states and capitals Crossword Puzzles
MidWest states 2022-10-21
States nicknames 2023-09-27
12 Clues: Bay state • Ocean state • Peach state • Beaver state • Golden state • Empire state • Natural state • Buckeye state • Sunshine state • North star state • great lake state • Land of enchantment
states nicknames 2023-09-26
12 Clues: Peach State • Golden State • Buckeye State • the Big Apple • Sunshine State • great lake state • the Garden State • The Gopher State • Grand Canyon State • The Volunteer State • the Lone Star State • Green Mountain State
US States 2025-05-27
12 Clues: Nutmeg State • The Aloha State • The Beaver State • The Lone Star State • Home of Mount Rushmore • Known for there lobster • Home of the Grand Canyon • The Land of 10,000 Lakes • The Green Mountain State • Birth state of Bill Clinton • Birthplace of Country Music • Where the INDY 500 takes place
Midwest States 2026-03-11
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- A famous explorer shares a name with this state
- This state is where That's 70s Show takes place
- This state capital is Lincoln
- This state is our "top bunk"
- OH YOU BETCHA!!
- The capital of this state is Springfield
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- This state is known for looking like a mitten
- This is known as the "Show Me State"
- Mt. Rushmore is located in this state
- This state is shaped like a face
- This state is the new home of the Chiefs football team
- Not O'Rileys but what state has a similar catch phrase (think about our 50 State slides)
12 Clues: OH YOU BETCHA!! • This state is our "top bunk" • This state capital is Lincoln • This state is shaped like a face • This is known as the "Show Me State" • Mt. Rushmore is located in this state • The capital of this state is Springfield • This state is known for looking like a mitten • A famous explorer shares a name with this state • ...
Southeast States 2026-04-08
12 Clues: Atlanta • Jackson • Richmond • Frankfort • Nashville • Montgomery • LittleRock • BatonRouge • Charleston • Tallahassee • Carolina Raleigh • Carolina Columbia
CAP Project Political Crossword 2022-05-10
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- Powers given to both federal and state governments
- Theory of democracy where many groups work together in government
- Highest court in the United States
- Activities that aim to influence public officials and the policies they support
- System of gov. where states have more power than the federal gov.
- Legal right to vote
- Written defamation
- Clause of the first amendment where gov. cannot make laws establishing a religion
- Measures demographics of a population
- Persuades other people in Congress to vote a certain way
- Presidential check on the legislative
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- Governmental organizations where positions are appointed
- Someone already holding office
- Courts that review decisions of lower courts
- A type of grant where federal money is given to states for a specific purpose
- Written document explaining judicial decision
- Unconstitutional censorship of an unpublished document
- Supported the ratification of the Constitution
- Redrawing districts to benefit a certain party
- How to describe a two-house legislative body
20 Clues: Written defamation • Legal right to vote • Someone already holding office • Highest court in the United States • Measures demographics of a population • Presidential check on the legislative • Courts that review decisions of lower courts • How to describe a two-house legislative body • Written document explaining judicial decision • ...
Hector's History Puzzle 2021-12-03
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- wanted to open trade with Japan
- yellow journalist
- Declared the United States at war against Spain
- Supported expanding the U.S. military strength
- economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations
- saw the unknown value of Alaska
- A nation's purpose is to spread oversees
- Created an administration based on "moral diplomacy"
- Suggested the Open door policy
- the U.S. and Latin America should work together
- opposed the annexation of Hawaii
- was a rough rider
- Searched to resolve turmoil in China
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- keeps cuba tied to the U.S.
- powerful senator who pushed for the construction of a navy
- Created the policy named dollar diplomacy
- attitude of aggressive nationalism
- authors exaggerate the story to attracte attention
- declared philippine independent
- rebelled against the united states
- Surrenders the throne for the United States
- worked for Cuban independence
- overthrew the queen of Hawaii
- imperial power protects a country while the leader stays the same
24 Clues: yellow journalist • was a rough rider • keeps cuba tied to the U.S. • worked for Cuban independence • overthrew the queen of Hawaii • Suggested the Open door policy • wanted to open trade with Japan • declared philippine independent • saw the unknown value of Alaska • opposed the annexation of Hawaii • attitude of aggressive nationalism • rebelled against the united states • ...
Chapter 2: Project 2024-01-02
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- Presidential power to reject law from congress
- Amendment that establishes right to bear arms.
- Wrote the first draft of the constitution.
- Collection of essays from citizens.
- The first ten amendments added to the constitution.
- Alliance of sovereign states held by weak govt.
- Amendment that states that powers belong to the state of the people.
- A wealthy member of society that approves of ratification.
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- Amendment that doesn't allow citizens from testifying themselves in court.
- Amendment that grants citizens right to trial by duty.
- Amendment that granted women the ability to vote.
- Amendment that outlawed slavery.
- Amendment that protects from cruel and unusual punishment.
- Established to separate branches with different responsibilities.
- Amendment that grants citizens rights not mentioned in the constitution.
- Amendment that grants fair and speedy trial.
- Amendment that protects from unreasonable searches.
- Fraction of states needed to ratify amendment.
- Amendment that enacts quartering of soldiers.
- Amendment that establishes freedom of speech.
20 Clues: Amendment that outlawed slavery. • Collection of essays from citizens. • Wrote the first draft of the constitution. • Amendment that grants fair and speedy trial. • Amendment that enacts quartering of soldiers. • Amendment that establishes freedom of speech. • Presidential power to reject law from congress • Amendment that establishes right to bear arms. • ...
reconstruction 2023-10-10
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- extreme
- single crop for big farm
- was the first African American Senator
- in which an angry mob killed a person by hanging
- northers who moved to the south
- the kkk
- this amendment abolished slavery
- was a new industry in the south
- the reorganization and rebuilding of the former confederate states after the Civil War
- killed Lincoln
- was impeached president
- this amendment granted full citizenship to people born in the United sates
- was a Radical Republican
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- southerns who moved to the north
- congress did this to president Johnson's veto
- was a black senator
- southern states were divided into ______districts under commanders
- this amendment gave all male citizens the right to vote
- was civil rights leader
- Ulysses S ______
- southern states passed this to control African Americans
- this act restricted the power of the president
- was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution
- was Secretary of War
- This act restored full rights to people of south and supported by Democrats
25 Clues: extreme • the kkk • killed Lincoln • Ulysses S ______ • was a black senator • was Secretary of War • was civil rights leader • was impeached president • single crop for big farm • was a Radical Republican • northers who moved to the south • was a new industry in the south • southerns who moved to the north • this amendment abolished slavery • was the first African American Senator • ...
1950s 2025-03-07
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- an organization that sent Americans to provide humanitarian ser-vices in less-developed nations.
- Published on the road in 1957
- established a school breakfast program
- a new form of music
- programs for your health
- popular in homes in the 1950s
- a legislative agenda
- Known for his strong conservatism,
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- improved federal,state, and local coordination and created training stan-dards for emergency medical technicians.
- first satellite
- the States draw up political districts based on changes in population
- the law may not treat individuals unfairly
- was one of the earliest of the mass-producced suburbs \
- conspiracy to kill the president
- 65 million children were born in the United States
- governor of California
- stood as a visible symbol of Cold War divisions
- (Volunteers in Serviceto America),
- Claiming the United States lagged behind the soviets weapons
- became known as the king of rock'n'roll
20 Clues: first satellite • a new form of music • a legislative agenda • governor of California • programs for your health • Published on the road in 1957 • popular in homes in the 1950s • conspiracy to kill the president • (Volunteers in Serviceto America), • Known for his strong conservatism, • established a school breakfast program • became known as the king of rock'n'roll • ...
Articles/Constitution 2025-09-16
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- The senate and the house make up our _________
- The method of resolving disagreements at the Convention
- The __________ Plan favored small states
- Alexander __________ argued for a strong central government
- James __________ is often called the “Father of the Constitution”
- First government in the USA
- System dividing power between state and national governments
- _________ rebellion proved that the Articles were too weak
- Branch that interprets laws
- The federalists called for a ________ federal government
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- To approve the Constitution was to __________ it
- The __________ Plan favored large states
- Group of people who needed a Bill of Rights to ratify the Constitution
- Because of the New Jersey plan, each state has two of these
- The __________ Compromise created a two-house legislature
- Branch that makes laws
- Branch that enforces laws
- The __________ Compromise counted enslaved people partially for representation
- The Articles were replaced by this
- What were the farmers involved in Shays Rebellion protesting?
- The Northwest __________ established rules for new states
21 Clues: Branch that makes laws • Branch that enforces laws • First government in the USA • Branch that interprets laws • The Articles were replaced by this • The __________ Plan favored large states • The __________ Plan favored small states • The senate and the house make up our _________ • To approve the Constitution was to __________ it • ...
myon puzzle 2020-07-27
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- its aplace very hauted }
- somthing than is terrorific
- Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, United States. Approximately five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, the Stanley offers panoramic views of Lake Estes, the Rockies and especially Long's Peak
- ; the main prison building was built in 1910–1912 as a United States Army military prison. The United States Department of Justice acquired the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Pacific Branch, on
- is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.5 million residents across a total area of about 163,696 square miles
- is a 500-year-old Tudor Gothic historic site known as “the house that love built.” We’d love to welcome you for an enchanting overnight visit, for your fairy-tale wedding, or other special event preserved and
- real estate developer, had previously started more than a hundred towns across the western United States.[6][7] Whitley arranged to buy the 480-acre (190 ha) E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the Los Angeles Times,
- operating hotel in Southeast Alaska.
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- s a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line
- is a state in the western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion
- was built in 1913 by four men in six months time
- is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
- is the name of aperson of the history jeromegrandhotel Our Hotel in Arizona is at the top of the Town, overlooking the entire Verde Valley, and features the award-winning Asylum Restaurant, serving lunch and dinner daily
- e is an 1857 Greek Revival style residence, a California Historical Landmark,[2] and museum located in Old Town, San Diego, California. It is currently maintained
- aclass where you can read books in english
15 Clues: somthing than is terrorific • its aplace very hauted } • operating hotel in Southeast Alaska. • aclass where you can read books in english • was built in 1913 by four men in six months time • is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living • ...
Chapter 7 Crossword/The Executive Branch at Work 2024-04-24
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- provide military forces and domestic security, and delivers humanitarian aid and disaster relief and provide peacekeeping forces.
- Promote international trade, ensure effective use of American technological and scientific resources by U.S. citizens, and assists states, groups, and individuals through economic progress.
- protect farmland by promoting sustainable development, works to end hunger and improve health in the United States, and keep food safe for the consumer. (p. 198)
- Represent the United States in the Supreme Court and other courts, control federal law enforcement and manage the legal affairs of the United States.
- the administrators and skilled, expert workers who carry out many specific tasks of the federal bureaucracy-are career employees. (p. 193)
- The practice of awarding government jobs as political rewards to people who supported the president's policies or the president's election campaign.(p.194)
- made up of the civilians who carry out the work of the federal government.(p. 194)
- work to improve working conditions; set standards for wages and overtime pay, protect retirement and health care benefits, and protect employees from discrimination.
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- protect and assist U.S. citizens living and traveling abroad, help advance the global interests of the United States, coordinate and provide support or American International activities. (p. 198)
- Manage federal finances and supervise national banks, print and coin U.S. currency. (p. 198)
- organization, either in government or the private sector, having the following features; a clear formal structure, a division of labor, and a set of rules and procedures by which it operates. (p. 192)
- Protect th nation's resources-both and natural and cultural, manage resource use, and provides recreation opportunities
- 194)
13 Clues: 194) • made up of the civilians who carry out the work of the federal government.(p. 194) • Manage federal finances and supervise national banks, print and coin U.S. currency. (p. 198) • Protect th nation's resources-both and natural and cultural, manage resource use, and provides recreation opportunities • ...
Science and Social Studeies 2022-06-13
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- makes laws and runs a country
- Invasive fish in the Gulf of Maine
- person who makes something new
- official language of the United States
- Newtons Laws of Motion
- country north of the United States
- poked these in a bag of water
- made a balance with these
- person who discovers something
- force that pulls objects to Earth
- the higher the ramp the ___ the car.
- orbits the Earth
- ocean that borders California
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- where we went on a field trip
- Portland baseball team
- down a ramp
- cause lyme disease
- crustacean in the Gulf of Maine
- ocean that borders Maine
- filled in the countries
- large animal with horns
- Country to the south of the United States
- habitat of plants and animals
- ticks cause this disease
- County you live in
- which came first the ___ or the egg
- The sun is a ____
- Northern most county in Maine
28 Clues: down a ramp • orbits the Earth • The sun is a ____ • cause lyme disease • County you live in • Portland baseball team • Newtons Laws of Motion • filled in the countries • large animal with horns • ocean that borders Maine • ticks cause this disease • made a balance with these • where we went on a field trip • makes laws and runs a country • poked these in a bag of water • ...
Unit I Growth of America Review 2021-09-19
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- President who negotiated Louisiana Purchase.
- River followed by Lewis and Clark expedition.
- Became president of the Confedrate States.
- States north of 36th parallel, according to MO Comp
- Decision ruled Missouri Comp unconstitional.
- Created to address slavery in LA.
- Series of "stations" freed slaves.
- Territory purchased from France in 1803.
- Party opposed to further extension of slavery.
- It's completion save shipper's money.
- Published Uncle Tom's Cabin which made north aware
- Allowed states to decide on slavery.
- Most famous "conductor" on Underground RR
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- Speech given by Lincoln.
- Philosophy that drove westward expansion
- Would have outlawed slavery in Southwest.
- Invention separated cotton fiber from seeds.
- William Lloyd Garrsion's abolitionist newspaper
- Nickname for Kansas after violence erupted
- South Carolina became the first state to do this.
- Part of the Compromise of 1850.
- An escaped slave who became and abolitionist
- Became a U.S. State in 1845, cause slave debate.
- Raided Harper's Ferry, hoped to start revolt
- Elected president in 1860.
- Proposed the idea of popular sovereignty.
26 Clues: Speech given by Lincoln. • Elected president in 1860. • Part of the Compromise of 1850. • Created to address slavery in LA. • Series of "stations" freed slaves. • Allowed states to decide on slavery. • It's completion save shipper's money. • Philosophy that drove westward expansion • Territory purchased from France in 1803. • Would have outlawed slavery in Southwest. • ...
