, and the ________
- the most famous Greek 'republican'
- these "h" rebels could be credited with Sparta's desire to form a military state
22 Clues: leader of the Delian League • home of Philip and Alexander • leading city of the Mycenaeans • winner of the Peloponnesian War • Alexander's greatest achievement • the most famous Greek 'republican' • the enemy of both Sparta and Athens • the city of the legendary Trojan War • he used league money to beautify Athens • a government ruled by a few powerful people • ...
Types of Government 2022-12-09
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- Obeying the law, equality, freedom, pay taxes, vote, free education, and jury duty are examples of these.
- A government where Pope Clamor enforces R & B Fridays.
- The idea that government is a ‘_ u _e o_ l _ _,’ and not individuals.
- A government where Aiden seized power through violence and made himself ruler.
- Early example of a republic government.
- In a pure democracy, the ____ holds the power.
- Written document that limits a monarchs power and states they are not above the law.
- Type of government with representatives.
- Ruled by one person.
- Early example of pure democracy government.
- The opposite of direct democracy.
- Ruled by the rich and/or politically powerful.
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- E _ _ _ _ _ _y b _ _ _ _e _ _ _ l_w, states everyone is equal regardless of circumstances.
- Also known as pure democracy.
- Type of government the United States is.
- A government where General Angelique overthrew the prior president and created Subway Land.
- In a republic, laws are made by elected ___.
- Ruled by a privilege few, sometimes called elites.
- 282 laws created by Babylonian king.
- A government where Queen Sara rules her kingdom with a firm, but fair, system.
20 Clues: Ruled by one person. • Also known as pure democracy. • The opposite of direct democracy. • 282 laws created by Babylonian king. • Early example of a republic government. • Type of government the United States is. • Type of government with representatives. • Early example of pure democracy government. • In a republic, laws are made by elected ___. • ...
New Nation and Constitution Review 1 2025-10-24
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- became law on September 17, 1791
- Last name of the Father of the Constitution
- In the Three-fifths Compromise _____ out of every five slaves were counted for representation
- The first British settlement in North America
- The colonies left Great Britain because the British were raising _____ without giving them representation
- the first state to ratify the Constitution
- established the name "United States of America"
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- Plan favored by large states
- Why the Pilgrims settled in North America
- The Articles of Confederation needed to be changed because they did not give _____ enough power
- were written by Hamilton, Jay, and Jefferson
- The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution
- Where the Constitutional Convention was held
- is the introduction to the Constitution and states its purposes
- is the legislative body with an equal number of representatives from each state
15 Clues: Plan favored by large states • became law on September 17, 1791 • Why the Pilgrims settled in North America • the first state to ratify the Constitution • Last name of the Father of the Constitution • were written by Hamilton, Jay, and Jefferson • Where the Constitutional Convention was held • The first British settlement in North America • ...
Starting a New Nation 2026-09-27
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- Appointed a Federalist to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Threatening to deport or fire the Aliens (Not citizen)
- The Supreme Court determines if the law is constitutional/unconstitutional
- Created a Bicameral Legislature to satisfy both large & small states
- The 3rd elected President in 1800
- Had a strong national government, led by Alexander Hamilton
- Home to the Democrats/Representatives that don’t follow the A&S Acts because they’re unconstitutional.
- What did angry farmers do?
- A new land that is divided into 5 new states.
- Had a strong state government, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
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- An unanimously selected president
- Number of representatives based on population (big states)
- Every state gets 2 Senators (small states)
- First 10 Amendments that protect people from the government
- A new constitution became weak and ineffective
15 Clues: What did angry farmers do? • An unanimously selected president • The 3rd elected President in 1800 • Every state gets 2 Senators (small states) • A new land that is divided into 5 new states. • A new constitution became weak and ineffective • Threatening to deport or fire the Aliens (Not citizen) • Number of representatives based on population (big states) • ...
civil war crossword puzzle 2021-03-26
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- ,the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877
- , was an unrecognized breakaway state in existence from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865, that fought against the United States of America during the American Civil War.
- , 16th president
- , slave states that did not secede from the Union.
- , war between the north and south
- , the capital of Virginia
- ,was an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
- , is a southeastern U.S. state known for its shoreline of subtropical beaches and marsh like sea islands.
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- ,a merchant vessel used for evading a naval blockade of a port or strait.
- , president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War
- , American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare.
- , an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War
- , the North, was composed of the U.S. states that were loyal to the U.S. federal government led by President Abraham Lincoln.
- , is the name applied to a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
- ,was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
15 Clues: , 16th president • , the capital of Virginia • , war between the north and south • , slave states that did not secede from the Union. • ,the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877 • ,was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. • , American Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare. • ...
Industrial Revolution 2015-10-21
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- Roads for which users had to pay a toll
- Groups of workers who unite to seek better pay and conditions
- a tariff(tax) on imports designed to protect American industry
- a shift from manual labor to mechanized work that began in Great Britain during the 1700's and spread to the united states in 1800
- Young, Single women recruited from farms to work in factories and housed in boardinghouses
- used his knowledge of textile machinery to build the nation's first water-powered textile mill
- ended Spanish claims to vast pacific coast territory of Oregon(treaty)
- these whigs campaigned for laws to discourage immigration or deny political rights to newcomers
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- Introduced interchangeable parts to the United States and invented the cotton gin
- this man invented the steam boat in 1807 named the clermont
- money needed to build factories or other productive assets
- Program started by Henry Clay to protect tariffs
- Stated the district North of Massachusetts would enter the union as free states and everything south of Massachusetts as slave states
- built the first mill in 1813
- Love for ones country; having pride in ones country
- invented the electric telegraph (morse code)
- This roadway extended west from Maryland to the Ohio river
- one of the leading advocates of this new economic nationalism
- This mode of transportation cut costs down from $100 to just $4 per ton on freights(sea)
- this machine reduced the amount of time and the cost of separating the cotton seeds from the cotton fibers
20 Clues: built the first mill in 1813 • Roads for which users had to pay a toll • invented the electric telegraph (morse code) • Program started by Henry Clay to protect tariffs • Love for ones country; having pride in ones country • money needed to build factories or other productive assets • This roadway extended west from Maryland to the Ohio river • ...
Civics and Supreme Court 2025-04-04
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- Name of the South during Civil War
- This Act gave benefits, overtime and limited work hours to the working class
- Marbury v. (Blank)
- Missouri and (blank) were admitted into the United States at the same time
- William Marbury demanded this court order after Madison refused to hand over his documents
- a fee one pays to vote
- The name of the time after the Civil War
- The right to vote
- Law that returned the right to vote to white southerners
- The 15th Amendment granted this right to black men
- Name of man in Supreme Court case fighting to end segregation
- The Law that were named after this person that segregated schools, playgrounds and restaurants
- Name of elastic clause
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- name of slave who fought for freedom after crossing over into the free states
- This branch determines whether something is unconstitutional
- Amendment that states all naturalized and native born citizens of American have equal rights
- Oil refineries began popping up in states like Louisiana and (Blank)
- Last name of President after the end of the Civil War
- James Madison served as this position under Thomas Jefferson
- Name of the North during the Civil War
- This amendment eliminated slavery
- To take away someone's right to vote
- Required voters to read and explain the Constitution
- "Lunch Atop a (Blank)"
- Industries that sprang up in the South after the civil war
- What was the topic of discussion in the Supreme Court Case, Engel v. Vitale
- President after John Adams
27 Clues: The right to vote • Marbury v. (Blank) • a fee one pays to vote • "Lunch Atop a (Blank)" • Name of elastic clause • President after John Adams • This amendment eliminated slavery • Name of the South during Civil War • To take away someone's right to vote • Name of the North during the Civil War • The name of the time after the Civil War • ...
Constitutional Convention 2025-01-28
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- One of the founders that wasn't present during the convention
- A tax people have to pay when importing goods from another country
- City where the Constitutional Convention took place
- When bigger states get more votes than smaller states
- Who is the "Father of the Constitution"?
- What economy is more diverse where you can be a fisherman, mercahnt, farmer, or banker?
- When 2 people meet in the middle of their ideas to agree
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- What states like the New Jersey? Plan
- Who supervised the constitutional convention?
- What states like the Virginia Plan?
- The plan that proposed strong national government
- What states support slavery?
- What state didn't send a delegate to the convention?
- When each state gets the same amount of votes no matter the size
- What economy is completely agricultural, grooving cotton, tobacco, and indigo?
15 Clues: What states support slavery? • What states like the Virginia Plan? • What states like the New Jersey? Plan • Who is the "Father of the Constitution"? • Who supervised the constitutional convention? • The plan that proposed strong national government • City where the Constitutional Convention took place • What state didn't send a delegate to the convention? • ...
Unit 2 Summative Assessment Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-15
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- A body of water that is bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba.
- A former slave who had started the Haitian Revolution.
- To repay
- A country in Latin America that had to pay reparations to France for "stealing" their slaves.
- The highest social class in the Encomienda System.
- The time period where the European powers had control over Latin America.
- The feudal labor system that was used by the Peninsulares to exploit the indigenous people.
- A group of islands south of the United States and north of South America.
- A territory or the people in the territory.
- The prince son of the King of Portugal who brought Brazil to being independent.
- A famous French general turned ruler.
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- A mountain range that stretches throughout Mexico.
