states and capitals Crossword Puzzles

Federalism 2025-01-12

Federalism crossword puzzle
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  1. powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution
  2. the federal government gets all of its powers from the ___________
  3. division of power between a central government and state governments
  4. expressed powers are also called _________ powers
  5. most expressed powers are found in this within the Constitution
  6. powers not granted to the national government, but not denied to the States
  7. name for powers shared by the states and the federal government
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  1. clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws
  2. type of government that has the power to rule over the common interests of the States
  3. when the United States was born, each state already had one of these
  4. powers that are actually stated in the Constitution
  5. type of government that is typically responsible for the areas of daily life for U.S. citizens
  6. powers historically recognized as belonging to all national governments
  7. powers explicitly not given to a government within the Constitution
  8. the necessary and proper clause is also known as the _______ clause

15 Clues: expressed powers are also called _________ powers • powers that are actually stated in the Constitution • powers that are not actually stated in the Constitution • clause that says federal laws are superior to state laws • most expressed powers are found in this within the Constitution • name for powers shared by the states and the federal government • ...

States and Nations Are Puzzling 2024-09-19

States and Nations Are Puzzling crossword puzzle
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  1. Having the highest power to govern a place without control from the outside.
  2. Humans before the creation of government and laws.
  3. The ability to control and influence people.
  4. A large group of people that share a common thing.
  5. Another English philosopher that believes humans are inherently selfish in our state of nature.
  6. The authority someone has because of their role.
  7. A group of people who share a common thing, but do not have their own independent state.
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  1. An area that is under jurisdiction of a government.
  2. The process where people make and debate decisions, related to government.
  3. Latin term that means “blank state”, popularized by John Locke.
  4. An English philosopher, often called the “Father of Liberalism”
  5. A system that governs a certain area
  6. The amount of people in a given area.
  7. An area with a political entity, a defined territory and a population of people.

14 Clues: A system that governs a certain area • The amount of people in a given area. • The ability to control and influence people. • The authority someone has because of their role. • Humans before the creation of government and laws. • A large group of people that share a common thing. • An area that is under jurisdiction of a government. • ...

States and Nations are Puzzling 2025-08-12

States and Nations are Puzzling crossword puzzle
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  1. The idea that people are born as a “blank slate” and are shaped by their experiences.
  2. A philosopher who believed people need strong government control to avoid chaos.
  3. The authority of a state to govern itself without outside control.
  4. A political area with its own government and laws.
  5. A philosopher who believed people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
  6. The ability to influence or control the actions of people.
  7. A group of people united by shared culture, history, or language.
  8. Power that is accepted as right and proper by the people being governed.
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  1. A cultural or ethnic group that does not have its own country.
  2. The land and water that belong to a state or country.
  3. A situation where there is no government or laws, only individuals living by their own rules.
  4. The system or group of people in charge of making and enforcing laws for a community or country.
  5. All the people living in a specific area.
  6. The activities, ideas, and debates about how a government is run and who should have power.

14 Clues: All the people living in a specific area. • A political area with its own government and laws. • The land and water that belong to a state or country. • The ability to influence or control the actions of people. • A cultural or ethnic group that does not have its own country. • A group of people united by shared culture, history, or language. • ...

Andrew Jackson 2023-03-01

Andrew Jackson crossword puzzle
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  1. A part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
  2. was the tenth president of the United​
  3. A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state​
  4. A financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression, which lasted until the mid-1840s​
  5. To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law​
  6. A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
  7. A senator, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state​
  8. To move to another place​
  9. Greater then half of a total number of something​
  10. Practice of handling out government jobs to supporters replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters​
  11. all the land lying west of the Mississippi​
  12. A general and national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812​
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  1. A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices​
  2. the United States government forcibly removed the southeastern Native Americans from their homelands and relocated them on lands in Indian Territory​
  3. a remarkable political philosopher​
  4. A word or object that stands for something else​
  5. the action of a state impeding or attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the U.S.​
  6. President of united states 1829 to 1837
  7. Cherokee chief who, after devoting his life to resisting U.S. seizure of his people's lands in Georgia​
  8. The largest number of something, but less than a majority​

20 Clues: To move to another place​ • a remarkable political philosopher​ • was the tenth president of the United​ • President of united states 1829 to 1837 • all the land lying west of the Mississippi​ • A word or object that stands for something else​ • Greater then half of a total number of something​ • To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law​ • ...

Constitution Test - Amendments 1 through 27 2015-05-05

Constitution Test - Amendments 1 through 27 crossword puzzle
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  1. Amendment 18 is repealed and alcohol is now legal again.
  2. States cannot be sued by citizens in a federal court.
  3. Limits the president to 2 terms or a maximum of 10 years.
  4. Gives 18 year-olds and older the right to vote.
  5. Limits the power of Congress to increase his own salaries.
  6. Slavery is abolished throughout the United States.
  7. Shortens time between sitting of candidates/Inauguration day Jan. 20th.
  8. States cannot be discriminated against/no confederate officers in gov.
  9. No double jeopardy, self-incrimination. Right to life,liberty,happy.
  10. Right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
  11. Women gain the right to vote.
  12. Senators are chosen directly by the people.
  13. Guarantees freedom from excessive bail and cruel/unusual punishment.
  14. No quartering of soldiers in time of war.
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  1. Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to assembly, and petition.
  2. Basic Rights:Rights not listed in Constitution cannot be denied.
  3. The number of amendments in Bill Of Rights.
  4. The Vice-President will serve as President if current is unable to serve.
  5. You cannot be charged a fee to vote.
  6. Guarantees the right to be informed of charges. [Miranda Rights]
  7. Citizens of Washington D.C. are awarded 3 electoral college votes.
  8. The consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages is illegal.
  9. African-American MEN receive the right to vote.
  10. The president and vice-president are selected through electoral college.
  11. Allows the government to collect money from citizen's salaries.
  12. Guarantees the right to trial by jury in civil cases.
  13. Declares that powers not specifically given to gov go to states/people.
  14. Gives people the right to bear arms. (Not literally)

28 Clues: Women gain the right to vote. • You cannot be charged a fee to vote. • No quartering of soldiers in time of war. • The number of amendments in Bill Of Rights. • Senators are chosen directly by the people. • Gives 18 year-olds and older the right to vote. • African-American MEN receive the right to vote. • Slavery is abolished throughout the United States. • ...

vocab 2022-01-06

vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution.
  2. an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy.
  3. a system of political organization in which most or all of the governing power resides in a centralized government,
  4. a form of republicanism developed in the Renaissance inspired by the governmental forms and writings of classical antiquity
  5. an English philosopher and physician
  6. also referred to as Western democracy
  7. statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
  8. third president of the U.S
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  1. a late-18th century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
  2. also known as the Sherman Compromise
  3. a political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
  4. the monarch is the only one to decide and therefore rules on his own.
  5. was the fourth president of the U.S.
  6. a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government
  7. the first president of the U.S.
  8. an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government
  9. introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy.
  10. an American statesman, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
  11. the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  12. the restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.

20 Clues: third president of the U.S • the first president of the U.S. • also known as the Sherman Compromise • was the fourth president of the U.S. • an English philosopher and physician • also referred to as Western democracy • the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. • the monarch is the only one to decide and therefore rules on his own. • ...

Unit three 2024-03-25

Unit three crossword puzzle
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  1. Convention a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
  2. the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
  3. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
  4. a strong disagreement
  5. and balances the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
  6. College the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
  7. of Confederation the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
  8. an especially original, intelligent, or clever idea
  9. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
  10. branch the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
  11. commerce trade and other business dealings between two or more states
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  1. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
  2. branch the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws
  3. to treat a person or group unfairly
  4. the use or purpose of something
  5. branch the lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.
  6. rule basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters
  7. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
  8. sovereignty the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people
  9. of powers a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
  10. relating to issues within a country

21 Clues: a strong disagreement • the use or purpose of something • to treat a person or group unfairly • relating to issues within a country • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • an especially original, intelligent, or clever idea • a group of people or things with obvious differences among them • a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government • ...

Gas Laws 2024-05-15

Gas Laws crossword puzzle
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  1. becoming bigger in size,degrees,or amount
  2. state of matter that doesn't have a definite volume or definite shape, consisting of particles that are far apart and move randomly to fill their container
  3. The contribution each gas in a mixture makes to the total pressure.
  4. law that states that the amount of a gas that dissolves in a certain type and volume of liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid at a specific temperature
  5. pressure of gas varies directly with the temperature at a constant volume
  6. The lowest possible pressure
  7. The relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of a fixed amount of gas
  8. tendency of molecules to move from an area of greater to lower concentration.
  9. becoming smaller in size,degrees,or amount
  10. pressure of a gas varies inversely with volume at a constant temperature
  11. the amount of kinetic energy of molecules of a substance
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  1. law that states that the rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its mass
  2. Expressed as the equation:V1/T1=V2/T2
  3. volume occupies volume by 1 mole of a substance at any given pressure or temperature
  4. the law that states the mathematical relationship of pressure,volume,temperature,the gas constant, and the number of moles of a gas
  5. water freezes at 273K and boils at 373K
  6. process by which gases move through small openings in solids, one particle at a time
  7. The law that states that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules.
  8. the amount of space a substance takes up
  9. gas particles that move and collide constantly

20 Clues: The lowest possible pressure • Expressed as the equation:V1/T1=V2/T2 • water freezes at 273K and boils at 373K • the amount of space a substance takes up • becoming bigger in size,degrees,or amount • becoming smaller in size,degrees,or amount • gas particles that move and collide constantly • the amount of kinetic energy of molecules of a substance • ...

Civil War Reconstruction QHS 2me 2024-09-30

Civil War Reconstruction QHS 2me crossword puzzle
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  1. someone who is dedicated to eliminating slavery
  2. (unjust prejudice against other people, in this case by their ethnicity.) African Americans were treated lesser by the south, and were made as slaves to do their work for them.
  3. a nickname for the United States and what Northern states were referred to during the Civil War
  4. Accept or pass a document
  5. People have the right to be treated fairly by the government. the steps that the government must go through in order to punish someone
  6. Group in Congress that wanted the former slaves to be equal and have the right to vote.
  7. Gave all men the right to vote regardless of race or been a slave.
  8. outlawed slavery
  9. a solemn promise
  10. President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  11. President after the assassination of Lincoln
  12. how the law is enforced or violation of due process
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  1. nickname for Union troops
  2. what the law says goes against the constitution
  3. to get rid of something
  4. Southern states were ruled by generals and troops until they wrote new constitutions allowing african americans to vote and accepted the amendments
  5. Guaranteed citizenship to all people born in the U.S. It also gives all citizens the right to due process and equal protection under the law.
  6. restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
  7. The government must treat people equally.
  8. President of the Confederacy
  9. Separation or breaking away
  10. Southern states that seceded in order to preserve slavery
  11. nickname for Confederate troops
  12. Declares that all slaves in the South were free.
  13. rebuilding after the civil war

25 Clues: outlawed slavery • a solemn promise • to get rid of something • nickname for Union troops • Accept or pass a document • Separation or breaking away • President of the Confederacy • rebuilding after the civil war • nickname for Confederate troops • The government must treat people equally. • President after the assassination of Lincoln • ...

Intro to Unit 5 vocabulary 2026-05-18

Intro to Unit 5 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the forced separation of different groups
  2. state slave states that did not secede from the Union
  3. a person advocating or supporting republican government.
  4. covered in iron, difficult to penetrate
  5. describing something that is extreme
  6. a barricade designed to prevent people from receiving goods or from
  7. to set free
  8. concern for one particular region over concern for the nation as a whole
  9. ending a practice
  10. the concept that a government is controlled by and gets its power from its people\\
  11. forbid
  12. the period before the American Civil War
  13. a person who runs for elected office in a place where he or she is not from
  14. and leaving
  15. to formally separate from
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  1. War an armed conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
  2. the wealth and industry of a nation
  3. an involuntary recruitment for the military\
  4. the period of time following the Civil War in which the South rebuilt and rejoined the Union
  5. to give up
  6. the smaller group within a whole
  7. codes laws that attempted to limit the rights of African Americans following emancipation
  8. a government controlled by the military after the removal of the previous government
  9. an official pardon, typically for actions against a government
  10. an armed conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
  11. relating to the southern states that had seceded from the Union
  12. someone held and forced to work against his or her will
  13. death as a result of war
  14. a person who has escaped
  15. relating to the northern states of the United States of America following the secession of the Confederacy
  16. an unjust limitation of one’s rights

31 Clues: forbid • to give up • to set free • and leaving • ending a practice • death as a result of war • a person who has escaped • to formally separate from • the smaller group within a whole • the wealth and industry of a nation • describing something that is extreme • an unjust limitation of one’s rights • covered in iron, difficult to penetrate • the period before the American Civil War • ...

8.2 Creating the Constitution (Cam Moore) 2022-04-14

8.2 Creating the Constitution (Cam Moore) crossword puzzle
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  1. Some people also refered to this as the connecticut compromise. It made the virgina plan and the new jersey plan go together. We also still have this today and has been going on since july 16, 1787 (2 words)
  2. Helped the larger states, it was about representation and population (2 words)
  3. Nominated george washington the president of the constitutional convention
  4. Helped the smaller states out because they didn't have as big of a population and it was so only each state could have one vote (3 words)
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  1. states What kind of states did the virgina plan help
  2. this compromise under this so many slaves population would be counted when setting direct taxes on the states.
  3. the southerns wanted slaves for this reason
  4. Read more that 100 books of goverment for the preparational meeting.
  5. he presented an alternative on June 15 in the Great Compromise
  6. states What kind of states did the New Jersey Plan help

10 Clues: the southerns wanted slaves for this reason • states What kind of states did the virgina plan help • states What kind of states did the New Jersey Plan help • he presented an alternative on June 15 in the Great Compromise • Read more that 100 books of goverment for the preparational meeting. • ...

Position Paper 2020-05-07

Position Paper crossword puzzle
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  1. a word that replaces an ordinary word (2 words)
  2. has the hook, background information, and claim
  3. "Author's _______ refers to how a text is written
  4. tells the main idea in a new way
  5. "__________Paper" can be called an Argument paper.
  6. ending paragraph
  7. "delightful" ending to an essay
  8. paragraphs that have reasons and support for claim
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  1. details to help the reader understand
  2. _________argument states another's point of view
  3. states how a quote supports your claim statement
  4. exact text that another person has written
  5. _____statement: a sentence that states your position
  6. sentence that grabs the reader's attention
  7. begins new paragraph or idea

15 Clues: ending paragraph • begins new paragraph or idea • "delightful" ending to an essay • tells the main idea in a new way • details to help the reader understand • exact text that another person has written • sentence that grabs the reader's attention • a word that replaces an ordinary word (2 words) • has the hook, background information, and claim • ...

The history of the USA 2025-12-15

The history of the USA crossword puzzle
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  1. Withdrawal of Southern states from the Union
  2. Expansion of factories and manufacturing
  3. Movement to end slavery
  4. Political freedom gained from British rule in 1776
  5. System of government based on popular participation
  6. European settlement in North America
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  1. Movement of people into the United States
  2. Armed struggle leading to the creation of the United States
  3. Post–Civil War period of national rebuilding
  4. Severe economic crisis of the 1930s
  5. Territorial growth across the continent
  6. National preparation for World War II
  7. Supreme legal document adopted in 1787
  8. Forced labor system in early American history
  9. System of shared power between national and state governments

15 Clues: Movement to end slavery • Severe economic crisis of the 1930s • European settlement in North America • National preparation for World War II • Supreme legal document adopted in 1787 • Territorial growth across the continent • Expansion of factories and manufacturing • Movement of people into the United States • Post–Civil War period of national rebuilding • ...

laila 2024-03-01

laila crossword puzzle
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  1. Reason everyone went west to california.
  2. Was a general in the Mexican American war and became president in 1849.
  3. The rapid growth in California made its _______________ grow rapidly and have lasting effects.
  4. Received the democratic party nomination and won the election.
  5. Large tracts of land for really low prices, reduced or no taxes for several years. In return you had to learn Spanish and change religion and obey Mexican law.
  6. Was president of Mexico and agreed to remove the ban on American settlers but said no to making Texas a separate state.
  7. F Austin Has the name “Father of Texas” he has this name because he populated the Mexican territory of Texas.
  8. Houston wanted troops stationed here to abandon their position in hopes of preventing being overrun by the Mexicans.
  9. The United States and Great Britain settled in the same place called what?
  10. 300 The first settlers were referred to as what?
  11. A route that took people West ward.
  12. Towns that were practically built overnight due to the mass amount of people going for the gold rush.
  13. Last one in the joint occupation.
  14. After getting the land of Louisiana next this president decided to head to Florida.
  15. Housten sent a letter to Washington D.C. asking the United States to do what?
  16. Colonists who had slaves were uneasy about the fact that the Mexican government wanted to end what?
  17. A place near the site of the present-day is where Housten and his troops went and gathered with about 900 people.
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  1. Concerned citizens formed vigilance committees to protect themselves.
  2. People who obtained grants from the government and recruited the settlers often had vast tracts of land and brought families to settle.
  3. Mexico gave its provinces of California and New Mexico to the United states in return the United States gave Mexico $15 million.
  4. The latitude longitude line that they wanted to be theirs.
  5. Texas gained its ____________ by saying that Santa Anna had violated the liberties guaranteed under the Mexican Constitution.
  6. Peace talks between the United States and Mexico.
  7. America bought Louisiana from France what was the action called or referred to as?
  8. A river used in between Texas/the United States and Mexico as a border.
  9. About 3,000 Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home.
  10. A town where cannons were held to try and seize by Texans but Mexico tried to seize it.
  11. The American people were divided over whether or not the war with Mexico was a good idea or not.
  12. The border that separates Oregon from Canada.
  13. The idea to spread and be over the whole continent and the idea that that was their right.
  14. A Texas force barricaded inside a nearby mission called the what?
  15. They were the people who went for the gold.