Ch. 2-13 Crossword- Michael Miller 2013-12-16
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- people who supported the Constitution
- fort built by Spanish
- an Elijah Whitney invention
- people who opposed a central government
- compromise that admitted Missouri as slave state and Maine as free
- gives rights to the inventor on their invention
- amendment that said all US citizens had the right to vote
- town abandoned overnight due to lack of economic activity
- to approve
- plan of government that describes the different parts of the United States
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- amendment that said all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside
- the first ten amendments to the Constitution
- tax on imports
- an important cash crop in Jamestown
- July 4, 1776
- factory where employees work long hours at low wages
- drafted Declaration of Independence
- lost-cost apartment building designed to house as many people as possible; poor conditions
- amendment that ended slavery
- theory of exporting more good than its imports
20 Clues: to approve • July 4, 1776 • tax on imports • fort built by Spanish • an Elijah Whitney invention • amendment that ended slavery • an important cash crop in Jamestown • drafted Declaration of Independence • people who supported the Constitution • people who opposed a central government • the first ten amendments to the Constitution • theory of exporting more good than its imports • ...
Kaitlyn (Texas History) 2022-04-22
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- destiny The idea that the United States is destined by God
- Soldiers African American soldiers who helped rebuild things from war
- occupying a space, refusing to leave until their demands are met
- Government ruled by a person with unlimited power
- Formal meetings with a specific purpose
- Migration migrating within a country or state
- Southern states that left the united States
- to stop separating groups based on their gender, ethnicity, etc.
- telegram British found a telegram from Germany saying thanks to Mexico for joining them
- increasing the percentage of people living in urban settlements
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- A tax on imported goods
- Carries out laws
- Writes the laws
- Served as a fort for spanish soldiers
- Houston People elected him to be the first Texas president
- Parker He was the young chief of the Comanches
- Made the first map of Texas
- Mission System Spain wanted to control and colonize Texas
- Hurricane A huge hurricane came and destroyed the whole coast of Galveston
- Native american tribe
20 Clues: Writes the laws • Carries out laws • Native american tribe • A tax on imported goods • Made the first map of Texas • Served as a fort for spanish soldiers • Formal meetings with a specific purpose • Southern states that left the united States • Parker He was the young chief of the Comanches • Migration migrating within a country or state • ...
Week 12: Issue of Slavery 2024-02-15
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- Southern Senator who opposed the Compromise of 1850
- Senator who got Compromise of 1850 passed
- Someone who opposed slavery
- ________ Sovereignty
- formal withdrawal from the union
- The ______ Proviso failed to ban slavery in new territories
- cite of violent proslavery raid
- Northern Senator who supported Compromise of 1850
- 13th president of the United States
- “border _________” illegally vote in Kansas
- Slave Act that allowed harsh treatment for escaped slaves and those who helped them
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- ________ of 1850
- Region that supported the expansion of slavery
- Secret Network of people who hid fugitive slaves who went north to freedom, Part II
- Kansas-_________ Act
- Region that opposed the expansion of slavery
- Secret Network of people who hid fugitive slaves who went north to freedom, Part I
- wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Abolitionist known for violent raids in Kansas
- _______ Kansas
- California entered the United States as a ____ state
- ____________ Compromise of 1820 drew an imaginary line to divide slave and free states
- famous conductor & runaway slave
23 Clues: _______ Kansas • ________ of 1850 • Kansas-_________ Act • ________ Sovereignty • wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Someone who opposed slavery • cite of violent proslavery raid • formal withdrawal from the union • famous conductor & runaway slave • 13th president of the United States • Senator who got Compromise of 1850 passed • “border _________” illegally vote in Kansas • ...
Civics Midterm Review 2023-12-19
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- Jury in civil cases
- The study of how politics and governance work
- Reasonable bail and fines
- Miranda rights; remain silent, due process
- Right to bear arms
- The Senate uses this to check the President
- A check on the President by the House
- States have all power not given to the federal government
- No quartering of soldiers in homes
- Manipulating district boundaries to confer an advantage
- Speedy & fair trial, right to an attorney, public trial before a jury
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- No unlawful searches or seizures
- The ability of senators to "talk a bill to death"
- This clause gives Congress authority to make necessary laws
- This clause states that the federal government is above the states
- Five freedoms: speech, press, religion, assembly, & petition
- The President does this to choose political officers
- Powers explicitly given to Congress (ex. Coining money, declaring war)
- The broad category of US government (specifically direct ____)
- Rights extend beyond what's written down
20 Clues: Right to bear arms • Jury in civil cases • Reasonable bail and fines • No unlawful searches or seizures • No quartering of soldiers in homes • A check on the President by the House • Rights extend beyond what's written down • Miranda rights; remain silent, due process • The Senate uses this to check the President • The study of how politics and governance work • ...
8.6 Newly Independent States 2025-05-21
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- Government where people vote.
- Territories controlled by European Nations in conquest.
- Government centered around a single authority.
- Political disputes in a specific area.
- Rivalry over resources, borders, and influence.
- The belief one's culture is superior.
- Effort to gain complete autonomy from a ruling power.
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- Transition to mechanized output economy.
- The result of technology which makes the world "smaller".
- A political war within a state.
- The advancement of financial systems to improve an economy.
- The political systems of new states after Decolonization.
- Dissolving of Colonial Empires.
- Government centered around a single person.
- Ideology that the people control production.
- The exchange of goods and services between parties.
- A state centered around its military.
- Defined political boundaries between states.
- A war fought indirectly between two states through proxy-wars.
- A conflict where major powers support opposing sides in smaller nations rather than engaging directly.
20 Clues: Government where people vote. • A political war within a state. • Dissolving of Colonial Empires. • A state centered around its military. • The belief one's culture is superior. • Political disputes in a specific area. • Transition to mechanized output economy. • Government centered around a single person. • Ideology that the people control production. • ...
The Constitution 2024-11-21
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- Economic rights shown in Bill of Rights
- Large state plan that proposed representation based on population
- When state government approves the Constitution
- Argued that states' rights should remain powerful
- Laws reserved for the states
- Foreign citizen becoming a citizen of a new country
- Distribution of power between the federal government and the states
- Showed that stronger form of government was needed
- Powers shared by the federal and state government
- Known for his saying, "Give me liberty or give me death"
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- Does not allow any one branch of government to overpower
- Father of the Constitution
- Elected representatives serving at the will of the people
- The first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution
- An Economic Depression
- Significant Federalist leader during the founding of the U.S.
- Prosecution of a person twice for the same offense
- Served as a delegate from Virginia at a constitutional convention
- A formal revision or addition to the Constitution
- Powers to the Federal Government
20 Clues: An Economic Depression • Father of the Constitution • Laws reserved for the states • Powers to the Federal Government • Economic rights shown in Bill of Rights • When state government approves the Constitution • The first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution • Argued that states' rights should remain powerful • A formal revision or addition to the Constitution • ...
Civics Review 61-70 2025-10-14
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- The army that stayed in colonists' **houses** (quartering)
- One of the **13 original** states
- Wrote the **Declaration of Independence**
- One of the 13 original **states**
- Another writer of The **Federalist Papers**
- YORK One of the original **middle** colonies
- One of the first **southern** colonies
- One of the writers of The **Federalist Papers**
- The day in July the Declaration of Independence was adopted
- The month the Declaration of Independence was **adopted**
- The colonists fought the British because they lacked this
- Where the **Constitution** was written in 1787
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- Another of the 13 original states
- Benjamin Franklin was the first one of this **General**
- The year the **Constitution** was written (number)
- Famous for being a U.S. **diplomat** and starting libraries
- Benjamin Franklin was this for "Poor Richard's Almanac"
- Main reason colonists fought the British: without **representation**
- The "**Father of Our Country**" and first President
- Document adopted on July 4, 1776
- Famous publication written by **Benjamin Franklin**
- Name of the essays supporting the **U.S. Constitution**
22 Clues: Document adopted on July 4, 1776 • Another of the 13 original states • One of the **13 original** states • One of the 13 original **states** • One of the first **southern** colonies • Wrote the **Declaration of Independence** • Another writer of The **Federalist Papers** • YORK One of the original **middle** colonies • Where the **Constitution** was written in 1787 • ...
Indian state and capitals 2023-12-09
8 Clues: capital of two states • capital of west Bengal • Jaipur is capital of thi • Capital of Madhya Pradesh • Mumba devi temple is in this city • Dispur is the capital of this state • Chennai is the capital of this state • a state where the sun rises very first
Best Bill of Rights Crossword Ever (B.B.R.C.E) Tehe 2020-01-30
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- Private property cannot be taken for public use without compensation. Is this statement true of false? (You silly goose;) 'True' has 4 letters and 'False' has 5 letters, so just count the letter of boxes and you'll have yourself a free answer! You're welcome! -Kenar
- The Bill of Rights is a simplified version of _______
- If a defendant can't afford a lawyer, a ______ ________ is provided for them
- What is the money that is given for a loss?
- Who MADE the Bill of Rights?
- The ______ Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures
- Who accepted the Bill of Rights?
- Thomas Jefferson believed that church and state—religion and government—should be _______ . It's the only true way to preserve religion
- If you'r being interviewed and you take oath,you have to lie. True or False?
- Amendment 3 states that no soldier,in a time of peace,shall be _______ without consent from the owner
- How many amendments are there in total
- Amendment 5 states some rights that can never be taken from you. What are those rights?(There are three rights so after every one add a comma not a space)
- A _______ is the act of forcibly taking control of a person or property
- What was the first right listed in the Bill of Rights?
- How much of Senate and the House of Representatives is needed to proposed the amendments to the legislatures of several states?
- What is the Amendment that Question 4 came out of? (Hah,you thought I was gonna let you slide?! Think again!)
- The right to bear arms(guns) is in which amendment?
- How many amendments were in the original Bill of Rights?
- After a trial, if the person is found guilty, the _____ Amendment forbids “excessive fines” and “cruel and unusual punishments
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- The right of privacy is in which amendment?
- What's the most common way we can get a say in our government?
- The government gets funding(taxes) from _____ to do it's job and functions
- How many of the states need to ratify an amendment to make it a law
- True or False? Bail is money or property given to the state to hold until an accused person appears at trial
- What other rights does the 1st amendment give?(3 answers,not freedom of speech or religion)
- If a case reaches the Supreme Court,who come and decides how the Constitution applies to the situation?
- Police can't arrest you or search your house without a _____
- What is this word? 'testifying against yourself'
- How many states out of the original 13 ratified?
- What powers are these in? Passed speed limits, determine how many days students attend public schools, run elections, to regulate businesses inside their borders, and to set up local governments
- What amendment is this? The powers not given to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people
- What penalty is in the 8th Amendment?
- What amendment lets you have freedom of speech?
- When you're accused of a crime,and you don't want to be a person of interest,you plead the ____
- In Amendment 7,the value of controversy has to exceed ______ dollars
- Cannot be kept in jail for long periods before being judged at a trial. What kind of trial is this?
36 Clues: Who MADE the Bill of Rights? • Who accepted the Bill of Rights? • What penalty is in the 8th Amendment? • How many amendments are there in total • The right of privacy is in which amendment? • What is the money that is given for a loss? • What amendment lets you have freedom of speech? • What is this word? 'testifying against yourself' • ...
Bellwork 2020-12-14
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- 1651 an act that declare that only English ships would be allowed to trade good to England.
- 1754 started because of land of Ohio river valley it was apart of Britain.
- conflict of both states over Rio Grande.
- allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.
- belief in profitable trading benefits.
- the number of state senator and Representative based on popularity.
- The direct participation of the people in democratic decision making.
- known as Chivington Massacre, a surprise attack upon a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in a southeastern colorado territory.
- taxing colonists on everything.
- a route where the United States government fosed several tribes of Native American.
- is an agricultural crop that is grawn to sell.
- was just to have the colonist import sugar from Britain.
- a southern actor shoots Lincoln in the back of the neck.
- is a route that is used by thousand of Americans to travel west.
- a law that provide Federal government support for building the first transcontinental railroad.
- each state have some number of senator Representatives.
- abolished slavery in the United States.
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- is a trackage that crosses a continental landmass and has terminal at different oceans or continental borders.
- was issued by the Britain to appease the Native Americans.
- The government is representatives which are elected by the people official.
- a area which crop have been planted by resident labor.
- an act that provide food, shelter and others to the freed slaves.
- is a employee of unfree labor who is bound by signed of forced contract.
- gave the right to vote to all citizens no matter the race or color.
- a person who took to abolish slavery during the 19th century.
- a law that declared that all person being held as slaves in a rebellious states shall be free.
- was marked the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War.
- The colonists dump loads of tea overboard and the king send troops.
- withdrawal into retirement then withdrawal of the 11 slave states from the Union during 1860-1861.
- grant citizenship and equal civil and legal right to African Americans and slaves who are free.
30 Clues: taxing colonists on everything. • belief in profitable trading benefits. • abolished slavery in the United States. • conflict of both states over Rio Grande. • is an agricultural crop that is grawn to sell. • a area which crop have been planted by resident labor. • each state have some number of senator Representatives. • ...
Unit 8: Civil War and Reconstruction 2025-02-06
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- the time period that followed the Civil War when the United States worked to reunite the country
- order issued by President Abraham Lincoln that freed enslaved people
- to farm in exchange for a portion of the crop
- to formally leave
- development of industries in a country or region
- the amount of people in a given area
- the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War
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- act of moving to live in a new country
- process of making an area more urban
- process of being set free
- government formed by Southern states that seceded from the United States
- involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds
- loyalty to one's own region or section of country
13 Clues: to formally leave • process of being set free • process of making an area more urban • the amount of people in a given area • act of moving to live in a new country • to farm in exchange for a portion of the crop • development of industries in a country or region • loyalty to one's own region or section of country • ...
Chapter 22: The Reconstruction Era 2023-11-29
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- The three laws passed by Congress in 1870 and 1871 which outlawed violence against African American voting.
- An act that gave former Confederates the right to vote.
- What was the Constitution called when segregation was implemented?
