states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
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 • ...
Similar Triangles 2021-02-04
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- Types of angles that add up to equal 180 degrees, are on the interior of two parallel lines and on the same side of the transversal.
- The similarity theorem that states if two sides of one triangle are proportional to two sides of a second triangle, and the included angles are congruent, then the two triangles are similar.
- The similarity theorem that states if two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, the the triangles are similar.
- The similarity theorem that states the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle divides the triangle into two triangles that are similar to the original triangle and to each other.
- Types of angles that are across the vertex from each other.
- Two figures that have the same shape, but different size.
- When a pre-image is enlarged or reduced.
- A property that states if two shapes, angles, or lines are congruent to a third, then they are congruent to each other.
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- Types of angles that are equal to each other, are inside a set of parallel lines, and are on the alternate side of the transversal.
- A property that states that a shared shape, side, or angle is congruent to itself.
- The value a pre-image is multiplied by to create an image.
- The theorem that states the sum of all interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.
- Types of angles that are equal to each other, are on the same side of the transversal, and in the same location on each parallel line.
- The similarity theorem that states if the corresponding sides of two triangles are proportional, then the triangles are similar.
14 Clues: When a pre-image is enlarged or reduced. • Two figures that have the same shape, but different size. • The value a pre-image is multiplied by to create an image. • Types of angles that are across the vertex from each other. • A property that states that a shared shape, side, or angle is congruent to itself. • ...
Westward Expansion Crossword Puzzle 2026-05-12
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- formal giving up of land, often through a treaty (e.g., Mexican Cession).
- set aside by the United States government for Native Americans.
- A large group of covered wagons traveling together for safety.
- farmer on the Great Plains who had to break through thick sod to farm.
- person who is among the first to settle in a new area.
- that is under the jurisdiction of the United States but is not yet a state.
- extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness.
- law that allowed citizens to claim 160 acres of surveyed government land out West for a small fee.
- 1803 purchase of vast land from France for $15 million, which doubled the size of the US.
- 19th-century belief that the United States was destined by God to expand across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
- long, organized journey made for a specific purpose, such as the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- train system that connected the eastern and western coasts of the United States.
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- who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold.
- wire fencing that changed the West by allowing farmers to fence in land on the treeless plains.
- movement of settlers and the United States government into the American West, particularly between 1787 and 1860.
- hired hand who managed cattle, particularly on long drives.
- device that sent messages over long distances using electricity, which made communication faster.
- A major 2,000-mile wagon route that allowed thousands of settlers to travel to the West.
- community that experiences sudden and rapid growth in business or population, usually near a mining site.
- add or take over new land, such as the annexation of Texas.
20 Clues: who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold. • person who is among the first to settle in a new area. • hired hand who managed cattle, particularly on long drives. • add or take over new land, such as the annexation of Texas. • extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness. • A large group of covered wagons traveling together for safety. • ...
New Republic 2023-12-20
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- Was responsible for the Monroe Doctrine
- Was President during the War of 1812
- A rebellion led by farmers upset about the whiskey tax
- The best NFL football team to exists
- Green monster that takes away Christmas presents
- Second President of the United States
- Doubled the size of the United States
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- First President of the United States
- Latitude line that divides the free states and slave states
- A failed law that made it illegal to trade with European nations
- Made a purchase known as the "Louisiana Purchase"
- Not picking sides
12 Clues: Not picking sides • First President of the United States • Was President during the War of 1812 • The best NFL football team to exists • Second President of the United States • Doubled the size of the United States • Was responsible for the Monroe Doctrine • Green monster that takes away Christmas presents • Made a purchase known as the "Louisiana Purchase" • ...
Nationalism and Reform PPT Notes Review 2021-05-07
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- when a country wants its own legislature to hand their affairs is known as _______ _______
- descendants of Portuguese or Spanish settlers born in the colonies
- promised to follow the "blood and iron" policy
- became a separate kingdom in 1867 after Austria was forced to divide its empire
- In 1804, this French colony was the first colony south of the US to announce its independence
- colonial leaders born in Spain and Portugal
- almost all of this continent had successfully won their independence by end of 1824
- In 1868, this person became the Prime Minister in Britain
- the desire of people with the same history, language, and customs for self rule
- demanded a democratic Parliament in Britain
- who went on hunger strikes for equal rights in Britain
- this person and Morelos led a revolution again Spain in 1810
- what country had a potato famine
- this person led a revolt in Haiti against France with slaves
- This country was way behind other European countries
- who used guerrilla warfare in the southern part of Italy
- nationalism started with Napoleon in ____________________
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- the idea that the United States should stretch from coast to coast
- had no voice in the British government
- was elected in France and declared war on Prussia
- this war begin in 1861between northern and southern states in the United States
- was credited for helping pass laws such as pensions, and health care in Britain
- was overthrown in France in 1848
- this person was elected president of the United States in 1828
- relied on enslaved African Americans to work in the cotton fields
- this person was elected president of the United States in 1860
- people who supported building a powerful German nation
- This territory sided with Britain and France in a war with Russia
- tired to keep Britain's traditions
- which state was annexed in 1845
- Confederate military leader
- In 1861, Italy became a __________________ monarchy
- In 1875, this country became a republic once again
- In 1823, this country declared itself a republic
34 Clues: Confederate military leader • was overthrown in France in 1848 • which state was annexed in 1845 • what country had a potato famine • tired to keep Britain's traditions • had no voice in the British government • colonial leaders born in Spain and Portugal • demanded a democratic Parliament in Britain • promised to follow the "blood and iron" policy • ...
Italian States 2021-12-06
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- to influence or contol
- A language of everyday speech in particular region
- having a distinctive quality
- to gain or achieve
- Basic or essential
- A member of the middle class who lived in a city or town
- a determining condition
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- A change to a lower state or level
- a soldier who fought primarily for money
- painting done on fresh, wet plaster with water-based paints
- A key intellectual movement of the renaissance
- Artistic techniques use to give the effect of three- dimensional dept to two dimensional surfaces
- A form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote
13 Clues: to gain or achieve • Basic or essential • to influence or contol • a determining condition • having a distinctive quality • A change to a lower state or level • a soldier who fought primarily for money • A key intellectual movement of the renaissance • A language of everyday speech in particular region • A member of the middle class who lived in a city or town • ...
United States 2018-08-10
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- The “Register of the Desert”
- Samuel Clemens and some of his book characters live here
- has the largest natural stone bridge in the world
- where the living symbol for “Smokey Bear” was found
- NASA headquarters are located here
- Liberty Bell
- Has a 6,640 mile long coastline
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- where Paul Revere rode his horse
- Nick Adams goes fishing here
- book and movie: A River Runs Through It, set in this state
- Here is where the first presidential inauguration took place
- gravesite of Elvis Presley
- produces the most maple syrup
13 Clues: Liberty Bell • gravesite of Elvis Presley • The “Register of the Desert” • Nick Adams goes fishing here • produces the most maple syrup • Has a 6,640 mile long coastline • where Paul Revere rode his horse • NASA headquarters are located here • has the largest natural stone bridge in the world • where the living symbol for “Smokey Bear” was found • ...
Killer States 2023-03-20
13 Clues: The peach state • The Bayou state • The copper state • The golden state • The Buckeye state • The natural state • The sunshine state • The Old line state • The volunteer state • The lone star state • The bluegrass state • The hospitality state • The Battle Born state
U.S. States 2023-04-16
13 Clues: Land of Lincoln • Lone Star State • The Peach State • Big Sky Country • The Aloha State • The Golden State • The Sooner State • The Garden State • The Last Frontier • The Buckeye State • The Sunshine State • America's Dairyland • Land of 10,000 Lakes
western states 2023-04-11
13 Clues: denali? • __ trail • hanna ____ • no, not dc • pearl harbor? • grand canyon? • the potato land • great salt lake? • where aliens land • yellow stone park? • Sierra ___ Mountains • the state of sacramento • has a flag that looks like pac-man
SE States 2023-01-05
U.S. HISTORY EOC REVIEW 2016-04-19
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- Gave African American men the right to vote
- provided direct election of senators
- ended poll tax
- Peace plan issued by Wilson that called for freedom of the seas, reduction of armaments , and end to secret diplomacy. Important part was the creation of the League of Nations a national peace organization
- required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the United States and gave other basic civil rights
- Written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances (complaints) against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain
- Treaty that ended WW1. Was extremely harsh on Germany.
- Document which formed the first government of the U.S. near the end of the American Revolution. States had more power than the national government.
- First ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process
- Major ideas found in the U.S. Constitution of limiting the power to tax and right to fair trial
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- gave the right to vote to 18 year olds
- gave women the right to vote
- Created a graduated income tax
- A document outlining the basic form and rules of the U.S. government
- by Truman to economically assist any country fighting communism after World War two. The declaration marked the beginning of the containment Policy
- gave freedom to the slaves in all states
- Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hilton, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution
- Foundation for American government for freedoms such as freedom of speech and trial by jury
18 Clues: ended poll tax • gave women the right to vote • Created a graduated income tax • provided direct election of senators • gave the right to vote to 18 year olds • gave freedom to the slaves in all states • Gave African American men the right to vote • Treaty that ended WW1. Was extremely harsh on Germany. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-09-28
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- sea fort built on an artificial island protecting Charleston, South Carolina.
- 1860 nominee for election
- repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
- effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states
- act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
- harpers ferry
- presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, during the Civil War.
- borough and town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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- abolitionist slave who escaped and started a movement
- an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil War.
- five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion
- is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance.
- an African American who had been a slave and moved by his master to a state
- a political party fromed in 1854, majority supported the end to slavery (abolitionists).
- people who want to abolish slavery
- Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant to effectively end the American Civil War.
- people who express loyalty to thier region
- battle of vicks____
18 Clues: harpers ferry • battle of vicks____ • 1860 nominee for election • people who want to abolish slavery • people who express loyalty to thier region • borough and town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. • abolitionist slave who escaped and started a movement • an African American who had been a slave and moved by his master to a state • ...
Portfolio Project Crossword 2022-01-12
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- Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
- A vote on a yes or no question.
- War between Mexico and the spanish colonial government.
- Making an opening move to put yourself in situations that have social potential.
- Novel published by Upton Sinclair that exposed the harsh conditions of the meat industry in 1906.
- Ones who believed that people and government had the power to correct abuses produced by nature and the free market.
- 26th president. Youngest president of the United States.
- Waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
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- State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
- A person who searches for and tries to expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or other wrongdoing, especially in politics.
- A civil rights organization in the United States that acts as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans.
- A person favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
- An addition to the Monroe Doctrine.
- A treaty signed by Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish–American War.
- Muckraker that exposed John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company.
- The process by which citizens can remove elected officials from office before their term is completed.
- "separate but equal."
- Founded in Chicago in 1889 to help aid needy immigrants.
18 Clues: "separate but equal." • A vote on a yes or no question. • An addition to the Monroe Doctrine. • War between Mexico and the spanish colonial government. • 26th president. Youngest president of the United States. • Founded in Chicago in 1889 to help aid needy immigrants. • Muckraker that exposed John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company. • ...
Aidan Bonnycastle 2019-10-18
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- this is what happens when a rocket gas has a reaction resulting in going in the air
- This law states that every action has an equal reaction to that force.
- This law states that objects that are at rest stay at rest and objects at motion stay at motion unless unbalanced by an outside force
- this part of the rocket helps push out the thrust off the rocket
- this is used to make the thrust of the rocket have movement and make the rocket take liftoff
- this type of airflow states that air is uneven around the rocket causing more drag
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- a rate of change of speed of a time and distance.
- this factor makes the rocket stay in the air and push off from the launchpad
- this type of airflow states that all air is evenly around the rocket, making less drag
- this scientist made the first liquid fueled rocket and helped advance rocket science
- surrounding forces that apply to a moving object.
- This law states that force is defined by multiplying the mass and acceleration
- this determines how good a rocket engine is by measuring its acceleration over a certain amount of time
- this scientist was a leading push to make rocket science easier, he made the V2 rocket
- of pressure this is where all drag forces act upon a rocket, to control where this point is, you must put the fins in a certain place
- a device that can go in the air and can be used for many things.
16 Clues: a rate of change of speed of a time and distance. • surrounding forces that apply to a moving object. • this part of the rocket helps push out the thrust off the rocket • a device that can go in the air and can be used for many things. • This law states that every action has an equal reaction to that force. • ...
Our Puzzling goverment 2021-12-08
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- Allows the powers of congress to stretch
- The constitution makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme
- Laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or states
- Powers the constitution grants or delegates to the national government.
- Powers directly expressed or stated in the constitution by the founders
- The power the national government may exercise simply because it is a government
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- The principal way in which states may do this to negotiate
- What expressed powers might also be known as
- clause The basis of implied powers
- he powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the constitution
- The procedure for admission begins when a congress passes
- Are the powers that both the national government and the states have
- Certain powers reserved strictly for the states
13 Clues: clause The basis of implied powers • Allows the powers of congress to stretch • What expressed powers might also be known as • Certain powers reserved strictly for the states • The procedure for admission begins when a congress passes • The principal way in which states may do this to negotiate • Laws relating to disputes between individuals, groups, or states • ...