32 Clues: Last one in the joint occupation. • A route that took people West ward. • Reason everyone went west to california. • They were the people who went for the gold. • The border that separates Oregon from Canada. • 300 The first settlers were referred to as what? • Peace talks between the United States and Mexico. • About 3,000 Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home. • ...

American History Unit 1 Vocabulary 2021-08-13

American History Unit 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. People who believed in a strong central government that would represent the nation to foreign countries.
  2. The branch of government that includes the Supreme Court along with other federal courts. This branch interprets the constitutionality of laws passed by the federal government. This branch also settles disputes about federal laws.
  3. Signed into law in 1830 by Andrew Jackson. This authorized the president to grant Native Americans land west of the Mississippi river in exchange for Native American land that was existing within the borders of certain states.
  4. A Native American woman from the Lemhi Shoshone tribe who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition when she was 16.
  5. An agreement between delegates from the south and up north to count ⅗ of the slave population when determining direct taxation and representation.
  6. A form of government where the power belongs to the people and their elected representatives.
  7. The first president of the United States who was also a general in the independence war.
  8. The original constitution of the United States that was created as an agreement between all 13 colonies to create a national government after independence from Britain was declared. Ratified in 1781.
  9. A boundary put in place by the British which prevented the colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains.
  10. The system in place to prevent the three branches of government from gaining too much power.
  11. A landmark supreme court case that granted the court with the power of judicial review which allows the courts to strike down any laws that they have deemed unconstitutional.
  12. An American founding father who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence. He also went on to become the 3rd president of the US.
  13. The document approved by the continental congress to be sent to King George III declaring the freedom of the 13 colonies from British rule.
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  1. People who believed in state's rights and having a less powerful central government.
  2. A strong feeling of pride in one’s nation of residence, so much so that it can be detrimental to the interests of other nations.
  3. United States federal legislature that made Missouri a slave state while making Maine a free state. This legislation also prevented the practice of slavery in new states created during the Louisiana purchase.
  4. A political party system where there are 2 major parties that dominate the political landscape.
  5. The creation of large amounts of manufactured goods.
  6. A land deal between the US and France that granted the US with 828,000 sq miles of land in 1803.
  7. The branch of government that includes the president and the armed forces.
  8. The first 10 amendments to the US constitution that gave us rights such as the freedom of speech and right to bear arms.
  9. Part of a series of forced displacement of Native Americans from their native lands. During this event, Native Americans were forced to move over 5,000 miles westward on foot which caused thousands of deaths amongst the approximately 60,000 Native Americans that traveled.
  10. The branch of government that creates laws and is composed of the House and the Senate.
  11. The right to vote.
  12. A plan drafted by James Madison for the constitutional convention that called for a bicameral legislature along with a strong government consisting of three separate branches (judiciary, executive, and legislative).
  13. The 7th president of the United States who abolished the Second Bank of the United States, founded the Democratic party, and created policies that led to the forced removal and migration of Native Americans.
  14. The ideology that protects the interests of native-born or established inhabitants of a country against those of foreigners or immigrants.
  15. One of the founding fathers who played an important role in defending the constitution and believed in a federal government. Designed a treasury department.
  16. The plan that was favored by smaller states as it proposed a unicameral legislature where states had an equal number of representatives regardless of population size. Also gave congress the power to tax.
  17. The explorers that set out on an expedition to explore the land acquired during the Louisiana purchase.

30 Clues: The right to vote. • The creation of large amounts of manufactured goods. • The branch of government that includes the president and the armed forces. • People who believed in state's rights and having a less powerful central government. • The branch of government that creates laws and is composed of the House and the Senate. • ...

Lesson 1: Foundations of American Government 2013-06-19

Lesson 1: Foundations of American Government crossword puzzle
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  1. powers, ,in the United States, are those powers authorized by a legal document (from the Constitution) which, while not stated, seem to be implied by powers expressly stated.
  2. government, ,a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central (federal) government.
  3. , a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head.
  4. of powers, ,often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias politica principle,[1] is a model for the governance of a state (or who controls the state). The model was first developed in Ancient Greece and Rome.
  5. ,the quality of having independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory.
  6. ,a principal's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal.
  7. government, , the power of government to intervene in the exercise of civil liberties is restricted by law, usually in a written constitution.
  8. Compromise, ,a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the enumerated population of slaves would be counted for representation purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives.
  9. enterprise system, ,an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.
  10. ,A set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.
  11. government, ,a state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions (subnational units) exercise only powers that their central government chooses to delegate.
  12. rule, ,a decision rule that selects alternatives which have a majority, that is, more than half the votes.
  13. of Rights, ,a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country.
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  1. compact, ,an agreement between two or more states of the United States of America.
  2. ,the system by which a state or community is governed.
  3. ,a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document.
  4. ,A form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.
  5. and balances, ,To prevent one branch from becoming supreme, protect the "opulent minority" from the majority, and to induce the branches to cooperate, government systems that employ a separation of powers need a way to balance each of the branches.
  6. , Latin for "I forbid" – is the power (used by an officer of the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation.
  7. ,an organized political community, living under a government
  8. ,An autocratic or authoritarian form of government in which a government is ruled by either an individual: a dictator, or an authoritarian party, as in an oligarchy.
  9. powers, ,a list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress.
  10. sovereignty, ,the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.
  11. of powers, ,often imprecisely used interchangeably with the trias politica principle,[1] is a model for the governance of a state (or who controls the state).
  12. Clause, , highest form of law in the U.S. legal system, and mandates that all state judges must follow federal law when a conflict arises between federal law and either the state constitution or state law of any state.
  13. of Confederation, ,an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution.
  14. review, ,the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review (and possible invalidation) by the judiciary.

27 Clues: ,the system by which a state or community is governed. • ,an organized political community, living under a government • of Rights, ,a list of the most important rights to the citizens of a country. • compact, ,an agreement between two or more states of the United States of America. • ...

Crossword Crisps 2025-11-17

Crossword Crisps crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an agreement between the north and south, for every 5 slaves, 3 of them will count for both representation and taxation
  2. created a bicameral legislature with 2 senets per state and a house of representatives based on population
  3. A change made to a legal document
  4. To approve
  5. Wanted a strong central government/ratification of the constitution
  6. favored high population states
  7. wanted slaves to count for representation
  8. main weakness of the AOC
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  1. wanted slaves to count for taxation
  2. both sides need to give a little to get a little
  3. favored low population states
  4. known as the father of the consitution
  5. led the rebellion against the AOC
  6. The state that did not attend the Consitutional convention
  7. Wanted the states to have power and their rights to be protected

15 Clues: To approve • main weakness of the AOC • favored low population states • favored high population states • A change made to a legal document • led the rebellion against the AOC • wanted slaves to count for taxation • known as the father of the consitution • wanted slaves to count for representation • both sides need to give a little to get a little • ...

ewewewewewewewewewew 2022-01-10

ewewewewewewewewewew crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The law created the Federal Reserve System and the central banking system of the United States.
  2. the protection of natural resources
  3. was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States
  4. elected the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913) and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States
  5. American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
  6. Theodore Roosevelt's campain promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity
  7. presidential campaign, pledging to restore unfettered opportunity for individual action and to employ the power of government in behalf of social justice for all
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  1. a former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose
  2. a federal agency, established in 1914 that administers antitrust and consumer protection legislation in pursuit of free and fair competition in the marketplace
  3. was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States
  4. someone who would destroy all trusts
  5. area set aside by the government to be conserved

12 Clues: the protection of natural resources • someone who would destroy all trusts • area set aside by the government to be conserved • Theodore Roosevelt's campain promise that all groups would have an equal opportunity • was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States • ...

U.S History EOC Review 2016-04-20

U.S History EOC Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gave women the right to vote
  2. gave African American men the right to vote
  3. provided direct election of senators
  4. ended poll taxes
  5. Treaty that ended World War 1. Was extremely harsh on Germany.
  6. Declaration by Truman to economically assist and country fighting Communism after World War 2. The declaration marked the beginning of the Containment Policy
  7. a document outlining the basic form and rules of the U.S. government
  8. created a graduated income tax
  9. 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.
  10. Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution.
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  1. gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states.
  2. the right of 18 year olds to vote
  3. Written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain
  4. 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
  5. First ten amendments to the constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process
  6. Major ideas found in the U.S. Constitution of limiting the power to tax and right to a fair trial
  7. Required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the United States and gave other basic civil rights
  8. Foundation for American government for freedoms such as freedom speech and trial by jury

18 Clues: ended poll taxes • gave women the right to vote • created a graduated income tax • the right of 18 year olds to vote • provided direct election of senators • gave African American men the right to vote • gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states. • Treaty that ended World War 1. Was extremely harsh on Germany. • ...

U.S History EOC Review 2016-04-20

U.S History EOC Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Major ideas found in the U.S. Constitution of limiting the power to tax and right to a fair trial
  2. a document outlining the basic form and rules of the U.S. government
  3. gave African American men the right to vote
  4. Treaty that ended World War 1. Was extremely harsh on Germany.
  5. the right of 18 year olds to vote
  6. gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states.
  7. Written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain
  8. First ten amendments to the constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process
  9. Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution.
  10. Required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the United States and gave other basic civil rights
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  1. 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.
  2. created a graduated income tax
  3. gave women the right to vote
  4. Declaration by Truman to economically assist and country fighting Communism after World War 2. The declaration marked the beginning of the Containment Policy
  5. provided direct election of senators
  6. Foundation for American government for freedoms such as freedom speech and trial by jury
  7. 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
  8. ended poll taxes

18 Clues: ended poll taxes • gave women the right to vote • created a graduated income tax • the right of 18 year olds to vote • provided direct election of senators • gave African American men the right to vote • gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states. • Treaty that ended World War 1. Was extremely harsh on Germany. • ...

Imperialism 2026-09-29

Imperialism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. region where a foreign nation has special economic or political privileges
  2. Justified American intervention in Latin American countries to maintain stability
  3. Asian territory gained by the United States after the Spanish-American War
  4. Hawaiian constitution imposed under threat of force that reduced the monarch's power and increased American influence
  5. poem promoting the idea that Western nations had a duty to spread their culture and beliefs to other peoples.
  6. The policy of extending a nation's power over other territories through diplomacy, economic control, or military force.
  7. Sought equal trading opportunities for foreign nations in China
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  1. The belief that stronger nations were naturally superior to weaker nations and had the right to dominate them.
  2. uses sensational headlines and exaggerated stories to attract readers
  3. The belief that the United States is unique and has a special role in the world
  4. Waterway built with U.S. support that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
  5. cavalry unit led by Theodore Roosevelt that fought at San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War
  6. American battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, helping spark the Spanish-American War.
  7. The term used by imperialists to describe their claimed goal of spreading Western culture and customs to other societies.
  8. belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America
  9. last queen of Hawaii, overthrown in 1893 by American-backed forces
  10. allowed the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs and maintain influence over Cuba.
  11. A foreign policy that used American investments and economic influence to expand U.S. power abroad

18 Clues: Sought equal trading opportunities for foreign nations in China • last queen of Hawaii, overthrown in 1893 by American-backed forces • uses sensational headlines and exaggerated stories to attract readers • belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America • region where a foreign nation has special economic or political privileges • ...

Civil War 2026-09-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The courthouse where General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
  2. The formal withdrawal of Southern states from the Union.
  3. The fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  4. A nickname for a Union soldier or Northerner.
  5. The primary shoulder-fired firearm used by infantry soldiers.
  6. The commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
  7. The 1863 proclamation that declared freedom for enslaved people in rebel states.
  8. A slang term derived from the wartime word for dense brush or wild terrain.
  9. The famous Union ironclad warship that fought the Merrimack.
  10. The branch of the military that fought on horseback.
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  1. The Northern states during the American Civil War.
  2. The Southern states that seceded from the United States.
  3. The President of the Confederate States of America.
  4. The United States President during the Civil War.
  5. The Union general famous for his "March to the Sea."
  6. The Pennsylvania battle considered the turning point of the war.
  7. The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
  8. The capital city of the Confederacy.
  9. The final General-in-Chief of the Union Army.
  10. A nickname for a Confederate soldier or Southerner.

20 Clues: The capital city of the Confederacy. • A nickname for a Union soldier or Northerner. • The final General-in-Chief of the Union Army. • The United States President during the Civil War. • The Northern states during the American Civil War. • The President of the Confederate States of America. • A nickname for a Confederate soldier or Southerner. • ...

Constitution - Jeffersonian Era 2023-09-22

Constitution - Jeffersonian Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They explore the region gained with the Louisiana Purchase. With the help of Sacajawea, they eventually reached the Pacific Ocean.
  2. Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism.
  3. Designed to pay off the U.S.'s war debts and stabilize the economy, he believed that the United States should become a leading international commercial power. His programs included the creation of the National Bank, the establishment of the U.S.'s credit rate, increased tariffs, and an excise tax on whiskey. Also, he insisted that the federal government assume debts incurred by the states during the war.
  4. Passed alongside the repeal of the Embargo Act. It reopened trade with all but the two belligerent nations, Britain and France.
  5. He served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835. His interpretations of the Constitution in cases such as Marbury versus Madison served to strengthen the power of the Court and the power of the federal government generally.
  6. Fought between Britain and the U.S. largely over the issues of trade and impressment.
  7. Supporters of the Constitution that were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution.
  8. A formal announcement issued by President George Washington on April 22, 1793, declaring the United States a neutral nation in the conflict between Great Britain and France that had begun with the French Revolution. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to warring countries.
  9. Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representitives.
  10. Treaty between the U.S. and Spain - which gave the U.S. navigation rights to the Mississippi River and access to the Port of New Orleans.
  11. Ended the War of 1812.
  12. Established a federal court system judicial branch composed of Supreme Court and other courts.
  13. The election of Jefferson marked the first party overturn in American history.
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  1. Acquisition of Louisiana territory from France. The purchase more than doubled the territory of the United States, opening vast tracts for settlement.
  2. One of the most significant occurrences in the history of American religion. Countless people were converted and many churches were changed and revived. Not only affecting religion, the movement influenced many other aspects such as prison reform, the women's rights movement, abolishment of slavery, advancements in literature, and reform in education. Women's roles in the church were greatly affected and they deeply encouraged the religious revival, setting up many organizations and charities.
  3. Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional.
  4. American inventor who developed the cotton gin. Also contributed to the concept of interchangeable parts that were exactly alike and easily assembled or exchanged.
  5. Acts passed by Federalists giving the government power to imprison or deport foreign citizens and prosecute critics of the government.
  6. First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.
  7. An agreement with Britain - It said that Britain was to pay for Americans ships that were seized in 1793, Americans had to pay British merchants debts owed from before the revolution and Britain had agreed to remove their troops from the Ohio Valley.
  8. The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
  9. Popular uprising of whiskey distillers in southwestern Pennsylvania in opposition to an excise tax on whiskey. In a show of strength and resolve by the new central government, Washington put down the rebellion with militia drawn from several states.
  10. Proposed by James Madison, it favored large states, basing the number of representatives a state was entitled to, on the size of its population.
  11. First ten amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing civil rights for American citizens as forced by Antifederalists, drafted by a group led by James Madison.
  12. The idea that a responsible, well-educated mother educates and raises her sons to become good political leaders.
  13. Opposed a strong central government, skeptical about undemocratic tendencies in the Constitution, insisted on Bill of Rights; included Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe.
  14. Jefferson's presidential candidate who received the same number of electoral votes for the presidency. He later joined a group of Federalist extremists to plot the secession of New England and New York. He killed Alex Hamilton in a duel. He was arrested for treason.
  15. A law that increased the number of federal judges, allowing President John Adams to fill most of the new posts with Federalists - "Midnight Judges".
  16. Law passed by Congress forbidding all exportation of goods from the United States. It ended up hurting the U.S. economy more than anyone - repealed by the Non - Intercourse Act in 1809.
  17. Convention of Federalists from five New England states who opposed the War of 1812 and resented the strength of Southern and Western interests in Congress and in the White House. Led to the fall of the Federalist Party.
  18. Supreme court case that established the principle of "judicial review" - the idea that the Supreme Court had the final authority to determine constitutionality.
  19. He opposed Hamilton's political ideas and was a part of the Democratic Republican Party, favoring strong state governments. He doubled the size of American (Louisiana Purchase) which led to expeditions that expanded the knowledge of geography in America.
  20. Act of forcibly drafting an individual into military service. Employed by the British navy against American seamen in times of war against France. Was a continual source of conflict between Britain and the United States.