- a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1868, granting citizenship to anyone born in the United States and guaranteeing all citizens equal protection of the law.
- Gave blacks the right to vote.
- The goal of building more mills, factories, and cities in the South was called what?
- Laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
- the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people as citizens, especially equal treatment under the law
- A compromise that allowed Hayes to become president, and Hayes agreed to withdraw the federal troops in the South
- the period of time after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union
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- Who was the president during the Reconstruction Era?
- a change to the Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery in the United States
- Where cotton growers rented their land to farmers who gave them one third of the crop back.
- laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War
- The election in which Tilden and Hayes were candidates, with Hayes winning by one vote.
- an agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed black Americans
- A Supreme Court case, ruled in 1896, that segregation laws did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
- What was the South called for having many families live in poverty?
18 Clues: Gave blacks the right to vote. • Who was the president during the Reconstruction Era? • An act that gave former Confederates the right to vote. • What was the Constitution called when segregation was implemented? • What was the South called for having many families live in poverty? • laws enforcing segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War • ...
Asia and Europe Capitals 2021-10-18
Unit 1+2 Review 2021-11-22
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- The first step in the amendment process
- rights that cannot be taken away. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
- stated grievances against the king of Great Britain and declared the colonies free from their control. The answer is initials.
- Citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of their rights
- ratify amendments to the Constitution of the United States
- propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States
- government is not all powerful and may only do the things the people have given it the power to do
- complaints. Associated with the Declaration of Independence
- everyone, including government officials, must follow the law
- the 1st amendment freedom that allows the media to gather and publish information even if it criticizes the government
- this amendment ensures due process at the national level
- the way people can obtain citizenship that were not born US citizens
- ratify amendments to the Virginia Constitution
- The United first attempt at government. It had a weak central government and gave all the power to the states. The answer is initials.
- the 1st amendment freedom to peacefully gather
- something every citizen has to do
- in a democratic system of government, the people rule
- The document that forms the current form of government in the United States
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- outlines the structure of the government. The first 3 sections of this are about the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches.
- the people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf
- the 1st amendment freedom that allows you to believe whatever religion you want
- outlines the reasons the constitution was created. The first part of the Constitution.
- this amendment ensures due process at the state level and defines citizenship
- the 1st amendment freedom to make your views known to public officials
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution
- propose amendments to the Virginia Constitution
- the 1st amendment freedom that allows you to express your opinions and beliefs
- creates the idea that everyone, including the king is subject to the law
- to change or make an addition
- The second step in the ratification process
- something every citizen should/can do
31 Clues: to change or make an addition • something every citizen has to do • something every citizen should/can do • The first step in the amendment process • The second step in the ratification process • The first ten amendments to the Constitution • ratify amendments to the Virginia Constitution • the 1st amendment freedom to peacefully gather • ...
American Imperialism 2021-01-10
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- Territory bought under Lincoln Presidency from Russia and proved to be a good deal.
- the policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political or military means.
- stated that Cuba can't go into debt, United States oversee everything going on, Cuba had to respond to the United States government, and the United States could have military bases there.
- owner of plantation in Hawaii, overthrew Queen at time in Hawaii and became the President of the Hawaiian Public. Pushed for annexation. (Last Name)
- Queen of Hawaii during the overthrow by the Americans.
- targeted anyone who was a foreigner, they were the ones in China who fought against foreign. Defeated by the American marines, French, Britain and Germany. They were ruthless with their killings.
- a diplomat who wrote letter speaking badly about McKinley. This increased tension between Americans and the Spanish. (Last Name)
- exaggerated form of journalism which helped rally American Support.
- Under Wilson, this stated that the US had a moral obligation to help people whose government was treating them right.
- another form of imperialism where dominant nations control weaker nations. This helps protect interest in that area.
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- Under William Taft. Guaranteed loans so business interests would expand in Latin America.
- first battle of Spanish American War took place here.
- Military Conflict that Americans ended up winning. This led to Cuba becoming free.
- an extension of the Monroe Doctrine stating the United States could use force to protect Latin America. They were the international police in the Western Hemisphere.
- led the rebellion in the Philippines. Thought America would free them so since he was a nationalist, he led a rebellion. He was unsuccessful. (Last Name)
- a volunteer cavalry regiment, commanded by Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt, that served in the Spanish-American War.
- built by America under Teddy Roosevelt. This provided better security and trade. Connected the two coasts.
- military leader of American Navy, helped defeat the Spanish in the Philippines. (Last Name)
- ship blown up, the spanish were blamed. Increased tensions between Spanish and Americans.
- this ended military rule, set up the government, and gave the United States the right to have a naval base there. Puerto Rico now had to answer to us.
20 Clues: first battle of Spanish American War took place here. • Queen of Hawaii during the overthrow by the Americans. • exaggerated form of journalism which helped rally American Support. • Military Conflict that Americans ended up winning. This led to Cuba becoming free. • Territory bought under Lincoln Presidency from Russia and proved to be a good deal. • ...
Periods 6-8 crossword Review 2021-06-16
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- urged the wealthy and big business to help the less fortunate
- abolished old quota system and changed immigration laws
- workday for bakers
- area in the US where many people went during the mid-1900s urbanization the white middle class moved out of the city and into suburban areas, leaving the cities in ruins
- the radio was a technological _______
- Relaxation of tensions between the United States and its major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China.
- an international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe along with Russia, the United States, the Middle East, and other regions.
- The United States continued its transition from an agricultural _____ to an industrial _____.
- war between US and USSR
- separate but equal was ruled as unconstitutional
- The Federal Reserve Act that linked the nation's _____ into an interdependent unit and connected to the federal government; spread out money to all regions of nation
- the result of increased mechanization in the late 19th century, drastically changing society and the environment
- greater access to natural resources, and a rapidly growing labor force led to a boom in manufacturing and _______
- occurred after World War II when everyone was Happy and prosperous and soldiers returned home
- amendment number granting women full suffrage
- disliked the increasing size of the federal government since the New Deal and Great Society
- a viewpoint or ideology associated with free political institutions and religious toleration, as well as support for a strong role of government in regulating capitalism and constructing the welfare state.
- the widespread migration of millions of African Americans from the South to the North and West during the 20thcentury.
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- a socialist state that spanned most of Europe and Asia during its existence from 1922 to 1991.
- ______ was a big way to promote business and products in america
- advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
- The Root-Takahira agreement eased tension between the US and ______; both sides pledged to recognize each others territory in Asia and support the Open Door policy
- the _______ border closed
- a time of unprecedented growth of industry and technology in the United States following the Civil War
- began in 1950 when the Soviet-backed North Koreans invaded South Korea before meeting a counter-offensive by Forces, dominated by the United States
- ________ v NY invalidated a NY law establishing a
- _____ fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in American social, political, and economic life
- women and minorities advocated for _____ _____
- Country the USA had Great Rapprochement with in Late 19th century
- Mexican rebel who caused trouble in Southern united states and prompted American forces to try and capture him
- Newspaper technique that sensationalizes events by using misleading images, headlines, and partial stories
- oil embargo in US
- American ship that blew up in Havana Harbor;Spain blamed; "Remember the ____________"
- there were massive technological inventions like the cell_____
- ____ v. Board of education; separate but equal was ruled as unconstitutional
35 Clues: oil embargo in US • workday for bakers • war between US and USSR • the _______ border closed • the radio was a technological _______ • amendment number granting women full suffrage • women and minorities advocated for _____ _____ • separate but equal was ruled as unconstitutional • ________ v NY invalidated a NY law establishing a • ...
Section 7.4: States’ Rights and the National Bank 2026-01-10
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- Banks that held funds during Jackson's Presidency
- South Carolina senator, debated states rights
- Massachusetts senator, debated states rights
- Idea that states could reject a federal law
- Harrison's Vice President, considered a mistake
- A period of economic downturn where many banks closed
- Jackson's second Vice President and successor
- Document that held Nullification Theory
- Allowed US to use army against South Carolina
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- First president from Whig party, died after a month
- Tariff meant to protect American industries
- Jackson's first Vice President, opposed Tariff of Abominations
- Political party, formed in 1834
- Where federal tax revenue was usually held
- Created compromise that stopped the US and South Carolina from fighting
15 Clues: Political party, formed in 1834 • Document that held Nullification Theory • Where federal tax revenue was usually held • Tariff meant to protect American industries • Idea that states could reject a federal law • Massachusetts senator, debated states rights • South Carolina senator, debated states rights • Jackson's second Vice President and successor • ...
preamble crossword puzzle 2022-02-09
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- ordinary,frequent
- name for the United States
- good things that come from God
- to gurantee something
- without flaw
- an association of people with similar interests
- attach something so it can't be loosened
- advance to a higher rank
- action of resisting an attack
- being free without restrictions on your rights
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- officially decree something
- health, happiness and fortunes of someone
- permenantly set in place a system
- document that contains America's written laws and principles
- politically joined
- relating to the events going on in the home
- future generations
- state of being calm
- fair treatment
- territory considered to be under one government
20 Clues: without flaw • fair treatment • ordinary,frequent • politically joined • future generations • state of being calm • to gurantee something • advance to a higher rank • name for the United States • officially decree something • action of resisting an attack • good things that come from God • permenantly set in place a system • attach something so it can't be loosened • ...
Crossword Puzzle 100 pts. 2013-01-29
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- Another word for suitcases
- Negotiations between two or more states or countries
- Police IDs
- Hits the slopes
- States or nations
- My parents go to Walmart for ______
- Some are super
- You put letters in them
- Military men
- Where kings and queens live
- Firmly held opinions or ideas
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- A low area of land between hills or mountains
- It has lots of "keys"
- Courteous or honorable men
- Bread units
- Journals
- People in a novel
- Some literary pieces
- The heads or rulers of a tribe or tribes
- Metal bars with catches and levers to keep doors shut
20 Clues: Journals • Police IDs • Bread units • Military men • Some are super • Hits the slopes • People in a novel • States or nations • Some literary pieces • It has lots of "keys" • You put letters in them • Another word for suitcases • Courteous or honorable men • Where kings and queens live • Firmly held opinions or ideas • My parents go to Walmart for ______ • ...
Unit 11 Test Review Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-27
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- African Americans experienced less of this in Europe during World War II
- This party did not agree, therefore it was divided.
- James L. Farmer Jr. created this civil rights organization which pushed for equality
- Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States. Their goal was to desegregate the bus system
- Tejanos were not allowed to do this in the war.
- Where many African Americans moved after the great depression. Also called the Great Migration
- an organization that fights for Latin American civil rights, and desegregation of schools
- 45 year long conflict between United States and Soviet Russia
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- this person was a Mexican American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum.
- War on _______________.
- this political group disagreed with Johnson's Great Society plan
- A period in the United States history when everyone was so caught up in stopping communism, and investigated people within their community for being communists.
- an economic system in which the government owns the land and means of production.
- Brown v Board of education outlawed this in schools across the country.
- President of the United States who passed many Civil Rights legislation
15 Clues: War on _______________. • Tejanos were not allowed to do this in the war. • This party did not agree, therefore it was divided. • 45 year long conflict between United States and Soviet Russia • this political group disagreed with Johnson's Great Society plan • Brown v Board of education outlawed this in schools across the country. • ...
History Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-05
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- the leader at the battle of Tippecanoe
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- the battle where William Henry Harrison defeated the Indians and drove them out of Indiana
- Explorers sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase land
- Thomas Jefferson bought this land from the French, located west of the Mississippi
- case that states power of judicial review decides whether a law is constitutional
- People who are eager to war with Britain
- a treaty that gave Ohio to America
- Owner of Florida
- case that states that the Federal Government cannot regulate commerce.
- A Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase
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- The people who opposed the War of 1812
- the final battle of the War of 1812
- Prohibited Americans from trading with other countries
- Thomas Jefferson Political Party
- Indian Chief who united the Indian Tribes in the Northwest
- the party that Alexander Hamilton serves
- the case that stated that states could not tax federal entities
- The location of where Louis and Clark explore
- The treaty which ended the War of 1812
20 Clues: Owner of Florida • Thomas Jefferson Political Party • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court • a treaty that gave Ohio to America • the final battle of the War of 1812 • The people who opposed the War of 1812 • the leader at the battle of Tippecanoe • The treaty which ended the War of 1812 • the party that Alexander Hamilton serves • People who are eager to war with Britain • ...
Chapter 5 Vocab 2018-10-25
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- divided power between the national government and the state governments
- farmers' rebellion
- official approval
- the Congress proposed a new type of government in a set of laws called the ____ __ ________
- leader of Virginia
- system to prevent one branch from dominating the others
- offered a two-house Congress to satisfy both small and big states
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- a government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives
- group of electors chosen by the states
- called for three-fifths of a state's slave to be counted as population
- alliance
- Congress provided a procedure for diving the land into territories
- opposed having a strong central government and were against the Constitution
- supporters of the Constitution
- makes laws
- by Dec. 1791, the required 3/4 of the states had ratified 10 of the amendments, which became known as the ____ __ ______
- carries out laws
- series of 85 essays defending the Constitution
- established a plan for surveying the land
- the idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people
- political leader from Connecticut
- interprets the laws
22 Clues: alliance • makes laws • carries out laws • official approval • farmers' rebellion • leader of Virginia • interprets the laws • supporters of the Constitution • political leader from Connecticut • group of electors chosen by the states • established a plan for surveying the land • series of 85 essays defending the Constitution • system to prevent one branch from dominating the others • ...
Civics crossword puzzle 2024-05-09
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- The capital city of the United States?
- utility an organization that provides essential services like electricity, water, or gas to the public
- the typical weather conditions in a specific area over a long period of time
- The President of the United States lives in which official residence?
- activities done for enjoyment and relaxation
- What are the May Blues?
- How many branches of government are there in the U.S.?
- a very large, heavily populated urban complex
- What is the highest court in the United States?
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- the exchange of information between individuals or groups
- materials or supplies that can be used to achieve a goal
- Time for a trip (its golden) - Free answer.
- a group of people living in the same area and sharing common interests.
- required by law or rule; mandatory
- a point where two or more roads intersect
- The number of stripes on the American flag?
- What is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution called?