History 2023-05-04
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- (Northern and Western states that fought against the Confederacy)
- Slave Laws (punishments related to the return of escaped slaves to their owners)
- Kansas (violent confrontation in 1856 between proslavery and antislavery)
- state (states in which slavery was legal)
- sovereignty (belief that the political power comes from the consent of the people)
- of Abominations (taxed things from other countries)
- clay (served in Congress for more than 30 years)
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- Act (resolve the issue of whether slavery would be legal in certain areas)
- Party (one of the two major political parties in the United States)
- gin (Thing to separate seeds)
- Scott (African American man whose status as free or enslaved was decided by the Supreme Court)
- Compromise (enter the United States as a free state or slave state)
- state (states that did not allow slavery)
13 Clues: gin (Thing to separate seeds) • state (states in which slavery was legal) • state (states that did not allow slavery) • clay (served in Congress for more than 30 years) • of Abominations (taxed things from other countries) • (Northern and Western states that fought against the Confederacy) • Party (one of the two major political parties in the United States) • ...
Executive Branch 2023-06-02
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- The state prison or correction centers
- Government handles Urban issues such as substandard and deteriorating housing
- Ensures America's environmental and nuclear ______
- Promote student achievement and ______
- Promote the economic and social well-being of children and families
- Enhance the health and well-being of all Americans
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- Operates and maintains systems for the nation's finace
- Uphold the rule and law and protect civil rights
- Manages public lands and minerals
- Provides military forces and protects the United States
- Provides job and employment
- Promotes job creation and economic growth
- Offers education and rehabilitation services for Veterans
- Helps Americans start, build and grow businesses
- Responsible for terrorism and cybersecurity
- We provide leadership on food, agriculture and natural resources
- Defending the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
- Emergency services and first responders such as law enforcement
- Managing state toll factions
- Protect and promote the U.S security
20 Clues: Provides job and employment • Managing state toll factions • Manages public lands and minerals • Protect and promote the U.S security • The state prison or correction centers • Promote student achievement and ______ • Promotes job creation and economic growth • Responsible for terrorism and cybersecurity • Uphold the rule and law and protect civil rights • ...
Greek then Rome! 2023-10-03
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- this words comes from 'love' & 'wisdom' (137)
- Greek actors wore these to depict facial expressions (134)
- a military city, known for having kings still (119)
- rule by the people (121)
- most famous of all the Greek poets, he composed the Illiad & Odyssey (135)
- most famous of the classic Greek buildings (131)
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- birthplace of democracy (120)
- famous Greek sculpture who carved Mythology onto Parthenon (132)
- a type of Greek column with round capitals, or tops (132)
- runner goes 25 miles to announce this battle over (122, keels over!(123)
10 Clues: rule by the people (121) • birthplace of democracy (120) • this words comes from 'love' & 'wisdom' (137) • most famous of the classic Greek buildings (131) • a military city, known for having kings still (119) • a type of Greek column with round capitals, or tops (132) • Greek actors wore these to depict facial expressions (134) • ...
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 • ...
PARTS OF THE RESEARH PAPER 2026-02-19
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- – Provides an overview of the topic and prepares the reader for the research problem.
- – Explains the reason and importance of conducting the study.
- – Identifies the missing or unexplored area found after reviewing literature and studies.
- – Reviews books, journals, and written sources related to the study.
- -The formal name of the study that clearly reflects its focus and main variables.
- – States the specific questions that the research aims to answer.
- – Explains the procedures, respondents, instruments, and data collection process.
- – Mathematical methods used to analyze and interpret collected data.
- – Presents, analyzes, and interprets the gathered data and findings.
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- – Explains who will benefit from the research and how it contributes to knowledge.
- – Presents existing facts, conditions, and information related to the topic.
- – Defines the coverage, boundaries, and restrictions of the study.
- – Provides suggested actions and directions for future research based on the results.
- – Describes the overall plan or structure of how the research will be conducted.
- – An educated guess or predicted answer to the research questions.
- – Presents previous research works closely related to the present study.
- – Summarizes the major findings and directly answers the research questions.
- – States that there is no significant relationship or difference between variables.
- – States that there is a significant relationship or difference between variables.
19 Clues: – Explains the reason and importance of conducting the study. • – States the specific questions that the research aims to answer. • – Defines the coverage, boundaries, and restrictions of the study. • – An educated guess or predicted answer to the research questions. • – Reviews books, journals, and written sources related to the study. • ...
CONSTITUTION CROSSWORD 2012-12-04
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- Amendment 2 states that you have the right to bear _______.
- person that votes.
- to custody by police
- qualified to participate to be chosen
- branch Carries out the laws
- to change before an authorized tribunal.
- right to vote
- legal writs to arrest or search private property.
- undo
- a written or unwritten record
- Amendment 16 states the _________ tax.
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- The order, act, or right of SUCCEEDING to a property
- Which amendment states freedom of speech.
- complaint.
- a fire or flame.
- a letter asking for something
- money gave to authorities to get someone out of jail.
- shorten lesson
- correct and make up for
- the offence of attempting to over throw the government
20 Clues: undo • complaint. • right to vote • shorten lesson • a fire or flame. • person that votes. • to custody by police • correct and make up for • branch Carries out the laws • a letter asking for something • a written or unwritten record • qualified to participate to be chosen • Amendment 16 states the _________ tax. • to change before an authorized tribunal. • ...
CHAPTER 11-3 UNITY AND SECTIONALISM 2020-12-11
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- Spanish gives up Florida document
- Chief Justice John ______ 317
- elected in 1816 314
- proposed to abolish slavery in Missouri 317
- led rebellion in Mexico 321
- unity and ___________ 314
- transfer control of something 320
- second ____ of the United States 315
- trade between states 317
- sole control of an industry 317
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- Era of ______ _______ 314
- can't colonize here anymore document 321
- the Missouri _______ 318
- Henry _________ 315
- 3 sections of the U.S. 316
- stopped the Seminole raids in Florida 320
- gained its independence from Spain in 1821 321
- state created to balance free to slave states 318
- outgoing President 314
- passed in 1816 to protect manufacturers 316
- Spanish fort in Louisiana 319
21 Clues: Henry _________ 315 • elected in 1816 314 • outgoing President 314 • the Missouri _______ 318 • trade between states 317 • Era of ______ _______ 314 • unity and ___________ 314 • 3 sections of the U.S. 316 • led rebellion in Mexico 321 • Chief Justice John ______ 317 • Spanish fort in Louisiana 319 • sole control of an industry 317 • Spanish gives up Florida document • ...
Events Leading to the Civil War 2014-04-18
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- northern states were primarily
- northern economies were dependent on these
- Chief Justice that made the Dred Scott decision
- two states voted to be free or slave
- southern states were primarily
- nickname of Kansas
- first southern state to secede
- was told as a slave he was not a U.S. citizen
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- new government formed by southern states
- plantations made money by growing these
- law passed in the Compromise of 1850
- President of the Confederate States
- first Republican President in the north
- four states that tried to remain neutral
- wanted to end, or abolish, slavery
- southern economies were dependent on these
- period of time before the Civil War
- free state in the Compromise of 1850
18 Clues: nickname of Kansas • northern states were primarily • southern states were primarily • first southern state to secede • wanted to end, or abolish, slavery • President of the Confederate States • period of time before the Civil War • law passed in the Compromise of 1850 • two states voted to be free or slave • free state in the Compromise of 1850 • ...
Chapter 11: The Great Depression and the New Deal 2022-04-26
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- The name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio talks about issues of public concern
- An American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- When all banks in the United States closed until government audits declared them solvent
- System by which workers and employers in the U.S. have to pay money to the government, which gives money to people who are retired, who have a disability, or who cannot work.
- A legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S
- The shantytowns that sprang up on the out-skirts of cities
- A period of time in financial markets when the price of an asset or security rises continuously.
- A period of rapid economic expansion resulting in higher GDP, lower unemployment, a higher inflation rate and rising asset prices.
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- A severe worldwide economic depression between 1929 to 1939 that began after a major fall in stock prices in the United States.
- A major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929.
- The name given to the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930s.
- Series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939.
- People invest in the stock market like crazy, buying shares, hoping that the value of the company would increase and sell it off at a higher price and make a profit. Stock shares rise, and that increases speculation
- A strike during which workers occupy their place of employment and refuse to work or allow others to work until the strike is settled.
- American politician and engineer who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Great Depression.
15 Clues: The shantytowns that sprang up on the out-skirts of cities • A major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. • The name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio talks about issues of public concern • When all banks in the United States closed until government audits declared them solvent • ...
Ancient Greece 2022-11-01
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- Alexander's greatest achievement
- "We are what we repeatedly do; excellence is a habit."
- unlike today, these rulers typically appealed to common citizens for support and were fair and just
- Greece was the first to use this form of government
- home of Philip and Alexander
- a government ruled by a few powerful people
- alarm clocks, flame throwers, democracy, astronomy, mathematics, drama, etc are all Greek _______________
- these "h" rebels could be credited with Sparta's desire to form a military state
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- he used league money to beautify Athens
- Athens focused on science, rhetoric, and the ________
- the enemy of both Sparta and Athens
- the most famous Greek 'republican'
- the city of the legendary Trojan War
- earliest Greeks
- leader of the Delian League
- the most deadly fighting force in ancient Greece
- Spartan life was centered on the ___________
- winner of the Peloponnesian War
- Alexander was unable to conquer this because his troops refused to continue
- citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed with spears and shields
- age of no written records excited during this period of Greek history
- Greece's geography led to these independent states
22 Clues: earliest Greeks • leader of the Delian League • home of Philip and Alexander • 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 • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-18
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- highly photographed and neither side had a clear win
- Lee surrenders and the Civil War ends
- this is what happened to Lincoln
- political party that supported slavery
- general of the Union army
- what southerners called Bull Run
- civilians did this because they thought the first battle would be entertaining and quick
- southern states that seceded and formed their own nation
- the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time.
- president that caused southern states secede
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- a person who wants to stop slavery
- Proclamation Lincoln signed that freed all enslaved people
- bloodiest battle in American history and turning point in the war
- political party that didn't support slavery
- nickname given to General Jackson because he led Confederates to victory in the battle of Bull Run
- northern states in the war, didn't support slavery
- formally withdraw from the Union
- the first official battle of the war
- was not widely believed in during the time so medical tools weren't cleaned, leading to infection
- fort in South Carolina where the Civil War first started
- first state to secede
21 Clues: first state to secede • general of the Union army • this is what happened to Lincoln • formally withdraw from the Union • what southerners called Bull Run • a person who wants to stop slavery • the first official battle of the war • Lee surrenders and the Civil War ends • political party that supported slavery • political party that didn't support slavery • ...
State's Rights, Slavery, and Secession (4.1-4.2) 2015-03-08
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- Compromise of 1850 allowed this state to be a free state
- South Carolina senator who argued for state's rights
- slave law that forced northern states to return escaped slaves to south
- abolitionist that led a raid at Harper's Ferry
- party that was founded in the 1850s and wanted to end slavery
- famous African-American abolitionist
- president of the Confederate States of America
- will of the majority
- Fort in Charleston where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
- 1820 compromise that allowed slavery in states south of 36'30'N
- abolitionist sisters from South Carolina
- Harriet who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
- clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories
- slave who sued for his freedom in 1857 and lost because he was not a citizen
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- Harriet that helped slaves escape in the Underground Railroad
- act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose to permit slavery
- a network of people that helped slaves escape the South
- state can refuse a law seen as unconstitutional
- a person that wanted to end slavery
- proviso that proposed banning slavery from any land purchased from Mexico, and was voted down
20 Clues: will of the majority • a person that wanted to end slavery • Harriet who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • famous African-American abolitionist • abolitionist sisters from South Carolina • abolitionist that led a raid at Harper's Ferry • president of the Confederate States of America • state can refuse a law seen as unconstitutional • ...
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. • ...
Chapter 12 Jack 2024-03-20
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- 2 person arguments
- one house
- gives the federal government some powers and states others
- early release from prison
- less serious crimes
- two houses
- judge in small towns name
- 43 governors have the power to veto
- powers that are for the states only
- awards of money
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- shared by state and federal government
- courts handle minor cases
- population count
- unequal representation
- reduce a sentence
- serious cases
- divided into districts
17 Clues: one house • two houses • serious cases • awards of money • population count • reduce a sentence • 2 person arguments • less serious crimes • unequal representation • divided into districts • courts handle minor cases • early release from prison • judge in small towns name • 43 governors have the power to veto • powers that are for the states only • shared by state and federal government • ...
Reconstruction Era 2022-10-15
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- an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
- restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
- a violent secret fraternal society founded in 1915 in Georgia to maintain white Protestant cultural and political power
- the belief that white people constitute a superior race and should therefore dominate society
- granted African American men the right to vote
- someone who repays, recovers, saves, or exchanges something for something else
- was vice president before he became the 17th president
- abolished slavery in the United States
- An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees
- a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain
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- affirmed the “equality of all men before the law” and prohibited racial discrimination in public places and facilities such as restaurants and public transportation
- the era previous to the Civil War
- required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states, must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification
- to refuse to admit or approve
- the right to vote in political elections
- a Northerner in the South after the American Civil Wat usually seeking private gain under the Reconstruction governments
- declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States
- 19th U.S. president
- a plan for the South pit toward by Abraham Lincoln in 1863
- first African American senator in 1870
21 Clues: 19th U.S. president • to refuse to admit or approve • the era previous to the Civil War • first African American senator in 1870 • abolished slavery in the United States • the right to vote in political elections • granted African American men the right to vote • was vice president before he became the 17th president • ...
Emil's Puzzle 2022-06-07
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- male native or inhabitant of England, or a man of English descent.
- fact or state of being independent.
- to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.
- person holding a position of command or authority in the armed services, in the merchant marine, or on a passenger ship.
- person who serves in an army.
- type of tobacco grown and manufactured in Virginia.
- clinton:Sir Henry Clinton, (born April 16?, 1730?—died December 23, 1795, Cornwall, England), British commander in chief in America during the Revolutionary War.
- forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
- Jefferson:Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the ...
- system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
- states:The meaning of UNITED STATES is a federation of states especially when forming a nation in a usually specified territory. How to use United States in a ...