- The children of Peninsulares, who had fewer rights but more power then the indigenous people.
- When the people of a country wants a ruler that is born from their country.
- A canal that was funded by the United States and is located somewhere in Latin America.
- A Creole aristocrat who was a military general and led multiple Latin American nations to revolutions.
- When the people of a nation overthrows their government.
- A large region south of the United States.
- How a group of people see and think about themselves, think about people different from them, and think about what they want for the people that they consider a part of their country.
19 Clues: To repay • A famous French general turned ruler. • A large region south of the United States. • A territory or the people in the territory. • A mountain range that stretches throughout Mexico. • The highest social class in the Encomienda System. • A former slave who had started the Haitian Revolution. • When the people of a nation overthrows their government. • ...
North American Quiz/Review 2023-09-25
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- A government that can't get too powerful
- is part of the legislative branch
- Mountains found in the Western United States
- The"E" in ESPeN stands for__________
- Cultural ________ is the spreading of culture
- Is part of the executive branch
- form of government found in the United States
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- Free ________ is a type of economic system
- Ocean found along East coast of United States
- Canada has two official languages, English and...
- ________ are part of the judicial branch
- _________ colonized the United States
- A sub-arctic climate can be found more in ______
- GDP stands for Gross Domestic _____________
14 Clues: Is part of the executive branch • is part of the legislative branch • The"E" in ESPeN stands for__________ • _________ colonized the United States • A government that can't get too powerful • ________ are part of the judicial branch • Free ________ is a type of economic system • GDP stands for Gross Domestic _____________ • Mountains found in the Western United States • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas 2020-02-05
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- Another name for the United States during the Civil War
- January 1, 1863; a naval and land battle during the Civil War in Texas; The Confederates expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston
- The practice of owning a slave or the condition of a slave being in bondage
- gave citizenship to African Americans born in the US
- Believe that state’s interests are more important than the interests of the national government
- September 8, 1863; Confederate troops prevented the Union troops from invading/occupying part of Texas
- Focus/loyal on the interests of one's region
- A tax on imported goods
- 1860-1865; a war between the north and south over state’s rights and slavery
- When part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest of the country
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- Declared that MALE’S right to vote could not be taken away based on race/color
- Someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end, slavery
- freed slaves everywhere in the United States making slavery illegal
- A collection of 11 states, in the south, that seceded from the United States after the election of President Abraham Lincoln
- 1865-1877; period in US history when the United States began to rebuild the South after the Civil War
- May 12, 1865; the final battle of the Civil War
16 Clues: A tax on imported goods • Focus/loyal on the interests of one's region • May 12, 1865; the final battle of the Civil War • gave citizenship to African Americans born in the US • Another name for the United States during the Civil War • Someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end, slavery • freed slaves everywhere in the United States making slavery illegal • ...
Holidays 2023-06-08
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- Holiday observed on February 14th, known for expressing love and affection to others.
- Holiday in the United States to commemorate the nation's presidents, observed on the third Monday in February.
- Holiday associated with carnivals and festivities, often held on the day before Ash Wednesday.
- Holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada, often marked by a festive meal and gratitude.
- Holiday in the United States to honor the civil rights leader, observed on the third Monday in January.
- The first day of the year, celebrated on January 1st.
- Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrated for eight days in December.
- Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed in the spring.
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- Annual holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated on December 25th.
- Public holiday honoring the contributions of workers, typically observed on the first Monday in September.
- Holiday honoring fathers and fatherhood, typically celebrated in the summer.
- National holiday in the United States, commemorating the country's independence.
- Holiday to remember and honor military personnel who have died in the service of their country.
- Holiday honoring the patron saint of Ireland, celebrated on March 17th with parades and festivities.
- Holiday celebrated on May 5th, commemorating the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire.
- Holiday honoring mothers and motherhood, typically celebrated in the spring.
- Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting, prayer, and reflection.
- Mexican holiday to honor and remember deceased loved ones, celebrated on November 1st and 2nd.
- Holiday observed on October 31st, known for costumes, trick-or-treating, and spooky decorations.
19 Clues: The first day of the year, celebrated on January 1st. • Holiday honoring fathers and fatherhood, typically celebrated in the summer. • Holiday honoring mothers and motherhood, typically celebrated in the spring. • National holiday in the United States, commemorating the country's independence. • ...
vocabulary crossword 2021-01-12
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- king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God).
- first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people.
- type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority.
- compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives.
- supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances.
- the citizens have political authority and are bound by social contract to obey laws with their rights guaranteed by a constitution; citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good.
- chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power.
- group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights.
- in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights.
- first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive.
- French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful.
- a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the interests of a few.
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- “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights.
- government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens.
- 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; he did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights.
- the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people Constitution were written
- each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful.
- belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority.
- considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the constitution and helped write the federalist papers.
- government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone, whether ruler or the ruled.
20 Clues: government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens. • belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority. • considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the constitution and helped write the federalist papers. • ...
capitals 2022-07-09
United States 2022-10-18
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- the city that has the Golden Gate Bridge
- number of states in USA
- the coast that has good public transportation
- person who stays in the classroom in the US
- city that never sleeps
- when school has strict guidelines on clothing
- capital of Florida
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- the president's home
- worst car traffic
- in the US, Americanxs eat dinner at this time
- place Jennifer is from
- students in US eat lunch in this place
- capital of Texas
13 Clues: capital of Texas • worst car traffic • capital of Florida • the president's home • place Jennifer is from • city that never sleeps • number of states in USA • students in US eat lunch in this place • the city that has the Golden Gate Bridge • person who stays in the classroom in the US • in the US, Americanxs eat dinner at this time • the coast that has good public transportation • ...
Southwest States 2022-01-24
13 Clues: BBQ • Tree Nut • Not Mexico • Clay ovens • Cactus state • Gobble Gobble • Stalk Vegetable • Lone Star State • Added spice to food • Main staple for foods • Deep fried dough (circular shape) • combination of texas and mexican food • A root that taste like a pear and potatoe
State/Local Government 2023-12-13
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- A shared power that no one likes and everyone tries to avoid.
- These events are controlled by the states and gave us Trump and Biden
- Powers shared by federal and state government
- Executive branch on a state level.
- System of government in which federal and state governments work together.
- A power that states have that teenagers engage in daily
- Governor of Arizona
- When some of you poor souls decide to do this you will need a license from the state.
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- A place to take your dumb dog for a walk, controlled by local governments.
- A post Great Depression tax that is meant to protect old timers.
- A delegated power left to the federal government to control this type of trade.
- Legislative branch of a local government
- Executive branch of a local government.
- Law enforcement of the state of Arizona
- A tax that is shared and is the 16th amendment
- Powers given specifically to the federal government
- A tax on addictive substances, often viewed negatively by the public.
- Powers for the states
- A power of the governor to say no.
- Law enforcement of county government.
20 Clues: Governor of Arizona • Powers for the states • Executive branch on a state level. • A power of the governor to say no. • Law enforcement of county government. • Executive branch of a local government. • Law enforcement of the state of Arizona • Legislative branch of a local government • Powers shared by federal and state government • ...
Musgrove War of 1812 2020-12-07
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- One effect of the war of 1812 was a growing feeling of ____________ amongst the citizens of the United States.
- Shawnee leader, and hero, who united Native Americans against the US during the war of 1812 in hopes of preserving their land and culture.
- He became a naval hero after defeating the British at the Battle of Lake Erie.
- Feeling proud of your
- The National Anthem was composed during the bombardment of this fort in 1812
- The embargo act boosted __________ in the US because foreign trade was not allowed.
- Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek Nation in this battle
- This region of the United States threatened to leave the union during this time
- A famous American warship from the war of 1812
- This group demanded war in 1812
- Two regions of the United States that supported the War of 1812
- Huge American victory during the war of 1812.
- This was the practice of forcing American sailors into the British Navy
- He was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, and later became president.
- This party opposed the War of 1812
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- She saved Washington's portrait from the fire when the British set fire to the White House during the war of 1812.
- The national anthem for the United States.
- William Henry Harrison won this battle agains t the Native Americans during the war of 1812, and cleared the way for westward expansion.
- punish Britain and France for interfering with American trade.
- The United States was not able to invade the British territory in ____________ during the War of 1812.
- He wrote the national anthem during the war of 1812.
- This treaty ended the War of 1812
- This president passed the embargo act
- This group allied with the British during the war of 1812
- He was president during the war of 1812.
- The british burned this in the war of 1812
26 Clues: Feeling proud of your • This group demanded war in 1812 • This treaty ended the War of 1812 • This party opposed the War of 1812 • This president passed the embargo act • He was president during the war of 1812. • The national anthem for the United States. • The british burned this in the war of 1812 • Huge American victory during the war of 1812. • ...