33 Clues: Ended the War of 1812. • The election of Jefferson marked the first party overturn in American history. • Fought between Britain and the U.S. largely over the issues of trade and impressment. • Established a federal court system judicial branch composed of Supreme Court and other courts. • ...

Cold War Crossword 2023-05-10

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Race - competition between nations to develop and stockpile weapons
  2. Pact - a military alliance between communist countries formed in response to NATO
  3. - a political and economic ideology that advocates for a classless society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the community as a whole.
  4. - a policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
  5. - a system of beliefs or principles, often political in nature
  6. Wall - a concrete barrier built by the Soviet Union to separate East and West Berlin during the Cold War
  7. - a term used to describe the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without evidence
  8. - the United States and the Soviet Union, the two dominant world powers during the Cold War
  9. - USSR president born in Georgia
  10. - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance between Western democracies formed during the Cold War
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  1. - the practice of spying or using spies
  2. - an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and the creation of goods and services for profit
  3. Wars - conflicts in which opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly
  4. - relating to or involving atomic energy or weapons
  5. Missile Crisis - a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba
  6. Race - competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve technological superiority in space exploration
  7. Warriors - politicians, military leaders, and others who were committed to the fight against communism during the Cold War
  8. - a period of easing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s
  9. Union - a communist state that existed from 1922 to 1991 and was a major world power during the Cold War
  10. Curtain - a term used to describe the dividing line between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe during the Cold War

20 Clues: - USSR president born in Georgia • - the practice of spying or using spies • - relating to or involving atomic energy or weapons • - a policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism • - a system of beliefs or principles, often political in nature • Race - competition between nations to develop and stockpile weapons • ...

3rd Six Weeks Review 2022-12-06

3rd Six Weeks Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Frances _____ _____ wrote a poem that later became our National Anthem.
  2. The star spangled banner refers to the American ___.
  3. Lewis and ______ explored the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.
  4. The _____ ______ made up most of the land we acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.
  5. John _____ invented a tool to make farming hard, flat land easier.
  6. As you ride the railroad over numerous states, the agricultural region is mostly ______ and ranching.
  7. New technology created _______ between the North and South. The North began to use factories to make their goods and dominated most markets, making it hard for farmers in the South to keep up.
  8. The Louisiana Purchase _______ the size of the United States.
  9. Lewis and Clark followed the ______ river on their trip, which is why they west northwest instead of just west.
  10. I am heading West, all the way to California, looking for _____.
  11. The _________ river provided a trading route from Canada all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.
  12. This invention made it easier and faster to make cotton for clothing, something that was in very high demand.
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  1. The industrial revolution and eventual Civil War both brought a lot of _____ to the United States.
  2. President _____ _____ was responsible for acquiring the land in the Louisiana Purchase.
  3. I am heading west, into the Great Plains, taking advantage of the Homestead act, hoping to get tons of free ______.
  4. This was the belief that the United States should expand from sea to sea.
  5. The south was perfect for plantations because of the mild winters and _____ summers.
  6. The Transcontinental _____ moved goods to market quickly and cheaply, helping explode the economy.
  7. The star spangled banner was written about the battle at Fort _____ between the British and Americans.
  8. Lewis and Clark created _____ and trails to make traveling West easier.
  9. Lewis and Clark crossed this modern day state when they traveled west.

21 Clues: The star spangled banner refers to the American ___. • The Louisiana Purchase _______ the size of the United States. • I am heading West, all the way to California, looking for _____. • John _____ invented a tool to make farming hard, flat land easier. • Lewis and ______ explored the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. • ...

Gilded Age 2023-12-19

Gilded Age crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An immigration station in New York Harbor where millions of European immigrants arrived in the United States.
  2. An ideology promoted by Andrew Carnegie that suggested the wealthy should use their wealth to benefit society.
  3. An immigration station in San Francisco Bay where many Asian immigrants, primarily from China, arrived in the United States.
  4. An organized group of workers who collectively bargain for improved working conditions, wages, and benefits.
  5. A wealthy business owner who gained their fortune through ruthless and unethical practices.
  6. The policy of favoring native-born or established residents over immigrants.
  7. The process of the growth and expansion of cities.
  8. Factors that motivate individuals to leave their home country and migrate to another.
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  1. The ownership of multiple businesses in the same industry, allowing for greater market control and reduced competition.
  2. A federal law passed in 1882 that prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States.
  3. A wealthy business owner who gained their fortune through ethical and philanthropic practices.
  4. Reform-minded individuals and organizations who aimed to address social and political issues during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  5. The belief that only the fittest individuals and businesses will survive and succeed in society.
  6. A term used to describe the late 19th century in the United States, characterized by rapid industrialization and economic growth.
  7. A situation where a single business or individual controls all or most of the market for a product or service.
  8. The ownership of multiple stages of the production process within a single industry, from raw materials to finished products.
  9. Journalists and writers who exposed corruption and social issues in society during the Progressive Era.
  10. Factors that attract individuals to a new location or country.

18 Clues: The process of the growth and expansion of cities. • Factors that attract individuals to a new location or country. • The policy of favoring native-born or established residents over immigrants. • Factors that motivate individuals to leave their home country and migrate to another. • ...

JW Civil WarCrossword 2021-10-14

JW Civil WarCrossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. war between north and south
  2. Union general during the Civil War, playing a crucial role in the victory over the Confederate States
  3. First Battle of Bull Run, first major battle in civil war
  4. states important to the success of the union
  5. center of the Union war effort
  6. called for registration of all males between the ages of 20 and 45
  7. fought for the institution of slavery
  8. States
  9. naval blockade of the
  10. where the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered
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  1. American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
  2. shore
  3. deadliest one-day battle in American military history
  4. most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and was twice elected president
  5. efforts to coerce Great Britain and France to support the Confederate war
  6. served as the capital of the
  7. acceptance of black men into the Union army and navy
  8. 16th president of the United States
  9. turning point in the Civil War
  10. Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
  11. represented the first clash of ironclad naval vessels in history
  12. portion of the U.S loyal to the federal government during the civil war

22 Clues: shore • States • naval blockade of the • war between north and south • served as the capital of the • center of the Union war effort • turning point in the Civil War • 16th president of the United States • fought for the institution of slavery • states important to the success of the union • where the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered • ...

Indigenous Terms Found Throughout The Marrow Thieves 2021-11-20

Indigenous Terms Found Throughout The Marrow Thieves crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A word in the Anishinaabemowin language, that translates to "hello"
  2. A Indigenous tribe normally located in Wisconsin and Illinois
  3. A group of Indigenous individuals originating from British Columbia and the Northwestern region of the United States
  4. Mixed European and Indigenous ancestry
  5. An Indigenous community located in Northeast Canada
  6. A word in the Anishinaabemowin language, that translates to "sacrificer" in English
  7. A word that means "good" in the Cree language
  8. A Indigenous tribe located in Central Alberta
  9. Means "my grandmother" in the Ojibwa language
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  1. A Indigenous community located in Southern Canada and Northern Midwestern United States
  2. A language mainly spoken by Indigenous individuals
  3. A mythological creature used in traditional Métis stories (hint: werewolf)
  4. Indigenous individuals living in the Great Lakes regions of Canada and the United States
  5. Culturally related ethnic groups who are native to a specific location
  6. Town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a large Indigenous population
  7. A friendly greeting in the Cree language
  8. Outdated term for "Indigenous"
  9. Mythological creatures originating from Indigenous folktales that cannibalize humans
  10. People of Indigenous background, originating from the Northern regions of Canada
  11. Older Indigenous men often opt for this hairstyle

20 Clues: Outdated term for "Indigenous" • Mixed European and Indigenous ancestry • A friendly greeting in the Cree language • A word that means "good" in the Cree language • A Indigenous tribe located in Central Alberta • Means "my grandmother" in the Ojibwa language • Older Indigenous men often opt for this hairstyle • A language mainly spoken by Indigenous individuals • ...

Yenifer Lux 2023-10-20

Yenifer Lux crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jefferson´s of an agrarian society and emphasis on education continue to influence.
  2. Doubled the size of the United States.
  3. Balance of power between the federal goverment and...
  4. Thisdoctrine gives the supreme court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
  5. the supreme court to determine the constitutionality of laws.
  6. Was an economic plan proposed by james madison.
  7. Was a landmark supreme court case that established the principle of judicial review.
  8. The fundation for the structure of the new goverment.
  9. Popular president.
  10. posed a threat to american sovereignty through their support of native American.
  11. Thus acquisitacion allowed for westward exe[amsion and acccess to.
  12. the First founding father and president of the U.S.A.
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  1. This is leading to balancing the number of free to...
  2. The united states is recognized as player on the world stage with European nations and...
  3. Change from a subsistence economy to a market economy based on money.
  4. Emergence of the 2nd generation os U.S .
  5. Secretary of the Treasury.
  6. The fourth president of the United states from 1809-1817.
  7. Established peaceful relations with native Americans tribes.
  8. Implemented the embargo act to protect american.

20 Clues: Popular president. • Secretary of the Treasury. • Doubled the size of the United States. • Emergence of the 2nd generation os U.S . • Was an economic plan proposed by james madison. • Implemented the embargo act to protect american. • This is leading to balancing the number of free to... • Balance of power between the federal goverment and... • ...

Government Crossword 2023-11-20

Government Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the government must follow constitutional procedures in trials
  2. to accuse a public official of misconduct
  3. powers that belong strictly to the states
  4. a change to the constitution
  5. freedom of speech,religion, right to privacy, right to own property
  6. a formal agreement between the governments of 2 or more countries
  7. an appeal
  8. rule by the people
  9. to return a criminal or fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state where the crime was commited
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  1. national and state government powers are divided
  2. the sytem where each branch exercises some control over another
  3. a system in which the power of the government is limited
  4. legislative executive and judicial branches
  5. the constitution, laws passed by congress and the treaties of the united states shall be the supreme law of the land
  6. money paid in order to vote
  7. powers that the states and national governments share
  8. rejection of a bill
  9. government administrators
  10. clause that gives congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out powers expressed in other clauses
  11. the power of the supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional
  12. to approve

21 Clues: an appeal • to approve • rule by the people • rejection of a bill • government administrators • money paid in order to vote • a change to the constitution • to accuse a public official of misconduct • powers that belong strictly to the states • legislative executive and judicial branches • national and state government powers are divided • ...

United States and World War II Vocab and The Start 2026-03-11

United States and World War II Vocab and The Start crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This kept the United States out of the affairs of Latin America
  2. Only President to be elected to a third term.
  3. Became President of the United States when FDR died
  4. These prevented the sale of weapons, loans, and extensions of credit to nations at war
  5. British Prime Minister from 1945-1951
  6. Great Britain, France, United States
  7. Germany demilitarized this area in 1936
  8. Fascist leader of Italy from 1922-1943
  9. Leader of Germany from 1934-1945
  10. Germany, Italy, and Japan were on this side of the war
  11. Japan attacked this naval base in the United States
  12. Type of government led by a dictator with complete control and uses force
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  1. This agreement allowed Germany to take the Sudetenland
  2. Giving in to hostile powers in order to maintain peace
  3. Turning point in the Pacific against Japan
  4. Prime Minister of Italy from 1940-1945
  5. Leader of the USSR from 1924-1953
  6. Britain and France declared war on this country
  7. This act required men to register for the draft
  8. Great Britain and France were on this side of the war
  9. Belief of staying out of European affairs, no commitments, or alliances
  10. Bloodiest battle in the Pacific, allied victory

22 Clues: Leader of Germany from 1934-1945 • Leader of the USSR from 1924-1953 • Great Britain, France, United States • British Prime Minister from 1945-1951 • Prime Minister of Italy from 1940-1945 • Fascist leader of Italy from 1922-1943 • Germany demilitarized this area in 1936 • Turning point in the Pacific against Japan • Only President to be elected to a third term. • ...

TRUMP, NETANYAHU, KHAMENEI 2026-03-01

TRUMP, NETANYAHU, KHAMENEI crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the armed forces of a country
  2. - a system of political or social ideas and beliefs
  3. estate - property such as land or buildings that can be bought and sold
  4. leader - the highest political and religious authority in Iran
  5. - communication between countries to manage international relations
  6. - the elected head of state in some countries, such as the United States
  7. - a sudden and major political or social change
  8. - organised activities to gain political support or win votes
  9. - a country in the Middle East governed as an Islamic republic
  10. - a formal process in which citizens vote for leaders or policies
Down
  1. - a country in the Middle East on the Mediterranean Sea
  2. - public disagreement or debate that attracts strong opinions
  3. minister - the head of government in many parliamentary countries
  4. - a person who works in commerce or owns companies
  5. - a system used to broadcast programmes, news, and entertainment
  6. - a person who has wealth worth more than one billion dollars
  7. - a vote in which people choose political leaders
  8. - a religious leader or scholar, especially in Islam
  9. - a member or supporter of a major conservative political party in the United States
  10. - public demonstrations expressing disagreement or opposition
  11. York - the largest city in the United States

21 Clues: - the armed forces of a country • York - the largest city in the United States • - a sudden and major political or social change • - a vote in which people choose political leaders • - a person who works in commerce or owns companies • - a system of political or social ideas and beliefs • - a religious leader or scholar, especially in Islam • ...

TRUMP, NETANYAHU, KHAMENEI 2026-03-01

TRUMP, NETANYAHU, KHAMENEI crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a system used to broadcast programmes, news, and entertainment
  2. - a formal process in which citizens vote for leaders or policies
  3. - public demonstrations expressing disagreement or opposition
  4. - the largest city in the United States
  5. - the elected head of state in some countries, such as the United States
  6. - a person who has wealth worth more than one billion dollars
  7. - organised activities to gain political support or win votes
  8. - a country in the Middle East governed as an Islamic republic
  9. - a country in the Middle East on the Mediterranean Sea
  10. - a system of political or social ideas and beliefs
Down
  1. - a religious leader or scholar, especially in Islam
  2. - the head of government in many parliamentary countries
  3. - a person who works in commerce or owns companies
  4. - a sudden and major political or social change
  5. - the highest political and religious authority in Iran
  6. - a member or supporter of a major conservative political party in the United States
  7. estate - property such as land or buildings that can be bought and sold
  8. - public disagreement or debate that attracts strong opinions
  9. - a vote in which people choose political leaders
  10. - the armed forces of a country
  11. - communication between countries to manage international relations

21 Clues: - the armed forces of a country • - the largest city in the United States • - a sudden and major political or social change • - a vote in which people choose political leaders • - a person who works in commerce or owns companies • - a system of political or social ideas and beliefs • - a religious leader or scholar, especially in Islam • ...

Email 2 2021-01-25

Email 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the last part of a process
  2. an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word
  3. any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in an office
  4. to give a description of something or information about it to someone
  5. a book with a list of all the goods that you can buy from a shop
  6. a computer program, used especially in business, that allows you to do financial calculations and plans
  7. used to say that something is sad, disappointing, or has a bad effect
  8. showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person
  9. to send something in the same envelope or email as something else
  10. a letter of the alphabet in the form and larger size that is used at the beginning of sentences and names
  11. to not be able to do something
  12. to use a machine to put a picture of a document into a computer
Down
  1. suitable when you are with friends and family but not for official occasions
  2. in connection with
  3. to start to do something
  4. a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place
  5. the action of writing, receiving, and reading letters
  6. very pleased
  7. suitable for serious or official occasions
  8. a drawing that gives you a particular type of information about a particular area
  9. something friendly or polite that you say or do when you meet or welcome someone

21 Clues: very pleased • in connection with • to start to do something • the last part of a process • to not be able to do something • suitable for serious or official occasions • the action of writing, receiving, and reading letters • showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person • to use a machine to put a picture of a document into a computer • ...