- fathers:a person who starts or helps to start a movement or institution.
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- elected head of a republic
- franklin:was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.
- george III:The king of Britain during the American Revolutionary War. He was known for insisting on royal privilege. The stubbornness of George and of his government ...
- to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation.
- adams:A political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding Fathers. Adams was a signer of the Declaration of Independence ...
- revolution:American Revolution, also called United States War of Independence or American Revolutionary War, (1775–83), insurrection by which 13 of Great Britain's ...
- Act:allowed British troops to be housed in private homes and facilities.
- army:Continental army definition, the Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775 and led by George Washington. See more.
- washongton:George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the 1st president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
21 Clues: elected head of a republic • person who serves in an army. • fact or state of being independent. • to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces. • type of tobacco grown and manufactured in Virginia. • to a nation; common to or characteristic of a whole nation. • male native or inhabitant of England, or a man of English descent. • ...
Cold War 2019-01-22
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- shot down by the Soviet Air Defense Forces while performing photographic aerial reconnaissance deep into Soviet territory
- led communist forces in China through a long revolution beginning in 1927 and ruled the nation's communist government from its establishment in 1949
- a country that is formally independent in the world, but under heavy political, economic and military influence or control from another country
- The line was intended as a temporary division of the country, but the onset of the Cold War led to the establishment of a separate U.S.
- Cold War began to develop after World War II, fears concerning communist activity in the United States, particularly in the federal government, increased.
- a formal alliance between the territories of North American and Europe
- After the Soviet atomic bomb success, the idea of building a hydrogen bomb received new impetus in the United States
- a policy enunciated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 5, 1957
- the first major international crises of the Cold War
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- American initiative passed in 1948 to aid Western Europe
- American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War
- Chinese military and political leader
- American citizens who spied, with others, for the Soviet Union and were tried, convicted, and executed by the federal government of the United States
- a geopolitical strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy
- a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw
- the physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991
- appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947
- he verdict took center stage in broader debates about the Cold War, McCarthyism, and the extent of Soviet espionage in the United States
- a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states
- held nine days of hearings that attempted to investigate alleged Communist propaganda and influence in the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry
20 Clues: Chinese military and political leader • a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw • the first major international crises of the Cold War • American initiative passed in 1948 to aid Western Europe • a geopolitical strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy • a policy enunciated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 5, 1957 • ...
Samantha Walker’s ch.2-3 crossword 2019-08-28
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- list of powers that congress can employ, listed in Constitution
- Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, with Indian tribes, and among the various states
- To formally withdraw from a nation-state
- 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
- writer whose teachings the Declaration of Independence was based on, like everyone having unalienable rights
- declared America’s independence from England
- Makes federal law supreme over state laws
- government is in total control
- Form of democracy in which political power is exercised directly by citizens
- gives people the right to choose U.S. senators directly
- gives congress ability to tax to provide for the general welfare
- Form of government in which power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
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- Powers retained by the states under the Constitution
- Right of states to invalidate acts of Congress they believe to be illegal
- prohibits slavery
- Documents that establish the basic rules and procedures for how a society shall be governed
- prevents citizens from one state from suing another state in federal court
- Initial governing authority of the United States
- reserves the Powers not granted to the national government to the states or to the people
- at this meeting the new constitution was purposed
- gives congress the ability to pass laws that are necessary
- gives each branch of government power over each other to prevent one branch from having full control
- system of government in which ultimate authority rests with the regional governments
- Powers not expressly granted to Congress but added through the necessary and proper clause.
- power given to the president to block legislation passed by congress, but it can be overridden by congress
- process of changing the constitution
- Powers held by both the national and state governments in a federal system
- list of rights that congress can’t take away
- rule by the people
- System of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state government
30 Clues: prohibits slavery • rule by the people • government is in total control • process of changing the constitution • To formally withdraw from a nation-state • 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 • ...
Civil War 2022-11-30
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- debate which you are trying to achieve a goal
- trained civilians soldiers
- freedom of choice
- name of the southern states in 1861
- military post where troops are stationed
- someone who wishes to abolish slavery
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- production and management of wealth
- led by John Brown in Virginia
- 16th president
- bringing death
- the northern states
- where slaves worked
- any of the southern states
- war during 1861-1865
14 Clues: 16th president • bringing death • freedom of choice • the northern states • where slaves worked • war during 1861-1865 • trained civilians soldiers • any of the southern states • led by John Brown in Virginia • production and management of wealth • name of the southern states in 1861 • someone who wishes to abolish slavery • military post where troops are stationed • ...
Constitutional Underpinnings and Federalism 2017-04-10
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- State whose plan called representation based on population.
- Transferring of power to lower levels of government
- Provision stating Constitution, laws of Congress and treaties are the highest law of the land
- A group of citizens united around a common interest according to Madison
- Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation
- Landmark case dealing with guns that limited the definition commerce to economic activity.
- Type of commercial activity regulated by the states
- States must return a person charged with a crime in another state to that state for punishment
- Restraints placed on the other two branches of governments so that no one branch becomes too powerful
- Amendment stating national government cannot usurp state powers
- Process to review constitutionality of laws
- Landmark case that strengthened national government's power and broadened the definition of commerce
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- Grants of a specific purpose
- Source of Congress' power to pass all laws necessary and proper to carrying out enumerated powers.
- Original constitution of America which gave national government limited powers
- Type of legislature with a Senate based on equal representation and a House based on population.
- Addition to the Constitution to convince Anti-Federalist to ratify
- A formal change to the Constitution, which can be done 4 ways
- Type of powers that are shared by the state and national government
- Tool to direct states and local governments to comply with federal law under threat of penalties or as a condition of receipt of a grant
- Type of federalism involving spending, taxing and providing grants in the federal system
- Grants that give states more discretion and cover a policy area
22 Clues: Grants of a specific purpose • Process to review constitutionality of laws • Transferring of power to lower levels of government • Type of commercial activity regulated by the states • Counted as three-fifths for the purposes of taxation • State whose plan called representation based on population. • A formal change to the Constitution, which can be done 4 ways • ...
Our Puzzling History Pt.2 2022-11-18
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- powers directly expressed or stated in the Constitution by the Founders
- powers that both the national government and the states have
- favors state and local action in dealing with problems
- course of action a government takes in response to some issue or problem
- enables the people of the territory interested in becoming a state to prepare a constitution
- require periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed
- powers that the national government requires to carry out the powers that are expressly defined in the Constitution
- powers that the national government may exercise simply because it is a government
- laws relating to disputes between individuals
- organization of government administrators
- rights to pass through or live in any state; use the courts; make contracts; buy, sell, and hold property; and marry
- prohibited public officials from holding closed meetings.
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- the basis for the implied powers
- each state must recognize the laws and legal proceedings of the other states
- another name for Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution
- a nationalist Chief Justice
- powers the Constitution grants or delegates to the national government
- principal way in which states settle their differences with one another without the use of force
- certain powers reserved strictly to the states
- another name for the necessary and proper clause
- forbid racial discrimination in public accommodations such as hotels and restaurants
- favors national action in dealing with these matters
- levied on individual earnings has become the major source of money for the national government
- Supreme Court held that in the instance of a conflict between the national government and a state government, the national government is supreme
- return to a state
25 Clues: return to a state • a nationalist Chief Justice • the basis for the implied powers • organization of government administrators • laws relating to disputes between individuals • certain powers reserved strictly to the states • another name for the necessary and proper clause • favors national action in dealing with these matters • ...
Creating The Constitution 2023-10-03
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- Power given to Congress to control trade
- Power given to Congress to collect taxes
- establish local governments, establish public schools, administer elections, establish licensing requirements
- "Large state" proposal for the new constitution, calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.
- Branch of government responsible for enforcing laws
- Legislative Branch of the Constitution
- congress could tax imports but not exports
- the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
- the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population
- Declare war, regulate banks, negotiate treaties
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- Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
- each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes
- the upper house of Congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
- Branch of government responsible for making laws
- Executive Branch of the Constitution
- Principle that divides power between the state and national government
- Two house legislature
- Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and settling disputes
- A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress
- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches
- Requires majority vote of 50% plus one
- Judicial Branch of the Constitution
- Congress could not regulate or outlaw slavery or slave trade until 1808
- Power given to Congress to raise military forces
- Division of powers between state and national government
25 Clues: Two house legislature • Judicial Branch of the Constitution • Executive Branch of the Constitution • Requires majority vote of 50% plus one • Legislative Branch of the Constitution • Power given to Congress to control trade • Power given to Congress to collect taxes • congress could tax imports but not exports • Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches • ...
NATIONAL FFA WEEK 2025-02-25
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- The ____________ is a symbol of labor and tillage of the soil.
- E.M. ____________ is the author of the FFA creed.
- The FFA National convention is held each year in Indianapolis, _____________.
- In 1917, the Smith-___________ National Vocational Education Act, establishes vocational agriculture courses.
- In 1968, Presidential candidate Richard M. ____________ spoke at the National FFA Convention. He was elected U.S. president the following month.
- The ___________ is a symbol of knowledge and wisdom.
- Public Law 740 (federal charter): states that the FFA is an _______________ , not an extracurricular, part of agricultural education programs.
- The ____________ is a symbol of our national scope and patriotism.
- Henry _________________ is known as the Father of FFA.
- There are 9,235 _____________ across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- The FFA Convention from Kansas City, Missouri, to Louisville, _____________, in 1999.
- The FFA __________ is "Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve."
- The rising ___________ symbolizes progress and the future of agriculture.
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- The FFA “code of Ethics” states that FFA members should be courteous in _______________ and generous in defeat.
- The ___________ Statement of the FFA is "FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premiere leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
- The 1st National Convention & every national convention until 1998 were held in Kansas City, __________.
- The official FFA colors are National __________ and Corn Gold.
- The Future _____________ of America was founded in 1928.
- As of August 2024, the National FFA Organization had 1,027,273 _________.
- FFA's official jacket is made of blue __________.
- Leslie ______________ was the first National FFA president.
- In 1930, the FFA _______________ was adopted.
- The FFA emblem is made of up a cross section of _______________, which symbolizes the common agricultural link between all states.
23 Clues: In 1930, the FFA _______________ was adopted. • E.M. ____________ is the author of the FFA creed. • FFA's official jacket is made of blue __________. • The ___________ is a symbol of knowledge and wisdom. • Henry _________________ is known as the Father of FFA. • The Future _____________ of America was founded in 1928. • ...
CHIJMES crossword puzzle 2022-04-27
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- babies left at the door were?
- something that the sisters prayed hard for, something
- singapore is racially?
- was scarce back in the day
- where the sisters used to live
- our founder
- something the sisters used to teach the orphans
- father who was in charge of designing the chapel
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- Raclot the person who led the sisters to Singapore
- To thank the chinese buddhist who donated money, who’s face was put up on the doors?
- the sculptures that the immigrants designed
- father who purchased the house at the corner from H.C Caldwell
- are now held at the chapel
- which year of the animal was considered to bring bad luck if a chinese girl was born in that year?
14 Clues: our founder • singapore is racially? • are now held at the chapel • was scarce back in the day • babies left at the door were? • where the sisters used to live • the sculptures that the immigrants designed • something the sisters used to teach the orphans • father who was in charge of designing the chapel • Raclot the person who led the sisters to Singapore • ...
Causes of the Civil War 2025-04-07
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- – The act of freeing enslaved people
- – An agreement that attempts to settle a dispute
- – Movement to end slavery in the U.S.
- Tubman – Famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
- Douglas – Lincoln’s rival, supporter of popular sovereignty
- Soil – Belief that new territories should be slavery-free
- – Loyalty to one’s region over the country
- – Large Southern farms using slave labor
- Compromise – 1820 agreement limiting slavery’s expansion
- Beecher Stowe – Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Codes – Laws controlling enslaved people’s lives
- of 1860 – Event that triggered Southern secession
- North – Region with factories and free labor
- – The nation’s foundational legal document
- Tom’s Cabin – Influential anti-slavery novel published in 1852
- Lincoln – Elected president in 1860, opposed slavery’s spread
- Scott – Enslaved man who sued for his freedom
- Act – 1854 law allowing popular sovereignty in new territories
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- – Division of power between national and state governments
- Rights – Belief that states had authority over federal laws
- Debates – 1858 debates focused on slavery and state rights
- South – Region reliant on farming and slavery
- – System that kept millions of African Americans in bondage
- Ferry – Site of John Brown’s failed 1859 raid
- – Withdrawal of states from the Union
- – Idea that states could reject federal laws
- Brown – Radical abolitionist who led violent uprisings
- – The North during the Civil War
- Ruffians – Pro-slavery activists from Missouri who fought in Kansas
- Kansas – Violent clashes over slavery in a U.S. territory
- War – Conflict between North and South from 1861–1865
- Slave Act – Law requiring return of escaped slaves
- – Government formed by seceded Southern states
- Justice Taney – Delivered the Dred Scott decision
- Court – Ruled that slaves were property in 1857
- Railroad – Secret network that helped enslaved people escape
- Sovereignty – Letting settlers decide on slavery themselves
- Party – Political group formed to oppose slavery’s expansion
- – A person who dies for a cause
- – Taxes that favored Northern industries
40 Clues: – A person who dies for a cause • – The North during the Civil War • – The act of freeing enslaved people • – Movement to end slavery in the U.S. • – Withdrawal of states from the Union • – Large Southern farms using slave labor • – Taxes that favored Northern industries • – Loyalty to one’s region over the country • – The nation’s foundational legal document • ...
Unit 1 Vocab for Quantitative Analysis 2025-08-24
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- The process of transitioning a state toward a democratic political system.