Psychology of Motivation Crossword 2022-06-16
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- The _________ Effect states that one reinforcer can replace another if they serve the same function
- _______ Law states that As objective incentive value increases, utility increases but in smaller & smaller amounts
- One of the 7 major psychological needs defined by a desire for authority or status
- Tells us how we are progressing towards our goals, also informs us which behaviors are and are not affective in reaching said goal
- The lowest level in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- A type of demand including food and rent. More resistant to increases in demand
- This type of motivation is not affected by external coercion
- A lack of visual stimulants at a developing age could result in poorer _____
- An incentive chosen to be achieved or acquired
- _____Theory of Needs has five tiers
- Select for behavior and increase expression of said behaviors
- _______ Effect states that an incentive's ability to motivate is dependent upon the subject's prior experience with it
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- Drive caused by a lack of variability in stimulus in one's environment. Causes one to seek new stimulant
- The highest level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
- Law of _________ Contrast states that there will be subjective feeling accompanying incentive contrasts
- The way a goal is perceived
- A _______ Map provides a mental image of the relationship among features in the environment and the goal
- Drive which is activated when a novel item is in the environment
- Select against behaviors and decrease their expression
- ______ function motivates one to expend energy
- _______ drive theory states that a physiological drive comes from a physiological need
- These types of thoughts are more akin to daydreams about achieving a goal
- a goal ________ is the process by which a person becomes set to achieve a goal
- These types of thoughts develop strategies to help one achieve their goal
- A highly stereotyped sequence of behaviors to accomplish a goal
25 Clues: The way a goal is perceived • _____Theory of Needs has five tiers • ______ function motivates one to expend energy • An incentive chosen to be achieved or acquired • The lowest level in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs • The highest level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs • Select against behaviors and decrease their expression • ...
The Jackson Era Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-01
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- The practice of giving government jobs to political supporters. (9 letters)
- The act that forced Native Americans to leave their land for territories to the west. (16 letters)
- A system of government where power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through elected representatives. (9 letters)
- The term for the legal idea that states could cancel federal laws they disagreed with. (12 letters)
- A person sent to represent others at a political convention. (9 letters)
- This president succeeded Andrew Jackson. (5 letters)
- Jackson's idea of government that emphasized the common people's role.
- A political party that opposed Jackson, founded in the 1830s. (4 letters)
- The belief in the idea that states' powers should be stronger than the federal government. (13 letters)
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- This event allowed more people to vote by reducing property requirements. (9 letters)
- A woman who wrote about and was a close observer of Jackson's life and presidency. (21 letters)
- The seventh president of the United States, known for his populist policies and controversial actions. (13 letters)
- The Native American tribe removed during Jackson’s presidency, known for their alphabet. (8 letters)
- The forced march of the Cherokee people to Indian Territory. (12 letters)
- Jackson's plan for handling state-chartered banks that led to economic troubles.
- This president lost to Jackson in the 1828 election. (4 letters)
- This future president of the U.S. was a strong opponent of Jackson, running against him in 1836. (7 words, 3 parts)
- The event where states threaten to leave the Union over disputes, especially over slavery. (10 letters)
- Jackson's wife, who was criticized during the campaign. (6 letters)
- A state known for its strong abolitionist movement, and where one of Jackson’s key opponents came from. (12 letters)
- The vice president under Jackson, who strongly supported states' rights and nullification. (15 letters)
21 Clues: This president succeeded Andrew Jackson. (5 letters) • This president lost to Jackson in the 1828 election. (4 letters) • Jackson's wife, who was criticized during the campaign. (6 letters) • Jackson's idea of government that emphasized the common people's role. • A person sent to represent others at a political convention. (9 letters) • ...
New Nation-Expansion Vocab 2026-02-03
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- Voting Rights .
- Land bought from France in 1803.
- Action or decision that later serves as an example
- The federal government can only take actions the COnstitution specifically lists.
- Factories begin to replace craftsmen to increase production.
- The United States will not take sides with any European countries at war.
- Movement aimed to ban slavery.
- Second president of the United States.
- French agents attempt to bribe US diplomats to cease attacks on US ships.
- Set up three levels of federal courts.
- The federal government can take reasonable actions the Constitution does not speccifically forbid.
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- First president of the United States
- First lady of the United States
- Small farmers protest in Pennsylvania against whiskey tax.
- Party that supports weak federal government and agriculture.
- Certificates of debt, carry a promise to be bought back at a higher price.
- First Secretary of the State
- People who buy items at low prices in hopes the value will increase.
- Agreement between USA and Britain to work out problems over northwestern lands, seizure of US ships, and US debts owed to Britain.
- Law that forbid speaking out/acting out against the government.
- A body of electors who represent people's vote in choosing president.
- First Secretary of the Treasury
- Party that supports strong federal government, industry and trade.
- Agreement between USA and Spain that changed Floridas border and use of the New Orleans port.
- The idea that the US was chosen by God to expand farther West.
25 Clues: Voting Rights . • First Secretary of the State • Movement aimed to ban slavery. • First lady of the United States • First Secretary of the Treasury • Land bought from France in 1803. • First president of the United States • Second president of the United States. • Set up three levels of federal courts. • Action or decision that later serves as an example • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-11-12
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- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well being
- a person who favors abolition
- occuring or existing before a particular war
- Proclamation- all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are and hence forward shall be free
- the action or fact of joining of being joined especially in a political context
- hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors
- a Union soldier in the Civil War
- a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler
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- any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the U.S. Civil War
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tabacco are cultivated by resident labor
- a league or aliance especially of confederate states
- withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religous organization
- an act or means off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- Dixon Line- the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, taken as the northern limit of the slave owning states before the abolition of slavery
- impossible to contradict,weaken,or change
15 Clues: a person who favors abolition • a Union soldier in the Civil War • impossible to contradict,weaken,or change • occuring or existing before a particular war • a league or aliance especially of confederate states • hard dry bread or biscuit, especially as rations for sailors • an act or means off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving • ...
Government sijun 2024-01-17
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- the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries
- the separation of power in the government, which is ensured through the establishment of three different branches: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch
- All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States
- makes and passes federal laws
- a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
- provided a dual system of congressional representation
- refers to the authority of the United States Senate to approve or reject a resolution of ratification of any treaty to which the United States is a proposed signatory,
- includes all the citizens of the United States of America
- an omission or error due to carelessness
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- a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern.
- the action or result of apportioning something.
- the people who live within that area
- the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
- having two branches or chambers
- use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.).
15 Clues: makes and passes federal laws • having two branches or chambers • the people who live within that area • an omission or error due to carelessness • the action or result of apportioning something. • provided a dual system of congressional representation • includes all the citizens of the United States of America • ...
Module 1 Vocabulary 2025-06-26
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- a number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables
- to find the value of an expression
- the result of repeated division used to represent very small number
- a property that states to find the power of a power, multiply the exponents
- a property that states to multiply powers with the same base, add their exponents
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- a rule that states that any nonzero number to the zero power is equivalent to 1
- a property that states to find the power of a product, find the power of each factor and multiply
- a property that states to divide powers with the same base, subtract their exponents
- rules used when evaluating expressions with powers or more than one operation
- a product of repeated factors using an exponent and a base
- in a power, the number that is the common factor
- in a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor
- numbers written without exponents
- each part of an algebraic expression separated by an addition or subtraction sign
- a compact way of writing numbers that are very large or very small
15 Clues: numbers written without exponents • to find the value of an expression • in a power, the number that is the common factor • a product of repeated factors using an exponent and a base • in a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor • a compact way of writing numbers that are very large or very small • ...
vocab crossword 2022-01-07
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- explains the purpose of the constitution
- first ten amendments of the constitution
- Fourth president of the U.S.
- the citizens have political authority
- Belief that monarchs were chosen by God
- states count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the house of representatives.
- An english political philosopher
- The third president
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- power is held at the national level
- A compromise reached in writing the constitution to satisfy both small and large states
- Believed in natural rights
- the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
- the government is not all powerful
- King/Queen controls all aspects of life
- First plan of government adopted in the US after the revolution
- The government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
- Each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints
- The first president of the U.S.
- government is defined by law and serves the people.
- Believed in a strong central government with limited checks and balances
20 Clues: The third president • Believed in natural rights • Fourth president of the U.S. • The first president of the U.S. • An english political philosopher • the government is not all powerful • power is held at the national level • the citizens have political authority • King/Queen controls all aspects of life • Belief that monarchs were chosen by God • ...
Nationalism in Europe 2022-04-28
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- two separate equal states under one ruler
- government owns everything
- government with one ruler with all power
- Garibaldi's loyal army of volunteer troops
- representative assembly that approves laws
- people tied to the land they worked
- founder of Young Italy
- 7 week war between Austria and Prussia
- began revolution in Turkey in 1908
- unified the southern Italian states
- economic alliance for free trade in German states
- Prussian king in 1848
- war in 1912 between many European nations
- politics of reality
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- leader of the Italian unification movement
- leader of German unification
- Russian Czar who was in power in 1855
- massacre of Russian protestors in 1905
- railroad linking east and west Russia
- supported the overthrowing of the Czar
- Britain, France, and Ottomans fought Russia
- war that resulted in a unified Germany
- ethnic group who fought for independence in Hungary
- emperor of Austria in 1848
- violent attacks on Jews by Russians
- first king of united Italy
- king of Prussia
- war in 1904 between Russia and Japan
28 Clues: king of Prussia • politics of reality • Prussian king in 1848 • founder of Young Italy • government owns everything • emperor of Austria in 1848 • first king of united Italy • leader of German unification • began revolution in Turkey in 1908 • people tied to the land they worked • violent attacks on Jews by Russians • unified the southern Italian states • ...