United States History 2023-12-27

United States History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The status achieved by the United States after the Revolutionary War
  2. - A period of economic downturn in the United States from 1929 to 1939
  3. - A ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933
  4. - The first president of the United States
Down
  1. - The last name of two U.S. presidents, Theodore and Franklin D.
  2. - The fundamental law of the United States
  3. - The freeing of slaves in the United States after the Civil War
  4. - The war fought by the American colonists against British rule
  5. - Soldiers of the British Army during the American Revolutionary War
  6. WAR - The war between the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865

10 Clues: - The fundamental law of the United States • - The first president of the United States • - The war fought by the American colonists against British rule • - The last name of two U.S. presidents, Theodore and Franklin D. • - The freeing of slaves in the United States after the Civil War • - Soldiers of the British Army during the American Revolutionary War • ...

history chapter 6 key terms 2021-10-01

history chapter 6 key terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a 1,911-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869
  2. a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the power of state governments to regulate private industries that affect "the common good."
  3. an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent union organizer
  4. a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history.
  5. a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry
  6. an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time
  7. an American engineer and industrialist. He designed and manufactured the Pullman sleeping car
  8. a national federation of labor unions in the United States
  9. an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard
  10. members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in 1905
Down
  1. the first American to successfully drill for oil
  2. Act of 1890 is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce
  3. a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist
  4. Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone
  5. various societal practices around the world and defined by scholars in Western Europe and North America in the 1870s
  6. an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor
  7. It buys other companies that make the same sorts of products so that it increases its market share and decreases its competition
  8. an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World
  9. a two-part fraud conducted from 1864 to 1867 by the Union Pacific Railroad
  10. the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel

20 Clues: the first American to successfully drill for oil • a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist • an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard • a national federation of labor unions in the United States • a 1,911-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 • ...

chp.4|crossword #2 2022-11-22

chp.4|crossword #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Taft’s policy
  2. canal through Central America
  3. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
  4. passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill
  5. ascended the Hawaiian throne
  6. to Congress in 1904
  7. taking others prisoner
  8. The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives.
  9. territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation.
  10. the United States the exclusive right to build and control any
  11. politician and newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World
Down
  1. associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales
  2. idea that the United States and Latin America should work together came to be
  3. A characteristic or peculiarity of the Anglo-Saxon race.
  4. C. Perry commodore of the United States Navy who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.
  5. American Republican politician José Martí writer and poet who was passionately committed to the cause of Cuban independence.
  6. American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company
  7. which all countries should be
  8. in 1907 President Roosevelt sent 16 battleships of the new United States Navy
  9. To prepare and issue a work or works by (an author).
  10. the imperial power allowed the local rulers to stay in control and protected them against rebellions and invasion
  11. the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations
  12. an attitude of aggressive nationalism
  13. to trade with China BoxerRebellion group members besieged foreign embassies in Beijing, killing more than 200 foreigners
  14. In 1890, he published his lectures in a book called The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
  15. To disregard or act in a manner that does not conform to

26 Clues: Taft’s policy • to Congress in 1904 • taking others prisoner • ascended the Hawaiian throne • canal through Central America • which all countries should be • Assistant Secretary of the Navy • an attitude of aggressive nationalism • passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill • To prepare and issue a work or works by (an author). • ...

chp.4|crossword #2 2022-11-22

chp.4|crossword #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Taft’s policy
  2. canal through Central America
  3. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
  4. passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill
  5. ascended the Hawaiian throne
  6. to Congress in 1904
  7. taking others prisoner
  8. The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives.
  9. territorial area over which political or economic influence is wielded by one nation.
  10. the United States the exclusive right to build and control any
  11. politician and newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World
Down
  1. associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales
  2. idea that the United States and Latin America should work together came to be
  3. A characteristic or peculiarity of the Anglo-Saxon race.
  4. C. Perry commodore of the United States Navy who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.
  5. American Republican politician José Martí writer and poet who was passionately committed to the cause of Cuban independence.
  6. American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company
  7. which all countries should be
  8. in 1907 President Roosevelt sent 16 battleships of the new United States Navy
  9. To prepare and issue a work or works by (an author).
  10. the imperial power allowed the local rulers to stay in control and protected them against rebellions and invasion
  11. the economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations
  12. an attitude of aggressive nationalism
  13. to trade with China BoxerRebellion group members besieged foreign embassies in Beijing, killing more than 200 foreigners
  14. In 1890, he published his lectures in a book called The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
  15. To disregard or act in a manner that does not conform to

26 Clues: Taft’s policy • to Congress in 1904 • taking others prisoner • ascended the Hawaiian throne • canal through Central America • which all countries should be • Assistant Secretary of the Navy • an attitude of aggressive nationalism • passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill • To prepare and issue a work or works by (an author). • ...

Cold War Crossword 2023-05-10

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Race - competition between nations to develop and stockpile weapons
  2. Pact - a military alliance between communist countries formed in response to NATO
  3. - a political and economic ideology that advocates for a classless society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the community as a whole.
  4. - a policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
  5. - a system of beliefs or principles, often political in nature
  6. Wall - a concrete barrier built by the Soviet Union to separate East and West Berlin during the Cold War
  7. - a term used to describe the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without evidence
  8. - the United States and the Soviet Union, the two dominant world powers during the Cold War
  9. - USSR president born in Georgia
  10. - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance between Western democracies formed during the Cold War
Down
  1. - the practice of spying or using spies
  2. - an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and the creation of goods and services for profit
  3. Wars - conflicts in which opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly
  4. - relating to or involving atomic energy or weapons
  5. Missile Crisis - a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba
  6. Race - competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve technological superiority in space exploration
  7. Warriors - politicians, military leaders, and others who were committed to the fight against communism during the Cold War
  8. - a period of easing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s
  9. Union - a communist state that existed from 1922 to 1991 and was a major world power during the Cold War
  10. Curtain - a term used to describe the dividing line between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe during the Cold War

20 Clues: - USSR president born in Georgia • - the practice of spying or using spies • - relating to or involving atomic energy or weapons • - a policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism • - a system of beliefs or principles, often political in nature • Race - competition between nations to develop and stockpile weapons • ...

Unit 1 Getting Acquainted Goals 1-4 2021-02-01

Unit 1 Getting Acquainted Goals 1-4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. And you (formal)?
  2. Hello
  3. so-so
  4. How's it going?
  5. Me too
  6. I'm fine
  7. I am from
  8. Ma'am/Mrs.
  9. Good-bye
  10. The United States
  11. How are you (informal)?
  12. Sick
  13. See you later
Down
  1. Tired
  2. from the United States
  3. Nice to meet you
  4. See you soon
  5. My name is
  6. Where are you from?
  7. Miss
  8. Good morning
  9. What is your name (informal)?
  10. Likewwise
  11. Sir/Mr.
  12. Good afternoon

25 Clues: Miss • Sick • Tired • Hello • so-so • Me too • Sir/Mr. • I'm fine • Good-bye • I am from • Likewwise • My name is • Ma'am/Mrs. • See you soon • Good morning • See you later • Good afternoon • How's it going? • Nice to meet you • And you (formal)? • The United States • Where are you from? • from the United States • How are you (informal)? • What is your name (informal)?

Unit 3 Vocab 2023-02-13

Unit 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788.
  2. 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
  3. Signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, starting the war of 1812
  4. 10 amendments to the constitution
  5. This event showed the weakness of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation and citizens began to call for a stronger national government
  6. Any change made to the constitution, only 27 amendments have been made to the constitution in over 200 years, first 10 amendments are known as the bill of rights
  7. Provide a legal system to settle disputes,create peaceful society with protection from unlawfulness
  8. May 25, 1787, Convention held in Philadelphia to address the problems of the Articles of confederation
Down
  1. Fundamental truth that serves as the foundation for a system of beliefs united States Constitution has 7 principals
  2. Argued in favor of a strong central government for the new United States
  3. First functioning government in the United States
  4. This document served as the United States’ first constitution
  5. Wanted important political powers to remain with the states.wanted the legislative branch to have more power than an executive.wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution
  6. Supported removing some powers from the states and giving more power to the national government. Believed Constitution did not need a Bill of Rights
  7. Keep the peace, protect the country, provide needed services, maintain other institutions

15 Clues: 10 amendments to the constitution • First functioning government in the United States • This document served as the United States’ first constitution • 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison • Argued in favor of a strong central government for the new United States • ...

Review 2016-03-31

Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of the United States
  2. You get this when it is really cold and your outside for a long time
  3. Name of the ocean that is on the East Coast of the United States
  4. National anthem
  5. New York's nickname
Down
  1. 16th President who ran during the civil war
  2. To present a counter argument
  3. Number of states in the United States
  4. When something is done badly to save money
  5. People who lived in America before the Europeans arrived
  6. The "father of our country"
  7. The number of the original colonies
  8. National bird

13 Clues: National bird • National anthem • New York's nickname • The "father of our country" • Capital of the United States • To present a counter argument • The number of the original colonies • Number of states in the United States • When something is done badly to save money • 16th President who ran during the civil war • People who lived in America before the Europeans arrived • ...

The Civil War 2026-08-14

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scott decision, Ruled that African Americans were not U.S citizens so they had no rights to sue
  2. Doctrine, Stephen Douglas’s argument that territories could limit slavery by refusing to pass laws protecting it, even after Dred Scott.
  3. of 1850, A set of laws admitting California as a free state, using popular sovereignty in new territories, ending the slave trade in D.C., settling the Texas border, and strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
  4. Period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
  5. An event or action that triggers or speeds up major change.
  6. Address, Lincoln’s speech redefining the war as a fight to preserve a nation dedicated to equality and democracy.
  7. Two major Union victories in 1863 that turned the tide of the Civil War.
  8. Sovereignty, Citizens will determine a new state's slavery status.
  9. Act, Law allowing popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska; it overturned the Missouri Compromise and led to Bleeding Kansas.
  10. The name of the new nation formed by the Southern states
  11. proclamation, Lincoln’s wartime order declaring enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
  12. When regents or section of the country are more loyal to their interests rather than to the country as a whole
Down
  1. When a state formally leaves the Union.
  2. The United States government and Northern states fighting to preserve the nation.
  3. Davis, President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  4. Differences, Economic, social, and political differences between the North, South, and West
  5. A system in which people are treated as property and forced to work without freedom or pay.
  6. Term meaning “Before the war”, especially the period before the Civil War
  7. Amendment, Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  8. Douglass, Former slave who became a powerful writer, speaker, and leader for abolition
  9. T. Sherman, Union general known for his “March to the Sea,” which destroyed Southern infrastructure.
  10. To withdraw from a nation or political union
  11. E. Lee, Leading Confederate general during the Civil War.
  12. Plan- Winfield Scott, Union strategy to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River to squeeze the Confederacy.
  13. Movement, Movement to end Slavery

25 Clues: Movement, Movement to end Slavery • When a state formally leaves the Union. • To withdraw from a nation or political union • The name of the new nation formed by the Southern states • Davis, President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • E. Lee, Leading Confederate general during the Civil War. • An event or action that triggers or speeds up major change. • ...

Unit 2 2026-02-16

Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history, 12 hours of fighting in Maryland.
  2. Rush - A mass migration to California for gold being discovered there.
  3. Trail - The route followed by Mormons led by Brigham Young to settle in Utah.
  4. Beecher Stowe - Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, an anti-slavery novel that increased support for abolition in the North.
  5. Trail - A major route used by settlers traveling west to Oregon in the mid-1800s.
  6. Codes - Laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the freedom and rights of former slaves.
  7. Proclamation - Lincoln’s order declaring enslaved people in Confederate states free.
  8. Movement - A reform movement aimed at reducing or banning alcohol consumption.
  9. Bureau - A federal agency that helped formerly enslaved people with education, jobs, and legal assistance.
  10. of 1850 - Meant to ease tensions between North and South, including a stricter Fugitive Slave Act for California being a free state.
  11. - The Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group, intimidated black citizens and terrorized them.
  12. Plan - The Union’s strategy to defeat the Confederacy by blockading Southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River.
  13. - A Northerner who moved South during Reconstruction, often viewed negatively by Southerners.
  14. Amendment - Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race.
  15. Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War and wanted peace.
Down
  1. - The movement to end slavery in the United States.
  2. - A movement favoring native-born Americans over immigrants.
  3. Act - An act that allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.
  4. Sovereignty - The idea that citizens of a territory/state should decide on choices like slavery.
  5. Brown - A radical American abolitionist, believing God told him to free slaves, fought for abolition through violence.
  6. Amendment - Granted citizenship to all born in the U.S. and guaranteed equal protection under the law.
  7. - To acquire new land and make it part of another country like California or Texas
  8. Destiny - The belief that the United States was destined to expand westward by God.
  9. Amendment - Amendment that officially abolished slavery in the United States
  10. - The withdrawal of Southern states from the Union after Lincoln’s election.
  11. Lincoln - President during the Civil War who worked to preserve the Union and later pushed to end slavery, 16th president.
  12. Falls Convention -The first women’s rights convention in U.S. history (1848), with activists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susann B. Anthony.
  13. Tubman - African American woman who helped hundreds of enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
  14. Movements of the 1800s - A wave of movements seeking social change, including abolition, women’s rights, and temperance.
  15. Ferry - John Brown’s attack on a federal arsenal in Virginia, which increased tensions before the Civil War.

30 Clues: - The movement to end slavery in the United States. • - A movement favoring native-born Americans over immigrants. • Northern Democrats who opposed the Civil War and wanted peace. • Amendment - Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race. • Rush - A mass migration to California for gold being discovered there. • ...

Politics, Philosophy & History 2024-02-24

Politics, Philosophy & History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Co-founder and member of The Rolling Stones who drowned in July 1969
  2. Longest-serving British prime minister
  3. Author of the United States Declaration of Independence
  4. Third-most populous city in the United States
  5. Most recently established sovereign state recognised by the UN, became independent in 2011
  6. Political party of which incumbent French president Emmanuel Macron is a member
  7. Political ideology constituted by a lack of hierarchy
  8. Colloquial term used to refer to natives of New Zealand
  9. Moral philosophy prescribing actions that maximise pleasure and minimise pain
  10. Royal house which ruled England from 1154 to 1485
Down
  1. Caribbean country that broke away from the Commonwealth in November 2021
  2. Longest-serving King in British history
  3. Capital city of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea
  4. City in which Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote 'The Communist Manifesto'
  5. President of the United States dubbed 'The Great Communicator'
  6. Scottish island on which George Orwell lived out the final months of his life and wrote the novel 1984
  7. Inaugural president of the French Fifth Republic upon its proclamation in 1958
  8. Only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to be entirely located in Asia
  9. First name of the First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974
  10. Economic system whereby the means of production are owned collectively
  11. British liberal political party that dissolved after merging into the Liberal Party in 1859

21 Clues: Longest-serving British prime minister • Longest-serving King in British history • Third-most populous city in the United States • Royal house which ruled England from 1154 to 1485 • Political ideology constituted by a lack of hierarchy • Author of the United States Declaration of Independence • Colloquial term used to refer to natives of New Zealand • ...

Unit 15: Reconstruciotn 2019-04-22

Unit 15: Reconstruciotn crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.
  2. amendment that freed all slaves, abolished slavery in US
  3. amendment that granted full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians.
  4. Lincoln's VP who became POTUS #17 after Lincoln was assassinated; clashed with Radical Republicans over Reconstruction; was impeached by the House of Representatives for violating the Tenure in Office Act but survived Senate removal by only one vote
  5. The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; included extending civil rights to African Americans
  6. an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  7. created by Congress to aid former slaves through education, health care, and employment
  8. Southern whites who supported Republican policy through Reconstruction including equal rights for African Americans
  9. Sherman wanted to grant to each freedmen family 40 of these (and a mule)to help them become economically self-sufficient; never became a law
  10. used violence and intimidation to scare African-Americans away from voting; targeted white Republicans in the South who supported African American rights; wanted to restore Democratic Party control to the South
Down
  1. last name of POTUS # 18; Republican elected to two terms; supported by new African American voters in the south; second term marred by scandals in his administration and economic panic
  2. Northern whites who moved to the South & served as Republican leaders during reconstruction; wanted equal rights for African Americans
  3. After the Civil War former landowners "rented" plots of land to blacks and poor whites in such a way that the renters were always in debt and therefore tied to the land, creating a cycle off debt
  4. laws that enforced racial segregation in the South
  5. Political party that favored harsh punishment of Southern states after Civil War and promoted equal rights for African Americans
  6. last name of 19th president of the US; Republican named as POTUS after Democrats agreed to the Compromise of 1877
  7. amendment stating the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  8. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
  9. laws that restricted freedmen's rights with provisions such as: curfews, labor contracts, and land restrictions.

19 Clues: laws that enforced racial segregation in the South • amendment that freed all slaves, abolished slavery in US • The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. • Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences • created by Congress to aid former slaves through education, health care, and employment • ...