- How school years are divided
- Cherry (Tree)
- Where art is shown off and sold
20 Clues: Cherry (Tree) • What are the May Blues? • How school years are divided • Where art is shown off and sold • required by law or rule; mandatory • The capital city of the United States? • a point where two or more roads intersect • Time for a trip (its golden) - Free answer. • The number of stripes on the American flag? • activities done for enjoyment and relaxation • ...
Govt 2022 unit 1-2 2022-10-30
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- the right to be free
- the delegates to the Philadelphia Conventions of 1787
- Good, for the good of the community as a whole
- War, the war between the Northern and Southern states
- to put an end to
- people elected to act for others
- to allow
- Americans who supported the war for independence
- one house of congress. Each state has two members
- things that are to you advantage or benefit
- the people who established the United States
- a political organization in which states combine for specified purposes
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- to take the place of or to stand in for someone
- the rule or standard of behavior
- A settlement rules by another territory
- Americans who supported Great Britain during the Revolution
- a set of rules/laws that tell how a gov't is organized and ran
- restrictions or boundaries
- the right to own things
- Trade, the business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies
- to entrust someone to represent your interests
21 Clues: to allow • to put an end to • the right to be free • the right to own things • restrictions or boundaries • the rule or standard of behavior • people elected to act for others • A settlement rules by another territory • things that are to you advantage or benefit • the people who established the United States • Good, for the good of the community as a whole • ...
Govt 2022 unit 1-2 2022-10-30
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- the rule or standard of behavior
- Americans who supported Great Britain during the Revolution
- one house of congress. Each state has two members
- a political organization in which states combine for specified purposes
- to allow
- to put an end to
- to take the place of or to stand in for someone
- Good, for the good of the community as a whole
- Americans who supported the war for independence
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- things that are to you advantage or benefit
- the right to own things
- to entrust someone to represent your interests
- the people who established the United States
- the right to be free
- people elected to act for others
- War, the war between the Northern and Southern states
- A settlement rules by another territory
- a set of rules/laws that tell how a gov't is organized and ran
- the delegates to the Philadelphia Conventions of 1787
- Trade, the business of taking people from their homes in Africa and selling them in the colonies
- restrictions or boundaries
21 Clues: to allow • to put an end to • the right to be free • the right to own things • restrictions or boundaries • the rule or standard of behavior • people elected to act for others • A settlement rules by another territory • things that are to you advantage or benefit • the people who established the United States • to entrust someone to represent your interests • ...
IMPA English Lessons 2025-11-18
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- A language learning app (Silvina uses it)
- IMPA student who balances being a mom and a student
- A popular American sport that involves one ball and a bat
- A popular holiday in the United States where children dress up in costumes
- The son of your sibling
- Singer who sings "Hips Don't Lie"
- The name of the course instructor
- The organization these classes are offered through
- Holiday celebrated on December 25
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- A hair color (Rubio)
- The month before December
- Activity that we are doing right now
- U.S. State where Hazel is from; U.S. State with a city known as "The Big Apple"
- The country we all are currently in
- A presentation
- IMPA student who knows all of her vocabulary thanks to Duolingo
- The language we have been learning here
- The daughter of your sibling
- An idiom used when something happens over and over again; Also a popular Cyndi Lauper song
- IMPA director who sends the Google Meet link every week
- The number of states in the United States
21 Clues: A presentation • A hair color (Rubio) • The son of your sibling • The month before December • The daughter of your sibling • Singer who sings "Hips Don't Lie" • The name of the course instructor • Holiday celebrated on December 25 • The country we all are currently in • Activity that we are doing right now • The language we have been learning here • ...
CB#2 Choice#3 2021-10-06
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- powers not specifically defined in the Constitution.
- The process in which a person of foreign birth can become a citizen.
- To bring formal charges against
- System of government where voters hold sovereign power
- A person who owns loyalty to a certain nation
- Authority of the people
- sets aside
- Power shared by the states and the federal government
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- A system where power is shared between the gov. and states
- review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- Fancy word for Introduction
- Power retained by the states
- power that only the federal government has
- The people of a representatives home state
- Changes to the constitution
15 Clues: sets aside • Authority of the people • Fancy word for Introduction • Changes to the constitution • Power retained by the states • To bring formal charges against • power that only the federal government has • The people of a representatives home state • A person who owns loyalty to a certain nation • powers not specifically defined in the Constitution. • ...
Country Capitals: North America and South America 2020-04-26
26 Clues: Lima • Quito • Nassau • Bogota • La Paz • Ottawa • Havana • Caracas • Managua • Santiago • Belmopan • Asuncion • Brasilia • San Jose • Kingstown • Bridgetown • Georgetown • Montevideo • Mexico City • Tegucicalpa • Panama City • Buenos Aires • San Salvador • Santa Domingo • Port-au-Prince • Guatemala City
All 56 African Countries and their capitals 2025-07-20
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- Benin
- Zambia
- Mozambique
- Niger
- Madagascar
- Guinea-Bissau
- Eswatini (Legislative)
- Cameroon
- Congo / Republic of the Congo
- Uganda
- Egypt (As of July 2025)
- Sierra Leone
- Ghana
- Morocco
- Togo
- Mauritania
- Kenya
- South Sudan
- Chad
- Zimbabwe
- Lesotho
- Equatorial Guinea (Current as of July 2025)
- South Africa (Executive)
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Tanzania
- Angola
- Tunisia
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- Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire
- Sudan
- Mauritius
- Malawi
- South Africa (Judicial)
- South Africa (Legislative)
- Cape Verde / Cabo Verde
- Djibouti
- DRC / Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Somaliland
- Nigeria
- Liberia
- Seychelles
- Namibia
- Burundi (Political)
- Burundi (Economic)
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea (Under-construction as of July 2025)
- Eswatini (Executive)
- Somalia
- Botswana
- Senegal
- SADR / Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Comoros
- Rwanda
- Algeria
- The Gambia
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- CAR / Central African Republic
- Eritrea
- Mali
- Ethiopia
- Libya
61 Clues: Togo • Mali • Chad • Sudan • Benin • Niger • Ghana • Kenya • Libya • Gabon • Malawi • Zambia • Rwanda • Uganda • Guinea • Angola • Nigeria • Liberia • Namibia • Somalia • Senegal • Comoros • Algeria • Morocco • Eritrea • Lesotho • Tunisia • Djibouti • Botswana • Cameroon • Ethiopia • Zimbabwe • Tanzania • Mauritius • Somaliland • Mozambique • Seychelles • Madagascar • The Gambia • Mauritania • South Sudan • Burkina Faso • Sierra Leone • Guinea-Bissau • Burundi (Economic) • ...
Provinces, Territories, Cities, and Capitals of Canada 2025-02-20
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- The city of the CN Tower and Canada's stock exchange, the TSX.
- A key BC city for film and television production: if they don't shoot in Toronto, they often shoot here.
- This city hosts the world's largest outdoor rodeo each year.
- This Western province has the greatest oil production in Canada.
- The province with the highest population. It's also the province with our country's capital!
- This two word province (spelled as one word for this crossword) means "New Scotland".
- Also known as "Canada's Breadbasket". It's also the province made famous by CBC TV show Corner Gas.
- Canada's youngest territory, officially recognized in 1999.
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- The capital of British Columbia. Named after a British Queen.
- This Quebec city hosts the world's largest jazz festival and the world's largest comedy festival.
- This province, New ______, is in between Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Maine.
- Canada's smallest province. Often abbreviated to three letters.
- The capital of Yukon.
- Once nicknamed "the Postage Stamp Province" because it was so small.
- The short form for this large, Westerly two word province.
- The capital of Alberta. This city brought you Mac Demarco and the Oilers hockey team.
- The province farthest to the east.
- The capital of Canada.
- The only province with language laws that mandate the use of French.
- The capital of Saskatchewan. Latin for "Queen".
- The capital of Manitoba and the home of the Jets hockey team.
21 Clues: The capital of Yukon. • The capital of Canada. • The province farthest to the east. • The capital of Saskatchewan. Latin for "Queen". • The short form for this large, Westerly two word province. • Canada's youngest territory, officially recognized in 1999. • This city hosts the world's largest outdoor rodeo each year. • ...
Challenges, opportunities, and contributions in the 19th century 2018-03-06
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- of Tears A series of forced relocations of Native American Indians from their homes to areas that had been designated Indian Territory
- Which group of immigrants helped to bring gymnasiums to American schools
- This group of people were believed to have invented the weekend
- A religious tradition West African slaves brought with them to the United States
- Americans This group liked to dress up and dance to music during ceremonies
- Their home country bordered the United States and they had vast amounts of land for ranching
- Jackson Beard A famous African American who invented a flour mill and rotary steam engine
- Many whites feared this group of immigrants were taking their jobs
- These immigrants fled to America to escape religious persecution
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- This was discovered on the Sioux land and the government made the Indians leave because of it
- Corn Ceremony The Native American Indians celebration that thanked the spirits for their corn harvest
- The lands Native American Indians were forced to live on
- This group of immigrants migrated to the United States more than any other Europeans
- The town where most Irish immigrants settled in
- You might enjoy a kolache that was a type of food they bought to Texas
- This group of immigrants was often picked on and people wouldn’t hire them for jobs
- York City where most immigrants entered into the United States
17 Clues: The town where most Irish immigrants settled in • The lands Native American Indians were forced to live on • This group of people were believed to have invented the weekend • York City where most immigrants entered into the United States • These immigrants fled to America to escape religious persecution • ...
Module 9 vocab 2023-03-01
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- practice or strategy of buying cheaply large quantities of land, guessing when the prices of the land would rise enough to make a profit, and then selling that land.
- the buyer would put down some of his own money, but the rest he would borrow from a broker.
- prices that the government sets and maintains by buying surplus goods
- the highest concrete arch dam in the United States.
- an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. He was a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Great Depression in the United States.
- The index shows how 30 large publicly owned U.S. companies have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market.
- a line of needy persons. assembled to receive food given as charity
- United States stock market crashed
- a place where people who cannot afford, or do not have the means to feed themselves, can get a free or cheap meal
- an American politician who served four terms as Governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928.
- 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.
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- enacted to protect U.S. farmers from foreign competition by increasing tariffs on certain foreign goods
- cash payments
- the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
- the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939.
- intended to lower the cost of home ownership by creating a network of government-sponsored banks and boards to provide mortgage credit.
- buy now pay later
- gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans
- decline of prices
- Image result for Shantytown definition us history
- Americans began to build their own camps on the edges of cities, where they lived in shacks and other crude shelters
21 Clues: cash payments • buy now pay later • decline of prices • United States stock market crashed • Image result for Shantytown definition us history • the highest concrete arch dam in the United States. • gathering of probably 10,000 to 25,000 World War I veterans • a line of needy persons. assembled to receive food given as charity • ...
Cole Schrag 2024-03-01
Across
- Mexican war general and leader of the Mexicans in the alamo.
- The border that the Texans thought should separate Texas from Mexico.
- Treaty where Mexico gave up half of its land for 15 million dollars from the United states.
- Great Britain shares territory with the United States.
- President who bought the Louisiana Territory.
- The country that jointly occupied Oregon with the US.
- Housten gathered his troops here near present day Houston.
- Communities built fast in California from the gold rush.
- Texas's Declaration of Independence was similar to the United States declaration.
- President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory for 7.5 million Dollars from France.
- Adding Texas
- Heavily Used Trail That was a tremendous part in westward expansion.
- Divine Right god's will
- Starter of a colony in early Texas and leader of the Old 300.
- A bunch of people who flock to a gold rich area at once.
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- Houston ordered his troops to abandon this place.
- A Mexican mission that was carried out in late February 36 Led By Santa Anna that took out a town that the Texans were defending, killing all of the Texans/ Tejanos.
- One of James K Polk's Election slogans.
- United States army general that led the conquest of mexico.
- People who took the law into their own hands in early California.
- Mexico gave us California and New Mexico in what was called.
- Allowed settlers land at low prices and for little or no taxes
- President that wanted 54-40 and used it in one of his election slogans.
- The people who came to California looking for gold in 1849.
- How people felt about the war was blank.
- People who obtained grants from the Mexican government.
- The latitude line that split the Oregon territory and the current border of the United States.
- The place where a big win for the Texans was held.
- Inhabitants of Texas that are descendants of Mexicans.
- Growth What happened when the gold rush happened.
- Settlers were mad because Mexico outlawed this in 1829.
- OG 297 American families to inhabit Texas With Stephen F Austin.
32 Clues: Adding Texas • Divine Right god's will • One of James K Polk's Election slogans. • How people felt about the war was blank. • President who bought the Louisiana Territory. • Houston ordered his troops to abandon this place. • Growth What happened when the gold rush happened. • The place where a big win for the Texans was held. • ...
Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22
Across
- the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
- the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
- a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
- a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- to treat a person or group unfairly
- a country governed by elected representatives
- the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
- a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
- supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
- a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
- to issues within a country
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
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- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- relating to issues within a country
- the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
- an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
- a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
- to agree or pledge to support someone or something
- a strong disagreement
21 Clues: a strong disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • ...
Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22
Across
- the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
- the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
- a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
- a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- to treat a person or group unfairly
- a country governed by elected representatives
- the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
- a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
- supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
- a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
- to issues within a country
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
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- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- relating to issues within a country
- the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
- an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
- a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
- to agree or pledge to support someone or something
- a strong disagreement
21 Clues: a strong disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • ...
Unit 3: Forming a New Nation Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22
Across
- the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
- the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
- a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan
- a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed
- to treat a person or group unfairly
- a country governed by elected representatives
- the plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators.
- a region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes. The region was given to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
- supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
- a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
- to issues within a country
- the group established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president. Voters in each state choose their electors.
- a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
Down
- a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
- relating to issues within a country
- the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose.