Cold War 2022-05-03
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- cuba fell to communism under this person
- country in europe
- this was created and created massive moveouts from the city
- way the soviet union responded
- he United States had two goals for their occupation
- country in north america
- of united states of america
- czechoslovaakian leader
- elected to roll back the welfare state created
- 50 percent 0f this was pruduced in the us
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- the us was concerned about communism spreasing around this place
- north atlantic treaty organization
- ussr invaded this country
- an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- they used this to help their beliefs and value system
- can take numerous forms like payments
- led West Germans to rebuild factories, cities, and trade
- main focus in cold war tensions
- a person who practices socialism
- truman policy
- 2 groups met to discuss this to reduce the threat of a nuclear war
- a communist reformer that gained power in hungary
- the united states offered packages
- tension and hostility between nations
- woes in poland torched
25 Clues: truman policy • country in europe • woes in poland torched • czechoslovaakian leader • country in north america • ussr invaded this country • of united states of america • way the soviet union responded • main focus in cold war tensions • a person who practices socialism • north atlantic treaty organization • the united states offered packages • can take numerous forms like payments • ...
Foundations of Government 2024-10-30
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- This group supported a strong government
- Powers of the federal government
- The government is divided into 3 branches
- National and state governments share power
- The people elect representatives to run the government
- This branch enforces laws;President
- Supported by small states
- Powers shared between the state and federal government
- Representation based on population
- This branch interprets laws;Supreme Court
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- Protects your individual rights
- This group would not ratify the U.S. Constitution without a Bill of Rights
- Each branch is able to check the other to keep power balanced
- Powers of the state
- Consent of the governed; the government gets its power from THE people
- We get this legislature from the Great Compromise
- This branch makes the laws;Congress
- Supported by LARGE states
- Rule of Law;NO one is above the law. Constitution limits the government
- For every 5 slaves, 3 are counted as 'free people' for taxation and representation
- This compromise settles issues between LARGE and small states
- Based on equal representation
22 Clues: Powers of the state • Supported by LARGE states • Supported by small states • Based on equal representation • Protects your individual rights • Powers of the federal government • Representation based on population • This branch makes the laws;Congress • This branch enforces laws;President • This group supported a strong government • The government is divided into 3 branches • ...
CH. 10 - 11 Test Review 2021-04-19
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- George Washington's home
- Declaration of Independence was signed on this day
- A list of rights or freedoms added to the constitution to protect the freedom of individuals and groups
- First President of the United States
- capital of the United States
- A document with the reasons why American colonist wanted freedom from English rule
- American colonists who wanted America to be free from Englands rule
- Lady who stitched together the first American flag
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- American colonist who remained loyal to England
- First capital of the United States
- Massachusetts soldiers who said they could be ready to fight at a minutes notice
- Author of the Declaration of Independence
- Towns in Massachusetts where the first battle of the War for Independence took place
- Area of Pennsylvania where Washington's army stayed during the harsh winter of 1777-1778
- You did the most Important work at the constitutional convention, later he became the fourth President of the United States
- First Vice President, later became the second President of the United States
- Government run by representatives of the people
- Money that people pay to help run the government
18 Clues: George Washington's home • capital of the United States • First capital of the United States • First President of the United States • Author of the Declaration of Independence • American colonist who remained loyal to England • Government run by representatives of the people • Money that people pay to help run the government • ...
Heat, Temperature and States of Matter 2022-10-17
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- the lowest temperature possible on the kelvin scale
- thermal energy moving from a warmer object to a cooler object.
- You need this between sections of railway track, especially in the summer!
- this happens when a liquid is change to a solid.
- these particles are close together but they can still move around in this state
- Ice thawing is an example of ___.
- This word sums up the movement of gas and liquid particles in all directions.
- This particle property changes with change in temperature
- instrument used to measure temperature
- Melting, freezing, boiling etc. are all examples of a ___.
- The individual bits of solids, liquids and gases.
- the temperature scale scientists use.
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- this tells you how hot or cold a substance is.
- a thermometer that responds quickly to temperature changes.
- at 100°C is the temperature of pure boiling water at standard atmospheric pressure.
- the point on the celsius scale where pure ice melts at standard atmospheric pressure.
- This is caused by gas particles hitting the side of a container.
- particles moves ___ when heated.
- a type of thermometer used in the medical field.
- the particles are close together but they can still move around in the state.
20 Clues: particles moves ___ when heated. • Ice thawing is an example of ___. • the temperature scale scientists use. • instrument used to measure temperature • this tells you how hot or cold a substance is. • this happens when a liquid is change to a solid. • a type of thermometer used in the medical field. • The individual bits of solids, liquids and gases. • ...
United States-Physical and Human Geography. 2020-05-08
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- Cardinal point
- Social community with a political organization
- It comes from an indigenous name
- Legal Text
- Second largest continent on the planet
- One of the most cold countries
- Where is the Mojave desert
- distance from a point on the earth to the parallel of the equator
- Capital of United states
- natural elevation of land
- Group of people from the same geographical origin
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- science that studies the surface of the earth
- set of traditions and customs
- It is transmitted from generation to generation
- set of inhabitants of a place
- Population where a group of people lives
- Specific cities of a country
- The seasons of the year begin and end
- Occupation, activity or work
- Science that studies how to manage resources of money
20 Clues: Legal Text • Cardinal point • Capital of United states • natural elevation of land • Where is the Mojave desert • Specific cities of a country • Occupation, activity or work • set of traditions and customs • set of inhabitants of a place • One of the most cold countries • It comes from an indigenous name • The seasons of the year begin and end • Second largest continent on the planet • ...
Native Americans and the United States 2023-03-22
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- (adj.) able to move quickly and gracefully
- (n.) something that you imagine or dream
- (n.) the body's ability to resist or fight off a disease
- (n.) a tradition or behavior that is common among a group or family; a ritual
- (n.) a piece of cloth worn around the hips as clothing by men in certain cultures, usually in warm climate
- line (n.) the boundary, or border, that indicates where one piece of property ends and another begins
- (v.) to believe that something is true despite not knowing all the facts.
- (n.) a leftover piece; a small part of a whole
- (adj.) made up of people or items that are not alike
- (v.) to change something from time to time
- (n.) a strain
- (n.) a group of people chosen to lead or give advice
- (n.) a group of people, animals or things that act together to achieve a common purpose
- (n.) a change
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- (n.) a bag or case used to carry arrows
- (adj.) originating in a certain location or region
- (v.) to observe someone or something in order to gather and report information about that person or thing
- (v.) to suggest something without saying it directly
- (v.) to follow along, or draw, the outline of something; to examine the history of something to see how it developed
- (v.) to keep alive
- deed (n.) an official piece of paper that shows who legally owns a piece of property
- (n.) the cost in health or life
- (n.) discomfort felt when different people or groups disagree and feel anger toward each other
- (n.) a conclusion or view that comes from knowing some, but not all, of the fact
- (n.) a separate area of land in the United States set aside for Native Americans to live on
- (n.) a right someone has because they were born into a specific group or family, or because it is a right of all people belonging to that group
- (n.) someone who is sent somewhere in advance of others to gather information
- relocation (n.) the act of making people move to a new place against their will
- (v.) to disagree, differ, or say or do the opposite of something
- (n.) In the Sioux culture, a supernatural power
30 Clues: (n.) a strain • (n.) a change • (v.) to keep alive • (n.) the cost in health or life • (n.) a bag or case used to carry arrows • (adj.) able to move quickly and gracefully • (n.) something that you imagine or dream • (n.) a leftover piece; a small part of a whole • (v.) to change something from time to time • ...
The Development of States and Empires 2014-05-04
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- important trading capital of the Byzantine Empire.
- effective form of government used by Qin China.
- founder of the Mauryan Empire in India.
- ruled from 269-232 BCE, was one of the best known Mauryan emperors.
- form of government where all or most adult citizens play a role.
- dynasty brought to power by uprisings during the Qin.
- Greek-like culture created by Alexander the Great.
- founder of Qin, ended Warring States period.
- harsh military oriented city in Greece; enemy of Athens.
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- philosophy favored by the Han dynasty.
- philosophy favored by the Qin dynasty.
- First dynasty of the Persians founded by Cyrus.
- society revolving around males.
- nomadic invaders who threatened the Han's borders.
- system used by the Han to collect taxes from their neighbors.
- Persian empire from 224-651 BCE.
- North African port found by the Phoenicians.
- trade route from China to the Roman Empire used by the Han.
- culturally and politically advanced city in Greece; strong navy.
- empire that rose in 320 CE which controlled most of north-central India.
20 Clues: society revolving around males. • Persian empire from 224-651 BCE. • philosophy favored by the Han dynasty. • philosophy favored by the Qin dynasty. • founder of the Mauryan Empire in India. • North African port found by the Phoenicians. • founder of Qin, ended Warring States period. • effective form of government used by Qin China. • ...