Civil War 2017-05-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing one's weapon
  2. paper currency that was green
  3. a large gap or hole in fortification walls
  4. a Branch of military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
  5. a crop such as tobacco or cotton which was used to get cash
  6. loyal to the government of the United States
  7. a place that weapons are made and stored
  8. loyal to the confederacy
  9. a round container that can be used to carry water
  10. like a short sword and is on the front of a gun
Down
  1. resisting or protecting attack against attack from someone
  2. states that werent part of the confederacy
  3. the distance around the inside of a barrel measured in thousands of an inch
  4. large group of soldiers made up of one or more corps
  5. to rush towards the enemy
  6. a series of military operations that form a distinct phase of war
  7. a soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
  8. the effort by the north of keeping ships from leaving
  9. a place where weapons and other military stuff is stored
  10. long metal tube on a gun that a projectile is fired

20 Clues: loyal to the confederacy • to rush towards the enemy • paper currency that was green • a place that weapons are made and stored • states that werent part of the confederacy • a large gap or hole in fortification walls • loyal to the government of the United States • like a short sword and is on the front of a gun • a round container that can be used to carry water • ...

Indigenous Terms Found Throughout The Marrow Thieves 2021-11-20

Indigenous Terms Found Throughout The Marrow Thieves crossword puzzle
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  1. A Indigenous tribe located in Central Alberta
  2. A word that means "good" in the Cree language
  3. Mythological creatures originating from Indigenous folktales that cannibalize humans
  4. town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a large Indigenous population
  5. Culturally related ethnic groups who are native to a specific location
  6. Means "my grandmother" in the Ojibwa language
  7. Mixed European and Indigenous ancestry
  8. A language mainly spoken by Indigenous individuals
  9. A group of Indigenous individuals originating from British Columbia and the Northwestern region of the United States
  10. A Indigenous tribe normally located in Wisconsin and Illinois
  11. Older Indigenous men often opt for this hairstyle
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  1. A Indigenous community located in Southern Canada and Northern Midwestern United States
  2. Outdated term for "Indigenous"
  3. A word in the Anishinaabemowin language, that translates to "hello"
  4. Indigenous individuals living in the Great Lakes regions of Canada and the United States
  5. A word in the Anishinaabemowin language, that translates to "sacrificer" in English
  6. People of Indigenous background, originating from the Northern regions of Canada
  7. A friendly greeting in the Cree language
  8. A mythological creature used in traditional Métis stories (hint: Werewolf)
  9. An Indigenous community located in Northeast Canada

20 Clues: Outdated term for "Indigenous" • Mixed European and Indigenous ancestry • A friendly greeting in the Cree language • A Indigenous tribe located in Central Alberta • A word that means "good" in the Cree language • Means "my grandmother" in the Ojibwa language • Older Indigenous men often opt for this hairstyle • A language mainly spoken by Indigenous individuals • ...

JW Civil War Crossword 2021-10-14

JW Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. shore
  2. served as the capital of the
  3. portion of the U.S loyal to the federal government during the civil war
  4. where the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered
  5. States
  6. deadliest one-day battle in American military history
  7. Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
  8. called for registration of all males between the ages of 20 and 45
  9. naval blockade of the
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  1. center of the Union war effort
  2. First Battle of Bull Run, first major battle in civil war
  3. most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and was twice elected president
  4. fought for the institution of slavery
  5. acceptance of black men into the Union army and navy
  6. war between north and south
  7. turning point in the Civil War
  8. states important to the success of the union
  9. Union general during the Civil War, playing a crucial role in the victory over the Confederate States
  10. represented the first clash of ironclad naval vessels in history
  11. efforts to coerce Great Britain and France to support the Confederate war
  12. 16th president of the United States
  13. American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln

22 Clues: shore • States • naval blockade of the • war between north and south • served as the capital of the • center of the Union war effort • turning point in the Civil War • 16th president of the United States • fought for the institution of slavery • states important to the success of the union • where the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered • ...

Early Black American History (1639-1900) 2023-12-19

Early Black American History (1639-1900) crossword puzzle
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  1. Amistad
  2. Journalist
  3. First Black American United States Senator, 1870
  4. Philadelphia 1899 study
  5. Enslaved Black man who led the Southampton Insurrection slave revolt in modern day Virginia
  6. Trade unionist, founder of Colored National Labor Union
  7. A
  8. Abolitionist in Philadelphia
  9. US Army regiment of Black servicemen
  10. Black American revolutionary who led the 1811 German Coast Uprising slave revolt in modern day Louisiana
  11. Underground Railroad
  12. First Black college president
  13. A
  14. Editor, organizer, suffragist and founder of the Woman's Era, the first newspaper by and for African-American women
  15. Tuskegee Institute
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  1. First Black Billionaire in the South, became rich after investing in Memphis, TN.
  2. Black American United States Senator
  3. Businessman, lawyer, politician, and abolitionist, born free in Philadelphia, PA
  4. First black member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  5. Civil War hero
  6. Bishop founder of AME and abolitionist in Philadelphia
  7. First person to be martyred in the Boston Massacre leading to the American Revolution, a Black man who worked as a sailor.
  8. A
  9. First black Governor of a state of the United States of America.
  10. Dred Scott v. Sandford
  11. Galveston, Texas union organizer and chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
  12. Kansas Exodusters in 1879
  13. A
  14. Philadelphia

29 Clues: A • A • A • A • Amistad • Journalist • Philadelphia • Civil War hero • Tuskegee Institute • Underground Railroad • Dred Scott v. Sandford • Philadelphia 1899 study • Kansas Exodusters in 1879 • Abolitionist in Philadelphia • First Black college president • Black American United States Senator • US Army regiment of Black servicemen • First Black American United States Senator, 1870 • ...

The Constitution 2024-01-22

The Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. a groupd of advisors to the president
  2. the People forst 3 words of the Constitution
  3. branch that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them
  4. powers those that are shared by the federal and state governments
  5. to accuse or charge a government official with a crime or misconduct
  6. branch the branch that carries out of execute
  7. Convention the meeting called by the states in 1787 to improve the Articles of Conferation
  8. to reject a bill and keep it from becoming a law
  9. an agreement where each side gives something up
  10. powers the belong to the national government
  11. historians call the people who wrote the Constitution the People the first 3 words of the Constitution
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  1. of Confederation the document
  2. the power divided by the national and state governments
  3. a document that describes how a government will work
  4. powers powers kept by the states
  5. set up the first government of the United States
  6. laws
  7. and balances the system by which each branch of government limits, or checks,the powers of the other branches
  8. instead wrote a new constitution
  9. often called "the art of compromise" Read & Do

20 Clues: laws • of Confederation the document • powers powers kept by the states • instead wrote a new constitution • a groupd of advisors to the president • powers the belong to the national government • the People forst 3 words of the Constitution • branch the branch that carries out of execute • often called "the art of compromise" Read & Do • ...

War of 1812 2026-01-19

War of 1812 crossword puzzle
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  1. U.S. commander who surrendered Detroit to the British
  2. wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”
  3. British general who defended Canada
  4. wars in Europe distracted Britain, contributing indirectly to tensions
  5. United States Navy frigate is famous for its role in the War of 1812.
  6. 1811 conflict where U.S. forces defeated Tecumseh’s confederacy
  7. destiny strengthened American nationalism and encouraged westward expansion.
  8. American general who defeated Tecumseh’s forces
  9. key British victory in the War of 1812
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  1. site of a major War of 1812 battle.
  2. American politicians who pushed for war against Britain
  3. British practice of forcing American sailors into their navy
  4. seventh president of the United States.
  5. restricted American trade with Britain and France and hurt the U.S. economy.
  6. Shawnee leader who fought to unite Indigenous nations against American expansion during the War of 1812.
  7. U.S. president who led the nation during the War of 1812.
  8. ended the War of 1812 by restoring peace between the United States and Britain.
  9. U.S. naval commander who won the Battle of Lake Erie
  10. Canadian heroine who warned British forces of an American attack
  11. captured and burned by American forces

20 Clues: wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” • site of a major War of 1812 battle. • British general who defended Canada • captured and burned by American forces • key British victory in the War of 1812 • seventh president of the United States. • American general who defeated Tecumseh’s forces • U.S. naval commander who won the Battle of Lake Erie • ...

Andrew Jackson presidency 2025-03-12

Andrew Jackson presidency crossword puzzle
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  1. revised rules
  2. The act of invalidating something, such as the law, decision, or agreement.
  3. When a political party gives government jobs to supporters as a award for working towards victory
  4. United States territory that existed from 1800 to 1816
  5. People who supported or were against Andrew Jackson
  6. The people who supported Jacksons candidacy
  7. When Andrew Jackson threatened the Union and it was viewed this.
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  1. Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole
  2. The state banks Andrew Jackson used t deposit funds after he voted
  3. a party against Andrew Jackson
  4. political party who opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democratic Party
  5. the backroom deal between John Adams and Henery clay for Andrew Jackson to win the election
  6. Andrew Jackson’s nickname
  7. forced relocation of thousands of NativeAmericans
  8. President who served the shortest term in history
  9. The largest Native American tribe in the United States
  10. He was the president of the second bank of the United States
  11. He wrote the syllabary, and writing system that allowed people to become literate
  12. Had Indian treaties, and had campaign treaties
  13. He clashed with Andrew Jackson over issues of federal power.

20 Clues: revised rules • Andrew Jackson’s nickname • a party against Andrew Jackson • The people who supported Jacksons candidacy • Had Indian treaties, and had campaign treaties • forced relocation of thousands of NativeAmericans • President who served the shortest term in history • People who supported or were against Andrew Jackson • ...

Test II Extra Credit 2022-02-11

Test II Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which people move from rural to urban areas.
  2. Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area.
  3. A militant farmers’ movement of the late nineteenth century that fought for improved conditions for farmers.
  4. The legal structure of a government, which establishes its power and authority as well as the limits on that power.
  5. A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments.
  6. A proposed law that has been sponsored by a member of the legislature and submitted to the clerk of the House or Senate.
  7. Occurring every two years.
  8. Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area.
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  1. Powers to act in a particular area are exclusively granted by the Constitution to the national government and cannot be interfered with by the states.
  2. The Confederate States of America, those southern states that seceded from the United States in late 1860 and 1861 and argued that the power of the states was more important than the power of the central government.
  3. Under the Texas Constitution, the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to trial in the Senate and possible removal of a state official.
  4. Comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature.
  5. A person who is represented by an elected official.
  6. Having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses.
  7. According to James Madison, the concentration of power in any one branch of government.

15 Clues: Occurring every two years. • A person who is represented by an elected official. • The process by which people move from rural to urban areas. • Comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature. • Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area. • Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area. • ...

FINAL PREPARATION 2023-05-23

FINAL PREPARATION crossword puzzle
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  1. took office as Westchester County Executive in January 2018 as the ninth County Executive.
  2. one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.
  3. provides that Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise
  4. Vice President of the United States
  5. an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency.
  6. American politician serving as the senior United States senator from New York, a seat he has held since 1999.
  7. principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
  8. mayor of Peekskill
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  1. an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009.
  2. a right for people to possess weapons for the preservation of life, liberty, and property.
  3. conducts diplomacy with other nations and the President has the power to negotiate and sign treaties
  4. emphasizes social equality and equal opportunity.
  5. an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.
  6. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
  7. in charge of making laws
  8. a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, convenes together for the purpose of making a collective decision or expressing an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns.
  9. divides land into districts where similar rules are in effect
  10. Right to Bear Arms
  11. a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, and funding priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives.

19 Clues: Right to Bear Arms • mayor of Peekskill • in charge of making laws • Vice President of the United States • emphasizes social equality and equal opportunity. • divides land into districts where similar rules are in effect • an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time. • one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. • ...

Constitutional Crossword 2021-11-08

Constitutional Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The highest rank accredited to a foreign gov
  2. To free someone who is guilty of a crime
  3. A body of high ranking state officials
  4. Bicameral plan for large populated states
  5. The highest court of law in the United States or in many of its states
  6. 1 more than half majority vote wins
  7. The crime of betraying one's country
  8. 46th pres of the us
  9. Complete count of a population as a state
  10. An advocate of a federal union between the American colonies
  11. Branch responsible for creating laws
  12. 435 members in what house
  13. Someone who is chosen to temporary fill the absence of the vice president
  14. Branch responsible for interpreting the laws
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  1. Head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's armed forces
  2. Single legislative house with equal representation for each state
  3. Congress has the power to ___ against other countries
  4. Gathering of a group for the purpose of either drafting a new constitution or editing an existing one
  5. Limits and controls limits imposed on all branches
  6. Approval of articles
  7. To establish the branches of the federal gov. and describe what powers they have
  8. Reject a decision or proposal
  9. One of the chambers of the Congress
  10. Democratic Connecticut congressman
  11. Branch responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws
  12. Female politician serving as speaker of the United States: House of Reps

26 Clues: 46th pres of the us • Approval of articles • 435 members in what house • Reject a decision or proposal • Democratic Connecticut congressman • One of the chambers of the Congress • 1 more than half majority vote wins • The crime of betraying one's country • Branch responsible for creating laws • A body of high ranking state officials • To free someone who is guilty of a crime • ...

WWI Crossword 2024-11-21

WWI Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The name for the German submarines that sunk Allied ships in the Atlantic.
  2. Soldiers being involuntarily selected for service
  3. The alliance containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
  4. At the beginning of WWI the United States declared _____________.
  5. After the war the United States retreated to a policy of ____________.
  6. This cause of WWI is the reason why so many countries felt the need to fight
  7. The practice of maintaining large empires and a main cause of tension between European countries.
  8. The fighting in WWI took place in these...
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  1. ___________ submarine warfare
  2. The ________ & Sedition Acts drew criticisms from Americans
  3. This cause of WWI had to do with the build up of strong armies and weapons.
  4. The name of the British ship, carrying 128 Americans, that sunk.
  5. Thinking that one's country is superior to all those around it
  6. The government would sell these to raise money for WWI
  7. The number of "points" Woodrow Wilson had during negotiations to prevent future wars.
  8. The alliance that the United States joined.
  9. Charles Schenck argued that the government was violating what amendment when he was arrested
  10. Harlem _______________
  11. The name of the telegram sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to join the Central Powers.
  12. The United States believed in Peace Without _______ following WWI
  13. The nickname for at-home plots where families would grow their own veggies to conserve food during the war

21 Clues: Harlem _______________ • ___________ submarine warfare • The fighting in WWI took place in these... • The alliance that the United States joined. • Soldiers being involuntarily selected for service • The government would sell these to raise money for WWI • The ________ & Sedition Acts drew criticisms from Americans • ...

Washington State 2022-11-03

Washington State crossword puzzle
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  1. the official state fruit which Washington produces more that 50% of for the entire country
  2. to get to this 5 mile Washington State town, you have to travel out of Washington and through Canada first
  3. a beach in Seattle, a Native American word that means "bye and bye" or "into the future"
  4. Washington has the second largest auto carrying system of this king in the world and the largest fleet in the United States
  5. the only other state to have more glaciers than Washington state has. Washington state has more glaciers than all other 47 contiguous states combined.
  6. state flower
  7. the largest of around 200 of Washington's islands
  8. directly to the West of the state
  9. largest county in Washington State by population
  10. nickname for Washington the _____ state
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  1. largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America
  2. the largest city in Washington, also the 18th largest city in the United States!
  3. the 5th highest point in the contiguous United States
  4. one of 10 volcanos in Washington state, this one famously erupted in May of 1980
  5. state to the East
  6. located to the North of Washington State
  7. largest county in Washington State by land area
  8. State Capital of the State
  9. state directly to the South
  10. 80% of the state's population lives on this side of the state

20 Clues: state flower • state to the East • State Capital of the State • state directly to the South • directly to the West of the state • nickname for Washington the _____ state • located to the North of Washington State • largest county in Washington State by land area • largest county in Washington State by population • the largest of around 200 of Washington's islands • ...

Symbols of the United States Review 2022-02-25

Symbols of the United States Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a big, strong bird with a white head
  2. a large number of
  3. greeted the arrival
  4. to write the name of the person who is writing
  5. the statue that welcomes people to the United States
  6. the paper that says the United States is free
  7. arrived at a specified place (past tense)
  8. used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing
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  1. the liberty to do and say what you want
  2. are able to
  3. an object or picture that represents something
  4. a bell that is a symbol of freedom in the United States
  5. to go as a guest
  6. freedom
  7. joined together, combined
  8. to honor
  9. expressing the relationship of a part and whole
  10. used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified

18 Clues: freedom • to honor • are able to • to go as a guest • a large number of • greeted the arrival • joined together, combined • a big, strong bird with a white head • the liberty to do and say what you want • arrived at a specified place (past tense) • the paper that says the United States is free • an object or picture that represents something • ...