- to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
- an agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives
- a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
- to agree or pledge to support someone or something
- a strong disagreement
21 Clues: a strong disagreement • to issues within a country • relating to issues within a country • to treat a person or group unfairly • a country governed by elected representatives • supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress • a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan • to agree or pledge to support someone or something • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2022-02-15
Across
- large weapons used in land battles
- a tax levied on a person as a prerequisite for voting
- in U.S. history, the period immediately following the Civil War
- an unfair test some citizens would have to take before voting
- one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place
- a rascal or troublemaker
- amendment, African-American men can now vote
- pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land
- amendment, granted citizenship to African Americans
- to withdraw from a group or a political union
- a U.S. bureau made to help African-Americans in society
- to murder for pay or for political reasons
- all the basic systems that have been created in a country, especially through technology and engineering
- a Northerner who went to the South to seek private gain in the aftermath of the American Civil War
- one who has been released from slavery
- the shutting off of traffic into and out of a place
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- people who were against slavery
- to work (farmland) as a sharecropper, giving a portion of the crop to the landowner
- an area of a country, city, or other place used for a particular purpose
- to accuse a person in public office of wrong or improper conduct
- a secret society founded in Georgia in 1915 that was inspired by the former and uses terrorist tactics to achieve segregation of African-Americans
- amendment, abolished slavery
- unfair laws made only against African-Americans during Reconstruction
- the doctrine that a state is subject to the will of the people who comprise that state
- an intense, sometimes excessive, regard for local interests or concerns
- having prisoners do manual labor
- to give evidence or testimony
- in the United States, all rights and powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution nor denied by it to the states
- the eleven southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 186l
- a person who is hurt or killed in an accident
- a group of states or countries united under a single government
31 Clues: a rascal or troublemaker • amendment, abolished slavery • to give evidence or testimony • people who were against slavery • having prisoners do manual labor • large weapons used in land battles • one who has been released from slavery • to murder for pay or for political reasons • amendment, African-American men can now vote • to withdraw from a group or a political union • ...
TCAP Review Laws, Acts, Constitutional Stuff... 2023-02-09
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- A system to divide (grid system) and action off public land to pay off debt
- a government that is controlled or influenced by religious leaders
- Law passed that said that Parliament have power to rule over the colonies in “all cases whatsoever”
- the first 10 amendments in the Constitution, demanded by the Anti-federalists
- Supreme Court case that upheld the power (sovereignty) of the Cherokee Tribe
- idea that the Constitution is flexible to meet the needs of the nation
- also called the Coercive Acts- were punishment for the Boston Tea Party
- taxes on imported goods (passed by Parliament) such as glass, lead, tea
- agreement made in 1820 that drew an imaginary geographic line that would determine if future states would be free states or slave states
- rules and laws to limit the activies of enslaved people
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- established a bicameral legislature with two houses
- the idea that branches of government have power to control other branches
- the idea that branches have their own powers
- law passed by Congress that allowed the government to make treaties with American Indian tribes to remove them west of the Mississippi River
- an attempt in Congress to ban slavery in lands gained in the Mexican American War
- provided a way for new territories to become states
- law passed by Parliament to lower the cost of tea and to help the British East India Company have a monopoly on tea. Led to the Boston Tea Party
- Supreme Court case that established judicial review
- Supreme Court case that upheld the Constitutionality of the National Bank and the supreme power of the United States
- Ogden Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce
- Constitutional idea that the national government is stronger than the state governments
- an attempt to unite colonial governments during the French and Indian War
- established how to count enslaved people for representation in Congress
- Law passed by Parliament to require colonists to house British soldiers
- the idea that the national and state governments share power
25 Clues: the idea that branches have their own powers • established a bicameral legislature with two houses • provided a way for new territories to become states • Supreme Court case that established judicial review • rules and laws to limit the activies of enslaved people • the idea that the national and state governments share power • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-21
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- The start of the civil war
- The general that was in charge of the Confederate Army
- The deadliest battle of the civil war
- Southern states that stayed in the union and did not secede
- The union's plan to blockade the coast
- The first battle of the Civil War
- It freed all slaves in the Confederate States
- The military leader on the Union side in the West.
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- The president for the Confederate states
- The turning point of the Civil war
- The 16th president of the United states
- The only battle fought in Arizona during the civil war
- The first significant victory for the Union
- The military leader in charge of the Army of the Potomac
- The battle ended the civil war
15 Clues: The start of the civil war • The battle ended the civil war • The first battle of the Civil War • The turning point of the Civil war • The deadliest battle of the civil war • The union's plan to blockade the coast • The 16th president of the United states • The president for the Confederate states • The first significant victory for the Union • ...
US History Crossword Puzzle 2020-06-20
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- group opposed ratifying constitution
- how slaves counted in population
- deemed too weak to govern
- essay to support ratifying Constitution
- US minister to France (1785)
- decided states legislative representation
- first 10 amendments to constitution
- proposed government assume states debts
- unanimously elected president
- meeting to fix weak Articles
- allows punishment for threatening US
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- Washington's last warnings to America
- tax protest in Pennsylvania
- 3 Frenchmen gave demands to diplomats
- group supported ratifying constitution
- 2nd President and Federalist
- outlawed slavery in new territory
- revolt caused by heavy taxes
- opposed Hamilton and supported Jefferson
- treaty for Northwest natives' boundaries
20 Clues: deemed too weak to govern • tax protest in Pennsylvania • 2nd President and Federalist • revolt caused by heavy taxes • US minister to France (1785) • meeting to fix weak Articles • unanimously elected president • how slaves counted in population • outlawed slavery in new territory • first 10 amendments to constitution • group opposed ratifying constitution • ...
US History Crossword Puzzle 2020-06-20
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- group opposed ratifying constitution
- how slaves counted in population
- deemed too weak to govern
- essay to support ratifying Constitution
- US minister to France (1785)
- decided states legislative representation
- first 10 amendments to constitution
- proposed government assume states debts
- unanimously elected president
- meeting to fix weak Articles
- allows punishment for threatening US
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- Washington's last warnings to America
- tax protest in Pennsylvania
- 3 Frenchmen gave demands to diplomats
- group supported ratifying constitution
- 2nd President and Federalist
- outlawed slavery in new territory
- revolt caused by heavy taxes
- opposed Hamilton and supported Jefferson
- treaty for Northwest natives' boundaries
20 Clues: deemed too weak to govern • tax protest in Pennsylvania • 2nd President and Federalist • revolt caused by heavy taxes • US minister to France (1785) • meeting to fix weak Articles • unanimously elected president • how slaves counted in population • outlawed slavery in new territory • first 10 amendments to constitution • group opposed ratifying constitution • ...
Humanity 2023-11-20
Across
- where you are
- a person who write a map
- earth
- large body of water
- featurn not made by human
- direction
- a lane of water
- how to locate thing
- where you are in the map
- map that shows all the country and states
- where boats park
- way you are going
- tall
- to unlock a door
- mapping skill
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- drive on it
- walking
- a thing to cross water
- homosaptan
- a feature made by human
- direction
- where trains pass
- direction
- rocks
- to locate thing
- somewhere in the world
- and small city
- a large town
- united _____ of American
- direction
30 Clues: tall • earth • rocks • walking • direction • direction • direction • direction • homosaptan • drive on it • a large town • where you are • mapping skill • and small city • a lane of water • to locate thing • where boats park • to unlock a door • where trains pass • way you are going • large body of water • how to locate thing • a thing to cross water • somewhere in the world • a feature made by human • ...
Unit 1 2023-01-23
Across
- the idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens.
- citizens choose officials who make decisions on government policy
- a government is said to be democratic if it's decisions will serve the "true interests" of the people wether or not the people affect the decision-making or select the decision-makers
- the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
- Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits
- groups such as parties or interest groups, which according to James Madison arose from the unequal distribution of property or wealth and had the potential to cause instability in government.
- the provision of the Constitution according to citizens of each state the privileges of citizens of other states.
- federal categorical grants given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of the merits of applications
- a way of organizing a nation so that two or more levels of government share formal authority over the same area and people
- A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency.
- the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
- Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes, or "categories," of state and local spending. They come with strings attached, such as nondiscrimination provisions.
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- people who opposed the Constitution
- citizen meet and vote directly on government decisions
- Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, which allows Congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers of the Constitution.
- The idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people.
- the Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.
- An 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the supremacy of the national government over state governments. In deciding this case, Chief Justice John Marshall and his colleagues held that Congress had certain implied powers in addition to the enumerated powers found in the Constitution.
- federal grants are given more or less automatically to states or communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social services
- the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
- federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations.
- supporters of the Constitution
- powers Powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution; including the power to collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and declare war.
- v. Marbury the idea that the supreme court have the power of Judicial Review, which means the Supreme Court has the right to review a law to see if it was constitutional or not.
- Powers that go beyond those that are enumerated in the Constitution, in accordance with the statement in the Constitution that Congress has the power to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution" the powers enumerated in Article I
25 Clues: supporters of the Constitution • people who opposed the Constitution • citizen meet and vote directly on government decisions • the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional • citizens choose officials who make decisions on government policy • The idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people. • ...
american revolution 2021-04-12
Across
- The government depended on the states to
- there was no
- another weakness in the article_
- the national government had no power to__
- agreement made between 13 states
- each state had _ vote
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- the Articles established a ___and a “firm league of friendship” between 13 sovereign states.
- article of
- Because of their past problems with the British king and his__
- States began to compete and charge each other
10 Clues: article of • there was no • each state had _ vote • another weakness in the article_ • agreement made between 13 states • The government depended on the states to • the national government had no power to__ • States began to compete and charge each other • Because of their past problems with the British king and his__ • ...
Vocabulary Play Day 2021-12-09
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- Each branch of the Federal Government has its own responsibilities and checks the powers of the other two branches
- The Constitution of the United States can be changed to reflect needed changes over time
- A political doctrine which states that the government gets its power from the people
- The branch of government responsible for making laws
- The idea that all people are equal in the eyes of the law and no one is above the law
- The highest court in America
- The sharing of power between the Federal Government and State Governments
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- Americans who were not in favor of a strong federal government and believed that the states should hold most of the power
- The restricting of the number and reach of the powers of the government (in this case our federal government)
- Powers set aside for the States
- Powers given to the Federal government
- The branch of government responsible for reviewing the laws pass by the Legislative Branch
- Powers that are shared by both the Federal and State governments
- Division of power between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of government so that no one branch has too much power
- A system of government where the power is held by the people through their elected representatives.
- Americans who were in favor of having a strong federal government
- The branch of government responsible for enforcing the laws that the Legislative Branch makes
17 Clues: The highest court in America • Powers set aside for the States • Powers given to the Federal government • The branch of government responsible for making laws • Powers that are shared by both the Federal and State governments • Americans who were in favor of having a strong federal government • ...
Unit 08 Immigration and Industrialization 2024-01-31
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- Side of the United States that was pro-slavery
- Existed in the North to make transportation of goods and people easier
- Created by Robert Fulton, made transporting goods on the water faster
- Made separating the seeds from cotton easier
- Allowed for goods to be made in one place
- People moved to the city for housing and ______
- This class is called United States _______
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- The cotton gin required more _______ labor
- Moving from rural to big city areas
- Invented the Cotton Gin and Interchangeable parts
- One reason for urbanization
- Made communication over long distances easier
- Side of the United States that was anti-slavery
- Urbanization means moving to the _____
14 Clues: One reason for urbanization • Moving from rural to big city areas • Urbanization means moving to the _____ • Allowed for goods to be made in one place • The cotton gin required more _______ labor • This class is called United States _______ • Made separating the seeds from cotton easier • Made communication over long distances easier • ...
US Constitution 2023-09-05
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- The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all ___
- The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one ______ Court
- To provide and maintain a ____.
- To make Rules for the _______ and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
- The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against______
- Congress shall have Power To borrow ____ on the credit of the United States
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- To establish _____ ______ and post Roads.
- The Senators and Representatives shall receive a ____ for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.
- The Congress shall assemble at least ____ in every Year
- The House of ___ shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
- No Person shall be convicted of ____ unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
- No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of ___ Years
12 Clues: To provide and maintain a ____. • To establish _____ ______ and post Roads. • The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all ___ • The Congress shall assemble at least ____ in every Year • To make Rules for the _______ and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; • Congress shall have Power To borrow ____ on the credit of the United States • ...
Cold war 2024-01-18
Across
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- a political, military, and Ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area.
- The action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence.
- An agreement for the cessation of active hostilities between two or more belligerents.
- A political and military alliance established on May 14,1955 between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries.
- Where the nation falls to communism the impact is such as the weaken the resistance of other countries.
- Soviet forces blockaded rail, road, and water access to allied controlled areas of Berlin.
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- established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
- 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.
- The earths first artificial satellite.
- A series of competitive technology demonstrations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- An ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after world war 2.
- generated a resurgence of European industrialization and brought extensive investment into the region.
- temporary marked increased in the birth rate.
- A defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950’s
15 Clues: North Atlantic Treaty Organization. • The earths first artificial satellite. • temporary marked increased in the birth rate. • A defined musical style in the United States in the early to mid-1950’s • a political, military, and Ideological barrier that cuts off and isolates an area. • ...
Frederick Douglass: Vocabulary (EPIC reading assignment) 2024-07-09
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- network of secret routes/houses used by black slaves who were escaping and fleeing to the North
- the right for every person to work, vote, own property, and live
- The main character in this story
- a person on the side of human rights who help black slaves attain their freedom by keeping secrets
- picked food from plants
- Where was Douglass born?
- name of the first book Frederick Douglass wrote
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- the place where Frederick Douglass escaped to, received his last name, and began speaking out against the act of slavery and a conductor of the Underground Railroad
- laws passed by the Southern States to limit the freedom of the Black People
- is the practice of one human being owned by another human
- was a popular crop that exploded in production once the cotton gin was invented
- was one of the first crops to become successful in the English Colonies of the North American Eastern Seashore
- officially putting an end to something
- the last name he took suggested by Nathan and Polly Johnson; abolitionists and conductors on the Underground Railroad
- another name for the Confederate States of America where 11 states left the United States to form their own country where slavery and state's rights are an accepted practice for business
- a huge estate on which cotton/tobacco is grown using slave labor
- the separating of people into racial, or other ethnic groups in daily life
17 Clues: picked food from plants • Where was Douglass born? • The main character in this story • officially putting an end to something • name of the first book Frederick Douglass wrote • is the practice of one human being owned by another human • the right for every person to work, vote, own property, and live • a huge estate on which cotton/tobacco is grown using slave labor • ...