STATES OF MATTER- Mason And Dash 2025-06-04
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- A Type Of Electricity-(4th State) (You Can By This Product In a Glass Ball)
- Something With Extremely Spaced Out Atoms
- When Water Gets Heated And Rises Into The Air
- Energy Anything With Movement In It
- The Secound Smallest Element In Our Universe
- The Ability To Do Work
- Energy The Amount Of Energy Stored Into Something
- When Something Happens To Something To Make It A Completely Different Thing Eg Acid Chicked
- Something That Can Be Reversed Eg Ice
- Something With Tightly Packed Atoms
- They Make Up Most Of Our World
- Point The Right Temp That Can Just Melt Something
- Something Hot
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- When SOmething Dissapears
- Something That Can Go Back To Its Origianl State
- Its Short Word-(BEC)
- The Smallest Element In Our Universe
- A Orange Dust That Forms On Iron And Steel/Metal
- Something With Tight Molecules But Also Spaced Atoms
- Something That Cant Go Back To Its Original State
- Point When Something Has Just Hit The Right Temp
21 Clues: Something Hot • Its Short Word-(BEC) • The Ability To Do Work • When SOmething Dissapears • They Make Up Most Of Our World • Energy Anything With Movement In It • Something With Tightly Packed Atoms • The Smallest Element In Our Universe • Something That Can Be Reversed Eg Ice • Something With Extremely Spaced Out Atoms • The Secound Smallest Element In Our Universe • ...
states of matter, mixtures, and changes 2023-09-25
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- does not make a new substance
- used to seperate small to medium sized pieces of a mixture
- used to manually separate large pieces of a mixture
- when 2 susbtances are physically combined
- vinegar and baking soda
- the only way to seperate a solution
- have the most movement out of all states of matter
- takes the shape of container but tries to escape
- frozen state of water
- makes a new substance
- when a gas becomes a liquid
- mixture in which parts cannot be seen
- size, shape, density, state, mass
- takes the shape of container definite volume but not shape
- when a liquid becomes a gas
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- smoke, temp change, odor, bubbles, formation of gas, and color change
- chopping up fruit
- what is needed to make a phase change occurr
- means that a formation of gas is occurring
- when a state of matter chaoccurorms
- gas form of water
- when a liquid becomes a solid
- floats out pieces of large material in mixtures
- mixture in which all parts can be seen
- have the least amount of movement of all states of matter
- way to get iron or metal from a mixture
- when a solid becomes a liquid
- definite shape and volume vibrates in place
- the best mixed mixture is homogeneous
29 Clues: chopping up fruit • gas form of water • frozen state of water • makes a new substance • vinegar and baking soda • when a gas becomes a liquid • when a liquid becomes a gas • does not make a new substance • when a liquid becomes a solid • when a solid becomes a liquid • size, shape, density, state, mass • when a state of matter chaoccurorms • the only way to seperate a solution • ...
The United states And Their Nicknames 2024-09-19
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- The Beaver State
- The Pine Tree State
- The Show Me State
- The Old Dominion
- The Grand Canyon State
- The North Star State
- The Centennial State
- The Badger State
- The Peach State
- The Natural State
- The Beehive State
- Sunflower State
- The Gem State
- The Flicker Tail State
- The Silver State
- The KeyStone State
- The Lone Star state
- The BlueGrass State
- The Palmetto State
- The Ocean State
- The Ever Green State
- The Land Of Enchantment
- The Volunteer State
- The Magnolia State
- The First State
- The Empire State
- The Green Mountain State
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- The Cotton State
- The Pelican State
- The Prarie State
- The Sunshine State
- The Golden State
- The Aloha State
- The Sooner State
- The Last Frontier
- The Bay State
- The Treasure State
- The Old North State
- The Great Lakes State
- The Equality State
- The Corn Husker State
- The Granite State
- The Free State
- The Buckeye State
- The Mountain State
- The Hawkeye State
- The Mount Rushmore State
- The Garden State
- The Constitution State
- The Hoosier State
50 Clues: The Bay State • The Gem State • The Free State • The Aloha State • The Peach State • Sunflower State • The Ocean State • The First State • The Cotton State • The Prarie State • The Beaver State • The Golden State • The Sooner State • The Old Dominion • The Badger State • The Silver State • The Garden State • The Empire State • The Pelican State • The Show Me State • The Last Frontier • The Natural State • ...
States of Matter, Temperature, and Heat 2025-09-21
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- Energy of motion
- State of Matter with definite shape and definite volume
- Energy transferred between systems
- What typically happens to temperature as heat is removed from a system
- Temperature scale where absolute zero is at 0 K
- State transition from liquid to gas
- The average kinetic energy of particles in a system
- State transition from liquid to solid
- Latent heat of _____ occurs at the melting point
- Defined part of the universe that is being studied
- State transition from solid to liquid
- Everything else in the universe outside of the system
- Type of system where energy can be exchanged but matter cannot
- What typically happens to temperature as heat is added to a system
- Type of system where both energy and matter can be exchanged
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- State of Matter with indefinite shape and definite volume
- Type of system where neither energy or matter can be exchanged
- State of Matter with indefinite shape and indefinite volume
- State transition from gas to liquid
- Distinct physical form in which matter can exist (solid, liquid, gas)
- Latent heat of _____ occurs at the boiling point
- Type of heat where energy goes towards breaking bonds between molecules, does not increase temperature
- State transition from gas to solid
- The temperature scale use in science (and the rest of the world)
- State transition from solid to gas
25 Clues: Energy of motion • Energy transferred between systems • State transition from gas to solid • State transition from solid to gas • State transition from gas to liquid • State transition from liquid to gas • State transition from liquid to solid • State transition from solid to liquid • Temperature scale where absolute zero is at 0 K • ...
States of Matter and Particles Crossword 2026-04-19
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- Flows and takes the shape of its container
- What liquids can do
- Needed for changes like melting
- Used to record results
- Solid, liquid, or gas
- To find size, time, or amount
- Used to observe changes
- How hot or cold something is
- When a solid turns into a liquid
- Keeps its shape
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- Removes heat and causes solidifying
- A specific kind of material
- When something becomes different
- What particles are always doing
- When a liquid turns into a solid
- Tiny pieces everything is made of
- What solids keep
- What objects are made from
- Energy that causes melting
- Spreads out and fills space
20 Clues: Keeps its shape • What solids keep • What liquids can do • Solid, liquid, or gas • Used to record results • Used to observe changes • What objects are made from • Energy that causes melting • A specific kind of material • Spreads out and fills space • How hot or cold something is • To find size, time, or amount • What particles are always doing • Needed for changes like melting • ...
Great Depression and New Deal Vocab 2017-12-13
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- Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments
- was a shanty town built during the Great Depression by the homeless in the United States of America. They were named after Herbert Hoover, who was President of the United States of America during the onset of the Depression and was widely blamed for it.
- Poultry VS U.S a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated regulations of the poultry industry according to the nondelegation
- system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold
- amendment limits the number of times one can be elected to the office of President of the United States
- and Exchange Commission an independent agency of the United States federal government
- Money inconvertible paper money made legal tender by a government decree
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- Adjustment Act was a federal law passed in 1933 as part of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
- D. Roosevelt commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945
- Charts term used to describe a series of 28 evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944
- Packing Plan was a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- standard monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold
- Hoover was an American engineer, businessman, and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression
13 Clues: Money inconvertible paper money made legal tender by a government decree • and Exchange Commission an independent agency of the United States federal government • system in which the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of gold • amendment limits the number of times one can be elected to the office of President of the United States • ...
bacon pancakes 2026-04-14
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- an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans
- commonly described as
- a change to the Constitution, abolished slavery in the US
- States cannot deny a vote because of race or color or status.
- Laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
- Considered less than
- to find a solution for
- a rebellion of enslaved people led by Nat Turner that took place in Virginia in 1831
- a secret network of free Black people and White people who helped thousands of people escape slavery and go to states without slavery and Canada
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- The period after the Civil War in which the Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union as the federal government addressed the impact of slavery
- the social separation of groups of people, especially by race
- Resulting from improvements in knowledge, equipment, or methods.
- Grants citizenship to anyone born in the US, and has equality under the protection of the law.
- The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people
- laws enforcing segregation after the Civil War in the South
15 Clues: Considered less than • commonly described as • to find a solution for • The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people • a change to the Constitution, abolished slavery in the US • laws enforcing segregation after the Civil War in the South • the social separation of groups of people, especially by race • ...
Math 2023-11-14
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- a three sided shape
- States sin(A)/a=sin(B)/b=sin(C)/c
- States c^2=a^2+b^2-2abcos(C)
- A singular definite place in space
- opposite/hypotenuse
- adjacent/hypotenuse
- Theorem that states a^2+b^2=c^2
- The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
- Lines that never meet
- 1/cosine
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- math with sin, cos, and tan
- opposite/adjacent
- 1/sine
- ___ Right Triangle: 30-60-90, 45-45-90
- 1/tangent
- Measured in degrees
16 Clues: 1/sine • 1/cosine • 1/tangent • opposite/adjacent • a three sided shape • opposite/hypotenuse • Measured in degrees • adjacent/hypotenuse • Lines that never meet • math with sin, cos, and tan • States c^2=a^2+b^2-2abcos(C) • Theorem that states a^2+b^2=c^2 • States sin(A)/a=sin(B)/b=sin(C)/c • A singular definite place in space • ___ Right Triangle: 30-60-90, 45-45-90 • ...