- A system where laws are used as tools by the ruling authority to maintain control, often without fairness or equality.
- Factual, objective statements based on observable evidence.
- Subjective statements expressing opinions, values, or what ought to be.
- The system of rules or decision-making processes that determine how power is exercised within a state.
- A political system where power is derived from the people, typically through free elections.
- A system where laws are applied equally and fairly, and no one is above the law.
- A regime that seeks total control over all aspects of public and private life.
- A country’s authority over itself, free from foreign interference.
- A state where power rests with elected representatives and an elected leader, not a monarch.
- A group of people sharing commonalities, such as culture, history, or identity.
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- Governments led by military officials, often established through coups.
- States where decision-making authority is distributed to lower levels of government.
- The transfer of power from a central government to lower-level governments.
- Systems that claim to be democratic but function with only one dominant party, restricting genuine democratic processes.
- States where power is divided between a central government and regional entities (e.g., states or provinces).
- Governments ruled by religious leaders or based on religious law.
- The set of institutions or individuals legally empowered to make binding decisions for a state.
- States where power is concentrated in a central government with minimal regional autonomy.
- A set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state is governed.
- States where decision-making authority is concentrated at the national level.
- A political organization combining a permanent population with governing institutions to exercise control over a defined territory with international recognition.
- A system where power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or small group, with limited political freedoms.
23 Clues: Factual, objective statements based on observable evidence. • Governments ruled by religious leaders or based on religious law. • A country’s authority over itself, free from foreign interference. • Governments led by military officials, often established through coups. • Subjective statements expressing opinions, values, or what ought to be. • ...
Unit 2 Vocab Civics 2026-10-07
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- and Balances — A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches.
- — A person who supported the Constitution and a strong national government.
- — A major section of the Constitution that explains a part of the government.
- Amendment — Protected voting rights regardless of race or previous condition of servitude.
- — The separation of people based on race or another characteristic.
- the People” — The opening words of the Constitution showing that government gets its power from the people.
- — The introduction to the Constitution that states its purposes.
- of the accused — Legal protections given to people accused of crimes.
- Amendment — Banned poll taxes in federal elections.
- Convention — The 1787 meeting where delegates created the U.S. Constitution.
- Amendment — Lowered the voting age to 18.
- of Rights — The first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms.
- commerce — Trade and business between two or more states.
- Amendment — Protects freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
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- Papers — Essays written to encourage people to approve the Constitution.
- liberties — Individual freedoms protected from government interference.
- — A person who opposed the Constitution because they feared a strong national government.
- rights — Rights that ensure equal treatment and opportunities for all people.
- Crow” laws — Laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination, especially in the South.
- of Powers — The division of government into three branches with different responsibilities.
- Amendment — Abolished slavery in the United States.
- Amendment — Gave women the constitutional right to vote.
- — An official change or addition to the Constitution.
- resistance — Protesting against injustice without using violence.
- of Confederation — The first plan of government for the United States, which gave most power to the states.
- sovereignty — The principle that the people are the source of government power.
- Rebellion — A rebellion by Massachusetts farmers that showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
- Amendment — Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law.
28 Clues: Amendment — Lowered the voting age to 18. • Amendment — Banned poll taxes in federal elections. • Amendment — Abolished slavery in the United States. • — An official change or addition to the Constitution. • Amendment — Gave women the constitutional right to vote. • commerce — Trade and business between two or more states. • ...
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. • ...
The Government of America Crossword 2026-05-13
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- America declared independence on __________ 4th, 1776.
- "We the __________"
- No quartering of soldiers is in this amendment to the Constitution.
- The first sentence to the Constitution.
- A rule or a law that covers the whole United States.
- A change to an official document is called an ____________.
- The 6th amendment gives you a right to a __________.
- During the American Revolution, the United States used this country's Navy.
- The ____________ amendment guarantees no cruel and unusual punishment.
- In this part of the Legislative Branch, there are 2 per state.
- No ____________ and seizure is in the 4th amendment.
- The __________ of Rights are the first 10 changes to the Constitution.
- Daniel __________ led a rebellion against the government.
- In the first government of America, they did not want a ______.
- The ___________ amendment gives you basic human rights.
- Another name for a member of the British military.
- The first president of the United States under the Constitution.
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- The branch of government that judges laws.
- The Great _______________ helped combine the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan.
- The branch of government that makes the laws.
- The ___________ of Confederation was America's first government.
- Who America declared independence from.
- The branch of government that enforces laws.
- The name of the document that is the current government of the United States.
- The rights to freedom of speech, religion, the press, and more are all in the _________ amendment.
- James ____________ wrote much of the new Constitution.
- This person is head of the Executive Branch.
- When something is fair and doesn't favor one side.
- The right to bear arms is the _________ Amendment to the Constitution.
- In the ________ of Representatives, the number of people each state gets is based on population.
- This amendment to the Constitution gives states the power to make decisions about things.
31 Clues: "We the __________" • The first sentence to the Constitution. • Who America declared independence from. • The branch of government that judges laws. • The branch of government that enforces laws. • This person is head of the Executive Branch. • The branch of government that makes the laws. • When something is fair and doesn't favor one side. • ...
Crossword puzzle 2022-03-03
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- The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a civil rights organization in the United States
- - a law that abolished slavery
- - Negro national anthem
- - transportation by slave traders of various enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas. The slave trade regularly used the triangular trade route and its Middle Passage, and existed from the 16th to the 19th centuries
- - the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
- - Author of incidents in the life a slave girl
- - an jamaican activist
- - created inspirational poems
- - period from late winter through early autumn of 1919 during which white supremacist terrorism and racial riots took place in more than three dozen cities across the United States, as well as in one rural county in Arkansas.
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- black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
- - issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union.
- - a law that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans
- - when a person gets hanged
- - comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776
- - one of the most important leaders and had the famous “ i have a dream speech “
- - was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
- - He was a pioneering advocate of black nationalism and Pan-Africanism, and he urged his readers to see “Beauty in Black.”
- codes
- - the right for every african american to vote
19 Clues: codes • - an jamaican activist • - Negro national anthem • - when a person gets hanged • - created inspirational poems • - a law that abolished slavery • - the right for every african american to vote • - Author of incidents in the life a slave girl • - one of the most important leaders and had the famous “ i have a dream speech “ • ...
WWll 2023-04-19
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- june 6 1944 storming of normady beach
- 32nd president
- a group of African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces.
- normal working person
- being apart from alliances and affairs
- one of the most transformative events of the 20th century
- naval submarines operated by germans
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- skipping over heavily fortified islands in order to seize lightly defended locations that could support the next advance
- bombing on december 7 1941
- german leader during world war 2
- 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.
- 33rd president
- political ideology
- created a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language
- 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
- bomb made of pluetonioum or uranium radioactive
16 Clues: 33rd president • 32nd president • political ideology • normal working person • bombing on december 7 1941 • german leader during world war 2 • naval submarines operated by germans • june 6 1944 storming of normady beach • being apart from alliances and affairs • bomb made of pluetonioum or uranium radioactive • one of the most transformative events of the 20th century • ...
Branches of Government Cross Word 2024-12-18
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- one where legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
- a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
- those specifically identified in the Constitution.
- an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.
- having the power to make laws.
- an assembly or council usually possessing high deliberative and legislative functions
- a governing body of a Nation, state, community
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- powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments.
- gives the Supreme Court and federal courts the authority to interpret the constitition
- government actors must follow certain procedures before they may deprive a person of a protected life, liberty, or property interest.
- the process to become a U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the United States.
- political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.
- an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
- The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
- a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
15 Clues: having the power to make laws. • a governing body of a Nation, state, community • those specifically identified in the Constitution. • powers that are shared by both the federal government and state governments. • the process to become a U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the United States. • ...
Road to The Civil War 2026-01-07
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- A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
- Name given to a person from a seceded state.
- a person who actively and passionately worked to end the institution of slavery in the United States.
- the Confederate States of America, a government formed by Southern states during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The Confederacy was established in response to secessionist sentiments and the desire to preserve the institution of slavery.
- slang term given to a Northern person.
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- the Northern and western states that remained loyal to the federal government during the Civil War.
- The border states were Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware and Maryland. They were states that allowed slavery but never joined the Confederacy.
- A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- pro-slavery activists from the slave-holding state of Missouri who crossed the border into the Kansas Territory during the mid-19th century.
- the act of formally withdrawing or breaking away from a larger political or social entity, such as a country or union.
- strong loyalty or allegiance that people in a specific region or section of a country feel toward their own region.
- a military strategy used by one side to prevent the movement of goods, supplies, and reinforcements to the other side.
- refers to a period of violent conflict that took place in the Kansas Territory during the mid-1850s. It was a result of the intense debate over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free state or a slave state.
- the period before the Civil War.
- Strategy by the north to keep south from transporting goods; including taking over the Mississippi River.
15 Clues: the period before the Civil War. • slang term given to a Northern person. • Name given to a person from a seceded state. • A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party. • the Northern and western states that remained loyal to the federal government during the Civil War. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-02-09
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- A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
- nickname for the South
- to practice ending slavery
- an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.
- a nickname for Union soldiers and citizens
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- led 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
- a nickname for Confederate soldiers and citizens
- separate from Union
- A person who wanted to end slavery
- Whitney, an American inventor, widely known for inventing the cotton gin
- Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in South Carolina
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- citizens that are armed and together in emergencies.
- a word meaning before war. Used to describe the U.S. before Civil War.
- a cap worn by all soldiers
- the northern states that wanted to prevent the spread of slavery in the free states.
- Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
- 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.
- A northerner who went to the South immediately after the Civil War
- Run, also known as the Battle of First Manassas, was the first major battle of the American Civil War.
- the state and the condition of being a slave, who is someone forbidden to quit their service for another person and is treated as property.
21 Clues: separate from Union • nickname for the South • a cap worn by all soldiers • to practice ending slavery • A person who wanted to end slavery • a nickname for Union soldiers and citizens • a nickname for Confederate soldiers and citizens • citizens that are armed and together in emergencies. • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...
US History Unit 4 Quiz 2025-10-23
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- an economic philosophy that advocates for minimal government involvement in the economy
- Amendment Granted citizenship to all citizens and guaranteed all citizens equal protection of the laws
- Supremacy The belief that white people and culture is superior to all other cultures.
- a set of restrictive laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to control the labor and behavior of Black people.
- the process of Immigrants assimilating to American culture.
- Amendment Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
- an "add-on" to the Constitution
- The transformation of rural areas into urban areas.
- the process of transforming from an agricultural economy to a manufacturing economy.
- the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.
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- was originally promised to freed slaves as reparations.
- a Protestant white-supremacist hate group founded in 1865.
- a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access.
- favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.
- The merging of companies that make similar products.
- Amendment Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime
- a railroad line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, completed in 1869.
- The period during which the United States began to rebuild after the Civil War. It lasted from 1865 to 1877.
- is the public killing of an individual who has not received any due process.
- a popular immigration processing center in New York City
- an American investigative journalist, and one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
21 Clues: an "add-on" to the Constitution • The transformation of rural areas into urban areas. • The merging of companies that make similar products. • was originally promised to freed slaves as reparations. • a popular immigration processing center in New York City • a Protestant white-supremacist hate group founded in 1865. • ...
Notebook Test BIM 2019-03-27
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- A function that allows users to "ask the database a question" in order to find certain information in a database
- A single set of information in a database
- A database integrity concept that states the foreign key of a table has two states 1)the primary key of another table or 2)null
- The relationship type that states each record in both tables can relate to any number of records (or no records) in the other table
- A way to sort the database by bringing up specific records that match a term
- The relationship type that states that the only one record in table related to none,one, or may records in another table
- A way to sort the database by changing which records are displayed on screen
- A way to sort the database by changing the order in which records are displayed
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- The key that is a unique identifier for the information in a table
- The relationship type that states that each primary key values related to only one (or no)records in the related table
- A collection of organized data
- The database model that uses rows, columns, and tables to organize the information in a database
- The key that identifies the relationship between tables
- The pieces of information in a record
- The data integrity concept that states that each table must have a primary key that unique and not null
- The data integrity concept that states all entries in a column are of the same type or constrained to a certain format
16 Clues: A collection of organized data • The pieces of information in a record • A single set of information in a database • The key that identifies the relationship between tables • The key that is a unique identifier for the information in a table • A way to sort the database by bringing up specific records that match a term • ...
Semester 1 Review 2026-04-20
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- Economic policy focused on exporting more than importing; colonies shipping raw materials (exports) to the mother country of England in exchange for finished goods (imports).
- The first written plan of government for the US. It was a weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War.
- Problems with the Articles of Confederation -- no power to tax, President lacked power, no money to buy ships or pay soldiers
- Complaints made against King George III
- (1732) The document that formally established the colony of Georgia; outlines the reasons for Georgia's founding and the regulations set up by the trustees.
- Site of America's first gold rush; discovery of gold in the area led to the Cherokee removal.
- law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.
- The first state sponsored public University in the United States; founded in 1785.
- an introduction to a speech or piece of writing
- The written language of the Cherokee Indians. Within one generation after it was invented, over 90% of the tribe was literate in the language.
- (1795)- Georgia act signed by Georgia Governor George Mathews that transferred 35 million acres of land in present day Alabama to four land companies for $500,000; this led to the Yazoo Land Fraud.
- the youngest colony, which meant that it had closer political, economic, and social ties to England than other colonies.
- of the DOI Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton
- (1732-1751)- time period when Georgia was governed by the trustees. The trustees created many regulations (rules), including a ban on slavery, liquor, lawyers, and Catholics.
- Land companies bribed members of the Georgia General Assembly to sell land for pennies on the dollar in the western part of Georgia. Georgia forced to sell lands west of the Chattahoochee to the US Government in the Compact of 1802.