Expressed powers of Congress 2025-10-03

Expressed powers of Congress crossword puzzle
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  1. – Power related to handling criminals between states or nations.
  2. – Authority to regulate commerce with Indian tribes.
  3. – Authority to issue copyrights and patents.
  4. – Power to call forth the militia to enforce laws.
  5. – Power to regulate trade between states and with foreign nations.
  6. – Power to establish a postal system.
  7. – Power to raise and support armies.
  8. – Authority to organize, arm, and discipline the militia.
  9. – Power to make laws “necessary and proper” to carry out expressed powers.
  10. – Authority to declare war.
  11. – Authority to punish those who counterfeit money.
  12. – Power to define and punish piracy on the seas.
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  1. – Power to set rules for immigrants to become citizens.
  2. – Authority to regulate trade with foreign nations.
  3. – Power to establish standard weights and measures.
  4. – Authority to punish counterfeiters of U.S. money.
  5. – Power to create courts below the Supreme Court.
  6. – Power to make rules concerning captures on land and water.
  7. – Authority to make rules governing land and naval forces.
  8. – Power to coin and print national currency.
  9. – Authority to borrow funds on the credit of the United States.
  10. – Authority to create uniform laws on bankruptcy.
  11. – Power to raise revenue for the federal government.
  12. – Power to govern the District of Columbia.
  13. – Authority to provide and maintain a navy.
  14. – Power to allocate money for defense and welfare.
  15. – Power to punish offenses against international law.

27 Clues: – Authority to declare war. • – Power to raise and support armies. • – Power to establish a postal system. • – Power to govern the District of Columbia. • – Authority to provide and maintain a navy. • – Authority to issue copyrights and patents. • – Power to coin and print national currency. • – Power to define and punish piracy on the seas. • ...

Cold War 2026-05-07

Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. First artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union
  2. Fear of communism spreading in the United States
  3. Economic system based on private ownership and free markets
  4. Soviet policy of political and economic reform
  5. Competition to build more powerful weapons
  6. Conflict in Vietnam involving communist and anti-communist forces
  7. Period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union
  8. Country controlled by the Soviet Union
  9. Military alliance between the United States and Western European nations
  10. Conflict where major powers support opposing sides indirectly
  11. Competition between the U.S. and USSR to explore space
  12. Economic and political system where government controls property and business
  13. Accusing people of communism without strong evidence
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  1. Idea that nuclear war would destroy both sides
  2. War between North and South Korea during the Cold War
  3. Policy of stopping the spread of communism
  4. Barrier separating East and West Berlin during the Cold War
  5. Division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe
  6. U.S. effort to supply West Berlin during a Soviet blockade
  7. Idea that one country falling to communism would lead others to follow
  8. U.S. program providing aid to rebuild Europe after WWII
  9. U.S. policy supporting countries resisting communism
  10. 1962 conflict over Soviet missiles in Cuba
  11. Military alliance of communist countries led by the Soviet Union
  12. Relaxation of tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union

25 Clues: Country controlled by the Soviet Union • Policy of stopping the spread of communism • Competition to build more powerful weapons • 1962 conflict over Soviet missiles in Cuba • Idea that nuclear war would destroy both sides • Soviet policy of political and economic reform • Fear of communism spreading in the United States • ...

8th Grade Power Words 2022-01-24

8th Grade Power Words crossword puzzle
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  1. The first ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution that guarantees basic rights for all American citizens.
  2. To approve and sanction formally.
  3. The right to vote in political elections.
  4. Make of no use or value; cancel out.
  5. Southern states that seceded from the Union. They were Pro Slavery.
  6. The United States; especially the northern states during the Civil War, which remained with the original United States government.
  7. The refusal to take part in war or conflict with two other countries or parties.
  8. The branch of government made up of the President, Vice President, and Cabinet; their main job is to enforce laws.
  9. Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular political point of view.
  10. Promoting agricultural interests or a farmers way of life
  11. Devotion, pride, and support for your country/nation.
  12. Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, alliance, or political organization.
  13. To change or modify something for the better.
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  1. A person who favors getting rid of a practice or institution. Examples are Capital Punishment and slavery.
  2. The quality or state of being free.
  3. The basic principles and laws of a state or nation that determines powers and duties of the government while guaranteeing certain rights for people.
  4. The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
  5. A style of government where the people choose elected officials to represent them.
  6. The usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one.
  7. Belonging to a foreign country or nation.
  8. The branch of government that is made up of the Supreme Court and other lower courts; their main job is to interpret laws and the Constitution.
  9. A style of government that unites separate states under one overarching political system and power.
  10. The part of the government that is made up of the House of Representatives and Senate; their main job is to make laws.
  11. Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
  12. An agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
  13. A system of government in which control is by the whole population directly or indirectly through representation.

26 Clues: To approve and sanction formally. • The quality or state of being free. • Make of no use or value; cancel out. • The right to vote in political elections. • Belonging to a foreign country or nation. • To change or modify something for the better. • Devotion, pride, and support for your country/nation. • Promoting agricultural interests or a farmers way of life • ...

Module 9 Cross Word Puzzle 2023-03-07

Module 9 Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. an agency authorized by the U.S. government to loan money to assist the nation's ailing banks after the stock market crash of 1929 and during the Great Depression that followed.
  2. was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933.
  3. the reduction of the general level of prices in an economy.
  4. the highest concrete arch dam in the United States.
  5. is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States
  6. a record of how a person handles money and debt, including credit card accounts and other loans
  7. the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
  8. was an American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in 1928.
  9. a line of needy persons. assembled to receive food given as charity
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  1. is a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings.
  2. gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans (estimates vary widely) who, with their wives and children, converged on Washington, D.C., in 1932, demanding immediate bonus payment for wartime services to alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression.
  3. intended to lower the cost of home ownership by creating a network of government-sponsored banks and boards to provide mortgage credit.
  4. the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
  5. getting a loan from your brokerage and using the money from the loan to invest in more securities than you can buy with your available cash.
  6. cash payments or “the dole”
  7. prices that the government sets and maintains by buying surplus goods
  8. enacted to protect U.S. farmers from foreign competition by increasing tariffs on certain foreign goods
  9. The longest and deepest downturn in the history of the United States and the modern industrial economy lasted more than a decade, beginning in 1929 and ending during World War II in 1941.
  10. a place where people who cannot afford, or do not have the means to feed themselves, can get a free or cheap meal
  11. October 29, 1929

20 Clues: October 29, 1929 • cash payments or “the dole” • the highest concrete arch dam in the United States. • the reduction of the general level of prices in an economy. • the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence. • a line of needy persons. assembled to receive food given as charity • prices that the government sets and maintains by buying surplus goods • ...

GA Studies 2017-01-08

GA Studies crossword puzzle
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  1. an older slave that a plantation owner thought was loyal and who supervised other slaves
  2. the idea of voiding and following national laws within a state
  3. legislation passed by Congress by which California entered the Union as a free state, slave trading was ended in the District of Columbia, Texas gave up its claims to New Mexico in exchange for money, residents of the territories of New Mexico and Utah would be able to determine whether they wanted slavery, and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was enacted
  4. the idea that slavery should not be interfered with where it already existed and that the national government had the right to keep it from spreading into new territories
  5. farm-centered
  6. city-centered
  7. a state that allowed slavery
  8. a series of roads, houses, river crossings, and people who helped southern slaves, mainly from border states, escape to the north
  9. the belief that the US was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
  10. extreme loyalty given to a particular region in the belief that their ideas and interests must be protected from other regions
  11. one who wants to do away with something particularly slavery in the 1800s
  12. the period before the Civil War
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  1. free states and slave states which shared borders
  2. a document issued by a state convention in 1850 but agreed to resist if the north did not live up to its obligations or if it hindered slavery
  3. 1854 legislation that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and that contained a clause on popular sovereignty that negated the Compromise
  4. the ability of the residents of an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether they would allow slavery
  5. legislation passed by Congress in 1820 by which Maine entered the Union as a free state, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state, and slavery was prohibited north of the southern border of Missouri
  6. setting a fire
  7. a state that did not allow slavery
  8. to add on, such as adding territory to an existing town, city, or state
  9. a tax on imported goods
  10. the belief that all powers not specifically given to the national government in the US Constitution or specially denied to the states remain with the states

22 Clues: farm-centered • city-centered • setting a fire • a tax on imported goods • a state that allowed slavery • the period before the Civil War • a state that did not allow slavery • free states and slave states which shared borders • the idea of voiding and following national laws within a state • to add on, such as adding territory to an existing town, city, or state • ...

U.S Constitution Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-06

U.S Constitution Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. “Father of the Constitution”.
  2. The highest court in the U.S.
  3. Amendment that granted women the right to vote.
  4. Having two legislative houses for making laws.
  5. The power to stop a law from being passed.
  6. Branch that carries out laws.
  7. Amendment that protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
  8. Branch that evaluates laws.
  9. Amendment that ensures the right to a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury and the right to legal counsel.
  10. Amendment that prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages and later got repealed.
  11. Amendment that protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines.
  12. Amendment that prohibits the denial of voting rights on the basis of race, color, or previous servitude.
  13. Amendment that modified the procedure for electing the President and Vice President, requiring separate ballots for each office.
  14. Amendment that grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States and ensures equal protection under the law.
  15. Amendment that establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people of the state.
  16. Amendment that reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people.
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  1. Amendment that gives Congress the power to levy income taxes.
  2. Introduction to the U.S. Constitution that expresses the government’s goals.
  3. Amendment that guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases.
  4. How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
  5. Amendment that protects the right to bear arms.
  6. “Lame duck amendment”.
  7. Amendment that gaurantees freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
  8. The supreme law of the U.S.
  9. Amendment that prohibits the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers in peacetime without their consent.
  10. Amendment that protects states from being sued by citizens of other states or foreign countries in federal court.
  11. Branch that makes laws
  12. The system of government where power is divided among the national and state levels.
  13. Amendment that abolished slavery.
  14. Amendment that gaurantees the right to remain silent, protection against double jeopardy, and the right to due process of law.
  15. Amendment that states that the Constitution’s enumeration of certain rights does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people.

31 Clues: “Lame duck amendment”. • Branch that makes laws • The supreme law of the U.S. • Branch that evaluates laws. • “Father of the Constitution”. • The highest court in the U.S. • Branch that carries out laws. • Amendment that abolished slavery. • The power to stop a law from being passed. • How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights? • ...

The Civil War, chapters 1, 2 2026-09-24

The Civil War, chapters 1, 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. war, Broke out between northern and southern states
  2. another name for northern states
  3. Another name for Southern states
  4. Wanted to break away from the Union
  5. Point, The south had the advantage of training at this military academy
  6. The North had this advantage over the south
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  1. group of Southern states that ceceded from the Union
  2. Break away from
  3. The South wanted to continue with this practice
  4. Run, The first big battle between the north and south
  5. Did not want slavery

11 Clues: Break away from • Did not want slavery • another name for northern states • Another name for Southern states • Wanted to break away from the Union • The North had this advantage over the south • The South wanted to continue with this practice • war, Broke out between northern and southern states • group of Southern states that ceceded from the Union • ...

Mesopotamia civilizations and jobs 2013-02-26

Mesopotamia civilizations and jobs crossword puzzle
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  1. Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia
  2. Growth of individual city-states are based on the development of __________
  3. Mesopotamia is located in this present Country
  4. Earliest cities of Mesopotamia were mainly ritual centers with a _______ function
  5. Agriculture lead to ______ which was used to invent
  6. The first capital of the state and empire
  7. Clay containers to transport and hold food and other foods\
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  1. Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia
  2. The number of city-states in Mesopotamia
  3. People who studied the stars and constellations
  4. Each city developed under the protection of a different Mesopotamian ______
  5. The capital of Sumer during early 2nd millennium to the 1st millennium B.C.E
  6. Worked to provide food for the city-states
  7. People who educate the children
  8. jobs were created as ______ advanced

15 Clues: People who educate the children • jobs were created as ______ advanced • The number of city-states in Mesopotamia • Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia • Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia • The first capital of the state and empire • Worked to provide food for the city-states • Mesopotamia is located in this present Country • ...

Mesopotamia civilizations and jobs 2013-02-26

Mesopotamia civilizations and jobs crossword puzzle
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  1. Worked to provide food for the city-states
  2. People who educate the children
  3. People who studied the stars and constellations
  4. The capital of Sumer during early 2nd millennium to the 1st millennium B.C.E
  5. Each city developed under the protection of a different Mesopotamian ______
  6. Mesopotamia is located in this present Country
  7. The number of city-states in Mesopotamia
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  1. Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia
  2. jobs were created as ______ advanced
  3. Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia
  4. Agriculture lead to ______ which was used to invent
  5. Growth of individual city-states are based on the development of __________
  6. Earliest cities of Mesopotamia were mainly ritual centers with a _______ function
  7. Clay containers to transport and hold food and other foods\
  8. The first capital of the state and empire

15 Clues: People who educate the children • jobs were created as ______ advanced • The number of city-states in Mesopotamia • Name for the Southern Part of Mesopotamia • Name for the Northern Part of Mesopotamia • The first capital of the state and empire • Worked to provide food for the city-states • Mesopotamia is located in this present Country • ...

North & South 2020-05-04

North & South crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Both sides give up something to reach an agreement
  2. Made up of lots of cities; people live close together
  3. Made up of lots of farms; people live far apart
  4. States that stayed together; Union = North
  5. When a state chooses to ignore a national law
  6. To bring goods into the country to sell.
  7. Breaking away from a country
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  1. Growing crops to sell at market
  2. The people have the power to decide
  3. This region manufactured goods and favored tariffs.
  4. A tax on imports to protect U.S. businesses and factories
  5. making/creating lots of something in a factory
  6. Belief that states are more important than the nation and its laws
  7. States that broke away; Confederacy = South
  8. This region relied on agriculture and felt they could nullify laws.

15 Clues: Breaking away from a country • Growing crops to sell at market • The people have the power to decide • To bring goods into the country to sell. • States that stayed together; Union = North • States that broke away; Confederacy = South • When a state chooses to ignore a national law • making/creating lots of something in a factory • ...

U.S History EOC Review 2016-04-20

U.S History EOC Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Foundation for American government for freedoms such as freedom speech and trial by jury
  2. ended poll taxes
  3. gave women the right to vote
  4. created a graduated income tax
  5. 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.
  6. First ten amendments to the constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process
  7. Declaration by Truman to economically assist and country fighting Communism after World War 2. The declaration marked the beginning of the Containment Policy
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  1. Written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain
  2. gave African American men the right to vote
  3. Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution.
  4. a document outlining the basic form and rules of the U.S. government
  5. provided direct election of senators
  6. gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states.
  7. Required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the United States and gave other basic civil rights
  8. the right of 18 year olds to vote
  9. Treaty that ended World War 1. Was extremely harsh on Germany.
  10. 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
  11. Major ideas found in the U.S. Constitution of limiting the power to tax and right to a fair trial

18 Clues: ended poll taxes • gave women the right to vote • created a graduated income tax • the right of 18 year olds to vote • provided direct election of senators • gave African American men the right to vote • gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states. • Treaty that ended World War 1. Was extremely harsh on Germany. • ...

Writing the Constitution Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-01

Writing the Constitution Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. shared power between the federal and state governments
  2. ___________ of powers ensures that each branch has certain powers
  3. the 3/5ths compromise made slaves three-fifths of a person to count toward ___________ and taxation
  4. this compromise was formed from the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
  5. the father of the constitution
  6. This bout of violence took place because the government had no power to form an army and stop it
  7. This document was proven to be weak, and replaced by the Constitution
  8. this principle says citizens have certain liberties
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  1. this principle insures that no one branch becomes too powerful
  2. this branch contains the supreme court
  3. this plan was for large states and wanted representation based on population
  4. this branch contains the president
  5. this principle says power lies with the people
  6. this branch contains congress
  7. this plan was for small states and gave equal votes to all states, no matter the size

15 Clues: this branch contains congress • the father of the constitution • this branch contains the president • this branch contains the supreme court • this principle says power lies with the people • this principle says citizens have certain liberties • shared power between the federal and state governments • this principle insures that no one branch becomes too powerful • ...