World Studies 2021-06-04
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- political and military organization formed in 1964
- negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union that were aimed at curtailing the manufacture of strategic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons
- US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam
- anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964
- mass student-led paramilitary social movement mobilized and guided by Chairman Mao Zedong
- change of political borders cutting through at least one territory considered a homeland by some community
- Filipino politician, lawyer, and kleptocrat who served as the 10th President of the Philippines
- India's national political party
- act of pushing a situation to the verge of war, in order to threaten and encourage one's opponent to back down
- long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States
- military and defense alliance formed by 12 countries in Western Europe and North America
- guerrilla fighters in Islamic countries, especially those who are fighting against non-Muslim force
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- Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, beginning in 1987
- international organization made up of sovereign nations created after WW2
- United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad
- Indonesian statesman and revolutionary who was the first president of Indonesia
- this barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest of the world
- european nations generous funding to rebuild their economies as long as the money was spent on goods made in the United States
- easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries
- Indonesian military officer and politician, who was the second President of Indonesia
- armed communist political revolutionary organization in South Vietnam and Cambodia
- chairman of the plo
- Sunni Islamist movement and military organisation in Afghanistan
- A group of people living together and sharing the same possessions and responsibilities
24 Clues: chairman of the plo • India's national political party • political and military organization formed in 1964 • this barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest of the world • Sunni Islamist movement and military organisation in Afghanistan • easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries • ...
Study Guide Scavenger Hunt 2026-04-30
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- Price where supply and demand meet (X) anyone can buy or sell at that price.
- What can the President do if he does NOT want a bill to become a law?
- The powers that are saved for the states.
- System of government that we have. The people rule.
- Which branch enforces the laws and is led by the President.
- What system officially elects the President and Vice President.
- Worldwide buying and selling of goods and services.
- Businesses and individuals make the decisions for the ________ sector.
- Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition and Speech
- Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
- The inability to satisfy all wants at the same time.
- The media can publish information and criticize the government. The freedom of the _________.
- The powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution.
- Government makes decisions for the ________ sector.
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- This document has 27 amendments, contains the Bill of Rights and the Preamble.
- Which branch makes the laws and is led by Congress?
- The central bank of the United States, this is the Government's bank
- The right to worship freely defined in the 1st amendment as freedom of ________.
- The process to become a citizen in the United States.
- Which branch interprets the laws and tries cases?
- This deal made the decision for our legislature (Congress) to have two houses.
- Virginia's bicameral legislature.
- Banned poll taxes for voting.
- Political Parties educate voters about ________.
- Opposed the Constitution and wanted strong state government
- Supported the Constitution and a strong central government.
- Someone who takes a risk in order to make a profit.
- Political Parties recruit and nominate _________.
- This is defined in the 5th and 14th Amendments. It says the government must treat everyone fai
- Type of economy we have in the United States. The people, businesses, and government all share decisions and resources.
30 Clues: Banned poll taxes for voting. • Virginia's bicameral legislature. • The powers that are saved for the states. • Political Parties educate voters about ________. • Which branch interprets the laws and tries cases? • Political Parties recruit and nominate _________. • Which branch makes the laws and is led by Congress? • ...
Appetizer 2021-10-27
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- Decisions within a states border
- Indirect veto of a legislative bill
- Lower chamber of congress
- Highest court in the federal judiciary
- Having two branches
- Important decisions are made by state officials
- Charges agaisnt a public official for misconduct
- Stop an official action
- Relieve from criminal conviction
- Objectives and activities with other states
- Political power can't be abused
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- Serves as the chief executive officer in each state
- Government into branches
- Bicameral legislature of the federal government
- Interprets the Law
- Negotiate and sign treaties
- Upper chamber of congress
- Power to make legal decisions and judgements
- Makes laws and declares war
- Order issued by the president to an executive branch
20 Clues: Interprets the Law • Having two branches • Stop an official action • Government into branches • Lower chamber of congress • Upper chamber of congress • Negotiate and sign treaties • Makes laws and declares war • Political power can't be abused • Decisions within a states border • Relieve from criminal conviction • Indirect veto of a legislative bill • ...
Alana Riddell: Our Puzzling Government #2 | Federalism 2022-11-18
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- Powers directly stated in the Constitution by the founders
- act An act that allows a territory wishing to become a state to prepare a constitution
- country which is unincorporated but still part of the US
- One of the last two states admitted to the USA
- court case which ruled that between a state and national government, the national one is superior
- a type of compact made between two different states
- a position taken on how federalism should run which leans toward national action
- Powers given to the states if not given specifically to the government
- laws relating to disputes between people, groups, or the state itself (not criminal)
- powers which are refused to all forms of government
- powers held by both the national and state governments
- refers to documents such as mortgages, birth certificates, leases, and deeds
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- Clause which states that the constitution is the supreme law of the land
- Powers the Constitution grants to the national government
- an organization of government administrators
- organization made up of all of the USA's governors
- state and local governments making their own policies
- Powers are not directly stated but can be inferred from other expressed powers
- law which prohibits public officials from holding closed/secret meetings
- to return criminals from other states to their state of origin after committing a crime
- a law that requires checking government agencies from time to time to see if they are still needed
- a type of tax that is put on the money that you make
- Clause which allows the powers of Congress to stretch if need be
- a government system that divides power between the state and national governments
- court case that declared Congress overstepped boundaries by banning guns in or near schools
25 Clues: an organization of government administrators • One of the last two states admitted to the USA • organization made up of all of the USA's governors • a type of compact made between two different states • powers which are refused to all forms of government • a type of tax that is put on the money that you make • state and local governments making their own policies • ...
Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle 2026-05-12
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- Destiny, The 19th-century belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
- Trail, A major 2,000-mile wagon route that allowed thousands of settlers to travel to the West.
- People who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold.
- The formal giving up of land, often through a treaty (e.g., Mexican Cession).
- Land that is under the jurisdiction of the United States but is not yet a state.
- Purchase, The 1803 purchase of vast land from France for $15 million, which doubled the size of the US.
- A person who is among the first to settle in a new area.
- A device that sent messages over long distances using electricity, which made communication faster.
- Wire, Sharp wire fencing that changed the West by allowing farmers to fence in land on the treeless plains.
- The extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness.
- Train, A large group of covered wagons traveling together for safety.
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- Land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans.
- A community that experiences sudden and rapid growth in business or population, usually near a mining site.
- Act, A law that allowed citizens to claim 160 acres of surveyed government land out West for a small fee.
- A long, organized journey made for a specific purpose, such as the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- Expansion, The movement of settlers and the United States government into the American West, particularly between 1787 and 1860.
- Railroad, A train system that connected the eastern and western coasts of the United States.
- A farmer on the Great Plains who had to break through thick sod to farm.
- To add or take over new land, such as the annexation of Texas.
- A hired hand who managed cattle, particularly on long drives.
20 Clues: A person who is among the first to settle in a new area. • People who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold. • A hired hand who managed cattle, particularly on long drives. • To add or take over new land, such as the annexation of Texas. • The extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness. • ...
Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle 2026-05-01
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- A device that sent messages over long distances using electricity, which made communication faster.
- that is under the jurisdiction of the United States but is not yet a state.
- A major 2,000-mile wagon route that allowed thousands of settlers to travel to the West.
- A law that allowed citizens to claim 160 acres of surveyed government land out West for a small fee.
- The 1803 purchase of vast land from France for $15 million, which doubled the size of the US.
- A hired hand who managed cattle, particularly on long drives.
- People who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold.
- The 19th-century belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
- To add or take over new land, such as the annexation of Texas.
- A community that experiences sudden and rapid growth in business or population, usually near a mining site.
- A train system that connected the eastern and western coasts of the United States.
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- The movement of settlers and the United States government into the American West, particularly between 1787 and 1860.
- The extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness.
- A person who is among the first to settle in a new area.
- Land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans.
- A long, organized journey made for a specific purpose, such as the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- The formal giving up of land, often through a treaty (e.g., Mexican Cession).
- A large group of covered wagons traveling together for safety.
- Sharp wire fencing that changed the West by allowing farmers to fence in land on the treeless plains.
- A farmer on the Great Plains who had to break through thick sod to farm.
20 Clues: A person who is among the first to settle in a new area. • People who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold. • A hired hand who managed cattle, particularly on long drives. • A large group of covered wagons traveling together for safety. • To add or take over new land, such as the annexation of Texas. • ...
War and Expansion in the Americas Crossword 2024-04-29
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- The Treaty of ________ was signed by the United States and Britain ending the War of 1812
- members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe
- the fifth president of the United States
- __________ of 1818 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and established new North American borders
- the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy; led to increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States in the early 1800s
- Shawnee chief who attempted to form an Indian confederation to resist white settlement in the Northwest Territory.
- This act was a law that replaced the Embargo Act and restored trade with all nations except Britain, France, and their colonies
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- The Battle of ___________ was a U.S. victory over an Indian confederation that wanted to stop white settlement in the Northwest Territory; increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States
- the banning of trade with a country
- Fourth President of the U.S.;He led the United States through the War of 1812.
- This treaty settled all border disputes between Spain and the U.S. Spain agreed to give Florida In return, the US gave up its claims to what is now Texas
- As commander of the Tennessee militia, he defeated the Creek Indians, securing 23 million acres of land. His election as the seventh president of the United States marked an era of democracy called Jacksonian Democracy.
12 Clues: the banning of trade with a country • the fifth president of the United States • Fourth President of the U.S.;He led the United States through the War of 1812. • The Treaty of ________ was signed by the United States and Britain ending the War of 1812 • members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe • ...
recounstruction 2021-09-02
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- Allowed anyone born in the United States to automatically be considered a citizen and have equal rights as a citizen.