U.S. Physical and Human Geography 2020-05-06
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- Is a resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally.
- Four additional slave states then seceded after Lincoln requested arms from them to make a retaliatory strike.
- A system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaus and other features.
- A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
- A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat.
- Clothing styles vary by social status, region, occupation and climate. Jeans, sneakers, baseball caps, cowboy hats and boots.
- Was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
- American cuisine was influenced by Europeans and Native Americans in its early history.
- Is a natural resource that is used up faster than it can be made by nature.
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- A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
- Was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763, following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the Seven Years' War.
- War in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between the northern United States and the southern United States.
- About 23% had no religious affiliation at all and around 6% of the population is made up non-Christian religions.
- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.
- Introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
- A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
- Refers to the conversion of energy from flowing water into electricity.
- Was a religious revival that impacted the English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s.
- The most frequently spoken non-English languages are Spanish, Chinese, French and German.
19 Clues: A sudden and violent shaking of the ground. • Is a resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally. • Refers to the conversion of energy from flowing water into electricity. • Is a natural resource that is used up faster than it can be made by nature. • A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat. • ...
US History Crossword 2020-06-20
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- group opposed ratifying constitution
- how slaves counted in population
- deemed too weak to govern
- essay to support ratifying Constitution
- US minister to France (1785)
- decided states legislative representation
- first 10 amendments to constitution
- proposed government assume states debts
- unanimously elected president
- meeting to fix weak Articles
- allows punishment for threatening US
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- Washington's last warnings to America
- tax protest in Pennsylvania
- 3 Frenchmen gave demands to diplomats
- group supported ratifying constitution
- 2nd President and Federalist
- outlawed slavery in new territory
- revolt caused by heavy taxes
- opposed Hamilton and supported Jefferson
- treaty for Northwest natives' boundaries
20 Clues: deemed too weak to govern • tax protest in Pennsylvania • 2nd President and Federalist • revolt caused by heavy taxes • US minister to France (1785) • meeting to fix weak Articles • unanimously elected president • how slaves counted in population • outlawed slavery in new territory • first 10 amendments to constitution • group opposed ratifying constitution • ...
Mallory's crossword 2017-02-08
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- The person that handles foreign affairs.
- A person that favored the national bank.
- Tax placed on things entering a country from another country.
- Was the first president of the United States.
- A person that deals with all the wars.
- This was when Anthony Wayne and his troops fight the Native Americans while trees were falling
- Washington sent him to London to make truce with Britain.
- George Washington's vice president and the second president of the Untied States.
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- A ceremony when the U.S. president officially goes into office.
- An example that needs to be followed by the other people in the future.
- This is to make something not happen anymore.
- They wanted a strong state government and oppose the national bank.
- He got the Native Americans to successfully leave the northwest territory.
- A person that deals with government money.
- Was the secretary of treasury and led the Federalist party.
- When taxes were put on whiskey so farmers got angry and led a rebellion.
- He led the Republican party and was the secretary of state.
- The agreement between states to overthrow the federal laws.
- A person in the U.S that is from another country.
- He wrote a constitution against the factions.
20 Clues: A person that deals with all the wars. • The person that handles foreign affairs. • A person that favored the national bank. • A person that deals with government money. • This is to make something not happen anymore. • Was the first president of the United States. • He wrote a constitution against the factions. • A person in the U.S that is from another country. • ...
Antebellum America, the Civil War, and Reconstruction 2013-05-09
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- lived on land and borrowed tools from the owner of the land
- a violent group that tried to keep frreedmen from voting
- preventing enforcment of a federal law
- bloodiest one day battle
- owned the tools and the seeds
- obstruct
- turning point for both sides
- gave the ability to vote all males(black and white)
- all slaves would be freed January 1 1863
- private ships that went in between the blockades to deliver supplies
- period before Civil War
- state opinion should overide the national government
- helped newly freed slaves adjust to freedom
- people vote for their state to be free or slave
- states prohibiting slavery
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- prison in Georgia
- president of the U.S. won the election of 1860
- gave slaves citizenship
- a confederate victory forcing the union to go back to Tennesse
- made slavery illegal
- states allowing slavery
- to do away with slavery
- time period when the south was being rebuilt
- kept an equal amount of free and slave states
- beneficial to both south and north
- restricts rights of freedmen
- unfair treatment of a group of people
- seperates the seed from the cotton
- ability to buy something now and pay for it over time
- the act of pulling out of the union
30 Clues: obstruct • prison in Georgia • made slavery illegal • gave slaves citizenship • states allowing slavery • to do away with slavery • period before Civil War • bloodiest one day battle • states prohibiting slavery • turning point for both sides • restricts rights of freedmen • owned the tools and the seeds • beneficial to both south and north • seperates the seed from the cotton • ...
U.S. History 2015-04-30
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- amendment the right of 18 years old to vote
- amendment gave woman the right to vote \
- amendment created a graduated income tax
- of Versailles treaty that ended World War I, extremely harsh on Germany \
- points peace plan issued by Wilson that called for freedom of the seas, reduction of armaments, and end to secret diplomacy.
- Carta major ideas found in the U.S. constitution of limiting the power to tax and right to a fair trial
- of independence written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain
- amendment gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states
- of rights first ten amendments to the constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process
- constitution a document outlining the basic form and rules of the U.S. government
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- amendment ended poll taxes
- amendment provided direct election of senators
- amendment required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the untied states and gave other basic civil rights
- doctrine declaration by Truman to economically assist any country fighting communism after world war II
- papers essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and john jay to support ratification of the constitution
- Bill of Rights foundation for t american government for freedoms such as freedom of speech trial by jury
- of confederation 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
- amendment gave African american men the right to vote
18 Clues: amendment ended poll taxes • amendment gave woman the right to vote \ • amendment created a graduated income tax • amendment the right of 18 years old to vote • amendment provided direct election of senators • amendment gave African american men the right to vote • amendment gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states • ...
Civil war crossword 2021-10-14
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- the deadliest one-day battle in American military history,
- a war that Union forces halted the northern invasion of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army.
- 16th president of the U.S
- war between north and the south
- stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
- proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the civil war
- a conscription act that produces the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history.
- Another name for Battle of Hampton Roads
- 8th president of the U.S
- Capital of the U.S
- Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia are?
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- The first major land battle of the American Civil War
- he government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61
- terminus of five railroads during the civil war
- The site is historically significant for its association with the final battle of the Civil War
- Overall commander of the Confederate States Army
- side who won civil war and opposed slavery
- diplomatic methods employed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to coerce the Great Britain and France to support them
- He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas
- an act that applied to a strategy outlined by the Union Army
20 Clues: Capital of the U.S • 8th president of the U.S • 16th president of the U.S • war between north and the south • Another name for Battle of Hampton Roads • side who won civil war and opposed slavery • terminus of five railroads during the civil war • Overall commander of the Confederate States Army • The first major land battle of the American Civil War • ...
Significant People of the American Revolution 2016-10-30
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- Wife of Sam Adams, also first lady of the United States.
- political writer and propagandist of american revolution.
- French aristocrat and military officer in american revolution, also key figure in french revolution.
- Was a secret society to protect the rights of colonist and fight British taxes.
- loyal people of the american colonies that rebelled agaisnt Great Britan.
- Afican american slave who was a double agent for the colonial army.
- 12 delegates from 12 colonies meet a Carpenter's Hall to talk about the revolutionary war.
- first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War, later accused of piracy.
- General of the colonial army,but then switched to the Great Britans side.
- shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies.
- First president of united states and commander of colonial army.
- King of Great Britan that ruled american colonies.
- First colonist killed in the Boston massacre.
- Second president of United States and a founding father,also helped gain independence from Great Britan.
- American Jewish businessman,the main financier of the american side.
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- Founding father in american revolution had beer company.
- Delegates from all thirteen colonies came together to talk about the american revolutionary warfare.
- Founding father,also wrote two influential pamphlets at start of american revolution.
- Founding fathern justice of the peace, teacher and Revolutionary War veteran.
- Patriot that warned colonist that the British forces were coming before Lexington and Concord.
- Spanish military leader and colonial administrator, later as Viceroy of New Spain.
- loyal people to Great Britan and opposed the american colonies.
- english philosophern and physician, most influential of Enlightenment thinkers.
- Founding father,principle writer of D.O.C.,also 3rd president of United States.
- Founding father, who became know was a orator during a movement of independence,also a politition.
- Are colonist who were prepared to go into a battle at moments notice.
26 Clues: First colonist killed in the Boston massacre. • King of Great Britan that ruled american colonies. • Founding father in american revolution had beer company. • Wife of Sam Adams, also first lady of the United States. • political writer and propagandist of american revolution. • loyal people to Great Britan and opposed the american colonies. • ...
AP Chem Ch. 8 Creations 2023-11-20
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- dalton's law involving _______ pressures that may be used to relate measured gas pressures for gaseous mixtures
- device similar to a barometer used to measure the pressure of a gas trapped in a container
- measurement for temperature should always be used, C + 273 = K
- _________ pressure exerted by a fluid due to gravity
- _______ law states the volume and number of moles are directly proportional if pressure and temperature remain constant
- at lower temperatures and ______ pressures, corrections for molecular volume and attractions are required to account for finite molecular size and attractive forces
- process involving the movement of gaseous species, very similar to diffusion
- gas ______ posses a finite volume and experience forces of attraction for one another
- under the same conditions of pressure and temperature, equal ______ of all gases contain same number of moles
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- common SI unit of pressure, Pa
- ______ gas law is a relation between the pressure, volume, temperature, and number of moles of gas; PV=nRT
- ideal gas equation functions well when __________ attractions between gas molecules are negligible
- ________ law states that the volume given amount of gas is directly proportional to temperature
- directly proportional to force and inversely proportional to area
- an abbrev., a simple microscopic model that effectively explains the gas law, has five postulates
- glass tube that is used to measure atmospheric pressure, force exerted by the atmosphere on the Earth's surface
- ________ law states that the molecules of gas are in rapid motion and are very small
- molecules disperse in space in response to differences in concentration
- ______ pressure of water which is the pressure exerted by water vapor in equilibrium with liquid water in a closed container, depends on temperature
- _______ law states that the volume of a given amount is held at a constant temperature inversely proportional to pressure
- ______ free path which is the average distance a molecule travels between collisions
21 Clues: common SI unit of pressure, Pa • _________ pressure exerted by a fluid due to gravity • measurement for temperature should always be used, C + 273 = K • directly proportional to force and inversely proportional to area • molecules disperse in space in response to differences in concentration • ...
Chapter 8: From the Appalachians to the Rockies 2023-05-16
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- defeated the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans
- admitted Maine as a free state and provided for the admission of Missouir as a slave state, maintaining balance in the Senate while avoiding conflict amongst the states
- begun in an effort to stop the Indians before the gained further strength
- speaker of the House and leading War Hawk from Kentucky
- Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark as a guide and interpreter
- American captain who defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie
- Democratic-Republican President; served 1817-1825
- defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe
- organized Indian resistance against American settlers
- last great battle of the war of 1812
- wrote our national anthem
- french dictator who shut down the Mississippi River to trade and sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States
- became the first frontier or "western" state in 1792
- congressmen, mostly from southern and western states, who called for war with England
- group of Presidents from Virgina who guided our country in the early years of its history
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- U.S. navy defeated the British Great Lakes Fleet and won the control of the Region
- prohibited any future colonization in the New World by European Powers
- an important port on the Mississippi River
- land purchased from France for $15,000,000, more than doubling the size of the United States
- national pride
- frontiersman who blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and led settlers into Kentucky and Tennessee
- began after War of 1812; marked by national growth and cooperation
- minority President chosen by the House; served 1825-1829
- fort built by Daniel Boone in Kentucky
- Jefferson's plan to stop all trade with Europe
- Democratic-Republican President; served 1809-1817
- ended the War of 1812 (1814)
- explored the southern half of the Louisiana territory
28 Clues: national pride • wrote our national anthem • ended the War of 1812 (1814) • last great battle of the war of 1812 • fort built by Daniel Boone in Kentucky • an important port on the Mississippi River • Jefferson's plan to stop all trade with Europe • defeated the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe • Democratic-Republican President; served 1817-1825 • ...
Constitutional Compromise Quiz Review 2025-01-29
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- Proposal to create a strong national government and a two house legislature based on population
- A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
- The main author of the Federalist Papers
- "Father of the Constitution" - Author of the Constitution
- A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
- A group of people who have the power to make laws
- Proposed by the New Jersey Plan to lead the executive branch
- One of the two parts of Congress, with the number of representatives for each state determined by the state's population. This please larger states
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution that the antifederalists needed in order to agree with the federalists
- The first constitution of the United States
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- A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to defend the Constitution.
- Agreement between the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan providing a dual system of congressional representation
- Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally.
- A constitutional proposal that would have given each state one vote in a new congress
- Two issues the Government had under the AOC were enforcing laws and enforcing ______
- One of the houses in Congress that pleased small states. Each state got two representatives
- A deal between the North and South stating each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes is the 3/5 ___________
- A written plan of government
- A rebellion over a foreclosure of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes. (Showed the government was too weak under the AOC)
- Held in Philadelphia; purpose was to change the articles of confederation
- the legislature of the United States government consisting of The House of Representatives and the Senate
- supporters of the Constitution
- A person appointed or elected to represent others
- To approve, give formal approval to, confirm
24 Clues: A written plan of government • supporters of the Constitution • The main author of the Federalist Papers • The first constitution of the United States • To approve, give formal approval to, confirm • A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses • A group of people who have the power to make laws • A person appointed or elected to represent others • ...
Government and the U.S. Constitution 2015-03-19
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- advisors to the President
- division of power between the States and Federal Government
- first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- number of branches in the government
- the law making branch
- checks and ________
- the Judicial branch
- to forgive or excuse (from a crime)
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- to reject
- the lawmakers
- the first U.S. President
- 1st Amendment protection
- New York's current Governor
- our current President
- the introduction to the Constitution
- Where all states are equal
- The Commander - in - Chief
- branch of government that enforces laws
- to pass a law without the President's approval
- 2nd Amendment "Right to bear ________"
20 Clues: to reject • the lawmakers • checks and ________ • the Judicial branch • our current President • the law making branch • the first U.S. President • 1st Amendment protection • advisors to the President • Where all states are equal • The Commander - in - Chief • New York's current Governor • to forgive or excuse (from a crime) • number of branches in the government • ...