- (1765)- a tax on all legal documents, newspapers, and other paper products; one of the first direct taxes placed on the colonies by the British Government causing much protest amongst the colonists.
- (1832)- landmark Supreme Court case which declared that the Cherokee were sovereign and not subject to the laws of the United States. However, Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the Court's decision and the Cherokee were later removed from Georgia.
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- American colonist who favored American independence
- (1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.
- When population growth started to move inland due to cotton plantations and railroads the capitals followed the population
- Georgia's third capital (1796-1806); selected due to westward movement in the state.
- (1776)- Three part document that discusses natural rights, explains the wrongs committed by King George, and offers an official declaration of independence from England.
- Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free country.
- American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence.
- A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.
- (1568-1684) Churches / forts set up by the Spanish on Georgia's barrier islands to convert Native Americans to Christianity and to protect Spain's land claims in North America.
- Land distribution system after the American Revolution that provided the head of a family and Revolutionary War veterans up to 200 acres of free land to promote settlement in Georgia frontier.
- King of England during the American Revolution
- Machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers.
- Georgia was one of the leaders in the development of these in the 1830's and many of Georgia's towns and cities were established due to these, particularly the city of Atlanta.
- Final removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia; over 4,000 people died on the forced march from Georgia to Oklahoma.
- Royal proclamation that forbade English colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
- Land distribution system; gave the average Georgian a chance to buy land at pennies on the dollar.
33 Clues: Complaints made against King George III • King of England during the American Revolution • an introduction to a speech or piece of writing • American colonist who favored American independence • of the DOI Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton • The first state sponsored public University in the United States; founded in 1785. • ...
Sociology 201 Chapter 14 (Healthcare) 2016-11-12
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- This means assisting in the death of a person suffering from an incurable disease.
- ____ medicine is a medical care system in which the government owns and operates medical facilities and employs physicians.
- This type of medicine emphasizes the prevention of illness and takes into account a person's entire physical and social environment.
- ____ among African-Americans is almost three times the rate for whites, which explains why African-Americans have a shorter life expectancy.
- According to Social-Conflict Theory, social ____ is seen as a direct link to patterns of health and illness.
- This is the greatest preventable cause of death in the United States.
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- ____ insurance plans are the most common programs used to pay for medical care in the United States today.
- According to Talcott Parsons, this is a pattern of behavior defined as appropriate for people who are ill.
- This chronic illness is the second most common cause of death today in the United States.
- Eating disorders have a lot to do with how our society defines ____.
- Social ____ is the study of how health and disease are distributed throughout a society's population.
- Currently in the United States, there is a nursing ____.
- The medical establishment in the United States is oriented toward ____ medicine.
- ____ is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher.
14 Clues: Currently in the United States, there is a nursing ____. • ____ is defined as having a body mass index of 30 or higher. • Eating disorders have a lot to do with how our society defines ____. • This is the greatest preventable cause of death in the United States. • The medical establishment in the United States is oriented toward ____ medicine. • ...
The American Civil War 2022-01-29
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- party which linclon joined in 1856
- a trade process followed by southern states with britain
- african nationals captured and used as labourers
- birthplace of abraham linclon
- proclamation issued by linclon for abolishing slavery
- place where abraham linclons famous speech was delivered
- The federal law making process through a legislature
- a territory which wanted to join the usa as a free state
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- president elected by confederate states of america
- forced agricultural and industrial labour during civil war
- abraham linclons profession
- book based on rev.josiah jenson
- people who wanted to abolish slavery
- extensively accepted profession in the northern states
- taxes on imported goods
- antonym for fugitive slaves
16 Clues: taxes on imported goods • abraham linclons profession • antonym for fugitive slaves • birthplace of abraham linclon • book based on rev.josiah jenson • party which linclon joined in 1856 • people who wanted to abolish slavery • african nationals captured and used as labourers • president elected by confederate states of america • ...
States and Fun Facts Part 2! 2021-03-09
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- gambling became legalized in this state in 1931
- official state amphibian is the salamander
- the first ambulance service was established in this state
- won its nickname as the Volunteer State
- milk is this state's official beverage
- world's first parking meter was installed here
- first state to give women the right to vote
- has city that makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in october
- more wool comes from this state than any other state in the U.S.
- this state has the Furniture Capital of the world
- has the car theft capital of the world, with more cars stolen in this city than any other
- Mount Rushmore is located in this state
- is home to the first computer
- site of the nation's first department store
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- adopted the first legal lottery in 1963.
- until 1996, was the only state without a Walmart
- the dairy capital of the U.S.
- has the oldest population of any stage
- last of the original 13 colonies to become a state
- the War of 1812
- dairying is this state's most important farming activity, with over 18000 cattle farms
- the average square mile of land in this state contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.
- has more ghost towns than any other state
- only state named after a U.S. president
- state motto is "equality before the law."
- george washington's home is in this state
26 Clues: the War of 1812 • the dairy capital of the U.S. • is home to the first computer • has the oldest population of any stage • milk is this state's official beverage • won its nickname as the Volunteer State • only state named after a U.S. president • Mount Rushmore is located in this state • adopted the first legal lottery in 1963. • has more ghost towns than any other state • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
States of Matter and Phases Changes 2021-04-27
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- / converts from gas to solid
- / converts from a gas to a liquid
- / converts from solid to gas
- / determines how fast a liquid flows
- / converts from solid to liquid
- curve / graph where energy is being absorbed
- point / temperature when a liquid changes to a gas
- / in order to change a gas to a liquid you must___ the temperature
- / no definite shape or volume
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- / a substance that has a mass and takes up space
- / converts from a liquid to a gas
- / solids will __ change shape to fit its container
- curve / graph where energy is decreasing
- change / a substances' physical properties change but it is still the same substance
- / converts from liquid to solid
- / have a definite shape and volume.
- / in order to change a solid to a liquid you must___ the temperature
- / have a definite volume, no definite
- change / a physical change where the substance changing states of matter
- / no definite shape or volume, found in space
20 Clues: / converts from gas to solid • / converts from solid to gas • / no definite shape or volume • / converts from liquid to solid • / converts from solid to liquid • / converts from a liquid to a gas • / converts from a gas to a liquid • / have a definite shape and volume. • / determines how fast a liquid flows • / have a definite volume, no definite • ...
States of Matter and Phases Changes 2021-04-27
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- Graph where energy is being absorbed
- Temperature when a liquid changes to a gas
- A substances' physical properties change but it is still the same substance
- In order to change a solid to a liquid you must___ the temperature
- A physical change where the substance changes states of matter
- Solids will __ change shape to fit its container
- Converts from gas to solid
- No definite shape or volume, found in space
- Converts from liquid to solid
- Has a definite shape and volume.
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- Determines how fast a liquid flows
- Converts from solid to liquid
- Converts from solid to gas
- In order to change a gas to a liquid you must___ the temperature
- Converts from a liquid to a gas
- Graph where energy is decreasing
- A substance that has a mass and takes up space
- Has a definite volume, no definite shape
- Converts from a gas to a liquid
- No definite shape or volume
20 Clues: Converts from solid to gas • Converts from gas to solid • No definite shape or volume • Converts from solid to liquid • Converts from liquid to solid • Converts from a liquid to a gas • Converts from a gas to a liquid • Graph where energy is decreasing • Has a definite shape and volume. • Determines how fast a liquid flows • Graph where energy is being absorbed • ...
States of Matter Words and Meanings 2022-10-10
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- How much space something takes up...
- A small piece of matter...
- Something that holds something else...
- Circles and squares are ...
- When ice changes to water...
- It flows and takes the shape of its container...
- Smallest unit of matter, made of small particles
- Can move around easily
- A liquid we need to drink to live ...
- Very close together...
- dioxide We breathe out this gas...
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- The measurement of how hot and cold something is ...
- Energy to make something hotter...
- A state can change if there is ...
- Changing a liquid into a solid...
- We breathe in this gas...
- Liquid, solid or gas is a ...
- Everything is made up of ...
- It moves freely and has no shape ...
- We see this when we open a can of coke...
20 Clues: Can move around easily • Very close together... • We breathe in this gas... • A small piece of matter... • Circles and squares are ... • When ice changes to water... • Everything is made up of ... • Liquid, solid or gas is a ... • Changing a liquid into a solid... • Energy to make something hotter... • A state can change if there is ... • dioxide We breathe out this gas... • ...
Executive Branch 2023-06-02
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- The state prison or correction centers
- Government handles Urban issues such as substandard and deteriorating housing
- Ensures America's environmental and nuclear ______
- Promote student achievement and ______
- Promote the economic and social well-being of children and families
- Enhance the health and well-being of all Americans
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- Operates and maintains systems for the nation's finace
- Uphold the rule and law and protect civil rights
- Manages public lands and minerals
- Provides military forces and protects the United States
- Provides job and employment
- Promotes job creation and economic growth
- Offers education and rehabilitation services for Veterans
- Helps Americans start, build and grow businesses
- Responsible for terrorism and cybersecurity
- We provide leadership on food, agriculture and natural resources
- Defending the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
- Emergency services and first responders such as law enforcement
- Managing state toll factions
- Protect and promote the U.S security
20 Clues: Provides job and employment • Managing state toll factions • Manages public lands and minerals • Protect and promote the U.S security • The state prison or correction centers • Promote student achievement and ______ • Promotes job creation and economic growth • Responsible for terrorism and cybersecurity • Uphold the rule and law and protect civil rights • ...
Government Final 2021-06-03
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- a group of people appointed for a specific function
- a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
- any association of individuals or organizations, usually formally organized, that, on the basis of one or more shared concerns
- founding document, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government
- the elected head of a city or town
- a means of issuing federal directives in the United States, used by the President of the United States
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- the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
- a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government
- a set of legal and constitutional protections designed to ensure the opportunity to vote in local, state, and federal elections
- made in to replace NCLB
- the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States of America
- technology that is intended to reach a
- an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a country's elections
- incumbent is the current holder of an office or position
- are groups of representatives who share similar interests or policy goals
15 Clues: made in to replace NCLB • the elected head of a city or town • technology that is intended to reach a • a group of people appointed for a specific function • incumbent is the current holder of an office or position • the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • are groups of representatives who share similar interests or policy goals • ...
Vocab #3 2021-11-16
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- continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa with the Pacific coast
- leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce, a Native American tribe of the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States, in the latter half of the 19th century.
- the absorption and integration of people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture.
- Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies.
- the action or process of adapting or being adapted.
- rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in early 1848 and reached its peak in 1852.
- an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army.
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- and reserved for and managed by a Native American tribe, its sovereignty limited by federal and state or local law
- a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache people.
- the surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it.
- passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands
- 2,170-mile east-west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail in the United States
- a massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army.
- the action of inventing something, typically a process or device.
- in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
- densely population areas or cities
16 Clues: densely population areas or cities • the action or process of adapting or being adapted. • the surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it. • the action of inventing something, typically a process or device. • in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. • ...
Chem vocab 2022-01-26
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- a change in properties such as texture,shape,state
- substance with definite volume but no structure
- law stating that chemical compounds always contains components in a fixed ratio
- substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction
- states that the volume of gases undergoing a reaction at a constant pressure and temp are in a simple ration to each other and to that of the product
- separation of a mixture by passing it in solution of suspension as a vapor
- property that depends on amount of matter
- a way to separate water other components in the water
- states that when two gases react, the volumes of the reactants and products are in whole number rations if they are gases
- states that volume occupied by a fixed amount of gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature
- substance formed from 2 or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions
- massof a component divided by the total mass of a mixture multiplied by 100
- physical blend of 2+ components
- gases that exert great stability and extremely low reaction rates
- a tabular display of the chemical elements
- change in which new substance is formed
- states that the ratio of the product of pressure and volume and the absolute temperature of a gas is equal to a constant
- measure of the amount of matter
- firm and stable in shape
- columns of elements in the periodic table
- state of matter with no fixed shape or volume
- states that the product of the pressure and the volume of one gram molecule of an ideal gas is equal to the product of the absolute temperature of the gas and the universal gas constant
- element that readily forms positive ions and has metallic bonds
- a mixture with uniform composition throughout
- property that does not depend on amount of matter
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- states that matter cannot be created or destroyed
- process that separates solids and liquids in heterogeneous mixtures
- matter that has constant composition and properties
- rows of elements in the periodic table
- physical transformation of a liquid, solid, or gas to a crystal
- PV=nRT
- super ionized gas
- distinct forms in which matter can exist
- states that when 2 elements form more than one compound, the weights of one element that combine with a fixed weight of the other are in a ratio of small whole numbers
- elements without metallic bonds
- mixture without a uniform composition throughout
- change of a substance directly from the solid state to gas state
- moisture particles in the air that create a foggy appearance
- anything that has mass and occupies space
- any property that is measurable or describable
- substance that enters and is altered in the course of chemical reaction
- occurs whenever matter changes from one state to another
- any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemicals
- states that the pressure of a given quantity of gas varies inversely with its volume at a constant temperature
- occurs when a substance combines with another to form a new substance
- smallest unit of matter
46 Clues: PV=nRT • super ionized gas • smallest unit of matter • firm and stable in shape • elements without metallic bonds • physical blend of 2+ components • measure of the amount of matter • rows of elements in the periodic table • change in which new substance is formed • distinct forms in which matter can exist • property that depends on amount of matter • ...
Social Studies 2022-12-14
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- established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body.
- a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber themselves.
- was an ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of approximately 60,000 people of the "Five Civilized Tribes" between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government.
- sought their own sea routes to Asia via the northeast and the northwest.
- covers all of Florida, and eastern texas
- they were “sharecroppers.” They farmed the land for a share of the crop they harvested.