- A group of politicians in Congress who wanted to punish the South for the war.
- Allowed men of all races to vote, but not women.
- Local laws passed in the South that controlled freedmen's rights such as poll taxes or literacy tests.
- Banned slavery in the United States.
- Learning a skill or trade (working with your hands)
- A former slave, he supported banning slavery and voting rights for African Americans.
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- Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan which required 10 percent of Southern state voters to pledge loyalty to the Union.
- A test given to African Americans as they attempted to vote. Many times, the freed slaves had no education and the test was un-passable, which local law makers used to prohibit the freed slaves the right to vote.
- The 16th President of the United States who did not live to see the Reconstruction or Reunification of the Union.
- The President of the United States whose Reconstruction Plan was similar to Lincoln's but needed more requirements from Southern States.
- A period of time when the Government wanted to re-build the damage from the Civil War in the South.
- Local laws passed in the South that controlled freedmen's rights such as poll taxes or literacy tests.
- An secret organization in the South that used violence towards African Americans.
- Attitudes towards other races, opinions, and beliefs different than your own.
- A Northerner who moved to the South and try and benefit from the Southerners.
- State laws that forced segregation and discrimination of the African American race in public places.
17 Clues: Banned slavery in the United States. • Allowed men of all races to vote, but not women. • Learning a skill or trade (working with your hands) • Attitudes towards other races, opinions, and beliefs different than your own. • A Northerner who moved to the South and try and benefit from the Southerners. • ...
Seeds of Change Crossword 2026-03-09
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- Henry Ford perfected this to reduce the amount of time it took to build his cars.
- These were fees put in place to prevent African Americans from voting mostly in Southern states.
- Approximately this many people immigrated to the United States from Europe between 1900 and 1914.
- Many women in Great Britain and the U.S campaigned to give women this right. One woman in Great Britain threw herself in front of the king’s horse to bring awareness to this cause.
- This country emerged as the industrial power in Europe by the early 20th century
- President McKinley asked Congress to declare war against this nation.
- Following the Spanish American war, the Senate approved a treaty to annex this former Spanish colony.
- The United States led the world in this export in 1900
- He became president after William McKinley’s assassination.
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- This was one export the United States led the world in 1900
- Became a center of steel production and prosperity could measured with the amount of soot in the air.
- This was another method used by states and local governments to prevent people from being able to vote. If the person was unable to read the document and answer questions they were prevented from voting.
- The Spanish American war lasted this long.
- This was a short cut international shipping waterway constructed with the influence of Theodore Roosevelt.
- These were racist and discriminatory state and local laws passed after Reconstruction that violated African Americans civil rights
- His model T was a best seller.
16 Clues: His model T was a best seller. • The Spanish American war lasted this long. • The United States led the world in this export in 1900 • This was one export the United States led the world in 1900 • He became president after William McKinley’s assassination. • President McKinley asked Congress to declare war against this nation. • ...
Unit 3 North America Vocabulary 2024-10-16
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- It was the first continuous railroad line across the United States that joined the East and West coasts.
- The movement of six million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West between 1910 and 1970.
- idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
- this can refer to the theory that there was a landmass that connected North America to Asia. Which would explain how earlier humans migrated into the continent.
- second longest river in North America
- the South was defined as all states south of the 18th century Mason–Dixon line
- one of the principal rivers in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.
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- The process of settling or establishing control, influence and military occupancy over the indigenous people of an area.
- established a free-trade zone in North America.
- It is located just to the east of the Rocky Mountains, much of it covered in prairie, steppe, and grassland.
- This was the exchange of goods and people between the Old World and the New World during the Age of Exploration (Europe, The Americas, and Africa).
- The significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s.
- The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803
- Freedom The ability and right to freely exercise and practice whatever religion you choose or are a part of.
- Lakes largest freshwater lake system in the world
15 Clues: second longest river in North America • established a free-trade zone in North America. • Lakes largest freshwater lake system in the world • the South was defined as all states south of the 18th century Mason–Dixon line • The significant push toward the west coast of North America began in the 1810s. • ...
Delight's 6th grade crossword part 2 2018-05-24
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- The abbreviated name of our national capital near maryland and virginia
- Last president of the United States before president Trump
- Our third president, he was from Virginia and also wrote the Declaration of Independence
- This large yellow or orange thing brings students to school each morning
- The full name for the D.C. in our nations capital
- Furthest north United states state
- The grade you will attend next year
- The place holley students go to eat their lunch
- The person who teaches the class
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- The place most students go when the teacher tells them they can have recess
- The name of our country
- The name used for the House of Representatives and Senate at our nation's capital
- This red white and blue symbol of our nation has 50 stars on it
- The State with the largest number of presidents elected into office
- Nation and continent "down under"
- People who travel around the world seeing things
- These were the first people to come to the new world and celebrate Thanksgiving with native americans
- The school district you attend
- The last name of the principal of the high school
- The number of states in our country
20 Clues: The name of our country • The school district you attend • The person who teaches the class • Nation and continent "down under" • Furthest north United states state • The grade you will attend next year • The number of states in our country • The place holley students go to eat their lunch • People who travel around the world seeing things • ...
Ximena Lozano 2022-02-24
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- Two charged Johnson with ____ Congress.
- The ____ amendment granted citizenship to all people born and nationalized in the United States.
- The____ amendment gave African American men throughout the U.S the right to vote.
- A special tax that people had to pay before they could vote.
- Opposed civil rights,especially surffrage for African Americans.
- It refers to the period of time following the Civil War of rebuilding the United States.
- The ____ amendment made slavery ilegal throught tge United States.
- Laws that required segregation.
- Even though slavery was ilegal _____ slaves still were not treated equally.
- A charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
- Senate aproved add and remove
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- Process and period ofReconstruction during which the Radical Republicans in the U.S. Congress seized control of Reconstruction from Pres.
- Forced separation of whites and African American in public places.
- ____ stages that has an impeachment
- In 1867,Congress passed the _____.
- "TREASON,_____, OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS"
- ____ votes against Johnson.
- 17th U.S President and first president to be impeached.
- Johnson's defense was simple: only a clear violation of the law _____ his removal.
- An important Congressmen during Civil War.
20 Clues: ____ votes against Johnson. • Senate aproved add and remove • Laws that required segregation. • In 1867,Congress passed the _____. • ____ stages that has an impeachment • Two charged Johnson with ____ Congress. • An important Congressmen during Civil War. • "TREASON,_____, OR OTHER HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS" • 17th U.S President and first president to be impeached. • ...
Amendments Of Bill Of Rights 2015-12-15
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- Rights retained by the People
- Right to a fair trial
- Rights in civil cases
- Right to bear arms
- Terms of office
- Quartering of soldiers
- Black suffrage
- Abolition of slavery
- States' rights
- Income taxes
- Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly
- Prohibition of liquor
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- Bail, fines, punishment
- Search and arrest
- Senatorial elections
- Civil rights
- Lawsuits against states
- Presidential elections
- Repeal of Prohibition
- Women's suffrage
- Rights in criminal cases
21 Clues: Civil rights • Income taxes • Black suffrage • States' rights • Terms of office • Women's suffrage • Search and arrest • Right to bear arms • Senatorial elections • Abolition of slavery • Right to a fair trial • Rights in civil cases • Repeal of Prohibition • Prohibition of liquor • Quartering of soldiers • Presidential elections • Bail, fines, punishment • Lawsuits against states • ...
Samantha Walker’s ch.2-3 crossword 2019-08-28
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- System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state government
- writer whose teachings the Declaration of Independence was based on, like everyone having unalienable rights
- government is in total control
- gives congress the ability to pass laws that are necessary
- Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
- list of powers that congress can employ, listed in Constitution
- Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
- Initial governing authority of the United States
- power given to the president to block legislation passed by congress, but it can be overridden by congress
- list of rights that congress can’t take away
- Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
- gives people the right to choose U.S. senators directly
- system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
- Documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed
- gives each branch of government power over each other to prevent one branch from having full control
- at this meeting the new constitution was purposed
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- affirms the right to indictment by a grand jury and right to due process; protects against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and taking of property without just compensation
- Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states
- Makes federal law supreme over state laws
- declared America’s independence from England
- Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
- gives congress ability to tax to provide for the general welfare
- process of changing the constitution
- prohibits slavery
- Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal
- prevents citizens from one state from suing another state in federal court
- reserves the Powers not granted to the national government to the states or to the people
- rule by the people
- Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
29 Clues: prohibits slavery • rule by the people • government is in total control • process of changing the constitution • Makes federal law supreme over state laws • declared America’s independence from England • list of rights that congress can’t take away • Initial governing authority of the United States • at this meeting the new constitution was purposed • ...
Practice Vocabulary Quiz V 2023-03-20
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- known for having done or participated in something bad
- looking down on someone or something with scorn
- the authority of a state to govern itself
- Nathan ____,Confederate general then chosen as the first leader, or "grand wizard," of the Ku Klux Klan
- Ulysses S. ____,18th president of the U.S. who first was a commanding general of the Union Army
- a battle or game that comes to a halt without anyone winning or able to continue
- something enormous in size and strength
- growing quickly and in a way that is difficult to control
- to cover or conceal
- unavoidable
- to slow or hamper
- ___ Proclamation declared that all enslaved people in the slave states "shall be free" and permitted African Americans to join the Union army
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- represented Mississippi in the U.S. congress then became the president of the Confederate States
- required by law to enlist into the armed forces
- inability or unwillingness to move or advance
- Robert ____,a sailor and later a Union naval captain, he was highly honored for his feats of bravery and heroism. He became a Congressman after the Civil War.