Overview:Slavery and the American Civil War 2026-04-16
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- the right to live without being controlled
- a person who is owned by another person
- emancipation
- the 13th Amendment ________ slavery
- made to do something
- the business of farming and growing crops
- The ____________ (the north) won the war
- the government signed the 13th ________
- algodon
- to end
- a very large farm in the south
- enslaved people had no __________
- In the __________ the economy was based on agricultue
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- the south ___________ from the north
- the war between the north and south
- to break away from
- the southern states were called the _________
- tabaco
- enslaved people were treated like ________
- rebuild
- Abraham Lincoln signed the ______ Proclamation
- the northern states were called the __________
22 Clues: tabaco • to end • rebuild • algodon • emancipation • to break away from • made to do something • a very large farm in the south • enslaved people had no __________ • the war between the north and south • the 13th Amendment ________ slavery • the south ___________ from the north • a person who is owned by another person • the government signed the 13th ________ • ...
Internationalism Crossword 2022-12-30
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- First black president of South Africa.
- America would be prioritized; back to selective isolationalism.
- The American government financed and supported anti-communist dictators and rebels.
- The United States will intervene to prevent human rights abuses when it can do without suffering considerable casualties, without the authority of the United Nations. Called for pre-emptive. (i.e. Rwanda, Bosnia)
- Defined the New World, under America’s sphere of influence and free from Old world Colonialism.
- Prevented the UN from doing anything to counter the interests of the permanent members during the Cold War.
- In a situation where several countries will cooperate to settle the present issue that concerns all of them.
- America pulled out of Afghanistan, and soon after, the Taliban overthrew the government.
- If you want to prevent war, you have to work together and unite. It became official in 1993.
- Negotiated deals with Cuba and Iran. It appeared to be a rejection of Bush’s unilateralism.
- The desire of a community or people to govern themselves. (i.e. Palestine, Kosovo)
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- Nation-states agree to go along with decisions made by an international organization. (i.e. European Union)
- Removing all national obstacles existing within free trade, such as border checks and customs duties, as if Europe were one country.
- Serves the day-to-day executive operations of the UN.
- The belief that you are a part of an entire human race and therefore have an obligation to the international community.
- American financial and military assistance to countries at risk of falling to communism. This led to the development of NATO.
- Separateness, Africa (1948-1989), all citizens classified by race.
- In 1991, Canada and the United States agreed to resolve the environmental issue of acid rain.
- The United States invaded Iraq over weapons of mass destruction.
- When a country chooses to stay out of all/specific international affairs. (i.e. Medieval Japan, North Korea, Switzerland)
20 Clues: First black president of South Africa. • Serves the day-to-day executive operations of the UN. • America would be prioritized; back to selective isolationalism. • The United States invaded Iraq over weapons of mass destruction. • Separateness, Africa (1948-1989), all citizens classified by race. • ...
NayVonne Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-18
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- an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution.
- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799).
- outlined a strong national government with three branches.
- the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another.
- It does not define government powers or individual rights.
- is the legislative branch of the federal government that represents the American people and makes the nation's laws.
- determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population.
- the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
- a supporters of the federal government.
- the highest tribunal in the Nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
- designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress.
- the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
- is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government.
- the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
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- consists of the President, his or her advisors and various departments and agencies.
- branch makes all laws.
- decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws.
- deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature.
- the elected head of a republic.
- provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
20 Clues: branch makes all laws. • the elected head of a republic. • a supporters of the federal government. • the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. • outlined a strong national government with three branches. • It does not define government powers or individual rights. • deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. • ...
T14 Nationalism in the Americas 2024-05-07
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- Domination of a particular industry by a single company or group.
- People of Native American and European descent in Latin America.
- Acquisition in 1803 that nearly doubled the size of the United States.
- Reformers advocating for social and political change in the early 20th century.
- The state of being free from control or influence of another.
- Highest representative of the Spanish monarch in Latin America.
- Creole priest who called Mexicans to fight for independence in 1810.
- Withdrew from the Union, as many Southern states did after Lincoln's election.
- Decree issued by Lincoln during the Civil War, freeing slaves in the South.
- Spanish-born individuals who dominated government and Church in Latin America.
- Corporation led by John D. Rockefeller that dominated the petroleum industry.
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- They advocated for the end of slavery
- The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country.
- Colonial power from which Latin American countries sought independence.
- Destiny Belief that the United States was destined to spread across the entire continent.
- Organizations formed to protect workers' rights and improve conditions.
- Period of intellectual and philosophical growth influencing revolutionary ideas.
- Creole priest who continued the Mexican revolution after Hidalgo's capture.
- Policy of extending the nation's boundaries.
- People of African and European descent in Latin America.
- Legal separation of different racial or ethnic groups, often enforced in public places.
- Leader of uprising in Venezuela; marched army across the Andes to free South American countries and create the Great Colombia among Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador.
- Conflict between the Northern and Southern states of the US from 1861 to 1865.
- Latin Americans of European descent who owned haciendas, ranches, and mines.
- They advocate for social or political change, including those seeking better working conditions.
- Son of the Portuguese king; proclaimed independence for Brazil in 1822.
26 Clues: They advocated for the end of slavery • Policy of extending the nation's boundaries. • People of African and European descent in Latin America. • The state of being free from control or influence of another. • Highest representative of the Spanish monarch in Latin America. • People of Native American and European descent in Latin America. • ...
The United States - Vocabulary 2024-10-21
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- An economic and political system where the means of production are owned and controlled by the state or public.
- The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
- Election The process in which citizens vote for the president and vice president of the United States.
- of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantee certain rights to citizens.
- Destiny The 19th-century doctrine that the U.S. was destined to expand across the North American continent.
- A system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives.
- An organized effort to influence decision making within a specific group.
- An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
- The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
- Depression A severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s.
- College A body of people representing the states of the U.S. who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
- The status of being recognized as a state of the U.S.
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- The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
- Areas of the United States that have similar physical and cultural characteristics, like the Midwest or the South.
- A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally.
- A form of government where people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
- The system in which power is divided between a central government and smaller political units like states.
- A change or addition to a legal or statutory document, like the U.S. Constitution.
- Rights The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation is governed.
20 Clues: The status of being recognized as a state of the U.S. • The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. • The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. • The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society. • An organized effort to influence decision making within a specific group. • ...
civil war 2019-06-03
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- the United States
- the orientation of those who favor government by the people
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
- Sumter Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
- General for the South
- Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
- Document freeing slaves in Union
- President of the Confederacy
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
- a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
- Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
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- Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR
- General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
- Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
- the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power
- Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win
- A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army
- Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
- The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia
- of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
26 Clues: the United States • General for the South • President of the Confederacy • Document freeing slaves in Union • Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR • formal separation from an alliance or federation • a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought • a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War • ...
The Vietnam War 2013-04-08
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- communist supporters in Southern Vietnam who were again the Americans and Southern Vietnam government; also known as The National Liberation Front.
- A military campaign by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong, set in motion on January 30th of 1968 when the North and Viet Cong carried out a series of attacks on South Vietnamese cities to draw soldiers out and away from the major areas and cities. This attack took place on the Vietnamese New Year and had previously been designated a day of no violence.
- A treaty between the United States,Australia, and several European and Asian countries to help stop the spread of Communism.
- The style/type of fighting used by the American & South Vietnamese soldiers against the North Vietnamese & Viet Cong and vis versa.
- Passed on August 7th by congress giving president Lyndon B. Johnson freedom to conduct way anyway he saw fit in response to the Gulf of Tokin Incident.
- President of South Vietnam from 1965 till its reunion with the North in 1965.
- horrific massacre on March 19, 1968 in South Vietnam of around 376 of North Vietnamese men, women, and children civilians. During this massaccure by United States troops women were raped and murdered then all bodies were dumped into mass graves.
- A route used by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong for supplies and travel; connected North and South Vietnam but went through Cambodia and Laos.
- The first elected Prime Minister of South Vietnam after the country split along the 17th parallel, dividing North and South, Communist and Democratic governments.
- Official name for the Southern Vietnamese Country after the separation of of North and South Vietnam in 1954 till 1976.
- a famous protest march, back in the United States against the Vietnam War where protesters even went so far as to carry Viet Cong flags as a sign of protest.
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- Alleged attack on two United States ships which officially led to the United States to go to war with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong.
- Official name for the Northern Vietnamese Country after the separation of of North and South Vietnam in 1954 till 1976.
- two neighbouring countries of North Vietnam bombed by American forces to ensure North Vietnam did not spread their forces.
- The United States ship that was allegedly attacked during the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
15 Clues: President of South Vietnam from 1965 till its reunion with the North in 1965. • The United States ship that was allegedly attacked during the Gulf of Tonkin incident. • Official name for the Northern Vietnamese Country after the separation of of North and South Vietnam in 1954 till 1976. • ...
Halley's Puzzle 2023-10-18
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- Authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders.
- The right to vote in political elections.
- Andrew Jacksons nickname.
- A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
- The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
- Was the second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States.
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- John Marshall was an American statesman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.
- Was applied by European Americans in the colonial and early federal period in the history of the United States.
- A member of a North American people originally of the southeastern US, now living on reservations in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
- Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States government for the relocation of Native Americans.
- The Whig Party was a conservative political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century.
- A financial crisis which affected the global economy.
- A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s.
- The forced westward migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast.
- Pet banks is a derogatory term for state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive surplus Treasury funds in 1833.
15 Clues: Andrew Jacksons nickname. • The right to vote in political elections. • A financial crisis which affected the global economy. • A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s. • Was the second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States. • ...
American Revolution crossword puzzle 2023-03-28
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- was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father. Born in 1743. Died in 1826.
- was an enslaved African American who fought against the British in the American Revolutionary War.
- He died in a duel against Aaron burr. Died in 1804. served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795.
- helped negotiate the treaty of peace. Was the second president of the united states.
- was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father. Was the first president of the united states.
- entered politics in 1775, serving as a member of the Second Continental Congress, a position he held until 1780
- a Founding Father of the United States, signed the United States Declaration of Independence while representing Georgia in the Continental Congress.
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- was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.
- was an American-born military officer who served during the Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defecting to the British side of the conflict in 1780.
- was a rebel heroine of the American Revolutionary War. Outsmarted Tory soldiers and killed some outright. Died in 1830.
- was among the few heroes of the Revolutionary War from Georgia. He was wounded several times.
- was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress
- was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820
- dutifully enforced the 1765 Stamp Act, which helped to spark the American Revolution.
14 Clues: helped negotiate the treaty of peace. Was the second president of the united states. • was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820 • dutifully enforced the 1765 Stamp Act, which helped to spark the American Revolution. • was among the few heroes of the Revolutionary War from Georgia. He was wounded several times. • ...
Spring Medical Issues Unit 1 & 2 Crossword 2024-02-14
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- describes what is right and wrong in an activity
- when the immune system makes antibodies
- these are made by are made by using weakened, dead, or parts of pathogen to stimulate the immune system.
- theory of ethics where decision based on outcomes
- a pathogen that attacks the immune system
- theory of ethics where decisions based on rules.
- molecules found on the membrane or outer surface of any cell
- a potentially disease causing organism
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- when antibodies are introduced into the immune system
- pillar of ethics that states that there should be fairness and equality for all patients.
- pillar of ethics that states that a physician should avoid causing harm. Do no harm
- the main component of the immune system.
- pillar of ethics that states that patients rights to choose treatment
- the body’s primary defense against disease-causing pathogens.
- pillar of ethics that states that a physician should always benefit patient
- are proteins that match the shape of the antigen. They mark the pathogen for destruction.
- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
17 Clues: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome • a potentially disease causing organism • when the immune system makes antibodies • the main component of the immune system. • a pathogen that attacks the immune system • describes what is right and wrong in an activity • theory of ethics where decisions based on rules. • theory of ethics where decision based on outcomes • ...
Greek Crossword/World History 2012-11-21
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- This animal was the symbol of the goddess of marriage
- Marketplace for getting food and supplies in Greece
- Basic Questions being studied relating to human existance and reality
- God of what makes 70% of the earth
- Painting made on a plaster walls that were wet
- The Spartans got mad at Athens and this war happened
- The brave Spartans fought in this battle until they all died
- This god's symbol was the oak tree
- Nobles in charge of Greek city states
- every citizen participating in making choices
- A person with support from people but who took power illegally
- A book with Poetry
- A temple on Acropolis made from marble
- Important hill in Athens
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- Power from the people, to the people, for the people
- Ancient Greek stories
- Conflicts and issues between Greek and Persia
- City controlled states
- Views of rules and leadership that Alexander the Great allowed the world to see
- Citizens elect or vote for a ruler
- Greek had a period of cultural progress and it was a new era
- This battle was a battle that the outnumbered Athens won
- This god loved fierce battles and war
- Different city states forming an alliance with Athens leading
- Important aspect of art in Athens
- Civilization named after King minos
- Priest and god/goddesses communicated in this place
27 Clues: A book with Poetry • Ancient Greek stories • City controlled states • Important hill in Athens • Important aspect of art in Athens • God of what makes 70% of the earth • Citizens elect or vote for a ruler • This god's symbol was the oak tree • Civilization named after King minos • This god loved fierce battles and war • Nobles in charge of Greek city states • ...
Chapter 2 (Jaclyn) Growth and Expansion 2022-09-29
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- -involved Maryland’s attempt to tax the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States
- -moderation in the consumption of alcohol
- —taking their states out of the Union
- —the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- -new politcal party
- Territory -as well as NewOrleans, to the United States.
- -led to factories producing lumber, shoes, leather, wagons, and other products.
- -on land donated by Virginia and Maryland.
- —powers not explicitly listed in the
- Purchase -the United States paid $11.25 million and alsoagreed to take on French debts of about $3.75 million owed to American citizens.
- -about 2,000 others died of starvation, disease, and exposure
- -the immediate end to slavery
- job
- —groups of workers who press for better working conditions and member benefits.