- Central government in a unitary state, or a country that does not give significant power to regional divisions.
- this region has red clay soil
- It followed the Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the Seven Years' War and transferred French territory in North America to Great Britain
- he won the Electoral College with less than 40 percent of the popular vote nationwide by carrying states above the Mason–Dixon line and north of the Ohio River, plus the states of California and Oregon in the Far West.
- was an agreement among the 13 Colonies of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government.
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- a small band of Lower Creeks revolted against white encroachment and started a war that gave Andrew Jackson an excuse to remove all the Creeks west of the Mississippi River.
- coastal landforms
- an imaginary line
- announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.
- decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws.
- physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range.
- was also commonly known as Tustunnuggee Hutke, was one of the most prominent chiefs of the Creek Nation between the turn of the nineteenth century and his execution in 1825.
- major river in the southeastern U.S shallow, 438,000-acre swamp
- was one of the Southern colonies in British America.
- an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791.
- in the 1530s they began exploring the southeastern and southwestern regions of North America in hopes of finding more treasure.
- panish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions
- a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber
24 Clues: coastal landforms • an imaginary line • this region has red clay soil • covers all of Florida, and eastern texas • was one of the Southern colonies in British America. • major river in the southeastern U.S shallow, 438,000-acre swamp • panish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions • physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. • ...
Lead up to the Civil War 2025-10-21
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- a conflict fought between the united states and mexico from 1846 to 1848
- a abolitionist and a women's rights activist
- required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
- five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion
- an argicultrual product that increased the need for slavery
- improving the treatment of the mentally ill and her role as a civil war nurse
- the principal that the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
- denied the legality of black citizenship in America
- the principle and movement aimed at ending slavery and achieving the emancipation of all enslaved people
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil war
- a legal theory that a state can invalidate any federal law it deems unconstitutional
- a leading abolitionist who founded the influential anti-slavery newspaper
- a period of violent conflict from 1854 to 1859 between proslavery and anti-slavery settlers in the Kansas Territory
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- a famous anti-slavery novel
- a brave abolitionist and conductor on the underground railroad
- a U.S policy from 1823 that told European powers to stay out of the western hemisphere
- one person has total ownership of another
- individuals employed to track down and return escaped slaves to their owners
- a 1820 United States federal law that temporarily resolved the national conflict over the expansion of slavery
- the equal numbers of states that allowed slavery and those that did not
- put slaves up for sale
- a U.S. law that organized the Kansas and Nebraska territories
- a social reform movement that advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption
- the abolitionist who led the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859
- several periods of religious revival in American History
- a machine for separating cotton from its seed
- a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
- former slave who became a prominent abolitionist
- the freeing of someone from slavery
- "the great compromiser"
30 Clues: put slaves up for sale • "the great compromiser" • a famous anti-slavery novel • the freeing of someone from slavery • one person has total ownership of another • a abolitionist and a women's rights activist • a machine for separating cotton from its seed • former slave who became a prominent abolitionist • denied the legality of black citizenship in America • ...
Roaring 1920's! 2018-02-25
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- A style of dance music, popular especially in the 1920s.
- A saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition.
- United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs.
- Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor asillicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.
- Filmmaker and actor who did most of his work in the United States.
- Alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
- United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition.
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- Way of transmitting publicity, music, etc.
- A secret hate group in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, which aimed to suppress the newly acquired rights of black people and to oppose carpetbaggers from the North, and which was responsible for many lawless and violent proceedings.
- Famous entertainment in 1920.
- United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- Man who revolutionized the automotive industry
- Drink banned in 1920
- Way to transmit advertising, movies, etc.
- A young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress.
15 Clues: Drink banned in 1920 • Famous entertainment in 1920. • Way to transmit advertising, movies, etc. • Way of transmitting publicity, music, etc. • Man who revolutionized the automotive industry • A style of dance music, popular especially in the 1920s. • United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during prohibition. • ...
The Constution Crossword 2021-11-19
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- the plan of government adopted at the constitutional convention that established a two house congress and is based on state population and equal numbers of senators
- a series of essays written by james madison alexander hamilton and john jay in support of the ratification of the constitution by the states
- a coutry governed by elected representatives
- decided how slaves would be counted for states populations
- a written plan that provides a basic framework for a government
- ften called the father of the constitution
- to approve something formally.
- the age of reason in 17 and 18 century europe
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- a law passed by congress in 1787 the specified how western lands would be governed
- the group establihed by the constitution to elect the president and vice president voters in each state choose their electors
- convention the meeting of delegates in which the articles of confederation were scrapped in favor of a new united states constitution
- the first written plan for goverment for the united states
- a region of the united states bounded by the ohio and mississippi rivers and the great lakes the region was given to the us by the treaty of paris in 1783
13 Clues: to approve something formally. • ften called the father of the constitution • a coutry governed by elected representatives • the age of reason in 17 and 18 century europe • decided how slaves would be counted for states populations • the first written plan for goverment for the united states • a written plan that provides a basic framework for a government • ...
South Africa 2013-09-01
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- a long horn blown by fans during the matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup”
- South African writer and Nobel Prize-winner"
- a series of protests led by high school students in South Africa in 1976. Students from numerous schools began to protest in the streets in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in local schools.”
- South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid.
- anti-apartheid activist and leader of the Black Consciousness Movement"
- name of descendants of Dutch-speaking settlers in South Africa”
- the largest city in South Africa"
- this term refers to the multi-ethnic society of post-apartheid South Africa"
- the currency of South Africa"
- leader of the ANC and the first black president in post- Apartheid South Africa"
- a political regime in which people of different races are separated"
- an often underdeveloped urban area allotted to non-whites during the Apartheid years"
- animal you may encounter in the South African bushveld"
- one of South Africa's 11 official languages"
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- neighbour state to South Africa"
- South African and American supermodel and Hollywood actress"
- a flat-topped plateau forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa"
- popular alcoholic product of South Africa"
- nickname of a very fast South African without legs"
- one of three capitals in South Africa"
- very precious and extremely hard mineral found and mined in South Africa"
21 Clues: the currency of South Africa" • neighbour state to South Africa" • the largest city in South Africa" • one of three capitals in South Africa" • popular alcoholic product of South Africa" • South African writer and Nobel Prize-winner" • one of South Africa's 11 official languages" • nickname of a very fast South African without legs" • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2022-11-17
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- Proclamation, 1862. Abraham issued it and said that on Janurary 1st, 1863 all enslaved people in the Confederate states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union were now free from slavery. This changes the reason from war from being united as one country to fighting for the end of slavery
- a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for political office or other position.
- Confederacy, the name of the South who supported slavery
- Consisted of Alabama, North Carolina, Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, Mississippi.
- State, a state that did not allow enslaved people.
- condition in which one human being is owned by another.
- Union, the name of the North who opposed slavery.
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- Rights, political rights and powers that are granted to the states of the United States by the Constitution.
- the action or act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
- Consisted of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, California, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Oregon, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body.
- a large section of land that had a house for the white family to live in and lots of farmland that the enslaved people were forced to work and take care of and small huts for the enslaved people to live in.
- a disagreement or problem amongst people, states, countries, etc.
- Railroad, a network of routes and safe houses throughout the states that helped enslaved people escape slavery.
- State, a state that allowed enslaved people.
15 Clues: State, a state that allowed enslaved people. • Union, the name of the North who opposed slavery. • State, a state that did not allow enslaved people. • condition in which one human being is owned by another. • Confederacy, the name of the South who supported slavery • a disagreement or problem amongst people, states, countries, etc. • ...
US History 2026-02-11
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- __ Glasses is the invention of one of the Founding Fathers.
- Jefferson One of the notable Founding Fathers who participated in drafting the U.S. Declaration of Independence. During his term, he sanctioned the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the size of the USA.
- City where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787.
- of Paris An important document because it negotiated the end of the American Revolutionary War. The treaty recognized American independence from Britain and established borders for the United States.
- Hamilton one of the members of Washington’s cabinet and was given the position of the First United States Secretary of Treasury.
- Franklin A Founding Father of the U.S., inventor, and diplomat. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and secured French support during the American Revolution.
- of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
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- Convention The process by which the Constitution was approved by the states.
- of Independence One of the founding and the most fundamental document of the United States of America.
- Jay The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and served for 34 years before he resigned. In 1795, he became New York's first governor.
- G. Harding The term Founding Father was first used in 1916 by this American president to describe these men.
- Federalist Papers A collection of essays that was written to encourage the approval of the Constitution of the United States.
- Washington The first president of the United States, taking office in 1789. He was unanimously elected and is often called the “Father of His Country.”
- Madison Known as the "Father of the Constitution".
14 Clues: Madison Known as the "Father of the Constitution". • of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution. • City where the Constitutional Convention was held in 1787. • __ Glasses is the invention of one of the Founding Fathers. • Convention The process by which the Constitution was approved by the states. • ...
Constitution & Bill of Rights 2022-05-09
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- The right to bear arms
- Powers reserved to the states
- The men who founded our nation and our Constitution- George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin.
- person who didn't support the Constitution because they felt that it didn't guarantee the rights of the people
- Their rebellion caused the Constitutional Convention.
- system of government in which power is shared between the central government and the states
- The first written-down plan of government for the United States.
- right to grand jury, indictment, no double jeopardy, freedom from self-incrimination, due process of law
- They were essays that answered the Antifederalist attacks
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- Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
- A convention of 55 delegates from 12 states where they discussed a new form of government, the Constitution, in Philadelphia in 1787
- freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom to petition.
- The first 10 amendments to the Constitution. They protected the rights of the people
- person who supported a strong central government and the Constitution
- Right to a fair, speedy, public trial
- A type of government in which people choose representatives to govern them. Each state gets 1 vote.
16 Clues: The right to bear arms • Powers reserved to the states • Right to a fair, speedy, public trial • Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures • Their rebellion caused the Constitutional Convention. • They were essays that answered the Antifederalist attacks • The first written-down plan of government for the United States. • ...
REVOLUTIONARY/1812 WAR MANDY HOFER CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2022-11-03
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- who originally owned the long islands(2 words)
- 22th president of the united states(2 words)
- general of the colonists at the battle
- a sweet soft red fruit with a seed studded surface
- slimy finned animal under water
- 17th president of the united states(2 words)
- led the battle of long island (2 words)
- where battle of new orleans took place
- won the war of 1812
- who won eight super bowls in the nfl (2 words)
- a book where you look what the meaning of a word is
- 1776 (2 words)
- third president of the united states(2 words)
- the second president of the united states (2 words)
- largest mammal
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- tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration
- where did the battle of long island take place (3 words)
- a country singer that sang GOOD TIMES (2 words)
- smiling out loud
- this person wrote our national anthem(3 words)
- a building for human habitation
- first president
- a person who controls a flight
- fourth president of the united states(2 words
- a nfl team that won the super bowl in 2021
- a vegetable that is orange on the bottom and green on the top
- falls of the trees in the fall
- won the battle of long island
- 30th president of the united states (2 words)
- usually served at the meal
30 Clues: 1776 (2 words) • largest mammal • first president • smiling out loud • won the war of 1812 • usually served at the meal • won the battle of long island • a person who controls a flight • falls of the trees in the fall • slimy finned animal under water • a building for human habitation • general of the colonists at the battle • where battle of new orleans took place • ...
History Revision 2023-09-07
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- The constitution stated that all men have unalienable rights of ____,Liberty and the pursuit of happiness
- The doctrine that each state could decide whether to allow slavery or not, popularized by the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- What political party was formed in 1854?
- This 1820 compromise sought to balance slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
- This was a result of two rival governments created in Kansas
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- The Southern states formed their own government known as the ________________ States of America.
- The last name of the Republican President of the United States of America in 1860
- The invention of what led to Slavery being very economical in the South
- By 1860, the US had 4 million what?
- This compromise prohibited slavery above the 36"30 latitude line
- What purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803?
- The first State to secede from the United States of America in 1860?
12 Clues: By 1860, the US had 4 million what? • What political party was formed in 1854? • What purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803? • This was a result of two rival governments created in Kansas • This compromise prohibited slavery above the 36"30 latitude line • The first State to secede from the United States of America in 1860? • ...
"We the People" Lessons 8-12 2022-11-03
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- Accept of the Constitution
- The plan accepted at the Philadelphia Convention that called for Congress to have two houses. The Senate would have two senators from each state. The House of Representatives would have representatives from each state based on the population.
- Parts of the government
- As used in the preamble to the constitution, this phrase means a peaceful situation without or within our country.
- One of two houses of Congress. The number of representatives from each state is based on its population.
- The meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the U.S Constitution was written
- The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were called farmers because they "framed" the Constitution.
- The gift of being free
- The good of all the people
- Highest court in the United States
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- The farmer's compromise about slavery that became part of the Constitution. It counted each slave as three-fifths of a person to determine how many representatives a state should have in Congress.
- The authority to settle disagreements about laws. This applies the laws and settles disputes.
- The authority to make laws and rules
- The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States powers are divided among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
- The authority to carry out and enforce the laws
- fairness; rightfulness
- Balancing the powers of government mean that no one Branch is given so much power that it can completely control thterm-17e other branches
- The business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies.
- The introduction to the Constitution. It states that the people establish the government and lists the purposes of the government
- One house of Congress. Each state has two members in the Senate
- To put an end to
- Limiting power
- Protection of the people from enemies
- The was between the Northern and Southern States. It took place from 1861 to 1865 and ended slavery in the United States.
- Give official approval
25 Clues: Limiting power • To put an end to • fairness; rightfulness • The gift of being free • Give official approval • Parts of the government • Accept of the Constitution • The good of all the people • Highest court in the United States • The authority to make laws and rules • Protection of the people from enemies • The authority to carry out and enforce the laws • ...