Unit 15: Reconstruction 2019-04-22

Unit 15: Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. amendment that freed all slaves, abolished slavery in US
  2. used violence and intimidation to scare African-Americans away from voting; targeted white Republicans in the South who supported African American rights; wanted to restore Democratic Party control to the South
  3. an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  4. amendment that granted full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians.
  5. created by Congress to aid former slaves through education, health care, and employment
  6. last name of 19th president of the US; Republican named as POTUS after Democrats agreed to the Compromise of 1877
  7. laws that restricted freedmen's rights with provisions such as: curfews, labor contracts, and land restrictions.
  8. laws that enforced racial segregation in the South
  9. last name of POTUS # 18; Republican elected to two terms; supported by new African American voters in the south; second term marred by scandals in his administration and economic panic
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  1. After the Civil War former landowners "rented" plots of land to blacks and poor whites in such a way that the renters were always in debt and therefore tied to the land, creating a cycle off debt
  2. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
  3. The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.
  4. Northern whites who moved to the South & served as Republican leaders during reconstruction; wanted equal rights for African Americans
  5. Political party that favored harsh punishment of Southern states after Civil War and promoted equal rights for African Americans
  6. amendment stating the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  7. The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; included extending civil rights to African Americans
  8. Lincoln's VP who became POTUS #17 after Lincoln was assassinated; clashed with Radical Republicans over Reconstruction; was impeached by the House of Representatives for violating the Tenure in Office Act but survived Senate removal by only one vote
  9. Southern whites who supported Republican policy through Reconstruction including equal rights for African Americans
  10. Sherman wanted to grant to each freedmen family 40 of these (and a mule)to help them become economically self-sufficient; never became a law

19 Clues: laws that enforced racial segregation in the South • amendment that freed all slaves, abolished slavery in US • The first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. • Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences • created by Congress to aid former slaves through education, health care, and employment • ...

Executive Order Gov Final 2022-12-12

Executive Order Gov Final crossword puzzle
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  1. American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  2. short-lived job creation program established by the New Deal during the Great Depression in the United States to rapidly create mostly manual-labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers.
  3. a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law
  4. Capital of the United States housing the White House, congress, and the Supreme Court
  5. a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual.
  6. The amount of executive order President Joe Biden has issued during his term
  7. American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945
  8. the financial and industrial slump of 1929 and subsequent years
  9. Proclamation used by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, announcing, "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious areas "are, and henceforward shall be free."
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  1. The country where Joe Biden’s last executive order affected
  2. Person made a slave; held in slavery or bondage
  3. programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939.
  4. Amendment abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
  5. A situation of national danger or disaster in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures in order to regain control.

14 Clues: Person made a slave; held in slavery or bondage • The country where Joe Biden’s last executive order affected • the financial and industrial slump of 1929 and subsequent years • The amount of executive order President Joe Biden has issued during his term • Capital of the United States housing the White House, congress, and the Supreme Court • ...

History Choice Board 2022-03-03

History Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Missouri came in as a slave state and Main came in as a Free state
  2. African Americans that worked on Plantations
  3. This is where 11 states left the US
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  1. Nickname for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  2. This election is where Lincoln was elected
  3. Greater loyalty to your own section
  4. Compromise that separated slave and free states
  5. This is a law that made the North find runaway slaves
  6. This man sued his master
  7. Where a man tried to steal weapons to Arm Slaves
  8. The 19th amendments
  9. A series a Debates
  10. Some states thought that they had rights

13 Clues: A series a Debates • The 19th amendments • This man sued his master • Greater loyalty to your own section • This is where 11 states left the US • Nickname for the Kansas-Nebraska Act • Some states thought that they had rights • This election is where Lincoln was elected • African Americans that worked on Plantations • Compromise that separated slave and free states • ...

Civil war abc 2025-05-08

Civil war abc crossword puzzle
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  1. railroad conducter
  2. another name for the south
  3. states choice
  4. to get picked to fight
  5. battle strategies
  6. help you feel better
  7. to end slavery
  8. they rebuilt
  9. fort on the water
  10. anti slavery states
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  1. supplies food and clothing
  2. lincons law to end slavery
  3. 16th president
  4. commander that led the charge of gettysburg
  5. the first metal battle ship
  6. confederates president
  7. union general
  8. end slavery
  9. slaves can escape
  10. the turning point battle
  11. had to work for people

21 Clues: end slavery • they rebuilt • union general • states choice • 16th president • to end slavery • slaves can escape • battle strategies • fort on the water • railroad conducter • anti slavery states • help you feel better • confederates president • to get picked to fight • had to work for people • the turning point battle • supplies food and clothing • lincons law to end slavery • ...

The Crucible - Acts I, II, and III 2013-03-10

The Crucible - Acts I, II, and III crossword puzzle
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  1. Vocab term that means common people
  2. Is interviewed while Proctor and Abigail have their backs turned
  3. Quits the court after Proctor is arrested
  4. Is the first to claim she freezes after Abigail states that a cold wind has come into the courtroom
  5. The number of names on Proctor's testament
  6. Signing her warrant made Hale's hand shake with guilt
  7. Homeless pipe-smoker, mumbles as she begs
  8. Vocab term that means lying
  9. Claims that the Devil offered to give her pretty dresses and fly her away from Salem
  10. Has sixteen warrants to serve, including one for Elizabeth Proctor
  11. Accused of sending her spirit in the shape of a yellow bird
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  1. Servant to Dr. Griggs
  2. Held in contempt of court after accusing Putnam
  3. A judge, ancestor of Nathaniel Hawthorne
  4. States "God is dead!"
  5. Vocab term that means exactly opposite
  6. Elderly member of the Topsfield faction
  7. States she will leave the court and never returned if questioned about Proctor's lechery
  8. Head judge
  9. Protests her innocence to Hathorne and Danforth at the start of Act III
  10. Midwife during three of Ann Putnam's births
  11. Tells Danforth that Proctor ripped the warrant and damned the court

22 Clues: Head judge • Servant to Dr. Griggs • States "God is dead!" • Vocab term that means lying • Vocab term that means common people • Vocab term that means exactly opposite • Elderly member of the Topsfield faction • A judge, ancestor of Nathaniel Hawthorne • Quits the court after Proctor is arrested • Homeless pipe-smoker, mumbles as she begs • ...

Geography Final 2021-05-20

Geography Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest land area west of the Mississippi
  2. where the natural resources of oil and natural gas come from
  3. coal is this type of fuel
  4. makes the soil fertile for growing crops in the Northern Europe Plan
  5. unique locations on Earth that are defined by both physical and human characteristics
  6. lines that run east to west
  7. another name for the Middle Ages
  8. are responsible for looking at how people, products, ideas and information move
  9. shows heights above or below sea level
  10. original name for New York
  11. show changes in the shape of the land
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  1. body of water that separates England and Spain
  2. river that divides the United States into 2 regions
  3. Native Americans fought over these
  4. first high speed rail lines where built here
  5. major ethnic group in Texas,
  6. lines that run north and south on a globe
  7. French settled this area in the United States
  8. designates land for national parks
  9. Mexico, California
  10. most accurate depiction of the Earth
  11. feature on the map that shows direction
  12. average weather in a place over a long period of time
  13. provides aid for disasters
  14. body of water west of the United States

25 Clues: Mexico, California • coal is this type of fuel • provides aid for disasters • original name for New York • lines that run east to west • major ethnic group in Texas, • another name for the Middle Ages • Native Americans fought over these • designates land for national parks • most accurate depiction of the Earth • show changes in the shape of the land • ...

Govt.'s & Citizenship Crossword Review 2020-09-15

Govt.'s & Citizenship Crossword Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Optional citizenship tasks like voting and donating to others
  2. Form where a leader uses force to maintain complete control
  3. A person fleeing their country to escape their danger
  4. System where states have the power
  5. A person who permanently moves to a new country
  6. The "law" that includes claiming citizenship through your parents citizenship
  7. System where the executive leader is chosen from the legislative branch
  8. Requirements of citizenship that includes attending school and paying taxes
  9. What citizens give to the govt. in exchange for protection
  10. Form of democracy where citizens vote on govt. matters themselves
  11. Form of monarchy where a king has unlimited power
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  1. Someone who is a citizen through the law of soil or blood
  2. The legal process to become a citizen
  3. Includes govt.'s with limited power like direct democracy, republic, and constitutional monarchy
  4. The "law" that includes the 50 states, D.C., U.S. territories, and military bases overseas
  5. System where states & central share power
  6. System where central has all the power
  7. Form where govt. controls the economy
  8. Form where citizens vote for the govt. leader
  9. Includes govt.'s with unlimited power like absolute monarchy, oligarchy, and dictatorship

20 Clues: System where states have the power • The legal process to become a citizen • Form where govt. controls the economy • System where central has all the power • System where states & central share power • Form where citizens vote for the govt. leader • A person who permanently moves to a new country • Form of monarchy where a king has unlimited power • ...

events leading up to the revaloutionary war 2024-04-15

events leading up to the revaloutionary war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president added Texas to the U.S. during the Annexation of Texas
  2. Helped create the compromise of 1850
  3. land north was considered free during the Missouri compromise
  4. a state that allowed slavery and slaves could not be free
  5. this but not slavery itself was banned in the Washington DC area
  6. top of government
  7. written by William Loyd Garrison
  8. U.S. got new land California which became free and the Utah area which had no limits to slavery
  9. the 30,36 line was canceled leaving slavery up to popular soverneighty
  10. a person who abolish something
  11. sisters who spoke out against slavery
  12. helped create the Kansas-Nebraska act canceling the Missouri compromise
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  1. in 1845 Texas broke away from Mexico and became a slave state
  2. Tried to sue his enslaver because he lived in free states
  3. In 1820 a (36,30) line was made across The U.S. seperating free from slave states
  4. Kansas and Nebraska joined as this
  5. was shot and killed when his house was set on fire
  6. Jailed in MA for safety against mobs
  7. to end slavery
  8. The act of getting rid of something
  9. states where slaves could be free

21 Clues: to end slavery • top of government • a person who abolish something • written by William Loyd Garrison • states where slaves could be free • Kansas and Nebraska joined as this • The act of getting rid of something • Helped create the compromise of 1850 • Jailed in MA for safety against mobs • sisters who spoke out against slavery • ...

Constitution Crossword 2023-03-01

Constitution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. national; involving the whole country
  2. a settlement in which both sides give up something to reach and agreement
  3. a set of rules and institutions people set up so they con function together as a unified society
  4. a government run by the people
  5. an official change to a document or law
  6. these states wanted enslaved people to count in the population for taxation purposes
  7. this branch of government interprets the laws
  8. the house of Congress that has equal representation
  9. each branch of government has some power over the other 2 branches
  10. to formally approve
  11. these states wanted enslaved people to count in the population for representation purposes
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  1. this branch of government enforces the laws
  2. The settlement between the large and small states to create Congress
  3. a government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them
  4. a document that defines the laws and organization of a government
  5. the house of Congress that has proportional representation
  6. each branch of government has its own job
  7. the division of power between the federal government and the state government
  8. this compromise counted enslaved people as less than 1 in the population
  9. this branch of government makes the laws
  10. to reject

21 Clues: to reject • to formally approve • a government run by the people • national; involving the whole country • an official change to a document or law • this branch of government makes the laws • each branch of government has its own job • this branch of government enforces the laws • this branch of government interprets the laws • ...

Immigration and the American Identity 2026-05-27

Immigration and the American Identity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — Legal status that gives a person rights and responsibilities in a country
  2. — The movement of people into a new country to live permanently
  3. — Belief that anyone can achieve success in America through effort
  4. — A person forced to leave their country because of danger or war
  5. — Official permission to enter or stay in a country temporarily
  6. — The process through which an immigrant becomes a citizen
  7. — The qualities and beliefs that make a person or group unique
  8. — Unfair treatment based on race, nationality, or other differences
  9. — Law that restricted immigration from China to the United States
  10. — The removal of someone from a country by the government
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  1. — Movement of people from one place to another
  2. — The chance for success often associated with the American Dream
  3. — A term describing different cultures blending together in America
  4. — The presence of many different cultures, backgrounds, and traditions
  5. — Symbol of freedom and hope for many immigrants
  6. — The power to act, speak, or think without unfair restriction
  7. — The line separating two countries or states
  8. — An unfair opinion formed without full knowledge
  9. — The idea that all people should have the same rights and opportunities
  10. — Historic immigration station where millions entered the United States

20 Clues: — The line separating two countries or states • — Movement of people from one place to another • — Symbol of freedom and hope for many immigrants • — An unfair opinion formed without full knowledge • — The removal of someone from a country by the government • — The process through which an immigrant becomes a citizen • ...

TRUMP, NETANYAHU, KHAMENEI 2026-03-01

TRUMP, NETANYAHU, KHAMENEI crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a system used to broadcast programmes, news, and entertainment
  2. - a formal process in which citizens vote for leaders or policies
  3. - public demonstrations expressing disagreement or opposition
  4. - the largest city in the United States
  5. - the elected head of state in some countries, such as the United States
  6. - a person who has wealth worth more than one billion dollars
  7. - organised activities to gain political support or win votes
  8. - a country in the Middle East governed as an Islamic republic
  9. - a country in the Middle East on the Mediterranean Sea
  10. - a system of political or social ideas and beliefs
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  1. - a religious leader or scholar, especially in Islam
  2. - the head of government in many parliamentary countries
  3. - a person who works in commerce or owns companies
  4. - a sudden and major political or social change
  5. - the highest political and religious authority in Iran
  6. - a member or supporter of a major conservative political party in the United States
  7. estate - property such as land or buildings that can be bought and sold
  8. - public disagreement or debate that attracts strong opinions
  9. - a vote in which people choose political leaders
  10. - the armed forces of a country
  11. - communication between countries to manage international relations

21 Clues: - the armed forces of a country • - the largest city in the United States • - a sudden and major political or social change • - a vote in which people choose political leaders • - a person who works in commerce or owns companies • - a system of political or social ideas and beliefs • - a religious leader or scholar, especially in Islam • ...

Northern America Culture Region 2023-03-14

Northern America Culture Region crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 70% of Americans believe in which religion?
  2. What is the largest city in Canada?
  3. How many states does the United States have?
  4. What country is above the United States of America?
  5. What is the capital of the United States?
  6. Which Canadian province is home to Halifax Harbor, the main Atlantic port in Canada?
  7. What is a group of islands called?
  8. What language is the main language spoken in the United States?
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  1. Which Canadian province primarily speaks French?
  2. Where does the United States rank in land mass?
  3. Which province in Canada produces the most wheat?
  4. What is PCCA's mascot?
  5. What is the capital of Canada?
  6. Which state is the St. Louis arch located in?
  7. What is the largest city in British Columbia?
  8. Which sport is known as "America's Pastime?"
  9. Which sport, played on ice, do Canadians love?
  10. Which state do you live in?
  11. What is Mrs. Casillas's first name?
  12. How many provinces does Canada have?

20 Clues: What is PCCA's mascot? • Which state do you live in? • What is the capital of Canada? • What is a group of islands called? • What is the largest city in Canada? • What is Mrs. Casillas's first name? • How many provinces does Canada have? • What is the capital of the United States? • 70% of Americans believe in which religion? • How many states does the United States have? • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-28

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato, and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players.
  2. American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
  3. an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
  4. American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community
  5. an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry
  6. American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years.
  7. an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.
  8. an American abolitionist and social activist. Born into chattel slavery, She escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 similarly-enslaved people,
  9. An American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
  10. an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.
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  1. a United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American brigadier general in the USAF.
  2. American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo.
  3. a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa.
  4. an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States.
  5. an enslaved African American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for freedom for themselves and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857
  6. American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
  7. an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secretary of State.
  8. an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France
  9. an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African-American president of the United States.
  10. American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry,

20 Clues: an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. • an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. • an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry • ...

US Constitution 2022-01-25

US Constitution crossword puzzle
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  1. Highest Court in Federal Government.
  2. is when there is one strong main government for the entire United States that has a lot of power.
  3. A branch of the U.S. government is called Congress.
  4. of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation.
  5. The legislature of the federal government of the United States
  6. A political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic.
  7. The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
  8. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
  9. Each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
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  1. the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
  2. A branch carries out and enforces laws.
  3. A decision rule that selects alternatives which have a majority
  4. The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.
  5. The first ten amendments.
  6. A constitutional amendment is a modification of the constitution of a polity.
  7. A United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry
  8. is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress.
  9. A branch that explain the laws.
  10. The supreme law of the United States of America.
  11. The process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.

20 Clues: The first ten amendments. • A branch that explain the laws. • Highest Court in Federal Government. • A branch carries out and enforces laws. • The supreme law of the United States of America. • A branch of the U.S. government is called Congress. • of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation. • ...

U1M6 Vocabulary Crossword 2024-10-02

U1M6 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. conquering and acquiring land
  2. person or company involved in trade
  3. person, place, thing, idea
  4. map type showing landforms and water ways
  5. one entity owns a market
  6. sentence type with 2 independent clauses
  7. sentence type with 2 independent clauses
  8. owing
  9. source that witnessed news/ info
  10. human property
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  1. another word for indigenous
  2. the study of physical features
  3. act of settling into foreign land
  4. natural features on the Earth
  5. sentence type with one clause
  6. source that reports info not witnessed
  7. contains a verb and states subject status
  8. noun(s) that sentence is discussing
  9. to move from another place
  10. map types that shows nation states

20 Clues: owing • human property • one entity owns a market • person, place, thing, idea • to move from another place • another word for indigenous • conquering and acquiring land • natural features on the Earth • sentence type with one clause • the study of physical features • source that witnessed news/ info • act of settling into foreign land • map types that shows nation states • ...