- an action or statement that insults or offends someone
- a choice or option for dealing with a difficult situation
- part of the United States that seceded from the US federal government and lost the Civil War
- an order from a person in a position of authority
- William ___ staged a successful one-man revolt after his ship was captured and gave Union 1st naval victory.
- part of the United States that stayed loyal to the US federal government and won the Civil War
- to reduce to a lower rank
- to call out or bring up emotions or feelings
- formal separation from an alliance or nation
- 16th president of the U.S. whose main goal was to restore the Union, be believed blacks should be freed but that they should be sent to Africa
- Robert E. ___,Commander of the Confederate States Army who surrendered to the Union on April 1865
27 Clues: unavoidable • to slow or hamper • to cover or conceal • to reduce to a lower rank • something enormous in size and strength • the authority of a state to govern itself • to call out or bring up emotions or feelings • formal separation from an alliance or nation • inability or unwillingness to move or advance • required by law to enlist into the armed forces • ...
Our puzzling govt 2 2022-11-18
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- powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government
- are rights to pass through or live in any state;
- Such compacts are written agreements between two or more states
- the power to assume responsibility for a state government function, in order to gain authority over a state.
- that is, return to a state criminals and fugitives who flee across state lines to escape justice
- laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or with the state.
- Article VI, Section 2, of the Constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme
- favors state and local action in dealing with problems
- A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch
- Supreme Court has accepted this view. Under whos view
- shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other stat
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- The Constitution also reserves certain powers strictly to the states
- These are sums of money given to state or local governments to be spent for a variety of specific purposes
- Those powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution are?
- when signed by the president, enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
- the ability of state and local governments to make their own policies
- article1 section 8
- organization of government administrators, to carry out legislation
- those powers that both the national government and the states have.
- favors national action in dealing with these matters
- the national government must control immigration and establish diplomatic relations with other countries, even though these powers are not spelled out in the Constitution.
- levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
- those powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders
- racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants.
- is a federal order requiring states to provide a serviceor undertake an activity in a manner that meets minimum national standards set by Congress.
25 Clues: article1 section 8 • are rights to pass through or live in any state; • favors national action in dealing with these matters • Supreme Court has accepted this view. Under whos view • favors state and local action in dealing with problems • A nationalist Chief Justice; presided during McCulloch • Such compacts are written agreements between two or more states • ...
Government word puzzle chapter 2 2022-10-07
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- the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services
- the division of a state's government into branches
- an authoritative order
- to have a single legislative chamber.
- to act beyond the authority of the law
- a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
- a Founding Father of the United States
- an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot
- The state or quality of being independent.
- the legislature of the federal government
- a royal charter of rights
- someone who supported the Constitution and a stronger national republic
- the concept of a government limited in power.
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- transacting or transportation of products, services, or money across state borders.
- a type of government comprised of politicians who represent certain individuals or groups.
- the supreme law of the United States of America
- an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
- an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents
- a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
- a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
- to give up
- an organic act of the Congress of the Confederation
- an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America
- sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement
- an American attorney, planter, politician and orator
25 Clues: to give up • an authoritative order • a royal charter of rights • to have a single legislative chamber. • to act beyond the authority of the law • a Founding Father of the United States • the legislature of the federal government • The state or quality of being independent. • the concept of a government limited in power. • the supreme law of the United States of America • ...
Review Crossword Project 2020-09-30
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- Tax on sugar, molasses, coffee, and indigo
- Rights meant to protect the people from the government
- Abolished Slavery
- Constitution to build transcontinental railroad
- Founding documents of United States
- Large farm
- Impassioned Champion of a strong federal government
- First President of the United States
- A person that favors the abolishment of slavery
- A direct tax on the printed materials
- Withdrawal of a group from a larger entity
- Belief in profitable trading
- Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware river
- Belief that it is a god given right to expand from ocean to ocean
- U.S. bought 828,000 square miles for 15 million dollars
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- Laws in the south designed to restrict black people from their freedom
- Grants all people the right to vote
- It made all slaves in rebel states free
- Grants citizenship to all people born in the U.S.
- People decide on policy initiatives directly
- Abolitionist, Social Reformer, and Writer
- People elect representatives
- King of Britain during American Revolutionary War
- French and American forces trapped the British in a siege in Yorktown and won the war
- Railroad that connects the West and East of the United States
- Made to help millions of black slaves and poor white people in the south after the civil war
- Laws to restrict colonial trade
- Famous actor who murdered Abraham Lincoln
- Primary Draftsmen of the Declaration of Independence
- Act that breaks up tribal lands authorized by the federal government
30 Clues: Large farm • Abolished Slavery • People elect representatives • Belief in profitable trading • Laws to restrict colonial trade • Grants all people the right to vote • Founding documents of United States • First President of the United States • A direct tax on the printed materials • It made all slaves in rebel states free • Abolitionist, Social Reformer, and Writer • ...
Amazing Women 2022-03-11
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- nurse licensed in 6 states
- served in military and speak Romanian
- yoga instructor and enjoys ballroom dancing
- worked in pediatrics as lab tech
- volunteers at pet shelter
- active member of outreach for homeless
- owner of my essentials by mimi
- enjoys furniture restoration
- play piano and flute
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- member of OJT improvement team
- Breed, hatch, and raise chickens for humane eggs
- 16 years of service in armed forces
- pool playing mom and nana
- spend time hiking, biking, and roller blading
- Author of book and magazine article writer
- traveled to 4 countries and 21 states
- has 6 animals at home 4 dogs/ 2 cats
- volunteers with disaster services
18 Clues: play piano and flute • pool playing mom and nana • volunteers at pet shelter • nurse licensed in 6 states • enjoys furniture restoration • member of OJT improvement team • owner of my essentials by mimi • worked in pediatrics as lab tech • volunteers with disaster services • 16 years of service in armed forces • has 6 animals at home 4 dogs/ 2 cats • ...
Civil War 2023-01-18
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- the union stopped the south from getting supplies
- the union got destroyed by the south
- some people wanted georgia to secede and others didn't
- lincoln was elected
- sherman burned atlanta
- said states were free
- california is a free state
- he was in a free state and his owner died
- states ignoring government laws
- forced unpaid labor
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- georgia accepting the compromise of 1850
- what states can do independent from the government
- sherman burned cities from atlanta to savannah
- military prison also knows as Sumter
14 Clues: lincoln was elected • forced unpaid labor • said states were free • sherman burned atlanta • california is a free state • states ignoring government laws • the union got destroyed by the south • military prison also knows as Sumter • georgia accepting the compromise of 1850 • he was in a free state and his owner died • sherman burned cities from atlanta to savannah • ...
Civil war Terms 2018-12-13
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- The military campaign that left a 300 mile-long destructive path between the Georgian cities of Atlanta and Savannah was known as Sherman's ___________ to the sea
- The ________ of 1850 accepted California as a free state of the Union
- The ___________ compromise accepted both Maine and Missouri as states in the United States
- The union blockade of 1861 was also known as the _________ plan
- The Emancipation _________ stated that all slaves in rebellious states (Confederacy) would be freed on January 1, 1863
- The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil war
- The ______ Scott case ended with a verdict that stated it was impossible for a slave to sue, as they were not a citizen
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- The union acquired most of the controversial land in the 1850's and 60's through the __________ purchase
- The number of states in the Confederacy.
- The second bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- Jefferson ________ was the president of the Confederate States of America
- The union prison that was led by Captain Henry Wirz
- A state's ___________ of succession is an official document stating why they have left the nation or entity it belonged to
- The main controversy surrounding the Civil war
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
15 Clues: The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The number of states in the Confederacy. • The second bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil war • The main controversy surrounding the Civil war • The union prison that was led by Captain Henry Wirz • The union blockade of 1861 was also known as the _________ plan • ...
Civil war Terms 2018-12-13
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- The number of states in the Confederacy.
- The ________ of 1850 accepted California as a free state of the Union
- The second bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- The union blockade of 1861 was also known as the _________ plan
- The ______ Scott case ended with a verdict that stated it was impossible for a slave to sue, as they were not a citizen
- The union prison that was led by Captain Henry Wirz
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- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- The ___________ compromise accepted both Maine and Missouri as states in the United States
- The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil war
- The military campaign that left a 300 mile-long destructive path between the Georgian cities of Atlanta and Savannah was known as Sherman's ___________ to the sea
- The Emancipation _________ stated that all slaves in rebellious states (Confederacy) would be freed on January 1, 1863
- A state's ___________ of succession is an official document stating why they have left the nation or entity it belonged to
- The union acquired most of the controversial land in the 1850's and 60's through the __________ purchase
- The main controversy surrounding the Civil war
- Jefferson ________ was the president of the Confederate States of America
15 Clues: The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The number of states in the Confederacy. • The second bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil war • The main controversy surrounding the Civil war • The union prison that was led by Captain Henry Wirz • The union blockade of 1861 was also known as the _________ plan • ...