Foundations of Government 2021-09-08
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- In this system of government, the people elect office holders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
- This gave freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.
- one purpose of government is to secure the blessings of -
- Established rule of law and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms.
- to amend the US Constitution, proposal is by Congress or Convention of the states, ratification is by the -
- This established the first form of national government for the independent states. Gave major powers to the states, created a weak central government.
- The people rule in this system of government.
- This document stated grievances against the King of England, declared the colonies’ independence from England.
- These “rules” define and shape American constitutional government.
- Government is not all powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.
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- This served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
- Our Constitution is founded on ideas found in?
- Which principle states that citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of rights?
- this document, including the Bill of Rights, established the structure of the US government, guaranteed equality under the law, affirmed individual worth of all people, protected freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
- These guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.
- to amend the Virginia Constitution, proposal is action by the General Assembly or constitutional Convention, ratification is by the who of Virginia?
- Everyone including government officials must follow the law.
- one purpose of the government is to provide for the common -
- one purpose of the government is to form a more -
- one purpose of the government is to establish -
- one purpose of the government is to ensure -
- welfare one purpose of government is to promote the -
- the preamble begins with these three words.
- how many amendments are there?
- this part of the Constitution sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government. (introduction)
25 Clues: how many amendments are there? • the preamble begins with these three words. • one purpose of the government is to ensure - • The people rule in this system of government. • This served as a model for the Bill of Rights. • Our Constitution is founded on ideas found in? • one purpose of the government is to establish - • one purpose of the government is to form a more - • ...
Foundations of Government 2021-09-09
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- to amend the US Constitution, proposal is by Congress or Convention of the states, ratification is by the -
- These guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.
- This gave freedom of religious beliefs and opinions.
- This served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
- this document, including the Bill of Rights, established the structure of the US government, guaranteed equality under the law, affirmed individual worth of all people, protected freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
- one purpose of the government is to establish -
- this part of the Constitution sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government. (introduction)
- This document stated grievances against the King of England, declared the colonies’ independence from England.
- one purpose of government is to secure the blessings of -
- The people rule in this system of government.
- how many amendments are there?
- the preamble begins with these three words.
- Which principle states that citizens give authority to the government in exchange for the protection of rights?
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- In this system of government, the people elect office holders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.
- These “rules” define and shape American constitutional government.
- to amend the Virginia Constitution, proposal is action by the General Assembly or constitutional Convention, ratification is by the who of Virginia?
- This established the first form of national government for the independent states. Gave major powers to the states, created a weak central government.
- Government is not all powerful and may do only those things the people have given it the power to do.
- one purpose of the government is to form a more -
- Established rule of law and gave Englishmen basic rights and freedoms.
- Our Constitution is founded on ideas found in?
- one purpose of the government is to ensure -
- one purpose of the government is to provide for the common -
- one purpose of government is to promote the general -
- Everyone including government officials must follow the law.
25 Clues: how many amendments are there? • the preamble begins with these three words. • one purpose of the government is to ensure - • The people rule in this system of government. • This served as a model for the Bill of Rights. • Our Constitution is founded on ideas found in? • one purpose of the government is to establish - • one purpose of the government is to form a more - • ...
Reconstruction (Caleb) 2023-06-01
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- If African Americans wanted to vote they had to pay a tax to vote.
- This person grew up in slavery in Virginia.
- This amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States.
- Southern Democrats called the white southerners ___________.
- This person was the one who sneaked into the president's theater box and shot him.
- This group started in Tennessee with white southerners and this group opposed laws.
- Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans.
- The forced separation of whites and African Americans in public places.
- One of the leaders of the Massachusetts Radical Republicans Group.
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- These are people who wanted the southern states to change much more than they already had before they could return to the Union.
- A system that was established by Andrew Johnson and it stated a system for setting up new southern state governments.
- He was the president who was sworn into office the day after Abraham Lincoln was shot.
- This Act guaranteed African Americans equal rights in public places such as theaters and public transportation.
- This act provided African Americans with the same legal rights as white people.
- This bill stated that a state had to meet two conditions before it could rejoin the Union.
- This Amendment gave African American men throughout the United States the right to vote.
- One of the things in the _______________ _______________ defined all people born or naturalized within the United States, except American Indians, as U.S. citizens.
- The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states without slavery.
- It was an act that provided relief for all poor people-black and white- in the south.
- These laws divided the South into five districts, with a U.S. military commander in control of each district.
- This person was born free in North Carolina and went to college in Illinois.
- The Election where the Democratic Party nominated former governor Horatio Seymour as their presidential candidate.
- White southerners called Republicans __________.
- An official pardon
24 Clues: An official pardon • This person grew up in slavery in Virginia. • White southerners called Republicans __________. • Laws that greatly limited the freedom of African Americans. • Southern Democrats called the white southerners ___________. • This amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States. • ...
chapter five vocab 2021-05-06
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- a storage place for weapons
- war - a conflict between citiznes of the same countries
- soverighty- allowing people to decide issues for themselves.
- refers to a union soldier
- runner- refers to a confederate ship that sailed in and out of closed southern ports.
- describes when a military
- ruffians-proslavery supporters from Missouri who traveled in armed groups and crossed into Kansas to vote in the 1855 election.
- means withdrawal from the union
- to free enslaved people
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- rights- the theory that says states are independent powers with the right to make decisions
- exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
- -a person who runs away from the law
- war- a war on all aspects of the enemeies life
- a ship covered with iron plates
- a person who called who dies for a great cause
- states- the four states that allowed slavery yet remained in the union
- leave the union
- to go on the attack
- to cast votes
19 Clues: to cast votes • leave the union • to go on the attack • to free enslaved people • refers to a union soldier • describes when a military • a storage place for weapons • a ship covered with iron plates • means withdrawal from the union • -a person who runs away from the law • war- a war on all aspects of the enemeies life • a person who called who dies for a great cause • ...
Girl Scouts Day at the Statehouse 2026-03-04
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- The ___ of Representatives is part of the legislative branch of government
- Leader of the executive branch of government
- Which branch of government enforces our laws?
- These exist to maintain peace, protect individual rights, uphold justice
- Washington D.C. is the ____ of the United States
- Which branch of government makes our laws?
- This document is the highest form of law in the United States
- Which branch of government interprets laws, primarily within the Supreme Court?
- What every citizen should do during elections
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- Another name for the legislative branch of the United States government
- United States of _____
- The legislative branch (aka Congress) is comprised of the House of Representative and the _____
- How many years does a Presidential term last?
- When people vote, it is called an _____
- Person who presides over the court
- A bill hopes to become this someday
- When the President won't sign in a law
- DOE is the Department of ____
18 Clues: United States of _____ • DOE is the Department of ____ • Person who presides over the court • A bill hopes to become this someday • When the President won't sign in a law • When people vote, it is called an _____ • Which branch of government makes our laws? • Leader of the executive branch of government • How many years does a Presidential term last? • ...
U9 Vocabulary 2024-02-12
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- states that remained part of the US during the Civil War
- society centered around farming and ranching
- military force made up of regular citizens
- sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- to leave a country
- each state could choose whether or not slavery was legal for themselves
- cloth or thread made from the fibers of plants or animal fur/hair
- large-caliber guns (like cannons)
- belief that the federal government could not interfere with the laws (about slavery) of individual states because of the 10th Amendment
- surrounding a town or building to cut off essential supplies in hopes of a surrender
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- create a product from raw goods using machines
- people killed or injured in a war
- small, unplanned fight
- southern states that left the US during the Civil War
- basic structures and facilities needed to operate a society or business
- publicly recommend or support
- economic activity where raw materials are processed into goods in factories
- differences between the regions of the United States (North & South)
18 Clues: to leave a country • small, unplanned fight • publicly recommend or support • people killed or injured in a war • large-caliber guns (like cannons) • military force made up of regular citizens • society centered around farming and ranching • create a product from raw goods using machines • southern states that left the US during the Civil War • ...
History of Agriculture 2025-08-15
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- American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way
- region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and Texas affected by severe soil erosion, caused by drought and relentless windstorms, in the 1930s
- Plow
- Destiny
- doctrine or belief stating the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war
- civilian organization created during World War II so women could work in agriculture
- implement consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing
- increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties
- Gardens
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- law which makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food; ensures meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions
- volatile and flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars
- Revolution
- Land Army
- or means of sealing off a place to prevent foods or people from entering or leaving
- Bowl
- States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA)
- Inspection Act of 1906
- Act of 1862
- trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico
- between Canada, Mexico and the United States which eliminated most tariffs between the counties
- especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
- on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco were cultivated by resident labor
- grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts”
26 Clues: Bowl • Plow • Destiny • Gardens • Land Army • Revolution • Act of 1862 • Inspection Act of 1906 • American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) • States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) • trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico • garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war • ...
Unit 4 Academic Vocabulary Crossword 2026-02-05
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- A style of music with a steady beat and syncopated rhythms, popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
- The main idea or meaning of a song.
- War: A war fought in the United States from 1861–1865 between the North and South, largely over slavery.
- Music that tells stories about sadness, struggle, and everyday life.
- Proclamation: An 1863 order by President Abraham Lincoln that declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
- Music with strong rhythms and improvisation, where musicians often make up music as they play.
- A group of people connected by shared experiences or values.
- The feelings music expresses or causes.
- Codes: Laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
- A system in which people are owned by others and forced to work without freedom or pay.
- Crow: State and local laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the South.
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- Railroad: A secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
- Religious songs that express faith, hope, and the desire for freedom.
- Using music to share thoughts and feelings.
- (of Music): The reason music is made, such as entertainment, worship, or protest.
- Using music to stand up against injustice or unfair treatment.
- How a person or group sees and expresses who they are.
- vs. Ferguson: An 1896 Supreme Court case that allowed racial segregation under the idea of “separate but equal.”
- The traditions, beliefs, and ways of life shared by a group of people.
- Entertainment that used racist stereotypes to mock African Americans through music and comedy.
- Great Migration: The movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities for better opportunities and less discrimination.
- War I: A global war fought from 1914–1918 that involved many countries, including the United States.
- songs: Songs sung while working to keep rhythm and express feelings.
- Rights Music: Songs used to support equality and inspire people during the Civil Rights Movement.
24 Clues: The main idea or meaning of a song. • The feelings music expresses or causes. • Using music to share thoughts and feelings. • How a person or group sees and expresses who they are. • A group of people connected by shared experiences or values. • Using music to stand up against injustice or unfair treatment. • ...
States 2023-12-19
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- A pooled investment fund that employs various strategies to earn returns for its investors.
- Stocks of large, well-established, and financially stable companies with a history of strong performance.
- Short-term government debt securities with maturities typically ranging from a few days to one year.
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- A type of investment fund and exchange-traded product, with shares that are tradeable on a stock exchange.
- An investor's willingness and ability to withstand fluctuations in the value of their investments.
- The use of borrowed money to increase the potential return on an investment.
- The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash without affecting its market price.
- The total value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares of stock, calculated by multiplying the stock's current market price by the total number of outstanding shares.
8 Clues: The use of borrowed money to increase the potential return on an investment. • The ease with which an asset can be converted into cash without affecting its market price. • A pooled investment fund that employs various strategies to earn returns for its investors. • ...
States 2024-06-04
8 Clues: The biggest state • Indiana's state tree • Kansas's state flower • Arkansas's state tree • Indiana's state flower • Missouri's state insect • Massachusetts's state flower • New Hampshire's state insect
states 2025-03-27
unit 4 crossword 2024-11-12
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- the idea that the United States was destined to expand westward across North America, spreading democracy and capitalism.
- restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
- the region of land in the modern-day Western United States that was ceded to the United States from Mexico after the Mexican-American War
- a legal theory that states can invalidate federal laws, treaties, or judicial decisions they believe are unconstitutional.
- a period in the 1820s–1850s when the United States transitioned from a moral economy to a capitalist system
- the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
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- a mid-19th century political party in the United States. Alongside the Democratic Party, it was one of two major parties between the late 1830s and the early 1850s and part of the Second Party System.
- foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823
- American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
- a forced migration of Native Americans and their enslaved African Americans from the southeastern United States between 1830 and 1850
10 Clues: the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837 • foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 • American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. • a period in the 1820s–1850s when the United States transitioned from a moral economy to a capitalist system • ...
World War I 2024-11-06
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- This was the most deadly weapon used during World War I
- Required men to register with the government to be selected for military service
- muddy land with shell craters and barbed wire
- A nickname for German Soldiers during WWI
- The United States used this to overcome the threat of German U-Boats
- Heir to the Austrian throne
- The development of armed forces
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- A devotion to the interests and cultures of one's own nation
- President of the United States during WWI
- This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany
- stronger nations extending control over weaker nations
- Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
- This type of warfare included airplanes and tanks
- This form of warfare was used to protect against the machine gun
- The policy that kept the United States out of war
- The sinking of this ship began to sway American sentiment towards entering the war
- Russia, France, and Britain
17 Clues: Heir to the Austrian throne • Russia, France, and Britain • The development of armed forces • President of the United States during WWI • A nickname for German Soldiers during WWI • Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire • muddy land with shell craters and barbed wire • This type of warfare included airplanes and tanks • ...
Algebra Crossword 2023-05-10
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- This property states that one side of an equation is equal to the other side (x=y is same as y=x)
- A type of expression with a relationship between two values, which means they are different, instead of equal.
- Numbers that can not be expressed as fractions (ex. Pi)
- The counting numbers and zero.
- This property means that if a number times a number equals zero, then one number has to equal 0. (xy=0)
- This property states that if x=y and y=z , then x=z.