Civil War 2025-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. S. Grant- Commander of the Union Army.
  2. Sumter- The site of the first shots of the Civil War.
  3. E. Lee- Commander of the Confederate Army
  4. A military tactic used by the Union to restrict trade with the Confederacy.
  5. A major crop of the South that was essential to its economy.
  6. Lincoln- President of the United States during the Civil War
  7. Rights- A belief that states should have the power to make their own decisions, particularly concerning slavery.
  8. Railroad- A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom.
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  1. The site of a major Union victory and a turning point in the war.
  2. The name for the Northern states during the Civil War
  3. The institution that was a primary cause of the Civil War.
  4. Proclamation- An order issued by President Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate-controlled areas.
  5. Amendment- The constitutional amendment that abolished slavery throughout the United States.
  6. The name for the Southern states that seceded from the Union
  7. Davis- President of the Confederacy
  8. Court House- The site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.
  9. To withdraw from an organization, in this case, the Union.

17 Clues: Davis- President of the Confederacy • S. Grant- Commander of the Union Army. • E. Lee- Commander of the Confederate Army • The name for the Northern states during the Civil War • Sumter- The site of the first shots of the Civil War. • The institution that was a primary cause of the Civil War. • To withdraw from an organization, in this case, the Union. • ...

Year 9 Civics 2015-11-22

Year 9 Civics crossword puzzle
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  1. Queen
  2. The PM must be a member
  3. Represents the States
  4. One reason to Federate
  5. Adam Bandt
  6. Came into operation on the 1st Jan 1901
  7. The Queen
  8. Essential democratic feature
  9. State Government
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  1. Queen's Representative
  2. Father of Federation
  3. This was a model adopted from the United States
  4. Responsible for making the laws
  5. Two Houses
  6. A meeting
  7. Left of Centre
  8. This acts as a check and a balance
  9. These are allocated
  10. Where it all began
  11. This is counted

20 Clues: Queen • A meeting • The Queen • Two Houses • Adam Bandt • Left of Centre • This is counted • State Government • Where it all began • These are allocated • Father of Federation • Represents the States • Queen's Representative • One reason to Federate • The PM must be a member • Essential democratic feature • Responsible for making the laws • This acts as a check and a balance • ...

Civil War People to Know 2026-05-05

Civil War People to Know crossword puzzle
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  1. president of the CSA
  2. led people to freedom
  3. United States of America
  4. General Jackson
  5. Confederate States of America
  6. 16th president
  7. slave rebellion leader
  8. related to citizens
  9. stole a battleship
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  1. angel of the battlefield
  2. Nickname for General Grant
  3. Harper's Ferry rebel
  4. major cause of the Civil War
  5. Lee surrendered to this General
  6. Elizabeth Van Lews
  7. Brown and Tubman had this role
  8. famous black abolitionist
  9. commanding southern general
  10. died from friendly fire
  11. marched to the sea

20 Clues: 16th president • General Jackson • Elizabeth Van Lews • stole a battleship • marched to the sea • related to citizens • president of the CSA • Harper's Ferry rebel • led people to freedom • slave rebellion leader • died from friendly fire • angel of the battlefield • United States of America • famous black abolitionist • Nickname for General Grant • commanding southern general • ...

Test II Extra Credit (Part 1) 2022-02-24

Test II Extra Credit (Part 1) crossword puzzle
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  1. Comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature
  2. Powers to act in a particular area are exclusively granted by the Constitution to the national government and cannot be interfered with by the states
  3. According to James Madison, the concentration of power in any one branch of government
  4. A proposed law that has been sponsored by a member of the legislature and submitted to the clerk of the House or Senate
  5. A militant farmers’ movement of the late nineteenth century that fought for improved conditions for farmers
  6. Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area
  7. Occurring every two years
  8. Under the Texas Constitution, the formal charge by the House of Representatives that leads to trial in the Senate and possible removal of a state official
  9. Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area
  10. The Confederate States of America, those southern states that seceded from the United States in late 1860 and 1861 and argued that the power of the states was more important than the power of the central government
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  1. Having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses
  2. The process by which people move from rural to urban areas
  3. A person who is represented by an elected official
  4. A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments
  5. The legal structure of a government, which establishes its power and authority as well as the limits on that power

15 Clues: Occurring every two years • A person who is represented by an elected official • The process by which people move from rural to urban areas • Comprising one body or house, as in a one-house legislature • Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area • Possessing supreme political authority within a geographic area • ...

Haunted Civil War 2018-01-09

Haunted Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. War War between the North and South.
  2. people that are wounded or killed
  3. To leave or withdraw.
  4. Lincoln President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  5. states Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
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  1. is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War).
  2. A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
  3. of Gettysburg Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.(It stopped the South's advance in the North)
  4. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  5. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

10 Clues: To leave or withdraw. • people that are wounded or killed • War War between the North and South. • is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War). • A league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else. • Lincoln President of the United States of America during the Civil War • ...

Geographical Position of the USA 2025-12-13

Geographical Position of the USA crossword puzzle
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  1. — the process of people coming from other countries to live permanently in the United States.
  2. — the movement of people from rural areas to cities.
  3. — one of the longest rivers in North America, flowing through the central part of the United States.
  4. — the large ocean located on the eastern side of the United States, separating North America from Europe and Africa.
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  1. — the country located to the north of the United States.
  2. — describing a country that has people from many different cultural backgrounds.
  3. — the continent from which many early immigrants moved to the United States.
  4. — the largest ocean in the world, bordering the western coast of the United States.
  5. — the country situated to the south of the United States.
  6. — the main language used in government, education, and daily communication in the United States.

10 Clues: — the movement of people from rural areas to cities. • — the country located to the north of the United States. • — the country situated to the south of the United States. • — the continent from which many early immigrants moved to the United States. • — describing a country that has people from many different cultural backgrounds. • ...

Geographical Position of the USA 2025-12-13

Geographical Position of the USA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — the process of people coming from other countries to live permanently in the United States.
  2. — the movement of people from rural areas to cities.
  3. — one of the longest rivers in North America, flowing through the central part of the United States.
  4. — the large ocean located on the eastern side of the United States, separating North America from Europe and Africa.
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  1. — the country located to the north of the United States.
  2. — describing a country that has people from many different cultural backgrounds.
  3. — the continent from which many early immigrants moved to the United States.
  4. — the largest ocean in the world, bordering the western coast of the United States.
  5. — the country situated to the south of the United States.
  6. — the main language used in government, education, and daily communication in the United States.

10 Clues: — the movement of people from rural areas to cities. • — the country located to the north of the United States. • — the country situated to the south of the United States. • — the continent from which many early immigrants moved to the United States. • — describing a country that has people from many different cultural backgrounds. • ...

causes of the civil war crossword 2022-03-08

causes of the civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. , said that citizens had to help capture the runaway slaves
  2. , sued his master for freedom but was told he isn't allowed to sue because he is a slave
  3. , the person who started the raid on Harper's Ferry
  4. , an attempt to initiatea slave revolt (led by jhon brown)
  5. , states where slavery is legal
  6. , a book written by Harriet Breecher against slavery
  7. , a person who is forced to work with no pay
  8. , elected as president in 1860
  9. , states that did not have slaves
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  1. , said that new states would vote on if they had slaves or not
  2. , claimed that any states above the coordinates 36,30 were free and the ones below are slave states
  3. , where most slaves worked
  4. , person who suggested that all lands from mexican secession had no slaves
  5. , to have greater loyalty to ones section rather than their country
  6. , to leave or withdraw

15 Clues: , where most slaves worked • , to leave or withdraw • , elected as president in 1860 • , states where slavery is legal • , states that did not have slaves • , a person who is forced to work with no pay • , the person who started the raid on Harper's Ferry • , a book written by Harriet Breecher against slavery • ...

PHH Pulse No.6 2025-08-18

PHH Pulse No.6 crossword puzzle
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  1. What animal was featured in the viral Pigu.lt campaign, linked to camping gear on Pigu.lt that made headlines in Lithuania?
  2. Which executive rejoined PHH Group as Chief Financial Officer? Emilis….
  3. The new Kaup24.ee store was opened in …. Mall in Tallinn
  4. What 1989 protest linked three Baltic capitals with a human chain? …. Way
  5. Which dog breed does Vytautas Romeika own?
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  1. Which marketing campaign boosted conversions by 31% and sales by 29% ? …. Shopping
  2. Which new role did Benas Bogužis take on as part of the streamlined Marketplace setup of KAMs/Hunters & Inbound/Onboarding Teams? ….. Manager
  3. Which secure digital signing system was launched by HR?
  4. What advanced search engine did PHH Group implement?
  5. Which Lithuanian town hosts famous Joninės celebrations? (write without LT letters)

10 Clues: Which dog breed does Vytautas Romeika own? • What advanced search engine did PHH Group implement? • Which secure digital signing system was launched by HR? • The new Kaup24.ee store was opened in …. Mall in Tallinn • Which executive rejoined PHH Group as Chief Financial Officer? Emilis…. • What 1989 protest linked three Baltic capitals with a human chain? …. Way • ...

States and Nations are Puzzling 2024-08-07

States and Nations are Puzzling crossword puzzle
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  1. Concept meaning blank slate
  2. 17th century philosopher created State of Nature
  3. Authority of a state to govern itself
  4. Political entity with a territory, government, and population
  5. 17th century philosopher created Tabula Rasa
  6. The ability to influence or control
  7. A group of people who share a common identity
  8. The authority that comes from a role within an organization
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  1. An ethnic group that doesnt have its own land
  2. Defined area of land.
  3. The state of something that is brand new
  4. A system of people governing a community
  5. Total number of people living in a certain area.
  6. The way society makes decisions about power

14 Clues: Defined area of land. • Concept meaning blank slate • The ability to influence or control • Authority of a state to govern itself • The state of something that is brand new • A system of people governing a community • The way society makes decisions about power • 17th century philosopher created Tabula Rasa • An ethnic group that doesnt have its own land • ...

States and Nations are Puzzling 2025-08-12

States and Nations are Puzzling crossword puzzle
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  1. A Latin term meaning “blank slate”. It is also a philosophical term which refers to humans being born as a sort of “blank slate”, without any outer influences or any inherent qualities, where their minds are empty of knowledge, completely “blank”. It makes the argument that humans aren’t born as or with anything but are a product of experiences and influences.
  2. An English philosopher known for his “social contract” theory, in which society has agreed to a sort of “social contract” where they give up their rights to an authority to avoid chaos and to gain protection. He argued that absolute sovereignty was the only kind of government necessary to maintain order and solve human selfishness. He also argued that human nature was brutish, selfish, and driven by a desire for power.
  3. The state of being separated from anyone else’s rule, having complete authority over oneself, or being self-governing. It could be of one’s person or a community.
  4. A collective group of people that is characterized by having a government, regulations, sovereignty, and having established territory or borders. The people within will typically share traditions, religion, race, or language.
  5. An English philosopher and influential Enlightenment thinker. His main argument or theory was of “natural rights” where a government has an obligation to satisfy the natural rights of its citizens and that its citizens have the ultimate power over the government. He was a founder of modern liberal thought, emphasizing individualism and equal rights. He argued that a human’s state of nature naturally needed to be governed or employ the help of others, to grow in a society
  6. The amount of influence a person or group has over others. It can be achieved through status (such as a teacher, familial, or through an established hierarchy), respect (influence through gaining others' respect), love/care (caring for a family member or friends), or being an authoritative figure (such as one’s boss or the government). Power can be forced or gained by having people who are willing to sacrifice something to give another power.
  7. A collective group of people that often share language, religion, race, traditions, or general culture, but don't necessarily have a government or borders.
  8. The power or influence someone has due to their role, such as a job position or position in the government or law enforcement, which allows them to make decisions for others. Typically referred to as authority. Authority doesn’t necessarily need their inferiors to respect them to have power over them, due to the decisions they can make for their inferiors, such as firing them, essentially mandating power.
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  1. A nation (a collective group of people with shared culture) that is not considered a country or is acknowledged as one politically by the rest of the world. They do not have their own sovereign authority. Usually fights to have sovereignty that may cause conflicts within the overall borders of the countries that they reside in.
  2. Any portion of land belonging to a government or under someone’s rule, or occupied by particular people or animals.
  3. A state in which something or someone is at its barest point, with no outer influence of e.g., modern human society. This refers to both outer appearance and inner wants and needs. For example, what a human is without society influence (so no clothes, moral compass, understanding of typical things), or a dog or cat that hasn’t been domesticated.
  4. An institutional authority with the power to govern the people of a community, nation, or state, usually intending to establish laws and maintain order. This is to organize society and maintain the well-being of its citizens
  5. The number of inhabitants that occupy a territory or area, such as a town, city, or country. Can also be inhabitants of islands or a portion of land. The inhabitants can be people, animals, or even nonliving things, as it is a count of any one thing within an area (but typically refers to people or animals).
  6. The system of government in which those involved fight for positions or power within government, fight for movements, laws, regulations, etc., to ideally represent the wants of the citizens and to make some sort of change.

14 Clues: Any portion of land belonging to a government or under someone’s rule, or occupied by particular people or animals. • A collective group of people that often share language, religion, race, traditions, or general culture, but don't necessarily have a government or borders. • ...

Chapter 16 crossword 2021-02-16

Chapter 16 crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a person owned like property and worked without pay or freedoms
  2. political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government according to the United States Constitution
  3. an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
  4. the agreements made that created the fugitive slave law, admitted California to the country as a slave state, and created Utah and New Mexico territories which slavery determined by popular sovereignty
  5. a statement executed by a Georgia Convention in Milledgeville, Georgia on December 10, 1850, in response to the Compromise of 1850
  6. a law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850 that increased the punishment of runaway slaves and those who helped them.
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  1. in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
  2. was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 6, 1860.
  3. was United States federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state
  4. an enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife

10 Clues: a person owned like property and worked without pay or freedoms • was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 6, 1860. • was United States federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state • an enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his wife • ...

Cold War Crossword 2023-05-10

Cold War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance between Western democracies formed during the Cold War
  2. - the practice of spying or using spies
  3. - a policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
  4. - conflicts in which opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly
  5. - competition between nations to develop and stockpile weapons
  6. - a system of beliefs or principles, often political in nature
  7. - a concrete barrier built by the Soviet Union to separate East and West Berlin during the Cold War
  8. - USSR president born in Georgia
  9. - competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve technological superiority in space exploration
  10. - the United States and the Soviet Union, the two dominant world powers during the Cold War
  11. - a military alliance between communist countries formed in response to NATO
  12. - a term used to describe the dividing line between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe during the Cold War
  13. - a term used to describe the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without evidence
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  1. - a communist state that existed from 1922 to 1991 and was a major world power during the Cold War
  2. - an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and the creation of goods and services for profit
  3. - a political and economic ideology that advocates for a classless society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the community as a whole.
  4. - a period of easing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s
  5. - politicians, military leaders, and others who were committed to the fight against communism during the Cold War
  6. - a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba
  7. - relating to or involving atomic energy or weapons

20 Clues: - USSR president born in Georgia • - the practice of spying or using spies • - relating to or involving atomic energy or weapons • - a policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism • - competition between nations to develop and stockpile weapons • - a system of beliefs or principles, often political in nature • ...

History World Puzzle 2024-01-12

History World Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the outer parts of a town, where there are houses, but no large stores, places of work, or places of entertainment
  2. provided World War II veterans with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing
  3. 35th president of U.S.
  4. An attack on individuals on suspected beliefs.
  5. One place where the world's nations can. gather together, discuss common problems. and find shared solutions.
  6. an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II.
  7. conflict between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives.
  8. "companion" ("satellite" in the astronomical sense).
  9. the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits.
  10. a person born in the years of the baby boom.
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  1. A period in the United States history when everyone was so caught up in containment of communism, and investigated people within their community for communism
  2. a U.S.-sponsored program that was implemented following the end of World War II
  3. a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  4. a group of 10 film industry members that refused to testify to an anti-communist committee hearing during the Second Red Scare era.
  5. a Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, and human spaceflight.
  6. a treaty that established a mutual-defense organization
  7. a political, military, and ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area.
  8. the Russian state after end of Tsarist Period and the world's first single-party Marxist–Leninist state from 1922 until 1991.
  9. a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
  10. a pattern of competitive acquisition of military capability between two or more countries.

20 Clues: 35th president of U.S. • a person born in the years of the baby boom. • An attack on individuals on suspected beliefs. • "companion" ("satellite" in the astronomical sense). • a treaty that established a mutual-defense organization • the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits. • ...