- -freeing
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- —absorption
- -the president declared that the American continents should no longer be viewed as open to colonization
- -closed meeting
- —the individuals who would head these departments and advise him
- -or withdraw
- -who had escaped from slavery in Maryland
- but necessary for the government to do
- -the power to decide whether laws are constitutional and to strike down those that are not
- -which began in Britain in the middle 1700s, brought large-scale manufacturing using complex machines and organized workforces in factories
- -the practice of appointing people to government jobs based on party loyalty and support.
- -the powers specifically mentioned in the Constitution
- -a preference for nativeborn people and a desire to limit immigration
- -rebellion, against slaveholders
28 Clues: job • -freeing • —absorption • -or withdraw • -closed meeting • -new politcal party • -the immediate end to slavery • -rebellion, against slaveholders • —powers not explicitly listed in the • —taking their states out of the Union • but necessary for the government to do • -moderation in the consumption of alcohol • -who had escaped from slavery in Maryland • ...
chapter 12 2024-04-12
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- laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- 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.
- an American politician who served as the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as he was vice president at that time.
- Radicals led efforts after the war to establish civil rights for former slaves and fully implement emancipation. After unsuccessful measures in 1866 resulted in violence against former slaves in the rebel states, Radicals pushed the Fourteenth Amendment for statutory protections through Congress
- a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit. The term was used derisively by white Southern Democrats who opposed Reconstruction legislation.
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;
- (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems,
- provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
- Impeachment is a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.
- a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
- Hiram Rhodes Revels was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War.
- The Wade–Davis Bill of 1864 was a bill "to guarantee to certain States whose governments have been usurped or overthrown a republican form of government," proposed for the Reconstruction of the South.
13 Clues: a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop • No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; • (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction. • ...
SHUBHAM_GA_Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-29
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- Goodwill is an ____________ asset
- On retirement of a partner, unrecorded assets are credited to __________ Account
- Nitish and Rahul were partners in a firm sharing profits or losses in the ratio of 2:1. With effect from 1st October,2020, they agreed to share profits in the ratio of 3:1. Due to change in profit-sharing ratio, Rahul will gain or sacrifice 1/12
- On dissolution, Goodwill Account is transferred to ____________ Account
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- Dividend paid by a financial company is shown as cash outflow under __________ activities
- In case of fixed capitals, undistributed profits, General Reserves,etc., are transferred to Partner's __________ Accounts
- The amount due to deceased partner is paid to his
- Receipts and Payments Account is prepared on
- Who is not the Internal User of financial statements
- In the absence of Partnership Deed, profit of a firm is divided among the partners
10 Clues: Goodwill is an ____________ asset • Receipts and Payments Account is prepared on • The amount due to deceased partner is paid to his • Who is not the Internal User of financial statements • On dissolution, Goodwill Account is transferred to ____________ Account • On retirement of a partner, unrecorded assets are credited to __________ Account • ...
Iron Curtain Crossword 2025-03-23
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- A group of communist countries in Eastern Europe that were under Soviet influence during the Cold War
- A global conflict fought between 1939 and 1945 between the Allies and Axis powers
- A political and economic system where property and resources are collectively owned and the government controls production and distribution
- A communist state that existed from 1922-1991 that was a major superpower during the Cold War
- Economic system where private individuals or businesses own the means of production with minimal government intervention
- A group of capitalist countries led by the United States during the Cold War
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- A War not directly fought between the United States and the Soviet Union
- A military alliance formed to counter the threat of Soviet expansion during the Cold War
- A city in Germany that was divided into East and West by the Societ Union and the United States
- The use of media, speeches, or other forms of communication to promote each country's ideologies
- The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII
- A physical divide between the communist East and the capitalist West during the Cold War
- US funded broadcasting organization that provided news and information to people in communist Eastern Europe
- Leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s to 1953 when he died
- The 33rd president of the United States
15 Clues: The 33rd president of the United States • The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII • Leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s to 1953 when he died • A War not directly fought between the United States and the Soviet Union • A group of capitalist countries led by the United States during the Cold War • ...
WTP Lesson 17-22 Review Crossword 2023-03-15
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- a form of government in which power is divided in shared between a central government and state and local governments
- party First political organization formed in opposition to the Federalist Party by the supporters of Thomas Jefferson.
- A person or group having the highest authority or power in a country or state.
- Marbury started his case in the Supreme Court, but was wrong to do so
- A Judicial body that hears appeals from a lower court
- This amendment states, in effect, that the Bill of Rights is only a partial listing of the rights of the people
- A law passed by the first Congress to establish the federal court system. The act determined the organization and jurisdiction of the courts
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- Amendment 12 fixed the process to select the president
- This amendment includes that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or the people. The Tenth Amendment embodies the principle of federalism.
- An essay written by James Madison that warned people about factions in a direct democracy
- the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, And treaties of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land and binding on the states.
- Of no legal or binding force, invalid
12 Clues: Of no legal or binding force, invalid • A Judicial body that hears appeals from a lower court • Amendment 12 fixed the process to select the president • Marbury started his case in the Supreme Court, but was wrong to do so • A person or group having the highest authority or power in a country or state. • ...
Civil war crossword 2021-10-14
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- The first major land battle of the American Civil War
- war between north and the south
- he government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61
- 16th president of the U.S
- Overall commander of the Confederate States Army
- a war that Union forces halted the northern invasion of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army.
- The site is historically significant for its association with the final battle of the Civil War
- proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the civil war
- side who won civil war and opposed slavery
- Capital of the U.S
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- He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas
- Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia are?
- Another name for Battle of Hampton Roads
- an act that applied to a strategy outlined by the Union Army
- terminus of five railroads during the civil war
- stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
- a conscription act that produces the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history.
- diplomatic methods employed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War to coerce the Great Britain and France to support them
- 8th president of the U.S
- the deadliest one-day battle in American military history,
20 Clues: Capital of the U.S • 8th president of the U.S • 16th president of the U.S • war between north and the south • Another name for Battle of Hampton Roads • side who won civil war and opposed slavery • terminus of five railroads during the civil war • Overall commander of the Confederate States Army • The first major land battle of the American Civil War • ...
Crossword Ch 10 The Congress KF 2023-04-14
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- Senators are _____ from political pressures because they serve for a long period between elections.
- Congress is ____, or divided into two houses.
- Each ____ has two members in the senate.
- The House of Representative shall be _____ among the States on the basis of their respective populations.
- In the House of _____, states are represented according to population.
- The senate is, then, a ______.
- The senate includes ___ members, two from each state.
- Senators usually have more ____, power, and prestige than their colleagues in the house.
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- Members of Congress ____ a number of roles by working as lawmakers, party members, and servants of their contituents.
- These lawmakers who owe their first allegiance to their political party are _____.
- After each ____, seats in the House are redistributed among the states.
- Congressional districts are often ______ by the dominant party in a State's Legislature.
- Article I of the Constitution directs Congress to ____-redistribute.
- Each _____ of the House of Representatives represents a district of roughly equal population.
- Members bring a ____ of viewpoints and career backgrounds to congress.
- Congress sets its own ___ and other compensations.
- The president has the power to ____
- The larger size and the geographic scope of their ____.
- Congress meets for ____-year terms, divided into two one-year sessions.
- Members of Congress to be ___ and wealthier than the average American.
20 Clues: The senate is, then, a ______. • The president has the power to ____ • Each ____ has two members in the senate. • Congress is ____, or divided into two houses. • Congress sets its own ___ and other compensations. • The senate includes ___ members, two from each state. • The larger size and the geographic scope of their ____. • ...
Unit 1 2025-08-26
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- data using numbers
- the final statement of the expirimental procedure.
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- the group that tests the independent variable
- the purest form of matter
- An idea you want to test
- one of the three states of matter with a defined shape
- after an expierement, taking the data and comparing it to the hypothesis.
- extremely strong bonds between protons and neutrons
- the results
- the amount of space an object occupies
- subatomic particles with a negative charge
- subatomic particles with a positive charge
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- subatomic particles with a neutral charge
- data using words
- two or more atoms bonded together
- things you are testing for
- the variable the expierementer can change
- the group where you didn't change anything, and allows you to determine the dependent variable
- the amount of matter that makes up an object
- the basic unit of a chemical element
- one of the three states of matter that fills the volume and shae of the container
- one of the three states of matter with a definite volume but no defined shae
- A general set of steps used to make and test ideas
- a variable that remains the same throughout the procedure
- a physical property of matter
26 Clues: the results • data using words • data using numbers • An idea you want to test • the purest form of matter • things you are testing for • a physical property of matter • two or more atoms bonded together • the basic unit of a chemical element • the amount of space an object occupies • subatomic particles with a neutral charge • the variable the expierementer can change • ...
USA Culture 2024-01-26
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- House The official residence and workplace of the President of the United States.
- A famous mountain carving in South Dakota featuring four U.S. presidents.
- A bird of prey and a symbol of the United States.
- The head of a country, often elected to lead and make important decisions. In the United States, this person resides in the White House.
- An annual holiday celebrated with a feast, expressing gratitude for blessings and traditionally associated with a harvest meal.
- A unit of currency in the United States, featuring symbols such as George Washington or Abraham Lincoln, often found in bills and coins.
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- A gift from France to the United States, this iconic neoclassical sculpture stands tall on Liberty Island, symbolizing freedom and democracy.
- A national symbol often portrayed as a tall man with a top hat.
- Famous landmark in New York known for its distinctive shape.
- A suspension bridge in San Francisco, California
- A breathtaking natural wonder in Arizona, known for its vast and colorful rock formations carved by the Colorado River.
11 Clues: A suspension bridge in San Francisco, California • A bird of prey and a symbol of the United States. • Famous landmark in New York known for its distinctive shape. • A national symbol often portrayed as a tall man with a top hat. • A famous mountain carving in South Dakota featuring four U.S. presidents. • ...
Imperialism Vocab Review 2024-10-18
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- Sensational biased journalism based on false or exaggerated claims
- US policy that told European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
- Territory where the people fought a bloody war to oppose American occupation from 1899-1902
- American volunteer unit led by Theodore Roosevelt
- Queen of Hawaii who was overthrown by white planters.
- Island chain that was annexed by the US in 1898 and became a state in 1959
- Poem by Rudyard Kipling supporting Imperialism.
- Island that became an American Protectorate after the Spanish American War
- To use economics to advance US authority and ensure stability in the world.
- political and economic domination of a strong nation over weaker ones.
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- Mexican port that the US occupied to keep Germany out of the Mexican Revolution
- Mexican general who the US tried to capture when they invaded Mexcio.
- New US ships that Roosevelt sent around the world to show US dominance.
- Name of the US ship that's explosion started the Spanish American War
- Large construction project that linked the Atlantic and the Pacific through Central America.
- To use military force to accomplish US goals in the world.
- Carribean island claimed by the United States after the Spanish American War that is still a territory in the United States.
- US policy to be the "policeman" for the Americas.
- Pacific island claimed by the United States after the Spanish American War that is still a territory in the United States.
19 Clues: Poem by Rudyard Kipling supporting Imperialism. • American volunteer unit led by Theodore Roosevelt • US policy to be the "policeman" for the Americas. • Queen of Hawaii who was overthrown by white planters. • To use military force to accomplish US goals in the world. • Sensational biased journalism based on false or exaggerated claims • ...
8-4.3: Secession 2023-01-24
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- slavery was prohibited here
- campaigned on a platform of ‘free soil’
- the idea that slavery should not be allowed to expand to the territories
- These states were given the choice on whether they wanted slavery or not
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
- slavery was legal here
- did allow California to enter the Union as a free state, created two new large territories-Utah and New Mexico, states were given the choice on whether they wanted slavery or not, and stopped the slave trade in Washington, DC
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- veto any federal law and even secede from the Union
- This kept the balance of free and slave states equal
- This doubled the size of the United States
- This required Northerners by law to return any runaway slaves to the Southern owners and escaped slave had to be returned or violators might be fined or imprisoned
- led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in Virginia
- basically threw out the Missouri Compromise
- a slave that sued for his freedom
14 Clues: slavery was legal here • slavery was prohibited here • a slave that sued for his freedom • campaigned on a platform of ‘free soil’ • This doubled the size of the United States • basically threw out the Missouri Compromise • veto any federal law and even secede from the Union • This kept the balance of free and slave states equal • ...
Ian's puzzle 2023-10-18
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- a political party that sound like fake hair
- systematized smaller banks
- allowing the president to but land from the west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands
- the largest tribe in the United States
- he defended states' rights and slavery
- when a political party wins election they give their campaign workers and other supporters rewards
- someone picked to represent a group of people
- Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles
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- the strugle to gain the right to vote
- states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and part of Iowa
- andrew jackson's nick name
- a financial crisis which affected the whole earth economy
- he settled the power in the gov
- they are called this because Jackson's political allies ran them
- when American Indian tribes were forced migrate from the South & Southeast to the west
15 Clues: andrew jackson's nick name • systematized smaller banks • he settled the power in the gov • the strugle to gain the right to vote • the largest tribe in the United States • he defended states' rights and slavery • a political party that sound like fake hair • someone picked to represent a group of people • states of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and part of Iowa • ...
7.4 crossword quiz 2026-01-10
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- Andrew Jackson's vice president who later became president
- The name of the debate that highlighted the conflict between federal and state power
- Theory that states can reject federal laws they find unconstitutional
- Ninth president who died on month after taking office
- Initials Federal bank vetoed and destroyed by Andrew Johnson
- Unpopular 1828 tariff that angered Southern states
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- Massachusetts senator who argued strongly for preserving the union
- Tenth president who took office after Harrison's death
- Law allowing Jackson to use the military to enforce tariffs
- Vice president who supported states' rights and nullification
- Jackson's order requiring gold or silver for land purchases
- Economic depression marked by bank failures and unemployment
- Political party formed to oppose Andrew Jackson's policies
- Senator who proposed a compromise to reduce tariffs
- Banks favored by Jackson that received federal funds
15 Clues: Unpopular 1828 tariff that angered Southern states • Senator who proposed a compromise to reduce tariffs • Banks favored by Jackson that received federal funds • Ninth president who died on month after taking office • Tenth president who took office after Harrison's death • Andrew Jackson's vice president who later became president • ...