- The counting numbers.
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- This property means that a number is equal to itself (x=x)
- This property states that the order in which numbers are added or multiplied doesn’t change the product ( (x+2) + y = y + (2+x) )
- ___ Value. The distance from zero on a number line which is always positive.
- The rule that tells us what sequence we should solve an expression in (abbr.)
- Numbers that can be expressed as fractions.
- The counting numbers including 0 and negative numbers
- This property states that any number can be multiplied by one and still equal itself (Yx1=Y)
- This property states that if you multiply a number by its reciprocal, it will always equal one. (x/y y/x = 1)
15 Clues: The counting numbers. • The counting numbers and zero. • Numbers that can be expressed as fractions. • This property states that if x=y and y=z , then x=z. • The counting numbers including 0 and negative numbers • Numbers that can not be expressed as fractions (ex. Pi) • This property means that a number is equal to itself (x=x) • ...
GP Escape Room 2026-04-16
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- Capacity to shape decisions or actions of others
- Regional organization of European states promoting integration
- Physical or structural harm in conflict analysis
- Ability to influence others' behavior or outcomes in politics
- Legal principles governing when states can use force or go to war
- Court prosecuting individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
- Increase in a country’s output and income over time
- 1948 UN declaration outlining universal human rights standards
- Fundamental rights inherent to all individuals
- Policy of reducing government spending to manage debt
- Economic reforms imposed by IMF/World Bank involving austerity and liberalization
- State’s authority over its territory and affairs
- Transfer of state-owned enterprises to private ownership
- Forcing behavior through threats or pressure
- International organization promoting peace, security, and cooperation
- How actors define themselves in international relations
- Rules and organizations shaping international cooperation
- Process of economic and social transformation in states
- IR theory emphasizing ideas, norms, and identities
- Working together to achieve shared international goals
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- Increasing interconnectedness of the world
- Perspective highlighting gender in global politics
- Beliefs that guide political behavior and preferences
- Use of military or economic force to influence other actors
- Galtung’s model of contradiction, attitude, and behavior
- Lack of central authority in the international system
- Trustworthiness as a source of soft power
- Total value of goods and services produced within a country
- Norms and beliefs that justify or legitimize violence
- Mutual reliance between states in global systems
- Shared expectations that shape state behavior
- Harm caused by social structures and inequalities
- Influencing others without force
- Influence through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion
- Power seen as socially accepted or legitimate
- Scholar known for neoliberal institutionalism
- Theory linking development with economic and social progress
- Recognition that authority is rightful and justified
38 Clues: Influencing others without force • Trustworthiness as a source of soft power • Increasing interconnectedness of the world • Forcing behavior through threats or pressure • Shared expectations that shape state behavior • Power seen as socially accepted or legitimate • Scholar known for neoliberal institutionalism • Fundamental rights inherent to all individuals • ...
Geography 2014-09-18
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- which european country has the highest percentage of urban population
- name one cities that have a major airports and seaports
- what percentage of u.s. exports does japan receive
- person who moves to a new city
- region buys the most of united states goods
- which country has the smallest percentage of people between the ages of 0 and 9
- which general direction is the population of the united states moving from
- people migrated to all other inhabited continents
- region does the united states import the largest amount on goods
- what percentage of u.s. imports from japan
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- easer that came from malaysia
- relying on each other
- which country has the highest percentage of people between the ages of 0 and 9
- kong name one chinese cities have population of more than 5 million people
- buying and selling goods
- name one of the cities in the region have population of 500,000 to 1,000,000 people
- moving people and goods from place to place
- leave their country to find a a safety in another country
- permanent movement of people from place to place
19 Clues: relying on each other • buying and selling goods • easer that came from malaysia • person who moves to a new city • what percentage of u.s. imports from japan • moving people and goods from place to place • region buys the most of united states goods • permanent movement of people from place to place • people migrated to all other inhabited continents • ...
Chapter 6&7 Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-04
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- In the early 1800s... was a Supreme Court Justice for over 30 years.
- This is the decotion to the culture and intrests of one country
- This Idian was famous for helping Lewis and Clark
- This time peroid was made up of the presedents: Jefferson/Madison/Monroe
- This ended the war of 1812
- This was an agreement to balance free and slave states
- This stated America was for Americians
- This was invented in 1807 by Robert Fulton
- This act allowed merchants to trade only with countries other than France and England
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- This doubled the size of the united states in 1807
- John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were Known for as
- They explored the Louisiana Purchase
- This man was the third presedent of the united states
- Forcable Seizure of American Sailors into the royal Navy
- The Sinking if the American boat... Lead to the war of 1812
- Standardized pastrs that could be used in place of one another
- this is an agreement to cease fire
- This is a tax of all incoming goods
- This road streched from Georgia to Illinios
19 Clues: This ended the war of 1812 • this is an agreement to cease fire • This is a tax of all incoming goods • They explored the Louisiana Purchase • This stated America was for Americians • This was invented in 1807 by Robert Fulton • This road streched from Georgia to Illinios • John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were Known for as • ...
civil war 2022-01-31
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- an owner of a slave
- the 24th state
- the 31st state
- The capital of the U.S.
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- the southern states
- an agreement between two parties
- the northern states
- was a slave that moved to the north and back to Missouri
- U.S. president during the Missouri compromise
- a war between the slave states and the free states
10 Clues: the 24th state • the 31st state • the southern states • the northern states • an owner of a slave • The capital of the U.S. • an agreement between two parties • U.S. president during the Missouri compromise • a war between the slave states and the free states • was a slave that moved to the north and back to Missouri
Revolution and the Constitution 2014-03-11
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- the country that helped The United States in The Revolution
- where Washington and his men spent the winter of 1777 (308)
- the branch of government that is made up of the courts
- the place where the Constitutional Convention met. (343)
- another word for "representative" (345)
- wrote the constitution
- the rapid rise in prices(340)
- the branch of government that is known as Congress.
- a plan that gave all states equal representation (346)
- the treaty that ended The American Revolution (319)
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- the branch of government that includes the President
- a plan that benefited larger states (346)
- first plan of goverment after The Revolution (338)
- how many branches of government in the United States (338)
- when the President votes "no" on a bill
- when each side gives up something to reach an agreement
- the introduction to the constitution
- place where Cornwallis surrendered
18 Clues: wrote the constitution • the rapid rise in prices(340) • place where Cornwallis surrendered • the introduction to the constitution • another word for "representative" (345) • when the President votes "no" on a bill • a plan that benefited larger states (346) • first plan of goverment after The Revolution (338) • the branch of government that is known as Congress. • ...
STAAR Review 1 2015-04-13
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- What era in history contained Common Sense, the 1st Continental Congress, and the Intolerable Acts
- Democrats of 1844 called for no land to be ceded to England, making Manifest Destiny a what?
- As a result of this amendment, African Americans could move elsewhere.
- Building roads and a transportation network helped promote this.
- What Texas and California were both formerly a part of.
- Protects the accused with the right to remain silent, speedy trails, jury of peers, and protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
- Loosing a staple food crop, this prompted Irish immigrants to flee to the United States.
- Gave access to markets for economic development in New York, Boston, and Charlestown
- One problem George Washington faced when he became president.
- What the south passed to limit the effects of the Civil War Amendments.
- You get unalienable rights and are created equal because you are this.
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- Hudson River School paintings share this theme with literary works by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Started over British impressment of our sailors and ended by the Treaty of Ghent.
- Solution to states eager to expand, arguing over land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
- Tenth amendment principle meaning that powers not granted to the United States by the constitution are reserved to the states and to the people.
- People dissenting against church doctrine and wanting separation of church and state led to the establishment of what principle.
- The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plans help lay out representation in congress with this solution.
- States like South Carolina cannot void or overrule a federal law that they think is unconstitutional.
- Citizens reporting to jury duty are helping uphold a constitutional right through this amendment.
- Young women in 1800’s New England became employed outside the home as.
- Colonists hated the limits it imposed on westward expansion
- This was the primary reason Catholics immigrated to Maryland.
- Annexation of this state led to border disputes and the US-Mexican War.
- The impact of Uncle Tom’s cabin was that support grew for this movement.
- In an attempt to challenge anti-Cherokee law without violence, the Cherokees went here for help.
- Introduction of interchangeable parts led to this.
26 Clues: Introduction of interchangeable parts led to this. • What Texas and California were both formerly a part of. • Colonists hated the limits it imposed on westward expansion • This was the primary reason Catholics immigrated to Maryland. • One problem George Washington faced when he became president. • Building roads and a transportation network helped promote this. • ...
african city states 2024-05-06
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- The activity of buying and selling goods and services, especially on a large scale. Commerce was a fundamental aspect of African city-states, which often served as major trading hubs facilitating the exchange of goods across regions and civilizations.
- Defensive structures built to protect a city or settlement from external threats, such as attacks from rival states or invaders. Many African city-states constructed fortifications, such as walls, ramparts, and moats, to defend against hostile forces.
- A sovereign state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory. In the context of Africa, city-states were urban centers that served as political and economic hubs within their regions.
- The buying and selling of goods and services, often involving the exchange of commodities between different regions or civilizations. African city-states were often involved in extensive trade networks, both within the continent and with external regions such as the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.
- A formal agreement or partnership between two or more parties for mutual benefit or protection. African city-states often formed alliances with neighboring states or foreign powers to bolster their military strength or secure trade routes.
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- The authority of a state to govern itself and make decisions independently, without interference from external forces. African city-states exercised varying degrees of sovereignty over their territories, often competing with neighboring states for power and resources.
- The customs, beliefs, social institutions, and achievements of a particular group of people. African city-states were centers of cultural exchange, where ideas, traditions, and technologies were shared among diverse populations.
- The process of population concentration in urban areas, typically associated with the growth of cities and towns. African city-states experienced significant urbanization as people migrated to these centers in search of economic opportunities and protection.
- A sequence of rulers from the same family or line of descent. Some African city-states were ruled by dynastic monarchies, where power was passed down through generations within a ruling family.
- A social and political system characterized by the exchange of land for loyalty and military service. While not as prevalent in Africa as in other regions, some African city-states exhibited feudalistic tendencies, with rulers granting land and privileges to vassals in exchange for their allegiance and support.
10 Clues: A sovereign state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory. In the context of Africa, city-states were urban centers that served as political and economic hubs within their regions. • ...
History Cross Word assessment by K.j.Brooks 2021-03-16
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- the cause of immediate abolition of slavery in the United States
- a system developed by Immanuel Kant, based on the idea that, in order to understand the nature of reality
- became an outspoken advocate for abolition
- an early advocate of antislavery and women's rights
- asserted women's equality in politics, family, education, jobs, religion and morals
- 100,000 enslaved people had escaped via the network
- was an American abolitionist, political activist, women's rights advocate, and supporter of the women's suffrage movement
- first women's rights convention in the United States
- a nativist political party and movement in the United States, which operated nationwide
- known for such works as The Song of Hiawatha
- the economic group between the upper and lower classes, including professional and business workers and their families.
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- effort to fund schools in every community with public dollars
- a piece of land held by an owner
- native American rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker, and author
- was a Protestant revival movement during the early nineteenth century
- A Presbyterian minister, leading revivalist and social reformer
- was an American leader in the women's rights movement
- community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens
- an advocate or supporter of nativist policies
- renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism
20 Clues: a piece of land held by an owner • became an outspoken advocate for abolition • known for such works as The Song of Hiawatha • an advocate or supporter of nativist policies • an early advocate of antislavery and women's rights • 100,000 enslaved people had escaped via the network • first women's rights convention in the United States • ...
SOL 10-Roaring 20s-New Deal 2021-11-03
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- offered safeguards for workers, and taxed their pay checks to hold money until they were able to retire.
- program that provided direct payments to people for work to build roads, dams etc.
- fear of communism that came over the United States after World War I.
- stated that species change over time.
- American President during the Great Depression.
- Roosevelt's weekly radio broadcast during the Great Depression.
- The day the the stock market crashed.
- Time period in which the midwestern area of the United States experienced an extreme drought.
- African American Poet during the Harlem Renaissance.
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- a revival of African American culture particularly in music, art and literature.
- challenged traditional religion.
- President of the United States that will pass legislation to lift the United States out of the Great Depression.
- Bars that cropped up during the prohibition Era that served alcohol illegally.
- made it illegal to interfere with military operations including the draft.
- to assume an excessive amount of business risk in something.
- Jazz Band leader during the Roaring 20s.
- Women who went against cultural norms during the 1920s.
- was a reform measure to correct unsound banking and investment practices.
- the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods.
19 Clues: challenged traditional religion. • stated that species change over time. • The day the the stock market crashed. • Jazz Band leader during the Roaring 20s. • American President during the Great Depression. • African American Poet during the Harlem Renaissance. • Women who went against cultural norms during the 1920s. • ...
American History Before The Civil War 2023-11-17
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- The location of a major Women's Rights Meeting in 1848.
- The law that created a line where North of the line would have no slaves and South would have slaves.
- The President who won the 1860 Election.
- The second President of the United States.
- The people who wanted to end slavery.
- The third President of the United States.
- The President who wanted to move Native Americans out of the country.
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- The name of a slave who tried to gain freedom through the court system.
- The law that allowed the new states to decide for themselves if they should have slavery.
- The first President of the United States.
- The country that the United States bought Louisiana from.
- The country that originally owned the United States.
- Where the final battle of the American Revolution happened.
- The idea that Women should be able to vote.
14 Clues: The people who wanted to end slavery. • The President who won the 1860 Election. • The first President of the United States. • The third President of the United States. • The second President of the United States. • The idea that Women should be able to vote. • The country that originally owned the United States. • ...
